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Prosecutors Seek Prison for Rioter's Attack on AP Journalist In this Jan. 6, 2021, image from video, Alan William Byerly, center, is seen attacking an Associated Press photographer during a riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Julio Cortez/AP)

Associated Press Sunday, 09 October 2022 07:36 PM EDT

Federal prosecutors on Sunday recommended a prison sentence of approximately four years for a Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to assaulting an Associated Press photographer and using a stun gun against police officers during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss is scheduled to sentence Alan Byerly on Oct. 21 for his attack on AP photographer John Minchillo and police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in Washington.

Sentencing guidelines recommend a prison term ranging from 37 to 46 months. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of at least 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. Byerly’s attorney has until Friday to submit a sentencing recommendation.

The judge isn't bound by any of the sentencing recommendations.

Byerly was arrested in July 2021 and pleaded guilty a year later to assault charges.

Byerly purchased a stun gun before he traveled from his home in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, to Washington for the "Stop the Steal" rally on Jan. 6. Leaving the rally before then-President Donald Trump finished speaking, Byerly went to the Capitol and joined other rioters in using a large metal Trump sign as a battering ram against barricades and police officers, prosecutors said.

After that, he went to the Capitol's Lower West Terrace, where he and other rioters attacked Minchillo, who was wearing a lanyard with AP lettering. Byerly is one of at least three people charged with assaulting Minchillo, whose assault was captured on video by a colleague.

Byerly then approached police officers behind bike racks and deployed his stun gun.

"After officers successfully removed the stun gun from Byerly’s hands, Byerly continued to charge toward the officers, struck and pushed them, and grabbed an officer’s baton," prosecutors wrote.

Byerly later told FBI agents that he did just "one stupid thing down there and that’s all it was," according to prosecutors.

“This was a reference to how he handled the reporter and nothing more,” they wrote.

Byerly treated Jan. 6 "as a normal, crime-free day, akin to the movie, 'The Purge,' when he could do whatever he wanted without judgment or legal consequence," prosecutors said.

"He was mistaken," they added.

More than 100 police officers were injured during the Capitol siege.

Approximately 900 people have been charged with federal crimes for their conduct on Jan. 6. More than 400 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanor offenses. Over 280 riot defendants have been sentenced, with roughly half sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from one week to 10 years.

Rep. Don Bacon: I Support Herschel Walker but He Must 'Come Clean' (Newsmax)

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Sunday, 09 October 2022 01:48 PM EDT

Georgia Senate GOP nominee Herschel Walker, who has come under fire this week after claims that he allegedly paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion despite his position on abortion restrictions, remains a valid candidate despite the controversy, but he should "come clean," Rep. Don Bacon said Sunday.

The Nebraska Republican, who is seeking reelection, told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that he supports Walker for the policy positions he'll take, in comparison to those of his opponent, incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock.

"Sen. Warnock is one of the most liberal, progressive folks," said Bacon. "He wants abortion on demand until birth and only one in five voters support that."

But as for Walker, the former NFL star and Heisman Trophy winner "needs to come clean and just be honest," said Bacon.

"We also know that we all make mistakes and it's just better if this did happen to say, 'I'm sorry' and ask for forgiveness," he said.

Bacon disagreed when asked if by supporting Walker, that meant Republicans are willing to win at all costs and pointed out that Warnock has been accused of spousal abuse by his ex-wife.

"I hope you're showing some equal opportunity here with both these candidates," said Bacon.

The congressman also said Sunday he supports a proposal from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. for a nationwide ban on abortions past the 15th week of pregnancy, and he said he thinks most voters support that as well.

However, Bacon said the Senate won't vote to pass that bill, so such decisions will have to be made at the state level, no matter which party holds the majority vote in the House or Senate.

"I believe in the humanity of the unborn child," he said. "I think the science has taken us way beyond where Roe v. Wade had us…most of the free world has left America behind. The free world has seen the science of the unborn child. And they've moved more towards a more reasonable policy of 12-15 weeks."

In the past, Bacon has argued that a fetus has constitutional rights at conception, but on Sunday, he said it's also important to move forward with legislation.

"The American voters right now are at 12-15 weeks," he said. "I accept that reality. And I want to move us forward."

Bacon, in further discussion, spoke out about President Joe Biden's assessment of an "armageddon" taking place if Russian President Vladimir Putin moves forward with nuclear weapons, and said he agrees the Russian leader is dangerous, as he is a "cornered animal."

"His country's being embarrassed not only by being defeated but the barbaric behavior of his country in Ukraine, stealing their grain, sexually assaulting their women, murdering those innocent people," Bacon said. "Right now, he's unstable. But you can't let this guy threaten us and bully us around. Because if you cave out of fear, he'll do it again."

But Biden was "too flippant" with his comments about "armageddon," and must be more cautious, said Bacon.

The congressman also on Sunday defended Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., after the senator said during former President Donald Trump's rally Saturday that Democrats want reparations for minorities because their party is “pro-crime.”

"I wouldn't say it the same way, but there is a problem in our country with crime," he said while denying that the comment about reparations was racially-charged.

"We can't ignore we have a 40-50% violent crime increase because Democrat politicians and prosecutors are putting violent criminals back on the street early, and it's unacceptable," he said. "When a guy commits a crime the first time, shame on them. When society releases that same criminal and they create more victims, that's shame on us for letting that happen."

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Pompeo: Biden's 'Armageddon' Remark 'Reckless'; Keep 'Quiet Diplomacy' (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Sunday, 09 October 2022 01:10 PM EDT

President Joe Biden should not have abandoned "quiet diplomacy" and made the "reckless" remarks about the world being on the verge of "armageddon," according to former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

"Oh my goodness: First of all those comments were reckless," Pompeo told "Fox News Sunday."

