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Observers ripped The Washington Post's editorial board on Wednesday for publishing an editorial that they said tried to recast key parts of Special Counsel Jack Smith's criminal investigation of President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

In the editorial, the outlet's editors argued that Jack Smith was playing "hardball" with Senators by requesting their phone records. They also claimed that Smith "should not have used" the tactic to surveil the communications of Senators, some of whom were ensnarled by his sprawling investigation.

President Donald Trump's team of prosecutors in the case against former FBI Director James Comey is so slapdash that the line attorneys hastily recruited from another district don't even understand the details of it yet, legal expert Lisa Rubin told MSNBC's "The Weeknight" hosts on Wednesday evening.

Comey, a longtime target of Trump's wrath, is being charged with false statements and obstruction of justice, based on testimony he gave to the Senate years ago that the indictment doesn't even quote correctly. The case, which required Trump to force out the U.S. Attorney for Eastern Virginia and install one of his former defense lawyers in his place, has come under widespread criticism from experts for a variety of defects, and some speculate that Comey could have the whole thing thrown out before it even gets to trial.

Fox News co-host Harold Ford Jr. implored President Donald Trump to drop his prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday, saying that the president should instead seek to "unite the country."

Ford made the comments during the Fox News show "The Five" on Wednesday. The comments were made at a time when reports indicate Trump has remade the Justice Department into his personal law enforcement agency.

A newly-revealed voice clip of Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, currently running for governor, appears to depict her delivering a dark message to supporters of abortion rights.

The clip, posted to X on Wednesday by the liberal network Meidas Touch, came from a 2022 interview between Earle-Sears and John Reid, then a talk radio host. Reid is now himself the GOP's candidate for lieutenant governor, whose own campaign spent much of the summer in turmoil.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) sounded off on her party during an interview with MAGA television host Eric Bolling.

Greene joined Bolling on his eponymous show Wednesday to talk about the Trump administration's efforts to go after left-wing groups it considers to be Antifa. Bolling asked Greene why Republicans hadn't passed legislation to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and why the Trump administration has not arrested more Antifa members yet.

Political observers blasted White House senior aide Stephen Miller's bizarre claim during a CNN interview about the scope of President Donald Trump's powers.

During an interview with CNN, Miller claimed that Trump has "plenary authority," meaning he has complete and absolute power on immigration and domestic law enforcement matters, despite what courts have ruled. After making the claim, Miller appeared to freeze on camera.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) inadvertently kneecapped a key Trump claim during an interview with Piers Morgan on Wednesday.

Johnson joined Morgan on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" to discuss the ongoing government shutdown. Morgan asked Johnson to respond to claims made by Democratic strategist Jack Cocchiarella during the previous panel about President Donald Trump's administration reducing funding for law enforcement

Democratic strategist Jack Cocchiarella clashed with MAGA influencer Michael Knowles on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's justification for deploying federal troops to Democratic-run cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago.

Cocchiarella and Knowles appeared on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to deploy National Guard troops. Trump said Tuesday he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act to legally justify the deployments. Some courts have ruled the deployments are illegal and pushed back on the administration's claims that Democrat-run cities have become warzones.

Even conservatives are reacting with anger over the raid in Chicago last week that left children nearly naked and zip-tied on the streets.

Speaking to MSNBC on Wednesday, former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) said that he's all for enforcing immigration laws, but seeing the raid was infuriating.

President Donald Trump ripped a CNN journalist during a Wednesday news conference before the reporter could even ask her question.

Trump took questions in the White House after hosting a roundtable discussion about Antifa with cabinet members and MAGA influencers. He made the remarks toward the reporter after taking multiple questions from MAGA-friendly media outlets.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday told MAGA influencers to turn over names of people they're investigating to FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi for prosecution.

Trump's comments happened during a roundtable discussion at the White House about Antifa. Several cabinet members attended the meeting, including Patel, Bondi, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and White House senior advisor Stephen Miller.

President Donald Trump gave off-the-cuff remarks at a round-table meeting on Wednesday that included Attorney General Pam Bondi, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, FBI Director Kash Patel, and others, where he acknowledged his administration has taken away some freedom of speech rights.

Trump talked about his administration demanding a mandatory minimum of one year in prison for "inciting riots."