One of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers testified before a federal grand jury last month. Evan Corcoran’s appearance in front of a Washington jury is the latest twist in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago classified materials investigation. Maggie Haberman first reported on Corcoran being called before the grand jury. It is not clear under what circumstances he appeared. Corcoran has played a vital role in overseeing Trump’s responses to presidential records requests by the National Archives. He could offer firsthand insight into the controversy as well as the FBI search of the former president’s primary residence. The New York Times…
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A big-time law firm has entered the fray in the Project Veritas (PV) controversy enveloping founder James O’Keefe. O’Keefe is currently on paid leave after an internal memo signed by roughly a third of PV employees scrutinized his leadership abilities. The document outlined a slew of allegations against the conservative provocateur, from “outright cruel” treatment of subordinates to claims he misappropriated PV funds to pursue his dream of having a career in theater and the performing arts. The allegations haven’t been independently verified, and many conservatives are standing in solidarity with the face of Project Veritas. According to multiple sources,…
U.S. fighter jets have shot down a second possible reconnaissance balloon on President Biden’s orders. Administration spokesman John Kirby revealed that the takedown occurred over a frozen body of water in Alaska. A recovery effort is underway. There was no further explanation as to why similar action wasn’t taken last week over sparsely populated Montana. The dimensions of this “high-altitude object,” as Kirby dubbed it, were significantly difference from the balloon that traversed the entire continent gathering intelligence. According to preliminary reports, it posed a threat to civilian aircraft. WATCH: https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1624130196658917380 The New York Times has more: Mr. Kirby said…
Even as the Kremlin grapples with the reality of losing up to 250,000 young men killed and wounded in the past year and Beijing weighs the pros and cons of a full-scale invasion of Taiwan, threats to the U.S. homeland persist. As last week’s Chinese spy balloon saga reaffirmed. At the same time, technological leaps in the field of hypersonic weapons by Russia and China have prompted the Pentagon to invest aggressively in R&D. To bolster U.S. defenses, senior officials with the U.S. Navy revealed their intention to prototype a new detection system to identify and track hypersonic weapons. But…
Authorities in New Jersey found the body of a deceased Republican politician on Wednesday. First responders found Russell Heller, R-Milford, dead in his car from a gunshot wound in an apparent murder-suicide. The Daily Wire reports: Authorities said that Russell Heller, a 51-year-old Republican city council member in Milford, was fatally shot in the parking lot of PSE&G, a local energy company where he worked. Roughly three hours after discovering Heller, police found and identified 58-year-old Gary Curtis, one of Heller’s former coworkers, as the suspect. Curtis was found dead from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound, NJ.com reported. Heller is the second New…
James O’Keefe is on paid leave from Project Veritas after a leaked memo accused the face behind the conservative watchdog of being “outright cruel” to his subordinates. The organization’s board is considering his removal. The Daily Caller explains: In an internal message to staff, the organization’s executive director, Daniel Strack, said that O’Keefe is taking “a few weeks of well-deserved PTO,” according to New York Magazine. “Like all newsrooms at this stage, the Project Veritas Board of Directors and Management are constantly evaluating what the best path forward is for the organization,” Strack reportedly said in a statement. In contrast to…
“Fox & Friends” got slightly heated this morning. It all started when Steve Doocy claimed President Biden was pleased after congressional Republicans heckled him. Doocy called the violation of decorum “crazy,” suggesting that it benefited Biden politically. WATCH: https://youtu.be/bdkxDA0OYVk?t=172 Mediaite’s Colby Hall has more: Biden delivered a speech that seemed both designed to unify the joint member of congress and ignites the untoward behavior of some extreme members of the GOP, which appeared to work perfectly, as the speech was marked by numerous interruptions of heckling and callbacks that evoked the British House of Commons. Curiously, Biden appeared unphased by the verbal…
Former President Donald Trump is amplifying a baseless claim against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Reposting a photo from a fan on his social media site, the 45th president sarcastically claimed that the popular governor “would never do such a thing.” DeSantis is widely seen as the strongest potential challenger to Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries. While the GOP underperformed last November, DeSantis rode a red wave in Florida to a 19.4-point victory. Trump won the Sunshine State two years ago by a 3.3-point margin. Last week, Trump, 76, claimed DeSantis cried as he “begged” him for an endorsement.…
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ rebuttal drew a sharp contrast with President Biden’s State of the Union last night. And it was a hit with Republicans. The nascent GOP politician and Trump White House alum used her interpersonal and communication skills to connect with tens of millions of voters who fill left behind: casualties of the woke mob and our economic malaise. At the same time, she took a measured tone in her response. WATCH: https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1623169236498620416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1623169236498620416%7Ctwgr%5E3877bc85dcd5cc2269b83bc4dbf82f3388d4228f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fdavid-strom%2F2023%2F02%2F08%2Fshe-killed-it-n529173 Per Hot Air: She didn’t engage in bombast but definitely didn’t hold back in her criticism of Biden or the cultural craziness of the…
The Club for Growth has invited six possible Republican presidential candidates to its annual donor retreat. Former President Donald Trump isn’t one of them. The anti-tax super PAC spent $150 million in the past two election cycles boosting GOP candidates across the country. Its leader, David McIntosh, believes the Republican Party’s chances of reclaiming the White House in two years’ time will be significantly diminished if Trump becomes the party’s nominee. Now, McIntosh wants to do all he can to introduce major donors to other possibilities. The New York Times reports: “The party should be open to another candidate,” Mr.…