"I think that even more importantly, they demonstrate maybe one of the greatest foreign policy failures of the last decades, which was the failure to deter Vladimir Putin in the same way that the Trump administration did for four years."

Pompeo adding the comments come at "a terrible risk to the American people" and Biden needs to warn Putin against using nuclear weapons but not talk armageddon.

"I hope that they are doing this quietly," Pompeo added.

Biden issued the warning of nuclear war Thursday in a fundraiser, hearkening back to former President John F. Kennedy's nuclear standoff with Cuba in October 1962.

"We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis," Biden said.

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby defended the president's remark.

"The president was reflecting the very high stakes that are in play right now," Kirby told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.

The stakes might have been raised higher after the exploding of the bridge in Crimea on Saturday, according to Pompeo.

"My guess is that the Ukrainians had something to do with it, but we'll have to wait and see how that unfolds," he said. "We do know for sure that this is humiliating for Vladimir Putin. He built this bridge. I remember the pictures of him driving across it.

"It was one of their great achievements. I think it was 2018 when that bridge was built, so it's nearly brand new and to watch it in flames, to watch the rest of the supply lines out of Crimea into southern Ukraine at risk is certainly something that is a game changer on the ground in Ukraine. As Trey reported this morning, Ukrainians are doing phenomenal work of liberating town after town after town and the Russian military is failing desperately."

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Trump Pumps $750K for New Ad to Help Herschel Walker

By Eric Mack | Sunday, 09 October 2022 10:44 AM EDT

Amid a week of smears in a contentious Senate race in the purple state of Georgia, GOP Sen.-nominee Herschel Walker is getting a $750,000 boost from former President Donald Trump, Politico reported.

Trump has long endorsed his friend for the Senate, but this is the first true investment in the race from his new MAGA Inc. PAC, according to Politico.

The funds went to a new ad, attacking Democrats and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., for helping America lose its way, albeit without mentioning Walker.

"From D-Day to drag queen story time, America has lost its way," the ad begins. "Radical Democrats are indoctrinating our children to hate America — opening our borders and crushing working people with taxes."

The 30-second ad reminds Georgia voters that Warnock "votes with Biden 96% of the time."

"Chaos at the border, crime in our neighborhoods, a collapsing economy – Biden and Warnock did that," the ad continues, using the phrase used on gas-pump stickers than point the finger at Biden for energy policy that has caused the price of gas to skyrocket.

"Take our country back. Defeat Raphael Warnock."

Walker has been attacked this week with reports he allegedly paid for an ex-girlfriend to have an abortion, which flies in the face of his position on abortion restrictions.

"This is just textbook 101 for the Democrats," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Hugh Hewitt's podcast. "They know they're going to lose. Herschel Walker is running a good race. He's a great candidate."

Scott, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, noted President Joe Biden's struggling economy is unpopular to run on, so they lean on abortion and old political smear campaigns.

"Raphael Warnock is Joe Biden, and you know, it's just lies, cheat, and smear: That's what the Democrats do," Scott told Hewitt. "They did it to Brett Kavanaugh. They did it to Clarence Thomas. They're doing it to Herschel Walker. But he's going to win, and so we're going to win in Georgia."

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Polls Suggest Tight Race for Senate Majority, Perhaps Still 50-50 (Newmax)

By Eric Mack | Sunday, 09 October 2022 09:48 AM EDT

While the House is expected by many to flip back to Republicans to a varying degree, the 50-50 Senate remains in the balance, if not still split right down the middle, according to Politico analysis of the 10 key battleground races.

It sets up some interesting and likely big-dollar final weeks before Nov. 8 midterms' final votes are tallied.

"This is the strangest midterm I've ever been a part of, because you have these two things in direct conflict: You have what history tells us, and you have all this data that says it's going to be a very close election," Priorities USA Chair Guy Cecil, a Democrat group, told The New York Times.

Chair of the House Republican Conference, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is still predicting a "red tsunami" in the House.

"I think we can win over 35 seats, which would give us the largest majority since the Great Depression," she told the Times.

But the Senate remains teetering on split decision.

"Even the slightest tremor is going to put the Democrats in the minority," Democrat pollster Peter Hart told the Times.

Here are the 10 Senate races that can decide the majority:

1. Arizona – Blake Masters v. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.

• Politico projection: Lean Democrat
• Polling average: Kelly +4.1
• 2020 RCP polling average 30 days before election: Biden +3.6
• Eventual margin: Biden +0.3

Kelly has consistently led the polls, but recent ones suggest Masters is gaining ground and just outside the margin of error. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Masters and is heading to Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday night for a Save America rally to stump for Masters, Gov.-nominee Kari Lake, among others.

2. Georgia – Herschel Walker v. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.

• Politico projection: Toss up
• Polling average: Warnock +3.8 … but this number has a outlier poll that has Warnock up 12 points. This is much closer and in the margin of error.
• 2020 RCP polling average: Biden +0.3
• Eventual margin: Biden +0.3

If you need any indicated on how fearful Democrats are about losing this seat, just look at the headlines. Walker has been smeared of late.

"This is just textbook 101 for the Democrats," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Hugh Hewitt's podcast. "They know they're going to lose. Herschel Walker is running a good race. He's a great candidate.

"Raphael Warnock is Joe Biden, and you know, it's just lies, cheat, and smear: That's what the Democrats do. They did it to Brett Kavanaugh. They did it to Clarence Thomas. They're doing it to Herschel Walker. But he's going to win, and so we're going to win in Georgia."

3. Nevada – Adam Laxalt v. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Ariz.

• Politico projection: Toss up
• Polling average: Laxalt 2.1
• 2020 RCP polling average: Biden +5.3
• Eventual margin: Biden +2.7

Laxalt, who Trump held a Save America rally Saturday night for, has led consistently, but his leads remain mostly within the margin of error, making voter turnout key to deciding this seat.

