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Noah Feldman: New Trump special prosecutor isn’t the Mueller sequel

To no one’s surprise, Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special prosecutor, Jack Smith, to investigate former President Donald Trump. You might think that you’ve seen this movie before. But there’s little reason to think this will be a repeat of the Robert Mueller investigation that declined to bring…

Tribune News Service

What is a special counsel and why will one investigate Donald Trump?

Jack Smith will oversee investigations into Trump – but why did the attorney general take this step against the ex-president?

The Guardian - US

Trump claim of ‘Crime of Century’ fizzles in 3-year probe

Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover “the crime of the century” — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign

The Independent UK

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Jury begins deliberations in trial of Trump dossier analyst

A jury has heard closing arguments in the trial of a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

We get it: He's guilty. Does it matter?

Donald Trump is encircled by multiple investigations. He could end up broke and in jail. His fans do not care

Salon

Texas GOP embraces debunked "2000 Mules"

Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections

Salon

How the debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” became Texas Republican orthodoxy

Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in the future.

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Jackie Calmes: Tell-all Trumpists — you should have come clean long ago

The predictable pile-on has begun.

Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump nearly fired Ivanka and Jared via tweet

The former president was only stopped by then-chief of staff John Kelly who warned that he should speak to his daughter and son-in-law in-person first

The Independent UK

Trump's Declassification Claims Are Implausible and Irrelevant

The potential crimes that the FBI is investigating do not hinge on the current classification status of the records that the former president kept at Mar-a-Lago.

Reason

To charge or not to charge Trump? Garland has nothing but hard choices

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is rapidly approaching a choice likely to shape American politics and the boundaries of law enforcement for decades: whether Donald Trump will be the first former U.S. president charged with a crime.

Tribune News Service

Bill Barr's crackpot theory got us here

Bill Barr, John Yoo and their Federalist Society pals told Trump that presidential power had no limits. Whoops!

Salon

‘You’re blowing this’: Melania criticises Trump’s handling of COVID pandemic in new book

Former first lady Melania Trump criticises Donald Trump over handling COVID, just one of dozens of revelations in explosive new book.

The New Daily

UK authorities protected Prince Andrew from US Epstein investigation, book says

Geoffrey Berman, ex-prosecutor who led investigation in New York, claims his team was given ‘run-around’ over bid to talk to duke

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The Guardian - US

Berman book prompts Senate panel to investigate Trump DoJ interference

Judiciary committee notifies justice department of investigation into claims made by fired US attorney Geoffrey Berman

Reason

Trump's Lawyers Say It's Not Clear Whether 'Purported' Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago 'Remain Classified'

The former president's legal team notably did not endorse his claim that he automatically declassified everything he took with him.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s increasing tirade against FBI and DoJ endangering lives of officials

The ex-president’s cries of a witch-hunt by law enforcement, echoed by his allies, have imperiled officers’ physical safety

The Guardian - US

Trump attorney general Barr a liar, bully and thug, says fired US attorney in book

In memoir, Geoffrey Berman recounts clashes before a botched firing he insists was politically motivated

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Reason

Trump's Document Trove Reportedly Included Information About a Foreign Nation's Nuclear Capabilities

"Nuclear weapons issue is a Hoax," says the former president, who insists that nothing at Mar-a-Lago was actually classified.

The Guardian - US

Why did a judge grant Trump’s request for a ‘special master’?

Critics say the decision to stop reviewing documents seized from Mar-a-Lago until a special master is appointed is ‘unprecedented’ and ‘insane’

Tribune News Service

William Barr says judge’s ruling for special master in Trump documents probe is ‘deeply flawed’

Former Attorney General William Barr slammed as “deeply flawed” the decision by a federal judge to appoint a special master in the Mar-a-Lago top-secret documents probe.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago legal victory starts search for special master – as it happened

US midterms campaigns kick into high gear after Labor Day as Senate returns from month-long break

The Guardian - US

Pressure on Trump loyalist Jeffrey Clark as ex-DoJ colleague works with prosecutors

Cooperation from Ken Klukowski could spur charges against Clark, who schemed with Trump to overturn election results in Georgia

The Independent UK

US election conspiracies find fertile ground in conferences

Conspiracies about rigged elections are now believed by millions of people in the United States, and conferences being held across the country that feature prominent figures pushing such theories are one reason why

The Guardian - US

William Barr defends FBI and justice department over Mar-a-Lago search

‘The actions of the department look more understandable,’ Trump’s attorney general tells the New York Times in an interview

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