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GOP Watches Closely As MTG’s Former District Shows Signs Of Trouble

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A razor-thin House majority raises the stakes…

Republicans are reportedly growing uneasy in Georgiaโ€™s 14th Congressional District, where a chaotic special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has created an unexpected opening for Democrats in what has long been considered safe GOP territory.

The anxiety comes as Republicans hold the U.S. House by just one vote, following the swearing-in of Democrat Christian Menefee earlier this week after his special election win in Texas. With margins this tight, even unlikely threats are being taken seriously. (RELATED: Another House Republican Exits As Loudermilk Declines Reelection Bid)

A Chaotic Special Election With No Primary

The March 10 special election features 21 candidates โ€” including 16 Republicans, three Democrats, an independent, and a Libertarian โ€” with no party primary to narrow the field. Because no candidate is expected to secure a majority, the race is widely expected to advance to an April 7 runoff between the top two finishers.

Why Republicans Are Worried

With GOP voters splintered among so many candidates, party activists fear Democrats could consolidate their vote and slip into a runoff slot โ€” or, in a nightmare scenario, win outright.

That would be a political shock in a district Donald Trump carried by a wide margin and where Greene previously won about 63% of the vote. (RELATED: Utah Republicans Sue To Block New House Districts)

Democrats Rally Around a Single Candidate

Democrats are coalescing behind retired Army Brig. Gen. Shawn Harris, who has mounted a visible campaign complete with a staffed local headquarters and an experienced political operation. His messaging has focused on affordability and health care costs, aimed at peeling off moderates and independents.

Trump Moves to Stabilize the Race

The contest shifted Wednesday night when President Donald Trump issued a โ€œComplete and Total Endorsementโ€ of Republican Clay Fuller, a move widely viewed as an effort to consolidate MAGA voters and narrow the GOP field.

โ€œClay Fuller has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Representative from Georgiaโ€™s 14th Congressional District โ€“ HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!โ€ Trump wrote on Truth Social.

A Safe Seat โ€” But Not a Comfortable One

Republican strategists say Trumpโ€™s endorsement should help restore order, but some privately warn that the unusual election format, combined with voter fatigue and GOP infighting, has made the race more fragile than expected.

Most observers still view a Democratic upset as unlikely โ€” but even a forced runoff would drain resources and attention as a challenging midterm cycle heats up.

MTG’s Eyes Next Steps

While Greene has framed her resignation from Congress as a rejection of Washington politics, speculation has continued to swirl within conservative circles that she may be positioning herself for a future national run. Allies and critics alike have noted that her recent media appearances, broader ideological critiques, and willingness to challenge Trump directly resemble the early stages of a potential presidential or third-party campaign.

Greene has not formally announced any plans to run for president, but she has also declined to rule it out โ€” fueling rumors that her break with Trump may be less about stepping away from politics and more about redefining the post-Trump conservative movement on her own terms.

According to a November report from Notus, Greene has privately expressed interest in following in Donald Trumpโ€™s footsteps to the White House. The outlet cites four sources familiar with her thinking, saying Greene believes she represents the โ€œreal MAGAโ€ faction โ€” the core conservative movement that has reshaped the GOP since 2016 โ€” and that many Republican leaders have drifted away from those grassroots values. (RELATED: Marjorie Taylor Greene Reportedly Prepping For 2028 Presidential Run)

One source told Notus that Greene feels confident she has built the national donor network and grassroots support needed to mount a serious primary campaign, especially as the GOPโ€™s base remains loyal to Trumpโ€™s populist agenda.

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Trump Announces His Pick To Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

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President Donald Trump endorsed Republican candidate Clay Fuller on Wednesday evening to succeed former Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House of Representatives following her public resignation and break with the President.

Fuller, an Air National Guard officer and district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, is one of 21 candidates competing for the open seat โ€” a contest that has drawn national attention because of its unusual size and the political drama surrounding Greeneโ€™s resignation.

