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Stephen Miller privately fears ‘prison cell’ awaits him despite Trump pardons: reportsStephen Miller has privately voiced a fear that pardon power won't be enough to protect him once President Donald Trump leaves office. A new Zeteo profile of the White House deputy chief of staff, highlighted Wednesday by emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler, reported that Miller has told people he believes local and state prosecutors are out to put him in a…
Fury after 'deeply unwell' Trump babbles about new states at ​rally: 'Complete insanity'President Donald Trump once again brought back his obsession with annexing Canada at his rally on Wednesday. "Canada will become the 51st state," Trump proclaimed to the crowd. "Just like Greenland" — referencing his other ongoing fixation on taking a foreign territory. Commenters on social media could only shake their head in pity. "Complete insanity.…
‘Scum of the earth!’ Trump floats shocking punishment for government leakersPresident Donald Trump called for extreme punishment for government leakers Wednesday, delivering a startling warning during an Arizona rally as he railed against disclosures about U.S. military operations. Trump made the eyebrow-raising remarks while discussing leaked information about the timing of a U.S. military operation against Iran, arguing that…
'Can't live': Tearful ICE agent says he was 'forced' into Trump crackdown after chargesA tearful federal agent facing assault charges tied to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown told a judge he “can’t live” because of a job he was “forced” to do. Gregory Morgan Jr., an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, made the remarks while testifying at a federal court hearing, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Tuesday. U.S.…
'Shocked' union leader issues legal threat after GOP twists his words to attack DemA New York Teamsters leader wants a Republican-aligned group to stop airing a Maine Senate ad that puts words in his mouth about Democrat Troy Jackson , NBC News reported on Wednesday. Gregory Floyd, president of Teamsters Local 237, had his lawyers send a letter dated October 13 to Senate Leadership Fund Executive Director Alex Latcham, telling the…
Trump makes a startling admission to Arizona rally crowd: ‘I hated to do it’President Donald Trump admitted Wednesday that he expected gasoline prices to soar after launching military strikes against Iran, revealing that he initially expected an even bigger spike. Speaking at a rally in Arizona, Trump defended his months-long military campaign, claiming Iran had been just two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon when he…
Trump DOJ cornered as judges treat it like misbehaving ‘children’: ex-prosecutorA former federal prosecutor believes judges fed up with President Donald Trump's Justice Department are using a tactic every parent knows. Joyce Vance, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, said on Wednesday's episode of "Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance" with legal expert Katie Phang that courts start treating the government with…
Trump plotting ‘alternative White House’ at Mar-a-Lago bankrolled by oligarchs: biographerA Trump biographer believes the president's latest overture to Moscow is the opening move in a plan reaching far past his term. Michael Wolff said in a Tuesday episode of "Inside Trump's Head," the podcast he co-hosts with Joanna Coles, that President Donald Trump's recent deal to buy Russian diesel is the "first stage" of an effort to cash in on his…
Trump shoots himself in the foot as his own posts hand him court loss: attorneyPresident Donald Trump's own social media posts undercut his lawyers in court and helped hand him a loss, a free speech attorney said. Conor Fitzpatrick, chief supervising attorney for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, told CNN's Laura Coates on Tuesday that Judge Timothy Kelly , a Trump appointee, ruled against Trump's White House…