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GOP Ad Destroys Dems, Nancy Pelosi: ‘Democrats’
Midterm Message, MS-13 Killers…They Aren’t So Bad’
By Kristinn Taylor
May 29, 2018, 3:12 Pm
The one minute long video opens and closes with Pelosi
defending the humanity of MS-13 gang members. In
between are news accounts of horrendous MS-13 attacks Video also from May 17 of Trump explaining to the media
including one where a victim was stabbed over one why the day before he called MS-13 “animals” and always
hundred times, decapitated, dismembered and had his heart will.
cut out. Another report states two MS-13 gang members
kidnapped, sexually assaulted, shot and sacrificed a 15-
year-old girl to Satan.
The video closes with the unspoken message,
“Democrats’ Midterm Message, MS-13
Killers…They Aren’t Not So Bad.”
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University President Laments
Trump’s ‘Degradation Of Our Culture’
Rob Shimshock - Education Reporter
3:38 PM 05/29/2018
Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth made this Roth explained, going on to note that many individuals
remark and others critical of Trump in a column for The who supported Trump in the election have shown disgust
Washington Post. at his “dangerous rhetoric” and his policies.
“The climate on campus [during graduation] “To call attention to this degradation of our
is always festive, but this year, we can’t culture is not to support political
help but be affected by the pollutants of correctness, but to support our ability to
cynicism and craven disregard for principle learn from one another.”
in our national atmosphere,” Roth noted.
He has served as a university president for The Washington Post’s education section frequently gives
nearly two decades, first at California column spaces to left-wing or anti-Trump teachers and
College of the Arts and now at Wesleyan in professors. An Iowa State University communications and
Connecticut. “The Trump White House has poetry writing professor took to its pages in April to
set the tone, and far too many politicians complain about a student who used the word “retard” in a
and pundits are dancing to the tune. poem.
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The Clinton Tentacles Engulf Every Single Russian
Collusion Narrative - All Roads From Russia
Lead To Hillary Clinton
By Susan Duclos - All News Pipeline
May 29, 2018
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"So you did have meetings with her and -- the law firm Perkins Coie, which represented the Clinton
did you have meetings with Hillary campaign and the DNC.
Clinton?" His response was "I met her in a
social setting, not on a professional line."
Breitbart reports that Akhmetshin's personal relationship That unverified dossier was then used by the FBI to obtain
with Hillary Clinton dates back to the 1990s. FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) warrants to
spy on a Trump campaign member, Carter Page. The FBI
On Page 37 of that same transcript Akhmetshin admits to used the dossier without telling the FISA court that the
having a business relationship with Glenn Simpson, co- Clinton campaign and the DNC funded it.
founder of Fusion GPS, after being questioned about an
email in an unrelated matter, where he referred to Simpson Via the WSJ:
as a colleague in an email exchange.
The most troubling issue is that the
Page 38 shows the following exchange: surveillance orders were obtained by
withholding critical information about Mr.
Q. This is another email provided by your Steele from the FISA court. The court was
counsel . It's an email from Glenn Simpson not informed that Mr. Steele was personally
to Natalia Veselnitskaya , you , and Murat opposed to Mr. Trump’s election, that his
Glashev . It was sent on February 4 , 2016 efforts were funded by Hillary Clinton’s
. Mr . Simpson writes, "Natalia, I campaign, or that he was the source of
understand the meeting is tonight at 9 : 00 media reports that the FBI said
, but Rinat suggested we get together corroborated his dossier. These facts are
beforehand . Are you free later this essential to any judicial assessment of Mr.
afternoon or for dinner? " What is the Steele’s veracity and the applications’
meeting at 9:00 he refers to ? A. I don't merits.
remember exactly. Maybe dinner?
So, once again, Hillary Clinton is connected to yet another
Q. Did you meet with Mr . Simpson and Ms. piece of the puzzle that was used to spy on the Trump
Veselnitskaya along with the legal team campaign.
working on the Prevezon case at any time?
A. I have, yes. STRZOK/PAGE TEXTS- RUSSIA INSURANCE
POLICY - STRZOK MEETING WITH CLINTON
After questioning him at length about his association with FOUNDATION DONOR
Simpson, by page 231 he had denied that he spoke with
Simpson about the Trump Tower meeting with Donald The information contained within the text messages
Trump Jr. exposed by the DOJ's Inspector General investigation,
between FBI Agent Peter Strzok, and FBI special counsel
Lisa Page, showed extreme anti-Trump/pro-Clinton bias.
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Grassley: Fusion GPS Founder Gave ‘Extremely
Misleading’ Testimony About Trump Work
Chuck Ross - Reporter
3:45 PM 05/29/2018
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is “Contrary to Mr. Simpson’s denial in the
accusing Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson of giving staff interview, according to the FBI and
“extremely misleading” statements, if not telling “outright others, Fusion actually did continue Trump
lies,” during Senate testimony in 2017. dossier work for a new client after the
election,” Grassley said.
Simpson may have lied when he denied working for clients
to investigate President Donald Trump after the 2016 Grassley pointed to statements a former Senate
election, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said in a May 24 letter Intelligence Committee staffer, Daniel Jones, gave to the
made public on Tuesday. FBI in March 2017 about his work alongside Fusion GPS
to investigate Trump’s possible Russia links.
Fusion GPS, which Simpson started in 2011, worked for
the Clinton campaign and DNC to investigate Trump’s A group of seven to 10 wealthy donors from California
possible ties to Russia. The opposition research firm hired and New York paid $50 million to fund the project, Jones
former British spy Christopher Steele, who would go on to told the FBI.
write a dossier alleging Trump’s campaign colluded with
the Kremlin. Jones’ consulting firm, the Penn Quarter Group, “had
secured the services Steele, his associate [redacted], and
Grassley noted that in his Aug. 22, 2017, testimony, Fusion GPS to continue exposing Russian interference in
Simpson claimed after the election, he was not working for the 2016 Presidential election,” he told the FBI.
a client to continue his Trump work.
The group planned to push the information from the
“So you didn’t do any work on the Trump independent investigation to lawmakers, the media and the
matter after the election date; that was the FBI, Jones also told the bureau.
end of your work?” Simpson was asked
during the interview. “So, despite the fact Mr. Simpson said he
had no client after the election, he in fact
Simpson responded, saying: did, and that client revealed himself to the
FBI,” Grassley said.
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Giuliani: Trump Won't Sit With
Mueller Until He Gets Info On Informant
By Max Greenwood
05/29/18 03:45 Pm Edt
President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Tuesday with three of Trump's campaign advisers in 2016 in the
that the president will not sit for an interview with special early months of the counterintelligence investigation into
counsel Robert Mueller's team until his legal team gets all Russia's role in the election.
documents related to the FBI's use of an informant.
Trump has claimed that the FBI planted a mole in his
“We need all the documents before we can decide whether campaign and sought to spy on his team for political
we are going to do an interview,” Giuliani told The purposes. No evidence has emerged to suggest that the FBI
Washington Post in an interview. improperly spied on Trump's campaign.
Giuliani added that the fact Mueller is trying to interview Last week, select lawmakers met with top Justice
the president suggests that the probe is coming to an end. Department officials to discuss the use of the informant
amid pressure from Trump.
“I don’t think they would have asked to
interview him until they are pretty much Trump has fired off a number of tweets in recent days
finished with everything,” he said. “They’re decrying the Russia probe and suggesting wrongdoing by
only going to get one shot at him. They the FBI, the Justice Department and special counsel
know that. You look pretty amateurish if investigators. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted that
you interview him and you don’t have all investigators were planning on "meddling" in the 2018
the facts gathered.” midterm elections.
Mueller has sought to negotiate an interview with Trump Giuliani told the Post on Tuesday that the president's
as part of his team's probe into Russian meddling in the attacks are "working."
2016 election and possible obstruction of justice. Trump's
lawyers, however, have been reluctant to grant such an “As an effective politician, you’re not going
interview. to do something that you don’t think is
working,” Giuliani told the Post.
Trump and his allies have raised concerns in recent weeks
about the FBI's use of a top-secret informant, who met
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IT’S ON=> Senate Judiciary Committee
To Hold Hearing On Much-Anticipated IG Report June 5
By Cristina Laila
May 29, 2018, 5:56 Pm
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WATCH: Ben Shapiro Gives
Democrats Really Bad News For 2018 Midterms
By Daily Wire
May 29, 2018
Host Pete Hegseth asked why the media won’t cover what
Hamas actually does. Shapiro answered:
On Tuesday, Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro
appeared live in New York with the hosts of Fox & It’s unbelievable; it really is, because it’s
Friends to discuss media bias, from the media’s bias not even as though Hamas is attempting to
against President Trump to their bias against Israel. He hide the ball. During that actual
ripped the Democrats who accused GOP members of conflagration there was a top member of
Congress of being “bums” for not opposing President Hamas who went on television and said
Trump, and concluded, virtually everyone who was killed was a
terrorist and the media kept reporting it as
“The problem for Democrats is that really, though Israel was firing indiscriminately into
all they have in 2018 is how much they crowds. If that isn’t actual fake news, I’m
hate President Trump. They do not have an not sure what is.
agenda."
Host Ainsley Earhardt then asked about another example
Shapiro fired back at the media and the Democrats with of media bias, this time accusing President Trump of
some hilarious images, including President Trump being separating immigrant children from their parents on the
the earworm from “The Wrath of Khan” that has gotten border. On Monday, many media outlets published a
into the media’s brain, into the Democrats' brain, and picture of immigrant children in cages held there
warped them, to Adam Schiff, who was one of the supposedly while Trump was in office, but the actual
congressmen calling Republicans "bums," whom Shapiro picture was taken in 2014, while Barack Obama was
referred to as setting up president. Host Brian Kilmeade pointed out that celebrities
joined in to tweet the picture to attack Trump, and then
there was a mass deletion from the outlets and celebrities
“a pup tent at media centers, he doesn’t
after they found out the truth.
even go to Congress any more, he just sits
there in the green room and actually has
food brought to him by the boxload.” Shapiro noted that a former member of the Obama
Administration had also posted the picture. He added:
The discussion started with the panel of hosts asking about
the rockets Hamas has launched into Israel, including one It’s as though President Trump has
into an Israeli kindergarten. Shapiro noted that on Monday, become the earworm from “The Wrath of
Palestinian Arabs were caught attempting to break through Khan” that has gotten into the media’s
the border with knives and incendiary devices in order to brain, into the Democrat brain, and it’s
kill Israelis. He continued: completely warped them, because it is so
obvious that this has been a problem going
all the way back to the Obama
This is why the media bias has been so egregious,
Administration. He’s (Trump) not wrong:
particularly from other networks like CNN and MSNBC
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When the president suggests that it’s not by the boxload. It’s unbelievable. And then
as though he has a choice about he’s the one who’s calling Republicans
separating parents from children, if he bums for actually attempting to get
actually wants to arrest illegal immigrants legislation done on a variety of issues. The
on the border, there is no choice, because problem for Democrats is that really, all
the 9Th circuit court of appeals has ruled they have in 2018 is how much they hate
that he has to separate children from their President Trump. They do not have an
parents. He can’t keep the kids with their agenda; they’ve fallen into the politics of
parents in detention. That’s the problem. If intersectional identity politics; it’s all nasty
the Democrats wanted a “solve,” if they stuff. There’s a reason that the generic
wanted a solution on this, they could get ballot lead has shrunk in the average polls
one tomorrow. They don’t want a solution from thirteen points down to about three.
on this because they do want these The momentum is not on their side. That
pictures; they want more of these pictures; blue wave looks like it’s barely more than a
they want more kids who are in a ripple at this point.
problematic situation like this so they can
blame President Trump and then claim that Video below:
it’s his cruelty that’s the cause of all of this.
Shapiro quipped:
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Footnote In Grassley’s Letter Suggests Information
From Fusion GPS May Have Been Passed To Dianne
Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Dems
By Cristina Laila
May 29, 2018, 9:32 Pm
Mr. Jones further told the FBI that the Penn Quarter Group
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“was being funded by 7 to 10 wealthy
donors located primarily in New York and
California, who provided approximately $50
million.”8
The report noted that Mr. Jones
stated he planned to push the
information he obtained from
Fusion and Steele to
policymakers on Capitol Hill,9
Read Grassley’s full letter to Senator Coons on next page.
the press, and the FBI.10 As with
statements to the Committee, statements
to the FBI, like Mr. Jones’, are subject to 18
U.S.C. § 1001. So, despite the fact Mr.
Simpson said he had no client after the
election, he in fact did, and that client
revealed himself to the FBI.
Screenshot of footnote:
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DOT Repeals Enviro Rule Mandating
States Comply With Greenhouse Gas Policy
Chris White - Energy Reporter
10:37 PM 05/29/2018
States and other locals across the country can still pursue
similar actions locally. The repeal of the GHG measure
does not affect implementation of the other national
performance management measures states are responsible
for administering.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed a California’s high standards have forced automakers to
final rule May 22 that eliminates a mandate requiring state build more fuel-efficient vehicles, which ultimately effects
agencies to establish emission targets, calculate their national efficiency standards. Former President Barack
progress toward those targets, and determine a plan of Obama aimed to raise the average fuel economy of
action if they failed to make progress during a performance automobiles to more than 50 miles per gallon within 10
period. years.
The rule repealed the performance management measure The Golden State got permissions from the Obama
assessing the percent change in tailpipe carbon administration to issue its own, higher emissions standards.
dioxide emissions on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
measure. It also measured total annual tons of carbon They require cars get 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The
emissions from all on-road mobile sources. rules would cut 540 million metric tons of carbon dioxide
emissions and save consumers money, officials estimated.
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Bozell & Graham Column:
Chuck Todd Sneers At Trump's 'Playbook'
By Brent Bozell And Tim Graham
May 29, 2018 11:12 PM EDT
On the Memorial Day weekend, NBC’s Chuck Todd calling Trump’s current standing a “crisis,”
opened his show Meet the Press by angrily lecturing his even as his polls are actually improving,
viewers about a so-called Trump “tactical playbook” on is....branding. Is Todd saying NBC would
how to spin the Mueller probe and the FBI sending an never dream of using “nefarious” terms that
“informant” into his presidential campaign. “resonate with the public”? Here’s Todd
leading off his MSNBC show on May 22:
Here’s the Todd list, with our commentary:
“Fatal distraction! Are the president's
systemic attacks on the Justice Department
undermining the rule of law as we know it?”
Fatal? Who died, Chuck? It sounds like he’s writing
Democrat direct-mail copy for his wife’s company,
Maverick Mail & Strategies.
The media also use branding in a positive way. For
example, illegal immigrants who arrived in America as
minors are typically framed as “Dreamers,” and with no
“so-called” warning necessary.
1. “Perhaps fearing that Mueller is closing in, the
president is applying a well-worn tactical playbook. 3. “If accused of wrongdoing, use the ‘I'm rubber,
Number one, distract with an invented crisis that you're glue’ defense, pinning anything you're
attacks the investigators without evidence to plant accused of on your opponents.” This is especially
a seed of doubt.” obnoxious, coming from journalists whose first rebuttal
is often “You can’t call us biased! You are biased!”
Let’s pick at two phrases here. Many of Trump’s
supporters and more than a few independents would tell We wonder if Chuck Todd slept through the Clinton years.
Todd that “distract with an invented crisis....without When the 1996 Clinton campaign took donations from
evidence” is a better description of ABC, CBS, and his Chinese communists and Indonesian businessmen,
own NBC offering about 1500 minutes of evening-news “everybody does it” became the dominant media spin.
hype about Russian “collusion” that still hasn’t surfaced. 4. “If still caught with irrefutable facts closing in,
Let that sink in: a full 25 hours of coverage about nothing assert that all facts are relative anyway.” Trump
much to date. lawyer Rudy Giuliani is worried about Trump walking
into a perjury trap. He told The Washington Post “truth
In contrast, what is “invented” about the FBI’s confidential is relative” and the Mueller team “may have a different
informant? You can spin about how he was really “spying version of the truth than we do.” At least those are the
on the Russians,” but was the New York Times making up quotes the Post used.
Stefan Halper?
When the irrefutable facts of Bill Clinton’s lying about
Instead of actually reporting on Halper and his attempts to having a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky were
“inform” on Trump aides, they would rather just call it a closing in, it was NBC’s Matt Lauer who enabled Hillary
“distraction” and therefore somehow a lie. Clinton to distract the country with warnings of
2. “Brand the crisis. According to the Associated “a vast right-wing conspiracy.”
Press, Mr. Trump wants to brand the FBI's
confidential informant a spy, believing the more Lauer even suggested this Lewinsky scandal could be
nefarious term would resonate more in the media “the worst and most damaging smear of the
and with the public. The president used some 20th century.”
version of the word ‘spy’ 24 times in 15 tweets over
ten days.” The liberal media have no right to lecture about
“distractions” and “branding” and treating facts as relative.
Earth to NBC: These are all well-worn moves in their own “tactical
playbook.”
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FBI’s ‘Informant’ Was A Covert Spy, Mccarthy Warns
Why Didn't Bureau Officials Notify Trump Campaign Leaders About
Russia Concerns Instead Of Secretly Implanting A Snoop?
By Kathryn Blackhurst
Updated 30 May 2018 At 6:23 AM
"I am even more convinced that the FBI did exactly what
my fellow citizens would want them to do when they got
the information they got," Gowdy told Fox News earlier
Tuesday, claiming that the FBI's information gathering had
"nothing to do with Donald Trump."
“If you were looking at a corporation and Although "it may well be" that Trump "was not personally
you thought that the corporation was being a target" of the FBI's scrutiny, McCarthy argued that
corrupted by three people, you would go to Americans still should be concerned about the bureau's
the CEO and say, ‘I think we have a methods.
problem here. We need your cooperation,'”
said McCarthy, a National Review "What they're saying was they think what
contributor and former assistant U.S. the FBI did was appropriate. So what
attorney for the Southern District of New they're saying is they had these guys who
York. they had concerns about who had some
“What they did instead was send covert Russia baggage, and it was appropriate for
operatives to pry information out,” the FBI to check that out," he paraphrased.
McCarthy (pictured above, left) noted.
“There’s no question that they spied on the
campaign.”
The New York Times first reported May 17 that the FBI
used an informant to befriend three Trump campaign
officials in 2016 and collect information from them.
Trump directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) May 20
to determine whether his campaign was infiltrated for
political purposes.
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Trey Gowdy: FBI “Did What Americans Would Want
Them To Do” By Spying On Opposition Party
In 2016 (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
May 30, 2018, 8:10 Am
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President Trump Slams AWOL Jeff Sessions:
“I Wish” I Would Have Hired Somebody
Else For Attorney General
By Jim Hoft
May 30, 2018, 8:36 Am
President Trump:
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Troubling Questions Emerge About FBI’s Strzok;
Father Worked In Africa For Companies
Linked To, Funded By CIA
By Investigative Bureau
Posted On May 30, 2018
Embattled FBI Agent Peter Strzok, embroiled in the spying Strzok stayed in Iran until Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
and wiretapping scandal of President Trump, grew up in was installed in 1979 in the hope of stabilizing the
Africa for a stint while his father worked for companies tumultuous region and political climate during the
that have long been linked as operational and funding cut- American hostage crisis as well, records show. After
outs for the Central Intelligence Agency, according to leaving Iran, Strzok took the African post with CRS. But it
records. was not Strzok’s first U.S.-backed mission in Iran. In a
recent 2016 article in the Fayetteville Observer, he detailed
Now, as the spying and wiretapping scandal of the FBI has an earlier mission in Iran — as well as his navigating
implicated former CIA Director John Brennan and Barack Russian influence in that country — predating his private
Obama’s CIA, questions have emerged about the FBI work in Iran by nearly two decades. Strzok wrote:
Strzok’s connections to the CIA. And that of his family
too. The Inspector General is probing many facets of FBI “In 1965, I was an Army
corruption, along with House and Senate committees. That engineer captain assigned to
includes CIA involvement in the FBI spying scandals. And the U.S. Military Mission to Iran.
Strzok’s alleged role as a clandestine liaison between FBI Fresh out of Persian language
and CIA.
studies at Monterey, California,
one of my jobs was to accept
True Pundit reported Brennan’s involvement in Sept. 2017
civic action schools being built
and now — nine months later — others are asking
from funds accrued from sales
questions about the FBI’s involvement with the CIA with
what amounts to an apparent clandestine operation to by Iran of food aid provided by
unseat President Trump — or make sure he was never the U.S. These schools were
elected in the first place. being built in border areas,
concentrating on nomadic
The FBI’s Strzok bragged in internal FBI text messages groups such as the Kurds,
about obtaining a CIA coin – often awarded for Balouch, Turkoman, Azeris and
meritorious service to intelligence agents — from and Afghans, under the theory that
personally signed by former CIA Director John Brennan in educated nomads tend toward
2017. Now Strzok is accused of working with CIA cut-out sedentary living with reduced
Stefan Halper to set traps for Trump associates. security concerns. One was
built in Marivan, a Kurdish
How did Strzok know John Brennan and what was his village hard up against the Iraqi
involvement with FBI operations linked to Trump
border. In October 1965, I flew
campaign skullduggery? FBI and CIA operations are
separated for a reason. from Tehran, in a de Havilland
Otter, to meet with contractors
and Tehran Engineer District
Peter Strzok Sr.. the father of the FBI’s Peter Strzok,
served 21 years in the Army before taking a post in Africa staff, to turn over the Marivan
for Catholic Relief Services, a charity with bonafide school for transfer to the
international links to the CIA and funding from the United government to Iran.”
Nations. According to records, Strzok worked for CRS
staring in 1981 and lived abroad with his family a young The program Strzok headed in Africa for CRS in the 1980s
Peter in Africa. Prior to taking the position in Africa, the was funded by federal aid to and from USAID, records
elder Strzok worked in Vietnam, the Middle East and show. USAID maintains it is an independent aid
specifically Iran for an unknown U.S. contractor. organization, however its history is entwined and
entangled deeply with the CIA. Just like Catholic Relief
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Services. Both organizations have embedded covert CIA In 2017, Strzok was the top FBI agent assigned to Special
operatives in international outposts to carry out operations Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of alleged collusion of
ranging from intelligence gathering to covert Ops. Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian
government. But Strzok was fired from Mueller’s team
The CIA funds various covert operations through various when damaging text messages between Strzok and FBI
front organizations including known CIA operations lawyer Lisa Page surfaced where the duo were highly
groups which funnel funds to “various non-governmental critical of Trump. Often, they ridiculed Trump.
agencies” (NGOs) which then use such funds to achieve
American intelligence objectives worldwide. After working with USAID-funded programs for CRS in
Africa, the elder Strzok stayed active in Africa for the last
Often criticized for its involvement with the U.S. 30 years running the Agency to Facilitate the Growth of
intelligence apparatus, CRS is a documented CIA-linked Rural Organizations, records show. The non profit group,
NGO. And USAID is the government-funded equivalent. founded by the elder Strzok, has focused on working with
rural organizations in Africa and Haiti, according to the
corporation’s 2009 tax return filed with the IRS.
The CRS program in Africa headed by Strzok provided
school lunches to children and helped teach local how to
farm and raise cash crops, according to reports. In 2010, Strzok’s IRS tax filing said his Agency to
Facilitate the Growth of Rural Organizations organized
meetings with University of Minnesota agencies and
“forest product enterprises to provide safe, low cost fuel to
Haitian earthquake victims.
In a data sheet included with the tax return, Strzok said the
The elder Strzok has never tried to hide his involvement Agency to Facilitate the Growth of Rural Organizations
with CRS. In fact in the 1980s, he often boasted about the was ceasing operations, after 19 years. (See attachment.)
work he was doing in Africa, as well as the fact Peter Jr. The data sheet detailed Strzok’s involvement in
was living in Africa before he came stateside at age 12 to international aid for decades. Tax returns for the group
enroll in prep school in the United States, according to prior to 2001 were not available. The group did
records. recommence operations after 2004 based on tax returns
filed from 2007 through 2010, records show.
Now, however, his son’s involvement in an apparent
intelligence plot aimed at harming Trump’s political career In 2013, Strzok Sr. was quoted by a TV news station
has thrust the elder Strzok’s career into the spotlight. reporting on African poverty and identified him as
president of the Agency to Facilitate the Growth of Rural
The FBI’s Strzok served as Chief of the Counterespionage Organizations.
Section during the FBI’s investigation into Hillary
Clinton’s email server, rising to become the Deputy Argo by True Pundit on Scribd:
Assistant Director of the division. He led the FBI’s
investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United
States elections.
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Top Suspect In Russian Collusion Witch Hunt Is Likely
Western Intelligence Operative – Says He’s
‘Member Of Clinton Foundation’
By Jim Hoft
May 30, 2018, 9:41 Am
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Scarborough Compares Trump To ‘A Four-Year-Old
Smearing Chocolate On The Wall’ Over Sessions Recusal
Julia Nista - General Assignment Reporter
9:49 AM 05/30/2018
“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough compared President Trump tweeted Wednesday that he wishes he had picked
Trump to “a four-year-old smearing chocolate on the side someone else for attorney general:
of a wall” when discussing his relationship with Attorney
General Jeff Sessions.
WATCH:
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POTUS Trump RIPS Disney CEO Bob Iger For Special
Treatment Of Valerie Jarrett
By Cristina Laila
May 30, 2018, 10:56 Am
President Trump blasted Disney CEO HORRIBLE statements made and said
Bob Iger Wednesday morning over his about me on ABC. Maybe I just didn’t get
special treatment of Valerie Jarrett the call?
following the cancellation of
‘Roseanne.’
Disney CEO Bob Iger phoned former Obama advisor Joy Behar disparaged Vice President Mike Pence for his
Valerie Jarrett to assure her that “ABC does not tolerate Christian faith and said Christians are ‘mentally ill.’
comments like those” referring to an incendiary tweet
posted by Roseannne Barr late Monday night. It tooks weeks for Behar to issue a fake apology and she
still has her job at ABC.
ABC announced Tuesday they cancelled
‘Roseanne’ almost immediately after Barr fired off a tweet Meanwhile Trump-basher Jimmy
about Valerie Jarrett. Kimmel STILL has a show on ABC.
Roseanne said this of Jarrett, And this is after he had women grope his crotch on air for
laughs.
“muslim brotherhood and planet of the
apes had a baby=vj.”
Trump tweeted:
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Democratic Candidate Says Trump
As Big Of A Threat As Osama Bin Laden Was
Julia Cohen
12:02 PM 05/30/2018
This isn’t the first time Helmer has run into controversy.
LAS VEGAS NEVADA, DECEMBER 14, 2015: The candidate posted a video of himself buying an assault
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at rifle at a gun show “to find out how easy it is to buy” in
campaign event at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino April.
the day before the CNN Republican Presidential Debate
Helmer is running against incumbent Republican Rep.
Democratic congressional candidate Dan Helmer Barbara Comstock in Virginia’s 10th district. Comstock
compared President Donald Trump to Osama bin Laden in “is a rubber stamp for the racist, sexist and xenophobic
an ad released Wednesday. agenda” of Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, Helmer
tweeted in February.
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Jason Chaffetz Blasts Jeff Sessions:
‘The Attorney General In Name Only’ [VIDEO]
Henry Rodgers - Political Reporter
1:06 PM 05/30/2018
Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz blasted Attorney “Does Jeff Sessions have a target back on
General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia him again or not?” Fox News anchor Bill
probe in an interview Wednesday. Hemmer asked Chaffetz.
“Jeff Sessions is the attorney general in
The former Utah congressman called Sessions “worthless” name only. He is worthless,” Chaffetz
and said he was “attorney general in name only” on responded. “The sooner the president
“America’s Newsroom.” Chaffetz’s criticism comes after names a new attorney general the better.
President Donald Trump took a shot at Sessions in a He should never have recused himself. He
Wednesday tweet, quoting Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy didn’t need to in a counter intelligence
of South Carolina. operation.”
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MUST SEE=> Little Boy Steals Hearts At President
Trump’s Signing ‘Right To Try’ Into Law (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
May 30, 2018, 1:46 Pm
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Newest Congressional Polls
Show Republicans Gaining On Democrats
Benny Johnson - Reporter At Large
2:19 PM 05/30/2018
At the beginning of the year, Democrats were leading big Real Clear Politics
on a generic congressional ballot. That has all changed.
According to Sean Trende at Real Clear Politics, the swing
The accomplishments of the Trump administration in the upward has to do with presidential accomplishments:
early parts of the year mixed with a stabilizing economy
has bolstered GOP hopes of maintaining control of the
“There’s a couple of things going on. I think
House and potentially gaining in the Senate. According to
the good economic news is starting to
Fox News and Real Clear Politics, the margin for
break through. I think people are starting to
Democrats has shrunk from 13 points to 4 points on a
question where the Mueller investigation is
generic ballot.
going. I think it had kept the president down
for a while. And I think the tax cuts
RCP Avg –> Generic Congressional Ballot: energized the Republican base and are
playing a role in the president’s improving
Dec 24: Democrats +13.0 pts fortunes.”
Jan 24: Democrats +7.9 pts
Feb 24: Democrats +8.0 pts
Mar 24: Democrats +6.5 pts
.
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First Lady Melania Trump Scolds Left-Wing Conspiracy
Cranks Speculating Over Her Whereabouts
Following Kidney Surgery
By Cristina Laila
May 30, 2018, 3:29 Pm
First Lady Melania Trump underwent She’s left the White House and moved back to New York
kidney surgery a couple weeks ago at City.
Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and She’s cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller.
spent the week there recovering.
The left-wing conspiracy media began She’s holed up with the Obamas, working on a tell-all
speculating on Melania Trump’s book about her husband — unless she had a secret nip and
whereabouts after the First Lady shied tuck, in which case she’s just healing.
away from the spotlight during her
recovery. Melania Trump scolded the media on
Wednesday from her official FLOTUS
On Wednesday, First Lady Melania Trump scolded the Twitter account.
media.
Melania Trump tweeted: I see the media is working
overtime speculating where I am & what I’m doing. Rest
assured, I’m here at the @WhiteHouse w my family,
feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the
American people!
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TRUMP Rocks Tennessee Arena! NYT Skunks Say Only
1,000 People Were There – Then Are Forced To Make
Embarrassing Correction
By Jim Hoft
May 30, 2018, 4:28 Pm
The far left New York Times said only 1,000 people
showed up.
This is a common tactic by the left to
Trump blasted the Times on Wednesday always underestimate the support for
morning for their extremely low conservative candidates and causes.
estimates of the crowd size. Remember this moving forward!
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When Trump Met Obama, He Joked About One Specific
Issue — It’s Gonna Drive Hillary Voters Insane
Benny Johnson - Reporter At Large
5:49 PM 05/30/2018
Senior Obama adviser Ben Rhodes,is writing a book on his surreal. Mr. Trump kept steering the
time in the White House. Rhodes served as Obama’s conversation back to the size of his rallies,
deputy national security adviser for strategic noting that he and Mr. Obama could draw
communications and saw the president up close and big crowds, but Mrs. Clinton could not, Mr.
personal for eight years of his administration. Rhodes writes.”
The book, titled “The World as It Is,” will paint an The Times writes that Obama said,
intimate look at some of the most controversial days of the
Obama administration. According to a New York Times “I’m trying to place him in American history”
sneek-peek book review, after the meeting. Trump was compared
to characters in Huckleberry Finn by
“Few moments shook Mr. Obama more Obama’s staff.
than the decision by voters to replace him “I don’t know,” Obama told aides at one
with a candidate who had questioned his point, frustrated with Trump’s victory.
very birth.” “Maybe this is what people want. I’ve got
the economy set up well for him. No facts.
The meeting of Obama and Trump at the White House is No consequences. They can just have a
described by Rhodes as “surreal.” Trump wanted to joke cartoon.”
with Obama about one topic:
The piece goes on to talk about how Obama struggled with
How both he and Obama could get more losing the support of so many Americans and how he was
people at their rallies that Hillary could. sure that Hillary Clinton would win.
“The day Mr. Obama hosted Mr. Trump at
the White House after the election seemed
.
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Kim Kardashian Meets With
President Trump In Oval Office (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
May 30, 2018, 6:24 Pm
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husband, Kanye West, who recently
tweeted a photo of his red Make America
Great Again hat, will not be present either,
though there have been talks about him
making a White House appearance of his
own at a later, to-be-determined date.)
Instead, Kardashian hopes to make a legal
argument to President Trump for why he
should pardon Alice Johnson, a 62-year-
old great-grandmother serving a life
sentence without parole for a first-time
drug offense. More than 21 years after
Johnson went to prison, Kardashian came
across Johnson’s story on Twitter earlier
this year and reached out to Ivanka, who
connected her to Kushner, according to the
source. In an interview earlier this month,
Kardashian said that, if given the
opportunity, she would “explain to [Trump]
that, just like everybody else, we can make
choices in our lives that we’re not proud of
and that we don’t think through all the way.”
Mic.com posted video of Alice Marie
Johnson earlier today.
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Between Trump And The Deep State
By Manuel E. Yepe
May 30, 2018
In the political lexicon of the United States, since the racism and who served as the White House’s chief
presidency of Donald Trump, the mysterious concept of a strategist.
“Deep State” has become fashionable. It’s understood as a
kind of mystical adversary that the president’s cabinet “The Deep State is here,” Ed Rogers, a Republican
must face. columnist in his Washington Post column, wrote a week
earlier. “It is a worrying phenomenon to have the anti-
The term has been used to refer to an allegedly secretly Trump organizations and Democratic officials aligned
operating network of public officials working to prevent conspiring to work actively against the government in
Trump from pursuing his policies. The expression is also office,” he said.
used to allude to a de facto power of public employees
whose stay in office is beyond the control of the president. However, there is no shortage of analysts who reject the
idea that in the US there can be a “deep state” acting in the
But its definition varies according to who uses it. It shadows. “The term comes from a kind of conspiracy
generally implies the existence of a secret and invisible theory that does not capture what is a normal tension
nebula that operates from the bowels of government and between bureaucrats who have been running political
that would be responsible for leaks of sensitive programs for years and who may want to change things
information from public offices, including those of themselves,” says Gordon Adams on BBC World.
intelligence and those of advisers and analysts directly
subordinate to the President. According to many analysts, the “Deep State” actions that
overwhelm Trump derive from the basic contradiction
“The deep state has to stop with its shit,” Roger Stone, between the federal government and the invisible power of
Trump’s old political adviser, told The New Yorker the military and corporations defined by former President
magazine on the eve of the president’s inauguration Dwight Eisenhower as the Military-Industrial Complex.
January 20. This tension is manifested, for the time being, as a
confrontation between the White House and the
He was referring to information published by The New intelligence community, in which the latter acts, by
York Times, citing U.S. officials, indicating that the FBI, definition, in a reserved manner.
CIA and other intelligence agencies were investigating
Stone and other Trump collaborators for alleged links to When he was Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon
Russia. defined the government’s goal as the deconstruction of the
administrative state, which he believed had been set up by
Stone denied having had such links, and blamed the “deep the political left to defend its interests through bureaucratic
state” for the information disclosed. regulations that must now be corrected.
Different media supporting the government have handled “If you look at the cabinet appointments, you’ll see that
the concept, especially after it was revealed that the they were made with a goal of deconstructing the
Micheal Flynn, Trump’s then- National Security Adviser, administrative state,” Bannon said in a meeting with
had withheld information about his contacts with Russia, conservative politicians.
which, according to the press, led to his having to resign
shortly after taking office. Proof of this is that many people chosen for Trump’s
Cabinet have had conflicting positions with those
“The deep state never sleeps. It’s always doing something traditionally assigned to the departments for which they
to undermine Trump’s administration,” said an article on were appointed.