4. Ohio – J.D. Vance v. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio

• Politico projection: Lean Republican
• Polling average: Vance +1.2
• 2020 RCP polling average: Biden +2.5
• Eventual margin: Trump +8

Ohio is famously a bellwether state, despite the fact Trump dominated in 2020 and President Joe Biden won the Electoral College. This seat is not a flip, but it is a key state to hold for Republicans. Polls are showing some surprising strength for Ryan, who is attempting to appeal to voters as a moderate Democrat, despite years of being a hard-liner to the left.

5. Pennsylvania – Dr. Mehmet Oz v. Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman

• Politico projection: Toss up
• Polling average: Fetterman +4.3
• 2020 RCP polling average: Biden +6.6
• Eventual margin: Biden +1.2

Oz is surging amid questions about Fetterman's health and struggles with public speaking. Also, Oz has wide appeal with his famed television persona. A debate could be must-see TV. This has been projected to be one of the biggest-dollar races in these midterms, as Democrats seek to flip this seat in what has become a Democrat-run state.

6. New Hampshire – Don Bolduc v. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.

• Politico projection: Lean Democrat
• Polling average: Hassan +6.6
• 2020 RCP polling average: No average
• Eventual margin: Biden +7.2

Unlike the five GOP candidates above, Bolduc has yet to receive the official Trump endorsement, although Trump has called Bolduc "a strong guy." Despite the margins favorable to Democrats, The Trafalgar Group, one of the most accurate pollsters in the Trump era, has this race just outside the margin of error. A Trump endorsement could prove to be a game-changer.

7. Colorado – Joe O'Dea v. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.

• Politico projection: Lean Democrat
• Polling average: Bennet +8.3
• 2020 RCP polling average: No average
• Eventual margin: Biden +13.5

Colorado is not quite a state favorable for the Republicans to flip a seat, but there are rumblings among the GOP that O'Dea is sleeper candidate. The polls have yet to show true strength, though. Notably, Bennet is a failed Democrat presidential candidate like Ohio's Ryan and Bennet won his past two elections with a mere plurality of the vote, giving O'Dea some hope for a push to close ground in the final weeks. Trump has not endorsed O'Dea.

8. North Carolina – Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C. v. Cheri Beasley

• Politico projection: Lean Republican
• Polling average: Budd +1.5
• 2020 RCP polling average: Biden +0.6
• Eventual margin: Trump +1.3

All of September's major polls favor Budd, who is the first GOP candidate on this list to already have won a seat in Washington, D.C. Notably, polls have this race with double-digit percentages of voters still undecided. This is a seat the GOP will be seeking to hold, so expect Trump to make some appearances for his endorsed candidate in the final weeks.

9. Wisconsin – Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., v. Mandela Barnes

• Politico projection: Toss Up
• Polling average: Johnson +3
• 2020 RCP polling average: Biden +6
• Eventual margin: Biden +0.7

Johnson is the first GOP incumbent on this list in a tenuous position, largely because the blue-wall state of Wisconsin has some strength for Democrats, albeit more in polling than in actual election results. Trump has outperformed polls and mocked them repeatedly for failing to capture the electorate in the state.

10. Florida – Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., v. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla.

• Politico projection: Lean Republican
• Polling average: Rubio +4
• 2020 RCP polling average: Biden +3.5
• Eventual margin: Trump +3.3

Florida has surged in Republican registrations, suggesting Rubio should be on steady ground, but Demings has been popular in the state, particularly in the Orlando area. Republican turnout and performance in South Florida will be the key to holding this seat.

Center for American Progress Action Fund President Navin Nayak told the Times that Democrats have "no business being in this election," perhaps due to Biden's struggles, a shaky economy, and rampant inflation.

"I wish the election was a month ago," Nayak told the Times.

Abortion is an issue Democrats are clinging to, as they seek to overcome the historic hurdle of a midterm wave against the party seated in the White House.

"The Democrats' message is, 'Elect Republicans and the sky may fall!'" GOP strategist Paul Shumaker told the Times, adding voters "see the sky is falling — all because of Joe Biden's bad economy. The increase in prices at the grocery store is an everyday fact of life."

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Jeffrey Lord to Newsmax: Busing Immigrants North a 'Genius' Move (Newxmas/"Wake Up America")

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Sunday, 09 October 2022 09:34 AM EDT

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was a "sanctuary city guy" until the immigration crisis started to affect his city, and suddenly, his opinion changed, making the decision by Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott to send immigrants there and to other cities "genius," Jeffrey Lord, who served as associated political director under former President Ronald Reagan, said on Newsmax Sunday.

"I think one of the real genius plays I've ever seen was the decision by Gov. DeSantis and Gov. Abbott to send busloads of their illegal migrants to New York, to Martha's Vineyard, and to places north, around the country," Lord, now a columnist for The American Spectator, told Newsmax's "Wake Up America."

Because of that move, "suddenly, Mayor Adams gets it," said Lord. "You know, it's all very well, he's a sanctuary city guy and all this kind of thing, [but] suddenly the people pour in, and now he's got a different opinion of this."

The border situation he added, is "bad stuff all around," and "until we get control of the border, it's not going to end."

Lord, who appeared on the program in a panel discussion with Amy Tarkanian, the former chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party, talked further on Sunday about President Joe Biden's call to forgive student loans, calling the plan "one more self-inflicted wound," after reports that the decision will cost taxpayers $300 billion.

"All they had to do was have a little common sense before they made this decision in the first place and they wouldn't be in this situation," said Lord, calling Biden's move a ploy to buy votes, but "then, of course, it backfires and they've got a problem on their hands."

Lord added that when he was working for Reagan, "this kind of thing used to drive him absolutely crazy. This was one of the reasons why he ran for president in the first place."

