Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reissued a pointed warning to pillagers reportedly making rounds in areas devastated by Hurricane Idalia: “you loot, we shoot,” Politico reports.
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Trump Posts More than 30 Video Rants in One Day
“Donald Trump went absolutely buck wild online Wednesday, posting more than 30 angry videos railing against his 2020 opponent Joe Biden, the Department of Justice, Democrats in general, Fox News, special prosecutor Jack Smith, Rupert Murdoch, and his own attorney general Bill Barr, among others,” the Daily Beast reports.
North Korea and Russia Meet Over Arms Deal
New U.S. intelligence shows North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing” high-level talks for additional weapons and other materials to assist Moscow’s brutal war in Ukraine, Politico reports.
Two Trump Co-Defendants Want Cases Severed
“Two Trump co-defendants in Georgia who requested speedy trials asked a judge Wednesday to formally separate their cases from the sprawling overall indictment, a move that would undercut Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ attempt to hold one massive trial for all 19 defendants in the election interference case,” CNN reports.
“Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell and pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro separately asked the judge overseeing the case to ‘sever’ their trials from the other defendants. If granted, this would break apart the case and allow their cases to go to trial as soon as October.”
Alabama May Prosecute Those Who Help with Abortions
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) said the state can prosecute people who help women travel out of state for abortions in response to a lawsuit filed by a pro-abortion group and owners of women’s clinics, AL.com reports.
Trump Advised Tudor Dixon to Soften Abortion Stance
Michigan Republican Tudor Dixon says that Donald Trump advised her to soften her message on abortion during her failed gubernatorial bid last year, but that her campaign “could not pivot in time,” Politico reports.
Dixon told Trump on her podcast: “You were absolutely right, sir, and I hope that you are able to navigate that issue in ’24 and that we can win those women back. They are already putting out attack ads, and it is not a fair issue for them to attack on.”
Giuliani’s First Big Legal Loss Is a Blistering One
Washington Post: “We don’t yet know how much Giuliani will ultimately be forced to pay, but Howell suggested it could be ‘significant.’ Howell has already ordered him to pay about $132,000 in sanctions for his failures to comply with court orders. There will still be a trial to assess how much Giuliani owes Freeman and Moss in monetary damages.”
“The development is merely the latest example of a Trump ally suffering direct consequences and even being forced to pay up for promoting bogus voter-fraud claims. The other big one, of course, was Fox News agreeing to pay a $787.5 million settlement to Dominion Voting Systems over its defamation claims. That case also involved false Giuliani claims that Fox chose to air, despite prominent figures within the company privately deriding such claims — and deriding Giuliani personally.”
GOP Senators Discuss McConnell’s Future
“Mitch McConnell’s latest health scare guarantees Republican senators will return from recess next week just as they left — publicly and privately discussing the future of their 81-year-old leader,” Politico reports.
“The Senate GOP leader paused for roughly 30 seconds during a press availability in Kentucky, a little more than a month after a similar episode in the Capitol in late July. His office attributed both episodes to lightheadedness, adding that McConnell would consult on Wednesday with a physician as a precautionary measure.”
“That explanation may not stem questions when the Senate reconvenes next week. While worries about McConnell’s first freeze had faded somewhat during August recess, with even some critics publicly defending his abilities, the second incident is sure to trigger increased scrutiny of McConnell’s hold on the conference, as well as who might succeed him.”
Trump Inflated His Net Worth by More Than $2 Billion
“Donald Trump routinely overstated his net worth — sometimes by more than $2 billion — during years when the actual values of his real estate holdings were far less than he claimed, according to a court filing Wednesday by the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James,” ABC News reports.
“The attorney general’s office included the numbers in a motion for summary judgement that asks the court to resolve a civil fraud claim before the AG’s $250 million civil suit against Trump goes to trial.”
Blake Masters Plans to Run for Senate in Arizona Again
“Blake Masters (R), who lost his Arizona Senate bid last year, is set to announce he is running again in 2024, according to people familiar with his plans, injecting additional uncertainty into what is expected to be one of the most chaotic and competitive races in the country,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The contest for the seat currently held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is seen as a potential Republican pickup as the party tries to win back control of the Senate. Sinema, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, hasn’t said whether she is running for re-election.”
Biden to Check In with McConnell Later Today
President Biden commented on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appearing to freeze again at an event in his home state of Kentucky on Wednesday, CBS News reports.
Said Biden: “He is a good friend, so I’m going to try to get in touch with him later this afternoon.”
Tucker Carlson Claims Democrats Are Plotting to Kill Trump
Tucker Carlson is pounding home the theory that Democrats and the D.C. establishment are plotting to kill Donald Trump, the Daily Beast reports.
Said Carlson: “They protested him, they called him names. He won anyway. They impeached him twice on ridiculous pretenses. They fabricated a lot about what happened on January 6 in order to impeach him again. It didn’t work. He came back. Then they indicted him. It didn’t work. He became more popular. Then they indicted him three more times. And every single time his popularity rose.”
He added: “If you begin with criticism, then you go to protest. Then you go to impeachment. Now you go to indictment and none of them work. What’s next? I mean, you know, graph it out, man! We’re speeding toward assassination, obviously, and no one will say that!”
McConnell Says Government Funding Is a ‘Pretty Big Mess’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) didn’t mince words Wednesday when discussing the hurdles Washington faces in preventing a government shutdown next month, The Hill reports.
Said McConnell: “It’s a pretty big mess.”
He added: “The Speaker and the president reached an agreement which I supported in connection with raising the debt ceiling to set spending levels for next year. The House then turned around and passed spending levels that were below that level. Without stating an opinion about that, that’s not going to be replicated in the Senate.”
Ramaswamy Shows a Penchant for Dispensing With Facts
New York Times: “There are layers to Mr. Ramaswamy’s distortions: He has spread lies and exaggerations on subjects including the 2020 election results, the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol and climate change. When challenged on those statements, Mr. Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur who is the first millennial Republican to run for president, has in several instances claimed that he had never made them or that he had been taken out of context.”
“But his denials have repeatedly been refuted by recordings and transcripts from Mr. Ramaswamy’s interviews — or, in some cases, excerpts from his own book.”
Proud Boys Sentencing Rescheduled
Sentencing hearings for two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group have been rescheduled after the judge canceled Wednesday’s proceedings because of a medical issue, CNN reports.
McConnell Appears to Freeze Again
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared to freeze again during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election, NBC News reports.
When it became apparent that McConnell had frozen again on Wednesday, an aide came up to him and asked, “Did you hear the question, senator?”
A video shows McConnell continued to be unresponsive.
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Judge Rejects Navarro’s Claim of Privelege
“A judge ruled Wednesday that Peter Navarro, a Trump White House adviser charged with criminal contempt of Congress, cannot argue to a jury that he was barred by executive privilege from providing testimony and documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol,” the Washington Post reports.
“Navarro, who has written and spoken extensively about his role in efforts to reverse former president Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat, is set to go on trial in the contempt case next week in U.S. District Court in Washington.”
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