โ€œHe is strongly supported by the most Highly Respected MAGA Warriors in Georgia, and many Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives,โ€ Trump wrote on Truth Social. โ€œClay Fuller has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Representative from Georgiaโ€™s 14th Congressional District โ€“ HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!โ€

Fuller responded immediately, thanking Trump and embracing the America First agenda that has defined the district in recent years.

โ€œThis is the honor of a lifetime. I will not let you or Georgiaโ€™s 14th District down,โ€ Fuller wrote on X. โ€œOur work to put America first is just getting started!โ€

A Crowded Field in a Key MAGA Stronghold

Georgiaโ€™s 14th District remains one of the most Republican areas in the country, but the special election format has raised concerns among GOP strategists. With no primary to narrow the field, all candidates โ€” Republican and Democrat โ€” will appear on the same ballot March 10.

If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the race will advance to an April 7 runoff between the top two vote-getters.

Fuller previously placed fourth in the crowded 2020 Republican primary when Greene first rose to prominence.

Greeneโ€™s Sudden Departure โ€” And Her Falling Out With Trump

Greeneโ€™s resignation in January shocked many conservatives, particularly given her years as one of Trumpโ€™s most outspoken defenders in Congress.

However, the split came after what insiders described as a growing rift between Greene and Trumpworld allies. Greene reportedly clashed with Trump advisers over strategy heading into 2025, and the relationship deteriorated publicly after she criticized aspects of Trumpโ€™s campaign operation and signaled frustration with party leadership dynamics.

The break marked a rare moment of separation between two figures long viewed as aligned in the MAGA movement.

Greene has not endorsed any candidate in the race, leaving an opening for Trump to assert influence directly.

GOP Concern Over Runoff Possibility

Trumpโ€™s endorsement also comes as some Republicans worry that the fractured Republican field could allow a Democrat to slip into the runoff.

Democrat Shawn Harris โ€” who lost to Greene by roughly 30 points in 2024 โ€” is running again and could benefit if GOP voters split among multiple candidates.

Republicans currently hold a narrow House majority, adding urgency to the race. Speaker Mike Johnson has only a two-vote margin, meaning every seat matters in party-line fights.

Other Republicans in the Race

Fuller faces competition from several other well-known conservatives, including:

  • Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore
  • Former FEMA official Star Black
  • District GOP chairman Jim Tully

With the field wide open, Trumpโ€™s endorsement could prove decisive in consolidating Republican support behind a single candidate.

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Man Who Falsely Claimed To shoot Charlie Kirk Sentenced To Prison

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In a strikingly bizarre footnote to the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a Utah man who falsely claimed responsibility for the fatal shooting has now been sentenced and faces up to 15 years in prison.

Seventy-one-year-old George Hodgson Zinn โ€” who dramatically approached law enforcement at Utah Valley University, yelling โ€œI shot him โ€” now shoot meโ€ moments after Kirk was gunned down โ€” has now pleaded no contest to obstruction of justice and guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to court records.

While Zinnโ€™s initial false confession drew headlines and confusion during the chaotic aftermath of the shooting โ€” leading some to believe he was the shooter โ€” investigators quickly ruled him out as a suspect in Kirkโ€™s assassination.

During questioning at a hospital after the incident, Zinn shocked authorities by admitting he had child sexual abuse material on his phone. A warrant later uncovered more than 20 images depicting abused minors, and prosecutors charged him accordingly.

In Salt Lake County district court, Zinn was sentenced to zero to five years for obstruction and one to 15 years for each exploitation count, with the judge ordering the terms to run concurrently. The exact amount of time he will serve will be decided by the Utah parole board.

Remembering Charlie Kirk: A Conservative Voice Silenced

The backdrop to this strange prosecution is one of the most shocking episodes of political violence in recent U.S. history. On Sept. 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk โ€” founder and executive director of the conservative youth advocacy group Turning Point USA and a leading voice in the MAGA movement โ€” was assassinated by a sniper while speaking at an outdoor event on the Utah Valley University campus.