The student loan forgiveness plan is "typical of the way government acts," he said.

"You've got a bunch of professional bureaucrats there who have never had any real management experience, never had any private sector experience, and they constantly do things of this nature, and it drives the American people crazy," said Lord. "I mean, this is one of the reasons why Ronald Reagan then and Donald Trump now are so popular because they've had it with this kind of thing."

Lord also spoke out against the "wokeness infiltrating the military" when asked about plans for the use of electric-powered vehicles in upcoming years.

"There's just no common sense with this stuff," said Lord. "One of my jobs, when I worked in the U.S. Senate for Sen. [John] Heinz, was to take care of the Philadelphia Navy yard. I got a chance to be on aircraft carriers, the John F. Kennedy and later for the dedication of the Ronald Reagan. These are impressive things. You don't want to mess around with this. They have a task to do. Let them do it, for heaven's sake, and stop all this other nonsense."

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Trump: 'Once-Great Cities Are Drenched in Blood' Under Democrats (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:40 PM EDT

Targeting "crime-loving" Gov. Steve Sisolak and crime in Democrat-run cities Saturday night, former President Donald Trump denounced sanctuary cities and states, calling for America to be a "sanctuary for law-abiding citizens."

"Radical Democrats want to turn America into one giant sanctuary for dangerous criminal aliens," Trump told his Save America rally in Minden, Nevada, which aired live Saturday night on Newsmax. "In the Republican Party, we believe our country should be a sanctuary for law-abiding citizens who love our nation.

"If we are going to make America great again, we have to make America safe again. It's the only way."

"You can't walk down a street in a Democrat-run city without being shot or mugged or knifed," Trump continued. "Under Steve Sisolak, your crime-loving governor, and the radical left Democrats, the streets of our once-great cities are drenched in the blood of innocent victims. That's what's happening."

Trump added a call for the death penalty for drug dealers and human traffickers, a controversial policy he introduced in his past Save America rally speech in Nevada this summer.

"All of these Democrat-run cities — and I would say just about all of them — much of the crime wave is caused by drug dealers who, during the course of their lives, will kill an average of 500 American citizens," Trump said. "I am calling for the death penalty for drug dealers and human traffickers, which will upon its passage reduce drug distribution and crime by — in my opinion — more than 75% on the first day."

Trump also pointed at drug cartels in fueling the American crime wave under President Joe Biden's open-border policies.

"These cartels, they're making more money than major corporations on the New York Stock Exchange," Trump said, adding a call to fund the police.

"With the Republican Congress, we should also pass critical funding to hire thousands and thousands more police officers nationwide to put violent criminals behind bars and keep them behind bars. We need to leave our police alone and let them do their job."

It all starts with voting Republican this November in the midterms, Trump concluded.

"The first step to restoring public safety is defeating the radical Democrats this November, and that starts with the ousting Steve Sisolak in a landslide."

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Trump: 'Once-Great Cities Are Drenched in Blood' Under Democrats (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:47 PM EDT

Targeting "crime-loving" Gov. Steve Sisolak and crime in Democrat-run cities Saturday night, former President Donald Trump denounced sanctuary cities and states, calling for America to be a "sanctuary for law-abiding citizens."

"Radical Democrats want to turn America into one giant sanctuary for dangerous criminal aliens," Trump told his Save America rally in Minden, Nevada, which aired live Saturday night on Newsmax. "In the Republican Party, we believe our country should be a sanctuary for law-abiding citizens who love our nation.

"If we are going to make America great again, we have to make America safe again. It's the only way."

"You can't walk down a street in a Democrat-run city without being shot or mugged or knifed," Trump continued. "Under Steve Sisolak, your crime-loving governor, and the radical left Democrats, the streets of our once-great cities are drenched in the blood of innocent victims. That's what's happening."

Trump added a call for the death penalty for drug dealers and human traffickers, a controversial policy he introduced in his past Save America rally speech in Nevada this summer.

"All of these Democrat-run cities — and I would say just about all of them — much of the crime wave is caused by drug dealers who, during the course of their lives, will kill an average of 500 American citizens," Trump said. "I am calling for the death penalty for drug dealers and human traffickers, which will upon its passage reduce drug distribution and crime by — in my opinion — more than 75% on the first day."

Trump also pointed at drug cartels in fueling the American crime wave under President Joe Biden's open-border policies.

"These cartels, they're making more money than major corporations on the New York Stock Exchange," Trump said, adding a call to fund the police.

"With the Republican Congress, we should also pass critical funding to hire thousands and thousands more police officers nationwide to put violent criminals behind bars and keep them behind bars. We need to leave our police alone and let them do their job."

It all starts with voting Republican this November in the midterms, Trump concluded.

"The first step to restoring public safety is defeating the radical Democrats this November, and that starts with the ousting Steve Sisolak in a landslide."

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Trump: Is This Hunter 'Charade' Just 'an Excuse to Continuing Targeting Me?' Former President Donald Trump (Ed Jones/Getty Images)

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 10:59 PM EDT

With reports of evidence significant to charge Hunter Biden, former President Donald Trump demurred about its seriousness, saying it is really just a "charade" and "excuse" for Democrats and Justice Department to justify "targeting" him.

"They're leaking that a couple of minor charges — a couple of minor charges relatively compared to the kind of charges that they could be and that's up to them, but are they actually going to do the right thing and hold the Bidens accountable?" Trump asked his Save America rally in Minden, Nevada, which aired live Saturday night on Newsmax.

"Or is this just charade and an excuse to continue targeting me and our movement of make America Great Again and America First? I don't know. I think they're doing this for a little reason.

"I think they want to target us, and they make it look a little bit more fair when they throw out a couple of charges about Hunter.

