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ABC recently agreed to pay $15 million to resolve a defamation suit brought by Donald Trump, prompting one legal expert to raise a red flag.

Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor and legal analyst, weighed in on Sunday about what she called the "surprise Saturday night move" by ABC and anchor George Stephanopoulos.

Alina Habba got hit with a fact check from a legal expert on Sunday after the Donald Trump attorney dropped a "bombshell."

Habba, who made some headlines during Trump's civil defamation trial and said in October that court rulings against Trump aren't from "real judges," was recently announced to be Trump's planned "Counselor to the President" in the upcoming term.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) faced backlash from Laura Loomer, an insider close to President-elect Donald Trump, after he endorsed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) as ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

During a Sunday interview on Fox News, host Arthel Neville noted that Comer was a "member of the AOC fan club."

Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) disputed Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich after she suggested drone sightings were a "Pearl Harbor moment" for Americans.

During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Himes agreed that the federal government was responsible for ensuring drones were not flying over sensitive government facilities.

Fox News pundit Lucy Caldwell called out OutKick founder Clay Travis after he called Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, an alleged "womanizer" instead of acknowledging sexual assault allegations.

During a Sunday panel discussion on Fox News, Travis condemned media coverage of Hegseth's nomination.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) warned of "drone vigilantes" and insisted that the unidentified vehicles were flying over his home.

While speaking to ABC News host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, Christie revealed that he had observed drones in his neighborhood.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) blamed the murder of a health care CEO on "people's anger" about unfair insurance practices.

During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker noted that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) suggested that Luigi Mangione allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson because "you can only push people so far and then they start to take matters into their own hands."

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he expects former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary unless someone comes forward to confirm anonymous allegations about alleged drinking problems and sexual assault.

"I'm in a good place with Pete, unless something I don't know about comes out," Graham told NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday. "These allegations are disturbing, but they're anonymous."

Jason Miller, a senior advisor to President-elect Donald Trump's transition, argued that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had a "vested interest" in donating $1 million to the incoming president's inauguration fund.

Miller made the claim in an interview with Newsmax on Thursday after Zuckerberg's donation was announced.

Failed Arizona candidate Kari Lake said she would promote President-elect Donald Trump's next administration as a "golden era" after he picked her as the next director of Voice of America, an international news broadcaster funded by the U.S. government.

"Can you imagine if what's about to happen, the incredible resurgence in this new golden era is covered in the same way with the fake news that we're seeing on a national scale over on Voice of America?" Lake told right-wing host Steve Bannon on Thursday. "What a shame that would be. And we're going to make sure that doesn't happen."

A CNN conservative faced pushback for arguing that that FBI director Christopher Wray might as well have resigned since Donald Trump intended to fire him once he took office.

The Trump-appointed Wray announced Wednesday that he would step down at the end of President Joe Biden's administration, and panelists on "CNN This Morning" debated whether he made the right decision in the face of his likely termination, since Trump has already nominated MAGA loyalist Kash Patel to replace him.

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced his intention to resign ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Fox News correspondent David Spunt confirmed that Wray was informing FBI staff of his decision on Wednesday.

Right-wing influencer Steve Bannon asserted that Republicans in control of Congress would push "massive tax cuts for the wealthy for the billionaires."

During a Tuesday interview with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Bannon argued that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should pursue a significant restructuring of government spending instead of tax cuts for the wealthy.