“The result on the table right now, somehow, seems even more corrupt than I could have originally imagined: Trump is negotiating dropping the lawsuit in exchange for the agency ending its various audits of Trump and his companies, as well as what ABC News says is the ‘creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration… The commission overseeing the compensation fund would have the total authority to hand out approximately $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds to settle claims brought by anyone who alleges they were harmed by the Biden administration’s ‘weaponization; of the legal system, including the nearly 1,600 individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as well as potentially entities associated with President Trump himself.'”

“This is Donald Trump basically getting the federal government to use your tax dollars to pay off the foot soldiers in his army who tried to overthrow the US government and peaceful transition of power on January 6th , as well as rewrite the history of a whole number of righteous and real prosecutions and investigations of criminals associated with the Trump administration.”

“In addition to being corrupt, it also appears that the proposed settlement is actually illegal.”

Said Trump: “That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said I don’t talk about that.”

“With anxiety over politics reaching new heights and crises flashing relentlessly across our screens, mental health professionals say they’re seeing an influx of patients distraught about the news coming out of Washington and beyond.”

“According to the poll, both parties say gerrymandering is influential or decisive — and back it to counter the other. For Democratic voters, 63 percent either support or strongly support an effort to neutralize Republican gains. Only 8 percent oppose or strongly oppose.”

“For Republican voters, 54 percent either support or strongly support an effort to match or neutralize Democratic gains. Roughly 10 percent oppose or strongly oppose such a move.”

“China does not always put on the same level of ceremony for every visiting world leader. Visits by U.S. presidents are major, high-stakes events. Chinese officials described Mr. Trump’s last visit, in 2017, as a ‘state visit plus.'”

“Frustration is building among vulnerable GOP lawmakers and moderates who say the party is wasting valuable time on issues that aren’t resonating with Americans while ignoring the concerns about prices and inflation dominating the campaign trail.”

Said Merz: “I’m a great admirer of America — my admiration is not increasing at the moment. I would not recommend my children today go to the US to be trained or to work there.”

“Regulatory filings published by the US Office of Government Ethics show transactions involving Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Visa, Citi, Boeing, Qualcomm and GE Aerospace.”

Said Trump: “We didn’t discuss tariffs. They’re paying substantial tariffs, but we didn’t discuss.”

Said Trump: “He said that very strongly, they cannot have a nuclear weapon and he wants them to open up the strait.”

“As the controversy simmers, no one has more at stake than the party’s latest standard-bearer. Kamala Harris, apparently preparing for another run, leads in polls for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. One of the last things she needs is a widely publicized narrative from the DNC about failures of her 2024 campaign.”

“This is a huge boon to a party that, just three weeks ago, was staring down the barrel of a virtually assured loss of the House and likely loss of the Senate, too.”

“And yet, it doesn’t change the big picture of how Americans feel about the president today.”

“The iconoclastic Pennsylvania Democrat has often seemed like a senator without a party in recent years. He has broken with his party over Israel, immigration funding and government shutdowns, while defending some of Trump’s projects, including building a grand ballroom at the White House and his revamp of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.”

— President Trump, talking to reporters on his meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

“The 36-year-old New York Democratic socialist is being choosy in which candidates she campaigns for, a shift from past uses of her star power that’s less likely to cause intraparty friction than some other potential presidential hopefuls. She’s also broaching 2028 with palpable caution when asked in public.”

Said Alexander: “Trump undermined the United States Constitution and assaulted one of the most hallowed precepts of the American democracy, the peaceful transfer of power.”

He added: “If those actions do not constitute a ‘high crime or misdemeanor,’ I do not know what does.”

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“Mr. Platner is an oysterman, a combat veteran and a former harbor master from tiny Sullivan. He is also the son of a Dartmouth College-educated lawyer, the grandson of a famed Connecticut architect and a graduate of a private high school.”

“His parents have offered him privileges and connections and have helped him financially.“