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Politico senior media writer Jack Shafer argues in a Saturday, August 26 column, "By returning to the social media outlet that helped make him 'great,'" ex-President Donald Trump's recent post of his mugshot to X — formerly known as Twitter — "may presage an attempt to restart the media fire of his 2016 campaign and his presidency."

The 2024 MAGA hopeful had his mugshot taken Thursday, August 24 after surrendering at a Fulton County, Georgia jail, three weeks after he was indicted on charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

Donald Trump jostled share prices for his prospective business partner when he made a surprise return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

The former president posted his own mugshot on X, the newly renamed social media site owned by Elon Musk, after his booking Thursday night on criminal charges in Georgia, which sent stock for Digital World Acquisition (DWAC) downward, reported Investor's Business Daily.

Rudy Giuliani on Thursday reflected on his time at the Fulton County jail by claiming he had been beloved by inmates at the facility while he was in "the bowels of the prison."

"You go into the prison, you walk through the prison, you walk past some of the prison cells, holding cells, and then you get into the room," he recalled to podcast host Charlie Kirk. "And the prisoners are actually in the room in which you are, which the mug shots [are] taken."

Rudy Giuliani lashed out at President Joe Biden and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over his prosecution for alleged election interference in Georgia.

During an appearance on Steve Bannon's War Room program on Thursday, Giuliani accused Biden of "100 incidents of violations of people's constitutional rights."

Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday disagreed over whether they would support Donald Trump for president if he is found guilty in any of his felony cases.

At the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, moderator Bret Baier asked the candidates to raise their hands if they would support Trump if he wins the nomination and is found guilty on any of 91 counts.

Law enforcement in Pittsburgh reported an "active shooter" situation on Wednesday.

In a message on social media, Pittsburgh Public Safety urged people to avoid "the 4800 block of Broad Street and N. Mathilda Street in the Garfield neighborhood." The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh was nearby.

The fallout for controversial right-wing media organization Project Veritas after the ouster of founder James O'Keefe is accelerating as the company shuts down its headquarters to save money and employees lash out at the new CEO who has only been on the job for three months.

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Kelly Weill, Veritas is struggling to raise cash following the departure of O'Keefe who was accused of mismanagement, with 25 employees laid off last week leaving only 18 who have been told to work from home and replacement CEO Hannah Giles admitting, "Project Veritas is in a tough situation."

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) warned that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) removal was "inevitable" if he refused to force a government shutdown in the coming weeks.

During an appearance on Steve Bannon's War Room podcast, Jackson railed at the Department of Justice, citing its prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows reportedly decided to cooperate in Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of Donald Trump.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that Meadows was initially reluctant to answer questions about classified documents and Trump's attempts to stay in office after the 2020 election.