Breitbart News, a right-wing Web site whose founder and
former executive, Stephen Bannon, a controversial Trump For example, for the Environmental Protection Pgency, he
trustee who was repeatedly accused of anti-Semitism and chose someone with interests linked to the fossil fuel
industry who doubts the existence of climate change. As
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Education Secretary, he selected a millionaire who is an There are those who appreciate that this conflict of interest
enemy of public education and public schools. For the between senior government officials and civil service
Health Department, he chose a doctor who believes that officials supports the existence of a “deep state” operating
the problem is that “there is too much government against Trump as an unpredictable, ignorant person, one
involvement in health care. incapable of fulfilling the mandate of the dominant forces
of the system… much less the mandate of the citizenry.
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DEEP STATE LEAK: McCabe Memo
Suggests Rosenstein Helped Provide Trump With Cover
Story For Comey Firing
By Cristina Laila
May 30, 2018, 7:19 Pm
Another day, another Deep State leak to In the document, whose contents have not
the New York Times. been previously reported, Mr. McCabe
described a conversation at the Justice
According to the New York Times, one
Department with the deputy attorney
of the memos McCabe penned last
general, Rod J. Rosenstein, in the chaotic
Spring reveals the former Deputy
days last May after Mr. Comey’s abrupt
Director of the FBI feared Rosenstein
firing. Mr. Rosenstein played a key role in
helped provide Trump with a cover story
the dismissal, writing a memo that rebuked
for his Comey firing.
Mr. Comey over his handling of an
Yes, the same Rosenstein who investigation into Hillary Clinton.
authorized Mueller to hunt down
President Trump and anyone and But in the meeting at the Justice
everyone connected to him. Department, Mr. Rosenstein added a new
detail: He said the president had originally
The President of the United States has asked him to reference Russia in his
the authority to fire the FBI Director memo, the people familiar with the
because he doesn’t like the color of his conversation said. Mr. Rosenstein did not
tie, but Mueller is investigating possible elaborate on what Mr. Trump had wanted
‘obstruction of justice’ now because he him to say.
has nothing on the junk Russia case.
To Mr. McCabe, that seemed like possible
evidence that Mr. Comey’s firing was
actually related to the F.B.I.’s investigation
into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia,
and that Mr. Rosenstein helped provide a
cover story by writing about the Clinton
investigation.
One person who was briefed on Mr.
Rosenstein’s conversation with the
president said Mr. Trump had simply
The New York Times reported: wanted Mr. Rosenstein to mention that he
was not personally under investigation in
The former acting F.B.I. director, Andrew
the Russia inquiry. Mr. Rosenstein said it
G. McCabe, wrote a confidential memo last
was unnecessary and did not include such
spring recounting a conversation that
a reference. Mr. Trump ultimately said it
offered significant behind-the-scenes
himself when announcing the firing.
details on the firing of Mr. McCabe’s
predecessor, James B. Comey, according McCabe should not be taken seriously.
to several people familiar with the
The corrupt former FBI official is not a reliable witness.
discussion.
He was just criminally referred to the Justice Department
Mr. Comey’s firing is a central focus of the by the Inspector General for LYING UNDER OATH
special counsel’s investigation into whether several times.
President Trump tried to obstruct the
This McCabe memo just shows how paranoid the Obama
investigation into his campaign’s ties to
holdovers became after Trump was elected. They are all
Russia. Mr. McCabe has turned over his
throwing each other under the bus because they were all
memo to the special counsel, Robert S.
involved in covering up Hillary’s many crimes.
Mueller III.
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What The Media Overlooked In Trey Gowdy Interview
While Journalists Obsessed On The GOP Congressman's Rejection Of Spygate, They
Ignored His Rebuke Of Dem Rep. Adam Schiff For 'Disservice' To The Nation
By Kathryn Blackhurst
Updated 31 May 2018 At 6:46 AM
But when Gowdy rebuked Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), The DOJ inspector general, Michael Horowitz, has added
the ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select the Spygate controversy to his already lengthy list of DOJ
Committee on Intelligence, for doing a “disservice” to the and FBI controversies to investigate.
nation by portraying Trump himself as a main “target” of
Russian collusion allegations, the same media figures But former Obama administration intelligence officials and
ignored or buried the comment. lawmakers rebuked Trump and downplayed his concerns,
insisting that the informant didn't infiltrate the Trump
“Schiff said he had evidence of collusion campaign and wasn't really spying. And if he was spying,
before we even began the investigation, it was against the Russians, not the Trump campaign, they
and 60 Democrats have voted to impeach insisted.
[Trump] before [special counsel Robert]
Mueller has come up with a single solitary After Gowdy gave his interview, CNN
finding,” Gowdy told Fox News host Martha published a piece titled "Gowdy Says FBI
MacCallum. 'Did Exactly What My Fellow Citizens
“But remember, Martha, it was President Would Want Them To Do' In Russia
Trump himself who said, number one, ‘I Investigation" and a video called "Rep.
didn’t collude with the Russians but if Gowdy Discredits Trump's Spy Claims."
anyone connected with my campaign did, I CNN even pulled Fox News into the mix
want the FBI to find that out.'” with a chyron proclaiming, "GOP's Gowdy
Refutes Trump, Nunes, Fox 'Spy'
“It looks to me like the FBI was doing what Conspiracy."
President Trump said I want you to do, find
it out. He is not the target,” Gowdy
ABC News published a piece titled "Gowdy Disputes
continued. “So, when Schiff and others Trump's 'Spy' Claim, Says FBI Acted Properly." The
don’t make that clear, they’re doing the Washington Post posted a piece titled "Trey Gowdy
disservice to our fellow citizens. He is not
Exposes The GOP's Cowardice." The Huffington Post
the target.”
published a piece called "GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy
Contradicts Trump On 'Informant' Claim."
The New York Times first reported May 17 that the FBI
used an informant to befriend three Trump campaign
Gowdy told MacCallum,
officials in 2016 and collect insider information from
them. Trump directed the Department of Justice (DOJ)
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"I am even more convinced that the FBI did At the end of the day, lawmakers like Schiff will have a lot
exactly what my fellow citizens would want of walking back to do regarding their collusion claims,
them to do when they got the information former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), now a Fox News
they got. And that it has nothing to do with contributor, predicted.
Donald Trump."
"When you talk to a Democrat and you ask
But Gowdy admitted he found it odd that the FBI didn't him for what is their very best evidence that
offer Trump a defensive briefing during the campaign to there was this supposed collusion, they
notify him of his three campaign officials' Russian don't come up with anything," Chaffetz, the
contacts. former chairman of the House Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform,
"I think defensive briefings are done a lot. said Tuesday on Fox Business Network's
And why the [former FBI Director James] "Mornings with Maria."
Comey FBI didn't do it? I don't know, but "That's why the markets and I think most of
[FBI Director] Chris Wray and [Deputy the country looks at this and says, 'Adam
Attorney General] Rod Rosenstein have at Schiff, you promised an awful lot and
least made it clear to us, Donald Trump delivered nothing, because there's a big
was never the target of the investigation," 'nothing-burger' here,'" Chaffetz continued.
Gowdy said. "He is not the current target of
the investigation." Even Sen. Mark Warner (R-Va.), the vice chair of the
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged his fellow
Gowdy even said he believes that Wray and Rosenstein Democrats Wednesday to take a step back from making
Russian collusion and impeaching Trump their rallying cry
"are stunned whenever people think Trump going into the 2018 midterm elections.
is the target of their investigation."
"The notion for those who may be partisans
But the media were more concerned with Gowdy's defense in the crowd and say, 'Gosh, if the
of the FBI and how that may have undermined Trump than Democrats take control, they'll be able to
they were with his rebuke of Schiff. really ramp these up,' I think the American
public will be tired of it if this is not wound
Schiff became a media darling during the House down in this calendar year," Warner
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence investigation warned Wednesday during an appearance
into allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign at the Code Conference, a digital
and Russia and frequently appears on TV, radio, and technology industry trade event.
digital networks to rebut the panel's chairman, Rep. Devin
Nunes (R-Calif.) and his concerns about anti-Trump bias
within the FBI and Department of Justice.
.
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Trump Pushing Repeal Of
Useless Obama Immigration Regulation
Critics Contend 'Entrepreneur' Initiative Was Unnecessary, An Open
Invitation To Blatant Fraud And Abuse By Foreigners
By Brendan Kirby
Updated 31 May 2018 At 7:20 AM
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wealth from inheritance or in countries with rampant crony highest bidder,” said Chris Chmielenski,
capitalism. director of content and advocacy for the
organization.
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Trump Highlights Quote On Sessions Recusal:
‘An Unforced Betrayal Of The President’
By Julia Manchester
05/31/18 07:25 Am Edt
The tweet comes after the president said on Sessions, who was the first sitting senator to endorse
Wednesday that he wished he had chosen someone else to Trump during the 2016 campaign, recused himself from
head the Department of Justice. the probe after it was revealed he had not disclosed
contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. during the
The president made the comments on Twitter, citing House 2016 presidential race.
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman
Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.). The president has since hit him for the move, viewing it as
the ultimate sign on betrayal.
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Here We Go… Dem Congressional
Candidate Compares Trump To Osama Bin Laden
By Jim Hoft
May 30, 2018, 7:35 Pm
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White House Official Feels ‘Duped’
By FBI Informant Who Sought Ambassadorship
Chuck Ross - Reporter
7:38 PM 05/30/2018
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Trump Knocks News Outlets For Burying
‘Infiltration’ Of Campaign: ‘Surveillance Much?’
By John Bowden
05/31/18 08:45 AM EDT
In the tweet, the president claimed news organizations Several reports indicate an informant working with law
were "working overtime" to bury stories about "spies enforcement contacted three people on Trump's campaign
(informants) into my campaign." in 2016. But there has been no evidence of an embedded
spy or informant in the Trump campaign.
"The corrupt Mainstream Media is working
overtime not to mention the infiltration of Trump has argued the use of the informant is evidence that
people, Spies (Informants), into my the FBI's investigation was politically motivated, as it was
campaign! Surveillance much?" the administered under the Obama administration.
president asked.
The president has sometimes gone further with his
accusations. He made headlines last year when he tweeted,
without evidence, that the former president had wiretapped
phones used by his campaign.
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Candace Owens RIPS Ben Shapiro For Attacking Trump’s
Meeting With Kim Kardashian As “Celebrity Worship”
By Cristina Laila
May 30, 2018, 8:46 Pm
Kardashian also requested President Trump pardon a black Candace Owens tweeted in response to Ben Shapiro:
62-year-old great-grandmother serving a life sentence Kim has been working tirelessly to get a black woman
without the possibility of parole for a first-time drug pardoned from prison. He is not “worshipping” a celebrity,
offense, reported Vanity Fair. he is working with an American who is dedicated to prison
reform in the black community.
President Trump tweeted a photo of himself sitting in the
Oval Office next to Kim Kardashian.
And again…
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Never trust Never Trump. Ben Shapiro sided with CNN’s Jim Acosta Wednesday in
attacking Trump’s meeting with Kim Kardashian. Gross.
CNN’s resident crybaby, Jim Acosta said Wednesday Kim
Kardashian shouldn’t be at the White House discussing
prison reform.
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Rudy Giuliani: I Challenge Maxine Waters To “Say
Impeachment! Say It! Say It Sweetheart!” (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
May 30, 2018, 8:47 Pm
Rudy Giuliani joined Sean Hannity to they are switching fast and the Democrats are running for
discuss the the ongoing Mueller witch cover. You don’t hear them say the words impeachment
hunt on President Donald Trump. anymore.
Rudy Giuliani called out Democrats for
their dwindling lead in the 2018 generic I challenge Maxine Waters so say
polls. impeachment! Say it! Say impeachment
sweetheart!
Giuliani called out Democrat
mouthpiece Maxine Waters.
Via Hannity:
Rudy Giuliani: The people who will decide this are the
people of the United States in the 2018 election. And, boy
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SHOCK REVELATION:
Barack Obama Lobbied Canadian Leader To Work
Against Incoming President Trump
By Jim Hoft
May 31, 2018, 8:23 Am
The New York Times didn’t bat an eye reporting this news.
Not well.
Obama reportedly lobbied Canadian
Prime Minister and Castro supporter
Justin Trudeau to work against the
incoming US president.
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Mark Levin DESTROYS ‘Slip And Fall Lawyer’ Trey
Gowdy’s Defense Of Obama’s Spygate Scandal
By Alicia Powe
May 31, 2018, 8:24 Am
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Papadopoulos? Or Lieutenant General “What does he mean he’s never heard the
Flynn. When we talk about Trump world, word ‘spy’ used? Is this a joke? It’s the
the Trump campaign, the Trump transition, proper nomenclature that people like me
the Trump presidency, who the hell do they and others who have heard the term used,
think the target is? That’s said, there’s apply to somebody who is used by the FBI
nothing on Trump. But they’d like nothing and other federal department or agencies,
more than to get something on Trump.” to spy on other individuals and provide
information to the government,” he said.
Why do you think they are taking Manafort
“Hey genius, it is a counter intelligence
to the gallows day in and day out? Why do
you think Mr. Gowdy, Mr. former federal investigation, it was not a criminal
investigation. Hello Trey, former federal
prosecutor, they’ve interviewed virtually
prosecutor, that is a word that they use,
every single person that’s ever worked for
however on the counter intelligence side of
Donald Trump – whether in the campaign,
the ledger, and it was a counter intelligence
in the transition or in his administration?”
he continued. “Why did Trump Inc. have to investigation. FISA is not part of a criminal
investigation, its part of a counter
turn over hundreds of thousands of pages
intelligence investigation. The informant, a
of information if they are not trying to get
Trump — it has nothing to do with him now word that you do use, spy a word you don’t
use – spy is often used in counter
because they didn’t find anything. But they
sure as hell have been trying. That special intelligence investigations.”
counsel who wants to take this to the brink We are not talking about the criminal
of a constitutional crisis, with 49 areas of justice context,” he added. ” This guy sits
questions that he wants to ask Donald on the damn intelligence committee and I
Trump ‘has nothing to do with Donald have to educate him? No wonder he is
Trump and only has to do with Russia.’” retiring.”
“The Left has what it wants” thanks to
Gowdy told CBS News that he had seen no evidence to Gowdy, Levin concluded, “Another putative
support Trump’s claims that a “spy” was improperly Republican, retiring so he’s free to ‘speak
inserted into his 2016 campaign. his mind,’ such as it is.”
“All these phoney civil libertarians, all these
“That is not a term I’ve ever used in the phoney quasi slip and fall lawyers. How
criminal justice system,” Gowdy said. “I’ve easy it is for them to dismiss the tyranny
never heard the term ‘spy’ used. out of government control – its
Undercover informant, confidential unbelievable when you put this stuff
informant, those are all words I’m familiar together, the unmasking that took place.
with. I’ve never heard the term ‘spy’ used.” The FISA application. The dossier, with
Hillary Clinton and the DNC funding it. The
Levin was aghast by how Gowdy, the former House endless leaks. — ‘this is what the American
Oversight Chairman, is apparently unaware that the FBI’s people would want, don’t ya know.’”
surveillance of Trump was a “counter intelligence
investigation” in which the term “spy” is regularly used,
not a “criminal” investigation,
.
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Upcoming Release Of IG Report Hints That A Massive
False Flag Event May Be On The Horizon With Hammer
About To Drop Upon Corrupt Faction Of Deep State
- Our Founding Fathers Would Have Hung These Traitors For Treason
By Stefan Stanford - All News Pipeline - Live Free Or Die
May 31, 2018
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big-time Chicago Communist," As we reported on ANP back on May 19th, a baffling
according to FBI files obtained by series of school shootings have recently happened almost
Judicial Watch. "For a period of time as in lock step with the release of damning information
Vernon Jarrett appeared on the FBI's about the corruption which oozed from certain members of
Security Index and was considered a the Department of Justice and our nation's most pre-
potential Communist saboteur who was eminent law enforcement agency during the Obama
to be arrested in the event of a conflict administration. From that story.:
with the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics (USSR)," reported Judicial Back on February 12th, Susan Duclos
Watch. published this story on ANP titled
"Mysterious Insider Could Hold The Key
According to the FBI documents, That Brings The Whole Russian House
Vernon Jarrett's job was to "write Of Cards Down On Obama & Clinton
propaganda for a Communist Party front Minions In The Intelligence Community"
group in Chicago that would within which she referenced numerous
'disseminate the Communist Party line different reports which showed that the
among ... the middle class." entire 'Russia narrative' being pushed
by the 'deep state' and the mainstream
"Faithful to her roots, [Valerie Jarrett] media was a bunch of hogwash.
still has connections to many
Communist and extremist groups, Only two days later, the massive
including the Muslim Brotherhood," said shooting took place at Parkland High
Judicial Watch. "Jarrett and her family School in Florida which took the world's
also had strong ties to Frank Marshall attention away from this 'mysterious
Davis, a big Obama mentor and insider' and the still unfolding Russian
Communist Party member with an collusion scandal blowing up in the
extensive FBI file." deep state's faces.
Will the release of the Inspector General report bring down The Washington establishment and the
the Clinton crime family and lead to the imprisonment of financial and media corporations that
those who've sold out America while attempting to bring in fund it exist for only one reason: to
a totalitarian global government? Keep in mind that the protect and enrich itself.
charges of treason are no laughing matter and are reserved
for those who have sold out our nation. The establishment has trillions of
dollars at stake in this election. As an
As we see in the definition of treason from Cornell Law example, just one single trade deal
School as: they'd like to pass involves trillions of
dollars, controlled by many countries,
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United corporations and lobbyists.
States, levies war against them or
adheres to their enemies, giving them For those who control the levers of
aid and comfort within the United States power in Washington, and for the global
or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and special interests, they partner with
shall suffer death, or shall be these people that don't have your good
imprisoned not less than five years and in mind. Our campaign represents a true
fined under this title but not less than existential threat like they haven't seen
$10,000; and shall be incapable of before.
holding any office under the United
States. This is not simply another four-year
election. This is a crossroads in the
It's clear that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and many history of our civilization that will
others have all committed acts that could be considered determine whether or not we the people
treason with Obama and Hillary quite literally creating and reclaim control over our government.
arming ISIS with even President Trump admitting that
fact.
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the American people to take our country back from the
vermin that have stolen it away from us for should the IG
Report not bring the corrupt faction of the deep state down,
like the UK now facing fasco-Islamic tyranny, Americans
will forever be greeted with a boot stamping upon our
human faces.
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President Trump To Pardon Author And Filmmaker
Dinesh D’Souza Thursday After Obama Political Hit Job
By Jim Hoft
May 31, 2018, 8:46 Am
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Trump: ‘I Never Fired
James Comey Because Of Russia’
Saagar Enjeti - White House Correspondent
9:10 AM 05/31/2018
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Every Day It Becomes More Obvious=>
AG Jeff Sessions Failed President Trump And The Nation
And Should Be Removed
By Jim Hoft
May 31, 2018, 9:15 Am
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In March 2018 we listed the following 12 reasons why AG 6. Mueller’s entire team is made up of the likes of Strzok
Sessions should be removed from office – and Page. It’s a witch-hunt. The entire team is corrupt
and criminal. They should all be in jail.
1. After accepting the AG job, the next day Sessions 7. Hillary is still walking around – in India no less [in
recused himself from everything Russia and turned March 2018]. Her email fiasco was criminal. Much
over the US AG Office to the deep state. We now know evidence shows that she was let go before even being
that the law he quoted to recuse himself was the wrong interviewed. She destroyed evidence and obstructed
law and was provided by Obama attorneys. justice but she walks free. There is no investigation
2. Corrupt and criminal Rod Rosenstein is now running from AG Sessions to date covering the criminal
the AG Office, not Sessions. Rosenstein is connected Clintons.
to the Uranium One scandal. When asked, Sessions 8. Uranium One and the sale of 20% of US uranium is yet
stated to Congress that Asst AG Rosenstein can to be investigated by AG Sessions. This is the real
investigate himself in a Uranium One criminal probe. Russia collusion and Sessions won’t touch it.
3. It took Sessions months to fire FBI criminal Andy 9. Joe Biden and John Kerry are now embroiled in
McCabe finally on Friday evening [March 16]. McCabe another Obama – Clinton related play for pay scheme
should have been fired months ago. Maybe he wasn’t with China. The AG is nowhere to be found.
fired sooner because McCabe threatened to take 10. James Clapper, the former disgraced NSA Director
others down with him. was allowed to walk this past week [in mid-March 2018]
4. Corrupt and criminal Peter Strzok and Lisa Page are after lying under oath to Congress due to the statute of
still employed by the FBI [as of March 18th the date of limitations. His lying was depicted in the movie
this initial post – Lisa Page has subsequently resigned “Snowden”.
from the FBI, but Strzok is still employed]. They have 11. The IRS scandal under Obama involved Mueller and
numerous text messages that show criminal and yet Sessions has done nothing to address turning the
corrupt actions related to the Hillary email scandal, other way rather than seeking justice.
FISA abuse and the Mueller investigation. Most 12. Every day the DOJ and FBI are delaying evidence
recently, texts were uncovered by Congress that show being requested by Congress or Judicial Watch.
they had a relationship with the FISA Court judge who Names are redacted for no reason other than to cover
sentenced General Flynn and later was recused. They up Deep State crimes. Sessions allows this and his
should not be employed, they should be in jail! actions arguably show he is behind it.
5. Robert Mueller’s criminal and corrupt witch hunt is still
in place. It was created on a lie and is still in place after The country and the President deserve
millions of wasted tax payer money. The Mueller justice and a strong AG. Jeff Sessions
investigation is criminal but Sessions won’t shut it is the opposite. His actions are abysmal
down. Mueller is best friends with former FBI Director and non-existent. America needs justice
James Comey and he won’t recuse himself. This now. Jeff Sessions must go!
investigation is a farce.
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Trump Pardons Dinesh D’Souza
Saagar Enjeti - White House Correspondent
9:21 AM 05/31/2018
President Donald Trump will issue a full pardon to D’Souza plead guilty in 2014 for making illegal campaign
conservative activist Dinesh D’Souza for his past charges donations to Republican candidate Wendy Long. D’Souza
of campaign finance violations. allegedly arranged donations to Long via friends and
acquaintances in the form of straw donations.
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Sununu Shreds Obama
Admin, FBI Conduct In 2016 Election
The Former White House Chief Of Staff Slammed The FBI For Refusing To
Notify The Trump And Clinton Campaigns Of Russian Interference.
By NTK Staff
05.31.2018 @9:36am
In an appearance on CNN on Thursday, former New “[Obama] should have done what any
Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John leader should do and notify both
Sununu criticized the response of the Obama campaigns,” he added.
administration and FBI to Russian interference in the 2016
election, saying President Obama and law enforcement As for the FBI, Sununu claimed that if the organization
were “playing games” with the election. had acted “ethically,” they would have notified campaigns
of Russian interference before inserting informants into the
“I would have wanted the FBI and Trump campaign.
President Obama, who also knew that this
might be happening, to notify the Clinton “Right from the top of the Obama
campaign and the Trump campaign and to administration through the leadership of the
provide assistance to them,” he said. Justice Department into the FBI, they were
“Obama chose not to do this because he playing games with the election,” he said.
thought doing it would give a political
advantage to the Trump campaign.” The former chief of staff also pointed out that Russia spent
about $5 million in digital advertising, a “trivial” amount
CNN’s Alisyn Camerota argued that it was congressional compared to the $2 billion on the election in total.
Republicans’ fault that the government never notified
anyone of Russian interference.
.
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Trump: North Koreans Coming To
Washington To Deliver Letter From Kim Jong-Un
Saagar Enjeti - White House Correspondent
10:08 AM 05/31/2018
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Trump’s Pardoning Of Right Wing
Pundit Dinesh D’Souza Sparks Outrage, Mockery, Sadness
By Aidan Mclaughlin
10:21 Am, May 31st, 2018
Twitter had a torrent of emotions in response to the latest [Ed Note: The above are probably all true!]
pardon, in which a man convicted of election fraud was
pardoned by a president who constantly touts the
unfounded claim such fraud is an urgent epidemic.
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Ted Cruz also weighed in, applauding the president for
the pardon. (Remember when Trump said Cruz’s dad
killed JFK and called his wife ugly? Good times):
.
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Judge Napolitano On AG Sessions:
He ‘Shouldn’t Have Accepted The Job’
Julia Nista - General Assignment Reporter
10:33 AM 05/31/2018
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Emmy Nominee And Comedienne Samantha Bee Calls
Ivanka Trump A “C*Nt” For Tweeting A Photo
Of Herself With Her Baby Boy
By Jim Hoft
May 31, 2018, 10:50 Am
Liberal hack Samantha Bee attacked social media, calling her a “feckless c—,“ and some
First Daughter Ivanka Trump after the predict the mainstream media won’t hold Bee accountable,
president’s daughter tweeted out a as they would a conservative comedian.
photo of herself with her little boy.
Ivanka Trump was criticized by several celebrities this
week for a snap she shared of her hugging her son amid
reports the Office of Refugee Resettlement lost track of
1,500 immigrant children in the last three months of 2017.
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Giuliani: Sessions Isn’t Going
Anywhere Until Mueller Probe Is Done
Julia Cohen
10:56 AM 05/31/2018
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Clapper: No ‘Smoking Gun’
Evidence Of Collusion
Chuck Ross - Reporter
11:51 AM 05/31/2018
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Retired FBI Special Agent:
Why Is The DNC Resisting To Surrender Compromised
Servers For Forensic Examination?
By Cristina Laila
May 31, 2018, 11:56 Am
The retired FBI agent also asked why isn’t the FBI
rigorously investigating the Clinton camp’s Ukrainian
collusion/connections?
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The answer is we have NEVER seen anything like this.
Former White House spox Ari Fleischer reacted to James The government sill has not done a forensic inspection of
Gagliano: the crime scene [DNC servers] yet the taxpayers have
forked out millions of dollars to pay for a special counsel
to ‘investigate.’
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FBI Spy Stefan Halper’s Media Contacts Could Pose A
Problem, Retired FBI Officials Say
Chuck Ross - Reporter
11:56 AM 05/31/2018
FBI spy Stefan Halper interacted with the media Halper, 73, told the Financial Times that he resigned from
multiple times, according to a Cambridge the organization due to
researcher
Former senior FBI officials said the interactions “unacceptable Russian influence on the
could be a cause for concern for the FBI, one group.” But the evidence of Russian
calling them “highly irregular” penetration was thin, and another
Halper was reportedly an anonymous source on Cambridge professor, Christopher Andrew,
reports surrounding allegations about Michael dismissed Halper’s complaints as
Flynn’s relations with a Russian national “absurd.”
While working as a spy for the FBI, Stefan Halper Halper was also an unnamed source for allegations about
interacted on multiple occasions with the media, both on former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according
the record and, according to a University of Cambridge to a Russian-British researcher at Cambridge, Svetlana
researcher, as an anonymous background source. Lokhova.
Those media interactions, which occurred between Lokhova, who studies the history of Russian intelligence,
December 2016 and March 2017, could be cause for said multiple reporters have told her Halper was behind
concern for the FBI, according to two retired senior bureau allegations that she and Flynn had an improper relationship
officials who worked closely with confidential informants when he visited Cambridge in February 2014. Flynn
during their careers. served at the time as director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency.
“This is something that is highly irregular
and not something that I would have ever “‘FBI confidential informant’ Halper
tolerated with any of the folks working for invented a false story which he passed on
me,” retired FBI investigator and CNN to official channels & Press, in full
analyst James Gagliano told The Daily knowledge [sic] his personal attack was
Caller News Foundation. “The road is going to cause me, an innocent party,
fraught with peril when somebody is enormous harm,” Lokhova wrote on
speaking off the cuff or speaking to the Twitter.
media and putting themselves in a position
where that can then be used as discovery She also told The (London) Times that
material when we do bring a case.”
“Halper told reporters he had seen me
Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund President Ron leaving the dinner with Flynn.”
Hosko, a former assistant director of the FBI’s criminal
investigative division, added that an informant’s
Reporters from three newspapers, The Washington Post,
interactions with the press could create circular reporting
The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal,
that would serve to make their information “appear more
approached Lokhova at around the same time in February
valuable or more true” than it actually is.
and March 2016 with allegations related to her interaction
with Flynn.
Halper, a former professor at Cambridge with extensive
ties to the CIA and MI6, was quoted on the record for a
According to The Journal, which was the only newspaper
Dec.16, 2016 article at the Financial Times about alleged
to publish a story on the matter, Lokhova sat next to Flynn
Russian infiltration of the Cambridge Intelligence Seminar,
at the dinner and showed him an erotic postcard that
a forum that convenes academics and current and former
Joseph Stalin sent in 1912. The Journal reported
spies to discuss intelligence issues.
that American authorities had been alerted to Flynn’s
interactions with Lokhova and that Flynn had failed to
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disclose his contact with the researcher to the Defense Richard Dearlove, a close associate of Halper’s, convened
Intelligence Agency. the event, though he did not personally attend.
DIA official Dan O’Neil, who accompanied Flynn to and At the same time he was in contact with the media, Halper
from the event, said he saw nothing at the dinner that was also working as a spy for the FBI as part of its
warranted Flynn’s disclosure of the interaction with investigation of possible Russian infiltration of the Trump
Lokhova. campaign.
DIA spokesman James Kudla told TheDCNF this week As part of that operation, Halper was in contact with three
that officials are required to disclose contact with a foreign Trump campaign associates:
national that is of a “close and continuing nature,” but
“casual contact” does not need to be reported to the Carter Page, Sam Clovis and George
agency. Papadopoulos. The relationship with Page
began in July 2016 and lasted through
It has since been revealed that Halper, a veteran of three September 2017.
Republican administrations, first raised concerns about
Flynn and Lokhova’s interactions at the Cambridge event. Halper met Clovis once on Sept. 1, 2016. The next day,
Halper reached out to Papadopoulos and offered to fly the
The New York Times reported on May 18 that the FBI spy young Trump campaign aide to London to discuss work on
— which the newspaper did not identify but who is now an academic paper dealing with energy issues. Halper paid
known to be Halper — “was alarmed” by Flynn’s Papadopoulos $3,000 for the report.
“apparent closeness with a Russian woman who was also
in attendance” at the Cambridge seminar. Papadopoulos has told associates that during one dinner
they had in London, Halper randomly asked whether he
“The concern was strong enough that it was involved in Russia’s efforts to steal Democrats’
prompted another person to pass on a emails.
warning to the American authorities that
Mr. Flynn could be compromised by Halper also attempted to join the Trump administration.
Russian intelligence, according to two Axios reported on May 21 that Halper convinced White
people familiar with the matter,” reads the House trade czar Peter Navarro to submit his name for
report. consideration for an ambassadorship to an unidentified
Asian country.
Lokhova denies any impropriety between her and Flynn.
Navarro said Wednesday he felt “duped” by Halper, who
“They were throwing all sorts of things at is considered an expert on China.
me — love, sex, money. Obviously, I reject
them all,” Lokhova told The (London) Halper’s contacts with the press while working as an FBI
Times about her interactions with reporters spy could be problematic for the bureau for several
chasing the Flynn story. “I just want to add reasons, according to Hosko, a 30-year FBI veteran.
that I’ve never been interviewed by any
authorities and clearly if there were any
“The handling agents should be alert to
doubts about who I am and what I do, I
actions by a source that indicate they are
would have been [interrogated].”
trying to influence FBI credibility [and]
veracity assessments by engaging in acts
Lokhova said that reporters with The New York Times and that multiply their reporting,” Hosko told
The Washington Post declined to run stories about her and TheDCNF.
Flynn for lack of evidence.
Hosko said that in some cases, confidential sources could
The University of Cambridge has not responded to meet with the press if the topic is unrelated to their work
numerous requests for comment about Halper, Flynn or for the FBI.
Lokhova. But it appears that the university is not overly
concerned that Lokhova is a Russian agent, as Halper
“But, if the [confidential human source] is
initially feared.
meeting with the media in a manner that
raises questions about their motivation or
On May 18, Lokhova gave a presentation for her about their credibility (they fail to disclose
forthcoming book, “The Spy Who Changed History,” at same to the handling agent) then the FBI
the Cambridge Intelligence Seminar. Former MI6 head Sir should be reassessing the relationship.”
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It is not known whether the FBI was aware of Halper’s conversations with reporters about the infamous anti-
media contacts. The bureau declined to comment, and Trump dossier he wrote during the campaign.
Halper could not be reached for comment.
At the direction of opposition research firm Fusion GPS,
Gagliano, the CNN analyst and 25-year FBI veteran, told Steele met with reporters from The Washington Post, The
TheDCNF that he would not New York Times, The New Yorker, Yahoo! News and
Mother Jones.
“in a million years … agree to allow a
source, an asset, cooperating witness to According to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the FBI
speak in the media.” severed its relationship with Steele just before the election
after finding out about his unauthorized contacts with the
Halper is not the only FBI source who worked on the media. Despite cutting ties, a Department of Justice
Russia investigation to have contact with the press. Former official named Bruce Ohr met numerous times with Steele
British spy Christopher Steele had multiple meetings and to discuss his reporting on Trump.
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CNN’s Harlow And Darcy Blast Sam Bee For ‘Incredibly
Offensive’ Ivanka Remark: ‘Really Disgusting’
By Rachel Dicker
12:18 Pm, May 31st, 2018
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Sarah Sanders Demands Action From TBS,
Time Warner Over Sam Bee’s ‘Vile
And Vicious’ Remarks
By Ken Meyer
12:24 Pm, May 31st, 2018
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IG’s Email Report Will Drop ‘Bombshell’ On Hillary?
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree Believes The Forthcoming
Review Of The FBI's Conduct 'Has The Potential For Changing The Narrative'
By Kathryn Blackhurst
Updated 31 May 2018 At 1:53 PM
“I think the White House views this at least
as having the potential to turn the tables a
bit, to put the spotlight off of the White
House and the campaign staff and instead
put it on the Justice Department and what
went on behind closed doors in 2016,”
Dupree said.
The report — expected to be made public June 4 and to Bartiromo noted that the last time that Horowitz released a
discussed during a June 5 meeting of the Senate Judiciary report, he recommended the termination of former FBI
Committee — will review the FBI’s investigation of 2016 Deputy Director Andrew McCabe after finding that
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s use of a McCabe lied to investigators. Attorney General Jeff
private email server to conduct official business as Sessions followed Horowitz's recommendation and fired
secretary of state. McCabe in March, hours before his retirement with a
generous tax-funded pension.
Then-FBI Director James Comey cleared Clinton, the 2016
Democratic presidential nominee against President Donald When Bartiromo asked Dupree if he believed Horowitz
Trump, of prosecution in July 2016 despite the presence of would issue more criminal referrals in his upcoming
hundreds of emails to and from her that contained report, Dupree replied,
classified information.
"Yeah, this is an IG who is clearly not afraid
“I think this IG report has the potential to to throw some punches. He is not afraid to
be a bombshell,” Dupree told guest host make strong recommendations."
Maria Bartiromo. “I think, depending on
what the IG finds went on behind the Dupree said he found Horowitz "absolutely independent"
scenes in 2016, it has the potential for from political pressure, despite some early concerns over
changing the narrative a bit.” his appointment by former President Barack Obama.
Although the IG report “obviously will not shut down” "They said, 'Is this, you know, an Obama
special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into appointee? Is this a holdover guy? Does he
allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and have the credibility and the independence
Russia, Dupree predicted the report “very well could to render an independent verdict?' And I
change the political conversation we’re having.” think his work so far shows that he does,"
Dupree insisted. "So I think I and many
Trump and his campaign have been the target of other folks are going to be very, very
mainstream media speculation. interested in what he reports next."
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If Horowitz should issue some criminal referrals, Dupree probably going to lay all of his evidence,"
noted that it would be up to prosecutors to follow through Dupree emphasized.
on them.
