The Federal Case Against Trump Is 'Very Strong,' His Former Attorney General Says
By taking records that did not belong to him and refusing to return them, William Barr says, Trump "provoked this whole problem himself."
By taking records that did not belong to him and refusing to return them, William Barr says, Trump "provoked this whole problem himself."
Farewell to the senator's son who pioneered a TV genre, helped create the Christian right, ran for president, and earned the grudging respect of Abbie Hoffman
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It remains unclear whether the Oath Keepers leader had a specific plan to violently disrupt the electoral vote count on January 6.
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The former president says he did not solicit election fraud; he merely tried to correct a "rigged" election. And he says he did not illegally retain government records, because they were his property.
"If you don't trust central authority, then you should see this immediately as something that is very problematic," says the Florida governor.
A jury convicted members of the Proud Boys without evidence of an explicit plot, let alone one that most of the rioters were trying to execute.
The enemy of your enemy is not your friend; he's a guy who might want to throw you in jail.
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Critics argue that excessively strict pleading standards prevent plaintiffs with meritorious defamation claims from obtaining the evidence they need to support them.
"The truth matters," says Dominion Voting Systems, and "lies have consequences."
Pretrial rulings recognized the falsity of the election-fraud claims that the outlet aired and rejected three of its defenses.
Greetings from the second International Conspiracy Theory Symposium, where one of the most cited findings in the field has been debunked.
Jenna Ellis admitted that she made 10 false claims while representing the former president and his campaign.
Video footage and arrest data indicate that most of the Trump supporters who invaded the building did not commit violent crimes.
Contrary to the Supreme Court's First Amendment precedents, Donald Trump thinks harsh criticism of the president should be actionable.
Although Rupert Murdoch admits that Lou Dobbs and other hosts "endorsed" the "stolen election" narrative, Fox's lawyers insist that is not true.
The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.
The Fox Business host stood out as a champion of the baroque conspiracy theory that implicated Dominion Voting Systems in election fraud.
Hosts and producers privately called Trump lawyer Sidney Powell's claims "complete bs," "insane," and "unbelievably offensive."
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The internal company documents offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the federal agencies distorted the public debate on one of the world's largest social media platforms.
The year’s highlights in buck passing feature petulant politicians, brazen bureaucrats, careless cops, loony lawyers, and junky journalists.
The final report from the January 6 select committee falls short of proving the elements required to convict the former president.
Joe Biden just declassified another batch, but the government is still keeping some under wraps.
Biden's planned address on Wednesday night will call out "those who deny the documented truth about election results and those who seek to undermine public faith in our system of government."
In addition to six state charges, David DePape faces two federal charges, each punishable by decades in prison.
The House Speaker's husband was attacked by a crazy home intruder. Why is Donald Trump pretending otherwise?
Science writer Mick West examines alleged UFO sightings. He finds that they almost always have far more obvious explanations.
Despite that evidence, it is hard to tell whether Trump actually thought he beat Biden.
Bloomberg's "The Trace" fabricates a conspiracy about amicus brief writers who adhere to Supreme Court Rules
Tracer takes mind control to a new level.
Until he won the Republican nomination in New Hampshire, Don Bolduc insisted that the presidential election was stolen.
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Deplatforming controversial content is perfectly legal—and often counterproductive.
Reporter Eric Boehm unpacks the batty requirements confronting third party candidates in a Georgia congressional race.
An exhaustive profile of the Sleep and High on Fire frontman focuses almost entirely on his "dangerous" affinity for David Icke's lizard people conspiracy theories.
Despite caricaturing (some) gun owners, Nick Mamatas' conspiracy-fueled science fiction novel avoids moralizing in favor of dark humor.
In the infamous Ruby Ridge standoff, federal agents killed his wife and son.
A new study casts doubt on the most prominent theories about extremism-by-algorithm.
A ruling in a dispute over emails sought by the January 6 committee agrees that Trump's actions likely violated two federal laws.
The decision allows Smartmatic to proceed with its defamation lawsuit against Fox, two anchors, and Rudy Giuliani.
The authors of COVID-19: The Great Reset and their most conspiratorial critics share an unfounded faith in the competence of central planners.
The former Trump campaign lawyer, who is fighting sanctions against her, says the claims she made in her Michigan lawsuit "perhaps" were true.
If providing campaign buttons were grounds for disqualifying the results, would any election in modern American history be valid?