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DeSantis is the 'biggest collapse of a presidential campaign in modern history': ex-GOPer

Former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) didn't hold back when talking about the end of Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign.

After the big announcement on social media, Jolly spoke with MSNBC, explaining that the campaign had been a disaster from the beginning.

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'Dude': Matt Gaetz confronted with 'bag full of underage girls' in New Hampshire

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) continues to be taunted by his history of alleged relationships with underage teens.

At the New Hampshire opening of Donald Trump's campaign office, a mere two days before the primary election, a man came up with a small blow-up doll.

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Sarah Sanders on the spot for Arkansas maternal mortality after 'sanctity of life' brag

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) boasted about being devoted to the "sanctity of life," but she didn't have an answer for her state's problems with infant and maternal mortality.

Speaking to "Face the Nation," Sanders claimed that they've prioritized alternatives to abortion, such as foster care, adoption and her efforts to increase the "quality of life." The talking points don't match up with the statistics, however, the host pointed out.

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Ron DeSantis suspends 2024 presidential campaign — endorses Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he is suspending his 2024 presidential campaign.

His second-place finish in Iowa was still shocking, but it was so close to third-place Nikki Haley that, after spending over $150 million between his campaign and supportive super PAC, it was a humiliating result.

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'Suicide mission': Trump handed grim warning about E. Jean Carroll trial strategy

Donald Trump pledged that he would testify in the E. Jean Carroll damages trial on Monday, something the Washington Post concluded was akin to a legal "suicide mission."

New York defense lawyer Robert Katzberg joined with other legal experts in saying that testifying would ultimately humiliate him and he could risk contempt of court.

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James Comer slammed for 'cherry-picked' release of Hunter Biden pal's testimony

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) has been hit by a complaint that he’s been doing some serious cherry-picking.

The accusation stems from the deposition of Hunter Biden’s friend Kevin Morris, who Thursday told House investigators behind the Republicans’ impeachment probe that he’d lent his newly sober friend $5 million.

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Hunter Biden pal tells GOP he received no quid pro quo for $5 million loan: report

A friend of Hunter Biden's who loaned him about $5 million testified to House investigators Thursdays that he received no political quid pro quo for the cash, according to officials and reports.

Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris told the Oversight committee that the money was given to help a newly sober friend he thought of as a "brother," the Messenger reports.

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'Doesn't seem like a good strategy': Conservative slams Team Trump for heckling the judge

Conservative columnist Charlie Sykes isn't a lawyer, he told MSNBC on Thursday, but even he can see that the Donald Trump strategy in court isn't working. While Trump wasn't on hand in the E. Jean Carroll damages trial on Thursday, his presence was, according to legal analyst Lisa Rubin.

The witnesses dealt with Carroll's reputation Thursday and whether she was significantly harmed by Trump's attacks.

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Delay looks almost inevitable in Trump Jan. 6 trial after judge issues new ruling: expert

Donald Trump’s March 4th court date in his election interference trial looks likely to be pushed back on the heels of a new order from the federal judge overseeing the case, legal experts said Thursday.

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan raised timeline questions in her order barring special counsel Jack Smith from filing motions until a decision is made on Trump’s presidential immunity challenge, court records show.

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Race row breaks out as Fani Willis' team hits Trump attorney for 'disrespect': report

A tense email exchange about race unfolded between Fulton County prosecutors and Donald Trump's lead defense lawyer in the case, the New York Times reported Thursday.

The newspaper obtained the thread of emails, which began with an annoyed Steven H. Sadow, Trump's lead counsel, on Jan. 6 when he complained that previous messages were not getting a response from District Attorney Fani Willis' team.

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The damage Trump did to E. Jean Carroll's reputation would cost $12M to repair: expert

The harm former President Donald Trump did to E. Jean Carroll’s reputation would cost $12 million to repair, an expert reportedly testified at the writer’s defamation trial Thursday.

“Damage to her reputation was severe,” Northwestern University professor Ashlee Humphreys told the jurors. “The costs to repair it were considerable.”

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Judge has been left 'incredulous' by Alina Habba's 'rookie mistakes': court watchers

MSNBC's Lisa Rubin spent most of Thursday inside New York courtroom where day three of the defamation trial regarding comments Donald Trump made to E. Jean Carroll unwound.

And she had a view of the widely-mocked performance of attorney Alina Habba.

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Alina Habba's law firm has made more than $2.5 million from Trump's trials: reports

Criticism is swirling online about the job performance of one of Donald Trump's lawyers, Alina Habba. But former Florida attorney general candidate Daniel Uhlfelder shared documents Thursday that showed she's not giving her expertise cheaply.

A Federal Elections Commission report shared by Uhlfelder showed that Trump's campaigns and super PACs have made multiple payments to Habba and her firm between February in 2022 and June last year — and they total $2,528,408.06.

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