"Nah, you know what's happening. It's a disgrace what's happening in this country, and it is prosecutorial misconduct and the people in this country aren't going to take it."

Trump, stopping short of declaring a 2024 presidential campaign, vowed instead to keep fighting for his supporters and his America First agenda and against "political persecution."

"It's crystal clear that they're coming after me because I fight for you and I fight for America, and they're not used to that because they don't want people fighting for America," Trump said.

"Never before in American history has our country seen such corruption and abuse of power as we are witnessing right now."

Trump also denounced Democrats for not only turning against conservatives and political opponents, but attempting to turn the capitalistic American government to communism.

"Right now, the radical left is no longer about socialism," Trump continued. "It's not anymore. It's about communism. They've stepped over socialism. They've forgotten about the word socialism, and that's where our country is headed.

"And I predicted this a long time ago. I saw what was happening. I predicted a lot of things."

Trump reiterated his "mission" to restore America to "greatness."

"We have to keep on going, and we have to keep on fighting, because we are on a mission to restore our nation to greatness," Trump said. "We can do that."

Trump also repeated his mantra, teasing a 2024 presidential run: "We may just have to do it again."

"The election was rigged and the soul in our country is being destroyed, because of the decisions being made in so many ways," Trump said. "I ran twice. I won twice, and did much better the second time than I did the first, getting millions more votes in 2020 than we got in 2016 and likewise getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country — by far more votes than any sitting president by many, many millions of votes.

"And now we may have to do it again. You'll be finding out real soon. Our country is going to hell."

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Trump: Is This Hunter 'Charade' Just 'an Excuse to Continuing Targeting Me?' Former President Donald Trump (Ed Jones/Getty Images)

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:20 PM EDT

With reports of evidence significant to charge Hunter Biden, former President Donald Trump demurred about its seriousness, saying it is really just a "charade" and "excuse" for Democrats and Justice Department to justify "targeting" him.

"They're leaking that a couple of minor charges — a couple of minor charges relatively compared to the kind of charges that they could be and that's up to them, but are they actually going to do the right thing and hold the Bidens accountable?" Trump asked his Save America rally in Minden, Nevada, which aired live Saturday night on Newsmax.

"Or is this just charade and an excuse to continue targeting me and our movement of make America Great Again and America First? I don't know. I think they're doing this for a little reason.

"I think they want to target us, and they make it look a little bit more fair when they throw out a couple of charges about Hunter.

"Nah, you know what's happening. It's a disgrace what's happening in this country, and it is prosecutorial misconduct and the people in this country aren't going to take it."

Trump, stopping short of declaring a 2024 presidential campaign, vowed instead to keep fighting for his supporters and his America First agenda and against "political persecution."

"It's crystal clear that they're coming after me because I fight for you and I fight for America, and they're not used to that because they don't want people fighting for America," Trump said.

"Never before in American history has our country seen such corruption and abuse of power as we are witnessing right now."

Trump also denounced Democrats for not only turning against conservatives and political opponents, but attempting to turn the capitalistic American government to communism.

"Right now, the radical left is no longer about socialism," Trump continued. "It's not anymore. It's about communism. They've stepped over socialism. They've forgotten about the word socialism, and that's where our country is headed.

"And I predicted this a long time ago. I saw what was happening. I predicted a lot of things."

Trump reiterated his "mission" to restore America to "greatness."

"We have to keep on going, and we have to keep on fighting, because we are on a mission to restore our nation to greatness," Trump said. "We can do that."

Trump also repeated his mantra, teasing a 2024 presidential run: "We may just have to do it again."

"The election was rigged and the soul in our country is being destroyed, because of the decisions being made in so many ways," Trump said. "I ran twice. I won twice, and did much better the second time than I did the first, getting millions more votes in 2020 than we got in 2016 and likewise getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country — by far more votes than any sitting president by many, many millions of votes.

"And now we may have to do it again. You'll be finding out real soon. Our country is going to hell."

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Donald Trump to Nevada: Our Nation Is 'At a Tipping Point' Former President Donald Trump (Ed Jones/Getty Images)

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 10:32 PM EDT

Stumping in one of the key battleground states of Nevada, former President Donald Trump made a call for Republicans to vote in the midterms to stop the reign of "radical left Democrats."

"Thirty-one days from now the people of Nevada are going to fire your radical Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak – shouldn't be there," Trump told his Save America rally in Minden, Nevada, which aired live Saturday night on Newsmax.

"You are going to defeat your extreme left-wing senator, not respected at all in Washington, D.C., Catherine Cortez Masto hasn't done a thing on the border. Hasn't done a thing.

"You're going to send Joe Lombardo to the governor's mansion, and you're going to send Adam Laxalt to the U.S. Senate, and you're going to elect an incredible slate of true America First Republicans up and down the ballot, and we are going to end crazy Nancy Pelosi's career."

Trump was holding a rally to boost his endorsed candidates for governor and Senate, Lombardo and Adam Laxalt.

"As bad as things are today, if the radical Democrats keep their grip on the House and the Senate, your finances, your family, your community, and your country will never be able to recover," Trump said. "We are at a tipping point. This is right now a tipping point.

"We have to deliver a clean sweep, every statewide office for the Republican Party, state, federal, local, everybody. Republicans, you can prove once and for all that the silver state is truly a red state."

Trump denounced the "weaponized Department of Justice and FBI," which he said is being used to "crush our movement."

"The Democrats are locking up their political opponents, spying on their political rivals, silencing dissent, and using the full force of government, law enforcement and the media – the fake media, all of those people right there – to try and crush our movement," Trump continued.

"Every freedom loving American needs to understand the time to stand up to this growing tyranny is right now in this election. We have to do it. We don't have the luxury of waiting.

"The only way evil will triumph is for good men and women to do nothing. That's how they triumph: We do nothing. If we do nothing, they triumph. We no longer have that luxury."

