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Wall Street Journal:
A Destructive Trump Indictment — Do prosecutors understand the forces they are unleashing? — By The Editorial Board — Tap For Sound — Whether you love or hate Donald Trump, his indictment by President Biden's Justice Department is a fraught moment for American democracy.
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Lawfare:
United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta — The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump that was unsealed today by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida represents a beginning in several distinct senses. — It is, at one level …
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National Review:
The Trump Indictment Is Damning — Just as paranoiacs sometimes have enemies, people obsessively pursued for alleged violations of the law by their political opponents sometimes commit criminal offenses. — At many junctures, most recently with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's flimsy charges …
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Just Security:
National Security Implications of Trump's Indictment: A Damage Assessment — The 38-count indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal charges of willfully retaining documents containing national defense information, refusing to return them, and obstructing related investigations, is a watershed moment.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Case Puts the Justice System on Trial, in a Test of Public Credibility — The former president's efforts to defend against multiple felony counts by discrediting law enforcement pose a grave challenge to democracy. — Peter Baker has covered the White House under the past five presidents …
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Here are the 37 charges against Trump and what they mean — A court on Friday unsealed the federal indictment against Donald Trump and an aide over classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago home and the men's alleged efforts to keep the government from finding the materials.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A Trump-Appointed Judge Who Showed Him Favor Gets the Documents Case — The surprise assignment of Judge Aileen Cannon could be a setback for prosecutors as they unveiled a sweeping classified files indictment. — Reporting from Washington — Even as prosecutors publicly unveiled a deep …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
The Trump Classified Documents Indictment, Annotated — The Justice Department on Friday unveiled an indictment charging former President Donald J. Trump with 37 criminal counts. They relate to Mr. Trump's hoarding of sensitive government documents after he left office and his refusal to return them …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Trump indictment thrusts Biden into unprecedented territory — Biden's leading adversary is being prosecuted by Biden's Justice Department — a highly sensitive dynamic that is already fodder for Republicans — The month before he was sworn into office, President Biden vowed to keep …
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Reality Winner says she's ‘blown away’ by details in indictment against Trump
Reality Winner says she's ‘blown away’ by details in indictment against Trump
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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?
So It's A Crime Now To Have Boxes Full Of Cool Folders With Various Words Printed On Them?
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Rolling Stone:
The Special Counsel Is Using Trump's Own National Security Staff Against Him
The Special Counsel Is Using Trump's Own National Security Staff Against Him
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Faces 2024 Split Screen of Campaign and Criminal Trials
Trump Faces 2024 Split Screen of Campaign and Criminal Trials
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Conservatives, aren't you sick of Trump's nonsense?
Conservatives, aren't you sick of Trump's nonsense?
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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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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Who Is Walt Nauta, the Other Person Indicted Along With Trump?
Who Is Walt Nauta, the Other Person Indicted Along With Trump?
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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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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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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
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The startling, damning details in the Trump indictment
The startling, damning details in the Trump indictment
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Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
The Indictment and Trump's Four Tests for America
The Indictment and Trump's Four Tests for America
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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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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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David Gilbert / VICE:
‘We Need to Start Killing’: Trump's Far-Right Supporters Are Threatening Civil War
‘We Need to Start Killing’: Trump's Far-Right Supporters Are Threatening Civil War
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
An Exit From the GOP's Labyrinth of Trump Lies
An Exit From the GOP's Labyrinth of Trump Lies
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Kira Lerner / The Guardian:
12m Americans believe violence is justified to restore Trump to power
12m Americans believe violence is justified to restore Trump to power
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Washington Post:
17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla's Autopilot — Tesla's driver-assistance system, known as Autopilot, has been involved in far more crashes than previously reported — SAN FRANCISCO — The school bus was displaying its stop sign and flashing red warning lights …
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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Andy Bruce / Reuters:
Boris Johnson's shock exit reverberates through British ruling party
Boris Johnson's shock exit reverberates through British ruling party
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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge required Pence to answer most of special counsel's questions, newly unsealed court docs show — “The bottom line is that conversations exhorting Pence to reject electors on January 6th are not protected,” D.C.'s federal district court's chief judge wrote in April.
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Judge's decision that compelled Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe unsealed — A federal judge has partially unsealed his decision that required former Vice President Mike Pence to testify in special counsel Jack Smith's probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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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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Kari Paul / The Guardian:
‘Fundamentally dangerous’: reversal of social media guardrails could prove disastrous for 2024 elections — Scaling back of moderation and rise of AI are creating the perfect storm to weaken elections and democracy — ncreasing misinformation on social media, platforms scaling …
Rebecca Burns / The Lever:
Oil Lobby Pushed Pollution Loophole for Wildfire Smoke — Seventy-five million people nationwide have been under air quality alerts, as days of smoke-filled skies sent soot levels soaring more than 10 times beyond what federal regulators consider safe for breathing.
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 …