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Judge finds probable cause that Mike Lindell's pillow handouts violated campaign law

Star Tribune and CBS News Politics describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Judge finds probable cause that Mike Lindell's pillow handouts violated campaign law.
The headline split The left frames it as "Judge finds probable cause Mike Lindell broke campaign finance rules with pillow handout". The center frames it as "Judge finds probable cause that Mike Lindell's pillow handouts violated campaign law".
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Left / center-leftJudge finds probable cause Mike Lindell broke campaign finance rules with pillow handout

Star Tribune · Center-left · News report

CenterJudge finds probable cause that Mike Lindell's pillow handouts violated campaign law

CBS News Politics · Center · News report

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CBS News PoliticsNews report · Aug 6, 9:49 PM

Judge finds probable cause that Mike Lindell's pillow handouts violated campaign law

A case against Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell will continue after a judge decided Thursday there is probable cause to believe he violated campaign laws by giving...

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Star TribuneNews report · Aug 6, 10:42 PM

Judge finds probable cause Mike Lindell broke campaign finance rules with pillow handout

The issue::: will now go to a panel of three administrative law judges who will hold a hearing to gather more evidence.

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Aug 6, 9:49 PM: CBS News Politics joined the source map.

Aug 6, 10:42 PM: Star Tribune joined the source map.

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