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Arizona Republicans charged in 'fake electors' case can't afford lawyers: reports

Several Republicans charged in the Arizona fake electors case are unable to afford legal counsel, according to a new report.

According to KPNX's Brahm Resnik, one of those fake electors is Greg Safsten, the former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, who told the judge presiding over his case he was indigent and was given a public defender.

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Trump vents fury over revelation DOJ was cleared to use 'deadly force' in Mar-a-Lago raid

New court documents reportedly show FBI agents were authorized to use "deadly force" when they raided Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in the hunt for classified material — and the former president is mad about it.

The unsealed court filing shows how federal agents readied for their their raid of the Palm Beach club and were prepared to possibly engage with Secret Service members should the former president return to the premises.

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'Oh, come on!' Tommy Tuberville dismisses Trump connection to 'unified Reich'  video

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) doesn't believe Donald Trump's campaign published a video championing a "unified Reich" in his second term in office — despite screen captures.

On Monday, President Joe Biden's campaign called out Donald Trump for a video that shared a series of headlines about his new order.

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Fox News cuts off furious Trump in middle of rant about not 'fair' criminal trial

Former President Donald Trump's criminal courthouse rant was cut off mid-sentence Tuesday by the conservative cable network Fox News.

Trump was laying into District Attorney Alvin Bragg, President Joe Biden, and Democrats outside his criminal hush money trial courtroom when Fox suddenly cut his mic.

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Disgraced Trump aide suggests Wall St. CEO could be given ambassadorship for $100M

Former President Donald Trump appears to be dangling a position in his administration to a notorious billionaire Wall Street CEO should the potential benefactor agree to raise a nine-figure sum for his campaign.

According to Peter Navarro — Trump's imprisoned trade advisor serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress — his old boss may be open to giving a role to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon for a price. Navarro's remarks seemed somewhat in jest, given that he referenced the role of Dimon and other prominent financiers in the outsourcing of labor.

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'It was to screw me': Giuliani whines about being hit with 10K bond amid bankruptcy

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani complained Tuesday after being ordered to put up collateral for a $10,000 secured bond in an Arizona case about "fake electors."

Soon after appearing remotely before a judge in Maricopa County, Giuliani spoke on his podcast about the requirement for a bond as he faces bankruptcy proceedings. Arizona officials alleged Giuliani participated in a scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election with fake electors.

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'He's probably tired': Ex-Trump lawyer's excuse for why he didn't testify

Donald Trump did not testify Tuesday before his defense rested in the Manhattan hush money trial, despite him vowing to take the stand to clear his name of the 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money scheme that he's accused of.

One of his former lawyers suggested it could be due to exhaustion.

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Trump set to attend Big Oil fundraiser following quid pro quo offer

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will reportedly attend a fundraising luncheon organized by leading oil and gas executives in Houston on Wednesday, following a controversial offer he made to the industry to roll back environmental regulations in return for $1 billion in campaign donations—with two companies associated with both events.

At his Mar-a-Lago Club last month, Trump told a group of roughly two dozen oil and gas executives that $1 billion would be a "deal" for them, given how much money they would make in reduced taxes and regulations if he is elected, TheWashington Post first reported.

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Republican calls for economic ‘shut down’ while accusing Biden of Marxist agenda

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) is calling on Congress to "shut down" the U.S. economy over the southern border, while accusing President Joe Biden of Marxist policies and denouncing his border legislation that Donald Trump ordered killed months ago.

Congresswoman Spartz on Tuesday spoke to Fox News Business host Maria Bartiromo in a rambling interview on the Senate bipartisan border bill that Donald Trump ordered killed. Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is one again trying to pass it.

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Trump's not 'saying quiet part out loud, he's shouting': Ex-aide on 'unified Reich' video

The co-hosts of "The View" weren't shocked by the latest Nazi reference by the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential candidate.

On Monday, President Joe Biden's campaign called out Donald Trump for a video that shared a series of headlines about his new order.

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Prosecutor sets stage for explosive Hunter Biden trial with ex-wife and ex-girlfriends

Federal prosecutors this week outlined some of the evidence they will use against Hunter Biden, son of the U.S. president, in a case alleging he made false statements and was addicted to drugs when he purchased a gun in 2018.

According to court documents filed on May 20, 2024, by Special Counsel David C. Weiss, Biden allegedly lied on a federal form while buying a gun in 2018, claiming he was not an unlawful drug user. However, prosecutors assert that Biden was actively using crack cocaine at the time.

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'Don't know what to believe anymore': Senate GOP nervous of Trump verdict fallout

The prosecution in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial rested its case Monday after testimony from Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, concluded.

The following day, the defense rested its case following testimony from pro-Trump attorney Robert Costello and Trump's decision not to testify.

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'Deeply alarming' report finds almost a third of Congress are 'election deniers'

Four years ago, during the United States' 2020 presidential race, supporters of then-President Donald Trump accused "Real Time" host Bill Maher of "Trump derangement syndrome" when he predicted that Trump would not accept the election results if he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

But Trump, just as Maher predicted, refused to acknowledge that he lost the election. Now, in 2024, Trump is the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, and Congress — according to the Associated — is full of Republican lawmakers who have either falsely claimed that the 2020 election was stolen or won't commit to accepting the election results if Trump loses to Biden a second time in November.

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