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11:45 AM ET, August 17, 2023

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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Top Georgia Republicans dismiss pro-Trump calls to change pardon rules  —  X  —  Georgia's most powerful Republican politicians rejected pro-Donald Trump calls to change the state constitution to give the governor direct authority to pardon those convicted of crimes.
Discussion: Raw Story and NPR
Washington Examiner:
The Georgia indictment is the biggest threat to democracy yet  —  Trust in America's institutions is at an all-time low.  Partisan hostility is high and growing.  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's political indictment of not just former President Donald Trump but 18 other Republicans …
Discussion: Vox, The Guardian and The Daily Beast
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Indicted Ex-Trump Official's Weird ‘Witches’ Gripe Gets The Treatment Online
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
NBC News:
Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online
Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Texas woman charged with threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump case, Democratic congresswoman  —  Abigail Jo Shry, of Alvin, Texas, is accused of threatening to harm U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).  —  WASHINGTON — A Texas woman faces federal charges …
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Associated Press:
Texas woman accused of threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump election case and a congresswoman
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:   Woman Charged After Racist Tirade Threatening to Kill D.C. Trump Judge
emptywheel:
As Xitter's Lawyer Stalled DOJ, Elon Musk Met with Jim Jordan (Twice!) and Kevin McCarthy  —  Elon Musk has been eerily quiet about being held in contempt by Beryl Howell since the DC Circuit opinion was first released on August 9.  —  It's not like him to pass up the opportunity to make an obnoxious comment.
Washington Post:
Why Democrat Dean Phillips says Biden shouldn't run  —  The Minnesota Democrat said he is worried a Biden candidacy will lead to another Donald Trump presidency  —  Rep. Dean Phillips has nothing but good things to say about President Biden's time in office, supporting his policies …
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Associated Press:
Biden's approval rating on the economy stagnates despite slowing inflation, AP-NORC poll shows
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Celebrates Inflation Reduction Act's Effects on Law's First Anniversary
CNN:
Rudy Giuliani made desperate appeal to Trump to pay his legal bills in Mar-a-Lago meeting  —  With his attorney in tow, Rudy Giuliani traveled to Mar-a-Lago in recent months on a mission to make a personal and desperate appeal to former President Donald Trump to pay his legal bills.
New York Times:
Defend Trump and ‘Hammer’ Ramaswamy: DeSantis Allies Reveal Debate Strategy  —  Hundreds of pages of blunt advice, memos and internal polling were posted online by the main super PAC backing the Florida governor, offering an extraordinary glimpse into his operation's thinking.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
You Could See The Appeals Court Ruling on the Abortion Pill Coming From a Mile Away  —  Now, all the lawyers seeking to ban mifepristone will need to do is talk very fast and use the word “abortifacient” a lot.  —  Cassandra got a very raw deal.  She was always right and her curse …
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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
US appeals court rules to restrict abortion pill use
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Will Trump have his mug shot taken?  —  X  —  Will Donald Trump have his mug shot taken by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office?  He's been spared that indignity in all three of his previous criminal cases.  —  But that might change now that he's been charged in Georgia.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
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New York Times:
Trump Allies Likely to Be Booked at Notorious Atlanta Jail
Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
Clues point to identities of ‘unindicted co-conspirators’ in alleged Coffee County breach  —  The wide-ranging indictment of former president Donald Trump in Georgia accuses four of his supporters of conspiring to copy and distribute data from elections equipment in rural Coffee County …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Democrat asks Oversight chair to refer former Commanders owner Dan Snyder to DOJ  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is asking the chair of the House Oversight Committee to refer former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder for federal prosecution, alleging the businessman lied under oath in congressional testimony last year.
Bloomberg:
Credit Suisse's Nazi Probe Did Not Review All Available Records, Report Says  —  US Set to Escalate Claim Mexico Corn Policy Violates Trade Deal  —  'Don't You Remember Me?'  The Crypto Hell on the Other Side of a Spam Text  —  A Conversation With Henry Kissinger at 100 Years
Insider:
Rudy Giuliani pocketed $300,000 from farmers investing in anti-Biden documentary that was never made, lawsuit claims  — A lawsuit claims Rudy Giuliani was paid $300,000 while pitching investors on an anti-Biden film.  — Giuliani allegedly said it would be a “kill shot” that would sink Joe Biden's campaign.
CNN:
Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content  —  New York CNN —  At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Hurricane Hilary could be first tropical storm to hit California in 84 years  —  Tropical Storm Hilary strengthened into a hurricane Thursday, with forecasters warning it could potentially bring devastating rainfall and high winds to Southern California this weekend.
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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 …
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Medical school professor says children can be ‘gender hybrids’ like a ‘gender minotaur’  —  A professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine reportedly said children can identify as “gender hybrid” and compared them to the minotaur, a mythological creature.
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