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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has broken with Donald Trump’s recent comments praising Vladimir Putin, saying there is nothing “savvy or genius” about the Russian president. “I think Putin is evil,” said Mr McCarthy. “He’s a dictator. And I think he’s murdering people right now.”
In an interview with Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel released yesterday, Mr Trump bragged about his supposed history of standing up to Russia, reiterating his recent claims that the invasion of Ukraine would have happened on his watch. “There was never anyone tougher on Russia than I was,” he insisted, “and I think Putin, if he was being honest, would say that”.
Meanwhile, it has emerged that Mr Trump’s plane had to make an emergency landing in New Orleans not long after taking off from the Louisiana city after the aircraft suffered an engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico, it has emerged. The pilot immediately turned the plane around and landed just before 11pm on Saturday.
The former president’s campaign organisation has since started sending out emails soliciting funds for a new “Trump Force One”, albeit without mentioning last weekend’s incident.
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Show latest update 1646913013 ICYMI: “Trump Force One” fundraising underway after emergency landing
Donald Trump has begun asking his supporters for money to fund the creation of a new personal plane. Here’s how he framed it in a fundraising email:
Do you remember Trump Force One? Before becoming the greatest President of all time, I traveled the Country in my plane, known as Trump Force One. I have a very important update on my plane, but I need to trust that you won’t share it with anyone: my team is building a BRAND NEW Trump Force One. The construction of this plane has been under wraps - not even the fake news media knows about it - and I can’t wait to unveil it for everyone to see.
What the president neglected to mention is that his current aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing last weekend in New Orleans after an engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico.
Sravasti Dasgupta has the story.
Trump urges supporters to fund new private jet after emergency landing Trump was flying on a donor’s plane on Saturday, when the aircraft had to make an emergency landing
Andrew Naughtie 10 March 2022 11:50
1646911213 Is extremism acceptable in the GOP? McCarthy demurs
Kevin McCarthy has again dodged questions about whether extremist representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar should or will be sanctioned for speaking at this year’s AFPAC, an openly far-right conference that featured homophobic, antisemitic and white nationalist speakers.
Asked whether the two members would face any repercussions, Mr McCarthy said his conversations with them would not be made public – but confirmed that the two “have the ability to get [committee assignments] based on the time when it comes”.
John Bowden has the story.
Kevin McCarthy dodges question on repercussions for Marjorie Taylor Greene again Republican leadership faces questions over whether ties to white nationalism are allowed in the GOP
Andrew Naughtie 10 March 2022 11:20
1646909413 Why the RNC is suing the 6 January committee
The 6 January committee’s inquiry has many strands to it, and thus many people and organisations of interest – among them the Republican Party itself. Now, the GOP’s chief counsel, Justin Riemer, has claimed that the panel is “seizing” confidential information from the RNC and its supporters as it seeks to understand their activities leading up to the Capitol riot.
Filing a lawsuit to stop the committee’s move, he said:
“Nancy Pelosi and the Committee have weaponized Congress’ investigatory powers by issuing this staggeringly broad subpoena which tramples on core First Amendment rights of the RNC and millions of Americans,” he said in a statement on Wednesday. “The RNC is challenging this unconstitutional overreach so that one of America’s two major political parties may not use the force of government to unlawfully seize the private and sensitive information of the other.”
Eric Garcia has more on the latest contretemps.
Republican National Committee sues the January 6 Committee The lawsuit is the latest attack on the committee’s legitimacy by Republicans.
Andrew Naughtie 10 March 2022 10:50
1646907373 ICYMI: Senior Trump aide suing Jan 6 committee over phone records subpoena
Stephen Miller, the virulently anti-immigration Trump adviser whose thinking shaped the administration’s brutal immigration policy, is suing to block the 6 January select committee’s subpoena for his phone records.
Specifically, the committee has asked T-Mobile to provide information related to his number under a family account plan he shares with his parents and siblings.
Oliver O’Connell has more:
Trump aide Stephen Miller sues Jan 6 committee over phone records subpoena T-Mobile is asked to provide information related to Miller’s number under a family plan account including his parents and siblings
Andrew Naughtie 10 March 2022 10:16
1646905022 Polling shows Republican voters are taking Ukraine’s side
For all that the likes of Tucker Carlson are questioning why the US is opposing Russia so strongly during its assault on Ukraine, new data shows that the American electorate is broadly united around a set of strong opinions: that Russia is in the wrong, Ukraine is in the right, and paying for the costs created by sanctions is worth it.
CBC News’s Alexander Panetta walks through the data:
Andrew Naughtie 10 March 2022 09:37
1646901486 Fox News correspondent debunks network’s own Russia-friendly falsehoods
Fox News’s national security correspondent, Jennifer Griffin, has been valiantly explaining the reality of the war in Ukraine even as some of her network colleagues and their on-air guests indulge in sometimes bizarre alternate versions of reality.
Last night, she once again found herself having to correct some of her own network’s output, this time on a brewing conspiracy about “bio labs” in Ukraine that she says Russia may be pointing to as a prelude to a false flag attack.
Andrew Naughtie 10 March 2022 08:38
1646898350 ‘Nothing savvy or genius about Putin’
House minority leader Kevin McCarthy rejected Donald Trump’s characterisation of Vladimir Putin as “savvy”calling the Russian dictator “evil”.
“I do not think anything’s savvy or genius about Putin,” Mr McCarthy told reporters during his weekly news conference on Wednesday. “I think Putin is evil. He’s a dictator. And I think he’s murdering people right now.”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds his weekly news conference at the US Capitol on 9 March 2022 in Washington, DC
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Namita Singh 10 March 2022 07:45
1646895600 Federal judge to review John Eastman emails
A federal judge said he will personally review the 2020 presidential elections emails exchanged between advocate John Eastman and former president Donald Trump before deciding on whether they are protected under attorney-client privilege or should be handed over to the panel probing 6 January Capitol insurrection.
“After reading the emails, the Court will determine for each document whether any privilege existed, whether that privilege was waived, and whether any exceptions apply,” judge David O Carter wrote.
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2022 (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on 26 February 2022
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Namita Singh 10 March 2022 07:00
1646893457 ‘Trump’s PAC fundraising for new jet after emergency landing’
Donald Trump is reportedly seeking to fundraise a new “Trump Force one” jet, according to a fundraising email sent by his Save America PAC email.
The email titled “Update: Trump Force One” was sent hours after the news reports of his emergency landing on Saturday following engine failure.
Urging the potential donors to remember how Mr Trump used to travel the country in his own “Trump Force One” before becoming the “greatest president of all time,” the mail asked “Do you want to see President Trump’s new plane?” reported Business Insider.
The link to “see” the new plane however, redirected to a donation page with the option of contributing upto $2,000.
Former US President Donald Trump gestures during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on 26 February 2022 in Orlando, Florida
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Namita Singh 10 March 2022 06:24
1646892079 Colorado Republican charged with election equipment tampering
A Colorado official who promoted Donald Trump’s election conspiracy theories has been charged with tampering with election equipment herself.
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, one of the state’s top election administrators, has been indicted by a grand jury on 10 criminal counts, including seven felonies. The Mesa County District Attorney’s Office announced the charges on Wednesday.
“Peters is charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy to commit attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, identity theft, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty, and failing to comply with the secretary of state,” the DA’s office said in a statement.
Read this report by Nathan Place for details:
Colorado Republican charged with election equipment tampering Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been charged with attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, identity theft, and other counts
Andrew Naughtie 10 March 2022 06:01
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