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Axios:
Poll: 49% of Independents think Trump should drop out post-guilty verdict … - 49% of Independents and 15% of Republicans said Trump should end his campaign because of the conviction.  — The polls found the race effectively tied nationally in a 1-on-1 with Biden at 45% and Trump at 44%.
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New York Times:
Trump Has Few Ways to Overturn His Conviction as a New York Felon  —  New York appellate courts rarely overturn a jury decision without evidence of serious errors.  The judge in Donald J. Trump's case closed off many avenues.  —  “This is long from over,” Donald J. Trump …
Associated Press:
Republicans join Trump's attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict  —  Following his conviction in hush money case, Trump again slams ‘rigged trial’  —  Biden calls Trump's claims of a rigged trial ‘reckless... dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’
Associated Press:
Donald Trump's attorney was ‘shocked’ the former president took the verdict with ‘solemnness’  —  Donald Trump's lawyer told The Associated Press he was surprised at Trump's stoic demeanor as he listened to the verdict that made him the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TODAY.com
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
More than half of voters approve of Donald Trump's New York conviction  —  But a vast majority of Republicans want Trump to stay in the race against President Joe Biden, according to a new survey conducted after the jury's verdict … Many Americans support the New York jury's decision …
Julia Johnson / Fox News:
Romney scorches Bragg's ‘political decision’ in Trump case: ‘Malpractice’  —  ‘Democrats think they can put out the Trump fire with oxygen,’ Romney said.  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg committed …
Axios:
Biden goes all-in on calling Trump a “convicted felon”
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times:
Plot twist: WA has a law against felons running for office  —  If local Republicans knew what was good for them, they would now move to drop Donald Trump from Washington's fall ballot.  —  I know, they won't.  They're in too deep.  Trump won 76% of our state's GOP presidential primary vote.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Inside Hunter Biden's secret legal battle … - The trials — the gun case that starts Monday in Delaware and the tax case set for Sept. 5 in California — are likely to include embarrassing revelations about the Biden family that almost certainly will be touted by Republicans in light of Donald Trump's felony conviction.
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen Worries Trump Will Spill Secrets in Prison ‘for a Bag of Tuna’  —  EXIT INTERVIEWS  —  “If America turns against him, he would rather see America burned to the ground,” Cohen said.  —  Michael Cohen says he's “afraid” for national security if Donald Trump goes to prison.
Reuters:
China makes historic landing on far side of the moon  —  China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a landmark mission which aims to retrieve rocks and soil from the lunar surface, China's space agency said.  —  The landing elevates China's space power status …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Felon in the Oval Office Would Test the American System  —  The system of checks and balances established in the Constitution was meant to hold wayward presidents accountable, but some wonder how it will work if the next president is already a felon.  —  The revolutionary hero Patrick Henry knew this day would come.
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
As Hunter Biden's Trial Nears, President Biden Pulls Him Close  —  President Biden has weathered years of scandals surrounding his son.  But people close to both men say the president has refused to treat him as a political liability.  —  President Biden wakes up every day to a list of concerns he must address as commander in chief.
Discussion: NBC News, emptywheel and Judicial Watch
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Donald Trump had lots of negative opinions about felons.  Now he is one.  —  From roughing up suspects to revoking bail, the 34-count felon has suggested harsh treatment for his fellow criminals  —  Donald Trump has spent years complaining that American police and the criminal legal system should be …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
'He's Had Great Challenges': Giuliani Holds 80th Birthday Amid Many Woes  —  The indicted and increasingly isolated former New York mayor celebrated his birthday over pasta and meatballs.  Donald J. Trump sent a video.  —  Consider this Midtown split screen.
 
 
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