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Love letters written to French sailors confiscated by British 265 years ago finally opened

These notes have evolved into beautiful, if heartbreaking, reminders of ‘universal human experiences’

The Independent UK

Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime

A University of Cambridge historian has decoded more than 100 previously unopened letters sent during the Seven Years War.

WEKU

Unopened 18th-century love letters to French sailors read for first time

Letters from loved ones of captured ship’s crew during seven years’ war lay forgotten for centuries

The Guardian - UK

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President Biden interviewed by special counsel over handling of classified files

The interview could signal that the special counsel investigation is nearing its conclusion

Evening Standard

Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents

Investigators looking into how classified documents from President Biden’s time in the Senate and as vice president appeared at his home and office met with him Sunday and Monday at the White House.

Chicago Sun-Times

Historians concerned after Queen Elizabeth II’s letters entrusted to aide

Academics say Queen Elizabeth II’s letters and diaries should be preserved in full by the National Archives

The Guardian - UK

Trump used classified docs as notepads

Expert: Trump's team will have a tough time defending his "disregard for the security of classified material"

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Jill Biden calls swearing in of the 1st woman national archivist 'momentous'

First Lady Jill Biden saluted Colleen Shogan, the first woman to be sworn in as national archivist, saying that democracy’s power is “made real with access to history, unfiltered and uncensored.”

The Independent UK

Biden emails sought by GOP were sent during planning for anniversary of Beau Biden’s death

James Comer is asking the National Archives for emails that have been available for years

The Independent UK

Special counsel wants to interview Biden about classified documents, report says

President’s legal team is said to be negotiating with Robert Hur over when and where the interview would take place

The Independent UK

Trump's Alleged Cover-Up of His Cover-Up Reinforces the Obstruction Charges Against Him

While it remains unclear how sensitive the documents he retained were, his attempts to conceal them are easier to prove.

Reason

With Trump newly indicted, here's what to know about the documents case and what’s next

Donald Trump has been indicted on three additional charges in a case that accuses him of illegally possessing classified documents

The Independent UK

Michigan AG charges 16 people in fake electors scheme: 4 essential reads on how the Electoral College works

The Michigan attorney general on July 18, 2023, charged 16 people with felonies for participating in a 2020 fake electors scheme to interfere with the Electoral College and overturn their state’s presidential election results.

The Conversation

Revealed: Ukraine’s chilling warning to Tony Blair about Putin two decades before invasion

Official files shine light on former PM’s aims and fears – and surprising correspondences – while in No 10

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Donald Trump case tracker: where does each investigation stand?

Trump faces charges in New York, Florida, Washington DC and Georgia – now he has been re-elected, what does it mean for the cases?

WEKU

For the record: We visit Colleen Shogan, the first woman appointed U.S. Archivist

Colleen Shogan loves being surrounded by documents — and that's probably for the best. The former political science professor is now in charge of the 13.5 billion records in the National Archives.

Salon

Tom Fitton's advice got Trump arrested

Trump could have avoided charges if he listened to his lawyers. He trusted Judicial Watch activist instead

Los Angeles Times

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.

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Salon

Trump's post-arrest speech "confession"

Ex-prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said Trump’s admission to a charge in the indictment is “admissible” in court

Tribune News Service

As Republicans rush to defend Trump after indictment, this Kansas senator stays silent

Republican senators quickly rushed to defend former former President Donald Trump after he was indicted for his handling of classified documents last week — or at least most of them did.

France 24

Trump calls indictment 'evil and heinous abuse of power'

Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. He later dismissed his indictment for mishandling government secrets as a "heinous abuse of power" as he…

The Independent UK

What to expect when Trump appears in federal court in Miami to face felony charges

Donald Trump is set to make his first appearance in a Miami federal court on Tuesday on 37 counts of mishandling classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate

The Independent UK

Biden and Pence were also caught with classified documents. Why is Trump’s case different?

Former president’s alleged attempts to hide documents and lie to law enforcement and a grand jury about them are at the centre of a 37-count indictment against him, writes Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

A timeline of events leading to Donald Trump's indictment in the classified documents case

Nearly two years before Donald Trump’s indictment for mishandling classified records, federal prosecutors say he was showing off “highly confidential” military plans to guests at his New Jersey summer home

Al Jazeera

Trump indictment details plot to hide sensitive documents

Trump has been charged with 37 felony counts for keeping and hiding documents with sensitive national security content.

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