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Auburn Tigers College Football Preview 2023: What's Going To Happen, Top Players, Keys To The Season Pete Fiutak 5–7 minutes Auburn Tigers Preview 2023: Keys to the season, top 10 players, win total, what's going to happen John Reed-USA TODAY Sports Auburn Tigers Preview 2023: Keys to the season, top 10 players, win total, what's going to happen Auburn Tigers College Football Preview 2023: What's Going To Happen 2023 Auburn Preview: Offense | Defense Auburn Tigers Key To The Season Stop with all the turnovers. The offense should be better. The defense should be better. The coaching should be better. Even the schedule should be a wee bit better - more on that in a moment. But none of it matters if the Tigers don’t stop giving the ball away in bunches. 2012. That was the last time turnover margin was a huge issue for Auburn, going -12 in a lost 3-9 season. In 2017 the team was -1, but it wasn’t that big a deal until it screwed up and gave it up three times in the Peach Bowl, and unleashed all the UCF National Champion stuff on the world. Other than that, Auburn hadn’t finished a season on the wrong side of the turnover margin in almost ten years, and then came 2022. The 22 turnovers were the most since that 2012 season, the turnover margin was a killer, and that can all flip. Go from -9 to, say, +3 on the year, and watch Auburn go back to being a winning team. Auburn Tigers Top Transfer, Biggest Loss DT Justin Rogers in from Kentucky, DE Jeffrey M’Ba gone to Purdue. This might be a bit of a reach on who Auburn will miss most, but that’s mostly because it didn’t really lose anyone who wasn’t replaced by a better option. M’Ba didn’t do much for the Tigers in his one year from the JUCO ranks - six tackles with a sack - but he’s a 6-6, 300-pound interior lineman. There’s always a place for veterans with his size in the rotation, and now he’ll likely start for Purdue. Rogers is literally a bigger replacement. The 6-3, 346-pounder isn’t going to do much of anything in the backfield, and he’s not going to be on the field for every defensive down, but he’s a huge body who’ll gum up the works for a defense that needed a huge anchor last year. However … Auburn Tigers Key Player Payton Thorne, QB Jr. There are other options - Robby Ashford is still in the mix - and Thorne might not be the dangerous runner the coaching staff would like, but he’s a great leader who has been through the Big Ten East wars over the last few seasons. He’ll hit the deep ball and he’ll keep spreading it around, but he has to cut down on the picks. For a team that needs to start winning the turnover margin, the 21 interceptions over the last two years is a concern. Even so, he’ll keep the offense moving. Recommended for You Auburn Tigers Key Game at Cal, Sept. 9. Auburn’s last non-conference road win was … 2014. That’s not quite fair considering there were a few neutral site games, that’s not including bowls, and there weren’t all that many non-SEC opportunities away from Jordan-Hare, but the team is about to do the ultimate fish out of water thing going to Berkeley. It’s a tone-setter for the early part of the Hugh Freeze era against a Cal team that’s going to be far more dangerous this season. Win, and with UMass and Samford at home, go 3-0 to start the season for just the second time since … 2014. Auburn Tigers 10 Best Players 1. DJ James, CB Sr. 2. Jarquez Hunter, RB Jr. 3. Nehemiah Pritchett, CB Sr. 4. Justin Rogers, DT Sr. 5. Payton Thorne, QB Sr. 6. Larry Nixon, LB Sr. 7. Keionte Scott, S Jr. 8. Rivaldo Fairweather, TE Sr. 9. Jalen McLeod, EDGE Jr. 10. Jaylin Simpson, S Sr. Auburn Tigers 2022 Fun Stats - Opponent 1st Quarter Scoring: 52, Opponent 2nd Quarter Scoring: 142 - Net Punting Average: Auburn 42.33 yards, Opponents 37.73 yards - Passing TDs; Opponents 15, Baylor 9 Auburn Tigers Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen Set The Win Total At: 6.5 A few things to remember in all of the excitement. First, it took a little bit for Hugh Freeze to get the ball rolling at Ole Miss - he went 6-6 in his first regular season before winning the bowl game. He also won seven games in his first regular season at Liberty, but won the bowl game that year, too. Second, for all of the problems under former head coach Bryan Harsin, he deserves a wee bit of a break for one thing - the Auburn schedules over the last two seasons were NASTY Penn State was on the slate twice, and San Jose State ended up with a winning campaign in 2022. That means Auburn played just two FBS teams - Akron in 2021 and Texas A&M last year - that didn’t get to six wins. More than that, out of the 14 losses under Harsin, none of them came against teams that finished with a losing record. Swap out Penn State for Cal this year. That’s at least a 50/50 game, and UMass, Samford, and New Mexico State should all be wins. That’s - at worst - 3.5 against the win total. Vanderbilt is a winnable road game, Georgia and Alabama - while both are at home - should be, to be kind, challenging, and LSU is going to be dangerous on the road. Even with all the transfers, and as good as Freeze is, it’s still a big puzzle being put together. There should be at least seven wins here, though, and with a bowl game, don’t be shocked if the overall final record is closer to around 8ish than under six.

