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Sunday, October 20, 2024

Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police says she was 'duped' by Trump's election lies Dana Jean Bell, who yelled at an officer who later died by suicide, "regrets ever having responded to Trump's call," her lawyer wrote. She was sentenced to 17 months in prison. read more


Saturday, October 19, 2024

His Radical Agenda Would Wreak Havoc on American Businesses, Workers, and Consumers read more


Margaret Hartmann: Could Donald Trump -- the man who memorably branded Jeb Bush "low energy," claimed Hillary Clinton lacked the "stamina" to be president, and spent much of the current race hounding "Sleepy Joe" -- finally have tuckered himself out read more


After Mocking Harris, MAGA Goes Quiet About Teleprompter at Trump Town Hall read more


Thursday, October 17, 2024

Here's the Money Quote from Judge Chutkan's Wednesday Ruling in Trump's January 6 Case Trump could "share responsibility" with the rioters. That sure doesn't sound good for him.


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"New details emerged in an attached transcript of an interview with Trump's then-valet, conducted by the Jan. 6 committee.

The valet said he informed Trump his speech was "cut off" on TV because his supporters were rioting at the Capitol " drawing frustration, about the speech, from Trump. Then, he got Trump a Diet Coke as the former president watched the riot unfold.

Based on the transcript, it appeared that the valet reviewed time-stamped images of his interactions with Trump throughout the interview. The transcript was released by House Republicans earlier this year, but they opted to redact that section of the testimony.

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U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversees the trial proceedings, released the information against objections from Trump, suggesting his desire to shield the information due to the election amounted to its own form of interference.

"If the court withheld information that the public otherwise had a right to access solely because of the potential political consequences of releasing it, that withholding could itself constitute"or appear to be" election interference," she wrote in a Thursday night order requiring the documents' release.

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Spread out over four filings totaling 1,889 pages, the trove includes grand jury testimony, communications and other documents assembled by prosecutors.

The exhibits support a 165-page brief filed by Smith earlier this month breaking down his case against Trump in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that determined former presidents retain broad immunity from criminal prosecution for many of their core official actions.

Prosecutors argue Trump's effort to thwart the transfer of power was almost entirely carried out as a private citizen. Trump's attorneys are due to respond in the days following November's presidential election."

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