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'How many criminals are laughing at him?' Trump's 'tortured' claims in GA arrest jeered

To hawk limited edition coffee mugs as merch, former President Donald Trump complained about being "tortured" when he was arrested.

And many found it laughable.

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Presidential debate commission jabs Biden campaign as it releases colleges from contracts

The Commission on Presidential Debates attacked President Joe Biden's campaign Monday, days ahead of a planned CNN debate between the president and former President Donald Trump.

The group said that due to the Biden campaign, they're "regrettably" releasing the colleges and universities from contracts.

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Judge Cannon skeptical over whether to gag Donald Trump in secret documents case: report

The judge in Donald Trump's secret documents case in Florida reportedly appeared skeptical Monday over possibly gagging the former president.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon held a hearing in her Fort Pierce, Florida, court on whether to restrict the 45th president's speech by asking for more proof from special counsel Jack Smith to show that his rhetoric inspired threats, according to CNN.

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Republican demands Merrick Garland's arrest under 'archaic' contempt law: report

A House Republican is calling on her colleagues to use an archaic law they don't understand to arrest Attorney General Merrick Garland and hold him in custody, according to a new report.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) intends to use "inherent contempt" on Garland as tensions mount over House Republicans' failed efforts to lay hands on recordings of special counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Joe Biden, Politico reported Monday.

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Judge Cannon hearing might finally give Jack Smith chance to demand recusal: Ex-prosecutor

Special counsel Jack Smith might finally be given an opening to complain about Judge Aileen Cannon's conduct to the appellate division, depending on how she handles the gag order motion against former President Donald Trump, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman told CNN's Brianna Keilar.

This comes as Cannon, a Trump appointee who has become a lightning rod for controversy over the perception of bias in how she's handled the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, is separately hearing a motion by Trump to try to get Smith removed or defunded from the case entirely.

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Trump's latest 'bizarre lie' shows he's scared of debating Biden: conservative

A 'bizarre" lie from Former President Donald Trump's was prompted by an underlying and justifiable fear that he doesn't stand a chance in Thursday's presidential debate, neoconservative William Kristol wrote for the Bulwark Monday.

The lie in question was Trump's Saturday claim that he's been accused of calling service members who died in action "suckers" and "losers" because his "stupid people" prevented him from refuting it properly years ago.

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'Very dicey': Analyst warns Trump's fundraising surge masks glaring blind spot for GOP

For months, President Joe Biden's reelection campaign was way ahead of presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in terms of fundraising. But Trump enjoyed a major fundraising surge after a Manhattan jury found him guilty on 34 criminal charges in his hush money trial.

According to Politico's Adam Wren, however, that post-verdict fundraising surge doesn't erase other problems the GOP is dealing with this election year.

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Trump's 'rightwing cult members' are unwittingly helping Biden ahead of debate: expert

Former President Donald Trump's outspoken followers are unwittingly helping his political foe in the upcoming presidential debate by bombarding President Joe Biden with insults about his age, according to The Guardian political columnist Margaret Sullivan.

Conservatives' constant attacks on Biden's mental sharpness have only succeeded in easing the criteria for success the 81-year-old incumbent must meet when he faces off against Trump on CNN Thursday night, Sullivan argues.

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Trump supporters don't realize that 'the entire world makes fun of' him: George Conway

Anti-Trump attorney George Conway has a message for supporters of former President Donald Trump who believe that he garners absolute respect from foreign leaders all across the world.

During a recent episode of The Bulwark's "George Conway Explains It All" podcast, he needled Trump supporters for buying into the former president's frequent claims that America was "respected" during his administration.

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Ex-White House aide nails Trump spokeswoman's 'stunning lack of message discipline' on CNN

The co-hosts of "The View" began Monday by trouncing Donald Trump's spokesperson, who went up against Kasie Hunt on CNN Monday and was cut off as she launched attacks on the host's colleagues.

The spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, answered questions with furious assaults on CNN debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, who will preside over the event on Thursday.

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Nearly half of young voters say neither Biden nor Trump understands them

Almost half of young voters say that neither candidate understands their demographic's needs or concerns, according to a new poll.

When asked if either candidate understood "the needs and concerns of younger people," voters under 30 appeared to be unconvinced that either candidate did. President Joe Biden was the most-highly ranked, with 26% saying he understood them. One-fifth said former President Donald Trump understood, and only 5% said that both candidates did. But 48% said that neither candidate understood their needs.

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Trump's 'cynical' tip tax ploy will burn America's workforce: Harvard professor

A controversial campaign promise from former President Donald Trump is little more than a sly plot to benefit corporations under the guise of supporting the working class, a Harvard University professor argued Monday.

Trump's pledge to exempt tips from federal income tax could destroy full-time jobs and force workers into tipped positions vulnerable to exploitative employers and customers with the right to withhold the bulk of their pay, Sharon Block, executive director of Harvard Law's Center for Labor and a Just Economy, argued in an MSNBC op-ed Monday.

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'They cut off my microphone': Trump spokesperson runs to Steve Bannon after CNN cuts her

Karoline Leavitt, the national spokesperson for the Trump 2024 campaign, showed up on Steve Bannon's War Room program Monday just hours after CNN abruptly ended her interview for insulting the network's debate moderators.

"And why are we in Atlanta, ma'am, with CNN, who controls the microphone on Thursday?" Bannon asked about the upcoming debate.

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