Marjorie Taylor Greene

Dominion never intended to save democracy with its lawsuit: report

Dominion Voting Systems "was probably always going to settle" its massive defamation case against Fox News, and any talk of holding the media company accountable for its lies was likely a negotiating tactic to score the settlement, according to Slate writers who spoke about the issue on the outlet's podcast.

Dominion and Fox surprised almost everyone when they settled in the eleventh-hour before a trial that would have been seen around the world. This was in part attributed to a "secret mediator" who was making phone calls from a boat and a hotel.

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'Confederate-wannabe troll' Marjorie Taylor Greene leads pack for Trump VP picks

Former President Donald Trump has a slew of potential picks for who will run by his side in 2024, and, of those, the one who is "leading the pack now" is a "Confederate-wannabe troll" by the name of Marjorie Taylor Greene, according to a former GOP adviser on MSNBC Saturday.

When asked who stands out on the list of VP choices, which included GA Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) and failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake as well as other top female politicians such as former Trump official Nikki Hailey, former Republican adviser Tara Setmayer said it depends what you mean by standing out. If you mean who is the craziest and the biggest threat to democracy, she said, the answer is Greene or Lake.

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Revealed: Leaker Jack Teixeira had more documents than originally thought — and for a lot longer

The full extent of Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira's possession of highly classified state secrets was larger than previously realized, reported The New York Times on Friday.

"In February 2022, soon after the invasion of Ukraine, a user profile matching that of Airman Jack Teixeira began posting secret intelligence on the Russian war effort on a previously undisclosed chat group on Discord, a social media platform popular among gamers. The chat group contained about 600 members," said the report. "The case against Airman Teixeira, 21, who was arrested on April 13, pertains to the leaking of classified documents on another Discord group of about 50 members, called Thug Shaker Central."

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Marjorie Taylor Greene angers Democrats and fellow Republicans alike with attention-grabbing antics

Controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is angering Democrats and fellow Republicans alike with her attention-grabbing outbursts as the GOP House of Representatives tries to get traction for its investigations of the Biden Administration. House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Thursday said Greene is quickly becoming the “face” of Republican extremism as she distracts attention from the myriad GOP probes. “MAGA Republicans are showing the American people who they are .. and Exhibit A is Marjorie Taylor Greene,” said the powerful Brooklyn Democrat. “She’s totally out of control. But...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's rise is 'the price America pays for Kevin McCarthy's ambition': columnist

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's relentless desire to attain his current leadership position lording over the GOP caucus has had the effect of elevating highly controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to a position of power where he can no longer control her.

That is the opinion of longtime political observer Dana Milbank in a Washington Post column Friday in which he scorched the California Republican by bluntly stating in his first sentence: "This is the price America pays for Kevin McCarthy’s ambition."

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‘Self-infatuated extremist’: Marjorie Taylor Greene hit with brutal op-ed after rushing to defend a ‘reckless brat’

Shortly after federal authorities announced the arrest of Jack Douglas Teixeira on allegations the 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member leaked sensitive national security documents in an online chatroom, Marjorie Taylor Greene rushed to his defense.

“Teixeira is white, male, christian, and antiwar…That makes him an enemy to the Biden regime,” the far-right congresswoman from Georgia tweeted.

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House Dem suggests Matt Taibbi could face five years in prison over 'false and misleading' testimony

A House Democrat has threatened journalist Matt Taibbi with imprisonment over his testimony before Congress last month in connection with the Twitter Files.

Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) in a letter to Taibbi alleges his March 9 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Weaponization “has since been revealed to be false and misleading.”

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Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Biden family is 'the largest crime syndicate' in America

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) claimed Thursday that the President Joe Biden and his family represent "the largest crime syndicate that America has ever seen."

Greene, who also recently alleged (without providing any proof) she had seen 2,000 pages of evidence outlining the crimes by the Biden family, posted on Twitter to suggest that the media is hiding misdeeds of Biden and his family members.

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Fox Business host warns DeSantis 'close to making a fool of himself' with anti-Disney crusade

Fox Business host and former Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow is warning Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to ease off his attacks on his state's most popular tourist attraction.

In the wake of DeSantis floating the idea of building a prison next to Disney World this week, Kudlow said that the Florida governor had taken things too far.

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Revealed: MAGA lawyer's secret plan to attack college campus voting

Right-wing attorney Cleta Mitchell, who is best known for her work in trying to help former President Donald Trump throw out the results of the 2020 presidential election, has hatched a new scheme to help tilt elections in Republicans' favor.

The Washington Post has obtained a leaked presentation Mitchell made outlining her plan to limit college students' access to voting on campus, which would potentially cut off a significant source of votes for Democratic candidates.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene tattles to Kevin McCarthy after being rebuked by fellow Republican

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) hit back at Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) after he rebuked her on Wednesday for her furious outburst at Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

In an interview with CNN's Manu Raju, Greene claimed that she was "surprised and angered" when Green silenced her after she broke decorum rules by lashing out at Mayorkas and calling him a "liar."

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Bipartisan super PAC aims to ensure Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene crash and burn in 2024

A new group has formed with the goal of taking out far-right extremists in Congress, reported The New York Times on Thursday.

"A bipartisan group of political operatives — spanning the ideological spectrum from former members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus to a Democrat who challenged Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — has started a political action committee aimed at 'stopping MAGA' and eradicating what the operatives call an authoritarian streak among some Republican lawmakers," reported Nick Corasaniti. "The group, Mission Democracy PAC, will challenge far-right members of Congress in their often deep-red home districts, running ads and messaging campaigns that accuse the politicians of holding antidemocratic and extreme positions."

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'Sideshow to a sideshow': George Conway torches Jim Jordan's latest stunt

Attorney George Conway does not think much of Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) efforts to force former Manhattan District Attorney's Office prosecutor Mark Pomerantz to testify.

Writing on Twitter, Conway argued that having Pomerantz testify about Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's recent indictment of former President Donald Trump would be self-defeating for Jordan given that Pomerantz literally wrote an entire book arguing why Trump should have been criminally charged in other matters.

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