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    Man Pleads Guilty After Threatening MTG

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    A Georgia man has pled guilty to threatening MAGA Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s life.

    Sean Patrick Cirillo, 34, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting interstate threats in U.S. District Court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.

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    Cirillo made three different calls last November to Greene’s Washington office and made various threats, prosecutors said.

    “I got a bead on her. Like a sniper rifle. A sniper rifle. And I’m gonna kill her next week. I’m gonna murder her,” Cirillo told Greene’s staffers, according to prosecutors.

    “I’ll kill you too if you want,” he also said, along with, “You’re gonna die. Your family is gonna die,” per prosecutors.

    “Threatening to kill a public official is reprehensible,” U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan wrote in a press release. “Our office will not tolerate any form of violence, threats or intimidation against public officials.”

    In the wake of Cirillo’s arrest last year, Greene thanked the law enforcement who responded to the threats, adding that she receives death threats “on an almost daily basis.”

    “It doesn’t matter your political affiliation, no one should threaten your life for doing the job you were sent by the people to do,” Greene said in November.

    The sentencing date has not been set.

    Facebook Admits ‘Mistake’ In Censoring Iconic Trump Assassination Attempt Photo

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    On Monday, a Facebook spokesperson admitted the platform wrongly called the popular image of Donald Trump pumping his fist in the air after an assassination attempt against him an “altered photo.”

    Meta Public Affairs Director Dani Lever later explained on X it was done in error as the systems were meant to detect a separate version of the image.

    “This was an error. This fact check was initially applied to a doctored photo showing the secret service agents smiling, and in some cases our systems incorrectly applied that fact check to the real photo. This has been fixed, and we apologize for the mistake,” Lever wrote.

    Lever confirmed the mistake when Fox News Digital reached out for a comment.

    The altered image Lever referenced featured the Secret Service members surrounding Trump smiling. USA Today and AFP United States previously fact-checked the images as “altered,” though it confirmed the accuracy of the original image.

    “None of the agents in the original image are smiling as they surround Trump, who has blood on his face and his right arm in the air. The image – which was captured by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci and distributed by the AP – appeared with coverage of the shooting by CNN, The Atlantic, Business Insider and many other legitimate news outlets,” USA Today explained.

    USA Today’s fact-check on the altered photo was used as a “third-party fact-checker” when Facebook corrected the photo.

    Google has recently come under criticism for omitting search results for Trump’s recent assassination attempt.

    House Reveals Members Of Trump Assassination Task Force

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    On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives announced the members of the task force assigned to investigate the recent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

    Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), the lawmaker who represents the district where the rally shooting happened and introduced the resolution to create the task force, has been selected as chairman. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) will serve as ranking member.

    The other GOP members will include Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) and Reps. David Joyce (R-OH), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), and Pat Fallon (TX). And the Democrats will be rounded out by Reps. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL).

    “We have the utmost confidence in this bipartisan group of steady, highly qualified, and capable Members of Congress to move quickly to find the facts, ensure accountability, and help make certain such failures never happen again,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said in a joint statement.

    According to Johnson’s office, the task force will take over all pending House inquiries into the rally shooting and has subpoena authority. The panel’s goals are to “understand what went wrong on the day of the attempted assassination,” “ensure accountability,” and to “prevent such an agency failure from ever happening again.”

    The task force will “make recommendations for reform to the relevant government agencies and recommend any necessary legislation to implement the reforms,” Johnson’s office added.’

    On Monday, Trump agreed to give a victim interview to the FBI as the agency also continues its investigation into the matter.

    Big Tech Accused Of Election Manipulation After Omitting Trump Shooting

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    Google users searching for the attempted assassination of former President Trump are having difficulty accessing information…

    Instead, the website autocomplete feature omitted the results of the July 13 shooting, prompting accusations the Big Tech giant is trying to influence the presidential election. 

    Screenshots from Google instead showed recommended search results of the failed assassination of Ronald Reagan and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the shooting of Bob Marley and the failed attempt on former President Ford. 

    Even the keywords “Trump assassination attempt” yielded no additional terms from Google, according to users. 

    “Big Tech is trying to interfere in the election AGAIN to help Kamala Harris,” Donald Trump Jr. wrote on X. “We all know this is intentional election interference from Google. Truly despicable.”

    A Google spokesperson told FOX Business that there was no “manual action taken on these predictions.”

    “Our systems have protections against Autocomplete predictions associated with political violence, which were working as intended prior to this horrific event occurring,” the spokesperson wrote. “We’re working on improvements to ensure our systems are more up to date.”

    The company spokesperson said the autocomplete feature is “just a tool to help people save time” and they can still search for anything they want. 

    “Following this terrible act, people turned to Google to find high quality information – we connected them with helpful results, and will continue to do so,” the company said. 

    X owner Elon Musk chimed in on the surprising results.

    “They’re getting themselves into a lot of trouble if they interfere with the election,” he wrote in a follow-up post.

