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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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David Gilbert / VICE:
‘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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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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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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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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New York Times:
Carefully, Backhandedly, DeSantis Comes to Trump's Defense
Carefully, Backhandedly, DeSantis Comes to Trump's Defense
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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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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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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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Associated Press:
Live updates | Trump Classified Documents Indictment
Live updates | Trump Classified Documents 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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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
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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More on the Trump classified documents indictment
More on the Trump classified documents indictment
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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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Dilan Maxfield / Mitt Romney:
Romney Statement on Reports of Indictment
Romney Statement on Reports of Indictment
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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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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
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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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump indicted: Charges unsealed in classified documents case against ex-president
Donald Trump indicted: Charges unsealed in classified documents case against ex-president
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NBC News:
Legal drama around the former president may add to ‘Trump exhaustion syndrome,’ says Cuccinelli
Legal drama around the former president may add to ‘Trump exhaustion syndrome,’ says Cuccinelli
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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 — ‘The Secretary takes the commitment to uphold the highest ethical standards very seriously,’ Energy Department spokesperson tells Fox News Digital — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm admitted in a letter Friday …
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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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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.
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” …
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Man who crashed U-Haul near White House planned other attacks, prosecutor says — The man who crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier outside the White House last month wanted to overthrow the government and replace it with a dictatorship “fueled by Nazi ideology,” and he had planned other attacks …