Trump accuses FBI of stealing his ‘three’ passports in Mar-a-Lago search ‘This is an assault on a political opponent at a level never seen before in our Country,’ Trump says The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022
GOP 'message laundering' turns violent, extremist reactions to search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago into acceptable political talking points After the FBI completed a lawful search of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, 2022, conservative politicians responded with one of three strategies: silence, circumspection and attack. The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022
You don't have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and other crucial facts about the law Trump may have broken The federal court-authorized search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate has brought renewed attention to the obscure but infamous law known as the Espionage Act of 1917. A section of the law was listed as one of three potential violations under Justice Department investigation. The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022
Doocy calls out "violent rhetoric" "It would be great if he called for an end to the violent rhetoric against law enforcement," Steve Doocy said Salon · Aug 15, 2022
Trump should announce run for 2024 soon to avoid indictment, source says Source close to Donald Trump suggested the justice department would find it trickier to prosecute a presidential candidate The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2022
"87,000 IRS agents," guns and the GOP The latest GOP lie isn't just a distraction — it's feeding the violent fantasies of the insurrectionist right Salon · Aug 15, 2022
Trump demands return of seized documents – by order of social media FBI took records including some top secret national security files after a search of the ex-president’s Mar-a-Lago property The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2022
Jury hears from key informant in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot A crucial informant is on the witness stand in the trial of two men charged with scheming to kidnap the Michigan governor in 2020 The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022
Trump's legal team made scandal worse One of Trump's lawyers signed a document that said they've turned over all of the classified material Salon · Aug 15, 2022
Hadi Matar: Who is the New Jersey man charged with attempted murder of Salman Rushdie? Hadi Matar appeared to become withdrawn and isolated after a trip to the Middle East to visit his father in 2018, his mother says The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022
Awkward Andrew Yang cornered for ‘giving Trump a pass’ with Mar-a-Lago raid tweets Founder of Forward Party asked to clarify tweets about validity of FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022
CNN host corners GOPer on Trump scandal Rep. Mike Turner tried to deflect on the FBI Trump raid. It didn't go well Salon · Aug 15, 2022
Trump: "Temperature has to be brought down" after Mar-a-Lago search At the same time, Trump reiterated his attacks on the FBI, saying Americans are "not going to stand for another scam." Axios · Aug 15, 2022
Trump warns ‘terrible things are going to happen’ as he’s blamed for anti-FBI violence ’There is tremendous anger in the country, at a level that has never been seen before, other than during very perilous times,’ former president says The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 Armed Trump supporters protest outside FBI office in Phoenix Some protesters held signs saying ‘Honor your oath: Arrest all traitors’
The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2022 ‘Gross negligence’: popular Michigan river hit with second chemical spill in four years Spill is yet another example of how contamination from corporate polluters can endanger entire communities, critics say
The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2022 Fears of violence grow after FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago – as it happened Memo warns that the search inflamed extremists across the US
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 Nancy Pelosi sparks laughter with response to ‘is Trump a crook’ ’If the nature of these documents is what it appears to be, this is very serious,’ House speaker says
Salon · Aug 15, 2022 Trump demands FBI return seized docs Legal experts say Trump's new defense for hiding classified docs may be an admission of a crime
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 Former Trump administration adviser says she found classified documents in ladies’ room Olivia Troye left Trump administration to become an outspoken critic of its policies and internal practices
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 Pro-Trump FBI protest cancelled after not one demonstrator showed up The protest was cancelled just days after it was promoted as a trap on pro-Trump forums online
Reason · Aug 15, 2022 Something Upon Which Americans Can Agree: The FBI and the IRS Suck Tax collectors and federal cops have always been rotten to the core.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022 First Thing: Iran says Salman Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack Foreign ministry spokesperson says freedom of speech does not justify insults upon religion. Plus, Black women around the world share their birth stories
Salon · Aug 15, 2022 House Dems: How bad was Trump damage? Reps. Adam Schiff and Carolyn Maloney request "classified briefing" on documents Trump stashed at Mar-a-Lago
Orlando Sentinel · Aug 15, 2022 Orlando Museum of Art’s Basquiat scandal raises issue of trust: ‘Hurting all of us’ ORLANDO, Fla. -- On a recent visit to Orlando Museum of Art, the gallery where purported Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings once hung, was dark. It’s a rare quiet spot amid the hustle and bustle of Orlando’s vibrant art scene — with Snap! opening a new show celebrating Florida photographers, the new…