Then the American people effectively will be looking over
"I think one difference is that normally when the prosecutor's shoulders and saying,
prosecutors make a charging decision, they
are doing it on the basis of evidence that is 'Hey, this looks like there might be
nonpublic. In this case, what's going to be something here. Why are you not going to
very interesting, Maria, is that the IG is indict?'"
.
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Mueller’s Office Releases Statement Of Expenditures
Revealing MILLIONS Of Dollars Wasted
On Russia Witch Hunt
By Cristina Laila
May 31, 2018, 4:19 Pm
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Page two showing notes to statement of expenditures:
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To this date, the FBI has not done a forensic inspection of
the crime scene–the DNC servers, yet here we are forking
out millions of dollars for an obvious witch hunt.
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NY Times Lead Story:
'Conspiratorial' Trump's Corrosive
'Paranoia' Harming Faith In The Media
By Clay Waters
May 31, 2018 5:01 PM EDT
Tuesday’s New York Times led with Julie Hirschfeld Davis he dislikes is corrosive,” said Jon
and Maggie Haberman rushing to tar President Trump’s Meacham, a presidential historian and
criticism of the “deep state” and the mainstream press as biographer. “The diabolical brilliance of
corrosive, paranoid, and conspiratorial (while unwittingly the Trump strategy of disinformation is
strengthening his case) in “Trump’s Embrace Of that many people are simply going to
‘Spygate” Plot Sows Suspicions -- Eroding Public Trust hear the charges and countercharges,
-- Conspiracy Theories Are Brought From Fringes to and decide that there must be
the Oval Office.” The text box didn’t offer much benefit something to them because the
of the doubt: president of the United States is saying
them.”
“Ex-aides cite political opportunism and the
president’s paranoia”: ....
Last week, President Trump promoted
new, unconfirmed accusations to suit his But Mr. Trump’s willingness to peddle
political narrative: that a “criminal deep suspicion as fact has implications
state” element within Mr. Obama’s beyond the Russia inquiry. It is a vital
government planted a spy deep inside his ingredient in the president’s
presidential campaign to help his rival, communications arsenal, a social
Hillary Clinton, win -- a scheme he branded media-fueled, brashly expressed
“Spygate.” It was the latest indication that a narrative of dubious accusations and
president who has for decades trafficked in dark insinuations that allows him to
conspiracy theories has brought them from promote his own version of reality.
the fringes of public discourse to the Oval
Office. Students of Mr. Trump’s life and communication style
argue that the idea of conspiracies is a vital part of his
The reporters also whined about the deleterious effect of strategy to avoid accountability and punch back at
Trump’s rhetoric on the media’s reputation, while serving detractors, real or perceived, including the news media.
up still more reasons to distrust the press:
No thought was spared for the possibility that Trump may
Now that he is president, Mr. Trump’s baseless stories of have legitimate concerns about the intelligence
secret plots by powerful interests appear to be having a community:
distinct effect. Among critics, they have fanned fears that
he is eroding public trust in institutions, Former aides to the president, speaking
privately because they did not want to
undermining the idea of objective truth embarrass him, said paranoia
and sowing widespread suspicions predisposed him to believe in nefarious,
about the government and news media hidden forces driving events. But they
that mirror his own. also said political opportunism informed
his promotion of conspiracy theories.
For instance, two former aides said Mr.
They then found a fellow liberal journalist to make the
Trump had resisted using the term “deep
case -- former Newsweek editor Jon Meacham:
state” for months, partly because he
believed it made him look too much like a
“The effect on the life of the nation of a crank.
president inventing conspiracy theories
in order to distract attention from
legitimate investigations or other things
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The Times conveniently lumped in bizarre notions like pre- conspiracy,” although the president himself
knowledge of the 9-11 attacks to reasonable concerns never used the word at the time.
about the FBI’s machinations against the Trump campaign
during the 2016 election cycle: Yet even when they quoted defenses of Trump, they were
couched in an eye-rolling tone:
Mr. Trump’s talk of conspiracies has
also gained currency within a Representative Peter T. King, a New
Republican Party establishment that York Republican who is sometimes a
once shunned it. critic of Mr. Trump, said one need not
believe in conspiracies to recognize that
Meanwhile, Davis and Haberman briefly nodded across the president was onto something with
the aisle: his seemingly far-fetched charges.
Mr. Trump is not the first public figure to Davis recently embarrassed herself by tweeting an
charge that he is the subject of a shadowy aggrieved defense of her profession against the charge of
plot. Mrs. Clinton memorably declared “fake news” after a kid yelled "Fake News!" at her at a
during impeachment proceedings against rally in Nashville. Then she promptly justified those very
her husband, Bill Clinton, that they were concerns by having to correct her reporting on that same
the victims of a “vast, right-wing rally, in which she massively understated the size of the
crowd (5,500, not 1,000).
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HORROR! Trump Supporter’s Family Stalked By
Huffington Post Writer Luke O’Brien – Her Husband
Loses Job–Family Put In Danger!
By Jim Hoft
May 31, 2018, 6:16 Pm
Luke O’Brien
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Unhinged Maxine Waters: ‘Resist’
Trump Or ‘Go Down With Him’ (VIDEO)
By Alicia Powe
May 31, 2018, 7:18 Pm
The country is getting to a point where the American counsel keep doing what he’s doing in
people will either “have to stand up and resist this order to connect the dots, for those people
president” or “go down with him,” warned Rep. Maxine who say we need the positive proof,” she
Waters (D-CA). said. “I think we are going to get to the
point where people are either going to have
Waters, the voice of the Democrat Party, in an appearance
to stand up and resist this president and
on MSNBC’s “All In” argued that President Trump must
talk about how he is dangerous for our
be impeached because
democracy, or they are going to go down
“he’s in bed with Russian President with him.”
Vladmir Putin.”
“Seventy percent of Democrats who have
been polled say that [Trump] should be
impeached, I’m with the 70 percent. I
understand the reticence of my colleagues
and the Democratic leadership who say
don’t feed the notion that is being
presented by the Republicans that say ‘all
they want to do is impeach the president,
because they are mad about the fact that “Racist” Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself
they lost the election.’ I get that I from the Russia investigation because he, the chief law
understand why that would cause them not enforcement officer, doesn’t want to go jail, Waters
want to talk about it. But I just don’t have insisted.
those fears,” the California Democrat said.
“At some point in time we have to deal with “We see what he said to Jeff Sessions and
reality.” the way that he’s treating Jeff Sessions
because Jeff Session said ‘listen I am
“The discussion must take place – we must recusing myself, I am not lying for you, I am
not allow the President of the United States scared of this stuff and I am not about to
of America who has this relationship with get myself into a position where I could be
the country that hates us and who’s indicted.’ And [Trump] is really upset with
undermined us and who has undermined him, he would love to get rid of him, but for
our democracy to not be talked about,” she the fact that he has friends over on the
continued. “It is dangerous, I think that we Senate side – these Republicans are
should stand up for our country.” saying ‘you better not do it Mr. President,’”
After a year, the Trump-Russia collusion investigation still she said. “The president does not care who
hasn’t produced any evidence of anything resembling the you are. If in fact he needs you and you do
conspiracy Democrats have alleged took place. In fact, not respond to him, if you do not protect
evidence now suggests that the only collusion with Russia him, if you do not lie for him, he will throw
was Hillary Clinton and the DNC’s collusion with Russian you under the bus. He will attack you. He
sources to take down Trump. has humiliated Jeff Sessions.”
But Americans who support Trump, Waters cautioned, will Newly released FEC filings, show
“go down with him” because Special Counsel Mueller will Waters has been paying her daughter a
ultimately prove Trump colluded with Russia. over $100k out of her campaign funds.
REP. MAXINE WATERS (D-CA) NAMED
“This president has no respect for the
ONE OF THE MOST CORRUPT
Constitution, he’s in bed with Putin and the
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
oligarchs of Russia, and the Kremlin and
it’s come out already. So let the special
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Obama's Right-Hand Man:
Trump Used Our Playbook To Beat Clinton
By Gregg Re | Fox News
May 31, 2018
A forthcoming memoir by Obama confidant Ben Rhodes “What if we were wrong?” Obama
includes the startling admission that the 44th president’s reportedly asked aides, as he struggled to
inner circle should have seen Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss come to terms with Clinton's defeat.
coming – because President Trump was essentially using
the Obama playbook to discredit her.
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HERE WE GO=> Prosecutors Interview James Comey As
They Consider Whether McCabe Should Be
Criminally Charged
By Cristina Laila
May 31, 2018, 7:45 Pm
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Liberal Heads Explode! Kim Kardashian Praises Trump:
He ‘Really Understood’ My Clemency Plea
By Alicia Powe
May 31, 2018, 8:28 Pm
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Liberal media outlets are slamming Kardashian for daring
to meet with “racist” Trump.
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Democrats and the media viciously
attacked Kardashian West’s husband,
Kanye West, last month after he
declared his support for Trump,
claiming the rapper is mentally ill. But
black male support for the
president stood at 11 percent, before
Kanye West announced his support for
Trump. After Kanye’s
endorsement black male support for
Trump shot up to 22 percent.
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Breaking: Documents Reveal Obama White House
Attempted To Take Over Spygate Investigation (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
May 31, 2018, 9:15 Pm
Sean Hannity:
John Solomon:
Sean Hannity:
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Wired Editor Claps Vigorously For Clapper,
Hypocritically Ignores Domestic Surveillance
By Clay Waters
May 31, 2018 9:31 PM EDT
Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper was Graff makes two contradictory arguments, both bashing
the subject of a long, sickly sweet interview for the conservatives: They’re bad both when they bust the
technology magazine Wired, posted on Wednesday: “How budget, and when they demand budget cuts.
A Former US Spy Chief Became Trump’s Fiercest
Critic.” Clapper is selling a memoir, Facts and Fears: In a chapter devoted to the capital’s budget
Hard Truths From a Life in Intelligence. dysfunction, he explains how intelligence
professionals and Pentagon leaders
The loving interview was penned by Garrett Graff, former increasingly view warily the country’s ever-
editor in chief of The Washingtonian and deputy national growing deficits and crushing national debt
press secretary for liberal Democratic governor and -- both of which have been dramatically
presidential candidate Howard Dean of Vermont. (MRC’s expanded in recent months by the
Brent Baker pegged Graff as a self-promoting liberal Republican congress’s massive tax cuts
journalist up-and-comer back in 2009.) and spending increases. He cites Joint
Chiefs Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen’s
Graff is fresh off buttering up Special Counsel Robert characterization of our national debt as the
Mueller (the subject of a pervious Graff book) a few weeks most prominent threat to national security,
ago. Isn’t it odd that the purportedly technology-loving, and Clapper calls out the Tea Party wing
privacy-embracing rebels who write for Wired are so of the Republican Party for “play[ing]
enthusiastically taking the side of the national security chicken” with our country’s
state and domestic surveillance? government, citing the mandatory
spending cuts known as
“sequestration” and unforced
Graff set the table for Clapper:
governance errors like the 2013 federal
shutdown.
....he says he felt called to write the book
after witnessing the first months of the
When Graff finally, reluctantly addresses Clapper lying to
behavior of the man elected during his
Congress in 2013 while under questioning from Sen. Ron
Oman trip. He has remained a public face
Wyden about domestic surveillance (something Wired
during the nearly 18 months since he left
readers are surely concerned about), he incredibly lets
office, becoming increasingly outspoken as
Clapper off the hook:
the president has both publicly attacked his
former colleagues in the intelligence
community and denied the increasingly And it doesn’t shy from recounting multiple
damning questions surrounding his instances in which Clapper “gets thrown
campaign’s contact with Russians during under the bus” by others or from
an election where Russian intelligence confronting his own mistakes, missteps,
agencies and propaganda outlets, like and verbal gaffes. He duly addresses his
the Internet Research Agency and the much-criticized and picked-over
state TV network, RT, spread comment in a 2013 hearing where he
disinformation and sowed conspiracies appeared to mislead Senator Ron
aimed at harming Hillary Clinton and Wyden about whether the NSA gathered
helping Trump. As Clapper writes, in call details on American citizens. He
explaining his decision to write a later said that he misunderstood which
memoir, Trump’s embrace of Russia program Wyden was asking about and that
“made me fear for our nation.” he couldn’t later correct the record because
of the demands for secrecy.
Meanwhile the behavior in office of Trump himself has
increasingly disgusted a world-weary Clapper.... One sees other hints why Clapper is a liberal media
darling, beyond his attacks on Trump.
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No part of the life story of a grizzled military the cause of LGBT intelligence and military professionals
veteran comes across as more human and became Clapper’s own on February 2, 2010, when the
surprising than his recounting of his chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mullen,
journey to being an “LGBT
ally.”....Despite being, as he describes told Congress “speaking for myself and
himself in a phrase that he probably myself only” that the Pentagon’s “don’t ask,
never expected to someday write, as a don’t tell” policy was morally bankrupt.”
“73-year-old, white, straight, cisgender
man,”
.
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MRC’s Tim Graham Unloads On Attacks By MSNBC's
Hayes, Matthews On Conservatives, Trump Voters
By NB Staff
May 31, 2018 9:43 PM EDT
MRC Director of Media Analysis and NewsBusters Going back to MSNBC, however, Graham drilled home
executive editor Tim Graham stopped by the Thursday the point that the left worships life through the prism of
edition of the Fox Business Network’s The Evening Edit race:
and tore into claims by MSNBC host Chris Hayes and
Chris Matthews that condemned Trump voters as racist But these people love talking about race. It
and Republicans as golf-swinging, Wall Street Journal- is not a mystery that they had all scheduled
reading, and sports-watching enthusiasts. an hour long town hall meeting to talk
about every — their title — Everyday
Concerning Hayes, he argued on the May Racism in America because they’re not
30 All In that the racist and vulgar behavior fond of America and they think that
by Roseanne Barr “speaks to a certain everyday American is a racist and there
part of the President's base” and was no time in those 60 minutes — I
specifically birtherism. He added in a tweet: watched most of it — to actually discuss,
“Roseanne’s problem turned out to be oh, speaking of racists in America, how
that she far too authentically about Farrakhan? How about people who
represented the actual worldview of a think, you know, how about anti-white
significant chunk of the Trump base.” racists? You know they are not taking time
on that. So, I mean, it’s — it’s — they just
love, love, love talking about race and they
love, love the idea that whites should feel
guilty all of the time.
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FBN’s Evening Edit the media going wall-to-wall on stories like the Roseanne Barr
May 31, 2018 story when there are plenty of other stories to cover?
5:44 p.m. Eastern
GRAHAM: I think there is an obvious answer, this tweet was
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Edit Alert; Hayes: Trump Voters objectionable in the extreme. But these people love talking about
Racist] race. It is not a mystery that they had all scheduled an hour long
town hall meeting to talk about every — their title — Everyday
CHRIS HAYES [on MSNBC’s All In, 05/30/18]: Roseanne Barr, in Racism in America because they’re not fond of America and they
all her bile-laden Twitter glory, speaks to a certain part of the think that everyday American is a racist and there was no time in
President's base. It’s the part that Trump harnessed when he those 60 minutes — I watched most of it — to actually discuss,
launched himself into conservative politics in the first place with a oh, speaking of racists in America, how about Farrakhan?
laser focus, not on taxes or abortion or health care. But on one
issue. What did he do? The racist, conspiracy theory that first MACDONALD: Yeah.
black President was a secret Muslim from Kenya.
GRAHAM: How about people who think, you know, how about
anti-white racists? You know they are not taking time on that. So,
I mean, it’s — it’s — they just love, love, love talking about race
and they love, love the idea that whites should feel guilty all of
the time.
LIZ MACDONALD: MSNBC host Chris Hayes today fighting MATTHEWS [on MSNBC’s Hardball, 05/29/18]: Is that a cultural
critics who made his Hillary Clinton deplorables moments, his problem with the Republican Party as opposed to most
comment by claiming a majority of president's voters are racist. Americans? [SCREEN WIPE] Republicans are told, read The
Here’s his tweet: “Roseanne’s problem turned out to be that she Wall Street Journal, play golf and talk about pro sports. I mean,
far too authentically represented the actual worldview of a the men especially are all programmed a certain way. They don’t
significant chunk of the Trump base.” MSNBC parent company have the too many outliers, Republicans. They all behave
Comcast closing the day in the red, down almost a percent, down basically the same, right? [SCREEN WIPE] You must play golf.
more 22 percent year to date. Let’s bring in Media Research You don’t play tennis.
Center Director, Tim Graham. Great to see you, Tim.
MARGARET CARLSON [on MSNBC’s Hardball, 05/29/18]: Yes.
TIM GRAHAM: Thank you.
MATTHEWS [on MSNBC’s Hardball, 05/29/18]: You must watch
MACDONALD: What’s your reaction? sports and talk about the NFL. You must — and what else? Read
The Wall Street Journal and believe the op-ed page.
GRAHAM: That is a big smear. Look, it’s the part where he said it
authentically represents a significant big chunk of the Trump MACDONALD: Alright, Tim. Here are the facts, according to Pew
voter. It’s basically saying that the average Trump voter would — Pew Research Center. Four out of ten women read The Wall
sign off on a Planet of the Apes tweet. I mean, that’s just absurd. Street Journal and that more men read The Economist or
I mean, you know what’s less absurd is to say that when Chris Bloomberg versus The Wall Street Journal. What do you make of
Hayes went out on Memorial Day weekend and said he was Chris Matthews’s comments?
uncomfortable using word hero to describe our war dead that he
represented a significant chunk of the Obama voters. Is that fair?
GRAHAM: This is again why people — even the guests on his
show were smiling like you’re such a goober. You know, on
MACDONALD: It’s a great point you make, Tim. And you know, WMAL this morning, Vince Coglianese said Obama is two of
it’s really media deciding what news they think you should see. I those three. He golfs a lot and he talks about sports a lot and so
mean, by the way, what was not pointed out here was that they read The Wall Street Journal. I mean, these shows are
President Trump did get eight percent of the black vote, 28 supposed to be based, as you just suggested, facts would be
percent of Hispanics, 27 percent of minorities — of Asians, good. Doing your actual research — your homework would be
rather, more than Mitt Romney in 2012 or less than Obama, good —
George W., Reagan, and both Clintons. But what’s your take on
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MACDONALD: Yeah, but their viewers are not getting that. they get that constant stream of this kind of you know some
critics say is poison. There’s no facts and research in here.
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John Brennan: Trump’s Tweets
Make Him Look Guilty
Amber Athey | Media And Breaking News Editor
1:33 am 06/01/2018
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Comey Interviewed As
Prosecutors Consider Charging McCabe
Tim Pearce | Energy Reporter
2:18 AM 06/01/2018
Investigators with the D.C.-U.S. Attorney’s Office spoke Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz
to former FBI director James Comey about allegations accused McCabe in April of breaking federal law and
McCabe knowingly mislead federal agents, as well as misleading agents. Horowitz’s allegation does not
Comey himself, over authorizing leaks to the media. If guarantee charges will be brought, however.
charged and found guilty, McCabe faces a five-year prison
sentence for deceiving federal agents four times — Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired McCabe on March
including three times under oath. 16, on the Justice Department’s recommendation. McCabe
was fired two days before he was set to retire.
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Mark Levin DESTROYS Trey Gowdy’s Defense Of FBI In
‘Spygate’ — ‘The Easiest Place To Find RUSSIANS
Was Clinton’s Campaign!’
Posted On June 1, 2018
(National Sentinel) Confusing: Earlier this week retiring “Now where is the easiest place to try and
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., gave a passionate defense of find the Russians? Is it in Trump world?
the FBI and Justice Department for their attempt to place No. It’s at the DNC. Didn’t the Russians
“informants” — spies — inside Donald Trump’s 2016 hack the DNC emails? Didn’t we hear this
campaign. over and over again?” he said.
“Did they have an informant, aka a spy, at
In multiple TV interviews, Gowdy defended the actions, the DNC to chase down the Russians who
saying “the FBI did exactly what my fellow citizens would were hacking the DNC’s emails? No. If they
want them to do when they got the information they got, are trying to protect us and the candidates
and that it has nothing to do with Donald Trump.” and the election from the Russians, as we
pointed out last week, why weren’t there
He incredulously insisted that the FBI’s Russia probe and informants in Jill Stein’s campaign, or
surveillance of the Trump team was all very legitimate, Hillary Clinton’s campaign, or Bernie
very normal, and something Americans should expect the Sanders’ campaign?”
bureau to be doing.
Levin noted further that the operation against Team Trump
“Chris Wray and Rod Rosenstein have was clearly to either keep Trump out of office or, as a
made it clear to us, Donald Trump was backup plan, undermine him so severely after he won that
never the target of the investigation, he’s he would either quit or be forced from office.
not the current target of the investigation.
Keep in mind, that could all change “Now [Gowdy’s] telling us look, Trump was
depending on what a witness says,” the never the target of this investigation. That’s
South Carolina congressman told Fox very slippery, like a slip and fall lawyer. Of
News’ Martha MacCallum Tuesday. course, Trump was the target of the
“But as of now, Chris Wray and Rod investigation. They just haven’t found
Rosenstein are stunned whenever people anything on Trump,” said Levin, the former
think that Trump is the target of their chief of staff to Attorney General Ed
investigation. I’ll leave it to them how to Meese.
brief the president,” he added. “You think Manafort was the target of the
investigation? Or Gates? Or
This left us stunned, quite frankly, given that one of Papadopoulos? Or Lieutenant General
Gowdy’s close colleagues in all of this, House Intelligence Flynn? When we talk about Trump world —
Committee chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has been as the Trump campaign, the Trump transition,
clear as he can be — and on multiple occasions — a) there the Trump presidency — who the hell do
was no actionable intelligence that justified the “Russian they think the target is? That’s said, there’s
collusion” probe, as it was entirely political; and b) the nothing on Trump, but they’d like nothing
only real ‘collusion’ appears to have been between more than to get something on Trump.”
Russian sources and Hillary Clinton’s campaign. “Why do you think they are taking Manafort
to the gallows day in and day out? Why do
Talk radio giant Mark Levin agrees that the was never any you think Mr. Gowdy, Mr. former federal
collusion involving the Trump team, but there was plenty prosecutor, they’ve interviewed virtually
involving Clinton, and he took Gowdy to task over it this every single person that’s ever worked for
week on his daily program. Donald Trump – whether in the campaign,
in the transition or in his administration?”
he continued.
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“Why did Trump Inc. have to turn over easy it is for them to dismiss the tyranny
hundreds of thousands of pages of out of government control – its
information if they are not trying to get unbelievable when you put this stuff
Trump — it has nothing to do with him now together, the unmasking that took place,”
because they didn’t find anything. But they Levin went on. “The FISA application. The
sure as hell have been trying. dossier, with Hillary Clinton and the DNC
“That special counsel who wants to take funding it. The endless leaks. — ‘this is
what the American people would want,
this to the brink of a constitutional crisis,
don’t ya know.’”
with 49 areas of questions that he wants to
ask Donald Trump ‘has nothing to do with
Donald Trump and only has to do with As far as we know, Gowdy hasn’t refuted any of Nunes’
Russia,” said Levin. claims. So why did he say what he said? Why is he
defending the indefensible?
“All these phony civil libertarians, all these
phony quasi-slip and fall lawyers. How
.
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Trump Hits Justin Trudeau
Square In The Jaw Over Trade
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent
2:38 PM 06/01/2018
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Imran Awan Allegedly Tried
‘To Hide His Money’ While DOJ Negotiates With Him
Luke Rosiak And Wajid Ali Syed | Contributor
3:13 AM 06/01/2018
Former Democratic IT staffer Imran Awan allegedly lengths there are a lot of assets here,” he
tried to “hide his money” recently. said. “How much of this do [prosecutors]
Awan’s lawyer claims his client “does not have a know? They should.”
pot to piss in.”
Awan is currently under FBI investigation over On May 3, prosecutors said they were “currently exploring
“unauthorized access” House servers and is a possible resolution of this matter.”
indicted on charges of bank fraud.
“I can’t understand why [prosecutors would
Embattled former Democratic IT aide Imran Awan has as strike a plea deal], unless he’s not the
recently as weeks ago attempted to get someone to create biggest fish in the school,” King told
an LLC to hide the ownership of real estate, and two TheDCNF.
people to buy a $40,000 gold bar for him, sources told The
Daily Caller News Foundation. This while his lawyer has The allegations add another colorful twist to a story that
told The Daily Caller News Foundation that Imran already includes the suspect leaving a laptop with the
“doesn’t have a pot to piss in.” username RepDWS in a phone booth after he was banned
from the House network; an arrest at Dulles airport with a
“He is totally unable to work and does not suitcase full of cash; and the disappearance of the entire
have a pot to piss in,” Imran attorney Chris House Democratic Caucus server.
Gowen wrote in a Feb. 27 email to
TheDCNF. Disappearing money would be key because Republican
House officials close to the probe say that not only did
Imran, who along with wife Hina Alvi worked as a server huge quantities of House technology equipment disappear,
administrator for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has they suspect Imran ran a $7 million “ghost employee”
been the target of an FBI investigation since the House scheme where no-show employees — one of whom had
Inspector General alleged in September 2016 that he made been most-recently worked at McDonald’s — were added
“unauthorized access” to House servers and systematically to the House payroll as IT administrators.
falsified congressional financial records. Prosecutors have
charged Imran and Alvi with bank fraud related to a House In a deposition, Imran’s stepmom — who was interviewed
retirement account and a mortgage after the FBI said Imran by the FBI — said the bureau asked her where the money
impersonated his wife and initiated a $300,000 wire was going.
transfer to Pakistan, claiming it was for a funeral.
A source told TheDCNF the purpose of the new LLC
Investigators say the alleged congressional fraud may Imran wanted them to create was to hold assets, including
extend to millions of dollars. The FBI is in possession of real estate, but that the assets would remain under Imran’s
hundreds of “Suspicious Activity Reports” detailing control.
unusual transfers from Imran’s bank accounts, officials
said.
The Awans owned numerous homes that operated as rental
properties. TheDCNF interviewed most of the tenants, and
“This is a national security issue… He all said the Awans demanded rent in the form of cash or
should have been locked up in jail a long blank money orders.
time ago with all his family members,” Rep.
Steve King, an Iowa Republican who
Virginia licensing documents show that Imran became a
serves on the Committee on the Judiciary,
licensed real estate broker during the time period he was
told TheDCNF after it briefed him on the
earning $160,000 from Congress. The licensing process
latest findings. “Anybody that’s hiding
requires certifying that the applicant was working “an
assets by buying gold bars and trying to get
average of at least 40 hours per week” as a real estate
people to set up LLCs, who knows what
agent at the time. Brokers typically supervise real estate
else is going on. If he’s going to those
agents and handle large amounts of money.
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Two sources said that in recent weeks, Imran has discussed elderly mother-in-law. It is unclear what the “New Dawn”
providing third parties with money and having them travel in 2001 was; the company was created in 2011.
to New York City to buy and return with a 1-kilogram gold
bar. Gowen, Imran’s attorney, said he had “no idea” what the
companies did.
“He wants to hide his money,” one source
said in relation to the gold. The companies also include multiple purported car
dealerships, for which no physical presence could be
Those alleged requests occurred just weeks before Awan’s located, that were registered to Imran brother Abid Awan’s
next scheduled court date, on June 7. Ukranian wife, Nataliia Sova, who was also on the House
payroll. Another car dealership that did have a physical
Imran wears a court-ordered GPS ankle bracelet and is presence, registered to Abid, took $100,000 from an Iraqi
required to stay close to home– a restriction his lawyer has government official, Abid’s business partner Nasir Khattak
repeatedly asked prosecutors to lift. testified in a civil suit.
At least 14 limited liability companies have previously On mandatory House ethics disclosures, the Awans —
been registered to immediate family members or to the who were subject to restrictions on outside income — did
addresses of the Awan family’s residences. Those included not report any outside companies. LLCs associated with
companies such as New Dawn 2001, registered to Imran’s members of the Awan family or their addresses include:
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TGP EXCLUSIVE: Former Intelligence Officers Find
‘Indisputable Evidence’ U.S. Intel Leaders Were
Linked To British In Spygate Scandal
By Cassandra Fairbanks
June 1, 2018, 5:00 Am
The Gateway Pundit investigative journalist According to one of the former intelligence officers who
Cassandra Fairbanks interviewed three spoke to The Gateway Pundit,
former intelligence officers with knowledge
of the corrupt – criminal activity of the “this was a coup attempt without firearms;
Obama CIA. relying instead on manufactured
intelligence designed to feed the meme
The former officers told The Gateway Pundit: that Trump surrogates were in contact with
the Russians.”
The U.K.’s Joint Intelligence Committee was the venue The former intelligence officers agreed
used by the CIA and the DNI to share and receive that the U.K.’s Joint Intelligence
“intelligence” allegedly linking Trump to Russia. Committee was the venue used by the
The sources believe that John Brennan and James CIA and the DNI to share and receive
Clapper used highly classified intelligence channels to “intelligence” allegedly linking Trump to
create a trail of fake evidence linking Trump to Russia. Russia.
George Papadopoulos was targeted deliberately by
U.K. intel operatives in a plot to trick him. The Gateway Pundit spoke to the two former intelligence
It was Joseph Mifsud, not Papadopoulos, who raised officers on the condition of anonymity because of the
the prospect of meeting with the Russians and sensitivity of the matter. We additionally spoke to Bill
introduced the claim that Russia had damaging Binney, a former high level National Security Agency
information about Hillary Clinton. official-turned-whistleblower, who confirmed that he
Joeseph Mifsud was a British operative, not a Russian agrees with their conclusions.
asset.
The only entity that could have coordinated the The former intelligence officers believe that John Brennan
entire operation was the Obama White House. and James Clapper used highly classified intelligence
channels to create a trail of fake evidence linking Trump to
Russia. Based on their years of experience in the
intelligence community, including overseas operations, it
appears highly likely that Joseph Mifsud was a MI6 asset
and that his role within the British spy service was
deliberately obscured to give the appearance of him
working for Russia.
These intel community insiders believe that This is what I told Pompeo when I was in with him. It
the case of George Papadopoulos, a minor requires the NSA, CIA, FBI, DNI, DNC and the DOJ to be
official named to the Trump foreign policy coordinating — especially for things like the Steele
team on March 21, 2016, merits additional dossier. The only one place they all come together and can
scrutiny because it shows evidence that be ordered to coordinate and cooperate is the president —
Papadopoulos was targeted deliberately which was Obama. The DOJ doesn’t fall under the DNI or
by U.K. intel operatives in a plot to trick anybody else — only the president,” Binney told The
him into communicating information about Gateway Pundit.
possible approaches to Russia via
conversations with persons in the United
States. All of these raises very serious questions that require
answers.
In the Statement of Offense filed against Papadopoulos by
the U.S. Department of Justice, he is accused of lying Who made the initial decision to collect information on
about his contact with Joseph Mifsud, a Maltese diplomat Trump Associates?
who was a member of the European Council on Foreign How many classified SIGINT reports were sent to the
Relations and the Clinton Foundation. It was Mifsud, not U.S. intel community?
Papadopoulos, who raised the prospect of meeting with the When did John Brennan and James Clapper share this
Russians and introduced the claim that Russian had information with President Obama?
.
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Did This Central Figure In The “Spygate” Scandal Just
CLEAR Trump Of Russian “Collusion?”
By JD Heyes
06/01/2018
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House Intel Report: Jeff Sessions Supervised
Five Foreign Policy Experts During Campaign –
Including Carter Page And Papadopoulos
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 7:40 Am
The Recent House Intel Committee Because of this pressure from the press to show he had
Report on Russia included a large experts on his team, candidate Trump named then
amount of information. The report Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as the chairman of his
notes numerous issues but hidden in National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC). A few
Issue #27 is an obscure piece of weeks later, candidate Trump released the names of five
information. Former Senator and people on his team. The list included Carter Page and
current Attorney General Jeff Sessions George Papadopoulos.
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The House Intel Report states that – Trump campaign’s co-chairman, but the source of this
information remained anonymous.
There is no evidence that anyone on the
Trump campaign was aware of Page’s past It looks more likely that Jeff Sessions
ties to Russian intelligence services-or was responsible for hiring both Page
Papadopoulos’ more recent contacts with a and Papadopoulos for the Trump
Russian-connected professor-when these campaign because they reported to him
two individuals were included among the and because of Sessions’ actions of
advisors that were publicly announced on betrayal since becoming the nation’s
March 21. In fact, as [President Trump’s Attorney General.
son in law Jared] Kushner candidly put it,
“we put together that list because we vi1ere Were these two guys Deep State plants
getting a lot of pressure from the media to or outed to the Deep State after being
put out a list of foreign policy advisers.” hired under Sessions on the Trump
campaign?
The Daily Caller reported that both Carter Page and
George Papadopoulos were hired by Sam Clovis, the
.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP Calls Out TBS:
Why Aren’t They Firing Samantha Bee After
Calling Ivanka Trump A C*Nt?
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 7:52 Am
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MAGA: US Unemployment Numbers Released This
Morning – Rate At Near 20 Year Low
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 8:03 Am
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CONFIRMED: Barack Obama Was Running The Entire
Spygate Operation That Violated Federal Law To Spy On
Trump Campaign Officials
By Jayson Veley
06/01/2018
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“The crime at the root of Watergate was an wrongdoing whatsoever is quickly turning into one of the
attempt at surveillance of the DNC after most serious scandals in recent history. Highly unethical
George McGovern seemed about to win and potentially illegal acts were seemingly committed, and
the Democratic Party’s presidential now the liberals are desperately trying to cover their tracks
nomination, just as the government through lies and the perpetuation of misinformation.
misconduct in Russiagate was an attempt
at surveillance of the Republican Party’s Sadly, however, it’s far from guaranteed that anybody will
national campaign after Trump clinched its be held accountable. If history has taught us anything, it’s
nomination,” Barone wrote. that liberals have a knack for avoiding legal consequences
after committing crimes, even though they belong behind
Indeed, the Left’s behind-the-scenes efforts to tear down bars. Only time will tell if the United States justice system
President Trump without any significant evidence of any will prevail.
.
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Sorry Not Sorry: Samantha Bee Tells
Hollywood Elites The Criticism Of Her Calling Ivanka
Trump A C*Nt “Was Overblown”
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 8:43 Am
On Wednesday liberal hack Samantha all should have spent the day incensed that
Bee attacked First Daughter Ivanka as a nation we are wrenching children from
Trump after the president’s daughter their parents.”
tweeted out a photo of herself with her
She’s not sorry.
little boy.
Samantha Bee:
The attorney general and the dirty DOJ In one such infamous case, they convicted a guy of
probably already have enough to arrest, conspiracy to traffic drugs because he spoke about
try, and convict Barack Obama, but purchasing soy sauce and then in fact actually purchased
since they won’t, you can join nearly soy sauce. However, a DEA agent told jurors that in his
8,000 Americans who have signed the “professional experience,” he was sure that “soy sauce”
White House petition to fire Jefferson was code for drugs. The jury bought it even though the
Beauregard Sessions “for all the defendant was able to produce receipts for the soy sauce
obvious reasons” by clicking here. which he had really purchased and despite the glaring
reality that the feds hadn’t actually caught the defendant
First, let’s clear up some common with any drugs.
misconceptions. Former President Barack H. Obama no
longer has presidential immunity since that only protected Now compare that to the situation with the Steele dossier,
him while he was in office. On the other the FISA wiretap applications for Trump’s presidential
hand,current President Donald J. Trump does have campaign, and the Strzok-Page texts. It’s a federal crime to
immunity. Further, as a matter of law, the immunity which perjure a wiretap application or to otherwise perpetrate a
Obama previously enjoyed from the time of his fraud upon the court or merely to conspire to do such.
inauguration on January 20, 2009 until he left office on
January 20, 2017 does not stop the DOJ from
Yet, instead of making arrests and then squeezing people
prosecuting now for crimes in which he may have taken
to cooperate – as Mueller is trying to do in his so-called
part during his administration. Nor would it stop a local
“investigation” – Sessions does nothing. Nor will he hire a
DA from pursuing state/local charges against him.
second special prosecutor to do the job. And there’s
something really wrong with that.
