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Democrats 'yelling and screaming' is why Hunter Biden can't testify publicly: James Comer

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) explained that a public hearing for Hunter Biden would be unacceptable because there would be too much "screaming and yelling" from the Democrats.

The House Oversight Committee chairman told NewsmaxTV that President Joe Biden's son could still appear for a public hearing, but only after sitting for a potentially hours-long deposition behind closed doors, and he compared the Republican subpoena to one issued to Steve Bannon by the Jan. 6 committee.

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Judge Aileen Cannon operates in the dark as she enters three secret orders in Trump case

Former President Donald Trump's classified documents case appears to be moving slowly as U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has released a trickle of secret orders in recent days.

Although Trump's trial is set for May, Politico recently reported that Cannon was moving at a "leisurely pace."

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Deutsche Bank saw Trump as a ticket to the 'wealthiest people on the planet': fraud trial

Top Deutsche Bank executive Rosemary Vrablic testified in court on Wednesday that she courted Donald Trump's business because of the wealth he is now found to have exaggerated on his financial statements.

MSNBC's Lisa Rubin reported from inside the courtroom where Trump is on trial for fraud that Deutsche Bank’s former managing director said she wanted to meet with Trump because he was such a “big-deal” client.

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'Right-wing chatter' and 'overheated insinuations' fuel Comer's impeachment push: analysis

Evidence in the House Oversight Committee's impeachment case boils down to “overheated insinuations,” “rhetoric” and “right-wing chatter,” according to a new analysis from the Washington Post.

Columnist Philip Bump Wednesday broke down the corruption case that Chairman James Comer (R-KY) — who contends President Joe Biden received “millions and millions of dollars from our enemies” — continues to assert is “credible.”

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Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes to impeach Biden's Homeland Security chief — again

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is not giving up on her seemingly tireless quest to impeach Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Even though an earlier Greene-backed impeachment resolution against Mayorkas went down in flames, the Georgia congresswoman was back at it on Wednesday with a new resolution aimed at ousting him.

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Disgusting prank aimed at victim advocates gets attorney suspended: report

An attorney had been suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court after he defecated into a Pringles can and tossed it into the parking lot of a crime victim advocacy center, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Criminal defense attorney Jack A. Blakeslee claimed he didn't target anyone with his actions, which he says was just a prank that he's played multiple times before. But the court said he purposely chose the Haven of Hope in Cambridge as his "drop zone."

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'Where's the beef?' Top Democrat revives old commercial to hit GOP on impeachment

Top Democrats on Wednesday mocked Republicans for a "slow start" to their impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden.

At a House Minority press conference, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) was asked why he thought Republicans had not done more on impeachment.

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Critics rip No Labels as useful idiots for Trump campaign

No Labels have been around since 2010, describing its outlook as "bipartisan" and helping found the centrist House Problem Solvers Caucus in 2017. Along the way, No Labels' supporters have included a combination of Blue Dog Democrats, non-MAGA Republicans and independents.

But in 2023, No Labels has received some scathing criticism from Never Trump conservatives who are supporting President Joe Biden in the 2024 election — most notably, The Lincoln Project, whose Rick Wilson has slammed it as being a group of useful idiots for the Donald Trump campaign. Wilson considers Trump a dangerous, corrupt authoritarian and has been warning that No Labels could help him win in 2024 if it runs a third-party presidential candidate.

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Trump's plan to kill 'Deep State' could be about to get a Supreme Court boost

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that, according to Forbes, could have broad implications about federal power — and help former President Donald Trump pursue his agenda of turning the government into his own personal army.

The basic upshot of the Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy is that "hedge fund manager George Jarkesy is challenging the SEC’s authority to have disputes heard by administrative law judges, after an administrative law judge found him guilty of committing securities fraud," the report explained.

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Indian man charged with assassination plot aimed at Sikh activist in NYC

The Justice Department announced charges against an Indian man who's accused of directing an assassination plot.

Nikhil "Nick" Gupta was charged on Wednesday after an Indian government employee who works on security and intelligence encouraged him to take out a Sikh activist who supports a sovereign state in northern India, the Department of Justice said.

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Harpooning a tycoon: Bank exec tells N.Y. trial of ‘whale hunting’ for Trump business

A Deutsche Bank executive testified in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial that she tried to harpoon the real estate tycoon, financially speaking, according to reports.

Managing director Rosemary Vrablic detailed her efforts to secure a deal with a “very high net-worth individual,” the former President, the Messenger reports.

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'Vote of conscience': Speaker Mike Johnson wimps out on pushing George Santos expulsion

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Republican leadership would not urge members to vote for the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (R-NY).

On Tuesday, two House Democrats introduced a resolution to force a vote to expel Santos after an ethics committee said he should be referred to the Department of Justice for alleged fraud. He is already facing indictment for conspiracy and other crimes.

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Liz Cheney claims Mike Johnson lied to Republicans about 2020 election challenge

Liz Cheney accused House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) of tricking fellow Republicans about his role in a knowingly flawed lawsuit challenging Donald Trump election loss.

The former GOP congresswoman claims in her new book, "Oath and Honor," that the Louisiana Republican did not write a U.S. Supreme Court brief supporting the former president's attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss, and she disputed Johnson's assertion that he was a "constitutional law expert," according to excerpts published by The Guardian.

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