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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Visibly Distressed Putin Pals Shaken Up by Trump Verdict — ‘THEY WRONGED OUR DONALD’ — Kremlin state TV propagandists couldn't hide dismay over Trump's conviction but they confirmed that Russia is still desperate for him to win back the White House. — Russian state-controlled media …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Johnson urges Supreme Court to “step in” on Trump verdict … - Trump's legal team has said they plan to appeal, though they would first have to go through New York appellate courts before reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. … - “I think that the Justices on the court - I know many of them personally …
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump Bungled the Trial — A conviction wasn't inevitable. — It may not have been the trial that the country deserves, but it's the trial that we got. — On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to become a convicted felon thanks to a jury of 12 New Yorkers.
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Jacob Kaye / Queens Daily Eagle:
Queens man convicted — Former Jamaica Estates resident Donald Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury on Thursday of 34 counts of falsifying business records in an effort to cover up a sex scandal he feared would ruin his chances of winning the 2016 presidential election.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
‘I Want To See Lists of Which Democrats Are Going to Prison’ — It's a different world than the one we woke up in yesterday: Donald Trump has been convicted on all charges in his New York hush money/business records trial. The rest of the cases against him might not be wrapped up before the November election—or ever, if he wins.
Reuters:
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict — Supporters of former President Donald Trump, enraged by his conviction on 34 felony counts by a New York jury, flooded pro-Trump websites with calls for riots, revolution and violent retribution.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump will likely be allowed to vote, despite felony convictions — The former president is expected to remain eligible because he was convicted in New York, where felon voting laws are more lenient than in Republican-dominated Florida. — Thousands of Florida residents lose their right …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A possibility many Republicans won't consider: Trump did something wrong — What if the indictments and the investigations were not, as Trump insists, political attacks but, instead, a valid response to Trump's actions? — When Alvin Bragg first announced his candidacy to serve …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Guilt Complex: Trump's Felony Convictions Are a Big Political Problem — Even for a politician who skates away from scandal, this week complicates Trump's path to election. — Yes, it's obviously true that a 34-count felony conviction would be enough to demolish the career of any normal politician.
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Elie Honig / New York Magazine:
Prosecutors Got Trump — But They Contorted the Law — The first time I ever took a jury verdict, I almost passed out. I was a brand-new prosecutor, 29 years old, and had just given my first closing argument a few days earlier. Since then, the trial team and I had been whiling away our time …
New York Times:
Donald Trump, Felon — In a humble courtroom in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, a former president and current Republican standard-bearer was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The jury's decision, and the facts presented at the trial, offer yet another reminder …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Stunning Guilty Verdict Shatters His Aura of Invincibility — One of the most bizarre things about the Donald Trump era has been the persistence of his aura of invincibility. Trump, who never reads books but somehow harbors deep knowledge of what history tells us about how autocrats succeed, cultivates this aura relentlessly.
Axios:
America's seething right
America's seething right
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
At a Moment of National Trauma, Biden Feels Compelled to Stay on the Sidelines
At a Moment of National Trauma, Biden Feels Compelled to Stay on the Sidelines
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
RFK Jr. slams Trump verdict: ‘Profoundly undemocratic’
RFK Jr. slams Trump verdict: ‘Profoundly undemocratic’
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Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump gets a SIX-POINT bump in approval after being found guilty on 34 counts according to snap Daily Mail poll: ‘I think it was a waste of taxpayer money’
Donald Trump gets a SIX-POINT bump in approval after being found guilty on 34 counts according to snap Daily Mail poll: ‘I think it was a waste of taxpayer money’
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Bloomberg:
Wall Street Billionaires Are Rushing to Back Trump, Verdict Be Damned
Wall Street Billionaires Are Rushing to Back Trump, Verdict Be Damned
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Is Absolutely Raging About the Trump Verdict
Elon Musk Is Absolutely Raging About the Trump Verdict
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HuffPost:
Why Democrats Are Keeping A Low Profile On Trump's Guilty Verdict
Why Democrats Are Keeping A Low Profile On Trump's Guilty Verdict
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Despite conviction, Donald Trump vows to fight on
Despite conviction, Donald Trump vows to fight on
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump's appeal of hush money verdict to focus on Stormy Daniels testimony
Trump's appeal of hush money verdict to focus on Stormy Daniels testimony
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Reuters:
Trump says he will appeal historic conviction
Trump says he will appeal historic conviction
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Wrong Case, Right Verdict
Wrong Case, Right Verdict
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Financial Times:
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman likely to back Donald Trump
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman likely to back Donald Trump
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Politico:
Trump tries to spin guilty into gold
Trump tries to spin guilty into gold
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party, files as independent — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) officially left the Democratic Party on Friday and registered as an independent. — Why it matters: Manchin, who flirted with an independent presidential bid earlier this year, has said he's not running for Senate re-election.
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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion laws — The court ruled against 20 women who said they were denied medically necessary abortions, saying the medical exceptions in the law were broad enough. — The Texas Supreme Court has unanimously rejected the most significant challenge …
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Politico:
Manchin registering as independent in West Virginia — A longtime Democrat, Manchin's decision comes ahead of a deadline for filing as an independent in West Virginia.
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