Second, law enforcement would only needs to show
probable cause in order to make an arrest or to obtain
Meanwhile, the president has been very vocal (1 2 3 4)
either a wiretap or a search warrant and that’s a much
that he would have chosen a different attorney general if
lower burden of proof than “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Sessions had been upfront with him in the first place. To
In fact, that hurdle is so low in federal court that it is
be sure, firing Sessions now would be costly, but as I
commonly the subject of a cliché joke: they say the feds
argued in my article, “If You Love This Country Sign
can indict a ham sandwich and I’d like to add that they can
Here to #FireSessions,” it would also be worth it. I
convict it of being turkey.
understand that many people have lost faith in petitions as
drivers of change and I would doubt that any petition could
Indeed, I personally know a lot of people being held convince President Trump to do anything which he didn’t
without bail right now by the feds on much flimsier otherwise want to do.
evidence than what is known about the bogus Steele
dossier, the dishonest FISA wiretap applications, and the
However, this petition to fire Sessions isn’t meant to
contents of the Strzok-Page texts, which say that
convince President Trump that letting go of Session is the
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right move. It’s about demonstrating that no matter what pioneered the use of metal clamps rather than leather
the pundits and legal advisers have to say against the idea, straps.
everyday Americans would back the president should he
do it. Eventually, he was released. But then in short order, he
was convicted of murder and wound up dying in the very
And there would also be a final, great, poetic justice as same electric chair that he had helped streamline.
well as cyclical irony about the DOJ arresting Obama.
Now, as I argued over at Red State more than a year ago,
You see, more than 100 years ago, there was an inmate before I lost faith in Sessions myself, the Obama
named Charles Justice serving time in the Ohio State administrations took the political weaponization of the
Penitentiary in Columbus. It was his job to clean out the Justice Department to new heights. President Obama and
execution chamber after each use of the electric chair. Attorney Generals Holder and Lynch made it a far more
efficient instrument of destruction. Now it’s Obama’s turn
After a bit, Charles Justice helped improve the device to to sit in it.
make the process smoother and less gruesome. He
.
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Huffington Post Doxes Pro-Trump Writer, Gets Her
Husband Fired… And Now They’re Targeting Her
Brother! …BECAUSE SHE’S CONSERVATIVE!
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 9:34 Am
“So it just sends a message that the Susan Hennessey, a fellow in national security in
president is going to act outside the normal governance studies at the Brookings Institution,
bounds of how we go about giving these acknowledged on CNN that the president has unreviewable
kind of pardons,” he said. pardon authority.
Joseph diGenova, who served as U.S. attorney for the "But this still is an abuse of that power,"
District of Columbia under Ronald Reagan, said it is odd she said.
to suggest that presidents should wait until after they no
longer have to face voters before granting controversial Hennessey said the only consequence Trump faces is
pardons. political accountability.
"He's being brave and courageous," he "That's one of the reasons why it's so
said, referring to the D'Souza pardon. "He's disturbing that we're not seeing any
doing it now while he's accountable, before pushback or nearly enough pushback from
an election." congressional Republicans," she said.
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In a separate CNN segment, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said A frequent complaint repeated Thursday was that Trump
pardons can be an important tool of mercy. bypassed the normal procedures for considering clemency,
a process that typically involves investigation by the
"Instead, it looks like the president is government's pardon attorney and input from judges and
abusing his pardon power, either for sheer prosecutors who participated in the cases. Those same
political reasons, or to send a message to critics, however, generally did not mention that former
people under investigation, or because the President Bill Clinton bypassed that process more than 40
defendant happened to have high name times.
identification," he said.
DiGenova, the former federal prosecutor, told LifeZette
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office that going through the formal process is useful for low-
prosecuted D'Souza, also registered his disapproval on profile cases but unnecessary for well-known cases with
Twitter: extensive records. In D'Souza's case, diGenova said, the
president had good cause.
"The President has the right to pardon but
the facts are these: D'Souza intentionally "I expect him to do more of these," he said.
broke the law, voluntarily pled guilty, "He understands the pardon power
apologized for his conduct & the judge because it can do a lot of good."
found no unfairness. The career
prosecutors and agents did their job.
Period."
.
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223,000 Jobs Added In May,
Unemployment Falls To 3.8 Percent
Tim Pearce | Energy Reporter
12:57 PM 06/01/2018
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UNHINGED: John Brennan Vows
To Continue To Attack POTUS Trump ‘Until Integrity
Returns To The White House’
By Cristina Laila
June 1, 2018, 1:01 Pm
“This is why I speak out against Mr. For more than three decades, I observed
Trump and will continue to do so….” and analyzed the traits and tactics of
said Brennan in a tweet caption linking corrupt, incompetent and narcissistic
to his op-ed. foreign officials who did whatever they
thought was necessary to retain power.
Exploiting the fears and concerns of their
citizenry, these demagogues routinely
relied on lies, deceit and suppression of
political opposition to cast themselves as
populist heroes and to mask self-serving
priorities.
By gaining control of
intelligence and security
services, stifling the
independence of the judiciary
and discrediting a free press,
these authoritarian rulers
Never have we seen the former administration undermine followed a time-tested recipe
and attack the current administration the way Obama and for how to inhibit democracy’s
his cronies do.
development, retard individual
freedoms and liberties, and
It is unprecedented.
reserve the spoils of corrupt
governance for themselves and
John Brennan compared President Trump to foreign
their ilk. It never dawned on me
dictators in his unhinged WaPo op-ed titled: “I Will Speak
Out Until Integrity Returns To The White House” that we could face such a
development in the United
States.
What does that mean? Until Trump is removed from
office? “The impact of the Trump presidency will
be felt for many years to come,” said
The op-ed shows how narcissistic John Brennan is, Brennan.
claiming he had
Brennan notes many have harshly condemned his
“the rare privilege of directly serving four continued attacks on the current administration.
presidents.”
In response to the criticisms, Brennan claims he’s
Brennan continually calls President Trump a liar apolitical and nonpartisan.
throughout the piece and paints President Trump as a
power hungry dictator.
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Many have condemned my public criticism of Mr. Trump, John Brennan is a leaker and a liar; he was directly
arguing that as a former CIA director, I should bite my involved in Spygate which is why he continues to attack
tongue. My criticisms, however, are not political; I have President Trump.
never been and will never be a partisan. I speak out for the
simple reason that Mr. Trump is failing to live up to the Brennan’s crimes are bubbling up to the surface; he is also
standards that we should all expect of a president. stuck in a perjury trap.
In conclusion, Brennan vows to “continue to speak out The former CIA Director knows there is a chance he can
loudly and critically until integrity, decency, wisdom — end up in prison just like other CIA officials who were
and maybe even some humility — return to the White jailed for leaking classified information.
House.”
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BREAKING! Indictments Ready For McCabe And Others /
Trump Delivers On Life Extension Technology
President Trump Is Ready To Drain The Swamp
The Alex Jones Show
June 1, 2018
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John Solomon Bombshell:
Obama Deep State Was Spying On Trump Campaign
With Human Sources Before Investigation Launched
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 1:50 Pm
The new timeline makes one wonder: Did the FBI follow
its rules governing informants?
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Black Unemployment Plunges To Record Low, Gap
Between White, Black Unemployment Smallest In History
Benny Johnson | Reporter At Large
1:58 PM 06/01/2018
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MSNBC Panel Puts Negative
Spin On Excellent May Job Numbers
Amber Athey | Media And Breaking News Editor
2:29 PM 06/01/2018
WATCH:
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‘Crumbs’ Pelosi Pans Latest Jobs Numbers As
“Meaningless” And “Bad For Middle Class”
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 2:34 Pm
The news was too much for “crumbs” Pelosi. Democrats will never stop fighting for the
hard-working middle class families who are
the backbone of our nation.”
The minority leader trashed the
unemployment number as meaningless Of course, Pelosi is lying.
and bad for the middle class. The Democrats have no plan. They can
She really IS insane. only bitch.
The text messages were already released to the public; we FBI officials were also scrambling to find the
are still waiting for the FBI to release the other 16 pages of whistleblower, via Judicial Watch:
documents.
The previously released documents showed
It is now June 1st and the FBI is stonewalling and slow- FBI officials were concerned about a leak that
walking documents AGAIN. Bill Clinton delayed his aircraft taking off in
order to “maneuver” a meeting with the attorney
President of Judicial Watch, Tom Fitton was furious on general. The resulting story in the Observer is
Friday after he found out the FBI wanted another week to seemingly confirmed and causes a flurry of
turn over the 16 pages of Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting emails about the source of the article. FBI
docs. official(s) write “we need to find that guy”
and that the Phoenix FBI office was contacted
Fitton called on President Trump to ask what is going on “in an attempt to stem any further damage.”
with the FBI stonewalling. Another FBI official, working on AG Lynch’s
security detail, suggests instituting non-
Fitton tweeted: FBI told @JudicialWatch (and the court) disclosure agreements. The names of the
they would turn over “newly found” Clinton-Lynch tarmac emails authors are redacted. There are no
docs yesterday, but now they want another week! We documents showing concern about the meeting
already caught FBI lying about hidden records once itself.
before! @RealDonaldTrump should ask what is going on!
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Sleepy Chuck Todd Blames President Trump For
Samantha Bee Calling Ivanka Trump A C*Nt (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 6:21 Pm
Via NewsBusters:
Disgusting.
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Donald Trump Jr. DROPS MOAB
On Democrats After ANOTHER Superior
Trump Jobs Report
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 7:02 Pm
Hate and BS isn’t a platform & will only get you so far.
These numbers matter and benefit all Americans. #maga
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28 FBI Agents With Knowledge Of
Clinton Server Ask To Testify Against
Deep State Corruption (Video)
BY Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 8:45 PM
Sean Hannity:
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so that they can tell the story of corruption at
the highest levels of the bureau at that love.
Via Hannity:
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Former Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon Speaks To
CNN: Defends Sessions And Bashes President Trump
By Alicia Powe
June 1, 2018, 9:27 Pm
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Facebook To Launch Breaking News Feature With 80
‘Certified’ Publications Minus Top Pro-Trump Websites
By Jim Hoft
June 1, 2018, 11:33 Pm
Facebook announced this week they are replacing their This shouldn’t come as a surprise.
“trending news” feature with a “breaking news” feature.
The new platform will include articles from 80 Facebook Tech Giants Google and Facebook are
approved publications. currently purging conservative content from
Facebook and YouTube — They are hiding
Allum Bokhari at Breitbart reported: conservative stories on Google — They are
shadow-banning conservative news on all
Facebook has announced the end of their social media.
controversial “trending news” feature. It is to be
replaced by a “breaking news” label that it is In February Facebook launched a new algorithm to ensure
testing with a select group of 80 publications. that conservative news would not spread on the social
media platform.
Facebook has not yet said if the feature will
become available to all publications. This was after Facebook announced it was
losing 50,000,000 user hours a day in the
Facebook said they will replace trending news previous quarter.
— the list of “trending stories” that appear in
users’ sidebars — with three new features, one The algorithm change caused President Donald Trump’s
focused on breaking news, another on local engagement on Facebook posts to plummet a whopping
news, and another on video. 45%.
Facebook indicated that they will discriminate In contrast, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and
against sources the platform doesn’t deem to Bernie Sanders (I-VT) do not appear to have suffered a
be trustworthy, saying the system is designed to comparable decline in Facebook engagement.
keep users informed of “timely, breaking news”
while “making sure the news they see on Top conservative Facebook pages with daily traffic in the
Facebook is from trustworthy and quality millions have seen 75% to 95% drop in traffic.
sources.” Young Cons, Western Journalism, SarahPalin.com,
Independent Journal Review, Right Wing News, and
Trending news, the feature that Facebook plans several others have seen dramatic loss in traffic.
to replace, was the subject of intense
controversy in 2016 — including the threat of In 2016 we were one of the few conservative sites that
an investigation from Senate commerce supported candidate Trump – along with Breitbart, The
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Drudge Report, Infowars, Zero Hedge and Conservative The study also found the The Gateway
Treehouse. We are proud of our efforts to report the truth Pundit was hit the hardest by these
that led to Trump’s historic win. changes.
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After Years Of Deep State Spying… James Clapper Admits
No ‘Smoking Gun’ Evidence Of Russian Collusion
Mike LaChance
June 2, 2018, 7:31 Am
Every week, the left’s narrative about Russia Truths From a Life in Intelligence.” “There is a
stealing the election for Trump gets weaker lot of circumstantial evidence and reasons to be
and weaker. Obama’s intelligence director suspicious, but no smoking gun as of yet.”
James Clapper admitted recently that he still
hasn’t seen any real evidence. Clapper did say he was interested in the number of
contacts between members of the Trump campaign and
The Daily Caller reports: people linked to the Russian government. He wrote in
“Facts and Fears” that “the dashboard warning lights were
Clapper: No ‘Smoking Gun’ Evidence Of all lit.”
Collusion
“I certainly wondered about [collusion] when I
James Clapper, the former director of National saw the frequency of meetings between people
Intelligence, said he has not seen “smoking gun” or in the Trump campaign and people with ties to
“direct” evidence of collusion between the Trump the Russian government,” said Clapper, who
campaign and Russian government. now works as a CNN analyst.
“I saw no smoking-gun evidence of collusion This entire affair was about the inability of the Democrats
before I left the government, and I still haven’t,” to admit that they lost the 2016 election.
Clapper told Vox in an interview Thursday to They had to make it about something bigger to explain
promote his new book, “Facts and Fears: Hard their embarrassing loss.
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Wapo: President Trump Tells Aides He Wants
Leaker-Liar James Comey “Investigated And Charged”
By Jim Hoft
June 2, 2018, 9:20 Am
“He’s going to be unflappable, he’s going to be
apolitical, he’s going to call it like he sees it,”
said Mary Jo White, a former U.S. attorney in
the Southern District of New York who
supervised Horowitz when he worked there.
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Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein’s Wife Also
Has Extensive Ties To The Clintons, Mueller And Comey
By Jim Hoft
June 2, 2018, 12:24 Pm
Senator Lindsey Graham sent a letter on narrative, but they know it is not true!” Trump
Thursday to Assistant Attorney General Rod tweeted.
Rosenstein about whether Rosenstein
should recuse himself from the Mueller See below for more information on Senator Graham’s
investigation due to his obvious conflicts request –
with the case.
“Not that it matters but I never fired James But one other conflict of interest that Rosenstein has is
Comey because of Russia! The Corrupt related to his wife.
Mainstream media loves to keep pushing that
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Rosenstein’s wife, Lisa Barsoomian, Lisa Barsoomian works for R. Craig Lawrence, an attorney
represented Bill Clinton in a case in the who has represented Robert Mueller three times, James
1990’s. This alone should be enough for Comey five times, Barack Obama forty-five times,
Rosenstein to be unqualified for any role Kathleen Sebellius fifty-six times, Bill Clinton forty times,
related to the Clintons, Obama or their and Hillary Clinton seventeen times between 1991 and
cronies. 2017.
Her loyalties are clearly with the entities that make up the
Deep State, as are her husbands.
Enter Lisa Barsoomian, wife of Rod Rosenstein. Lisa is a The entire Mueller investigation should be
high-powered attorney in Washington, DC, who thrown out just for Rosenstein’s conflicts,
specializes in opposing Freedom of Information Act let alone the rest of the Mueller team of
requests on behalf of the Deep State, err, I mean, the thugs. Rosenstein’s wife is enough reason
Intelligence Communities. for him to recuse himself!
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POTUS Trump Retweets Dan Bongino’s Epic
Takedown Of Deep State Hack John Brennan (Video)
By Jim Hoft
June 2, 2018, 1:15 Pm
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POTUS Trump SCOOPS New York Times —
Hits Liberal Paper Hard Before
They Can Publish Latest Mueller Leak
by Cristina Laila
June 2, 2018, 2:30 pm
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It is our understanding that the reason behind the request The President fired off his tweet before the New York
for the interview is to allow the Special Counsel’s office to Times dropped their piece.
complete its report. After reviewing the list of topics you
presented, it is abundantly clear to the undersigned that NY Times reporter Michael Schmidt
all of the answers to your inquiries are contained in the complained the president tried to preempt
exhibits and testimony that have already been voluntarily them….
provided to you by the White House and witnesses, all of
which clearly show that there was no collusion with
Russia, and that no FBI investigation was or even could
have been obstructed.
Trump tweeted:
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SHOCK: Top Comey Aide Predicts IG Report Will ‘Slam
FBI For Violating Policies, Procedures In
Clinton Email Investigation’
By Kristinn Taylor
June 2, 2018, 2:42 Pm
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Manhattan, Director Comey has a story, and it’s
incredible.”
After leaving the FBI in early February, Campbell was “Just quoting you verbatim. That’s all.”
immediately hired by CNN to be a law enforcement
analyst. An invitation to Campbell’s farewell party said he
was going to be “defending the Bureau”, reported the
Daily Caller.
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Terrific! Trump RIPS
Futile “Resistance” In Weekly Address
By Jim Hoft
June 2, 2018, 5:23 Pm
And this is why we love him. “Senate Democrats call it ‘the resistance,’ ” he
said.
We finally have a president who is strong
enough to hit back at the communists, the “From day one, Senate Democrats have
open border fanatics and America-haters. shamelessly obstructed, stalled, and filibustered
the confirmations of hundreds of talented men
and women who are eager to come to
Washington, D.C., to make a difference,” he
said. “They want to serve our country.”
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Giuliani Reacts To Latest Leak To New York Times “If
Mueller Tries To Subpoena Us, We’re Going To Court”
By Cristina Laila
June 2, 2018, 6:31 Pm
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Sean Hannity: I’m The Next
Target Of The Deep State (VIDEO)
By Cristina Laila
June 2, 2018, 9:27 Pm
On Friday night, Sean Hannity promoted a book written by According to previous reports, Fox News’
Dr. Jerome Corsi, “Killing the Deep State,” that claims Sean Hannity was also caught up in the
that Hannity himself is the “next target of the deep state.” Obama administration’s surveillance and
unmasking scandal.
“Wow, isn’t it so great to know that these
corrupt officials with their backs against the wall Sean Hannity was a guest on ‘Rose
that are desperate …desperate people do Unplugged‘ and said this in April of 2017:
desperate things. The people who have the
most powerful tools of intelligence, are now
…And I will say this, if it ever does turn out to
going after me?” Hannity said. “It doesn’t
be true, I will be filing suit because, you know
surprise me.”
they can’t say that is incidental surveillance
because that would be that there was no
“I promise you one thing. I’m never stopping,” way…because I don’t do anything nefarious
Hannity added. and that would mean that I would have been a
target of a political….you know if political
Sean Hannity is very close to President Trump; according surveillance took place of me, I will sue
to reports they talk everyday. everybody involved. I promise you.”
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BOMBSHELL: Leaker, Liar And Former FBI Head
Comey Likely Caught In Another Lie – FBI Russia
Investigation Started Before July 2016
By Jim Hoft
June 3, 2018, 8:31 Am
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According to Manny, the Patriot Act is the broad If this is true, it COMPLETELY blows the entire
legislation that the government used to do much of its “Papadopoulos started the investigation in July” theory out
information on Americans through eavesdropping via 702 of the damn water.
queries. So when Admiral Rogers put a halt to the 702’s
on April 18th, the FBI had to change its methods for Don’t let former President Obama tell you
spying on Trump associates. A ‘wire carrying current’ that you only get fake news on the Internet.
may actually mean a spy, a wire carrying agent or someone The Internet is where the lies are uncovered
literally wearing a wire for the FBI. Manny states – and the truth always wins.
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CHUCK IN CHARGE:
Schumer Tells The Media To Cover Up Spygate
By Jim Hoft
June 3, 2018, 8:58 Am
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Rep. Devin Nunes:
The Drudge Report Is Being Censored
Today On Twitter (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 3, 2018, 9:46 Am
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BOOM! Rep. Devin Nunes: Aussie Ambassador Downer
Lied About Launch Of Deep State Spying On Trump
Campaign (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 3, 2018, 10:46 Am
into the Trump campaign. And you said to us, based on the
Five Eyes Intelligence of all of our partners across the
world, that there was NO intelligence that you could find
that launched that investigation…
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Leaked Confidential Letter From Trump’s Lawyer
To Mueller On Jan. 29 Likely Spells Doom
For Liar Sally Yates
By Jim Hoft
June 2, 2018, 11:56 Pm
On Saturday, the fake news New York Times On January 24, 2017, Lt. Gen. Flynn was interviewed in
published all 20 pages of a confidential the White House by FBI.
memo Trump’s lawyers sent Robert Mueller
in January. The FBI operatives believed Flynn provided truthful
answers.
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On January 27, 2017, Sally Yates and McGahn had
another meeting and Yates lied about the ongoing witch
hunt against the Trump team and she threw Michael Flynn,
an innocent man, under the bus.
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President Trump Quotes Democrat Mark Penn:
Mueller Staff Uses “Stormtrooper Tactics”
By Jim Hoft
June 3, 2018, 12:55 Pm
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BREAKING: Giuliani To Mueller Team:
Release Spygate Memos Or NO INTERVIEW
With Trump (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 3, 2018, 1:14 Pm
Trump attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Rudy insisted this was important before they will agree to
Giuliani went on ABC’s ‘This Week’ on Sunday morning. sit down with Mueller for a sham interrogation.
Giuliani told ABC the Trump lawyers want to see all of the FOX News reported:
Spygate documents before the President will agree to
testify with the Mueller witch hunt team. Giuliani says he still wants to see documents
related to the FBI informant who had contact
In May it was first revealed that the Obama Deep State with members of President Trump’s campaign
was using “human informants” (spies) to spy on the Trump during the election. Right now from Giuliani, at
campaign during the 2016 election. least the question of whether or not he will
agree to let his client sit down with Special
Of course, this criminal activity puts several Counsel Robert Mueller seems to really hinge
Obama officials in serious danger of on whether or not they can have access to the
prosecution. documents related to the FBI informant.
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In Leaked Letter, Trump's
Lawyers Tell Mueller To Go Pound Sand
By Tyler Durden
Sun, 06/03/2018 - 14:55
A 20-page confidential letter from President Trump's legal and the president’s reaction to Attorney General Jeff
team leaked to the New York Times argues that President Sessions’s recusal from the Russia investigation. -NYT
Trump could not have obstructed justice at any point
during his presidency due to his Constitutional authority, "It remains our position that the president's
and that he cannot be compelled to testify in front of actions here, by virtue of his position as the
Special Counsel Robert Mueller due to his Constitutional chief law enforcement officer, could neither
powers as President. constitutionally nor legally constitute
obstruction because that would amount to
him obstructing himself, and that he could, if
he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even
exercise his power to pardon if he so desired,"
writes President Trump's former attorney John
Dowd, who left the team in March.
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Mr. Mueller, the president’s attorneys argued, needs to which he also asked if the Mueller team or the DOJ is
prove that the president is the only person who can give leaking his lawyers' letters to the "Fake News Media."
him the information he seeks and that he has exhausted all
other avenues for getting it. -NYT
discredit him with a Russia “There could not possibly have been intent to
allegations fabricated by US Intelligence obstruct an ‘investigation’ that had been neither
agencies, UK intelligence assets - in confirmed nor denied to White House counsel,”
collusion with the Clinton campaign and the the president’s lawyers wrote, adding that FBI
Obama administration. investigations generally do not qualify as the
type of "proceeding" covered by an obstruction-
of-justice statute.
We now know that Trump campaign aides were likely fed
rumors that Russia had damaging information on Hillary
Clinton, and then used as patsies by Clinton-linked “Of course, the president of the United States is
operatives in what appears to have been a set-up, not above the law, but just as obvious and
something Trump once again hinted in his latest tweet, in equally as true is the fact that the president
should not be subjected to strained readings
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and forced applications of clearly irrelevant believe Mueller is focusing on (via CBS
statutes,” wrote Mr. Dowd and Mr. Sekulow. News)
The Times, however, suggests that their argument may be 1. Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael
outdated, as a 2002 law passed by Congress makes it a Flynn -- information regarding his contacts with
crime to obstruct proceedings that have not yet begun. Ambassador Kislyak about sanctions during the
transition process;
But the lawyers based those arguments on an outdated 2. Lt. Gen. Flynn's communications with Vice President
statute, without mentioning that Congress passed a broader Mike Pence regarding those contacts;
law in 2002 that makes it a crime to obstruct proceedings 3. Lt. Gen. Flynn's interview with the FBI regarding the
that have not yet started. same;
4. Then-Acting Attorney General Sally Yates coming to
the White House to discuss same;
Samuel W. Buell, a Duke Law School professor and white-
5. The president's meeting on Feb. 14, 2017, with then-
collar criminal law specialist who was a lead prosecutor
Director James Comey;
for the Justice Department’s Enron task force,
6. Any other relevant information regarding former
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn;
said the real issue was whether Mr. Trump 7. The president's awareness of and reaction to
obstructed a potential grand jury investigations by the FBI, the House and the Senate
investigation or trial — which do count as into possible collusion;
proceedings — even if the F.B.I. 8. The president's reaction to Attorney General Jeff
investigation had not yet developed into one Sessions' recusal from the Russia investigation;
of those. 9. The president's reaction to former FBI Director James
Comey's testimony on March 20, 2017, before the
He called it inexplicable why the president’s legal team House Intelligence Committee;
was making arguments that were focused on the wrong 10. Information related to conversations with intelligence
obstruction-of-justice statute. officials generally regarding ongoing investigations;
11. Information regarding who the president had had
Regardless, it appears Trump's team is going to tell conversations with concerning Mr. Comey's
Mueller to take a hike if he tries to subpoena the president, performance;
and that it will simply further embarrass the United States 12. Whether or not Mr. Comey's May 3, 2017, testimony
on the world stage. lead to his termination;
13. Information regarding communications with
"We write to address news reports, purportedly Ambassador Kislyak, Minister Lavrov, and Lester Holt;
based on leaks, indicating that you may have 14. The president's reaction to the appointment of Robert
begun a preliminary inquiry into whether the Mueller as Special Counsel;
president's termination of former FBI Director 15. The president's interaction with Attorney General
James Comey constituted obstruction of Sessions as it relates to the appointment of Special
justice," the June 2017 memo from Trump Counsel; and,
attorney Marc Kasowitz to Mueller reads - while 16. The statement of July 8, 2017, concerning Donald
a more recent memo outlines the 16 areas they Trump, Jr.'s meeting in Trump Tower.
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Trump Questions Why Comey,
FBI Never Alerted His Campaign
About Manafort Investigation
Virginia Kruta | Contributor
3:13 PM 06/03/2018
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Newt Gingrich Predicts
'Red Wave' In November
By Gabby Morrongiello
June 03, 2018 05:02 PM
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Judicial Watch Sues To Expose DOJ FISA Abuses And
Continued Stonewalling Of Congress Relating To Spygate
By Cristina Laila
June 3, 2018, 5:24 Pm
“There is no way that will happen. And the Christie’s comments come off the heels of the president’s
reason it won’t is because it then because lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, comment that the U.S. Constitution
a political problem, George. If the president does not forbid the president from pardoning himself.
were to pardon himself, he’d get “He’s not, but he probably does”” Giuliani
impeached,” Christie told ABC’s George told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos as to
Stephanopoulos Sunday morning. whether or not the president can pardon
himself. “He has no intention of pardoning
Stephanopoulos then asked whether the president was himself, but that doesn’t say he can’t.”
“sending signals” with a series of recent presidential “That’s what the Constitution says, and if
pardons, like Scooter Libby and Dinesh D’Souza. you want to change it, change it,” Giuliani
said.
“You know, the president I think is
executing the pardon authority in a more The New York Times reported Saturday that the president’s
aggressive way than most presidents have legal team is floating the possibility that the president
in the past,” Christie said. “But I don’t think might invoke executive privilege to avoid a grand jury
you can then read that into it. I think subpoena.
.
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Giuliani: Even If Trump Had
Shot Comey He Couldn't Be Prosecuted
By Julia Manchester
06/03/18 06:28 Pm Edt
“If he shot James Comey, he’d be "He’s not [going to], but he probably does,"
impeached the next day,” Giuliani told he told ABC News.
HuffPost. “Impeach him, and then you can "He has no intention of pardoning
do whatever you want to do to him.” himself," he continued. "That’s another
really interesting constitutional question:
The comments come one day after The New York Can the president pardon himself?"
Times obtained a letter from Trump's legal
team arguing that the Constitution gives the president the "It would be an open question. I think it
authority to, "if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even would probably get answered by, 'gosh,
exercise his power to pardon." that’s what the Constitution says.’ And if
you want to change it, change it. But,
yeah," Giuliani added.
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Sarah Sanders Slaps Paul Krugman
For ‘Great Recession’ Prediction Under Trump
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent
6:28 PM 06/03/2018
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Bill Clinton: Trump Would Be
Impeached Already If He Were A Democrat
By Alicia Powe
June 3, 2018, 6:33 Pm
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James Woods Pounds Pelosi Into Dirt After She Pans
Latest Jobs Numbers As “Meaningless” And
“Bad For Middle Class”
By Cristina Laila
June 3, 2018, 7:52 Pm
The minority leader trashed the “We’re in the Money,” and reminded
unemployment number as meaningless Americans to remember in November
and bad for the middle class. “Pelosi wants to end this.”
She really IS insane.
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James Woods is 100% correct.
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Poll: Key Midterm Voters Don’t
Know Who Leads The Democratic Party
Peter Hasson | Reporter
9:17 PM 06/03/2018
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Trump-Appointed AG Demands Unethical
Search Of FBI Employee Emails, Texts On 'Billions'
By Callista Ring
June 3, 2018 10:45 PM EDT
Showtime’s Billions continues its vendetta against Jeffcoat: The Lord knows all, madam. Took
Attorney General Jeff Sessions by characterizing its Jeff- care of that for you. As for the rest, I want a
Sessions parody character, Attorney General Waylon hard-target search of every e-mail, text
“Jock” Jeffcoat (Clancy Brown), as a man who message, and online footprint so we know
“recognizes no legal or moral authority, no justice but his who's trustworthy and who needs to be
own” and deserves “assassination.” purged.
Director Lynch: I'm just not sure it's strictly
In Sunday night’s episode, “Kompenso,” a suspicious legal for us to undertake this ourselves, or
Jeffcoat demands that the FBI perform a “hard-target if it's too gray of an area. Maybe it would be
search of every e-mail, text message, and online footprint” best to have a court order first—
of its employees in order to determine “who’s trustworthy
and who needs to be purged.” Connerty: We can do it. And if you want to
stay out of the deep gray, Director Lynch, I
can lead the review myself. You know,
chart a-- a whiter shade of pale.
Jeffcoat: Impressive. All too often I am told
of obstacles and regulations when what I
really wanna hear is "Sí, se puede."
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House Democrats Try To
Shoot Down Trump’s Low-Yield Nukes
By Travis J. Tritten
June 03, 2018 12:00 AM
The new warhead program would be defunded by $65 Meanwhile, Democrats on the Senate Appropriations
million in the coming year under an amendment to a Committee tried but failed to add a measure prohibiting the
Department of Energy appropriations bill proposed by weapons to that chamber’s Department of Energy spending
Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., bill when it passed the panel on May 24.
John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Dan Kildee, D-Mich.
“While I’m disappointed the bill includes
The spending bill could hit the House floor late this week unnecessary funding for new nuclear
following Rules Committee meetings on Tuesday and weapons, this bill is the result of a truly
Wednesday to decide if their amendment will get a vote. bipartisan process and I look forward to
bringing it to the Senate floor,” Sen. Dianne
The proposal is the latest effort by Democrats on both Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of
sides of Capitol Hill to block development of a low-yield the energy and water subcommittee, said
nuclear warhead for Trident missiles on Ohio-class in a statement for the Democrat minority.
submarines and sea-launched cruise missiles.
The bills are among the first annual appropriations
The weapons are a new initiative in the Pentagon’s legislation to head to the House and Senate floors and
Nuclear Posture Review released this year. The represent an opportunity for Democrats. Neither chamber
administration says the smaller nuclear warheads are has yet published 2019 defense spending bills, which could
needed to deter Russia, which believes it could deter the also draw a fight over the low-yield nuclear weapons.
U.S. by using its own version of the weapons in an
“escalate to de-escalate” scenario.
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EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway
Talks ‘500 Days Of American Greatness’
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent
3:59 AM 06/03/2018
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Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Much-Anticipated
IG Report Gets Pushed Back ANOTHER WEEK
By Cristina Laila
June 4, 2018, 7:00 Am
(National Sentinel) Deep State: On Sunday House one that brought this to the attention of the
Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., United States government. Now typically
peeled back another layer regarding the witch hunt that would have gone through FBI
investigation into Team Trump during the 2016 election. channels, it would have gone through the
embassy in London, it would have come
It looks like the story former Australian across officially,” Nunes said.
Ambassador Alexander Downer told about the state date of “It would have come across the pond
the Spygate probe was, um, not correct, regarding the officially. And it didn’t. And that’s what we
Papadopoulos information he said he gave to the would like to have seen,” he continued.
Australian ambassador in the U.S.
“Now this week we now know that Mr.
Downer, the former Australian
Nunes, who appeared on “Sunday Morning Futures” with ambassador, high commissioner in
Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business Network, said the story London, said that he had given the
and the intelligence he has seen don’t match. information to the Australian ambassador in
the U.S. Well, now we know that that’s
“We know that the counterintelligence not true,” he said.
investigation was opened in July,” he told
Bartiromo. “So, Mr. Downer now has claimed that in
an Australian newspaper. But we now
“Well, that’s fine so if that’s all the know from sources that have now spoken
information you have then why are there all to different media outlets that the
of these strange activities leading up to late Australians are denying that that’s how this
July, particularly in the spring?” happened. The Australian ambassador in
“I’m trying to understand this because you the United States had nothing to do with
broke the news on this program more than this…
a month ago that you’ve looked for reasons
and catalysts to understand how an Watch:
investigation was opened and launched
into the Trump campaign,” she replied.
“And you said to us, based on the Five
Eyes Intelligence of all of our partners
across the world, that there was NO
intelligence that you could find that
launched that investigation…”
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HERE IT IS=> Complete List Of President Trump’s
Historic Accomplishments After First 500 Days In Office
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 7:14 Am
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MSNBC Is Aghast That Its OWN Poll Shows Most
Americans See Mueller Probe As A Witch Hunt
Posted On June 4, 2018
(National Sentinel) Bogus: They say if you don’t want to This conviction doesn’t seem to point to
hear the answer, don’t ask the question. MSNBC is no Russian collusion during the campaign,
doubt now wishing they hadn’t asked Americans what they mostly because Flynn wasn’t even involved
think of special counsel Robert Mueller’s witch hunt with the campaign at any significant level.
investigation.
Oh yes, there’s George Papadopoulos, the
low-level staffer whose drunken ramblings
Because the network did not get the answer it likely are the basis for so many conspiracy
sought. theories. He also made false statements to
investigators — and still, no evidence of
“The Robert Mueller investigation has collusion with the Russians.
yielded many indictments and convictions,
but a recent poll shows most Americans And Mueller’s indicted 10 Russians and three Russian
believe Donald Trump’s pronouncement companies in a case many say he never expected to have to
that the Russia probe is a baseless defend — which is why when those Russian companies
‘witchhunt,’” said the network in got a lawyer and went to court, Mueller asked for a delay.
announcing the poll’s results.
