- Katelyn Polantz and Alejandra Jaramillo @ CNN: Trump rejects his own DOJ’s finding blaming Reflecting Pool issues on shoddy renovation
President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected the Justice Department’s conclusion that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stemmed from a flawed renovation rather than vandalism.
- Alexander Willis @ Raw Story: ‘He is a danger to my daughter’: MAGA senator breaks silence on accused GOP lawmaker
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) broke his silence Sunday regarding allegations that his daughter had been physically abused by her ex-husband, Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), calling his own Republican colleague a “danger to my daughter.”
- Noah Berlatsky @ Public Notice: The right-wing bubble seals in the GOP with Max Miller
Some Republicans have compared Miller to Graham Platner, the Maine Senate candidate who was forced to withdraw his name from the ballot following allegations of domestic violence and rape. One GOP operative told Politico that Miller’s scandals were like “Platner on steroids.” But the difference in the way the parties responded is telling.
- David Gilmour @ Mediaite: Capital One Shuttered Over 300 Trump Accounts After Money Laundering Probe
Capital One revealed that it closed hundreds of accounts tied to the Trump Organization following an internal anti-money laundering review, directly challenging claims by President Donald Trump’s family business that it was unlawfully “debanked” for political reasons.
- Kathy Gilsinan @ Politico: GOP Staffers Say the Party Has a Groyper Problem
Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young Republican talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism.
- Robert Downen @ Texas Monthly: He Sees Politics as a Spiritual Battle Against Demonic Forces. Now He’s Advising the Governor.
Meet Nate Schatzline, the Christian nationalist and former state representative who is helping Greg Abbott manage “election integrity.”
