- Hafiz Rashid @ The New Republic: Trump Team Quietly Drops Case Against Dems in “Illegal Orders” Video
The Washington U.S. Attorney’s office previously failed to get a grand jury indictment of the group.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: As Trump’s election conspiracy theories take an ugly turn, the search for evidence flails
The key detail the administration’s search for voter fraud shares with its search for weaponization: Looking for mirages inevitably fails.
- Colby Hall @ Mediaite: Kash Patel Is Acting Like a Wannabe Influencer, Not an FBI Director
Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, using a government plane to attend a hockey game overseas. Locker room beer chugging. The sitting president on speakerphone. Reports of a girlfriend traveling with a security footprint. Banners bearing President Donald Trump’s image hanging outside the Justice Department building. All while high-profile cases linger, victims seek justice, cartel violence escalates, and a wannabe assassin was killed by authorities at Mar-a-Lago.
- Tessa Stuart @ Rolling Stone: MAGA Lawmakers Call for Republican to Resign Following Release of Disturbing Texts
House Speaker Mike Johnson won’t say whether Rep. Tony Gonzales should step down, as the GOP clings to a slim majority.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Why Won’t the White House Cut Tucker Loose?
He makes life miserable for Trump officials and the drama is endless. But he’s still scoring presidential invites.
- Wiktoria Gucia @ The Daily Beast: MAGA Favorite Sentenced for Blowing Campaign Cash on Vegas Trips
The failed GOP candidate embezzled approximately $250,000.
