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'Yikes!' Alex Witt stunned as lawyer flags Trump's staggering 'insider dealing' scandal

MS NOW's Alex Witt was stunned on Sunday after a former Florida state attorney flagged President Donald Trump's latest insider-dealing scheme.

Trump's Department of Justice has been working to establish what it's calling an "anti-weaponization" fund to pay claims from people who say they were wrongfully prosecuted by the federal government. Last week, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ was not moving forward with the fund, but Trump directly contradicted that statement on Sunday by telling NBC News's Kristen Welker that he believes people who were prosecuted for rioting on Jan. 6, 2021 should be paid.

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New York Knicks fans tell Trump to 'stay home' ahead of NBA Finals appearance: report

Fans of the New York Knicks are telling President Donald Trump, who once called New York his home, to "stay home" instead of attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, according to a new report.

MS NOW's Laura Haefeli spoke with several Knicks fans in New York on Sunday after it was announced that the team's watch party was canceled because of Trump's attendance at the game. The Knicks, in conjunction with the New York Police Department and the Secret Service, decided to cancel the event, which was scheduled to be held near Madison Square Garden. Instead, the parties will be held in Central Park and in Brooklyn, miles away from the arena.

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Trump may have sunk his standing with Republicans after bullying NBC News anchor: analyst

President Donald Trump may have sunk his standing with Republicans heading into the midterm season after he bullied Kristen Welker of NBC News on Sunday morning, according to one analyst.

Welker interviewed Trump in Wisconsin for "Meet the Press," where the two discussed the ongoing war in Iran, the Trump administration's $1.776 billion so-called "anti-weaponization fund," and the upcoming 2026 midterm election. During the interview, Trump became combative when Welker challenged his assertions about who could receive payments from the weaponization fund. The president became so angry that he abruptly ended the interview and stormed off set.

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Trump labeled ‘emotionally unstable’ after ‘embarrassing’ outburst: ‘His brain is broken’

President Donald Trump was torched on Sunday over what critics labeled his “embarrassing” outburst with NBC News’s Kristen Welker, an outburst that preceded the president ending the interview and storming off.

Aired earlier on Sunday, Trump was pressed by Welker on his false claims of the 2020 election being “rigged.” Trump responded by raising his voice, attacking the media, and declaring the interview to be over before standing up and leaving.

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Trump's niece baffled by excuse for his many brain tests: 'Never heard anything so absurd'

A stated reason for President Donald Trump's repeated cognitive testing is falling apart within his own family.

The testing has been explained by his own health czar as something the president simply enjoys — but Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump, isn't buying it.

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Iran says Trump just cleared the way for major attacks on US bases: 'Our forces are ready'

The United States was issued a dire threat Sunday after a wave of Israeli airstrikes pounded Lebanon’s largest city earlier the same morning with supposed backing from the Trump administration, threats that may materialize as major attacks on U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East.

As Washington and Tehran continue to negotiate terms to end the ongoing Iran war, a key sticking point has been Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon, which since early March has killed more than 3,400 Lebanese and injured over 10,200. Iran has demanded that Israel halt its bombardment as a condition to end hostilities.

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'I've had enough!' Furious Trump storms out of interview when pressed on false claims

President Donald Trump abruptly ended his interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker that aired on Sunday after being pressed on his false claims that the 2020 election had been “rigged,” removing his microphone and leaving the set in a rage.

“You’re a one-sided, crooked network!” Trump shouted at Welker after being told no evidence existed to support his false claims of widespread election fraud. “Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough! Thank you, darling, have a good time!”

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‘There'll be no Kristen’: Trump tells NBC host she’ll be ‘blown up’ if war objective fails

President Donald Trump told NBC News’ Kristen Welker in an interview that aired Sunday that she would be blown up should his administration fail to achieve its stated war objective.

In an episode of “Meet the Press,” Trump was being pressed on his deeply unpopular war against Iran, which, despite the president having claimed it would be resolved in a matter of weeks, has dragged on for well over three months.

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Trump interview disrupted multiple times in what journalist labels divine intervention

In a pre-recorded interview between President Donald Trump and NBC News’ Kristen Welker that aired on Sunday, a severe downpour of rain disrupted discussions multiple times in what one independent journalist characterized as a form of divine intervention.

Trump was mid-sentence discussing "tractors" and "digging mechanisms" when an audible downpour outside the building drew his attention away from the interview, held at Custer Farms in Wisconsin.

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Republicans rebel against 'braindead' Trump official's 'terribly dangerous' fighting words

Ed Martin, the former Trump Justice Department official who served as interim U.S. Attorney for Washington and later led DOJ's "weaponization" working group before being removed from that role earlier this year, posted a message over the weekend that drew sharp pushback from Republicans and journalists alike.

"They killed Charlie. They shot President Trump. They put hundreds into the DC gulag by lying," Martin wrote on X. "It's not a battle of ideas — they want us dead. Know the fight we are in."

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Trump's big promise to financially 'benefit' Americans implodes in real time: report

President Donald Trump vowed back in January that his administration’s takeover of Venezuela would “benefit” Americans, and yet, just over six months later, that promise appears to be imploding after key players have reportedly gotten cold feet, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

In the immediate aftermath of the unprecedented U.S. attack on Venezuela earlier this year, the Trump administration took control of the nation’s oil revenue, which Trump claimed at the time would be “used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States.” The Trump administration had hoped U.S. companies would invest $100 billion into the South American nation’s energy infrastructure.

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Damning new details emerge about would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks

FBI records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit reveal that a Butler County Sheriff's deputy exchanged two emails with Thomas Matthew Crooks — the gunman who shot and wounded President Donald Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally on July 13, 2024 — prior to the attack. The content of those emails remains unknown. The records are heavily redacted.

Judicial Watch announced it had forced the release of 48 pages of FBI records through a federal lawsuit. An FBI interview summary from July 17, 2024 shows a deputy telling investigators she had checked her records and found two email communications from Crooks — both "in regard to [redacted]." She told investigators she did not personally interact with Crooks and did not recognize him when news of the shooting broke, only learning of the connection when a New York Times reporter emailed her Sunday night asking questions.

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NY Knicks forced to demand fans show up two hours early for game thanks to Trump

The New York Knicks have to ask fans to show up two hours before the start of Game 3 of the NBA finals, all thanks to Trump.

In a social media post, the basketball team laid out security measures at its home court in Madison Square Garden to accommodate Trump, who plans to attend.

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