FBI agents found papers “in uncovered areas” during the Mar-a-Lago search, according to a new report. And this despite assurances from Donald Trump’s team that such documents were secured with a lock. Meanwhile, Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, denied he was the “mole” who tipped off the FBI that classified documents were still being held at Mar-a-Lago after the former president claimed he turned over everything he had. he took with him after he left the White House. Speaking to former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, Kushner blamed the press for fueling the idea, singling out Trump’s psychologist niece Mary Trump for criticism. “It’s absolutely not true, categorically, by any measure,” he said. “But I think that’s more of a statement of the sad state of the media, where the weirder – especially if it involves me – then the media will write about it and make headlines.” President Joe Biden also vehemently denied receiving any warning about the raid on Trump’s Florida property.
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Biden appoints new Secret Service director amid scrutiny Jan. 6
Joe Biden has named a new director of the US Secret Service amid allegations that the agency failed to cooperate with a January 6 investigation directed by Congress. The president on Wednesday named Kim Cheatle, a veteran Secret Service official, to the director’s position as the agency tries to explain why text messages sent by agents on Jan. 6 were deleted after the agency was specifically ordered by the Homeland Security Office. Inspector General to maintain them. Read more at the Associated Press:
Biden appoints new Secret Service director amid scrutiny Jan. 6
President Joe Biden has named Kim Cheatle, a veteran Secret Service official, as the agency’s next director John Bowden25 August 2022 06:00 1661401383
Biden begins midterm rally in Maryland
Joe Biden will kick off the rally in Rockville, Maryland on Thursday to turn legislative achievements into political action. The event, in the safe Democratic Washington suburb of Rockville, Maryland, is intended to ease Biden into what White House aides say will be an aggressive season of defending his political victories and helping his party’s candidates. It comes as Democrats have seen their political hopes rebound in recent months amid a flurry of legacy-defining action by Mr. Biden and Congress. John Anzalone, the Biden pollster, said Democrats “are in a better position to compete because Joe Biden put us there.” “It doesn’t mean the wind is at our back,” he added. “But we have more of a breeze than a stormy hurricane in our face.” Shweta Sharma25 August 2022 05:23 1661400000
A government watchdog group successfully sued over the memo that led the Justice Department to clear Donald Trump of criminal wrongdoing in the Russia investigation. The document, drafted for Attorney General William Barr by lawyers working on the case, sheds light on the role of two Justice Department officials in determining that the Justice Department would drop Mr. Trump’s obstruction of justice charges, even though Robert Mueller had refused to do the same. . Read more at the Associated Press:
The memo sheds light on the decision to recuse Trump in the Russia investigation
Justice Department officials who reviewed then-President Donald Trump’s actions during the Russia investigation concluded that nothing he did, including firing the FBI director, rose to the level of obstruction of justice John Bowden25 August 2022 05:00 1661399819
Trump wants Mitch McConnell to emerge as GOP leader
Donald Trump yesterday called on Republicans to “immediately” oust Senator Mitch McConnell as Senate Minority Leader, accusing him of giving “trillions of dollars” to the “Radical Left”. Mr. Trump said, citing a story from The Federalist, that McConnell and his wife Elaine Chao allegedly have ties to China and called him a “Democratic pawn.” “Mitch McConnell is not a leader of the opposition, he is a pawn for the Democrats to get what they want,” Trump said in his statement. “He’s afraid of them and won’t do what needs to be done. A new Senate Republican leader should be chosen immediately!” Mr Trump launched attacks on Mr McConnell, whom he calls an “old crow” and his wife, after the Senate leader called out the former president for his role in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. He said Mr. McConnell allegedly gave the “radical left the trillions and trillions of dollars they keep demanding” and blamed him for failing to stop the passage of the landmark tax, climate and health care law known as the Affordable Care Act. reducing inflation. Shweta Sharma25 August 2022 04:56 1661398769
Trump Exacerbating GOP’s Growing Fundraising Problems, Ex-Sen.
