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![Sen. Lindsey Graham holds a news conference outside the Supreme Court building on April 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0829-lindsey-graham-400x300.jpg)
Graham Says Trump Loyalists Will React Violently If Former President Is Indicted
The senator's words “straddle the line between warning and threat,” one commentator noted.
![A photo of the redacted trump affidavit](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0829-affidavit-400x300.jpg)
Trump Affidavit Contains Broad-Based Probable Cause of Three Federal Crimes
Even the unredacted allegations provide overwhelming evidence that serious crimes were committed.
![Former President Donald Trump's residence in Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0826-mar-a-lago-400x300.jpg)
Commentators Say Affidavit Shows Clear DOJ Justifications for Mar-a-Lago Search
The DOJ justified its redactions by citing concerns that “steps may be taken to...interfere with this investigation.”
![Former President Donald Trump reacts after his shot from the second tee during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022, in Bedminster, New Jersey.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0824-trump-golf-400x300.jpg)
National Archives Has Asked for Documents Trump Improperly Took Since Early 2021
The email debunks Trump’s claim that he was “working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies.”
![Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, left, shakes hands with President Joe Biden after he signed The Inflation Reduction Act in the State Dining Room of the White House on August 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0824-ira-signing-400x300.jpg)
Mainstream Press’s Initial Coverage of Climate Bill Was a Lazy Distortion
If a news story catches your eye, read about it again a couple of weeks later -- and look beyond the main networks.
![Former President Donald Trump addresses the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit at the Marriott Marquis on July 26, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0824-trump--400x300.jpg)
Former FBI Agent: Trump “Admits” He Took Docs Through Executive Privilege Claims
In claiming “executive privilege” with classified documents Trump's lawsuit inadvertently admits he acted improperly.
![Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, left, speaks with a volunteer at a canvass kickoffs event on Michigan Primary Election Day on August 2, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0823-gretchen-whitmer-400x300.jpg)
Federal Jury Finds 2 Men Guilty of Plot to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Prosecutors said that the men’s plot was meant in part to start a civil war.
![Police outside of Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, 2022, the day after the FBI searched Donald Trump's estate.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0823-mar-a-lago-400x300.jpg)
More Than 300 Classified Docs Have Been Retrieved From Mar-a-Lago — So Far
Both the ongoing inquiry and request for more surveillance footage suggest the DOJ may think more docs are being hidden.
![Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower to meet with New York Attorney General Letitia James for a civil investigation on August 10, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0823-donald-trump-th-400x300.jpg)
Legal Experts Scratch Their Heads at Trump’s “Very Strange” New DOJ Lawsuit
“He's sort of asking Merrick Garland to prosecute him,” says Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on August 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0822-donald-trump-s-400x300.jpg)
Close to 6 in 10 Americans Want Trump Investigations to Continue
57 percent of respondents in a recent poll said that investigations into the former president should continue.