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1:46 AM ET, August 16, 2023

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Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump, allies will be booked at Fulton County Jail, sheriff says  —  X  —  Former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants will be booked at the Fulton County Jail, the sheriff's office said Tuesday.  —  “At this point, based on guidance received from the District Attorney's office …
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New York Times:
Trump Plans to Release 100-Page Report on Georgia Election Fraud Claims  —  Liz Harrington, a communications aide described as a true believer in the former president's lies about a stolen election, helped prepare the report.  Mr. Trump said he would release it on Monday.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump stiffed his alleged co-conspirators, whose false claims brought in $250 million  — Several of former President Donald Trump's allies who are now facing criminal charges for helping him try to overturn the results of the 2020 election were never paid by the Trump political operation for work they did in late 2020.
Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
This Indictment Hits Different  —  LATE MONDAY NIGHT, a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia handed down a sweeping 98-page indictment against Donald Trump and 18 others—including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and lawyers Jeffrey Clark, Kenneth Chesebro, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, and Rudy Giuliani.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Moye / HuffPost:
Kimberly Guilfoyle Cites John Gotti To Defend Trump, Makes The Opposite Point She Intended  —  The conservative media personality seemed to inadvertently suggest that Gotti, an infamous mobster, was less of a criminal than Trump.  —  LOADING  —  Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Following Trump indictment, agency moves on investigation of Lt. Gov. Jones  —  A state agency is moving ahead with plans that will determine whether Lt. Gov. Burt Jones faces criminal charges as part of a scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.Jones is one of 30 people …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Georgia court offers new explanation for ‘fictitious’ indictment posted before Trump charges  —  A document describing charges in the indictment against Trump and 18 others appeared briefly online before the grand jury voted  —  The Fulton County, Georgia Clerk's Office is offering …
New York Times:
Why the Fani Willis Prosecution of Donald Trump Is Indispensable  —  Mr. Eisen is a co-author of “Fulton County, Georgia's Trump Investigation,” a Brookings report on the Fulton County district attorney's investigation.  Ms. Copeland is a criminal defense and appellate attorney in Savannah, Ga.
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / New Republic:
We Will Finally Get a Trump Mugshot With Georgia Indictment … Donald Trump has been indicted for a fourth time in Georgia—this time for helping to lead a “criminal racketeering enterprise” in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  —  This case is the first indictment where we may get a mugshot of the former president.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Greg Gutfeld Lets Loose: Trump 'Doesn't Deserve Any of This'
Washington Post:
In Georgia and federal indictments, two vastly different approaches
Mike Allen / Axios:
The indictment Trump feared most
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton expresses ‘profound sadness’ over indictments
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Trump asks for hold on Jan. 6 lawsuit due to federal charges
Discussion: Slate and CNN
Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Arizona fake electors face legal jeopardy, experts say
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Dershowitz slams GA indictment, says Trump used same tactics as Al Gore in 2000: not a ‘crime’
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Trump indictment underscores election security risk for 2024
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 things revealed by Trump's Georgia indictment
ABC News:
Mark Meadows seeks to move Fulton County election case to federal court  —  The former chief of staff was indicted with Trump and 17 others on Monday.  —  Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows officially filed Tuesday to move the case brought against him by Fulton County District …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Mark Meadows is ‘playing all sides’ trying to get out of trouble: Legal expert  —  Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has “played all sides” as he tried to avoid prosecution for his involvement in the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, argued former federal prosecutor Harry Litman …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Elon Musk's X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes  —  The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times, Facebook and other sites Musk commonly attacks, a Washington Post analysis found
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Entire police force in Minnesota city resigns over pay concerns  —  A small city in southeast Minnesota is without a police force after its chief and officers resigned over low pay.  —  Goodhue — population 1,250, according to the 2020 census — accepted the resignation of its police chief …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Special counsel obtained Trump DMs despite ‘momentous’ bid by Twitter to delay, unsealed filings show  —  Judge Beryl Howell lit into Twitter for taking steps to give Donald Trump advance notice about the search warrant.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith obtained an extraordinary array of data …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
DOJ: Government did not ‘renege’ on Hunter Biden plea deal  —  In a Tuesday filing, federal prosecutors working on the case against President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, said they “did not renege” on a previous plea agreement with the younger Biden.  —  Hunter Biden and his legal team alleged …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Hunter Biden's top lawyer asks to withdraw from case
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Singer Put Target on Blast for Racism but No One's Buying It  —  Baby Storme is copping backlash online after claiming a Target employee was “racist” for refusing to let her film a “flash mob” dance video in one of its stores without permission.  —  Singer Baby Storme has blasted Target …
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.
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