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Law & Crime reports: A federal judge in Florida ordered right-wing political commentator Dan Bongino to pay The Daily Beast more than $30,000 in attorney’s fees stemming from a defamation lawsuit he filed against the news organization that was previously dismissed as being “without merit.” In Dec. 2019, Bongino filed a lawsuit in South Florida’s U.S. District Court claiming The …

Business Insider reports: Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems sent letters Thursday asking Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Parler to preserve posts by more than a dozen high-profile far-right people and news outlets as the company signals plans to file more defamation lawsuits. The lawyers said President Donald Trump; his campaign; the lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Lin Wood; MyPillow CEO …

The Washington Post reports: After months of stoking anger about alleged election fraud, one of America’s largest talk-radio companies has decided on an abrupt change of direction. Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular right-leaning talk-radio hosts in the United States, has told its on-air personalities to stop suggesting that the election was stolen from President Trump — …

Mediaite reports: Pro-Trump pundit Dan Bongino floated on his podcast Monday that he would consider running for president of the United States in 2024. “I hate politics,” Bongino said. “Paula [Bongino] is like, don’t you dare. I’m going to dare. I hate — I have said a thousand times on this show, ‘politics and me, no good.’” “If Harry (sic) …

“People are reading this all wrong. You clearly didn’t watch what I watched here. Trump had a strategy and I think, Geraldo, I’m sorry, but I think you missed it. “Trump’s strategy tonight was executed brilliantly. What did he want to do? He knows what I think Geraldo is missing. This is a base election. Forget independents, it’s a base …

The Washington Examiner reports: Conservative radio host Dan Bongino announced to his listeners on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with a tumor. “It’s a tumor, but there’s a strong likelihood that it is not cancerous,” Bongino told his followers on Rumble, a platform he recently bought a stake in as a response to YouTube censorship, adding that at first …

Mediaite reports: On Saturday night, Fox News contributor and three-time failed congressional candidate Dan Bongino stated that he expects President Donald Trump to win re-election because of a pro-Trump boat flotilla he jokingly claimed stretched from Florida to Cuba. Fox News host Jeanine Pirro began by asking Bongino, “Why isn’t Trump winning by 20 points? Not that I believe the …

First a reminder from December last year: You get a defamation suit! And you get a defamation suit! And YOU get a defamation suit! Everyone’s getting a defamation suit these days, thanks to conservative thought leader Rep. Devin Nunes, the influencer who started the trend when he sued a cow on Twitter for $250 million. Now Fox News contributor Dan …

“I do not need power-drunk, pseudo-monarchs, little mini-tyrants – in my supposedly conservative county – sending out ridiculous, child-like, amateur-hour edicts demanding people wear masks in situations where the risk of transmission is somewhat close to zero. “You can take your mask mandate and shove it right up your ass. You understand? Because I will not comply. I will use …

Politico reports: Trump ally and frequent cable news commentator Dan Bongino is expected to testify Wednesday in a high-profile House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality, according to a communication reviewed by POLITICO. The combative Fox News personality was included on an informal list of witnesses sent to staff of committee Democrats last night. He was listed as one of …

The Washington Examiner reports: A Fox News segment went ballistic after conservative commentator Dan Bongino accused Geraldo Rivera of repeating Chinese propaganda. “Dan, bail me out,” Sean Hannity said on the Thursday night segment after Rivera claimed President Trump’s senior adviser Stephen Miller authored a “Muslim ban.” “Geraldo, you realize you’re repeating Chinese propaganda here?” Bongino asked. “Don’t give me …

Mediaite reports: Fox News contributor Dan Bongino had a very on-brand Twitter meltdown Thursday after a reporter tweeted that the New York Times added an asterisk to his new book on their best seller list. That asterisk, known as a “dagger,” noted that Bongino’s latest pro-Trump hagiography is the benefactor of a bulk sale. Much to the outrage of the …

Fox News reports: Secret Service agent-turned-conservative pundit Dan Bongino filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against The Daily Beast on Tuesday for acting with “actual malice and reckless disregard for the truth” by reporting he was dropped by NRATV. “I have been in an ongoing battle for a long time now with fake news media people that just report blatantly …

The Hill reports: Fox News contributor and podcaster Dan Bongino launched a news aggregation website on Wednesday designed to rival the Drudge Report. “The Bongino Report” comes as some Trump supporters have grown increasingly agitated with the Drudge Report’s direction in recent months, which has taken a noticeable turn against President Trump after being staunchly in the former real estate …

“Mueller has said you can’t charge a president with a crime. Why is he saying that? He’s saying that because he wants the liberals and the talking heads, which you’ll see tonight, I guarantee it, you’ll see tonight on TV. He wants the liberals to go out and say, ‘Look, the president clearly committed a crime Mueller laid it out …

Mediaite reports: Fox & Friends covered Friday’s indictment of Roger Stone on Monday morning and brought on frequent guest Dan Bongino to provide the same exact commentary he provides on Fox & Friends every single time that he comes on. In short: liberal media bad, there was no collusion, the president is very good. “The problem is we were all …

Mediaite reports: On Monday, Fox News commentator Dan Bongino said that, should President Donald Trump ever be arrested, the experience could be emotionally traumatic for him. “This worries me, guys. Having been a former federal agent, when you put the handcuffs on someone, it’s tough. It really is, you are taking away their life, their freedom,” Bongino said. “If you …

The Daily Beast reports: The National Rifle Association’s media arm has dropped pro-Trump firebrand Dan Bongino from its lineup of conservative commentators, two sources with knowledge of the decision told The Daily Beast. Bongino’s stand-alone show, “We Stand,” had started only last year. An NRA spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. Bongino initially did not respond to …

“I know I shouldn’t say this, I know it’s not right. I really — in my heart I know it, but I tweeted out before I got on the show and I mean it, I’d be lying to you otherwise. My entire life right now is about owning the libs. That’s it. The libs, because they have shown themselves through …

NRA TV host Dan Bongino appeared on state television this morning to fearmonger Trump’s cultists about the just-leaked GOP “hell list” mentioned in the post below. Media Matters has the quote: “You know what it really is? It is a road map to the full weaponization of government and, frankly, Steve, it’s one of the most frightening things I’ve seen …