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Trump's going to end up in a corner if he takes stand in 2020 election case: ex-senator

In a filing Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith detailed a considerable amount of evidence that Donald Trump has attempted to sow doubt about previous elections until he won.

The case puts Trump in a precarious position because it creates a pattern of his opposing the results of all elections in which he wasn't named the winner.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for criminal charges for Jan. 6 committee members

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Tuesday that she wants to investigate Liz Cheney, Nancy Pelosi, and anyone else on the Jan. 6 committee, with an eye toward criminal prosecutions.

Greene, who has made herself a vocal ally of those arrested for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has previously been in hot water for her claim that only Republicans stayed in the House chamber Jan. 6 to defend against rioters.

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Hunter Biden ripped by prosecutors for trying to subpoena Donald Trump

Prosecutors slammed Hunter Biden’s demand to see Donald Trump’s diaries, personal messages and correspondence the former president sent about the current president’s son, according to court records and reports.

Federal prosecutors in Delaware filed a lengthy opposition to Biden’s subpoena request for Trump, former Attorney General Bill Barr and two Justice department figures, according to court records.

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MTG accuses GOP colleague of getting physically aggressive with her: report

Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused fellow GOP Rep. Richard McCormick, also from Georgia, of getting physically aggressive with her, CNN reported Tuesday.

McCormick has denied the accusation, saying the interaction was meant as a “friendly gesture.”

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Trump campaign staffer tried to incite riot in Michigan to stop vote count: Jack Smith

An unnamed campaign employee of former President Donald Trump tried to start a riot in Detroit, Michigan, to obstruct the counting of votes in the 2020 election, special counsel Jack Smith claimed in a new filing this week Tuesday..

According to the new filing, the Trump agent, who has not been indicted, got in touch with officials on Nov. 4, 2020 — the day after election day.

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'No regrets': Tuberville refuses to end promotion block on 4-star generals

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), facing mounting pressure from Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as well as his fellow Republican colleagues, on Tuesday announced he is releasing his near-10-month blockade of more than 450 top U.S. Military officers whose promotions must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

But he will continue to block all four-star officers, among the most important to the nation’s defense.

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Trump demands judge be 'thrown off the bench' after delay in testimony is denied

Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded that fraud trial Judge Arthur Engoron be "thrown off the bench" after he ruled that the former president's Monday testimony must go forward.

"We have totally proven our Case," Trump insisted in a post to Truth Social on Tuesday afternoon.

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Dick Cheney called Liz on Jan. 6 telling her Trump was targeting her: 'You are in danger'

Former George W. Bush Vice President Dick Cheney doesn't have the most sympathetic reputation among his critics. On Jan. 6, however, his daughter described him as a father terrified for her safety.

According to former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), her father sounded the alarm during Donald Trump's speech.

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Eric Trump scraps plan to give fraud trial testimony as judge refuses delay for his father

Eric Trump suddenly ditched plans to testify Wednesday in his family's $250 million fraud trial in a move legal analyst Lisa Rubin says could be a delay tactic for his gag-ordered dad.

Rubin shared news with MSNBC Tuesday that Eric would not appear as scheduled in the New York City civil courtroom where he and former President Donald Trump stand accused of fraudulently inflating Trump Organization assets.

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Kevin McCarthy threatened to primary GOPers if they opposed Trump on Jan. 6: Liz Cheney

In the days leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, supporters of Donald Trump were using their power to demand others fall in line.

In former Rep. Liz Cheney's (R-WY) new book, "Oath and Honor," she describes Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) as seriously concerned about the safety and security of the members as the Jan. 6 protests were being planned. During a Republican House call, she demanded that there be a security plan and that vehicles be available to usher members quickly out of the Capitol.

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'What’s the harm?' Cheney says Trump aide dismissed concerns as election challenge planned

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) revealed on Monday evening that she secretly listened in on a campaign call by Donald Trump's team on coordinating Jan. 6.

She shared the details in her book,"Oath and Honor."

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'No way, no how': Judge denies Trump request to postpone testimony during gag order appeal

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron denied a request to postpone Donald Trump's testimony in his $250 million civil fraud trial.

On Tuesday, attorneys for Trump asked the judge to put Trump's Monday testimony on hold while they appealed a gag order that prevents plaintiffs or defendants from referring to court staff. Trump has previously attacked one of the judge's clerks by name on social media.

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'Meteorological mayhem' threatens swath of U.S. with blizzards and tornadoes

A weekend storm is gearing up to cause a "menagerie of meteorological mayhem" across the Eastern United States, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Severe thunderstorms with a "tornado risk" could pop up in parts of the lower Mississippi Valley and Mid-South, accompanied by heavy rains and winds battering the Eastern Seaboard.

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