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Trump Loyalist DiGenova Tapped to Lead DOJ Florida Probe

The Justice Department has assigned Joe diGenova, a Trump supporter who worked on Trump’s failed 2020 election overturn campaign, to lead a controversial Florida investigation targeting Trump’s perceived political adversaries. DiGenova’s appointment follows the removal of career prosecutor Maria Medetis Long from the probe after she expressed concerns about rushing criminal charges against former CIA Director John Brennan, according to ABC News sources.

DiGenova served as U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. in the 1980s but has not worked as a prosecutor for decades. In recent years, he has frequently appeared on media outlets promoting Trump’s grievances and conspiracy theories about investigations into the president, including unfounded claims about the 2016 Russia investigation.

The so-called “grand conspiracy” probe examines whether intelligence officials and prosecutors engaged in unlawful efforts to target Trump over several years. DiGenova has previously called former CIA Director Brennan a “real traitor” and demanded he face criminal charges for allegedly lying to Congress, accusations Brennan has denied while standing by his role in the 2017 intelligence community assessment detailing Russian interference in the 2016 election.

DiGenova’s assignment to oversee the investigation signals a more aggressive approach and is likely to raise objections from attorneys representing individuals who have received subpoenas in the probe, given his extensive history of public commentary defending Trump during the Russia investigation and his demonstrated bias against the targets of this new inquiry.

The appointment represents the weaponization of federal law enforcement institutions against Trump’s perceived enemies, continuing the pattern of using government power to settle political scores rather than pursue legitimate justice.

(Source: https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-loyalist-joe-digenova-dispatched-lead-dojs-controversial/story?id=132171939)

Kash Patel Says He’s Suing Over Report Claiming He’s Repeatedly Been Intoxicated in Public While FBI Director – Yahoo News UK

FBI Director Kash Patel announced plans to sue The Atlantic after the publication reported that he had struggled to log into a computer system on April 10, initially believing he had been fired by President Trump. According to the article by Sarah Fitzpatrick, Patel panicked and frantically contacted aides and allies about his supposed termination, with nine sources describing his behavior and two characterizing it as a “freak-out,” though the lockout was later determined to be a technical issue unrelated to any personnel action.

The Atlantic’s report also detailed allegations that Patel had been intoxicated in public at restaurants in Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas. The publication claimed that members of his security detail had experienced difficulty waking Patel on multiple occasions due to excessive alcohol consumption, and that a request for breaching equipment typically used by SWAT teams was made after Patel became unreachable behind locked doors.

Patel’s response came through FBI spokesperson Erica Knight, who dismissed the reporting as “fabricated” and announced a lawsuit would be filed. Patel himself posted on X stating he would meet the outlet “in court” and accused it of producing “fake news,” suggesting the actual malice standard required in defamation cases would favor his legal position.

FBI Assistant Director Benjamin Williamson released a statement calling the article “one of the most absurd things” he had read, characterizing it as “completely false reporting at a nearly 100% clip” despite a tight two-hour deadline provided to the publication for response. The statement was included in Patel’s social media post as supporting documentation for his claims of inaccurate reporting.

(Source: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/kash-patel-says-suing-over-031725423.html)

Hegseth Reads Fake Bible Verse from Pulp Fiction

Pentagon Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recited a fabricated Bible verse during a prayer service at the Department of Defense on Wednesday, presenting it as an authentic scripture passage. Hegseth introduced the text as a prayer used by military pilots during a rescue mission in Iran, claiming it was titled “CSAR 25:17” in reference to the biblical book of Ezekiel. He urged attendees to pray along with him as he delivered the passage aloud.

The text Hegseth read closely mirrors a fake version of Ezekiel 25:17 quoted by actor Samuel L. Jackson in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film “Pulp Fiction,” which Jackson’s character recites before committing violence. The actual Ezekiel 25:17 from the King James Bible contains only a brief passage about vengeance and divine judgment, bearing minimal similarity to the elaborate text Hegseth presented. Tarantino himself had sourced the fabricated verse from a 1970s Japanese martial arts film.

Hegseth’s misrepresentation of the scripture was flagged by A Public Witness, a religion-focused publication, after the Pentagon prayer service. The Secretary of Defense presented the Pulp Fiction dialogue as a genuine military prayer recited before combat search and rescue missions, falsely attributing sacred authority to entertainment industry fiction. This lie demonstrates a troubling disregard for religious authenticity and public trust in military leadership.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pray-please-pete-hegseth-reads-114001144.html)

FEMA Official Phillips Pushed Teleportation Lies, Death

Gregg Phillips, appointed head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery in December, has promoted disinformation and violent rhetoric according to CNN’s KFile investigation released March 20, 2026. Phillips claimed in a January 2025 podcast appearance that he teleported 50 miles to a Waffle House in Rome, Georgia, and stated his truck was lifted 40 feet off the ground and transported to a ditch outside a church, describing these experiences as real and an “incredible adventure.”

