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Where Things Stand: Eastman’s Probably A Target
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08.31.22 | 6:51 pm

In other Trump investigation-adjacent news today, election steal scheming attorney John Eastman’s lawyers think that he is “probably a target” of the Fulton County probe led by District Attorney Fani Willis, who is looking into Trump team efforts to overturn the election results in her state of Georgia.

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Kristi Noem Kristi Noem
‘Why Did He Have All Of That Stuff At Mar-a-Lago?’
08.31.22 | 11:44 am

Even Fox & Friends is struggling with the classified document fiasco at Mar-a-Lago.

Steve Doocey confronted Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) about it on this morning’s show and managed to sound momentarily reasonable:

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The Photo, The Photo … Prime Badge
08.31.22 | 10:56 am

I’m getting a late start this morning because I was up quite late trying to make sense of the various facts, claims, allegations and more contained in the DOJ’s latest filing. And yes, the photo … When I first saw the photo across my Twitter feeds I thought: Oh this is someone showing a photo of what highly classified documents look like, with their stamped and color coded jackets. Then after seeing it a number of times it hit me: wait, that’s a crime scene photo of Trump’s haul! Right down to the tacky carpet.

Our team will keep you up to speed on the details but there are a few points that caught my attention last night.

Peak Trumpism
08.31.22 | 8:50 am

Go read the Justice Department’s filing or our summary of it here or just look at this darn photo, then consider this:

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Holy Crap This Photo!
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08.31.22 | 7:50 am