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July 1, 2024 – SCOTUS rules any President of the United States has “absolute immunity” from prosecution for his official, not personal acts

Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives to give remarks on a recently unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

My Statement on the Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision:

The Supreme Court of the United States followed 40-year-old precedent and correctly ruled the President of the United States—any President—is immune from criminal prosecution for his official—not personal—acts.

Federal judges and Members of Congress are immune from criminal prosecution for their official acts, and the Supreme Court today made clear that so is the President.

This is a crucial decision to protect the separation of powers, the presidency, and therefore, our country.

We would not be here today but for the fact that President Biden politicized and weaponized his Justice Department to destroy his political enemy.

The Supreme Court rebuked Biden’s republic-ending tactics.

No longer does President Obama have to fear imprisonment for his drone strike of two American citizens, nor does Biden for his illegal release of violent criminal migrants into America.

The Supreme Court is our line of defense against tyranny, including Biden’s unprecedented lawfare and election interference against Trump. The Supreme Court has delivered one of the most monumental decisions in its history.

Clipping from SCOTUS decision on presidential immunity (Pg. 1)

Members of Congress have immunity both in civil and criminal instances for their official acts. And so do federal judges.

So it makes sense for the President to have the same protections.

The only reason we’re deciding this now is due to the fact that we’ve never had a former president charged in the history of our nation for something done as an official act.

Biden and his Democrat henchmen broke that precedent, and they’ll come to regret it.

Thanks to @VinceCoglianese and @dbongino for having me on during this pivotal moment in American history.

July 1, 2024 – Newly released 2008 Epstein transcript reveals prosecutors knew Epstein had sex with underage girls years before plea deal

Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest drew national attention, particularly focusing on a deal that allowed him to plead guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution in Florida and avoid more serious federal charges. | (Credit: Richard Drew/Associated Press)

…last week a Florida judge dropped a bombshell 150-page transcript related to a 2006 grand jury investigation of Jeffrey Epstein (readers may remember him if not his clients, none of whom it would appear are notable enough to be criminally charged), revealing that prosecutors were aware that Epstein sexually abused underage girls.

As Breanna Morello explains, the transcripts reveal that the deal between Epstein and prosecutors came two years after they learned that Epstein engaged in statutory rape of teenage girls, and resulted in minimal punishments for the billionaire human trafficker. In the end, Epstein was charged with only one count of solicitation of prostitution from a minor, despite evidence of multiple rapes and a pattern of behavior. Thanks to this slap on the wrist which meant he would be free shortly after, Epstein went on to sexually exploit children until his “suicide” in 2019 and made hundreds of millions from child trafficking with countless billionaires and political oligarchs, ferrying them back and forth on his Lolita Express to Epstein island, where countless underage girls were raped by the true ruling class which to this day remains immune from the legal system.

“Details in the record will be outrageous to decent people,”Judge Luis Delgado wrote, adding that the transcript has (further) diminished public perception of the criminal justice system, which in recent months is best known for getting hijacked to serve Biden’s failed crusade to incarcerate Trump before the election. The filings were released after a 2024 Florida law made it legal to do so for transcripts related to Epstein.

As noted above, the 2008 charges boiled down to a count of solicitation of prostitution from a minor, despite investigators’ knowledge of Epstein’s pattern of behavior, including numerous incidents of rape. The charge was significantly less severe than the evidence warranted, especially since investigators had knowledge of Epstein’s pattern of behavior, including numerous incidents of rape. The limited charge ignored the full extent of Epstein’s criminal activities.

Florida’s Southern District Attorney, Alex Acosta (Credit: public domain)

The filing, which itself further unveils prosecutorial missteps that enabled Epstein’s later conduct, came years after the lenient, and delayed, sentence was criticized.

“The story of how Jeffrey Epstein victimized some of Palm Beach County’s most vulnerable has been the subject of much anger and has at times diminished the public’s perception of the criminal justice system,” Delgado wrote.

Florida’s Southern District Attorney, Alex Acosta, who served for a period of time as Trump former Secretary of Labor, approved a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein in 2008, despite prosecutors’ knowledge of the rapes. Acosta eventually left the Trump administration in scandal after details emerged outlining his botched prosecution of the prolific trafficker.

Watch the full report below.

(Read more: Zero Hedge, 7/06/2024)  (Archive)

July 1, 2024 – Justice Thomas writes Jack Smith’s appointment as Special Counsel may be unconstitutional

In Monday’s landmark Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Justice Clarence Thomas raised the secondary issue regarding the constitutionality of Jack Smith‘s appointment as a special prosecutor for Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ). Smith is currently overseeing two separate prosecutions targeting former President Donald J. Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee and currently favored to defeat Biden in November’s election.

“In this case, the Attorney General purported to appoint a private citizen as Special Counsel to prosecute a former President on behalf of the United States,” Justice Thomas wrote in his concurring opinion. He continued: “But, I am not sure that any office for the Special Counsel has been ‘established by Law,’ as the Constitution requires.”

At the heart of Justice Thomas‘s argument is that Article II of the U.S. Constitution specifically grants the power to create inferior offices in the executive branch not to the President but to Congress. He contends that without legislative authorization, Attorney General Merrick Garland‘s appointment of a Special Counsel is unconstitutional.

Justice Thomas quotes the Appointments Clause in his concurring opinion on presidential immunity (pg. 53).

“By requiring that Congress create federal offices ‘by Law,’ the Constitution imposes an important check against the President—he cannot create offices at his pleasure,” the justice wrote, adding: ” If there is no law establishing the office that the Special Counsel occupies, then he cannot proceed with this prosecution. A private citizen cannot criminally prosecute anyone, let alone a former President.” (Read more: The National Pulse, 7/01/2024)  (Archive)

July 1, 2024 – Biden makes remarks on Supreme Court immunity ruling

Jonathan Turley comments:

No, President Biden, the Supreme Court Did Not Remove All Limits on the Presidency

July 2, 2024 – CNN expert says SCOTUS immunity decision could impact evidence used in Alvin Bragg’s case; Bragg agrees and suspends sentencing

CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams (Credit: CNN)

A former Justice Department official said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity could impact Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s business documents case against former President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump’s claims of immunity over “official acts” as president in a case stemming from an indictment secured by special counsel Jack Smith over the former president’s efforts to contest the 2020 election in a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts. CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams told “CNN This Morning” host Kasie Hunt that some of the evidence introduced in the trial, including the testimony of former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, might be in question.

“Let’s talk about what the Supreme Court decided,” Williams said. “What they‘d said was that evidence of official acts cannot even be used to help support prosecuting someone for unofficial acts of the presidency. So case in point, let’s use Donald Trump’s New York trial. Obviously it‘s personal conduct, private behavior, sleeping with porn stars, cooking the books of your corporation, whatever else, right however, it relied on the testimony of Hope Hicks, a former White House aide, and other evidence that is tied to his time in the White House. Now, Trump’s team can plausibly claim some of these were official acts that can’t even be used as evidence.”

(Read more: The Daily Caller, 7/02/2024)  (Archive)

A short while later:

Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office agreed on Tuesday to delay former President Donald Trump’s sentencing, The New York Times reported.

A Manhattan jury convicted Trump May 30 on 34 felony counts of falsification of business records. Bragg’s office agreed to a request to delay the sentencing in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling that found presidents have immunity from prosecution for “official acts” taken in office, but called the motion by Trump’s attorneys meritless, according to the NYT.

“Although we believe defendant’s arguments to be without merit, we do not oppose his request for leave to file and his putative request to adjourn sentencing pending determination of his motion,” Joshua Steinglass, an assistant district attorney, wrote in response, according to the NYT. (Read more: The Daily Caller, 7/02/2024)  (Archive)

July 2, 2024 – Viral video shows media floated 25th Amendment for Trump hundreds of times while in office

A viral video montage has emerged of prominent figures in the liberal media calling on government officials to invoke the 25th Amendment on former President Trump while he was in office.

The montage, created by NewsBusters video editor Bill D’Agostino, noted that media members pushed the 25th Amendment narrative over 600 times during Trump’s White House tenure.

The compilation of major media voices was part of a larger report published by the Media Research Center, which noted that MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell brought up the idea of declaring Trump unfit for presidential duties less than a month after his inauguration.

In December 2017, “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said a close associate of Trump on the campaign trail told him the then-presidential candidate had “pre-dementia.”

Scarborough also suggested that “everybody” who’s known Trump for years has said he has “mentally devolved.” The MSNBC co-host then said he wanted to know “when it’s safe” to start talking about whether Trump should be taken off his presidential duties.

(Read more: Fox News, 7/02/2024)  (Archive)

July 3, 2024 – Mike Benz: Parasitic “Blob” class now looking for new host body (Video)

Mike Benz, is a former State Department official responsible for formulating and negotiating US foreign policy on international communications and information technology matters.

July 2, 2024 – Jimmy Dore: The media echoed the same lies to boost Biden

The Democratic-leaning corporate media, consisting of outlets like MSNBC and CNN, have been lying consistently and vociferously about Joe Biden’s mental acuity for years now. Despite the president’s obvious decline, the likes of Anderson Cooper, Joe Scarborough, Joy Reid and many others have claimed that video showing Biden’s cognitive failures were “cheap fakes” and that Biden remains “sharp as a tack.”

Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss the Orwellian media’s insistence that you not believe your own eyes when it comes to Biden’s mental state.

July 3, 2024 – An honest look at what Biden has accomplished during his presidency (Video)

July 3, 2024 – Ivanka Trump discusses child and human trafficking; Trump wants death penalty for those who traffic children

Ivanka Trump talks about her and 45’s insistence on eliminating child and human trafficking in his administration.

In my opinion, this is one of the main reasons why you see all of pedowood up in arms over Donald Trump’s ascendency to the White House.

You saw it in the tweets from people like Chrissy Tiegen, Patton Oswald, and a myriad of others. They blatantly promoted child harm and hated Trump simultaneously.

Notice how Epstein’s Island shut down during Trump’s tenure but remained open during Obama, Clinton, and Bush’s war crime sprees.

“Human trafficking. That’s an issue that I didn’t think go to the White House thinking I would work on. You hear a story of a survivor and you can’t not want to eradicate one of the greatest evils that the mind can even imagine. The exploitation of children. For so many they assume that this is a problem that doesn’t happen on our shores…We were able to get legislation combating trafficking at home and abroad. Digital exploitation of children.”