Phillips expressed violent threats against Democratic figures, telling listeners in January 2025 that he would “punch that b*tch in the mouth” regarding former President Joe Biden and that Biden “deserves to die.” In a 2019 social media post, he attacked Rep. Jerry Nadler with profane insults about his weight and fitness, demanding he “lose 100 pounds” and calling him a “pig.”

Phillips promoted election conspiracy theories and false claims about national security threats. He warned listeners in 2023 that a Chinese military force was being secretly assembled within the United States and crossing the border from Texas to California, falsely portraying this as an imminent threat requiring tactical military preparation.

A FEMA spokesperson dismissed the report as “silly” and claimed Phillips’s comments were “taken out of context” or represented “personal, informal, jovial, and somewhat spiritual discussions” made while surviving cancer prior to his current position. However, multiple FEMA officials initially expressed concerns about Phillips’s lack of experience, though some told CNN that his hands-on involvement during recent storms reduced some of their doubts.

Phillips is scheduled to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee regarding the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, and lawmakers may question him about his extreme rhetoric and false claims during that testimony.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-fema-official-has-history-of-violent-rhetoric-and-claimed-he-teleported-to-a-waffle-house/)

Trump Goon Stages Public Meltdown After Judge Humiliates Her

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro experienced a public meltdown during a press conference after Federal District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg ruled against her office’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Judge Boasberg determined that Pirro’s probe was motivated by President Donald Trump’s desire to remove Powell and lower interest rates, blocking subpoenas the office had issued to the Federal Reserve Board.

Pirro denounced the ruling as “outrageous” and “the antithesis of American justice,” claiming it had “neutered the grand jury’s ability to investigate crime” and granted Powell immunity. She vowed to appeal the decision while attacking Powell for posting a video announcing the subpoenas, accusing him of calling “friends” to “gin up support for himself.” Her comments demonstrated how Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ against perceived enemies extended to targeting the Federal Reserve chairman.

During the question-and-answer session, Pirro became hostile toward reporters. When asked about her office’s failure to prosecute six Democratic members of Congress who posted a video reminding military personnel they can refuse unlawful orders, she erupted, declaring she was “not here to talk about six members of Congress” and dismissing the question with visible irritation.

The press conference deteriorated further when Pirro screamed at a final reporter to “cut it out,” then launched into an incoherent tirade about her prosecution record compared to her predecessor. She boasted about prosecuting cases at higher rates than the previous U.S. Attorney, then abruptly ended the event and left the stage without further comment.

The incident exemplifies how Trump appointees use federal law enforcement to target political adversaries while misusing the machinery of justice. Pirro’s abuse of power in pursuing a baseless investigation against Powell, combined with her failure to prosecute Trump’s political allies and her hostile reaction to legitimate scrutiny, underscores the authoritarian capture of federal institutions under Trump’s direction.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-goon-stages-public-meltdown-232814034.html)

Trump Fires Kennedy Center President Grenell After Institutional

Trump announced Friday that Richard Grenell, his appointed Kennedy Center president, is stepping down after more than a year marked by institutional chaos and mass artist defections. Grenell will be replaced by Matt Floca, the center’s vice president of facilities operations. The leadership change follows the board’s decision to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center, which triggered widespread performance cancellations by major artists including composer Philip Glass and the Washington National Opera.

Grenell’s tenure was defined by confrontation with the arts community and selective media engagement. He attacked artists who criticized the center’s decisions and granted interviews exclusively to right-leaning news organizations, refusing to speak with outlets he deemed unfriendly. His defense of the Trump-branded renaming involved assailing major news outlets rather than addressing substantive concerns about the center’s new business model, which now requires performers to fund productions entirely in advance, departing from standard industry practice.

Trump’s control of the Kennedy Center has been absolute since he fired the entire board in early February 2025 and appointed himself chairman. Within a week, he named Grenell interim executive director as prominent artists including Shonda Rhimes and Renée Fleming withdrew from performances. The center announced an imminent two-year closure for renovations, a development that surprised employees and arts stakeholders still processing the institutional upheaval.

Trump praised Grenell’s work in a Truth Social post, calling him an “excellent” coordinator during the “transition period” and touting plans for the renovated center to become “the finest facility of its kind anywhere in the World.” The Kennedy Center declined to comment on Grenell’s departure, maintaining silence amid continued institutional turmoil driven by Trump’s takeover of the nation’s premier performing arts venue.

(Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-03-13/kennedy-center-president-richard-grenell-replaced-matt-floca)

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Dodges Vaccine Questions at Senate

Casey Means, Donald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general, testified before the Senate health committee on Wednesday and repeatedly declined to directly answer questions about vaccine guidance. Despite graduating from Stanford School of Medicine, Means does not have an active medical license, did not complete her surgical residency, and is not board-certified, instead building her career as a wellness influencer aligned with health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s vaccine skepticism.

When pressed by Republican Senator Bill Cassidy on whether she would encourage routine childhood vaccinations like the MMR vaccine, Means avoided a direct answer and instead emphasized parental “autonomy” in medical decisions. She similarly sidestepped questions about whether vaccines cause autism, a discredited theory promoted by Kennedy, and declined to affirm whether the flu vaccine prevents hospitalization, instead offering only that it prevents severe illness “at a population level.”

Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders expressed serious concerns about Means’s ability to counteract Kennedy’s disinformation about vaccine safety and efficacy at a time when measles outbreaks are spreading across the country, including the worst outbreak in South Carolina in over 30 years. Means also faces significant conflicts of interest stemming from undisclosed financial partnerships with wellness products, with Senator Chris Murphy noting apparent violations of Federal Trade Commission rules regarding compensation for product promotion.

Under Kennedy’s direction at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Trump administration has terminated grants, driven out career public health experts, and installed anti-vaccine loyalists to the immunization advisory committee despite Kennedy’s assurances during his own confirmation that he would not interfere with its composition. Means’s nomination represents a direct threat to evidence-based public health policy, with former Surgeon General Richard Carmona calling it a “disgrace” and stating the role requires “a real leader” equipped to combat disinformation.

Means abandoned her medical residency after becoming “disillusioned with traditional healthcare” and co-founded a glucose-monitoring company while co-authoring a book with her brother, a Kennedy adviser, arguing that metabolic health offers alternatives to conventional medicine. This is Trump’s second surgeon general nomination; his first nominee, Dr Janette Nesheiwat, was withdrawn after reports of misleading medical credentials emerged.

(Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/casey-means-surgeon-general-nominee)

Trump Appoints Unqualified Receptionist to Arts Commission

President Donald Trump appointed 26-year-old Chamblerlain Harris, his receptionist-turned-deputy director of Oval Office operations, to the Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday. Harris, who has served as an executive assistant and administrative staff member since Trump’s first term, lacks the art expertise traditionally required for commission membership, which historically advises on major design projects for presidential administrations.

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended the appointment by claiming Harris “understands the President’s vision and appreciation of the arts like very few others,” despite her absence of formal credentials in architecture, design, or urban planning. The White House characterized her as a “loyal, trusted, and highly respected advisor” to Trump, prioritizing loyalty over demonstrated professional qualifications.

Architects and past commissioners criticized the appointment. Harvard Graduate School of Design professor and former Obama-appointed commissioner Alex Krieger called it “disastrous,” stating that appointees “have no qualifications to evaluate matters of design, architecture, or urban planning.” Previous commissioners included architect Billie Tsien, who is currently working on Barack Obama’s library, and landscape architect Perry Guillot, who redesigned the White House Rose Garden during Trump’s first term.

Harris’s swearing-in occurs on the same day the Commission of Fine Arts is expected to vote on advancing Trump’s controversial White House ballroom project, which involved demolishing the entire East Wing. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has attempted to block the demolition and construction effort, citing preservation concerns.

Architect Witold Rybczynski, who served on the commission under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, acknowledged that past presidents have appointed some political figures and lesser-known experts to the panel, noting that “the degree of expertise … has varied.” However, the appointment of an unqualified staff member to oversee a major White House construction project demonstrates Trump’s pattern of prioritizing personal loyalty over institutional competence and expertise.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-appoints-his-26-year-old-ex-receptionist-to-commission-overseeing-white-house-ballroom-construction/)

Jeremy Carl Nomination Collapses Over Antisemitic Great Replacement Rhetoric

Jeremy Carl's nomination as assistant secretary of state for international organizations collapsed after a contentious Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on February 12, 2026, where Republican Sen. John Curtis and all Democrats questioned his record of antisemitic and anti-Israel remarks. Curtis announced his opposition, stating he could not support Carl given his "anti-Israel views and insensitive remarks about the Jewish people," which would block the nomination from advancing out of committee.

