Rudy Giuliani was the subject a swift and comical fact check Monday from the Arizona attorney general who successfully subpoenaed him to appear in court. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes detailed the many ways her office attempted to serve Rudy Giuliani before issuing the court summons at the former New York City mayor's 80th birthday in Florida. "We had the attempted on multiple occasions in multiple ways to serve Mr. Giuliani our agents had traveled to New York City to try to serve him," Mayes said. "We were not allowed in his building there where he lives. We stayed there for two days." ...
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The Daily Show Host Jon Stewart Monday skewered far-right media pundits over what he described as a hypocritical condemnation of victimhood culture in which they paint themselves as the biggest victims. Stewart lashed out at Fox News hosts such as Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham for their repeated and public rants against "woke cancel culture" he argued had nothing on them. "This is their identity now," Stewart said. "They say what they want if you get upset about it, you don't believe in freedom." Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. Stewart's live a...
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Former President Donald Trump faced condemnation Monday after sharing a video in support of his reelection campaign in which appear the words "Unified Reich." President Joe Biden's campaign shared posted Monday night a screen shot of the video that appears to be a Truth Social post from Trump. "Trump posts a new ad foreshadowing a second Trump term that says he will create a 'UNIFIED REICH,'" the message reads, "echoing Nazi Germany." Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. ALSO READ: ‘Outrageous’: Army reservist with KKK ties still in the military The w...
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Former President Donald Trump has been pushing a demand that President Joe Biden submit to a drug test right before their upcoming debate — based on an evidence-free conspiracy theory that Biden is somehow getting pumped up to maintain his alertness when at public speaking events. On the far-right Newsmax network in conversation with Eric Bolling, the former president's daughter-in-law Lara Trump, who now holds a senior position at the Republican National Committee, echoed this demand. ALSO READ: Wisconsin GOP details aftermath of $2.3 million theft Want more breaking political news? Click for...
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Former President Donald Trump's witness at his Manhattan criminal trial raised a massive stir after his conduct forced Judge Juan Merchan to clear the courtroom — but that's not all that happened. Merchan further threatened that he would remove Robert Costello from the witness stand if there were any further breaches of decorum in the courtroom, according to court transcripts obtained by Lawfare's Anna Bower. Costello, the former legal adviser for Trump's estranged attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, was called to court at Trump's insistence — reportedly over the misgivings of some of his legal ...
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The financial problems plaguing former President Donald Trump's media company and social platform appear not to be getting any better, according to a new analysis. The Daily Beast reported Monday that Trump Media, the publicly traded parent company of Trump Social, reported a net loss of nearly $330 million in the first three months of 2024. "Trump Media...reported $770,500 in revenue—crediting its “nascent advertising initiative”—down from $1.1 million last year," the report states. "However, it also reported a net loss of $327.6 million during the first three months of the year, as compared ...
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Michael Cohen's credibility with the hush money trial jury is in the pits after a chaotic day in Manhattan criminal court, according to former President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer. William Brennan appeared Monday on CNN's "The Situation Room" to discuss the conclusion of Cohen's cross examination at the hands of Trump's lead attorney Todd Blanche. "Stealing from his client?" Brennan exclaimed. "In the world of attorney discipline that's like first-degree murder. The only thing he hasn't done is an animal sacrifice." Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. ...
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Former President Donald Trump may have violated his gag order Monday when he spoke to reporters outside his criminal hush money trial, according a political analyst. Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake raised concerns about Trump's statement regarding Robert Costello, the defense witness whose questionable courtroom antics saw Justice Juan Merchan clear the courtroom so he could chastise him. "You saw what happened to a highly respected lawyer today, Bob Costello," Trump told reporters in a speech that also quoted a 1990s romantic comedy. "Wow." Want more breaking political news? Click for th...
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Chaos in the courtroom of former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case could provide prosecutors with ample grounds to demand a new trial if the jury deadlocks, former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Monday. Robert Costello, the former legal adviser to Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen, took the stand to discredit his former client. But his testimony was derailed when Justice Juan Merchan felt compelled to clear the court and address Costello's questionable witness box antics. "Trump might have actually shot himself in the foot if, for whatever reas...
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A key witness for former President Donald Trump in his criminal hush money trial Monday stuck out his tongue and blew raspberries when faced with rulings from the judge overseeing the case, according to a new report. Attorney Robert Costello partook in this gesture more commonly expressed by infants — and which can mimic the sound of flatulence — after a frustrated Justice Juan Merchan sustained several objections from Manhattan District Attorney's office prosecutors, according to a Newsweek report. ALSO READ: 'Most transparent president' Trump won't meet financial transparency deadline. Again...
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