“A federal appeals court formally granted the Justice Department’s request to drop the case against two of President Trump’s co-defendants in the prosecution over his handling of classified documents, bringing an end to the last remaining case stemming from former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations,” CBS News reports.
Lara Trump Gets Her Own Fox News Show
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump and former co-chair of the Republican National Committee, is joining Fox News to host a new weekend show, Deadline reports.
Axios: “The hiring of a relative so close to a sitting president by a major TV news network is unprecedented, but former presidents have seen their relatives take roles at major networks after they’ve left office.”
Trump Actually Started the FAA’s Diversity Program
During President Trump’s first term, the FAA began a program to hire air traffic controllers with the conditions that Trump decried at his press briefing yesterday, the Washington Post reports.
The pilot program would “identify specific opportunities for people with targeted disabilities, empower them and facilitate their entry into a more diverse and inclusive workforce.”
U.S. Drops Case Against Trump Co-Defendants
“The Department of Justice on Wednesday moved to end its attempt to criminally try two men for their alleged efforts to help their former co-defendant President Donald Trump hide classified government documents from officials seeking their recovery,” CNBC reports.
Associated Press: “Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira were charged with conspiring with Trump to obstruct an FBI investigation into the hoarding of classified documents that the Republican took with him when he left the White House after his first term.”
Fox News Debates Adding Trump to Mount Rushmore
A Fox News panel “gushed” over the idea of adding Donald Trump’s face to Mount Rushmore, Mediaite reports.
Said Jason Chaffetz: “Hey, if there’s room up there I think it’d be great. I think what Donald Trump has done — and is in the process of doing — is transforming the United States of America and putting America first. And I think America loves it, and I think it… there’s a great case for it.”
A Trump-Kushner Joint Project in Serbia
Jared Kushner and the Trump Organization are working jointly to build a major luxury hotel in Serbia, uninhibited by conflict-of-interest concerns, the New York Times reports.
The Proud Boys Are Plotting a Comeback
Fresh out of federal prison, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio suggests he’s still in charge as the far-right organization looks to regroup, Wired reports.
Said Tarrio: “As far as my future with the organization goes, I’m not going anywhere. We’ve made the decision not to talk publicly about the group’s structure. But I have some suggestions for the media: They should stop calling me the ex–Proud Boys leader.”
How Trump Has Reshaped the Political Map
Ron Brownstein: “As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.”
“Over the course of his political career, 25 states have voted for Trump in all three of his presidential campaigns. That’s the most states either party has won in three consecutive presidential elections since 38 states backed Reagan in 1980 and 1984, and his vice president and successor, George H.W. Bush, in 1988.”
Judge Won’t Let Lawmakers See Jack Smith’s Report
Elon Musk Deflects Criticism Over Gesture at Trump Rally
Elon Musk responded to the outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump, the BBC reports.
Said Musk: “Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.”
The Most Dominant Political Figure of Our Era
John Harris: “In one light, it was all quite familiar. But the second occasion of Trump taking the oath of office also put him in an entirely new light. For the first time, he is holding power under circumstances in which reasonable people cannot deny a basic fact: He is the greatest American figure of his era.”
“Let’s quickly exhale: Great in this context is not about a subjective debate over whether he is a singularly righteous leader or a singularly menacing one. It is now simply an objective description about the dimensions of his record.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“Wait ’til the corruption begins… because it will.”
— President Donald Trump, speaking in the Capitol after being sworn in as president.
How MAGA Is Taking Back the Culture
“Across many facets of society—in sports, entertainment, the classroom and the workplace—there are signs that MAGA isn’t just retaking the White House. It is gaining a firmer foothold in the broader culture,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Instead of taking a knee to call for social justice, NFL players are doing the ‘Trump dance’ in the end zone at football games. Mainstream entertainers, among them the country singer Carrie Underwood and the rapper Snoop Dogg, agreed to perform at events celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration, something music stars largely shunned eight years ago.”
Giuliani Avoids Trial by Settling with Election Workers
“Rudy Giuliani has reached a settlement with two Georgia election workers that he defamed on their pursuit to collect on a $150 million debt,” CNN reports.
“Giuliani was about to face trial and potentially lose the Florida condo in which he says he lives and several New York Yankees World Series rings. He had been in litigation with the women, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, over whether his $3.5 million Florida condo is his primary residence and can be exempt from the women’s debt collection efforts.”
Trump’s Fraud Penalty Is Now $502 Million
“Quietly, just before the calendar turned for the new year, an already whopping debt tentatively owed by President-elect Donald Trump and co-defendants in his New York civil fraud case hit an eye-popping, interest-accumulating milestone: half a billion dollars,” CBS News reports.
“Trump, two of his sons and a former executive at his company were ordered in February 2024 to pay $364 million in ‘ill-gotten gains’ and millions more in interest dating back years. The figure, which was then $464 million, continued to accrue more than $114,000 in interest per day. The judgment is on appeal.”
“The total crossed $500 million on Dec. 29, and stands at more than $502 million on Thursday, a spokesperson for New York Attorney General Letitia James confirmed.”
Giuliani Didn’t Show Up for Court Hearing
Rudy Giuliani has not yet arrived at court for a trial on Thursday in his bid to block two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of helping steal the 2020 election for Joe Biden from seizing his Palm Beach condominium. USA Today reports.
Trump Unveils His White House Blacklist
President-elect Donald Trump named a handful of former staffers as “people suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome,” and asked the public to not recommend job candidates that had previously worked with any of them, the Daily Beast reports.
Jack Smith Says It Was Trump Who Slowed Case
Politico: “A common sentiment on the left is that Garland was too deferential to Trump after Joe Biden took office and failed to unleash the full might of the department on the former president for nearly two years.”
“But Smith’s report emphasized that the Justice Department was aggressively investigating leads related to Trump long before the special counsel’s tenure began. Litigation tactics by Trump and his allies, Smith argued, were the key factors that slowed the process to a crawl.”
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