Primary Day in Michigan: low turnout on election day but 1M absentee ballots to be counted
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Mary Trump Explains How Her Uncle's Been 'Tripped Up' By Merrick Garland
"Garland is playing chess. Donald can only play checkers," Donald Trump's niece said.
- The Daily Beast
‘Fox & Friends’ Host Somehow Calls BS on GOP’s Trump Raid Outrage
Fox NewsFox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy flipped the script on Thursday morning, pushing back on House Minority Whip Steve Scalise’s wild suggestion that FBI agents went “rogue” in executing a court-approved search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s residence.Doocy further took issue with the immediate “rush to judgment” made by Scalise and other conservatives, asking if they could at least “wait a week” before determining that the FBI is “crazy.”Fox News has engaged in a full-scale mel
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Fox News host calls out GOP for attacking the FBI after raid on Trump's home: 'Whatever happened to the Republican party backing the blue?'
For years, the GOP has portrayed itself as the "law and order" party. But it's singing a very different tune following the FBI raid at Trump's home.
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Trump took such sensitive documents from the White House that the DOJ felt it had no choice but to raid Mar-a-Lago: report
According to The New York Times, investigators tried subpoenaing Trump before taking the drastic step of searching his home.
- People
Alyssa Farah Griffin Claims Trump Is 'Wholly Unfit' for Office as She Reflects on Her Time in White House
The 33-year-old worked under both Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump during their four-year term
- Politico
What Trump's pleading the Fifth means for New York AG Tish James
After Trump declined to answer questions Wednesday, legal experts said the former president’s decision could create an impression among some that he has something to hide.
- Politico
Merrick Garland calls Trump’s bluff
After Trump allies demanded he reveal the warrant behind the search of Mar-a-Lago, the attorney general moved to do just that. And the former president agreed.
- Business Insider
Michael Cohen says he 'would not be surprised' if FBI informant was one of Trump's kids or Jared Kushner
"It's definitely a member of his inner circle," Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, told Insider on Thursday.
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Michael Cohen says Trump likely feels 'trapped' after the FBI's raid and is worried that whoever tipped off the feds has more dirt on him
"When the feds raid, usually what comes after that is an indictment and incarceration, and nobody knows that better than I," Cohen said.
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Trump's new lawyer is famous for representing Atlanta rappers like Gucci Mane and Migos and has called the former president 'racist' and 'pathetic'
Trump has hired #BillionDollarLawyer Drew Findling to represent him in an ongoing criminal investigation into 2020 election interference in Georgia.
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Republicans saw Trump's end finally looming. Then the FBI gave his message a jolt of life.
Republicans might one day move Trump along, but they will be damned if they are going to let Biden, Garland, the FBI or the news media do it for them.
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Trump has until Friday afternoon to decide whether to fight the release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. His team is considering challenging the motion, per reports.
Former President Donald Trump could himself unilaterally release the search warrant and receipt of goods taken by the FBI. But it might not help him.
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Trumpworld is roiling with finger-pointing and suspicion over a possible informant in Mar-a-Lago: report
Some in Trump's orbit have, per Rolling Stone, been trying to contact him to warn him not to speak to certain people.
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Andrew Yang condemns FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has condemned the FBI’s recent raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, saying the decision “seems political” in nature. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Yang, 47, wrote that although he is “no Trump fan,” the raid on the former U.S. president’s Palm Beach residence could be viewed as “unjust persecution” by millions of Americans.
- Fox News
Reported Trump FBI informant 'irrelevant' due to former president's cooperation, source says
Reports suggesting an informant tipped off the FBI about sensitive documents held at Mar-a-Lago are "irrelevant," a source close to former President Trump told Fox News.
- The Hill
Cook Report shifts Herrera Beutler’s seat toward Democrats after primary loss
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted its rating for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District toward Democrats after a Republican who supported impeaching former President Trump conceded the primary, making a Trump-backed candidate poised to represent the GOP on the ballot in November. Cook Political Report changed its rating from “Solid Republican” to “Lean Republican” on Wednesday…
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Trump-endorsed candidate for governor in Wisconsin omits former president’s name in first ad of pivot to general-election campaign
Marquette poll released in May showed Trump's favorability rating in the state at 35%, with 61% of Wisconsinites holding an unfavorable opinion of the former president.
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Trump did himself a favor announcing the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago home, allowing him to energize his base and reclaim the spotlight, experts on political and media framing said
One public-relations expert said Donald Trump "acted swiftly and decisively to shape the narrative" while little other information was available.
- Charlotte Observer
Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s troubles continue, this time for what he didn’t do
The Federal Election Commission threatened to fine Rep. Madison Cawthorn after he failed to file his campaign finance report due nearly a month ago.