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10:55 AM ET, August 2, 2023

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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 …
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Washington Post:
Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  The indictment alleges four different crimes and describes six unnamed, uncharged co-conspirators  —  A grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump on Tuesday for a raft of alleged crimes in his brazen efforts …
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 …
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.
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 …
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Tanya Chutkan, judge in Trump's latest criminal case, is ‘toughest punisher’ of Jan. 6 rioters, once repped Theranos  —  WASHINGTON — The federal judge who will oversee former President Donald Trump's latest criminal case is known for harshly sentencing Jan. 6 rioters and formerly worked …
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.
Default:
The Big One: Trump is Indicted for Jan. 6  —  Donald Trump faces accountability for his grandest crime.  —  S_R_Anders  —  gkokotakis  —  katherinepomps  —  Meet The Authors … The indictment handed up today by a federal grand jury of former President Donald J. Trump was not a surprise.
Politico:
‘Presidents are not kings’: Judge assigned to new Trump case has a history with him  —  Judge Tanya Chutkan is an Obama appointee who has handed down harsh sentences for Jan. 6 defendants.  —  When Judge Tanya Chutkan presides over the new criminal case against Donald Trump …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Prosecuting Trump is perilous.  Ignoring his conduct would be worse.  —  United States of America v. Donald J. Trump is the most important indictment in the nation's history.  —  And the caption of the case says it all.  Most federal prosecutions have the government defending the interests …
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 …
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
5 things to know about the special counsel's indictment of Donald Trump
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
This Is the Case  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith has sounded the call, but voters must answer …
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.
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election interference indictment?
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Trump's 3rd indictment divides 2024 GOP candidates: Pence, DeSantis and more weigh in
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss
NBC News:
Trump indicted: Grand jury charges former president in 2020 election probe
Washington Post:   Trump is charged under civil rights law used to prosecute KKK violence
CNN:
Former Georgia state senator subpoenaed to testify before grand jury in 2020 election probe
Discussion: PolitiFact and The Hill
NBC News:
DeSantis-controlled Disney World district gets rid of all diversity, equity and inclusion programs and staffers  —  Last spring, DeSantis, who is running for the GOP presidential nomination, signed into law a measure that blocks public colleges from using federal or state funding on diversity programs.
Discussion: The Root and Deadline
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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” …
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court approval ratings at record lows, new Gallup poll shows  —  Approval ratings of the US Supreme Court remain at record low levels and Americans are closely divided on Justice Clarence Thomas, as the court continues to issue controversial opinions and is hit with criticism about ethics standards.
 
 
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