As reported by The Daily Caller:
More on those “many indictments and convictions” in a
moment.
Lawyers for Russian company Concord
Management and Consulting, LLC, formally
According to the poll, only 41 percent of people believe entered a “not guilty” plea in federal court
the Mueller investigation has uncovered crimes, compared Monday in a case special counsel Robert
to 59 percent who believe that it hasn’t, Conservative Mueller probably never thought would
Review reported. happen. …
Mueller may now have to try the case, and
That’s an 18-point difference. That’s substantial. Concord’s lawyers have put the special
counsel on notice. The Russian company’s
But that’s amazing, say MSNBC hacks because lawyers intend to invoke “discovery” to
Mueller has convicted people of crimes. obtain U.S. intelligence about what they
knew of Russian activities.
Sort of.
The only ones surprised by MSNBC‘s poll results are the
Conservative Review notes: hacks at MSNBC.
Only one major figure thus far — Michael Most Americans with a functioning brain stem realize
Flynn, the former national security adviser Mueller’s got nothing on POTUS Trump and that he’s
to Trump — has pleaded guilty to the crime engaged in one giant fishing expedition in an empty lake.
of making false statements to investigators.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP:
I Have Absolute Right To Pardon Myself
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 8:10 Am
On his 500th day in office President Donald Trump The tweet followed The New York Times’ publication of a
tweeted out agreement with his attorneys that, confidential letter over the weekend
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Trump:
I CAN PARDON MYSELF
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent
12:37 PM 06/04/2018
President Donald Trump affirmed his belief that he can “He has no intention of pardoning himself.”
pardon himself for any crime but said he would never do
“I think the political ramifications of that
so because he has done nothing wrong.
would be tough. Pardoning other people is
one thing. Pardoning yourself is another.
Other presidents have pardoned people in
circumstances like this, both in their
administration and sometimes the next
president even of a different party will come
along and pardon,” Giuliani added.
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James Woods Demolishes
Obama With Trump Jobs Meme
Obama Once Asked If Trump Had A Magic Wand
Infowars.Com
June 4, 2018
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Did Sally Yates LIE To Federal Investigators?
Leaked MEMO Provides Clues
Posted On June 4, 2018
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Perhaps it’s time for Sally Yates to find a good attorney?
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THEY’RE RUNNING SCARED: Montana Democrats Sue
To Remove Green Party Candidate From Senate Race
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 1:12 Pm
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Trump: Mueller Probe
Is ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent
1:40 PM 06/04/2018
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AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI Threatens To “Eradicate”
Israel, Orders Atomic Agency To Ramp Up Uranium
Levels “Without Any Delay”
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 1:45 Pm
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah “It seems from what they say that some
Khamenei threatened to eradicate Israel European governments expect the Iranian
from the world in a Sunday tweet. nation to both put up with sanctions and
give up its nuclear activities and continue to
observe limitations [on its nuclear
program]. I tell those governments that this
bad dream will never come true,” the
Leader said.
(National Sentinel) Exposure: The so-called “Five Eyes” What’s more, Carter says she’s been told that Germany,
intelligence-sharing arrangement between the U.S., Poland, and Estonia have also shared communications
Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand was related to members of the Trump campaign with the
implemented after World War II as a global surveillance United States.
network aimed at keeping track of the Soviet Union.
So it seems as though everyone but the
At the end of the Cold War, the alliance remained intact Trump campaign knew about it —
and had since been functioning about the same. including the Clinton campaign.
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John Brennan Unhinged=> Blasts Trump Over Tweet
Calling Mueller Witch Hunt “Unconstitutional”
By Cristina Laila
June 4, 2018, 2:30 Pm
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throwing these things out now to try to get Brennan and Clapper are both spinning like tops as their
whatever traction among their base as crimes bubble up to the surface.
possible.”
The two corrupt former Obama officials were heavily
John Brennan is once again projecting. involved in Spygate; they are also caught in perjury traps
which is why they continue to attack the President.
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CBS To Obama Speechwriter: Is Trump Just Trying To
Destroy The ‘Work You Accomplished?’
By Scott Whitlock
June 4, 2018 4:36 PM EDT
Talking to a top Obama speechwriter, CBS This Morning One can see why journalists wouldn’t want to talk about
hosts on Monday avoided a potentially awkward that with Rhodes. In another example of the revolving
conversation about journalists shilling for Barack door, the political operative just signed on as an NBC
Obama's Iran deal. While talking to Ben Rhodes, the News contributor. Speaking of another connection, This
reporters instead worried about Donald Trump dismantling Morning co-host John Dickerson at least informed viewers
the agenda of the ex-Democratic president. of connection between a Democrat and the liberal media:
“Ben Rhodes is the brother of CBS News president David
Co-host Gayle King worried, Rhodes.”
“The larger project of believing that To his credit, Dickerson pressed Rhodes on North Korea:
America is a better place. when you look at
the Trump administration, many people Let’s start with North Korea before we get to the book.
believe that they're trying to unravel and The meeting is back on on the12th. I know you're not a fan
undo everything that the Obama of President Trump, but doesn't he get his due in getting
administration did.” She fretted, “ Does he this to where it’s gotten so far?
feel that way and do you members of the
administration feel that everything you did, A partial transcript is below:
the work that you accomplished, that
they're now trying to take it all apart? Do
CBS This Morning
you feel that?”
6/4/18
8:33:31 to 8:40:14
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DICKERSON: Let me turn to the book. Because starting with had to analyze it. And that’s what I’m talking about there in the
President Trump, there's a line that has already gotten a lot of book.
press. I know this is about the entire administration, but let's start
on this comment from President Obama. What if we were wrong? DICKERSON: This line has been focused on by critics of the
What exactly does that mean? President, President Obama, because they say it repeats a flaw
that they've seen in him throughout public life, which is he meant
RHODES: Well, President Obama wasn't unlike a lot of in that question, “What if we were wrong,” is not about his own
Americans after the election. He was trying to figure out. We mis-perceptions. But about the electorate. That they were just too
went through different theories. Was it the Russian meddling. slow to catch his kind of change and that’s the criticism. What’s
Was it the campaign that the Democrats ran? And we were on your response to that?
the last foreign trip and I was sitting with him in his presidential
limousine and he read a column that saying Democrats maybe RHODES: Oh, absolutely not, John. What President Obama has
pushed too far in an embrace of globalization and maybe got said his entire political career is his bet was always on the
away from the sense of identity that's important to people, part of American people. He couldn't become the first African-American
which was what President Trump had stoked. But I think, frankly, president, two-term president without the confidence of the
the reality of any number of causal factors led to President American people. I think what he's getting at is a bigger
Trump. And what I answer in the book is that question: I don’t phenomena in the world.
think we were wrong.
...
O’DONNELL: Well, actually, what you say in the book is that you
should have seen it, because when you distilled it, stripped out
the racism and misogyny, we’d run against Hillary eight years
KING: This book was so personal to it seemed to me about you,
ago with the very same message Trump had used. She’s part of
Ben. I mean, you really talked about your place in the
a corrupt establishment that can’t be trusted to change.
administration, questioning what you were doing there, when do
you fit in, and being a speech writer for some of the most iconic
RHODES: Well, I woke up after election night kind of shell speeches. Hwow do you write for someone you didn't know very
shocked, and that's when it hit me. well and how you navigated those waters?
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‘D’OH!’ The Idea Of A Presidential Self-Pardon Wasn’t As
Frowned Upon A Couple Years Ago
By Doug P.
Posted At 4:46 Pm On June 4, 2018
Go figure!
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LOL!
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Ben Stein: “Mr. Trump Has A Kind Of A Magic He Gives
Off” — Manufacturing Jobs Up 322,000 Since
Trump Took Office (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 5:23 Pm
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BREAKING: Peter Strzok’s Boss At FBI Bill Priestap To
Testify In Front Of Congress On Tuesday
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 6:26 Pm
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Leaker Comey Slams Trump As A ‘Demagogue And Liar’
In Desperate Tweet As FBI Agents Set To
Testify In Front Of Congress
By Cristina Laila
June 4, 2018, 6:39 Pm
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James Woods Destroys Nancy Pelosi
After She Pans Latest Jobs Numbers As
'Bad For Middle Class'
Byjoseph Curl @Josephcurl
June 4, 2018
"May’s jobs report shows that strong Woods had more to say.
employment numbers mean little to the
families hit with soaring new costs under
the Republicans’ watch," she said in a
statement Friday. “The President’s
reckless policies are exploding gas prices,
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Savage.
And he even dropped a bomb on former president Barack
Obama, who famously said a lot of jobs were never
coming back to America.
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Pardoned US Sailor Sues Obama And Comey For Going
Easy On Crooked Hillary But Tossing Him In The
Slammer For Taking 6 Pictures
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 7:23 Pm
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New Evidence Emerges On Trump’s
Actions Regarding Ex-Adviser Michael Flynn
By Petr Svab
June 4, 2018 18:45, Last Updated: June 4, 2018 20:19
The issue is significant because then-FBI Director James On Jan. 24, 2017, only four days after Trump’s
Comey later accused Trump of pushing him to close an inauguration, two FBI agents, one of whom was special
investigation of Flynn by saying to him: agent Joe Pientka, visited Flynn at the White House and
asked to speak with him.
“I hope you can see your way clear to
letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a
good guy. I hope you can let this go.”
“Part of this concern was a recognition by Flynn was asked about the calls again on Feb. 10, and he
McGahn that it was unclear from the said
meeting with Yates whether an action could
be taken without jeopardizing an ongoing “that the FBI told him they were closing it
investigation,” McGahn wrote. out.”
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Wife Of George Papadopoulos Pleads With President
Trump To Pardon Her Husband (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 8:20 Pm
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Again, Mifsud went missing in 2017 after
his relationship with George
Papadopoulos was exposed.
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CNN Analyst: Trump 'Obsessing' Over
Pardoning Himself Means He Has
A 'Guilty Conscience'
By Bill D'Agostino
June 4, 2018 8:30 PM EDT
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin twisted himself into himself, can he be indicted – I mean,
knots on Monday in an attempt to prove that President what’s going on?” he asked with mock
Trump was guilty of – well, something. While on The befuddlement. For bonus snark points, he
Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Toobin insisted that the added, “It’s just weird.”
President was “obsessing” over the idea of pardoning
Host Wolf Blitzer decided not to point out that the
himself and inferred that that was itself evidence of guilt.
President was probably discussing the scope of his
“You have to ask yourself why he pardoning power because it had become a ubiquitous news
is raising this subject,” Toobin topic. Instead, he asked CNN analyst Phil Mudd to discuss
began disingenuously. “Is there a guilty “the impact” that the President’s statements about the
conscience at work? This is a bizarre Mueller probe could have on “the American public.”
subject for him to be tweeting about,” he
“I don’t think they understand how
continued.
profound this is,” Mudd complained.
Toobin's rhetorical question misleadingly implied that
After reminding viewers that he’d worked for the CIA, he
Trump was responsible for initially raising the issue of a
went on to compare the Trump administration to a third-
potential presidential self-pardon. In fact, the topic had
world dictatorship, and Toobin's mendacious arguments
surfaced after the New York Times released a letter written
were left unchallenged.
by the President’s then-lawyer John Dowd to Special
Counsel Robert Mueller back in January. Read a transcript of Toobin's full answer below:
A portion of Dowd's letter had read in part: “It remains our CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
position ...that he could, if he wished, terminate the 06/04/2018
inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon if he so 6:37:41 – 5:38:49 p.m. EDT
desired.” This line was particularly interesting to the 1 minute, 8 seconds
media, who used it as a springboard to launch into
WOLF BLITZER: Jeffrey Toobin, you’re our legal analyst.
a Sunday afternoon of frenzied tirades about potential
The President asserting he has the absolute right to
future abuses of power by the President.
pardon himself. His lawyers arguing the sitting president
can't be inindicted. Are those real possibilities that they
are preparing for now?
JEFFREY TOOBIN: I think it is an uncertain legal
question about whether a president can pardon himself.
That has never been resolved. You have to ask yourself
why he is raising this subject. Is there a guilty conscience
at work? This is a bizarre subject for him to start tweeting
about. At the same time, the issue of whether a sitting
president can be indicted is a live legal controversy. The
Justice Department policy is that the president cannot be
indicted. Kenneth Starr, when he was the Independent
Ignoring reassurances offered by Trump lawyer Counsel, he had a legal analysis that reached a different
Rudy Giuliani only a day earlier (“He has no intention of conclusion, that said a president could be indicted. It's
pardoning himself,”), Toobin continued with his wildly never been resolved. But the fact that the President is
speculative analysis. obsessing about these issues – can he pardon himself, can
he be indicted – I mean, what’s going on? It’s just weird.
“The fact that the President is obsessing
about these issues – can he pardon
.
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Wasserman Schultz Assisted Imran Awan With Land Deal
– Screamed “F*Cking Islamophobe!” At House Official
Investigating Her Dear Imran
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 9:53 Pm
Remember: Democrats will kill this Imran’s wife, Hina Alvi, who was employed as a staffer
investigation if they win back the House. since February 2007, was paid 168,300 in 2016. Rao
Abbas was paid $85,049 in 2016.
Three Pakistani brothers who managed the IT affairs for More information is coming out on Imran Awan and his
several Democratic government officials were relieved of criminal activities.
their duties in February 2017 on suspicion that they
accessed specific computer networks without permission, Awan pretended to be his wife when
also known as hacking. requesting a loan from the
Congressional Federal Credit Union and
Imran Awan, who started working for Wasserman got it! He had the credit union wire
Schultz in 2005, received $164,600 in 2016, with close to $165,000 to PAKISTAN – no questions
$20,000 of that coming from Wasserman Schultz. asked.
His brother Jamal, who started working as a staffer in And now we know that Debbie Wasserman Schultz helped
2014, was paid $157,350.12 in 2016. Abid, who started Imran Awan in a Pakistani land deal.
working in 2005, was paid $160,943 in 2016.
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We also know that Wasserman Schultz election, Wasserman Schultz became
screamed profanities at a House official “frantic, not normal,” “making the rounds” to
who was investigating Imran Awan. House officials in an attempt to kill the
investigation, one House employee told
The Daily Caller News Foundation.
And…. We now know that they were so
close that Wasserman Schultz picked Awan told people Wasserman Schultz
out the name for his daughter Leza. chose the name for his daughter, Leza — a
Jewish name — and that the Florida
congresswoman’s daughter regularly rode
Luke Rosiak at The Daily Caller reported: a horse that Awan kept at a boarding
facility, sources with knowledge of the
Ex-Democratic National Committee head relationship told TheDCNF.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she
Wasserman Schultz cornered House
intervened in a Pakistani land deal
Chief Administrative Officer Phil Kiko
involving her then–IT aide Imran Awan,
and called him a “fucking
according to two House employees. The
Islamophobe,” saying “you will not so
dispute came after Awan’s father was
much as take away their parking spots,”
charged with fraud in relation to the deal,
the two House employees said Kiko told
and the mysterious exertion of political
them.
influence resulted in Pakistani authorities
instead targeting the elderly alleged
victims, according to a local report. Previously:
And when a House Office of Inspector
It Has to be Asked: Was Wasserman
General cybersecurity investigation found
Schultz Having Affair with Criminal IT
that Awan made “unauthorized access” to
Staffer Imran Awan?
House servers, including the House
Democratic Caucus’ shortly before the
.
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Breaking: Senate Releases Unredacted Strzok-Page Texts
Showing FBI Initiated MULTIPLE SPIES In Trump
Campaign In December 2015
By Jim Hoft
June 4, 2018, 11:20 Pm
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This is only the first day of the 500
pages of documents being released by
the US Senate.
Give this a few more days. God only
knows what’s here and what tomorrow’s
Senate Hearing with corrupt Obama FBI
agent Bill Preistap will reveal.
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Sources: Wasserman Schultz Screamed
At House Officials To Kill Hacking Probe, Intervened In
Pakistani Criminal Matter
Luke Rosiak | Investigative Reporter
1:05 AM 06/05/2018
A third source, who’s familiar with Imran Awan, told Her actions so rattled the Administration Committee’s
TheDCNF that Awan recounted the intervention in the Democratic staff director, Jamie Fleet, that he planted a
foreign criminal matter and that Awan said it was negative story in Politico that revealed Wasserman
Wasserman Schultz who intervened. A fourth source — a Schultz, his fellow Democrat, was continuing to pay the
fellow House IT aide — previously told TheDCNF that suspect, two House sources said. The story also said
Awan said now-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wasserman Schultz had a “friendly personal relationship”
was involved. with Awan and Alvi.
Dr. Zafar Iqbal, one of the alleged victims, told TheDCNF Fleet did not respond to a request for comment.
that
Kiko said in an April 2018 hearing spurred by the
“Imran came to Pakistan to get [his father] scandal that he was powerless to stop members
out of jail, since he had some [connections] who refused to fire a bad actor.
in the Congress.”
“Termination, now it’s the member’s
Ashraf Awan’s business partner in the land deal, Rashid responsibility … We can revoke everything
Minhas, told TheDCNF that the elder Awan gave a USB to but they could still be employed,” he said.
a Pakistani senator who is a former head of He added that his office should have the
a Pakistani intelligence agency, and that Imran claimed his authority to override members who would
IT position in Congress gave him the power to “change the want to keep a rule-breaker on the
U.S. president.” Minhas is in prison for an unrelated fraud government network.
charge.
Wasserman Schultz became fixated on finding out
On July 25, 2016, the House Inspector General notified the everything investigators knew about Awan, the House
Committee on House Administration that investigators had sources said. House investigators briefed her extensively
detected major cybersecurity violations by the Awan with significant evidence about Awan and his family,
family. Awan, his wife, two brothers, his brother’s wife, including improper computer evidence.
and even his elderly father were all being paid by various
Democrats to manage their servers, with many of the Yet Wasserman Schultz said in a statement, “my office
members from Wasserman Schultz’s Florida. was provided no evidence to indicate that laws had been
broken, which over time, raised troubling concerns about
The finding came at a critical time for Democrats: It was due process, fair treatment and potential ethnic and
three days after WikiLeaks published the first emails from religious profiling.”
a hacked on the DNC, setting the stage for Wasserman
Schultz to lose her position as party chair and for Wasserman Schultz was defending someone investigators
Democrats to begin electioneering on a theme of Russian allegedly told her was suspected of cybersecurity
hacking. violations, despite having resigned from her position as
DNC head following a devastating hack during the 2016
In February 2017, Kiko and the House’s top law election.
enforcement official, Paul Irving, outlined serious
violations in a letter to the committee, and the family was Despite Wasserman Schultz’s relationship with Awan, in
banned from the House computer network. The letter also April 2017 — two months after he was banned from the
noted that the House Democratic Caucus server computer network — the IT aide appeared to put the
disappeared soon after the IG report named it as key congresswoman at risk. Capitol Police found a laptop with
evidence. the username RepDWS in a phone booth at midnight along
with a copy of Awan’s ID, a letter to prosecutors and a
But Wasserman Schultz refused to fire Awan, with her note that said “attorney client privilege,” according to a
spokesman saying he would work on “websites” and police report. Awan’s ID caused police to tie it to a
“printers,” which a cybersecurity expert previously told criminal suspect and seize it, but the note kept them from
TheDCNF would presumably involve network access. looking at it.
The congresswoman also added Awan’s wife, Hina Alvi, That led to a tense exchange recorded on video in May
to her payroll in late 2016, after the investigation was in 2017, in which Wasserman Schultz threatened the chief of
full swing, but before the family was banned from the the Capitol Police with “consequences” for not returning
network. Wasserman Schultz kept paying her until March the laptop. When he refused, she mulled attempting to
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restructuring the Capitol Police’s entire board so that her In August 2017, Imran and Hina were charged with four
committee would have more leverage over it. felony counts for gathering up money under allegedly false
circumstances before wiring $300,000 to Pakistan in
House sources told TheDCNF these exchanges were only a January. Prosecutors said the timing suggests that the
public glimpse into numerous such interactions, which Awans had learned of their investigation, which a
were frequently profane, with every official she could spokeswoman for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan,
buttonhole. One source said she also went to the AshLee Strong, told TheDCNF was supposed to be secret.
Department of Justice and “made a stink.” Capitol Police
Wasserman Schultz hired the House’s former top lawyer, “requested that the shared employees be
Bill Pittard — who had recently quit the House — to try to allowed to continue to use their IT
block prosecutors from seeing evidence, TheDCNF credentials until February [2017] because
previously reported. Awan obtained legal representation they didn’t want to tip off the employees,”
from two lawyers who began their careers in Miami — one she said.
with experience in espionage cases and the other a former
aide to Hillary Clinton. Wasserman Schultz’ district Wasserman Schultz’s brother is a prosecutor in the same
includes much of Miami. office handling the case and has tweeted about it.
One of Awan’s lawyers told a judge he felt “very strongly” Gowen said the wire transfer instead had to do with the
that prosecutors should not be able to look at the RepDWS land deal, which he told the Washington Examiner was
laptop, mounting an attorney-client privilege argument. “quickly souring.”
Prosecutors did not challenge the argument before the
judge. Wasserman Schultz did not respond to a request for
comment.
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CNN’s Don Lemon Reacts To Record Low Black
Unemployment By Taking A Swipe At Trump
By Michael Lachance
June 5, 2018, 7:26 Am
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President Trump Praises “Great Sport” NASCAR And
Hits Eagles Team Again: “No Escaping To Locker Room”
By Jim Hoft
June 5, 2018, 8:10 Am
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Trump triggered a backlash from the City of Brotherly
Love after he rescinded his invitation for the Super Bowl
champions amid the controversy over national anthem
protests.
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FBI Counterintelligence Chief Bill Priestap, Comey’s ‘Fall
Guy’ Who Ran SPYGATE And Hillary EMAIL Case, To
Dish Details To CONGRESS
Posted On June 5, 2018
He’s got all the details regarding both of these Notes Zero Hedge:
investigations. And he’s going to dish them to lawmakers,
according to The Hill’s John Solomon. Priestap will be answering questions about the Hillary Clinton
email case as well as the counterintelligence operation on the
“I think tomorrow is going to be a pivotal Trump campaign – both of which he oversaw. Priestap was the
day. I think Congress is going to learn a lot direct supervisor of Peter Strzok – the FBI agent whose anti-
of new information tomorrow during these Trump / pro-Clinton bias was revealed after 50,000 text
interviews,” Solomon told Fox Business‘ messages to his FBI-attorney mistress, Lisa Page, were
Lou Dobbs on Monday. discovered by the DOJ’s Inspector General, Michael Horowitz.
“He is going to be speaking candidly about
his employer, the FBI, and those who were All accounts say that Priestap is a cooperating witness. In other
running the agency during that period,” words, if there’s one person who can confirm that the FBI
Dobbs responded. counterintelligence operation on the Trump campaign was
politically motivated – or that malfeasance occurred during the
“He was very high up. Had a bird’s-eye process, it’s Bill Priestap.
view of everything that went on in both of
these investigations,” Solomon answered.
The Conservative Treehouse had this to say about Priestap in
February:
Watch:
The game is over. The jig is up. Victory is
certain… the trench was ignited… the
enemy funneled themselves into the
valley… all bait was taken… everything
from here on out is simply mopping up the
details. All suspicions confirmed.
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Why has Devin Nunes been so confident? Why did all GOP a twitter thread about him last year and wrote about him
HPSCI members happily allow the Democrats to create a 10- extensively, because it seemed unfathomable his name has not
page narrative? All questions are answered. been a part of any of the recent story-lines.
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Game Over – Judge Jeanine Interview
With HPSCI Rep. Chris Stewart…
By Sundance
Posted On February 10, 2018
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FBI Asst. Director in charge of Counterintelligence Bill 2016 the time the operation began, oversight was the
Priestap was the immediate supervisor of FBI responsibility of this group, the Gang of Eight:
Counterintelligence Deputy Peter Strzok.
FBI Director Comey said he did not tell REMINDER – FBI Agent Strzok to FBI Attorney Page:
congressional oversight he was
investigating presidential candidate
Donald Trump because the Director of
Counterintelligence suggested he not
do so. *Very important detail.*
I cannot emphasize this enough.
*VERY* important detail. Again,
notice how Comey doesn’t use
Priestap’s actual name, but refers to his
position and title. Again, watch
[Prompted]
“I want to believe the path you threw out
for consideration in Andy’s office that
there’s no way he gets elected – but I’m
afraid we can’t take that risk. It’s like an
insurance policy in the unlikely event
you die before you’re 40.”
FBI Director James Comey was caught entirely off guard Apparently, according to Comey, Bill Priestap carries a
by that first three minutes of that questioning. He simply great deal of influence if he could get his boss to NOT
didn’t anticipate it. perform a statutory obligation simply by recommending he
doesn’t do it.
Oversight protocol requires the FBI Director to tell the
congressional intelligence “Gang of Eight” of any Then again, Comey’s blame-casting there is really called
counterintelligence operations. The Go8 has oversight into creating a “fall guy”. FBI Director James Comey was
these ops at the highest level of classification. In July ducking responsibility in March 2017 by blaming FBI
Director of Counterintelligence Bill Priestap for not
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informing congress of the operation that began in July Below him:
2016. (9 months prior).
Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Jim Rybicki,
At that moment, that very specific moment during that Trisha Beth Anderson and Mike Kortan.
March 20th hearing, anyone who watches these hearings
closely could see FBI Director James Comey was Parallel to Priestap:
attempting to create his own exit from being ensnared in
the consequences from the wiretapping and surveillance
In main justice his peer:
operation of candidate Trump, President-elect Trump, and
eventually President Donald Trump. John P Carlin resigned,
Sally Yates fired,
In essence, Bill Priestap was James Comey’s fall guy. We
Mary McCord quit,
knew it at the time that Bill Priestap would likely see this
the same way. The guy would have too much to lose by Bruce Ohr was busted twice,
allowing James Comey to set him up. and most recently
Dave Laufman resigned.
Immediately there was motive for Bill Priestap to flip and
become the primary source to reveal the hidden All of them caught in the investigative
machinations. Why should he take the fall for the net….
operation when there were multiple people around the Only Bill Priestap remained, quietly
upper-levels of leadership who carried out the operation. invisible – still in position.
Our suspicions were continually confirmed because there The reason was obvious.
was NO MENTION of Bill Priestap in any future
revelations of the scheme team, despite his centrality to all Likely Bill Priestap made the decision after James
of it. Comey’s testimony on March 20th, 2017, when he realized
what was coming. Priestap is well-off financially; he has
Bill Priestap would have needed to authorize Peter Strzok too much to lose. He and his wife, Sabina Menschel, live a
to engage with Christopher Steele over the “Russian comfortable life in a $3.8 million DC home; she comes
Dosssier”; Bill Priestap would have needed to approve of from a family of money.
the underlying investigative process used for both FISA
applications (June 2016, and Oct 21st 2016). Bill Priestap While ideologically Bill and Sabina are aligned with
would be the person to approve of arranging, paying, or Clinton support, and their circle of family and friends
reimbursing, Christopher Steele for the Russian Dossier likely lean toward more liberal friends; no-one in his
used in their counterintelligence operation and subsequent position would willingly allow themselves to be the scape-
FISA application. goat for the unlawful action that was happening around
them.
Without Bill Priestap involved, approvals, etc. the entire
Russian/Trump Counterintelligence operation just doesn’t Bill Priestap had too much to lose… and for what?
happen. Heck, James Comey’s own March 20th testimony
in that regard is concrete evidence of Priestap’s
With all of that in mind, there is essentially no-way the
importance.
participating members inside the small group can escape
their accountability with Mr. Bill Priestap cooperating with
Everyone around Bill Priestap, above and below, were the investigative authorities.
caught inside the investigative net.
Now it all makes sense. Devin Nunes interviewed Bill
Above him: Priestap and Jim Rybicki prior to putting the memo
process into place. Rybicki quit, Priestap went back to
James Comey, Andrew McCabe and work.
James Baker.
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(page 5 – Complete letter can be seen after this article)
It’s over.
Then the grand jury empaneled (if not already); and while
Democrats attempt to win seats in the 2018 election,
arrests and indictments will hit daily headlines.
Oh, lordy…
.
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HERE IT IS=> Top 10 Reasons Why The Mueller
Investigation Is Unconstitutional (June Update)
By Jim Hoft
June 5, 2018, 9:07 Am
1. Rosenstein’s special counsel order identifies collusion as “any matters that arose or may arise
the crime but no such crime exists in US Law. directly from the investigation.”
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That grant of authority is not authorized by DOJ’s special and the FBI. They have a mentor-protégé relationship. The
counsel regulations. It is not a “specific factual statement likelihood of prejudice and favoritism is glaring and
of the matter to be investigated.” Nor is it an ancillary severe.
power to address efforts to impede or obstruct
investigation under 28 C.F.R. § 600.4(a). So, it is incomprehensible that the man who is a close
friend of the star witness against the president… will now
After Rosenstein and Mueller provided a document to the determine whether the president committed a prosecutable
court this past week, Gregg Jarrett tweeted that it was crime in his dealings with Mueller’s good friend.
additional support that Mueller’s investigation is
unconstitutional – 4. Rosenstein and Mueller’s entire team have known
conflicts of interest.
The Washington Post reported that that Attorney Robert Barnes tweeted this argument this past
Robert Mueller is now investigating week –
President Trump for obstruction of justice,
examining not only the president’s alleged
statement to James Comey in their
February meeting, but also the firing of the
FBI Director.
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9. By Rosenstein issuing his expanded authorization to
Mueller in secret, Rosenstein created a secret inquisitor,
unelected and un-appointed by elected officials, with all the
powers of the federal criminal law enforcement, but none of
the democratic checks and balances.
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For political reasons President Trump is that he does not have authority to act
not shutting down the unconstitutional outside of campaign-related cases protects
and corrupt Mueller investigation at this against the inappropriate use of the federal
grand jury that defendant Manafort now
time but AG Jeff Sessions has every
rightly complains about.
right and even the duty to reign in on it
or shut it down. Sessions limiting Mueller to the 2016
campaign would also be restoring
confidence in democratic institutions, and
Robert Barnes wrote at Law and Crimes that – restore public faith that democratically
elected officials.
Paul Manafort‘s legal team brought a
One thing to remember about Sessions’
motion to dismiss on Tuesday, noting that
recusal: Sessions only recused himself
Rosenstein could not appoint Mueller to
from “any existing or future investigations
any investigation outside the scope of the
of any matters related in any way to the
2016 campaign since Sessions did not
campaigns for President of the United
recuse himself for anything outside the
States.” This recusal letter limits the scope
campaign. I agree with this take on
of Sessions’ recusal to the 2016
Mueller’s authority. If we follow that
campaigns; it does not authorize Sessions’
argument that would mean Sessions
recusal for anything beyond that.
himself has exclusive authority to appoint a
Constitutionally, Sessions has a “duty to
special counsel for non-collusion charges,
direct and supervise litigation” conducted
and Sessions has taken no such action.
by the Department of Justice. Ethically,
Sessions himself should make that clear to
professionally, and legally, Sessions
Mueller, rather than await court resolution.
cannot ignore his supervisory obligations
Doing so would remove three of the four
for cases that are not related to the
areas of inquiry from Mueller’s requested
“campaigns for President.”
interview with President Trump.
For the above reasons, we are
Sessions formally notifying Mueller that he
does not have authority to act outside of still in a constitutional crisis. If
campaign-related cases and cases related AG Sessions will not uphold the
to obstruction of Mueller’s investigation law per his duties per the
would be doing what the Constitution constitution, then Sessions
compels: enforcing the Appointments should go! America cannot
Clause of the Constitution. Additionally, stand with an AG that does not
Sessions notifying Mueller that he does not uphold his duties and
have authority to act outside of campaign-
obligations and who allows this
related cases would be exercising
unconstitutional witch hunt to
Sessions’ court-recognized Constitutional
obligation to “direct and supervise litigation” continue!
conducted by the Department of Justice.
Furthermore, Sessions notifying Mueller
.
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Will Today Be The Day Spygate Officially Shifts Its Focus
From Trump To Obama? FBI Director Of Counter
Intelligence Preistap In Front Of Congress Today
By Jim Hoft
June 5, 2018, 9:37 Am
Now this…
Strzok and Page also mocked Kentucky
Lovebirds Peter Strzok and Lisa Page hillbillies.
were top FBI agents involved in spying
on the Trump Campaign and Transition In the messages released on Monday the lovebirds also
Team in an effort to link the campaign to mocked rural Kentuckians.
the Putin government.
Text message:
The pair exchanged 50,000 text messages including a hit
on rural Virginia voters.
Did you see the pics of the guy who
accompanied the KY country clerk who
FOX Insider reported: wouldn’t issue gay marriage licenses when
she was released from jail? Total caraciture
(sp) of what you’d expect.
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Cable Fearmongering:
Everything Is A 'Constitutional Crisis'
By Bill D'Agostino
June 5, 2018 10:04 AM EDT
The Chicken Littles of cable news are in a full-scale panic What follows is a compilation of clips from the past
over the latest fantasy disaster that hasn’t happened yet. month's cable news coverage demonstrating the liberal
Over the weekend, TV talking heads burst into flame in media’s attempts to frighten viewers with conjecture about
anticipation of the supposed “constitutional crisis” that the “constitutional crisis” that supposedly lurks just around
might ensue if President Trump were to pardon himself –
every corner. Watch below:
which he has not done, and which his lawyer has flatly
stated he “has no intention” of doing.
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‘Hope Report Isn’t Being Changed’ POTUS Trump
Furious With Delays On IG Report On ‘Crooked Hillary
And Slippery James Comey’
By Cristina Laila
June 5, 2018, 12:25 Pm
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McConnell Cancels August Recess Due To “Historic
Obstruction By Senate Democrats” On
POTUS Trump’s Nominees
By Cristina Laila
June 5, 2018, 1:17 Pm
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Trump Slaps Nancy Pelosi
With This New Nickname
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent
1:53 Pm 06/05/2018
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OMG! Anti-Trump Deep State Spy
Stefan Halper Was Busted On
Crack Cocaine Charges!
By Jim Hoft
June 5, 2018, 2:00 Pm
Via TechnoFrog:
Now this…
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Newly Unredacted Texts Between FBI Lovebirds Reveal
Peter Strzok Admitted He Was Handling A
“Confidential Human Source”
By Cristina Laila
June 5, 2018, 2:19 Pm
Social media is buzzing after the Senate As TGP’s Joe Hoft previously reported, hidden in the
released over 500 pages of informa- information are unredacted Strzok – Page texts that show
tion related to the Spygate scandal. the FBI initiated actions to insert multiple spies in the
Trump campaign in December 2015.
Now this…
It has been widely reported that the And Stefan Halper was promoting
Obama administration had a spy, AKA a Hillary Clinton publicly while he spied
“confidential human source” working on the Trump Campaign.
inside the Trump campaign.
No doubt there were other spies planted in the Trump
The informant, Stefan Halper, was paid a
campaign.
total of $411,575 in 2016 and 2017 for
work with the US government that
included spying on the Trump H/T: Chuck Ross of the Daily Caller
campaign.
After the election Halper pitched
himself for a senior Trump admin
position.
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Surprise, The Media Lied Again!
#Spygate Is Real And It Is Worse Than Anyone Thought As
Multiple New Revelations Are Uncovered
By Susan Duclos - All News Pipeline
June 5, 2018
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conference table was redacted.1 In This was first exposed by a researcher that calls himself
another, an official’s name was redacted in Falco over on Twitter, with screen shots from page 31 of
reference to a text about the Obama White the newly unredacted portions of the report released by the
House “running” an investigation, although HSGAC: His message along with the screen shots shown
it is unclear to which investigation they below, was:
were referring.2>
"1) BOMBSHELL- From DECEMBER
In order to see under the redactions, 2015–The word LURES is redacted by FBI
Committee staff had to travel to main but not OIG
Justice to review a lesser redacted version.
