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Trump's lawyers demand access to classified docs they say Jack Smith is trying to 'hide'

Donald Trump's lawyers are again asking a federal judge to allow them access to classified materials that Special Counsel Jack Smith wants to redact, Newsweek reported Thursday.

Trump faces 37 charges related to his alleged storing of classified materials at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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'You lost Ivanka': Trump the target of bogus political action committees

These are not real political action committees, but they made an official application to the Federal Election Commission:

Hey Donnie Dumbf— If Immigrants Poisoning Our Blood Why Do You Keep Breeding With Them

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Jan. 6 riot suspect revealed as Trump administration employee who praised Hitler: report

A full-time employee of the Trump administration appears to have taken part in the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to a new analysis.

USA Today reported that Oliver Krvaric, who was working at the time as a "confidential assistant" for the Office of Personnel Management, can be seen in photos and videos crossing the threshold of the west door of the upper west terrace of the U.S. Capitol immediately ahead of far-right influencer "Baked Alaska."

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Trump's lawyers have been put 'in a box' from which they can't win: legal expert

A Christmas week filing by special counsel Jack Smith was a savvy move that will force the former president's attorneys to either abandon a defense strategy or show their cards — which likely won't be well received by the court, an expert wrote Thursday.

That is the opinion of former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance after reading Smith's latest filing that asks the court to bar the former president and his legal team from submitting certain evidence, including conspiracy theories.

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Trump rages that the U.S. is failing to 'extort' Mexico during Truth Social border rant

Donald Trump tipped his hand Thursday at what his foreign policy would look like if he won a second presidential term — and partnership with the United States’ neighbors isn’t on the table.

“We are being extorted by Mexico and other countries,” he wrote in all caps.

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Trump vents about Jack Smith's latest move: 'Wants to take away my right of free speech'

Donald Trump uncorked an early morning rant Thursday against the latest court filing by special counsel Jack Smith in the election subversion case.

The special counsel's team filed a motion seeking to block Trump's lawyers from making partisan political arguments and referring to conspiracy theories during the trial, and the former president complained that deprived him of his First Amendment rights.

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'Old man is afraid of prison': Trump nailed by ex-GOP lawmaker after Truth Social outburst

During an appearance on MSNBC on Wednesday night, former Rep. Dave Jolly (R-FL) was asked about Donald Trump's increasingly frantic attacks on his Truth Social platform — and he attributed them to the former president reacting to his court dates looming closer and closer.

Speaking with fill-in host Charles F. Coleman Jr., Jolly stated that the prospect of prison is clearly weighing on Trump's mind.

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Trump 'stall' tactic in federal cases 'opens a window' for Ga. trial to start within weeks

Donald Trump's delay tactics, and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to expedite a review of his immunity claims, could potentially backfire in a couple of ways.

The former president is hoping to "stall" his trials until after the 2024 election, said Hamline University political science professor David Schultz, who told Salon that his delay tactics could wind up hurting his candidacy at a crucial moment.

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Trump campaign sick of outside allies floating 'idiotic' ideas for his second term: report

Donald Trump's campaign has been plagued by infighting over public comments about policy plans and staffing suggestions for a potential second term.

According to CNN sources, senior campaign adviser Chris LaCivita recently "ripped into" new team member Brian Swanson, who had alerted the media that he was switching from Vivek Ramaswamy's team to join the former president's campaign. It's the latest in a growing furstration from Trump's inner circle about insiders and outsiders alike speculating to the media what a second administration would look like, reported CNN.

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15 Republicans with links to Jan. 6 to be targeted in 2024 Democratic onslaught

The Jan. 6 insurrection may have taken place nearly three years ago, but Democrats are not letting it go and will target 15 Republican lawmakers who took part or have ties to the attempt to subvert the 2020 result as the 2024 election season kicks into gear.

Among the candidates with targets on their backs is Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who faltered badly in his bid to be Pennsylvania's governor in 2022, and Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, whose husband is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Jake Lahut, Democratic strategists see an opening to pick up seats at the national and state level in 2024 when Trump, with all of his baggage, likely will be on the ballot.

The report notes that the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has identified 15 state lawmakers who made their way to Washington, D.C. for the "Stop the Steal" rally, with five reportedly ending up on the Capitol grounds.

One of them is Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) who made it to Congress in 2022, even after being caught saying he never breached the Capitol grounds despite posting pictures of himself on social media showing that wasn't true.

The report states, "10 active state lawmakers identified by the DLCC were: Janae Shamp of Arizona — who was on the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol — Chris Miller of Illinois, Luana Stoltenberg of Iowa, Matt Maddock of Michigan, John Block of New Mexico, Donnie Loftis of North Carolina, Donna Henderson of North Dakota, and Mike Azinger of West Virginia and Bob Ide of Wyoming—both of whom marched to the Capitol. John McGuire, a senator-elect in Virginia who is also challenging Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) for a congressional seat, was also present on Jan. 6."

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According to DLCC President Heather Williams, concerns about Trump likely being the GOP presidential nominee combined with another contested election is the greatest concern.

“Democracy itself is on the line in the states in 2024. If we do not win state legislatures, Republicans have already shown they will try to overturn the election for Trump,” she explained.

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Expert shocked as Trump appears to claim Hitler's theories as his own: 'It was my idea'

For all the accusations and denials that former President Donald Trump has made about his use of Nazi talking points, an acclaimed New York City author says there's some truth to it.

Kurt Anderson, who co-founded Spy Magazine and writes about politics, appeared on MSNBC's "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell to talk about Trump's supposed adoption of Adolf Hitler's terms and concepts.

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'Poppycock': Legal expert shoots down Trump's newest defense in Jan. 6 case

Trump's "defense du jour" is to reflect on his efforts after his defeat in the presidential election as being completely shielded from any kind of crime.

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann appeared on MSNBC's "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell to decipher the former president's latest reasoning behind his belief that he was essentially untouchable as president.

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'It would be a bloodbath': Legal expert shows how Jack Smith's new filing could trap Trump

Special Counsel Jack Smith may have just trapped Donald Trump into either being exposed to a "perjury-fest" or giving up one of his key defenses, an ex-prosecutor said on Wednesday.

Smith earlier in the day filed a motion in the D.C. court, where Trump is being charged with alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 election, in an effort to block Trump's attorneys by spreading certain conspiracy theories before a jury at trial. But that's not all the motion did, according to former federal prosecutor Harry Litman.

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