Now look at all the legislation Trump used to combat human trafficking and it all starts to make sense:

– Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017: amends existing legislation and establishes penalties for promoting or facilitating sex trafficking online.

– Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017: raised the statute of limitations on human trafficking offenses to 10 years.

– Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017: amends several laws, authorizes funds and various federal agencies to combat human trafficking.

– Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act: coordinates DHS efforts against human trafficking.

– SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018: A Health and Human Services program to train health care providers in recognizing and providing care to potential victims of human trafficking.

– Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act: coordinates human trafficking prevention efforts across the Department of Transportation

– No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act: directs the Department of Transportation to disqualify a person from operating a commercial vehicle for life if said vehicle was used to traffic humans.

– Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017: reauthorized the Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund through 2023 and established additional anti-human trafficking measures across federal agencies.

(Ultra Pepe Lives Matter/Telegram, 7/3/2024)

Trump Declares War on Child Traffickers: ‘Death Penalty for Perpetrators Immediately’ (Video)

 

July 5, 2024 – D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rules Hillary 2016 campaign and affiliated super PAC guilty of $6 million FEC violation

The Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign and an affiliated super PAC violated federal election law in spending that totaled close to $6 million.

The amount in question is more than 45 times the $130,000 a Manhattan court convicted former President Donald Trump of misreporting in business records during the same 2016 campaign.

(…) Regarding the Clinton campaign case, the D.C. Circuit found the super PAC Correct the Record “set out to engage in a wide range of coordinated activities to support Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.”

“In an administrative complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission, nonprofit watchdog Campaign Legal Center alleges that Correct the Record spent close to $6 million in coordination with the Clinton campaign during the lead-up to the 2016 election, including to conduct polls, hire teams of round-the-clock factcheckers, and connect Clinton media surrogates with radio and television news outlets,” the Court said.

The three-judge panel noted that Correct the Record coordinated all these activities with Clinton’s campaign.

“But it characterized all of the committee’s myriad expenditures — from staff salaries and travel expenses to the cost of commissioning polls and renting offices — as ‘inputs’ to unpaid communications over the internet. For that reason, neither Correct the Record nor the Clinton campaign designated any of Correct the Record’s expenditures as contributions to the campaign,” the ruling said.

In other words, Correct the Record committed FEC “business record” violations, if you will, by failing to properly account for money spent to help the Clinton campaign.

The FEC had dismissed the complaint against the Clinton campaign and Correct the Record, citing an internet exemption had allowed them not to list the coordination between the two, but the D.C. Circuit Court found that decision was in error.

“We hold that the Commission acted contrary to law in dismissing the complaint. Because we conclude that the internet exemption cannot be read to exempt from disclosure those expenditures that are only tangentially related to an eventual internet message or post, the Commission’s reading of the internet exemption stretches it beyond lawful limits,” the ruling read.

“As to those expenditures that it deemed not to be covered by the internet exemption, the Commission acted contrary to law in dismissing the complaint for want of reason to believe the relevant expenditures were coordinated with the campaign, despite plausible allegations that Correct the Record coordinated all its expenditures with Hillary for America — and openly acknowledged doing so.” (Read more: The Gateway Pundit, 7/12/2024)  (Archive)

July 7, 2024 – Kamala Harris has covered for Biden’s cognitive decline while risking national security (Video)

Kamala Harris let the plot to cover up Joe Biden’s mental decline and possibly even dementia. The number of times she claimed he is mentally fit is staggering. But now, with Joe Biden exposed, the left wants him gone. It appears they are turning their focus to Kamala Harris to led the Democrat ticket for the race to the White House.

July 8, 2024 – Democrats vote against Bill that would safeguard elections; Elon Musk calls them traitors

Speaker Johnson:

🧵The SAVE Act will safeguard our elections by ensuring only American citizens vote in federal elections.

Here’s what the legislation does:

Requires state election officials to ask about citizenship before providing voter registration forms.

Requires an individual to provide proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.

Allows state officials to accept a wide variety of documents that will make it easy for CITIZENS to register to vote in federal elections.

Provides states with access to federal agency databases so they can remove noncitizens from voter rolls and confirm citizenship for individuals lacking proof of citizenship.

Directs DHS to determine whether to conduct removal proceedings if a noncitizen has been identified as having registered to vote in federal elections.

Requires DHS to notify a state chief election official whenever an individual has been naturalized to ensure our newest citizens are able to exercise their right to vote.

July 8, 2024 – Knives come out – CNN’s Jake Tapper airs a montage of Biden’s ‘not coherent’ post-debate stumbles

CNN’s Jake Tapper opened Monday’s edition of The Lead with a rebuttal to President Joe Biden, who claimed “elites” – and not rank-and-file voters – want a different Democratic nominee at next month’s convention.

The Biden campaign is in turmoil after his woeful debate performance against former President Donald Trump last month. Fallout was swift, as some Democratic lawmakers have called on Biden to step aside. Even longtime allies have publicly expressed concern about Biden’s ability to make the case against Trump and prevent the former president from returning to the White House.

Biden has tried to assuage fears by doing a sit-down interview with ABC News and multiple call-in interviews, but those did not exactly go off without hitches, as Tapper noted in his monologue.

“Earlier today, President Biden called into one of his favorite TV shows – Morning Joe on MSNBC – and he railed against what he called ‘the elites,’” the host said before airing a clip of Biden.

“I’m getting so frustrated by the elites,” the president said. “Now, I’m not talking about you guys, but about the elites in the party.”

Tapper responded:

President Biden seems to be trying to frame what’s going on right now as, the average voters who want him versus the elites of the Democratic Party – donors and lawmakers, and opinion makers, many of whom have serious concerns about Biden’s ability to be the candidate and have called for him to step down after that debate performance that, let’s call baffling. In reality, 72% of voters say that they believe President Biden is too old. That’s according to CNN’s most recent polling. Voters have been saying this for quite a long time. The reality is that the Democratic elites are mostly late to acknowledge these age and ability issues compared to the rest of the public. The elites have been forced to reckon with it after the debate just 11 days ago.

Tapper then aired another clip from Biden’s Morning Joe interview. When it concluded, the host read the president’s comments back verbatim:

“The fact of the matter is how can you assure you’re going to be on, you know, on your way to go, you know, work tomorrow? Age, age wasn’t, you know, the idea that I’m too old.”

Keep in mind that sound bite is supposed to be reassuring to those Democratic supporters who have gone wobbly. Many Democratic officials with whom I’ve spoken are worried that President Biden and his family and his inner circle appear to be in complete denial, not just about whatever might be wrong with him, but the state of his candidacy right now.

July 8, 2024 – Judiciary Committee to grill executives accused of colluding to silence Conservatives in violation of antitrust laws

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) engineered some post-Independence Day fireworks by securing appearances from two executives whose companies are allegedly colluding to silence conservative voices in violation of antitrust laws.

Herrish Patel

Christian Juhl

Herrish Patel, President of Unilever USA, and Christian Juhl, Global Chief Executive Officer of GroupM, have agreed to testify Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. EST in a hearing titled “Collusion in the Global Alliance for Responsible Media.”

As previously reported exclusively, Breitbart News obtained letters from Jordan to Unilever and GroupM saying his committee has obtained documents showing both companies, as members of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media’s (GARM) Steer Team, are “closely involved in GARM’s efforts to boycott, demonetize, and censor disfavored viewpoints.”

Also testifying is Ben Shapiro of the Daily Wire, which along with Breitbart News and Fox News is a victim of GARM’s alleged censorship.

As Breitbart News previously reported:

GARM is an initiative of the powerful World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), which, according to its website, “represents over 150 of the world’s biggest brands and more than 60 national advertiser associations worldwide.” GARM was established in 2019 in Cannes, France – home of the film festival frequented by ultra-liberal Hollywood jet set elites – “to address the challenge of harmful content on digital media platforms and its monetization via advertising.”

The executives are unlikely to receive a warm welcome from committee Republicans, who have obtained receipts in the form of a plethora of documents and communications detailing GARM’s coordinated actions.

Breitbart has learned Republicans are expected to press the executives on GARM’s collaboration to silence, demonetize, and deplatform conservative voices and media outlets, potentially in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and seeming to exceed far beyond the organization’s stated aim to promote “brand safety.”

Specifically, Republicans will zero in on GARM’s organized boycott to stop paid advertisement on Twitter, now X, after Elon Musk acquired the company, the organization’s threats to Spotify after popular podcaster Joe Rogan opined that young, healthy people may not need a COVID-19 vaccine, and its schemes to expand its methods into the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence.

Additionally, Republicans are expected to press GARM on its efforts to weaponize its influence by suppressing political advertisements, including from Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign. (Read more: Breitbart, 7/)*/2024)  (Archive)

July 8, 2024 – Oscar ‘Blue’ Ramirez unveils the UN’s hidden agenda in Panama’s Darien Gap

In a gripping episode of Steel News with Ann Vandersteel, viewers were given a front-row seat to the unfolding saga of “Operation Burning Edge” in Panama. The fearless investigative journalist, Oscar “Blue” Ramirez, has once again demonstrated his relentless dedication to uncovering the truth about the weaponized human migration crisis orchestrated by the UN and various NGOs.

Ramirez, known for his unparalleled work with Real America’s Voice and the Epoch Times, has made it his mission to document the horrors and realities of the Darien Gap—a treacherous stretch of jungle that has become the conduit for mass migration from South America to the United States. Having already braved this perilous terrain three times, Ramirez is now gearing up for his fourth expedition, determined to shed light on the sinister operations fueling this humanitarian catastrophe.

Ramirez’s reporting has unveiled a disturbing reality: the UN and NGOs are not mere bystanders in this crisis. Instead, they are key players actively facilitating and weaponizing human migration to further their agenda of global governance. These organizations, under the guise of humanitarian aid, are perpetuating a cycle of chaos and instability, using vulnerable populations as pawns in their grand strategy.

Through his tireless efforts, Ramirez has exposed the mechanisms by which these entities operate. From providing logistical support to migrants, to manipulating media narratives, the UN and its NGO partners are meticulously orchestrating a crisis that serves their geopolitical interests. This is not about compassion; it’s about control.

