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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Security increases for judge assigned to Donald Trump's January 6 criminal case — Security for the federal judge assigned to oversee the criminal case against former President Donald Trump over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election has been increased in the federal courthouse in Washington, DC.
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Exclusive: Trump ally Bernie Kerik meets with special counsel investigators — Donald Trump ally Bernie Kerik met Monday with special counsel Jack Smith's investigators who are handling the probe related to the 2020 election aftermath and the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump objects to strict limits on sharing evidence in election interference case — In a new court filing, his legal team said prosecutors' proposed restrictions are too onerous. — Donald Trump argued Monday that he should be allowed to share evidence in his latest criminal case with …
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Judge asks prosecutors to justify use of 2 grand juries in Trump documents case — Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Monday asked federal prosecutors to explain the use of grand juries in Florida and Washington in the classified documents case against Donald Trump even though charges were filed in South Florida.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump and his new lawyer are not on the same page about judge's recusal — The former president's public statements are already diverging from the advice of his newest lawyer, John Lauro. — Donald Trump blared Sunday morning that his legal team would be “immediately asking for recusal” …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Judge dismisses Trump's defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll — A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed Donald Trump's defamation counterclaim against the writer E. Jean Carroll, handing a fresh legal defeat to the former president as he seeks another White House term.
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Amanda Terkel / NBC News:
‘Of course he lost’: Ron DeSantis rejects Trump's 2020 election claims — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday rejected Donald Trump's claim that he was the true winner of the 2020 presidential election in his most forceful comments to date on the matter. — “Whoever puts their hand …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan subpoenaed in Fulton's Trump probe
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan subpoenaed in Fulton's Trump probe
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Ankush Khardori / New York Magazine:
The Pelosi Factor … If you were going to draw up a list of the people most responsible …
The Pelosi Factor … If you were going to draw up a list of the people most responsible …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A majority of Americans think the Trump probes are about 2024
A majority of Americans think the Trump probes are about 2024
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Jill Martin / TODAY.com:
Exclusive: DeSantis talks Trump, 2024, pro-life policies
Exclusive: DeSantis talks Trump, 2024, pro-life policies
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Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
Will Trump's Social Media Behavior Cost Him in Court?
Will Trump's Social Media Behavior Cost Him in Court?
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Dawn White / WXIA-TV:
Fulton County insiders expect former President Donald Trump to be indicted this week in Georgia
Fulton County insiders expect former President Donald Trump to be indicted this week in Georgia
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
There's a Good Reason Trump Aides Don't Think the New Indictment Is a Joke
There's a Good Reason Trump Aides Don't Think the New Indictment Is a Joke
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Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Pelosi says Trump winning in 2024 would put a ‘criminal enterprise in the White House’
Pelosi says Trump winning in 2024 would put a ‘criminal enterprise in the White House’
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Eastman, awaiting potential indictment, asks judge to postpone his disbarment proceedings — The lawyer who advised Donald Trump in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6 is known as “co-conspirator 2” in the special counsel's newest case. — Attorney John Eastman, an architect of Donald Trump's …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
The Secret Hand Behind the Women Who Stood by Cuomo? His Sister. — For nearly two years, Madeline Cuomo back channeled with grass-roots activists to help smear her brother's accusers. He was “seeing everything,” she told his defenders. — The menacing posts began cropping up on Twitter …
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emptywheel:
Judge Cannon Blows Off Concerns about Walt Nauta's Conflicted Representation — Before I attempt to explain the substance of the order that Aileen Cannon issued in response to DOJ's request for a Garcia hearing, let me point out how it looks on the docket. — Before DOJ filed its motion …
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SSU detains russian informant preparing enemy air strike on Mykolaiv region during President's visit (video) — The SSU has detained an informant of russian intelligence services who on the eve of the visit of the President of Ukraine to Mykolaiv oblast was collecting information on the planned events.
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Mike Florio / NBCSports.com:
Texans minority owner Javier Loya faces rape charge in Kentucky — Javier Loya, a successful Houston businessman and a minority owner of the Texans since 2002, faces multiple criminal charges in Kentucky. — PFT has learned that Loya faces one count of first-degree rape …
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NBC News:
Leader of Texas' largest county takes leave from job for treatment of clinical depression — Lina Hidalgo was just 27 years old and had never previously held elected office when she pulled a stunning upset in 2018, jolting her to national attention. — HOUSTON — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo …
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Hillary Rodham Clinton / The Atlantic:
The Weaponization of Loneliness — To defend America against those who would exploit our social disconnection, we need to rebuild our communities. — The question that preoccupied me and many others over much of the past eight years is how our democracy became so susceptible to a would-be strongman and demagogue.
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Bloomberg:
Argentina's Next President Is on a Collision Course With Hyperinflation … With inflation at 116%, Argentina feels like a country careening out of control. The big question in this weekend's presidential ballot is who, if anyone, can avert a crash. — For millions of voters …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
John Eastman shows the path from misinformation to revolution — Tom Klingenstein is a major donor to Republican political candidates and the chairman of the board of directors of the right-wing Claremont Institute. It is not entirely clear which of those roles spurred his recent interview …
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Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Some conservatives have surprising ‘Barbie’ take despite criticisms of liberal agenda — ‘Barbie’ surpassed $1 billion in global box office sales, despite ‘woke’ claims — Some conservatives are standing by the film “Barbie,” despite criticisms and reviews that blasted the blockbuster film for an allegedly liberal agenda.
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Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
The Mystery Behind Russia's Secret VIP Flight to North Korea — The stealthy military flight comes a week after Russia's defense minister visited Pyongyang with the goal of convincing North Korea to boost weapons sales to Moscow. — A Russian military plane made a mysterious trip to Pyongyang on August 1, according to flight radar.
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
G.O.P. Contenders Feed Voter Distrust in Courts, Schools and Military — As Donald J. Trump has escalated his attacks on the justice system and other core institutions, his competitors for the Republican nomination have followed his lead. — Ron DeSantis says the military is more interested …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll dismissed, DA can get deposition — A federal judge dismissed a counterclaim by Donald Trump against the writer E. Jean Carroll in her pending lawsuit that accuses him of defaming her after she wrote that he had raped her.
CNN:
Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd's murder sentenced to over 4 years in prison — Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd's fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday …