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Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia case — Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty Tuesday in the Georgia election subversion case and will cooperate with Fulton County prosecutors - the third guilty plea in the past week.
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The layers of falsehoods that led to Jenna Ellis's plea deal — The fundamental failure of Donald Trump's effort to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election was that it was predicated on complete nonsense. Trump and his attorneys — particularly Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis …
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Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Lawyer, Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case — Three lawyers indicted with Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election results will now cooperate with prosecutors in the racketeering case. — Jenna Ellis, a pro-Trump lawyer who amplified former …
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Fourth defendant negotiates plea deal with Fulton prosecutors — Attorney Jenna Ellis on Tuesday became the fourth defendant in the Fulton County election interference case to strike a deal with prosecutors. — In exchange for her cooperation, Ellis pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings.
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Trump seethes at gag order in federal case while his campaign relishes it — The former president took advantage of a temporary pause in the restriction to resume attacking special counsel Jack Smith — After a week of privately and publicly fuming at a gag order imposed by a judge …
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Trump's lawyers argue DC fed'l charges unconstitutional, should be tossed
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Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
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Fourth Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty: Jenna Ellis Takes Deal with Prosecutors in Georgia
Fourth Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty: Jenna Ellis Takes Deal with Prosecutors in Georgia
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Gag Order Against Trump Is the Real Threat to Democracy
Gag Order Against Trump Is the Real Threat to Democracy
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Trump presses ‘presidential immunity’ defense in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit
Trump presses ‘presidential immunity’ defense in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit
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Republicans nominate Tom Emmer for House speaker: Live updates — House Republicans nominated Tom Emmer of Minnesota to be their candidate for speaker. — The GOP gathered behind closed doors this morning to vote by secret ballot and choose among seven contenders.
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Live updates House Republicans pick Tom Emmer as third speaker nominee — Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the House majority whip, was elected as the GOP speaker nominee on a fifth ballot in an internal race that drew nine Republican candidates. However, he does not yet have enough support to be elected on the House floor.
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The No Labels Party's Radical New Plan to Force a Contingent Election — The No Labels Party Will Re-Elect Trump — Since they launched their third-party presidential effort last year, the No Labels Party has repeated a central refrain: “our bipartisan ticket, led either by a Democrat or a Republican …
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Playbook: The House's ‘Purge’ moment — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — DEBATE UPDATE — CHRIS CHRISTIE now says he has enough donors to qualify for the third GOP presidential debate, Natalie Allison scoops this morning.
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Polls Showing Support For Israel Hide Some Ugly Truths — There were dozens of Charlottesville-type marches in the United States last week. No one in the media wants to ask why. — According to a new Harvard/Harris poll, only the police and military are more respected than Israel.
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U.S. State Senator Arrested in Hong Kong After Carrying Gun Onto Flight — Jeff Wilson, who was released on bail, says he didn't realize it was in his bag and that baggage screeners in the U.S. hadn't detected it — A Washington state senator was on a flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong …
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US Lawmaker Arrested in Hong Kong Airport Over Unloaded Gun
US Lawmaker Arrested in Hong Kong Airport Over Unloaded Gun
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Woman charged with homicide of Mika Westwolf — In the early morning of March 31, 2023, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93, which passes through the Flathead reservation in Montana. Westwolf was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and declared dead at the scene.
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Kyrsten Sinema said she doesn't care if she loses reelection because she ‘saved the Senate by myself’ and can go serve ‘on any board I want to,’ book says — Kyrsten Sinema doesn't care one bit if she wins re-election, according to a new book. — “I can go on any board I want to.
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‘Netanyahu Got All the Warnings,’ Says Former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence — Former chief of Israeli military intelligence Amos Yadlin on where the war goes from here. — Israeli men pray during a rally calling for the return of more than 200 people captured by Hamas militants.
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Republican Party of Virginia mails out thousands of explicit fliers about Susanna Gibson scandal — RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Election Day in Virginia is two weeks away and Virginia's Republican Party is now taking further steps to warn voters of the online sex scandal surrounding 57th District House Candidate Susanna Gibson.
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Trump's Motions to Dismiss Things That Aren't the Charges Against Him — Last night, Trump just met the deadline for filing motions to dismiss his January 6 indictment. — I'm going to lay out what he filed. I'll review them at length in follow-ups. Here's a handy table to understand them.
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House Speaker Election — Emmer Leads as House Republicans Meet to Choose a Speaker — Republicans are meeting privately to grind through multiple votes to find a nominee for speaker, with several members vying for the post. The field is narrowing as the lowest vote getters are forced out.
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Powell, Chesebro, And Now Ellis — TPM Reader EK steps back and surveys the damage done by the trio of Trump lawyers pleading guilty: — My gosh. These are three big names. All three have now admitted to fraudulent claims of election theft. — These are obviously major developments in the legal case against Trump.
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