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3:25 PM ET, August 15, 2023

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 things revealed by Trump's Georgia indictment  —  Donald Trump has been criminally charged for the fourth time this year, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis unveiling an indictment Monday night concerning Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in Georgia.
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Shawna Mizelle / CNN:
Who is Scott McAfee, the judge assigned to oversee Trump case in Georgia?  —  The newly leveled case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants accusing them of engaging in a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia has been assigned to a judge who is a lifelong Georgian.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump, 18 others indicted for trying to overthrow 2020 Georgia election  —  X  —  Former President Donald Trump and 18 allies were charged on Monday with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.  —  In a sweeping 98-page indictment handed up by a Fulton County grand jury …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Trump asks for hold on Jan. 6 lawsuit due to federal charges  —  Former President Trump is asking for a hold on a lawsuit related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol due to his federal charges.  —  The partner of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after responding …
Discussion: Slate and CNN
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
An early test for Georgia prosecutors: Trump's likely bid to take the case to federal court  —  He's virtually certain to try to transfer the case in hopes of a friendlier jury pool and the chance to draw one of his own judges.  —  One of the first big battles in the new racketeering case …
Insider:
Trump's 4 criminal cases, ranked in order of how screwed he is  — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in four separate criminal cases since leaving office.  — All the cases loom as he runs for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.  — Some are more threatening than others.
The Hill:
Meet the 18 people charged with Trump in Georgia indictment  —  Former President Trump was indicted in Georgia late Monday night on 13 charges ranging from making false statements and impersonating a public officer to conspiracy and racketeering — a charge generally reserved for organized crime.
Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Dershowitz slams GA indictment, says Trump used same tactics as Al Gore in 2000: not a ‘crime’  —  Trump was indicted in Georgia over his alleged effort to overturn the election results there  —  The former legal counsel for Al Gore who challenged - and lost - the presidential election results …
New York Times:
Georgia Case Lays the Ground for Parallel Prosecutions of Trump  —  The district attorney in Georgia and the special counsel converged on the same conclusion: that Mr. Trump and his allies “knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election.”
Discussion: Washington Post
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Debunking Trump's dishonest attacks against Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis
Discussion: Human Events
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Trump indictment underscores election security risk for 2024
Discussion: The Daily Dot
CBS News:
Carlos De Oliveira, Mar-a-Lago property manager, pleads not guilty in classified documents case
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Georgia Indictment Offers the Whole Picture
Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Arizona fake electors face legal jeopardy, experts say
Discussion: Raw Story
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's Fulton County indictment, unpacked
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Indictment, Part IV: A Spectacle That Has Become Surreally Routine
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Out of all indictments, Georgia is the most perilous threat to Trump
New York Times:
The Trump Georgia Indictment, Annotated
Associated Press:
Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling as former president faces 4th criminal case
NBC News:
Trump indictment live updates: Fulton County grand jury charges former president in Georgia
Discussion: Raw Story and UPI
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Trump is indicted in Georgia on charges of racketeering. What it means, what happens next
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Special counsel says Hunter Biden's gun deal is ‘withdrawn’ and invalid  —  Special counsel David Weiss said the deal his team previously reached with Hunter Biden to resolve a felony gun possession charge was never approved by a probation officer and is not binding.
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Lauren del Valle / CNN:
Former high-level FBI official pleads guilty in connection to scheme working for sanctioned Russian oligarch  —  The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI's New York field office pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy in connection to a scheme working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch in 2021.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New Hampshire 2024: DeSantis Fades, Trump Maintains Lead in Primary  —  Home Polls New Hampshire 2024: DeSantis Fades, Trump Maintains Lead in Primary  —  Kelly Ayotte Leads Joyce Craig in Potential Granite State Gubernatorial Matchup  —  A new Emerson College Polling survey …
Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says She Ate Magic Mushrooms During China Visit  —  “There was this delicious mushroom dish,” said Yellen.  —  LOADING  —  Janet Yellen said she thoroughly enjoyed her July trip to China — and a local meal that included magic mushrooms.
Media Matters for America:
Fox News contributor: “There is nothing wrong with saying over the phone, hey I need to find 11,000 votes.  That's not criminal.  That's just speech.”  —  THE LATEST  —  Trump's Georgia indictment shows the perilous power of the right-wing fever swamp
Discussion: Fox News
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton expresses ‘profound sadness’ over indictments  —  In an interview on MSNBC, Hillary Clinton said she feels “profound sadness” that the U.S. has a former president who has faced indictments “that went right to the heart of whether or not our democracy would survive.”
emptywheel:
The Various Kinds of Georgia Crimes in the RICO Indictment  —  There's so much good reporting out of Georgia that I'm going to mostly leave close coverage of the Georgia case to them going forward.  —  But the Georgia prosecution will interact with Jack Smith's ongoing investigation in interesting ways.
Discussion: USA Today and Mediaite
 
 
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