Auburn football adds commitment from lighting quick in-state WR Ethan Stone ~1 minute Auburn football added a commitment from Class of 2024 wide receiver Bryce Cain Tuesday, the Tigers’ first WR commitment of the 2024 cycle. He also represents Auburn’s 6th commitment of the class. Cain stands at 5-11, 170 pounds and is lightning quick. He committed to Hugh Freeze and the Tigers following an unofficial visit this past weekend. Cain chose the Tigers over offers from Ole Miss and Wake Forest, to name a few. Cain is considered to be the No. 682 overall prospect in the country, as well as the No. 88 WR and No. 32 player from the state of Alabama.

Payton Thorne excited to work with Freeze, Montgomery in RPO heavy offense Lance Dawe 4–5 minutes The Tigers' new signal-caller is excited to step into a new offense this fall. Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne joined the Locked On Auburn podcast to discuss how his arrival to the Plains has been. Thorne voiced his excitement to podcast host Zac Blackerby about getting to work with Hugh Freeze and Philip Montgomery in an offense that is proven. "Looking at his track record with quarterbacks, and then pairing that with Coach Montgomery’s quarterbacks that he has worked with, that was very intriguing," Thorne said. "To be with those two guys that have been around and developed really good quarterbacks that’s really something you can trust." The conversations Thorne, Montgomery and Freeze have had have been encouraging. Now, Thorne is diving into the playbook to take in what they're teaching him. "I’m just looking to soak it all up. What they’re displaying to me, what they’re saying to me, and I’m really excited to get going with them once the summer progresses." Thorne explained in the interview that having played three years of college football has helped him pick up on some things quickly, but he's still walking through the start of the process - drawing up plays is first. "I got the whole playbook when I got here," Thorne said. "Just going through it, trying to get very familiar with it and to be able to draw up the plays is the first step. Once you’re able to draw everything up, all the formations, all the motions, then you can take a deeper dive into it and figure out the details of each play, the little things." "Being in an offense for three years like I was, you pick up on stuff over that course of time, so that’s why people talk about quarterbacks that have experience in an offense - there’s stuff you learn - so right now, I’m trying to bang out the X’s and O’s of trying to draw out the plays… watching as much film as I can to pick up on things,” RPO isn't something Thorne really got to see during his time at Michigan State, but he believes he's comfortable with it and has enjoyed learning about the nuance of the way Freeze and Montgomery want to run things. "(RPO) is a big part of this offense," Thorne said. "I am excited about that, that’s one of the strengths of my game… learning the in’s and out’s of our run game here, and obviously that is part RPO, is how we block things. Most of it stuff that I’ve done in terms of the run game. There’s definitely different wrinkles and I really want to get sharp with it. The RPO stuff, who we’re reading, what our rules are for when we’re going to decide to pull it or when we’re giving it, all of that stuff is stuff I’ll be learning here shortly." It's unknown how Hugh Freeze is going to play things out before Auburn takes the field vs UMass, but expect incumbent Robby Ashford to push for the job regardless. Thorne finished an accomplished quarterback at Michigan State, setting single-season records for total yards, total touchdowns and passing touchdowns. He ranks fifth in career total touchdowns, fifth in career total yards, fourth in career passing touchdowns and third in single-season passing yards. He's not a dazzling arm talent, but was excellent attacking downfield in his two seasons with the Spartans. He's a great system fit for Freeze and Montgomery. Some of Thorne's career statistics: Career pass attempts - 861 (7.5 YPA) Career pass yards - 4,693 (61.0%) Career pass touchdowns - 49 Career rush yards - 270 Career rush touchdowns - 6 Best game of career: Vs Pittsburgh (12/30/2021) - 29-of-50 passing, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception

