Trump cultists

CNN reports: The FBI is working with law enforcement officials in Colorado in the wake of threats made against state Supreme Court justices who ruled last week to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. “The FBI is aware of the situation and working with local law enforcement,” FBI Public Affairs Officer Vikki Migoya said in a statement …

The Associated Press reports: Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter after a judge rejected the conservative group Project Veritas’ First Amendment claim. The documents were produced from raids that were authorized in November 2021. Electronic devices were also seized from the residences …

The Associated Press reports: This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle to elect a House speaker, a Republican who vowed to “never quit,” and then did just that. House lawmakers proceeded not only to oust the GOP speaker, they also punished their own colleagues with censures and expulsion, launched an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden …

“There were numerous legal and factual concerns about the 2020 presidential election. As the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with many others, I expressed concerns and investigated different allegations. The president has the right and duty, just like others involved in the process, to challenge the results. While I voted to certify the 2020 election, there were problems. …

CNN reports: Kristina Karamo – a former community college professor with limited political experience – became the head of the state party in February after pushing far-right election conspiracy theories and promising to end the party’s reliance on traditional wealthy donors. Now, some of the pro-Trump party members who voted Karamo into office have soured on her leadership and accuse …

“It’s not a law-based ruling. It is a political decision. The hatred of Trump is so widespread. You know, the Democrats want to pack the Supreme Court, abolish the Electoral College, make D.C. and Puerto Rico a state, and nationalize elections. This Colorado Supreme Court made a political decision. In my view, there is no constitutional basis for the decision …

The Hill reports: Republican senators who voted to acquit former President Trump during his second trial after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol largely say they don’t regret their votes years later, as Trump looks like he’ll be the party’s standard-bearer again in 2024. One Republican senator who frequently criticizes Trump’s conduct but nevertheless voted to acquit Trump of …

Mother Jones reports: A new conspiracy theory rising on the right is being deployed to help Donald Trump. It claims that Jack Smith, the special counsel who is prosecuting Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election and for his alleged swiping of classified documents, was part of a multimillion dollar extortion scheme when he was the chief prosecutor …

From the Justice Department: A San Fernando Valley man was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging he sent a series of threatening emails to the FBI, including ones in which he threatened to bomb the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office and referenced the notorious “Unabomber.” Mark William Anten, 52, of Sun Valley, is charged with making threats by …

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared “war” Friday over a New York state bill that would require some Chick-fil-A restaurants to operate on Sundays. “This is war,” he wrote on X. He continued in a second post, threatening to introduce legislation that would withhold federal funds from cities that require the fast food chain to stay open on …

The National Desk reports: The bill notes that the goal is to to amend title 3, United States Code, to include under the Electoral Count Act of 1887 that the vote of an elector of a State shall not be counted if, with respect to the election for President, the State did not include on the ballot in the State …

The Messenger reports: Joe Rogan was forced to wear some egg on his face during a recording of his very own podcast. During Thursday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring an interview with UFC rising star Bo Nickal, Rogan brought up a recent soundbite from President Joe Biden that he couldn’t believe. “Did you hear what he said yesterday …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Georgia officials have asked the FBI to investigate a series of emails a Texas activist sent members of the State Election Board demanding an investigation into Georgia’s 2020 election. The emails were sent by Kevin Moncla to the members of the State Election Board and an aide to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Moncla and Joe …

The Messenger reports: One is a debt of unnamed size to Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son. The next is a debt, also of unnamed size, to Eric Coomer, a former executive of Dominion Voting Systems. The bankruptcy filing also says Giuliani owes a debt of unnamed size to Noelle Dunphy, his former director of business development who sued him …

Newsweek reports: The chair of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has been pulled into Donald Trump’s legal quagmire after a report claimed she was involved in efforts to pressure Michigan election officials to challenge the result of the 2020 election. Trump personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, not …

Deadline reports: John Schneider may now be insisting he never threatened the life of President Joe Biden, but the Secret Service beg to differ. The federal agency opened a probe into statements the former Dukes of Hazzard star made online against the President and his son Hunter Biden, Deadline has learned. “We look at all threats against our protectees and, …

Atlanta’s ABC affiliate reports: A judge is being asked to disqualify Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones from holding office because of Jones’ participation as an elector for Donald Trump in 2020. The judge says he will rule later after hearing arguments on the case Monday. The lawsuit comes as a decision on prosecuting the Republican Jones on state charges remains …

“Why in the world would good conservatives vote for crazy stuff like what we’ve been seeing out of Congress? Here’s how it works. You’re visiting, you’re out of the country or out of town or you’re in a motel or at a bar in DC and, whatever you’re into – women, men, whatever — comes up and they’re very attractive …

Politico reports: Top officials with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Colorado Republican Party spoke on Thursday to discuss plans of action after the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to throw the former president off of the Republican primary ballot. The call, which involved Clayton Henson, a former White House aide who has been a liaison between the Trump campaign and …

The Daily Mail reports: Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider has issued a death threat against president Joe Biden, saying he “should be hung.” Schneider, 63, wrote the concerning message on X on Wednesday and also targeted Biden’s son Hunter. Schneider deleted the post, but not before TMZ reported on it. Schneider, who played Bo Duke on the Dukes of …