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Top GOPer: Trump's 'different set of rules' allows him to steal classified documents

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that he would not take classified documents from the government but insisted that former President Donald Trump "has a different set of rules."

During an interview on ABC, host Martha Raddatz reported that Trump had recently referred to the FBI as "vicious monsters" because his Mar-a-Lago home was searched for stolen government documents.

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Ron Johnson lies about 'ever' wanting to cut Social Security as he dips in the polls

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) falsely suggested over the weekend that he has never proposed cutting Social Security.

"Probably the most outrageous lie they are telling now is I want to cut or end Social Security," Johnson told the hosts of Fox & Friends on Sunday. "I mean, just give that a second of thought. What elected official would ever want to cut Social Security? It is absurd on its face."

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Far-right website could cause ‘national security threat’ in 2024 election as harassment campaigns escalate

One of the darkest corners of the internet is the subject of a new exposé by NBC News.

Correspondent Ben Collins, who covers disinformation, extremism and the internet for NBC, explained that he was very cautious about filing the report on the website Kiwi Farms with reporter Kat Tenbarge.

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Mike Lindell says he's found 'two places' that didn't cheat in 2020 — but it's a secret

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell claimed on Wednesday that there were only "two places" that didn't cheat with voting machines in the 2020 presidential election -- but the locations are a secret.

During an appearance on Real America's Voice with host Steve Bannon, Lindell revealed that he was issuing new warnings to all counties in the United States to preserve records from the 2020 presidential election.

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CPAC official melts down at 'semi-fascist' label despite alliance with Viktor Orbán

Mercedes Schlapp of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) decried accusations that supporters of Donald Trump are "semi-fascist" even though her political event is aligned with Hungarian President Viktor Orbán.

During a Monday appearance on Fox News, Schlapp attacked President Joe Biden because he said that Trump's MAGA movement was "semi-fascist."

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Kash Patel demands DOJ both 'be transparent' and redact his name from Trump documents

Kash Patel, an adviser to former President Donald Trump, demanded that the Department of Justice "be transparent," while saying it should also redact his name from documents.

Patel first claimed last week that he had received death threats after his name was left unredacted in an affidavit justifying the recent FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.

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Ron Johnson whines: 'People in Wisconsin think I'm a tool of Vladimir Putin'

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) suggested over the weekend that Democrats are engaging in voter suppression because many people in Wisconsin believe he is a "tool" of Russia.

During a Sunday interview on Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo argued that there was reason to "distrust and question" the honesty of elections.

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GOPer disappoints Maria Bartiromo: Trump can't declassify documents without 'some' proof

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Mike Turner (R-OH) told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that former President Donald Trump could not have declassified the documents found at Mar-a-Lago without a paper trail to prove it.

"Were these documents declassified?" Bartiromo asked Turner on her Sunday Fox News program.

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Roy Blunt admits Trump 'should have turned over the documents' under grilling by ABC host

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) admitted over the weekend that former President Donald Trump was wrong to take government documents and store them at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

During an interview on ABC, Blunt deflected questions from host George Stephanopoulos about whether Trump should have turned over the documents.

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Sean Duffy: Trump can declare any document unclassified 'and say I'm taking it with me'

Fox News contributor Sean Duffy asserted on Sunday that former President Donald Trump had the authority to take ownership of any government document by declaring it unclassified.

During an appearance on Fox & Friends, Duffy complained about the FBI seizing classified and other sensitive government documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

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Sean Hannity whines student loan forgiveness is 'new green deal radical socialism'

Fox News host Sean Hannity complained about President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan during his radio show on Wednesday evening while acknowledging his low-wage workers would benefit from the plan.

Hannity told his listeners that he paid his way through college but didn't graduate before noting that several of his young staffers would benefit from student loan forgiveness, calling it "radical socialism."

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Joe Biden shuts down Peter Doocy for shouting question about FBI at student loan event

President Joe Biden responded to an off-topic question about the FBI from Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy during an announcement about student loan forgiveness.

At an event on Wednesday, Biden said that the federal government would forgive $10,000 in student loans for people making less than $125,000 annually. People who received Pell grants qualify for $20,000 in loan forgiveness, he said.

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'House of the Dragon' star responds to racist fans: 'It's very hard for people to swallow'

“House of the Dragon” star Steve Toussaint is responding to racist comments from viewers upset that the "Game of Thrones" prequel cast a Black character.

The British actor, 57, told Men’s Health that some fans said his casting was not true to the book’s depiction of members of House Velaryon.

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