memeorandum: Trump's mug shot will backfire in 2024 (MSNBC)

4:00 AM ET, August 27, 2023

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Trump's mug shot will backfire in 2024 — Trump thinks this is a political winner for him. But as New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told me this week, “independents hate it.” — Why the mug shot matters — This Georgia indictment is different for a whole host of reasons.

Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story, IJR, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, National Review, The Hill, NewsNation, Washington Post, New Republic, Wired, Washington Times and Digby's Hullabaloo

Erin Doherty / Axios:

Trump allies face ruinous cash squeeze after Georgia indictment … - “Even if you do some back-of-the envelope accounting, I'd think each motion filed is going to cost a defendant in the five figures minimum,” Caren Morrison, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York …

Discussion: Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Political Wire and Washington Post

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Trump raised $7.1 million after Georgia booking, mugshot — The former president raised $4.18 million on Friday alone, the single-highest 24 hour period of his campaign to date. — Donald Trump has turned his Georgia mugshot into a record-breaking fundraising haul.

Discussion: The Messenger, Raw Story, The Hill, ABC News, Breitbart, Bloomberg, Fox News, Reuters, CNN, Political Wire, DC Enquirer and NBC News

Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:

Trump Remains Russia's Favorite but This GOPer Is New No.2 — “The last time, we had installed President Trump for Americans, but our bet didn't quite work out. Why not try again?” one Russian host said about Vivek Ramaswamy. — In Russia, multiple indictments of former U.S. President …

Discussion: RT and Raw Story

Nick Robertson / The Hill:

Sununu says GOP hopefuls must ‘find separation’ from Trump: ‘They have to take it to him’ — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) called on Republican presidential candidates to go on the offense against the GOP frontrunner, former President Trump. — “I think they have to take it to him …

Discussion: KMUW, Washington Examiner, The Messenger and NPR

Jack Shafer / Politico:

Trump Can't Go Home Again — It's not the site that it used to be. And he's not the same man. — After surrendering on Thursday at an Atlanta jail to be booked on state felony charges alleging his involvement in a criminal conspiracy to void the 2020 presidential election …

Discussion: Raw Story, DC Enquirer, PJ Media, Boston Herald, One America News Network, The Wrap, Slate, CBS News, Fox News, Fortune, NPR, Al Jazeera and Metro.co.uk, more at Mediagazer »

ABC News:
14th Amendment, Section 3: A new legal battle against Trump takes shape

Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Beast, No More Mister Nice Blog, Breitbart, Election Law Blog, Progress Pond, Daily Kos, Palm Beach Post, HuffPost, The Federalist, Political Wire and Politico

Nick Robertson / The Hill:
GOP-backed groups fundraising off of Trump mug shot merchandise

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, HuffPost, Salon, TIME, Washington Times, Fox News, CBS News, Reuters, Forbes, HotAir and The Guardian

WJXT-TV:

Suspected shooter spotted at EWU before gunfire erupted at store on Kings Road, sources say — Shooter's parents contacted Clay County Sheriff's Office after finding manifesto: sources — Kendra Mazeke, Digital Content Producer — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The man suspected of killing numerous people …

Discussion: NPR, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, NewsNation, Fox News, Breitbart, Heavy.com, The Messenger, Odin's B-Log, WJXX-TV and NBC4 WCMH-TV

Associated Press:

A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say — Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city's mayor has told a television station. A city council member says the shooter is dead.

Discussion: ABC News, NBC News, Washington Post, WFLA-TV, RedState, KTLA, abc7NY, Associated Press, New York Post, New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, Reuters and Just The News

CNN:

3 people dead after gunman targeted Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, officials say — Three people were killed Saturday in a racially motivated attack after a gunman targeted Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, in one of several weekend shootings …

Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story, ABC News, Al Jazeera, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Florida Phoenix, RedState, Florida Politics, New York Times and Politico

Kim Chandler / Associated Press:

Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen — Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The Alabama attorney general's office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to set …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, HotAir and Twitchy

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show — The network quietly removed the story based on false claims from a congressman but did not apologize or run a correction — The U.S. Marine Corps went up to the highest levels of Fox News last month to challenge …

Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington's 60th anniversary — Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream.

Reuters:

US military personnel in Australia air crash, no deaths reported-media — Twenty-three U.S. Marines were injured during military exercises in northern Australia on Sunday, officials said, in a helicopter crash that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called “tragic”.

Discussion: NBC News, Fox News, Al Jazeera, NBC Los Angeles and The Messenger

New York Times:

The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch — A mysterious company has spent $800 million in an effort to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land. The people behind the deals are said to be a who's who of the tech industry.