Kirk, just 31 years old, had become one of the most recognizable young conservative figures in America. He built Turning Point USA from a student organization into a powerful grassroots force shaping Republican campaigns, energizing young voters, and challenging campus liberal orthodoxy across the country.

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His death prompted an outpouring of grief and outrage from Republican leaders and conservative grassroots activists, who saw the attack as not just a crime but part of a broader pattern of hostility toward conservatives. Thousands attended memorial events, and his legacy has become a rallying point in debates over political violence and free speech on college campuses and beyond.

The suspect in the shooting โ€” 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson โ€” was later arrested and charged with aggravated murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, underscoring the gravity of the crime and the national attention still focused on the case.

What This Means Going Forward

Zinnโ€™s sentencing closes one strange chapter in the unfolding story of the Kirk assassination, but it also highlights the turmoil that followed one of the most prominent conservative leaders of his generation. A man who tried โ€” for reasons still unclear โ€” to throw law enforcement off the trail of the real shooter now faces prison time for his own criminal behavior.

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Trump Awards Medal of Honor to Fallen Army Ranger During Personal Phone Call

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President Donald Trump personally called the family of Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis to inform them that their son would be awarded the Medal of Honorโ€”the nationโ€™s highest military decoration.

The emotional phone call, captured on video, shows Ollisโ€™ father, Robert, answering the call on speakerphone, visibly stunned as the president delivers the news.

โ€œWeโ€™re very nervous,โ€ Robert Ollis says at the start of the call.

โ€œYou should be, because your son is going to get the highest honor that you can have,โ€ President Trump replied. โ€œThere is no higher honor than the Congressional Medal of Honor.โ€

Robertโ€™s disbelief quickly turned to joy, his mouth hanging open before breaking into a wide smile as the weight of the moment set in.

โ€œHeโ€™s looking down at you right now,โ€ Trump told the family. โ€œHeโ€™s saying, โ€˜Well, my mom and dad are handling this pretty well.โ€™โ€

โ€œThank you so much, Mr. President. You have no idea the happiness we have,โ€ Robert responded.

Ollisโ€™ mother, Linda, expressed gratitude not only for the recognition, but for the years-long effort it took to make it happen.

โ€œThank you for facilitating this! This is so wonderful,โ€ she said, explaining that the family had advocated for years, reaching out to countless officials and organizations to ensure their sonโ€™s heroism was properly recognized.

President Trump acknowledged that persistence, noting that grassroots advocacyโ€”often led by families and veteransโ€”is essential to ensuring acts of valor are not forgotten.

โ€œOtherwise, how are we going to know, right?โ€ Trump said. โ€œPeople donโ€™t know. So I think thatโ€™s fantastic.โ€

The decision comes after sustained advocacy from veteransโ€™ groups, elected officials, and the Staten Island community, all of whom argued that Ollisโ€™ actions clearly met the standard for the Medal of Honor.

Staff Sgt. Ollis, a U.S. Army Ranger from Staten Island, was killed in Afghanistan on August 28, 2013. During a suicide bombing, the 24-year-old soldier threw himself over a Polish army officer, sacrificing his life to save that of an allied servicemanโ€”an act emblematic of the selflessness and courage that define Americaโ€™s warriors.

The Medal of Honor is awarded for acts that go far beyond the call of duty, recognizing โ€œconspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life,โ€ according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. While criteria have evolved, the standard has always reflected extraordinary courage. The current guidelines were formalized during the Vietnam War in 1963.

As the call continued, President Trump reflected candidly on the magnitude of Ollisโ€™ sacrifice.

โ€œI read what your son did, and itโ€™sโ€”I wouldnโ€™t do it, Linda,โ€ Trump said.

โ€œIโ€™m not brave enough either,โ€ Linda replied softly.

โ€œNeither am I,โ€ Robert added. โ€œEven though Iโ€™m a Vietnam vet, I still wouldnโ€™t have done it.โ€

Trump urged the family to come together and celebrate their sonโ€™s legacy, telling them that Michael Ollis would be proud of them.

