Secret Pact revealed: AG's plotted lawfare against Trump

Trump Vindicated as Secret Pact Reveals 22 Democrat AGs Plotted Lawfare Before 2024 Election

President Trump’s warnings about coordinated Democratic lawfare received fresh support after a secret agreement revealed that at least 22 Democratic attorneys general were preparing for legal battles against a future Trump administration before the 2024 election.

The pact, later tied to what became known as the “Project for Federal Accountability,” preceded nearly 100 lawsuits challenging Trump’s administration after he returned to the White House.

According to The Center Square, the document outlined preparations for coordinated litigation involving a potential Trump administration. The agreement was reportedly signed months before Trump defeated his Democratic opponent.

State attorney generals kept it quiet. The coordinated effort later became known as the “Project for Federal Accountability” and later appeared in then-New Jersey Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy’s 2025 budget. Murphy never publicly mentioned the project while unveiling the budget.

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Trump signs Executive Order that denys birthright citizenship

Trump Signs Orders Targeting Birth Tourism, Limiting Birthright Citizenship

President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders Thursday aimed at restricting automatic U.S. citizenship for some children born in the United States, including those born through the commercial "birth tourism" industry, according to Axios.

The orders mark the Trump administration's second attempt to narrow birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court limited the use of nationwide injunctions in challenges to the administration's broader executive order in June.

One order would seek to deny automatic citizenship to children born to foreign nationals who enter the United States solely to give birth so their children can obtain U.S. citizenship, a practice commonly known as birth tourism.

The order also seeks to prevent the use of surrogate mothers as part of commercial birth tourism operations.

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President never in Danger

WH: Trump 'Never in Danger' During Marine One Incident

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an air traffic safety incident involving Marine One after commercial flights at a D.C. airport were reportedly not halted before President Donald Trump's helicopter departed the White House on Tuesday.

The White House emphasized the president was never at risk. "Marine One flights are piloted by some of the best aviators in the world, and at no point was the president in harm's way," White House spokesman Kush Desai told The Hill.

The incident occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m. EDT as Trump traveled aboard Marine One to Joint Base Andrews to board Air Force One for a trip to California. According to reports, the presidential helicopter came within about a mile of an Envoy Air regional jet departing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for Pensacola, Florida.

The FAA said there was a "momentary loss of separation" between the aircraft but stressed the situation did not appear to be a dangerous close call. "The air traffic controller was in contact with both the commercial pilot and Marine One pilot during the loss of separation.

As the White House has said, the president was never in danger," an FAA spokesman said.

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FBI opened investigation against Trump one week after Comey's firing

Declassified FBI memos reveal bureau opened probe into whether Trump was a Russian agent after Comey firing

The White House released declassified FBI documents showing the bureau launched a counterintelligence investigation into whether President Trump was acting as a Russian agent, a probe that produced no charges and that a later special counsel called deeply flawed.

Seven days after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, senior bureau officials signed off on an investigation codenamed "Oxferd Comma." Its stated purpose: to determine whether the sitting president of the United States was "directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with, the Russian Federation." The investigation ran for nearly two years. It ended on April 9, 2019, with no charges filed against Trump.

The memos, released by the White House on Wednesday, lay bare the FBI's internal reasoning for opening the probe, and expose how quickly the bureau escalated its suspicions about a president who had exercised his lawful authority to remove a subordinate. FBI opened the probe one week after Comey's firing.

The May 16, 2017 memo that launched Oxferd Comma was approved by then-FBI General Counsel James A. Baker and Bill Priestap, the assistant director of the bureau's counterintelligence division. The memo framed the investigation as a national security matter, not merely a criminal one.

The document stated that the FBI sought to:

"determine if President Trump is or was directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with, the Russian Federation in a manner constituting a threat to the national security of the United States and/or a violation of federal criminal statutes"

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The bureau sits under the U.S. Department of Justice and answers directly to the Attorney General who was Jeff Sessions at that time. Jeff Sessions remained the U.S. Attorney General after FBI Director James Comey was fired on May 9, 2017.

Sessions did not lose his job at that time; (he was fired by Trump in 2018) rather, he had already recused himself from the Russia investigation, meaning Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein took over specific supervisory oversight regarding Comey's replacement and the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Trump Takes the Trophy at Bedminster

Donald Trump Shot a 70 at 80 Years Old and the Media Absolutely Lost Their Minds

The left-wing media spent six months writing that Donald Trump was too old and too frail to function as President.

