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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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Bloomberg:
Trump Election Probe Case Crowds Active Campaign Calendar — Trump announced he received target letter in Jan. 6 probe — New indictment against former president could come in days — The Justice Department appears to be on a fast track to charge former President Donald Trump …
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
CNN anchor claims Jack Smith visiting Subway is ‘a message to Donald Trump’ — An anchor on CNN claimed on Tuesday that special counsel Jack Smith visiting a Subway was “a message to Donald Trump.” — The statement comes on the same day Trump announced he received a letter notifying that …
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Politico:
Looming indictment wrenches open the central question of 2024: Is Trump fit to serve? — Privately, the fear is that a third indictment, even if it's the most serious one yet, will once again help Trump. — Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday that he expects to soon be a thrice-indicted candidate …
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Feds sought surveillance video from State Farm Arena in Trump probe — X — Subpoena shows another area of overlap between DOJ and Fulton prosecutors — Federal prosecutors examining former President Donald Trump's attempt to hold onto power following the 2020 election requested surveillance …
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New York Times:
Republicans Shrug at New Possible Trump Indictment
Republicans Shrug at New Possible Trump Indictment
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CNN:
Judge in Trump classified documents case tells prosecutors that a mid-December trial date would be too soon
Judge in Trump classified documents case tells prosecutors that a mid-December trial date would be too soon
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Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
GOP Lashes Out Over Trump Target Letter: ‘Worse Than Russia’
GOP Lashes Out Over Trump Target Letter: ‘Worse Than Russia’
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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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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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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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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Federal Judge Signals 2024 Election Won't Be Deciding Factor on Trump Trial Date
Federal Judge Signals 2024 Election Won't Be Deciding Factor on Trump Trial Date
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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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New York Times:
Trump's Conspirators Are Facing the Music, Finally
Trump's Conspirators Are Facing the Music, Finally
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State of Michigan:
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Charges 16 ‘False Electors’ with Election Law and Forgery Felonies
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Charges 16 ‘False Electors’ with Election Law and Forgery Felonies
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The Detroit News:
16 false Trump electors face felony charges in Michigan
16 false Trump electors face felony charges in Michigan
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Robert Kennedy Jr's racist, antisemitic and xenophobic views go back decades, report says — Democratic candidate's recent false claim that Covid could have been ‘ethnically targeted’ is not an aberration but fits long pattern — Robert Kennedy Jr, a long shot Democratic candidate for US president …
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Joe Perticone / Bulwark+:
Jim Jordan Is Going to Parade RFK Jr. Around Congress to Fight ‘Censorship’
Jim Jordan Is Going to Parade RFK Jr. Around Congress to Fight ‘Censorship’
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The Guardian, Digby's Hullabaloo, Washington Examiner and USA Today
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come — James Hansen, who testified to Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a ‘new climate frontier’ — The world is shifting towards a superheated climate not seen in the past 1m years …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik ‘in Talks’ With Jack Smith's Team, Lawyer Says — ‘NOTHING TO HIDE’ — Former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik is in talks to be interviewed by special counsel Jack Smith's team investigating efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election …
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Ju-min Park / Reuters:
Travis King: US soldier got in fights, damaged police car before dash to North Korea — Months before he fled into North Korea, U.S. soldier Travis King faced two assault allegations and was fined by a South Korean court for damaging a police car, according to a court ruling and a lawyer who represented him.
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ABC News:
US soldier in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
US soldier in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
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Axios:
Huckabee Sanders' 2024 neutrality frustrates Trump — Tensions between Donald Trump and his former press secretary, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, have grown over her neutrality in the 2024 presidential race, people familiar with the relationship tell Axios.
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The Messenger, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Israeli Antiquities Are Stranded at Trump's Florida Estate as Authorities Fail to Retrieve Them — Israeli clay lamps, intended for a brief exhibition in Washington D.C. in 2019, got stranded in the U.S. due to the pandemic. Recently, they were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Israel Struggling to Recover Ancient Artifacts Trump Took to Mar-a-Lago: Report
Israel Struggling to Recover Ancient Artifacts Trump Took to Mar-a-Lago: Report
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New Republic and Haaretz
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Mysterious $1 Million Prize — 'With all of the Left's wailing about transparency, this is the antithesis' — When the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg accepted a $1 million prize from a liberal billionaire's foundation, she pledged to pass the money to a list of designated charities.
Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
IRS agent ‘Whistleblower X’ opening statement revealed: ‘The American people deserve to know the truth’ — One IRS agent referred to as “Whistleblower X,” will have their identity revealed for the first time during the hearing — Two whistleblowers who alleged the Justice Department politically interfered …
Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
Senators to Propose Ban on U.S. Lawmakers, Executive Branch Members Owning Stock — Kirsten Gillibrand and Josh Hawley to unveil bill as new poll shows strong public support for stock ban — WASHINGTON—Two U.S. senators are set this week to introduce bipartisan legislation to bar members …
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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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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Woman who directed Jan. 6 rioters with bullhorn convicted on federal charges — A Pennsylvania woman accused of directed Jan. 6 rioters into the Capitol building with a bullhorn was found guilty on federal charges. — Rachel Marie Powell, 41, was convicted of all charges brought against her …
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Reuters:
Donald Trump Loses Bid For New Trial In E. Jean Carroll Case — A federal judge said the jury did not reach a “seriously erroneous result,” and the May 9 verdict was not a “miscarriage of justice.” — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's request for a new trial …
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NBC News:
Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor's veto on gender-affirming care ban for trans minors — Louisiana will join 20 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for minors. — BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic …
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