Trump Attorney Habba to Newsmax: DOJ Leaks On FBI Raid ‘Disturbing’

Trump Attorney Habba to Newsmax: DOJ Leaks On FBI Raid 'Disturbing' Alina Habba (Newsmax TV)

By Brian Freeman | Wednesday, 07 September 2022 11:57 AM EDT

Appearing on Newsmax, Alina Habba, one of former President Donald Trump's attorneys, harshly criticized leaks by the Department of Justice regarding the contents of the items seized during the FBI raid last month at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate.

"This is incredibly disturbing to me in terns of leaks coming from the Justice Department," Habba said Wednesday on "Wake Up America."

She added that this is another example of the politicization of the DOJ and the FBI.

The latest leak, which was told to The Washington Post by unnamed sources, claimed that information on another nation's nuclear capabilities was included in the material seized.

Habba said that "when you have to defend yourself [as the DOJ is currently doing], stories come out. … And I think that's exactly what they are, just stories."

Habba said the left-wing media's story telling on what was found in the raid is "inconsistent, outrageous and all over the map."

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon's 24-page ruling approving Trump's call for a special master to review documents seized in the raid also revealed that President Joe Biden knew the raid was going to happen as early as May and had to approve it, which contradicts Biden's claims that he had nothing to do with the FBI's actions.

Habba called this more of the "deceiving" and "divisiveness" going on in the U.S.

She said she's sure that the DOJ will appeal Cannon's ruling, but emphasized that "what people need to remember is that this ruling is an injunction, so at this moment everything has stopped in terms of any investigation they might be having, which is a very big win for the Trump team."

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Trump Attorney Habba to Newsmax: DOJ Leaks On FBI Raid ‘Disturbing’

Trump Attorney Habba to Newsmax: DOJ Leaks On FBI Raid 'Disturbing' Alina Habba (Newsmax TV)

By Brian Freeman | Wednesday, 07 September 2022 02:07 PM EDT

Appearing on Newsmax, Alina Habba, one of former President Donald Trump's attorneys, harshly criticized leaks by the Department of Justice regarding the contents of the items seized during the FBI raid last month at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate.

"This is incredibly disturbing to me in terns of leaks coming from the Justice Department," Habba said Wednesday on "Wake Up America."

She added that this is another example of the politicization of the DOJ and the FBI.

The latest leak, which was told to The Washington Post by unnamed sources, claimed that information on another nation's nuclear capabilities was included in the material seized.

Habba said that "when you have to defend yourself [as the DOJ is currently doing], stories come out. … And I think that's exactly what they are, just stories."

Habba said the left-wing media's story telling on what was found in the raid is "inconsistent, outrageous, and all over the map."

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon's 24-page ruling approving Trump's call for a special master to review documents seized in the raid also revealed that President Joe Biden knew the raid was going to happen as early as May and had to approve it, which contradicts Biden's claims that he had nothing to do with the FBI's actions.

Habba called this more of the "deceiving" and "divisiveness" going on in the U.S.

She said she's sure that the DOJ will appeal Cannon's ruling, but emphasized that "what people need to remember is that this ruling is an injunction, so at this moment everything has stopped in terms of any investigation they might be having, which is a very big win for the Trump team."

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Trump Slams FBI for ‘Stealing’ Medical Records: ‘Days of the Soviet Union’

Trump Slams FBI for 'Stealing' Medical Records: 'Days of the Soviet Union' Donald Trump looks on Former President Donald Trump (Getty Images)

By Solange Reyner | Wednesday, 07 September 2022 11:57 AM EDT

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed the FBI for "stealing" his "complete and highly confidential" medical file and history when it raided his Mar-a-Lago estate in August, comparing the agency to the Soviet Union.

"Not only did the FBI steal my Passports in the FBI Raid and Break-In of my home, Mar-a-Lago, but it has just been learned through court filings that they also improperly took my complete and highly confidential medical file and history, with all the bells and whistles (at least they'll see that I'm very healthy, an absolutely perfect physical specimen!), plus personal Tax Records (Illegal to take), and lawyer/client/privileged information, a definite NO, NO. Days of the Soviet Union!" Trump said in a Truth Social post.

A federal judge on Monday revealed that Trump's medical records and documents related to his accounting information and taxes were seized during the FBI raid.

U.S. District Judge from the Southern District of Florida Aileen M. Cannon also granted Trump's request to appoint an independent arbiter known as a special master to review the materials seized from his complex.

"According to the Privilege Review Team's Report, the seized materials include medical documents, correspondence related to taxes, and accounting information," Cannon wrote.

