so brazenly torched to admire his or her work. what is uncommon, though, is the arsonist not just being applauded, by the victims, upon his return to the scene of the crime, but being celebrated. today donald trump played the arsonist in the trump-run republican party showcased a version of this phenomenon. meeting separately with house and senate republicans this afternoon, three blocks from where trump was arraigned last year in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election he lost, trump s trip to washington, d.c. today amounted to equal parts chest thumping, america bashing, and more bizarre incoherent ramblings about dating nancy pelosi and the gop convention host city. the press spin for today was that trump would engage in forward looking discussions of policy, but hannibal lecter kept coming up and his animosity to the department of justice. the immediate aftermath of his 34 felony count in new york and that period trump sought to harness the powers of con
connected to the loss against the new york times, including sue craig. the judge threw out the lawsuit citing news gathering should always be protected by the first amendment. that s not the only pain the ex-president as to watch out for. on tuesday he will face e. jean carroll in court, a trial he will attempt in person. carroll is asking for $10 million in dama that number might claim eve higher if the jury decides to impose punitivees over and over again. if you want more of this story and all of the legal stories covered here on deadline white house, i want you to sign up for the deadline legal newsletter. it s delivered to your inboxes every friday. you can scan the qr code on your screen to subscribe. much more deadline white house to come. i ll see you again tomorrow morning a at 8:00 a.m. for the