He just shot a 70 on a championship golf course and trash-talked every member of his own club. And what he said to his doubters on Truth Social afterward is exactly why they will never, ever beat him.

On Saturday, President Trump entered the annual club championship at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey – one of the most demanding layouts in the country.

The Tom Fazio-designed course has hosted the U.S. Women's Open and multiple LIV Golf events, with water carries, deep bunkers, and enough rough to punish anyone who isn't striking the ball cleanly.

Trump shot a 70. That's 2-under par on a course where most recreational golfers would be thrilled to break 90. Trump called his competitors "talentless."

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Trrump v. Clinton

President Trump is pushing his lawsuit against Hillary Clinton all the way to the Supreme Court

He is seeking to overturn an appellate ruling that rejected his claims and hit him with nearly $1 million in sanctions.

Justice Clarence Thomas granted Trump’s request for more time to file a formal petition with the high court, extending the deadline to September 9. Thomas handles routine administrative motions from the relevant circuit, and the extension itself does not signal how any justice might vote on the merits. But the move keeps alive a legal fight that Trump’s own attorneys say raises “exceptionally important” issues with consequences for the presidency itself.

The case, Trump v. Clinton, centers on Trump’s allegation that Clinton and others conspired to “weave a false narrative” that his 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. A lower court tossed the suit. A conservative appeals court upheld that dismissal and went further, imposing sanctions of nearly $1 million against Trump, his attorney Alina Habba, and Habba’s law firm. The appellate panel wrote that “many of Trump’s and Habba’s legal arguments were indeed frivolous.”

Trump’s legal team disagrees. In their extension motion, filed July 23, his lawyers argued that the ruling and sanctions carry “profound impact on the Presidency, and the nation as a whole.” They signaled that the forthcoming petition will challenge both the substance of the dismissal and the sanctions themselves.

Four justices must agree to hear a case before the Supreme Court grants review, a high bar that most petitions never clear. Whether Trump can persuade that many remains an open question.

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More talks begin today on Iran

Trump says Iran talks begin Monday (today) after canceling ‘biggest attack since World War II’

The President says Gulf allies and Iran asked him to give diplomacy more time as negotiators seek to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and revive a June peace framework, though Tehran has not accepted his account or the proposed terms.

President Donald Trump said Aug. 2 that negotiations with Iran would begin the next afternoon after he canceled a massive planned U.S. strike, creating a new but uncertain opening toward an end to the five-month war.

Trump said the original planned operation “would have been by far the biggest attack since World War II” and “disastrous” for Iran.

Reuters reported July 31, citing CBS News sources, that U.S. and Israeli officials had been preparing strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, but Trump did not confirm whether those targets were part of the canceled plan.

Trump said Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Iran had urged him not to launch the attack. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told him regional governments “would much prefer a deal as opposed to an attack, because you don’t know where these attacks lead,” according to the President.

In a Saturday Truth Social announcement, Trump claimed regional governments had reached the “perimeters of a deal” providing for the immediate and complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a guarantee of no nuclear weapons development on the part of Iran. He said Israel had joined his commitment to pursue the agreement and that the attack would remain canceled only if a deal could be completed rapidly.

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TPS on Somali nationals blocked by Leftest Judge

Rep. Andy Ogles moves to impeach federal judge who blocked Trump's TPS decision on Somali nationals

A Tennessee Republican congressman says he will file articles of impeachment against the federal judge who blocked President Trump from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis, accusing her of defying the Supreme Court.

Rep. Andy Ogles announced on Friday that he plans to introduce the impeachment articles against U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, who issued a ruling preventing the Trump administration from terminating TPS protections for Somali nationals.

Ogles, in a statement provided to Just the News, framed the move as a direct response to what he called Burroughs' refusal to follow Supreme Court precedent on the issue.

The congressman did not hold back. He accused the Obama-appointed judge of substituting her own preferences for settled law and acting to undermine the president's authority over immigration policy.

Federal judges serve lifetime appointments precisely so they can rule without fear of political retaliation. But that independence was never meant to be a license to override the elected branches on questions the Constitution assigns to them.

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Retalitory Strikes continue against Iran

Trump orders expanded strikes on Iran after missile attack shattered trust in peace talks

President Trump has directed the military to prepare a fresh wave of strikes against Iran that could begin within days, a sharp escalation after an Iranian missile attack on American forces in Jordan during active negotiations.

