Donald Trump said he “absolutely” plans to testify in the federal government’s case against him regarding classified documents he removed from the White House. “I’m allowed to do whatever I want … I’m allowed to do everything I did,” the former president told conservative podcast host Hugh Hewitt. In an …
Read More »James O'Keefe Spent Project Veritas Money on DJ Equipment and Booze for Girlfriend: Audit
James O’Keefe, the right-wing personality who made a name for himself by going undercover in an effort to dig up dirt on progressive organizations, has been using his former activist group’s funds for personal purchases, including luxury helicopter travel, DJ equipment, and liquor, an internal audit found. O’Keefe, who founded …
Read More »Special Counsel Says He's Indicting Hunter Biden by the End of the Month
U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the special counsel Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed to investigate Hunter Biden, will file a new indictment against the president’s son by the end of September, according to a court filing. “The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by …
Read More »Inside MTG and Kari Lake's 'Death Race' To Become Trump's VP
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kari Lake have been locked in what one source close to Donald Trump describes to Rolling Stone as a “death race” to become his 2024 vice presidential pick. In public, the far-right congresswoman from Georgia and the failed Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate are happy to present …
Read More »Atlanta 'Cop City' Protesters Are Now Being Hit With RICO Charges
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has filed RICO Act violation charges against protesters fighting to stop the construction of the police training facility known as “Cop City” in Atlanta’s South River Forest. The charges of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations were filed Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Fulton County …
Read More »Meadows Appears Ready to Throw Trump Under the Bus in Georgia Case: Report
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and five other co-defendants pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election interference case on Tuesday. The pleas came after Politico reported earlier in the day about a new trend seems to be emerging among those charged alongside Donald Trump: shift the blame …
Read More »New York AG Wants Trump Fined for Making Bogus Legal Arguments
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked the state’s Supreme Court to financially sanction Donald Trump, his co-defendants, and their attorneys in a $250 million lawsuit for repeatedly making bogus arguments in court. James is asking for $20,000 in sanctions against the defendants and attorneys in a civil suit alleging …
Read More »The Proud Boys Are Paying for Jan. 6. Are Trump and His Cronies Next?
Enrique Tarrio — the capo of the Proud Boys on Jan. 6 — has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for his part in the seditious conspiracy to block the peaceful transfer of power to President Joe Biden following the 2020 election.Tarrio’s two-decade sentence — the stiffest yet …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene, Fellow Right-Wing Zealots Blame God for Burning Man Floods
For days, heavy rains have mired the annual Burning Man festival in thick mud in the remote desert of Black Rock City, Nevada, stranding tens of thousands of attendees who nonetheless struggled to keep the party going. At least one person has died, and organizers announced yesterday that the traditional …
Read More »The Climate Crisis Could Mean the Twilight of the American West
I first visited the Grand Canyon in 1967 with two school friends and an elderly teacher who filled his summers by taking young students on long road trips, camping across the country. I mostly remember the color of the sky and the immensity of the chasm, with the Colorado River …
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