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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was subjected to an online roasting Monday night after former President Donald Trump announced his former election year foe had pledged him "enthusiastic support."

Among the naysayers was MSNBC columnist Hayes Brown, who argued DeSantis' "tightening embrace of Trump" showed he was not "clinging to any sort of principle" but expressing "a need to be in proximity to power."

National security attorney Bradley Moss was flabbergasted at newly released details of what former President Donald Trump's body man Walt Nauta told investigators in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.

This came after security analyst Marcy Wheeler highlighted key passages in the transcript of Nauta's testimony before the grand jury, where he testified that he had "Yankee White" clearance — a classification that allows people to carry a weapon in the vicinity of the president.

Donny Deutsch believes former President Donald Trump's criminal trial is having a surprising effect, considering it involves accusations that he paid hush money to an adult film star.

"Anybody who thinks this is making him empathetic or rallying his troops, no," Deutsch said during a Monday appearance on MSNBC. "He's sitting there neutered, powerless. For the first time in his life and he can't do and say what he wants."

Former President Donald Trump proudly announced on his Truth Social platform on Monday that his former Republican rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is fully on board with his re-election.

"I am very happy to have the full and enthusiastic support of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida," wrote Trump. "We had a great meeting yesterday, arranged by mutual friend Steve Witkoff, at his beautiful Shell Bay Club in Hollywood, Florida. The conversation mostly concerned how we would work closely together to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Also discussed was the future of Florida, which is FANTASTIC!"

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tussled with MSNBC's Katy Tur in a live interview Monday during which the two women debated the record of former President Donald Trump.

The testy exchange began with Pelosi talking up incumbent President Joe Biden's record in comparison with his predecessor and the presumed Republican nominee in the upcoming presidential election.

It has only been a few days since South Dakota Republican Kristi Noem outed herself as a puppy killer. Still, Kimberly Guilfoyle decided to release her new children's book about a best-friend puppy to the world.

It prompted questions online about whether it was a dig at Noem, whose autobiography rails against the family's dog she "hated" so much that she led to a gravel pit to shoot.

A famed British photographer — whose subjects include Russian president Vladimir Putin and American presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump — shared this weekend disturbing words uttered by the last, according to a new report.

Speaking with CNN's Christiane Amanpour this weekend, Platon described an exchange he had with Trump before he took the White House.

Special counsel Jack Smith may have a contingency plan if the Supreme Court gives Trump a win, according to a new analysis.

The Supreme Court heard former President Donald Trump's claim to presidential immunity from the federal election conspiracy case last week — and while it's unlikely they will totally throw out the charges, some legal experts think they might find certain official presidential acts could be immune from prosecution.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch may have said the "quiet part out loud" at a hearing into Donald Trump's presidential immunity claims, an expert said Monday.

Legal analysts Allison Gill and Andy McCabe addressed the Supreme Court hearing in the most recent episode of their "Jack: A Special Counsel Podcast."

Former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirschner warned that if Judge Juan Merchan decides Donald Trump violated his gag order, it could have knock-on consequences in all of his criminal cases.

Speaking to MSNBC on Monday, Kirschner said the conditions of Trump's bail in every indictment he faces are that he will not commit any other crimes.

Filmmaker and entrepreneur Andy Ostroy began his latest "The Back Room" podcast by mocking Donald Trump's rants in the Manhattan court hallways during the break in his criminal trial.

During his podcast, Ostroy predicted that "I think this man is going to totally lose his f--king mind by the end of this trial" on the grounds that Trump still has "four to six weeks left that he has to sit through it in court and basically be told, 'Shut up and sit down!'"

Republicans are trying to reframe their legislative performance since taking over with a range of excuses.

Speaking to the Washington Post, Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) criticized hardliners who have demanded their way or the highway when passing legislation in the House.