Crash Course: Trump won't leave E. Jean Carroll alone — so she's going to make him pay

Republican misogyny is already hurting them in the polls. Trump's big mouth will only make it worse for the GOP. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWRva2Z0OW5ucy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ3V1Zm51Mnd6YS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Trump won't leave E. Jean Carroll alone — so she's going to make him pay Likely, Trump doesn't care about the money. He no doubt believes, from long experience, that he can use frivolous court filings until the end of time to avoid actually paying Carroll. And even if he does end up with a bill, he probably can get one of his many GOP donors, if not the party itself, to foot it for him. But even if the financial aspect of this doesn't worry Trump, the politics of it should. [Read more from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc3kxMWt6NWxxYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) “We got to rise up, everyone”: Rep. Jamaal Bowman battles the normalization of Trump Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., may only be in his second term in the House of Representatives, but he is not wasting any time trying to shake up the system. He has recently and very publicly challenged GOP members of Congress, from [Marjorie Taylor Greene](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNnlka3J2eGJ2MS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to [Thomas Massie](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMzg5NGxxbHBjYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on issues from saving lives from gun violence to the need to expel [indicted serial liar Rep. George Santos](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNW95NG9kaTJ5My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) from Congress. He has even broken ranks with many Democrats on certain issues, such as standing up for [Palestinian rights](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveWsxNWZhbjd1ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), and opposing government [bans of TikTok](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbm8xbm1wdnNsZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). We discussed that and more on "Salon Talks," where Bowman did not hold back. [Watch Dean Obeidallah's full Salon Talks interview with Rep. Jamaal Bowman.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvM2dxdnFmaTFtMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - [A new Daughter of the Confederacy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXk3dW4ybmczbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): The hate pageantry of Marjorie Taylor Greene - Carroll takes action over Trump CNN attack — experts say ["verdict could be greater than $5 million"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYTkyazQzdXNkcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Trump keeps defaming E. Jean Carroll": Trump's new Truth Social attack could badly backfire - Jordan’s FBI “whistleblower” [may have lied under oath](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYThzMHJud2ZvaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) about funding from Trump ally: report - Healthcare workers are divided over whether [unmasking in medical settings](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaWN6ZjF1dTllZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) has merit - The legacy of Anna Nicole Smith and why we need to [retire the term "gold digger"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYTMzbnFyMTlzcC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Teen who crashed U-Haul near WH had [Nazi flag and made "threatening comments" about Biden](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMnViZndjZ3lxMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): reports - [First female Saudi astronaut](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdnkzeWhrMmt6aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) boards the ISS, marking another first for Arabs in space - This [controversial sci-fi blockbuster](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvczlpeWxrODNnNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) about climate change still polarizes scientists today If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcm1rcHlqeW12dS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! Donald Trump entered the Republican Party into "international arrangements of oligarchies" Today's Republican Party is a de facto criminal organization. It has engaged in and otherwise supports a range of criminal activity including a coup, seditious conspiracy, political violence and terrorism. [Today's Republican Party also supports and has participated in fraud, corruption](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd2ZlMW40MnR6cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), self-dealing and other conflicts of interest, and corporate crime [on a massive scale](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveGd3a2s5cXo1Zy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Donald Trump is the head of the Republican Party crime organization. In that role, he and the other senior leaders of the Republican Party have both directly engaged in criminal and quasi-legal acts while also directly commanding their followers and other agents to engage in such behavior. [Read more from Chauncey DeVega.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNTE4Z3g2b2VteS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - "Texas Forced This Woman to Give Birth to a Stillborn Son. She’s Suing," [Rolling Stone](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNjJvMnkzZDR1My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Texas pushes church into state with bills on school chaplains, Ten Commandments," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbnN2ZWtmZXR5ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Beware of food that isn't food," [The Atlantic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOHFsMWl0NnlwNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Lessons from a renter's utopia," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaXV3N3o0ZWZjdy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "My Brother Killed a Man. Then Arizona Killed My Brother," [Slate](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzA4ZWdxOXM0OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Republicans Are Trying to Seize Control Over Voting In Texas’ Largest Democratic County," [Mother Jones](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcHZ4OXRwbDZtdy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Expert: Jack Smith subpoena for foreign deals suggests DOJ concerned Trump tried to “monetize” docs Special counsel Jack Smith's team issued a subpoena for information about former President Donald Trump's foreign deals since he took office, according to [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUHM_P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaGJtaWx2encyNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWl3MnAxczVhbXdXA3NwY0IKZGJA7m1kmejEclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). The subpoena specifically sought details on the Trump Organization's real estate licensing and development deals in China, Saudi Araba, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Kuwait, Oman and France dating back to 2017. "Basically, the background here is the prosecutor's fear, the public's fear, that Donald Trump monetizes everything," ex-Solicitor General Neal Katyal told MSNBC. "He monetized Jan. 6th, of all things. He monetizes his impeachment and the like. So, I think the prosecutor's concern here has been when he took these highly sensitive classified documents, was he trying to monetize those as well?" 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