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Lauren Boebert lit up by columnist for Trump suck-up 'to save her phony baloney job'

Rep. Lauren Boebert's (R-CO) appearance at Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan last week was trashed by a Colorado columnist who took the embattled Republican lawmaker to task for spending her time in Congress sucking up to the equally embattled former president.

In his column for the Colorado Sun, Mike Litwin lit up the lawmaker and pointed out that family values-touting Boebert felt it was far more important to support Trump who is dealing with the fall-out of having an affair with an adult film star than it was to show up for a recent court hearing for her son Tyler, who is facing criminal charges of his own back home.

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Columnist warns of true meaning behind favorite GOP soundbite

Former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results are the focus of two of the four criminal indictments he is facing — one being prosecuted by special counsel Jack Smith for the U.S. Department of Justice and the other by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for the State of Georgia.

And some of Trump's allies are up against criminal charges in an election interference case being prosecuted by Arizona State Attorney General Kris Mayes, including former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis and ex-Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

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Trump constantly underestimated by his enemies – here's why

Donald Trump routinely defies expectations because his critics consistently underestimate him, according to a columnist who watched his attorneys cross examine Michael Cohen during his hush money trial.

Slate jurisprudence editor Jeremy Stahl was in court last week as defense attorney Todd Blanche grilled Cohen over his angry rants against the former president and inconsistencies in his stories about his own criminal culpability, and he said the media seemed unprepared for Trump's attorney to score a victory in his cross examination.

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Ex-prosecutor highlights 'particularly problematic' part of Judge Cannon's new ruling

Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order on Sunday that is particularly bad news for Special Counsel Jack Smith, according to a former prosecutor.

Ex-federal prosecutor Joyce Vance wrote on her blog over the weekend about Cannon's recent filing, which Vance dubbed an "effort to convince us she really is working after months of foot-dragging." Cannon issued an order on redaction of currently private filings.

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'Not gonna put your flag up': Trump's fans rebel against ex-president's new endorsements

Donald Trump is thought by some analysts to have the supporter retention of a cult leader, but some of his biggest fans are turning against his latest round of congressional endorsements.

Trump went silent on social media for nearly 24 hours. When he broke that streak on Sunday, it wasn't with an attack on prosecutors or a judge. Instead, it was a familiar set of endorsements, which the ex-president's followers have come to expect every couple of weeks.

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Police arrive at Trump trial line after it was mistaken for a 'homeless encampment'

People are already in line to try to attend Donald Trump's criminal trial that's potentially wrapping up this coming week, and the police have reportedly made a visit.

Trump is on trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments given to an adult film star with whom he had a brief affair. Most of the country has been forced to follow along with text updates, since there are no cameras allowed in the criminal courtroom.

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Trump lawyer's big 'moment' may be 'less devastating' than people think: legal expert

Donald Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, scored major legal points when he caught Michael Cohen off guard during the witness' testimony, but it won't move the needle much, a legal expert said Sunday.

Lawfare's Roger Parloff, who recently reported that Judge Cannon had created a "secret docket" in the process of overseeing the Trump case involving allegedly stashed classified documents, addressed what he called "Todd Blanche’s Perry Mason moment" during his cross-examination of Cohen.

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'Playing chicken': Conservative says Trump has a creative 'excuse' to 'get out of debates'

Donald Trump knows he can't handle a debate against Joe Biden, and he thinks he's found his way out, according to a formerly conservative columnist.

Columnist Jennifer Rubin — a conservative until Donald Trump came along — appeared on MSNBC on Sunday, where she was asked about Fox News' recent attack against Biden. Specifically, Fox hosts have been claiming that Biden is "jacked up" and needs to be drug tested before any debate with Trump.

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'Ridiculous': Legal experts accuse Judge Cannon of 'unnecessary editorializing' in filing

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case over classified document retention is catching some heat for her latest court filing.

Earlier on Sunday, Judge Aileen Cannon issued a ruling in which she stated she was "disappointed" in the conduct of Special Counsel Jack Smith, who brought the case against Trump. The filing itself is an order directing the public docketing of "outstanding undocketed pre-trial motions."

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Trump allies accuse conservative site of 'bullying' ex-president for not taking the stand

Donald Trump's allies on Sunday lashed out at a politically conservative website, saying it is "bullying" the former president for his apparent refusal to take the stand on his own behalf in his criminal trial.

Matt Drudge and Trump were once allies, but more recently, the Drudge Report aggregator has been critical of the ex-president even as it maintains a conservative bent.

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'Can't imagine acquittal': Prosecutor says Trump is 'headed toward conviction' in New York

Donald Trump's legal team may have scored a few points on witness Michael Cohen, but the former president is still barreling toward a conviction in the New York hush money cover-up case, a Florida prosecutor said Sunday.

State Attorney for Palm Beach County Dave Aronberg appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, where he was asked about the case in which the ex-president stands accused of disguising business records to hide payments to an adult film star with whom he had a brief affair.

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A 'giddy' Todd Blanche asked a journalist how he did as Trump's lawyer — here's the answer

Donald Trump's current criminal trial lawyer had a "giddy" demeanor when he asked a magazine writer, "How did I do?" But lawyer Todd Blanche may not be ready for the "complicated" answer.

Andrew Rice, a features writer at New York Magazine, on Sunday published a piece in which he mentions the recent interaction with Blanche. Blanche has notably been defending Trump in the criminal hush money cover-up case, and has been told by the judge that he's losing his "credibility" before him.

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Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing

Judge Aileen Cannon, the jurist overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case over stashed documents in Florida, has some harsh words for the prosecutors in that case in a new filing Sunday.

Cannon, who has been criticized for purportedly slow-playing the federal case over the former president's alleged hoarding and refusal to return confidential documents from the White House, has become known for her rulings for Trump, and against Special Counsel Jack Smith, who brought the case. This weekend was no different.

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