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George Santos wants to be clear ... he's not suicidal or depressed -- and, his followers shouldn't believe prison officials if they try to claim he is.

The former Congressman from New York is just a couple weeks away from the deadline to turn himself in to the Federal Bureau of Prisons ... and, he took to X to put the state of his mental health on the record.

Santos tells his nearly 200K followers he's "not suicidal. I’m not depressed. I have no intentions of harming myself, and I will not willingly engage in any sexual activity while I’m in there."

Jeffrey Epstein's "client list" may in fact actually exist, and Donald Trump's pissed because he can't expose it to the world ... this according to conservative commentator Michael Knowles.

The Daily Wire host stopped by "TMZ Live" for a weekly chat about politics with Harvey and Charles ... and, the trio discussed the president lashing out at a reporter who asked about Jeffrey Epstein.

ICYMI ... on Tuesday, a reporter asked about a Justice Department memo asserting there's no Epstein client list, and no evidence he was murdered in his jail cell prior to his trial.

President Trump's son, Eric, and his wife, Lara, are taking some R&R in Rhode Island with Lara hitting a lake on a paddleboard and in a bikini — and did she ever make a splash!

Lara — the daughter-in-law of Donald Trump — flaunted her perfect bod in a hot little two-piece Tuesday, while standing on her paddle board in the Great Salt Pond off Block Island, RI.

Of course, Lara — the former co-chair of the Republican National Committee and current Fox News host of "My View With Lara Trump," promoted DT's controversial renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, wearing a baseball cap stenciled with the words, "Gulf of America."

President Trump's famous — and surprisingly cordial — interaction with President Obama at President Jimmy Carter's funeral in January was a tantalizing mystery about what the two world leaders quietly talked about ... that is, until now!

According to Axios, citing a new book, “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,” Trump and Obama chatted about hitting the links at one of Trump's many golf courses as they sat side-by-side in a pew at Carter's funeral in D.C.'s Washington National Cathedral on January 9.

The exact passage in the book reads ... Trump "sat next to Barack Obama and invited him to play golf, enticing him with descriptions of Trump’s courses around the world."

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is calling the MacArthur Park immigration sweep this week what it is -- a fear tactic to intimidate residents ... and she's not backing down from fighting for the city’s rights.

We caught up with Bass at L.A. City Hall on Tuesday, and she slammed the horse-mounted federal agents in tactical gear swooping into the park Monday, bolstered by armored vehicles and armed troops ... calling it totally inappropriate and nothing less than a political stunt, especially as she notes no one was detained.

Catch the full clip -- Karen breaks down the bigger picture of the weeks-long ICE raids ... saying they were supposed to target criminals, gang members, and drug dealers -- but instead they're terrorizing innocent people, traumatizing them for life.

President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Tuesday for asking about Monday's Jeffrey Epstein memo from the Department of Justice ... and the video is quite awkward.

Just check it out -- 47 is astonished someone would ask about the news from a day earlier ... and scolds the reporter for not focusing on the "greatest success" in America, or the tragedy in Texas.

ICYMI ... the DOJ announced yesterday there's no evidence Epstein kept a "client list" of powerful people, or that he was murdered in his jail cell -- a theory people have been touting since his 2019 death by suicide.

The government better come clean about UAPs, or the people will -- that’s the warning from Jeremy Corbell, who’s cranking up the pressure after a newly released video from 2020 shows a massive disc slicing through clouds over the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Corbell popped up on "TMZ Live" today ... revealing he and journo George Knapp spent over two years verifying the jaw-dropping footage -- showing the 200- to 400-meter-wide disc with zero visible propulsion or heat signature, which was reportedly leaked from a confidential source.

Corbell -- a journalist and filmmaker -- made it clear they’ve gone to serious lengths to protect their whistleblowers ... who, he says, are now locked and loaded to testify at the next congressional UAP hearing.

The feds are hesitant to pursue criminal charges against powerful men named in the Jeffrey Epstein files because they aren't confident they can secure a conviction ... at least according to investigative reporter Tara Palmeri.

Tara's been covering the Epstein case for years now, and she joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday to give us her read on the DOJ/FBI memo announcing no "further disclosure" and no investigations against uncharged third parties.

