Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene warns of 'violence' ahead of her indictment protest in New York

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) preemptively disavowed violence that may occur at her upcoming protest against the indictment of former President Donald Trump in New York City.

In a tweet on Sunday, Greene defended her right to participate in the "Rally for Trump" on Tuesday.

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Truth Social execs facing financial catastrophe as deadline looms

Executives for the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) tied to struggling Truth Social — the Donald Trump-centric social media platform are facing a September deadline to get Securities Exchange Commission approval for their pending merger or they will be forced to return millions to investors.

According to report from the New York Times, two different investigations are tying up the merger between Digital World Acquisition Corp. and Trump Media & Technology Group with $300 million at stake.

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'Platforming stupid': 60 Minutes evokes outrage by interviewing Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be the subject of an interview by correspondent Lesley Stahl Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes,”– and the show’s decision to give the Q-Anon-friendly agitator a platform has provoked a firestorm of protest.

The network first promoted Greene’s interview late Saturday morning with a Tweet simply announcing it.

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Trump experiencing mood swings as he ponders being handcuffed in Manhattan: journalist

During an appearance on MSNBC's 'The Alex Witt Show. the Guardian's Hugo Lowell claimed Donald Trump has been going through mood swings at the prospect of his indictment and now he is vacillating over being handcuffed when he appears at his arraignment in Manhattan next week.

"I know a couple of weeks ago, you reported that Trump wanted to be handcuffed, wanted to make a spectacle of his arrest," host Witt prompted. "Now that his arraignment is imminent, does he still want to be handcuffed in public? What are you hearing on that?"

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'There will be blood': Trump biographer warns former president may not be able restrain his fans

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday morning, investigative reporter and author of one of the many biographies of Donald Trump warned Americans they should expect violence due to the Manhattan grand jury's indictment of the former president.

Speaking with host Ali Velshi, David Cay Johnston said he had no doubt blood will be spilled as the former president's fans act out on their fury at his legal problems.

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'Get off the sauce, Lindsey!': Former GOP adviser urges 'parasite' Graham to dump Trump

According to a former Republican Party adviser, GOP lawmakers are doing themselves and their party no favors by clutching even tighter to Donald Trump now that he has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury and is set to be arraigned on Tuesday.

Appearing on MSNBC with host Katie Phang, Tara Setmayer scorched Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), saving her harshest criticism for the South Carolina Republican who made a much-derided, teary-eyed appearance on Fox News begging for money for Trump.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene's Manhattan protest plans undercut by fellow lawmaker: 'Not to be taken seriously'

Reacting to plans by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to show up in Manhattan on Tuesday to protest the criminal arraignment of indicted Donald Trump, one of her colleagues in the House remarked that it is her right, but her efforts will be a waste of time.

Appearing on MSNBC with host Jonathan Capehart, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) dismissed out of hand Taylor Greene's rush to Trump's defense which will include her visit to Manhattan, saying: "It's not going to do any good."

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Capitol police issue warning over possible Trump protests ‘across the country’

The U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate Sergeant at Arms on Friday jointly issued a statement warning they "anticipate" Trump protests across the country. The statement is not time-specific, and it states it has no information on "credible threats," but some Democratic offices are allowing staffers to work from home Friday and Tuesday.

"The Sergeant at Arms and United States Capitol Police (USCP) anticipate demonstration activity across the country related to the indictment of former President Trump. While law enforcement is not tracking any specific, credible threats against the Capitol or state offices, there is potential for demonstration activity. USCP is working with law enforcement partners, so you may observe a greater law enforcement presence on Capitol Hill," the statement reads.

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Trump really thought he'd beaten Alvin Bragg — because he lives inside his own head: Michael Cohen

In the immediate days before he was indicted in New York for his $130,000 hush payment scheme to adult film star Stormy Daniels, former President Donald Trump really thought he had defeated Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and his public offensives had gotten him off scot-free.

That's what Michael Cohen, the former Trump attorney who went to prison over his role in the scheme and later cooperated against his former boss, told MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene makes a bizarre claim about 'Transtifa' being behind 'insurrections'

Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday blamed nonbinary people and progressive activists for America’s political unrest.

The far-right congresswoman from Georgia alleged that “Transtifa” is behind insurrections in a bizarre 71-word tweet in which she also expressed support for a man who pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges in connection with a scheme to misinform voters.

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Court reveals the date and time Trump will be arraigned

Former President Donald Trump will officially be arraigned at a court in Manhattan next Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. ET, the Associated Press reports.

The arraignment will make Trump the first president in American history to be criminally indicted, adding to an historic legacy that also includes an unprecedented two impeachments in the House of Representatives.

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'He's a chaos machine': Ohio Dem says his GOP colleagues should want to be 'done with Trump'

While congressional Republicans are rushing to defend a former reality TV star accused of making illegal hush-money payments to an adult film star, at least one of their Democratic colleagues thinks they should take the opportunity to throw former President Donald Trump overboard.

As Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reports, Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) on Friday expressed bewilderment over why his Republican colleagues seem so intent on doing everything they can to defend Trump, who in addition to being indicted was also impeached in the House of Representatives on two separate occasions.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to be in New York to protest 'witch hunt' arrest of Trump

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Friday vowed to travel to New York to protest against the indictment and arrest of former President Donald Trump.

"I’m going to New York on Tuesday," the Georgia congresswoman wrote on Twitter. "We MUST protest the unconstitutional WITCH HUNT!"

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