First: After two previously unsuccessful attempts to get Walt Nauta in front of a judge, the Donald Trump aide charged alongside the former President pleaded not guilty to six federal charges in a Florida courtroom today. Meanwhile, new CNN reporting provides a window into what federal prosecutors knew before the Mar-a-Lago search. 

Plus: Ron DeSantis tries to have his cake and eat it, too, but he risks angering the Trump base by attacking the former president while defending a video that critics say crosses the line into outright homophobia. 

And: A new ad the Mike Pence team says Donald Trump doesn't deserve a second term because he's soft on dictators. 

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