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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
NY Gears Up to Seize Trump Westchester Assets If Fraud Fine Is Unpaid  — State registered $454 million judgment in Westchester County  — Area is home to a Trump golf course and Seven Springs estate  —  New York state's $454 million judgment against Donald Trump in a civil fraud lawsuit …
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New York Times:
Trump Told Pence Certifying Election Would Be ‘Career Killer,’ Valet Testified  —  President Donald J. Trump warned his vice president against failing to overturn the 2020 election results, according to an account by the White House valet by his side on Jan. 6.
NBC News:
The ex-Democrat catching Trump's and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s eyes  —  Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has gone from running for president as a Democrat in 2020 to interest in the open VP slots for Trump and Kennedy in 2024.  —  Tulsi Gabbard wanted to be president.  Now she wants to be vice president.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Kara Scannell / CNN:
New York Attorney General takes initial step to prepare to seize Trump assets  —  The New York attorney general's office has filed judgments in Westchester County, the first indication that the state is preparing to try to seize Donald Trump's golf course and private estate north of Manhattan, known as Seven Springs.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers' head-scratching legal filings just keep coming  —  Former president Donald Trump's legal team, in a Supreme Court filing this week, decided it would be a good idea to cite the past words of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.  —  In doing so, though, they reinforced just how drastic …
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Trump's Lawyer Won't Deny If He's Asked Russia, Saudi Arabia For Bond Money  —  Asked bluntly about it on Fox News, Alina Habba quickly changed the subject.  —  LOADING  —  Has Donald Trump asked Russia, Saudi Arabia or any other country for help paying his upcoming $464 million bond?
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is in Line for a $3.5 Billion Windfall From Stake in Truth Social  —  Supporters who have driven up share price are expected to vote Friday to take company public  —  Donald Trump's supporters are pushing to hand him a nearly $3.5 billion windfall by driving up the value …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Gives Trump Organization's Babysitter ‘Enhanced’ Control  —  Barbara S. Jones, a former federal judge, now has the authority to review the company's “day-to-day operations,” internal records, and financial accounting.  —  The Trump Organization will now be under even more control …
Discussion: CNBC and Raw Story
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Attorney General Prepares to Seize Trump's Massive New York Estate  —  Letitia James has effectively put a “blanket lien” on his sprawling, 212-acre property north of New York City.  —  Donald Trump, unable to front a half billion dollars to pay off his recent bank fraud judgment …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump's invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Federal judge sentencing a Jan. 6 rioter worries Trump could spur another attack
Discussion: Associated Press
Politico:
Trump has an early lead on Biden. But problems are piling up around him.
Harry Litman / Los Angeles Times:
Aileen Cannon's handling of Trump's classified records case just went from bad to horrible
Discussion: Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Colorado Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Discussion: The Hill, UPI and WUSA
Ray Brescia / The Daily Beast:
These Under-the-Radar Rulings in the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case Are Really Bad for Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Rachel Dobkin / Newsweek:
Barron Trump ‘Fair Game’ Comment Enrages Republicans
Adam Kinzinger:
Trump Stumps With Fascist Cosplay
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
David Lat / Original Jurisdiction:
Cannon Fodder: Law Clerks Quit On Judge Aileen Cannon  —  Please note the many UPDATES at the end of this post. … On Tuesday, the New York Times published an article titled, “Judge in Trump Documents Case Draws Attention for Slow Pace.”  Reporter Alan Feuer wrote that Judge Aileen M. Cannon …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Simon Rosenberg / Hopium Chronicles:
Biden Leads in 6 New Polls, The Booming American Economy, The Republican Party Is Broke and Broken  —  Big Day Today - With Dems at 1pm ET, Ruben Gallego at 8pm - Join Us!  —  Happy Thursday all.  Got a few things for you today:  —  2 Events Today - Register, Join Us!
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Axios:
Biden's campaign tries to avoid a trap in Nevada
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Apple sued by Biden administration over alleged iPhone ‘monopoly power’  —  The Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general launched a major lawsuit against the technology giant accusing it of harming consumers by limiting competition.  —  The U.S. Department …
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Reuters:
Apple accused of monopolizing smartphone markets in US antitrust lawsuit
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: I'm not sure we ever had votes for impeachment  —  Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday evening that he was not sure the House GOP ever had enough votes for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.  —  Burchett is a member of the House Oversight Committee …
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Impeachment inquiry appears on ice as House GOP tries to wrangle support
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
CNN Ambushes GOP Nominee Who Called for Biden's Execution  —  The GOP pick to run North Carolina's public schools has called for the deaths of Biden and Obama.  CNN couldn't get her to comment, so they found her in person.  —  CNN couldn't get the GOP nominee to run North Carolina's public schools …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Elon Musk Pushes a Vile, Toxic Hate Video—and Exposes His Own Scam  —  For much of the last week, Elon Musk's mighty Twitter feed—sorry, his X feed—featured as its pinned tweet a video that purports to lay bare a vast conspiracy among Democrats to “flood” the country with “illegals” to lock in a “permanent voting majority.”
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
US judge cites Dr. Seuss in dismissing Blagojevich suit: 'Just Go.  Go.  GO!  —  A federal judge shut down former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (D) latest attempt to regain ballot eligibility by quoting Dr. Seuss, underlining the former governor's fall from political star to laughingstock.
Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Kyle Rittenhouse Flees Stage After Face-Off With Booing Protesters  —  He refused to answer a question about hate speech and was booed by the crowd.  —  Kyle Rittenhouse, who became a darling of the right after shooting three protesters in 2020, hightailed it off a stage at the University …
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Prosecutor tells jury former Milwaukee official who requested fake ballots was no whistleblower  —  A jury found a former Milwaukee election official accused of obtaining fake absentee ballots guilty Wednesday of misconduct in office and fraud, rejecting her arguments that she was trying …
Washington Post:
Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion  —  Search for birth control on TikTok or Instagram and a cascade of misleading videos vilifying hormonal contraception appear: Young women blaming their weight gain on the pill.  Right-wing commentators claiming that some birth control can lead to infertility.
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller and HotAir
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump Media, launched after an insurrection, faces rebellion of its own  —  Four lawsuits involving the founding boosters of Truth Social threaten to erode former president Donald Trump's grasp on a massive financial haul  —  When former president Donald Trump's Trump Media & Technology Group …
HotAir:
The Bobulinski Meltdowns Were Glorious  —  On this full episode of LARRY, we discuss the MANY temper tantrums thrown by Democrats in the Hunter Biden corruption hearing yesterday in the House Oversight Committee, a SERIOUS TAKEDOWN of a Biden nominee by Senator John Kennedy …
Discussion: Twitchy
NBC News:
Manhattan DA tells judge not to further delay Trump trial: ‘Enough is enough’  —  The district attorney's office said only about 300 of the over 170,000 documents recently turned over to Trump's lawyers have any relevance to the case.  —  State prosecutors in New York said Thursday that fewer …
 
 
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Leonard Leo, Koch networks pour millions into groups prepping for potential second Trump administration
Discussion: Mother Jones and Political Wire
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The White House:
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