Former Missouri US Senator Claire McCashill said all the “grassroots money is going to Donald Trump” as his supporters have poured all the money into funding his potential 2024 presidential bid. Mr. McCaskill said it makes it more difficult for Senate Republicans to raise money for the upcoming midterm elections. “There are a lot of people who got active in my state for the first time around Donald Trump,” Mr. McCaskill told MSNBC. “They remain slavishly loyal to him … one of the reasons Republicans are struggling with campaign donations, candidate donations, is that the grassroots money is all going to Trump. Not Marco Rubio or Dr Oz or JD Vance,” he added, referring to the main Senate candidates. “When they give $20 million of dark money to help, you know, in Ohio, you know they’re very concerned.” Shweta Sharma25 August 2022 04:39 1661396442
Trump appears to admit some documents seized by FBI were kept illegally at Mar-a-Lago, expert says
Donald Trump appeared to admit in court that he was in possession of presidential records at Mar-a-Lago without the consent of the National Archives. In a motion filed Monday, the president claimed that at least some of the hundreds of pages allegedly seized in at least two batches from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI were protected by “executive privilege,” meaning they related to his private conversations. Executives Branch. staff including the chairman. This appears to mean that these were government records and not personal documents protected by Mr. Trump’s attorney-client privilege. Read more in The Independent by Gino Spocchia:
Trump appears to admit that some documents were illegally removed from the White House
Lawyers for the former US president are proposing records covered by executive privilege John Bowden25 August 2022 04:00 1661392842
DeSantis says ‘woke’ 5 times in 19 seconds in culture war keynote
Ron DeSantis is leaning into his role as the GOP’s new culture war champion. Florida’s governor celebrated his primary victory Tuesday night with a speech that laid out what his general election target would be: Democrats and their “wokeness.” Read more from John Bowden in The Independent:
DeSantis says ‘woke’ 5 times in 19 seconds in culture war keynote
The Florida governor is considered to be the leading candidate for 2024 John Bowden25 August 2022 03:00 1661389242
Jan. 6 issue blames Trump advisers, Gaetz for Laura Loomer’s defeat
Ali Alexander, the Stop the Steal activist who was investigated for his role in rallying Trump supporters outside the Capitol before the Jan. 6 attack began, is none too happy about Laura Loomer’s loss. Florida Congress. In a Telegram post, Mr. Alexander shared his thoughts on the evidence surrounding Donald Trump, who he blamed for Ms. Loomer’s narrow loss to incumbent Daniel Webster. Ms. Loomer did not admit this, baselessly claiming fraud. John Bowden25 August 2022 02:00 1661385642
Trump documentary creator Alex Holder says Eric is afraid of Don Jr. and their father is ‘very insecure’
Alex Holder, the documentarian whose video was subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee, spoke about the Trump family dynamic during an AMA on Reddit this week. Among the issues discussed was Mr Holder’s claim that Eric Trump, the younger of Trump’s two adult sons, is “afraid” of his older brother. Read more from Gustaf Kilander of the Independent:
Trump Documentary Maker Alex Holder Says Eric Is Afraid Of Don Jr.
“Eric probably looks less like his father, but I’m only saying that because Don Jr. and Ivanka look a lot like their old man.” John Bowden25 August 2022 01:00 1661382007
Who Is Rebecca Jones, the ‘Covid Talker’ Challenging Matt Gaetz in Florida?
A so-called “Covid lobbyist” is challenging Matt Gaetz for his US House seat in November after winning her congressional primary on Tuesday. Rebecca Jones has been fired from the Florida State Department of Health and claims her firing stemmed from her refusal to manipulate data to paint a more rosy picture of Ron DeSandis’ response to the pandemic. But officials looking into the matter said there was no evidence to substantiate her claims. Read more in The Independent about this Democrat hoping to oust a top Donald Trump ally in his new home state.
Rebekah Jones, the whistleblower challenging Matt Gaetz in Florida?
Scientist has become a celebrity in Florida after claiming she was forced out of her job because she refused to manipulate data John Bowden25 August 2022 00:00
