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A legal expert slammed prosecutors in Georgia on Wednesday after they moved to dismiss a long-standing case against President Donald Trump because it would take too long to prosecute.

Prosecutors in Georgia charged Trump with crimes under the state's RICO statutes for his attempts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. The trial dragged out as Trump's lawyers argued that the former prosecutor, Fani Willis, was providing improper benefits to another prosecutor, Nathan Wade. A judge ultimately ruled that Willis needed to be replaced on the case.

President Donald Trump described immigration as a "risk to our survival" in a dark speech on Wednesday night.

Trump posted a video on his Truth Social page where he discussed the attack in Washington, D.C., that left two National Guard troops critically injured. Authorities believe a 29-year-old immigrant from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal from Bellingham, Washington, carried out the shooting.

The gunman who opened fire on National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. could be hit with massive charges, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig told CNN's Erica Hill on Wednesday evening — and depending on what happens from here, those charges might even carry capital punishment.

"So, Elie, we heard from officials, including Kash Patel, that they plan to really go after this suspect," said Hill. "What are the charges that this individual could be facing?"

A MAGA influencer suggested during a podcast episode on Wednesday that the left may be responsible for the shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House.

Benny Johnson, who hosts "The Benny Johnson Show," said during a new podcast episode on Wednesday that the backlash to President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to protect immigration officers could have inspired the attack. Reports have said the shooting appeared to be targeted.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed that President Donald Trump had ordered him to deploy an additional 500 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., after two soldiers were shot on Wednesday.

"Myself and my team were notified that two National Guardsmen have been shot in Washington, D.C. critically wounded," Hegseth told reporters. "The shooter shot in a cowardly, dastardly act targeting the best of America, heroes willing to serve in Washington, D.C., serve for people they don't know and they've never met because they love their country, their capital, and their community."

After news broke that two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., Vice President JD Vance spoke to troops about the report that they had been shot.

"Well, it is great to be here in beautiful Fort Campbell, Kentucky," Vance told the troops gathered on Wednesday for an event to celebrate Thanksgiving. "First, before we get started on a somber note, we had — and some of you may have seen this on your phones or on social media, but apparently there — was a shooting outside the White House just a couple of hours ago."

Donald Trump‘s fall from grace with many of his MAGA fans over growing questions about his relationship with convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein appears to portend the end of his years spouting populist rhetoric that has brought various conservative factions into his tent.

That is according to political observer Anand Giridharadas on MS NOW on Wednesday.

Tina Peters, a former Mesa County clerk in Colorado, will not be transferred to a federal prison where President Donald Trump could potentially pardon her after DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin said he put pressure on the state to turn over the notorious election denier.

"Requests to transfer inmates from the Colorado Department of Corrections emanate from the state, and not from other entities. The Department is not currently seeking any transfer," Colorado Department of Corrections spokesperson Alondra Gonzalez told 9News.