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Trump forced to officially 'disavow' new Patriot Party after grifters try to raise funds in his name
January 25, 2021
Former President Donald Trump's campaign on Monday filed an official "disavowal" of a group known as the "Patriot Party."
During his final days in office, Trump repeatedly hinted at creating a "MAGA Party" or Patriot Party.
<p>But in a Federal Election Commission (FEC) <a href="https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/667/202101259413340667/202101259413340667.pdf">filing on Monday</a>, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. said that it was disavowing a so-called "Patriot Party" that was <a href="https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00767095/1489852/">created on Jan. 22</a>, two days after Trump was removed from office.</p><p>"DJTFP did not authorize the filing of this Form 1, has not entered into any joint fundraising agreement to fundraise through Patriot Party, and has no knowledge of Patriot Party's activities whatsoever," the filing said. "DJTFP is placing this disavowal notice on the public record out of concern for confusion among the public, which may be misled to believe that Patriot Party's activities have been authorized by Mr. Trump or DJTFP -- or that contributions to this unauthorized committee are being made to DJTFP -- when that is not true."</p><p>A separate FEC <a href="https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00767251/1490249">filing on Monday</a> appeared to create another organization known as the MAGA Patriot Party National Committee.</p><p>That filing also listed Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. as a participant in joint fundraisers.</p><p>But Trump campaign aide Jason Miller also disavowed that group.</p><p>“We are not supportive of this effort, have nothing to do with it and only know about it through public reporting," Miller said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">On the MAGA Patriot Party filing, <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonMillerinDC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JasonMillerinDC</a> says:<br/><br/>“We are not supportive of this effort, have nothing to do with it and only know about it through public reporting." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trump?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Trump</a><br/>— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/DomenicoNPR/status/1353751641149894656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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GOP's Lauren Boebert in ethics flap for accepting gun from Three Percenters militia
January 25, 2021
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) found herself in an ethics flap on Monday as controversy continues to dominate her first month in office.
The progressive political action committee Rural Colorado United posted video of Boebert being gifted a gun.
<p>"Lauren Boebert breaks state and federal laws accepting gifted gun from white supremacist Stephen Moore on video. Illegal to accept gifts over $50 and illegal to gift guns in CO," Rural Colorado United posted to Twitter.</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ec05c15c09036c0f80fb909b0190ba92" id="2106b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353730400691003392"><div style="margin:1em 0">BREAKING: Lauren Boebert breaks state and federal laws accepting gifted gun from white supremacist Stephen Moore on… https://t.co/LDpRWuUoVf</div> — Rural Colorado United (@Rural Colorado United)<a href="https://twitter.com/RuralCOUnited/statuses/1353730400691003392">1611589453.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Less than two hours later, Boebert addressed the matter on Twitter, saying she planned to purchase the .40 S&W Glock from Colorado Boots on the Ground Bikers for Trump. She did not address the allegations of white supremacy, but praised the militia group as "patriots."</p><p>Kyle Clark of 9 News Denver was shocked about her "lack of awareness" and noticed what appears to be a "Three Percenters" militia patch:</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="501cf5928c4de8717997148d4aa945f8" id="f3cd3"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353775495553323010"><div style="margin:1em 0">Rep. @laurenboebert, criticized this morning for accepting a gift in violation of congressional gift limits, now sa… https://t.co/H5EPFiuC1t</div> — Kyle Clark (@Kyle Clark)<a href="https://twitter.com/KyleClark/statuses/1353775495553323010">1611600204.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="18025d23650fe7000e1c7fb60cb75dae" id="7a056"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353776738963050502"><div style="margin:1em 0">And yes, that looks like a Three Percenters militia patch on her supporter’s jacket. As we’ve reported, Boebert has… https://t.co/WRDzmVTAbF</div> — Kyle Clark (@Kyle Clark)<a href="https://twitter.com/KyleClark/statuses/1353776738963050502">1611600501.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Elise Schmelzer also noticed the "Three Percenters" militia patch:</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1d540a8e012a61b093485c0bff77fc58" id="2c718"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353767626757951488"><div style="margin:1em 0">Guy in this photo is wearing a patch from the Three Percenters, a far-right militia movement/ideology that has gain… https://t.co/Jt3qZ53xnQ</div> — Elise Schmelzer (@Elise Schmelzer)<a href="https://twitter.com/EliseSchmelzer/statuses/1353767626757951488">1611598328.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Watch 9 News Denver's coverage:</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://9news.com/embeds/video/73-93c9bb27-d729-421c-910b-35de7ba549ea/iframe" style="border:1px solid #e6e6e6" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="640"></iframe></div>
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Trump handbag designer ambassador to South Africa ordered lavish second residence: report
January 25, 2021
Former president Donald Trump's ambassador to South Africa pushed the State Department to spend some $1 million to renovate a second residence for her that she never occupied, a report said.
Lana Marks, a designer of expensive handbags who was an early member of Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, wanted a second official residence in Cape Town, the oceanside city often seen as more desirable than the capital Pretoria, said the report, which cited unnamed diplomats.
<p>The Diplomatic Diary of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy, which provides professional training, said that Marks pressed another Trump appointee to approve renovations, new furniture and other spending worth around $1 million.</p><p>"It was extremely poor use of taxpayer money, and a very poignant example of excess," an anonymous diplomat was quoted as saying.</p><p>To make way for the ambassador's wishes, the US consul general and her family were asked to vacate the residence early, it said.</p><p>Marks, who was barely in the job for a year, never occupied the Cape Town home. </p><p>She fell ill with Covid-19 late last year and, in an unusual move, has been allowed to remain in the Pretoria residence as she recovers even though her tenure ended with President Joe Biden's inauguration.</p><p>The State Department declined immediate comment on the report and it was not possible to reach Marks.</p><p>South Africa's parliament meets in Cape Town and foreign ambassadors historically spent time there. </p><p>But in a 2011 report, the State Department's Inspector General found the ambassador's residence "underutilized and expensive to maintain" and it was converted into the consul general's home.</p><p>In a statement in November, the US embassy said that the residence, known as Kearsney House, would "return to active use as a chief of mission residence" and highlighted its role in history, including anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela's discussions there with US officials in 1993.</p>
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