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3:00 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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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 …
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?
Joe Walsh / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is a Dangerous Criminal Who Belongs in Prison  —  The special counsel's latest indictment shows, plainly, that the former president attempted a coup and violence was always a part of his plan to stay in power. … The four count indictment Special Counsel Jack Smith handed …
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 Bendery / HuffPost:   All The Republicans Who Told Donald Trump He Was Lying About Election Fraud
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
U.S. v. Trump Will Be the Most Important Case in Our Nation's History
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Indictment describes a cast of six Trump helpers
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
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
NBC News:
Trump indicted: Grand jury charges former president in 2020 election probe
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's J6-related indictment isn't about his words. It's about his deeds.
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Trump's 3rd indictment divides 2024 GOP candidates: Pence, DeSantis and more weigh in
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: CTV News, NBC 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 …
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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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Supreme Court Approval Holds at Record Low
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
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
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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 …
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Raw Story and 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 …
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 …
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 …
 
 
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