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The House January 6th Select Committee on Friday interviewed the Secret Service agent who was in the lead car of fat former President Trump’s motorcade after he incited his cult at the Ellipse on January 6th, 2021, and next week will also question the driver of the SUV in which Donald tried to grab the steering wheel when told they wouldn’t be taking him to the Capitol, CNN reports.

The testimony should finally put to rest the made-up controversy over former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s June testimony about Donald’s screaming meltdown inside the SUV. “The President reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. Mr. Engel grabbed his arm, said ‘Sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. We’re going back to the West Wing. We’re not going to the Capitol.’ Mr Trump then used his free hand to lunge towards [Secret Service agent] Bobby Engel,” Hutchinson testified on June 28th, after which Engel and another Trump loyalist on the Secret Service claimed through media it didn’t happen and supposedly offered to testify again, they had already been interviewed by the Committee by that point and had not offered any information about the scuffle, which they never followed through with.

According to Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman, the first and earliest bellwether for Democrats in the House (and the Senate, by extension) will come from Virginia’s 2nd District, repped by Congresswoman Elaine Luria of House January 6th Select Committee fame, who faces an apparently tough challenge from MAGA state Senator Jen Kiggans. FiveThirtyEight rates it as a dead heat, but this is based off of one poll taken last month by Christopher Newport University in Virginia showing them tied at 45%. The only other poll listed was from April showing Luria ahead by 5.

Wasserman says it’ll be a “better night for Dems than expected” if Luria hangs on, while cautioning that all Virginia races, especially in Dem Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger’s 7th District, will have an early red mirage. Other Eastern Time Zone races to keep an eye on include Rhode Island’s 2nd, New York’s 19th and 22nd, Maryland’s 6th, New Hampshire’s 1st, Michigan’s 3rd and 7th, and Ohio’s 9th. We skipped Pennsylvania districts because we’re not holding out much hope for results on election night, but the 7th, 8th, and 17th are considered competitive there.

Trump pal Tom Barrack was found not guilty on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates by a jury in Brooklyn on Friday, NBC News reports.

Of the House Judiciary GOP’s Friday 1,050 page “bombshell” report on alleged FBI whistleblowers and all sorts of other Jim Jordan circlejerk fantasies only 58 pages of it are new material, according to journalist James Surowiecki. The rest of it is just copies of letters the Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have sent to the Justice Department and others “demanding answers and testimony” about this or that right wing grievance. Within that however are no less than 51 copies of the exact same letter about Hunter Biden’s laptop. At five pages each they make up 255 pages, or 24.2% of the entire 1,050 page “bombshell.” That’s some serious MAGA right there.

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A suspect in a string of threats to Jewish houses of worship in New Jersey that prompted a public warning by the Newark FBI field office on Thursday has been identified and interviewed by federal agents, multiple law enforcement sources tell WNBC. The suspect was described as a man who may have autism and said he had suffered from bullying in the past. The man said he had “anger” towards Jewish people but did not want to hurt them because it meant he would get into “trouble,” says WNBC’s report. Further details on what this bastard could have said that would have caused the FBI to deem the threat credible enough to issue a public warning were unavailable Friday.

Sources close to disgraced former President Trump tell Axios the Orange God Emperor will “officially” launch his 2024 comeback attempt on Monday, November 14th, at the first of a multi-day series of events planned to “celebrate” the fat bastard’s return to the political stage. Allies have been blocking off their calendars for the week after the midterms, anticipating having to travel to prostrate themselves before their Holy Warlord, but no word yet on location.

Nearly half of all voters who responded to an Axios survey – 44% – and a majority of Republican voters – 53% – believe “the federal government is controlled by a secret cabal.” Democrats and independents aren’t all that far behind, 37% and 41%, respectively believe the same.

