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'There's no there there': Fox News pundit warns impeachment will 'really help Joe Biden'

Political strategist Lucy Caldwell warned Republicans on Sunday that an impeachment of President Joe Biden was likely to bolster his re-election prospects.

Caldwell made the remarks on Fox News after host Howard Kurtz complained that the media had buried the vote that kicked off an impeachment inquiry into the president.

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'Who needs Pravda?': CNN's Tapper hammers Trump over his 'stunning' new Putin praise

Reacting to Donald Trump admiringly quoting Russian strongman Vladimir Putin to a New Hampshire crowd on Saturday, CNN's Jake Tapper dryly asked, "Who needs Pravda?" before launching into a scathing attack on the former president on Sunday morning.

Saturday Trump told rallygoers, "Joe Biden is a threat to democracy. He’s a threat. Even Vladimir Putin … says that Biden’s — and this is a quote – ‘politically motivated persecution of his political rival is very good for Russia because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy.’”

Before taking up the former president's comments with his "State of the Union" panel, Tapper had a few things to say about the Republican 2024 presidential nominee frontrunner.

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"You have Donald Trump repeating Russian propaganda, Trump citing Vladimir Putin," he began. "I mean, I'm sorry, but that is just empirically stunning."

"For any major presidential candidate to be quoting approvingly Vladimir Putin smearing American democracy. I don't care if it is Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, it is absolutely stunning," he added.

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Nikki Haley squirms to dodge question on Trump's claim of 'absolute immunity'

In a recent interview, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley dodged a question about Donald Trump's claims of "presidential immunity."

ABC's Jonathan Karl asked Haley if she agreed Trump was immune from Jan. 6 prosecutions because he was president at the time he allegedly incited a mob to attack the U.S. Capitol.

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Dem lawmaker puts House Republicans on notice about her plan to derail Biden impeachment

Appearing on MSNBC early Sunday morning, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) put the Republican House leadership on notice that she is not going to sit idly by as the GOP caucus pursues an impeachment hearing against President Joe Biden.

Speaking with host Jonathan Capehart, the Texas Democrat claimed she plans to drag Donald Trump into the hearings while also making a vague threat that some of her GOP colleagues will become targets too.

"As a member of the Oversight and Accountability Committee, what role do you expect to play in this impeachment inquiry process?" the MSNBC host pressed her.

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'He is right!' Lindsey Graham melts down when asked about Trump 'parroting Adolf Hitler'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) downplayed former President Donald Trump's Nazi-style rhetoric about immigrants.

On a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked Graham to react to a speech Trump gave over the weekend when he said immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country."

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Trump should 'be very nervous' about what just happened to Giuliani: legal expert

During an appearance on MSNBC, former prosecutor David Henderson claimed the massive $148 million judgment two Georgia poll workers received after winning a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani should be a red flag for Donald Trump and his inner circle.

Speaking with fill-in host Charles Coleman Jr., Henderson exclaimed, "To be, honest this isn't just a win, this is one of the biggest wins I've ever heard of."

Using that as a jumping-off point, the former prosecutor claimed the result is a "preview" of what Trump, Giuliani and others slated to be tried in Georgia on racketeering charges related to the 2020 presidential election can expect next year.

"That is an epic victory. The only thing you have to acknowledge, and this goes to your point about nationalism, it does not make up for what these two women went through," he told the host before cautioning, "Rudy Giuliani is in such a downward spiral, they're not likely to see a dime of that money."

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He then added, "The real issue here is you've got a preview from the way that the jury down in Georgia is going to receive them. Giuliani, former president Trump, and anyone in their circle should be very nervous about this outcome."

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Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis picks a surprising fight against Christian nationalism

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis is a Republican Christian, but she wants you to know she's not a Christian nationalist.

Ellis, who already pleaded guilty for her role in the Georgia election subversion scheme for which the former president is also fighting serious criminal charges, on Friday responded to a post by Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk. Kirk, who is battling allegations of antisemitism at his political conference, stated that a "Christian veteran just beheaded a monument to Satan in Iowa’s state Capitol."

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'Another rigged election!' Trump appears worried as he whines about lawsuits and charges

Donald Trump could have just set the stage for another election defeat, as he says the 2024 race is "ALREADY ON ITS WAY TO BEING ANOTHER RIGGED ELECTION!"

Trump, who earlier on Saturday gave a speech in New Hampshire in which he said immigrants are "poisoning" the blood of the country, afterward turned his attention to the numerous legal challenges he's facing.

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Authoritarian expert explains why Trump has ramped up 'dehumanizing' language

Donald Trump is priming the pump when it comes to his "dehumanizing" language, an authoritarianism expert said on Saturday.

New York University professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat appeared on CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, where she was asked about comments the former president made earlier in the day. Specifically, Trump once again said that migrants are "poisoning the blood of our country," repeating language purportedly used by Hitler and other dictators.

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'Dems got what they wanted': Trump ally Jeff Clark targets 'MAGA Mike Johnson'

Donald Trump has had nothing but praise for House Speaker "MAGA Mike Johnson" (R-LA), but that's not true of the former president's allies—the most recent being co-defendant Jeff Clark.

Clark, the former Trump admin official who was indicted alongside ex-president Trump in Georgia in connection with alleged election subversion efforts in that state, is frequently seen targeting Democrats on social media. On Saturday, however, he sidestepped the liberals to dish out some blame for the Speaker.

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Trump buried by experts for again saying migrants are 'poisoning the blood of our country'

Donald Trump was under fire on Saturday after he once again said that migrants are "poisoning the blood of our country," repeating language purportedly used by Hitler and other dictators.

Trump, who was also accused of rewriting the history of his own presidency during his New Hampshire speech, used some of the same language he has used in the past in connection with immigration concerns. Specifically, the former president said, "They’re poisoning the blood of our country. That's what they've done."

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'Unforgivable': Trump called out for rewriting history of his presidency at new rally

Donald Trump said at a rally on Saturday that the four years of his presidency were the "greatest" years of citizens' lives. That caused some pushback from legal experts and political onlookers.

"For four years, I was your president and you had the greatest four years that you've ever had," Trump said on stage after promising those at his New Hampshire event that he would never "betray" them.

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Massive far-right event is reportedly packed with people who have 'a dim view of the Jews'

A gathering of far-right personalities is reportedly expected to be packed with patriotism... and antisemitism.

Turning Point USA's "AmericaFest" is kicking off on Saturday, but Rolling Stone has highlighted some of its more controversial acts.

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