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3:50 PM 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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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 …
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 …
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?
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian and LDAD
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 …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump says he faces 561 years in prison in fundraising email
Discussion: NBC News, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera and NPR
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
U.S. v. Trump Will Be the Most Important Case in Our Nation's History
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
The judge assigned to Trump's Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters
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.
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
5 things to know about the special counsel's indictment of Donald Trump
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Tanya Chutkan, judge in Trump's latest criminal case, is ‘toughest punisher’ of Jan. 6 rioters, once repped Theranos
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's J6-related indictment isn't about his words. It's about his deeds.
NBC News:
Trump indicted: Grand jury charges former president in 2020 election probe
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 …
Discussion: NBC News, CTV News and New York Post
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Aaron Wherry / CBC News:
Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announce separation  —  Prime minister and Grégoire Trudeau have been married for 18 years  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, have decided to separate, according to statements posted online by both of them.
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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: Orlando Sentinel, The Hill and Mediaite
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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 …
Mary Yang / The Guardian:
Robert F Kennedy Jr's campaign bankrolled by Republican mega-donor  —  Super Pac affiliated with anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist received $5m from Trump backer Timothy Mellon  —  A Super Pac affiliated with Robert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist running for president as a Democrat …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
 
 
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