- Dan Friedman and Amanda Moore @ Mother Jones: Trump’s War on History
As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country’s future by bulldozing its past.
- Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Paula Reid @ CNN: Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes
A Justice Department review found that Ed Martin improperly handled grand jury materials that were part of an investigation targeting Donald Trump’s political enemies, at least two sources familiar with the review told CNN. It was at least part of the reason Martin was pushed out of DOJ headquarters early this year.
- Michael Luciano @ Mediaite: Tommy Tuberville Wildly Claims ‘Half a Dozen’ Members of Congress Won ‘Bogus’ Elections
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) baselessly claimed that several sitting members of Congress weren’t truly elected because they won “bogus” elections.
- David Yaffe-Bellany @ The New York Times: ‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home
A group of cryptocurrency investors backing a memecoin hopes the statue will soon be installed at one of Mr. Trump’s golf courses in Florida.
- Edith Olmstead @ The New Republic: Tulsi Gabbard’s Whistleblower Case Just Got a Whole Lot Worse for Her
The director of national intelligence tried to defend holding up a whistleblower report for eight months.