Near the end of the call, a woman could be heard excitedly shouting in the background: โ€œYes, weโ€™re going to the White House, we love you, weโ€™re praying for you every day. Yes, letโ€™s do this MAGA.โ€

Robert identified the woman as his daughter, gently signaling for her to calm down.

โ€œHey Robert, bring them all down,โ€ Trump said, inviting the family to the White House before ending the call.

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Republican Mega-donor Rebukes ‘Corrupt’ Trump Admin.

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Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel and one of the Republican Partyโ€™s most influential donors, delivered a sharp warning this week about the direction of the Trump administration, accusing it of ethical lapses and raising concerns about government pressure on corporate America.

Speaking Tuesday at a Wall Street Journalโ€“hosted conference in West Palm Beach, Griffin said the administration has blurred the line between public service and private enrichment.

โ€œThis administration has definitely made missteps in choosing decisions or courses that have been very, very enriching to the families of those in the administration,โ€ Griffin said. โ€œThat calls into question: is the public interest being served?โ€

Griffin emphasized that public trust depends on leaders acting with integrity and restraint.

โ€œOne of the things that you want to believe is that those who serve the public interest have the public interest at heart in everything they do,โ€ he added.

Concerns Amid New Reporting on Trump Family Finances

Griffinโ€™s remarks come as new reporting has intensified scrutiny of the Trump familyโ€™s business dealings. According to recent coverage, Trump and his sons reportedly received a $500 million investment connected to the United Arab Emirates for their cryptocurrency venture shortly before Trumpโ€™s second inauguration.

Separately, The New York Times reported last month that Trump and his family have earned at least $1.4 billion since returning to officeโ€”a figure the paper described as a conservative estimate.

The White House rejected Griffinโ€™s criticism. Spokesman Kush Desai told the Financial Times that the administrationโ€™s record speaks for itself:

โ€œThe only special interest guiding the Trump administrationโ€™s decision-making is the best interest of the American people. The fact that major stock indexes have hit multiple all-time highs, real wages have grown, and inflation has cooled since President Trump took office is proof that this administration is delivering for every American.โ€

A Free-Market Conservative Pushback

Griffin, who donated tens of millions of dollars to Republican candidates in 2024 but declined to formally endorse Trump, has increasingly positioned himself as a free-market conservative skeptical of government overreach and protectionism. He has been especially critical of tariffs, warning they place the U.S. economy โ€œon a slippery slope to crony capitalism.โ€

That concern extends to what Griffin sees as an unhealthy dynamic between Washington and the private sector.

โ€œGriffin said the dynamic has generated concerns that the US would enter a continuous cycle of corporate leaders needing to pander to whomever is in power, instead of relying on the success of their business,โ€ the Financial Times reported.

Griffin put it more bluntly during the conference:

โ€œMost CEOs just donโ€™t want to find themselves in the business of having to in some sense suck up to one administration after another to succeed in running their businesses.โ€

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Trump Targets $1 Billion In Damages From โ€˜Strongly Antisemiticโ€™ Harvard

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President Donald Trump said he is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, blasting the Ivy League institution as โ€œStrongly Antisemiticโ€ and accusing it of failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

In a late-night series of posts on Truth Social Monday, Trump said Harvard should be facing criminal charges, not just civil penalties, for what he described as the universityโ€™s inability โ€” or refusal โ€” to rein in antisemitism.

Trump also took aim at The New York Times, which reported earlier that he had โ€œbacktrackedโ€ in his administrationโ€™s dispute with Harvard.

According to the Times, Trump had dropped his administrationโ€™s demand for a $200 million payment to the federal government โ€œin hopes of finally resolving the administrationโ€™s conflicts with the university, according to four people briefed on the matter.โ€

Trump called that reporting โ€œcompletely wrong.โ€

He accused the paper of being run by โ€œfraudstersโ€ who intentionally misrepresent him โ€” something he said the public will soon recognize as he pursues a $15 billion lawsuit against the newspaper.

