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Alina Habba won't say if Trump has begged Russia and Saudi Arabia to pay his bond

Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, declined to say Wednesday if the former president has asked Saudi Arabia or Russia to pay his legal debts.

During an interview on Fox News, host Martha MacCallum asked Habba to respond to the "glee" among some after Trump failed to come up with a $464 million bond required to appeal a New York fraud ruling. In particular, hosts of ABC's The View said they couldn't wait to see the Trump Tower sale.

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John Eastman begs right-wing evangelicals to pay legal bills in fight against 'pure evil'

A co-defendant in former President Donald Trump's Georgia election racketeering case this week begged right-wing evangelicals to help him pay mounting legal fees by arguing he's fighting "pure evil," according to a new report.

Pro-Trump attorney John Eastman, a former law professor at Chapman University, was a featured speaker Monday night in an online event hosted by the Salt and Light Council, according to the research group Right Wing Watch.

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'It doesn’t make any sense': Ex-DOJ prosecutor doubts Trump's latest financial claims

Andrew Weissmann, the former senior prosecutor on Robert Mueller's special counsel team, questioned the validity of Donald Trump's claim that he's broke.

Filling in for Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday, MSNBC host Alicia Menendez said that something doesn't quite add up in Trump's latest claim that over 30 companies wouldn't bond him. Attorney General Letitia James questions whether the refusals are actual people saying they wouldn't bond him or if Trump simply wasn't open to the terms outlined.

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Trump-endorsed candidate gives up in 'proxy fight between mainstream Republicans and MAGA'

MAGA-backed CJ Pearson had called for a recount after falling short in the Georgia House runoff. But now he's deciding to bow out to put all his efforts behind Donald Trump's reelection.

"Re-electing President Trump, keeping Georgia red, and fighting for America First policies in every corner of the country will be my priority through the November elections," the 21-year-old politician said. "Columbia County is my home and I'll never stop fighting for our Columbia County values on the political stage."

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Trump rants that Letitia James just wants to 'steal my money!'

Former President Donald Trump came up with a new accusation to hurl at Attorney General Letitia James just days before his $464 million civil fraud judgment is due.

"Applying the proper Statute of Limitations wipes out @ [sic] $350 Million of the Judgment," Trump declared in a Truth Social post Wednesday. "The Attorney General wants to abuse her power to steal my money!!"

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Expert reveals Trump Tower's hefty debt as Letitia James prepares to seize property

As New York Attorney General Letitia James prepares to make good on her vow to seize Donald Trump's property, an expert showed his iconic Trump Tower will likely not be top of her list.

The former president has until Monday to pay a $464 million bond after being found liable for fraud. His lawyers revealed this week that he will not be able to do that.

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'I just can't follow it': Senate GOP leader Chuck Grassley slams House impeachment probe

The House Republicans' impeachment inquiry looking into potentially bringing charges against President Joe Biden just got some harsh criticism from top Senate Republican Chuck Grassley.

Igor Bobic, senior politics reporter at HuffPost, reported on Wednesday that Grassley is simply "not paying attention to the House GOP impeachment probe." Last year, Raw Story reported that Grassley admitted that the GOP didn't care if accusations against "Vice President Biden" were true or not.

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'Hey Comer!' Dem puts GOP on spot as impeachment effort flails for evidence

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) put House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on the spot on Wednesday, demanding a vote on impeaching President Joe Biden as Republicans scramble to gather evidence that hasn't yet been shown to exist.

The exchange came during a hearing with Tony Bobulinski, a former business partner of the president's son Hunter Biden. Bobulinski, a retired Navy lieutenant and the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings, has claimed that he has evidence Hunter's international business dealings improperly enriched the whole Biden family, including the president, but has so far not provided anything compelling and has faced accusations of lying under oath.

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'You can't handle the truth!' Matt Gaetz smacked down in heated impeachment hearing clash

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) clashed with a Democratic witness at an impeachment proceeding Wednesday.

During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Gaetz tried to take on Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, about crimes that required him to spend four months in prison.

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Jim Jordan derails subpoena of Jared Kushner at 'influence peddling' hearing

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) successfully blocked a subpoena of Jared Kushner's business records at a hearing on "influence peddling."

After Democrats on Wednesday called on Kushner to be subpoenaed over questions about a financial deal he made with Saudi Arabia, Jordan took on the task of defending former President Donald Trump's son-in-law.

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Judge hands Trump 'pure gold' by attacking key witness in hush money case: analysis

Michael Cohen, the lead prosecution witness in Donald Trump's upcoming criminal hush money trial, was publicly chastised Wednesday over accusations of perjury in a motion that could prove "pure gold" for the former president's legal team, according to a new analysis of recent court filings.

New York federal Judge Jesse Furman Wednesday denied Cohen's request for an early end to his "supervised release" following his prison term on tax evasion charges, and cited his recent testimony in Trump's civil fraud trial to explain why.

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Trump's latest outburst makes him unfit to be a 'dog catcher': conservative

Former President Donald Trump doesn't deserve any devil's advocate interpretation of his comments that America would see a "bloodbath" if he loses the election, conservative former Naval War College professor Tom Nichols told CNN Wednesday.

Faced with backlash for the comments he made at a rally last weekend, Trump has tried to backpedal and claim he meant it metaphorically — not that he was threatening another insurrection or violent political unrest if he loses.

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Trump demands multiple Jan. 6 lawsuits against him be halted until after Jack Smith trial

Donald Trump is trying to put on hold several January 6 lawsuits against him until his pending criminal trial is concluded, CNN reported Wednesday.

At least five suits have been filed against the former president by complainants including members of Congress who were attacked and police officers who were working at the Capitol on the day.

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