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Trump indictment timeline: How the ex-president’s second criminal case unfolded

Ex-president Donald Trump was arrested on 37 federal charges over his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House

The Independent UK

Despite threats of violence, Trump's federal indictment happened with little fanfare -- but that doesn't mean the far-right movement is fading, an extremism scholar explains

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty at a federal courthouse in Miami on June 13, 2023, to 37 felony counts related to withholding – and refusing to return – classified government documents after his presidency ended.

The Conversation

Trump Maintains Lead In 2024 Republican Presidential Primary Polling And PredictIt Market

As of June 13, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

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Trump now blames ‘mutants’ for indictment in latest Truth Social rant

In a characteristically rambling post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said that the indictment ‘hoax’ was the fault of misfits – and mutants

The Independent UK

Is Donald Trump going to prison?

Former president pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges during arraignment in Miami, Florida

The Independent UK

Five takeaways from Trump’s post-arrest speech in Bedminster

Ex-president fumes over arrest after second criminal indictment

The Independent UK

Former Trump chief of staff says ex-president is ‘scared s***less’

John Kelly was seen as leash on more extreme elements of Trump White House during his tenure

The Independent UK

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‘Pretty disrespectful’: rightwing radio host scolds Pence for not saying he’d pardon Trump

Pence avoided answering whether, if he were president, he would pardon Trump from indictment over handling of classified records

The Guardian - US

Congress should pass reforms on ‘legalized larceny’ of civil asset forfeiture

Civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement agencies, like the FBI, to pad their budgets by confiscating allegedly crime-tainted property without even charging the owner.

Chicago Sun-Times

First Thing: Texas governor sends bus of migrants to Los Angeles

Move by Greg Abbott is latest by a rightwing governor to send people seeking help to a region run by Democrats. Plus: how Google made $10m from ads misdirecting users seeking abortion services

The Guardian - UK

Gallup survey shows support for abortion in US remains strong

Nearly three-quarters of Americans say abortion should generally be legal in first trimester, a record high

The Guardian - US

Trump's "defense": Brag about his crimes

Meanwhile, Republicans talk about Trump like's he a stupid baby — and regard their voters as even dumber

Salon

More filed amendments in Texas than the average from the past 15 years

Welcome to the Thursday, June 15, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Donald Trump in the dock: a fraught moment for US democracy

In the past few years, Donald Trump has notched up a series of disgraceful firsts, said Ahmed Baba in The Independent. He is the first US president to have been impeached twice; the first to have been found liable for a sexual assault, in a civil case; and the first…

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Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Radical Republicans continue to hold the House hostage

House Freedom Caucus Republicans have temporarily halted their blockade of the House floor, ending for now a nearly weeklong shutdown of business in the chamber. The small group of rebels was pledging to block all significant legislation from passing until Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to their demands.

Tribune News Service

Estuaries? Pickleball? Rum? There’s a congressional caucus for practically everything

WASHINGTON — No matter the topic, Congress has a caucus — or two, or three, or more — for you.

Tribune News Service

COUNTERPOINT: Gender crisis is really a marriage crisis

So many political issues, from debates over abortion and school curriculum materials to budget cuts, are framed as attacks on “women” as a group, and polls and statistics showing that women’s votes lean left are usually cited as evidence on behalf of the idea that the Republican Party is anti-woman.…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Ban on cameras in federal courts hurts democracy

For the first time in history, a former president of the United States entered a courtroom Tuesday to face charges of willfully retaining classified government documents and hiding them from investigators who demanded their return.

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Commentary: Here’s Trump’s outlandish and dangerous plan to beat the classified documents case

Donald Trump sat glowering in court Tuesday, arms crossed over his chest, while his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty to a 37-count federal indictment on espionage, conspiracy, obstruction and other charges. Hours later, addressing a rally and then a candlelight dinner at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club…

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: If the GOP candidates won't take on Trump, why run at all?

Much like most of the other Republicans supposedly taking on Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination, his former veep, Mike Pence, made a show on Saturday of lamenting Trump's "unprecedented indictment by a Justice Department run by the current president of the United States and potential political rival."

Los Angeles Times

LZ Granderson: Trump was just arraigned on federal charges. The media are already getting it wrong

Donald Trump is in legal trouble again. But then, he has been in legal trouble my entire life.

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: Chris Christie won't win, but at least he's speaking truth to Trump

Out of the miasma of Republican denial, a bold truth teller has emerged.

Tribune News Service

Danny Westneat: Does nothing matter? Trump support in Wash. hasn't budged in 7 years

SEATTLE — The "nothing matters" theory of politics is on my mind again today. It wasn't put there just by the tumultuous events in national politics, but by a local poll.

Tribune News Service

Patricia Murphy: Georgia Republicans stuck between Trump and a hard place

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Georgia Republicans have a problem. In fact, they have a few. Former President Donald Trump, the man most beloved by the base of the party, has now been indicted on dozens of criminal charges in two states.

Tribune News Service

POINT: Is the United States a house divided?

The United States has experienced widespread polarization and vitriolic political debates that seem more vicious by the day, and it begs the question: What’s the source of the divide? As the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade approaches, it is clear there is a correlation…

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