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Trump lawyers demand emergency hearing as they urge judge to dismiss Bragg case

Donald Trump's attorneys in his criminal hush money case accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of "significant and ongoing discovery violations" and are demanding hearing to discuss their accusations, newly released court records show.

The hearing demanded by Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles would be the week of March 25 — the same week Trump's New York City trial was slated to begin.

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'We continue to fight': Trump lawyer hits back after judge lets Fani Willis stay on case

Donald Trump's attorneys raised the possibility they might ask a judge for permission to appeal his ruling that allows Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the election interference case against the former president.

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade did not have a conflict of interest despite a romantic relationship, but he ordered the district attorney to decide whether she or Wade would remain on the case, saying the relationship gave significant appearance of impropriety.

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Fox News' Shannon Bream brings viewers bad news on Biden impeachment

Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream on Friday brought many of her network's viewers potentially unwelcome news on the House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

While speaking with Fox Business' Stuart Varney, Bream was asked about the GOP impeachment inquiry, which has all but run aground in recent weeks after the arrest of former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who was charged with fabricating bribery allegations against Biden.

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Vigilante killer Kyle Rittenhouse designs and sells 'Always Ready' body armor

Acquitted killer Kyle Rittenhouse is promoting a body armor kit and assorted tactical products bundled in a package that bears his name.

The 21-year-old is hawking the Rittenhouse Bundle from the Arizona-based company Armored Republic, which claims the vigilante-turned-conservative folk hero himself designed the package. It's going for the sale price of $999, reported Newsweek.

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'Missteps and public embarrassments' doom Comer's Biden crusade as GOP moves on: columnist

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) has indicated that he is giving up on trying to paint President Joe Biden as the head of a crime family after a series of blunders that have left "egg on the face" of House Republicans.

That is the opinion of MSNBC's Ja'han Jones who added that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has also signaled he wants nothing to do with the investigation that many have said has been on the path to nowhere since it began.

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The View's Joy Behar offers Biden slogan: 'Vote for me — I'm the only one who's not nuts'

"The View" co-host Joy Behar thinks she has a winning campaign slogan for President Joe Biden: "Vote for me — I'm the only one who's not nuts."

Her creative idea for a catchy lawn sign came amid a discussion about "spoiler" candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's running as an independent against Biden and the GOP's presumptive nominee Donald Trump.

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'Freudian slip?' RNC chair says America is better off under Biden than Trump

The Republican National Committee's new chair Friday gave a resounding "No" to a question he asked himself on nationally broadcast television: Was the nation better off under former President Donald Trump?

Whoops.

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Lawmaker drops Boeing investments amid aircraft safety woes

WASHINGTON — Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA), a member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, dumped up to $65,000 worth of investments in defense contractor Boeing at a time when the company faces federal scrutiny over its aircraft safety protocols and manufacturing quality.

On Feb. 8, Keating sold a Boeing corporate note valued at between $15,001 and $50,000, and on Feb. 28, sold Boeing stock shares valued at between $1,001 and $15,000, according to a federal disclosure submitted this week to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and reviewed by Raw Story.

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GOP's indicted key witness was known to be a 'liar and fraudster' in 2016: report

The Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden was dealt a serious blow last month when FBI informant Alexander Smirnov was arrested and charged with lying to federal investigators about the president and his son.

However, a new report from CBS News claims that there was good reason for Republicans to have been skeptical of Smirnov's claims even before his arrest.

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Judge Scott McAfee mulls gagging Fani Willis after 'legally improper' speech at church

Judge Scott McAfee is considering issuing an order effectively gagging Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' office from talking publicly about her case against Donald Trump — and the idea left a legal expert shocked.

McAfee, while ruling that Willis can remain on the election interference case if lead prosecutor Nathan Wade, who she had a romantic relationship with, steps down, raised concern about a speech Willis gave at an Atlanta church in January.

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'Ridiculous': Ken Buck hits back at Boebert's whines that he's rigging vote against her

Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) insisted that his decision to resign next week from Congress was not intended to prevent Lauren Boebert's chances of taking over his 4th congressional district seat.

Boebert issued a statement following Buck's announcement, calling his resignation “a swampy backroom deal to try to rig an election," but the five-term congressman denied that his decision was aimed at complicating her election campaign, reported the Colorado Sun.

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GOP lawmaker buried over his 'rage word salad' response to Fani Willis ruling

"Drunk already, Dr. Feelgood?"

That was just one of the responses to Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) early Friday after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was given the go-ahead to proceed with prosecuting Donald Trump — and the GOP lawmaker proceeded to pitch a fit on X.

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'Placating the MAGA wing' has torn apart House GOP: columnist

When Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) announced he wouldn't be seeking reelection in 2024, allies of the conservative congressman hoped he would still serve out the remainder of his term. But Buck decided against it, and this week announced he "will depart Congress at the end of next week."

MSNBC's Hayes Brown argued that there is no way to put a positive spin on Buck's decision — which, he laments, underscores the extreme "frustration" that Buck and other non-extreme Republicans are feeling with the House's GOP majority and their party's "MAGA wing."

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