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Reporters are bracing for the possibility of federal raids as President Donald Trump cracks down on alleged leaks, according to a former White House official.

Miles Taylor, who wrote the anonymous "resistance" New York Times op-ed while serving in Trump's first administration, wrote on his "Treason" Substack page that he's heard from multiple national security and political journalists who are actively preparing for possible subpoenas, surveillance or search warrants.

President Donald Trump casually shared Thursday that he would be personally accompanying the thousands of federal officers and National Guard members patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. later tonight amid the president’s federal takeover of the city.

“I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police and with the military, of course,” Trump said Thursday, speaking with conservative radio host Todd Starnes, The Hill reported. “So we’re going to do a job. The National Guard is great. They’ve done a fantastic job.”

President Donald Trump gloated in a 514-word social media post after an appeals court tossed out the massive judgment imposed on him for civil fraud, and he attacked other judges and their family members in other cases against him.

New York Judge Arthur Engoron found the president liable for fraud in September 2023 and imposed more than $500 million in penalties, accounting for interest, but an appeals court ruled Thursday the fine was "excessive," although they were split on whether the finding was justified – leaving the door open for New York Attorney General Letitia James to appeal.

An appeals court has thrown out the massive penalty against President Donald Trump in his civil fraud case, but "profound disagreement" among the judges who decided the ruling means their decision won't likely be the final word.

CNN's Kara Scannell reported that the five-judge panel tossed the nearly half-a-billion-dollar judgment against Trump imposed by New York Judge Arthur Engoron in a case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the president of fraudulently inflating the value of his real estate holdings to obtain better loan terms from banks.

A panel of appeals court judges decided Thursday that while President Donald Trump was found to have broken the law and guilty of felonies, the panel thought that the civil fraud penalty was "excessive" at $464 million.

Legal experts complained about the decision, noting that the penalties aim to stop the unlawful behavior.

A proposal by Donald Trump’s commerce secretary that tech industry giant Intel should hand over an equity stake to the U.S. government in exchange for CHIPS Act funds set off laughter and incredulity on MSNBC on Thursday morning.

On Tuesday, Trump appointee Howard Lutnick made the suggestion during an appearance on CNBC, where he proposed, “We should get an equity stake for our money. So we’ll deliver the money, which was already committed under the Biden administration. We’ll get equity in return for it.”