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Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Special Counsel's Jan. 6 Target Letter to Trump Mentions Conspiracy, Tampering — The letter does not mention statutes relating to insurrection or sedition, a source tells Rolling Stone … Special counsel Jack Smith sent the letter to Trump on Sunday, informing him he was a target of the Justice Department.
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Judge in Trump classified documents case tells prosecutors that a mid-December trial date would be too soon — Ft. Pierce, Florida CNN — US District Judge Aileen Cannon signaled she is likely to push back the start of a trial in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case beyond …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Federal Judge Signals 2024 Election Won't Be Deciding Factor on Trump Trial Date — U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon mentioned other factors for her timeline, like the volume of discovery materials — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook …
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Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
GOP Lashes Out Over Trump Target Letter: ‘Worse Than Russia’ — “If this is the direction the world America is going in, we're worse than Russia. We're worse than China,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. — Republicans went berserk Tuesday after Donald Trump revealed he received a letter that contained …
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Washington Post:
Trump says he received a target letter in federal Jan. 6 investigation — Former president Donald Trump said Tuesday morning that he received a letter from the Justice Department saying that he is the target of the long-running investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Politico:
Looming indictment wrenches open the central question of 2024: Is Trump fit to serve?
Looming indictment wrenches open the central question of 2024: Is Trump fit to serve?
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Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Denies Claims That He ‘Flipped’ on Trump
Rudy Giuliani Denies Claims That He ‘Flipped’ on Trump
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
'If Trump's lawyers complain he's got too many indictments, maybe he should stop criming': MSNBC host
'If Trump's lawyers complain he's got too many indictments, maybe he should stop criming': MSNBC host
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Pence: Judgment over Trump's actions on Jan 6 should be left up to American people
Pence: Judgment over Trump's actions on Jan 6 should be left up to American people
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
What Trump's G.O.P. Rivals Are Saying About Another Potential Indictment
What Trump's G.O.P. Rivals Are Saying About Another Potential Indictment
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis says Trump ‘should have come out more forcefully’ on Jan. 6
DeSantis says Trump ‘should have come out more forcefully’ on Jan. 6
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Former Arizona governor contacted by special counsel in Jan. 6 probe
Former Arizona governor contacted by special counsel in Jan. 6 probe
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors and Trump Lawyers Clash Over Timing in Classified Documents Case
Prosecutors and Trump Lawyers Clash Over Timing in Classified Documents Case
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Kasich urges GOP candidates to ‘step up and say something’ after Trump gets target letter
Kasich urges GOP candidates to ‘step up and say something’ after Trump gets target letter
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump indictment steals headlines from GOP rivals
The Memo: Trump indictment steals headlines from GOP rivals
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Kemp rules out 2024 presidential bid and calls on GOP candidates to stop talking about 2020
Kemp rules out 2024 presidential bid and calls on GOP candidates to stop talking about 2020
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Michigan attorney general charges ‘false electors’ over efforts to overturn the 2020 election — Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be “duly elected and qualified electors” for the state of Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said. — Michigan attorney general announces charges against ‘false electors’
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16 false Trump electors face felony charges in Michigan — Lansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel is leveling felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP.
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James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Legal bills mount for Georgia Republican Party in Trump investigation
Legal bills mount for Georgia Republican Party in Trump investigation
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Politico:
Michigan AG charges 16 GOP activists who falsely claimed to be electors in bid to aid Trump
Michigan AG charges 16 GOP activists who falsely claimed to be electors in bid to aid Trump
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Israel Struggling to Recover Ancient Artifacts Trump Took to Mar-a-Lago: Report — The former president up and stole antiquities that were lent to the White House for a Hanukkah celebration in 2019 — ISRAEL LENT SEVERAL antiquities to the White House in 2019, including ancient clay lamps for a White House Hanukkah event.
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis allies press for a campaign shake-up — There's particular scrutiny around campaign manager Generra Peck and whether she'll hang on to her position. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The long knives are out for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign manager amid a cash crunch and flagging poll numbers.
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CNN:
CNN exclusive: DeSantis downplays concerns about the state of his 2024 campaign
CNN exclusive: DeSantis downplays concerns about the state of his 2024 campaign
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
DeSantis hits reset button
DeSantis hits reset button
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Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Ta-Nehisi Coates Crashes School Board Meeting Over Banning His Book — The writer's critically acclaimed memoir has become a flashpoint in a small South Carolina town. — A South Carolina school board meeting, in which community members railed against an African American culture writer's …
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New York Times:
North Korea Detains U.S. Soldier After Unauthorized Border Crossing — The service member is the first known American to be held in North Korean custody since Bruce Byron Lowrance was detained for a month after illegally entering the country from China in 2018. — Reporting from Seoul
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Associated Press:
US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge
US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge
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NBC News:
‘A wild goose chase’: Giuliani associate urges House GOP to abandon Biden probe — Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian businessman, said there has never been any evidence of the president or his son Hunter interfering with Ukraine's politics, “only conspiracy theories.”
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emptywheel:
Jack Smith Gives Trump Until Thursday to Explain Himself to the January 6 Grand Jury — Stacy (Male!) — says: — Time to fasten our safety belts! Thanks for the heads up, EW
Jason Plautz / Politico:
Lawmakers cool on sci-fi climate fix — Congress isn't keen on creating a real-world version of “Snowpiercer,” the sci-fi classic where humans fire aerosols into the atmosphere to counteract climate change. — The White House said such geoengineering was a “possibility” …
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Washington Post:
House GOP seeks billions in cuts to rail, water infrastructure spending — Two years after approving a bipartisan $1.2 trillion law, Republicans are looking to scale back spending that some in their own party previously supported — It took decades for Congress to deliver on its promise …
Breccan F. Thies / Washington Examiner:
Democrat Rosa DeLauro calls GOP ‘terrorists,’ forcing explosive House hearing into recess — House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) called her Republican colleagues “terrorists” Tuesday afternoon, sending the committee into recess.
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