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EXPLOSIVE: After Winning a Special Master, Here’s Trump’s Next Move | Steve Berman

EXPLOSIVE: After Winning a Special Master, Here’s Trump’s Next Move | Steve Berman


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“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.” —Winston Churchill, 1898. This has been Donald J. Trump’s mantra, really for his whole life.  Trump is fresh from a victory in obtaining a special master to slow down the DOJ’s case regarding documents seized at Mar-a-Lago. His lawyers picked a judge …

BIDEN: You’re All Threats to Democracy | Steve Berman

BIDEN: You’re All Threats to Democracy | Steve Berman


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President Biden gave the speech I implored him to give yesterday. Almost. Speaking at the iconic Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Biden made a sweeping denunciation of “MAGA Republicans” and the lunacy of Donald Trump’s beliefs. And here, in my view, is what is true: MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution. They do not believe in the rule of …

CONSPIRACY? It’s Probably Not Trump’s Conspiracy | Steve Berman

CONSPIRACY? It’s Probably Not Trump’s Conspiracy | Steve Berman


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After U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon indicated her “preliminary intent” to appoint a special master to review the evidence seized from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI on August 8th, the government responded in two ways. “It’s too late, baby” was the first shot, saying that the FBI had completed its “taint team” work and the evidence …

DEJA VU: 2024 Is 2016 All Over Again | Steve Berman

DEJA VU: 2024 Is 2016 All Over Again | Steve Berman


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I’m not very good at Deja Vu. Explaining things twenty times to my middle school-age kids very effectively inoculates me to the feeling of “I’ve done this before.” But I definitely have the sense of living through this time before, politically-speaking. It was 2015, and everyone said Donald Trump, who repulsed everyone important in politics, …

KARMA: Moonie Cult Death Came to Shinzo Abe | Steve Berman

KARMA: Moonie Cult Death Came to Shinzo Abe | Steve Berman


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Tetsuya Yamagami shot Shinzo Abe with a handmade gun, killing him. It was a planned assassination. New details of the 41-year-old assassin’s motivation are coming out, and much of it points to the Unification Church—what we call the “Moonies.” The AP quoted an “expert in cult studies.” “If he hadn’t allegedly committed the crime, Mr. Yamagami would …