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A Sunday report from the Daily Mail claimed the Wuhan Institute of Virology was granted a patent for “bat rearing cages” — which the publication called “secret bat cages” — just 11 months before Beijing, China reported the first cases of coronavirus a few miles from the lab. “The cloak of secrecy with which the […]

In a Saturday piece for The Intercept, journalist Ryan Grim argued that Donald Trump wanted Capitol rioters to find and attack lawmakers who opposed his re-election on January 6. “We can’t look away from this simple set of facts: All the evidence points to the conclusion not just that Trump recklessly whipped up a mob […]

Although Donald Trump is rumored to have granted himself a covert pocket pardon, it wouldn’t save him from all legal trouble, according to a new report by Raw Story. Chuck Rosenberg, the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, noted that such clemency would not apply to state crimes from the multiple local […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who previously filed articles of impeachment against Joe Biden for his family’s alleged decades of profiteering off his political career, is continuing to suggest the Democrat should face the process. “Joe Biden is FULLY compromised by Communist China,” she tweeted Friday evening. “He must be IMPEACHED!” Fox News host […]

Joe Biden’s White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan expressed concern on Saturday over the World Health Organization’s recent report about the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in China, The Daily Caller reported. “We have deep concerns about the way in which the early findings of the COVID-19 investigation were communicated and questions about […]

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday morning, former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner argued that Donald Trump could be charged for the death of Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick during the January 6 riot, which he claimed was a murder — despite a current lack evidence supporting the theory. According to Kirschner, the impeachment […]

A Saturday report from The New York Times spotlights Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, and her election interference criminal investigation that could lead to charges against Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. According to the publication, Willis and her office are probing the purported false claims Giuliani made before state legislative […]

In a letter to his Republican colleagues on Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell revealed he plans to vote to acquit former President Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial. Despite his public support of Trump, Newsmax White House Correspondent Emerald Robinson argued that McConnell privately wants to convict the real estate mogul. “Mitch McConnell […]

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse believes Donald Trump’s impeachment trial should be suspended to make way for an investigation into his administration’s communications that took place amid the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. “Suspend trial to depose McCarthy and Tuberville under oath and get facts,” he wrote in a Friday Twitter thread. “Ask Secret […]

A Friday report from CNN provided more insight into Donald Trump’s alleged state of mind as rioters infiltrated the United States Capitol on January 6. “He is not a blameless observer, he was rooting for them. On January 13, Kevin McCarthy said on the floor of the House that the President bears responsibility and he […]

President Joe Biden’s administration is facing scrutiny for allegedly covering up a sexual harassment scandal involving White House Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo and Politico writer Tara Palmeri. As reported by Vanity Fair, Ducklo allegedly threatened to “destroy” Palmeri for writing a story on his romantic relationship with Axios reporter Alexi McCammond. He also reportedly […]

A Friday Rasmussen Reports survey found that the majority of Republican voters polled don’t believe that President Joe Biden was elected fairly. Specifically, 61 percent of likely GOP voters said that Biden did not win the 2020 presidential election fairly, while 57 percent of all likely U.S. voters surveyed believe he won fairly. As noted […]

A Thursday report from The New York Times claims that Donald Trump’s condition while hospitalized with the coronavirus at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was much direr than previously believed. The publication cited four people familiar with Trump’s condition, two of which suggested there were concerns among medical officials that he would require a […]

Jessica Watkins, a leader of the Oath Keepers who is being charged with conspiracy related to the Capitol riot on January 6, claimed that she waited for Donald Trump to “activate” her team before the storming of the building. As reported by CNN, the claim was included in a filing by prosecutors submitted Thursday morning. […]

An indictment of former FBI official Thomas Caldwell — who is charged with conspiracy linked to the January 6 Capitol riot — revealed that law enforcement found a “death list” in his home, Raw Story reported. “On January 19, law enforcement searched Caldwell’s residence pursuant to a search warrant issued in the Western District of […]

New information on the timeline of Donald Trump’s knowledge of the violence on January 6 emerged on Wednesday, The Hill reported. In particular, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville said that he spoke to Trump during a call with journalists and told him that former Vice President Mike Pence was being evacuated from the building as rioters […]

One of the individuals charged in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 is a former FBI agent with top security clearance, The Hill reported. According to the publication, Thomas Edward Caldwell, who is allegedly a leader of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, is facing four charges for his purported role in […]

A Monday report from The Daily Caller noted that President Joe Biden’s nominee for Central Intelligence Agency director, William J. Burns, heads a think tank with “close ties” to China. The piece noted that the Burns’ institute — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — has received as much as $2 million from Zhang Yichen, a […]

