Some national leaders say there is a potential for political violence, fueled by the investigation of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in a special election for Congress in Alaska. And NFL linebacker Manti Te'o reflects on how his Polynesian identity factored into the 2013 catfishing scandal and backlash that followed.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 |
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Good morning, NBC News readers.
Some national leaders say there is a potential for political violence, fueled by the investigation of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in a special election for Congress in Alaska. And NFL linebacker Manti Te'o reflects on how his Polynesian identity factored into the 2013 catfishing scandal and backlash that followed. Here's what we're watching this Thursday morning. |
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Sen. Lindsey Graham faced criticism this week after claiming that there would be "riots in the streets" if the Justice Department prosecutes Trump. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images file) National leaders are warning of the potential for political violence as campaign rhetoric heats up, fueled by an FBI investigation into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents that has generated a furious backlash from him and his supporters. With less than 10 weeks to go before the midterm elections, the political climate is increasingly volatile, experts who study extremism say. Federal agencies like the IRS, FBI and National Archives are beefing up security as they become targets of the right. And lawmakers — such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.; and others — are disclosing threats and openly predicting violence. Read the full story here. More developments in the investigation of documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate: - Trump's legal team renewed its request on Wednesday for a third party to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago in response to the DOJ's filing opposing Trump's request for a special master.
- New information about how and where Trump's passports were found could spell major trouble, legal experts told NBC News.
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| Europe's largest nuclear power plant faced new danger Thursday as Ukraine accused Russian forces of shelling the site and the route being used by a team of international inspectors trying to gain access to the facility. |
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| Democrat Mary Peltola, a former state representative, won a special election that included GOP candidates Nick Begich and former Gov. Sarah Palin, NBC News projects. The race was Alaska's first test of ranked-choice voting. |
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| While most students across the country are kicking off the new school year, many in eastern Kentucky school districts are still figuring out where they will attend classes or when they'll be able to start. More than 7,600 students are still affected. |
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| Mikhail Gorbachev's death is being mourned by the U.S. and its allies, but his legacy is very different at home, where many view him as the man responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union — and the loss of global status and economic security that followed. |
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| Pakistan's landscape has been transformed, homes and buildings have been swept away and farmland turned into mud across swaths of the country, new satellite imagery of the recent deadly flooding shows. |
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| NFL linebacker Manti Te'o, the victim of a major 2013 catfishing scandal that is the subject of a recent Netflix documentary, has been reflecting on how his Polynesian identity factored into the incident and the backlash. He's moved past it all — almost. It's thanks, in part, to what he describes as embracing the "aloha spirit." |
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