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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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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's “delusion” defense … - The gambit could prove successful in court, where an already unfurling debate over the First Amendment is expected to play a starring role. — Politically, however, the “delusion defense” would force Republicans into the uncomfortable position of defending …
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Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Exclusive: Barr obliterates Trump's defense: ‘He knew well that he had lost the election’ — Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday undermined a key pillar of his old boss' defense in the special counsel's probe into 2020 election interference, telling CNN's Kaitlan Collins that Donald Trump “knew well he lost the election.”
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Clark is GOP star after trying to use DOJ to overturn election — 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 to learn …
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: About half of US Republicans could spurn Trump if he is convicted, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows — About half of Republicans would not vote for Donald Trump if he were convicted of a felony, a sign of the severe risks his legal problems pose for his 2024 U.S. presidential bid …
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NBC News:
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 will try to attend Trump arraignment
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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
Pence campaign capitalizes on Trump indictment, sells ‘Too Honest’ merchandise
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New York Times:
Trump Election Charges Set Up Clash of Lies Versus Free Speech
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump, Five Lawyers and Their Conspiracy Against Our Democracy
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Indictment Mystery: Did Someone Spill About the Trump-McCarthy Jan. 6 Call?
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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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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom on Fox News — The California governor has been trying to get his Florida Republican counterpart to engage. On Wednesday, he got it. — Govs. Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom have tentatively agreed to debate — one hosted by Fox News.
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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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Axios:
Scoop: DeSantis' state-funded office hires ousted campaign aides
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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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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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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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New York Times:
Dianne Feinstein's Long Fight Over Control of Late Husband's Estate — As Dianne Feinstein, 90, struggles to function in the Senate, a dispute within her family over control of her late husband's estate is another difficult chapter at the end of a long career.
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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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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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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Montana GOP Senate candidate keeps his CEO job — but his company won't say how he avoids conflicts — Tim Sheehy's Bridger Aerospace, a major federal contractor, is all over his campaign ads as he simultaneously serves as CEO. Democrats have raised ethical concerns.
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 …
Blackface Blowup / TMZ.com:
Woman In Blackface Goes On Rant In Colorado Target And Starbucks — WOMAN IN BLACKFACE TERRORIZES TARGET, STARBUCKS … 11:43 AM PT — The Aurora PD tells TMZ Ersilia Campbell was taken into protective custody after determining she was unable to take care of herself.
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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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