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Laffy“2 top Senate Democrats are calling for Trump's potential appointees to be required to disclose any communications they had w Boris <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a>, longtime <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> adviser, after allegations recently surfaced that Epshteyn was soliciting financial payments in connection to their efforts to secure govt appointments.”<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-democrats-boris-epshteyn-communications-potential-trump-appointees/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-democrats-boris-epshteyn-communications-potential-trump-appointees/</a>

Chuck DarwinDonald Trump ordered the investigation by his legal team into <a href="https://c.im/tags/Boris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Boris</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a>, -- a powerful figure in the transition accused of asking for money to "promote" potential appointees.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/us/politics/trump-boris-epshteyn-investigation.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/us/politics/trump-boris-epshteyn-investigation.html</a>

Hanse MinaThe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Lawyer Who Wields Outsize Influence on the Next White HouseBoris <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a> has quickly become one of the most powerful figures in the early days of the presidential transition, even floating his own name to help broker peace between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a>.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/us/politics/boris-epshteyn-trump.html?rsrc=flt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/us/politics/boris-epshteyn-trump.html?rsrc=flt</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

Chuck DarwinRepublican lawyer <a href="https://c.im/tags/Boris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Boris</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a>, who in June pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges related to his 2020 effort to overturn Arizona’s electoral vote in favor of former president Donald Trump, lobbied the president-elect to pick <a href="https://c.im/tags/Matt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Matt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gaetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaetz</a> as attorney general, Politico’s Meridith McGraw reports.   Trump shocked officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday when he announced Gaetz as his pick for attorney general. Shortly after, Gaetz resigned from the House of Representatives where he served four terms as representative for Florida’s 1st congressional district.  The Bulwark’s Marc Caputo on Wednesday reported Trump sees Gaetz as “a loyal, longtime adviser, an acid-tongued debate champ, and an aggrieved target of the feds.” And, according to McGraw, the plan to nominate Gaetz for attorney general came together “just hours before it was announced.”  “[The plan] was hatched aboard Trump’s airplane en route to Washington, on which Gaetz was a passenger,” Politico reports. “… Boris Epshteyn played a central tole in the development, lobbying Trump to choose Gaetz.”  Trump’s chief of staff, Susan Wiles, “was in a different, adjacent room on the plane, apparently unaware,” Politico adds. <a href="https://www.alternet.org/boris-epshteyn/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.alternet.org/boris-epshteyn/</a>

Chuck DarwinYes off record': Series of 'bombshell' texts by ex-Trump staffer hint at secret payoffsOn Thursday, in the midst of the July 4th holiday, a former Donald Trump staffer who worked on his 2016 campaign went public with a series of texts she allegedly made with Trump attorney <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jenna</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ellis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ellis</a> asking about secret lawsuit 💥settlements for accusations of "sexual harassment and gender discrimination" 💥within the campaign.In replies to those texts from attorney A.J. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Delgado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Delgado</a>, who posted them on-line, Ellis appears to reply, "Yes off record — Boris, The campaign settled multiple lawsuits. Have your investigator contact [campaign staffer] Michael <a href="https://c.im/tags/Glassner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glassner</a>. I will of course tell you the truth." As the Daily Beast's Josh Fiallo wrote, the "bombshell" texts were included in a filing by Delgado as part of a lawsuit she filed against Trump campaign adviser and he supervisor, ⭐️Jason <a href="https://c.im/tags/Miller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Miller</a>, whom she has accused of raping her while they were having an affair. ⭐️According to the report, "As part of that lawsuit, Delgado, a lawyer who’s representing herself, filed a motion Thursday that included a text thread she claims to be between her and Jenna Ellis, another ex-Trump staffer who is a co-defendant in his election subversion case in Georgia." Ellis pleaded guilty in the Georgia case. The report adds that the Boris in question appears to be <a href="https://c.im/tags/Boris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Boris</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a>, who has been at Trump's side during his courtroom appearances.<a href="https://www.alternet.org/amp/trump-texts-staffer-2668690521" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.alternet.org/amp/trump-texts-staffer-2668690521</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a>, who plans to plead not guilty, is among 18 people charged in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a>, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RudyGiuliani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RudyGiuliani</a>, Trump’s fmr personal lawyer, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarkMeadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarkMeadows</a>, the fmr WH chief of staff. The defendants all face 9 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#felony</a> counts, related to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fraud</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/forgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forgery</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a>.A total of 51 Trump allies, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> himself, are now facing charges in 5 states related to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a>; a number of others have either pleaded guilty or reached cooperation agreements.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionLaw</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jan6</a>

