Humiliated Republican pulls plug on interview as embarrassing new details trickle outSen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who went from obscurity to late-night punchline after his "gotcha" attack on former special counsel Jack Smith collapsed, has pulled out of a scheduled TV appearance as embarrassing details about the episode keep surfacing, according to the Daily Beast.Schmitt tried to bait...Raw Story5d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeEric Schmittsenate hearing on voting rights
Chief Justice John Roberts shunned by his neighbors as backlash over Trump rulings growsChief Justice John Roberts has spent more than 20 summers at his home on a small island off the coast of Maine, but now many of his neighbors there have backed away from him or even demonstrate against him.The New York Times interviewed more than two dozen residents over the summer about Hupper Isla...Raw Story6d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeJohn Robertssupreme court backlash
'You don't even make sense': Fury as CNN conservative defends MAGA senator's epic flopCNN panelists piled on to a conservative commentator who defended a Republican senator's failed ambush of former special counsel Jack Smith.Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) attempted to link Smith to a conspiracy to take down Donald Trump with a Georgia prosecutor by placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game in ...Raw Story7d agoWhole story →GovernmentEric Schmittsenate hearing on jack smith
Republicans at each other's throats over 'pretty damn disgusting' remarks from MAGA govTexas Republicans are turning on Gov. Greg Abbott, accusing their own party leader of pouring gasoline on a racism scandal instead of putting it out.The firestorm started Sunday when Bo French, the GOP nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo of University of Texas football fans, "mos...Raw Story22d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeGreg Abbotttexas racism scandal
'Die in hell': Ex-DOJ lawyer blames 2 GOP senators for death threats onslaughtWASHINGTON — Former Justice Department lawyer Elizabeth Oyer has posted a video to YouTube blaming Missouri Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley for an onslaught of hate messages and death threats she has received.“Hey everybody,” Oyer said in the video. “I started getting death threats aft...Raw Story2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeJosh HawleyEric Schmittblanche nomination hearing