Auburn adds commitment from 4star DB Kensley Faustin Christian Clemente 11–14 minutes Shortly after his official visit, Faustin has announced his commitment to Auburn. Much of Kensley Faustin's official visit this weekend was about figuring out where the 4-star defensive back fits in the secondary. That's because he plans to be in Auburn's secondary, as he announced his commitment to the Tigers on Tuesday. In the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, Faustin is the No. 408 overall player, No. 36 safety and No. 62 player from Florida. "The visit went great," Faustin said on Sunday. "Everything I expected went great. We went over how I could fit into the scheme and it caught me by surprise just how easy it is how I could fit into the scheme and how I’d transfer over and how we basically play the same defense in high school. So the visit went great, I like everything about it. Small town, not too much to do, I like that because I’m not a big party person. I like how everything is so close by. "They see me fitting in at whatever position is going to get me on the field early. They see me as a safety, star, nickel, whatever’s going to get me on the field. They see me as very versatile and that’s what they like about me." LSU, Florida State, Texas A&M and UCF were also in the mix for Faustin, but after his official visit he knew where he wanted to be. From Naples, Florida, Faustin is planning to graduate early and be an early enrollee. "In this generation of football it’s either you’re ready or you’re not and if you’re not ready you enter the transfer portal and that’s not something I want to do," Faustin said. "I believe with my mindset, when I’m ready and I know I’m going to be ready whenever I come, I’m going to be ready to play. Because I’m so versatile it’s hard to keep me off the field and I’m willing to play any position or learn any position." Faustin was recruited heavily by Wesley McGriff, Zac Etheridge and Hugh Freeze leading into his official visit, giving him the comfort to hop on board. "With Coach Freeze, I believe that he’s a great man and he’s going to be a great coach," Faustin said. "Just sitting down and talking to him, he’s honest." Auburn now has three commitments in the secondary from Faustin, A'Mon Lane and Jayden Lewis.

al.com Auburn will play at Georgia, host Oklahoma in 2024 Updated: Jun. 14, 2023, 6:56 p.m.|Published: Jun. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. 3–4 minutes Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) breaks away from Georgia defensive backs Tykee Smith (23) and Daylen Everette (6) after a catch for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry will continue on in 2024. The Southeastern Conference released its new-look schedule Wednesday night, and it included Auburn playing at Georgia in 2024. Earlier this month, the league presidents voted to adopt an eight-game league schedule for the first season with Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC. The eight-game schedule with two new teams clearly put some traditional games at risk, but the Tigers and Bulldogs remain on each other’s schedule for now. “It’s no accident that this is the oldest rivalry in the South, and it will continue to appease all the fans,” said former Auburn linebacker and current SEC Network analyst Takeo Spikes. The Tigers and Bulldogs first played in 1892, and the rivalry has been played annually since 1944. Georgia has won the last six games between the teams and now leads the series 63-56-8. Auburn also will host newcomer Oklahoma in 2024. Each SEC team will play either Texas or Oklahoma in the first two years that those teams are in the league. The Tigers and Sooners have played only twice in history -- the 1972 and 2017 Sugar Bowls. In addition to Georgia, the Tigers’ road games will be the annual Iron Bowl against Alabama in Tuscaloosa as well as games at Kentucky and at Missouri. Arkansas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt will join Oklahoma in playing at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The exact dates of the games will be released at a later date. Noticeably absent from the Auburn schedule -- home or away -- is LSU, a perennial SEC West opponent. However, the SEC is going away from divisions in 2024 with the top two teams in the league overall playing for the title at the end of the year. Auburn and LSU have played every year since 1991. “I think the one thing that is interesting about the Auburn schedule is you get the two games you have to have, and that’s Alabama and Georgia,” SEC analyst Paul Finebaum said. “You are probably disappointed about LSU, but you make it up with Oklahoma. “I think the first couple of years and maybe forever, schools want to see Oklahoma and they want to see Texas on the schedule. With LSU, something has to go. If you get nine games in a couple of years, that game may or may not come back, but that is to me what it is all about – getting Texas and Oklahoma on your schedule.” Auburn also won’t play tradition SEC West rivals Mississippi or Mississippi State in 2024 or former “Amen Corner” rival Florida. “I was 0-2 against Auburn so I’m Ok not seeing them on the schedule,” former Gator Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow joked on the SEC Network. The Tigers will host California in a non-conference game. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. By browsing this site, we may share your information with our social media partners in accordance with our Privacy Polic

