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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Trump’s post celebrating Mueller’s death on Meet the Press, saying the president and his family have endured investigations and the Mar-a-Lago raid, and urged empathy for what they’ve been through, while not explicitly endorsing the death celebration.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has requested Judge Aileen Cannon to bar former President Donald Trump from making inflammatory statements about law enforcement, following Trump's claims that the FBI planned to assassinate him during the Mar-a-Lago raid. Smith argues that Trump's false allegations endanger law enforcement officers and compromise the integrity of the proceedings. Trump's campaign has criticized the motion as an attempt to silence him and interfere with the presidential campaign.
Nicolle Wallace criticized Nikki Haley for betraying her voters by supporting Donald Trump, despite his past mockery of her husband's military service. The article also covers various controversies involving Trump, including his hush money trial, claims about the FBI, and Justice Alito's actions post-2020 election.
Former GOP Representative Liz Cheney urged Republicans in Congress to stand up against former President Donald Trump's claims that President Joe Biden authorized deadly force during the 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid. Trump, facing 40 felony charges related to classified documents, has pleaded not guilty and accused the DOJ of planning to use lethal force. The FBI stated that the operation followed standard protocol. Cheney criticized Trump as "unstable and dangerous" and called on Republicans to act against him.
Donald Trump claimed that President Joe Biden authorized the FBI to use deadly force against him during the Mar-a-Lago raid, sparking a frenzy among right-wing media and MAGA supporters. Fox News amplified the narrative, questioning whether the FBI's standard policy document indicated a plot to kill Trump. The FBI clarified that it followed normal procedures, and no special measures were taken during the raid. Despite the heated rhetoric, Fox News' coverage of the claim diminished after its morning opinion shows.
Vice President Kamala Harris breaks the White House's silence on the prosecutions of Donald Trump and others involved in the campaign to overturn the 2020 election, stating that those responsible should be held accountable. Special counsel Jack Smith continues his investigation into attorney Sidney Powell's activities in Georgia, focusing on her fundraising efforts to prove 2020 election conspiracy theories. Additionally, it has been revealed that Trump was warned by his attorney that if he did not comply with the government's efforts to retrieve classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, the FBI could search the property.