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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 …
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Newly Revealed Text Messages Show GOP Officials At Ground Zero Of Election Conspiracy Outlined By Trump Indictment  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump details a sweeping criminal conspiracy to reverse his loss in the 2020 election.
New York Times:
Trump Dines With Fox News Executives After Learning of Third Indictment  —  The Fox leaders appealed to the former president to participate in the first G.O.P. debate, which is being hosted by the network.  —  Shortly after learning he was being indicted a third time, former President Donald J. Trump …
New York Times:
Messages Point to Identity of Co-Conspirator 6 in Trump Indictment  —  An email sent by Boris Epshteyn, an adviser to the Trump campaign, matches the description of an email that the indictment attributed to one of six unnamed co-conspirators.  —  The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump …
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 …
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.
Jonathan Turley / The Daily Beast:
Trump Was Indicted for Being Wrong—Which Is Not a Crime  —  The special counsel's latest indictment of the former president, over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, is an assault on the First Amendment. … In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde wrote “the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A dumbed-down defense of Trump on Jan. 6 indictment  —  One key argument apparently will be that Trump somehow wasn't savvy enough to know better  —  One luxury of being a politician is you can pick your spots and comment on what you want, however broadly or narrowly.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Indictment describes a cast of six Trump helpers … - By not identifying or charging them, Smith left open the possibility that they could decide to testify against Trump in exchange for lenient treatment for any legal jeopardy they could face. … - There could be another reason for Smith only indicting Trump: Speed.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump says he faces 561 years in prison in fundraising email
Wall Street Journal:
Another Troubling Trump Indictment
New York Times:
From Right-Hand Man to Critical Witness: Pence at Heart of Trump Prosecution
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
U.S. v. Trump Will Be the Most Important Case in Our Nation's History
Politico:
‘Presidents are not kings’: Judge assigned to new Trump case has a history with him
Default:
The Big One: Trump is Indicted for Jan. 6
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five takeaways from Trump's indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump indicted for Jan. 6. At last.
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
‘Come Here, Big Tits’: Rudy Giuliani's Sex Abuse Accuser Has the Tapes  —  “Your tits belong to me.  Give them to me,” the former mayor told Noelle Dunphy, according to transcripts filed in court by Dunphy's lawyers.  —  Rudy Giuliani was caught on audio tape spewing vulgar comments toward …
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Wife Sophie Grégoire Announce Their Separation  —  Trudeau said that he and Grégoire Trudeau, who have been married 18 years, made the decision “after many meaningful and difficult conversations.”  —  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
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Aaron Wherry / CBC News:
Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announce separation
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
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
U.S. Capitol Police searching Senate office buildings after unconfirmed report of active shooter  —  “Please stay away from the area as we are still investigating.  We will continue to communicate with the public here,” the agency tweeted.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police tweeted …
Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
What to know about Fitch downgrading US debt  —  The United States had its credit downgraded by Fitch Ratings from AAA to AA+ on Tuesday, two months after Congress and the White House narrowly avoided the country defaulting on its debt obligations.  —  The credit downgrade has not spooked investors …
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Davide Barbuscia / Reuters:
Exclusive: Fitch highlighted Jan. 6 insurrection in talks with Treasury ahead of US downgrade
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 …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Supreme Court Approval Holds at Record Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court's eventful 2022-2023 term appears to have had no effect on Americans' overall opinion of the high court, with its 40% approval rating the same as Gallup found last September, just before the start of the term.
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court approval ratings at record lows, new Gallup poll shows
Discussion: The Hill
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
WWE boss Vince McMahon hit with federal grand jury subpoena and search warrant, company reveals  — Federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant on World Wrestling Entertainment boss Vince McMahon and served him with a federal grand jury subpoena last month, WWE disclosed.
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
James Comer Skipped His Panel's Big Biden Probe Interview With Devon Archer
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NBC News:
Biden acknowledged his 7th grandchild after getting the ‘green light’ from his son
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
FBI Arrests Jan. 6 Rioter Who Livestreamed Himself at the Capitol
Discussion: Raw Story
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Robert F Kennedy Jr's campaign bankrolled by Republican mega-donor
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