First, a link to an essay published yesterday by its author on Substack. Next, added this evening, a link to an Associated Press report from yesterday, and links two opinion pieces from yesterday’s New York Times, the first by a former chief of the fraud and public corruption section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and the second by a Times columnist; both are accessible for readers with Times subscriptions or free accounts or who can read the newspaper in a public library or borrow a copy. (Scroll down for today’s previous entry.) — MCM
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‘Happy Indictment Day!: In a deep blue state, recoiling from the celebrations, by Naomi Wolf | Outspoken with Dr Naomi Wolf “Happy Indictment Day!” shouted the neighbor of my host, as my host and I sat out on a balcony. The neighbor was emerging from a car, three stories below us. The man was certain that everyone who was in earshot of his joyous shout, agreed with his sentiments. He witnessed my silence. “Don’t you agree?” he goaded . . . READ MORE . . .
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Pence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss’s indictment, by Jill Colvin | AP NEW YORK —Mike Pence fought the Department of Justice in court to try to avoid testifying against his former boss. But the former vice president plays a central role in a new federal indictment unsealed Tuesday that outlines the first criminal charges against Donald Trump connected to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The 45-page indictment is informed, in part, by contemporaneous notes that Pence kept of their conversations in the days . . . READ MORE . . .
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What makes Jack Smith’s case* so smart, by Randall D. Eliason | The New York Times This is the indictment that those whowere horrified by the events of Jan. 6, 2021, have been waiting for. The catalog of misdeeds that Donald Trump is accused of is extensive, some reflected in other prosecutions over classified documents and hush-money payments or in civil lawsuits . . . READ MORE with a Times subscription or free account . . .
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Part thriller, part whodunnit: This filing is a must-read, by Charles M. Blow | The New York Times The indictment isn’t a pleasant read, but it’s surprisingly readable. It isn’t entertainment, but it’s a must-read document detailing one of the gravest threats the country has ever faced from a president. It most . . . READ MORE with a Times subscription or free account . . .
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