The Official World Politics Thread

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Matt Gaetz Defends Trump 'Cult of Personality'

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) defended Trump's "cult of personality" by saying that was "a good thing" compared to Romney and Kasich, who "had no personality at all."

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Joe Exotic's Legal Team to Visit White House on Wednesday; Claims He's Been Sexually Assaulted by Jail Staff

Netflix star and former zoo-owner Joe Exotic is reportedly asking President Donald Trump for a pardon from his 22-year murder-for-hire sentence, and his legal team is set to hand-deliver a copy of the application to the White House on Wednesday.

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A political thriller examining the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and how the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi amplified entanglements between the two countries. The film, executive produced by award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (ENEMIES: THE PRESIDENT, JUSTICE & THE FBI, Citizen K) and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright (The Looming Tower), shines new light on Khashoggi’s remarkable journey – from the battlefields of Afghanistan to the halls of power in Riyadh and Washington, from the Arab Spring to the rise of Saudi Arabia's new Crown Prince. KINGDOM OF SILENCE will have a theatrical run before premiering on SHOWTIME on Friday, October 2 at 9/8c.

 

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DOJ Intervenes in E. Jean Carroll Case Against Trump | Law & Crime

The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a motion in state court attempting to substitute itself as a defendant in E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The DOJ argued that Trump was "acting within the scope of his office as President of the United States" when...

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Michael Cohen: Trump Approved National Enquirer Hits on Rivals

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen spoke out to Rachel Maddow Tuesday night and talked about a range of subjects, including President Donald Trump's infamous relationship with the National Enquirer.

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'Bring it': Trump rape accuser E Jean Carroll defiant over Justice Department move to defend him

 

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Falwell Jr. Interrupted By Wife While Telling Reporter About Her Topless Photos: 'Hang Up the Phone Jerry!'

An interview with Jerry Falwell Jr. ended up getting brought to a grinding halt after the former Liberty University president's wife interrupted him to cut off the whole thing.

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The conversation didn’t go much further than that though, because apparently, this happened:

Toward the end of the call, Becki Falwell, who has not commented on the Cohen book or the photographs, could be heard urging her husband to cut short the conversation with Reuters. “Hang up the goddamn phone,” she told her husband. “Hang up the phone, Jerry!”

 

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Senate Report Raises Alarm on Medicine Delivery Delays

An investigative report from Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Robert P. Casey (PA) accuses Postmaster General Louis DeJoy of endangering Americans who rely on the Postal Service to help them get their prescription medicines during the coronavirus pandemic.

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