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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27m

Sen. Adam Schiff: I can tell you this: Those of us on the president's enemies list — and it is a long and growing list — will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred, we will do our jobs, we will stand up to this president."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2h

Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h

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C-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: 'My kids could die'

The caller, who was identified as a Republican and a military spouse, said she wouldn't be able to afford her children's medication if the shutdown continues.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h

Samantha, a self-identified Republican, begged Mike Johnson to call the House back into session, saying to him on C-SPAN she was "very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you."

"I am begging you to pass this legislation," she said. "My kids could die."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15h

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL BLOCK THE DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN ILLINOIS, FOR NOW

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h

The Letitia James case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Jamar K. Walker, a Biden appointee.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking on MSNBC: New York AG Letitia James has been indicted.

Lindsey Halligan, who presented a grand jury with the case against James Comey, gave the presentation to the James grand jury.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17h

New statement from AG James:

"This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system.

"I am not fearful — I am fearless."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking on MSNBC: New York AG Letitia James has been indicted.

Lindsey Halligan, who presented a grand jury with the case against James Comey, gave the presentation to the James grand jury.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h

Breaking on MSNBC:

Trump's handpicked U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan — who brought charges against James Comey — just presented evidence to a grand jury in the hopes of bringing criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23h

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Epstein bank records sought by top House Democrat from Jamie Dimon, other CEOs

The Trump administration is under fire for refusing to make public investigative files about Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23h

Rep. Jamie Raskin has sent letters to four of the nation's largest banks demanding information related to "more than $1.5 billion in suspicious financial transactions flagged by the banks tied to sex trafficking crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and their co-conspirators."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Kash Patel's FBI just fired special agents who worked on Jack Smith's investigation of Trump.
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FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

The agents were fired after Kash Patel disclosed that Smith's team obtained phone records of members of Congress, which the Smith report itself referred to.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly confronted Mike Johnson outside his office for delaying the swearing in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

"You just don't want her to be in the Epstein discharge petition."

Gallego told reporters Johnson was 'cover[ing] up for pedophiles on the Epstein list.'

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Gov. JB Pritzker on Trump: "He likes to pretend to be a tough guy. Come and get me."

"What kind of a country are we living in where the President of the United States is targeting his political opponents?"

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Flagging Trump this afternoon:

"We took the freedom of speech away. Because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech — but what has happened is, when they burn a flag it, agitates and irritates crowds."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

New Reuters/Ipsos poll: Around 58% of Americans — including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans — feel that the president should only deploy armed troops to "face external threats."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson said he would swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva "as soon as she wants." His office then backtracked — saying Johnson would only swear in the duly elected Grijalva once the government reopens. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Comey's lead attorney says several aspects of the charges still need to be clarified with their team.

On the indictment: "We still have not been told who Person 3 and Person 1 are."

"We still haven't been told precisely what is in count 1 or count 2."

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking:

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: The judge has set a trial date of Jan. 5.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking:

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking:

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

FLAG: Trump just said online that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker "should be in jail."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

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Roy Cooper raises $14.5 million last quarter, shattering records

The former North Carolina governor brought in more than double what his likely GOP opponent raised.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper raised $14.5 million during the first 65 days of his new Senate campaign — a record-breaking total for a Senate challenger in their first fundraising quarter in one of the most competitive races of 2026.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

3. The rationale behind dropping the Homan probe

4. Prosecutors not finding evidence to charge Comey

5. Whether she approved firing certain antitrust lawyers

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Sen. Adam Schiff listed the questions Pam Bondi has refused to answer:

1. Whether she consulted ethics lawyers before Trump accepted that Qatari plane

2. Which DOJ officials ordered Trump's name be flagged when found in the Epstein files

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