Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is probing comments made by Donald Trump at an event in the battleground state, where he reportedly told attendees that former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney wouldn’t be much of a “war hawk” if she had “nine barrels shooting at her.” “The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is looking into whether Donald...
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‘The challenged appointment must be invalidated’: Conservative nonprofits join the fight against Jack Smith in 11th Circuit to try and affirm Mar-a-Lago case dismissal
The battle over the dismissal of the indictment in the Mar-a-Lago documents case is heating up in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, as a group of conservative amici curiae, or friends of the court, on Friday argued to maintain the pro-Donald Trump status quo. In their 35-page brief in support of the...
Mike Lindell-linked ‘Election Crime Bureau’ reportedly referred to FBI over ‘misleading email to election officials’
The FBI has reportedly been apprised of several election-related emails sent by a group affiliated with pro-Donald Trump bedding product businessman and election denialist Mike Lindell. The emails in question were sent to election officials throughout the country and are said to contain misleading information, ABC News reported early Friday morning, citing unnamed “federal officials.”...
‘Lacked judicial authority’: Trump and JD Vance got ‘special treatment’ when judges dismissed complaint over ‘eating the cats’ rhetoric, lawsuit says
The First Amendment is no barrier to arresting Donald Trump and JD Vance over their highly-publicized comments about the alleged eating habits of Haitian communities in Springfield, Ohio, a group representing some Haitians says. So far, that theory has not convinced a judge in the Buckeye State — but the plaintiffs are looking to leapfrog...
‘Untimely and without merit’: Jack Smith rubbishes latest Trump dismissal bid in Jan. 6 case as ‘unpersuasive’ and too late, rejects ‘false claims’ of bias and selective prosecution
Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday rubbished the latest efforts by former President Donald Trump to have the Jan. 6 prosecution against him dismissed as both “untimely and without merit.” Earlier this month, Trump’s attorneys ventured forth with a reprise of arguments that secured a dismissal of the Mar-a-Lago documents case over the summer. Namely:...
‘We are the Voice. We are the country’: Motorcycle helmet-wearing man used flagpole to fight multiple cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6, feds say
A motorcycle helmet-wearing man from West Virginia is accused of clashing with cops inside the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riots, pressing his head and an American flagpole against officers as they ordered rioters out of the building. Joseph Michael Adams, 41, was arrested on Wednesday and charged in federal court with assaulting...
‘Ridiculous junk’: Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against CBS over Kamala Harris ’60 Minutes’ interview mocked as ‘outrageous violation of First Amendment principles’
Donald Trump this week filed a lawsuit against CBS News over the network’s October interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, claiming the aired footage was deceptively “doctored” to “confuse, deceive, and mislead the public” to “tip the scales” in favor of Democrats, in what the former president alleges to be unlawful “election and voter interference.”...
‘Quit doing your job and be an American’: Jan. 6 rioter wrestled officer for his baton, kicked him in the chest with his boot
A Jan. 6 rioter and hunting guide from Colorado is going to prison after admitting to wrestling an officer to the ground for his baton and kicking the officer in the chest with his boot during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Patrick Montgomery, 51, was sentenced Thursday to 37 months — or more than...
Trump campaign wins election lawsuit in Pennsylvania, secures 3 extra days of early voting after county officials were caught ‘turning away voters’ waiting in line for ballots
Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign on Wednesday won a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania county after officials sent voters home well before an early vote deadline the day before. On Tuesday, at around 2:45 p.m., voters in line at the Bucks County administration building were told they could no longer request on-demand mail-in ballots. The line was...
Jan. 6 riot suspect accused of plotting to murder FBI agents had a gun at the Capitol: Feds
A Tennessee man facing federal charges for plotting to kill FBI employees investigating him for his role in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol allegedly was carrying a gun that day, according to new testimony revealed at trial. The details came out on Tuesday during the bench trial for Edward Kelley before U.S....