Her order halted the Justice Department's "taint" or "filter" team's review of seized records.

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Trump Spokesman: WashPost Colludes With Biden Administration Over FBI Raid

Trump Spokesman: WashPost Colludes With Biden Administration Over FBI Raid a copy of the washington post is read (Dreamstime)

By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 07 September 2022 10:15 AM EDT

The Washington Post colluded with the Biden administration in reporting on the FBI's raid of Donald Trump's Florida home, a spokesman for the former president said.

The Post on Tuesday night reported that a document describing a foreign government's military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, was found by FBI agents at Mar-a-Lago.

Taylor Budowich, Trump's director of communications, took to social media and described the Post as the administration's "propaganda arm."

"The Washington Post continues to serve as the propaganda arm of the Biden administration, and instead of operating openly and honestly, they collude in never-ending leaks and lies at the expense of the integrity of the FBI and DOJ," Taylor Budowich tweeted along with the Post's story.

The Justice Department said FBI agents who searched Trump's Florida home removed 11 sets of classified documents, including some marked as top secret. The department added that prosecutors had probable cause to believe the former president may have violated the Espionage Act.

Trump and his allies say the documents had been declassified.

The Post, citing sources, reported that the FBI raid focused on whether Trump or his aides failed to return all of the documents sought by agents during earlier visits that were deemed government property.

The newspaper last month reported that Trump and close aides were struggling to comprise a legal team after the raid.

Trump rebuked the newspaper for its report.

"The WAPO story that 'Trump is scrambling to add seasoned lawyers' to the Mar-a-Lago Raid case is, as usual, FAKE NEWS," Trump posted on Truth Social. "I already have excellent and experienced lawyers – am very happy with them. This is highly political prosecutorial misconduct, I have not been charged with anything and, most importantly, I did nothing wrong. Thank you!"

Also, the Post's editorial board slammed Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., for warning of riots if the DOJ prosecutes Trump over documents seized during the raid.

"There is no excuse for this irresponsible rhetoric, which not only invites violence but also defies democratic norms," the Post's board wrote in an Aug. 29 opinion column.

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Trump Spokesman: WashPost Colludes With Biden Administration Over FBI Raid

Trump Spokesman: WashPost Colludes With Biden Administration Over FBI Raid a copy of the washington post is read (Dreamstime)

By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 07 September 2022 10:56 AM EDT

The Washington Post colluded with the Biden administration in reporting on the FBI's raid of Donald Trump's Florida home, a spokesman for the former president said.

The Post on Tuesday night reported that a document describing a foreign government's military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, was found by FBI agents at Mar-a-Lago.

Taylor Budowich, Trump's director of communications, took to social media and described the Post as the administration's "propaganda arm."

"The Washington Post continues to serve as the propaganda arm of the Biden administration, and instead of operating openly and honestly, they collude in never-ending leaks and lies at the expense of the integrity of the FBI and DOJ," Taylor Budowich tweeted along with the Post's story.

The Justice Department said FBI agents who searched Trump's Florida home removed 11 sets of classified documents, including some marked as top secret. The department added that prosecutors had probable cause to believe the former president may have violated the Espionage Act.

Trump and his allies say the documents had been declassified.

The Post, citing sources, reported that the FBI raid focused on whether Trump or his aides failed to return all of the documents sought by agents during earlier visits that were deemed government property.

The newspaper last month reported that Trump and close aides were struggling to comprise a legal team after the raid.

Trump rebuked the newspaper for its report.

"The WAPO story that 'Trump is scrambling to add seasoned lawyers' to the Mar-a-Lago Raid case is, as usual, FAKE NEWS," Trump posted on Truth Social. "I already have excellent and experienced lawyers – am very happy with them. This is highly political prosecutorial misconduct, I have not been charged with anything and, most importantly, I did nothing wrong. Thank you!"

Also, the Post's editorial board slammed Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., for warning of riots if the DOJ prosecutes Trump over documents seized during the raid.

"There is no excuse for this irresponsible rhetoric, which not only invites violence but also defies democratic norms," the Post's board wrote in an Aug. 29 opinion column.

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Arizona AG Candidate Continues to Support Trump, Conservative Ideals

Arizona AG Candidate Continues to Support Trump, Conservative Ideals a "trump won" sign is displayed at a rally Abe Hamadeh, Republican nominee for Arizona attorney general: "The 2020 election was definitely rigged." (Getty Images)

By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 07 September 2022 09:39 AM EDT

The Republican nominee for Arizona attorney general has refused to soften his conservative beliefs heading into the November election.