“Operation Burning Edge” represents a significant victory in the fight against this globalist plot. Ramirez’s on-the-ground reporting has been instrumental in bringing these shadowy activities to light. His firsthand accounts and damning evidence have left no room for doubt—what we are witnessing is a calculated attempt to undermine national sovereignty and destabilize regions through engineered migration flows.

Ann Vandersteel’s platform has been pivotal in amplifying Ramirez’s findings, ensuring that the American public is not kept in the dark about these critical issues. The success of “Operation Burning Edge” lies not only in its ability to expose these malfeasances but also in its role in galvanizing resistance against the encroaching tide of globalism.

The revelations brought forth by “Operation Burning Edge” should serve as a wake-up call to all patriots. The threat of weaponized migration is real, and its consequences are far-reaching. It is imperative that we remain vigilant and support those, like Oscar “Blue” Ramirez, who risk their lives to uncover the truth.

In the face of such adversity, we must ask ourselves: will we stand idly by as our nation’s sovereignty is eroded, or will we rise to the occasion and defend our freedoms against the globalist agenda? The time for action is now. The success of “Operation Burning Edge” is just the beginning—together, we can and must close the gap. (Read more: Freedom First Network, 7/08/2024) (Archive)

July 9, 2024 – New docs: The FBI identified a ‘Person of Interest’ in Capitol pipe bomb case by January 10, 2020

Jan. 6 suspected pipe bomber (Credit: Revolver News via Rumble)

The FBI released a new batch of records about its Capitol Hill uprising investigation on Monday, revealing that investigators identified a “person of interest” in its Jan. 5/6 pipe bombs investigation within days of the incident.

The record about the FBI’s person of interest is a Jan. 10, 2021, report that summarized the bureau’s J6 investigation up to that point. The extremely faded report is difficult to read, but it appears to state: “FBI WF and USCP have identified a person of interest who may be a match to the description of the individual placing the bombs, and continue efforts to identify through surveillance footage.”

The FBI declined to comment in response to Headline USA’s questions about what happened to the person of interest, including whether the person was cleared or is still under investigation.

“We don’t have any comment on the documents. The pipe bomb investigation remains ongoing,” an FBI spokesperson told this outlet. (Read more: HeadlineUSA, 7/09/2024) (Archive)

July 10, 2024 – House Judiciary Committee finds conservative news sources were targeted by a cartel of advertisers who set out to demonetize and reduce their reach

Breaking: @Jim_Jordan’s House Judiciary Committee finds @realdailywire, @realDonaldTrump, @joerogan, @elonmusk, @foxnews, @breitbartnews, and more are targeted by a cartel of advertisers controlling 90% of ad dollars to demonetize and reduce their reach. We have the receipts. 🧵

I was already deeply troubled based on what I know of GARM, but I just read @JudiciaryGOP’s report before I’m set to testify before the committee this morning.

It’s even worse than I thought:

“GARM and its members discussed a strategy of blocking certain news outlets like @FoxNews, @realDailyWire, and @BreitbartNews,” the report states, pointing to an email from a top executive associated with the coalition stating that he “hated their ideology and bulls**t.”

 

One of the lead organizations in the coalition, GroupM, the world’s largest media buying agency, admits in emails that The Daily Wire is “on our Global High Risk exclusion list, categorized as Conspiracy Theories.”

The report exposes the bias of Rob Rakowitz, GARM’s leader and co-founder, who in one email complains about people “advocating for freedom of speech online,” and about “extreme global interpretation of the US Constitution,” which Rakowitz says was written “by white men exclusively.”Image

GARM also targeted Twitter/X. The report states that GARM tried to direct all of its members — corporate giants who together account for 90% of global advertising dollars — to “stop all paid advertisement” on the platform after @ElonMusk purchased it. GARM “bragged about” the fact that Twitter was “80% below revenue forecasts” after its effort.

(See thread for additional docs posted.)

GARM also worked to pressure Spotify over @JoeRogan’s podcast, specifically over the host’s claims that young, healthy people didn’t need a COVID vaccine. Rakowitz admits in private emails that threats like the one it made to Spotify “gets us into hot water by way of anticompetitive and collusive behaviors.”

So what incentivizes platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and X to work with GARM? Democrats in Congress and the White House use the tacit threat of government action to compel private companies to throttle disfavored viewpoints. This drives social media companies to partner with GARM – or else.
In 2017, Senator Dianne Feinstein told lawyers at Facebook, Google, and Twitter, “You created these platforms…and now they’re being misused. And you have to be the ones to do something about it – or we will.”
When Rogan said that he had taken Ivermectin after getting COVID, White House press secretary Jen Psaki pressured Spotify to take action, stating, “We want every platform to be doing more to be calling out mis- and dis-information, while also uplifting accurate information.”

Two weeks ago, writing in dissent in Murthy v. Missouri, Justice Alito condemned the weaponization of private companies to engage in censorship – what he called “sophisticated” and “coercive” government campaigns against free speech. These campaigns are ongoing. They are spurred by members of this Congress and this White House. And they must be stopped. (Ben Shapiro/X, 7/10/2024)  (Archive)

Watch my testimony and get live updates here:

The House Judiciary Committee released a damning report Wednesday morning with shocking details of corporate collusion to silence conservative viewpoints through targeting Breitbart News, Joe Rogan, and Twitter (now X) among others.

July 11, 2024 – The Center for Immigration Studies hosts a panel discussion on the impact of U.S. immigration policy on Black Americans

The Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion on the effects of the federal government’s immigration policies on Black Americans. The panelists explored historical and recent trends, focusing on the wage and employment impacts on Black communities.

The July 11, 10 a.m. Eastern event featured representatives of Black America for Immigration Reform, a non-profit founded by Black American leaders advocating for immigration reforms that serve the interests of Black men and women.

Roy Beck, author of Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias and Depression of Black Wealth, also joined the panel, exploring how government policies and actions that have enabled employers to depress Black wages and to avoid hiring African Americans.

The participants reflected on the views of leaders like W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and A. Philip Randolph, who believed that mass immigration harmed their community. The panel considered whether restricting immigration today would tighten the labor market and provide more opportunities for Black American workers.

July 11, 2024 – CBS News president resigns for blocking Biden laptop stories, firing Catherine Herridge, and discriminating against white female journalists

CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews is stepping down amid reports she blocked reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop and accusations of racial discrimination against white female journalists. It was Ciprian-Matthews who clashed with correspondent Catherine Herridge, who was fired by the station back in February.

More from The New York Post:

CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews — who was accused of sidelining white journalists and blocking an acclaimed correspondent’s reporting on the Hunter Biden laptop — is stepping down at the network, the company said Wednesday.

The controversial news boss, who was named president just last August, is exiting after she made headlines in February over the firing of Catherine Herridge, a respected senior investigative reporter who had been doggedly covering the Hunter Biden laptop story for the network.

At the time, media insiders speculated that Herridge’s exit was linked to her reporting that President Biden may have kept evidence that he had foreign business dealings while in office.

(Read more: Twitchy, 7/11/2024)  (Archive)

July 12, 2023 – FBI whistleblower: Deputy director Paul Abbate told subordinates to hide Jan. 6 informants

In July 2023, investigative reporter Kerry Picket from The Washington Times:

An FBI agent told the House Judiciary Committee that Deputy Director Paul Abbate suggested that at least 25 FBI confidential human sources, or informants, involved in reporting to the bureau from the Jan. 6, 2021, protest should not be publicly acknowledged.

Many FBI whistleblowers have come forward with their concerns about the bureau as Director Christopher A. Wray is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

They are making allegations of politically motivated investigations, politically biased leadership and misconduct by senior officials at America’s premier law enforcement agency.

According to the whistleblower disclosure sent to the committee, Mr. Abbate notified one or more of his subordinates that the more than 25 informants were too problematic or embarrassing for the FBI to have their existence made known to the public and that the existence, activities and identities of these FBI confidential human sources should not be released.

In May, George Hill, a whistleblower from the FBI’s Boston field office, testified before the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government that agents in Washington refused to share hours of video from the Capitol protest between the offices, because there “may be” undercover officers or confidential human sources on the footage whose identities could be compromised.

 

Marcus Allen, an FBI intel analyst, allegedly was retaliated against for forwarding information that called into question Mr. Wray’s November testimony to the Senate about whether informants infiltrated groups responsible for Jan. 6 protest. (Read more: The Washington Times, 7/13/2023)  (Archive)

July 13, 2024 – Notable moments before, during, and after the attempted assassination of President Trump

An aerial view of the Butler Farm Show where former President Trump was shot during his campaign rally on July 13. 2024. (Credit: Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)

BEFORE – (Threats were predicted…and made.)

FLASHBACK: A Montage of Democrats Calling for Violence Against President Trump

Startling video from New York City’s latest “Shakespeare in the Park” production shows a character resembling Donald Trump being brutally stabbed to death.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in 2018 praised an apocalyptic Pearl Jam concert poster that depicted former President Donald Trump dead, according to his 2020 book, Grounded: A Rural Democrat’s Fight to Unite America.

The artwork also included an image of the corpse of Trump being picked at by a bald eagle while it reaches for a briefcase that appears to have the communist hammer and sickle emblem on it.

Local Officer Radioed About Armed Shooter on Roof 30 Seconds Before Trump Was Shot, But Message Never Reached Command Post — Internet Cell Service Was Down 25 Minutes Before Shooting (VIDEO)

The Secret Service had already been under investigation by House Oversight Committee Republicans for several months when a bullet came within inches of killing former President Trump, killed a bystander, and injured at least two others at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon. GOP Was Investigating Secret Service Before Assassination Attempt

How exactly did Kimberly Cheatle rise [to] lead the United States Secret Service? A new report points the finger at Jill Biden, stating that she and her top advisor pushed for the appointment.

That decision culminated in an attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday. The former president was shot in the ear, narrowly avoiding death while a chaotic and clumsy response from the Secret Service followed. It was a disastrous event for an agency with a zero-fail mission. Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service director faces new heat for ‘sloped roof’ comment

The director of the Secret Service is facing blistering criticism Tuesday after claiming during an interview that personnel were not positioned on top of the building where the Trump rally shooter opened fire because of a “sloped roof,” despite images showing snipers set up on a sloped roof behind the former president’s podium.

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle made the remark during an interview with ABC News, in which she said the agency was aware of the security vulnerabilities presented by the building Thomas Matthew Crooks took a sniper’s position on to aim at Trump.

