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7:30 AM ET, August 2, 2023

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New York Times, Slate and The Guardian
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Case Has Broad Implications for American Democracy  —  The third indictment of the former president finally gets to the heart of the matter.  —  Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, has covered the last five presidents and reported from Washington.
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 …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss  —  Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol …
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Trump 2020 election charges live updates: Former president calls indictment ‘pile-on’  —  Trump spoke to ABC News after the sweeping federal indictment was unsealed.  —  Former President Donald Trump has been charged in connection with his alleged attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
This Is the Case  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith has sounded the call, but voters must answer it if they wish to preserve American democracy.  —  Donald Trump stands indicted for attempting to thwart the peaceful transfer of power and subvert the rights of American citizens.
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.
CNN:
Donald Trump has been indicted in special counsel's 2020 election interference probe  —  Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges by a federal grand jury in a case that strikes at the former president's efforts to remain in the White House after losing the 2020 election and undermine …
Associated Press:
Trump allies in Michigan charged with felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Trump's 3rd indictment divides 2024 GOP candidates: Pence, DeSantis and more weigh in
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
5 things to know about the special counsel's indictment of Donald Trump
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
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election interference indictment?
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Plan to Save Himself: Scapegoat His Coup Lawyers
Discussion: Semafor, Raw Story and Vanity Fair
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Indicted on Federal Charges in 2020 Election Probe
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump's indictments are having diminishing returns for his political fundraising
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Revealed: The criteria for the second Republican primary debate  —  Things are about to get harder for the field.  —  The Republican National Committee is upping the thresholds significantly for presidential candidates seeking to qualify for the party's second sanctioned debate next month …
Discussion: RedState, CNN and The Messenger
Politico:
No breakthrough yet in Ukraine's counteroffensive  —  If Ukraine's supporters were hoping for a breakthrough after Kyiv's forces made a new push in the southeast of the country last week, they were sorely disappointed.  —  The latest attack, which saw Ukraine throw in thousands …
CNN:
Former Georgia state senator subpoenaed to testify before grand jury in 2020 election probe  —  Former Georgia Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan received subpoenas to testify before a Fulton County grand jury later this month, she told CNN.  —  The subpoenas to Jordan and independent journalist George Chidi …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Another GOP ‘bombshell’ fails to detonate  —  House Republicans are having a hard time selling the idea that Devon Archer's testimony was important  —  “Every day this bribery scandal becomes more credible,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night.
Graham Kates / CBS News:
New York attorney general's Trump lawsuit “ready for trial,” her office says  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James' office says it is ready to proceed with a trial stemming from its $250 million lawsuit claiming former President Donald Trump, two of his children and his company engaged in widespread fraud.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen  —  WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen issued the following statement on the recent decision by Fitch Ratings.  —  “I strongly disagree with Fitch Ratings' decision.  The change by Fitch Ratings announced today is arbitrary and based on outdated data.
 
 
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