Abe Hamadeh, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has opted not to move toward the center as he opposes Democrat Kris Mayes.

Hamadeh continues to oppose abortion from "beginning at conception," according to the candidate's website. That's different than Republican U.S. Senate nominee Blake Masters, who attempted to moderate his position on the issue after the Aug. 2 primary.

A first-generation American, born of Syrian immigrants, and someone who serves in the Army as a reserve intelligence officer, Hamadeh recently told the Washington Examiner that Trump lost the 2020 election due to voter fraud in several key battleground states.

"The 2020 election was definitely rigged," Hamadeh told the Examiner during a pre-Labor Day interview. "We no longer have confidence in our electoral process, and I think it's damaging to our country."

After voting via military absentee in 2020 because he had been deployed overseas, Hamadeh returned home to Arizona and "had multiple mail-in ballots in my house from the 2020 election. That's what we're talking about — that there was rigging in that election," he told the Examiner.

He also said Facebook founder CEO Mark Zuckerberg suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story following FBI warnings of "Russian propaganda."

Hamadeh promised to "prosecute all election fraud and make sure that future elections are secure."

He also warned against "cancel culture," saying that "the radical Left has taken over every aspect of our lives."

"They [Democrats] are so prideful to raise the [Black Lives Matter] flag but not the American flag," Hamadeh told the Examiner.

Hamadeh, a 31-year-old prosecutor in Maricopa County, would become be the youngest to hold the office since President Bill Clinton was elected Arkansas attorney general in 1976.

"First-generation Americans view the world differently — we have an appreciation of America that's unlike others who are born here in the United States," Hamadeh said. "It helps guide my views."

In the swing state of Arizona, Hamadeh's campaign is stressing issues such as cracking down on rising crime and increasing border security.

"I no longer see what's going on at the border as an immigration issue; I see it as a state sovereignty issue," Hamadeh said. "When you have hundreds of thousands of people pouring across our southern border, it's incumbent upon Arizona to take matters into our own hands.

"We no longer can rely on the federal government as a partner. Ensuring that Arizona is safe and free is one of the first steps to save our country."

Mayes, a former GOP member, is a former Arizona Republic who covered late Sen. John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign. She later entered politics as a spokeswoman for then-Gov. Janet Napolitano, D-Ariz.

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Barack and Michelle Obama Return to the White House for Portrait Unveilings

Barack and Michelle Obama Return to the White House for Portrait Unveilings michelle and barack obama walk in the white house First lady Michelle Obama, and President Barack Obama arrive for the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 24, 2015. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Jeff Mason Wednesday, 07 September 2022 06:50 AM EDT

Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, return to the White House on Wednesday for the unveiling of their official portraits, hosted by fellow Democrat Joe Biden some five years after the former president left office.

Large, formal portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies adorn walls, hallways and rooms throughout the White House, and customarily a former president returns for the unveiling during his successor's tenure.

But the Obamas, who have remained popular since leaving the political limelight, did not have their ceremony while Republican President Donald Trump held power. Trump, before winning election in 2016 and succeeding Obama in 2017, was a longtime proponent of the "birther" movement that falsely suggested Obama was not born in the United States.

A spokesperson for Obama declined to comment on the timing of the Obamas' portrait unveilings.

White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin said there was no prescribed process for presidential portraits. "It's really up to the current president in the White House and the former president that is portrayed in the portrait to determine the right moment, but there is no set timeline," he said.

Obama hosted former president George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, for their portrait unveilings in 2012 during Obama's first term.

Now Obama will be hosted by his former vice president, current President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill. The Obamas and Bidens became close during Obama's presidency, going through the ups and downs of their political and personal lives, including the death of Biden's son, Beau, from cancer.

"Over the course of their eight years together in office, a close partnership between the two men grew through the highs and lows of the job and life," Biden's press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters on Tuesday.

The current president and first lady were honored to host the unveiling of the portraits, "which will hang on the walls of the White House forever as reminders of the power of hope and change," she said.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. ET in the White House East Room.

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Barack and Michelle Obama Return to the White House for Portrait Unveilings

Barack and Michelle Obama Return to the White House for Portrait Unveilings michelle and barack obama walk in the white house First lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama arrive for the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 24, 2015. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Jeff Mason Wednesday, 07 September 2022 06:50 AM EDT

Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, return to the White House on Wednesday for the unveiling of their official portraits, hosted by fellow Democrat Joe Biden some five years after the former president left office.

Large, formal portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies adorn walls, hallways, and rooms throughout the White House, and customarily a former president returns for the unveiling during his successor's tenure.

