Trump cultists

The Daily Beast reports: A long-shot MAGA political stunt to personally interfere with the judge who ultimately found Donald Trump liable for bank fraud fizzled out quietly months ago, according to a state document marked “confidential” obtained by The Daily Beast. New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur F. Engoron and his law clerk, Allison Greenfield, were cleared by a state …

“Defund Jack Smith. Legislation we proposed: ‘None of the funds made available by this act or any other Act shall be used, or transferred to another Federal agency, board, or commission to be used, to appoint or fund the office of a Special Counsel, who has not been confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as a U.S. Attorney, …

Fox News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., revealed a “three-pronged” strategy for cracking down on the alleged weaponization of the DOJ in a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Tuesday. Johnson’s strategy to rein in the “weaponization” of the DOJ is broadly focused on three pillars: oversight, appropriations and legislation. “We’re going to do everything we can, everything within …

NBC News reports: There was a dramatic scene in the hallway during the brief morning break, when Hunter Biden’s wife, Melissa Cohen-Biden, approached former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler as he was about to walk to the courtroom. Hunter Biden sued Ziegler over an online database of emails attributed to the president’s son. She got close to him and …

“The media worships George Floyd. Democrats worship George Floyd. There were riots burning down the fucking country over George Floyd and Raskin’s in there say we worship him [Trump]? “Excuse me, let me correct you, and this is really important. I worship God! God! And Jesus is my savior. I don’t worship President Trump, and I’m really sick and tired …

The Washington Post reports: Wisconsin’s attorney general filed charges Tuesday against an aide and two attorneys who advised Donald Trump over a meeting of Republicans who claimed to be the state’s 2020 presidential electors even though Trump had lost the state. The charges are the first in Wisconsin related to the meeting of electors. Prosecutors have separately charged Republicans who …

CBS News reports: Weeks after the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a contempt of Congress resolution against him, Attorney General Merrick Garland is appearing before the panel for an oversight hearing, where he is expected to push back against the move as unfounded and serving “no legitimate purpose.” House Republicans on the Judiciary and Oversight Committees last month voted …

“I think that the Republicans and an increasing number of other demographics that have never been reliably Republican — the Hispanic community, African American community, the Jewish community. “I think they’re going to come out and vote in droves for the Republican side, and they’re going to return the levers of power in Washington back to our side, because they …

The Independent reports: Marjorie Taylor Greene was not the only one of Fauci’s critics who caused a stir during Monday’s proceedings. A January 6 rioter, who served one of the toughest prison sentences yet for the insurrection, was seen sitting behind the medical expert pulling faces. CNN host Kaitlan Collins also claimed that the man yelled out in agreement when …

ABC News reports: While former President Donald Trump’s conviction is injecting new uncertainty into this year’s White House race, the verdict is also starting to roil potentially equally consequential races: those for key Senate seats. Republican Senate candidates released ads Monday savaging Montana Sen. Jon Tester and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, the chamber’s two most vulnerable Democrats this cycle. Businessman …

“It’s a pattern, Kaitlan, that whenever somebody gets up – whether it’s a news media, you know Fox News, does it a lot, or it’s somebody in the Congress who gets up and makes a public statement that’s responsible for the deaths of X number of people because of policies or some crazy idea that I created – immediately, it’s …

The Associated Press reports: After a weekend in which conspiracy theorist Alex Jones warned that his media company faced an imminent shutdown by the federal government because of his bankruptcy cases, a judge on Monday allowed Jones to keep operating for the next two weeks while it is decided whether his assets should be liquidated. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez …

The Daily Beast reports: Two weeks after abruptly leaving pro-Trump streaming channel Right Side Broadcasting Network, MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s paramour Brian Glenn has resurfaced at yet another fringe outlet. This time, he is the national campaign correspondent for far-right cable network Real America’s Voice. Besides covering Trump’s campaign rallies for RAV, Glenn will host a show featuring Trump …

NBC News reports: The addresses and phone numbers of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s family members were posted to a doxing website after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in connection with a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election. Phone numbers and addresses for Cohen’s wife and children were posted early Monday morning on …

From the Justice Department: Andrew Wroblewski, the Assistant Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service Domestic Operations, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging WEIDONG GUAN, a/k/a “Bill Guan,” the Chief Financial Officer of a multinational media company headquartered in New York City with participating in a transnational scheme to launder at least approximately $67 million of …

The Associated Press reports: Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business as they seek to collect on $1.5 billion in lawsuit verdicts against him. Lawyers for the families filed an emergency motion Sunday in …

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court declined on Monday to review Infowars host Jonathon Owen Shroyer’s attempt to overturn his two-month prison sentence. Shroyer attended the Stop the Steal rally and marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Unlike other Jan. 6 rioters, Shroyer did not enter the Capitol building during the riot or engage in violence or destruction. …

From the Justice Department: A Jacksonville, Illinois, man, Adam Ray Mouser, 40, of the 500 block of Brooklyn Avenue, has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, to be followed by 24 months of supervised release, for threats against the President of the United States. At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence that the defendant used social media to threaten …

The Hill reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pointedly refused to address Fauci as “Dr. Fauci,” loudly calling him “Mr. Fauci.” “That man does not deserve to have a license. As a matter of fact, it should be revoked and he belongs in jail,” Greene said. When Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) objected to her conduct, Greene called him “Mr. Raskin.” …

Reuters reports: A dark SUV cruised past former President Donald Trump’s supporters near his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey on a windy April afternoon. Billowing from the vehicles were three flags: one for the Trump campaign, two others with the initials “PB” – the insignia of the far-right Proud Boys movement. Through the open windows, three Proud Boys flashed …