A federal judge in Florida has dismissed former President Donald Trump’s sweeping lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and scores of others related to the investigation into whether his presidential campaign had improper ties to the Russian government. Meanwhile, the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot could reconvene for a hearing as soon as Sept. 28, Punchbowl News reported Friday morning, as Donald Trump took to the Truth Social to rant at the Ministry of Justice. Trump’s legal woes continue to intensify as a Washington grand jury brought in to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and attempts to subvert the 2020 election has expanded its efforts to seek information about his political action committee, Save America . The Justice Department announced Thursday that it is appealing a federal judge’s decision to authorize a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home. The federal agency made the move just three days after U.S. District Judge Elaine Cannon approved its request for a third party to search the seized materials.

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Most Americans see Trump’s MAGA as a threat to democracy, according to a new Reuters poll

A recent poll by Reuters and Ipsos shed light on how most Americans view Donald Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. The majority – 58 percent of respondents – see the increasingly populist and right-wing political movement as a threat to democracy. Additionally, the poll found that one in four Republicans agreed with that statement. The poll, which polled 1,003 adults, including 411 Democrats and 397 Republicans, after President Joe Biden’s Sept. 1 “Soul of the Nation” speech also found that a majority of respondents felt the president’s speech contributed to further division in the country, even though about half of respondents said they didn’t watch or pay attention to it. It also found that 60 percent of Republican respondents do not view Trump’s MAGA movement as representative of the majority of their party. Johanna Chisholm9 September 2022 17:15 1662739237

Chelsea Clinton says ex-girlfriend Ivanka Trump ‘went to the dark side’

Chelsea Clinton said her friendship with Ivanka Trump ended when she “went to the dark side.” Mrs. Clinton was interviewed on Bravo’s What Happens Live with Andy Cohen along with her mother, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Host Andy Cohen asked the younger Mrs. Clinton about her relationship with former President Donald Trump’s daughter, with whom her mother won and lost the 2016 election. “We were friends,” Mrs. Clinton said of Mrs. Trump. “He’s not the person I called when I was curious about something about my kids or if I was discussing a life decision, but we were definitely friends … and then he went to the dark side.” Read my colleague Gustaf Kilander’s full report below:

Chelsea Clinton says ex-girlfriend Ivanka Trump ‘went to the dark side’

“He’s not the person I called when I was curious about something about my kids or if I was discussing a life decision, but we were definitely friends.” Johanna Chisholm9 September 2022 17:00 1662738346

Biden mocks Republicans: “They’re not ashamed”

President Joe Biden mocked Republicans for taking credit for the Lower Inflation Act, the Democrats’ recent bill to tackle climate change and lower prescription drug prices. Democrats approved the bill last month through a process called fiscal reconciliation, which allowed it to pass on a party-line vote since they only hold 50 seats in the Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie. In the remarks, made while speaking at a summer meeting of the Democratic National Committee held in Maryland, Mr. Biden proceeded to mock Republicans who tout the benefits of the bill. “I see them out there, ‘and now we’re going to build this new bridge here, we’re all for it, and by the way this new road, and by the way we’re going to have this new Internet,’” he said. “I love it, man. I don’t they are ashamed”. Read my colleague Eric Garcia’s full report below:

Biden mocks Republicans: “They’re not ashamed”

The remarks come amid a string of recent legislative victories for Democrats. Johanna Chisholm9 September 2022 16:45 1662737337

Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Complaint, Dismisses Hillary Clinton’s Lawsuit That ‘Defies Reason’

A Florida federal judge has dismissed former President Donald Trump’s massive and wide-ranging lawsuit against his 2016 election opponent and several others related to the investigation into whether his presidential campaign had improper ties to the Russian government. U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks on Thursday dismissed the former president’s case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled, against most of the myriad defendants named in the lawsuit. Trump sued former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and numerous former FBI, Justice Department and Democratic Party officials under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act in March 2022. He sought millions of dollars in damages for having ” maliciously conspired to spin a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was conspiring with a hostile foreign power.” Read my colleague Andrew Feinberg’s full report below:

Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Complaint, Dismisses Hillary Clinton’s Lawsuit That ‘Defies Reason’

Federal judge says Mr Trump’s claims ‘not supported by any legal authority’ Johanna Chisholm9 September 2022 16:28 1662736546

Trump’s legal team and the Justice Department have been given a Friday deadline to jointly file a list of potential candidates who could serve as a special master over materials the FBI seized from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August. . This week, a U.S. district judge appointed by Donald Trump granted the former president’s request for a third party to review documents from the raid and filter out items they believe should be withheld from prosecutors, either because of the privilege attorney-client or executive privilege. The ruling temporarily prevents agents from reviewing the seized records as part of their criminal investigation. As the pair of legal groups draw up a list of potential third-party candidates, the Justice Department on Thursday asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the Trump-appointed district judge’s order. Johanna Chisholm9 September 2022 16:15 1662735646

Fox host skewered for claiming Queen ‘has never had a better time’ since meeting Trump

Fox News anchor Jesse Watters reported that former President Donald Trump said “there are those who say the Queen has never had a better time” than during Mr Trump’s visits. Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday aged 96. “Joe Biden famously said that the Queen reminded him of his mother, which I guess is a compliment,” Mr Waters said on his Fox News show on Thursday night. “Few presidents have enjoyed their trips to Buckingham Palace more than Trump, who fell in love with the pomp and circumstance, of course.” Referring to Mr Trump, Mr Waters said, “and there are some who say the Queen has never had a better time”. Continue reading the full report from my colleague Gustaf Kilander below:

Fox host slammed for claiming Queen ‘never had a better time’ than Trump

“And there are some people who say that Jesse Waters belongs to a cult that worships a spray-painted traitor: Johanna Chisholm9 September 2022 16:00 1662734746

Michael Cohen accuses Justice Department of ‘tiptoeing around Donald like he was king’

Michael Cohen, a former lawyer and retainer of Donald Trump who has since become one of his fiercest critics, believes it won’t be long before the former president is indicted by the Justice Department over the materials seized from his Maria. – Residence Lago. “I think there will be an indictment, and relatively soon,” Mr. Cohen said Thursday on MSNBC’s The Reidout. “I think there will also be congressional hearings with Donald in the hot seat, you know, either voluntarily, which you know I don’t think he will, or by subpoena.” Trump’s former lawyer told host Joy Reid that he thinks “the real questions they have to ask right now is, you know, ‘Where are the documents that were in those empty top secret files that were found in Mar-a-Lago ?’” “I mean, that’s really the big question, and who did Donald give them to or show them to?” At one point in the interview, Mr. Cohen appeared to express frustration at the pace at which the Justice Department was handling Mr. Trump’s alleged criminal activities, claiming the federal agency was “going toe-to-toe” around him. president for one term as if he were “supreme leader or monarch”. When host Ms. Reid expressed her view that she viewed Mr. Trump as “intact,” Cohen pushed back and said he didn’t think that would be the case this time. “I don’t agree with you that he’s not going to be held accountable for this,” Mr. Cohen said. “This is too big right now.” Johanna Chisholm9 September 2022 15:45 1662733846

Officer beaten during Jan. 6 riots says Pennsylvania troopers who posed with Trump ‘could go all the way’

After a photo began circulating online showing former President Donald Trump posing with two dozen or more Pennsylvania state troopers last weekend, some of the officers who fought to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6 — and nearly died doing such a thing – they have harsh words for the brothers…