Chuck DarwinIn addition to running Sinclair, David Smith has used his vast wealth to support a variety of far-right causes. The Baltimore Banner reports that 👉 since 2015, Smith, through his family foundation, has donated large sums to "Young Americans for Liberty" ($581,000), "Project Veritas" ($536,000), "Turning Point USA" ($150,000), and "Moms for Liberty" ($121,000).Meanwhile, News Corp’s cable news properties, Fox News and Fox Business, also helped launder the Wall Street Journal’s attacks on Biden into the news cycle. According to transcript searches, the WSJ piece’s core claim that Biden is “slipping” was brought up at least 64 times on air on Fox News and Fox Business from when the article was published until yesterday afternoon. Online, the WSJ piece has been the focus of at least 15 articles on Fox News’ website, with many of them treating its dubious claims about Biden’s decline as a demonstrated fact. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Boris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Boris</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sinclair</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/David" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#David</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Smith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smith</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Rupert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rupert</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Murdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Murdoch</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lachlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lachlan</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kevin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kevin</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McCarthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#McCarthy</a>

Chuck DarwinA 2018 study published in the American Political Science Review found that 👉stations purchased by Sinclair increase "coverage of national politics at the expense of local politics" 👉 and undergo "a significant rightward shift in the ideological slant of coverage." 🌟Delivering right-wing attacks on Biden's mental fitness under the guise of "local news" is an extremely powerful tactic. 🌟While many Americans are distrustful of the national media, 71% believe that local news is accurate, including 78% of Democrats and 66% of Republicans. This is not the first time Sinclair has exploited Americans' trust in local news to boost Republicans politically. In 2016, the Trump campaign provided Sinclair stations with extensive access to Trump in exchange for friendly coverage that did not include fact-checking. 🔥"We are here to deliver your message," Smith told Trump 🔥in a 2016 meeting. In 2017, Sinclair hired <a href="https://c.im/tags/Boris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Boris</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a>, who previously served as a Trump advisor and surrogate, as its Chief Political Analyst. 👉Sinclair stations were 💥required 💥to run Epshteyn's political commentary. "The American people demand change, and they demand action, and that’s exactly what they’ll get from this administration going forward," Epshteyn declared in one piece. In 2018, 🔥anchors at Sinclair affiliates were forced to read a script warning viewers about "fake stories" being published by other media outlets "to push their own personal bias and agenda." 🔥The argument mirrored then-president Donald Trump's criticism of the media. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sinclair</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/David" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#David</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Smith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smith</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Rupert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rupert</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Murdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Murdoch</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lachlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lachlan</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kevin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kevin</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McCarthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#McCarthy</a>

NonilexOkay, after feeding/hydrating/bathing/drying/loving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BabySquirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BabySquirrel</a> Ramone, my <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> coverage is back on. Thank goodness they recognize adoptive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/squirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#squirrel</a> parental rights [obviously I’m kidding]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BorisEpshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BorisEpshteyn</a>, Trump's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illegal</a> adviser who was indicted yesterday in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a>, is here.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a> is *aggressively* using his cell phone, which is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/barred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#barred</a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#court</a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CourtOfficers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CourtOfficers</a> who patrol <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> & others from doing the same aren’t enforcing the restriction on him.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a>

Chuck DarwinMeadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies charged in Arizona 2020 election probe An Arizona grand jury on Wednesday indicted seven attorneys or aides affiliated with Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on 👉felony charges related to their alleged efforts to subvert Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state  Those indicted include former Trump White House chief of staff Mark <a href="https://c.im/tags/Meadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meadows</a>, attorneys Rudy <a href="https://c.im/tags/Giuliani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Giuliani</a>, Jenna <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ellis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ellis</a>, John <a href="https://c.im/tags/Eastman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Eastman</a> and Christina <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bobb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bobb</a>, top campaign adviser Boris <a href="https://c.im/tags/Epshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Epshteyn</a> and former campaign aide Mike <a href="https://c.im/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a>. They are accused of allegedly aiding an unsuccessful strategy to award the state’s electoral votes to Trump instead of Biden after the 2020 election. Also charged are the Republicans who signed paperwork on Dec. 14, 2020, that falsely purported Trump was the rightful winner, including former state party chair Kelli <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ward</a>, state Sens. Jake <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hoffman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hoffman</a> and Anthony <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kern</a>, and Tyler <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bowyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bowyer</a>, a GOP national committeeman and chief operating officer of Turning Point Action, the campaign arm of the pro-Trump conservative group Turning Point USA.<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/24/arizona-2020-election-charges-meadows-giuliani-ellis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/24/arizona-2020-election-charges-meadows-giuliani-ellis/</a>

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