Donald Trump lashed out at Mike Lindell, the 2020 election conspiracy theorist and CEO of MyPillow, who claimed Tuesday that the FBI seized his cellphone at a Minnesota fast food restaurant. The CEO said he was returning from a hunting trip in Iowa when his car was surrounded by a car in the southern Minnesota city of Mankato. “Breaking News: Mike Lindell, ‘THE Pillow Guy,’ Just Got Raid by the FBI. We now officially live in an Armed Police State, rigged elections and all. Our country is a laughing stock around the world,” the former president wrote on Truth Social. Several people in the former president’s orbit were recently subpoenaed by the Justice Department as part of its investigation into trying to overturn his election loss, and several reportedly had their devices seized. Meanwhile, the Republican Senate primary in New Hampshire remains too close to call, but the field is led by Don Bolduc, a hard-line Maga-leaning candidate whom Democrats are betting will be the most beatable Republican. In November.
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Trump fumed at FBI ‘raid’ Lindell
Former President Donald Trump has attacked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and claimed the US is now a “police state” after his supporter Mike Lindell apparently had his phone seized by federal agents. The former president, on the Twitter-like social media platform Truth Social, said Lindell was “raided” by the federal agency. “Breaking News: Mike Lindell, ‘THE Pillow Guy,’ Just Got Raid by the FBI. We now officially live in an Armed Police State, rigged elections and all. Our country is a laughing stock around the world,” he said. “The greatness of the United States is gone. This can’t happen. TAKE AMERICA BACK!” he added. Read more from Sravasti Dasgupta.
Trump leads conservative backlash over FBI tapping Lindell’s phone: ‘Weaponized state’
MyPillow CEO claims cell phone seized by FBI in Minnesota Andrew Naughtie14 September 2022 09:45 1663143300
House committee ‘concerned’ Trump may have more stolen documents at other properties
The chairman of the powerful House Oversight Committee wants the National Archives and Records Administration (Nara) to determine whether other records that should have been given to the archives at the end of former President Donald Trump’s term are still missing. In a letter to United States Archivist Debra Wall, spokeswoman Carolyn Maloney raised the possibility that Mr. Trump may continue to keep stolen government records at properties other than the Florida beach club where he maintains his private residence.
House Oversight Committee ‘concerned’ Trump may have more documents at other properties
The committee fears that former President Donald Trump “may continue to maintain presidential records in unsecured locations.” Oliver O’Connell14 September 2022 09:15 1663141500
DoJ steps up Jan. 6 investigation with 40 subpoenas
The Justice Department’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill and former President Donald Trump’s bid to stay in office against the will of voters took a new turn with the issuance of 40 grand jury subpoenas to aides and advisers in the last week . According to the New York Times, the escalation of the long-running investigation also led to the seizure of cellphones belonging to two of Mr. Trump’s longtime confidants: campaign strategist Mike Roman and Trump lawyer and occasional podcast host Boris Epshteyn . Andrew Feinberg has the details.
Justice Department ramps up investigation Jan. 6 with 40 subpoenas to Trump aides
The Justice Department’s investigation into the January 6 attack is entering a new and more active phase Oliver O’Connell14 September 2022 08:45 1663139700
Pence was “angry” but not “scared” during the Capitol riot
Mike Pence writes in his new memoir that on January 6, 2021, “I wasn’t scared, but I was angry.” The then vice president’s book So Help Me God will be released on November 15. During the riot on Capitol Hill, Pence was presiding over a joint session of Congress certifying President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, as Trump supporters besieged Congress, with some chanting “hang Mike Pence” in response in his refusal to try to overturn it results in the favor of President Donald Trump. Gustaf Kilander has the story.
Pence writes he was ‘angry’ but not ‘scared’ during Jan. 6 riot
Pence says the rioters “dishonored the patriotism of millions of our supporters, who would never do such a thing here or anywhere else.” Oliver O’Connell14 September 2022 08:15 1663136100
White House confirms Trump not invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
President Joe Biden will not bring his predecessor — or any other former president — to accompany him when he travels to London for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, the White House has announced. Asked whether Mr Biden would invite Donald Trump or any of the three other living former presidents to join an official delegation at the late sovereign’s memorial service, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that the official invitation from the British government was extended only to the current president and his wife, first lady Jill Biden. Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
White House confirms Trump not invited to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
The British government’s invitation does not allow President Joe Biden to bring any of his predecessors with him Oliver O’Connell14 September 2022 07:15 1663135502
Sununu is expected to win the New Hampshire primary
Gov. Chris Sununu is expected to win the Republican primary in New Hampshire, setting him up for a possible fourth term. Mr. Sununu who was first elected in 2016 will now face Democratic candidate Tom Sherman. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 September 2022 07:05 1663132500
Giuliani’s ex-wife says he’s embarrassed himself
Rudy Giuliani’s ex-wife claims the man she married more than 20 years ago bears little resemblance to the election, denying the Trump-pundit she sees in today’s political arena. “I can tell you for sure – the person you see now is not the man I married,” Judith Giuliani said in an interview with Inside Edition, airing Tuesday night. “We, for a long time, were a very good team. Then things changed.” Johanna Chisholm has the story.
Rudy Giuliani’s ex-wife says he’s ashamed of himself: ‘He’s not the man I married’
The statements from Giuliani’s third wife, Judith Giuliani, are set to appear in full during an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday night. Oliver O’Connell14 September 2022 06:15 1663131766
Fox News host says Republicans are ‘going down the wrong path’ on abortion ban
Fox News chief political anchor Brett Baier warned Republicans they are “going down the wrong path” heading into the midterm elections after Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a proposal for a 15-week national abortion ban. In an appearance alongside John Roberts on America Reports Tuesday afternoon, Baier sounded the alarm that the party’s efforts to restrict and criminalize abortion access could derail his efforts to retake the House and Senate. of the USA in November. “I think the Dobbs case and the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade had a big impact on independents and women in particular — and especially in suburban areas,” Baier said. “And now, with Sen. Graham’s effort, it’s a concern — are Republicans on the wrong track with a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks, after saying it’s up to the states in the wake of Dobbs?”
Fox News host says Republicans are ‘going down the wrong path’ on abortion ban
Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide 15-week abortion ban on Tuesday Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 September 2022 06:02 1663129086
Justice Department warns of delay in Trump investigation
The Justice Department fired former President Donald Trump’s lawyers yesterday for delaying an investigation into classified documents seized at his Florida resort. In a court filing, the department said: “Plaintiff [Trump] has labeled the government’s criminal investigation a “document storage dispute” or an “overdue library book script.” “In doing so, the plaintiff did not address the potential damages that could result from the mishandling of classified information or the strict requirements imposed by law on the handling of such materials,” the filing states, according to NBC News. It added that the documents had “markings suggesting that their unauthorized disclosure ‘could reasonably be expected to result in harm to national security’, including ‘extremely serious harm’”. A further delay would cause “irreparable harm” to the government and the public. The department also urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to allow it to proceed for now with its criminal investigation into the more than 100 classified documents recovered from the 45th president’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 September 2022 05:18 1663127391
Lindsey Graham unveils nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban on Tuesday, shocking both parties ahead of the midterm elections. Graham’s own GOP leaders did not immediately pass the abortion ban bill, which would ban the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy with rare exceptions and has little chance of becoming law in the Democratic-controlled Congress. Democrats burned it as a troubling sign of where “MAGA” Republicans are headed if they win control of the House and Senate in November. “America has to make some decisions,” Mr. Graham told a news conference in…
