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  • 'Honey hush': Alina Habba skewered for claiming judges try to make her look incompetent

    Former President Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba claimed Tuesday she has been made to look incompetent by judges and that fellow Trump attorney Todd Blanche, recently scolded for "losing all credibility," had been subjected to the same treatment. During an appearance on Newsmax, Habba defended the questionable performance of Trump's lead attorney in his criminal hush money case during a hearing over 10 possible violations of his limited gag order. "This is the same methodology some judges have...

  • FBI director smacks down Trump’s promise to have DOJ probe political rivals: report

    Former President Donald Trump last year said that if he's elected a second time, he will order the Department of Justice to investigate his political rivals.In an exclusive Tuesday interview with NBC News, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray — who was appointed by Trump — smacked down Trump's order, saying that he will ensure officials follow protocol no matter what.Wray told NBC's Lester Holt "that, as long as he is FBI director, he is 'going to make sure we do the right...

  • Lara Trump vows RNC will 'physically handle the ballots' in 2024 presidential election

    Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump, the newly-minted co-chair of the Republican National Committee, vowed that the party will be getting its hands on ballots directly in order to ensure no funny business in the 2024 election."We now have the ability at the RNC not just to have poll watchers — people standing in polling locations — but people who can physically handle the ballots," she said in an interview on the far-right Newsmax cable network on Tuesday.Asked if her paid...

  • 'It just went downhill': George Conway shares favorite moment from Trump's gag order fight

    Donald Trump's attorney Tuesday evoked pity from one of the former president's most vocal critics as he faced off against New York City prosecutors in a contentious gag order fight. Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway told CNN viewers Tuesday night that Todd Blanche's struggle to put a good spin Trump's social media outbursts to Judge Juan Merchan — who barked back "you're losing all credibility" — was hard to watch. "I almost felt bad for Todd Blanche," Conway said. "But that's what...

  • 'Devastating blow': lawyer highlights Trump hush money trial witness' bombshell testimony

    A background witness in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial delivered a "devastating blow" in his testimony Tuesday, according to a trial lawyer watching the case. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker took the stand in Manhattan's criminal court to detail stories cooked up to damage Trump's political rivals during his 2016 presidential campaign and, in doing so, did significant damage to Trump's defense, argued criminal defense attorney Stacy Schneider. "This is...

  • 'Very Mafioso': Watergate prosecutor slams Trump's reported offer to pardon his body man

    Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman had some harsh words for former President Donald Trump over his apparent desire to preemptively pardon body man Walt Nauta for his assistance in concealing stolen classified documents in the Mar-a-Lago case.This comes after federal Judge Aileen Cannon unsealed a trove of documents about the case, revealing the extent to which Trump was warned to return the records he took from the White House."This is typical Donald Trump," said Akerman to MSNBC's Joy...

  • Trump hush money trial transcripts go live amid historic criminal case

    The New York City court where former President Donald Trump stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up payments to an adult film star has published the transcripts from the first day of his trial. It can read here. The 120-page document details the dialogue of Trump's first day in the Manhattan criminal courtroom where he and his attorneys face off against District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his legal team. "Good morning, your Honor, counsel, members of the jury," begins Matthew...

  • 'Great job': Legal expert says hush money prosecutor just made a smart tactical move

    Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made a smart tactical move by choosing David Pecker as his first witness in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, according to former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance.Vance appeared on MSNBC Tuesday to explain to Katie Phang why she felt the former head of the National Enquirer made a great "kick-off" witness in the first of Trump's four criminal trials. "Well, it was smart, Katie, and I am reminded that it was you who first said that...

  • Mitch McConnell: Tucker Carlson 'ended up where he should have been all along'

    U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday took aim at former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in response to a question about the recent passing of the $95.3 billion bipartisan foreign aid bill. About $60 billion of the bill will be used to assist Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this year. Axios notes, "It's not the first time McConnell has publicly criticized Carlson, also blasting the anchor for his...

  • 'Such a joke': Trump trial reporter shares what made her 'laugh out loud' in court

    Legal analyst Lisa Rubin Tuesday said testimony presented in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial made her "laugh out loud."Rubin shared this moment of levity with MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace during a panel discussion of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker's testimony on efforts to cast Trump as an "eligible bachelor.""One of the things that made me laugh out loud today is when he described Donald Trump as 'one of the world's most eligible bachelors' without any...

  • 'It feels pretty silly': Columnist roasts Fox News for fawning Trump trial coverage

    Fox News host Jesse Watters’ coverage of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial is raising eyebrows for the praise he lavishes upon the former president and the basic facts about courtroom proceedings he seems not to understand, a new analysis shows. Among his confused viewers is Vanity Fair’s political correspondent Bess Levin, who targeted Watters Tuesday with a quick fact check and a joking prediction for Fox News. ALSO READ: Busted: Paul Gosar campaign consultant linked to antisemitism...

  • 'Can't look weak': Expert says Trump lawyer stuck between a 'crazy' rock and a hard place

    Former president Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche is stuck between a rock and a hard place in the form of a "crazy, unreasonable client," according to former federal prosecutor Harry Litman. Litman's analysis Tuesday came on the heels of proceedings in the criminal hush money trial that saw Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Trump's lawyers debating whether the former president had violated his gag order. Trump's lawyer, Blanche, was ridiculed by legal experts who said he failed to...