But the Obamas, who have remained popular since leaving the political limelight, did not have their ceremony while Republican President Donald Trump held power. Trump, before winning election in 2016 and succeeding Obama in 2017, was a longtime proponent of the "birther" movement that falsely suggested Obama was not born in the United States.

A spokesperson for Obama declined to comment on the timing of the Obamas' portrait unveilings.

White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin said there was no prescribed process for presidential portraits. "It's really up to the current president in the White House and the former president that is portrayed in the portrait to determine the right moment, but there is no set timeline," he said.

Obama hosted former president George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, for their portrait unveilings in 2012 during Obama's first term.

Now Obama will be hosted by his former vice president, current President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill. The Obamas and Bidens became close during Obama's presidency, going through the ups and downs of their political and personal lives, including the death of Biden's son, Beau, from cancer.

"Over the course of their eight years together in office, a close partnership between the two men grew through the highs and lows of the job and life," Biden's press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters on Tuesday.

The current president and first lady were honored to host the unveiling of the portraits, "which will hang on the walls of the White House forever as reminders of the power of hope and change," she said.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. ET in the White House East Room.

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Former Trump Adviser Bannon Faces State Indictment in New York: WashPost

Former Trump Adviser Bannon Faces State Indictment in New York: WashPost Former Trump Adviser Bannon Faces State Indictment in New York: WashPost (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Wednesday, 07 September 2022 06:28 AM EDT

Steve Bannon, a prominent associate of former President Donald Trump, is expected to face a new criminal indictment and surrender to state prosecutors Thursday, The Washington Post reports, citing people familiar with the matter.

Bannon's prosecution will likely mirror aspects of a federal case in which Bannon was pardoned, the paper reported on Tuesday.

In 2021, Trump granted clemency to Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations issued in his final hours in office.

Bannon was charged with swindling the president's supporters in connection with an effort to raise private funds to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

He pleaded not guilty.

The details of the new indictment could not be confirmed, the Post said. A spokesperson for Bannon dismissed it as a political ploy.

"This is nothing more than a partisan political weaponization of the criminal justice system," the spokesperson said in an email to Reuters.

The state case will be handled in the New York Supreme Court by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the Post said.

A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney declined to comment on the report.

"The SDNY (Southern District of New York) did the exact same thing in August 2020 to try to take me out of the election. It didn't work then, it certainly won’t work now," Bannon said in a statement issued by his spokesperson.

In July, Bannon was convicted of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol, a verdict the committee called a "victory for the rule of law."

Bannon was a main adviser to the Republican Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and served as his chief White House strategist during 2017 before a falling out between them that was later patched up.

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Hillary Clinton Is a ‘No’ on Running for President Again

Hillary Clinton Is a 'No' on Running for President Again Hillary Clinton grimaces during her 2016 presidential election concession speech Hillary Clinton stands contrite during her 2016 presidential election concession speech. (AP)

By Luca Cacciatore | Tuesday, 06 September 2022 10:38 PM EDT

Hillary Clinton is hanging up the bags, revealing to CBS Evening News on Tuesday she will not be seeking the White House for a third time amid rumors of a potential return.

"Would you ever run for president again?" interviewer Norah O'Donnell asked the former secretary of state and first lady.

"No, no," she replied. "But I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that we have a president who respects our democracy and the rule of law and upholds our institutions."

Clinton then condemned the possibility of former President Donald Trump running in 2024, adding, "he should be soundly defeated" and "it should start in the Republican Party."

"Grow a backbone; stand up to this guy," Clinton stated. "And heaven forbid, if he gets the nomination, he needs to be defeated roundly and sent back to Mar-a-Lago."

She later rejected any comparison of her controversial private email server scandal to the sensitive documents found at Trump's South Florida residence, assuring the two situations were "really different."

"I had a very different situation where I was cleared, and the guy just kept on talking, and talking, and then came up with a new reason to talk some more 10 days before the election," Clinton said of then-FBI Director James Comey.

"It was in the middle of an election. There was no there, there, and the guy never shut up," the one-time nominee continued. "I think it's a really different comparison to what's going on here."

Clinton also applauded the FBI and Justice Department for being "incredibly patient, quiet, careful until they finally apparently thought that national security was at stake."

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Hillary Clinton Is a ‘No’ on Running for President Again

Hillary Clinton Is a 'No' on Running for President Again Hillary Clinton grimaces during her 2016 presidential election concession speech Hillary Clinton stands contrite during her 2016 presidential election concession speech. (AP)

By Luca Cacciatore | Tuesday, 06 September 2022 10:38 PM EDT

Hillary Clinton is hanging up the bags, revealing to CBS Evening News on Tuesday she will not be seeking the White House for a third time amid rumors of a potential return.

