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5:20 PM ET, August 16, 2023

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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Majority Of Americans Say Trump Should Be Prosecuted On Federal Criminal Charges Linked To 2020 Election, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; DeSantis Slips, Trump Widens Lead In GOP Primary  —  mail_outline  —  In the wake of a federal indictment accusing former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: CNBC, The Hill, NBC News and Political Wire
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Associated Press:
Americans are divided along party lines over Trump's actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows  —  Donald Trump and 18 allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.  There is no shortage of logistical challenges raised by the sprawling racketeering indictment.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
The ‘brains’ behind fake Trump electors was once a liberal Democrat  —  Kenneth Chesebro, a Harvard-trained lawyer, may be the least well known of the main players in Trump's federal and Georgia indictments  —  VEGA ALTA, Puerto Rico — The blinds were drawn at a handsome villa …
Adam Wren / Politico:
Pence: ‘The Georgia election was not stolen’
Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
What's Actually New in the Georgia Indictment?
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump indictment forces a GOP reckoning on 2020
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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CNN:
Fulton County district attorney wants Trump trial to begin March 4, 2024  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked a judge to set a trial date of March 4, 2024, for former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants.  —  Willis also asked to schedule arraignments …
Discussion: NBC News
New York Times:
In Georgia Case Against Trump, a Trial as Soon as March Could Be a Stretch
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
DA seeks March 4 trial date for Trump Georgia election case
CNN:
Trump expected to be booked at Fulton County jail, sheriff says
NBC News:
Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online  —  A fringe website featured the purported names and addresses of the Fulton County grand jury that indicted Trump and 18 others for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  —  ATLANTA — The purported names …
New York Times:
Santos Aide Who Impersonated McCarthy Staff Member Faces Federal Charges  —  The aide, Samuel Miele, was accused of impersonating the staff member in fund-raising appeals and was charged with wire fraud and identity theft.  —  A campaign associate of Representative George Santos …
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The Hill:   Santos fundraiser charged with impersonating House leadership aide
Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
US appeals court rules to restrict abortion pill use  —  A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, partially upholding a lower court ruling that alarmed abortion advocates and pharmaceutical companies.  —  The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court …
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Washington Post:
Appeals court embraces abortion-pill limits, sets up Supreme Court review  —  The Supreme Court has ruled that mifepristone, a key abortion drug, will remain available for now under existing rules while litigation continues  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday said it would restrict access …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis slips to lowest level of support in Quinnipiac 2024 polling  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's support in the Republican presidential primary slipped to its lowest level this year, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday.
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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
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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: The Bulwark and Associated Press
Reuters:
Pakistan crowd vandalises churches, torches homes after blasphemy accusation  —  A Muslim crowd attacked a Christian community in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, vandalising several churches and setting scores of houses on fire after accusing two of its members of desecrating the Koran, police and community leaders said.
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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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump refusal to sign loyalty pledge puts RNC in bind
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and Florida Politics
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Georgia Indictment Joins Totalitarian Tradition of Mass Trials of Political Opposition
Discussion: The Hill
Rob Bluey / The Daily Signal:
Trump Takes 47-Point Lead Over Republican Field as Ramaswamy Surges to Second
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Boston University hires Harvard disinformation scholar Joan Donovan
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