โ€œI hereby demand that the morons that run (into the ground!) the Times change their story, immediately,โ€ Trump posted.

That message came roughly 40 minutes after Trump unleashed a separate post sharply criticizing Harvard itself.

He said the university has been โ€œbehaving very badlyโ€ and has been feeding โ€œnonsenseโ€ to the Times for some time. Trump accused Harvard of attempting to escape accountability by offering superficial policy changes that failed to seriously address antisemitism on campus.

Here is the key section of Trumpโ€™s post:

โ€œThey wanted to do a convoluted job training concept, but it was turned down in that it was wholly inadequate and would not have been, in our opinion, successful. It was merely a way of Harvard getting out of a large cash settlement of more than 500 Million Dollars, a number that should be much higher for the serious and heinous illegalities that they have committed.โ€

Trump added:

โ€œThis should be a Criminal, not Civil, event, and Harvard will have to live with the consequences of their wrongdoings. In any event, this case will continue until justice is served.โ€

The president also criticized Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber, saying:

โ€œDr. Alan Garber, the President of Harvard, has done a terrible job of rectifying a very bad situation for his institution and, more importantly, America itself. He was hired AFTER the antisemitism charges were brought โ€” I wonder why???โ€

Trump concluded by announcing he is โ€œnow seeking One Billion Dollars in damagesโ€ from the university.

He also quoted the same New York Times report he had criticized, which said many Harvard employees believe the school has โ€œno option but to eventually cut a deal.โ€

Trumpโ€™s comments follow a federal task force report last year that accused Harvard of โ€œdeliberate indifferenceโ€ and โ€œwillful participationโ€ in antisemitic harassment of students and faculty.

According to the administration, the university became a hotbed for anti-Israel protests and antisemitism following Hamasโ€™s October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel.

โ€œThis hostile environment includes harassing speech, threats, and intimidation targeting Jewish and Israeli students, including calls for genocide and murder,โ€ the administration said in a June report. โ€œThe findings also extensively detail acts of physical intimidation and violence between students. This hostile environment denied, and continues to deny, studentsโ€™ fundamental educational opportunities.โ€

Trumpโ€™s administration previously attempted to freeze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard over the allegations, but a federal judge blocked the move in September.

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Attempted Trump Assassination Suspect Sentenced In Court

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On Wednesday, Ryan Routh was sentenced to life in prison plus seven years over his attempt to assassinate Donald Trump on a Florida golf course.

Prosecutors argued that Routh, 60, should get a life sentence after a jury last yearย convicted him on five countsย for allegedly plotting โ€œpainstakingly to kill President Trump, and [taking] significant steps toward making that happen.โ€ย 

โ€œRouthโ€™s crimes undeniably warrant a life sentence — he took steps over the course of months to assassinate a major presidential candidate, demonstrated the will to kill anybody in the way, and has since expressed neither regret nor remorse to his victims,โ€ prosecutors argued in a court filing. 

During the September trial, a jury quickly found Routh guilty on five felony counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.ย 

Routh allegedly hid in the bushes of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach and pointed a military-grade SKS rifle towards Trump and a Secret Service agent. 

โ€œRouthโ€™s crimes of conviction reflect careful plotting, extensive premeditation, and a cowardly disregard for human life,โ€ prosecutors wrote. โ€œRouthโ€™s motive for his crimes was unconscionable โ€“ preventing the American people from electing the candidate of their choice for President. Routhโ€™s gloss on his crimes has always been that anything he may have done was justified by events in Ukraine or American domestic politics.โ€

Since his conviction, Routh was appointed an attorney and has requested a 27-year sentence that would allow him to โ€œexperience freedom again as opposed to dying in prison.โ€ His lawyer argued that Routh could not have a fair trial because he represented himself, even though Routh made that decision after repeated warnings about the potential consequences.ย 

Routh represented himself at trial and attempted to argue that he never intended to harm Trump or the Secret Service agent, claiming his actions were a form of protest

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge, dismissed the criminal case against the president in 2024ย related to his handling of classified documents.ย Routh unsuccessfully attempted to have Cannon removed from the case by arguing her appointment by Trump is a conflict of interest.