SEC unveils Auburn’s 2024 conference opponents Auburn University Athletics ~2 minutes AUBURN, Ala. – A mix of new matchups and old rivalries highlight Auburn's conference schedule in 2024, which was released by the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday. Auburn will maintain an eight-game conference schedule in 2024, but with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC, the slate will look a little different. For starters, the Tigers will welcome Oklahoma to Jordan-Hare Stadium for the first time. The two teams have met just twice before – both matchups coming in the Sugar Bowl (1972, 2017). Auburn will also host Arkansas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt in 2024. It will be Vanderbilt's first visit to the Plains since 2016. The road schedule will feature two of college football's best rivalries with trips to Alabama and Georgia on tap. Auburn is at home against Alabama and Georgia this coming season. The Tigers will also trek to Kentucky and Missouri in 2024. It will be their first visit to Kentucky since 2015 and just the second ever visit to Missouri with the first coming in 2017. Absent from the schedule in 2024 are regulars LSU, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. The conference is doing away with divisions in football for the 2024 season. Dates for the 2024 SEC schedule will be announced at a later date. Auburn will open the 2023 season on Saturday, Sept. 2 at home against UMass. Fans are eligible to buy season tickets for the upcoming season. Click here to purchase. 2024 SEC OPPONENTS Home Arkansas Oklahoma Texas A&M Vanderbilt Away Alabama Georgia Kentucky Missouri

i can point out so much bull**** in some of yalls logic. we love our country. wait...........not the gays that served just the straight ones. they gays do not count because someone is bullshitting folks into thinking they are demons. they are people who fought bled and died for this country. have i about got it right?

i can point out so much bull**** in some of yalls logic. we love our country. wait...........not the gays that served just the straight ones. they gays do not count because someone is bullshitting folks into thinking they are demons. they are people

i do not have to show a flag. i served my country for four long years. i enlisted when the draft was going on. the point you miss is gays have served this country and died for it as well. are they not dutiful patriots as well? can we love them with the rest of our dead that sacrificed themselves for this country? what say see...............

i say old chap. i believe we have him all puffed up like a bullfrog. he wants battle he can taste it.............

i cannot believe people are so blind to trumps bullcrap. i am shocked every single day at the stuff his side lets passes. i mean the man is liar with no honor. he stole from kids and VA charities. i mean look at his history and people still think he is the best thing to happen since fried chicken. i swear before god i do not understand. i really do not. are they that stupid? have trump really conned them? is it spite? i know they buy into it as being political when he really is a lowlife turd who should never be allowed near politics again. what is is guys? what is it about these cats that will defend a trump lie and call the truth a lie when it is plain for anyone to see. i just do not get it.

funny ol tiger did not lose it over posting the wrong facts AND american flag as well. her own side gave her hell.

good lord do not hold back! let us know how you really feel...................

yessir i understand and it means a lot. if i ever catch a break i plan on taking a basic puter course somewhere.

