‘Sh*tshow on Steroids’: The House GOP Plan for Biden Probes

If Republicans do manage to win control in November, GOP lawmakers have a slate of troll-y investigations they plan to open.

Manage newsletters View in browser 'Sh*tshow on Steroids': The House GOP Plan for Biden Probes By Sam Brodey If Republicans do manage to win control in November, GOP lawmakers have a slate of troll-y investigations they plan to open. Trump, Vocal Critic of the Fifth, Says He Pleaded the Fifth By Jose Pagliery "I once asked, 'If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?' Now I know the answer," the former president wrote in a statement on his social media platform. Herschel Walker Will Debate—if He Gets the Topics in Advance By Roger Sollenberger Herschel Walker has been bragging about his willingness to debate Raphael Warnock. The truth is far less gratifying for Walker. The Truth is a Beast. Are you?  Get unlimited access to the Beast's fearless reporting.  Subscribe Advertisement Inside a House Candidate's Panama Papers Connection By William Bredderman, Shannon Vavra Congressional candidate Yuh-Line Niou's family had a company formed by notorious law firm Mossack Fonseca that was exposed in the Panama Papers leak. Trump Lawyers Concoct Theory That FBI Is Sabotaging Trump By Zachary Petrizzo, William Vaillancourt With details emerging about potentially classified material being removed from Mar-a-Lago, Trump's allies and lawyers took to the airwaves to claim the FBI was planting evidence. Advertisement The Fallout Over the FBI's Trump Raid Is Yet to Come The right is seething about the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago—and this is just the beginning, according to Fever Dreams' Will Sommer and Anthony Fisher. Ilhan Omar Narrowly Survives Democratic Primary in Minnesota The Squad member won her primary, but it was a lot closer than she would have liked. Mandela Barnes Wins Dem Senate Nomination in Wisconsin The Black progressive candidate will now face off against Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) in a race that could determine control of the Senate. Advertisement 1.  Trump to Be Grilled Today in Probe Into His Business Empire  TOUGH WEEK The former president tried for months to avoid testifying in the New York Attorney General Letitia James' investigation. 2.  Inflation Slowed in July, Easing Economists' Worst Fears  COOLING OFF But it's not clear that big price hikes will reverse any time soon. 3.  Trump's Michigan AG Pick Revealed He Had Access to Tabulator  BIG LIE, BIG CONFESSION Matthew DePerno boasted about obtaining voting equipment on a podcast. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. © 2022 The Daily Beast Company LLC I 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY, 10011   Privacy Policy   If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. https://elink.thedailybeast.com/oc/61415435109eeb2e0e1eed49h2qec.1rjz/1eb225c2