First Thing: Mikhail Gorbachev, ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader, dies Western figures praise former president who helped end the cold war. Plus, US states ‘rolling back’ LGBTQ rights The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022
The Trees by Percival Everett review – potent satire of US racism This Booker-longlisted investigation of gruesome murders in Mississippi addresses a deep political issue through page-turning comic horror The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022
FBI says Trump docs likely moved in effort to obstruct probe The revelation, made in court filings, raises possibility of new criminal implications following Mar-a-Lago raid. Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2022
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Trump search story has changed dramatically in a few weeks One unfortunate result of the relentless 24-hour American news cycle is that it encourages instant conclusions from both journalists and politicians about the long-term meaning of dramatic news events. Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022
Jon Voight raises eyebrows with ‘rough’ video about FBI’s Trump raid Actor previously shared video promoting Trump conspiracy theories The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Donald Trump: Classified documents ‘likely concealed and removed’ from Mar-a-Lago storage room, says US Justice Department The FBI seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found three classified documents stashed in office drawers, according to a court filing Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2022
Trump Mar-a-Lago home searched over ‘likely’ efforts to hide files, DoJ says Court filing alleges files were found despite Trump lawyers saying all documents had been returned The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2022
Trump legal team responds to Justice Department, says storage of government documents is no ‘cause for alarm’ WASHINGTON — The storage of sensitive government documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida “should have never been cause for alarm,” his lawyers argued in a court filing Wednesday. Los Angeles Times · Aug 31, 2022
Trump news – live: Ex-president responds to DoJ blockbuster filing as Sarah Palin dramatically upset in race Department of Justice’s latest filing details Trump team’s alleged obstruction of attempts to recover classified material The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
First photos released of top secret documents seized by FBI from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Human intelligence marking is clearly visible on one heading The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
DOJ: Classified papers at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home "likely concealed and removed" to block probe The "appointment of a special master would impede the government' s ongoing criminal investigation," DOJ says. Axios · Aug 31, 2022
DOJ bars top officials from partisan events before election WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s political appointees will be barred from attending partisan events prior to the midterm elections, under a new policy enacted amid scrutiny over the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022
Trump falls for fake Ivanka Trump Truth Social account Ex-president shares bogus post during Tuesday tantrum on Truth Social The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Kidnapping conspiracy hearing focuses on reconnaissance trip to Gov. Whitmer's cottage DETROIT — The second day of testimony in a key hearing for five people charged with materially aiding the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer focused largely on a two-day field training exercise and a nighttime surveillance trip to Whitmer's summer home in Antrim County. Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022 As Trump and GOP blast FBI, Biden claims law and order mantle for Democrats WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — After a remarkably productive month in Congress, Democrats have major legislative accomplishments to trumpet on the campaign trail this fall. But President Biden traveled to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to address a stubborn liability for his party: crime.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022 The FBI had a file on the Monkees, and now Micky Dolenz is suing to find out why The FBI kept a file on the Monkees, and now the beloved California pop band's last surviving member wants to know why.
Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022 Kentucky couple loses $373,000 in 'banker' scam as FBI sees jump in financial fraud against elderly people LEXINGTON, Ky. — Scammers posing as bank employees defrauded an elderly Kentucky couple out of $373,700 and used it to buy cryptocurrency, an FBI special agent said in an affidavit.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Trump shares Ray Epps conspiracy theory on Truth Social The former president referenced QAnon, 4chan and debunked conspiracy theories in his posts
Salon · Aug 30, 2022 RNC makes Trump pay for his own lawyers GOP donors footed the bill in past Trump investigations but he's on his own in classified documents scandal
Salon · Aug 30, 2022 Prosecuting Trump will lower the heat Trump is clearly running scared. He knows he loses support when the facts get out
Benzinga · Aug 30, 2022 Google Rejects Donald Trump: Why Truth Social Is Not Approved For Google Play Store Donald Trump’s voice won't be reaching many Americans, with his new social media platform facing a roadblock from Android.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 US to respond to request for special master for Trump docs The Justice Department is set to respond to the Trump legal team’s request for a special master to review the documents seized during an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago this month
Orlando Sentinel · Aug 30, 2022 ‘Basquiat fiasco’ at Orlando Museum of Art: Ex-trustees say they were kept in the dark on FBI ORLANDO, Fla. — Former trustees of Orlando Museum of Art say they were kept in the dark about the FBI’s interest in the now infamous exhibition of purported Basquiat artworks — and that museum leadership ignored their plea to make that clear to the public.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Trump melts down on Truth Social and attacks FBI over Mar-a-Lago Ex-president posts series of memes as investigation against him grows more serious
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Trump lawyer compares DoJ’s Mar-a-Lago document storage directives to ‘stuff of an overdue library book’ Lawyer says Justice Department’s June directive to Trump was ‘not the stuff of an urgent nuclear-based espionage-type investigation’