"OCONUS LURES"
When viewing the still redacted portions in
context with the unredacted material, it OCONUS= Outside Contiguous US
appeared that the redacted portions may
contain relevant information relating to the LURES= In this context LURES = SPIES -
Committee’s ongoing investigation into the multiple
manner in which the Department of Justice Is this an admission that the FBI wanted to
and FBI handled the Clinton and Russia run a baited Sting Op using foreign agents
investigations.> against Trump?"
3 Congress, and the public, have a right to
know how the Department spends taxpayer
money. I am unaware of any legitimate
basis on which the cost of a conference
table should be redacted. Embarrassment
is not a good enough reason. The manner
in which some redactions have been used
casts doubt on whether the remaining
redactions are necessary and defensible.
It is now public knowledge that the FBI was redacting
information that was not for the purpose of national
security, which explains why a recent release by the Senate
Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
(HSGAC), offers more information. While the previous
502 pages whcih included the original drafts of the Hillary
Clinton exoneration letter, dated months before Clinton
herself was even interviewed, and the long list of text
messages between FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI special
counsel Lisa Page, was heavily redacted, this release
offered some more unredacted information, because it
came via the IG. (On top was the original redaction/Below the word unredacted from
new report)
The IG has handed over certain documentation to
Congress in preparation for a hearing by the Senate Retired intelligence operative Tony Shaffer says
Judiciary Committee, titled Examining the Inspector "I'd call this evidence of collusion and
General's First Report on The Justice Dept. Decisions wrongdoing..."
Regarding the 2016 Presidential Election," originally
slated for June 4, but postponed until June 11, in which IG ANOTHER HUGE LIE EXPOSED
Horowitz will be testifying. Another important find by Vlogger Tracy Beanz, was in a
The fact that Horowitz unredacted information, indicates it text message between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, dated
will be information addressed in one of his upcoming April 30, 2016, over a month before the Obama
reports, and perhaps will also be addressed at the hearing. administration and the intelligence agencies under him
"officially" started the Russia probe.
One of those pieces of information shows conclusively that
despite all the news reports to the contrary, and the denials The message stated
of those involved, the "investigation" that supposedly "So now we've switched from the Patriot
began in July 2016 into Russian collusion with the Trump Act to a wire carrying current (redacted)."
campaign, was planned six to seven months before the
official investigation even began or has been
acknowledged publicly.
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(Found on page 232 of the new HSGAC release- Embedded at the
bottom of the article)
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BOOM! Watch Top Economist Kevin Hassett
THUMP April Ryan At White House Presser (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 5, 2018, 2:28 Pm
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SARA CARTER: Lawmakers Warn IG Is Being Pressured
To Slow Walk And REDACT SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS
Of Much-Anticipated Report
By Cristina Laila
June 5, 2018, 2:50 Pm
Lawmakers warned Tuesday the surprise that they are putting pressure on Horowitz.
Inspector General is being pressured to According to the official,
slow walk and redact significant
portions of his much-anticipated report “They continue to slow roll documents, fail
on the FBI’s (mis)handling of the Clinton to adhere to congressional oversight and
investigation. concern is growing that they will wait until
summer and then turn over documents that
are heavily redacted.”
Inspector General Michael Horowitz
informed lawmakers three weeks ago on
Capitol Hill his much-anticipated 400
page report on the FBI’s handling of
Hillary Clinton’s email investigation
entered the final stages.
We knew this was happening; the President even tweeted On Tuesday, President Trump expressed his frustration
about this very thing Tuesday morning. with the nonstop delays.
The Department of Justice and the FBI are What is taking so long with the Inspector
deliberately attempting to slow roll and General’s Report on Crooked Hillary and
redact significant portions of DOJ Inspector Slippery James Comey. Numerous delays.
General, Michael Horowitz’s report on the Hope Report is not being changed and
bureau’s handling of the Hillary Clinton made weaker! There are so many horrible
investigation, according to numerous things to tell, the public has the right to
congressional officials and investigators. know. Transparency!
[…]
Chairman Nunes can also put pressure on the DOJ and FBI
by demanding all documents be delivered to the House
Intel Committee in unredacted form.
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Report: Pompeo Froze Bolton Out
Of Oval Office Meeting With North Korean Official
Allahpunditposted At 3:31 Pm
June 5, 2018
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I highly doubt it, though. Bolton, I suspect, is happy to especially galling to Trump and Bolton since it’s a dual-
play the long game here, assured that Trump will come edged act of defiance. Assad won’t be intimidated by
around to his more hawkish point of view. If he’s right that Trump into staying away from North Korean nuclear
the NorKs won’t ever meaningfully denuclearize, and he know-how and Kim won’t be intimidated by him into
almost certainly is, then Trump will end up turning on staying away from shopping it to other rogue leaders.
Pompeo for having sold him a bill of goods. Let Trump get
this diplomatic infatuation out of his system, Bolton’s What Pompeo has going for him is that Trump famously
probably thinking, and eventually he’ll realize that only likes and trusts him. He was forever being compared to
force will remove the North Korean threat. Already there H.R. McMaster when he was CIA chief for having a
are things he can point to in order to show Trump that he’s rapport with Trump in his briefings that McMaster never
being suckered. Did Kim really destroy his nuclear facility managed to achieve. That’s probably partly why Pompeo’s
or was that a stunt for reporters? Why is the United States strategy is prevailing right now: Trump knows him better,
quietly looking to arrange payment for Kim Jong Un’s and has more reason to trust him at this point, than he does
hotel in Singapore, an embarrassing favor for a monstrous Bolton. But partly too it’s natural that diplomacy would be
thug? How comfortable do you feel about Kim meeting exhausted before contemplating a cataclysmic war. It’s
with Bashar Assad, who tried once before to import NorK prudent of Trump to stick with the Pompeo approach as
nuclear bomb-making technology to Syria before the IAF long as he can. It’s just that, if Bolton’s right, it won’t last
paid him a visit? The Kim/Assad meeting must be forever. Maybe even not for much longer.
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CNN’s April Ryan Falsely Reported Pres. Trump Was
Booed At Celebration Of America Event
By Kristinn Taylor
June 5, 2018, 3:38 Pm
April Ryan and Sarah Sanders, screen image from May 3, 2018 .
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see all of what happened on the other side
of the lawn. After the tape was watched the
heckler was booed not
@realDonaldTrump”
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The Selflessness Of Trump
By Christopher Brauchli
June 5, 2018
It has been a period of exciting ups and downs for the Had the June 12 meeting been cancelled, Mr. Trump’s
average United States citizen, as well as for Kim Jong Un. peace prize opportunity would have vanished. The fault
The reasons are, of course, different. The ups and downs would have rested squarely on the shoulders of three men:
for Kim Jong Un were first the possibility that he would be Kim Jong Un, John Bolton and Michael Spence. Mr. Kim,
able to have a summit conference with Mr. Trump, and put it turns out, is easily offended, and he was offended by the
one over on this self-proclaimed master negotiator at that comments of Messrs. Bolton and Spence. John Bolton, a
meeting. That was followed by the cancellation of the notable hawk and a man inspired by venom rather than
meeting by Mr. Trump, followed by its reinstatement thought was the creator of thoughtless comments about the
thanks to Mr. Kim’s great negotiating skill that included summit, that were mimicked by Mindless Michael, a man
sending a conciliatory letter to Mr. Trump expressing described by one North Korean as a “political dummy.”
optimism about the outcome of the summit. For the Those words were the cause of the summit’s temporary
American citizen, the exciting thing was quite different. collapse. Here is what happened.
When Mr. Trump first announced that the meeting with Mr. Bolton, famously and irrationally, as is his wont, said
North Korea was to take place on June 12, many of us only weeks before the highly anticipated meeting between
began eagerly looking forward to the 2019 Nobel Mr. Kim and Mr. Trump, that for the talks to be successful,
ceremonies in which, we had all been led to believe by Mr. they were going to have to be “the Libyan model.” That
Trump, he would be the recipient, and a worthy one at that, view was echoed by Mr. Spence in an interview on Fox
of the Nobel Peace Prize. News. A short hand version of the Libyan model goes
something like this.
For Mr. Trump to receive the prize would be exciting for
all of us under any circumstances, but it would be In the spring of 2003, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s
especially exciting since no American President since president, agreed to permit American and British observers
Barack Obama has been the recipient of that prize, and that into all the country’s nuclear-related sites. The observers
award took place more than 10 years ago. In addition to could see for themselves that Libya was following through
Mr. Obama, only three other United States presidents have on its commitment to denuclearize. As a result, Libya got
received the prize: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, relief from the sanctions that had been imposed on it, and
and Jimmy Carter. The pride that accompanies the agreed to pay $5 million to each of the families of the 270
bestowing of the award would be even greater since no victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 for which
other leader of the free world has been awarded that prize Gaddafi took responsibility. In 2011 the United States and
since it was given to Mr. Obama, and that fact alone, European nations helped topple the Libyan government
would make it very special. The bestowing of the prize and Mr. Gaddafi was slaughtered by the country’s
would cause the entire nation to swell with pride, seeing insurgents. Kim Jong Un’s response to that as the model to
yet another United States President standing on the be followed by North Korea, could have been anticipated
podium, and being awarded the prize to what would surely by wiser people. He did not take kindly to contemplating
have been world-wide acclaim. what most people would not view as a happy ending to
what Messrs. Bolton and Spence referred to as the
It is a tribute to the selflessness of Mr. Trump that he was successful “Libyan model.”
willing to take a principled stand in dealing with North
Korea, even if that principled stand cost him the Choe Son Hui, a North Korean vice minister, said of Mr.
opportunity to go to Oslo to receive the peace prize. He Pence’s comments:
knew that foregoing the prize and the trip to Oslo required
that he put aside his own ambitions and prove himself the “As a person involved in the U.S. affairs, I
statesman he perceives himself to be by cancelling the cannot suppress my surprise at such
opportunity fate had presented him-the June 12 summit ignorant and stupid remarks gushing out
meeting. Nothing less than such self-sacrifice was from the mouth of the U.S. vice president.”
expected of the leader of the free world.
That shows how little Mr. Choe understands about the
United States even though he is involved in U.S. affairs.
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No one I know is surprised at any “ignorant and stupid vice-president or his surrogates. We hear them every day.
remarks” that come out of the mouths of Mr. Trump, his Would it were not so.
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Bill Priestap Grilled By Congress –
Asked About Trip To London Prior To
Spying On Trump Campaign
By Jim Hoft
June 5, 2018, 6:26 Pm
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McCabe Seeks Immunity From Prosecution
In Exchange For Testimony In Congressional Hearing
By Cristina Laila
June 5, 2018, 6:52 Pm
In a letter sent to Chairman Grassley that the OIG has made a criminal referral to
Monday, [can be seen at end of this article] the United States Attorney’s Office for the
Andrew McCabe’s attorney Michael District of Columbia. As you know, the
Bromwich requested the Senate grounds for such a referral is the very low
Judiciary Committee grant the former standard of “reasonable grounds to believe
FBI official immunity from prosecution there has been a violation of Federal
in exchange for testifying at next week’s criminal law.” 5 U.S.C. App. 3 § 4(d). Even
Congressional hearing on the FBI’s so, and even though Mr. McCabe
handling of the Clinton investigation. committed no crime, these leaks have
forced us to acknowledge the criminal
referral. And, unfortunately, the stream
of leaks has continued: As recently as
last Thursday, additional leaks led to the
reporting of specific investigative steps
allegedly taken by the United States
Attorney’s Office in response to the
referral. We are outraged by
these leaks and last Friday
requested an investigation by the
Department of Justice’s Office of
Professional Responsibility into the
source(s) of the leaks.
Chuck Grassley requested Andrew McCabe testify next
week at a Congressional hearing on the FBI’s and DOJ’s On page 3, Bromwich requests the Senate Judiciary
(mis)handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Committee grant McCabe immunity from prosecution in
exchange for his testimony because of his criminal referral.
(screenshot below)
In a 3 page letter to Chairman Grassley,
McCabe’s attorney Michael Bromwich
ironically complains about leaks from the If McCabe is not granted immunity, he will invoke his 5th
DOJ doing damage to his client. Amendment rights, continued Bromwich.
On page 2 of Bromwich’s letter, the lawyer McCabe can invoke his 5th Amendment rights, however;
argues destructive leaks about McCabe’s this can prompt lawmakers to issue him a subpoena and
criminal referral by the IG have done ultimately threaten contempt charges.
damage to the former FBI Deputy Director.
Chairman Grassley responded to
Bromwich then states McCabe’s legal team requested an Bromwich’s letter stating he would
investigation into the DOJ’s source of leaks. consider granting McCabe immunity:
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delay any testimony and attempt to nondisclosure he signed that is blocking him from
persuade the Committee not to releasing emails and documents to the Committee.
proceed. Before even beginning to
consider whether to initiate that process, The Senate Judiciary hearing will now take place on
the Committee would need to know a lot Monday, June 11th; it will be live-streamed for public
more about the anticipated scope, nature, viewing.
and extent of your testimony. The
Committee could then informally consult
Sources are saying the IG report on the
with the Department to solicit its views
FBI’s 7th floor under Comey’s
before deciding whether to proceed
Directorship is absolutely damning and
formally.
“worse than expected.”
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379
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DEEP STATE Tried To Lure Trump Speech Writer
Stephen Miller To London – Invited Him To
Infamous Cambridge Meeting
By Jim Hoft
June 5, 2018, 8:08 Pm
Carter Page was not the only Trump J. D. Gordon, the director of the campaign’s national
Campaign official invited to the security advisory committee, told TheDCNF he believes
infamous University of Cambridge the invitation from Cambridge to Miller was sent in May
conference in 2016. 2016. That’s a month before a graduate assistant of FBI
informant Stefan Halper sent an invitation to Page to visit
Trump speech writer Stephen Miller was the campus.
also invited to the London meeting.
Deep State spy Stefan Halper made “The invitation was to Stephen Miller who
contact with Carter at this London could not attend,” Gordon, a former
conference. Pentagon spokesman, told TheDCNF. “In
the midst of our policy office search for a
Stefan Halper, who approached George Papadopoulos and surrogate, Carter Page informed me that
Carter Page, was likely the man behind the invite to he had also been invited and would like to
Stephen Miller. attend.”
Halper was paid over $400,000 for his work with the US Gordon said he told Page the campaign preferred he did
government that included spying on Trump officials. not attend the Cambridge conclave.
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Trump Goes Off On “Incompetent And Corrupt FBI
Lovers” After Newly Unredacted Texts Reveal
Spygate Began In 2015
By Cristina Laila
June 5, 2018, 8:31 Pm
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EAGLES EAT CROW: Super Bowl Champs Try To Punk
President – Trump Hits Them Back TWICE AS HARD
By Jim Hoft
June 5, 2018, 8:40 Pm
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Rosie O’Donnell Sends Donald Trump Unhinged Threat —
Sends It To Wrong ‘Donald Trump’ Twitter Account
By Cristina Laila
June 5, 2018, 9:41 Pm
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BREAKING: McCabe & Comey Cleared Sally Yates To
Use Strzok’s Dubious 302 Flynn Report To Get Him Fired
By Cristina Laila
June 5, 2018, 10:52 Pm
BREAKING NEWS. deception. The report also revealed the illegal leak of
Flynn’s phone call with Kislyak is what allowed the
Dirty cops McCabe and Comey cleared Sally Yates to use FBI/DOJ to keep a counterintel operation open on General
Peter Strzok’s 302 summary report of the interrogation Flynn.
with General Flynn to brief White House Counsel and
pressure Flynn’s firing. Now this…
Because Flynn was no longer under active investigation Investigative journalist, Paul Sperry reported Tuesday
Trump could not have “obstructed” an investigation that night Sally Yates, with Comey’s and McCabe’s blessing
was no longer open, reports Paul Sperry. used Peter Strzok’s 302 summary report of the
interrogation of General Flynn to brief the White House
counsel to pressure Flynn’s firing.
Sperry tweeted:
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Just wait until we find out what’s really in those 302
reports…
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Comey Trashes Trump In
Canada Days Before Quebec G7 Meeting
By Kristinn Taylor
June 6, 2018, 12:51 Am
https://twitter.com/Canada2020/status/1004120773135499
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Comey, who was fired by Trump a year Photographs and notes were allowed.
ago May, spoke at the Canada 2020 fifth
annual conference. Canada 2020 bills itself
as “Canada’s leading progressive think-
tank”. The think tank tied Comey’s
appearance to the G7 summit in it’s April
press release.
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“Appeals to patriotism, to standards in
norms and traditions and the productivity
of, you know, the centuries old relationship
between countries and the effectiveness
and lives saved, none of that matters,”
Comey said in response to a question
about how he would profile the U.S.
president.
“It’s all about him,” James Comey told …“President Trump tweets about me like
attendees at the annual Canada 2020 I’m some relationship he can’t get over,”
conference in Ottawa Tuesday. Mr. Comey said.”
Trump “is a person who has a craving for affirmation … The 44th G7 summit starts on Friday and ends the
that I have never seen in an adult before,” the former FBI following day. Leaders from the U.S., Canada, U.K.,
director explained. France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the E.U. will be
attending.
It’s a reality those who advise and deal
directly with him must take into account.
.
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Trump’s Economy Demolishes
The Progressive ‘New Normal’
White House Adviser Kevin Hassett Points To Substantial Data
On Economic Growth Since This Presidency Began As Evidence
Things Have Changed Radically For The Better
By Connor Wolf
Updated 06 Jun 2018 At 6:20 AM
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Sarah Sanders Unloads On White House Press Corps:
Americans ‘Don’t Care’ About The Stories You Cover
By Cillian Zeal
June 6, 2018 at 6:59am
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sound of his own voice, Trump doesn’t even need to be in They chose to cover what they wanted to cover in the way
the room for that. (For that matter, neither does Sanders.) they felt like covering it — which is the point Sanders tried
to make. The reporter was still interested in getting the
And finally, the reporter seemed to think the media has to president on the record when it came to those tweets,
respond to presidential tweets. No, they don’t. They could because the media thinks America automatically cares
have chosen to cover the stories the reporter mentioned about it because that’s what they’re reporting. I think you
(some of which were also tweeted about by the president, can perhaps identify the problem here.
in case you were wondering).
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Dem Party IT Aide Imran Awan And Wife
Hina Alvi Strike Deal With Prosecutors –
Hearing Set For July 3rd
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 7:47 Am
Imran’s wife, Hina Alvi, who was employed as a staffer Alex Pappas at FOX News reported on the latest delays.
since February 2007, was paid 168,300 in 2016. Rao
Abbas was paid $85,049 in 2016.
Since November, a judge has postponed Awan’s court
hearing in U.S. District Court five times at the request of
Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were the prosecution and defense. The latest postponement
barred from computer networks at the came Thursday, when the judge pushed Friday’s scheduled
House of Representatives in February hearing to June 7.
2017.
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In an interview Thursday with Fox News, Awan’s The reports suggest Awan, who worked for former
attorney, Christopher J. Gowen, blamed the delays on the Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie
steady stream of allegations against Awan that have been Wasserman Schultz and others, could have been involved
published online, especially by The Daily Caller, and in a cyber breach operation, something his legal team
pushed by President Trump and Republican members of vigorously denies.
Congress.
Gowen — who argues his client is a victim of “made up
allegations” — said federal prosecutors have repeatedly
asked them to provide information in response to these
stories. The defense has been cooperative in turning over
“evidence, documentation,” Gowen said, but the process
has slowed the case.
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Another Trump Economic Miracle:
US Debt Over Past 2 Months Decreased
By More Than $30 Billion!
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 8:18 Am
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WOW: Deep Staters Comey And McCabe
LET Sally Yates SET UP Michael Flynn
Posted On June 6, 2018
In the letter, Grassley also noted that FBI agent Joe Pientka
accompanied Peter Strzok on Jan. 24, 2017, to interview
Flynn ambush-style, in order to take him out. Investigative
journalist Sara A. Carter was all over that request.
And another thing:
Flynn was fired by POTUS Trump Feb. 13, 2017; actually,
he was forced out. Fired McCabe is now seeking immunity
(from prosecution) ahead of a
Now, Sperry reports that Yates, with the approval of congressional hearing on the FBI’s
Comey and McCabe, used Strzok’s 302 summary report of handling of the Clinton classified email
the Flynn interrogation to brief the White House counsel case.
and bait the administration into firing him.
That hearing is timed for the release — finally — of DoJ
But if that’s true, then there’s no way Trump could have Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s long-awaited
“obstructed” any investigation — because there wasn’t investigation report into the same topic.
one at that point into Flynn.
It had been dropped. Flynn had been It’s expected to name names, and it sure sounds now
cleared already. like McCabe — who’s already been referred to DoJ for
criminal prosecution for lying — will be one of them.
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McCabe Went From “I’m Innocent!… I’m Going To Sue
Trump!” To Offering A Plea Deal For Immunity In
A Little Less Than 3 Months
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 8:38 Am
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Tucker Slams Liberal Media For
Finding Melania ‘Guilty’ Of Being A Trump
By Nicholas Fondacaro
June 6, 2018 10:00 AM EDT
“But over at CNN, they are not buying “CNN’s point was that Melania Trump is a
that story. They are proud journalists at liar and she's doing something immoral.
CNN, self-consciously proud,” Carlson She must be, look who she is married to,”
mocked. he added.
His first target for ridicule was media televangelist Brian Carlson then took on the darker and sinister suggestions by
Stelter: the liberal media, that the reason Melania was hiding from
them was that she was nursing the scares from a violent
So CNN did not buy a word of that and the encounter with her own husband:
network has assigned their most dogged
journalist to crack the case, the squeak and Over at Rolling Stone which apparently still exists,
persistent Brian Stelter, who hosts some someone called Jamil Smith speculated that Melania
kind of weekend show no civilian television Trump was in hiding to conceal signs of physical abuse. At
viewer has ever actually seen. The Atlantic, David Frum agreed and then suggested that
the President may have punched Melania and then ordered
Carlson continued to poke fun at the CNN media the Secret Service to cover it up.
sycophant by teasing him about the hollow conspiracy he
was spinning. The Fox News host slammed Frum for his Lifetime-movie-
plot of an explanation for Melania’s absence by reminding
“Stelter understood immediately that the viewers how
whole ‘kidney operation’ story was just
a cover for something darker and more “that at one time David Frum was a serious
sinister, likely another international intellectual, or what passed for one in
scandal emanating from that dark lord Washington. Now he is merely a buffoon.”
Vladimir Putin himself,” he scoffed.
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Carlson also identified how the liberal media had a visceral who she is married to. Stephen Colbert came to the same
hatred for Melania and defended her by noting how she conclusion, watch.
didn’t have the qualities of an “overbearing public figure”
like Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. STEPHEN COLBERT: As of the time we are taping the show
right now, the first lady has not been seen in public for 25 days.
“She married Donald Trump, and that is Well, I'm not surprised, I took that Shawshank guy years to
her only sin in the eyes of the press tumble out. Melania is supposedly reemerging to attend an event
corps. And yet it's enough to disqualify in the White House tonight. But who can be sure because the
her from even the most basic event will be close to the press? But the White House did release
consideration of decency,” Carlson the official photo proving the first lady was totally there.
argued as he went on to play a clip of
liberal sock-puppet Jimmy Kimmel mocking CARLSON: Over at Rolling Stone which apparently still exists,
the First Lady for her accent. “So do you someone called Jamil Smith speculated that Melania Trump was
think Kimmel would be okay mocking the in hiding to conceal signs of physical abuse. At The Atlantic,
accent of one of his many Guatemalan David Frum agreed and then suggested that the President may
housekeepers? (…) Well, she’s Trump. have punched Melania and then ordered the Secret Service to
Therefore, she’s guilty.” cover it up.
The transcript is below: Keep in mind that at one time David Frum was a serious
intellectual, or what passed for one in Washington. Now he is
FNC's Tucker Carlson Tonight merely a buffoon. And even more buffoonish, as of last night,
June 5, 2018 when the actual Melania Trump showed up at a veterans’ event,
8:00:32 AM Eastern very much alive and unscathed, so much for all those questions
that Brian Stelter pretended to care about.
TUCKER CARLSON: But first tonight, you probably heard that
Melania Trump had a kidney operation last month, that kind of What's so interesting about all of this is how much journalists
thing happens to 48-year-olds, even famous ones. She took a hate Melania Trump. Imagine hating Melania Trump. Whatever
few weeks to recover, stayed off TV, didn't give any speeches. else she is, Melania is not an overbearing public figure. She's not
All pretty typical for someone who just got out of the hospital. lecturing you about your weight or trying to control your personal
life. She doesn't weigh in on, I don’t know, tax rates or global
But over at CNN, they are not buying that story. They are proud warming. It's unlikely she will run for Senate from New York when
journalists at CNN, self-consciously proud. And if there's one this is all over. Nobody thinks she’s one her husband's key
thing they knew for certain, one thing that was drummed into political advisors. You may never even have heard Melania
them at the top-shelf schools they attended, it’s that Republican Trump’s voice. Many people haven’t. She doesn't talk much in
first ladies lie a lot and are evil and for the sake of civilization public.
must be destroyed.
Melania Trump has done absolutely nothing wrong to you, or
So CNN did not buy a word of that and the network has assigned anyone you know, or anyone you will ever meet. She married
their most dogged journalist to crack the case, the squeak and Donald Trump, and that is her only sin in the eyes of the press
persistent Brian Stelter, who hosts some kind of weekend show corps. And yet it's enough to disqualify her from even the most
no civilian television viewer has ever actually seen. Stelter basic consideration of decency. Here, for example is super
understood immediately that the whole “kidney operation” story sensitive modern- guy comedian Jimmy Kimmel making fun of
was just a cover for something darker and more sinister, likely her accent which he thinks is silly and foreign sounding, alien,
another international scandal emanating from that dark lord really.
Vladimir Putin himself. Stelter hinted as much his viewers, watch.
(…)
BRIAN STELTER: One thing the President of the White House
have been quiet about is Melania Trump and her status. The last CARLSON: So do you think Kimmel would be okay mocking the
time we caught a glimpse of her was on May 10th, 24 days and accent of one of his many Guatemalan housekeepers? How
more than three weeks. There have been questions about her about of an MS-13 member? Please, that would be racist. But
surgery, her time at Walter Reed and now her invisibility. Melania? Well, she’s Trump. Therefore, she’s guilty.
CARLSON: Questions about her surgery, questions about her There was a time when the left used to argue that people outta
time at Walter Reed? What questions exactly? Who is asking be judged for what they do not for who they’re related to. “We’re
those questions? Brian Stelter didn't say because he couldn't all individuals” liberals were forever telling us. And thank God
say. Those are not real questions and this is not reporting, it’s a they were. Collective punishment is wrong, it is immoral. That's
passive-aggressive attack. CNN’s point was that Melania Trump what they said. Did they ever really believe that? Who knows, but
is a liar and she's doing something immoral. She must be, look they don't believe it now.
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President Trump Blasts ‘Vicious’ Fake News Media Over
Gossip As First Lady Recovered From Kidney Surgery
By Kristinn Taylor
June 6, 2018, 10:11 Am
“The Fake News Media has been so unfair, and vicious, to Jamil Smith on right.
my wife and our great First Lady, Melania. During her
recovery from surgery they reported everything from near “I wish that I didn’t suspect that the
death, to facelift, to left the W.H. (and me) for N.Y. or prolonged, poorly explained public absence
Virginia, to abuse. All Fake, she is doing really well!” of Melania Trump could be about
concealing abuse. I wish that it was a
ludicrous prospect. I wish that the
“…Four reporters spotted Melania in the White House last @POTUS wasn’t a man with a history of
week walking merrily along to a meeting. They never abusing women, including those to whom
reported the sighting because it would hurt the sick he is married.”
narrative that she was living in a different part of the
world, was really ill, or whatever. Fake News is really
bad!”
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CNN’s Brian Stelter caught flak for running a calendar
graphic suggesting Melania had “disappeared.” even
though, as the President said, several reporters had seen
her in the White House.
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LEAK: Strzok’s Role In Clinton,
Spygate MUCH LARGER Than Previously Known
Posted On June 6, 2018
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MORE FBI LIES: Bureau Redacted
Strzok-Page Texts To Omit 2015 Overseas
Spying On US Citizens
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 10:34 Am
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.
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REPORT: Doj IG Found James Comey
‘Defied Authority’ As FBI Director
Posted On June 6, 2018
But she had taken herself out of the loop, so to speak, after
she agreed to meet privately with Bill Clinton at an
airport in Arizona just days before Comey’s people spent
just a few hours with Hillary and his unusual presser
exonerating her.
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What Americans want are details we’re not We know that Clinton mishandled
yet aware of — specifically, were any laws classified information because she
broken and if so, by whom? exchanged emails with POTUS Obama,
and every communication by the president
Everyone with a functioning brain stem who isn’t a Left- is automatically classified.
wing hack knows Hillary violated Espionage Act
provisions routinely by sending classified information over Someone likely leaked this tidbit of information as a
an unsecured email server. We all know that Americans means of letting the Deep State know they’re getting tired
who’ve done less are currently in jail for said violations. of waiting for a report that is long overdue.
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BREAKING: DOJ Inspector General Report Finds Fired
FBI Director Comey “Defied Authority”
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 10:49 Am
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5 Media Figures Speculating
Trump Is Abusing Melania
By Katie Yoder
June 6, 2018 11:17 AM EDT
Since the end of May and into June, several media figures
have suggested President Trump is abusing First Lady
Melania Trump after she stayed out of the public eye
following her kidney surgery. A Rolling Stone writer
suggested Trump was “concealing abuse” while a Salon
writer agreed it “could be an abuse thing.” One professor
even asked the president in a tweet, “Break her jaw? An
eye socket? Did you kick her in the back?"
On Wednesday, President Trump addressed the Salon writer Bob Cesca added that,
accusations on Twitter.
“it's not out of line to imagine the worst
“The Fake News Media has been so unfair, about Melania's disappearance.”
and vicious, to my wife and our great First
“Something's definitely wrong,” he tweeted.
Lady, Melania,” he tweeted. “During her
Could be a marriage thing, could be a
recovery from surgery they reported
cosmetic surgery thing, could be an abuse
everything from near death, to facelift, to
thing. Absent a valid explanation,
left the W.H. (and me) for N.Y. or Virginia,
speculation runs amok.”
to abuse. All Fake, she is doing really well!”
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New York journalist Natalia Antonova, who has written
for outlets including The Guardian and Vox, made the
same assumption.
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POTUS Trump Commutes Alice Johnson’s
Life Sentence After Kardashian Meeting
By Cristina Laila
June 6, 2018, 11:55 Am
President Trump signed a commutation of parole for a first-time drug offense, reported Vanity
for 63-year-old Alice Johnson, a woman Fair.
who was serving a life sentence for a
nonviolent drug offense. Shortly after her meeting with President Trump,
Kardashian praised the president and the liberals went
crazy.
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UNREAL: Leaker McCabe’s Lawyer Ticked Off About
LEAKS Regarding His Client’s Criminal
Referral To U.S. Attorney
Posted On June 6, 2018
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Leaker McCabe “Outraged” By DOJ Leaks About His
Criminal Referral To US Attorney’s Office
– Demands Investigation
By Cristina Laila
June 6, 2018, 12:50 Pm
On page 2 of Bromwich’s letter, the lawyer argues Andrew McCabe is in hot water for authorizing media
destructive leaks about McCabe’s criminal referral by the leaks then lying about it under oath.
IG have done damage to the former FBI Deputy Director.
The Inspector General released a scathing report on
Bromwich then states McCabe’s legal team requested an McCabe in mid-April accusing the former FBI official of
investigation into the DOJ’s source of leaks. lying under oath several times.
Excerpt of page 2 Bromwich to Grassley: The IG then criminally referred Andrew McCabe to the US
Attorney’s office.
He [McCabe] has a credible and
compelling story to tell. However, as McCabe has no self awareness whatsoever. Only he’s
the result of a stream of leaks
allowed to leak, but when the shoe is on the other foot he
cries foul.
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Sanctimonious Cuomo:
Doesn't Trump 'Need To Be A Better Man?'
By Alec Sears
June 6, 2018 12:52 PM EDT
Tuesday marked the second edition of Chris Cuomo’s new conceding that if peace was achieved on the Korean
show, Cuomo Prime Time. It’s quickly becoming clear that Peninsula it would be Nobel Prize worthy.
the show will just be another platform for liberal anger on
CNN. Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Press Scaramucci doubled down on the unfair media coverage,
Secretary, joined Cuomo for a discussion about Donald reiterating the 90% statistic. Cuomo refused to budge from
Trump rescinding the invitation of the Super Bowl the anthem topic:
champion Philadelphia Eagles to visit the White House.
Scaramucci took the opportunity to call out Cuomo for not
Truth is not about psychiatry. It's about
highlighting President Trump’s recent and meaningful
facts and respect. It is not about
victories.
personality. It's whether he tells the truth. I
don't care about his personality. I care
whether he tells the truth to the American
people on the matters that are important.
That's not psychology.
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Sara Carter Reports: IG Horowitz IS
Being Pressured To CHANGE
His Clinton Email Report
Posted On June 6, 2018
It must be a doozy.
She writes:
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MSNBC Compares Ceremony By
Trump ‘Regime’ To RFK Assassination
By Scott Whitlock
June 6, 2018 12:56 PM EDT
When people think of the liberal venom coming from Also appearing with Stephens was liberal XM host Mark
MSNBC, many would single out Chris Matthews, Rachel Thompson. Thompson somehow connected the White
Maddow or Lawrence O’Donnell. But the 9am hour has House event with... RFK’s assassination:
quietly become another home on the network for angry
rants. On Wednesday, guests compared Donald Trump to a Fifty years ago, Bobby Kennedy walked
dictator and somehow linked Trump’s White House speech into the kitchen of the Ambassador
on Tuesday to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. hotel, on his right was a great African
American athlete, a gold medalist, Rafer
Talking about Trump’s patriotism event in the wake of Johnson. On his left, a former NFL player,
cancelling the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Rosey Grier. They took him to the podium.
Eagles' appearance at the White House, New York Times They walked him off the podium where he
columnist Bret Stephens linked: lost his life. Literally 50 years to the day
Trump holds his ceremony. It’s a part of
“This reminds me of certain regimes his overall movement to attack African
around the world. The Maduro regime in American athletes and cause division.
Venezuela comes to mind that pumps out
its followers to create an appearance of The 9am hour of MSNBC has also featured co-host
unity and celebration when it's simply not Stephanie Ruhle comparing Trump to The Godfather.
there.”
A transcript is below.
MSNBC Live
6/6/18
9:32am ET
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BRET STEPHENS: I'm sorry, but this reminds me of certain hotel, on his right was a great African American athlete, a gold
regimes around the world. The Maduro regime in Venezuela medalist Rafer Johnson. On his left, a former NFL player Rosey
comes to mind that pumps out its followers to create an Grier. They took him to the podium. They walked him off the
appearance of unity and celebration when it's simply not there. podium where he lost his life. Literally 50 years to the day Trump
What always stuns me, and it shouldn't stun me because we've holds his ceremony. It’s a part of his overall movement to attack
had two and a half, three years to get used to this, which is the African American athletes and cause division. We just talked
continual weaponization of differences when we should have about the pork farmers in the Dakotas. Bobby Kennedy won
conciliation that is the stocking trade of this presidency. California and South Dakota and said at the Ambassador hotel, if
we can win a state like California, win a rural state like South
... Dakota we can have unity. What's Trump doing? Dividing
America. That's what he's about.