While Tara agrees there's no client list, she says the FBI definitely has evidence linking the rich and powerful to Epstein's prostitution ring ... but she says the memo makes them sound gun-shy about prosecuting.

Fireworks were flying between President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania as they celebrated America's Independence Day Friday ... and their lovefest -- followed by some hilarious dance moves -- are forever cemented on video.

Watch the PDA-filled clip -- the pair seems smitten as they cozy up on the balcony of the White House to honor the 4th of July. Donald pulls her in tight ... and then goes in for a smooch, and later, a forehead kiss.

47 and his former model wife also put on a dance show for their fellow Americans -- Trump served up his signature "Trump dance," and Melania even got in on the fun by doing her own version of the move with open palms.

President Trump's got 'em LOL'in down in the Everglades, where he's holding court at his new immigrant detention center ... and dropping one-liners at his predecessor's expense.

POTUS was touring the facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," when a reporter pointed out the joint is actually very comfortably air-conditioned -- but 47 blew off that remark, and instead fired off a comedic shot at former President Biden.

Doing his best Henny Youngman (Google him, kids) impression, Trump said ... "Hey, Biden wanted me in here. It didn't work out that way, but wanted me in here, that son of a b*tch."

Donald Trump was in great spirits Tuesday morning ... and why wouldn't he be, 'cause he was talking about one of his favorite subjects -- alligators gobbling up escaped prisoners!

The commander-in-chief was about to depart the White House for the opening of a new Florida detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz," a controversial holding facility for undocumented immigrants as they wait to be deported.

Outside the WH, Trump took a few questions from the press pool, and one reporter asked about the concept behind "Alligator Alcatraz," which is located in the swampy Everglades about an hour west of Miami.

6:30 AM PT -- The Trump-Musk battle waged on this morning ... Trump said on Fox News, he was looking into deporting Elon. In response, Elon said on X, he's tempted to escalate the situation, but will not right now.

Donald Trump is trading jabs with Elon Musk again ... this time threatening to turn his former department against him as the SpaceX founder continues to trash DT's Big Beautiful Bill.

In Trump's Truth Social rant Monday night -- he says he's fed up with Elon's criticism and clearly making a power play over the entire scenario, slamming his former right-hand-guy's push for electric vehicles and reminding him about all the government help he gets.

He notes ... "Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa."

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz all paid their respects at the funeral for Melissa Hortman -- the Democratic lawmaker shot and killed earlier this month -- and her husband Mark.

The former president, his VP and the governor of Minnesota sat in the front row of the proceedings held at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis Saturday and were pictured standing together solemnly.

Biden walked through the rotunda of the building during the day ... and crossed himself in a religious gesture himself when he stopped before the caskets. He stood quietly for a time, then kneeled, crossed himself again and moved on.

Gavin Newsom says Fox News has gone off the deep end ... purely peddling the Trump administration's propaganda these days -- and, he's calling for an apology in regards to the defamation lawsuit he filed.

The Governor of California joined Brian Tyler Cohen on his podcast Friday ... and, he told Brian he doesn't like to use the courts in situations like this -- but, he felt it was finally time to fight the "propaganda network."

Governor Newsom says he's willing to let the network off the hook if he receives an on-air apology for the story they ran claiming he lied about calling President Trump ... but, if not, he's ready to let the lawyers duke it out in court.

Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff ain't happy about the ongoing ICE raids -- telling TMZ what's happening across the nation is simply "outrageous."

We caught up with Emhoff in L.A. Thursday ... though he's got a cool demeanor, he clearly thinks ICE raids targeting undocumented immigrants amid an aggressive deportations push under the Trump administration are appalling.

He's got a positive message, though -- promising families worried about how the federal actions will impact them that he and his wife, former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, are "always going to stand up for people in need."

Pete Hegseth just berated the press corps for questioning the Trump administration ... essentially calling them un-American for their reporting on the recent attack on Iran.

The Secretary of Defense flipped out on the media Thursday morning after several outlets published details from a leaked Pentagon report, which indicates the attack may have only set Iran's nuclear program back a few months.

Secretary Hegseth says the media hates Donald Trump so much they hope everything he does is a failure ... at the cost of recognizing the patriotism of the military personnel who actually pulled off Saturday night's strike.