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'Bring it': Jan. 6 committee Republican threatens to tell all if Trump prosecutes him

A former Republican lawmaker who has been thought by some to be a target of Donald Trump has two words for the president elect: "Bring it." Former "Tea Party" Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman, a Trump-skeptic Republican who helped assist the House Select Committee on January 6 with its investigation, has previously sounded the alarm about purportedly dangerous Republicans rising to …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Your own constituents don’t like you': GOP lawmaker smacks down ousted Republican

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A GOP congressman unloaded on a fellow Republican House member who attacked their party for electing and protecting so-called "RINOs." The spat on X stemmed from a Politico report that Dan Conston — an ally of ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy — plans to leave his role running the House Republicans’ top super PAC. "Here’s a thought: focus all energy and …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Anti-Trump Republicans find themselves in a political no man's land after Trump's win

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Anti-Trump Republicans find themselves in a political no man's land after Trump's win toggle caption Ali Khaligh/AFP via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is known for rewarding loyalty and attacking his political enemies. "These are people who had significant career and personal investments in Republican politics and who threw it all away, burned the bridge — knowingly burned the …

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1 month ago

'Bond villain #1 is out': Matt Gaetz withdrawal greeted with relief and joy

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An abrupt decision by embattled ex-Rep Matt Gaetz to withdraw from consideration to be Donald Trump's attorney general was greeted with a mixture of glee and relief on Thursday afternoon. Noted legal expert Laurence Tribe contributed, "GAETZ WITHDRAWS: Because anyone else Trump picks as his loyal consigliere AG will give off a less horrid stench than Gaetz — and will …

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1 month ago

'BTK hires': Ex-GOP lawmaker compares Trump's Cabinet nominees to serial killers

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A former Virginia Republican congressman used a drastic comparison to anyone thinking of touting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s diverse opinions — comparing it to saying Jeffrey Dahmer had "cuisine differences." Denver Riggleman, who served a term in Congress from 2019-2021 before losing the GOP nomination in 2020 and subsequently leaving the Republican Party, joined CNN's "NewsNight" on Wednesday night to …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

"Master stroke": Kamala Harris campaign says her Ellipse crowd size crushed Trump's Jan. 6 rally

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her closing argument to voters from the Ellipse on Tuesday, standing in the very spot former President Donald Trump rallied a group of his supporters before they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Exactly one week before the polls close, over 75,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. to hear the vice president speak, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Master stroke’: Ex-GOP rep praises Kamala Harris’ powerful move at Trump’s rally site

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris seems to be out-Trumping Donald Trump, a former Republican lawmaker said Tuesday. “I think having this on the Ellipse right before the election, I think, it's the way to go.” Harris’ Ellipse event comes on the heels of Trump’s racist, sexist and conspiracy-tinged Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, which Riggleman said was perfect …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Scares the hell out of me': J6 expert warns of disinformation ramp-up in mid-October

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Denver Riggleman, who served as senior technical advisor to the January 6th Committee, said he believes there is a significant risk of violence during the vote count of the Nov. 5, 2024 election because supporters of Republican nominee Donald Trump are so deeply immersed in conspiracy theories. “Violence is bubbling right beneath the surface,” Riggleman said, citing …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

'He’s a sociopath:' J.D. Vance has Congressional Democrats freaking out

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WASHINGTON — Democrats on Capitol Hill saw a ghost during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, or at least they wish they did. Vance — former President Donald Trump’s right-hand man — wrapped, Raw Story texted 15+ Democratic members of Congress with a simple question: “Is Vance more of a threat than you thought going into the debate?” Only four of …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP strategist: Seething Trump 'hates how good' Kamala Harris is getting at rallies

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Anti-Trump Republicans including a GOP strategist who watched Kamala Harris introduce new running mate Tim Walz at a raucous rally Tuesday night believe Donald Trump is seething after watching her speak. Trump raised eyebrows Tuesday afternoon as he railed against Democrats, calling Kamala Harris' campaign a "coup" and accusing Joe Biden of secretly wanting the nomination back. "I promise you, …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Remarkable show of weakness': Trump buried for 'backpedaling' on debating Kamala Harris

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Donald Trump was subjected to widespread ridicule after apparently backing out of a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. "Trump’s team is afraid to put him on the debate stage against Kamala Harris for a number of reasons," said former GOP congressman Denver Riggleman. "Donald Trump is too old and weak to debate Kamala Harris," said Dan Pfeiffer, a former …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Christian nationalist behind MAGA’s Project 2025 blasted for ‘threatening violence’

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Kevin Roberts, the president of the far-right Heritage Foundation, which is behind the multi-million dollar Trump-aligned Project 2025, has a warning for Democrats: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be." “It is just a wrecking ball against everything that most of us hold dear about our …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Fight of crazy against crazy’: Wounded Rep. Bob Good confronts ‘forces of evil’

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WASHINGTON — If Rep. Bob Good is on a mission from God, as he maintains, someone might want to tell God already. “I think it’s owed to the 31,000 people in the district who voted for me, and there's those true conservatives in Virginia and across the country that are outraged at the forces of evil that tried to influence …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Bootlicker brigade’: Former GOP congressman says Trump cult will only grow

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WASHINGTON — In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict, America’s about to see GOP unity like never before. “That’s what's going to be so ‘fun’ to watch, is who comes out and belly crawls and actually subjugates himself the most to Donald Trump, and we'll see who those people are,” Riggleman said. “And it's about bootlicking Trump …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Beware': Ex-GOP lawmaker warns about Trump-loving candidate who has 'a love of power'

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Rep. Bob Good has a challenger, and at least one former Republican lawmaker is sounding the alarm. Former "Tea Party" Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman flagged the development on Sunday, pointing to a post earlier that same day by a man named John McGuire, an ex-Navy SEAL. "I had a great conversation with President Donald J Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week," …

