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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.
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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.”
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New York Times:
Trump Election Charges Set Up Clash of Lies Versus Free Speech — The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump over his efforts to retain power accuses him of conspiracies built on knowing falsehoods. His supporters say he is protected by the First Amendment.
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 …
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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.
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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 …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Scott Walker says if Trump is culpable, so are Schumer, Sanders — Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) argued Wednesday that if former President Trump is responsible for encouraging violence during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, then so are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) …
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Washington Post:
Special counsel asks if Nauta's attorney has too many Mar-a-Lago clients
Special counsel asks if Nauta's attorney has too many Mar-a-Lago clients
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump's Threat to Democracy Is Now Systemic
Trump's Threat to Democracy Is Now Systemic
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Indictment Mystery: Did Someone Spill About the Trump-McCarthy Jan. 6 Call?
Indictment Mystery: Did Someone Spill About the Trump-McCarthy Jan. 6 Call?
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Prepares to Make Familiar Trip to Courthouse, This Time in Washington
Trump Prepares to Make Familiar Trip to Courthouse, This Time in Washington
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National Review:
This Trump Indictment Shouldn't Stand
This Trump Indictment Shouldn't Stand
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C. Douglas Golden / The Western Journal:
Trump Could Face Death Penalty Over Charge Brought by Jack Smith
Trump Could Face Death Penalty Over Charge Brought by Jack Smith
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Wall Street Journal:
Another Troubling Trump Indictment
Another Troubling Trump Indictment
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump says he faces 561 years in prison in fundraising email
Trump says he faces 561 years in prison in fundraising email
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Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Trump lawyer blasts indictment as attack on free speech
Trump lawyer blasts indictment as attack on free speech
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
All The Republicans Who Told Donald Trump He Was Lying About Election Fraud
All The Republicans Who Told Donald Trump He Was Lying About Election Fraud
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Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton sheriff says he's ready for possible Trump indictment
Fulton sheriff says he's ready for possible Trump indictment
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Joe Walsh / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is a Dangerous Criminal Who Belongs in Prison
Trump Is a Dangerous Criminal Who Belongs in Prison
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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.
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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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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 …
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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) …
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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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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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