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Trump Taps Lewandowski To Run His New Super PAC

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump told political advisers Thursday that he’s chosen longtime ally Corey Lewandowski to run a yet-to-be-formed super PAC as part of his expanding post-presidential political apparatus, according to multiple people familiar with the discussion. The decision was made in a multi-hour meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday. Trump gathered his top political lieutenants, including …

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Donny Deutsch: Forget 2024, “Trump Is Going To Jail”

Mediaite reports: Donny Deutsch believes it is too early to consider former President Donald Trump as a favorite to become the Republican nominee in the 2024 election. Why? Because of a raft of legal problems that will keep him otherwise occupied. And incarcerated. “Donald Trump is going to go to jail,” the MSNBC contributor told Joe Scarborough. “I really believe …

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Biden Boots Trump Order For “Beautiful” Buildings

NPR reports: Late Wednesday, President Biden revoked a controversial executive order former President Trump signed in December called “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture.” The announcement from The White House was included in an executive order that revoked a number of Trump’s actions as president. Biden’s executive order instructs the director of the Office of Management and Budget and any related …

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Biden Rescinds Trump Order On “Anarchist” Cities

The New York Daily News reports: So long, city of anarchy. President Biden late Wednesday rescinded a controversial order from his predecessor that labeled New York an “anarchist jurisdiction” in a dubious attempt to strip the city of federal funding. Without further explanation, the White House said in a statement that Biden had rolled back former President Donald Trump’s Sept. …

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Romney: Trump Would Win 2024 GOP Nomination

The New York Times reports: Senator Mitt Romney of Utah said on Tuesday that he believed Donald J. Trump would win the Republican nomination for president if he ran for his former office in 2024, another indication of Mr. Trump’s perceived strength in the party. “I don’t know if he’ll run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I’m …

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Cohen Mocks Trump: Get A “Custom-Made Jumpsuit”

Mediaite reports: Speaking to MSNBC’s Katy Tur, Cohen stressed that Trump has done “everything” to keep his tax records private. He predicted the returns will ultimately show Trump’s involvement in hush money payments, and that his former boss will eventually go to prison as a result of Vance’s criminal investigations. “One thing I can turn around and tell you, he …

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GOP Arkansas Gov Wouldn’t Support Trump 2024 Run

Politico reports: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he would not support a run by former President Donald Trump for reelection in 2024. “He’s got a good family … and they love America,” the Republican told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “But I would not support him for reelection in 2024.” “He’s going to have …

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BBC: Trump Offered Kim A Ride On Air Force One

The BBC reports: Trump’s second summit with Kim Jong-un, in Hanoi, Vietnam, did not go to plan. As negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear programme broke down, Trump left abruptly, saying to the press: “Sometimes you just have to walk.” But before he departed, the then US president did make one astonishing offer to Kim. Matthew Pottinger, the top Asia expert …

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Southern Baptists Roiled Over Trump And LGBTs

The Associated Press reports: Divisions over race, politics, gender and LGBTQ issues are roiling America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, ahead of a meeting of its executive committee next week. On the agenda are two items reflecting those divisions: A recommendation that a church in Kennesaw, Georgia, be ousted from the SBC because it accepted LGBTQ people into …

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Pentagon Delayed Promotions For Female Generals Over Fears Trump Would Interfere With Those Promotions

The New York Times reports: For then-Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the tricky part was that both of the accomplished officers were women. Mr. Esper and General Milley worried that if they even raised their names — Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost of the Air Force and …

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Hacker Claims To Have Files From Trump’s Law Firm

The Wall Street Journal reports: A hacker claims to have stolen files belonging to the global law firm Jones Day and posted many of them on the dark web. Jones Day has many prominent clients, including former President Donald Trump and major corporations. Jones Day, in a statement, disputed that its network has been breached. The statement said that a …

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Biden: “I’m Tired Of Talking About Trump” [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Biden took aim at his predecessor’s dismissal of inspectors general, stating they would be brought back to ensure that small businesses don’t struggle to gain access to PPP loans. He then caveated his comments by saying, “I’m tired of talking about Donald Trump, I don’t want to talk about him anymore.” Later in the town hall, Biden was …

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LIVE VIDEO: Implosion Of Some Loser’s Former Casino

The New York Times reports: It will not be the biggest or the best implosion ever. An auction for the rights to detonate the dynamite to begin the implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., fizzled. Front-row seats to view Wednesday morning’s planned spectacle were sold on the cheap. Onlookers in cars will be charged $10 …

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Some Loser’s Former Casino Gets Blown Up Tomorrow

Philadelphia’s ABC News affiliate reports: The crumbling former Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City is coming down on Wednesday morning. The implosion is scheduled to happen at 9 a.m. Trump Plaza opened in 1984, and was the site of numerous high-profile boxing matches that Trump, then a real estate developer, attended. The implosion of the once lavish casino and hotel, …

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REPORT: Steve Bannon Believed Trump Had Dementia

Mediaite reports: Veteran 60 Minutes producer Ira Rosen claimed on Tuesday that while working for the White House, Steve Bannon concluded that Donald Trump was suffering from “early stage dementia.” Rosen made the allegations while appearing as guest on the podcast Skullduggery. The two allegedly exchanged pages worth of text messages before Bannon finally agreed to an interview once he …

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WH Declines Comment On Possible Trump Prosecution

The Washington Post reports: White House press secretary Jen Psaki deflected questions Tuesday about whether Trump should face criminal prosecution related to the Jan. 6 takeover of the Capitol by his supporters, saying such decisions would be made on the federal level by the Justice Department without White House input. “I am not going to speculate on criminal prosecution from …

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Dem Rep Sues Trump And Giuliani For Conspiracy

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that cites a post-Civil War law designed to combat violence and …

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Cassidy: “I Voted To Convict Because Trump Is Guilty”

From an op-ed in the Baton Rouge Advocate: Rather than defending the Constitution, President Trump was actively subverting the peaceful transfer of power, which is a bedrock principle of the Constitution. I voted to convict former President Trump because he is guilty. That’s what the facts demand. I have no illusions that this is a popular decision. I made this …

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Raskin: “No Regrets At All” On Trial Strategy [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who served as the lead impeachment manager in former President Trump’s second impeachment trial, said Sunday that Democrats had “no regrets at all” despite Trump’s acquittal. NBC’s Chuck Todd asked if, in hindsight, Raskin believed Democrats could have secured more Republican votes by adding a dereliction-of-duty article. “[W]e have no regrets at all. …

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Biden On Trump Result: “The Charge Is Not In Dispute”

From the statement issued last night: It was nearly two weeks ago that Jill and I paid our respects to Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who laid in honor in the Rotunda after losing his life protecting the Capitol from a riotous, violent mob on January 6, 2021. Today, 57 Senators – including a record 7 Republicans – voted to …

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