Political Roundup: New Speaker - Trump Team Member Flips - Trump Innocent?

🗳️ After five nail-biting rounds of voting, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer from Minnesota finally clinched the Republican nomination for House Speaker! He narrowly defeated Mike Johnson, the House Republican Conference Vice Chair from Louisiana, in the final round. But hold on—Emmer still needs to secure 217 votes on the House floor, and insiders say there might be around 20 holdouts. He can only afford to lose four votes. The tension is real!

⚖️ Meanwhile, former President Trump's legal team is pulling out all the stops. They've filed last-minute motions to dismiss his federal election interference case, claiming it's a vindictive prosecution that infringes on his free speech. They argue that Trump was merely questioning the 2020 election and shouldn't be blamed for the Capitol attack.

👩‍⚖️ In related news, Jenna Ellis, a former Trump campaign attorney, has entered a plea deal in the Georgia 2020 election interference case. Once part of an "elite strike force team" of lawyers, Ellis pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting false statements. She's the third attorney from Trump's campaign to take a plea deal.

🎙️ On the GOP side, presidential candidate Chris Christie is not holding back. He's called the House Republicans' inability to elect a Speaker "an embarrassment to the party." It's been three weeks since eight Republicans teamed up with Democrats to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The GOP is still struggling to rally behind a single candidate, while Democrats stand united behind their leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

• Joe Biden: 42 percent favorable, 54 percent unfavorable, 2 percent haven't heard enough about him;

• Donald Trump: 37 percent favorable, 59 percent unfavorable, 3 percent haven't heard enough about him;

• Ron DeSantis: 24 percent favorable, 58 percent unfavorable, 18 percent haven't heard enough about him;

Poll Results: Is Trump Guilty In Jan 6 Riots Case?

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Yes, He Is (1389)

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 No, He Is Not (28579)