    Former White House Physician Gives Trump Bullet Update, Corrects FBI Director

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    A former White House doctor released a letter Friday stating that former President Trump is “rapidly recovering” following the July 13 shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

    Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) who took issue with testimony made earlier this week by FBI Director Christopher Wray, said “I want to reassure the American people and the rest of the world, that President Trump is doing extremely well.”

    Jackson, who is Trump’s former physician, said, “I have continued to monitor his health and well-being, along with his primary care physician, since the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 13th.

    “The would-be assassin fired multiple rounds from a relatively close distance using a high-powered rifle, with one bullet striking the former President, and now the Republican Nominee for President, in his right ear,” Jackson continued.

    “During the Congressional Hearing two days ago, FBI Director Christopher Wray suggested that it could be a bullet, shrapnel, or glass. There is absolutely no evidence that it was anything other than a bullet,” he added. “Congress should correct the record as confirmed by both the hospital and myself. Director Wray is wrong and inappropriate to suggest anything else.”

    “As a former White House Physician for 14 years, who served during three presidential administrations, and served as the appointed physician for both President Obama and President Trump, I fully understand the global significance of this attempt on the life of the former President and the current Republican Nominee for President,” Jackson added.

    “As such, I want to reassure the American people and the rest of the world, that President Trump is doing extremely well,” Jackson concluded. “He is rapidly recovering from the gunshot wound to his right ear. I will continue to be available to assist President Trump and his personal physician in any way they see fit and will provide updates as necessary and with the permission of President Trump.”

    In an interview Thursday on FOX Business’ “Kudlow,” Jackson said it was “absolutely ridiculous” for Wray to suggest that Trump might not have been struck by a bullet.

    “This degrades any level of credibility that this man may have had – after years of weaponizing the FBI and the DOJ against the president,” Jackson said. “It was absolutely a bullet, I examined it. There was a track of a bullet.”

    In an interview Thursday on FOX Business’ “Kudlow,” Jackson said it was “absolutely ridiculous” for Wray to suggest that Trump might not have been struck by a bullet.

    “This degrades any level of credibility that this man may have had – after years of weaponizing the FBI and the DOJ against the president,” Jackson said. “It was absolutely a bullet, I examined it. There was a track of a bullet.”

    Trump Reveals ‘Dying Wish’ If He’s Assassinated

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    Trump wants the world to know…

    Former president and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump revealed his dying wish after surviving a recent assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.

    Alongside a clip of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump wrote the following on Truth Social.

    If they do “assassinate President Trump,” which is always a possibility, I hope that America obliterates Iran, wipes it off the face of the Earth — If that does not happen, American Leaders will be considered “gutless” cowards!

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    Following the assassination attempt by 20-year-old Matthew Thomas Crooks, CNN reported that “US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president.”

    “NSC [National Security Council] directly contacted USSS [United States Secret Service at a senior level to be absolutely sure they continued to track the latest reporting. USSS shared this information with the detail lead, and the Trump campaign was made aware of an evolving threat. In response to the increased threat, Secret Service surged resources and assets for the protection of former President Trump. All of this was in advance of Saturday,” a national security official told CNN.

    The former president not only withdrew from the so-called Iran nuclear deal, but ordered the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, the terrorist general who served as the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ infamous Quds Force.

    House Unanimously Votes To Establish Trump Assassination Attempt Commission

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    The House of Representatives unanimously voted to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.


    No lawmakers voted “no” nor “present,” and 416 voted “yes.” Ten Democrats and six Republicans did not vote on Wednesday.

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    The task force will be comprised of seven Republicans and six Democrats, with the members likely being announced this week.

    “The security failures that allowed an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life are shocking. In response to bipartisan demands for answers, we are announcing a House Task Force made up of seven Republicans and six Democrats to thoroughly investigate the matter,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a joint statement on Tuesday. “The task force will be empowered with subpoena authority and will move quickly to find the facts, ensure accountability, and make certain such failures never happen again.”

    The resolution was led by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) whose district the shooting took place in and who was in attendance but unharmed.

    One attendee died, and two others were injured, and Trump was shot in the ear and evacuated off the stage by the Secret Service.


    Judge Rejects Stephanapolous Request To Dismiss Trump Defamation Case

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    A federal judge has denied ABC News and George Stephanopoulos’s motion to dismiss former President Trump’s lawsuit claiming the anchor defamed him in a March interview.

    In a 21-page ruling issued on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga rejected several defenses ABC mounted to Trump’s suit, including that they were protected by a fair reporting privilege. 

    Trump cast the ruling as a “big win,” calling the anchor “liddle’ George Slopadopolus” in a post on Truth Social.

    Trump touted the ruling on Truth Social, writing, “A BIG WIN TODAY IN HIGH FLORIDA COURT AGAINST ABC FAKE NEWS, AND LIDDLE’ GEORGE SLOPADOPOLUS. A POWERFUL CASE! BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA WILL BE FORCED BY THE COURTS TO START TELLING THE TRUTH. THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR OUR COUNTRY. MAGA2024!”

