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- Former DOJ Lawyer Dismantles Trump’s ‘Madcap’ Scheme To Take Over Election...
A former Department of Defense lawyer blasted the idea that President Donald Trump could legally federalize elections. Trump has long maintained that the 2020 election was rigged against him, and in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, the president said Democrats cannot win elections legitimately. “They wanna cheat,” Trump said in his address to a joint session of Congress. “They have cheated. And their policy is so bad that the only way they can get elected is to cheat. And we’re gonna stop it.” Earlier this month, the president stated, “The Republicans oughta nationalize the voting.” Although Congress may pass laws regarding voting, elections are constitutionally a state matter. On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that a group of pro-Trump activists said they are working with the Trump administration to claim that China interfered in the 2020 election. The idea is to use the baseless claim so Trump could issue an executive order declaring a “national emergency” and federalizing elections. Ryan Goodman, who served as special counsel in the Department of Defense, appeared on Thursday’s OutFront on CNN. “Can Trump do this?” host Erin Burnett asked. Goodman replied: He can’t legally do it, so, I don’t think this survives first contact with the courts. If he passes this kind of executive order, I imagine within hours there will be people who have already developed their litigation strategy to counter it, because it’s being broadcast by him and his team, or at least by this group [in] The Washington Post. And they will make arguments like, “This is not a place that there’s presidential power. This is something that’s run by the state and local election officials.” “We’re a federalist country,” Burnett responded. “So, it should be run by the states.” “That’s right,” Goodman said. He later added, “It’s madcap in a certain sense of how extraordinary the idea is. And that’s why it’s on steroids in a certain sense. And I think people that are involved in this machination might need to worry about their own criminal exposure just to put it out there. There is a criminal statute that says that people should not engage in a conspiracy to deprive people of their rights. That’s 18 U.S.C. § 241. And it specifically says a conspiracy with respect to the right to exercise one’s vote. That’s what it’s about.” Watch above via CNN.The post Former DOJ Lawyer Dismantles Trump’s… [TheTopNews] Read More.37 mins ago - Hillary Clinton Says She Was Asked About Pizzagate and UFOs During Epstein Depos...Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her deposition about Jeffrey Epstein became “quite unusual” after she was asked questions about conspiracy theories, including the right-wing conspiracy dubbed “Pizzagate.” Clinton testified before the House Oversight Committee over her alleged ties to Epstein. In her blistering opening statement, she claimed she did not recall “ever encountering” the late sex offender, blasting Republicans on the committee for mishandling the case. Speaking to press after the closed-door hearing, Clinton reiterated that she had no connection to Epstein. “I answered every one of their questions as fully as I could, based on what I knew. And what I knew is what I said in my statement this morning. I never met Jeffrey Epstein, never had any connection or communication with him,” she said. In her remarks, Clinton expressed her disappointment that the hearing was not held publicly. The former first lady repeatedly pushed for journalists to be allowed into the hearing, including during the hearing itself, after Rep. Lauren Boebert shared a photo from the proceedings with MAGA influencer Benny Johnson. Clinton mentioned this upset during her remarks, calling it “very upsetting.” “It was disappointing that they refused to hold a public hearing, so I wouldn’t have to be out here characterizing it for you,” she said. “You could have seen it for yourself. […] We had a bit of a challenge in the beginning, because we had agreed upon rules based on the fact it was going to be a closed hearing at their demand, and one of the members violated that rule, which was very upsetting because it suggested that they might violate other of our agreements.” Clinton then claimed that the hearing took an odd turn. After being asked repeatedly about Epstein, she was then questioned about conspiracy theories, including Pizzagate, which she claimed was “the basis” for a committe memebers questions. “It then got, at the end, quite unusual because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizzagate, one of the most vile bogus conspiracy theories that was propagated on the internet that was serving as the basis of a member’s questions to me,” she said. Watch above via MS NOW.The post Hillary Clinton Says She Was Asked About Pizzagate and UFOs During Epstein Deposition first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.47 mins ago
