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1 day ago

Trump Ally Tells Fox's Maria Bartiromo His Kid Still Has Nightmares' About Him Being Jailed by Big, Bad Biden'

Biden-era FBI seizure of a congressman’s phone and DOJ handling of the case caused family trauma, while DOJ agreed to return the phone and destroy data.
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5 months ago

DOJ Withheld Proof They Knew Their Assault of LaMonica McIver Was "Bad" before They Charged Her - emptywheel

And it argued that when ICE assaults members of Congress it still must be treated as an assault on ICE unprotected by Speech and Debate. The Government respectfully asserts that any assault upon a federal officer should qualify as an act that is "clearly non-legislative" given that such an act is clearly an "illegitimate activity." And it would be clearly non-legislative whether the arrest that triggered the assault took place outside the Security Gate or inside of Delaney Hall.
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5 months ago

It's Not Even Close': CNN Legal Analyst Pumps the Brakes on Trump's Claim That Democrats Committed Sedition

A video urging military and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders does not meet legal standards for seditious conspiracy and is constitutionally protected speech.
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6 months ago

She Needs an Intervention': Conservative Radio Star Erick Erickson Declares There's Something Wrong With Nancy Mace'

There's something wrong with Nancy Mace, and I'm not a fan of hers, and it's increasingly because she's not mentally well, and it really clear she's mentally well. And I don't know if she has friends who can do an intervention with her, but Nancy Mace needs a real intervention. I'm actually worried about her if she doesn't win this gubernatorial primary, and I don't think she's going to. There's something really not right about Nancy Mace mentally.
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