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'Just put me there': Rudy Giuliani pushes to be Trump's next attorney general

Lindell TV host Cara Castronuova pressed for President Donald Trump to name former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani as his next attorney general.

During a Tuesday interview with Giuliani, Castronuova reviewed the requirements for a MAGA attorney general.

"There's a lot of things, a lot of Trump supporters and people that voted for the president are looking for," she noted. "A lot of things that we voted for when we voted for President Trump in 2024. One would be somebody that would go after fighting weaponization, that would go after issues like the 2020 election, like J6 prosecutions, like rogue judges, and so many other things."

"I have so much respect for the president," Giuliani gushed. "He's more than just a president. He's somebody that I consider a very, very close personal friend. I worry about him constantly. I pray for him all the time for reasons that you know, because he's a man in danger. And probably no one that knows it better than I do."

"Nobody's investigating the attempted assassination of the president the way I would have when I put the mafia in jail or when I did 100 murders," he continued. "Well, I think I could straighten out the Justice Department. You don't have to make me attorney general. Just put me there for three months. And before I'm finished, there'll be a new Justice Department. And the left-wing press will want to get me disbarred, but you'll find out that I am."

Castronuova pointed out that the attorney general did not need to be a lawyer.

"As you know right now, MAGA is sort of at war, but both sides can agree that somebody like you or somebody that would really fight weaponization would be a really ideal pick," the Lindell TV host said. "Like if someone easily passed Senate confirmation, that probably means they're not the right person right now to clean up anything."

Giuliani complained that the current Justice Department wouldn't show him probable cause after an earlier administration served a search warrant on his apartment.

"A lot of people are lawyers that shouldn't be," he remarked. "I'm someone that should be a lawyer, and I was thrown out for reasons that are un-American, and reasons that really have to do with the fact that we went through five years of the dark ages."

Castronuova insisted that Giuliani "would be perfect" as attorney general.

"Like in the bad times, I got to witness your courage and your strength," she recalled. "We didn't know President Trump was going to get reelected. We didn't know we were going to make a comeback the way that we did. And you never bent. Like your backbone stayed intact."

"So that's why I'm advocating for you," she added. "I hope you don't mind that I'm doing that."

"I don't mind," Giuliani replied. "I have no doubt that I could reform the Justice Department."

"I know it better than anyone else. I've probably been in it longer than anyone else. In a lot of different positions, including a law clerk to a federal judge, so I know the judiciary," he said. "But politically, it's a very difficult choice. And also within his administration, you know, there are people that don't want people around who are associated with his past because they think that's bad for him politically."

Eric Swalwell officially resigns from Congress facing sex misconduct allegations

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) officially announced his resignation from Congress after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.

"I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me, however, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make," Swalwell wrote on Tuesday in his resignation letter.

"Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong," he continued. "But it's also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress effective at 2:00 PM ET on April 14, 2026."

"I will work with my staff in the coming days to ensure they are able, in my absence, to serve the needs of the good people of the 14th congressional district."

GOP senator blasts 'grotesque' sex abuse from lawmakers — and hurls Trump under the bus

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) had a word of warning for any "older guy" who did not "leave young women alone."

After Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced he was resigning from Congress in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson asked the Wisconsin Republican to reflect on the Democrat's ouster.

"If you're, again, there's just lines you do not cross, particularly when you're an older guy," the senator advised. "I mean, you just, you leave young women alone, okay? And certainly young women that work for you. Again, it's just, it's grotesque, it's totally inappropriate. And people need to be held accountable."

The senator suggested that accountability should also extend to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein.

"Then on top of that, listen, I'm as curious as anybody about Epstein, okay?" he explained. "I'm all for accountability. I think the victims of Epstein and the other perpetrators of those potential crimes should be held accountable."

"But the whole Epstein investigation, the requirement of having to go through millions of documents, trying to redact," he added. "And again, we don't know, are those all the documents? Have they been doctored to some extent? I mean, they're in the hands of the radical left for years."

Johnson's comments come as President Donald Trump has faced scrutiny over his own ties to Epstein.

The two were photographed together at parties in the 1990s, and Trump once called Epstein a "terrific guy" who likes "beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side." Trump is also set to present a journalism award this month to the Wall Street Journal reporters who broke the story of a "bawdy" letter Trump reportedly sent Epstein for his 50th birthday — a story Trump later sued the outlet over for $10 billion. A federal judge recently dismissed the case, giving Trump two weeks to refile.

Trump has denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.

Johnson also expressed skepticism that the full truth about Epstein would ever emerge.

"And I have no faith, just like JFK files. I don't think we're ever really gonna get the truth on the JFK assassination... My guess is the same thing's true with Epstein files as well," Ron Johnson said.

Mike Lindell gripes about MyPillow relocation: 'A woke company bought our building'

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell complained that his factory was forced to relocate after "a woke company bought our building."

