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Brendan McDermid/ReutersFormer President Donald Trump claimed on the All In podcast this week that the CIA prevented him from releasing files connected with the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1963. When pressed on the issue, Trump told the podcast hosts, “I actually did do it. I released a lot.” He claimed that the CIA delayed his requests, telling him they needed “more time.” In 2017, Trump made waves by publicly promising to release “ALL JFK files other than the names and addresses of any mentioned person who is still living.” He never lived up to that promise. Read more at The Daily Beast.

ReutersEven Trump-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon apparently has her doubts about Trump’s attorney’s argument against federal prosecutor Jack Smith’s legitimacy as special counsel.Emil Bove, who is representing the former president in his stolen documents case, argued in court on Friday that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was “unconstitutional.” Bove went on to say that Merrick Garland’s ability to appoint Smith was comparable to the power of a “shadow government.”Cannon, who has repeatedly refused to pass the case to another judge and has been accused of delaying the trial every step of the way, didn’t buy the Trump team’s line.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Pool/Getty Images Kyle Rittenhouse has been publicly dragged by his own family, who say the far-right darling left them high and dry as his mother and sister brace for eviction from their home. Faith, Kyle’s sister, put out a desperate plea for help on May 29, setting up a GoFundMe to help fight their eviction notice.Faith said she and her mother have struggled to maintain employment due to the specter cast on them by the 2020 shooting in which Kyle fatally shot two men amid protests. She told the V-Radio podcast on June 2 that she also wound up hospitalized with appendicitis and has been in the hospital six times in the past six months, though she said her brother never bothered to reach out. She added that “people still believe my mother drove Kyle or was somehow involved in his decision to go to Kenosha.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Pool/Getty Images Kyle Rittenhouse has been publicly dragged by his own family, who say the far-right darling left them high and dry as his mother and sister brace for eviction from their home. Faith, Kyle’s sister, put out a desperate plea for help on May 29, setting up a GoFundMe to help fight their eviction notice.Faith said she and her mother have struggled to maintain employment due to the specter cast on them by the 2020 shooting in which Kyle fatally shot two men amid protests. She told the V-Radio podcast on June 2 that she also wound up hospitalized with appendicitis and has been in the hospital six times in the past six months, though she said her brother never bothered to reach out. She added that “people still believe my mother drove Kyle or was somehow involved in his decision to go to Kenosha.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Michael M. Santiago/ReutersA website named TrumpBurgum.com, which redirects users to DonaldJTrump.com, sparked rumors on Thursday that Trump had selected North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be his running mate. However, the website was quickly disavowed by Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt who said it “has nothing to do with our campaign.”Conservative commentator Dan O’Donnell reacted on X, calling the website a “major revelation” adding that TrumpPence.com similarly redirected users to DonaldJTrump.com. Read more at The Daily Beast.

John Fisher/Getty ImagesThe crowd roared as Snoop Dogg jogged up to the pitching mound to cast the first pitch at the Milwaukee Brewers-Cincinnati Reds game at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Saturday. Snoop then returned to the broadcast booth, surprising fans with his play-by-play of the game. No stranger to the microphone, he was animated in his unfiltered commentary.He exploded as Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz launched the ball into first, sending Brice Turang back to the dugout.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Christopher Polk/NBCActor Joe Alwyn has opened up on his split from long-time girlfriend Taylor Swift. In 2017, Alwyn embarked on a six-year-long relationship with Swift before the pair ultimately went their separate ways in April 2023. While notoriously quiet about his private life, he told The Times he hasn’t been able to shake her off since their break-up in April 2023.The “Taylor Swift Machine,” as The Times reporter Laura Pullman described it, has the unescapable power of millions of committed fans, billions of dollars and an enigmatic leader at its front—not the type of thing Alwyn wanted to find himself on the wrong side of.Read more at The Daily Beast.

AFP via Getty Birthday wishes rained down Friday for former President Donald Trump from his supporters, family, and even enemies—but his wife did not join in the public birthday greetings. Melania Trump was noticeably silent, at least publicly, about her husband’s 78th birthday, even as the Trump children took to social media to share loving birthday messages. “Happy Birthday to this warrior!” Eric Trump wrote on Instagram, where he shared a photo of himself sitting on the former president’s lap as a child. Ivanka posted a picture of the two walking at the White House to her X account, writing, “I love you today and everyday!” Donald Trump Jr. kept it simple, sharing a photo of his father hugging a flag and smirking, along with the caption, “Happy Birthday Dad!!!!”Read more at The Daily Beast.

CNNTwo mastectomies, more than 15 rounds of chemotherapy and radiation therapy later, CNN’s Sara Sidner returned to her show on Thursday. Sidner told People magazine she underwent a mammogram after finding a lump on her breast just before she departed on a three-week reporting trip to Israel in October 2023. While abroad, Sidner’s mammogram came back with some concerning results. Upon returning to New York, her fears were realized. She was diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer.“When I got the news, I didn’t tell anybody, not even my mother or husband or sisters or friends,” Sidner told People. “I just needed to process it.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Brian Snyder/ReutersFormer President Donald Trump, who is not exactly known for his restraint, let a room full of House Republicans know his thoughts on the RNC’s host city on Thursday. According to Punchbowl News, Trump told the group that “Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city.” Trump spokesperson and former Trump administration official Steven Cheung called Punchbowl’s reporting “total bullshit” in an X post. “He never said it like how it’s been falsely characterized as. He was talking about how terrible crime and voter fraud are,” he said. Read more at The Daily Beast.