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Associated Press:
Americans are divided along party lines over Trump's actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows — Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of President Donald Trump's actions in the most recent criminal cases brought against him, a new poll shows …
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Anna Bower / Default:
What the Heck Happened in Coffee County, Georgia? — A detailed look back at the computer intrusion that features prominently in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's election interference indictment — Meet The Authors — Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With
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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.
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Washington Post:
In Georgia and federal indictments, two vastly different approaches
In Georgia and federal indictments, two vastly different approaches
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Georgia Lawyer Donated to Fani Willis' DA Campaign
Trump's Georgia Lawyer Donated to Fani Willis' DA Campaign
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Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
This Indictment Hits Different
This Indictment Hits Different
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Kemp and floats VP, Senate bids — Since Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicted former President Donald Trump for interfering in Georgia's 2020 election, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been on the attack.The conservative firebrand …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Pence: ‘The Georgia election was not stolen’ — The former vice president is leaning into his resistance to Trump's efforts to overturn the election. — INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Pence said Wednesday that the Georgia election was not stolen in 2020, leaning into his role on Jan. 6 …
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Matt Berg / Politico:
Marjorie Taylor Greene floats Senate run, says she's open to being Trump's VP
Marjorie Taylor Greene floats Senate run, says she's open to being Trump's VP
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Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump, allies will be booked at Fulton County Jail, sheriff says
BREAKING: Trump, allies will be booked at Fulton County Jail, sheriff says
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Vivek Ramaswamy Dodges Fox News' Grilling On Trump's Possible Guilt In Georgia
Vivek Ramaswamy Dodges Fox News' Grilling On Trump's Possible Guilt In Georgia
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Greg Gutfeld Lets Loose: Trump 'Doesn't Deserve Any of This'
Greg Gutfeld Lets Loose: Trump 'Doesn't Deserve Any of This'
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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New York Times:
Special Counsel Obtained Trump's Direct Messages on Twitter — The nature of the messages or who exactly wrote them remained unclear, but it was a revelation that such messages were associated with the former president's account. — The federal prosecutors who charged former President Donald J. Trump …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sinema takes on Schumer, Jeffries and the White House over the border — Border-state Democrats are frustrated to see New York claim most of a recent migrant relief infusion. But Arizona's formerly Democratic senator is speaking out the loudest. — When the Biden administration doled …
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Politico:
Dems start laughing off House GOP's Trump protection push — FOUR INDICTMENTS AND AN EXPUNGEMENT? — House Republicans first flirted with nullifying Donald Trump's impeachments back when the former president faced only two indictments. Now that number has doubled, and the manager …
CNN:
Giuliani struggling under massive legal bills after defending Trump — Rudy Giuliani is staring down hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills and sanctions amid numerous lawsuits in addition to the new criminal charges - related to his work for Donald Trump after the 2020 election.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump stiffed his alleged co-conspirators, whose false claims brought in $250 million
Trump stiffed his alleged co-conspirators, whose false claims brought in $250 million
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Mike Pence for President:
Protecting and Expanding Federalism — When crafting the Constitution, America's founding fathers took care to include strong checks and balances that limit the power of the federal government and protect our rights. Essential to this revolutionary system of government was the concept of federalism …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose fires press secretary over tweets criticizing Trump — The dismissal of Rob Nichols comes as LaRose seeks Trump's endorsement in a competitive GOP Senate primary. — CLEVELAND — An official spokesperson for Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is out of a job …
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The White House:
Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the President and First Lady Traveling to Hawaii — The President and First Lady will travel to Maui on Monday, August 21 to meet with first responders, survivors, as well as federal, state, and local officials, in the wake of deadly wildfires on the island.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker apologizes for ‘religious freedom’ tweet — A Republican lawmaker apologized Tuesday for a “religious freedom” tweet he posted earlier that day after receiving backlash from both sides of the aisle. — Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) asked Lizzie Marbach, director of communications …
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Washington Examiner:
Democrats' climate distraction won't stop Hawaii wildfires — President Joe Biden can't be bothered to disrupt his beach vacation to even comment on, let alone visit, the most deadly wildfires in over 100 years, but that didn't stop other Democrats from blaming the carnage in Maui on climate change.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Manchin vows to fight implementation of IRA as ‘radical climate agenda’ — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday said he will keep up his battle against the Biden administration and officials who seek to “undermine” the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as part of their “radical climate agenda” …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump refusal to sign loyalty pledge puts RNC in bind — Former President Trump's refusal to sign the Republican National Committee's loyalty pledge is putting the organization in a bind as next week's GOP primary debate approaches. — Trump said he wouldn't sign the pledge last week …
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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
Mark Meadows is ‘playing all sides’ trying to get out of trouble: Legal expert
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