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Donald Trump to Nevada: Our Nation Is 'At a Tipping Point' Former President Donald Trump (Ed Jones/Getty Images)

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 10:32 PM EDT

Stumping in one of the key battleground states of Nevada, former President Donald Trump made a call for Republicans to vote in the midterms to stop the reign of "radical left Democrats."

"Thirty-one days from now the people of Nevada are going to fire your radical Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak – shouldn't be there," Trump told his Save America rally in Minden, Nevada, which aired live Saturday night on Newsmax.

"You are going to defeat your extreme left-wing senator, not respected at all in Washington, D.C., Catherine Cortez Masto hasn't done a thing on the border. Hasn't done a thing.

"You're going to send Joe Lombardo to the governor's mansion, and you're going to send Adam Laxalt to the U.S. Senate, and you're going to elect an incredible slate of true America First Republicans up and down the ballot, and we are going to end crazy Nancy Pelosi's career."

Trump was holding a rally to boost his endorsed candidates for governor and Senate, Lombardo and Adam Laxalt.

"As bad as things are today, if the radical Democrats keep their grip on the House and the Senate, your finances, your family, your community, and your country will never be able to recover," Trump said. "We are at a tipping point. This is right now a tipping point.

"We have to deliver a clean sweep, every statewide office for the Republican Party, state, federal, local, everybody. Republicans, you can prove once and for all that the silver state is truly a red state."

Trump denounced the "weaponized Department of Justice and FBI," which he said is being used to "crush our movement."

"The Democrats are locking up their political opponents, spying on their political rivals, silencing dissent, and using the full force of government, law enforcement and the media – the fake media, all of those people right there – to try and crush our movement," Trump continued.

"Every freedom loving American needs to understand the time to stand up to this growing tyranny is right now in this election. We have to do it. We don't have the luxury of waiting.

"The only way evil will triumph is for good men and women to do nothing. That's how they triumph: We do nothing. If we do nothing, they triumph. We no longer have that luxury."

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Emerson Poll: Trump Tops Biden by 8 Points in Iowa

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By Nick Koutsobinas | Saturday, 08 October 2022 04:05 PM EDT

In a hypothetical matchup between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential election, an Emerson poll revealed that Iowa voters favored Trump over Biden by eight points.

The poll indicates 47% of voters would support Trump, compared to 39% who would support Biden in 2024. The poll also mentions that for 38% of voters, the FBI's raid on Mar-a-Lago would not affect their support of Trump in 2024. But 34% said the raid makes them more likely to support the former president, and 28% said it makes them less likely to do so.

Most Iowa voters, at 56%, disapprove of Biden's job performance, while 34% support it; 10% are neutral.

Regarding issues, 45% of Iowa voters say the economy is the most important issue; following behind that are threats to democracy at 17%, abortion access at 12%, health care at 7% and immigration at 7%.

"Voters who say the economy is their most important issue break for Republican [Sen. Chuck] Grassley [of Iowa] by 61 points, and for Republican [incumbent Gov. Kim] Reynolds by 69 points. By contrast, those who say threats to democracy are their most important issue break for [Democratic Senate candidate Michael] Franken by 57 points and [Iowa gubernatorial Democratic candidate Deidre] DeJear by 50 points," executive director of Emerson College Polling Spencer Kimball said.

Regarding the midterms, for the Senate, Grassley holds an 11-point lead over Franken, 49% to 38%. For the gubernatorial race, 53% of Iowans support Reynolds, compared to 36% who support DeJear.

The poll was conducted Oct. 2 to 4. The sample consisted of 959 likely Iowan voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1%.

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Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax: Supreme Court Can End US 'Racialization'

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 01:05 PM EDT

The Supreme Court's hearing the case on affirmative action might "finally and correctly" remove race as "a factor" in government decisions, according to legal expert Alan Dershowitz on Newsmax.

"First of all the affirmative action case goes beyond affirmative action: It may decide, finally and correctly, that race cannot be used as a factor by the government, even a factor," Dershowitz told Saturday's "America Right Now."

"It's like religion. The Constitution specifically says no religious test, and I think this case may really give rise to a strong statement against the racialization of America. That would be a very good thing."

Dershowitz also reiterated his concern over the weaponization of the criminal justice system against political opponents, as might unfold with prosecution of Hunter Biden or former President Donald Trump.

"I hate the weaponization of crime on either side," Dershowitz added to host Tom Basile. "I don't think people should be targeted because of who they are, whether it's Donald Trump or Hunter Biden. But, look, if the facts come out and support strongly a criminal prosecution, well, that's the way it has to be."

Notably, Trump might be rooting for Hunter Biden to not be charged, because charging Hunter Biden might just be a precursor to suggesting a political prosecution of President Joe Biden's political enemy can be justified, according to Dershowitz.

"The point I want to make, which is counterintuitive, is the man who should be rooting most strongly for Biden not to be indicted is Donald Trump, because if Hunter is charged, it increases the chances that the government could say, 'Well, look, we're not biased; we charged the son of the president, we certainly will charge the former president as well."

Dershowitz also weighed in on his lawsuit against CNN, who Trump has now also sued.

"CNN is entitled to their opinions, but they're not entitled to their facts," Dershowitz concluded. "They're not entitled to make up facts, and if they have a consistent pattern of making up facts, then I think that will go to a jury.

"And then, of course, and anybody's guess as to how a jury will decide the case."

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Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax: Supreme Court Can End US 'Racialization'

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 01:05 PM EDT

The Supreme Court's hearing the case on affirmative action might "finally and correctly" remove race as "a factor" in government decisions, according to legal expert Alan Dershowitz on Newsmax.

