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10:40 PM ET, August 2, 2023

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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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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.”
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:
From Right-Hand Man to Critical Witness: Pence at Heart of Trump Prosecution  —  “Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States,” the former vice president said shortly after the indictment of Donald Trump.  —  The third indictment of Donald J. Trump …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Finally.  The Coup Indictment.  —  Strike three.  —  “They will teach this case in the history books: a president of the United States charged with conspiring against democracy itself.”  —Susan Glasser  —  This, Tom Nichols writes in the Atlantic, is The One.
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.
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 …
Politico:
Trump's indictment for Jan. 6 turns Mike Pence into a litmus test  —  The former vice president stood by his criticism of Trump on Wednesday, and called his former boss' one-time lawyers “crackpots.”  —  For much of the first 54 days of his presidential campaign, Mike Pence has been relegated …
National Review:
This Trump Indictment Shouldn't Stand
Rolling Stone:
Trump Extremists Make New Calls to Hang Mike Pence: ‘Watch His Toes Dangle’
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Jared Gans / The Hill:   Scott Walker says if Trump is culpable, so are Schumer, Sanders
Wall Street Journal:
Another Troubling Trump Indictment
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump says he faces 561 years in prison in fundraising email
C. Douglas Golden / The Western Journal:
Trump Could Face Death Penalty Over Charge Brought by Jack Smith
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
All The Republicans Who Told Donald Trump He Was Lying About Election Fraud
Discussion: Vanity Fair and LDAD
Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton sheriff says he's ready for possible Trump indictment
Discussion: Raw Story
Joe Walsh / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is a Dangerous Criminal Who Belongs in Prison
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 …
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Rudy Giuliani in Vile New Audio Transcripts: ‘Jewish Men Have Small Cocks’  —  The transcripts were filed on Tuesday by Noelle Dunphy, who is suing the former Trump lawyer for sexual harassment  —  RUDY GIULIANI WAS sued for sexual harassment earlier this year by Noelle Dunphy, a former staffer at his firm.
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 and CTV News
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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
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) …
Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
New IRS paperless system will help reduce deficit significantly 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.
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Ramaswamy: I 'don't believe' the 9/11 Commission report  —  The GOP candidate went on to insist he was expressing doubts about the Saudi government's explanation for the attacks.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy cast doubt on the veracity of the government's explanation of the Sept. 11, 2001 …
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 …
Leah Remini / Leah's Substack:
I am suing Scientology and David Miscavige  —  After 17 years of harassment, intimidation, surveillance, and defamation, I am filing a lawsuit against Scientology and David Miscavige.  —  While advocating for victims of Scientology has significantly impacted my life and career …
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
 
 
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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Gay Louisiana doctor says he's leaving the state over its ‘discriminatory’ legislation
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Mike Pence seeks to assure donors he will qualify for RNC debates
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
FBI Arrests Jan. 6 Rioter Who Livestreamed Himself at the Capitol
Discussion: Raw Story
Mary Yang / The Guardian:
Robert F Kennedy Jr's campaign bankrolled by Republican mega-donor
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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