"Would you ever run for president again?" interviewer Norah O'Donnell asked the former secretary of state and first lady.

"No, no," she replied. "But I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that we have a president who respects our democracy and the rule of law and upholds our institutions."

Clinton then condemned the possibility of former President Donald Trump running in 2024, adding, "he should be soundly defeated" and "it should start in the Republican Party."

"Grow a backbone; stand up to this guy," Clinton stated. "And heaven forbid, if he gets the nomination, he needs to be defeated roundly and sent back to Mar-a-Lago."

She later rejected any comparison of her controversial private email server scandal to the sensitive documents found at Trump's South Florida residence, assuring the two situations were "really different."

"I had a very different situation where I was cleared, and the guy just kept on talking, and talking, and then came up with a new reason to talk some more 10 days before the election," Clinton said of then-FBI Director James Comey.

"It was in the middle of an election. There was no there, there, and the guy never shut up," the one-time nominee continued. "I think it's a really different comparison to what's going on here."

Clinton also applauded the FBI and Justice Department for being "incredibly patient, quiet, careful until they finally apparently thought that national security was at stake."

Hillary Clinton Is a ‘No’ on Running for President Again

Hillary Clinton Is a 'No' on Running for President Again Hillary Clinton grimaces during her 2016 presidential election concession speech Hillary Clinton stands contrite during her 2016 presidential election concession speech. (AP)

By Luca Cacciatore | Tuesday, 06 September 2022 10:38 PM EDT

Hillary Clinton is hanging up the gloves, revealing to CBS Evening News on Tuesday she will not be seeking the White House for a third time amid rumors of a potential return.

"Would you ever run for president again?" interviewer Norah O'Donnell asked the former secretary of state and first lady.

"No, no," she replied. "But I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that we have a president who respects our democracy and the rule of law and upholds our institutions."

Clinton then condemned the possibility of former President Donald Trump running in 2024, adding, "he should be soundly defeated" and "it should start in the Republican Party."

"Grow a backbone; stand up to this guy," Clinton stated. "And heaven forbid, if he gets the nomination, he needs to be defeated roundly and sent back to Mar-a-Lago."

She later rejected any comparison of her controversial private email server scandal to the sensitive documents found at Trump's South Florida residence, assuring the two situations were "really different."

"I had a very different situation where I was cleared, and the guy just kept on talking, and talking, and then came up with a new reason to talk some more 10 days before the election," Clinton said of then-FBI Director James Comey.

"It was in the middle of an election. There was no there, there, and the guy never shut up," the one-time nominee continued. "I think it's a really different comparison to what's going on here."

Clinton also applauded the FBI and Justice Department for being "incredibly patient, quiet, careful until they finally apparently thought that national security was at stake."

Hillary Clinton Is a ‘No’ on Running for President Again

Hillary Clinton Is a 'No' on Running for President Again Hillary Clinton grimaces during her 2016 presidential election concession speech Hillary Clinton stands contrite during her 2016 presidential election concession speech. (AP)

By Luca Cacciatore | Tuesday, 06 September 2022 10:38 PM EDT

Hillary Clinton is hanging up the gloves, revealing to CBS Evening News on Tuesday she will not be seeking the White House for a third time amid rumors of a potential return.

"Would you ever run for president again?" interviewer Norah O'Donnell asked the former secretary of state and first lady.

"No, no," she replied. "But I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that we have a president who respects our democracy and the rule of law and upholds our institutions."

Clinton then condemned the possibility of former President Donald Trump running in 2024, adding, "he should be soundly defeated" and "it should start in the Republican Party."

"Grow a backbone; stand up to this guy," Clinton stated. "And heaven forbid, if he gets the nomination, he needs to be defeated roundly and sent back to Mar-a-Lago."

She later rejected any comparison of her controversial private email server scandal to the sensitive documents found at Trump's South Florida residence, assuring the two situations were "really different."

"I had a very different situation where I was cleared, and the guy just kept on talking, and talking, and then came up with a new reason to talk some more 10 days before the election," Clinton said of then-FBI Director James Comey.

"It was in the middle of an election. There was no there, there, and the guy never shut up," the one-time nominee continued. "I think it's a really different comparison to what's going on here."

Clinton also applauded the FBI and Justice Department for being "incredibly patient, quiet, careful until they finally apparently thought that national security was at stake."