During a Tuesday interview on Steve Bannon's War Room program, Lindell revealed that he was selling merchandise out of the back of semi-trucks after being forced to move from the MyPillow factory.

"You're fighting them once, you're fighting them now as running for governor," Bannon explained. "You've been one of the leaders of election integrity in the stolen 2020 election. But what people are most interested in is those semis and what deals are you prepared to make, sir?"

"Yes, everybody, as you all know, by now, we had to move; a woke company bought our building," Lindell replied. "So we had to move into a new factory, but that's been a blessing for the War Room posse because we now — it's a little less than three semis full of product that we're closing out for good."

"You guys, free shipping right to your front door," the pillow executive promised. "They're all discounted. So now's the time... use that promo code."

'Showed great respect': Mike Johnson praises Trump over 'sacrilegious' Jesus post

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said President Donald Trump shared an image of himself as Jesus because he didn't view it as "sacrilegious."

On Tuesday, Johnson told CNN's Veronica Stracqualursi that he contacted the president after he posted the sacrilegious image.

"Was it blasphemy?" the reporter wondered.

"I talked with the president about it as soon as I saw it and told him that I don't think it was being received in the same way he intended it," Johnson replied. He agreed, and he pulled it down. That was the right thing to do."

"He explained how he saw that, and I don't think he thought it was sacrilegious at all," he said.

Johnson insisted that Trump "showed great respect to others by removing it."

'Dropped a bomb': Fox News confronts acting AG with Melania's Epstein claims

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted that the Department of Justice has released all files on Jeffrey Epstein after First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise announcement calling for men who conspired with the sex offender to face consequences.

"The First Lady dropped a bomb at the White House," Fox News host Bill Hemmer told Blanche on Tuesday. "A number of questions that come off of this. Did you know she was going to make that statement? Did you have information prior? Will you act on her request before Congress?"

"And when you remember what the president said," the Fox News host added, "when you give all the files out there, the innocent people are going to be hurt. And we've seen that to some degree."

"So, no, the first lady does not check with me before she speaks to the American people," Blanche revealed. "And I wouldn't expect her to. But what she said rings true to me. And what I mean by that is there have been tons of false narratives around her and her relationship or lack thereof... so I get her frustration and complaints, and I readily agree with it as far as her call to Congress."

Blanche insisted that Epstein survivors should contact the FBI.

"We will take it seriously no matter what," he claimed. "And so her call to Congress to have witnesses come forward and testify is not inconsistent with what the Department of Justice and President Trump, frankly, has been saying for many years."

"You have the authority to go ahead and release more, do you not?" Hemmer wondered.

"No, we have released everything," Blanche insisted. "So listen, we reviewed six million pieces of paper. What we released were anything associated with the Epstein files. So there, we are not sitting on a single piece of paper. Nothing. Nothing that should be released."

"If we find something else tomorrow, we'll release it," he remarked. "But we said to Congress, any congressman can come in and spend as much time as they want looking at everything unredacted. And if you think we should be doing something, congressman or congresswoman, let us know and we will, we will do it. And so we have that, I don't know how this department or this president can be more transparent than saying American people, here is every single document in our entire database."

Trump judges block contempt hearings that would punish government officials

A three-judge composed mostly of jurists appointed by Donald Trump blocked ongoing criminal contempt hearings as U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg was considering sanctions after government attorneys violated his order to halt deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.

Last year, Boasberg found there was "probable cause" to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt for defying him by sending a Venezuelan man to the CECOT prison in El Salvador.

In an order on Monday, the panel of three judges — Neomi Rao (Trump), Justin R. Walker (Trump), and J. Michelle Childs (Biden) — ruled that the criminal case could be assigned to a new judge and that Boasberg's contempt hearing must end.

"[T]he district court is directed to terminate its criminal contempt proceedings in this case," the order said.

The Tuesday order also dissolved an administrative stay Boasberg put in place.

'People are not buying it': Trump loses right-wing Lindell TV with latest stunt

The right-wing Lindell TV network refused to take President Donald Trump at his word after he claimed an image of him as Jesus was really meant to present him as a doctor.

At a White House event on Monday, Trump was asked if he intended to compare himself to the Christian savior over the weekend.

"I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with Red Cross as a Red Cross worker there, which we support," Trump insisted to reporters.

"I'm not sure that people are going to buy that as the excuse," Lindell TV anchor Kristi Leigh noted. "But, I mean, he certainly doesn't look like a doctor in that picture. So I don't know about that."

"A lot of people are not buying it," Lindell TV correspondent Cara Castronuova observed. "But that was President Trump's response. I didn't think that he was going to talk to the press today, but he did."

"I think they felt that he should address this because it really was a lot of backlash, as you know, in social media, especially from Christian groups and even some non-Christians as well," she added.

