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When the FBI indicted MAGA Sal Russotto last June, they charged him exclusively for threats he made to Alina Habba. Russotto called to “86 that bitch” and called Habba the C-word repeatedly. He also wished Habba, “a s...

Imagine you’re a Secret Service Agent. Your job is to protect the President of the United States. As such, your trigger for shooting someone else is lower — far lower — than it is for normal cops in the US. You’re not just allowed to shoot first. You’re expected to.

What would happen if you shot first … and missed?

In the wake of Cole Allen’s alleged attemp...

There are a number of hot takes on the Jim Comey indictment that describe how it’ll intimidate Trump’s enemies even if, as everyone agrees, it will fail. Here’s just

In 2023, defense attorney Todd Blanche insisted this was not a threat.

To be fair, Blanche and Trump’s other lawyers equivocated a bit and claimed it was not a threat directed at Tanya Chutkan...

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