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Sam Baker / Axios:
Trump's First Amendment defense in Jan. 6 case is shaky, experts say — Former President Trump's legal team says he's been indicted for actions that are protected by the First Amendment — and that the First Amendment will ultimately exonerate him. … - “Donald Trump had every right …
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Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Coup Indictment: Here's Why Trump's Usual Defenses Won't Work — DONALD TRUMP'S “DEFENSES” to the various civil and criminal charges that have been brought against him change shape over time like cinematic alien invaders: I didn't do it. … But two of Trump's standard …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence Says Trump Pushed Him ‘Essentially to Overturn the Election’ — The remarks are some of the former vice president's most pointed about what happened in the lead up to Jan. 6, 2021. — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Clark plotted to reverse Trump's loss. Now he's a GOP luminary. — After trying to use the Justice Department to delegitimize the 2020 vote, Clark has become a rising legal star for Republicans — In a conference room near the Capitol, young conservatives gathered in April …
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NBC News:
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 will try to attend Trump arraignment — A few of the officers who responded to the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, hope to attend the first hearing in special counsel Jack Smith's indictment against Trump on Thursday, NBC News has learned.
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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.
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump, Five Lawyers and Their Conspiracy Against Our Democracy
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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
Pence campaign capitalizes on Trump indictment, sells ‘Too Honest’ merchandise
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Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Exclusive: Barr obliterates Trump's defense: ‘He knew well that he had lost the election’
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Indictment Mystery: Did Someone Spill About the Trump-McCarthy Jan. 6 Call?
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Washington Post:
Heart of the Trump Jan. 6 indictment: What's in Trump's head
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Prepares to Make Familiar Trip to Courthouse, This Time in Washington
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis vows to ‘start slitting throats on day one’ — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Sunday said he would “start slitting throats on day one” when it comes to taking on the “deep state.” — DeSantis made the remarks at a barbecue campaign event in Rye, N.H., hosted by former Sen. Scott Brown (R-N.H.).
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Josh Rogers / New Hampshire Public Radio:
NH Republicans size up DeSantis, as he offers harsh rhetoric in primary campaign — Every Republican running for president not named Donald Trump has to hope they benefit from the former president's latest criminal indictments. But no candidate may need the lift more than the one every poll shows …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom on Fox News
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Devon Archer said the opposite of what Republicans claimed — Soon after Hunter Biden's former business partner Devon Archer finished testifying before investigators working for the House Oversight Committee, two top House Republicans joined Sean Hannity's Fox News program in prime time.
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Releases Devon Archer's Transcribed Interview Transcript — WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released the transcript from Devon Archer's transcribed interview. During the transcribed interview, Devon Archer confirmed …
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Reese Gorman / Washington Examiner:
Biden investigation: Full Devon Archer testimony released
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Percentage of Republicans who think Biden's 2020 win was illegitimate ticks back up near 70% — The share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who believe that President Joe Biden's 2020 election win was not legitimate has ticked back up, according to a new CNN poll fielded throughout July.
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
‘So Sad!’ Trumpworld Delights That This Aide May Be in Legal Trouble — Trump's aides maintain that the former president is totally innocent and the latest indictment is a witch hunt. They're also happy to see one aide potentially in trouble. … When the latest indictment of Donald Trump came …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Arizona Republicans wanted to hand-count ballots. Then they saw the price tag — and the errors. — Election workers spent three days counting 850 ballots in Mohave County. They made errors in 46 races. — An Arizona county has decided not to hand-count its ballots in next year's elections …
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Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Dan Bishop to run for attorney general in North Carolina, leaving House seat open — Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) is set to run for attorney general next year, forgoing a third term in the House and leaving open a reliably red seat ahead of a crucial election cycle, the Republican freshman announced on Thursday.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Says Manhattan DA Can See Trump's Rude Rape Trial Deposition — The Manhattan DA is hoping to use Trump's own damning words in the E. Jean Carroll case against him in this Manhattan criminal case. — A federal judge on Thursday decided to give the Manhattan District Attorney exactly what he wants …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Majority in U.S. Say Biden Administration Ethics Are Subpar — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans rate the ethics of “top Biden administration officials” more negatively than positively in Gallup's first measure of this assessment since President Joe Biden took office.
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Politico:
House GOP worries that hardliners actually want a shutdown — Speaker Kevin McCarthy insists Congress will avoid a government shutdown in the fall. But some members of his right flank seem to be embracing that outcome. — The entire GOP was listening closely when ultra-conservative Virginia …
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Cornel West Owes More Than Half a Million in Unpaid Taxes — The presidential candidate has made raising taxes on the rich a fixture of his campaign. He's shorted the IRS more than the median salary in six of the last 20 years. … Veteran Ivy League professor and bestselling author …
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