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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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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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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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Associated Press:
Trump's GOP defenders in Congress leap into action on charges after months of preparation — Former President Donald Trump's indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida. But about a thousand miles away, part of Trump's defense …
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Jake Swearingen / Insider:
After Pence bails, Kari Lake fires up Georgia crowd by saying Republicans have guns - and Trump's back — After Mike Pence canceled, Kari Lake addressed Georgia GOP supporters. — Lake said Trump's 75 million supporters would defend him, and most are “card-carrying NRA members.”
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Now on the 2024 ballot: Trump's freedom — For Donald Trump, the 2024 campaign is more than a race to return to the White House — it's a fight to stay out of prison. — Legal experts say it's unlikely that Trump's criminal trial in federal court will be resolved before the November 2024 election.
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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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Rania Aniftos / Billboard:
People on Twitter Are Connecting a Section of Donald Trump's Indictment to a Kid Rock Interview — While the tweets are just speculation, Rock claimed in a 2022 interview that Trump showed him “maps and s—” and asked his opinion about North Korea. — The federal indictment against Donald Trump …
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 …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Pence calls for Garland to publicly justify Trump indictment
Pence calls for Garland to publicly justify Trump indictment
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The dangerous Republican freakout about Trump's indictment
The dangerous Republican freakout about Trump's indictment
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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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Washington Post:
Trump to speak Saturday as he and allies escalate attacks on law enforcement
Trump to speak Saturday as he and allies escalate attacks on law enforcement
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Washington Post:
‘We are getting pretty good at this’: Trump and aides plot indictment response
‘We are getting pretty good at this’: Trump and aides plot indictment response
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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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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Chris Christie says he found the case laid out in the indictment ‘devastating.’
Chris Christie says he found the case laid out in the indictment ‘devastating.’
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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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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Trump indictment thrusts Biden into unprecedented territory
Trump indictment thrusts Biden into unprecedented territory
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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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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Trump Extremists Demand Civil War, Mass Murder After New Indictment
Trump Extremists Demand Civil War, Mass Murder After New Indictment
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Alex Traub / New York Times:
Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies at 81 — Alone in a shack in the Montana wilderness, he fashioned homemade bombs and launched a violent one-man campaign to destroy industrial society. — Theodore J. Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber, who attacked academics …
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Associated Press:
Theodore ‘Ted’ Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ has died in federal prison — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday.
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ABC News:
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski found dead in prison cell — He was arrested in 1996 after a nearly 20-year bombing spree. — Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, was found dead in his prison cell Saturday morning, according to a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He was 81.
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Paul W. Valentine / Washington Post:
Ted Kaczynski, who planted fear and death as the Unabomber, dies at 81
Ted Kaczynski, who planted fear and death as the Unabomber, dies at 81
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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 …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
These are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand — For Trump, it's both the crime(s) and the cover-up. — ∙ Paid … As with everything Trump, his federal indictment is equal parts terrifying and tawdry. — The document details how the former president deliberately …
Caitlin Moscatello / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Be President. Cheryl Hines Is Along for the Ride. — The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress is beloved in Hollywood. In supporting her husband's campaign, is she normalizing his often dangerous ideas? — Reporting from Los Angeles
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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
Judge's decision that compelled Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe unsealed
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