thanx.i understand this. some pics are must see. what i do not understand is some are buzzed looking and some are not. it is a job i can tell you. but i use a ball type mouse and it is wore out so maybe this has something to do with it. i will get it in less than a week. but some audio files? some will pick up and some will not. some i can link and are easy and some are not. it is a lot to deal with but i just want to feel like i am contributing something. and look guys i know some of you can do it better but chooses not to. when someone steps up to do it with out all my little screw ups i will let them have it. it is a lot of work. more when you are learning as ya go like me. the other down side is no one wants to discuss articles piled in one thread for some reason. shrugs. i will keep doing it as long as i can.

so mickey you got plans to shoot up the left yet?you never callout the callsfor violence which suggests you are ok with it. are you?

i need a new mouse and keyboard. if that is not it i have no idea

hell they need someone not a crook that hopefully removes the taint on the republican party.

Trump on trial: Unecedented, shocking, historic. But will it change anything? Susan Page, USA TODAY 6–7 minutes The arraignment of a former president Tuesday on charges of violating the Espionage Act was breathtaking. What happens after everyone exhales? The consequences down the road for Donald Trump could be even more stunning, potentially including a conviction that could send the former resident of the White House to live in a federal facility of an entirely different sort. But in the shorter term, likely stretching past the next presidential election, the historic development had an air of deja vu − of Trump enmeshed in yet another controversy that would have ended the public career of almost anyone else. Instead, he has managed to use charges that he mishandled the nation's most sensitive secrets, imperiling U.S. security, to strengthen his standing as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. Can an event be so cataclysmic and yet have so few repercussions, at least for a time? We're about to find out. It is a sign of our times, and of the pressures on the legal system, that there was a roiling debate outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. courthouse over whether Trump's 37-count indictment proves the principle that no person is above the law or is evidence of what his supporters call the weaponization of the Justice Department by his political opponents. "WITCH HUNT," Trump declared on Truth Social before he left for the courtroom in Miami. He called special counsel Jack Smith "the Thug" and suggested without substantiation that evidence might have been planted in the boxes of government documents found in Mar-a-Lago. "They taint everything that they touch, including our Country, which is rapidly going to HELL!" The vehicle of former President Donald Trump drives slowly past Trump supporters outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Courthouse on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami, Fla. Former President Donald Trump was appeared in federal court to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon, facing charges that he illegally retained national security documents after leaving office. In a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll released this week, 34% of the Republican and independent voters surveyed − the voters Trump would likely target in the next campaign − said his multiple legal troubles make them less likely to support him. But a 51% majority said the various investigations made no difference to them, and another 11% said they made them more likely to support him. "They don't care about the indictment," first lady Jill Biden said Monday in comments to Democratic donors in New York, although President Joe Biden has maintained a deliberate silence. "So that's a little shocking, I think." Trump was arraigned two months ago in a New York state court, charged with 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records connected to paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels. An inquiry is continuing in Fulton County, Georgia, into allegations he tried to overturn the 2020 election results. The Department of Justice hasn't completed its investigation into his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Even so, Trump in recent months has widened his lead in national polls for the Republican nomination. In the USA TODAY survey, Trump was at 48% and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 23%. No other challenger scored higher than 6%. Some of the longer shots in the field have criticized Trump, among them former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson. But most of Trump's rivals have found themselves defending him, albeit with various degrees of enthusiasm. DeSantis suggested Trump has been treated by a different standard than 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who was faulted for referencing classified material while using a private email server when she was secretary of state. "I think there needs to be one standard of justice in this country," DeSantis said. Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, another GOP presidential contender, made a similar point. "The American people are exhausted by the prosecutorial overreach, double standards and vendetta politics," she said. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy actually showed up outside the Miami courthouse Tuesday to reiterate his promise to pardon Trump if he wins the White House in 2024. Haley said she might be "inclined" to pardon Trump, if given the opportunity. Tuesday's history may have felt familiar because of Trump's own past. He has more experience than any other modern American leader in dealing with disasters centered on his own behavior. Even before the trials of his post-presidency, he was twice impeached by the House of Representatives, although the Senate didn't convict him. His script for survival: Deny the allegations, denounce the investigators, accuse the system of being rigged, and launch fundraising appeals to continue his fight. Early Tuesday afternoon, CNN showed footage of a subdued Trump leaving his golf club afternoon to board a black SUV for the ride to the courthouse. He looked a bit dejected, even when an unseen woman offscreen could be heard shouting encouragement. He made a perfunctory wave in her direction. Reporters on the 13th floor of the courthouse said Trump looked glum as his lawyer, Todd Blanche, pleaded not guilty on his behalf. But Tuesday night, at a rally at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., Trump was his familiar defiant self. "Today we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country," he told a crowd of supporters, denouncing President Joe Biden and the prosecutors. "This day will go down in infamy." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump on trial shocking, but will it change anything?