    Stephanopoulos’ comments were made during a tense exchange with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on his Sunday program “This Week” in March.

    After playing a clip of Mace discussing being a victim of rape, Stephanopoulos asked her, “How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?” 

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    “You’ve endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape,” Stephanopoulos said, alluding to the legal victory by Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll. 

    Stephanopoulos repeated that claim a whopping ten times during his ugly spat with Mace, despite the fact that a jury actually determined Trump was liable for “sexual abuse,” which has a distinct definition under New York law.

    Though the jury didn’t find Trump liable for rape under New York’s definition, Judge Kaplan rejected Trump’s claims that Carroll was defaming him by continuing to describe it as that, saying the legal distinction “is minimal.” 

    ABC and Stephanopoulos claimed that ruling binds Trump’s new lawsuit. However, the judge on Wednesday denied the argument, also indicating it remained unclear if the anchor’s statements were substantially true. 

    “Here, of course, New York has opted to separate out a crime of rape; and Stephanopoulos’s statements dealt not with the public’s usage of that term, but the jury’s consideration of it during a formal legal proceeding,” Altonaga, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush, wrote in her ruling. 

    The decision enables the case to move into the discovery process and closer to trial. 

    “Once again, the Court does not find that a reasonable jury must — or even is likely to — conclude Stephanopoulos’s statements were defamatory,” Altonaga wrote. 

    “A jury may, upon viewing the segment, find there was sufficient context,” she continued. “A jury may also conclude Plaintiff fails to establish other elements of his claim … But a reasonable jury could conclude Plaintiff was defamed and, as a result, dismissal is inappropriate.” 

    FBI Director Reveals New Details On Trump Shooter

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    More details on the recent attempt on Donald Trump’s life…

    On Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to provide an update on the ongoing investigation into the assassination attempt as well as the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks.

    Wray shared that 14 firearms have been recovered from the shooter’s home as well as multiple explosive devices.

    Fox News reports:

    “I would say these are relatively… crude devices themselves. But they did have the ability to be detonated remotely,” he said.

    “In addition to the two devices that we recovered out of his vehicle, there were receivers for those two explosive devices with the devices. And then on the shooter himself, when he was killed by law enforcement, he had a transmitter with him,” Wray revealed.

    “Now, I do want to add one important point here is that at the moment… it looks like because of the on on/off position on the receivers, that if he had tried to detonate those devices from the roof, it would not have worked,” Wray added. “But that doesn’t mean the explosives weren’t dangerous.”

    Wray also said: “We have recovered a drone that the shooter appears to have used. It’s being exploited and analyzed by the FBI lab. The drone was recovered in his vehicle. So at the time of the shooting the drone was in his vehicle with the controller.”

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    Wray told the House Judiciary Committee that “it appears” Crooks was flying the drone about 200 yards away from the stage area of the Trump rally around 3:50 to 4 p.m. local time on the day of the shooting. Trump was hit with gunfire at 6:11 p.m. as the campaign event was underway.

    Wray also told House lawmakers Wednesday that there are no signs Crooks had any help with the Trump assassination attempt.

    “Not at this time, but again, the investigation is ongoing,” he said about the matter.

    On Tuesday, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle announced her resignation.

    Elon Musk Dumps Cold Water On Massive Trump Donations

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    Tesla CEO Elon Musk is clarifying recent reports he is donating $45 million monthly to a PAC supporting Donald Trump.

    In a Tuesday interview with conservative commentator Jordan Peterson, the tech billionaire pumped the brakes on reports of the $45 million figure for Trump.

    “What’s been reported in the media is simply not true,” he said.

    The same day Trump announced JD Vance as his running mate The Wall Street Journal reported Musk’s massive contributions to America PAC.

    Formed in June, America PAC is focused on registering voters and persuading constituents to vote early and request mail-in ballots in swing states, according to one of the people. The coalition assessed that the Democrats have historically had very robust “get out the vote” campaigns and took note of the amounts of money that the Biden camp has dedicated to what are called on-the-ground efforts in swing states. America PAC will try to counter that.

    Musk later explained on the social media platform X, which he owns, that he will still back America PAC. He did not confirm nor deny the $45 million figure, or what proportion of those funds would go to backing Trump.

    “I am making some donations to America PAC, but at a much lower level and the key values of the PAC are supporting a meritocracy & individual freedom,” he wrote. “Republicans are mostly, but not entirely, on the side of merit & freedom.”

    He endorsed Trump last week, shortly after the former president survived an assassination attempt.

    “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk wrote in a post on his social platform X, alongside a video of the former president standing and raising his fist after being shot in the ear.

    Musk is currently the world’s richest person, with an estimated fortune exceeding $250 billion. 

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