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'Beyond redemption': Trump's niece flags 'most fitting punishment' after Trump's outburst

President Donald Trump's niece flagged the most fitting punishment for the president after his outburst about slain director Rob Reiner.

Trump chided Reiner's murder in a Truth Social post on Monday, saying the director suffered from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and suggested that may have been a cause in his death. Authorities have indicted Reiner's son, Nick, with murder in the case.

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Trump's 'Peace President' brand just became more 'mendacious' after Reiner rant: column

President Donald Trump's rant about slain director Rob Reiner just made his "Peace President" brand more "mendacious," according to one columnist.

Reiner and his wife, Michele, were murdered in their Hollywood, California home on Sunday, according to reports. Their son, Nick, has been indicted on murder charges related to the case.

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Trump's 'indefensible' comments called out by president's staunch defender on CNN

A prominent GOP strategist called out President Donald Trump's "indefensible" statements about a slain director on Monday during an interview on CNN.

On Sunday night, director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead in their Hollywood, California, home. Authorities have said the Reiners' son, Nick, is "responsible" for his parents' death, and he faces murder charges in their killings.

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'Unserious': Mark Kelly tears apart Trump officials' legal threats against him

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) publicly refused to back down on CNN amid the Trump administration's legal threats against him for his joint video with ex-military Democrats reminding active servicemembers they must refuse illegal orders.

This comes after Kelly's legal team sent a warning to the Secretary of the Navy that they would pursue all avenues to stop an "unconstitutional and extraordinary abuse of power," like recalling him to active duty to court-martial him.

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Megyn Kelly turns on 'friend' Kash Patel over probe flub: 'Keystone Cops comes to mind'

Longtime pro-Trump commentator Megyn Kelly had some harsh words for FBI Director Kash Patel over how he handled the first hours after the Brown University shooting, The Daily Beast reported on Monday.

Kelly, who said she considers Patel to be a "friend," particularly slammed how the Trump official handled the initial detention of a "person of interest," touting that capture only to have to admit later that he was not involved. As of this morning, reports indicated that police essentially had to start the investigation over with the release of the initial suspect.

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'This is absurd': Ex-GOP speechwriter flags troubling part of Trump's latest 'emergency'

A former GOP speechwriter flagged a troubling part of a new "emergency" that President Donald Trump declared on Monday.

Trump announced during the Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation at the White House on Monday that his administration is designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The designation could give the administration more leeway to conduct its strikes against alleged drug boats in international waters.

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Ex-Trump aides' felony forgery charges allowed to proceed in 2020 election scheme

A state judge in Wisconsin ruled Monday that a criminal forgery case can proceed against former aides to President Donald Trump, in connection with the 2020 plot to stand fake electors and overturn the presidential election.

It's one of the last remaining pieces of litigation pending over the 2020 election, as other cases against Trump and his acolytes around the country have either been pleaded out, dismissed, or resolved in other ways. Another such case is still advancing in Nevada, as well.

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'Scared into submission!' Legal experts take victory lap as Trump official resigns

A pair of legal advocates took a victory lap on Monday night after one of President Donald Trump's allies resigned from her office.

During a new episode of the "Norm and Katie's Legal Fight Club" podcast, Norm Eisen, founder of Democracy Defenders Action, and independent journalist Kate Phang discussed the abrupt resignation of Trump’s U.S. attorney in Delaware, Julianne Murray, on Friday. Murray is the former leader of the state Republican Party and was appointed on an interim basis over the summer.

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'Old Kash wrong again': Ex-prosecutor blasts Trump's FBI chief after massive 'blunder'

A former federal prosecutor slammed FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday for making the same mistake he made during a previous high-profile shooting.

Glenn Kirschner, a former Deputy U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., made the comment on a recent episode of his podcast, "Justice Matters," calling Patel's announcement "premature" about a person of interest who was detained in the mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday, which left two students dead and injured nine others.

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Disgraced ex-congressman makes stunning claim about probe into Senate Dem

A disgraced former Republican congressman made a stunning claim about an investigation into a Senate Democrat on Monday.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), now a media personality for One America News, posted on X that the Department of Defense's investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is "escalating." The Pentagon is investigating Kelly for potentially breaking the law when he appeared in a video alongside several other Democratic lawmakers to tell military troops that they can disobey illegal orders.

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MAGA lawmaker calls for deporting Mamdani at GOP gala packed with white nationalists

A scandal-plagued pro-Trump lawmaker was at a political event in New York City over the weekend that was also attended by a number of prominent white nationalists and Nazi sympathizers, according to Politico.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) was given a prime speaking role at the New York Young Republican Club gala, held on Saturday.

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Trump just showed he's 'unraveling' with 'ugly' rant attacking Rob Reiner: column

President Donald Trump's latest "ugly rant" shows he has lost the ability to control himself, a move that could send the remainder of his second term into "freefall," columnist David Corn of Mother Jones wrote on Monday.

On Monday, Trump lashed out over news that filmmaker and prominent Trump critic Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, had been murdered in their home. In a Truth Social post, Trump blamed Reiner's death on "Trump Derangement Syndrome," a made-up psychological condition Trump's followers created to denigrate the president's critics. Trump doubled down on those comments during a press conference later in the day, saying he was "not a fan" of Reiner.

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Trump may be forced to fork over tax returns and medical records in Pulitzer lawsuit

President Donald Trump could be forced to give up his tax returns and medical records in a Pulitzer defamation lawsuit over the Russia investigation reporting awards, according to a report Monday.

Pulitzer Prize board members filed court documents in Okeechobee County, Florida, and after Dec. 11, Trump now has 30 days from that date to respond to the claims and document requests, Law & Crime reported.

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