Will Rabbe
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Filmmaker, Political Junkie & Producer, MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki.
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SORKIN: I'm going to ask you a question you won't love. Can you speak to the president's disparaging comments about Rob Reiner?
JOHNSON: Our prayers are with the Reiner family
S: What about the president's comments?
J: That's not the way I would have done it. I don't know what else I can say
JOHNSON: Our prayers are with the Reiner family
S: What about the president's comments?
J: That's not the way I would have done it. I don't know what else I can say
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
SORKIN: I'm going to ask you a question you won't love. Can you speak to the president's disparaging comments about Rob Reiner?
JOHNSON: Our prayers are with the Reiner family
S: What about the president's comments?
J: That's not the way I would have done it. I don't know what else I can say
JOHNSON: Our prayers are with the Reiner family
S: What about the president's comments?
J: That's not the way I would have done it. I don't know what else I can say
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December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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BREAKING MS NOW:
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BREAKING MS NOW:
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
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'Already crossed the line': A.G. James' lawyer gives fair warning to Trump prosecutors that there are protections when officials abuse their power. "There are ways to seek redress. I can't really tip off what we're going to do, but the people on the other side should be fairly warned."
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
'Already crossed the line': A.G. James' lawyer gives fair warning to Trump prosecutors that there are protections when officials abuse their power. "There are ways to seek redress. I can't really tip off what we're going to do, but the people on the other side should be fairly warned."
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It turns out, when you mix the 2016 video of Pete Hegseth talking about troops not following unlawful orders with the recent Democratic PSA on the same subject, their message flows together pretty seamlessly.
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It turns out, when you mix the 2016 video of Pete Hegseth talking about troops not following unlawful orders with the recent Democratic PSA on the same subject, their message flows together pretty seamlessly.
NYT: DOJ officials are prohibited from talking about GJ matters. But Davis, who has been a leading proponent of…an investigation into those who scrutinized Trump, has become vocal on social media and tv in making a connection between Judge Cannon and the investigation
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As Trump’s Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NYT: DOJ officials are prohibited from talking about GJ matters. But Davis, who has been a leading proponent of…an investigation into those who scrutinized Trump, has become vocal on social media and tv in making a connection between Judge Cannon and the investigation
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NYT: Journalists used publicly available flight-tracking data to determine that Patel had used a gov plane... Patel then ousted a sr FBI official he blamed for not obscuring the plane’s identification number, per a former law enforcement official with knowledge...
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Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
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November 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
NYT: Journalists used publicly available flight-tracking data to determine that Patel had used a gov plane... Patel then ousted a sr FBI official he blamed for not obscuring the plane’s identification number, per a former law enforcement official with knowledge...
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MSNBC's @stevebenen.com: No other administration has ever before decided to simply scrap a monthly jobs report.
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White House: Public will ‘likely never’ see recent economic data, despite shutdown’s end
How bad was the job market in the late summer and early fall? According to the White House, we'll never know — because the data is being kept under wraps.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
MSNBC's @stevebenen.com: No other administration has ever before decided to simply scrap a monthly jobs report.
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POLITICO: Hegseth is expected to announce the changes on Nov. 7 at an unusual gathering of defense industry executives, according to seven people familiar with the planning.
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Hegseth to unveil arms sale overhaul
The Defense secretary will announce changes to the Pentagon’s weapons purchases at an unusual gathering of defense industry executives.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
POLITICO: Hegseth is expected to announce the changes on Nov. 7 at an unusual gathering of defense industry executives, according to seven people familiar with the planning.
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WSJ: White House Hires a lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election to Investigate 2020 Election Claims
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Exclusive | White House Hires ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer to Investigate 2020 Election Claims
Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election, has joined the Trump White House to investigate that year’s election results and voting-related issues, according to people...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
WSJ: White House Hires a lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election to Investigate 2020 Election Claims
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JUST IN: Judge Mehta threatens contempt and bar sanctions for attorney Carolyn Stewart — who has repped numerous Jan. 6 defendants and pardon recipients — over filing a motion with “fabricated” citations to local rules and refusing to correct it.
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
JUST IN: Judge Mehta threatens contempt and bar sanctions for attorney Carolyn Stewart — who has repped numerous Jan. 6 defendants and pardon recipients — over filing a motion with “fabricated” citations to local rules and refusing to correct it.
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NEWS: James Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that followed President Trump’s demand to prosecute.
The judge set a Jan. 5 trial date — but Comey is expected to try to kill the case before it starts, including by disqualifying Lindsey Halligan
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The judge set a Jan. 5 trial date — but Comey is expected to try to kill the case before it starts, including by disqualifying Lindsey Halligan
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October 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
NEWS: James Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that followed President Trump’s demand to prosecute.
The judge set a Jan. 5 trial date — but Comey is expected to try to kill the case before it starts, including by disqualifying Lindsey Halligan
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The judge set a Jan. 5 trial date — but Comey is expected to try to kill the case before it starts, including by disqualifying Lindsey Halligan
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CNN: The judge presiding over the prosecution of Jim Comey has agreed to Comey’s request to schedule a near term trial. Comey asked for a Jan 12 trial date. The judge went with Jan 5. Comey is counting on the gov’t not being ready for trial. A good bet.
October 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
CNN: The judge presiding over the prosecution of Jim Comey has agreed to Comey’s request to schedule a near term trial. Comey asked for a Jan 12 trial date. The judge went with Jan 5. Comey is counting on the gov’t not being ready for trial. A good bet.
