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11:50 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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Olivia Alafriz / Politico:
Haley: RNC shouldn't be Trump's ‘piggy bank’  —  Yesterday's civil fraud trial verdict, along with interest and his other civil judgments, means Trump is on the hook for over $500 million.  —  Nikki Haley said she is less concerned about Donald Trump's legal troubles than how the former president planned …
Discussion: BizPac Review
Erica Orden / Politico:
Can Trump pay?  What if he doesn't?  Here's what to know about Trump's massive civil judgments.  —  He's now on the hook for nearly a half-billion dollars across three civil cases.  These are the rules for when and how he must pay.  —  NEW YORK — A seven-figure verdict, an eight-figure verdict and, now, a nine-figure verdict.
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.
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: The Guardian, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
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 …
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Trump's legal debts top a half-billion dollars.  Will he have to pay?  —  A New York judge has ordered Donald Trump and his companies to pay $355 million.  The judge found they engaged in a years-long scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated his wealth.  (Feb. 16)
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
New York Times:
Trump Ordered to Pay $355 Million and Barred From New York Business
Reuters:
Trump hit with $354.9 million penalty, 3-year ban in NY civil fraud case
Associated Press:
Verdict in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial expected Friday, capping busy week of court action
Fox News:
Trump barred from operating business, ordered to pay over $350 million in NY civil fraud case
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump attorneys blasts $355 million verdict against him
Discussion: DNyuz, RedState and CNN
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Judge: Trump Org defendants' ‘complete’ lack of contrition ‘borders on pathological’
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Donald Trump ordered to pay over $350m in New York financial fraud case
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
NBC News:
Trump campaign scrambles over abortion ban report as Democrats seize the moment
NBC News:
Judge fines Donald Trump more than $360 million, bars him from running businesses in N.Y. for three years
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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.
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
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 and Euromaidan Press
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 …
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 …
 
 
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