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Michael Cohen Makes Plea To Trump For A Pardon

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On Tuesday, Michael Cohen, once President Donald Trumpโ€™s personal lawyer and later one of his fiercest critics, appeared on Dan Abramsโ€™ SiriusXM show to discuss a wide range of topicsโ€”from his treatment in prison to a plea for pardons.

During the interview, Cohen revealed that he has written letters to both President Joe Biden and Donald Trump urging sweeping clemency for Americans with criminal records who have paid their debt to society. Reading from the letter he sent to Trump, Cohen said:

โ€œIt is urged clearly, unequivocally, and without delay that the president issue an executive order granting a full and unconditional pardon to all non-violent felons who have completed their sentences. This act would be more than a gesture of compassion.โ€

He continued:

โ€œIt would be a defining stroke of moral leadership. Over 70 million Americans carry the lifelong burden of a criminal record, despite having fulfilled their legal debt to society. They are our neighbors, coworkers, parents, veterans, and citizens who live under silent exile, denied employment, housing, education, and the right to fully participate in the country they call home. With a single act, the burden can be lifted.โ€

Cohen even coined a name for the plan: โ€œTEPO, the Trump Emancipation Proclamation Order.โ€ He argued that such a move could be โ€œthe single most important act of kindness that any president can bestow on 70 million Americans and their families.โ€

While this appeal may surprise some given their adversarial past, it comes amid a historically expansive use of Trumpโ€™s clemency powers in his second presidential term. Since returning to the White House in January 2025, President Trump has issued thousands of pardons and commutations, including blanket clemency for roughly 1,500 individuals connected to the January 6, 2021, Capitol events and a number of high-profile figures such as Ross Ulbricht and others.

Trumpโ€™s defenders argue these pardons are part of his ongoing fight against what he describes as a politicized justice system, correcting overreach and restoring fairness where the courts or prosecutors exceeded their bounds. Opponents often frame the clemency spree as politically motivated, though Trumpโ€™s supporters see it as a restoration of constitutional pardon authority to benefit everyday Americans and loyal citizens alike.

Cohenโ€™s Prison Treatment and Claims About Bill Barr

Cohen also recounted his own prison experience after being sentenced in 2018 to three years for tax evasion, bank fraud, and lying to Congress. He described harsh conditions and claimed that then-Attorney General Bill Barr had him sent back to prison under what he characterized as โ€œdraconian conditions,โ€ with extreme cold and heat in holding areas that made his time there especially difficult.

Break with MeidasTouch and Media Fallout

Cohen addressed his recent departure from the MeidasTouch Network, a left-leaning media company that cut ties with him after a Substack post in which he suggested prosecutors coerced him into testifying against Trump. Cohen insisted:

โ€œIt is true, not personal. โ€ฆ I specifically state that I am not here to defend Donald Trump. That is not the intention of this statement which I wrote or my Substack article.โ€

He described the split as a misunderstanding driven by headlines rather than the full context of his words.

The Trumpโ€“Cohen History

The rift between Trump and Cohen runs deep. Once a loyal lawyer who said he would โ€œtake a bulletโ€ for Trump, Cohen later turned on his former boss, cooperating with prosecutors and ultimately testifying in Trumpโ€™s New York criminal caseโ€”where Trump was convicted on business-record charges related to reimbursements made to Cohen during the 2016 campaign.

At the time Cohen was seeking a pardon from Trump, that relief never materialized. Trump publicly brushed off questions about pardoning Cohen, reportedly saying, โ€œmost people will flip if the Government lets them out of trouble.โ€

Watch the full interview below:

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Trump Signs Bill To End Partial Government Shutdown

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President Trump has signed a bill to end a partial government shutdown after the funding legislation was held up by lawmakers over the Department of Homeland Securityโ€™s (DHS) immigration recent enforcement efforts.

