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10:35 PM ET, June 8, 2023

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New York Times:
Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to face federal charges.  —  Trump Is Charged in Classified Documents Inquiry  —  The seven counts against the former president include conspiracy to obstruct, willful retention of documents and false statements, according to people familiar with the indictment.
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Donald Trump indicted for second time, in classified documents investigation: Sources  —  The former president said that he is innocent.  —  LIVE  —  Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a second time, this time on federal charges in relation to his handling of classified information …
Washington Post:
Trump charged in Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation  —  Former president, first ever to face federal criminal charges, posts on social media that he must appear in court in Miami on Tuesday  —  Former president Donald Trump said Thursday night that he's been charged …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Donald Trump charged with illegal retention of classified documents  —  The twice-impeached former president is being prosecuted for retaining national security documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort  —  Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump with violating the Espionage Act and conspiring …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Lawyer for Trump valet in Mar-a-Lago documents case alleges misconduct  —  Exclusive: The lawyer said in letter that prosecutors brought up his application to become judge when seeking valet's cooperation  —  The lawyer for Donald Trump's valet, under scrutiny in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation …
CNBC:
Trump indicted on seven criminal counts in classified documents case  — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in federal court in connection with his retention of classified government documents after leaving the White House.  — Trump himself disclosed the indictment in a series …
New York Times:
Trump Steps Up Efforts to Undermine Classified Documents Case  —  The former president is stepping up efforts to delegitimize the investigation into his handling of classified material after leaving office, a tactic he has used throughout his career in business and politics.
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president  — MORE COVERAGE  —  Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Vivek Ramaswamy promises to pardon Trump if elected
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Beast and NBC News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP warns of pushback ahead of looming Trump indictment
Discussion: Raw Story
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
‘Prosecuting Politicians is Hard Here’: Why South Florida is a Tough Place for DOJ to Try Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Here Comes the Indictment  —  MAGA-geddon?  —  The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair …
Discussion: CNN
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh Really Did Just Save the Voting Rights Act
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Surprise SCOTUS Alabama Ruling a Huge Win for Democrats, Civil Rights Groups
Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
DeSantis uses AI-generated images to attack Trump and Fauci in campaign ad  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has become the latest candidate to use artificial intelligence-generated images in his campaign for president, a tool that some allege will be used to spread misinformation.
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:   Ron DeSantis' top aide organized government staff to solicit campaign cash from lobbyists
Ryan Nobles / NBC News:
FBI agent who testified for Republicans was suspended over leaked sensitive information  —  House Democrats are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate whether Garret O'Boyle, who was presented as an FBI whistleblower by Republicans, lied to Congress.
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Saudi crown prince threatened ‘major’ economic pain on U.S. amid oil feud  —  After President Biden vowed to impose ‘consequences’ on Saudi Arabia for slashing oil production last year, Mohammed bin Salman privately threatened to sever ties and retaliate economically, according to a classified U.S. intelligence document.
Politico:
‘Why the hell are we doing this?’  McCarthy's fractured leadership team faces new abortion tension  —  As the speaker and his majority leader trade barbs over why conservatives have paralyzed the floor, they're confronting a brushfire among House GOP centrists.
Mother Jones:
George Santos' Lawyer Was Part of the January 6 Mob  —  Joseph Murray and an associate, currently listed as a Santos staffer, were in the crowd that surrounded the Capitol.  —  George Santos, the lying and indicted GOP congressman from Queens, New York, has steadfastly refused …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Mediaite
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
CNN Insiders On What Led to Chris Licht's Exit, And What Comes Next: ‘Nowhere Near the Final Battle’  —  Chris Licht's ouster from the top of CNN came as little surprise.  The day before, one anchor at the network told me: “It would not shock me if Chris were to be thrown overboard tomorrow.”
Jonathan Guyer / New York Magazine:
I Crashed Henry Kissinger's 100th-Birthday Party  —  The elite love him but for some reason won't say why.  —  On Monday evening at the New York Public Library's entrance on 42nd Street, several men were on their knees meticulously installing a red carpet on the stone steps …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Joe Biden allegedly paid $5M by Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme, according to FBI document  —  Biden's son Hunter was a board member of Burisma and also allegedly in on the scheme  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Joe Biden was allegedly paid $5 million by an executive …
Marc Edelman / The Atlantic:
The Golf Merger May Be Dead on Arrival  —  The PGA Tour wants to team up with LIV Golf to eliminate competition.  Federal enforcers aren't going to like that.  —  On tuesday morning, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced a planned merger that ended nearly a full year of antitrust litigation between the two rivals.
Sara Murray / CNN:
Newt Gingrich testified before January 6 grand jury  —  Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter.  —  This story is breaking and will be updated.
Michael Mooney / Axios:
Dallas golfer DeChambeau suggests 9/11 families forgive Saudis  —  Dallas golfer Bryson DeChambeau suggested that the families of 9/11 victims should move forward, “especially in forgiveness,” during a CNN interview this week.  — DeChambeau was reportedly paid more than $125 million …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Pat Robertson created today's Christian nationalist GOP  —  Pat Robertson, who died on Thursday at age 93, was one of the pivotal reasons the Christian right became central to the GOP coalition.  Because of this, the political world we live in today is in no small part his creation.
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Ben Finley / Associated Press:
Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93
Emerald Robinson / Emerald Robinson's The Right Way:
EXCLUSIVE: The Monologue That Got Tucker Carlson Fired  —  On April 24th, Fox News stopped Tucker from exposing Ray Epps, Jen Psaki & AOC in this never-released opening speech … (Here's the lead I'm envisioning.  Sandy Cortes just did an interview with Jen Psaki in which she demands that authorities pull our show off the air. )
PRRI:
The Politics of Gender, Pronouns, and Public Education  —  Overview of the Study  —  Political debates about gender identity have become heated in recent years, as some state legislatures have increasingly sought to restrict transgender rights.  Battles over how — or even if …
The Texas Tribune:
Nate Paul, Austin developer at center of Ken Paxton impeachment, arrested in Travis County  —  It is not immediately clear what Paul was charged with, but Travis County officials confirmed he was being held in the jail at the request of the FBI.  Paxton's deputies accused Paul of bribing the now-suspended attorney general in 2020.
Joe Perticone / Bulwark+:
House Republicans Call It Quits Amid Rampant Dysfunction  —  Plus: Meta is trying to figure out how to regulate sarcasm  —  Good afternoon, Press Pass readers.  Programming note: I'll be joining my colleagues Charlie Sykes, Mona Charen, and Will Saletan on tonight's episode of Thursday Night Bulwark at 8 p.m. ET.
BBC:
France stabbing: Children attacked in Annecy park in stable condition  —  Four young children who were stabbed in a park in Annecy, in France's south-east, are now in a stable condition, officials have told the BBC.  —  The children, aged between one and three, are being treated in hospital.
 
 
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Politico:
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Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNN
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Cornel West Should Not Be Running for President
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Gene Simmons: Kiss star calls for Stormont restoration
Murray Waas / Rule of Law:
Exclusive: Mark Meadows removed classified documents from the White House the last night of Donald Trump's presidency
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