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7:30 PM ET, August 2, 2023

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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 …
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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.
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.”
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 …
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 …
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.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The alleged Trump crime that we all saw
New York Times:
From Right-Hand Man to Critical Witness: Pence at Heart of Trump Prosecution
Politico:
Trump's indictment for Jan. 6 turns Mike Pence into a litmus test
Wall Street Journal:
Another Troubling Trump Indictment
Washington Post:
Here are the Trump co-conspirators described in the DOJ indictment
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Scott Walker says if Trump is culpable, so are Schumer, Sanders
Discussion: SiriusXM
Rolling Stone:
Trump Extremists Make New Calls to Hang Mike Pence: ‘Watch His Toes Dangle’
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton sheriff says he's ready for possible Trump indictment
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
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
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: The Lever and Raw Story
Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
New IRS paperless system will reduce deficit by $2.6 trillion over 10 years, Yellen says  — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says IRS efforts, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, will help reduce the federal deficit by $2.6 trillion over the next 10 years.
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
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 …
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Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
What to know about Fitch downgrading US debt
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 …
The Daily Beast:
James Comer Skipped His Panel's Big Biden Probe Interview With Devon Archer  —  Oversight Chairman James Comer keeps touting his committee's interview with Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer.  Turns out, Comer wasn't even there. … When Rep. James Comer (R-KY) …
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill and Raw Story
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 …
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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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
FBI Arrests Jan. 6 Rioter Who Livestreamed Himself at the Capitol
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
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Robert F Kennedy Jr's campaign bankrolled by Republican mega-donor
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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