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Former national security adviser John Bolton ripped the nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general as the worst “in American history” — while ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is adamant that “everybody knows” Gaetz “won’t get confirmed.” “Well, it must be the worst nomination for a Cabinet position in American history,” Bolton, a key adviser to President-elect Donald Trump during his first term in office, told NBC’s “Meet The Press NOW” Wednesday. “Gaetz is not only totally incompetent for this job, he doesn’t have the character,” Bolton added. “He is a person of moral turpitude, and notwithstanding how difficult it...

Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) has no path to victory. He’s going to lose to Republican Dave McCormick. Everyone, including Democrats, knows Casey lost. Yet, Casey refuses to concede because attorney Marc Elias is trying to steal the election. Those aren’t my words—The Wall Street Journal editorial board said as much about this fiasco occurring in the Keystone State. “The Associated Press and most other media have called the Senate race in Pennsylvania for Republican Dave McCormick. But never fear, Democrats, lawyer Marc Elias is on the case trying to steal the seat for incumbent Democrat Bob Casey,” they wrote. “Did...

CNN anchor Jake Tapper could not contain his bewilderment after President-elect Donald Trump announced his shocking nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as his attorney general. “Welcome to ‘The Lead,’ I’m Jake Tapper. And let me begin the show by uttering some words that I never contemplated using together before. And those words are ‘US Attorney General Matt Gaetz,’” the host opened his show on Wednesday night. “Because if you were wondering what Trump without the guardrails looks like, well, we’re getting an idea beyond the theoretical,” he added. *** The 42-year-old Republican firebrand, known for his fierce...

A top Federal Election Commission official has accused the Department of Justice of violating federal policies and targeting “perceived political opponents” for a letter it sent to Elon Musk. FEC Chairman Sean Cooksey argued that the agency’s actions amounted to efforts “to intimidate and chill private citizens and organizations from campaigning on behalf of President Trump” and tried to influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election... “The underlying motivation behind this stunt is obvious,” Cooksey said after comparing the DOJ’s warning letter to the 1972 Watergate scandal. “Employees of President Biden’s Department of Justice wanted to stop an independent...

Cellular carriers have told Congress they possess intact phone usage data from the vicinity where two pipe bombs were planted during the Jan. 6 incident, directly disputing FBI testimony that agents couldn't identify a suspect because the phone data was corrupted, a key House chairman tells Just the News. The revelations from Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., the chairman of the House Administration oversight subcommittee, adds new intrigue to a debate that has gripped Washington for nearly four years: Why can't the FBI with so much evidence and manpower identify the suspect who planted the explosive devices at the Democrat and...

The two patently political, unjust federal cases brought by Jack Smith against Trump, plus two New York and one Georgia cases will likely be dismissed. Trump’s election – God willing – ends that sad, perverse, abusive chapter in American history, election interference by prosecutors. Is that it? Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore | Flickr The question – Is that it? – suggests thinking about how laws, practiced fairly, judiciously, and thoughtfully – are supposed to work. For every wrong, there is meant to be a remedy. These cases may wither, but what of the wrong? The famous judicial philosopher Montesquieu noted,...