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'Dangerous' and 'false': AG shatters Trump deadly force conspiracy theory with single fact

Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday shattered former President Donald Trump's newest witch hunt conspiracy theory by sharing with reporters a single fact.

Garland delivered this check alongside a public condemnation of Trump's recent fundraising email that claimed President Joe Biden was ready to assassinate him when the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago for classified documents in 2022.

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Rudy Giuliani claims 'Hollywood producer' behind Jan. 6: 'They snowed everybody'

Rudy Giuliani claimed Wednesday that a "Hollywood producer" was behind the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

During his livestream, Giuliani joined other conservatives and expressed outrage at news that FBI agents who searched Mar-a-Lago were authorized to use deadly force.

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Fact checker takes a hatchet to MAGA's latest 'self-evidently ludicrous' theory

Former President Donald Trump has been called out for hypocrisy by political spectators who note the defendant who cried "deadly force" Tuesday Night told the Supreme Court last month presidents should have free rein to use deadly force.

The brouhaha began with right-wing writer Julie Kelly's claim that recently revealed court records show the Federal Bureau of Investigation was authorized to use deadly force against Trump when they searched his home for classified documents in 2022, Philip Bump explained in a Washington Post column Wednesday morning.

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'Mindboggling' how we've become numb to Trump's 'racist dog whistles': CNN legal analyst

Former President Donald Trump seemed to take a shot at Judge Juan Merchan's ethnicity this week when he said of the Colombian-born judge, "Take a look at where he comes from."

The remark was reminiscent of Trump's openly racist attack on Judge Gonzalo Curiel in 2016 in which Trump suggested Curiel could not fairly oversee the Trump University civil lawsuit because of his "Mexican" heritage.

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'Authorized to assassinate': Giuliani leaps to share new debunked Trump conspiracy theory

Rudy Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor and mayor of New York City, shared a swiftly debunked conspiracy theory Tuesday that holds routine language in a new court filing shows President Joe Biden was plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Giuliani took to X late Tuesday night to echo a claim first made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that newly revealed language in Trump's Mar-a-Lago search warrant regarding the use of deadly force.

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Arizona Republicans charged in 'fake electors' case can't afford lawyers: reports

Several Republicans charged in the Arizona fake electors case are unable to afford legal counsel, according to a new report.

According to KPNX's Brahm Resnik, one of those fake electors is Greg Safsten, the former executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, who told the judge presiding over his case he was indigent and was given a public defender.

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'Voila!' Intrepid reporter exposes 'fine' ties to Rudy Giuliani coffee brand

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani recently launched a new business as a means of generating revenue to pay a $150 million defamation judgment. And a journalist recently exposed the company providing the infrastructure for Giuliani's latest venture.

Over the weekend, Giuliani — who was the personal attorney for former President Donald Trump through the 2020 election — announced the opening of his Rudy Coffee company. According to Daily Beast researcher Will Bredderman, Giuliani's new company has interesting ties.

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'It was to screw me': Giuliani whines about being hit with 10K bond amid bankruptcy

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani complained Tuesday after being ordered to put up collateral for a $10,000 secured bond in an Arizona case about "fake electors."

Soon after appearing remotely before a judge in Maricopa County, Giuliani spoke on his podcast about the requirement for a bond as he faces bankruptcy proceedings. Arizona officials alleged Giuliani participated in a scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election with fake electors.

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Judge threatens to cut Giuliani's mic as he rants about attempt to 'destroy Donald Trump'

An Arizona judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to surrender within 30 days. The former New York City mayor is facing charges related to a fake elector scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

In a Tuesday Maricopa County Superior Court hearing, prosecutors argued that Giuliani had evaded being served with indictment papers.

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'Hard to believe': Chuckling Arizona AG fact-checks Rudy Giuliani's court summons claim

Rudy Giuliani was the subject of a swift and comical fact check Monday from the Arizona attorney general who successfully subpoenaed him to appear in court.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes detailed the many ways her office attempted to serve Rudy Giuliani before issuing the court summons at the former New York City mayor's 80th birthday in Florida.

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'Jubilant' Giuliani was mocking prosecutors seconds before they found him at party: report

Rudy Giuliani was "jubilant" about avoiding the service of an indictment out of Arizona right up until the moment the document was placed in his hands, according to a new report.

The former New York City mayor was celebrating his 80th birthday last Friday in Florida after he had been charged in a sprawling election subversion case — and was brainstorming with friends about ways to mock Arizona's attorney general on social media just before the indictment was finally served, reported Rolling Stone.

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Columnist warns of true meaning behind favorite GOP soundbite

Former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results are the focus of two of the four criminal indictments he is facing — one being prosecuted by special counsel Jack Smith for the U.S. Department of Justice and the other by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for the State of Georgia.

And some of Trump's allies are up against criminal charges in an election interference case being prosecuted by Arizona State Attorney General Kris Mayes, including former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis and ex-Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

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'It wasn't done stylishly': Giuliani gripes about being served AZ papers on his birthday

Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former attorney, complained over the weekend after he said Arizona served him with an indictment notice that was not "done stylishly."

During a Sunday live stream, Giuliani's co-host and girlfriend Maria Ryan recounted how the former New York mayor was served with papers from an Arizona indictment at his 80th birthday party Friday. Giuliani and 17 others are facing charges for an alleged fake elector scheme connected to the 2020 presidential election.

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