“That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point. And so, you know, there’s a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn’t want to put somebody up on a sloped roof. And so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside,” she said.

But critics on social media aren’t having it, calling Cheatle’s “sloped roof” comment a “total BS excuse” that “defies believability.” Secret Service director claims ‘sloped roof’ at Trump rally posed a threat to agents’ safety

TWO DAYS before the assassination attempt, Victoria Nuland boasted with a smirk, “I don’t think Trump is going to be President, so If that’s what Putin is betting on, he’s going to get an unhappy SURPRISE!”

DURING:

The chart that saved Donald Trump’s life:

Watch what happened from the moment President Trump took the stage at his rally to the time his motorcade took him to the hospital near Butler, PA, on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

AFTER:

Heart wrenching dissection of the assassination attempt on President Trump shows grave compromise by the security agents. I completely agree with this compelling expert analysis. Further revelation has shown that attendees even saw the gunman on rooftop before shooting. While condemning this dastardly act in the most strongest terms, I pray for President Trump’s quick recovery.

July 15, 2024 – In an interview with NBC News, President Biden tells Lester Holt that he misspoke when he said that voters should put former President Trump “in a bullseye.” Watch more of the interview on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, and the full interview on NBC News.

Staffer of Democrat Rep. Bennie Thompson Fired After Suggesting Trump’s Assailant Should ‘Have Taken Shooting Lessons to Not Miss Next Time’

The Gateway Pundit lists 10 examples of mainstream media refusing to call it an attempted assassination.

 

(Credit: Gateway Pundit drone shot, 7/18/2024)

The alleged sniper was crawling around on the roof for a half hour as people were screaming that there was a sniper on the roof. The sniper team inside the building on the second floor, had to have heard their screams and their pleas. During this time they did nothing to stop the sniper on the roof who was just forty feet away from multiple windows where they would have seen him. (Read more: Gateway Pundit, 7/18/2024)

Local Counter Snipers w/ View of Rooftop Pulled from Posts Minutes before Trump Shooting

‘Had ESU maintained position in the window overlooking the roof, isn’t it true that they’d have a clean shot at Mr. Crooks as he was ascending the roof to his shooting position?’

July 21, 2024

Oversight Project and BlazeTV are investigating possible link between Crooks and the FBI:

Higgins Report Part 2: The Water Tower and the Second Shooter Theory

Higgins Report Part 3: FBI Cleaned Up Biological Evidence from the Crime Scene in 1 Day

Details Surface: USSS Counter Snipers Did Not Stop Assassin Crooks, Butler SWAT Did – Also, FBI Quickly and Quietly Released Body for Cremation

Republican Rep. Mike Waltz revealed to Daily Mail that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, may not have acted alone.

Most Agents Protecting Trump During Attempted Assassination Were Homeland Security Personnel Who Received Only a ‘2-Hour Online Webinar’ Beforehand

(Timeline editor’s note: We’ll continue to update this timeline entry as new information is reported..)

July 15, 2024 – Trump arrives at RNC Convention to an emotionally charged standing ovation; introduces JD Vance as his VP

July 15, 2024 – The Trump assassination attempt, Citadel, BlackRock, DJT, MMTLP, and a ton of weird connections

The recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump raises numerous questions and speculations. In light of Trump’s significant financial holdings and the complex dynamics within our financial markets, the situation becomes even more intriguing. Given Trump’s ownership of 114.75 million shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), his recent meeting with Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel Securities, the shooter’s connection to BlackRock, and the letter sent by Devin Nunes, CEO of $DJT, to Congress outlining potential unlawful trading activities, it is worth exploring a theory that implicates major financial players BlackRock and Citadel in the assassination attempt on former President Trump. This writing presents a hypothetical scenario examining how and why these two financial giants could have collaborated in such an extreme action. This is just a theory, so put on your tinfoil hats, folks.

On April 23rd, 2024, Devin Nunes, former Congressman and current CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, sent a letter to the Chairpersons of The Committee on Financial Services, The Committee on the Judiciary, The Committee on Ways and Means, and The Committee on Oversight and Reform. In his letter, Nunes states that “DJT has appeared every day on Nasdaq’s ‘Reg SHO threshold list,’ which is indicative of unlawful trading activity. This is particularly troubling given that ‘naked’ short selling often entails sophisticated market participants profiting at the expense of retail investors.”

Nunes then directly implicates Citadel, calling for an investigation into their trading of the DJT security by stating: “Furthermore, data made available to us indicate that just four market participants have been responsible for over 60% of the extraordinary volume of DJT shares traded: Citadel Securities, VIRTU Americas, G1 Execution Services, and Jane Street Capital.” Nunes continues by saying, “Overall, we assess there are strong indications of unlawful manipulation of DJT stock. As such, I respectfully request that you open an investigation of anomalous trading of DJT to determine its extent and purpose, and whether any laws including RICO statutes and tax evasion laws were violated, so that the perpetrators of any illegal activity can be held to account.”

At the end of his letter to these Congressional Committees, Nunes references the ongoing $MMTLP
situation as a current event which also could be indicative of the practice of naked shorting running rampant at the institutional level to suggest that the DJT situation is not unique. (https://www.sec.gov/i?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001849635/000114036124021595/ny20026576x11_8k.htm)

In response to this letter, Fortune reports that Citadel Securities CEO, Ken Griffin, stated that Nunes is a “proverbial loser.” Fortune further reported that a spokesperson for Citadel stated, “Nunes is exactly the type of person Donald Trump would have fired on ‘The Apprentice,’” and that if Nunes were on Citadel’s payroll, it would “fire him” because “ability and integrity are at the center of everything we do.” (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ken-griffin-citadel-calls-trump-104800551.html)

Fast forward to July 2024. It is reported that Donald Trump recently met with Ken Griffin, who happens to be one of if not the single largest individual major Republican donor in history. But in the lead-up to and aftermath of their meeting, both Citadel and Griffin, who has been critical of the former President in the past, have yet to make any financial contributions to the Trump campaign. On July 13, 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks attempts to assassinate former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks is described as a loner who had no political leanings and not many friends by those who knew him. (https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-rally-shooting-suspect-thomas-matthew-crooks/15061083

Curiously, in a BIZARRE coincidence, it is discovered that Crooks recently appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, with US$10 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023. What are the odds? Of all the places in the world, BlackRock chose this school in Butler, Pennsylvania, and of the handful of students that could have been included, Crooks was one of them. And he just happened to go on to attempt to assassinate the projected future President of the United States. Upon the situation being brought to their attention, BlackRock immediately pulled the ads that Crooks appears in. Experts say that Crooks could be identified as having the profile of a vulnerable individual who could be coerced or incentivized to carry out such a plan. Moreover, this connection, and Crooks’ history, would allow the narrative to be manipulated post-incident, portraying Crooks as a lone actor.

But what is the connection between Citadel and BlackRock? Well, BlackRock and Citadel have a notable business relationship through their financial backing of the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE). This exchange aims to compete with major players like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq by providing a platform with potentially lower compliance costs and different listing standards. As of June 2024, the TXSE has raised about $120 million and plans to start operating as a national securities exchange later this year. (https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/BLACKROCK-INC-11862/news/BlackRock-Citadel-backed-group-to-start-new-national-stock-exchange-in-Texas-WSJ-reports-46904480

In addition to their collaboration on the Texas Stock Exchange, BlackRock and Citadel have several other connections. Citadel Securities has been involved with BlackRock’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as an authorized participant, helping to facilitate the trading and liquidity of these funds. Furthermore, both companies play significant roles in market-making and trading, where Citadel Securities often acts as a counterpart to BlackRock’s trading activities. Their intertwined roles in financial markets extend beyond any single project, emphasizing their influence on global market structures.

We are talking about two BEHEMOTHS. Gigantic companies that are intertwined with one another, and responsible for TRILLIONS UPON TRILLIONS in total asset management and trading. One being exposed for possible criminal activity directly affects the other and sends their aspirations of launching and being an integral part of an exchange to rival the NYSE and NASDAQ right down the crapper.

*In yet another truly bizarre turn of events, the public learned of more “coincidental” ongoings involving BlackRock in the days following the assassination attempt. Recent SEC filings revealed that shortly before the assassination attempt, Austin Private Wealth, an independent, fee-only advisory firm operating as an SEC Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) based out of Austin, Texas, took a short position covering 12 million shares of $DJT via put options. Curiously, in the same period leading up to the assassination attempt, Austin Private Wealth also took a short position of 34 million shares of Rumble (Nasdaq:$RUM), a company viewed by many as a “sister company” to $DJT.

Austin Private Wealth boasts connections to VIPs, including former President George W. Bush. Notably, Austin Private Wealth reportedly has ties to both BlackRock and the George Soros-backed Vanguard Group. While online claims suggest the firm is partially owned by BlackRock and Vanguard, the most recent 13F filings do not substantiate this rumor. However, Austin Private Wealth does own over $34,000,000 worth of DYNF and over $78,000,000 worth of VONE, ETFs managed by BlackRock and Vanguard, respectively. (https://whalewisdom.com/filer/austin-private-wealth-llc

For it’s part, Austin Private Wealth has released a statement via their website stating that the SEC filing which showed their firm taking the large short position in DJT was “incorrect” and that they immediately amended the filing as soon as they learned of the error. Curiously however, there was no mention of the large short position that was taken on Rumble. Also worth noting though, is that in the entire history of Austin Private Wealth’s existence, they have never had an error of this magnitude take place in the process of reporting their positions.

In addition to the foregoing, and aside from the controversy surrounding the aforementioned put options, there has been significant suspicious activity concerning the short interest of DJT as well. John Tabacco, expert in securities lending, founder of LocateStock, and a regular weekly contributor to CNBC and Fox Business, reported on July 16th that “$DJT shorts went from 7M to 15M from July 1-July 12.” (https://x.com/JohnnyTabacco/status/1813199373154586889

This means that the total short position in shares of DJT increased by more than double leading up to the assassination attempt.

Now, what are the odds of all these events occurring simultaneously, coupled with the monumental failures of the United States Secret Service that allowed a 20-year-old to climb a roof 150 yards away from the leading candidate in the 2024 Presidential election to attempt an assassination?

