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Hand-picked Trump attorney may have jeopardized 'grand conspiracy' investigation: report

New details out of Lawfare reveal that Joseph diGenova, the far-right crony President Donald Trump put in charge of his so-called "grand conspiracy" investigation, has made several claims about Trump that could jeopardize any potential charges out of that investigation.

Specifically, diGenova has made a number of politically-charged claims, including that former Attorney General Pam Bondi blocked his appointment to head up the "Russia hoax investigation" previously, that Trump insisted on that appointment, and that Bondi's firing was partly a result of that, according to the report.

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MAGA host slams 'mentalist' at press dinner shooting: 'Why didn't he see this coming?'

Real America's Voice anchor Eric Bolling expressed outrage after a so-called mentalist performing for President Donald Trump failed to predict a gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

As the alleged gunman was storming a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, Oz Pearlman was performing tricks for Trump and his wife.

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MAGA loyalists tear into 'loser' GOP Sen. for press gala shooting remarks: 'A disgrace'

MAGA slammed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Monday over his remarks after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner amid the ongoing Department of Homeland Security funding standoff in Congress.

GOP leaders were under pressure to end the ongoing stalemate as DHS employees, including Secret Service members who protected Trump, his cabinet, and the hundreds of politicians, diplomats, and journalists, on Saturday night, prepared to go without a paycheck, CNN reported.

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Ex-White House insider flags 'revealing' issue lurking behind Trump's new ballroom push

A long-time GOP analyst and former White House insider issued a dark warning on Monday about President Donald Trump's response to the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.

Bill Kristol, the editor at large for The Bulwark and a former chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, argued during a new episode of "The Bulwark Podcast" with host Tim Miller that Trump's decision to push for Congress to approve construction of his signature ballroom following the shooting was "very revealing." Kristol added that it showed Trump's penchant for authoritarianism is still alive and well, even after the horrible incident.

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Mike Johnson caves to hardliners in move that could blow up DHS funding: report

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is planning to modify the Senate-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill before it can be brought to a vote — caving to hardliners in the GOP caucus, and creating another obstacle to getting the agency properly funded and open again.

According to Politico congressional reporter Meredith Lee Hill, "Conservatives are pushing him to strip out the language that explicitly zeroes out ICE and CBP funding that will force the Senate to reapprove it — which risks more delays amid the record-long shutdown at DHS."

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Secret operation to fast-track Trump ballroom revealed by ex-MAGA loyalist: columnist

A former MAGA loyalist claimed there was a coordinated strategy among Republicans to fast-track President Donald Trump's ballroom after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend, according to an analyst on Monday.

Salon's Sophia Tesfaye described how in the wake of the shooting, the right immediately pivoted to repeating Trump's talking points about his desire to complete his ballroom, while the left shifted to conspiracy theories around the shooting.

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Trump's own scheme 'coming back to bite him' as he fails to shake Epstein: analyst

President Donald Trump has created an environment in which his own base is incapable of weighing facts rationally and listening to the media, MS NOW's Katy Tur argued on Monday — and this has come back to haunt him now that he wants his base to stop going down conspiracy theory rabbit holes about the Jeffrey Epstein child trafficking case files.

Tur made the case while speaking with Leigh Ann Caldwell, chief correspondent at Puck News, about the shooting attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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'How was it staged?' Alex Jones floats fresh conspiracy theory on shooting

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones suggested that Israel may have played a part in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to influence American foreign policy.

During his Monday show, Jones noted that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had said that the war with Iran had been won as he was preparing for the broadcast.

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Mockery buries Karoline Leavitt as she gushes over 'fearless' Trump at shooting

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was roundly mocked on Monday after admiring President Donald Trump for bravery during the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.

Leavitt spoke to reporters during a press briefing, blaming Democrats and members of the media for what led to suspect Cole Allen allegedly shooting a Secret Service agent.

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Trump's own words hurled at Karoline Leavitt as MS NOW balks at blame game

After White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt used her Monday press conference to blame Democrats for a lone gunman attempting to crash the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. MS NOW reporter Laura Barrón-López pushed back with a list of physical threats President Donald Trump has made over the years.

Leavitt was presented with a question from a Fox News reporter, wondering what needs to be done to lower the political temperature after the unsuccessful assassination attempt.

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Germany aims condescending putdown directly at Trump: 'Entire nation is being humiliated'

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday warned that the United States is being “humiliated” by Iran and risks getting trapped in a quagmire there like it did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

“The Iranians are clearly stronger than expected and the Americans clearly have no truly convincing strategy in the negotiations either,” Merz told students at the Carolus-Magnus-Gymnasium in Marsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. “The problem with conflicts like this is always: You don’t just have to get in, you have to get out again. We saw that very painfully in Afghanistan for 20 years. We saw it in Iraq.”

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Trump calls to shut down comedian after 'shocking' comments: 'Should be immediately fired'

President Donald Trump called on ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired after he joked about the commander-in-chief's death days before a gunman allegedly attempted to assassinate administration officials at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

"Wow, Jimmy Kimmel, who is in no way funny as attested to by his terrible Television Ratings, made a statement on his Show that is really shocking," Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social. "He showed a fake video of the First Lady, Melania, and our son, Barron, like they were actually sitting in his studio, listening to him speak, which they weren't, and never would be. He then stated, 'Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.'"

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JD Vance's anti-war leaks backfire as Trump makes VP scapegoat for Iran fiasco: analysis

President Donald Trump has weaponized Vice President JD Vance to absorb blame over failed negotiations with Iran, an analyst reported on Monday.

Salon's Amanda Marcotte described how Trump has forced Vance into a situation he didn't want to be in and by doing so, has put his political future in question.

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