Crash Course: No exit: After Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump is trapped — and his fear is palpable

Donald Trump's lifelong grift is nearing its final act. Across America his power is fading — and he knows it [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci80NjE3VwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) No exit: After Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump is trapped — and his fear is palpable There is no limit to the depths Donald Trump will explore to beg for money. A day after the FBI executed a search warrant on his home at Mar-a-Lago, the former president [sent out emails to his supporters](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDkvdGhpcy1pcy10aGVpci1tZXNzYWdlLWFuZC1pbW1lZGlhdGVseS1ydXNoLXRvLWZ1bmRyYWlzZS1vZmYtZmJpLXJhaWQtb24tbWFyLWEtbGFnby9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) saying the FBI had "raided" his home, "broke into" his safe and possibly planted evidence. Was he upset? Maybe. Was he innocent? Who cares? But he was open about needing money to help battle "the corrupt left," whatever that means. And so, dear friends and neighbors, the preacher in the big pop-up tent is going to pass around the hat, and if you'd very graciously give everything you have, the billionaire who needs your money would much appreciate it. By the way, would you like a new shirt with Donald's portrait? He's got those too. 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Garland then announced that the Justice Department had applied to unseal the search warrant. "The public's clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing," the [DOJ's motion](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RkaHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9yYWdlLmNvdXJ0bGlzdGVuZXIuY29tL3JlY2FwL2dvdi51c2NvdXJ0cy5mbHNkLjYxNzg1NC9nb3YudXNjb3VydHMuZmxzZC42MTc4NTQuMTguMF8yLnBkZlcDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) reads. [Read the rest from Sophia Tesfaye.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0SDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvaS1wZXJzb25hbGx5LWFwcHJvdmVkLXRoZS1kZWNpc2lvbi1tZXJyaWNrLWdhcmxhbmQtYnJlYWtzLWhpcy1zaWxlbmNlLWFmdGVyLWZiaS1yYWlkLW9mLW1hci1hLWxhZy9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - FBI searched for [nuclear weapon documents](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvZmJpLXNlYXJjaGluZy1mb3ItbnVjbGVhci13ZWFwb24tZG9jdW1lbnRzLWR1cmluZy1tYXItYS1sYWdvLXJhaWQvVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) during Mar-a-Lago raid - Coffee cups, plastic bags, meal kit packaging: Here's what to do with [hard to recycle items](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvY29mZmVlLWN1cHMtcGxhc3RpYy1iYWdzLW1lYWwta2l0LXBhY2thZ2luZy1oZXJlcy13aGF0LXRvLWRvLXdpdGgtaGFyZC10by1yZWN5Y2xlLWl0ZW1zX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - [Anne Heche](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvYW5uZS1oZWNoZS11bmRlci1pbmZsdWVuY2Utb2YtY29jYWluZS1hdC10aW1lLW9mLWNyYXNoLWFjY29yZGluZy10by1sYXBkL1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) under influence of cocaine at time of crash, according to LAPD - [Sean Bean](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvc2Vhbi1iZWFuLWhhdmluZy1hbi1pbnRpbWFjeS1jb29yZGluYXRvci1vbi1zZXQtd291bGQtaW5oaWJpdC1tZV9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~): Having an intimacy coordinator on set “would inhibit me” - Inspired by a classic cocktail, these [3-ingredient chocolate cupcakes](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvaW5zcGlyZWQtYnktYS1jbGFzc2ljLWNvY2t0YWlsLXRoZXNlLTMtaW5ncmVkaWVudC1jaG9jb2xhdGUtY3VwY2FrZXMtYXJlLXVuYmVsaWV2YWJseS1lYXN5LXRvLW1ha2UvVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) are unbelievably easy to make - Yes, [marijuana](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0Q4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvaXMtbWFyaWp1YW5hLWFkZGljdGl2ZS9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) can be addictive — but it's not like other addictive drugs. Here's why - Ready or not, the [wine