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Rep. Mullin to Newsmax: Biden’s Speech Meant to Give False Impression of Strength

Rep. Mullin to Newsmax: Biden's Speech Meant to Give False Impression of Strength (Newsmax/''Rob Schmitt Tonight'')

By Jeremy Frankel | Tuesday, 06 September 2022 08:52 PM EDT

Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., blasted President Joe Biden for his speech calling ''MAGA Republicans'' the biggest threat to democracy in this country, telling Newsmax on Tuesday that the statement is ''dangerous in itself.''

''I think President Biden owes every patriot American out there that's from a red state that voted for President Trump an apology, and he should do it now,'' Mullin told ''Rob Schmitt Tonight.''

''The guy ran on unity, and here he is dividing the country by calling us the biggest threat,'' he continued.

What is wrong with just loving America and believing in the Constitution, Mullin asked rhetorically.

He added that Biden's speech, coupled with the red lighting and military in the background, is meant to give Americans the impression that Biden is strong, but the American people know that he is weak.

''The American people don't trust him. … The idea of us going to conflict with this president scares the daylights out of people, so they're trying to change his image,'' Mullin said.

Mullin is running for Senate in the special general election on Nov. 8.

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Massachusetts AG Maura Healy Wins Dem Governor Nomination

Massachusetts AG Maura Healy Wins Dem Governor Nomination Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healy leans in to speak to hillary clinton during a harvard event Massachusetts AG Maura Healy (Charles Krupa/AP)

By Eric Mack | Tuesday, 06 September 2022 08:55 PM EDT

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey cruised in her Democrat primary Tuesday night, Decision Desk HQ projects, bidding to flip the blue state governorship in these November midterm elections.

Healey would become the first woman and first openly gay candidate elected governor. She easily outdistanced Sonia Chang-Diaz, who remained on the ballot after withdrawing from the race. She will face Geoff Diehl or Chris Doughty, who are vying to replace retiring Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, who opted not to seek a third term.

Diehl is endorsed by former President Donald Trump and early returns have him in a race too close to call against the moderate candidate Doughty.

Voting in the Cape Cod town of Barnstable was extended until midnight after a mechanical issue with the town clerk's vault blocked the clerk from getting access to ballots, delaying the delivery of ballots to polling locations.

Diehl, the favorite among state Republican Party delegates in Massachusetts, has ties to Trump stretching to 2016, when he served as co-chair for Trump's presidential campaign in the state. Trump lost Massachusetts by almost 30 percentage points in his two presidential campaigns. Diehl has also opposed COVID-19 protocols and hailed the Supreme Court ruling overruling Roe v. Wade.

Doughty, a businessman, said he supported some of Trump's initiatives but wants to focus on challenges facing Massachusetts, which he said is increasingly unaffordable.

Diehl has come to embrace Trump push for election integrity after the 2020 election. Diehl said last year he did not think it was a "stolen election" but later said the election was rigged. Doughty, meanwhile, has said he believes President Joe Biden was legitimately elected.

The challenge for both is that support of Trump may play well among the party's conservative wing but could be a political albatross in a state where registered Republicans make up less than 10% of the electorate compared to about 31% for Democrats and about 57% for independents.

Diehl faced a similar struggle when he challenged Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in 2018. He won a three-way Republican primary only to capture just over a third of the vote in the general election.

Doughty said he would work to lower taxes and has said that although he considers himself "pro-life," he accepts the state Supreme Court decision recognizing a right to abortion in Massachusetts.

Doughty has reported raising nearly $2.3 million for his campaign, most of it coming out of his own pocket, compared with Diehl, who has raised about $582,000. Healey has the largest campaign bank account — about $3.4 million.

Massachusetts has a history of electing fiscally conservative, socially moderate Republican governors — including former Govs. William Weld and Mitt Romney — to provide a check on overwhelming Democrat legislative majorities. Baker, another Republican in that mold, has remained popular in the state.

The election also features several statewide contested Democratic primaries, including for attorney general and secretary of the commonwealth.

Two Democrats are jockeying for the top law enforcement office: former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell and workers' rights attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan. A week before the election, a third candidate, former assistant attorney general Quentin Palfrey, announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsed Campbell; he will remain on the ballot.

Campbell would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Massachusetts if elected.

The winner will face Republican Jay McMahon, a trial attorney who previously ran against Healey and lost.

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin is vying for an eighth term in office. He’s fielding a challenge from fellow Democrat Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP. Sullivan would be the first Black person to serve in that post in the state.

The winner will face Republican Rayla Campbell in November. Campbell is also Black.

