Barr began, “Look, the 88 criminal counts, a lot of those are-“

“Even if ten of them are accurate?” Collins interjected.

“The answer to the question is yes,” Barr countered. “I’m supporting the Republican ticket,” he said. cnn.com/2024/04/26/pol…

Bill Barr suggests Trump talked about executing people on several occasions, unable to recall the specific instance @alyssafarah referenced but thinking of others. “The president would lose his temper and say things like that…”

Collins: Just to be clear, you're voting for someone who you believe tried to subvert the peaceful transfer of power, that can’t even achieve his own policies, that lied about the election, who is facing 88 criminal counts 

Barr: The answer the question is yes.

NEWS: Trump camp has invited outside groups to a “entirely off-the-record, private,” and “invite-only” meeting in Palm Beach next week, per letter

Purpose is to talk about planning/collaboration. Heritage/Turning Point among invited groups

politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

On Inside the Hive, VF's Dan Adler and THR’s Lachlan Cartwright, who have both been reporting from inside the courtroom of Donald Trump’s criminal trial, describe the “surreal” dynamics of this week’s proceedings. vntyfr.com/weuleQT

Truly wild scene on @FoxWeather today — 'this is about as good of a view of a tornado as you'll ever get'

And so the first week of Trump’s trial comes to an end.

“Way to end with a bang, huh?” one reporter quips as we exit the press room.

This focus on bank documents during the afternoon session is a reminder that even trials involving former presidents can get a little boring…

Live in DC — I'm about to join Tom Costello on NBC News NOW youtube.com/live/-Cagl47iH…

🚨NEWS: The NBA and Amazon Prime Video have a framework for an agreement that will make the streamer one of the homes for significant regular season and postseason games for a decade, The Athletic has learned.

Full details:

theathletic.com/5450064/2024/0…

Trump trial witness #2:

There is this whole media-adjacent infrastructure built up over the past 10 years that Biden (and Trump) can engage with that give them massive reach to huge audiences they need to persuade (vs just partisans): moderates. From Dax to Howard Stern to Joe Rogan and the All In guys…

Walk, don't run, to buy Dana Mattioli's brand new book THE EVERYTHING WAR. I'm 2/3s through and learning so much about Amazon littlebrown.com/titles/dana-ma…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Considers Removing CEO Bob Bakish as Turmoil Over Sale Talks Deepens wsj.com/business/media…

This in CJR is probably the most nuanced and realistic article I have read on local newsrooms dealing with angry conservatives. cjr.org/tow_center/the…

Biden: “The free press is not speaking up as much as it used to.” He thinks some news outlets are reluctant to raise Trump's ire: “I think some of them are worried about attacking him, worried about taking him on.” mediaite.com/radio/biden-te…

I really enjoyed this Dan Merica piece about Secretary Pete and how being a dad has changed him.

This change - “boundaries on your time” - is so, so real. (Frankly, we should all operate this way, parent or not. Your time is a non-renewable resource!)

notus.org/democrats/pete…

These 2020 election lawsuits changed the landscape of right wing media more than anything else I can think of aljazeera.com/economy/2024/4…

“You Can’t Believe This Happened”: A “Surreal” Trial and Tabloid Tales of Donald Trump
by ⁦Brian Stelter⁩ vanityfair.com/news/story/don…

Brian Stelter Just hope the coverage is making clear how outside the norm these practices are for most news orgs.