"First of all the affirmative action case goes beyond affirmative action: It may decide, finally and correctly, that race cannot be used as a factor by the government, even a factor," Dershowitz told Saturday's "America Right Now."

"It's like religion. The Constitution specifically says no religious test, and I think this case may really give rise to a strong statement against the racialization of America. That would be a very good thing."

Dershowitz also reiterated his concern over the weaponization of the criminal justice system against political opponents, as might unfold with prosecution of Hunter Biden or former President Donald Trump.

"I hate the weaponization of crime on either side," Dershowitz added to host Tom Basile. "I don't think people should be targeted because of who they are, whether it's Donald Trump or Hunter Biden. But, look, if the facts come out and support strongly a criminal prosecution, well, that's the way it has to be."

Notably, Trump might be rooting for Hunter Biden to not be charged, because charging Hunter Biden might just be a precursor to suggesting a political prosecution of President Joe Biden's political enemy can be justified, according to Dershowitz.

"The point I want to make, which is counterintuitive, is the man who should be rooting most strongly for Biden not to be indicted is Donald Trump, because if Hunter is charged, it increases the chances that the government could say, 'Well, look, we're not biased; we charged the son of the president, we certainly will charge the former president as well."

Dershowitz also weighed in on his lawsuit against CNN, who Trump has now also sued.

"CNN is entitled to their opinions, but they're not entitled to their facts," Dershowitz concluded. "They're not entitled to make up facts, and if they have a consistent pattern of making up facts, then I think that will go to a jury.

"And then, of course, and anybody's guess as to how a jury will decide the case."

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Rep. Chuck Fleischmann to Newsmax: Biden Has Taken 'Wrecking Ball' to US Energy (Newsmax/"Saturday Report")

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 12:33 PM EDT

President Joe Biden's war on oil has created an unnecessary energy crisis and taken a "wrecking ball" to American energy production and the economy, according to Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., on Newsmax.

"From day one when Biden left his speech, where he was going to be for all Americans, he went back to the Oval Office and took a wrecking ball to our energy policy – from the Keystone pipeline, which he basically stopped and now it is dead, to thwarting domestic oil production," Fleischmann told "Saturday Report."

"I want to listeners to know the United States has such abundant oil reserves that we can actually dwarf the Saudi oil fields. We've got it in this country, but what he did he put us in a very difficult position domestically and a crisis arose."

The situation has come to a head recently as Biden went to Saudi Arabia this summer to get them to pump more oil – to replace the oil production he slowed in the U.S. – only to have OPEC+ do the opposite: Cut oil production further, Fleischmann lamented to host Rita Cosby.

"Then you see just how weak he is internationally when OPEC could have stepped up this week, Rita, what did they do? They laughed in his face," Fleischmann continued. "They basically insulted the United States, and they agreed to cut oil reserves by another 2 million [barrels] a day.

"It's outrageous, so he's failing on all fronts. He's failing the consumers and he's going to feel it at the pumps. The American consumer is outraged. We've seen gas prices go up and up again. It doesn't have to be that way."

Former President Trump had the U.S. pumping oil and energy independent, if not energy dominant, Fleischmann noted.

"Under President Trump we had abundance," he said. "We had domestic abundance. We were exporting oil. This is a disaster."

Biden's only answer to increasing oil supply has been to use up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that was topped off by former President Donald Trump – to the objection of critics – Fleischmann continued,

"His attack on the strategic oil reserve is outrageous," he said. "It leaves us further vulnerable at a time when the world is dangerous, and we don't need to be vulnerable."

Biden is further stepping in it with "dangerous" rhetoric about nuclear armageddon, too, according to Fleischmann.

"When you're dealing with nuclear warfare and nuclear brinkmanship, we've got to be extremely careful that rhetoric matters, that talk matters," he warned. "We cannot have this level of irresponsibility. The president needs to be called out about this and we really need to start focusing on this. This is dangerous.

"The world is a dangerous place. We have several nuclear capable countries. Not all of them are our friends, obviously, so this rhetoric from Joe Biden is dangerous. It's wrong. You need to apologize."

Midterm voters in the middle have to be seeing the benefits of turning the country back over to Republicans in Congress, Fleischmann concluded.

"The president's party is in disarray," he said.

"From day one, Biden has taken direct wrecking ball to this economy to our oil, to our natural resources. It's ridiculous."

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Rep. Chuck Fleischmann to Newsmax: Biden Has Taken 'Wrecking Ball' to US Energy (Newsmax/"Saturday Report")

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 12:33 PM EDT

President Joe Biden's war on oil has created an unnecessary energy crisis and taken a "wrecking ball" to American energy production and the economy, according to Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., on Newsmax.

"From day one when Biden left his speech, where he was going to be for all Americans, he went back to the Oval Office and took a wrecking ball to our energy policy — from the Keystone pipeline, which he basically stopped and now it is dead, to thwarting domestic oil production," Fleischmann told "Saturday Report."

"I want to listeners to know the United States has such abundant oil reserves that we can actually dwarf the Saudi oil fields. We've got it in this country, but what he did he put us in a very difficult position domestically and a crisis arose."

The situation has come to a head recently as Biden went to Saudi Arabia this summer to get them to pump more oil — to replace the oil production he slowed in the U.S. — only to have OPEC+ do the opposite: Cut oil production further, Fleischmann lamented to host Rita Cosby.

"Then you see just how weak he is internationally when OPEC could have stepped up this week, Rita, what did they do? They laughed in his face," Fleischmann continued. "They basically insulted the United States, and they agreed to cut oil reserves by another 2 million [barrels] a day.

"It's outrageous, so he's failing on all fronts. He's failing the consumers and he's going to feel it at the pumps. The American consumer is outraged. We've seen gas prices go up and up again. It doesn't have to be that way."

Former President Trump had the U.S. pumping oil and energy independent, if not energy dominant, Fleischmann noted.

