All posts tagged "Clay Higgins"

Veteran political strategist James Carville flagged an upcoming runoff as a potential "earthquake" on Trump's grip on his base.

During an episode of the Politics War Room, Carville said that the June 27 runoff for a Senate seat in his home state of Louisiana "is a potential huge earthquake" for Trump.

The runoff is part of the race to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost in May after Trump endorsed an opposing GOP candidate. Cassidy drew Trump's ire after voting to convict him at his second impeachment trial....

The only lawmaker who voted against releasing the Epstein files — who is a former Louisiana police officer — reportedly has close ties to police officers accused of severe misconduct, including alleged ties to a child sex trafficking ring investigation. He was also once accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife's head.

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) has faced criticism for his vote after the House of Representatives voted 427-1 to push the discharge petition forward to the Senate on Tuesday. It was quickly passed unanimously in the Senate and sent to President Donald Trump's desk for him to sign. It's unclear when Trump plans to sign the bill into law.

Higgins apparently has ambitions of running for Senate in 2028, according to a Mother Jones report published in October 2024. ...

The Republican who was the lone "no" vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files to prompt the Department of Justice to release the files was brutally mocked online Tuesday after the vote.

The House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously at 427-1 to push the discharge petition forward to the Senate. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) was the only no vote — and critics delivered sharp responses for the Republican lawmaker on social media:

"F--k Clay Higgins," former Republican strategist Rick Wilson wrote on X....

A Republican lawmaker pleaded leniency this week for a Jan. 6 rioter who admits to arming himself with a crowbar, attacking police with pepper spray, and threatening to assault U.S. elected officials, court records show.

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) wrote a letter of support for Ryan Nichols, the insurrectionist who pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers in a Washington D.C. federal court, records show.

“He is a man of good character, faith and core principals,” Higgins wrote in a letter to judge Royce Lamberth dated Nov. 7. "His case must be considered fairly."...