Trump previewed the coming offensive at a Friday cabinet meeting at Camp David, telling his war cabinet the United States is "going big" and accusing Tehran of negotiating in bad faith while simultaneously targeting American troops.

The New York Post reported that the military has drafted multiple options for fresh attacks, including a sustained bombing campaign lasting ten to fourteen days and potential strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure, including electricity serving Tehran.

The order follows a sequence that would test any commander-in-chief's patience. On Wednesday, while Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was engaged in negotiations with Iranian counterparts, Iran launched five missiles at a U.S. base in Jordan. Trump learned of the attack not from his negotiator but from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Iran fired on U.S. troops mid-negotiation, and Trump responded within hours:
The U.S. military hit back the same day. U.S. Central Command struck dozens of targets tied to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including command centers and missile and drone facilities.

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Can we just wipe Iran out? This has gone on way too long and Iran is ever going to surrender.

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Hamas Disarmament Deal

Trump Announces Gaza Breakthrough, Says Hamas Disarmament Deal Reached

"The Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza.

This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, saying disarmament would take place in "carefully structured phases."

"As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors," he added, also thanking mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.

Under Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza, the second phase of the ceasefire was to involve Hamas's disarmament and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territory.

The plan also provides for a group of Palestinian technocrats, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), to assume day-to-day governance during Gaza's transitional phase out of war.

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E. Jean Carroll and Presidential Immunity

Trump petitions Supreme Court to overturn $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment

President Trump's legal team has asked the Supreme Court to throw out the $83.3 million defamation judgment won by writer E. Jean Carroll, arguing the Second Circuit ignored presidential immunity protections the high court itself established.

Attorneys Robert J. Giuffra of Sullivan and Cromwell and Michael C. Martinich-Sauter of the James Otis Law Group filed the petition on July 28, contending that Trump's 2019 statements denying Carroll's allegations were made from the White House in response to press questions and therefore fall squarely within the scope of official presidential conduct.

The filing invokes the Supreme Court's 2024 landmark ruling on presidential immunity, a decision that recognized broad protections for a president's official acts, and argues the Second Circuit refused to apply it.

The petition puts a stark question before the justices: Can a sitting or former president face tens of millions of dollars in civil damages for statements made in an official capacity? Trump's lawyers say the answer, under the Court's own precedent, is no.

Trump's lawyers call the judgment unprecedented in American history.

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Trump keeps warning Iran

Trump Warns of Strong Military Action if Iran Diplomacy Fails

President Trump announced the U.S. is in very deep talks with Iran while warning that strong military action remains on the table if negotiations fail to produce results.

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States is engaged in "very deep talks" with Iran, while warning that "strong military action" remains on the table if diplomatic efforts fail to produce results. The comments came as U.S. forces observed a pause in strikes against Iranian targets.

Trump addressed reporters during a press availability, emphasizing that military pressure had forced Tehran to the negotiating table. "The only reason they want to meet is because we've been hitting them very hard," the president said. "They understand now that we are serious."

The remarks coincide with a fragile diplomatic pause in the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict that began in late February. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz confirmed that the administration had halted strikes to give diplomacy more time, though he stressed that military readiness remained intact.

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It seems as if negotiations have been going on forever.

Two disgruntled Republicans holding up Todd Blanche's Nomination

Senate panel delays vote on Blanche's nomination as key Republicans withhold support

Todd Blanche's nomination to become attorney general stalled Wednesday as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about the settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files.

Law Takeaways from Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general:

The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Blanche's nomination to the full chamber. But resistance from two Republican senators on the committee who could block Blanche's nomination threw his confirmation into doubt.

A spokesperson for the committee said in a statement Wednesday night that the vote would be postponed "as work continues to secure sufficient support." The delay came after hours of negotiations between the Justice Department and Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis over the controversial settlement that afforded Trump and members of his family protection from tax audits.

Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have thrown the confirmation of Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche into serious doubt by forcing a last-minute delay of a critical Senate Judiciary Committee vote. Why?

Because Cornyn was not endorsed by Trump and Tillis was called a "loser" by Trump, both senators are retiring and not returning to Congress next year. They are acting independently of party leadership to demand written guarantees from the Trump administration regarding a controversial Justice Department settlement.