According to the experts, the odds of no one knowing anything ahead of time when short interest in $DJT increased significantly the same week that a massive put position was “recorded in error”, while Austin Private Wealth took a 34 million share short position on Rumble at the same exact time, just days before the assassination attempt, are astronomical.*

So what does it all mean, folks? It could very well mean nothing. A series of events that occur coincidentally and without connection. Or it could mean more. It could mean that there are gigantic companies out there that had the network, the money, and the motivation to stop President Trump’s bid for the White House dead in its tracks. Because THEY knew that the naked shorting that many believed to be running rampant on Wall Street directly affected Trump’s pockets and the pockets of those who believe in him. And Trump wouldn’t think twice to expose it and end it. So they would stop at nothing to be able to keep their ATM machine running.

Central to Nunes’ argument is the parallel drawn between the DJT situation and the ongoing issues with MMTLP. The trading halt on MMTLP on December 9th, 2022, before a reconciliation could take place, has left it frozen in time, preventing any resolution of the naked shorting allegations, but also preserving the evidence if those allegations are well founded. Where naked shorting is believed to exist, going into each brokerage that holds shares for their clients and counting the amount of shares they hold for their clients is the simplest way to prove or disprove it. If there is more shares in circulation than the company has authorized, there is your proof of naked shorting. In spite of massive public outcry, and congressional demands for it, that MMTLP share audit still has not taken place. Nunes’ letter, and subsequent reference to the MMTLP situation, serves as an affirmation that an independently audited broker-to-broker share count of MMTLP (and DJT), is the best chance the investing public has to uncover whether these manipulative practices are indeed taking place.

Is all of the above far-fetched? Perhaps. But a few things are for sure though:

1. The attempt to assassinate Donald Trump served only to galvanize the support that he had behind him, while at the same time sending the price of DJT to $40.58 as of this writing. When compared to the trading price at the close of Friday, July 12th, this amounts to a profit of $1.1475 BILLION dollars in added value to President Trump’s position. It was literally a Billion Dollar Shot.

2. Questions related to the possible nefarious activity of Citadel and others as it relates to the $DJT
stock have still gone unanswered by those at the regulatory level, and those in Congress tasked with oversight of these agencies.

3. The $MMTLP situation that Devin Nunes referenced in his letter could have the answers that would unlock the secrets of what is really going on with both securities and virtually all of the same suspected bad actors. For over 19 months, shareholders and former company officers alike have requested a simple share count related to the MMTLP security. Yet, when an act as simple as a broker-to-broker share audit would serve the public interests, restore market confidence, absolve Citadel and similarly situated institutions of any criminal wrongdoing, while proving the SEC’s commitment to protect investors at the highest level, the regulatory establishment have not only cowered away from it but for over a year have refused to perform this audit in direct defiance of requests from over 100+ Congressional representatives.

*Enter JD Vance, the Senator from Ohio. On July 15th, just two days after the assassination attempt, Donald Trump announced that JD Vance would be his running mate. To many, the choice of Vance as a running mate comes as a shocker. After all, JD Vance was one of President Trump’s biggest critics within the Republican Party. Over the last eight years, Vance has made countless critical statements about the former President. Yet, Trump still chose Vance to be his Vice President should he emerge victorious at the polls in November.

What makes JD Vance especially interesting in this context is his tough stance on Wall Street abuses. During his recent speech at the Republican National Convention, as he accepted his party’s nomination for Vice President, Vance firmly stated: “We’re done, ladies and gentlemen, catering to Wall Street. We’ll commit to the working man.”

Among his various actions against Wall Street, in September 2023, Senator Vance co-authored and co-signed a letter with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) that was sent to the SEC, inquiring about the circumstances surrounding the aforementioned $MMTLP security and its subsequent trading halt. (https://www.crapo.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/mmtlpsecletter09262023.pdf

This decision begs the question: Was Trump’s choice of JD Vance partly influenced  by a desire to send a message to Wall Street? Was this the Presidential candidates way of saying, “If you try to get rid of me, this is who will replace me, and he doesn’t like you at all.” One can only wonder, but it is certainly food for thought.*

This hypothetical theory suggests that BlackRock and Citadel, facing significant regulatory and financial threats due to their market activities, could have resorted to extreme measures to protect their interests. When viewed through this lens, the assassination attempt on Donald Trump is positioned as a desperate effort to eliminate a substantial threat to their operations and maintain their dominance in the financial markets. While speculative, this scenario underscores the complex interplay between financial motivations, political influence, and strategic collaboration in high-stakes situations.

In a world where financial giants wield immense power, the lines between legality and exploitation often blur. The unsettling events surrounding DJT and MMTLP underscore a dire need for transparency and accountability in our financial markets. If left unchecked, the same practices that possibly jeopardized a former President’s life can continue to erode the very foundation of our economic system. This is not just about Donald Trump or a single company’s stock—it’s about safeguarding the integrity of our markets and ensuring that no entity is above the law. Whether the above series of events is just a tin foil hat theory, or has some legs to it, the universally immutable and irrefutable fact is that both DJT and MMTLP investors are entitled to transparency in what is supposed to be the most fundamentally free and fair market in the world. And they still have not gotten it.

As we stand at this crossroads, the call for audits of MMTLP and DJT shares become more than just a procedural request; they symbolize a fight for justice, truth, and the protection of retail investors from institutional malfeasance. The investing public must demand answers and hold those responsible to account. The stakes are too high to ignore. This is our moment to reclaim trust in the system and reaffirm that in a fair market, no player, no matter how powerful, is untouchable.

P.S. I am not suicidal.

To learn more about the MMTLP situation, click here:

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Editor’s Note: Sections encapsulated by an asterisk (*) were added to this article after its original publication. These updates provide additional context and information relevant to the ongoing developments discussed in the piece.

July 15, 2024 – Judge Cannon dismisses the Trump classified docs case stating Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional

Jack Smith should be writing a thank you note to U.S. District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon right about now.

By dismissing the so-called classified documents case against Donald Trump and his two co-defendants, Cannon just spared the special counsel and his team months of continued humiliation in her Florida courtroom and, eventually, in front of the nation.

In a 93-page order issued on Monday, Cannon, in her typically cautious and detailed manner, explained why Smith’s appointment violated the Constitution; Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in November 2022 to take over the Department of Justice’s existing investigations into Trump’s role in the events of January 6 and for allegedly hoarding national defense files at Mar-a-Lago after he left office.

Trump’s lawyers earlier this year filed a motion to dismiss the 40-count indictment, handed down by Smith in July 2023, based on the fact Smith’s appointment violated both the Appointments Clause and and the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution. Smith, of course, opposed the motion, arguing that internal DOJ regulations and a random set of federal statutes—none that specifically designates the appointment of a special counsel since the Independent Counsel Act expired in 1999—enabled his position.

Cannon held nearly two days of hearings on the issue last month, a proceeding that consisted of weedy debate over the definition of “officers” and “officials.” (David Fischer, a criminal defense attorney in the D.C. area, wrote a helpful explainer here.)

Trump’s side received a big boost from former Attorneys General Edwin Meese and Michael Mukasey who warned in an amici brief that Smith’s unconstitutional appointment effectively creates a “shadow government” within the DOJ that violates separation of powers. But the fatal blow likely came at the hand of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas just a few weeks ago. (Read more: Julie Kelly/Substack, 7/15/2024)  (Archive)

July 16, 2024 – Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is convicted of all counts at his corruption trial. (Credit: The Associated Press)

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted of all charges Tuesday in a sweeping corruption trial in which he was accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as an agent for the Egyptian government.

A jury in Manhattan deliberated for parts of three days before finding the Democrat guilty of 16 crimes, including bribery, extortion, honest services fraud, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.

Prosecutor said he abused the power of his office to protect allies from criminal investigations and enrich associates, including his wife, through acts that included meeting with Egyptian intelligence officials and softening his position toward that country as he speeded its access to millions of dollars in U.S. military aid.

Menendez, 70, looked toward the jury at times and appeared to mark a document in front of him as the verdict was read. Afterward, he sat resting his chin against his closed hands, elbows on the table. He vowed to appeal as he left the courthouse.

“I have never violated my public oath. I have never been anything but a patriot of my country and for my country. I have never, ever been a foreign agent,” Menendez said before a collection of microphones before walking briskly to a waiting car. (The Associated Press, 7/16/2024)  (Archive)

July 18, 2024 – Max Boot, leading ‘Trump Russia Hoax’ propagandist’s wife is indicted as foreign spy

Max Boot and wife, Sue Mi Terry (Credit: public domain)

Max Boot – a big fan of ‘forever wars’ who laundered Trump-Russia conspiracy theories through the Washington Post – is married to a South Korean spy who used to work for the CIA, and is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (now on ‘administrative leave) – according to a new indictment revealed on Wednesday.

Boot’s wife, Sue Mi Terry, 54, a native of Seoul living in Manhattan, used her position as a foreign policy expert to trade access to top US officials in exchange for luxury goods and ‘high-end sushi dinners,’ according to the indictment.

Terry allegedly began spying for South Korea in October 2013, five years after she left the CIA, and three years before Boot began calling Donald Trump a Russian asset.

Terry is accused of having “disclosed sensitive US government information to South Korean intelligence and used her position to influence US policy in favor of South Korea” over the course of a decade, in exchange for “money and luxury gifts,” FBI Acting Assistant Director in Charge Christie M. Curtis said in a statement.

From 2001-2011, Terry served in a range of US government positions – including as a CIA analyst, as well as Director for Korea, Japan, and Oceanic Affairs for the White House National Security Council, the Post reports.

According to the indictment, a South Korean spy bought Terry a Dolce & Gabbana coat from a Chevy Chase, Maryland store in November of 2019 – which she returned days later for a $4,100 Christian Dior coat.

The spies also funneled over $37,000 to a public policy program on Korean affairs run by Terry – who never registered as a foreign agent with the DOJ, and had been warned by the FBI in 2014 that she could be a target for illegal foreign influence.

Meanwhile, she was passing intelligence to her South Korean handler according to the indictment:

For instance, Terry delivered handwritten notes about a private North Korea-related June 2022 meeting with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to her South Korean intelligence handler who picked her up in a car minutes later, according to the indictment unsealed Tuesday.