Of course this is one of those questions that isn’t really worded specifically enough to capture the origin of such belief. Just like how other surveys often find similar numbers of Dem and GOP voters responding yes when asked if they believe American democracy is in danger without also asking “Is American democracy under threat from socialism, Jews, wokeness, Big Tech censorship, and the FBI raiding Mar-a-Lago or is it under threat from fascists who want to subvert elections?” or something similar, this “secret cabal” question doesn’t do much to capture why people believe such things.

They really should’ve followed up with something like “Which of the following ‘secret cabals’ are we talking about here?” and a multiple choice of “Corporations who staff government agencies with ‘former’ employees,” “The military-industrial complex who perpetuate their own power through profligate defense spending to protect against exaggerated or even manufactured global threats,” “Jewish bankers,” “Shape-shifting Reptilian aliens,” “Satanic Democrat child sex traffickers who ritually sacrifice their victims in secret dungeons under pizza places,” or “All of the above.” That would go a long way to sorting out the merely suspicious from the insane.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump
A Radical Left Lunatic Judge in New York City, who controls a newspaper dedicated largely to defaming me, who was appointed, & is controlled by, my worst political enemies, & whose purpose was to just do preliminary motions & preparatory work on a case brought by the corrupt and highly partisan Attorney General of New York State prior to being routinely sent to the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, is refusing to let go of the case. He is a partisan disaster. A Rigged & Corrupt System!

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“…The New York State Court System is being ridiculed all over the World! You have a Corrupt, Racist, Weak on Crime Attorney General, Letitia “Peekaboo”James, who campaigned on “I will get Trump, even though she knew NOTHING about me. Then you have a highly political, biased Judge, who is totally controlled by my worst enemies. His rulings and manner are SICK. He gave his quick hearing, & ridiculous decision, right before Midterms – A No No! He’s worse than Peekaboo, and a real ‘Trump Hater,'” continued the fat bastard six hours later on Friday morning.

A Trump-appointed federal judge denied ripped foam hype man and insurrection-adjacent conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell’s attempt to get his cell phone, seized by the FBI in an Arby’s drive-thru in Minnesota, returned to him, saying law enforcement had ample evidence to support a warrant, Politico reports.

U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud also determined that the FBI didn’t have to give Lindell a copy of the affidavit upon which the search and seizure warrant was issued.  Tostrud said the 80-page affidavit included information about ongoing investigations, sources and other undisclosed information.

“Premature disclosure of these materials would significantly undermine the Government’s ongoing criminal investigation, giving Plaintiffs (and potentially, other targets of the investigation) a window into the Government’s investigation that could compromise the investigation as a whole,” Tostrud wrote.

In time, even Dr. Frankenstein realized he had created a monster.  And now, Oprah Winfrey is doing what she can to stop the monster she’s created.  Days before Election Day, Oprah has announced her endorsement for Democratic Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman, not her media protege Mehmet Oz.

As NBC’s Today Show reports, Winfrey made the announcement during an online forum she hosted Thursday called  “A Virtual Voting Conversation” where she discussed issues with community leaders from around the country.  Winfrey said there were “many reasons” she supports Fetterman over Oz, noting that this is an election where democracy truly is on the ballot.

“That is not the only race that matters. If I was in North Carolina… sister (Cheri) Beasley there, and if I was in Florida, I’d be supporting Val Demings. If I was in Wisconsin, it would be Mandela Barnes, in Nevada it would be Catherine Cortez Masto,” Winfrey said. “And in Texas, Beto O’Rourke, and Raphael Warnock and the incredible Stacey Abrams, of course, in Georgia.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is considering appointing a special counsel to investigate and prosecute disgraced former President Trump over his 2020 election loss insurrection and document theft crimes in the likely event he launches a 2024 campaign, CNN reports. No decision has been made yet, but the Justice Department’s thinking is that appointing a special counsel could help insulate the DOJ from accusations that Joe Biden’s administration is targeting his nemesis.

With North Korea provocatively firing missile after missile–some sources say it’s fired more than 30 missiles over the last three days–US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said any attempt to use nuclear weapons against American or allied forces would be disastrous for the attackers, The Guardian reports.

