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Should Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg elect to indict Donald Trump for his part in paying adult film star Stormy Daniels hush money before the 2016 election, one legal expert said the historic arrest of a former president would lead to a flurry of activity that will be "a mess" for Trump's lawyers to handle.

Appearing on MSNBC"s "The Saturday Show" with host Jonathan Capehart, former prosecutor Charles Coleman Jr. claimed the fact that Trump was invited instead of subpoenaed to appear before a Manhattan grand jury is indicative that an indictment is imminent.

Testimony given by Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo in Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit could punch a hole in the reported lawyers defense strategy for Fox News are using to stave off what one legal analyst called the possibility of a "financial death penalty."

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, attorneys for the embattled conservative news network are trying to dismiss private emails and text messages exchanged by on-air personalities and executives where they admitted they were trafficking in lies about 2020 election fraud with Dominion singled out.

Should Dominion Voting Systems be successful in winning its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, it could have a devastating financial impact that would cloud its ability to survive.

In a column for MSNBC, former prosecutor and current host of her own show, Katie Phang, claimed the network is looking at a "financial death penalty" because there is no cap on punitive damages.

Conservative podcast Steve Bannon praised "Twitter files" reporter Matt Taibbi by comparing him to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

On his Thursday War Room broadcast, Bannon aired a portion of Taibbi's testimony before a House committee on government "weaponization" of social media.

Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) clashed with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Thursday after she accused Republicans of using a "playbook" that includes "false narratives" about the 2020 election and the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

At a House Oversight hearing on government "weaponization," Plaskett blasted Jordan for only providing access to documentation minutes before the event. She compared the tactics to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) decision to give Fox News host Tucker Carlson thousands of hours of video from Jan. 6.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on Tuesday he opposed the way Fox News host Tucker Carlson depicted the Capitol attack of Jan. 6, 2021.

Carlson aired the first part of his series on the Capitol attacks on Monday after being given thousands of hours of footage by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday came out against a bill that would require bloggers to register if they report on political figures.

The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Jason Brodeur (R), would have bloggers disclose who paid them and fine them up to $2,500 for late reporting.

Conservative podcaster Steve Bannon called for imprisoning Justice Department officials — including Attorney General Merrick Garland — who participated in the prosecution of "QAnon shaman" Jacob Chansley.

On his Tuesday show, Bannon reacted to Fox News host Tucker Carlson's broadcast of Jan. 6 footage after being given a trove of recordings by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, broke with her father's defense in a New York fraud case.

Bloomberg News correspondent Erik Larson reported that Trump had joined her father and brothers in asking for a trial delay, but she offered a very different reason.

Failed Arizona candidate Kari Lake suggested she constructed a sort of "life insurance" policy for herself because members of the Republican establishment might make her a mafia-style offer to leave politics or be murdered.

In a Monday interview with podcaster Charlie Kirk, Lake explained why she told a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) audience over the weekend that one acquaintance had tried to bribe her to leave politics instead of running for U.S. Senate.

Former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger said this week that he is unlikely to support his former boss, Donald Trump, in another run for president in 2024.

During an interview with The Washington Post, host David Ignatius asked if the former official had plans for endorsing Trump's latest campaign.

A Dominion Voting Systems legal brief that contains a wealth of text and emails sent between Fox News executives and on-air personalities that admits they were spreading lies about the 2020 presidential election results also contains about 35 redacted passages — and now questions are being raised about what is being hidden.

In his column for the Washington Post, media critic Eric Wemple pointed out the redactions came at the request of Fox News lawyers over objections by Dominion, and that does not bode well for the conservative news network as it attempts to stave off the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit that some legal experts predict Fox will lose.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) was asked on Sunday how his select committee on Covid could be taken seriously when it includes conspiracy theorists like Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Ronny Jackson (R-TX).

CBS host Margaret Brennan asked Wenstrup how his work could be taken seriously when committee members peddled conspiracy theories.