Weeks after that, Terry hosted a happy hour – at her handlers’ behest – where she allowed the South Korean spy to mingle with congressional staffers while posing as a diplomat, the filing charges. -NY Post

The indictment also details how Terry was “visibly nervous” in a voluntary interview with the feds, and eventually admitted to having met with her South Korean handler after initially claiming she did not know his name.

Terry was released after posting a $500,000 bond during her initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, and faces up to five years in prison if convicted. (Read more: Zero Hedge, 7/18/2024)  (Archive)

 

July 19, 2024 – A massive wave of worldwide IT outages is traced to technical issues with Crowdstrike

Ukraine oligarch and Crowdstrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovich sits before a hagiography posted by Esquire, with one addition from an observant viewer. (Credit: Christopher Leaman/Esquire)

A wave of IT outages created massive problems around the world today hitting several industries hard. Airlines seeing thousands of flight cancellations, internal and external tech systems affecting hospital banks, stock exchanges and other institutions have also been affected. Within many operational systems, Microsoft-based computers ceased to work.

The issue was traced to Crowdstrike, a familiar tech industry name for those who remember the DNC “data breech” and the subsequent Russian conspiracy theories / accusations it spawned {GO DEEP}.

ABC NEWS – […] CrowdStrike — an American cybersecurity technology firm that provides cloud workload protection, threat intelligence and cyberattack response services — said the outage is not a due to a cyber attack; it was caused by a software issue that has been identified and a fix had been deployed.

Some systems can be fixed and back up and running immediately — but for others it “could be hours, could be a bit longer” before everything is back up and running, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz told CNBC in an on-air interview. For some customers, it will take more than rebooting systems to work through fixes.

“CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted,” Kurtz said earlier Friday.

“We refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. We further recommend organizations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilized to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers,” Kurtz said. (read more)

Interesting timing.

(Conservative Treehouse, 7/19/2024) (Archive)

July 21, 2024 – Joe Biden resigns from 2024 presidential race – many think it is a bloodless coup from within Democrat party

July 22-23, 2024 – House Oversight hearings on the U.S. Secret Service and the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump

HEARING: Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump Hearing

WITNESS: Director of the U.S. Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle

While U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle refused to answer most of the questions asked of her today, here are a few things we did learn:

1. Nine days after an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, the director of the U.S. Secret Service DOES NOT have a comprehensive timeline of events.

2. She HAS NOT visited the site in Butler, PA.

3. The roof the shooter used was OUTSIDE the perimeter the Secret Service was monitoring.

4. She thinks that the assassination attempt was “the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades,” yet she still believes she is the best person to lead the Secret Service.

5. She was more forthcoming with her TV interview appearances than our hearing and even had her opening statement“leaked” to journalists hours before our committee received a copy.

6. She believes this tragedy, which claimed a life, almost killed President Trump, and injured two others, WAS preventable.

7. She ADMITS to multiple lapses in security under her leadership of the law enforcement agency.

8. She believes there were SUFFICIENT resources given to President Trump on the day he was shot.

9. She COULD NOT answer whether or not the gunman acted alone.

July 23, 2024:

Chairman Comer Statement on Secret Service Director Cheatle’s Resignation: “The Oversight Committee’s hearing resulted in Director Cheatle’s resignation and there will be more accountability to come. The Secret Service has a no-fail mission yet it failed historically on Director Cheatle’s watch. At yesterday’s Oversight Committee hearing, Director Cheatle instilled no confidence that she has the ability to ensure the Secret Service can meet its protective mission. Egregious security failures leading up to and at the Butler, Pennsylvania campaign rally resulted in the assassination attempt of President Trump, the murder of an innocent victim, and harm to others in the crowd. While Director Cheatle’s resignation is a step toward accountability, we need a full review of how these security failures happened so that we can prevent them going forward. We will continue our oversight of the Secret Service in support of the House Task Force to deliver transparency, accountability, and solutions to ensure this never happens again.”

July 23, 2024 – FBI suffers a new black eye, accusing the wrong agent of leaking

FBI Agent Kyle Seraphin (l) FBI Executive Assistant Director Jennifer Leigh Moore (c) FBI Agent Garret O’Boyle (r)

The FBI told Congress it had identified FBI agent and whistleblower Garret O’Boyle as the individual in a Project Veritas video as proof he was leaking, but the bureau had already confirmed it was not him.

A top FBI official told Congress last year it believed one of its agents, whistleblower Garret O’Boyle, was the suspected leaker in an anonymously filmed interview with the undercover citizen-journalism organization Project Veritas. The claim even led some congressional Democrats to urge a criminal investigation of the agent.

There’s just one problem.

Video obtained by Just the News, a new whistleblower complaint, and interviews show the bureau identified the wrong suspect.

Raw footage from Project Veritas shows that former Agent Kyle Seraphin, another whistleblower, actually conducted the interview in question. Seraphin confirmed to Just the News he was the interviewed agent, not O’Boyle, whose security clearance was suspended in part on the bureau’s assertions that he had leaked to Project Veritas.

The revelations provide another black eye for the agency as Director Chris Wray prepares to come to face to face with lawmakers in a new round of oversight hearings on Wednesday.

“The FBI has escaped accountability thus far for what it did to S.A. O’Boyle. It continues its never-ending cycle of retaliation even to this day,” Tristan Leavitt, the president of the whistleblower group Empower Oversight, wrote the House Judiciary Committee this week ahead of Wray’s appearance before the panel.

Leavitt’s group represents O’Boyle and his letter divulged even more troubling information about the Project Veritas fiasco: The bureau knew O’Boyle wasn’t the leaker and did not disclose it to Congress or correct the record, according to a new whistleblower referenced in the letter.

The FBI declined comment Tuesday when asked about Leavitt’s letter.

Project Veritas confirmed Tuesday night in a statement to Just the News that its interview was with Seraphin and not O’Boyle.

”After our publishing of the masked interview, FBI Special Agent Garrett O’Boyle was unjustly targeted and punished by the bureau as this suspected whistleblower,” the group said. “He was retaliated against by the FBI, and his family was harmed by these actions.

”We can now reveal that FBI Whistleblower Kyle Seraphin was our source, not O’Boyle. Kyle has given us permission to reveal his identity as our source in order to stop the unjust persecution of his former colleague. As is abundantly clear by now, the FBI is unreliable and not to be trusted, even when identifying their own agents.l

The tale began when then-Executive Assistant Director Jennifer Leigh Moore, who testified to the Judiciary Committee in April and June 2023, provided lawmakers information about the basis for suspending O’Boyle’s security clearance, claiming the FBI suspected he was the agent who appeared anonymously in a Project Veritas video and who allegedly leaked important investigative information.

(Read more: Just The News, 7/23/2024)  (Archive)

July 23, 2024 – Kamala Harris announces her 2024 presidential campaign with Biden endorsement; Black Lives Matter suggests the people select a nominee, not the Dem Party

Posted July 21, 2024

Timeline of Events

Sunday
•Joe Biden drops out.
•Kamala Harris announces campaign with Biden endorsement.
•Kamala Harris says she is going to work hard to earn the nomination.
•Kamala Harris makes calls to party delegates.

Monday
•Kamala Harris continues making calls to party delegates.
•Kamala Harris makes two public speeches.
•AP announces Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to be the Democratic Nominee (Monday night).
•Kamala Harris releases this statement, noting she has worked hard to “go out and earn this nomination” as promised (Monday night).

A 24-hour process of talking to party bosses is not democratic, nor is it a process Democrats should be proud of. We do not live in a dictatorship. Delegates are not oligarchs.

Installing Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee and an unknown vice president without any public voting process would make the modern Democratic Party a party of hypocrites.

We call on the @DNC to create a process that allows for public participation in the nomination process, not just a nomination by party delegates.

July 23, 2024 – Justice Department to recover $85M in additional funds linked to 1MDB scheme of which $30 million went to Obama

The Justice Department has reached an agreement with “Jasmine” Loo Ai Swan (Loo), the former general counsel of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s sovereign investment development fund, to recover artwork by Pablo Picasso and a financial account in Switzerland traced to funds allegedly embezzled from 1MDB. Additionally, the Justice Department has obtained forfeiture orders on other assets allegedly purchased with 1MDB funds by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low (Low), including diamond jewelry and artwork by Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Diane Arbus.

Leonardo DiCaprio appears with Malaysian financier who sent $30 million to Obama during 2012 campaign. (Credit: Getty Images)

The department previously brought numerous civil forfeiture cases against assets that it alleges were acquired by Low and his co-conspirators using funds allegedly embezzled from 1MDB. According to the civil forfeiture complaints, from 2009 through 2015, more than $4.5 billion in funds belonging to 1MDB were allegedly misappropriated by high-level officials of 1MDB and their associates, including Low and Loo, through a criminal conspiracy involving international money laundering and bribery. 1MDB was created by the government of Malaysia to promote economic development in Malaysia through global partnerships and foreign direct investment. Its funds were intended to be used to improve the well-being of the Malaysian people.

The agreement with Loo resolves the civil forfeiture action against the Picasso artwork and financial account in Switzerland under her control, which are collectively valued at approximately $1.8 million. The agreement with Loo announced today does not release any criminal claims against her.

The forfeiture of the other artwork and jewelry allegedly purchased by Low, which is based on a recent settlement agreement entered into in connection with the real estate and artwork forfeitures in two other cases, resolves three additional civil forfeiture cases filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  The collective value of these assets, together with the Loo assets, is estimated to be nearly $85 million.

Prior to this settlement, in total, the United States has returned or assisted in the return to Malaysia of over $1.4 billion in assets associated with the international money laundering, embezzlement, and bribery scheme.

Low separately faces criminal charges in the Eastern District of New York for allegedly conspiring to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1MDB and for conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by allegedly paying bribes to various Malaysian and Emirati officials, and in the District of Columbia for allegedly conspiring to make and conceal foreign and conduit campaign contributions during the United States presidential election in 2012. The agreement with Loo announced today does not release any entity or individual from filed or potential criminal charges.

The FBI’s International Corruption Squads in New York City and Los Angeles and IRS Criminal Investigation Los Angeles Field Office are investigating the case.

Trial Attorneys Barbara Levy, Sean Fern, Jonathan Baum, and Joshua Sohn of the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Galatzan for the Central District of California are prosecuting the case, with significant assistance from the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs and MLARS’ Program Management Staff.