Charlie Kirk Show condemns 'blasphemy from our president' after Trump shares Jesus pic

Podcasters Andrew Kolvet, Blake Neff, and Joshua Haymes spoke out against President Donald Trump after he shared an image that appeared to compare himself to Jesus Christ.

The three podcasters addressed the president's latest stunt after he admitted to posting a photo of himself appearing to be Christ. The president, however, claimed that the image depicted him as a doctor rather than the Christian savior.

"I hated it. I hated it so much. I didn't like it at all. It screamed blasphemy, honestly," Haymes said. "I don't know Donald J. Trump's heart. But he does not strike me as the type of man who is in love with his Savior, Jesus, the type of man who is in full submission to Jesus Christ and his law, who wakes up every morning and goes to the Word of God as his ultimate and infallible authority. He doesn't strike me as that kind of guy."

"And I think it's good for us as Christians to voice that and make it very clear that, hey, we are not going to accept blasphemy from our president," he added.

Haymes later pulled out his Bible to make a point about blasphemy.

"I want to issue this warning from scripture, because you mentioned exactly what I have noticed as well, which is, uh, even his thought process may not have been blasphemy," he explained. "It was just people love me here. I'm putting it out there. They're praising me. I'm putting it out there."

"And so I want to read Acts chapter 12, verse 21," he added. "On an appointed day, Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to the people. And the people were shouting, the voice of God, the voice of God, not a man. Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and breathed his last."

"Now, I read that because I really like Donald Trump. And I want him to — I want to see him in heaven. I want to enjoy company with him in eternity."

'Let's hang him': GOP lawmaker floats death penalty for Eric Swalwell

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) called for the hanging of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) following allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

In an interview on Monday, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson asked Ogles what should happen to Swalwell if the allegations against him were true.

"There's going to be expulsion articles," Ogles explained. "My guess is they drop tomorrow against him, and I think they'll succeed. I think there's multiple Democrats, I can't name them per se, have said that they would sign on. And so I would, I would expect him to be gone as well."

"But when you're targeting, and you're a predator, and you're raping young women, let's hang him," he continued. "Rapists should be hung, period. No questions."

He then appeared to backtrack after realizing what he said could be construed as a threat against a Congress member.

"And so now I'm not, I don't want the Secret Service to come," he said. "I'm not talking about Eric Swalwell. I'm not threatening a member of Congress. But the point is, we've got to say enough is enough."

'You're not God': Even MAGA TV lays into Trump after Jesus meme

MAGA TV anchors David Brody, Terrance Bates and Allison Haunss criticized President Donald Trump after he compared himself to Jesus Christ on social media.

In an image posted to Truth Social late Sunday, Trump seemed to liken himself to the Christian savior. The image created outcry — much of it from the president's supporters.

"Let me be very clear," Brody said on Monday morning. "Take this down, Mr. President. Look, you've done a lot of great work defending Judeo-Christian principles since you've glided down that golden escalator."

"But you're not God," he continued. "You're flawed. I'm flawed. All of us are flawed. Every single one of us are."

"Now, I love so much of what this president has done, so don't misread anything when it comes to that. But.. I'm going to call it as I see it when I disagree, and I vehemently disagree in this situation."

Bates insisted that he didn't get the point the president was trying to make.

"I looked and... I kind of was trying to figure out, okay, what's he trying to say here?" the anchor said. "And it's taking me until now to really kind of digest this. And I just don't get the point. I agree with you. Take it down. But what point are you trying to make here, Mr. President? I don't understand it. And whatever the point is, I'm not so sure you're going to convince me that this is appropriate."

"Well, I'd have to agree, but the question is, what is the point?" Haunss asked.

Brody insisted that Trump was trying to show he was doing God's work but had gone about it the wrong way.

"The problem here is the red robe and him being the central figure in it," the anchor explained. "If you're going to be saying that, then you're part of, if you will, God's army, right? Aren't we all trying to do the best for the kingdom? So go smaller in the picture, put God at the front of it, and you in the background, you're not the foreground, Mr. President. You're not."

"And that's my point, guys," he added. "And I'm pretty stringent and very serious about this. To be clear, I just want to be clear, I love so much of what President Trump has done in both terms, a lot of stuff. But this is this is not right. He needs to take it down."

'Inflation's exploding!' Alex Jones yells at Trump ally Roger Stone in Iran war clash

Right-wing host Alex Jones clashed with longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone after the conspiracy theorist called for the 25th Amendment to be used to remove the president of the United States.

In an interview on Friday, Jones spoke to Stone about President Donald Trump's decision to attack him in a Truth Social post over a disagreement about the war in Iran.

"Just be honest. This was not healthy for Trump to come out and attack everybody. Obviously, it only makes me bigger," Jones said. "This is very destructive of the midterms to attack Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, and some of the most other popular people saying we're low IQ idiots, while he literally has Mark Levin sitting in his lap and Laura Loomer, you know, sitting on his shoulder like a demonic parrot."

