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New York Times:
The Trump Classified Documents Indictment, Annotated — The Justice Department on Friday unveiled an indictment charging former President Donald J. Trump with seven crimes. The 38 charges relate to Mr. Trump's hoarding of sensitive government documents after he left office and his refusal to return them …
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‘We Need to Start Killing’: Trump's Far-Right Supporters Are Threatening Civil War — Within minutes of Trump's indictment, supporters lit up social media platforms with violent threats and calls for civil war. — In what is becoming a now all-too-familiar trend, former President Donald …
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Associated Press:
Live updates | Trump Classified Documents Indictment — MORE COVERAGE — Follow along for live updates on former President Donald Trump, who announced on social media that he's been summoned to appear in court Tuesday afternoon in Miami. He said he has been indicted on charges …
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Conservatives, aren't you sick of Trump's nonsense? — Maybe the federal charges against Donald Trump will be as weak as Alvin Bragg's charges were. Certainly, President Joe Biden's Justice Department is politicized and weaponized. And maybe Trump didn't harm the country at all by taking …
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Washington Post:
More on the Trump classified documents indictment — The latest: Former president Donald Trump's indictment was unsealed, detailing the charges and allegations of obstruction and conspiracy. On Thursday, Trump said he had been indicted in connection with the discovery of hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home.
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ABC News:
Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, initially assigned to oversee his case: Sources — Cannon faced scrutiny for her prior role in the investigation. — The summons sent to former President Donald Trump and his legal team late Thursday indicates that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
An Exit from the GOP's Labyrinth of Trump Lies — The special counsel's indictment offers party leaders their best escape from the loyalty trap yet—if they choose to take it. — It's as sincere as the grief at a Mafia funeral. — Who believes that Governor Ron DeSantis …
Politico:
Trump haphazardly stashed military secrets throughout his home, indictment says — Trump faces 37 felony counts, including 31 counts under the Espionage Act of “willful retention” of classified records. — A federal indictment unsealed Friday charges former President Donald Trump …
Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
The Indictment and Trump's Four Tests for America — We've passed two of them and failed one. But there's one left. — ∙ Paid — Fantastic TNB last night with Charlie, Mona, Will, and Joe. You can watch the rewind here or listen to the podcast version here. — 1. Four Tests
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CNN:
Exclusive: Donald Trump admits on tape he didn't declassify ‘secret information’ — Former President Donald Trump acknowledged on tape in a 2021 meeting that he had retained “secret” military information that he had not declassified, according to a transcript of the audio recording obtained by CNN.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Associate Also Indicted in Mar-a-Lago Documents Case — Former president's case is initially assigned to federal judge who approved special master process that appeals court later overturned — An associate of Donald Trump was charged alongside the former president …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The startling, damning details in the Trump indictment — What we learned about the prosecution's case. — Classified documents found in a shower. A clumsy effort to move boxes and hide them from the FBI. A damaging admission, caught on tape. And Donald Trump's own public statements, used against him.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A Trump-Appointed Judge Who Showed Him Favor Gets the Documents Case
A Trump-Appointed Judge Who Showed Him Favor Gets the Documents Case
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Dilan Maxfield / Mitt Romney:
Romney Statement on Reports of Indictment
Romney Statement on Reports of Indictment
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NBC News:
Here are 11 key takeaways from the Trump classified documents indictment
Here are 11 key takeaways from the Trump classified documents indictment
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Here are the 37 charges against Trump and what they mean
Here are the 37 charges against Trump and what they mean
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CNN:
Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified documents case
Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified documents case
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump's baseless ‘1,850 boxes’ attacks on Biden's legal and normal University of Delaware documents collection
Fact check: Trump's baseless ‘1,850 boxes’ attacks on Biden's legal and normal University of Delaware documents collection
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CNBC:
Trump charged with 37 counts in classified documents case, indictment says
Trump charged with 37 counts in classified documents case, indictment says
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Associated Press:
Donald Trump described Pentagon plan of attack and shared classified map, indictment says
Donald Trump described Pentagon plan of attack and shared classified map, indictment says
New York Times:
Trump-Appointed Judge Is Said to Be Handling Documents Case
Trump-Appointed Judge Is Said to Be Handling Documents Case
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Trump indictment not politically motivated, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says in Utah
Trump indictment not politically motivated, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says in Utah
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
McCarthy says Trump indictment will ‘disrupt the nation’
McCarthy says Trump indictment will ‘disrupt the nation’
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Lawfare:
United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta
United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta
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New York Times:
Carefully, Backhandedly, DeSantis Comes to Trump's Defense
Carefully, Backhandedly, DeSantis Comes to Trump's Defense
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Watch live: DOJ special counsel Jack Smith speaks after Trump classified-records indictment is unsealed
Watch live: DOJ special counsel Jack Smith speaks after Trump classified-records indictment is unsealed
Gabrielle Canon / The Guardian:
Donald Trump kept boxes with US nuclear program documents and foreign weapons details, indictment says - as it happened
Donald Trump kept boxes with US nuclear program documents and foreign weapons details, indictment says - as it happened
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New York Times:
Trump Says Two Lawyers Have Left His Team a Day After Indictment
Trump Says Two Lawyers Have Left His Team a Day After Indictment
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Politico:
How Trump's indictment reshapes the GOP primary: A timeline
How Trump's indictment reshapes the GOP primary: A timeline
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David Roth / Defector:
So It's A Crime Now To Have Boxes Full Of Cool Folders With Various Words Printed On Them?
Fox News:
Kevin McCarthy blasts Biden DOJ over Trump indictment: ‘A dark day in America’
Kevin McCarthy blasts Biden DOJ over Trump indictment: ‘A dark day in America’
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament.
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Rowena Mason / The Guardian:
Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect over Partygate report
Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect over Partygate report
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National Archives:
Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Presidential Records and the Presidential Records Act — Media Alert — Recent media reports have generated a large number of queries about Presidential records and the Presidential Records Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 2201-2209.
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Nico Portuondo / E&E:
Granholm contradicts testimony, reveals she did own stocks — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm revealed Friday that she has held financial stocks as recently as May, contradicting testimony she gave to a Senate committee earlier this year. — In a letter shared with E&E News and sent to the committee …
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Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Biden Energy Secretary Granholm admits false testimony about owning stocks
Biden Energy Secretary Granholm admits false testimony about owning stocks
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Biden Names New Border Patrol Chief as Immigration Policies Come Under Scrutiny — Jason Owens has been the leader of the Del Rio division in Texas, one of the busiest areas for illegal crossings in the past few years. — Reporting from Washington — President Biden named …
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OpenSecrets.org:
Companies that publicly condemned legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community send political contributions to state lawmakers who advanced anti-LGBTQ+ bills — Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy organization in the United States, declared a “state of emergency” …