U R right mickey. but i can sober up. you are just stupid and a liar. the fact you people are still taking up for trump shows just how smart you are.

you have no shame mickey. trump is the biggest liar in this country. and he is a bad liar which looks bad on all you trump butt kissers. he is such a bad liar and you guys fall for it.

UNHINGED.what a wonderful name for captain bonespurs.............

Trump Plots Revenge Against Biden in Unhinged Post-Arrest Speech Nikki McCann Ramirez 5–6 minutes It looks like Donald Trump has established a playbook for getting indicted: fly into the city he’s being charged in, load up the motorcade, go to court, get arrested, get arraigned, then fly to one of his resorts for a night-of speech. Trump flew to Mar-a-Lago to speak after getting arrested in New York in April, and on Tuesday he flew from Florida to his club in Bedminster, New Jersey, after pleading not guilty to 37 criminal counts brought against him by the Justice Department. Before a crowd of supporters — who at one point interrupted him to sing “Happy Birthday” — Trump called the indictment against him “the most evil and heinous abuse in the history of our country.” The former president ranted ad nauseam about President Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, vowing to get his revenge by appointing a “real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden. And the entire Biden crime family.” President Biden is currently facing his own, yet unresolved, special counsel investigation into classified material recovered from his home. Trump repeatedly pointed to controversies surrounding Biden and Clinton’s handling of sensitive materials, but his gripes went far beyond just documents. “Hillary Clinton took hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of furniture, china, flatware, rugs and more from the White House, and she wasn’t prosecuted,” Trump complained. “How about if Trump did that? Do you think Trump would have a little problem?” The former president also took aim at Special Counsel Jack Smith, calling him a “lunatic” and a “thug.” He even targeted his wife in a repeat of attacks he leveled against Smith and his family earlier this week. “This is called election interference, yet another attempt to rig and steal a presidential election, Trump said. “More importantly, it’s a political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation. This day will go down in infamy.” The latest charges against Trump stem from a months-long DOJ investigation into his retention of a massive trove of classified documents following his departure from the presidency. A scathing indictment released Friday alleged he had gone to great lengths to prevent authorities from recovering the documents, and that he had mishandled them while they were in his possession. Prosecutors say that the former president retained documents containing highly sensitive nuclear and military secrets; that he suggested lying about and even destroying the documents when investigators asked for them; that they have him on tape discussing the contents of one classified document with people who lacked security clearance, as well as admitting he couldn’t declassify them; and more. At his court appearance Tuesday, Trump was not handcuffed and did not have his mugshot taken. He was digitally fingerprinted, assigned a probation officer, and appeared before the judge to enter his not-guilty plea. Following his departure from the court, the former president made a surprise stop at a Cuban restaurant, where a crowd of supporters sang him “Happy Birthday” and appeared to pray over him. Trump then departed for New Jersey. The logistics of indicting and arresting a former president is further complicated by the real-time implosion of Trump’s legal team. On Friday, shortly before the indictment was made public, two of the former president’s attorneys resigned from their posts. As previously reported by Rolling Stone, sources close to the situation say Trump’s legal team was riddled with internal feuds and infighting for dominance over the case. One sticking point was the level of influence attorney Boris Epshteyn has over the president, and Trump’s refusal to do away with him. “Trump has put a lot of trust in Boris [in his post-presidency],” one source said. “People trying to convince the [former] president to get rid of Boris has very often had the opposite intended effect.” This is the second criminal indictment brought against Trump this year. In April, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The charges relate to a 2016 hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. More from Rolling Stone