The Justice Department also appreciates the significant assistance provided over the course of this investigation and in particular related to the recovery of these assets by the Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia, the Royal Malaysia Police, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore, the Singapore Police Force-Commercial Affairs Department, the Office of the Attorney General and the Federal Office of Justice of Switzerland, and the Attorney General’s Chambers of the Territory of the British Virgin Islands.

The Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative is led by a team of dedicated prosecutors in MLARS, in partnership with federal law enforcement agencies, and often with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, to forfeit the proceeds of foreign official corruption. Individuals with information about possible proceeds of foreign corruption located in or laundered through the United States should contact federal law enforcement or send an email to kleptocracy@usdoj.gov or https://tips.fbi.gov/.

h/t @seacaptim

July 24, 2024 – Highlights of Kamala Harris as VP and Democrat presidential nominee

More info: The Daily Caller, 7/26/2024

The proof is everywhere that “Defund the Police” was an epic fail, yet the woman who wants to be president pushed this deadly and dangerous movement as a way to “upend” our system. That, right there, should scare every single American citizen. (Revolver News, 7/29/2024)

Sky News host Rita Panahi has reacted to some of Kamala Harris’ cringeworthy moments as the Vice President appears likely to become the Democratic presidential nominee.

It comes as US President Joe Biden officially ended his bid for re-election following mounting pressure for him to drop out after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.

“Kamala, this is the woman they want to be the most powerful leader in the world remember when she was finally asked about her failures as the border czar,” Ms Panahi said.

“And don’t ever have her explain international conflicts. That’s wrong.”

Kamala’s Communications Director Is a Perfect Fit for the Campaign – He Was Involved in Every Major Hillary Clinton Scandal Including Uranium One, the Russia Hoax, and Wants to Defund Police

Hillary Clinton looks at a smart phone with national press secretary Brian Fallon on her plane, October 3, 2016. (Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

The Kamala Harris campaign has hired Brian Fallon as their new comms director. Fallon was previously a spokesman for the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign.

After Hillary lost the 2016 election, Fallon went to work for a far left activist group called Demand Justice which seeks to pack the United States Supreme Court.

He has also tweeted support for defunding the police. (Read more: The Gateway Pundit, 7/25/2024)

As The Federalist pointed out on Tuesday:

She Supported Bailing Out 2020 Rioters

Accused rapists, repeat offenders, and rioters alike benefitted in June 2020 when Harris encouraged her social media followers to donate to a bail fund dedicated to those arrested for their months-long, $2 billion siege of cities like Minneapolis. The vice president later lied about her involvement in the money-raising scheme.

She Put Other Countries’ Borders Before Her Own

Harris traveled thousands of miles away from the U.S. border invasion she was tasked with handling to deliver “peace and security” to the borders of Ukraine, which “is a country.”

She Proudly Enabled the Jussie Smollett Race Hoax

Harris called the staged hate crime an “attempted modern-day lynching.” She did not apologize even after Smollett was found guilty of felony disorderly conduct and making false police reports.

She Sponsored Legislation That Would Codify Abortion Through All Nine Months

As a senator, Harris was a proud co-sponsor of the original version of the “Women’s Health Protection Act,” which sought to codify abortion through all nine months of pregnancy.

She’s Openly Anti-Catholic

As a senator in 2018, Harris smeared Brian Buescher, a nominee for the U.S. District Court in Nebraska, for his affiliation with the famous Catholic fraternal organization Knights of Columbus and its historically pro-life views.

She Refuses to Oppose Abortion Until Birth

Harris famously refused to say which abortion limits she supports in a September 2023 sitdown with CBS’s Margaret Brennan.

Kamala Harris explains her limited understanding of where Cloud storage is kept:

Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, acknowledged that he had cheated on his first wife, film producer Kerstin Emhoff, with their children’s nanny, adding that he “took responsibility” for his actions. (Breitbart, 8/3/2024)

In this explosive segment of RAW FEED, host Gary Franchi rips the mask off the mainstream media’s manipulation tactics. We dive deep into the heart of campaign propaganda, exposing how Kamala Harris’s team is allegedly paying for fake support and scripting identical speeches across different states.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. We’ve uncovered shocking evidence of AI-generated photos flooding social media, creating an illusion of massive rallies. You won’t believe what we found when we zoomed in on these images!

We also expose a jaw-dropping offer made to TikTok influencers: $1500 to bash Trump. One influencer spills the beans, revealing the detailed instructions he received. Plus, we break down the stark contrast in media coverage between Tim Walz and JD Vance, showing you exactly how language is used to shape public perception.

Former Governor Rod Blagojevich joins us to pull back the curtain on the DNC’s “back room” tactics, comparing them to old-school Chicago politics. He warns of a constitutional crisis and explains why he believes the Democrats are desperately trying to hide their candidate.

From paid actors at rallies to coordinated media talking points, this episode lays bare the extent of manipulation in modern political campaigns. We’re not just reporting the news – we’re exposing the machinery behind it.

Don’t let yourself be fooled by carefully crafted illusions. Arm yourself with the truth and learn to see through the smoke and mirrors. This is one RAW FEED you can’t afford to miss.

Kamala debates herself:

Harris just confirmed that packing the Supreme Court is DEFINITELY on the ballot

Kamala Harris supports taxpayer funded sex changes for prisoners

July 24, 2024 – Whistleblower report: Local police are refusing to share info with FBI as agency suffers ‘crisis of confidence’ with DEI hires

FBI Director Christopher Wray pledges allegiance prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Credit: Ken Cedeno/UPI/Shutterstock)

As FBI Director Chris Wray performed his usual smarmy stonewalling in Congress Wednesday, a damning report on his $10 billion agency’s “cult of narcissism” was delivered to the House Judiciary Committee by an alliance of retired and active-duty agents and analysts.

The same group gave us the scathing DEI report last year about the FBI’s degraded recruitment standards and coddling of physically unfit, mentally ill, drug-taking or generally useless agents to satisfy diversity requirements at the expense of merit and experience.

This time they have assessed the entire bureau and drawn several worrying conclusions, including that local law enforcement partners have developed a “disturbing loss of trust in the FBI” and are therefore reluctant to share information, with alarming consequences for national security and public safety.

“Police officers and sheriff’s deputies on patrol and detectives investigating illegal activity in their jurisdictions have unparalleled visibility into street-level crime. … When this information is not immediately shared with the FBI, the FBI is left to address complex, evolving threats facing the United States with an unacceptably vast and debilitating ‘blind spot’ because [it] does not have enough personnel and resources to see into every corner of the country.”

Loss of trust

While Wray testified that the FBI is facing a “complex threat environment” that is unprecedented in his experience, the loss of trust in the bureau on his watch only exacerbates the risks, which include terrorist suspects flooding over the southern border.

Republican members of Congress questioning Wray reflected a widespread distrust of the FBI’s investigation of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

The whistleblower report draws on testimony from more than 30 “independent, highly credible law enforcement sources and sub-sources” across the country who “do not trust the FBI because they believe the FBI in recent years has been operating as a partisan federal agency motivated by a political agenda.

“They are not only reluctant to work with the FBI but reportedly have decided to no longer share actionable, substantive information on criminal and other intelligence-related activity with the FBI.”

Most concerning is what the alliance of whistleblowers calls a “crisis of confidence” in FBI-led task forces where relationships with local cops have deteriorated to the point of “imploding” in some cases because of “poor management and ineffective leadership by the FBI.”

Local cops said their precipitous loss of trust in the FBI was triggered by its excessive response to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, followed by the raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

One source, a 25-year veteran sergeant in the Major Crimes Division of a large police force in a Western state, said they “cannot understand why the FBI is not going after [far-left militant group] Antifa, BLM and pro-Palestinian rioters with the same vigor the FBI brought to bear against” J6 participants.

Another source, a 15-year veteran cop from a Southern state, said many local law enforcement officers “believe they could be targeted by the FBI and the DOJ because of their love for the United States of America and may be perceived as domestic terrorists because of how they may vote.”

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Plummeting morale 

The pressure placed on local law enforcement to assist with J6 cases in their areas “has impacted morale within these agencies” and led to a belief that the FBI has been contaminated by a “partisan, political agenda.”

(Read more: The New York Post, 7/24/2024)  (Archive)

July 24, 2024 – FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Judiciary Committee re attempted Trump assassination

July 18, 2024 – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) revealed that whistleblowers have disclosed to the Committee that the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) did not have proper resources for President Trump’s campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania because of staffing shortages due to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit and First Lady Jill Biden’s event in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

The information provided to this Committee raises serious questions about the thoroughness of the security planning by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in support of President Trump’s campaign rally. Law enforcement overlooked a number of vulnerabilities prior to and during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, allowing an assassin to shoot a President, murder an attendee, and critically wound two others.

Chairman Jordan sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray requesting he be fully prepared to address all questions about the attempted assassination of President Trump and the FBI’s investigation of it during his upcoming testimony to the Committee on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Questions for Director Wray from the Committee include:
How many agents, analysts, and support personnel has the FBI dedicated to the investigation?
Was there coordination between the FBI, USSS, and the WPFC prior to President Trump’s event on July 13?
How many buildings had to be secured inside and outside of the security perimeter for President Trump’s event on July 13?
Why was the roof of the AGR International building left unsecured?
How much time elapsed between identifying the shooter as a potential threat and the attempted assassination?
How much time elapsed between the local police officer encountering the shooter on the sloped roof and the attempted assassination?
Has the FBI interviewed the local police officer who encountered the shooter?
What does the FBI’s evaluation of the shooter’s phone and digital activity show about his actions and movements in the days and hours leading up to the attempted assassination?
Is the FBI’s investigation limited to the shooter and his motivations or does it include the security failures that led to the attempted assassination?
Was the security posture at President Trump’s event limited due to resource constraints with the NATO Summit and/or First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s event in Pittsburgh?
How did communications breakdowns between various law enforcement entities affect the ability of local law enforcement and USSS to identify the shooter as a potential threat and mitigate the threat before he took action?
What actions did the USSS take to remove or cover President Trump after a threat was known or detected?