In a brief filed on Monday, Donald Trump’s defense attorneys claimed that the real estate mogul was “horrified” by the violence that broke out at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. As noted by The Washington Post, the brief pushed back on claims that Trump failed to take the necessary actions to quell the violence […]

With Donald Trump’s impeachment trial underway, the real estate mogul is allegedly asking about the possibility of facing criminal prosecution after the hearings come to an end. “Trump has been asking aides and associates about his potential exposure to criminal prosecution after his impeachment trial is completed, a source familiar tells @Acosta,” CNN White House […]

Ahead of Tuesday’s Senate impeachment trial, author Tomi T. Ahonen claimed on Sunday that Donald Trump’s financial situation has placed him in a precarious position. The comment came amid a conversation about the former president’s recent public silence, which Ahonen noted was due to his legal team’s decision to muzzle him for the duration of […]

Although former President Donald Trump did not publicly issue himself a pardon, his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, believes that he did so behind closed doors. “Donald Trump, as you stated, he’s a clever son of a gun. And there’s no way in the world that he’s not going to take advantage of a get […]

Mark Martin, who was an informal legal adviser for Donald Trump’s battle against the 2020 election, is facing scrutiny for purportedly helping fuel the violence that broke out at the Capitol after the real estate mogul’s Stop the Steal rally. As reported by The Charlotte Observer, the lawyer played a role in two of the […]

Rick Wilson, one of the co-founders of the anti-Donald Trump political action committee The Lincoln Project, is facing scrutiny for possible federal wire fraud linked to a GoFundMe he used to raise money for a documentary — Everything Trump Touches Dies — that has yet to surface. Notably, journalist Glenn Greenwald on Saturday took to […]

During an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel, Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, claimed the real estate mogul is eyeing his own social media platform. As reported by Breitbart, Miller said Trump would likely “reemerge on social media” in the near future. “Whether that’s joining […]

During an appearance on CNN on Saturday, Rep. Charlie Dent told anchor Fredricka Whitfield that a group of GOP lawmakers is discussing leaving the Republican Party to create a new alliance, Raw Story reported. “In fact, just yesterday I participated in a forum or a summit where we talked about the future of the party, […]

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday, Rep. Val Demings suggested that former President Donald Trump would sell classified intelligence if he could. As reported by Raw Story, the comment came in the wake of President Joe Biden asserting that the former head of state does not need intelligence briefings. “I believe this former president […]

A newly surfaced video showed longtime GOP operative Roger Stone with the far-right militant group Oath Keepers before the January 6 riot at the Capitol, ABC News reported. Two members of the group have notably been charged with conspiracy in connection to the storming of the historic United States building. The video was allegedly posted […]

A Friday report from Business Insider spotlighted the current plans of former President Donald Trump, who is allegedly “shell shocked” but plotting a revenge tour in the near future. Notably, Doug Heye, a former spokesman for the Republican National Committee, spoke to the outlet about Trump’s current situation, per the Daily Mail. “Trump is clearly […]

In a Thursday piece for Time, journalist Molly Ball argued that a “secret shadow campaign” designed to secure the integrity of the 2020 election helped Joe Biden defeat Donald Trump in the presidential race. In particular, the writer suggested that the possible pushback against the electoral results by Trump and his supporters was stamped out […]

The FBI appears to have used a photoshopped image from the Capitol riot as evidence in an arrest warrant for Brian P. McCreary, The Daily Mail reported. The doctored image replaces a 19th-century painting of a Kentucky senator with the lewd meme called “Wood Sitting on a Bed,” which portrays a nude man exposing his […]

In a piece for The New Yorker, Harvard Law School legal professor Jeannie Suk Gersen argued the possible acquittal of Donald Trump in the forthcoming impeachment trial could help the former president emerge stronger. “Given the importance of condemning Trump’s destructive actions, the message sent by an acquittal may be worse than no trial,” she […]

In a Thursday piece posted on his Substack, attorney Seth Abramson said that Roger Stone might soon be arrested again for purported links to the January 6 storming of the Capitol. Abramson pointed to new federal cases against Proud Boys members Nicholas Ochs and Nicholas DeCarlo, who are facing conspiracy charges for their involvement in […]

Al Jazeera English’s senior White House Producer Chris Sheridan believes that President Joe Biden has made some concessions to progressives in the first two weeks of his presidency. “In first two weeks, some major nods to Bernie/AOC wing of the Dem party by the Biden admin,” Sheridan tweeted on Thursday. According to Sheridan, the nods […]