There are also contested races in the Democratic primary for auditor and for the Democratic and Republican races for lieutenant governor.

None of the state’s nine incumbent Democratic U.S. House members is facing primary challengers. There are two contested Republican primaries in the 8th and 9th congressional districts.

A new state law makes "no excuse" mail-in ballots and early voting permanent fixtures in Massachusetts elections. Many of the voting options included in the new law were implemented during the height of the coronavirus pandemic and proved popular.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Document Seized at Trump Home Described Foreign Govt’s Nuke Capabilities: Wash Post

Document Seized at Trump Home Described Foreign Govt's Nuke Capabilities: Wash Post Document Seized at Trump Home Described Foreign Govt's Nuke Capabilities: Wash Post This photo shows an aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP)

Tuesday, 06 September 2022 08:31 PM EDT

A document describing a foreign government's military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, was found in the FBI's search last month of former President Donald Trump's Florida home, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

The Post report, which cited people familiar with the matter, did not identify the foreign government discussed in the document.

According to the publication, the find underscored concerns among U.S. intelligence officials about classified material being held at the Florida property. As the Post reported, some seized documents detailed top-secret U.S. operations — operations so closely guarded that even many senior national security officials are kept out of the loop on the details.

"Only the president, some members of his Cabinet or a near-Cabinet-level official could authorize other government officials to know details of these special-access programs, according to people familiar with the search, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive details of an ongoing investigation."

The report said that after months of trying to recover documents from Mar-a-Lago, some still remained there and were unearthed in a court-approved search on Aug. 8.

It was in this final batch that the information on a foreign government's nuclear defense readiness was discovered, the paper said.

A judge has ordered that a special master be assigned to review documents taken from Mar-a-Lago, as the government conducts a risk assessment on what was being kept there.

For his part, former President Trump has assailed the manner in which the raid was conducted, calling it overly invasive and politically motivated. He has also maintained that documents kept there were covered by executive privilege, and that he had the authority to declassify documents as president.

Newsmax contributed to this report.

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Document Seized at Trump Home Described Foreign Govt’s Nuke Capabilities: Wash Post

Document Seized at Trump Home Described Foreign Govt's Nuke Capabilities: Wash Post aerial view of Mar-a-Lago This photo shows an aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP)

Tuesday, 06 September 2022 08:31 PM EDT

A document describing a foreign government's military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, was found in the FBI's search last month of former President Donald Trump's Florida home, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

The Post report, which cited people familiar with the matter, did not identify the foreign government discussed in the document.

According to the publication, the find underscored concerns among U.S. intelligence officials about classified material being held at the Florida property. As the Post reported, some seized documents detailed top-secret U.S. operations – operations so closely guarded that even many senior national security officials are kept out of the loop on the details.

"Only the president, some members of his Cabinet or a near-Cabinet-level official could authorize other government officials to know details of these special-access programs, according to people familiar with the search, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive details of an ongoing investigation."

The report said that after months of trying to recover documents from Mar-a-Lago, some still remained there and were unearthed in a court-approved search on Aug. 8.

It was in this final batch that the information on a foreign government's nuclear defense readiness was discovered, the paper said.

A judge has ordered that a special master be assigned to review documents taken from Mar-a-Lago, as the government conducts a risk assessment on what was being kept there.

For his part, former President Trump has assailed the manner in which the raid was conducted, calling it overly invasive and politically motivated. He has also maintained that documents kept there were covered by executive privilege, and that he had the authority to declassify documents as president.

Newsmax contributed to this report.

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Senate Republican Campaign Chief Denies Feud With McConnell

Senate Republican Campaign Chief Denies Feud With McConnell Senate Republican Campaign Chief Denies Feud With McConnell Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, head of the Senate Republican campaign committee (AP)

David Morgan Tuesday, 06 September 2022 08:10 PM EDT

The U.S. Senate Republican campaign chief denied on Tuesday that he is at odds with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell over the quality of party candidates in key swing states that could determine whether Republicans win control of the congressional chamber in the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

Senator Rick Scott, who heads the c, triggered party concerns about a potentially damaging quarrel with McConnell last week by railing against people in the party who he said were "trash-talking" Republican Senate candidates.

"It's an amazing act of cowardice, and ultimately, it's treasonous to the conservative cause," Scott wrote in a Sept. 1 Op-Ed article in the Washington Examiner. The article ran weeks after McConnell had cited candidate quality as a reason why Republicans could have a better chance of winning a majority in the House of Representatives than in the Senate.

But Scott told reporters on Tuesday that his comments were aimed at anonymous critics, not at McConnell.

