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Trump and his allies try to spin classified documents case with myths and misinformation

Former President Donald Trump stuck to a familiar script at a campaign event held hours after he pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a federal court to 37 felony counts connected to his handling of classified documents.

Los Angeles Times

Trump allies cite Clinton email probe to attack classified records case. There are big differences

As Donald Trump readies for a momentous court appearance Tuesday on charges related to the hoarding of top-secret documents, Republican allies are amplifying, without evidence, claims that he's the target of a political prosecution

The Independent UK

James Comey: ‘I’d like to take readers inside the White House’

The former FBI director, who was sacked by Donald Trump, on parallels between the ex-president and mafia bosses, why he would never run for office, and his new crime thriller

The Guardian - UK

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Trump grand jury sparks indictment watch

"I think he's toast," predicted former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks

Salon

James Comey knows the politics of NY law enforcement. Now, he's writing about it

Central Park West draws from James Comey's experience in the FBI and as a U.S attorney for the southern district of New York.

WEKU

If Sen. John Cornyn is part of the ‘deep state,’ as Trump says, what exactly is the deep state?

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn earned a spot on Donald Trump’s naughty list by saying the GOP should pick someone else for president in 2024.

Tribune News Service

Trump's freewheeling, stream-of-consciousness speaking style draws legal attention amid probes

Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince

The Independent UK

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‘White House Plumbers’ exploits absurdities of Watergate

In May 2017, comedian John Oliver tauntingly coined the phrase “Stupid Watergate” to refer to then-President Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of scandals at the time, including his reported dealings with Russia, the investigation into Michael Flynn and his firing of former FBI Director James Comey

The Independent UK

FBI tested by attacks, politically explosive investigations

The FBI finds itself in a challenging moment as it conducts simultaneous investigations involving classified documents held by former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and George Conway to divorce

Split unlikely to surprise many as their public positions on the divisive rightwing president diverged quickly and radically

The Guardian - US

Durham's dud is worse than it looks

Trump’s attempt to bring disrepute to the Mueller report just backfired spectacularly

Salon

Will Bunch: The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016

It was arguably the most consequential "October Surprise" in the history of American presidential elections. In the waning days of the 2016 race, with polls showing Hillary Clinton clinging to a lead over Donald Trump, two last-minute stories broke that rekindled on-the-fence voters' ethical doubts about Democrat Clinton and quashed…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences

When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican party circles. They wasted no time in demanding further investigation into…

The Conversation

'There's Nothing There,' Biden Said the Day Before the FBI Found More Classified Documents in His House

If Trump's handling of government secrets was "totally irresponsible," how should we describe Biden's conduct?

Reason

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Tribune News Service

Trump drops lawsuit against NY Attorney General Letitia James after being fined nearly $1 million for ‘strategic abuse’ of legal system

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump dropped a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday just a day after a federal judge slapped him and a lawyer with a nearly $1 million fine for filing bogus cases against political enemies.

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton supporters goad Trump after judge fines him $1m for ‘revenge’ lawsuit against her

‘We knew Trump was the sorest of sore losers. Now we know he’s a sore winner too!’

WEKU

A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes

In a blistering filing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" with a "pattern of abuse of the courts."

Reason

Trump and His Lawyer Fined Nearly $1 Million Over 'Frivolous' Suit Against Clinton, Comey, and Democrats

Plus: Criminalizing light projections onto buildings, immaculate disinflation?, and more...

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Salon

Judge: Trump, lawyers must pay $938K

“No reasonable lawyer would have filed it," the judge wrote, calling out Trump's history of abusing the courts

The Guardian - US

Trump and lawyer ordered to pay $1m for bringing ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

In scathing ruling, US district court judge writes, ‘misuse of the courts by Mr Trump and his lawyers undermines the rule of law’

The Independent UK

"Investigation"? Nope, "review:" White House describes probe

When Hillary Clinton was running for president in 2016, she and her campaign called the FBI’s scrutiny of her private email server a “security review.”

The Conversation

The weaponization of the federal government has a long history

Now that House Republicans have created a “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government,” let’s revisit a classic of that power-abusing genre, featuring its greatest star, Richard M. Nixon.

Tribune News Service

Trump special counsel probe adds 2 anti-corruption prosecutors

WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump has made two fresh hires, bringing on long-time career prosecutors experienced in handling complex public corruption cases, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Salon

Expert: Trump may have committed felony

Former federal prosecutor says Trump may be "subject to up to five years in prison"

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: New revelations of Trump's abuse of power are timely reminders of his unfitness

With Donald Trump’s announcement of his new presidential campaign comes a timely reminder of what kind of a man is asking Americans to put him in charge again: Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, now confirms that Trump, while in office, routinely sought to use and abuse the powers…

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