Aaron Blake
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Senior political reporter at @CNN. Ex-@washingtonpost.
Washington, D.C.
Joined April 2010
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told traveling press shortly after the strike that the alleged drug boat targeted was “probably headed to Trinidad or some other country in the Caribbean.” However, Trump said in a post announcing the strike on Sept 2: “The strike occurred while
New: Alleged traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were not heading toward the US, Adm Bradley told lawmakers yesterday, per people briefed. Instead they were heading to link up with another vessel that was bound for Suriname.
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It’s almost like certain people paved the way for other people to never believe the FBI by constantly spouting conspiracy theories, no matter how thin.
As Bongino Celebrates Arrest in Pipe Bomb Case, Others on the Right Remain Skeptical https://t.co/CnCLTBuOXu via @NYTimes
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Trump's retribution campaign is going poorly, from top to bottom https://t.co/Aex2nUUQCd
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President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign has long suffered from a very significant and important deficit — and that’s the actual evidence.
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… But the *state* constitution prohibits redistricting for partisan gain. So how do FL Republicans justify a redraw? Here’s a good article on how DeSantis and the legislature can’t agree on that:
politico.com
“It would be irresponsible to delay the creation and passage of a new map, especially until after session,” state Rep. Mike Redondo said.
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FL Republicans are in a tricky spot on redistricting. To guard against federal racial gerrymandering lawsuits, it’d be helpful to say they’re redistricting solely for partisan gain…
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MAGA accounts yesterday were, as usual, leaping to conclusions about this guy being a leftist. But if the evidence of that were compelling, you can bet Patel et. al. would have leaned in on it. They didn't.
During interviews with the FBI, the DC pipe bomb suspect told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motive, people briefed on the matter said. via @evanperez @HBRabinowitz
https://t.co/RkiE9omxqc
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great reporting on an office in disarray. by @kpolantz and Devan Cole of @CNN
https://t.co/QBCOGv6Tq9
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Federal judges in Alexandria, Virginia, have lashed out at the Justice Department as they continue to list Lindsey Halligan on court documents — some going as far as striking her name from paperwork...
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Tom Cotton explains how the two survivors were trying to flip the boat over, load it with drugs, and "stay in the fight." AFTER THIS HIT.
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"Their greed has caused the venerable CBS to actually disassemble, to crash into crumbles." —Connie Chung on the state of CBS News under Bari Weiss
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The Blaze has finally retracted its story accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the Jan 6th pipe bomber, after a different person was arrested today.
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If they have enough, it would put Missouri’s new map on hold until a vote takes place.
Proponents of a ballot measure to repeal Missouri’s new gerrymandered congressional map say they plan to turn in signatures next week. https://t.co/rZM2XDBJ8m
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Important to note it wasn't just the Blaze promoting this pipe bomber story! Members of Congress like @realannapaulina, Ed Martin at DOJ. Tulsi Gabbard's ODNI circulated a memo identifying this innocent cop as the suspect.
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The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
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Much like on the Epstein files, Bongino doesn’t seem keen on his conspiracy theory anymore.
Hannity: You put a post on X after this happened and said there's a massive cover-up… they don't want you to know who it is because it's either a connected anti-Trump insider or an inside job. Bongino: I was paid in the past for my opinions. One day I will be back in that space
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The Pentagon still has not publicly released the video
POTUS said — 6 hours ago — releasing “whatever they have” would be “no problem” but the Pentagon/Sec. Hegseth have not released the unedited video yet. (They’ve had this footage for 3 months & posted some of it when the strike happened)
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Just before the Court flipped him tonight, Judge Jeff Brown’s portraits for state trial and appellate court service were unveiled. When the intro noted that Brown for 20+ years has done his level best to observe the rule of law whether he likes the result or not…1/3
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Hegseth also didn’t turn over his personal phone … In an investigation where the report was heavily focused on the use of his personal phone.
Unclassified IG report confirms Hegseth refused to be interviewed as part of Signal probe. Mark Lee Greenblatt, former Inspector General for US Interior & Chair of the Inspector General Council, says that’s v unusual & explains why it matters: https://t.co/pkuAZDtSgp
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NEWS w/ @kpolantz: A grand jury declined to re-indict Letitia James today. The Justice Department can seek the indictment again and a source familiar cautions against premature celebrations. No comment from DOJ on grand jury matters.
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Pete Hegseth shared info that should have been classified (regardless of whether he declassified it) about a looming military attack using an unclassified app, thereby jeopardizing the mission and risking harm to the troops. That's basically the size of the IG report. And it's a
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bad week just got worse. That’s after the long-awaited release Thursday of an inspector general’s report on his sharing of highly sensitive military attack plans on...
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