In the lead-up to the House of Representatives’ Thursday vote on a measure to remove Republican Party Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, commentator Scott Dworkin took to Twitter to criticize the controversial freshman congresswoman. “Just to be clear Marjorie Taylor Greene’s a trump accomplice who belongs in prison, not in Congress. Removing […]

In an op-ed for Common Dreams, former presidential candidate Ralph Nader speculated that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell might be planning to “break” with Donald Trump for the sake of the Republican Party. Notably, Nader used his piece to predict what McConnell is currently thinking in the lead-up to the next week’s Senate trial on […]

Journalist Glenn Greenwald believes the presidency of Donald Trump “single-handedly” saved the careers of many cable news hosts. “People forget that in 2014 and 2015 almost nobody was watching MSNBC and CNN,” he tweeted. “So many of their hosts were on the verge of being fired, their shows cancelled. Trump single-handedly saved their careers: fear […]

Extremist paramilitary groups are joining forces in the wake of the attack on the United States Capitol, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. According to the publication, Justin Thayer, head of the Georgia III percent Martyrs — the group that provided security for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — said the groups are advocating for Georgia’s secession from […]

Salon commentator Chauncey Devega spoke to Forbes editor Dan Alexander in an interview published on Tuesday that suggested Donald Trump’s “trail of dirty money” could land him in prison, Raw Story reported. Alexander — who followed Trump’s money trail in his book White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business — […]

The Monday report from New York University that found no evidence of Big Tech bias against conservatives was funded by Craig Newmark, a donor to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, The Daily Caller reported. The study found that conservatives are promoting “political disinformation” by accusing technology companies of bias against their ideology and called for Biden […]

In an interview with Revolver News published on Sunday, former White House strategist Steve Bannon addressed Donald Trump’s forthcoming impeachment trial and his break with his defense team. According to Bannon, the South Carolina lawyers bailed on Trump because of their adherence to a concept promoted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Lindsey […]

Steven Brandenburg, the Wisconsin pharmacist who sabotaged hundreds of does of coronavirus vaccines, believed the sky was a shield created by the government to prevent people from seeing God, The Daily Beast reported. The publication highlighted an unsealed FBI search warrant that it obtained, which revealed Bradenburg’s far-out beliefs, including that the Earth is flat. […]

A Sunday report from Global News spotlights a unique way that some people are coping with the stress and anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic — magic mushrooms. The publication spoke to Jen Burke, a member of Canada’s Edmonton Hiking and Psychedelic Society who has been micro-dosing psilocin mushrooms along with approximately two dozen other members […]

During an appearance on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed Democratic lawmakers have enough votes to pass a coronavirus relief package without Republican support, Breitbart reported. “Yes, I believe that we do because it’s hard for me to imagine any Democrat, no matter what state he or she may come from, who […]

The anti-Donald Trump Lincoln Project released a statement on Sunday addressing the reports of co-founder John Weaver’s alleged sexual harassment of young males. According to the statement, the political action committee was unaware of the political consultant’s “secret life.” The group called Weaver — who is no longer with the group — a “predator, liar, […]

Former officials from Donald Trump’s administration are facing tough job prospects, The Hill reported. The publication claimed top U.S. companies have distanced themselves from Republicans after the storming of the Capitol, which has left several ex-officials working at conservative think tanks and organizations as opposed to more lucrative positions as corporate board members or executives. […]

The end of Donald Trump’s tumultuous presidency has left him struggling to find a place to live, Raw Story reported. The publication pointed to a Friday report from CNN that revealed Palm Beach, Florida, is reviewing whether Trump can legally make his Mar-a-Lago resort his permanent residence. In particular, the decision might violate conditions that […]

Michael Cohen, who previously worked as former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, called for the immediate release of Reality Winner on Friday. The comment was a response to a user who suggested Cohen use his new podcast, Mea Culpa, to speak to Winner’s mother about the documentary on her daughter, United States vs. Reality Winner. […]

A Saturday report from The Washington Post details new FBI evidence suggesting some Donald Trump supporters coordinated the attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. The publication noted the FBI was monitoring extremist activity online that allegedly “alarmed” them. Notably, some conversations included “warlike” talk about “convoys” that were headed to the U.S. Capitol. […]

A Saturday report from The Wall Street Journal claimed that the Stop the Steal rally that preceded the storming of the U.S. Capitol was arranged and funded by a group of people that included Publix Super Markets heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli and radio host Alex Jones. According to activist and podcaster Rick Smith, who hosts […]