memeorandum: Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election interference indictment? (Marshall Cohen/CNN)

12:30 AM ET, August 2, 2023

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Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election — A grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump Tuesday for a raft of alleged crimes in his brazen efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — the latest legal and political aftershock stemming from the riot …

New York Times:

Trump Indictment: Jan. 6 Riot Was ‘Fueled by Lies’ From Trump, Special Counsel Says — Former President Donald J. Trump was charged with four counts in connection with his efforts to subvert the will of voters in 2020. “Despite having lost, the defendant was determined to remain in power,” prosecutors wrote.

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CNN:

Former Georgia state senator subpoenaed to testify before grand jury in 2020 election probe — Former Georgia Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan received subpoenas to testify before a Fulton County grand jury later this month, she told CNN. — The subpoenas to Jordan and independent journalist George Chidi …

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Peter Baker / New York Times:

Trump's Case Has Broad Implications for American Democracy — The third indictment of the former president finally gets to the heart of the matter. — Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, has covered the last five presidents and reported from Washington.

Discussion: CNN, Mother Jones, The Messenger, Raw Story and The Atlantic

Marshall Cohen / CNN:

Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election interference indictment? — The historic indictment against Donald Trump in the special counsel's probe into January 6, 2021, and efforts to overturn the 2020 election says that he “enlisted co-conspirators to assist him in his criminal efforts.”

Washington Post:

How Trump's Jan. 6 trial judge Tanya S. Chutkan was randomly selected — Facing enormous public scrutiny, political pressure and potential security threats, one federal judge in D.C. was tapped to oversee Donald Trump's case — The Jan. 6 insurrection — The report: The Jan. 6 committee released …

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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:

Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol …

ABC News:

Trump hit with sweeping indictment in alleged effort to overturn 2020 election — It marks the third time former president has been indicted on criminal charges. — LIVE — Former President Donald Trump — already facing two indictments — now faces a third set of charges …

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CNN:

Donald Trump has been indicted in special counsel's 2020 election interference probe — Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges by a federal grand jury in a case that strikes at the former president's efforts to remain in the White House after losing the 2020 election and undermine …

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

Trump indicted for Jan. 6. At last. — Some Americans thought this day would never arrive. Many doubted that Attorney General Merrick Garland possessed the boldness and wherewithal to overcome historically risk-averse career staff at the Justice Department.

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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
5 things to know about the special counsel's indictment of Donald Trump

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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Trump's 3rd indictment divides 2024 GOP candidates: Pence, DeSantis and more weigh in

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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump's indictments are having diminishing returns for his political fundraising

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Washington Post:
Trump is charged under civil rights law used to prosecute KKK violence

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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Indicted on Federal Charges in 2020 Election Probe

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump grand jury members depart courthouse as potential indictment looms

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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times: Is there any way to shift the bizarre Republican conviction that only Trump will save them?

Washington Post:

Michigan Republicans charged in connection with 2020 voting machine tampering — A Michigan prosecutor charged a former state lawmaker and a losing candidate for state attorney general Monday as part of an investigation into the improper acquisition of voting machines.

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Associated Press:

Trump allies in Michigan charged with felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’ — A test case challenging election results in Texas' biggest county follows a post-Trump playbook — A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas …

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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:

This Is the Case — Special Counsel Jack Smith has sounded the call, but voters must answer it if they wish to preserve American democracy. — Donald Trump stands indicted for attempting to thwart the peaceful transfer of power and subvert the rights of American citizens.

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Another GOP ‘bombshell’ fails to detonate — House Republicans are having a hard time selling the idea that Devon Archer's testimony was important — “Every day this bribery scandal becomes more credible,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night.

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Revealed: The criteria for the second Republican primary debate — Things are about to get harder for the field. — The Republican National Committee is upping the thresholds significantly for presidential candidates seeking to qualify for the party's second sanctioned debate next month …

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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:

Harris Rejects DeSantis Invitation to Discuss Black History — White House has been vocally opposed to state curriculum — GOP presidential candidates have also criticized teachings — Vice President Kamala Harris publicly rejected Republican presidential challenger Ron DeSantis's invitation …

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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Meet the “scholars” who created Florida's new Black history curriculum

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Nate Cohn / New York Times:

Biden and Trump Are Tied in a Possible 2024 Rematch, Poll Finds — A Times/Siena poll suggests a slight Biden edge among voters who don't like either candidate. — After Democrats fared well against MAGA candidates in the midterms last year, it might have been reasonable to think that President Biden …

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New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the 2024 Race and National Issues

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NBC News:

Former Lizzo dancers were weight-shamed and pressured while at strip club, lawsuit says — Three former dancers have filed a suit against Lizzo, accusing the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. — LOS ANGELES — Three of Lizzo's former dancers have accused …

Graham Kates / CBS News:

New York attorney general's Trump lawsuit “ready for trial,” her office says — New York Attorney General Letitia James' office says it is ready to proceed with a trial stemming from its $250 million lawsuit claiming former President Donald Trump, two of his children and his company engaged in widespread fraud.

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Mark Osborne / ABC News:

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies unexpectedly after undisclosed medical issue — Oliver had been serving as acting governor while Phil Murphy was out of state. — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died Tuesday, one day after she was rushed to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue.

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Karl de Vries / CNN:
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies at 71

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CNBC:

Fitch downgrades U.S. long-term ratings to AA+ from AAA — Fitch Ratings cut the United States' long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to AA+ from AAA. — The agency had placed the country's rating on negative watch in May, citing the debt ceiling fight in Washington.