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February 22, 2024

Stephen Collinson, Caitlin Hu and Shelby Rose

Only Trump could see Navalny’s death this way

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a Fox News town hall in Greenville, South Carolina, on Tuesday.

Here’s what Donald Trump thinks about the death of Alexey Navalny — it’s all about him.

The ex-president finally offered a public statement about the martyrdom of the Russian opposition hero. He put no blame on his friend Russian President Vladimir Putin, who implements the brutal iron rule that cost Navalny his life in a penal colony. He allowed that Navalny had been “brave” but faulted him for returning to Russia to make a stand against authoritarianism. But the most revealing part of Trump’s reaction was when he equated Navalny, a persecuted dissident, with himself.

“It’s happening in our country too. We are turning into a communist country in many ways. And if you look at it, I'm the leading candidate, I got indicted… I got indicted four times, I have eight or nine trials … all because of the fact that I’m in politics,” Trump said in a Fox News town hall event. Later, he said a $355 million fraud judgment against him last week was “a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”

It's a statement that may appear more craven to people abroad than Americans who have become somewhat immune to Trump’s incessant political shock treatment over the past eight years.

But it’s worth pointing out that America is far from a communist or fascist country. Trump is not being persecuted for his political beliefs; he’s being held to account for actions that constantly test the rule of law and for violating the rules that every other American is expected to live by. He’s facing trial for trying to overturn the vote of a free election, for taking home a haul of classified documents in a case that probably would have already sent any other government official to jail. In the fraud case, a judge ruled that Trump repeatedly broke the laws that shore up a free economy. Trump denies wrongdoing in all cases.

The former president is also enjoying the freedoms of trial by jury, the right to mount a defense and to avail himself of an appeals process that were denied to Navalny in Russia. These privileges are granted by the constitution that he recently said should be “terminated.”

Trump’s contempt for the rule of law, worship of strongman leaders and belief that the presidency is an office that is immune from political or legal constraints means that he’s nothing like Navalny. He’s got far more in common with Putin.

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The world and America

A US-Russian woman was arrested in Russia on treason charges after she gave $51 to a Ukrainian charity.

A pro-Kremlin Russian blogger is dead after revealing high casualties in a key battle.

Israeli forces fired on a food convoy in Gaza.

And the actor who portrayed Keith in the original version of “The Office” has died.

Meanwhile in America … A major plank of the GOP’s impeachment case may be Russian intel.

Republicans grilled President Joe Biden’s brother on Capitol Hill.

A Colorado man died after being bitten by his pet Gila Monster.

That 'crazy S.O.B.'

President Joe Biden is often at his most untamed at private fundraisers when the cameras are turned off and there are just a few pool reporters in the room.

That was certainly the case on a swing through California on Wednesday, when he again unloaded on Trump and Putin.

"We have a crazy S.O.B., that guy Putin (and) others," Biden said. "And we always have to be worried about a nuclear conflict. But the existential threat to humanity is climate."

Biden also criticized former President Trump's reaction to the death of Navalny.

"He's comparing himself to Navalny and saying that because our country's become a communist country, he was persecuted, just like Navalny was persecuted. Where the hell does this comes from?” Biden said, according to reporters in the room. “If I stood here 10 to 15 years ago and said all this, you’d all think I should be committed ... it’s astounding.”

Alabama ruling threatens IVF treatments

A ruling in the state of Alabama which found that frozen embryos are children is showing the huge implications of a range of conservative jurisprudence in the wake of the outlawing of the nationwide constitutional right to an abortion.

The decision has led the University of Alabama health system to pause in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in what could be the first sign of a far wider curtailing of such schemes that help thousands of women to give birth.

The state Supreme Court ruling that embryos are children in or outside the uterus means that people who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death.

“We are saddened that this will impact our patients’ attempts to have a baby through IVF,” the UAB health system said in a statement. “But we must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for IVF treatments.”

Critics of the decision warn that it could be the first in a wave of such rulings that could make IVF treatment much more scarce and expensive. Other conservative states are likely to be closely watched to see if others follow suit.

The Alabama decision is likely to intensify the role of abortion in the 2024 election, with Democrats seeking to show that Republicans are keen to take away more rights from women — a critical voting block — following the US Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision granting a constitutional right to the procedure in 2022.

Thanks for reading.

