Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for criminal charges for Jan. 6 committee members

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Tuesday that she wants to investigate Liz Cheney, Nancy Pelosi, and anyone else on the Jan. 6 committee, with an eye toward criminal prosecutions.

Greene, who has made herself a vocal ally of those arrested for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has previously been in hot water for her claim that only Republicans stayed in the House chamber Jan. 6 to defend against rioters.

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MTG accuses GOP colleague of getting physically aggressive with her: report

Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused fellow GOP Rep. Richard McCormick, also from Georgia, of getting physically aggressive with her, CNN reported Tuesday.

McCormick has denied the accusation, saying the interaction was meant as a “friendly gesture.”

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Dick Cheney called Liz on Jan. 6 telling her Trump was targeting her: 'You are in danger'

Former George W. Bush Vice President Dick Cheney doesn't have the most sympathetic reputation among his critics. On Jan. 6, however, his daughter described him as a father terrified for her safety.

According to former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), her father sounded the alarm during Donald Trump's speech.

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Kevin McCarthy threatened to primary GOPers if they opposed Trump on Jan. 6: Liz Cheney

In the days leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, supporters of Donald Trump were using their power to demand others fall in line.

In former Rep. Liz Cheney's (R-WY) new book, "Oath and Honor," she describes Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) as seriously concerned about the safety and security of the members as the Jan. 6 protests were being planned. During a Republican House call, she demanded that there be a security plan and that vehicles be available to usher members quickly out of the Capitol.

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'A very embittered man': Experts alarmed by 'menacing' Trump rhetoric

The New York Times has compiled a lengthy list of what it describes as "menacing" statements made by former President Donald Trump.

Among the many threatening or violent comments in the list include comparing his opponents to "vermin," declarations that Ret. Gen. Mark Milley deserved to be executed, and threats to prosecute President Joe Biden and his family.

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Liz Cheney launches blistering attack on Jared Kushner in new book

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) writes in her new book that her impression of "wunderkind" Jared Kushner was that his self-aggrandizing arrogance didn't match reality.

After Donald Trump left the White House and Cheney and other lawmakers began the House Select Committee investigating the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election, Kushner was among those called to testify.

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‘I'll call you right back’: Trump witness takes cellphone call from dad while on the stand

A Palm Beach realtor came up with a novel reason to get off the phone with his father on Tuesday, according to reporters.

“Dad, I love you, but I’ve got to get off the phone,” Lawrence Moens reportedly said in the witness box of Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial.

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Judge shuts down key witness as he argued about Mar-a-Lago value in Trump fraud trial

Judge Arthur Engoron Tuesday shut down an expert defense witness in Donald Trump’s fraud trial who tried to testify that Mar-a-Lago was worth as much as the former president said it was, according to reports.

Defense witness John Shubin attempted to argue the Florida property — a cornerstone in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million fraud case — was not restricted for use only as a social club, ABC News reports.

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Trump wanted staffer 'executed' for leaking he rushed to bunker during protest: ex-aide

"The View's" Alyssa Farah Griffin on Thursday briefly mentioned some of the rage that Donald Trump has shown behind closed doors — and how it endangers the United States.

The co-hosts were blasting Republicans for being willing to call Trump a lunatic, but still being willing to vote for him.

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GOP consultant sues over alleged 'pay-to-play scheme' involving Trump and false elector

A Michigan Republican is suing a former ally for defamation after claims that he operated a "pay to play" scheme involving a far-right activist and possibly the state GOP and Donald Trump.

Benjamin Wetmore, the new deputy commissioner for Ottawa County, filed the suit against a former business partner who posted a letter on social media alleging that Wetmore claimed he would secure endorsements from Donald Trump in exchange for a $30,000 kickback to GOP activist Meshawn Maddock and the state party, reported the Holland Sentinel.

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'The enemy can be anyone': Hometown paper blasts DeSantis for weaponization hypocrisy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been running on a campaign of ending the "weaponization" of government — but his hometown newspaper blasted him for Thursday for building a state machinery for which "anyone's a target."

The Miami Herald editorial board wrote, "Ron DeSantis’ shtick about 'slitting throats' of 'deep state' federal bureaucrats is a tired, rehearsed trope he’s repeated several times as he tries to survive as a Republican presidential candidate."

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Trump is fueling 'fatalistic nightmares' to trick voters into giving up: columnist

While many fear that Donald Trump winning the presidency in 2024 will send America down a path to "dictatorship," that's exactly the message he's trying to put out, a Washington Post columnist wrote Tuesday.

The former president is fueling "fatalistic nightmares" in an effort to trick voters into thinking what they fear coming is inevitable, and that they should get on board or give up.

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Liz Cheney lobs epic parting shot at 'angry' Elise Stefanik in anti-Trump memoir

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow read some of the most explosive passages to viewers from former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney's new memoir "Oath and Honor," during which she discussed how her decision to stand up to the former president and her entire party unfolded behind the scenes.

One person she had particularly harsh words for was Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who later went on to be voted in to replace her as chair of the House Republican Conference.

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