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Jack Smith Asks for an Extension

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emptywheel
Jack Smith probably asked for a delay of the status report on Trump's January 6 case to figure out how to approach the two obstruction charges against him in light of SCOTUS' ruling on Fischer. But a delay until August 30 allows for the possibility Jack Smith might supersede Trump's indictment.
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Vance and the Void

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Rayne
There’s something freakishly unsettling about JD Vance in AP Newsroom's photo collection.
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Derek Hines' Romanian Freeh Fall

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emptywheel
The allegations about influence peddling on behalf of Gabriel Popoviciu that David Weiss wants to present at Hunter Biden's tax trial -- allegations that are wildly tangential to the charges against the President's son -- implicate the conduct of former FBI Director Louis Freeh, Derek Hines' former boss.
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Walz' Leadership and JD's Spin: The Ethics of Service

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emptywheel
JD Vance, the former Marine propagandist, has made Tim Walz' decision to serve the public and his fellow Veterans in Congress rather than the Guard an issue. Which ought to lead to a focus on the notions of service each man took away from their military background.
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Republicans Mourn Another Failed Attempt to Create a Democratic Schism

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emptywheel
Republicans were hoping to use Josh Shapiro and his faith -- whether he was selected or not -- as a way to recreate divisions in the Democratic party. And that plan to divide first left them flat-footed and unprepared, once again.
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Fleece Jacket: The Assassination Plot against Trump

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emptywheel
The FBI arrested someone attempting to set up the assassination of Donald Trump the day before Thomas Crooks shot at the former President.
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Harris-Walz: The First Rally

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Rayne
The last thread is getting unwieldy and there's a lot to discuss after tonight's first rally in Philadelphia.
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WalzPilled

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emptywheel
Multiple outlets are reporting that Kamala Harris has picked Tim Walz as her running mate.
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After CNN and NYT Get Punked by Trump, They Prioritize Free Dick Stories Over Bribery

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emptywheel
Donald Trump continues to exploit people who imagine themselves to be journalists with reckless abandon.
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Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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emptywheel
We talked about the suspected Egyptian payment to Trump, Trump's faceplant at NABJ, and Kamala Harris' success.
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Tanya Chutkan Finally Gets the Trump Case Back

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emptywheel
Things are going to get busy in the courts again, for both Trump and Hunter Biden.
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Michael Sherwin Failed to Brief Merrick Garland on Trump's Suspected Egyptian Payment

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emptywheel
Michael Sherwin says that Merrick Garland could have reopened the investigation into whether Trump received a $10 million donation from Egypt. Except he never briefed Garland on the investigation.
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Biden Administration Negotiates Release of Evan Gershkovich and Others

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emptywheel
Joe Biden has confirmed a massive prisoner exchange, including WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich.
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How to Fact Check Trump's Lies about His Document Case

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emptywheel
Donald Trump is lying about how and why his classified documents case got dismissed. Here's what you need to fact check him.
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Trump Aborts Interview after Smart Black Women Ask Tough Questions

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emptywheel
I'm not convinced that Trump's latest stunt to claim the media spotlight -- truly atrocious behavior at the National Association for Black Journalists conference -- will be any different than all the other things Trump has succeeded in commanding the media's attention without ever paying a price for his own racism.
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America's Whimpering Democracy Is Trump's Past, as Well as Future

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emptywheel
Bulwark predicted that if Trump won a second term, democracy would die a slow death of the same kind of intimidation and threats Trump's targets have experienced for seven years now.
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Trump's Stranglehold on the GOP Is a Vulnerability

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emptywheel
Because Trump has nearly complete control over the Republican Party, Kamala Harris will be able to target Trump as if he were an incumbent President.
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"My Beautiful Christians:" Trump's Pandering to Christian Nationalists

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emptywheel
When Trump tells an audience assembled by Charlie Kirk that they only need to vote one more time, you need to
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