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On Tuesday, Special Master Dearie made clear that he intended to side with the DOJ over the classified documents that it seized from Donald Trump’s home, after Trump failed to offer any evidence to support his claim that he was entitled to the documents. The next day, the Court of Appeals took a hint and…

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Donald Trump’s life as he knows it is clearly over. He has no political future. His future only consists of indictments, trials, prison, asset seizures, bankruptcy, and ruin. But a bunch of mini-Trumps are trying to seize control of Congress in just 49 days, and if they succeed, our lives will become a nightmare. If…

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Allen Weisselberg’s recent guilty plea looms larger now. Cooperation deal or not, his guilty plea removes 5th amendment protections for these specific crimes, and requires him to testify in federal criminal probes that result from the criminal referrals Letitia James made today. This isn’t some trick, or some contrarian idea. It’s simply standard procedure how…

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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced this morning that she has uncovered systemic fraud within the Trump Organization, and she’s bringing civil suits against Donald Trump and three of his kids, along with massive financial penalties. She’s also making federal criminal referrals against Trump. So even as the DOJ and Fulton County DA gear…

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When a malignant narcissist FINALLY reach the bottom, anything goes. And “anything goes” could be Donald Trump’s middle name. From griping that the FBI didn’t take their shoes off in Mar-A-Lago to marveling at the huge crowds at his tiny Ohio rally last weekend, there can be no doubt that Trump has fallen, and he’s…

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For some reason Donald Trump and his attorneys thought that Judge Raymond Dearie, who has been a federal judge since the 1980s and has a reputation and career to protect, would somehow be a favorable special master pick for them. Trump and his team are quickly finding out that things don’t work that way. Special…

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It’s no surprise that Donald Trump’s favorability has been dropping even further of late, and is now down in the low thirties in one new poll. The 1/6 public hearings, the FBI raid of his home, and the news that he stole classified secrets, have turned a number of people in the middle against him.…

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How cool is this? Bowzer from Sha Na Na is out there helping Democrats in competitive House races win in the midterms: Bowzer is a living legend. He performed at Woodstock. He’s name checked in Adam Sandler’s Chanukah Song. And he’s out there volunteering for Democratic midterm candidates. If he can do it, so can…

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Worth watching: Trump money man Tom Barrack goes on trial this week on charges of selling Trump White House influence to Middle Eastern governments. These are complex charges, so a conviction isn’t guaranteed – but it’s highly likely. If Barrack is convicted, he’ll have to cut a cooperation deal against Trump if he wants to…

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