cooler](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvcmVhZHktb3Itbm90LXRoZS13aW5lLWNvb2xlci1pcy1yZWFkeS1mb3ItYS1jb21lYmFjay9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is ready for a comeback - [Patton Oswalt](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0Q5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvcGF0dG9uLW9zd2FsdC1pLWxvdmUtbXkvVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) talks lying, comic books and catfishing in his new cringe comedy "I Love My Dad" - A mom’s campaign to [ban library books](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvYS1tb21zLWNhbXBhaWduLXRvLWJhbi1saWJyYXJ5LWJvb2tzLWRpdmlkZWQtYS10ZXhhcy10b3duLS1hbmQtaGVyLW93bi1mYW1pbHlfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) divided a Texas town — and her own family - ["Grey’s Anatomy"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvZ3JleXMtYW5hdG9teS1jYXN0LWlzLWVsbGVuLXBvbXBlby1sZWF2aW5nLWdyZXlzLWFuYXRvbXlfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) cast: Is Ellen Pompeo leaving "Grey’s Anatomy"? 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- Trump signed law making [mishandling of classified info](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvc2lnbmVkLWxhdy1tYWtpbmctbWlzaGFuZGxpbmctb2YtY2xhc3NpZmllZC1pbmZvLWEtZmVsb255LS1ub3ctaXQtbWF5LWNvbWUtYmFjay10by1oYXVudC1oaW1fcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) a felony — now it may come back to haunt him - “Relentless pace”: Republicans’ bad week gets worse as FBI drops subpoenas on [Pennsylvania GOP](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvcmVsZW50bGVzcy1wYWNlLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLXdlZWstZ2V0cy13b3JzZS1hcy1mYmktZHJvcHMtc3VicG9lbmFzLW9uLXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [Beto O’Rourke](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvYmV0by1vcm91cmtlLXJpcHMtdXZhbGRlLWhlY2tsZXItaXQtbWF5LWJlLWZ1bm55LXRvLXlvdS1tb3RoZXJma2VyLWJ1dC1pdC1pc250LWZ1bm55LXRvLW1lX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) rips Uvalde heckler: “It may be funny to you, motherf**ker, but it isn’t funny to me” - [Paranoid Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvcGFyYW5vaWQtd29ycmllZC1hbGxpZXMtd2VhcmluZy1hLXdpcmUtYWZ0ZXItaW5zaWRlci10b2xkLWZiaS1hYm91dC1tYXItYS1sYWdvLWRvY3MtcmVwb3J0L1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) worried allies “wearing a wire” after insider told FBI about Mar-a-Lago docs: report - [Old age](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0SKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvb2xkLWFnZS1pc250LWEtbW9kZXJuLXBoZW5vbWVub24tLW1hbnktcGVvcGxlLWxpdmVkLWxvbmctZW5vdWdoLXRvLWdyb3ctb2xkLWluLXRoZS1vbGRlbi1kYXlzdG9vX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too - Trump, [Mar-a-Lago](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvdHJ1bXAtbWFyLWEtbGFnby1hbmQtdGhlLWZpZnRoLWFtZW5kbWVudC1hLXByb3NlY3V0b3JzLWZpdmUtYmlnLXRha2Vhd2F5cy9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and the Fifth Amendment: A federal prosecutor's five big takeaways - Launch of "[Real Doctors Against Oz](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvbGF1bmNoLW9mLXJlYWwtZG9jdG9ycy1hZ2FpbnN0LW96LWNhbXBhaWduLWNhbGxzLWNhbmRpZGF0ZS1pbnRvLXF1ZXN0aW9uLV9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" campaign calls GOP candidate into question - Trump supporters plan to protest outside of [FBI headquarters](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvc3VwcG9ydGVycy1wbGFuLXRvLW91dHNpZGUtb2YtZmJpLWhlYWRxdWFydGVycy10aGlzLXdlZWtlbmRfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) this weekend Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Republican war on books: They don't just want to control your body — next up, your mind Once [Republicans started to falsely accuse educators and librarians](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTEvdGhlLWdvYWwtb2YtdGhlLWdvcHMtcWFub24taW5mbHVlbmNlZC1ncm9vbWVyLXRyb2xsLW1vcmUtcG9saXRpY2FsLXZpb2xlbmNlL1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) of "grooming" children for sexual abuse, it was just a matter of time before the talk of imprisoning them began. Sure enough, [in a