Trump cultists

Reuters reports: A jury reached a verdict on Tuesday in the criminal trial of Stewart Rhodes, founder of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group, and four associates, all facing seditious conspiracy charges arising from last year’s U.S. Capitol attack by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters, a lawyer for Rhodes said. The four co-defendants of Rhodes in the trial are Kelly Meggs, …

Reuters reports: A U.S. judge on Monday said Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, can sue NBCUniversal for defamation over a comment by Rachel Maddow concerning his relationship with a suspected Russian agent. Without ruling on the merits, U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan said Nunes “plausibly allege[d] actual malice” …

NBC News reports: Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs sued a Republican-controlled county Monday after it refused to certify its election results by the state’s statutory deadline. The lawsuit, filed in Arizona Superior Court, aims to compel the Cochise County Board of Supervisors to certify the county’s results from the Nov. 8 election. The deadline for county certification is Monday. …

From the Justice Department: An Indiana man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related …

Law & Crime reports: A federal judge rejected an 11th-hour attempt by Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and co-defendants Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola to dismiss three counts of a superseding indictment charging them with conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, civil disorder, and destruction of government property. The defense lawyers argued that because the underlying …

The Hill reports: Supervisors in Arizona’s Maricopa County voted unanimously to certify their election canvass ahead of a state deadline on Monday, defying Republican objections. The Republican-controlled board voted unanimously to certify the canvass on Monday at the conclusion of a tense meeting, insisting no voter was disenfranchised. Dozens of residents spoke about their concerns, at times interrupting supervisors, including …

The Arizona Republic reports: Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County officials today, accusing them of breaking election laws and demanding they provide information about voters whose ballots were impacted by Election Day printer issues. Her legal challenge comes within days of an election lawsuit from Abe Hamadeh, the Republican nominee for state attorney general Lake announced …

The Daily Beast reports: White nationalist Nicholas Fuentes was spotted at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago golf club on Tuesday evening along with Kanye West, The Daily Beast has learned. The appearance at Trump’s resort follows West—now better known as Ye—enlisting the help of far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos to serve as an adviser to his 2024 presidential campaign. A source …

The Washington Post reports: While tens of thousands of supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro camp outside military facilities across Brazil to protest his election loss, members of Bolsonaro’s inner circle are meeting with advisers to former president Donald Trump to discuss next steps. Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, the president’s son, has visited Florida since the Oct. 30 vote, meeting Trump …

NBC News reports: Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won re-election in Alaska, NBC News projected Wednesday night, dealing former President Donald Trump another loss in what has largely been a miserable midterm cycle for his hand-picked candidates in competitive Senate races. Murkowski, one of only seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump at his second impeachment trial, survived a challenge from …

The Hill reports: The GOP nominee for attorney general in Arizona and the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that mismanagement by elections officials may have influenced the results of the race. The Arizona attorney general’s race was set to go to a recount after Democrat Kris Mayes led Republican Abraham Hamadeh by 510 votes. Hamadeh and …

Reuters reports: Judge Maya Guerra Gamble rejected arguments by a lawyer for Jones and the parent company of his Infowars website that a Texas state law capping certain types of damages meant that the August verdict in favor of two parents of a child slain at Sandy Hook should be cut by more than $40 million. Texas law caps non-economic …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Businessman Mike Lindell — aka the MyPillow Guy — poured tens of millions of dollars into spectacularly failed efforts to prove that the 2020 election was stolen from​ former President Donald Trump by fraudulent election machines, while portraying his efforts as a spiritual crusade. The election conspiracy theorist is still at it. A …

Mediaite reports: Former broadcaster and losing Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake posted a video of pure worship for former President Donald Trump at a time when the 2024 veepstakes seems to be an attractive motivation. Just after midnight, on Tuesday morning, Lake posted the video to Twitter along with the caption “We need him now, more than ever.” A …

Mediaite reports: Kari Lake, the failed GOP nominee for governor of Arizona, retweeted Sunday a speech from Matt Baker before the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, in which Baker alleged voter fraud in the midterm elections in the state. As the clip of Baker went viral online, many were quick to point out his affiliation with InfoWars and his Friday …

The Wall Street Journal reports: The Texas startup that sought to build a conservative banking alternative is shutting down. GloriFi has laid off most of its employees and told them that it is closing up shop, according to people familiar with the matter and emails to employees reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.  The company’s fate became clear on Friday, …

“We are taking all the steps necessary to remedy this assault on our democracy. This isn’t about Republicans or Democrats. This is about our sacred right to vote, a right that many voters were sadly deprived of on November 8th. “Tens of thousands of you have reached out, pleading with me to fight this fight. Rest assured, I will. Because …

The Hill reports: Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who is expected to become chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee next year, said the panel would not prioritize the investigation into classified documents seized at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as it instead eyes a number of other probes once the GOP takes the majority. “That will not be a …

Phoenix’s NBC affiliate reports: A Chandler Republican recently elected to the Arizona House of Representatives says that she will not cast her vote on any bill unless the 2022 election is redone. Liz Harris, recently elected to represent Legislative District 13 which encompasses much of Chandler, issued the statement on Instagram and her campaign website saying in part “it has …

The Daily Beast reports: A top Maricopa County election official has been moved to an undisclosed location over safety concerns following the midterm elections. Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates confirmed on Sunday that he was transferred and provided a security detail after workers at the Arizona county elections office faced months of escalating death threats that made it increasingly difficult …