Topline Former President Donald Trump expressed full-throated support for LIV Golf in a post on his Truth Social social media platform Monday afternoon, calling for all golfers to join it amid loudening criticism of Trump over his involvement with the Saudi-funded rival to the PGA Tour. Donald Trump plays a round of golf in Scotland … Read more
Two former FBI officials were the subjects of a rare type of IRS audit. Were they targeted? getty It may be every politician’s favorite fantasy—weaponizing the IRS. Last week the New York Times reported that two high-ranking former FBI officials who had been fired by then President Trump were both subjected to a rare type … Read more
In the last few minutes of today’s January 6 committee hearing, Representative Liz Cheney presented evidence of possible witness intimidation. Several witnesses, she reported, had received messages from shadowy persons purportedly close to former President Donald Trump that implicitly warned of consequences to follow if those witnesses told the truth about his conduct. That is … Read more
The former Senate sergeant-at-arms who oversaw security during last year’s Capitol insurrection has died — one day before Tuesday’s hearing to present new evidence. Michael Stenger, who resigned a day after pro-Trump rioters easily stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, died Monday morning, Politico reported. The Marine Corps veteran, 71, spent 35 years in … Read more