"It said people are doing anonymous quotes and trashing our Republican candidates," Scott said after exiting a Republican leadership meeting with McConnell in the U.S. Capitol. Asked specifically if his references were about McConnell, Scott replied: "No."

"I think it's important that we all work together to figure out how we can win," Scott said.

First-time Senate Republican candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump have weathered embarrassing gaffes or have failed to pull ahead of their Democratic rivals in key states such as Arizona, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

With the Senate split 50-50 and Democrats in charge only because of Vice President Kamala Harris's tie-breaking vote, Republicans need a net gain of only one seat to gain the majority.

The Senate Republican campaign committee that Scott chairs has also been short on money, with $23 million of cash at the end of July. Its Democratic rival had $54 million, according to the Federal Election Commission.

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Senate Republican Campaign Chief Denies Feud With McConnell

Senate Republican Campaign Chief Denies Feud With McConnell Senate Republican Campaign Chief Denies Feud With McConnell Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, head of the Senate Republican campaign committee (AP)

David Morgan Tuesday, 06 September 2022 08:10 PM EDT

The U.S. Senate Republican campaign chief denied on Tuesday that he is at odds with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell over the quality of party candidates in key swing states that could determine whether Republicans win control of the congressional chamber in the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

Senator Rick Scott, who heads the c, triggered party concerns about a potentially damaging quarrel with McConnell last week by railing against people in the party who he said were "trash-talking" Republican Senate candidates.

"It's an amazing act of cowardice, and ultimately, it's treasonous to the conservative cause," Scott wrote in a Sept. 1 Op-Ed article in the Washington Examiner. The article ran weeks after McConnell had cited candidate quality as a reason why Republicans could have a better chance of winning a majority in the House of Representatives than in the Senate.

But Scott told reporters on Tuesday that his comments were aimed at anonymous critics, not at McConnell.

"It said people are doing anonymous quotes and trashing our Republican candidates," Scott said after exiting a Republican leadership meeting with McConnell in the U.S. Capitol. Asked specifically if his references were about McConnell, Scott replied: "No."

"I think it's important that we all work together to figure out how we can win," Scott said.

First-time Senate Republican candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump have weathered embarrassing gaffes or have failed to pull ahead of their Democratic rivals in key states such as Arizona, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

With the Senate split 50-50 and Democrats in charge only because of Vice President Kamala Harris's tie-breaking vote, Republicans need a net gain of only one seat to gain the majority.

The Senate Republican campaign committee that Scott chairs has also been short on money, with $23 million of cash at the end of July. Its Democratic rival had $54 million, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Ex-Trump Official: Not Imposing ‘Serious Sanctions’ Led to Russian Gas Crunch

Ex-Trump Official: Not Imposing 'Serious Sanctions' Led to Russian Gas Crunch (Newsmax/"The Record With Greta Van Susteren")

By Jack Gournell | Tuesday, 06 September 2022 07:52 PM EDT

The West's failure to impose serious sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime has led him to use natural gas as a weapon against Europe, a former Trump administration official told Newsmax.

Appearing Tuesday on "The Record With Greta Van Susteren," Marshall Billingslea, former special presidential envoy for arms control at the State Department and current senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, was asked about Russia's skirting of Western sanctions by selling surplus natural gas to China, which in turn is selling it to Europe after tacking on a fee.

"This is what happens when you fail to impose serious sanctions on the Russians and you create all of these loopholes that they can then exploit," Billingslea said. "But you know this latest threat, Putin has repeatedly shown that he will use Russian energy as a weapon against Europe. He did that as far back as the winter of 2009, long before he invaded Crimea. So there's nothing new here."

That is why then-President Donald Trump urged Germany to abandon dependency on Russian oil and gas, Billingslea said.

"Their arrogant response, that video clip that we've all seen of them at the U.N. laughing, hasn't aged very well for the Germans," he said.

"Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course," Trump said in the 2018 address to the United Nations as the German delegation laughed. "Here in the Western Hemisphere, we are committed to maintaining our independence from the encroachment of expansionist foreign powers."

With the war with Ukraine, Russia had already cut off 80% of natural gas via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in response to sanctions. With winter approaching, it just announced a total shutdown until sanctions are lifted.

Meanwhile, Germany has postponed shutting down two nuclear power plants in case of a crisis.

"I don't know what constitutes a crisis, but at least the Germans are having a pause in what I think is a very unwise decision to shut down these plants," Billingslea said, "particularly because you know Putin will follow through on this decision to shutter the Nord Stream."

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