Donald Trump on Sunday began attacking the Democratic Party over the FBI’s “politically motivated Mar-a-Lago raid,” claiming it was because they fear him more as a 2024 candidate. The former president also drew media attention to Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, his current favorite foe and vice chairman of the Jan. 6 committee, after her primary loss. On Sunday morning, he told ABC News that he plans to focus on keeping election naysayers out of office. Relatedly, Ms. Cheney said committee members were “in discussions” with Mike Pence’s lawyer about testifying as part of the Capitol Hill riot investigation. Asked about the FBI investigation and whether he had taken classified documents when he left office, the former vice president told the AP he had not. A decision will be made next week by Judge Bruce Rinehart on whether the affidavit that led to the search warrant can be released in redacted form, as media organizations have requested. Trump’s legal team has made no move to push for his release.

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Schiff ‘encouraged’ by Pence comments on possibility of Jan. 6 testimony

A member of the US congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill said Sunday that he was encouraged by Mike Pence’s recent comments that the former vice president was willing to consider testifying before the committee. “I was encouraged to hear it and I hope it meant what it seemed to mean. We’ve had discussions with the vice president’s counsel for some time,” US Representative Adam Schiff said in an interview with CNN on Sunday. Pence said Wednesday he would consider testifying before the committee if asked. Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 16:35 1661095218

Poll: Biden’s approval rating remains in the low forties

The latest NBC News poll shows President Joe Biden’s approval ratings have stagnated in the 40s despite a recent string of legislative successes, positive jobs news and improving inflation. The poll shows just 42 percent of registered voters approve of the job the president is doing compared to 55 percent who disapprove. The figures have changed little since the start of the year according to surveys conducted in January, March, May and now August. The president enjoys the highest approval ratings among Democrats (79%), black voters (68%), urban residents (50%) and women (47%), while having some of the lowest ratings among Latinos (40%), men (36%), 18-34 (36%), rural residents (21%) and Republicans (7%). Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 16:20 1661094018

Cheney: Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley have become unfit for office

Rep. Liz Cheney denounced two of her party’s most far-right members of the US Senate on Sunday, calling them categorically “unfit” for office. In an interview on ABC’s This Week, her first major interview since her primary election loss to Donald Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman on Tuesday, she blasted Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas for their roles in supporting Mr. Trump’s lies. for the 2020 elections. John Bowden reports from Washington, DC.

Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley have become unfit for office, says Liz Cheney

Wyoming congresswoman launches anti-Trump campaign Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 16:00 1661092835

Trump’s long shadow sees 2024 candidates steer clear of Iowa state fair

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz raised a roasted turkey leg like a sword at his 2014 Iowa state fair debut, the rising conservative joined half a dozen other Republican presidential hopefuls in a walk down the Grand Concourse. Four years later, nearly as many Democrats have made the pilgrimage to the fair, including former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, who passed the tables under the Iowa Pork Producer’s tent at the annual Midwestern tribute to excess. But as the 2022 show entered its final weekend, 2024 movement was noticeably light.

Trump’s long shadow keeps 2024 hopefuls from Iowa State Fair

Potential White House candidates from both parties are often swayed by Iowa’s legendary state fair during a midterm election year Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 15:40 1661092235

Poll: Majority believe Trump investigations should continue

The latest poll by NBC News shows that a clear majority of American voters believe that the various investigations into former President Donald Trump should continue, as he should be held accountable for any alleged wrongdoing. According to the survey, 57 percent of registered voters say the surveys should continue, while 40 percent say they should stop. By party, 92 percent of Democratic voters, 61 percent of independents, but just 21 percent of Republican voters believe the investigations into Trump should continue. Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 15:30 1661091635 Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 15:20 1661091275

Cheney: All data from January 6th committee to be released

Jan. 6 committee vice chair Liz Cheney says all material gathered by the committee during its investigation into the events leading up to and during the Capitol Hill riot will be released after its work is done. Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 15:14 1661090936

Cheney will focus on fighting negative elections

After her primary loss in Wyoming, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney told ABC News that going forward she will focus on keeping election naysayers out of office. “I will work against these people, I will work to support their opponents. I think it matters so much.” Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 15:08 1661090520

Cruz says FBI raid on Trump’s home was undercover ‘fishing mission’ on Jan. 6

Ted Cruz claimed the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago was a “fishing expedition” for incriminating documents related to the riots at the US Capitol. Without offering any evidence, Mr. Cruz argued that the Aug. 8 raid on Donald Trump’s Florida residence was part of a secret Justice Department plan to gather evidence about the Jan. 6 riot. “What’s really painful now looking at the warrant and what they were looking for, this was a fishing expedition,” Mr. Cruz said on the Verdict with Ted Cruz podcast.

Ted Cruz Says FBI Raid Trump Home Was Secret ‘Fishing Mission’

“I don’t think it had anything to do with classified documents, that was for January 6” Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 15:02 1661089500

Cheney says the Jan. 6 panel still wants to hear from Pence in person

Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chairwoman of the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, says the committee still wants to hear directly from former Vice President Mike Pence. “Look, he played a crucial role on January 6. If he had caved to the pressure that Donald Trump put on him, we would have had a much worse constitutional crisis,” he told Jonathan Karl, chief correspondent in Washington. ABC Newsthe manufacture. “And I think he clearly has, as he expressed, concerns about executive privilege, which, you know, I have tremendous respect for. I think it’s, you know, a hugely important constitutional issue in terms of the separation of powers.”

Liz Cheney says the Jan. 6 panel still wants to hear from Mike Pence in person

The former vice president would consider an invitation to appear as discussions with the lawyer continue Oliver O’Connell21 August 2022 14:45