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1 year, 3 months ago

'This is family values?' Republicans roast 'trashy' Lauren Boebert over fondling video

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Rep. Lauren Boebert is being skewered by her fellow Republicans after video footage showed her in close contact with a male companion at a Beetlejuice musical from which she was booted after allegedly vaping in front of a pregnant woman. "Several high-profile Republicans took to social media to scorch Rep. Lauren Boebert after the congresswoman and her boyfriend were caught …

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1 year, 3 months ago

'Ignorance based on arrogance': Lauren Boebert brutally buried by ex-GOP House member over Beetlejuice antics

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During an appearance on MSNBC with host Alex Witt, former Rep. Denver Riggleman had a field day making jokes about Rep. Lauren Boebert and the very bad week she endured after she was unceremoniously booted out of the musical "Beetlejuice" a week ago. Sitting down with the MSNBC host, Riggleman, who assisted the House select committee investigating Donald Trump over …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Ex-GOP Lawmaker Recalls Wild Moment Colleagues Made His Head Explode

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Rep. Denver Riggleman recalled how Republican colleagues in the House Freedom Caucus blew his mind with a ridiculous claim during his very first week as a member of the hard-line conservative group. Riggleman remembered them introducing him to a conspiracy theory called the “one world algorithm,” which promoters claim can shut down conservative speech across all …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Mark Meadows ‘flipped hard’ on Trump: ex-January 6 committee adviser

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House January 6 select committee had a lot of power. They got the other end of the call records,” former Rep. Denver Riggleman – a senior adviser to the January 6 committee – exclusively told Raw Story on Tuesday evening. In his New York Times bestseller, “The Breach,” Riggleman calls former White House Chief of Staff …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Hunter Biden's lawyer claims he has proof J6 masterminds also 'fabricated' laptop lies

Raw Story

Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman has joined the legal team for Hunter Biden, similar to what he did for the Jan. 6 committee in exploring the tech pieces of the conspiracies that the GOP has pushed for the past three years. Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday, Riggleman explained he has been working on the "technical and analytical report …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Clarence Thomas and his 'Q quack' wife torched by former GOP lawmaker

Raw Story

Former Rep. Denver Riggleman sounded the alarm on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday, following a bombshell report detailing alleged corruption and lawbreaking by the controversial right-wing jurist. And with his wife, Ginni, being a major GOP influencer with multiple organizations that funnel and accept money in GOP circles — and certified Q quack — Clarence Thomas should not …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Former Republican Congressman says there are still three dozen GOP House members that must be investigated

Raw Story

Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman served as a key researcher in the early days of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress. After a digest of Rep. Lauren Boebert's role in helping insurrectionists on Jan. 6, Riggleman told MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan that she is one of three dozen Republicans that have never been questioned by …

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2 years, 2 months ago

These Democrats flipped House in 2018. 2022 will be harder.

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WASHINGTON — Moments after she flipped a longtime Republican congressional seat in 2018, Iowa Democrat Cindy Axne declared that “Washington doesn’t have our back and we deserve a heck of a lot better.” Now seeking a third term in one of the most competitive House races, Axne is sounding a similar tone, telling voters she’s delivered for Iowans “while Washington …

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2 years, 2 months ago

The committee investigating the insurrection could present new testimony

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The committee investigating the insurrection could present new testimony A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: We're joined now by former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman of Virginia. And I do believe, with everything else you heard, you know, in the prior newscast, when you're talking about some of the things they're going to be looking at, new testimony, I also don't want people to …

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'Bring it': Jan. 6 committee Republican threatens to tell all if Trump prosecutes him

'Your own constituents don’t like you': GOP lawmaker smacks down ousted Republican

Anti-Trump Republicans find themselves in a political no man's land after Trump's win

'Bond villain #1 is out': Matt Gaetz withdrawal greeted with relief and joy

'BTK hires': Ex-GOP lawmaker compares Trump's Cabinet nominees to serial killers

"Master stroke": Kamala Harris campaign says her Ellipse crowd size crushed Trump's Jan. 6 rally

'Master stroke’: Ex-GOP rep praises Kamala Harris’ powerful move at Trump’s rally site

'Scares the hell out of me': J6 expert warns of disinformation ramp-up in mid-October

'He’s a sociopath:' J.D. Vance has Congressional Democrats freaking out

GOP strategist: Seething Trump 'hates how good' Kamala Harris is getting at rallies

'Remarkable show of weakness': Trump buried for 'backpedaling' on debating Kamala Harris

Christian nationalist behind MAGA’s Project 2025 blasted for ‘threatening violence’

‘Fight of crazy against crazy’: Wounded Rep. Bob Good confronts ‘forces of evil’

‘Bootlicker brigade’: Former GOP congressman says Trump cult will only grow

'Beware': Ex-GOP lawmaker warns about Trump-loving candidate who has 'a love of power'

'This is family values?' Republicans roast 'trashy' Lauren Boebert over fondling video

'Ignorance based on arrogance': Lauren Boebert brutally buried by ex-GOP House member over Beetlejuice antics

Ex-GOP Lawmaker Recalls Wild Moment Colleagues Made His Head Explode

Mark Meadows ‘flipped hard’ on Trump: ex-January 6 committee adviser

Hunter Biden's lawyer claims he has proof J6 masterminds also 'fabricated' laptop lies

Clarence Thomas and his 'Q quack' wife torched by former GOP lawmaker

Former Republican Congressman says there are still three dozen GOP House members that must be investigated

These Democrats flipped House in 2018. 2022 will be harder.

The committee investigating the insurrection could present new testimony