Trump. Donald Trump.

A License to Kill? Donald Trump’s lawyer contends a President has the right to break the law without facing criminal prosecution, even if that means ordering a political assassination.

That was just the beginning in an especially active week of lying and sedition by the Orange Menace as he:

Resurrected an oldie-but-goodie lie. In 2015 it was Barack Obama who wasn’t a real American eligible to run because he was born in Kenya; in 2016 it was Ted Cruz, challenged for being a Canadian; in 2020 it was California-born Kamala Harris, challenged because her parents were immigrants. Now it’s Nikki Haley who he claims is disqualified because her parents weren’t U.S. citizens when she was born … in South Carolina.

Refused to sign an Illinois election pledge not to overthrow the government.

Went batshit crazy in a New York courtroom, with the judge finally telling him to (in effect) shut up.

Continued to raise millions on his every manifestation of personal grievances.

Meanwhile, the first actual voting in the 2024 presidential campaign is Monday: the battle for runner-up.

In Michigan:

The latest polling shows potentially big trouble for Joe Biden, and a statistical tie in the U.S. Senate race.

The circular firing squad once known as the Republican Party has become a total mess with two factions both claiming to be the real Republican Party – with no headquarters, but two separate websites each claiming they are the official website.

Leaders of the MAGA-centric party (parties?) want to eliminate primary elections for their ticket, leaving the decisions to a handful of party activists.

A federal court has given the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission just 3 weeks to come up with a new state House map for southeast Michigan.

Onetime Trump critic Mike Rogers has done a 180 in hopes of landing a U.S. Senate endorsement.

And Bill Schuette Jr. says he’s not running for Congress - a blow to Republican chances to flip Michigan’s 7th congressional district.

The perfect gift for the democracy lovers in your life!

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