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Michael Brock, a January 6 defendant, is complaining that there's no way he can get a fair trial in Washington, D.C., reported CBS News' Scott MacFarlane. The reason? His jury pool is unlikely to have bricklayers or plumbers in it.

Brock, who lives in Mississippi, is accused of using a metal rod to beat D.C. Metropolitan Police officers as the crowd tried to force its way toward the Capitol complex.

Donald Trump continues to argue his actions after the 2020 election were justified, saying there was a "reason" why he and his 18 co-defendants in Georgia – and the many others convicted or charged with being part of the January 6 insurrection – protested.

Taking to his Truth Social page on Monday evening, Trump said that any of those being "attacked and Indicted" by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis or Special Counsel Jack Smith would be able to show that they had probable cause for their actions.

A judge denied Mark Meadows' request to move his Georgia case to federal court last week, and now he sought and was granted an emergency intervention from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Princetown Professor Eddie Glaude called the desperation a "hail Mary" pass.

FBI Director Christopher Wray has never given a full explanation to the American people about how the state and national FBI offices failed so profoundly on the Jan. 6 attack.

"Christopher Wray is leading the FBI at a time when the threat environment is as dramatically different from those post-9/11 years as at any other point," MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said to New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt. "What is your sense of how he has transformed the bureau to deal with the threat?"

Speaking to Michael Cohen on his "Mea Culpa" podcast, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman made some guesses about who he thinks will be among the first to flip on Donald Trump in Fulton County's racketeering case.

The conversation was about Trump's documents scandal, but also dipped into the Georgia election case. Shared between the four criminal cases and two civil that Trump is involved in are several dozen witnesses and co-defendants.

In an all-caps post to Truth Social this Monday, former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden over his immigration policies.

"OUR CITIES ARE BEING DESTROYED BY THE INVASION OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS POURING INTO OUR COUNTRY. THE USA HAS BECOME A LAUGHING STOCK FOR THE WORLD TO SEE. WE DON’T HAVE A PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A CLOWN!!!" Trump wrote.

The entire Republican Party could be upended by a verdict in a Georgia trial before the GOP primaries are over, panelists on Monday's "Talking Feds" podcast revealed.

Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman spoke with MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin, reporter Julia Ainsley and former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) about recent requests by Donald Trump's alleged co-conspirators to have a "speedy trial" in Fulton County, Georgia. The state has a law that, if triggered, guarantees a quick trial date.

Donald Trump appears to have discovered polls exist showing that he is unpopular with American voters and that some even think that he's too old to serve in office.

Former Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) was lumping Joe Biden and Trump together in a group, much to the chagrin of the former president.

MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan flattened Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy in an interview this week where he hammered the young candidate on some of his previous statements, namely attacking Donald Trump.

Hasan ran clips of the interview on his Sunday show, and at the handoff with fellow host Ayman Mohyeldin, the two men debated why Ramaswamy, a leading candidate who is gaining in the polls, was destroyed so easily on national television.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tried to spin his involvement in the 2020 election meddling in Georgia when it was revealed he was recommended for indictment by the special purpose grand jury. House Select Committee member, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), doesn't buy it.

Graham spoke out on Friday, explaining to reporters, "What I did was consistent with my job as being a U.S. senator, chair of the Judiciary Committee. I think the system in this country is getting off the rails and we have to be careful not to use the legal system as a political tool."

In an interview with CNN, Rudy Giuliani's lawyer, David Wolfe, was asked extensively about the fundraising the former mayor has been forced to do and some of the legal costs incurred while fighting cases around the 2020 election.

Paula Reid, filling in for Jim Acosta, asked about the $5 million in legal fees that he owes and the recent $ 100,000-per-plate fundraiser at Donald Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey country club. Wolfe said he wasn't invited to the dinner and doesn't know who was there or what was said.

Rudy Giuliani is begging for financial help for his legal troubles, but his longtime girlfriend has a new $60,000 diamond ring on her left hand.

The Daily Mail revealed the photos of Maria Ryan a 57-year-old nurse practitioner. Reporting Sunday, the site described her as "smiling from ear to ear as she headed into an office building in Midtown East," where Giuliani has been seen many times.

Whether or not Democrats control the state House in Pennsylvania comes down to a special election happening later this month.

The PA Associated Press reported that Republicans are attempting to flip the state legislature with a special election in a Democratic-leaning district in Pittsburgh.