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A legal expert was blown away during a podcast episode on Thursday while discussing the Trump DOJ's efforts to help the president hide his administration's papers.

Michael Popok, host of the "Legal AF" podcast, argued in a new episode that President Donald Trump is trying to destroy the National Archives by arguing that the Presidential Records Act, the federal law that requires all of an administration's documents to be preserved, is unconstitutional. He seemed stunned when he discussed a recent memo issued by the DOJ, effectively arguing that Trump can "shred away," as Popok described.

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to personally address Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, asking the group to "act nicely" during what he called "an important period of time."

"I hope Hezbollah acts nicely and well during this important period of time," Trump wrote. "It will be a GREAT moment for them if they do. No more killing. Must finally have PEACE!"

A former official at the Kennedy Center detailed the "bizarre moves" and "cronyism" they witnessed that led to President Donald Trump's decision to close the center for two years for renovations.

Josef Palermo, who worked at the Kennedy Center for 10 months as a curator of visual arts, wrote in an essay for The Atlantic that the Kennedy Center staff knew the closure was about more than fixing issues with the physical structure. Instead, the institution's finances had become closely wedded to Trump himself. For instance, someone could purchase a $2 million box at the theatre and get a private reception with the president afterward. The center also began selling sponsorships for the first time since it opened in 1971, Palermo noted, and even renamed a donor's lounge after a CEO who was pardoned by Trump after being convicted of defrauding investors.

A legal expert shared a stark warning during a new podcast episode after a MAGA lawyer was officially disbarred in California.

Glenn Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. attorney, said on a new episode of his podcast, "Justice Matters," that MAGA attorney John Eastman's disbarment this week symbolized how continued fealty to President Donald Trump can have disastrous consequences. Eastman was disbarred by the California Supreme Court on Wednesday for his role in helping Trump obstruct the 2020 election results.

President Donald Trump fumed at a federal judge on Thursday who blocked him from being able to build his signature ballroom.

Judge Richard Leon, senior judge of the federal court in the District of Columbia, ruled on Thursday that all above-ground construction for the ballroom had to stop, but construction on a planned underground bunker could proceed. The judge also rebuked Trump for trying to "side-step" a previous order by classifying the ballroom project as a matter of national security, the BBC reported.

President Donald Trump attacked a Fox News host while he was traveling on Air Force One on Thursday.

Trump was traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a "No Tax On Tips" event when he posted on Truth Social that Jessiva Tarlov, a progressive co-host of "The Five," has a "terrible and grating" voice and that she makes up stats about Trump's poll numbers for her show.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's spokesperson offered a quizzical explanation for his boss's prayer on Wednesday that sounded like it was lifted from the cult classic movie "Pulp Fiction."

During a military worship event, Hegseth read from a custom "Combat Search and Rescue" (CSAR) prayer given to him by the lead mission planner, The Daily Beast reported. Analysts and observers were quick to point out that the prayer sounded similar to the well-known "great vengeance and furious anger" monologue that Samuel L. Jackson performs as Jules Winnfield in the movie, which was inspired by the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17.

President Donald Trump raged at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a new Truth Social post on Thursday for allegedly "destroying" Trump's hometown.

Trump and Mamdani have squared off multiple times in the past. While Mamdani was campaigning, Trump vowed to shut off all federal funding to the state of New York. Trump also endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his unsuccessful campaign against Mamdani.

A Trump-voting podcaster was baffled by the president's public relations stunt, where he had a grandmother deliver a DoorDash order to the White House to hawk his "no tax on tips" policy.

On Monday, Trump had a grandmother deliver a DoorDash order so he could tell the press about the benefits of his tax policy ahead of Tax Day. Andrew Schulz, a comedian and host of the podcast "Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh," said on Wednesday's episode that the stunt was confusing, and showed the president is not focused on deeper economic issues.

MAGA Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) had her words thrown back in her face on Thursday after telling her colleagues to "go to church."

Boebert made the comments to reporters after being asked about recent sexual misconduct investigations into two members of the House. Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX) resigned from Congress this week because of allegations of sexual misconduct. Boebert has said she will push to strip both lawmakers of their taxpayer-funded pensions.

A former CNN anchor flagged the most telling sign that President Donald Trump has something to hide regarding his ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

Jim Acosta, host of "The Jim Acosta Show" on Substack, said during an interview with John Byrne on a new episode of the "Raw America" podcast on Thursday that Trump's move to fire former Attorney General Pam Bondi and replace her with Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general and Trump's former personal attorney, "kind of tells you what's going on." He pointed to Blanche's recent appearance on Fox News, where he argued that the Trump Department of Justice has no more Epstein files to release, which contradicts what his predecessor has said about the files.

President Donald Trump suffered a big defeat in court on Monday when a federal judge threw out his defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal — but his legal team isn't done. In fact, they have filed a motion demanding the court allow them to continue discovery, before they have even refiled their suit.

Their newly filed demand was first reported by Jacob Shamsian of Business Insider.