On Thursday, 2024 GOP presidential candidates former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley campaign in South Carolina. The European Parliament hears testimony from Russia concerning the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Supporters of Navalny hold a demonstration near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">Here’s what Donald Trump thinks about the death of Alexey Navalny — it’s all about him.</span></p>
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The ex-president finally offered a public statement about the martyrdom of the Russian opposition hero. He put no blame on his friend Russian President Vladimir Putin, who implements the brutal iron rule that cost Navalny his life in a penal colony. He allowed that Navalny had been “brave” but faulted him for returning to Russia to make a stand against authoritarianism. But the most revealing part of Trump’s reaction was when he equated Navalny, a persecuted dissident, with himself.</span></p>
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“It’s happening in our country too. We are turning into a communist country in many ways. And if you look at it, I'm the leading candidate, I got indicted… I got indicted four times, I have eight or nine trials … all because of the fact that I’m in politics,” Trump said in a Fox News town hall event. Later, he said a $355 million fraud judgment against him last week was “a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">It's a statement that may appear more craven to people abroad than Americans who have become somewhat immune to Trump’s incessant political shock treatment over the past eight years.</span></p>
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But it’s worth pointing out that America is far from a communist or fascist country. Trump is not being persecuted for his political beliefs; he’s being held to account for actions that constantly test the rule of law and for violating the rules that every other American is expected to live by. He’s facing trial for trying to overturn the vote of a free election, for taking home a haul of classified documents in a case that probably would have already sent any other government official to jail. In the fraud case, a judge ruled that Trump repeatedly broke the laws that shore up a free economy. Trump denies wrongdoing in all cases.
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">The former president is also enjoying the freedoms of trial by jury, the right to mount a defense and to avail himself of an appeals process that were denied to Navalny in Russia. These privileges are granted by the constitution that he recently said should be “terminated.”</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">Trump’s contempt for the rule of law, worship of strongman leaders and belief that the presidency is an office that is immune from political or legal constraints means that he’s nothing like Navalny. He’s got far more in common with Putin.</span></p>
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A US-Russian woman was arrested in Russia on treason charges <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/europe/russia-arrest-us-dual-citizen-intl/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t7">after she gave $51 to a Ukrainian charity.</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">A pro-Kremlin Russian blogger <a href="https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-02-21-24/h_2ddc8a0af99c617711e9ac624e5f38bd" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t8">is dead</a> after revealing high casualties in a key battle. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">Israeli forces fired on a<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/middleeast/un-food-convoy-gaza-israel-strike-cmd-intl/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t9"> food convoy in Gaza.</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">And the actor who portrayed Keith in the original version of <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/entertainment/ewen-macintosh-death-scli-intl-gbr/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t10">
“The Office” has died.</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">Meanwhile in America … A major plank of the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/politics/biden-former-fbi-informant-russian-intelligence/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t11">GOP’s impeachment case may be Russian intel.</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">Republicans grilled President Joe Biden’s brother<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/politics/james-biden-republican-deposition/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t12"> on Capitol Hill.</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">A Colorado man died after being bitten by his<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/health/colorado-man-dies-gila-monster-lizard-bite/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t13"> pet Gila Monster.</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">President Joe Biden is often at his most untamed at private fundraisers when the cameras are turned off and there are just a few pool reporters in the room.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">That was certainly the case on a swing through California on Wednesday, when he again unloaded on Trump and Putin.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">"We have a crazy S.O.B., that guy Putin (and) others," Biden said. "And we always have to be worried about a nuclear conflict. But the existential threat to humanity is climate."</span></p>
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"He's comparing himself to Navalny and saying that because our country's become a communist country, he was persecuted, just like Navalny was persecuted. Where the hell does this comes from?” Biden said, according to reporters in the room. “If I stood here 10 to 15 years ago and said all this, you’d all think I should be committed ... it’s astounding.”</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">A ruling in the state of Alabama which found that frozen embryos are children is showing the huge implications of a range of conservative jurisprudence in the wake of the outlawing of the nationwide constitutional right to an abortion.</span></p>
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The decision has led the University of Alabama health system to pause in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in what could be the first sign of a far wider curtailing of such schemes that help thousands of women to give birth.</span></p>
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The state Supreme Court ruling that embryos are children in or outside the uterus means that people who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death.</span></p>
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“We are saddened that this will impact our patients’ attempts to have a baby through IVF,” the UAB health system said in a statement. “But we must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for IVF treatments.”</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:28.8px"><span style="font-size:16px">Critics of the decision warn that it could be the first in a wave of such rulings that could make IVF treatment much more scarce and expensive. Other conservative states are likely to be closely watched to see if others follow suit.</span></p>
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The Alabama decision is likely to intensify the role of abortion in the 2024 election, with Democrats seeking to show that Republicans are keen to take away more rights from women — a critical voting block — following the US Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision granting a constitutional right to the procedure in 2022.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><em><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>On Thursday</strong>, 2024 GOP presidential candidates former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/politics/nikki-haley-2024-campaign/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t15">campaign in South Carolina</a>. The European Parliament hears testimony from Russia <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240220IPR17837/death-of-alexei-navalny-meps-to-hear-testimonies-from-the-russian-opposition" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:#cd2027" rel="noopener" data-location="t16">concerning the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny</a>. Supporters of Navalny hold a demonstration near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. </span></em></p>
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