CNN reports: The prosecution is having Pecker confirm that the purpose of the National Enquirer’s contract with former Playboy model Karen McDougal was to suppress her potentially damaging story about Donald Trump and help influence the 2016 election. Additional items about writing articles and appearing on covers were extraneous, Pecker confirmed, in response to prosecutor Joshua Steinglass, who is bringing …
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“They’re threatening to throw him in jail if he speaks about relevant political matters during his presidential campaign. I hope they do it. I hope they do it. If they do it, Donald Trump will win 57 states. “Any state that has an even remotely fair election system, Donald Trump will win it if they throw this guy in jail …
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From an interview with the Hollywood Reporter: HR: How do you feel supporting someone like Trump? You are clearly on board with Trump, but you work for someone, Rupert Murdoch, who, in the Dominion filings, said things like he is increasingly mad and that there were questions about his character and his sanity. How do you tally those two things? …
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Politico reports: President Joe Biden participated in a surprise live interview on Friday with radio host Howard Stern, the latest example of the White House favoring media personalities and nontraditional outlets ahead of the president’s reelection. Biden said in the interview that he planned to debate former President Donald Trump this election cycle, but did not know when or where …
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Deadline reports: With a decision on one contempt motion pending, Judge Juan Merchan has scheduled a hearing on Thursday for prosecutors to argue that Trump has committed more violations of the judge’s gag order against disparaging or intimidating witnesses, jurors and other trial participants. At the first contempt hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors sought fines for ten Trump online posts blasting …
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The Christian Post reports: Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, has garnered criticism from faith leaders who have taken to social media this week to express their distaste with the lyrical content that they believe mocks God and Christians. Released last Friday, critics have voiced concern over lyrics that seem to suggest that Christians are both hateful and …
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Lexington’s Fox affiliate reports: A federal judge denied an appeal by former Rowan County clerk Kim Davis. Davis made national headlines when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples while acting as Rowan County clerk in 2015. In September 2023, a federal jury decided Davis owed David Ermold and David Moore $50,000 each in damages. In October 2023, …
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The Hill reports: Former President Trump again complained about the temperature in the courtroom during his ongoing hush money trial on Friday, suggesting it is being kept cold “on purpose.” “We have another day in court in a freezing courthouse,” Trump said in the hallway just before the fourth day of testimony in his trial commenced. “It’s very cold in …
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The San Francisco Chronicle reports: Hello to the city, goodbye to your luggage. That was Senatorial candidate Adam Schiff’s rude introduction to San Francisco’s vexing reputation for car burglaries Thursday when thieves swiped the bags from his car while it sat in a downtown parking garage. The heist meant the Democratic congressman got stuck at a fancy dinner party in …
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Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Surgeon General is continuing to evangelize against mask wearing like it’s 2022. His latest theory? People wearing protective coverings over their faces simply don’t want to be seen, said the state’s Chief Health Officer and doctor of medicine at the University of Florida. “Part of the reason seems to be that some people like to hide …
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