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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told reporters that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky faced off against conspiracy theories while meeting members of Congress Tuesday — including one that he used aid from the United States to buy a $75 million yacht.

The Associated Press reported in September that a conspiracy theory broke out on social media when someone posted a YouTube video claiming "Ukrainian President Zelensky uses proxies to hide ownership of two yachts worth $75,000,000."

Former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Harry Litman said there might be a new charge of conspiracy in the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

It was revealed Monday that, after the FBI raid on the country club, Trump cozied up to a ex-staffer who had quit his job in the days after.

"The View's" Republican co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin made it clear Tuesday that she too takes issue with the recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court to force a pregnant woman to carry a dangerous pregnancy.

For the past year, after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many red-state lawmakers have claimed they want to allow for a carveout for the life and health of the mother. But in Texas, that was shot down when Kate Cox revealed carrying her fetus to term could endanger her ability to have future pregnancies — and would end in the painful death of the fetus.

For an impeachment, some indication of wrongdoing is necessary, said former impeachment lawyer and longtime legal analyst Norm Eisen on CNN Tuesday.

And, he said, in the case of the House Republicans considering an impeachment of President Joe Biden, they don't have it.

With the ongoing saga of former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), Israel's War and the off-year elections, John Oliver hasn't had much time to focus on the new House Speaker: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Oliver continued the hilarity about Johnson and his son sharing their internet activity to hold each other accountable if they're searching "adult-related" content. Oliver noted that the sad thing for Johnson's son, Jack Johnson, is that he gets a window into his future by seeing his father's search history like "shampoo for thinning hair" and "knee clicking cancer?"

Another winter of storms breaking out across the southeastern United States is reviving the conversation about the "movement" of the so-called "Tornado Alley," which is what the central U.S. is sometimes called. There are also questions about how climate change is bringing more deadly outbreaks year-round. The evidence shows it isn't what you might think.

Over the weekend, Tennessee had a tornado outbreak that spun an EF-2 and EF3 tornado, which brought with them 111-135 mph winds and 136-165 mph winds respectively. Six people were killed, including three who were sheltering in a trailer. Those three included a mother and her 2-year-old son.

In a debate over whether Donald Trump's fantasies about having a dictatorship were serious enough to warrant the past week of concern, former Fox host Geraldo Rivera said that the focus should instead be put on Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate who continued to enable Trump.

Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta with former Mike Pence adviser Olivia Troye, Rivera said that they should be focusing on how Trump has already behaved like a dictator.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that he will release the Jan. 6, 2021 video for the world to see, and it will include clips that will jeopardize the security of the Capitol, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said on Sunday.

Johnson said he would release every bit of the video, but then said he'll be blurring the faces of the insurrectionists because he doesn't want them to be captured by law enforcement. Law enforcement already has the video, however.

In a discussion between Geraldo Rivera and Olivia Troye, host Jim Acosta couldn't help but blame Republican lawmakers for being the ones to encourage Donald Trump's dictatorship fantasies.

On Thursday, CNN's Manu Raju interviewed several lawmakers asking about Trump's comment that he wanted to be a dictator for "one day" so he could build his wall and drill wherever he wanted.

A former prosecutor is debunking Donald Trump's claim that he can't testify on Monday because of the gag order.

Responding to Trump's lawyer, Alina Habba, saying she wouldn't recommend testifying with a gag order in place. But CNN legal analyst Elie Honig called it a fake excuse.

Special counsel Jack Smith filed a short response to Donald Trump's demand to delay his trial about the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attacks. According to Smith, there's no good reason to delay pending appeal.

"The Court should not assume at this juncture that no issue can arise that is not involved in the appeal," wrote the Justice Department team. "Likewise, nothing about the defendant’s appeal prevents the Court from continuing to enforce — including, if necessary, by ordering briefing or holding hearings — the protective orders governing discovery ... and the order imposing conditions of release on the defendant. ... In addition, while the appeal is pending, the Court can make headway on the motions already before it, including the defendant’s motions to dismiss based on statutory grounds and selective and vindictive prosecution."