Meeting with his South Korean counterpart, defense minister, Lee Jong-sup, Austin warned the North Korea dictator that such foolishness would not end well for him: “Any nuclear attack against the United States or its allies and partners, including the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, is unacceptable and will result in the end of the Kim regime.”

Last week, a North Korea official statement said the country would subject the United States and South Korea would “pay the most horrible price in history,” apocalyptic language the North Korean regime has used to talk about nuclear attacks.

Apparently, that University of Georgia degree Texan Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee for a seat from Georgia, lied about having isn’t worth the paper it’s not written on.  As Herschel rants about “demarkrocy” being ruined by two men who won the majority of votes in their elections, Democrats Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock, showing that he doesn’t actually understand what democracy is.

A Pierson, Florida man was arrested at a car dealership in Naples, about 250 to the south, after he started parading around the business armed with an assault rifle and then trying to hide among the cars on the lot beneath a camouflage blanket, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.

Micah Bennett, the 26-year-old son of Pierson’s mayor, was captured at a Jaguar dealership after about 15 minutes, during which he taunted and threatened the workers and customers.  When police located his vehicle, they found 14 handguns, three rifles including two AR-15 style guns, brass knuckles, a bullet proof vest, and more than 100 pounds–not rounds–of ammunition.  He’s been charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

“The subject was heavily armed and prepared to cause havoc in our community,” said Naples police Chief Tom Weschler. “Thanks to the public’s awareness and quick notification to the police department, as well as our officers’ rapid response, a potentially catastrophic event was averted.”

Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul has been released from the hospital, six days after his head was smashed by a hammer wielded by MAGA-QAnon freak illegal alien from Canada seeking to assassinate the Speaker of the House, CNN reports. Pelosi underwent surgery for a fractured skull and injuries to his hand and arm suffered in the attack by the crazed right winger David DePape.

The Indiana doctor, thrust into the national spotlight after she performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio who could not get one in her own state because of a newly-enacted abortion ban, is suing the Indiana Attorney General for harassment, Politico reports.

Indianapolis OB-GYN Caitlin Bernard said she and her colleague, Amy Caldwell, allege Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita is filing “frivolous” demands for medical records based on false reports made to prosecutors to harass abortion providers.  Bernard and Caldwell claim demands made by Rokita are for confidential medical records and in some cases, for records of people who were never their patients, calling them “fishing expeditions.”  In all cases, the doctors have jumped through legal hoops to protect their practices and patients.

“The Attorney General’s…improper conduct dissuades patients who need emergency abortions from seeking care. It also threatens patients seeking legal abortions that their most personal and private medical records and health care decisions could be exposed as part of a meritless investigation,” the lawsuit states.

A New York judge overseeing a case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday slapped Donald’s company with a preliminary injunction preventing it from transferring any assets without approval from the court, NBC News reports. Judge Arthur Engoron also approved James’s proposal to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s financial statements and look for where the fat bastard overstated the value of his assets. This, to say the least, is not what Trump’s lawyers wanted at all. It is very, very bad for him and his business.

In related news, on Thursday the New York Times reported that there’s some serious infighting in the Orange God Emperor’s court of jesters, as the moronic lawsuit filed against James in a Florida court on Wednesday was seen as even more dumb and pointless than the last failed complaint against her. Trump’s minions reportedly blamed douchebag lawyer Boris Epshteyn for filing it against the advice of others. The lawsuit is apparently not just bad and filled with pointless tirades like “while James does nothing to protect New York against these violent crimes and criminals, she attacks great and upstanding businesses,” but it also jeopardizes Trump’s case in New York.

“This, certainly on its face, appears to be objectively frivolous. I’m aware of no authority that allows a state court in Florida to enjoin or otherwise interfere with a law enforcement investigation being conducted by New York state authorities,” Florida legal expert Gerald Greenberg (who is unconnected to the case) said to the Times after reading the complaint.