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Trump DOJ Indicts Former FBI Director James Comey Sep 26, 2025

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James Comey, the long-time nemesis of Donald Trump from the early days of Trump’s first term, has been criminally charged with two felonies, both related to a lie he allegedly told Congress in 2020.

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DOJ Nearing Decision On Charging Comey With Lying To Congress Sep 25, 2025

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Federal prosecutors are preparing to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey on perjury charges, but have just days to make a final decision, according to people familiar with the investigation.

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Audience Members: Kimmel Defended Free Speech, Was Emotional Sep 24, 2025

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Jimmy Kimmel is back on his late-night stage — and full of emotion. After a nearly week-long suspension, the ABC star taped a new episode on Tuesday evening, and he spoke at length about the controversy that enveloped the show, according to audience members who spoke with CNN afterward.

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Jimmy Kimmel Returns Tomorrow; Will Address Controversy Sep 23, 2025

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Jimmy Kimmel will return to ABC on Tuesday night, the network said Monday, ending a nearly weeklong standoff over the late-night talk show. But not all of ABC’s affiliated stations will be carrying Kimmel’s comeback show. Sinclair, one of the country’s biggest owners of local TV stations, said its ABC affiliates will preempt the show “beginning Tuesday night.”

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Trump Calls Negative News Coverage Of Him “Really Illegal” Sep 20, 2025

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GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday denounced Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s threats to pull ABC’s broadcast license as “unbelievably dangerous” and compared some of his rhetoric to “mafioso” tactics.

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FCC Chair Warns Kimmel’s Show Not “The Last Shoe To Drop” Sep 19, 2025

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Networks like ABC are facing pressure from President Donald Trump as he suggests regulators should take licenses away from broadcasters who platform entertainers that criticize him. Trump's comments come after ABC indefinitely suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

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Trump Celebrates Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension: “Great News” Sep 18, 2025

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Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.

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Docs: Suspect’s Mom Says He Grew “Pro-Gay”, “Trans-Rights’ Sep 17, 2025

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The charging document for the 22-year-old suspect accused of killing Charlie Kirk outlines evidence collected by investigators, including DNA on the suspected murder weapon and a texted confession. In separate conversations with his roommate and family, the suspect shared that Kirk “spreads too much hate,” and he “had enough of his hatred,” the document said.

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Trump: Suspect Looked Like He Was “Radicalized Over The Internet” Sep 16, 2025

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With the investigation into Kirk’s killing ongoing, President Donald Trump is continuing to push his crime crackdown agenda. Today he’s taking executive action to send a federal law enforcement task force to Memphis and plans to send a similar task force to Chicago next.

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Kirk Suspect’s Bullet Casings Engraved With “Hey Fascist! Catch!” Sep 13, 2025

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The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson and is being held without bail in a Utah jail. Authorities have pointed to what they described as anti-fascist messages engraved on bullet casings in a rifle found near the scene as potential evidence of a political motive.

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