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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. right, waves on stage with Nicole Shanahan, after announcing her as his running mate, during a campaign event, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Jesse Ventura: RFK Jr.’s Nicole Shanahan pick was ‘money over votes’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura talks to reporters outside the federal building in St. Paul, Minn., on Oct. 20, 2015. Ventura has announced he is entering the cannabis market as a seller, as the state still figures out retail sales of the drug on the heels of legalizing marijuana for adults last year. (Elizabeth Flores /Star Tribune via AP, File)

Ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he will sell cannabis edibles

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FILE - Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks during a campaign event at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Miami. Kennedy is having conversations with vice presidential candidates as he gets closer to announcing his runningmate for his independent presidential bid. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

RFK Jr. to reveal running mate March 26 in unusually early announcement

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

Marijuana plants grow at a Minnesota Medical Solutions greenhouse on May 5, 2015, in Otsego, Minn. Senators in Minnesota passed a bill Saturday, May 20, 2023, that would legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making it the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis. The measure has already been approved by the House and now goes to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who has pledged to sign it into law. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Minnesota governor signs bill to legalize marijuana, effective this summer

By Trisha Ahmed - Associated Press

In this Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura talks to reporters outside the federal building in St. Paul, Minn. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Jesse Ventura eyes Green Party 2020 run for president

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Ventura visits next Minnesota governor, and talks pot

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Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura speaks with reporters Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 about the settlement of his defamation lawsuit against &quot;American Sniper&quot; author Chris Kyle and his estate in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Ventura glad legal battle against ‘American Sniper’ is over

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Ventura, estate of ‘Sniper’ author agree to dismiss case

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura talks to reporters at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and United States Courthouse after a defamation hearing, in St. Paul, Minn. Ventura and the estate of &quot;American Sniper&quot; author Chris Kyle are apparently working toward a settlement in Ventura's yearslong defamation case. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

Settlement pending in Ventura’s case against ‘Sniper’ author

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In this Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura talks to reporters outside the federal building in St. Paul, Minn. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Ex-governor, wrestler Jesse Ventura to work for Russian TV

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Legal bills disputed in ongoing defamation case in Minnesota

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This combination of file photos shows Chris Kyle, left, former Navy SEAL and author of the book “American Sniper,” on April 6, 2012, and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, right, on Sept. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/File)

Jesse Ventura appeal in Chris Kyle defamation case rejected by the Supreme Court

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Ventura loses appeal to reinstate $1.8M verdict

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Former Navy SEAL and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (right) walks into Warren E. Burger Federal Building during the first day of jury selection in a defamation lawsuit in St. Paul, Minn., on July 8, 2015. Ventura, who won $1.8 million in the lawsuit against the estate of the late Chris Kyle, says he won’t see the "American Sniper" film partly because Kyle is no hero to him. (Associated Press/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores) **FILE**

Jesse Ventura’s $1.8M award in ‘American Sniper’ case vacated by appeals court

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This combination of file photos shows Chris Kyle, left, former Navy SEAL and author of the book “American Sniper,” on April 6, 2012, and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, right, on Sept. 21, 2012. Taya Kyle, Kyle's widow, appealed a $1.8 million judgement former Ventura won against the estate of "American Sniper" and Chris Kyle. (AP Photo/File)

Experts say free speech at stake in ‘American Sniper’ appeal

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

In this Jan. 7, 2000, file photo, potential Reform Party presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, greets Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in Minneapolis. Ventura said Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 that he hopes Trump wins the Republican nomination for president and would be open to running as his vice president. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Jesse Ventura: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders campaigns remind me of mine

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former Navy SEAL and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (right) walks into Warren E. Burger Federal Building during the first day of jury selection in a defamation lawsuit in St. Paul, Minn., on July 8, 2015. Ventura, who won $1.8 million in the lawsuit against the estate of the late Chris Kyle, says he won’t see the "American Sniper" film partly because Kyle is no hero to him. (Associated Press/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores) **FILE**

Jesse Ventura on Chris Kyle’s hero label: ‘Nazis have heroes,’ too

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Former Navy SEAL and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (right) walks into Warren E. Burger Federal Building during the first day of jury selection in a defamation lawsuit in St. Paul, Minn., on July 8, 2015. Ventura, who won $1.8 million in the lawsuit against the estate of the late Chris Kyle, says he won’t see the "American Sniper" film partly because Kyle is no hero to him. (Associated Press/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores) **FILE**

Jesse Ventura says ‘American Sniper’ as real as ‘Dirty Harry,’ blasts Chris Kyle

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 8, 2014 file photo former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, center, leaves federal court in St. Paul, Minn. Ventura, who was awarded $1.8 million in a defamation lawsuit against author Chris Kyle's estate, is suing HarperCollins saying publicity about the book and Kyle's claims about him generated millions of dollars in profits for the publisher. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores, File)

Jesse Ventura follows up Chris Kyle ‘American Sniper’ lawsuit by suing HarperCollins

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2011 file photo, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, left, talks to the media in Minneapolis. Ventura sued Chris Kyle, the author of the best-selling book “American Sniper,” for defamation in 2012 after Kyle claimed in his book that he punched Ventura at a California bar. Ventura says the incident never happened, and he’s suing for damages. Kyle, of Texas, was killed last year on a gun range while the lawsuit was pending. His widow, Taya Kyle, is now the central defendant in the case, which goes to trial on Tuesday, July 8, in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross, File)

$1.8M ‘American Sniper’ case verdict upheld; Chris Kyle’s widow denied new trial

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