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Trump now may withdraw the Blanche nomination until Cornyn and Tillis are out of office.

Senate about to take a 5 week break

We Have Until August 6th to Pass the SAVE America Act

Break from what?

President Donald Trump on Monday called on the U.S. Senate to cancel its five-week August break, keeping lawmakers in session to advance several of his priorities, despite not having the votes.

Trump wrote in a social media post that he wanted Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to keep the chamber open, preventing vulnerable Republicans facing reelection from the campaign trail, to pass a voter identification bill, among other measures.

“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!” Trump wrote. “The Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can’t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership.

Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH!”

Trump followed up with another post about 15 minutes later, writing that whichever political party eliminates the rule that requires at least 60 senators vote to limit debate, known as the legislative filibuster, will hold an advantage in the Senate.

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Cancel Senate August break and pass the Save Act

Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes stalled voting bill

President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.

Trump has repeatedly urged Thune to scrap the legislative filibuster, which effectively sets a 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the 100-member Senate, or find another workaround to pass the voting bill, known as the SAVE America Act.

But Republicans hold only a 53-47 majority, and Thune has consistently said they don’t have the votes to pass the bill or change the rules to get around the filibuster.

“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER,” Trump wrote on social media.

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Trump's security while in Palm Beach

FAA flight restrictions around Mar-a-Lago spark lawsuit, resident frustration

Palm Beach County residents living near Donald J. Trump International Airport say the sound overhead has become impossible to ignore — and now a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration could head to court as early as the beginning of next year.

The dispute centers around temporary flight restrictions tied to Mar-a-Lago that have rerouted planes over residential neighborhoods across the county. County leaders and residents argue the changes have dramatically increased noise and disrupted daily life for thousands of people.

WFLX’s Joel Lopez was at the Citizens Committee on Airport Noise Thursday as they met with airport officials where we learned litigation over flight restrictions could go to court as early as the beginning of next year.

During the meeting, committee members pressed airport officials for answers about how the new flight patterns are affecting communities. “The citizens and this body needs to know what’s happening,” said committee member Teresa Johnson. “Understand where those flights are going, how much noise they’re making, when they’re making the noise and for us to make our case.”

The restrictions were put in place around Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach residence of President Donald Trump. The committee has pushed for noise readers and flight information to strengthen their case on reversing the temporary flight restrictions.

Residents said while they understand the need for presidential security, they also believe the burden on neighborhoods has become too heavy. In May, Commissioner Weiss publicly urged the FAA and Secret Service to suspend the restrictions during periods when President Donald Trump is not staying at Mar-a-Lago.

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Biden's last minute act for TPS

Eric Schmitt Releases Biden Memo on Last-Minute TPS Push for 3 Million Illegals

According to Schmitt, Republican Senator from Misouri, the January 2025 memo discussed expanding TPS to cover more than 3 million people. The memo reportedly listed about 1.5 million Guatemalans, 600,000 Ecuadorians, 464,000 Nicaraguans, and 455,000 Venezuelans as still eligible for the program.

It also referenced populations from Ukraine, Sudan, and Afghanistan who could potentially receive protection.

The timing is the key issue here. This was during Biden’s final stretch in office, after voters had already chosen President Trump to return to the White House on a platform that included tougher immigration enforcement.

Republicans argue the memo shows Biden officials were looking for ways to lock in protections before Trump could act.

“After the American people voted for President Trump’s promise to end the TPS scam, the Biden administration tried to subvert the will of the American people. This was mass amnesty-by-decree. America is for Americans, and it is our home—it is not a permanent refugee camp,” Schmitt added.

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U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt serves on the Armed Services Committee, the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and the Judiciary Committee.

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60 Trade Partners to get new tariffs

Trump to Impose New Tariffs on 60 Countries

The administration accused 60 trading partners of failing to enforce bans on forced labor. It comes as a global 10 percent tariff is set to expire.

The Trump administration will impose new tariffs just after midnight ET Friday on dozens of countries over alleged forced-labor violations, according to a notice in the Federal Register.

The duties, set between 10% and 12.5%, will effectively replace President Donald Trump’s temporary 10% global tariffs, which are set to expire at the same time as the new ones take effect.

The forthcoming tariffs will apply to 60 trade partners and cover 99.4% of U.S. trade, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in a fact sheet Thursday afternoon. The office separately told CNBC that it could not provide an estimate of how much revenue the new tariffs will generate.

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