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'Feeling his own mortality': Trump body language expert spots 'rare' signs of panic

Fresh off of a conviction in his criminal hush money trial former President Donald Trump sat down Sunday for an interview with 'FOX & Friends Weekend' that saw him showcasing some serious anxiety, a body language expert says.

In what some suspect was heavily edited, Trump was sized up by the body language expert who — after nine years of analyzing the man — says this was only the second time he's witnessed Trump positioning his feet in such a way that screams lack of confidence and discomfort.

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Jim Jordan proposes legislation to defund the FBI, Jack Smith, Fani Willis and Alvin Bragg

Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) has formally sent budget recommendations to defund multiple prosecutors and agencies investigating Donald Trump.

In a letter to Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) of the Committee on Appropriations, Jordan outlined budget cuts to prevent what his committee called the "weaponization" of government under President Joe Biden. Jordan said his proposals should be included in the fiscal year 2025 appropriations bills.

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‘National embarrassment’: MTG slammed for ‘crazy and irresponsible' attack on Fauci

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci during the Republican House’s hearing on the coronavirus pandemic Monday, refused to call him “Dr.,” and promoted lies and conspiracy theories forcing Democrats to denounce her remarks as “crazy and irresponsible,” and demand they be stricken from the record.

Dr. Fauci was the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, from 1984 until the end of 2022. In both the Trump and Biden administrations he became the public face of the battle against the pandemic.

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'In-your-face corrupt': Columnist scorches Supreme Court for going to bat for Trump

The Supreme Court is "in-your-face corrupt" — and working to help former President Donald Trump get re-elected however it can, Andrew Perez wrote in a blistering analysis for Rolling Stone published on Monday.

The court is getting ready to decide a pair of cases that could heavily impact whether Trump can be tried for conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election — and as Justice Samuel Alito is refusing to step aside from participating in them, despite recent reporting that he has flown symbols associated with MAGA conspiracy theories at his house.

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'Loophole': Ex-prosecutor points to 'kind of bias' that could favor Trump's appeal

The fight is far from over after former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsification of business records — because he has multiple strategies available to him to challenge it, experts said.

According to Politico, "The former president has made no secret that he plans to challenge the verdict against him in the hush money case — and attorneys say he has an extensive menu of legal avenues to pursue. Some think he has a decent chance of a reversal."

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Jan. 6 rioter pulls faces behind Fauci as doctor tells Congress about death threats

Dr. Anthony Fauci was called back to Congress on Monday and attacked by Republican lawmakers — but his foes weren't merely before him in the congressional hearing.

A Jan. 6 attacker who served one of the toughest prison sentences yet handed out was perched over his left shoulder, making faces.

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'Not true': Fact-checker delivers rapid-fire response to GOP's Trump talking points

After a Manhattan jury convicted Donald Trump on 34 criminal counts in District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.'s hush money case, countless Republicans rushed to the former president's defense — even some GOP members of Congress who have been quite critical of him at times, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

On Monday, CNN's Daniel Dale offered a vigorous fact-check of the pro-Trump GOP talking points that have followed the verdict.

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'Two days and it's over': Russian arms dealer endorses Trump amid call for U.S. civil war

Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer dubbed the "merchant of death," endorsed former U.S. President Donald Trump and suggested a new American civil war was needed.

While guest-hosting with Alex Jones on Monday, Bout was asked about his views on Trump.

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‘Most insane hearing I’ve attended’: Dem blasts MTG for turning Fauci grilling into chaos

A congressman called the House Oversight meeting into Dr. Anthony Fauci’s handling of the COVID pandemic “the most insane” he'd ever attended after it was hijacked by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Monday.

The hearing, at which former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci was put on the hot seat by Republicans, was full of conspiracy theories.

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'How we're all feeling': Kid makes funny faces behind GOP lawmaker during pro-Trump speech

Rep. John Rose (R-TN) brought his son to work — but things didn't go quite the way he may have anticipated.

After the Memorial Day holiday recess, members of Congress returned to Washington where they began hearings and gave their typical five-minute floor speeches.

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Accused Rushdie assailant seeks deal that may reveal foreign government role in attack

The alleged assailant who nearly fatally stabbed author Salman Rushdie in 2022 is reportedly seeking a plea deal that could reveal whether any foreign governments or terrorist organizations were involved with the attack.

Semafor reports that 24-year-old Hadi Matar, the New Jersey man accused of violently assaulting Rushdie, is working on a plea deal with prosecutors that may "shed light on whether a foreign government or terrorist organization was involved in the attack."

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Trump attorney tried to kill latest legal bombshell: report

An attorney for Donald Trump sent a "cease and desist" letter to ProPublica threatening legal action while trying to kill the award-winning nonprofit news outlet's latest bombshell on the convicted ex-president.

"Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump’s media company," ProPublica reported Monday. "If any benefits were intended to influence testimony, that could be a crime."

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Trump blames Biden for 'migrant crime' days after his own felony conviction

Donald Trump blamed president Joe Biden for the shooting of two New York City police officers by a South American migrant.

The officers were wounded early Monday in a shootout with a 19-year-old robbery suspect from Venezuela, who was also wounded, and the former president and recently convicted felon argued that Biden's immigration policies were at fault for the violence.

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