"Under President Trump we had abundance," he said. "We had domestic abundance. We were exporting oil. This is a disaster."

Biden's only answer to increasing oil supply has been to use up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that was topped off by former President Donald Trump — to the objection of critics — Fleischmann continued.
"His attack on the strategic oil reserve is outrageous," he said. "It leaves us further vulnerable at a time when the world is dangerous, and we don't need to be vulnerable."

Biden is further stepping in it with "dangerous" rhetoric about nuclear armageddon, too, according to Fleischmann.

"When you're dealing with nuclear warfare and nuclear brinkmanship, we've got to be extremely careful that rhetoric matters, that talk matters," he warned. "We cannot have this level of irresponsibility. The president needs to be called out about this and we really need to start focusing on this. This is dangerous.

"The world is a dangerous place. We have several nuclear capable countries. Not all of them are our friends, obviously, so this rhetoric from Joe Biden is dangerous. It's wrong. You need to apologize."

Midterm voters in the middle have to be seeing the benefits of turning the country back over to Republicans in Congress, Fleischmann concluded.

"The president's party is in disarray," he said.

"From day one, Biden has taken direct wrecking ball to this economy to our oil, to our natural resources. It's ridiculous."

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Rep. Pat Fallon to Newsmax: Peace Through Strength Now Armageddon From Weakness (Newsmax/"Wake Up America")

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:50 AM EDT

The eras of Ronald Reagan's and former President Donald Trump's peace through strength have given way to President Joe Biden's "armageddon" through weakness, according to Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, on Newsmax.

"This is the difference: President Trump for four years projected strength," Fallon told Saturday's "Wake Up America" days after Biden admitted the world is closer to "armageddon" than before. "Vladimir Putin didn't invade any countries, and he did under Bush and Obama and Biden, but not Trump.

"And North Korea knew because he made it very clear to them that, you know, a reign of fury would descend upon them if they got aggressive with their neighbors, so they didn't.

"So there is a major difference."

And the media's decades of complicity in covering for Democrats has led to the branding of strong Republicans as warmongers, but both Reagan and Trump were strong peacekeeping presidents, showing strength to our key world rivals, Fallon told host Carl Higbie. Suggestions Trump would get the world in World War III have been more apparent under Biden, Higbie added.

"They said that about Reagan, too, if you remember, Carl, because any president that projects strength and happens to be a Republican is going to start World War III, and in fact, they want to prevent it

"And the Soviet Union fell because of Reagan and you know Putin and others were kept in check because of Trump."

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Rep. Pat Fallon to Newsmax: Peace Through Strength Now Armageddon From Weakness (Newsmax/"Wake Up America")

By Eric Mack | Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:50 AM EDT

The eras of Ronald Reagan's and former President Donald Trump's peace through strength have given way to President Joe Biden's "armageddon" through weakness, according to Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, on Newsmax.

"This is the difference: President Trump for four years projected strength," Fallon told Saturday's "Wake Up America" days after Biden admitted the world is closer to "armageddon" than before. "Vladimir Putin didn't invade any countries, and he did under Bush and Obama and Biden, but not Trump.

"And North Korea knew because he made it very clear to them that, you know, a reign of fury would descend upon them if they got aggressive with their neighbors, so they didn't.

"So there is a major difference."

And the media's decades of complicity in covering for Democrats has led to the branding of strong Republicans as warmongers, but both Reagan and Trump were strong peacekeeping presidents, showing strength to our key world rivals, Fallon told host Carl Higbie. Suggestions Trump would get the world in World War III have been more apparent under Biden, Higbie added.

"They said that about Reagan, too, if you remember, Carl, because any president that projects strength and happens to be a Republican is going to start World War III, and in fact, they want to prevent it.

"And the Soviet Union fell because of Reagan and you know Putin and others were kept in check because of Trump."

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Report: Trump Wants 2 Seized Folders Excluded From DOJ Probe

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By Charles Kim | Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:17 AM EDT

Former President Donald Trump wants two folders seized during the FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida withheld from the Department of Justice's criminal probe regarding his handling of documents, The Guardian reported Friday.

Citing filings in the court case, The Guardian said the former president wants "two red folders" containing correspondence with the National Archives and Records Administration and three "signing sheets" excluded from material turned over to the criminal investigation.

Raymond J. Dearie, the federal judge serving as special master in the case, said in an order Friday that some 30 documents are to be turned over to the "case team" by Oct. 10 because there is no assertion by Trump of either executive or attorney-client privilege.

He also ordered that "Filter B" materials be returned to Trump by Oct. 10, but the order did not say how many documents that entailed.

Remaining "Filter A and Filter C" materials will be reviewed by Dearie and a report made as to whether they contain privileged documents, the order said.

The next telephone status conference on the case is scheduled for Oct. 18.

The Guardian report said that Trump is trying to withhold folders containing letters from NARA and is also asserting executive privilege over more than 35 documents of the "president's calls," according to the report.

Reuters reported Tuesday that Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the case and strike down a lower court ruling that is stopping Dearie from reviewing 100 documents marked as "classified."

The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also is allowing the DOJ to examine disputed documents while the special master evaluation is taking place, contradicting trial Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling that the DOJ not use disputed documents in the criminal probe until after the review was complete.

In their filing in the case Tuesday, Trump's attorneys said Dearie should be able to "determine whether documents bearing classification markings are in fact classified, and regardless of classification, whether those records are personal records or presidential records," according to Reuters.

"[DOJ] attempted to criminalize a document management dispute and now vehemently objects to a transparent process that provides much-needed oversight," Trump's legal team said in the documents.

The appeal to the Supreme Court will be reviewed by Justice Clarence Thomas, who reviews emergency appeals from the 11th Circuit and has requested a response from the DOJ by Oct. 11.

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