NYT: Trump has decided that the US is engaged in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels his team has labeled terrorist organizations and that suspected smugglers for such groups are “unlawful combatants,” the admin said in a confidential notice to Congress.
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Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told
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October 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
NYT: Trump has decided that the US is engaged in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels his team has labeled terrorist organizations and that suspected smugglers for such groups are “unlawful combatants,” the admin said in a confidential notice to Congress.
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HEGSETH, Sept. 5th: "...we changed the name after World War II from the Department of War to the Department of Defense in 1947. And as you pointed out, Mr. President, we haven't won a major war since."
September 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
HEGSETH, Sept. 5th: "...we changed the name after World War II from the Department of War to the Department of Defense in 1947. And as you pointed out, Mr. President, we haven't won a major war since."
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Interestingly enough, it was James Comey who appointed Patrick Fitzgerald to investigate the exposure of the CIA's Valerie Plame.
Fitzgerald then prosecuted Scooter Libby ... who was ultimately pardoned by Trump ... who's now prosecuting Comey ... who'll be represented by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald then prosecuted Scooter Libby ... who was ultimately pardoned by Trump ... who's now prosecuting Comey ... who'll be represented by Fitzgerald.
Former U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgeral will represent Comey in the case.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Interestingly enough, it was James Comey who appointed Patrick Fitzgerald to investigate the exposure of the CIA's Valerie Plame.
Fitzgerald then prosecuted Scooter Libby ... who was ultimately pardoned by Trump ... who's now prosecuting Comey ... who'll be represented by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald then prosecuted Scooter Libby ... who was ultimately pardoned by Trump ... who's now prosecuting Comey ... who'll be represented by Fitzgerald.
BLOOMBERG: Officials have discussed creating a Trump brand for the website, with “TrumpRx” one name that’s been considered, they added.
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US Weighs Trump-Branded Website to Help Shop for Cheaper Drugs
Administration officials are discussing creating a website — potentially branded with President Donald Trump’s own name — that would make it easier for patients to buy prescription medicines at a disc...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
BLOOMBERG: Officials have discussed creating a Trump brand for the website, with “TrumpRx” one name that’s been considered, they added.
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NYT: Two American Observers attended Belarus-Russia War Games... watching exercises initially conceived to imagine how Russia would defend itself against an invasion by a member of NATO
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Surprising Guests at Belarus-Russia War Games: Two American Observers
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September 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
NYT: Two American Observers attended Belarus-Russia War Games... watching exercises initially conceived to imagine how Russia would defend itself against an invasion by a member of NATO
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NYT: Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of the filing System that manages federal court documents, including highly sensitive records with information that could reveal sources and people charged with national security crimes www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System
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August 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
NYT: Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of the filing System that manages federal court documents, including highly sensitive records with information that could reveal sources and people charged with national security crimes www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
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JUST IN: New FOIA lawsuit for documents related to the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files goes to ... Judge Chutkan.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
JUST IN: New FOIA lawsuit for documents related to the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files goes to ... Judge Chutkan.
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AP: The extensive use of marble in the building is, at least in part, the result of policies backed by Trump himself.
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Trump appointees pushed more marble in Fed building renovation White House now attacks
President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over i...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
AP: The extensive use of marble in the building is, at least in part, the result of policies backed by Trump himself.
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WAPO: A team created by DNI Tulsi Gabbard has expressed a desire to gain access to emails and chat logs of the largest U.S. spy agencies with the aim of using AI tools to ferret out what the administration deems as efforts to undermine its agenda
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Gabbard’s team has sought spy agency data to enforce Trump’s agenda
A team created by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has sought access to emails and chat logs of the largest U.S. spy agencies to root out “weaponization.”
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July 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
WAPO: A team created by DNI Tulsi Gabbard has expressed a desire to gain access to emails and chat logs of the largest U.S. spy agencies with the aim of using AI tools to ferret out what the administration deems as efforts to undermine its agenda
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"At some points, the only meaningful check on the industry’s power has come from rival crypto interests jockeying against one another to influence Mr. Trump."
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The ‘Trump Pump’: How Crypto Lobbying Won Over a President
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July 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"At some points, the only meaningful check on the industry’s power has come from rival crypto interests jockeying against one another to influence Mr. Trump."
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CNN: According to a memo issued by the Justice Department last month, attorneys should aim their denaturalization work to target a much broader swath of individuals – anyone who may “pose a potential danger to national security.”
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Law used to kick out Nazis could be used to strip citizenship from many more Americans | CNN Politics
For decades, the US Department of Justice has used a tool to sniff out former Nazis who lied their way into becoming American citizens: a law that allowed the department to denaturalize, or strip, cit...
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July 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
CNN: According to a memo issued by the Justice Department last month, attorneys should aim their denaturalization work to target a much broader swath of individuals – anyone who may “pose a potential danger to national security.”
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SEMAFOR: The year that came closest to 2025 in dollar depreciation was 1973, and the result was then-President Richard Nixon taking the US off the gold standard.
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The US dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history
The greenback is down more than 7% this year, and Morgan Stanley predicts it could fall another 10%.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
SEMAFOR: The year that came closest to 2025 in dollar depreciation was 1973, and the result was then-President Richard Nixon taking the US off the gold standard.
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