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The Jan. 6 committee began its seventh public hearing on Tuesday by laying out the extent to which former President Trump had been informed by those around him that there was no evidence the election was stolen. Trump was undeterred. The tension between the former president and the fellow election conspiracy theorists he surrounded himself and the administration figures who acknowledged Biden’s win boiled over during a heated Dec. 18 meeting at the White House.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) described the meeting as “heated and profane,” noting that it included “challenges to a physical fight.

The Jan. 6 committee set high expectations when it announced on Monday that it would be holding an emergency hearing on Tuesday, citing “recently obtained evidence.” The hearing did not disappoint, with Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, over the course of just under two hours painting a damning, bombshell-filled account of former President Trump’s actions before, during, and after the Capitol attack.

Trump and his team have for the past year and a half sought to distance themselves from the violence on Jan.

Updated, 4:15 Pm with White House statement on Flynn: The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s executive grant of clemency granting a full pardon to Michael Flynn came because Flynn “should never have been prosecuted.” Read the full statement below this story.

Previously, 1:26 Pm: In what is expected to be the first of many parting shots, President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a full pardon to his former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Although the matter continues to be fought over in the courts, the twice guilty pleading retired general was convicted of lying to the FBI in its investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon. Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family, I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2020

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Holly Hunter has joined the upcoming CBS Studios miniseries based on former FBI Director James Comey’s book “A Higher Loyalty,” Variety has learned.

Hunter will star as Acting Attorney General Sally Yates. She joins previously announced cast members Jeff Daniels (James Comey), Brendan Gleeson (President Donald Trump), Michael Kelly (Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe), and Jennifer Ehle (Patrice Comey).

Yates served as Deputy Attorney General under U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch until Lynch stepped down in January 2017 after Trump was sworn into office. The Trump administration asked Yates to serve as Acting Attorney General until a permanent replacement was confirmed by the Senate. Her tenure in that position lasted just 10 days, as she refused to enforce Trump’s controversial travel ban that focused on certain Muslim-majority countries and was subsequently dismissed by the President. Yates is also well-known for repeatedly warning the White House about National Security...

Less than 72 hours after special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report on Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, two listings popped up on Amazon that make the report available for pre-order for the general public. There’s only one problem: the full report has yet to be released, and experts don’t know if it will ever be made public.

One Amazon listing promises “an edition” of the Mueller report that includes an introduction from attorney, Harvard Law Professor and frequent cable news commentator, Alan Dershowitz, who will provide “a constitutional,...

The turnover in the Trump administration continues. Michael Flynn Michael Flynn resigned in February as President Trump’s national security adviser after less than a month in the position. The move came after Flynn admitted he gave “incomplete information” about a call he had with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. last December regarding sanctions against Russia, The New York Times reported, and that he misled Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials about the conversation. James Comey President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May over his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. Trump’s decision was based on the recommendation of both...

ABC News has demoted Brian Ross, who was suspended in December after a serious error reporting about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Ross will no longer work out of ABC News’ main headquarters, according to an individual with knowledge of the network’s decision, and he will focus instead on long-form assignments — a role that will allow more time for fact-checking. Ross, who joined ABC News in 1994 after two decades at NBC, will work for the in-house production unit Lincoln Square Productions and will contribute to “Nightline” and “20/20.” Also Read: ABC News Suspends Brian Ross for 4 Weeks Without Pay:.

Ellen DeGeneres is not familiar with any shadow government looking to take down President Donald Trump. In fact, she’s barely familiar with first son Eric Trump.

“Which one is Eric?” she asked at the top of her latest monologue. “Did he kill the elephant or the cheetah?”

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The daytime talk show host was forced to discuss politics after Eric suggested on Tuesday that Twitter wanted him to follow members of an alleged “Deep State,” including former president Barack Obama, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, and, well…

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“Fox & Friends” floated the possibility on Friday that in addition to a wall on America’s southern border, the U.S. should consider erecting one to protect Americans from Canada. “President Trump might want to think about a northern border wall if Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets his way,” said Jillian Mele during the show’s headlines segment. In Mele’s telling, the wall might be necessary due to new Canadian domestic policies initiated by Trudeau. Also Read: 'Fox & Friends' Guest Compares Michael Flynn Perjury Plea to 'Jaywalking' (Video) “Get this, Trudeau says he welcomes reformed terrorists back into his country,...

