- Donald Trump to be the last defense witness called in his civil fraud trial next month (cnn.com)
- China Dismisses Defense Minister Amid Swirl of Speculation (nytimes.com)
- Right-wing media defense of Trump’s fraud is to wildly inflate the value of Mar-a-Lago (mediamatters.org)
- Giuliani Sued Over Unpaid Legal Fees by Lawyer Who Led His Defense (nytimes.com)
- Jack Smith: Trump’s Guilty Lawyers Complicate His “Advice-of Counsel” Defense (meidastouch.com)
- Gifts and Grifts? It’s Not Personal: Why Clarence Thomas’ Trip to the Koch Summit Undermines His Ethics Defense (propublica.org)
- Right-Wing Rebels Block Defense Bill Again, Rebuking McCarthy on Spending (nytimes.com)McCarthy says hard-right Republicans ‘want to burn whole place down’ (theguardian.com)Shutdown inches closer (washingtonpost.com)