The bill funds DHS for the next 10 days, with a new deadline set for that agencyโ€™s funding to expire on Feb. 13 as Democrats demand for increased oversight of Trumpโ€™s Immigration Customs Enforcement and Border Protection.

Surrounded by a swath of Senate and House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Trump lauded the billโ€™s passage, which also includes funding until Sept. 30 for the departments of Energy, Defense, Treasury, State, Labor, Transportation, Heath and Human Services, Education and funding to the judicial branch and independent agencies.

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GOP Congressman Issues Warning To Trump Admin Official: ‘Come And Take It’

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Republican Florida Rep. Greg Steube issued a forceful response to comments from Jeanine Pirro, President Donald Trumpโ€™s nominee for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, after she warned that anyone carrying a firearm in Washington, D.C., should expect to be arrested.

During a Monday night interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum, Pirro took a hard line on guns in the nationโ€™s capital while discussing efforts to remove repeat offenders and illegal firearms from the streets.

โ€œYou bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, youโ€™re going to jail. I donโ€™t care if you have a license in another district and I donโ€™t care if youโ€™re a law abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail, and hope you get the gun back! And that makes all the difference,โ€ Pirro warned.

Her remarks immediately drew criticism from gun-rights advocates and several Republican lawmakers, including Steube, who pointed out that lawful concealed carry is permitted in Washington, D.C., including for non-residents.

โ€œI bring a gun into the district every week, @USAttyPirro. I have a license in Florida and DC to carry. And I will continue to carry to protect myself and others,โ€ Steube wrote on X. โ€œCome and Take it!โ€

MacCallum defended Pirroโ€™s position during the interview, arguing that tougher enforcement changes behavior. โ€œItโ€™s amazing how accountability works, and people think if they actually get arrested they might have to do time and they might get taken off the street, it sorta puts a little bit of a different message in peopleโ€™s heads.โ€

Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie also pushed back, noting that D.C. law allows permitted carry and has done so for years.

โ€œThe District of Columbia has been โ€˜shall issueโ€™ since 2017 when the requirement that you must have a โ€˜good reasonโ€™ to carry a handgun was struck down. Non-residents can obtain a permit in DC โ€” donโ€™t ask me how I know,โ€ Massie said in a post on X.

In a separate post, Massie questioned Pirroโ€™s rhetoric more broadly, writing, โ€œWhy is a โ€˜conservativeโ€™ judge threatening to arrest gun owners?โ€

The National Rifle Association clapped back at Pirro on Tuesday, writing on social media, โ€œNow is the time for Congress to pass HR 38, the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. Your right to self-defense should not end simply because you crossed a state line or into Washington, D.C.โ€

The backlash surprised many conservatives, given the Trump administrationโ€™s long-standing and vocal support for Second Amendment rights.

Facing growing criticism, Pirro addressed the controversy in a video posted Tuesday to X, emphasizing her support for gun ownership and constitutional rights.

She said she is a โ€œproud supporter of the 2nd amendmentโ€ and a gun owner herself, noting that she previously keynoted a National Rifle Association convention. Pirro stressed that her comments were aimed at criminals, not law-abiding citizens.

โ€œHowever, you need to be responsible. And every responsible gun owner that I know makes sure they understand the laws where they are going and understand whatever registration requirements there might be,โ€ Pirro said. โ€œPresident Trumpโ€™s goal here, and my goal as well, is to make sure we take guns out of the hands of criminals.โ€

She added, โ€œThere is a reason that we have the lowest homicide rate in reported history. Weโ€™re taking guns off the street โ€” illegal guns โ€” in the hands of criminals, who want to use those guns to victimize law-abiding citizens. There is a big difference here. If you are responsible, you follow the laws, you are not going to have a problem with me.โ€

Pirroโ€™s clarification appeared aimed at reassuring conservatives that her tough-on-crime stance is focused on illegal firearms and repeat offendersโ€”not Americans lawfully exercising their Second Amendment rights.

Tuesday morning, Pirro attempted to quell the outrage with a post on X.

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