Alvin and the Chipmunks don’t want a hula hoop for Christmas this year — they want President Donald Trump to get impeached.

Just in time for the holidays, comedian Rocky Mountain Mike has released a parody video of the singing rodents’ classic hit “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” that reflects on our current political climate.

“Alright, you chipmunks, ready for indictments?” begins the video posted on Sunday.

The lyrics go on to warn, “President, your time is near. We can hardly stand the wait, please Mueller don’t be late.

Related Video: People Writer Natasha Stoynoff Breaks Silence,...

Fox News regular Dan Bongino sought to downplay news of Gen. Michael Flynn pleading guilty to charges of lying to the FBI, saying on “Fox and Friends” on Monday that “fibbing” to the FBI is basically the same as “jaywalking.” “Where’s the beef? So far we’ve had three investigations. We’ve got two fibbers. We’ve got Flynn and Papadopoulos arrested for fibbing,” said Bongino. “It’s unquestionably a crime, but you can’t jaywalk either. The point is are you using it because it’s really a crime of national interest or are you using it to shake down Flynn,...

Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump couldn’t enjoy his big legislative win Friday with the passing of the Republican tax bill thanks to the news that Gen. Michael Flynn is cooperating with Special Council Robert Mueller.

Baldwin’s Trump found himself visited by a ghostly Flynn, “the ghost of witness flipped,” played by Mikey Day. “You came to get me? I knew it!” Baldwin’s Trump said. “It’s the Muslim stuff, right?”

"No,” Flynn answered. Trump then listed off a a series of...

A friend of James Comey is speaking out about the relationship between the former FBI director and President Donald Trump — including how Comey felt about a now-infamous hug shared between the two of them after the 2016 election.

Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of the Lawfare blog and a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, published a revealing essay on his site on Thursday based on former conversations he had with Comey.

Among his many revelations was the claim that Comey was “disgusted” when President Trump hugged him at a reception for Inauguration Day law enforcement officers and first responders...

This article originally appeared on Time.com.

House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes is under fire over his handling of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

The California Republican acknowledged Monday that he met an unnamed source and reviewed intelligence reports at the White House complex before making public statements that associates of President Trump were caught up in “incidental” surveillance.

The intelligence committee’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff, and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate have called on Nunes to recuse himself from the Russia probe, though he and Speaker Paul Ryan have dismissed the idea.

Is President Donald Trump’s administration deliberately bringing about the death of the Republic? Or are they just plain stupid? Rachel Maddow considered this quandary on the Thursday night installment of her MSNBC program, The Rachel Maddow Show, weeding through the still-seething controversy over Trump staffers’ communications with Russian officials. The scandal over whether Russian spies hacked the 2016 presidential election, perhaps at the behest of Trump’s staffers, has raged for the bulk of the new president’s first month in office. If the embers had been cooling, they were reignited when former National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn resigned mid-month after...read more...

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn resigned from his position as Donald Trump‘s national security adviser on Monday — just weeks into the new presidency.

The news came after it was revealed that the embattled politician had misled White House officials about his conversations with Russian officials.

In the wake of the news, Trump shifted his focus from Flynn’s misdeeds to the leaks that brought them to light. Meanwhile, a group of Gop senators have called for an investigation into Flynn’s discussions with the Russian officials, CNN reports.

As Flynn continues to make headlines, here are five key things...

Hillary Clinton took a little over 30 minutes to dish out a diss at Michael T. Flynn after his resignation Monday, but it was still pretty hot. At least if you remember the details of the bizarre fake news story known as Pizzagate. Clinton celebrated Flynn’s embarrassing exit as President Trump’s national security adviser by reminding him of the time his son accused her of running a child sex ring out of a Washington, D.C., pizza shop. Pizzagate culminated in a man entering the pizzeria — Comet Ping Pong — and firing a gun. He reportedly told police he wanted to personally investigate online claims.

President Donald Trump on Friday defended his decision to issue new sanctions against Iran following a test-firing of a medium-range ballistic missile. “They’re not behaving,” the president said toward the end of an Oval Office signing ceremony in which he issued new executive orders on financial regulations. Earlier on Friday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested that more sanctions, and possibly even military action, are being considered. Also Read: Trump Accuses 'Meet the Press' of 'Dishonest' Editing of Kellyanne Conway Interview (Video) “He doesn’t like to telegraph his options,” Spicer said. “I would never rule anything off the table.