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11:50 AM ET, August 15, 2023

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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 …
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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.
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.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's Fulton County indictment, unpacked  —  🚨 Special offer for a special 5-edition week of Public Notice!  🚨 I'm offering free trials to all new signups.  Just click the button below.  —  Subscribe now  —  This newsletter is reader-supported and funded entirely by paid subscribers …
Washington Post:
Trump charged in Georgia 2020 election probe, his fourth indictment  —  ATLANTA — Former president Donald Trump and 18 others were criminally charged in Georgia on Monday in connection with efforts to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory in the state, according to an indictment made public late Monday night.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Georgia Indictment Offers the Whole Picture  —  Fani Willis filed charges against Donald Trump and 18 others, alleging a sweeping scheme to overturn the 2020 election.  —  If justice is blind, she sometimes heads down unpredictable paths.  For example, only in Donald Trump's fourth felony indictment …
The Hill:
The Hill's Morning Report — Trump, advisers charged with Georgia election scheme  —  Editor's note: The Hill's Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington's agenda.  To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below.  —  Close  —  Thank you for signing up!
New York Times:
The Trump Georgia Indictment, Annotated  —  A grand jury in Fulton County, Ga., on Monday unveiled the fourth criminal indictment of former President Donald J. Trump.  Like a federal indictment earlier this month, this one concerns Mr. Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Discussion: Townhall, The Hill and The Guardian
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Indictment, Part IV: A Spectacle That Has Become Surreally Routine  —  The former president has sought to systematically drain the suspense from his criminal cases.  But the Trial(s) of the Century loom.  —  Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, has covered the past five presidents, including Donald J. Trump.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Debunking Trump's dishonest attacks against Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
How a law associated with mobsters could be central in possible charges against Trump
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Trump is indicted in Georgia on charges of racketeering. What it means, what happens next
Johnathan Jones / The Western Journal:
Georgia Court Website Posts Document with 13 Charges Against Trump - And Then Deletes It
Associated Press:
Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling as former president faces 4th criminal case
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Out of all indictments, Georgia is the most perilous threat to Trump
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Finger-pointing begins inside Trump team over Jan. 6 indictment
Discussion: The Messenger and Vanity Fair
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Hunter Biden attorney withdraws from tax case citing potential role as witness  —  Hunter Biden attorney Christopher Clark is withdrawing from representing the president's son in a Delaware probe, pointing to a continuing legal battle over a plea agreement in the tax case that dissolved before it could be approved by a judge.
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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 …
Michael A. Fletcher / ESPN:
‘Blind Side’ subject Oher alleges Tuohys made millions off lie  —  Retired NFL star Michael Oher, whose supposed adoption out of grinding poverty by a wealthy, white family was immortalized in the 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” petitioned a Tennessee court Monday with allegations that a central element …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Arkansas rejects AP African American Studies, cites Arkansas law on “prohibited topics”  —  The Arkansas Department of Education (DOE) abruptly rejected AP African American Studies, saying the course may violate Arkansas law.  “The department encourages the teaching of all American history …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Marjorie Taylor Greene is out but not down  —  The Georgia member of Congress was booted from the Freedom Caucus, but it hasn't hurt her standing back home.  —  It wasn't long ago that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's political future looked shaky.  —  The Georgia Republican-MAGA firebrand suffered …
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: Mediaite and USA Today
 
 
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