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![Former Chief of Staff to the Department of Defense Kash Patel greets the crowd during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 8, 2022, in Minden, Nevada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1206-kash-patel-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s PAC Is Paying Legal Fees for Key Witnesses in the Mar-a-Lago Docs Case
Legal experts view the PAC's payment of fees as a potential means for Trump to interfere with the inquiry.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Miami-Dade Country Fair and Exposition on November 6, 2022, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1205-donald-trump-s-400x300.jpg)
Trump Calls for “Termination” of Constitution to Put Him Back in Power
Trump “can never be trusted to obey the Constitution’s Oath to preserve and protect it,” one legal commentator said.
![Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves after officially launching his 2024 presidential campaign at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1441805999-400x300.jpg)
After Dinner With Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes, Trump 2024 May Be Dead on Arrival
Trump is reportedly “taken aback by the backlash” within the GOP to his decision to wine and dine Nick Fuentes and Ye.
![Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a House Republican press conference on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1202-jim-jordan-400x300.jpg)
GOP-Run Account Deletes Tweet Praising Ye After His Latest Antisemitic Diatribe
The tweet remained up for several weeks even though the rapper made antisemitic comments just days after it was posted.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media following a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on November 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1202-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy Vows to Investigate January 6 Committee Once GOP Takes the House
The next presumptive Speaker of the House promised that the committee’s work will “come to an end” next month.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Sioux Gateway Airport on November 3, 2022, in Sioux City, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1202-donald-trump-h-400x300.jpg)
Appeals Court Strikes Down Trump Mar-a-Lago Special Master
Legal experts say the court “eviscerated” Judge Aileen Cannon for interfering in the Mar-a-Lago case.
![Georgia Republican senate candidate Herschel Walker talks with supporters after a campaign rally on November 30, 2022, in Dalton, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1201-herschel-walker-400x300.jpg)
Georgia’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Says He Didn’t Vote for Herschel Walker
Walker has faced numerous controversies in the last week of the Senate runoff, including questions about his residency.
![Former President Donald Trump greets supporters during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 8, 2022, in Minden, Nevada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1201-donald-trump-r-400x300.jpg)
House Ways and Means Committee Obtains Trump’s Tax Records
It's unclear what action, if any, the committee will take in the final weeks of Democratic Party control over the House.
![The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, deliver remarks during a hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on October 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1201-jan-6-committee-400x300.jpg)
Jan. 6 Committee Will Likely Decide on Criminal Referrals to DOJ This Friday
It’s all but certain that Republicans will dissolve the committee when they take control of the House early next year.
![Former President Donald Trump waves after speaking during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1129-donald-trump-r-400x300.jpg)
Trump Says He’s Been “Open” and “Transparent” Regarding Docs Kept at Mar-a-Lago
Trump kept government documents he took from the White House hidden at his Mar-a-Lago estate for over a year and a half.