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The New York Post reports: A company registered to Donald Trump and his family is selling their Palm Beach oceanfront abode for a whopping $49 million. The estate sits next door to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, where the former president currently resides. The buyer of the estate would have access to a full membership at the golf club, a perk available …

CNN reports: A criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia is set to intensify this week, as a grand jury convenes, offering the local district attorney her first shot at seeking subpoenas for records and interviews. Two grand juries are set to convene in Fulton County on Thursday. A person familiar …

Politico Playbook reports: After Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale was demoted last summer, he considered quitting and sabotaging the campaign by turning off the “lights” to the campaign website, the email system, the transfer of data between the campaign and the RNC and even the Amazon server. That’s according to Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen in their new book, “Lucky: …

The Hill reports: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said former President Trump should tell his supporters to stay away from Congress Thursday as intelligence indicates a right-wing militia could be planning an attack on the Capitol. “I think President Trump has a responsibility to tell them to stand down. This threat is credible and it’s real,” McCaul said on CNN Wednesday. …

Bloomberg News reports: Trump’s advisers have discussed identifying a Black or female running mate for his next run, and three of the people familiar with the matter said Pence likely won’t be on the ticket. Two advisers have suggested Trump consider South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, the people said. Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, are hosting a …

Yahoo News reports: Attorneys for Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and the NAACP have served former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club with a lawsuit filed against him in February. Thompson and the NAACP filed suit against Trump alleging that his incendiary rhetoric and false claims of a “stolen” election amounted to a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights by …

The SPLC’s Hatewatch reports: Before multimillionaire conspiracy theorist Alex Jones riled up Donald Trump’s fans with lies about a stolen election, he privately expressed revulsion over the 45th president, a video leaked to Hatewatch reveals. “It’s the truth and I’m just going to say it. That I wish I never would have fucking met Trump,” Jones said on camera in …

Mediaite reports: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was perplexed Monday night over why former President Donald Trump got the coronavirus vaccine in January and didn’t publicly disclose it. “What possible benefit was there to him to keep that secret from the public? I mean, think about all the good that could have done!” she said. Maddow recalled recent reporting from the New …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump and former first lady Melania Trump both received coronavirus vaccines in January, an adviser confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The two got their first dose while in the White House and have since received their second dose, the adviser said. The Trumps both contracted the coronavirus in late September, with the former president …

NBC News reports: As president, Donald Trump railed against the “deep state” working within the federal government to undermine his presidency. But before he left office, he quietly embedded dozens of his own political appointees in career government positions and appointed other loyalists to influential boards and groups — one of the final, but possibly most enduring, ways he attempted …

“If this is the epitome of support for Trump, the straw poll that was taken this weekend and released just before Trump spoke, showed of all the participants 55% supported Trump being re-elected as president. “That is a pathetic figure. I would have expected 90%. So if 55%, one month after leaving office at CPAC, is the best he can …

The Independent reports: Senator Bill Cassidy has said he does not think Donald Trump will be the Republican Party’s candidate for the 2024 election. It comes amid speculation that Mr Trump may announce he will run for president once again during his speech at CPAC. Asked if Mr Trump was fit to be president again, Mr Cassidy said: “Well, he’ll …

The Hill reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) played golf with former President Trump ahead of his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Florida on Saturday, according to Paxton. Paxton shared a photo of himself and Trump on the golf course with the caption “Beautiful day in Mar-a-Lago with my favorite President. Headed to @CPAC next. …

Gallup reports: Twenty-seven percent of U.S. adults are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S, more than double the percentage observed in January. The increase reverses a three-month decline that saw satisfaction drop to one of its lowest levels ever. Satisfaction, which had been 28% at the time of the 2020 presidential election, fell in the ensuing …

Politico reports: The Justice Department has abandoned its efforts to seize three properties owned by Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who received a pardon from the former president in December. The real estate includes Manafort’s 10-bedroom, 6-bath home at Bridgehampton, Long Island, valued at $11 million on Zillow, as well as an apartment in New York’s Chinatown and …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump told political advisers Thursday that he’s chosen longtime ally Corey Lewandowski to run a yet-to-be-formed super PAC as part of his expanding post-presidential political apparatus, according to multiple people familiar with the discussion. The decision was made in a multi-hour meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday. Trump gathered his top political lieutenants, including …

The Independent reports: Bloomberg reporter William Turton captured the video — featuring a squat statue of a golden Trump garbed in a business suit and Rocky Balboa’s boxing shorts and red flip-flops, brandishing what appears to be a magic wand and a non-disclosure agreement, being wheeled through the event as attendees can be seen taking snapshots and cooing things like …

Mediaite reports: Donny Deutsch believes it is too early to consider former President Donald Trump as a favorite to become the Republican nominee in the 2024 election. Why? Because of a raft of legal problems that will keep him otherwise occupied. And incarcerated. “Donald Trump is going to go to jail,” the MSNBC contributor told Joe Scarborough. “I really believe …

CNN reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would “absolutely” support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, a notable commitment following his recent blistering critiques of the former President. While McConnell maintained that the 2024 presidential election cycle would be a “wide-open race,” when pressed by Fox News’ Bret Baier about …

The Hill reports: Two key House Democrats will roll out legislation Thursday that would revoke a lifetime pension and other taxpayer-funded perks from former presidents who are convicted of felonies during or after office. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), who leads the Democrats’ campaign arm, and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) have authored the Restoring and Enforcing Accountability of …