MARK THOMPSON: (XM radio host, Make It Plain): Fifty years
ago, Bobby Kennedy walked into the kitchen of the Ambassador
.
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POTUS: The Fake New Media
Has Been So Unfair And Vicious To My Wife
'Four Mainline Reporters Witness Melania Walking To A Meeting But Failed To
Report The Sighting Because It Would Hurt Their Sick Narrative'
By Staff Writer -
June 6, 2018 @12:58 Pm, Wed
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Paul Ryan: FBI Did Nothing
Wrong Spying On Trump (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 1:06 Pm
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Kim Kardashian Thanks POTUS For Commuting Alice
Johnson’s Life Sentence – Liberals Go Ballistic
By Cristina Laila
June 6, 2018, 1:40 Pm
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Kim Kardashian then described the phone call she had
with Alice Johnson:
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Mueller Demands Cell Phones From
Trump Witnesses To Swipe Encrypted Messages
By Cristina Laila
June 6, 2018, 2:10 Pm
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HAPPENING NOW: Senate Hearing
On Restoring War Powers To Congress
By Cassandra Fairbanks
June 6, 2018, 2:26 Pm
Senator Rand Paul held a hearing on Wednesday afternoon “Bush originally asked for more expansive
exploring the financial and constitutional implications of language but Congress insisted on
open-ended war under the existing Authorization for Use narrowing the mandate to use force against
of Military Force (AUMF) and the potential ramifications only those who either attacked us or
if Congress adopts the revised authorization proposed by planned the attack or harbored the
Senators Bob Corker and Tim Kaine. attackers.”
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During his testimony, Turley argued that the new AUMF
amounts to a statutory revision of one of the most defining
elements of the United States Constitution.
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foreign or domestic political purposes, Senator Sanders passionately listed wars and conflicts that
whether American interests are at stake or were engaged without Congressional approval, including
not.” the intervention in Vietnam. Speaking on Iraq, he asserted
that the Bush administration lied to the American people
about weapons of mass destruction leading to the deaths of
thousands of soldiers. He stated that this happened because
Congress was not asking the hard questions and the White
House had a blank check to go to war.
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Dem Rep Warns Party To
Stay Away From Impeachment
Amber Athey | Media And Breaking News Editor
3:40 PM 06/06/2018
Democratic congressman Gerry Connolly warned his party “Do you think that your fellow Democrats
on Wednesday that if they run too hard on impeaching should be wary heading into the midterms
President Trump it will cost them elections. of running too much on impeachment?”
Harlow asked during a Wednesday
WATCH: morning interview.
“Absolutely. I believe that voting for a
Democrat should not be seen as
tantamount to a vote for impeachment. In
fact, if it is then I think we’re gonna lose
elections we otherwise might win,”
Connolly said.
“Even Trump voters agree in many cases
that this president needs adult supervision,
and that means Democrats,” he added.
“And they’re willing to vote for Democrats
or at least entertain voting for Democrats
so long as we separate ourselves from the
‘I’ word.”
CNN anchor Poppy Harlow noted that Connolly is an avid
Trump critic but wondered if he thinks parroting
impeachment is a step too far.
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Giuliani Says Mueller’s Team
Is Trying To ‘Frame’ Trump
Hanna Bogorowski | Contributor
4:10 PM 06/06/2018
“13 highly partisan Democrats … (who) are “It was a mistake,” he said. “I swear to God
trying very very hard to frame him to get it was a mistake,” Giuliani said of the shift
him in trouble when he hasn’t done in comment.
.
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Al Sharpton: Trump On Course To Win In 2020 Because
Dems Are ‘Too Tame’ To Deal With Him
By Luis Sanchez
06/06/18 04:19 Pm Edt
Rev. Al Sharpton reportedly said Wednesday that would have listened if he just gave
President Trump is set to win reelection in 2020 because speeches.”
Democrats are
According to Sharpton, one candidate who "could beat
“too tame to deal with an untamed Trump in a heartbeat" in 2020 is Oprah Winfrey because
opponent." she is capable of speaking to poor workers. Winfrey has
repeatedly said she has no interest in a White House bid.
The reverend told The Guardian during a visit to the U.K.
that Democrats likely to face off against Trump in 2020 Sharpton also said black voters would likely support
are failing to excite opposition to the president. former Vice President Joe Biden if he were to run for
president because
He said a lack of leadership would lead to a bad result for
Democrats in the midterm elections and noted that “he covered Obama’s back for eight years.”
mobilization is needed for a landslide win.
Sharpton said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) failed to get
“They’ve lost the ability to dramatize,” black support during his 2016 Oval Office run because he
Sharpton said. “He understands spectacle focused on class and not race. He predicted Sen. Elizabeth
and drama and they don’t.” Warren (D-Mass.) could get more support from blacks
because she was more attuned to the “racial dimension.”
Sharpton said that Democrats should be deliberately
“getting themselves arrested” by Immigration and Customs Democrats need to get an effective message based on
Enforcement over the current controversy concerning the “rights, jobs and healthcare” instead of going after Trump
policy of separating migrant parents from their children at for his scandals, Sharpton told The Guardian.
the border.
“You got to get the message right; then
“What was the Civil Rights movement if not you’ll get the messenger,” he said, adding
drama? Martin Luther King was the master that Democrats can’t just wait for the
of street theatre,” Sharpton said. “No one president to self-destruct.
.
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REPORT: Comey Was ‘Insubordinate’ As FBI Director,
Loretta Lynch ‘Rebuked’ For Handling Of Clinton Emails
Justin Caruso | Senior Media Reporter
4:28 PM 06/06/2018
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Figures. Fake News Conspiracy Site Axios Runs Hit Piece
On Gateway Pundit — But Can’t Refute Our Findings
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 4:35 Pm
Kight got his story from John Podesta‘s Think Progress The entire article including the headline was a lie.
website.
We have never used the term ‘crisis actors’ in any of our
Think Progress got their story from New York Mag. reports on the Parkland high school activists.
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And for the record…
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Grassley BLASTS Rosenstein In Scathing Letter For
Giving Senate Judiciary Committee ‘Insufficient
Documents’ Relating To Flynn Interview
By Cristina Laila
June 6, 2018, 4:56 Pm
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Kellyanne Conway: John ‘Libya Model’ Bolton Will Be At
The Trump-Kim Summit In Singapore
Ryan Pickrell | China/Asia Pacific Reporter
5:55 PM 06/06/2018
Trump later made clear that the Libya model was not
under consideration, but not before Pyongyang expressed
its dissatisfaction.
The Trump administration envisioned the “Libya model” “Any rumor of a confrontation between
for North Korean denuclearization, Bolton told Fox News Ambassador Bolton and Secretary Pompeo
in April. Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was is categorically false,” a spokesman for the
violently overthrown and executed after he abandoned his National Security Council told reporters.
nuclear program, and North Korea has long cited Libya’s
tragic fate as justification for its relentless pursuit of The state of the relationship between Bolton and Pompeo
nuclear weapons is unclear, but Bolton is apparently still involved in efforts
to diplomatically engage North Korea.
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GSA General Counsel Gave All Of Trump Transition Team
Communications To Mueller – Then He Died
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 5:57 Pm
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BREAKING: Alice Johnson Released From Prison –
“Thank You President Donald John Trump,
HALLELUJAH!” (VIDEO)
By Cristina Laila
June 6, 2018, 6:31 Pm
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Rep. Matt Gaetz DROPS BOMB On Paul Ryan:
Today Was The First Time I Heard Lawmakers Call For
Removing Speaker Ryan (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 6:46 Pm
This was devastating. Special Counsel. And for goodness sakes, stop defending
the FBI’s collection of intelligence on the Trump
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R_FL) went on with
campaign when they refuse to give us the documents to
Lou Dobbs on Wednesday and called
show whether or not they broke the law… As you know I
out Speaker Paul Ryan for defending the
run in the conservative circles of the House. And I have
deep state and refusing to defend
Republican congressional investigators. never up to this point heard a single person talk removing
Speaker Ryan from the speakership.
Earlier today Paul Ryan defended the
Obama FBI for spying on the Trump Today for the first time I was
campaign during the 2016 election. hearing colleagues say, “Well if
Speaker Ryan won’t stand with
This was unbelievable. us in this fight over the
essentials of our democracy,
not weaponizing the
intelligence community against
a presidential campaign, do we
need to look at other choices?”
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STUNNING: AWOL Attorney General Jeff Sessions
REFUSES To Bring Charges Against Pakistani
Awan Brothers (VIDEO)
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 7:55 Pm
Daily Caller investigative journalist Luke Rosiak joined weak, you know how tenuous it is, how
Lou Dobbs to discuss the latest in the Imran Awan backed by nothing it is. You throw into the
Pakistani hacking scandal. mix arrests by Pakistanis hired by
Democrats and unvetted for a similar hack
Imran Awan worked for Debbie at an identical time the narrative about
Wasserman Schultz for thirteen years Russia would have been impossible to
since she came into office in 2004 as a secure… What the Democrats did here was
Florida representative. treason. They allowed the United States t
continue to be hacked by these guys so
they could spin this Russian narrative…
Three Pakistani brothers who managed the IT affairs for
several Democratic government officials were relieved of …The DOJ under Jeff Sessions is covering
their duties in February 2017 on suspicion that they up a scandal that exposes the entire
accessed specific computer networks without permission, Russian narrative as a hoax. It is in Jeff
also known as hacking. Sessions’s power to demolish this
Russian narrative and once and for all
Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were charge the Pakistanis with hacking
barred from computer networks at the Congress and exposing Democrats
House of Representatives in February hypocricy and negligence. He has a list
2017. of witnesses and his FBI is refusing to
interview them… They have all the
goods. It’s in the server logs. This case is
Imran had his court case rescheduled until next month.
open-and-shut. And Jeff Sessions is
refusing to bring the charges.
Imran Awan and his wife Alvi reportedly
struck a plea deal this week. Via Lou Dobbs Tonight:
Luke Rosiak:
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WAYNE ALLYN ROOT:
Trump Is Better Than Reagan
By Wayne Allyn Root
June 6, 2018, 8:45 Pm
Let’s start with the May jobs report. US job growth sharply
accelerated.
Reagan produced millions of good-paying middle class But wait, there’s more good news.
jobs, unprecedented prosperity and the greatest economic
expansion in world history. Trump is on track to surpass GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the only real way to
Reagan’s economic success. measure if an economy is healthy, or not. The Fed just
predicted GDP for the 2nd quarter will be a blistering
4.8%.
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That’s a number not seen since the days of Reagan. Which means I spend my life pitching deals and hustling
24/7. I’m the perfect laboratory experiment to tell you if
The USA has moved back to #1 in the world in the the economy is working, or not.
global economic competitiveness index. Thanks to
President Trump’s massive tax cuts and killing of Under Obama I pitched many deals, but never raised one
regulations, we’re now ahead of booming economies dollar in eight long years. Nothing. Zip. Nada. Zero. There
like Singapore, Hong Kong and Switzerland. was no life, no pulse, no hope under Obama for
A record 35% of small businesses reported paying entrepreneurs like me.
higher wages to employees last month. 74% of
employers plan to pay $11 per hour or higher, It was a dynamic economy for illegal aliens, and people on
compared to 53% a year ago. Small business is welfare or food stamps. But for the job creators, financial
exploding under Trump. risk-takers and business owners, it was a disaster.
Why is all of this happening? First, Trump cut taxes Everything has changed under Trump. The world of
dramatically, so now business owners can afford to share money has opened up. Everyone is buying again. Everyone
the wealth. is writing checks again. I’m the living proof. I’m raising
money for business deals- and groups are banging down
Secondly, Trump is killing regulations at the fastest pace my doors to invest. Investors are begging me to take their
of any president in history, so business owners can spend checks. That never happened in eight long years under
our money on paying higher wages, instead of on lawyer Obama.
bills.
Coincidence?
And third, here’s the big one: Trump’s strict immigration
policies are working overtime (excuse the pun). 40% of It’s a new day under President Trump. We are free to make
employers are using E-verify to hire only legal American money again. We are free to practice capitalism without
citizens- up from 25% last year. Trump’s policies are guilt. The sun is out. The skies are blue. There’s a job in
super-charging the economy for American citizens, not every pot. The Trump Miracle lives.
illegals.
President Donald J. Trump should be the runaway winner
Now to a little personal example. I’m on the front lines of of the 2018 Nobel Economic Prize.
the economy. I have no safe job, no safe paycheck, no
pension. I am a small businessman and entrepreneur. And yes, so far, he’s even better than Reagan.
.
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The Real Mueller: He Let Four Innocent
Men Rot And Die In Prison To Protect A Mafia Source
By Jd Heyes
06/06/2018
Mueller is culpable
Carr notes:
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four men who were eventually convicted for the crime “After all those years,” Cavicchi said
were mentioned in those memos. Sunday, “the feds still couldn’t admit that
they had engineered this gross miscarriage
But in an effort to stonewall the Massachusetts parole of justice. Why couldn’t Mueller, who was in
board, Mueller insisted to them that the bureau’s own Boston while this frame up was going on,
memos did not mean that the four were innocent. admit the Bureau’s culpability, then
apologize and just settle the civil suit?”
John Cavicchi, the Greco attorney who found Mueller’s
FBI letter in his case files last week, said it had “outraged” Read the entire account on next page in DC article.
him all over again.
.
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Not So Honorable: Docs Show Mueller’s
FBI Denied Justice To Four Innocent Men
Howie Carr | Host, 'The Howie Carr Show'
4:18 AM 06/05/2018
As FBI director in 2002, Special Counsel Robert Mueller the state of Massachusetts. Greco, a decorated World War
directed his agents to oppose the pardons of four II veteran, had been living in Florida at the time of the
wrongfully imprisoned men because exculpatory evidence murder, but was nevertheless convicted on Barboza’s
was merely “fodder for cross-examination,” newly perjured testimony.
revealed FBI documents show.
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Mueller directs response to Greco’s John Cavicchi, the Greco attorney who found Mueller’s
posthumous pardon FBI letter in his case files last week, said it had “outraged”
him all over again.
While conceding that the damning FBI reports contained
“impeachment material,” Mueller’s FBI still contended “After all those years,” Cavicchi said
that the innocent men might in fact be guilty, despite the Sunday, “the feds still couldn’t admit that
FBI’s own reports to the contrary. they had engineered this gross miscarriage
of justice. Why couldn’t Mueller, who was in
“This does not necessarily mean, however, Boston while this frame up was going on,
that Limone or any of the other defendants admit the Bureau’s culpability, then
is innocent – it merely means that they are apologize and just settle the civil suit?”
entitled to a new trial.”
In Boston, the four men were always widely known to be
Deegan was murdered on March 12, and the FBI office innocent. As early as 1973, a Mafia turncoat wrote in a
sent memos to Bureau headquarters in Washington on local best-selling book how they were framed by the FBI
March 15 and March 19 identifying the real killers – and and its star Mob informant, hitman Joe “the Animal”
with no mention of the four men who later won the $102 Barboza, one of the actual killers of Deegan.
million judgment.
Prouty did not mention the fact that Greco had moved
from Boston to Florida before the murder. Mueller’s agent
also did not point out that the siblings of victim Deegan,
who had grown up in Boston’s West End with Limone,
had earlier written the state parole board in support of
Limone’s release. The Deegan siblings told the Parole
Board that Limone had warned his childhood friend
Deegan to be careful because of the murder contract out on
him.
“Even after the facts of the FBI cover up Joe “The Animal” Barbazo through the years (Massachusetts State
were revealed,” he said last week on “The Prison)
Howie Carr Show” after reading the letter,
“the FBI continued the cover up with the Barboza had turned against the local Mafia, and decided to
approval and authorization of Director put several of their members and associates into the
Robert Mueller III.” Deegan murder plot, while protecting a friend of his,
another serial killer named Jimmy “the Bear” Flemmi.
This newly rediscovered letter is the latest indication of
Mueller’s role in what may have been the FBI’s greatest One of the men Barboza fingered, Joe Salvati, had drawn
scandal ever, at least until the current Spygate controversy the wrath of the Animal by refusing to contribute $300 to
which has led to Mueller’s ongoing “investigation” of his bail fund. So Barboza testified that Salvati was in the
President Trump. front seat of the car the killers used on the hit.
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The problem was, witnesses had seen the man in the front Gertner said she had been asked by the innocent men to
seat – he was bald, like Jimmy Flemmi. So Barboza said hold the FBI in contempt of court and that she had taken
that Salvati had been wearing a “bald wig” that night. their motion “under advisement.”
Mueller was an assistant US attorney in Boston in the “In order to make that decision,” she wrote,
1980’s as the imprisoned men futilely tried to get their “the Court ORDERS that this matter be
convictions overturned. Greco passed a lie detector test on brought to the personal attention of the
live national TV. Director of the FBI.”
But the FBI was adamant that they should remain behind In other words, Robert Mueller III.
bars. Mueller served briefly as US attorney in Boston in
1986-87. Both his predecessor and his successor as US Six days later, attorneys for the Justice Department filed a
attorney wrote letters to state authorities demanding that notice of compliance, saying,
the innocent men not be released.
“This matter has been brought to the
Albano, the former parole board member, has said that he personal attention of the Director of the
has seen a similar letter written by Mueller during his brief FBI; counsel for the United States have
stint as US attorney. But that letter, if it ever existed, been provided with unredacted copies of
appears to have disappeared from state files. the FBI documents on plaintiffs’ trial exhibit
list….”
Still, Alan Dershowitz, the retired Harvard Law School
professor, recently described Mueller as And so Mueller avoided being cited for contempt for court.
“the guy who kept four innocent people in During the 1980’s, in addition to the annual letters from
prison for many years… right at the center the US attorney in Boston, local FBI agents lobbied state
of it.” authorities to keep the innocent men behind bars.
According to Albano and others, two local G-men would
Nancy Gertner, the now-retired federal judge who presided go directly to the State House to lobby members of the
over the civil case for damages that ended with the $102 Governor’s Council, which considered commutations and
million award, then wrote an op-ed piece in The New York pardons.
Times accusing Dershowitz and Fox News host Sean
Hannity, among others, of “smearing” Mueller. Another former member of the Governor’s Council
recalled how the two agents liked to speak directly to the
Gertner, who was appointed to the bench by her Yale Law politicians, rather than leave behind a paper trail.
School classmate Bill Clinton, claimed Mueller “had no
involvement in that case.” The two FBI agents were John Morris and John “Zip”
Connolly. Morris has since admitted taking $7,000 in
However, in December 2006, during the civil trial, Judge payoffs from gangster Whitey Bulger and his partner
Gertner wrote a show-cause order accusing Mueller of Stevie Flemmi, the younger brother of “the Bear,” who
stonewalling production of exculpatory evidence – “a actually murdered Deegan in 1965.
serious problem,” she wrote.
Both Flemmi and Bulger, whose brother was the Democrat
“This is a case about, inter alia, informant president of the Massachusetts state Senate, were longtime
abuse, about the failure to disclose “top-echelon” informants of the FBI. Flemmi has testified
exculpatory evidence bearing on the to the Drug Enforcement Administration that he and
innocence of the four plaintiffs, about FBI Bulger at one time had six Boston G-men on their
agents allegedly ‘hiding the ball,’ not underworld payroll. Both Flemmi and Bulger are serving
disclosing critical information that would life sentences in federal prison; Bulger was convicted of 11
have exonerated the plaintiff… and not murders and Flemmi of five.
doing so for nearly 40 years.”
At Bulger’s 2013 trial, Morris admitted telling Connolly
She continued, about a gangster who was about to flip and testify against
Bulger in 1981. Connolly, despite being a mid-life student
“Given those accusations, the position the at Harvard at the time, got the message to Bulger, and the
FBI is taking is chilling… This Court is not gangland chieftain gunned down the informant and another
remotely satisfied.” man in South Boston.
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Connolly, the Harvard man, is currently serving a 40-year a Congressional and Justice Department
sentence in a Florida prison after being convicted of investigation. It is time for Massachusetts
orchestrating a different gangland hit in Miami, to cover to officially acknowledge the wrong done to
up still another organized-crime murder, at a golf course in Mr. Greco and his family and remove this
Tulsa OK. blot from his name.”
That Oklahoma murder was set up by a third corrupt But after receiving the letter from Mueller, the Board
Boston FBI agent, H. Paul Rico, who was one of the two rejected the family’s petition in July 2003.
agents who engineered the frame up of the four innocent
men back in 1965. Rico died in a prison hospital in Tulsa Finally, in the waning days of his administration in
in 2003 after being arrested in Florida and brought back to December 2014, Gov. Deval Patrick issued a proclamation
the Sooner state to stand trial on murder charges. laying out the facts of the corrupt frame up by the FBI and
Greco’s innocence.
Asked for a statement about the 2002 letter Mueller
authorized to be sent to the Advisory Board of Pardons, “Any stigma and disgrace,” the governor
Mueller’s office on Friday declined comment. wrote, “is hereby removed.”
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Grassley Sends Letter To Christopher Wray Demanding
Unredacted Version Of FBI’s “Confidential Human
Source” Policy Guide
By Cristina Laila
June 6, 2018, 9:15 Pm
Grassley, a Republican, has requested documents and “The Committee has waited patiently for
interviews to help figure out whether the FBI believed that much more than a year for the criminal
Flynn lied during a Jan. 24, 2017 interview about his inquiry related to Lt. General Flynn to
contacts a month earlier with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian conclude,” Grassley wrote to
ambassador to the U.S. Rosenstein. “It has been more than five
months since his guilty plea. Thus, there is
Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1 to lying to FBI agents no longer any legitimate reason to withhold
about those contacts. He reportedly denied discussing facts from the Senate about the
sanctions with Kislyak, though it has been reported that circumstances of his conversations with the
sanctions were mentioned in their conversation. Russian ambassador and his FBI
interview.”
Grassley wants to see a transcript of the Flynn-Kislyak
interaction as well as notes from Flynn’s first FBI Grassley also criticized Rosenstein for refusing to make
interview. Joe Pientka, one of the FBI agents believed to have
interviewed Flynn, available for an interview with the
The Republican noted “public skepticism” towards the Judiciary panel.
Justice Department and FBI because of the fact that details
.
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Sergei Millian – The Source Behind Anti-Trump Steele
Dossier – Offered Papadopoulos $30K A Month To Be His
Trump White House Operative
By Jim Hoft
June 6, 2018, 10:19 Pm
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In January 2017 ABC News identified Sergei Milian as the Mangiante also said that Papadopoulos and Millian met
key source of the Fusian GPS anti-Trump Dossier. multiple times in Chicago and New York City before the
election. In one encounter in Chicago, Millian offered
Papadopoulos a substantial sum of money as part of an
energy-related business deal.
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DOJ Tells Graham Rosenstein Won't Recuse
From Mueller Probe Unless Officials Deem It Necessary
By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News
June 6, 2018
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Critics Blame Trump For The Hurricane Maria Death Toll
And Response But The Facts Tell A Different Story
Will Racke | Immigration And Foreign Policy Reporter
1:10 AM 06/07/2018
The Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria Citing the 4,645 figure, 14 Democratic
is facing a fresh round of criticism following the May 29 members of the House Committee on
publication of a Harvard study that says the death toll in Natural Resources sent a letter to the
Puerto Rico might be as many as 70 times higher than the committee’s chair, Republican Rep. Bob
official tally. Bishop of Utah, asking for a “timely”
hearing to investigate, among other things,
Commentators have seized on one number from the study: “the shortcomings of the Trump
administration’s response to this disaster.”
4,645.
For its part, the White House has resorted to hyperbole in
The number is an estimate of the total additional deaths in defense of its handling of the Maria recovery.
Puerto Rico in the months after Maria made landfall on
Sept. 20. Nearly every prominent news outlet has reported “The federal response once again was at a
the stunning figure as a hard statistical fact, despite strong historic proportion,” White House press
caveats from the authors of the Harvard study themselves secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters
about the imprecision of the estimate. Tuesday.
News coverage of the study has provided fodder for the The federal response
professional commentariat, who have used it to excoriate
the federal government, and President Donald Trump in The renewed political spin cycle over Maria has once
particular, for supposed indifference to the devastated again sucked up most of the oxygen in the national
island. discussion about what really happened after the storm hit
Puerto Rico — and why. As a result, the Trump
A non-exhaustive survey of opinion and “analysis” administration’s response to the disaster has largely been
headlines illustrates the national reaction: evaluated in terms of partisan politics, not in terms of the
severity of the storm or the unique challenges of post-
“Puerto Rico will be an enduring stain on Trump’s disaster recovery on the island.
presidency” — Gregory Krieg, CNN
“Trump Failed The Americans Of Puerto Rico” — A disaster response plan from the Federal Emergency
Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg Management Agency (FEMA) shines a light on how the
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government approached post-Maria recovery, and why has participated in every one of his organization’s major
Puerto Rico presented such a challenge to disaster relief disaster operations since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
efforts. The planning document, produced by a FEMA
contractor in 2014, was published in March after the open- “In my time in the field, I haven’t seen the
information website MuckRock obtained it through a federal government forcing the states [to
Freedom of Information Act request. prepare],” he said. “Typically, the
government incentivizes states to be more
An in-depth review of the plan by POLITICO found two prepared, but there’s no punitive action
general deficiencies that would end up giving FEMA taken.”
problems in the aftermath of the hurricane. The plan
underestimated the scope of damage that a severe storm ‘An already overwhelmed system’
like Maria would bring to Puerto Rico, and it relied too
heavily on local agencies and private sector entities to As much of the reporting on Puerto Rico’s recovery from
handle cleanup and restore critical services. Maria has noted, the island’s electric and
telecommunications systems were not close to being strong
The plan anticipated a Category 4 hurricane and estimated enough to withstand a storm as intense as Maria.
Puerto Rico would shift from disaster response to recovery
mode after about a month. As it turned out, Maria was a In fact, FEMA’s hurricane response plan anticipated that
“high-end” Category 4 storm, and certain locations on the PREPA — Puerto Rico’s troubled, government-owned
island were whipped by Category 5 winds. electric utility — would run into problems, because many
of its transmission lines run over mountainous terrain,
The document also assumed Puerto Rican agencies would making “repair and restoration difficult and lengthy.”
be capable of restoring the island’s power and
telecommunications systems in a reasonably brief time “It is anticipated that infrastructure of
frame. What really transpired was almost exactly the essential utilities will be out of service for
opposite scenario: Puerto Rico’s already ailing power grid extended periods of time,” the plan stated.
failed almost completely, leaving huge swaths of the island
without power in what was the largest blackout in U.S.
history. When the power grid went down, PREPA lacked the
capacity to bring it back online. Astonishingly, the utility
declined to ask for assistance from mainland utilities that
“The plan truly didn’t contemplate the event routinely deploy workers to help other states recover from
the size of Maria,” one person involved with damage caused by natural disasters.
FEMA’s response to Maria reportedly told
POLITICO. “They made assumptions that
people would be able to do things that they FEMA ultimately tasked the Army Corps of Engineers
wouldn’t be able to do.” with repairing Puerto Rico’s entire power grid because of
PREPA’s financial and operational mismanagement,
which had left the utility without replacement parts and
FEMA’s miscalculations aide, much of the blame for other critical supplies. Even that was not enough to quickly
Puerto Rico’s sluggish recovery lies with commonwealth bring Puerto Rico’s mismanaged grid back to pre-storm
and local governments, according to a disaster relief expert condition — More than 50,000 people remained without
who worked on the ground in Puerto Rico in the three power more than six months after Maria made landfall.
months after Maria’s landfall.
The state of Puerto Rico’s power and communications
“Frankly, I would fault the Puerto Rican systems was reminiscent of Haiti’s after the massive
commonwealth government significantly earthquake in 2010, the disaster relief expert told
more than the federal response,” he told TheDCNF.
The Daily Caller News Foundation,
speaking on the condition of anonymity
because he was not authorized to publicly “Basic service provision was a challenge
discuss the political aspects of his work. for some number of years [before the
hurricane],” he said. “Not that different from
“[FEMA Administrator] Brock Long has Haiti, if you go back that far, it just placed a
been pretty clear that the federal burden on an already overwhelmed
government is not a first response system. They were in crisis trying to figure
organization,” he added. out how to respond.”
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Poll: Trump’s Approval
Rating Rises To 44 Percent
Henry Rodgers | Political Reporter
1:19 am 06/07/2018
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Tucker Goes After Democratic Rep
Over Trump Campaign Spy
Julia Nista | General Assignment Reporter
1:41 AM 06/07/2018
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Rudy Giuliani Says First Lady
‘Believes Her Husband,’ Not Stormy Daniels
Scott Morefield | Reporter
1:59 AM 06/07/2018
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Trump Ridicules ‘Humiliated’ Jeff Flake
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent
2:15 PM 06/07/2018
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Sarah Sanders Wipes The
Floor With CNN’s Chris Cuomo
Amber Athey | Media And Breaking News Editor
2:28 PM 06/07/2018
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Senate Republicans Propose Bill
To Tackle Alleged DOJ Misconduct
Kerry Picket | Reporter
2:38 AM 06/07/2018
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James Clapper Casts Doubt On
Obama Official’s Claims About ‘Unmasking’
Chuck Ross | Reporter
2:42 am 06/07/2018
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Irony: FBI Leaker McDabe Outraged
After DOJ Leakers Finger Him For Criminal Referral
By Benjamin Arie
June 7, 2018 At 3:30pm
Call it cosmic payback or reaping what you sow — either deputy director essentially whined to lawmakers and
way, life has a way of swinging back like a boomerang and declared that he was “outraged” that leaks about a criminal
hitting people with a strong dose of reality. investigation of his alleged wrongdoings were taking
place.
That’s what former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
just found out, but he seems oblivious to the irony. The “(A)s the result of a stream of leaks from
bureau figure who was fired for leaking to the press is now the Department of Justice, it is now well-
complaining about how unfair it is that there are leaks known that the (Office of Inspector
from the FBI, at the same time as he’s demanding General) has made a criminal referral to
immunity in exchange for his testimony to the Senate the United States Attorney’s Office for the
committee investigating the bureau’s handling of the District of Columbia,” the former deputy
Hillary Clinton email investigation. complained through his attorney.
“As you know, the grounds for such a
McCabe is one of the figures in the middle of several referral is the very low standard of
political bias scandals at the FBI, including the discredited ‘reasonable grounds to believe there has
“Trump dossier” and apparent spying by the FBI against been a violation of Federal criminal law,'”
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. the letter continued, bizarrely implying that
reasonable suspicion of a federal crime
Back in March, the second-in-command at the FBI was was a bad reason to investigate someone.
fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The reason was “Even so […] these leaks have forced us
simple: McCabe repeatedly leaked sensitive information to to acknowledge the criminal referral,” the
the media and then lied about it. letter admitted.
A report from the Department of Justice’s inspector The complaining and finger-pointing over the same type of
general explained that McCabe was funneling details about leaking that McCabe was fired for doing didn’t stop there.
a Clinton Foundation investigation to The Wall Street
Journal, and was then dishonest about where the leak had
come from… namely, himself. “And, unfortunately, the stream of
leaks has continued: As recently as last
Thursday, additional leaks led to the
“The report states that McCabe authorized reporting of specific investigative steps
another FBI agent to leak information about allegedly taken by the United States
an ongoing investigation into (the) Clinton Attorney’s Office in response to the
Foundation to The Wall Street Journal, not referral,” the document stated.
in the interest of the public, but for his own
personal gain,” summarized The Federalist. “We are outraged by these leaks and last
Friday requested an investigation by the
That official report goes on to explain in detail how Department of Justice’s Office of
McCabe “lacked candor” — bureaucrat-speak for “lied” — Professional Responsibility into the
about leaks at least three times, including under oath. source(s) of the leaks,” McCabe’s attorney
explained.
Now, showing just how tone-deaf the former bureau
official truly is, McCabe is complaining about leaks from That’s right: Apparently, leaking information to the media
the FBI… yes, the same organization where he was fired and then lying about it is completely fine when it can
for leaking like a sieve. damage Donald Trump, but McCabe is suddenly
“outraged” when similar leaks start actually hurting him.
In a letter sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee by
McCabe’s attorney on his behalf, the disgraced former FBI Maybe he’s just upset that he’s not the only snitch in town.
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Incredibly, the former deputy director then demanded If there was still any doubt about why cronies like James
immunity from prosecution in order to testify to Congress Comey and Andrew McCabe needed to go, this should
about matters related to the crimes — leaking and lying — clear it up.
that he’s accused of committing.
They see themselves as special and above the law, and
“Mr. McCabe is willing to testify, but can’t seem to even comprehend that their own actions —
because of the criminal referral, he must and the culture of leaking that they created — have
be afforded suitable legal protection,” the consequences.
letter declared. “Accordingly, we hereby
request that the Judiciary Committee
authorize a grant of use immunity to Mr.
McCabe,” it stated.
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Judicial Watch Uncovers Hidden Strzok Emails In Latest
Production Of Clinton-Lynch Tarmac Meeting Docs—
Strzok Email Suggests Clinton Investigation
Decision Made In April 2016
JUNE 07, 2018
FBI Security Official Reacts to Tarmac aforementioned investigation. This request includes,
Meeting: Job is To Protect Comey from but is not limited to, any related communications with
Embarrassment any official, employee, or representative of the
Department of Justice, the Executive Office of the
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today released 16 President, the Democratic National Committee, and/or
pages of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton.
documents related to the June 2016 tarmac meeting
between former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and All records related to the meeting between Attorney
former President Bill Clinton showing involvement of the General Lynch and former President Bill Clinton on
FBI’s former Chief of Counterespionage Peter Strzok. June 27, 2016.
The FBI originally informed Judicial Watch they could not In a previously unseen email, on July 1, 2016, Strzok
locate any records related to the tarmac meeting. forwarded to Bill Priestap, assistant director of FBI
However, in a related FOIA lawsuit, the Justice counterintelligence, and other FBI officials an article in
Department located emails in which Justice Department The New York Times titled then
officials communicated with the FBI and wrote that they
had communicated with the FBI. As a result, “Lynch to Remove Herself From Decision
by letter dated August 10, 2017, the FBI stated, Over Clinton Emails, Official Says.”
Priestap comments on it, saying: “The
“Upon further review, we subsequently meeting in PX is all over CNN TV news this
determined potentially responsive morning …” Strzok replies: “Timing’s not
documents may exist. As a result, your ideal in that it falsely adds to those seeking
[FOIA] request has been reopened …” the ‘this is all choreographed’ narrative. But
I don’t think it’s worth changing … later
This is the second batch of documents the FBI produced won’t be better.” Priestap responds
since telling Judicial Watch they had no tarmac-related “Agreed.”
records.
In November 2017, Judicial Watch revealed 29 pages of
The new documents were obtained by Judicial Watch in FBI documents showing officials were concerned about a
response to an October 2016 Freedom of Information Act leak that Bill Clinton delayed his aircraft taking off in
(FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of order to “maneuver” a meeting with the attorney general.
Justice (No. 1:16-cv-02046)) filed after the Justice The resulting story in the Observer was discussed in this
Department failed to comply with a July 7, 2016, FOIA production of documents. The Strzok email was absent
request seeking: from this production.
All FD-302 forms prepared pursuant to the Federal Another Strzok email suggest the decision on the Clinton
Bureau of Investigation’s investigation of former email matter has been under discussion since April 2016—
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e- three months before then-FBI Director James Comey
mail server during her tenure. announced he would recommend no prosecution.
