Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush money trial was briefly thrown into chaos on Monday when Judge Juan Juan Merchan ordered the courtroom cleared in order to dress down a combative witness. Robert Costello, a lawyer and former adviser to Michael Cohen, testified on behalf of Trump’s defense in a tense …
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The season 49 finale of Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) making an assessment of his potential running mates, who ranged from the boot-licking to the face-eating. Among those who showed face were South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (Devon Walker) and embattled South Dakota Gov. Kristi …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update reacted to the planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, as well as an especially viral exchange in the House of Representatives this week involving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). For a preview of the CNN debate in late June and the second …
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A federal judge sentenced Charles Littlejohn, an IRS contractor, to five years in prison — the statutory maximum — for making unauthorized disclosures of income tax records. In her sentencing comments, that judge compared Littlejohn to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as part of a …
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Rep. Elise Stefanik does not like being reminded that she once called Donald Trump a “whack job” and “insulting to women.” During a Fox News interview, the New York Republican got heated when host Shannon Bream read excerpts from a New York Times article that included quotes showing Stefanik was …
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Rep. Byron Donalds, without evidence, accused President Joe Biden of being “jacked up” and using “injections” in order to appear “coherent.” There is no evidence that Biden uses or has used drugs. The Republican congressman lobbed the baseless speculation Sunday during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, who …
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One of the Trump administration’s longest legacies has been the number of lifetime judicial appointments made during his term: more than 200 in total, including three to the Supreme Court. Now, Donald Trump is openly bragging about appointing young, inexperienced lackeys to lifetime positions to further ensure his political impact …
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Ahead of the first presidential debate next month, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump is already rigorously fact checking President Joe Biden’s economic policies — regarding Snickers candy bars. In a post on his failing social media company Truth Social on Friday night, Trump went off about Biden’s claim that Snickers …
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Former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro was sent to federal prison for obstructing Congress in its investigation of the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But once Navarro is out of prison, there are a couple things the former Trump White House aide should expect if his …
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Rudy Giuliani spent most of the past month successfully evading an indictment for a 2020 false elector criminal case in Arizona — until officials tracked him down at his 80th birthday party. CNN reported Giuliani was celebrating the occasion in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday when he was served the …
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