Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:00 PM ET, August 2, 2023

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Washington Post:
Here are the Trump co-conspirators described in the DOJ indictment  —  In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn …
RELATED:
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The alleged Trump crime that we all saw  —  Federal indictment lays out a case for actions that many Americans saw with their own eyes  —  We saw it coming.  —  For months before the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump was elevating baseless or nonsensical claims about the security of mail-in ballots.
Wall Street Journal:
Another Troubling Trump Indictment  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's broad theory of fraud has dangerous implications.  —  Donald Trump's post-election behavior in 2020 was deceitful and destructive, and his malfeasance on Jan. 6, 2021, was disgraceful, but was it criminal?
National Review:
This Trump Indictment Shouldn't Stand  —  The indictment of former president Donald Trump by Biden Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on four felony charges arising out of his efforts to undo President Biden's victory in the 2020 election is momentous — not just in its potential impact …
Politico:
Playbook: A very different indictment  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  This is a very different indictment.  —  The crimes that JACK SMITH alleged yesterday against DONALD TRUMP are far grander in scope than the business records fraud case …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
U.S. v. Trump Will Be the Most Important Case in Our Nation's History  —  Forget hush money payments to porn stars hidden as business expenses.  Forget showing off classified documents about Iran attack plans to visitors, and then ordering the pool guy to erase the security tapes revealing …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
All The Republicans Who Told Donald Trump He Was Lying About Election Fraud  —  His vice president, his attorney general and even his own campaign manager told him his claims were bogus, per the latest federal indictment.  —  Donald Trump was repeatedly told by top Republican officials and allies …
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
5 things to know about the special counsel's indictment of Donald Trump
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump indicted for Jan. 6. At last.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five takeaways from Trump's indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's J6-related indictment isn't about his words. It's about his deeds.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Tanya Chutkan, judge in Trump's latest criminal case, is ‘toughest punisher’ of Jan. 6 rioters, once repped Theranos
NBC News:
Trump indicted: Grand jury charges former president in 2020 election probe
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Trump's 3rd indictment divides 2024 GOP candidates: Pence, DeSantis and more weigh in
Washington Post:
How Trump's Jan. 6 trial judge Tanya S. Chutkan was randomly selected
Washington Post:
Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election
New York Times:
Trump Indictment: Jan. 6 Riot Was ‘Fueled by Lies’ From Trump, Special Counsel Says
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Orlando Magic donates $50,000 to DeSantis Super PAC  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  The Orlando Magic, Central Florida's NBA franchise, publicly supports the LGBTQ community.  The team declared its March 21, 2023 contest against the Washington Wizards as “Pride Night” …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
RELATED:
US Department of Justice:
Operation Cross Country XIII Leads to Identification/Location of Adolescent Victims  —  For Immediate Release  —  Note: B-roll from Operation Cross Country XIII operations can be found/downloaded here: Operation Cross Country 2023 B-Roll  —  The FBI, working with its state and local partners …
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Obama warns of Trump's political strengths in private talk with Biden  —  Former president Barack Obama promises in a White House lunch to do all he can for President Biden's reelection  —  Former president Barack Obama, at a private lunch with President Biden earlier this summer …
Discussion: Political Wire
Davide Barbuscia / Reuters:
Exclusive: Fitch highlighted Jan. 6 insurrection in talks with Treasury ahead of US downgrade  —  Fitch made its decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating due to fiscal concerns and a deterioration in U.S governance as well as polarization which was reflected in part by the Jan. 6 insurrection …
Politico:
U.S. preparing order to evacuate U.S. embassy personnel from Niger  —  The West African country is in the midst of a military coup.  —  The U.S. government is preparing to potentially evacuate most U.S. embassy personnel from Niger, according to a U.S. diplomat and a U.S. official familiar with the discussions.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Georgia prosecutors challenge state law limiting their authority  —  A coalition of Georgia district attorneys is suing to challenge a state law that created a commission to remove and discipline prosecutors.  —  The group of four district attorneys is challenging a recently signed bill …
Politico:
‘Everything has fallen off a cliff’: Battleground state GOPs nosedive in Trump era  —  State Republican parties across the country are struggling.  Can they recover?  Does it matter?  —  Michigan's Republican party is broke.  Minnesota's was, until recently, down to $53.81 in the bank.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 2:00 PM ET, August 2, 2023.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
The White House:
Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Recent Decision by Fitch Ratings
Joseph Winters / Grist:
Carbon offsets are ‘riddled with fraud.’ Can new voluntary guidelines fix that?
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court approval ratings at record lows, new Gallup poll shows
Discussion: Gallup and The Hill
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden told Devon Archer to buy a BURNER PHONE three days before meeting with then-VP Joe at the White House …
Discussion: BizPac Review and The Federalist
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
No breakthrough yet in Ukraine's counteroffensive
Graham Kates / CBS News:
New York attorney general's Trump lawsuit “ready for trial,” her office says
Discussion: The Hill and The Messenger
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

Financial Times:
Media executives say that some brands were preparing to advertise on X once again, as Elon Musk was likely to gain an influential Trump administration role

Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube is testing a new feature that will let a small group of creators use AI to “restyle” licensed songs for their Shorts through prompts

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page