All records of communications between any agent, On July 3, 2016, an email with the subject line “Must
employee, or representative of the Federal Bureau of Read Security Article” someone from the FBI’s Security
Investigation regarding, concerning, or related to the
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Division (SECD) forwards the article in the Observer and judgement. Nothing good would come from
reveals concern: that. Her staff should have avoided that
scenario. The bu[reau] will be fine but
I believe that the source quoted in the obviously disappointed on how this is
article is one of the local Phoenix LEO’s happening. Unfortunately, she’s taking heat
[law enforcement officers]. Needless to say from all over the place and I feel bad for
that I have contacted the Phoenix office her. I know she didn’t want this on her plate
and will contact the local’s [sic] who or for this to happen.” The colleague then
assisted in an attempt to stem any further concludes by saying that he/she thought
damage. This is exactly why our Discretion the leaker was “a Phoenix cop assisting
and Judgement are the foundation of the with the motorcade.”
AG’s trust in our team, which is why we can “These emails are astonishing, no wonder
never violate that trust, like the source did the FBI hid them from Judicial Watch and
in this article.” [Emphasis in original] the court,” stated Judicial Watch President
Tom Fitton. “They show anti-Trump, pro-
A July 1, 2016, email from an unidentified official in the Clinton FBI Agent Peter Strzok admitting
FBI Security Division sent to officials in several FBI the decision not to prosecute the Clinton
offices with the subject line “Media Reports***Not for email issue was made back in April 2016 –
Dissemination***”, sent in the wake of the tarmac long before even Hillary Clinton was
meeting, an FBI official warns his colleagues (with interviewed. And the new emails show that
emphasis) the FBI security had the political objective
of protecting then-Director Comey from
“Our job is to protect the boss from harm ‘embarrassment’—which is, frankly,
and embarrassment.” [Emphasis in original] disturbing.”
He emphasizes that FBI officials should
ask themselves “What issues are currently On June 27, 2016, Attorney General Loretta
being reported in the media? And what Lynch met with former President Bill Clinton on board a
actions/interactions/situations that the parked plane at Sky Harbor International Airport in
Director may be in could impact them.” The Phoenix, Arizona. The meeting occurred during the then-
official then cites an example of a public ongoing investigation of Mrs. Clinton’s email server, and
relations disaster near-miss when Comey’s only a few days before she was interviewed the Justice
plane “literally just missed Clinton’s plane” Department and FBI. (Judicial Watch filed a request on
when they flew into the White Plains, NY June 30 that the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the
airport (HPN) a few months earlier, and Inspector General investigate that meeting.)
saying, “Imagine the optics and the
awkward situation we would have put the The tarmac meeting also came just days before former FBI
Director in we would have been at the FBO Director James Comey held the July 5, 2016, press
at the same time as Secretary Clinton.” conference in which he announced that no charges would
be filed against Mrs. Clinton. In his subsequent, May 3,
In a July 1, 2016 email exchange FBI Section Chief Rachel 2017, testimony before the Senate Judiciary
Rojas warns a colleague to “stay away” from discussion of Committee, Comey said the Lynch-Clinton tarmac meeting
the Clinton Lynch tarmac meeting following publication of was the “capper” among “a number of things” that had
the meeting, unless they hear from a “higher up”. The caused him to determine that Department of Justice
colleague responds the next day, telling Rojas not to worry leadership
because,
“could not credibly complete the
“I know better <winking.>” He/she adds that investigation and decline prosecution
“it was DOJ opa [Office of Public Affairs] without grievous damage to the American
who threw us under the bus.” Rojas replies people’s confidence in the justice system.”
“Doj is likely overwhelmed so in [sic] hoping
it wasn’t intentional. I know it wasn’t you ###
guys because I know you have great
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Reporter: Jeff Sessions ‘Covering Up’
Scandal That Will ‘Demolish’ Dems’
Russia Narrative
By Cillian Zeal
June 7, 2018 At 5:29am
Is Attorney General Jeff Sessions helping the Democrats You know how tenuous it is, how backed
cover up a scandal that could “demolish” the Russia by nothing it is.
narrative? One reporter thinks so now that Imran Awan,
“You throw into the mix arrests of
the former tech guy for former DNC head Rep. Debbie
Pakistanis hired by Democrats and
Wasserman Schultz, is being given a reprieve.
unvetted for a similar hack at the identical
time, the narrative about Russia would
Awan, regular readers might remember, was arrested at have been impossible to secure. And that’s
Washington Dulles Airport trying to fly back to his native all they care about is the narrative.”
Pakistan one day after smashed hard drives were recovered
from his home by federal officials. He was charged, along Dobbs was frustrated that we didn’t see the Trump
with his wife, with bank fraud and conspiracy in the administration DOJ taking more action on this. Instead, as
matter. Fox News had reported, Awan may be offered a plea deal
from the looks of things.
However, the case has been subject to repeated delays and
seems to have mysteriously disappeared from the radar of “The parties are currently exploring a
practically anyone but investigative reporter Luke Rosiak possible resolution of this matter,”
with The Daily Caller. As a plea deal seems to be prosecutors wrote in a June 3 filing before
imminent, Rosiak has noted that Awan has been hiding a district judge in Washington. “Therefore,
assets and that his former business partner claims that data the parties are requesting additional time in
was given to the Pakistanis government by the Awan which to explore that resolution.”
family, among other claims.
Check out the Dobbs-Rosiak interview here. (Rosiak’s
Rosiak claims that Awan may be behind a second data “covering up” charge comes about the 5:10 mark.)
breech that hit the DNC before the election — something
that could seriously damage the “Russia collusion”
narrative for the Democrats.
That, obviously, would be the Awan family. Now, Rosiak “Where is the Justice Department now?
says Awan is being protected for political reasons. Why in the world aren’t we hearing about
this from Jeff Sessions?” Dobbs asked.
“Obviously, they would have been arrested “What it is, is that the handling of this case
(off) the bat, obviously,” Rosiak said. “But disproves the entire Russia narrative,”
think back, that Russia narrative they just Rosiak responded. “They don’t care about
decided to start pitching that very week. hacking, they don’t care about foreign
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meddling. What they did in this case is Yet, these are the guys that the Justice Department seems
knowingly allow the United States more or less willing to pursue a plea deal with. I’d like to
government to be hacked by Pakistanis for believe that the DOJ knows a bit more than I do about
six months until right after the election so Awan’s level of culpability in this matter, but Rosiak’s
that they could peddle a phony narrative.” reporting seems to indicate this is a case they might want
to pursue with all due urgency instead of just going for a
Rosiak was even willing to go far enough to say that plea deal.
“what the Democrats did here is treason. And Rosiak isn’t mincing his words about what’s really
They allowed the United States to going on:
continuously be hacked by the bad guys so
that they could spin this Russia narrative.” “The DOJ, under Jeff Sessions, is covering
up a scandal that exposes the entire
That’s a bit of a jump, but not as much of leap as one Russia narrative as a hoax,” he told Dobbs.
might hope. The Democrats have been willing to shield “It is within Jeff Sessions’ power to
Awan nearly continuously, with Wasserman Schultz, the demolish this Russia narrative once and for
Florida Democrat, going as far as to label speculation over all, charge the Pakistanis with hacking
Awan before his arrest “Islamophobia.” Congress, and expose the Democrats’
hypocrisy and negligence… This case is
In spite of the fact that the Awan family were suspects in open and shut, and Jeff Sessions is
this hacking, Rosiak reports they had access to the House refusing to bring the charges.”
of Representatives’ computer network until Feb. 2, 2017
— nearly two weeks after Donald Trump was inaugurated. It’s a disturbing accusation.
He also reported that physical evidence in the case kept
disappearing — except, of course, for the laptop with the Unless Awan can somehow provide the United States
user name “RepDWS” which was left in a phone booth in some evidence about the hack that leads to bigger things
the House Rayburn by Awan. We also know that Awan (preferably back in Pakistan or with the initials DWS) ,
had all the passwords to Debbie Wasserman Schutz’s this is a very big fish to simply let swim back into the lake
devices, as proved by the emails posted by WikiLeaks. with a mere plea deal.
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Rand Paul: Obama Admin Sought
To Criminally ‘Entrap’ Trump Campaign
By Randy Desoto
June 7, 2018 At 6:45am
Fox News host Neil Cavuto asked the Kentucky “She was talking to a British spy, and that
Republican on Wednesday whether he agreed with British spy was paying Russians for
Trump’s characterization of controversy regarding the use information to try to dig up stuff — true or
of at least one FBI informant interaction with Trump untrue — on President Trump.”
campaign associates as “Spygate.”
Paul went on to voice his disapproval with special counsel
“Do we really want the FBI and the CIA … Robert Mueller’s investigation.
involved in presidential campaigns?” Paul
asked. “I’m a big believer that the special
prosecutors have way too much power,” he
“I think it’s unseemly that the FBI was
said.
putting informants in there trying to extract
and entrap members of the Trump “Can you imagine the entire force of a team
campaign,” he added. “I think it’s incredibly of 20 or 30 lawyers that can investigate
inappropriate and an abuse of power.” your entire life for the last 20 or 30 years?”
Paul asked.
Paul made references to specific actions reportedly taken
by FBI informant Stefan Halper, a Cambridge professor He continued,
with ties to both American and British intelligence.
“Bring you in to ask you questions, and if
“He’s going and asking leading questions they can get you to make a misstatement
of people,” the lawmaker said. “He’s paying based on historical fact of something you
people money to get them to London.” don’t remember correctly, that you can go
to jail for that?”
The latter was a reference to Trump campaign associate
George Papadopoulos, who is said to have met with Halper On Tuesday, Trump tweeted a quote from Judicial Watch’s
in London. Christopher Farrell, who served as an Army
counterintelligence officer.
“There is even some who say that the
whole running into the Australian deputy “They were running an operation to
ambassador over drinks with undermine a candidate for President of the
(Papadopoulos) was not sort of a random U.S. These are all violations of law. This is
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intelligence tradecraft to steer an election. Farrell continued,
There’s nothing more grave when it comes
to abuse of our intelligence system,” Farrell “This is a level of criminality beyond the
said. pale. This is such a grave abuse of power
and authority, it’s like nothing else we’ve
seen in our history. This makes the Nixon
Watergate burglary look like keystone cop
stuff.”
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UNBELIEVEABLE: Jeff Sessions REFUSES To Bring
Charges In Pakistani SPYING Case Linked To
‘Treasonous’ Democrats
Posted On June 7, 2018
Awan and his wife reportedly cut a plea bargain deal with
the government this week, but there is still plenty of
criminal activity to pursue. In fact, Rosiak — in an
appearance with Fox Business Network‘s Lou Dobbs,
explained it on Wednesday, saying flat out that Democrats
are committing treason.
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Jeff Sessions is refusing to bring the
charges.
Watch:
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STUNNING NY TIMES LIE: Trump Aired At Least ‘One
Ad Spreading Conspiracy Theories On Hillary’s Health’ –
Here’s The Ad In Question…
By Jim Hoft
June 7, 2018, 7:46 Am
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Rosenstein Refuses To Recuse Himself In Response To Sen
Graham Request – Continues To Break Law While Not
Complying With DOJ Standards Of Conduct
By Jim Hoft
June 7, 2018, 8:17 Am
Yesterday the Washington Examiner reported – Rosenstein wrote the letter for President Trump
recommending Comey’s firing. This alone should
disqualify him and the entire investigation from taking
A top Justice Department official has told place. Rosenstein also signed off on a FISA warrant to spy
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., that Deputy on President Trump after the election. Then this year
Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will Rosenstein signed off on a raid of President Trump’s
continue in his oversight role of special personal attorney, Michael Cohen. How can he possibly
counsel Robert Mueller, and will only not recuse himself?
recuse himself if “deemed appropriate by
department officials.”
Rosenstein and Mueller were both
The South Carolina Republican had written heavily involved in the Uranium One
to Rosenstein, who oversees Mueller’s case where the Obama Administration
probe, asking if he should recuse himself and his Secretary of State Hillary
due to a conflict of interest. Clinton allowed the sale of 20% of the
US’s uranium to Russia.
In a Wednesday letter obtained by the Washington
Examiner, Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd This was the Russian collusion scandal. This is what the
writes that “investigations of ongoing efforts by foreign DOJ should be investigating (and Rosenstein should recuse
agents to influence our government are complex and himself from that as well).
extraordinarily important.”
But one other conflict of interest that Rosenstein has is
“Nonetheless, [Rosenstein] would recuse from all or part related to his wife.
of any matter if recusal were deemed appropriate by
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Rosenstein’s wife, Lisa Barsoomian, his conflicts of interest. Anyone who would do this would
represented Bill Clinton in a case in the be subject to legal consequences no doubt due to
1990’s and reportedly represented the Rosenstein’s numerous conflicts. The only superiors over
Clintons and Obama numerous times – Rosenstein are President Trump and AG Jeff Sessions. If
Rosenstein doesn’t have either of their authorizations, then
Lisa Barsoomian works for R. Craig Lawrence, an attorney he is committing a crime by not recusing himself from the
who has represented Robert Mueller three times, James Russia farce.
Comey five times, Barack Obama forty-five times,
Kathleen Sebellius fifty-six times, Bill Clinton forty times, Finally, the DOJ provides a conflict statement to all
and Hillary Clinton seventeen times between 1991 and employees annually that states the following in regards to
2017. conflicts of interest –
This alone should be enough for Rosenstein to be Employees may not engage in outside activities that create
unqualified for any role related to the Clintons, Obama or or appear to create a conflict of interest with their official
their cronies. Even if Barsoomian didn’t have anything to duties. Such a conflict exists when the outside activity
do with the cases noted above, the fact that the appearance would: (1) require the recusal of the employee from
of impropriety exists is enough for Rosenstein’s recusal. significant aspects of his or her official duties (5 C.F.R.
§ 2635.802(b)); (2) create an appearance that the
The law states the following regarding DOJ employees employee’s official duties were performed in a biased or
with conflicts of interest – less than impartial manner (5 C.F.R. § 2635.502); or (3)
create an appearance of official sanction or endorsement (5
C.F.R. § 2635.702(b)).
5 C.F. R. § 2635.501 – 503 (Subpart E –
Impartiality in Performing Official
Duties) Again, the point is that whether Rosenstein has actual
conflicts of interest or not (which he clearly does), the fact
In addition to the impartiality regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 45.2 that there is even the appearance of conflicts disqualifies
prohibits a DOJ employee, without written authorization, Rosenstein from his oversight over the DOJ. Rosenstein is
from participating in a criminal investigation or breaking the law and does not comply with the DOJ’s
prosecution if he has a personal or political relationship Standards of Conduct.
with any person or organization substantially involved in
the conduct that is the subject of the investigation or (Also note that the DOJ code of conduct applies to Mueller
prosecution, or any person or organization which he knows and his team of corrupt cronies too since they arguably
has a specific and substantial interest that would be work for the DOJ.)
directly affected by the outcome of the investigation or
prosecution. Crooked and criminal Rosenstein is
breaking the law and is clearly not in
Based on this the only way Rosenstein could legally compliance with the DOJ’s Standards of
oversee the Mueller investigation is if someone in a Conflict. Drain the Swamp, Dammit,
position to do so would have provided written Now!
authorization to participate in the investigation and ignore
.
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THEY GOT NOTHIN:
Deep State FBI Leaks Michael Cohen Emails To Buzzfeed –
Implicates Ivanka Trump In Nothingburger
By Jim Hoft
June 7, 2018, 8:34 Am
White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump connected The emails showed that Klokov lashed out at Cohen and
President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, with a questioned his authority to make decisions for the Trump
Russian who offered help with a Moscow Trump Tower, Organization. Ivanka Trump was also frustrated at Cohen’s
BuzzFeed News reported. refusal to communicate with Klokov, according to
BuzzFeed.
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Senate Majority Leader McConnell Cancels Most Of
August Recess – Prevents President Trump From
Replacing AWOL AG Sessions
By Jim Hoft
June 7, 2018, 9:25 Am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch For a year now McConnell has blocked President Trump
McConnell(R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that from replacing Sessions during a recess. For him to now
he would cancel most of the August recess, claim he is holding the Senate in session to get work done
allowing him to keep vulnerable Democrats and not preventing a recess appointment of a new AG is
off the campaign trail months before the doubtful.
midterm elections.
McConnell said working three weeks in With friends like fellow Republican
August was necessary because of “historic Representative Gowdy, Speaker Ryan
obstruction” by Democrats, arguing the and Senator McConnell, who needs
chamber needs to play catch-up on enemies? They clearly are not fighting
for America first.
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Watch Liberal Heads Explode=>
President Trump Tweets Out Real News Reported
At Gateway Pundit
By Jim Hoft
June 7, 2018, 10:09 Am
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The Gateway Pundit was the only major So does President Trump.
publication to report on this very
important development. Thank you, President Trump for your
support for real news!
We saw the need to bring this story to
the masses.
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CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou Requests Presidential
Pardon, Calls Obama An ‘Enemy Of Transparency’
By Cassandra Fairbanks
June 7, 2018, 10:15 Am
Appearing on Fox & Friends, Kiriakou explained that the Kiriakou said that he would be “forever in debt” to
Bush administration had determined that he did not President Trump if he pardoned him.
commit a crime, but under Barack Obama they reopened
the case and charged him with five felonies. “I would be forever indebted to the
president for a pardon. This president is
The former CIA analyst stated that Obama had an unlike other presidents. You know, Barack
“Nixonian obsession” with leaks and was the enemy of Obama and Bill Clinton, they gave pardons
transparency and the press. He explained that John and commutations as they were running
Brennan was the same way. out the door at the end of their term. So
they didn’t have to face any political fallout.
“[John Brennan] had this insane This president is different. This president
obsession with leaks, except when he accepts political responsibility for his
was leaking – then it was ok,” Kiriakou decisions. He has been pardoning people
said. since he got into office because he knows
that he’s doing the right thing. He sees an
injustice and he corrects it. And I’m humbly
asking him to correct this,” Kiriakou said on
Fox & Friends on Thursday.
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Brian Kilmeade responded by saying,
“open up the case and if what you say is
true, I think you certainly have a strong
case.”
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BOOM! GOP Rep Matt Gaetz Doubles Down – Hits Paul
Ryan For His “Shameful” Support For Deep State
Spying On Trump Campaign
By Jim Hoft
June 7, 2018, 10:37 Am
Rep. Matt Gaetz blasted the Republican Speaker for his “It is shameful to see House Republican
shocking remarks. Leadership emphasize support for FBI
and DOJ intelligence collection on the
Trump Campaign. Our leadership should
Gaetz told Lou Dobbs Wednesday was the first time he
be setting impeachment hearings for those
was hearing colleagues say,
who refuse to produce documents. Instead,
some are carrying water for a Justice
“Well if Speaker Ryan won’t stand with Department that has already resisted
us in this fight over the essentials of our congressional oversight, misrepresented
democracy, not weaponizing the material facts to a FISA court, improperly
intelligence community against a redacted documents and failed to disclose
presidential campaign, do we need to spying on a presidential campaign. Sad!,”
look at other choices?” Rep. Gaetz said.
Via Lou Dobbs Tonight: Earlier last night, Rep. Gaetz appeared on the Fox Business
Network’s Lou Dobbs Tonight to further discuss the issue.
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Senator Rand Paul Blasts John Brennan, Demands He
Testify Before Congress About British Intelligence
By Cassandra Fairbanks
June 7, 2018, 11:00 Am
Senator Rand Paul blasted John Brennan on Twitter, The former intelligence officers believe that John Brennan
demanding that he testify before Congress about what and James Clapper used highly classified intelligence
information he received from British intelligence sources channels to create a trail of fake evidence linking Trump to
about President Donald Trump or his campaign. Russia. Based on their years of experience in the
intelligence community, including overseas operations, it
appears highly likely that Joseph Mifsud was a MI6 asset
and that his role within the British spy service was
deliberately obscured to give the appearance of him
working for Russia.
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Adam Schiff Caught In HUGE LIE About Carter Page’s
March 2016 Interview With FBI Officials
By Cristina Laila
June 7, 2018, 11:26 Am
In an interview with
RealClearInvestigations, Page insists that
the [March 2016] interview in question –
held at then-U.S. attorney Preet Bharara’s
office in New York — had “absolutely
nothing” to do with the Trump campaign or
Russian collusion. Instead of being grilled
about shadowy ties, he says he answered
questions “related to events in 2013, in a
case where I had served as a witness in
support of the FBI.”
Obama’s FBI/DOJ obtained 4 FISA warrants on former
Trump campaign advisor Carter Page. One FISA warrant In 2013, a Russian national working as an
and three subsequent renewals on Page allowed Obama’s unregistered foreign agent at a Russian
thugs to spy on Trump’s campaign. bank in Manhattan sought information from
Page, a longtime energy consultant, related
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to U.S. efforts to develop alternative energy witness in the case. Far from being a Russian spy, Page
resources, according to court papers filed was characterized to the court as someone who helped the
by the FBI. Although Page thought the man FBI catch Russian spies.
was a legitimate banker after meeting him
at an energy symposium in New York City, The government turned on Carter Page [perhaps it’s an act]
he was a Russian agent under federal simply because he chose to work with Trump.
investigation. He was later caught on
surveillance dismissing Page as an “idiot.”
All of a sudden Carter Page became a national security
The FBI informed Page in 2013 that the threat–enough of a threat that the FBI used a foreign court
Russians might be trying to recruit him. to spy on him as if he was a double agent.
A U.S. Naval Academy alumnus, Page
cooperated as a witness in that case, which Carter Page’s revelation that his March 2016 FBI
was coordinated with the bureau’s interview had nothing to do with Russians or the Trump
Counterespionage Section Chief Peter campaign is another blow to the Russian collusion hoax.
Strzok in Washington, and he helped the
government convict the Russian spy. Page’s role in all of this is highly suspicious as well. Was
Evgeny Buryakov pleaded guilty to he a plant?
espionage-related charges on March 11,
2016. FBI agents, as well as federal
prosecutors, huddled with Page around
that time to tie up loose ends, he said. “It
had absolutely nothing to do with the
election interference story, which surfaced
months later,” Page said.
Schiff claims Carter Page was on the FBI’s radar due to his
prior run-in with Russians, even though they never
successfully recruited Page.
Paul Sperry is the former D.C. bureau chief
for Investor’s Business Daily, Hoover
In the end, the Russians were unable to recruit Page and
Institution media fellow, author of several
never received any state secrets from him. Monaghan did
books, including bestseller INFILTRATION
not recommend espionage or any other charges against
Page, who by all accounts acted as a reliable and trusted
Read Paul Sperry’s full report starting on next page:
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Pre-Dossier Carter Page:
Russian Spy ... or FBI Honor Scout?
By Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigations
June 07, 2018
“The FBI interviewed Page multiple times Court records appear to back him up. Buryakov was
about his Russian intelligence contacts, sentenced in May 2016 and deported to Russia early last
including in March 2016,” Rep. Adam Schiff year. Schiff maintains that Page "remained on the radar of
and other Democrats on the House Russian intelligence and the FBI” due to the prior case,
Intelligence Committee argued in their 10- which gave them grounds to spy on him “independent" of
page memo defending the Obama Justice the dossier.
Department’s monitoring of Page. “The
FBI’s concern about and knowledge of “In order to understand the context in which
Page’s activities therefore long predate the the FBI sought a FISA warrant for Carter
FBI’s receipt of Steele’s information.” Page, it is necessary to understand … what
the FBI knew about Page prior to making
But new information challenges that account. In an application to the court — including Page’s
interview with RealClearInvestigations, Page insists that previous interaction with Russian
the interview in question – held at then-U.S. attorney Preet intelligence operatives,” Schiff said.
Bharara's office in New York -- had "absolutely nothing"
to do with the Trump campaign or Russian collusion. The Democrat's narrative, which hinges on the suggestion
Instead of being grilled about shadowy ties, he says he that the bureau interviewed Page because of his role in
answered questions Trump's campaign, is also challenged by the fact that the
meeting took place several days before Trump publicly
“related to events in 2013, in a case where named Page as an adviser, on March 21, 2016.
I had served as a witness in support of the
FBI.” Records indicate the FBI never viewed him as a potential
foreign intelligence agent for Moscow. Court documents
In 2013, a Russian national working as an unregistered also show that Page fully cooperated with the FBI as soon
foreign agent at a Russian bank in Manhattan sought as he learned he had been duped by Russian agents. In his
information from Page, a longtime energy consultant, sworn 2015 complaint against Buryakov, FBI special agent
related to U.S. efforts to develop alternative energy Gregory Monaghan portrays Page — referring to him as
resources, according to court papers filed by the FBI. "Male-1” -- as a guileless victim, and described how
Although Page thought the man was a legitimate banker Buryakov and other Russian agents tried to take advantage
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of the American businessman, who was unaware he was taking it seriously, Page wrote a letter to Comey
dealing with foreign spies. complaining he was the subject of a “witch hunt” and
demanding he “look into this matter.”
The FBI agent further attested that the Russians never told
Page they were “connected to the Russian government,” He also volunteered to meet with FBI agents to put the
and that Page was only “interested in business rumors to rest.
opportunities in Russia,” where he had worked for years
for Merrill Lynch and as an independent energy consultant. “Although I have not been contacted by any
member of your team in recent months, I
In the end, the Russians were unable to recruit Page and would eagerly await their call to discuss
never received any state secrets from him. Monaghan did any final questions they might possibly
not recommend espionage or any other charges against have in the interest of helping them put
Page, who by all accounts acted as a reliable and trusted these outrageous allegations to rest,” Page
witness in the case. Far from being a Russian spy, Page wrote. Comey never responded to his Sept.
was characterized to the court as someone who helped the 25, 2016, letter.
FBI catch Russian spies. “I didn’t hear from the FBI again until over
five months later, in March 2017 — after
But the government’s attitude toward Page turned cold the FISA warrant application and first
after Trump publicly announced his name along with other renewal had already been submitted,” he
members of his foreign policy team. Only then was Page said. He said the “dodgy dossier was the
treated as a possible national security threat. Not long after foundation of their questions.” Page noted
Trump’s March 21, 2016, announcement, FBI Director that the FBI agents who contacted him then
James Comey and his deputy, Andrew McCabe, held a were not the same ones he worked with
meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss earlier on the Buryakov case.
the news of Page joining the Trump campaign and how he
may be “compromised” by the Russians, according to a In April 2017, as the Justice Department was renewing its
recently declassified memo. FISA warrant on Page for a second time, it publicly
identified Page as the anonymous witness in the 2013-
Then, sometime in the “late spring” of 2016, Comey held 2015 Russian case involving Buryakov.
an unusual briefing concerning Page, and the alleged risk
he posed, with the Obama administration’s highest-ranking “On April 3, 2017,” Page said, “reporters at
national-security officials, who, in addition to Lynch, ABC News and BuzzFeed requested to
included National Security Adviser Susan Rice, CIA meet in order to inform me that U.S.
Director John Brennan, and National Intelligence Director government operatives had unlawfully
James Clapper. disclosed my identity as Male-1 in this 2015
case.”
By autumn, in the heat of the presidential election
campaign, the FBI had Page under constant surveillance, The media leak came just weeks after Bharara, an Obama
vacuuming up all his text messages and emails and appointee, was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
listening in on his phone calls, including communications Bharara, who formerly served as Democratic Sen. Chuck
with Trump officials. The surveillance was predicated Schumer’s aide, could not be reached for comment.
chiefly on an unverified allegation in the dossier, quoting
third-hand sources claiming that Page traveled to Moscow
in July 2016 to hatch an election plot with Kremlin As surveillance warrants on Page continued to be renewed,
officials. the FBI also shadowed him using a confidential human
source. The informant, Stefan Halper – who reportedly
reached out to other Trump campaign figures including
Page has denied under oath ever meeting with the two George Papadopoulos and Sam Clovis -- befriended Page.
Kremlin officials named in the dossier, and says he was in They struck up a relationship that lasted, Page said, until
Moscow at the time to give a commencement address at a September 2017 -- the same month the fourth and final
university, the New Economic School, where President FISA spy warrant against the former Trump aide expired.
Obama had previously spoken. The charge, attributed to
anonymous sources, was written in the dossier by ex-
British intelligence officer Steele, who was paid $168,000 In their rebuttal, Democrats stated that the FBI and Justice
by the Clinton camp to gather derogatory information on Department “cited multiple sources to support the case for
Trump from Russian sources. surveilling Page.” It’s not immediately clear if Halper is
named in any of the four FISA warrant applications
submitted on Page. The documents remain classified.
After the still-unsubstantiated rumor was leaked to the
press in September 2016, along with reports the FBI was
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Page disagrees. Page filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the
Justice Department on May 21, 2017 seeking the FISA
“There was no basis for their FISA applications and "all information gathered pursuant to the
warrants,” he asserted, adding that the warrants” authorizing his electronic surveillance issued by
Obama Justice Department “abused” its the FISA court, as well as the warrants themselves. He also
authority to obtain such warrants, which are seeks all communications between Justice Department
the most intrusive means of collecting officials and employees of the Clinton campaign related to
information on U.S. citizens. him.
Schiff’s office said it would have no comment beyond the He says he has received no relevant documents in the year
“minority memo” defending the monitoring of Page. since he sent the FOIA request by certified mail.
Some former federal prosecutors and FBI investigators Page can only speculate about how political forces seem to
who have worked counterintelligence cases say Page has a have transformed him from a cooperating witness into a
valid grievance. They argue that the FISA warrants lacked possible Russian spy. But he says he is firmly convinced
the requisite "probable cause" to spy on an American that
citizen like Page, which requires the Justice Department to
not only show the citizen is knowingly engaging in “until DOJ discloses full information about
clandestine activities on behalf of a foreign power, but it the dodgy dossier, amends their court
must also demonstrate probable cause that such activities filings that led to extensive abuse of
involve a violation of federal criminal law. process, and discloses details on the other
sources of their lies, it will be impossible for
Americans to fully trust them again."
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Law Professor Alan Dershowitz Tells Media To Stop
Slamming Trump For Pardons [VIDEO]
Nick Givas | Media And Politics Reporter
12:20 PM 06/07/2018
Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz criticized the all the others are good. I wish he’d give
media’s reaction to President Donald Trump’s recent more pardons,” Dershowitz said.
pardons and accused them of blowing the story out of
“President Obama did it to people who had
proportion.
got excessive drug sentences. This
president is looking more generally. I like
“It’s the most ridiculous thing to constantly the idea of a president serving as ultimately
say the president is saying is he’s above the last authority on justice. The president,
the law,” Dershowitz said on “Fox & this president, has a real gut for justice. I
Friends” Thursday. “The president’s know, I have discussed pardons with him,”
spokesmen have said over and over again, he concluded.
‘no one is above the law.’ What he’s saying
is, ‘the law gives me certain authority.'”
“What President Trump’s people are
saying is, we think the law authorizes the WATCH:
president to pardon, to fire and that’s not
above the law,” Dershowitz continued.
“That’s within the law. So let’s cut this
cliché of above the law.”
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WATCH=> POTUS Trump Stomps On Obama And
Hillary In New Video Celebrating 500 Days In Office
By Cristina Laila
June 7, 2018, 12:27 Pm
President Trump tweeted out a video The rest of the video touts record jobs numbers, record low
Thursday morning celebrating 500 days unemployment and market optimism all because of
in office. Trump’s policies.
Trump absolutely crushed Obama and Take that Obama and Hillary.
Hillary by showing clips of the two
Democrat failures claiming in 2016 a
President Trump makes Obama and Hillary look like fools
Trump presidency would lead us into a
in this video.
recession.
VIDEO:
“Some of those jobs of the past are just not Ben Stein praised President Trump for the manufacturing
gonna come back–He [Trump] just says miracle.
‘well I’m just gonna negotiate a better
deal’–well how? How exactly are you Ben Stein:
gonna negotiate that? What magic wand do
you have?” Obama asks an audience full of
lemmings. The magic wand is optimism.
Business runs on optimism. Optimism is
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the heartbeat of the economy. I think maybe I’m dreaming this and I’m going to
everyone in the hiring end of that world is wake up and it’s not true but it is a
optimistic now that the government is not miraculous recovery… Mr. Trump has a
going to stomp on their oxygen hose and is kind of a magic he gives off.
not going to do anything tricky to stamp
AND THAT’S HOW IT’S DONE, HILLARY
them down, to keep them down… It’s been
sort of a miracle. I mean, I hate to think AND OBAMA!
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Judge Napolitano Thinks IG Report May Have Been
Scrubbed To Remove Damaging Information [VIDEO]
Nick Givas | Media And Politics Reporter
12:55 PM 06/07/2018
Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew “If [Inspector General Horowitz] gives a
Napolitano said the Inspector General report surrounding different version under oath than he gave in
James Comey may have been scrubbed to remove writing — then the scrubbing is going to
damaging information about the federal government. become the issue. Wait a minute, you
found this about Jim Comey. You’re telling
“We really have to see the whole report. us about it now, but didn’t put it in the
This is going to be a long and detailed report? Was it in the report and did you
report,” Napolitano said on “Fox & Friends” take it out? And if you took it out did
Thursday. “We’re looking for law-breaking. somebody tell you to take it out?”
Did [Comey] lie under oath when he gave “I don’t know where this is going to go. I’m
different versions of events. Events glad we have these leaks. Some leaks are
involving Andrew McCabe. And we’re good leaks,” Napolitano concluded. “The
looking for very serious, probably politically public needs to know that this might not be
motivated errors of judgment. Like we can’t a truthful document.”
prosecute Mrs. Clinton for espionage
because we can’t prove intent.”
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Trump UNLOADS On
Mueller Ahead Of G-7 Conference
Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent
1:36 PM 06/07/2018
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WE WERE RIGHT! Senate Investigators Suspect McCabe
Altered Flynn’s 302 Report From Ambush Interview
By Cristina Laila
June 7, 2018, 1:30 Pm
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McCabe is now requesting immunity in exchange for his
testimony. No deals. Prosecute and put him in prison.
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CNN's 'New Day' Ironically
Slams Fox For Being Propagandists
By Peter Sifre
June 7, 2018 1:47 PM EDT
On Thursday’s edition of CNN’s New Day, co-hosts John that viewers know the difference between the primetime
Berman and Alisyn Camerota “reported” on an interview hosts that he takes exception with and the great reporters.
that Anderson Cooper conducted the night before with There are a lot of ethical issues that he brings up and we
former Fox News contributor, Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters. hope to be able to talk to him about them.
There, Peters laid out his grievances with Fox News that
lead to his decisions to leave the network to the approval She continued,
of CNN and their anti-Fox obsession:
“not everyone there is following the rules of
For years I was glad to be associated with journalism. And so if you're not, you don't
Fox. It was a legitimate conservative and have to adhere to the truth and the facts.
libertarian outlet and a necessary one. But Again, I'm not sure that viewers know when
with the rise of Donald Trump, Fox did the truth button is on and when the truth
become a destructive propaganda button is off.”
machine. And I don't do propaganda for
anyone. And frankly, as a former military It is easy to point out the irony of this condemnation of
officer, I took an oath to support and journalistic ethics violations coming from Alisyn
defend the Constitution of the United Camerota on New Day. This program, along with CNN,
States. And I saw in my view Fox,
has been notorious for its political bias and journalistic
particularly the primetime hosts, attacking ethics violations that result from it.
our constitutional order, the rule of law, the
justice department, the FBI, Robert
Mueller, and oh, by the way, the Take for example this past May when Camerota gave
intelligence agencies. And they're doing it former Obama senior advisor Valarie Jarret a softball
for ratings and profit and they’re doing it interview without disclosing that Jarret’s daughter is a
knowingly in my view, doing a great, grave CNN Justice correspondent.
disservice to our country.
Speaking of softball interviews, on May 1 this year,
Camerota had on former Planned Parenthood
president Cecile Richards where she brought such
incredibly tough questions like how she feels about leaving
Planned Parenthood and if she thinks the current state of
abortion rights is moving backwards or forwards. As
NewsBusters contributing blogger Brad Wilmouth pointed
out:
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