clip collected by Tennessee Holler](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RYaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS90aGV0bmhvbGxlci9zdGF0dXMvMTU1NzQyODIyNDQyNjEyMzI2NT9zPTIxJnQ9S2U4MTlhbVNDb2NPRGdhb0lGOGg4QVcDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), a recently-elected district attorney in Hamilton County, Tennessee, did just that during a meet-and-greet between her, the [pro-censorship group Moms for Liberty](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMDgvd2hhdHMtYmVoaW5kLXRoZS1yaWdodC13aW5nLWJvb2stYmFuLWZyZW56eS1iaWctbW9uZXktYW5kLWEtbG9uZy10ZXJtLXBsYW4vVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (whose name would do George Orwell proud) and the local sheriff. In the video, recorded in May, you can hear an anti-liberty "Mom" ask, "Do you feel like there should be some kind of prosecution for these librarians?" [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvb24tYm9va3Mtb24tc2Nob29scy1saWJyYXJpZXMtYW5kLWV2ZW4tYm9va3N0b3Jlcy1pcy1qdXN0LWJlZ2lubmluZy9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Why do wigs on TV look so awful?," [VOX](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm94LmNvbS9jdWx0dXJlLzIzMjk5OTk4L2JhZC13aWdzLWhhaXItdHYtZmlsbS1zdXBlcmhlcm8tYmxhY2std29tZW5XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Dermatologist arrested after her husband secretly recorded her allegedly poisoning him with Drano, documents show," [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy91cy1uZXdzL2Rlcm1hdG9sb2dpc3QtYXJyZXN0ZWQtaHVzYmFuZC1hY2N1c2VzLXBvaXNvbmluZy1yY25hNDIyNDE_Y2lkPXNtX25wZF9ubl90d19tYVcDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "The Bland Ambition of Kevin McCarthy," [The New Republic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0ROaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdyZXB1YmxpYy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8xNjcyMjQva2V2aW4tbWNjYXJ0aHktZ29wLXNwZWFrZXItb2YtdGhlLWhvdXNlVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Brazilian woman swindled elderly mom out of art worth $140M using ‘psychics’ who claimed it was cursed, police say," [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy93b3JsZC93b21hbi1zd2luZGxlZC1lbGRlcmx5LW1vdGhlci1hcnQtMTQwbS11c2luZy1wc3ljaGljcy1jbGFpbWVkLXdhcy1jdXJzLXJjbmE0MjU5MFcDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) QAnon believers have a novel spin on Mar-a-Lago raid: At last the "Storm" is here On Tuesday afternoon, far-right media outlet Real America's Voice dedicated a nearly 20-minute [segment](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0QuaHR0cHM6Ly9hbWVyaWNhc3ZvaWNlLm5ld3MvZGVlcC1zdGF0ZS12cy1tYWdhL1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) of its talk show "Water Cooler" to a novel explanation of Monday night's FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's Palm Beach resort and home. While many Trump allies in the Republican Party and conservative media have competed to voice the most [vehement denunciation](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDkvZGVmdW5kLXRoZS1mYmktcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtcHJvLXBvbGljZS1yaGV0b3JpYy1nb2VzLW91dC10aGUtd2luZG93LWFmdGVyLWZlZHMtcmFpZC9XA3NwY0IKYu7KMvZiWqSHN1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of the search — Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona called to "destroy" the "democrat brown shirts known as the FBI," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia suggested that the raid might portend "civil war" and Florida state Rep. Anthony Sabatini said state leaders should arrest FBI agents "upon sight" — RAV managed to find a bigger villain yet. [Read the rest from Kathryn Joyce.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTEvcWFub24tYmVsaWV2ZXJzLWhhdmUtYS1ub3ZlbC1zcGluLW9uLW1hci1hLWxhZ28tcmFpZC1hdC1sYXN0LXRoZS1zdG9ybS1pcy1oZXJlL1cDc3BjQgpi7soy9mJapIc3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRk2LfIP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmLuyjL2YlqkhzdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 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