Trump cultists

Axios reports: Members of the House Freedom Caucus have tapped Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) to serve as the next chair of the powerful conservative group. Good is expected to play a leading role in negotiations on key pieces of legislation, with the HFC slated to continue to have strong influence given the narrow majority. The role as caucus chair has …

Mediaite has the transcript: KAITLIN COLLINS: They certainly did, Senator. I mean there were multiple slates of fake electors, including in your home state. They’re acknowledging that they were playing a role in trying to improperly overturn the election. That’s what they said. RON JOHNSON: They got themselves out of a nuisance lawsuit. They agreed to get– to settle a …

Fox News reports: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., announced Monday his endorsement of Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake, a conservative firebrand and former 2022 gubernatorial candidate, in her bid to flip the seat currently held by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat. “Kari Lake is the fighter Arizona needs. Joe Biden’s policies have been a disaster for Arizona and …

CBS News has the transcript: Bob Costa: “You praise Trump’s policies. You say he’s a good guy. But many Americans, they look at his language, they listen to his speeches, and they hear an authoritarian. Some say even a fascist on the horizon in this country. What do you say to those people who have those real concerns?” Kevin McCarthy: …

Politico reports: When Rudy Giuliani steps into federal court on Monday, the only mystery will be how severely he is sanctioned for lies about the 2020 election. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell has already found him liable for defaming two Georgia election workers — Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss — who faced threats and harassment after Giuliani and Donald …

“For anyone who asks me, ‘Are we gonna have any of these people involved? Let’s make a big tent.’ No! We only want the best and the brightest. Trump is gonna win. Get it together. Get your head on straight. “None of those people, those fake Republicans, RINOs, I’ll throw the RNC in there with that, all these people have …

USA Today reports: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif, said in an interview that he’d endorse former President Trump for president in 2024 and would serve in his cabinet if given the opportunity. McCarthy recently announced his resignation from Congress at the end of the year in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, saying he would serve America “in new ways” …

“You’re a loser. A professional Romney infiltrating loser. Is there any difference now between the RNC and the DNC? I have a real question. Is Ronna McRomney there to make sure we lose in 2024? I am telling president Trump privately and publicly that he better remove her. Does Ronna Romney want Donald Trump in prison? That’s a really interesting …

CNN reports: House Oversight Chair James Comer told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday he believes special counsel David Weiss indicted Hunter Biden to shield him from his scheduled deposition next week in front of Comer’s committee. “My concern is that Weiss may have indicted Biden to protect him from him having to be deposed in the House Oversight Committee on …

NBC News reports: Dominion Voting Systems is entitled to review personal communications and text messages of Newsmax Media journalists in its defamation suit against the conservative media company, a Delaware judge ruled last week. The ruling is a blow to Newsmax, which successfully avoided such a mandate in a similar case and sought to allow its employees to voluntarily offer …

Media Matters reports: Right-wing media outlets are amplifying a long-debunked myth that all people who migrate to the United States are getting prepaid debit cards loaded with $5,000. The claim resurfaced thanks to Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who made the charges on Fox News and on X (formerly Twitter) in a post that also included a link to a …

“Andy McCarthy had an editorial on National Review saying he thinks Judge [Tanya] Chutkan might not let Trump go free on bond when he is likely convicted in that federal case in D.C.. There will be riots, the country will burn if she sends him to jail prior to November 2024, and Andy, he’s the smartest guy we all know, …

“I basically said Joe Biden would not be running for president. Gavin Newsom would be replacing him and for a, I’m going to give ya’ll this theory, ok? So, the fact of the matter is this. You cannot keep Black women voters, Black women Democrat voters and not give Kamala Harris a shot at the presidency. “So right now, what …

“We want to protect the privacy of certain individuals, especially those who are innocent, who may have been here at the Capitol. They didn’t do anything wrong. “There are insurrection hunters out there that want to go and like, for instance, one of the people that visited my office was in this room right here on January 5th, did absolutely …

CBS News reports: A draft of an upcoming report alleges the Michigan GOP is more than a half million dollars in debt. “Confirmed hard factual debt that we have on the books right now is somewhere in the neighborhood of $620,000,” said Warren Carpenter, who commissioned the report given to CBS News Detroit. “We estimate that to be around $150,000 …

The Houston Chronicle reports: The Republican Party of Texas is suing a lawyer who helped write the state’s recent election reform law and who they claim duped several former Republican candidates into believing they could prove voter suppression in Harris County. The suit, filed Friday in Mitchell County, stems from a spate of election contests filed by Harris County Republican …

CNN reports: By the time the FBI first showed up at Kevin Patrick Smith’s home in early February, he’d already left dozens of threatening voice messages for US Senator Jon Tester. “You stand toe to toe with me, I rip your head off. You die.” All said, Smith left about 60 messages for Tester’s office. When FBI agents returned to …

NBC News reports: A former California police chief who called for the execution of Donald Trump’s political enemies, joined the U.S. Capitol attack and then spread conspiracy theories about Jan. 6 was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison on Thursday. Alan Hostetter was found guilty in July on charges of obstruction of an official proceeding, entering or …

“So sometimes I think the American people and the pain has to be real. The American people have to experience pain for them to realize just how destructive this administration is. And I think the American people are seeing it. Do I want to see gas go to eight bucks? Well, if it does, I’ll say well, America, you earned …

Click Orlando reports: A resident from The Villages was found guilty of charges related to voter fraud in the 2020 election on Monday. Robert Rivernider Jr., 58, is accused of signing his father’s name to a vote-by-mail ballot. According to Sumter County Elections Supervisor Bill Keen, Rivernider’s father died on Oct. 19, 2020. He had a ballot dated and signed …