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10:40 AM ET, February 17, 2024

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Abdallah Fayyad / Vox:
Trump is suddenly in need of a lot of cash.  That's everyone's problem.  —  The former president was just ordered to pay $355 million in his New York fraud case, bringing the tally this year to nearly half a billion dollars in civil damages.  —  Two recent verdicts have now left Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
Trump Ordered to Pay $355 Million and Barred From New York Business  —  The ruling in Donald J. Trump's civil fraud case could cost him all his available cash.  The judge said that the former president's “complete lack of contrition” bordered on pathological.
Slate:
Trump and His Family Are Fined $355 Million for Fraud—and a Lack of Remorse That “Borders on Pathological”  —  The ruling, if upheld, marks the end of the Trump Organization as we know it.  —  New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ordered Donald Trump to pay $355 million in fines …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Haley warns Trump could try to use RNC as ‘piggy bank’ if reelected  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley warned that former President Trump is using the Republican National Committee (RNC) to pay for his legal fees, and will continue to do so if reelected.
Discussion: Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and BizPac Review
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
For Donald Trump, the Recriminations Will Be Televised  —  The former president's trials aren't being aired.  That isn't stopping him from turning them into a political reality show.  —  The civil-fraud case against Donald J. Trump's businesses in New York, in which he was ordered to pay a penalty of $355 million, was not televised.
Discussion: Althouse
Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Invites Trump to Observe ‘Real War’ at Frontlines  — Former president has questioned US commitment to NATO alliance  — Ukrainian leader in Germany at Munich Security Conference  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy invited Donald Trump to travel with him to the frontlines …
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Trump's hubris has brought about the downfall of his family's business empire  —  Even the giant fortune Trump inherited from his father did not stop him from steering the family's dynasty on to the rocks  —  Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling on Friday concludes the nearly century-long history …
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
NBC News:
Judge fines Donald Trump more than $350 million, bars him from running businesses in N.Y. for three years
Associated Press:
Verdict in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial expected Friday, capping busy week of court action
Reuters:
Trump hit with $354.9 million penalty, 3-year ban in NY civil fraud case
Fox News:
Trump barred from operating business, ordered to pay over $350 million in NY civil fraud case
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Donald Trump ordered to pay over $350m in New York financial fraud case
NBC News:
Judge fines Donald Trump more than $360 million, bars him from running businesses in N.Y. for three years
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In civil fraud case, judge fines Trump more than $350 million
Discussion: Raw Story, DNyuz and Political Wire
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Romney rules out voting for Trump, citing court's sexual abuse finding in Carroll case
Discussion: BizPac Review and Deseret News
Maura Reynolds / Politico:
'I Have to Say Goodbye.  But I Don't Want to Go to Jail.'  —  One of Navalny's closest friends mourns his death, and Russia's future.  —  Alexei Navalny didn't want to be a martyr.  What he wanted, according to Yevgenia Albats, one of his closest friends, was to lead his country.
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Politico:
U.S. outrage at Navalny's death turns into a rallying cry
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
No, Donald Trump is not America's Navalny
Politico:
Biden, lawmakers hammer Ukraine aid holdouts after Navalny death
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Which came first, the Biden age concerns or the coverage of them?  —  It is immediately obvious why the White House pushed back as hard as it did on a draft of a report from special counsel Robert Hur summarizing his investigation into President Biden's possession of classified materials.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
GOP suffers ‘most spectacular embarrassment imaginable’ in anti-Biden case
Lawrence K. Altman / STAT:   I've reported on the health of every president since Reagan. Here's what I think about Trump and Biden
Ken Tran / USA Today:
Ex-FBI official sentenced to over two years for hiding payment from Albanian businessman  —  WASHINGTON - A former top FBI counterintelligence official was sentenced on Friday to 28 months in prison for concealing at least $225,000 he took from an Albanian businessperson with ties to the Albanian government.
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Matt Binder / Mashable:
The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests  —  These numbers are legitimately shocking. … Also riding high from the big game?  Elon Musk's X. The company formerly known as Twitter published its own press release …
Discussion: Air Mail
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Transfers Approximately $500,000 in Forfeited Russian Funds to Estonia for Benefit of Ukraine  —  For Immediate Release  —  Estonia to Support Ukraine Using Funds Forfeited by United States After Interception of Sophisticated Military-Grade Machinery Bound for Russia; Defendant in Scheme Separately Pleads Guilty
Discussion: Bloomberg
Washington Post:
‘Star witness’ mostly silent in hearing to disqualify Fani Willis  —  ATLANTA — A man billed as the “star witness” in the case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) took the stand Friday and acknowledged he exchanged text messages about Willis with the defense attorney …
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
GOP House chair: Johnson has no way out of Ukraine floor vote  —  The GOP chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee was bullish Friday on the chamber delivering U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, despite the “brainwashing” of some within his caucus who oppose foreign spending …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Plans to Send Weapons to Israel Amid Biden Push for Cease-Fire Deal
Molly Beck / Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin fake elector tells ‘60 Minutes’ he was afraid of Trump supporters
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Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:
Republicans to parents: Let us peep at your kid's vagina before we let them play sports
Discussion: Twitchy
The Conversation:
Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students
Discussion: The Conversation
 

 
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