- ‘Breaking News… That Affects Everybody I’m Looking At in the Studio’: Ja...Jake Tapper broke some unique news to viewers on Thursday’s edition of The Lead, telling them that Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and potentially CNN. On Thursday, Netflix said it would not match Paramount’s bid of $111 billion for WBD. Netflix reached a tentative deal to acquire much of WBD – including HBO and the Warner Bros movie studio, though not CNN – but Paramount countered and Netflix declined to offer more. The acquisition will require regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe. However, Paramount CEO David Ellison reportedly told the Trump administration that he would “make sweeping changes to CNN” were his company to acquire it. President Donald Trump publicly weighed in on the media industry drama, saying it is “imperative that CNN be sold.” Trump has long complained about the network, which he maintains is unfair to him. Shortly after the news broke, Tapper came back from commercial and told viewers that Netflix had dropped its bid and that Paramount was the leading bidder for Warner Bros. and HBO. He noted Paramount’s intent to acquire CNN as well: So we have some breaking news in our national lead that affects everybody I’m looking at right now in the studio. Moments ago, Netflix said it is declining to raise its offer for the purchase of Warner Bros. Studios and HBO, following the Warner Bros. Discovery board’s determination that Paramount, which is not just going for Warner Bros. Studios and HBO, but also the whole enchilada, including us here at CNN, Paramount has submitted a superior offer according to Warner Bros. Discovery’s board. As I’ve noted, Warner Bros. Discovery is the parent company of CNN. Last year, Ellison’s Skydance acquired Paramount and its subsidiary CBS. After the move, Ellison reached an agreement with Bari Weiss, who founded the anti-woke Free Press, in which Weiss received $150 million for the website and was named editor-in-chief of CBS News. Watch above via CNN.The post ‘Breaking News… That Affects Everybody I’m Looking At in the Studio’: Jake Tapper Tells Viewers CNN May Be on Verge of Takeover by David Ellison first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- Top Senate Republican Warns Democrats Could Flip Texas Seat if Ken Paxton Is the...
Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-TX) warned that Republicans risk losing a Senate seat in Texas if the party nominates state Attorney General Ken Paxton as the nominee. Thune has endorsed incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who has held the seat since 2002. Cornyn is trying to fend off primary challenges from Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) in the March 3 primary. If no candidate receives a majority, the race will head to a May runoff between the top two vote-getters. Polls show Paxton and Cornyn in the lead, though neither has notched a majority in recent surveys. Most recent polls show Paxton with a plurality. In 2023, the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives voted to overwhelmingly impeach Paxton over accusations of bribery, dereliction of duty, and obstruction of justice. The attorney general was accused of using his office to help his friend and major political donor, Nate Paul, a Texas real estate developer. Paul allegedly employed Paxton’s mistress to keep her quiet in exchange for access to state records about investigations into his business. On Thursday, Politico reported Republicans are panicking about the prospect of a Paxton nomination, adding: Sen. John Cornyn appears to be headed to an expensive and nasty 10-week runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with a strong chance that Paxton wins the nomination even after national Republicans spent months airing his dirty laundry all over the Texas airwaves in an effort to boost Cornyn. “Honestly, if you look at the polling in a general election setting, I don’t think it’s outside the realm of possibility that the seat [flips], depending on who the Democrats nominate,” Thune told the publication. Politico noted that Republicans have already spent $100 million boosting Cornyn in the race, and worry that they would be compelled to spend even more trying to get Paxton elected. On the Democratic side, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and state Rep. James Talarico (D-TX) are vying for the nomination. A poll conducted this month shows Crockett leading by 12 percentage points. Republicans control the Senate 53-47.The post Top Senate Republican Warns Democrats Could Flip Texas Seat if Ken Paxton Is the GOP Nominee first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - BREAKING: Netflix Withdraws Bid for Warner Bros., Paramount on Verge of Takeover
(Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is on the verge of winning the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix dropped out on Thursday. Netflix said it would not match Paramount’s bid for WBD, hours after the company’s board of directors determined Paramount made the superior offer. Netflix Co-CEO’s Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters claimed in a statement that due to “the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive.” “We’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match. This transaction was always a ‘nice to have’ at the right price, not a ‘must have’ at any price,” the statement read. This is a developing story.The post BREAKING: Netflix Withdraws Bid for Warner Bros., Paramount on Verge of Takeover first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.
About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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