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The number of criminal indictments against former President Donald Trump went from four to three when, on Monday, July 15 — the opening day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee — Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed special counsel Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago documents case.

Legal experts on MSNBC predicted that Smith will appeal the Trump appointee's ruling, noting that an appeal could take months — or perhaps even years. And at least for now, the case is dead.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) claimed Tuesday that Democrats would murder Republicans "in the streets" if President Joe Biden was shot.

During a segment on War Room, guest host Natalie Winters interviewed Greene while regular host Steve Bannon was in prison.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson reportedly played a key role in getting former President Donald Trump to select Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate -- and he played on Trump's own paranoia to get the job done.

The New York Times reports that Carlson intervened to lobby for Vance after he'd heard that Trump was considering going with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as a more establishment-friendly choice.

"The View's" Whoopi Goldberg isn't buying into Donald Trump's "unity" message after his near-death experience.

The topic arose while the co-hosts were discussing President Joe Biden's NBC News interview with Lester Holt and questions about how to talk about the danger to democracy "when a president says things like he says."

A boast by a Republican party leader that every GOP lawmaker is thrilled to share the stage with Donald Trump hit a speedbump during an interview on CNN on Tuesday morning.

Speaking with "Inside Politics" host Manu Raju at the Republican National Convention, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) claimed Democratic lawmakers don't want anything to do with President Joe Biden as the election nears.

After pointing out that Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin did not appear with Biden at a recent rally in her state, Daines stated, "It's the Democrats who don't want to stand with their nominees, we are proud to stand with [former] President Trump, with [running mate] J.D. Vance — and look he's leading in every one of these battleground states now."

"But," Raju interrupted, "I want to ask you: Larry Hogan, the Maryland Republican senate candidate, he was on with Wolf Blitzer yesterday, he would not endorse J.D Vance on the top of the ticket, he wouldn't endorse Donald Trump. He's not here tonight. Isn't he doing what you're accusing Democrats are doing? Running away from the top of the ticket?"

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"Look, Larry Hogan is running in Maryland, not Mississippi," Daines attempted. "Larry Hogan is uniquely a maverick. That is why a Republican governor like Larry Hogan has been so popular in a very Democrat (sic) state like Maryland."

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Appearing on CNN on Tuesday morning, Rep. Jared Moskowtiz (D-FL) swatted aside questions from host John Berman over whether he is being too tough on Donald Trump as the 2024 election nears.

Since the attempted assassination of the former president on Saturday, a central topic of conversation has been the heated rhetoric that many believe led to the attack, although there is no evidence that was the motive.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) isn't happy with Donald Trump choosing Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) to join the presidential ticket.

While Vance brings "youth" to the table, the former governor wasn't supportive of his "lacking in executive experience." In fact, Vance's only political experience is less than two years as a senator.

In the midst of a softball interview conducted at the Republican National Convention with Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), CNN's Kate Bolduan had to pull the GOP lawmaker up short as he went on a rant about President Joe Biden.

Speaking before the GOP's proceedings restarted, Emmer boosted the candidacy of Donald Trump and his heir apparent, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) before turning the conversation to Biden who is expected to be the Democratic nominee.

When the talk turned to U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, the CNN host felt compelled to interrupt after she mentioned Vance's opposition to supporting the embattled nation.

Pointing out that Vance is one of the "most vocal critics of U.S. support for Ukraine, Bolduan asked, "Looking forward, if former president Trump wins again, is future support for Ukraine in serious question?"

"Actually, back it up just a little bit," Emmer protested. "First off, I might not have chosen the word 'provoked,' but the Biden administration and Joe Biden's feckless, aimless, 'I don't want to provoke anything' policy that showed a sign of weakness just opened the door for Putin to say we're going."

"There's something really important," he began as Bolduan cut him off with, "Putin invaded Ukraine in 2014. I mean, y'know..."

"I understand that" Emmer parried. "But I'm talking about most recently."

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Billionaire Elon Musk's relationship with Donald Trump — former president, convicted felon and Republican presidential nominee — is more akin to that of a Russian oligarch's with a dictator than an American businessman's with a political candidate, a former White House staffer said Tuesday.

Van Jones, a onetime official in former President Barack Obama's administration, warned of the effect that Musks' millions might have after the Wall Street Journal reported the Tesla CEO and X owner will flush $45 million a month into a pro-Trump super PAC.

Add another name to the growing list of Republicans outraged by former President Donald Trump's newly announced running mate: Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY).

Cheney on Tuesday morning joined a cacophony of conservative calls condemning Trump's chosen vice president, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH.)

Tara Setmayer, a former senior advisor for the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, on Monday called out CNN's Jake Tapper and Chris Wallace over comments the hosts made regarding Donald Trump's appearance during the Republican National Convention's opening night.

Setmayer wrote via X (formerly Twitter): "Is it me or has CNN officially jumped the shark? [Jake] Tapper: 'You can see the emotion on his face Trump...It looks like possibly even tears on his face...' [Chris] Wallace: 'That may be the most electric moment I ever saw..' They can't be serious. Trump is a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, fraudster who incited an insurrection to stop the peaceful transfer of power. STOP IT."

Having been taken off the air on Monday by the NBC brass, the entire panel on "Morning Joe" spent the first 35 minutes of Monday's broadcast discussing the assassination attempt on Donald Trump three days ago.

An incredulous Joe Scarborough repeatedly ranted at about the Secret Service not sufficiently protecting the former president who quit walking to exhort the crowd, while showing a clip of the event and counting off the nine seconds he was exposed as agents hustled him to a waiting car.

With co-host Mika Brzezinski and "Way Too Early" host Jonathan Lemire sitting by mutely, Scarborough raged as the video rolled, "I'm hearing about resources, finite resources. I'm hearing that RFK Jr. – his last name, Kennedy! Kennedy doesn't have Secret Service."

"We have been, before this shooting, a nation on edge," he shouted. "Political rhetoric more violent than any time since the 1960s. This cannot be a question of manpower."