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'Textbook fascism': Laura Ingraham brutally fact checked for 'iron fist' Trump defense

A Fox News pundit's attempt to slam attorneys as "political hatchet men" for prosecuting and suing former President Donald Trump earned ridicule Monday night when she compared their alleged corruption to that seen in nations such as North Korea, Russia and China.

"Who wants to tell her?" replied @ChunkMonkey.

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Why Rob Reiner says of Republicans: 'Of course I want them to succeed'

Famously liberal director Rob Reiner said on MSNBC Monday that it was a no-brainer that he wanted Republicans to succeed.

But not because he agrees with them on policy, the "When Harry Met Sally" director was keen to note — indeed he has proclaimed 2024 a critical time to stop "fascist" Donald Trump from seizing absolute power.

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'Brilliant': Trump sneakers trolled by Parkland High School shooting survivor

Former President Donald Trump's new sneakers venture is being trolled by a survivor of the Parkland shooting.

David Hogg took to X this weekend to share he'd purchased a URL with a striking similarity to the gold sneakers Trump has begun to sell.

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Seemingly 'bold MAGA' members are terrified of Donald Trump's base: elections expert

There are two kinds of Republicans and one of those group is incredibly afraid of Donald Trump, an elections expert said on MSNBC Monday night.

"The Republican party only has two flavors," said Marc Elias, an American Democratic Party elections lawyer. "There is bold MAGA and scared MAGA. They all act like bold MAGA in public but a lot of them are just scared MAGA."

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'I think he did call me crazy': Nancy Mace escalates war with Kevin McCarthy

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) of sexism after he said she needed to seek help and "straighten out her life."

During an interview on Monday, conservative podcaster Steve Bannon told Mace that McCarthy was attacking eight Republicans who voted to oust him as Speaker.

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Trump’s 'violent fantasies' take center stage in the 'MAGA playbook': conservative

In 2018, The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson — a former GOP strategist and outspoken Never Trump conservative — told The Observer why he obtained a license to carry a concealed weapon: death threats from Donald Trump supporters.

Wilson explained, "It's not a trivial macho posture thing. I carry because I've had people approach me in public and threaten to kill me."

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Trump's gold sneakers could be a 'lawsuit in the making': analyst

Donald Trump may have risked a lawsuit by shilling gold sneakers to help pay his mounting legal fees, a CNN analyst said Monday.

Maria Cardona explained that, as a "shoe diva," she knows the ins and outs of copyright law when it comes to high-end brands such as Christian Louboutin.

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Trump 'can't risk angering' Vladimir Putin: Liz Cheney

Former President Donald Trump appears to be dependent on Vladimir Putin, at the same time he is seeking powers like those Putin currently enjoys over Russia, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) argued in a scathing post to X Monday.

This comes after Trump finally broke his silence on the death of Russian political dissident Alexei Navalny in a remote prison colony — and didn't criticize Putin, but instead took the moment to say that it reminds him that "Open Borders, Rigged Elections, and Grossly Unfair Courtroom Decisions are DESTROYING AMERICA."

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Ex-senator comes out swinging as fake elector tries to pass blame for fraud: 'Just silly'

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) doesn't buy the excuses coming from Wisconsin fake elector Andrew Hitt, who appeared on "60 Minutes" Sunday expressing contrition for his role in the 2020 election conspiracy.

Speaking to Anderson Cooper, Hitt claimed he trusted the word of "a lawyer" who advised him that signing the fraudulent elector documents was perfectly legal. Those documents then made it into the office of Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and were almost handed to Vice President Mike Pence to suss out which slate was legitimate or not.

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'Talking a lot of smack': Nancy Mace launches public feud with 'loser' Kevin McCarthy

After U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) joined seven other Republican House members in U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) campaign to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in September, the two have been publicly at odds.

According to The Daily Beast, during a Capitol Hill visit last week, McCarthy told reporters, "I hope Nancy gets the help she needs, I really do. I just hope she gets the help to straighten out her life. I mean, she’s got a lot of challenges."

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'I hate this': Judges vent fury as defendants increasingly rely on conspiracy theories

The federal court in Washington, D.C. has been pushing back against conspiracy theories that are still circulating about Jan. 6.

Judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia are confronting claims by Jan. 6 defendants and their supporters and are being more outspoken when it comes to countering the claims, which include the labeling of Jan. 6 defendants as "hostages," or claims that the Capitol riot was sparked by government informants.

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Alina Habba whines Hunter Biden hasn't 'been touched' as Trump faces court judgments

Former President Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba took to Fox News on Monday to complain about the more than $350 million civil judgment issued against her client in the New York civil fraud case — and suggested that President Joe Biden's embattled son Hunter has been ignored by prosecutors while all this was going on.

"Nobody is above the law?" Habba told anchor Martha MacCallum, quoting New York Attorney General Letitia James' statements on the case. "I would just like these left-winging [district attorneys] and [attorney generals] to show us that.... I’m inviting you to show me that no one is above the law, while we have Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, and all of his friends up in D.C. in the Deep State that have not been touched."

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Rioter who stormed Capitol with Confederate flag-waving dad demands reduced sentence

A man who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, alongside his Confederate flag-waving father has asked a D.C. federal judge to reduce his sentence and release him, according to a new report.

Hunter Seefried, 34, and his father Kevin, 53 were both convicted in 2022. Hunter was given two years in prison while his father was given six. According to the Justice Department, the father and son were found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding.

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