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about," Stone replied. "So, Alex, yes, it just probably makes your brand bigger, but you need to get back on the Trump train fully. We could have Kamala Harris if you think that would have been preferable."

"Roger, I get all of that!" a frustrated Jones shouted. "My point is that the war is extremely unpopular and also make it — the inflation's exploding!"

"We had a narrow window," he added. "His economic plan was great. If we have inflation, which oil and gas and fertilizers is the base of, then that derails his plan."

For his part, Stone insisted that Trump's war with Iran "will be over faster than people think it will be."

"Better be!" Jones snapped.

Trump officially proposes dramatic change to DC landmark despite lawsuit

President Donald Trump has officially submitted plans to dramatically alter a Washington, D.C., landmark, even though he is being sued over the potential changes.

In a design proposal sent to the Trump-appointed members of the Commission of Fine Arts, the White House said it would have the Eisenhower Executive Office Building painted bright white. The French Second Empire-style building that houses much of the president's team is currently slate gray.

According to the proposal, the building has drawn criticism since its completion in 1888 because of its "highly ornate design." It was designated a national historic landmark in 1969.

The DC Preservation League and Cultural Heritage Partners filed suit last year after Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that he was considering painting the building.

"Gray is for funerals," Trump complained at the time, insisting that bright white paint would be "a great addition to Washington."

The president has sought to leave his mark on the nation's capital by paving over the Rose Garden, demolishing the East Wing to make way for a ballroom, renovating several White House rooms in Mar-a-Lago style, and painting the Kennedy Center's golden pillars white.

Insider claims Melania's Epstein speech was plot to get Trump: 'She hates her husband'

Author Michael Wolff argued that First Lady Melania Trump called on Congress to hold hearings on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because she "hates" her husband, President Donald Trump.

In a video posted on Friday, Wolff reacted to the first lady's speech by noting that it "contradicts much of the evidence, known timeline, and much of what Epstein has directly said about her."

Melania Trump claimed that although she attended parties with Epstein, she was not friends with him or his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Wolff sued the first lady last year after he claimed she threatened him with a $1 billion lawsuit to muzzle his reporting on her alleged ties to Epstein, who communicated extensively with the author.

"We know that she's unhappy about my lawsuit against her," Wolff said. "But is this an effort to influence the judge? It's a Trump judge, by the way. Or intimidate the judge? Intimidation is, of course, what my case against her is about."

He speculated that Melania Trump might be "getting out in front" of a story about her.

"And then the other, perhaps obvious point might just be that she hates her husband," Wolff continued. "He's the one who got her into this Epstein mess. He's the one now threatening to damage the Melania brand. She's p-----."

"And in a way, what she's doing is saying to Congress and perhaps to a future Democratic Congress on the horizon, investigate the son of a b----," he added.

Mistress of Kristi Noem's husband reveals how ICE shootings wrecked his home life

The husband of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly admitted things got "really bad at home" after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota.

Texts and phone call recordings obtained by The Daily Mail detailed sex worker Shy Sotomayor's years-long relationship with Bryon Noem, who was said to enjoy cross-dressing and dreamed of becoming a woman named Chrystal.

Sotomayor said she confronted the Homeland Security secretary's husband after discovering his true identity late last year.

"Besides the fact of who your wife is, no one is prettier than me. No one is as powerful," the woman told him. "So much better than your wife, aren't I?"

"You're so much better," he replied.

Although Byron Noem talked about leaving his wife for Sotomayor, that changed after Good and Pretti were shot to death by immigration officers.

"Did you think that I wouldn't find out who you were?" she asked during a January 10 conversation.

"I knew you knew," Byron Noem admitted.

Sotomayor revealed that the secretary's husband became distraught and cut off contact following the shooting of Good.

"Really bad at home. Really bad. I've got to go and figure me out. It's bad. Sorry and thank you," he explained. "I've got to stop everything and focus on me. Thank you. I'll be deleting all my stuff."

"Is it because of everything going on right now with ICE?" Sotomayor asked.

"And life," Byron Noem said.

"Yeah I'm sure it's stressful," Sotomayor wrote back.

Only two weeks later, Byron Noem contacted her again.

"I do like my wife and I know you don't," he texted.

"To be honest. She's not [very] likable," Sotomayor said. "There's no female compared to me. Especially your wife."

"True!!!" he exclaimed.

"Like being honest, idk how you can be with her," Sotomayor said before pressing him about Kristi Noem shooting the family's puppy.

"So stupid people talk about that. So stupid," Byron Noem complained. "Let's talk about something else... People are clueless."

President Donald Trump fired Kristi Noem earlier this year after rumors that she had an affair with adviser Corey Lewandowski.