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Trump tries to flip it all on Biden

The GOP's alleged hostility to the "Deep State" is nothing more than a set-up to co-opt state power for themselves

Salon · Jun 16, 2023

How was a 21-year-old gamer able to leak a mountain of major Pentagon secrets?

Barely three years into his military career, Jack Teixeira allegedly exposed his country’s most sensitive intelligence gathering operations. Now the Pentagon is being forced into a reckoning on who should have access to America’s secrets. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Here are the top allegations that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment

In 2020, deputies in the attorney general’s office met with FBI agents to accuse their boss of misconduct. Their accusations would form the backbone of articles of impeachment against one of the state’s most powerful officials.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 16, 2023

Jury convicts politically connected Chicago businessman James Weiss of attempting to bribe two state legislators

CHICAGO — A federal jury on Thursday convicted a politically connected Chicago businessman of attempting to pay off two state legislators to pass a bill beneficial to his sweepstakes gaming company and then lying about it to the FBI.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 15, 2023

GOP support for Trump doc handling drops

A majority of Americans approve of the DOJ opting to indict Donald Trump, the poll also found

Salon · Jun 15, 2023

GOPers admit Biden tape may not "exist"

Sen. Ron Johnson suggested House Republicans may have fallen for a "bluff"

Salon · Jun 15, 2023

Businessman James Weiss guilty of bribing 2 Illinois lawmakers

The verdict is the second in less than two months to address separate bribery schemes inside the Illinois Capitol. Weiss is a son-in-law of former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 15, 2023

What explains Donald Trump's enduring appeal with Republican voters?

Donald Trump has once again been indicted, this time at the federal level for violating the Espionage Act and endangering US security in his handling of classified documents. Unsurprisingly, he maintains his innocence, accusing the Biden administration of “election interference at the highest level” and “weaponization of the Justice Department…

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2023

Analysis: Trump’s Miami arraignment could provide roadmap for Fulton

MIAMI — As far as political circuses go, this one somehow felt tame.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023

How much prison time could Trump face? Past cases brought steep punishment for document hoarders

The outcome of past cases against defendants accused of hoarding classified documents looms as an ominous guidepost for the legal jeopardy Donald Trump could face

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023