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Trump warned about 'much more severe' penalty if he keeps up 'outrageous' court antics

Donald Trump was put on notice by a former federal prosecutor that, if he keeps up his "absolutely bizarre" courtroom behavior, he will be hit with much more severe, non-monetary jury verdicts.

Legal analyst Elie Honig appeared on CNN's Smerconish on Saturday, where he was asked by the host, "Does Donald Trump have a jury problem?"

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Marjorie Taylor Greene's latest move shows big 'split' from House Freedom Caucus: report

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene just made an endorsement that's bigger than the individual she's promoting, a reporter pointed out on Saturday.

Greene, who has already been on the rocks with her former House Freedom Caucus colleagues since she was reportedly kicked out of the group of far-right lawmakers, is now signaling even more distance between them, according to Mica Soellner of Punchbowl News.

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'He's known for throwing things': Trump aide describes how ex-president reacted to verdict

Donald Trump was likely not very happy when he heard a jury found that he owed E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million, according to a former Trump administration official.

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham appeared on MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports on Saturday, and was asked about how she thought the ex-president would have responded to the massive damages award.

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'We got caught': Trump's team reportedly 'very surprised' by huge E. Jean Carroll ruling

Donald Trump's team was "very surprised" by the $83.3 million damages ruling in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case, and those close to the former president see a need to recalibrate their approach, according to a reporter on Saturday.

The Guardian's Hugh Lowell appeared on MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports, where he was asked about how Lowell's sources close to Trump viewed the recent Carroll decision. The host asked him if the massive number is "even being seen as something that will effectively rein Donald Trump."

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'The jury didn't like that': Legal expert shows how Trump's defamation damages skyrocketed

Donald Trump and his team did a number of things in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case that made the jury prop up a punitive damages award that otherwise could have been lower, a former prosecutor said on Saturday.

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance appeared on MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports, where she was asked about the recent $83.3 million jury award against the ex-president. Specifically, the host asked about the impacts of Trump's behavior, as well as whether the verdict reflected the jurors' view on "victim shaming."

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Lauren Boebert's dismal straw poll numbers after debate 'drew gasps' from crowd: report

Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert's decision to leapfrog from her district into a neighboring one that is a more conservative-friendly is not going very well, reports Colorado Politics.

On Thursday, the controversial Republican congresswoman made an appearance at the first public debate held for District Four Republican contenders held in Lupton, Colo., and a straw poll after the debate demonstrated she has some work to do.

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'Not getting a cent': Trump allies melt down after massive E. Jean Carroll verdict

Donald Trump was told by a jury that he owes more than $80 million for his defamatory statements against columnist E. Jean Carroll, who was found by other jurors to have been sexually assaulted by the former president, and it sent the ex-president's supporters into a major meltdown.

While Trump's own niece celebrated the massive judgment, Team Trump struck a different tone on Friday night.

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'Misogynist': Internet explodes after GOPer says veterinarian job means he knows abortion

Wisconsin state Rep. Joel Kitchens, a Republican, said on Thursday that he knows abortion isn't healthcare because of his purported veterinary experience. The internet exploded.

Anti-Trump conservative Reed Galen said he "wouldn't let this guy near a rat."

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Carroll case judge lays out what Trump can't say on stand — and orders him to stick to it

Before Donald Trump took the stand Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan outlined some ground rules.

MSNBC and Matthew Russell Lee from Inner City Press captured some of the orders from Kaplan.

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Trump threat to bar Nikki Haley supporters backfires as cash floods in

Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Nikki Haley Wednesday by threatening to shun anyone who donated to her campaign.

“Anybody that makes a ‘contribution’ to Birdbrain, from this moment forth, will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp,” he wrote on Truth Social. “We don’t want them, and will not accept them.”

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'Taste of own medicine': Analyst says Republican's Biden probe blowing up in their faces

Republican House members who are trying to use public hearings on Hunter Biden's legal problems, in an effort to damage President Joe Biden's re-election prospects, are finding the Democrats are more than willing to fight fire with fire.

House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-KY) along with House Judiciary Committee head Jim Jordan(R-OH) have allowed members of their caucus free rein to make attacks on the Bidens only to receive return fire from Democrats Like Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL).

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Riley Rogerson, Republicans are finding themselves back on their heels at the unexpected pushback from Democrats on what they thought was a winning strategy, with Moskowitz explaining his party is "giving them a taste of their own medicine."

As he explained, following his holding up enlarged pictures of Donald Trump with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein at a recent hearing, “They’ve decided to turn it into Cirque Du Soleil Oversight where literally, it’s just a total show. If that is the game that they are going to play, then game on."

As the Beast's Rogerson wrote, "... the young, spunky cohort of Democrats—mentored by the leader of Trump’s second impeachment, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) — are refusing to take it. Where past generations of Democrats might have sat back, preferring to let Republican dysfunction speak for itself, the Oversight Dems are hitting Republicans hard."

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), who got the expression "d--k pics" entered into the Congressional Record during a verbal battle with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), cut right to the chase about the Democrats' strategy.

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“We’re calling out their bulls--t like every single time, and I think they’re surprised by it. I think they’re not used to it. And I think that we are causing them great embarrassment,” he explained.

That strategy, and lack of success by Comer in leading the inquiry, is reportedly making the membership sour on his machinations.

One House Republican who asked to remain anonymous told the Messenger this week, "One would be hard-pressed to find the best moment for James Comer in the Oversight Committee. It’s been a parade of embarrassments.”

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Trump co-defendant appears to share Confederate flag imagery to promote 2024 campaign

A social media account associated with one of Donald Trump's co-defendants in Georgia shared what appeared to be a Confederate flag.

The X account apparently belonging to Trevian Kutti shared the Confederate imagery early Wednesday morning.

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Fani Willis needs to step aside amid fear scandal could kill Trump case: ethics expert

Many experts have said there is little reason Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis' case against Donald Trump will be torpedoed by allegations that she hired a romantic partner, defense attorney Nathan Wade, as a special prosecutor.

But Georgia State legal ethics professor Clark Cunningham is not so sure — and, in The New York Times, argued Willis should hand off the case to avoid endangering it.

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