During the hearing, Carl defended comments claiming the U.S. prioritizes Israel excessively and that "white Americans are undergoing cultural genocide" through immigration and diversity initiatives. When pressed by Sen. Chris Murphy to define white culture, Carl cited differences in churches, food, and music—pointing to a Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime performance as evidence of cultural erasure. Carl explicitly affirmed the Great Replacement Theory, stating the Democratic Party "through its immigration policies has certainly shown signs of that" intentional effort to replace white Americans with immigrants.

Sen. Cory Booker extracted partial concessions from Carl on Holocaust minimization, with Carl acknowledging past comments "downplaying the effects of the Holocaust" were "absolutely wrong." Carl also disputed being a racial nationalist, claiming instead to be a "civic nationalist" concerned with "majority common American culture" becoming "balkanized" through mass immigration. However, Carl refused to renounce his belief that white Americans face discrimination or to specify which aspects of white identity require protection.

In neo-Nazi literature, they argue that multi-ethnic societies are inherently unstable. They point to the "Balkanization" of the U.S. to claim that different races cannot coexist peacefully, eventually leading to a "race war" or a total national collapse.

By claiming the country is already "Balkanized," neo-Nazis argue that the only solution is formal separation, the creation of a "White Ethnostate." They view this as a return to a "natural" order where heredity and geography align.

For example, in Carl’s mention of the Super Bowl halftime show not being in English, "Balkanization" is framed as a loss for the "majority." In this worldview, the presence of other languages or cultures doesn't add to the whole; it subtracts from a specific "white culture" that they believe should be the national standard.

Sen. Jacky Rosen condemned Carl's recorded statement that "the Jews love to see themselves as oppressed," rejecting his Jewish heritage—Carl converted to Christianity—as justification for antisemitic rhetoric. She framed a vote for Carl as disrespecting Jewish Americans and Holocaust survivors. Sen. Booker additionally condemned Carl for defending January 6 Capitol rioters, accusing him of lacking "decency" and "honor" and of disgracing the legacy of those who died serving the nation.

Sen. Jeff Merkley challenged Carl's qualifications, noting his complete absence of staff experience at the U.N. or in diplomatic roles and his inability to articulate specific policy positions on United Nations organizations. Carl's evasiveness on whether other U.S. allies receive excessive attention, combined with his failure during the hearing to substantively address antisemitic rhetoric he had previously encountered, led Curtis to question whether Carl could credibly push back against anti-Israel and antisemitic agendas presented by foreign diplomats.

(Source: https://jewishinsider.com/2026/02/jeremy-carl-nomination-hearing-antisemitism-john-curtis/)

Trump Hires Beauty Salon Owner Mora Namdar to Decide Who to Ban From U.S.

Donald Trump appointed Mora Namdar, a Texas-based beauty salon owner and attorney, as assistant secretary for consular affairs, giving her authority over visa approvals, revocations, and decisions about who enters the United States. Namdar, 46, owns the Bam salon chain in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Plano, offering blowouts starting at $45 and makeup sessions at $55, while simultaneously operating a one-woman law firm she announced closing on Christmas Day. She previously held an interim position in the State Department’s Middle East and North Africa bureau during Trump’s first term in 2020.

Namdar’s Senate confirmation this month elevates a politically connected operative with no demonstrated expertise in immigration or consular affairs to control visa adjudications affecting millions of foreigners. In testimony, she aligned visa decisions with Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s national security framing, stating that consular officers can revoke visas for individuals who “undermine” U.S. foreign policy, a standard potentially weaponizable against political opponents and critics.

Namdar contributed to Project 2025, Trump’s policy blueprint, by authoring a section attacking the U.S. Agency for Global Media—which operates Voice of America and Radio Free Europe—accusing it of “espionage-related security risks” and “anti-U.S. talking points,” and calling for its reform or closure. Her appointment operationalizes the “personnel is policy” strategy documented by PBS, which found the administration has implemented approximately half of Project 2025’s agenda through ideological staffing choices.

Her interim leadership of the State Department’s Near Eastern affairs bureau triggered internal concerns about management and morale according to multiple outlets. Namdar now oversees implementation of the administration’s ban on citizens from various European countries announced Wednesday, which Trump and Rubio framed as punishment for “egregious” social media censorship of “American viewpoints,” with additional bans promised.

This appointment exemplifies Trump’s strategy of installing operatives committed to Project 2025’s authoritarian goals across government agencies controlling speech and entry. Paired with FCC chairman Brendan Carr—another Project 2025 architect now pushing regulatory rollbacks and culture-war “censorship” narratives—Namdar’s position consolidates power to silence dissent and control who accesses the United States based on political loyalty rather than law.

(Source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hires-beauty-salon-owner-mora-namdar-to-decide-who-to-ban-from-us/)

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