Read the full letter to Director Wray here. (Judiciary Committee, 7/18/2024)

FBI Needs to Back Up Lone Gunman Theory with Make & Model of Weapon & Ballistics Findings

(Credit: Jenna Howell/Instagram)

July 25, 2024

July 24, 2024 – Carl Higbie exposes the DNC’s “Smurfing” scandal – $200 million in irregular donations, disguised to appear like small donors

Newsmax Carl Higbie has done a deep dive on FEC reports using the “number of donations” as the datapoint to track.  What he discovered about donations to Act Blue might surprise the people assigned to the contributions. {Direct Rumble Link}  WATCH BELOW

“This is verifiable data. Whoever is choreographing this volume is doing it in such small donations because they thought those wouldn’t get flagged by watchdogs and FEC officials. The way this is brought to our attention was not by the dollar amount, but rather by the number of donations per person. That’s where they messed up. But my question is, if these people whose names are on the FEC report are not making these donations, who is? Where’s the money coming from?”

“We can have all the voter ID laws we want, but if hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing in to influence our elections and we don’t know from whom, not only is it a gross violation of election laws, it’s a huge national security risk. When I tell you Democrats are a machine, this is the kind of stuff I’m talking about.”

Carl Higbie has the receipts.  WATCH: (Conservative Treehouse, 7/24/2024)  (Archive)

July 26, 2024 – Disgraced former FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page receive $2.0 million reward from DOJ

Peter Strzok (Credit: Saul Loeb/Agence France Presse/Getty Images

He argued the Justice Department improperly released his text messages.

Former FBI agent Pete Strzok, who was fired from the bureau in 2018 after his disparaging text messages about Donald Trump were made public, has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over his claims that his privacy rights were violated, according to his lawyers.

According to Strzok’s lawyers, the U.S. government has agreed to pay Strzok $1.2 million.

In his 2019 lawsuit, Strzok and his lawyers argued that the FBI and DOJ unlawfully disclosed his private text messages disparaging Trump before and after the 2016 presidential election — including the time frame during which Strzok helped lead the agency’s investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server and Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump, who made Strzok a frequent target on social media, argued that Strzok’s political bias tainted the early stages of the Russia investigation. (Read more: ABC News, 7/26/2024)  (Archive)

UPDATE: Former FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI attorney Lisa Page, whose communications about Trump on their government phones were revealed as part of the investigation into the now-discredited allegations that the 2016 Trump campaign was linked to Russia, will split a $2 million payday.

Strzok will get $1.2 million and Page will receive $800,000, according to Politico.

July 28, 2024 – Leaked Army CUI documents reveal expanding threat of Venezuelan gang ‘Tren de Aragua’ across NYC and Denver

LEAKED: U.S. Army CUI Documents Reveal Expanding Threat of Venezuelan Criminal Organization ‘Tren de Aragua’ Across NYC and Denver 

@OKeefeMedia has obtained Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) from the U.S. Army of the North Division, highlighting the growing presence of one of Venezuela’s largest criminal organizations in the U.S. The document states that Tren de Aragua “has established a presence in Brooklyn, Bronx, and Williamsburg, NY, “with “approximately 400 TdA members” living in these cities. The CUI also warns that TdA members in Denver “have been given a ‘green light’ to fire on or attack law enforcement,” with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York receiving a similar report.

The document details how the criminal organization is using advanced technology and surveillance, heightening the danger to U.S. military personnel and law enforcement. It states, “Coordinated efforts between local, state, federal law enforcement, and the military are crucial” to protect against these expanding threats.

With National Guardsmen recently seen in subway stations across New York City, the situation is escalating as Venezuelan gang members, linked to the TdA, have been involved in violent incidents, including an attack on a Colorado apartment complex in late August.

The latest headlines from ICE’s website are a major wakeup call this nation is sleepwalking into disaster:

July 28, 2024 – Memos reveal Pelosi’s top security aides got warning about Capitol breach night before Jan. 6 riot

Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill, Aug. 12, 2022. (Credit: Oliver Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

Newly unearthed memos may explain why Nancy Pelosi privately expressed she felt responsible for Jan. 6 security failures.

Two top House security aides under then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi got stark warnings from police the night before the Jan. 6 riots that protesters might try to breach the U.S. Capitol through its tunnel systems and block lawmakers from voting to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election win, according to newly obtained memos and text messages.

The documents obtained by Just the News also confirm that Pelosi’s team played a role in the botched security planning for that fateful day.

“We have identified numerous open source comments indicating groups intentions of finding the tunnel entrances and confronting/blocking the MOCs (Members of Congress),” Capitol Police Deputy Chief Sean Gallagher wrote Deputy House Sergeant at Arms Tim Blodgett at 8:55 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021 in an email that got forwarded less than an hour later to Blodgett’s boss, then-Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving. The second time is listed in UTC, or Coordinated Universal Time.

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A second warning was sent later that evening about possible threats against Supreme Court justices, and the sergeant-at arms-office scheduled a briefing for Pelosi’s then-chief of staff Terri McCullough the next morning, hours before the breach occurred, according to the messages obtained by House Administration Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk.

Congressional investigators believe the texts and emails may explain why Pelosi in a recently surfaced video shot by her daughter as they were fleeing the Capitol on Jan. 6. claimed responsibility for security failures that day despite her claims to the contrary.

“We have responsibility, Terri,” Pelosi is heard saying on the videotape to McCullough. “We did not have any accountability for what was going on there, and we should have. .. I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more.”

Loudermilk told Just the News his committee plans to question Pelosi’s staff about what was meant on the videotape and how they reacted to the emailed warnings from Capitol Police.

“I think it was clear at that moment. She understood. They messed up. She or her staff are the ones who denied the request by Chief (Steven) Sund for the National Guard,” he told the “Just the News, No Noise” television show. (Read more: Just the News, 7/28/2024)  (Archive)

July 30, 2024 – Acting Secret Service Director and FBI Deputy Director testify in Senate hearing on Trump assassination attempt

HIGHLIGHTS:

Blame Game Underway Between Secret Service and Local Police over Trump Assassination Attempt

 

FBI Now Claims Trump’s Would-Be Assassin Allegedly Ran an “Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Semitic” Social Media Account — GAB Founder Refutes This Claim

Secret Service DELETES EMAIL From Counter Sniper Saying Agency “SHOULD Expect Another Assassination Attempt” Before November Due to Poor Leadership

FBI Deputy Director Humiliates His Own Boss, Chris Wray, and Debunks His Conspiracy Theory on Trump’s Shooting: “No Doubt” It Was a Bullet

“We Could Have Maybe Stopped Him” – Acting Secret Service Director Says Cellular Problems Prevented Agency From Launching Counter Drone

Acting Secret Service Director Loses Composure – Plays Victim as Senator Hawley Grills Him Over Attempted Trump Assassination

Acting Secret Service head says agency got ‘no information’ about weapon on roof moments before shooting at Trump rally

Secret Service Whistleblower SOUNDS ALARM: ‘There WILL Be ANOTHER Trump Assassination in 30 Days

Via The Gateway Pundit, 8/01/2024:

Lead Secret Service Agent Called Off Security from Building Roof Before Sniper Shot President Trump – And She Is Still Deciding Security and Advance Teams at Rallies

Jesse Watters: Meanwhile, we have brand new footage from the moments right before Trump was nearly assassinated. You can see crooks running across the roof of that AGR building. The video was actually recorded by James Copenhaver, who was critically injured after crooks shot him twice. That’s just the view from the ground. Secret Service agents were stationed on their own rooftops. They would have even had a better angle to spot the shooter. But during yesterday’s hearing, the acting Secret Service director said, There was no way his team could have seen him…

…Crooks wasn’t lying prone on a slope roof. He was moving all around. He was flying a drone. He was raising all red flags with law enforcement. He was dancing on the rooftop. Now we have video of him. I mean, come on, right before he pulls the trigger?

It’s been 18 days since Trump was nearly killed on live TV, and we still don’t have answers. What was his motive? How did he build three explosive devices in his parents house without anybody knowing? What was he doing with encrypted foreign apps? Who signed off on the plans that left the building outside the perimeter?…

…The Secret Service says they can’t tell us who was in charge because the person’s investigating what went wrong. Really? According to Senator Josh Hawley, it’s a female supervisor. We don’t know her name yet. We don’t know her qualifications. We don’t even care if she’s female. Back in April, the Secret Service was blasted in a petition from active duty agents for caring more about diversity than adequate training, saying it’s a double standard that posed a threat to national security. But no one’s going to think about that. They’re covering their you know what’s.

Rep. Michael Walsh: This administration has a real problem throughout the entire thing, from the Defense Department through to the Secret Service, with one word, that’s accountability or the lack thereof. Look, at the end of the day, we’ve got to see people, the American people have got to see people held accountable and fired, at least suspended.

I just talked to a sheriff, and one of his deputies has an accidental discharge of his gun. He’s suspended pending further investigation. Butthe fact that that lead agent is still approving advances, is still approving rallies, is still approving events when they did something so asinine and stupid as leaving that building outside the perimeter, it’s mind-blowing.

Via Midnight Rider:

Secret Service Admits They Did Not Keep Recordings from Radio Traffic During Attempted Trump Assassination

July 30, 2024 – Trump-appointed Inspector General for the Dept. of Homeland Security has two open investigations into the U.S. Secret Service

Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security Joseph Cuffari testifies during a House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing on June 6, 2023. (Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

After the evasive House testimony of now-former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and FBI Director Christopher Wray’s shortlived suggestion that Donald Trump may not have been hit by a bullet, one man alone may help allay Republican fears that the Biden administration will not conduct a forthright investigation into the attempted assassination of Trump last month: Joseph Cuffari.

The Trump-appointed inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security has already opened two investigations into the U.S. Secret Service, which is under the purview of the DHS, related to the agency’s handling of the July 13 shooting.

But some Republicans are concerned because, they say, Cuffari has been stonewalled by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on other internal examinations – including one that might have revealed Secret Service lapses that might have prevented the attempt on Trump’s life.

Specifically, congressional sources tell RCI that Cuffari’s report, “USSS Preparation for and Response to the Events of January 6, 2021,” has been on Mayorkas’ desk since at least April.

The report, according to Politico, will “cast light on a series of embarrassing security lapses for the agency.” And given some comparisons between Jan. 6 and July 13, the report might shed light on systemic issues that impacted both events.

For example, unanswered questions remain as to why the Secret Service allowed Trump to take the stage at The Ellipse outside the White House around noon on Jan. 6 amid reports of individuals with weapons in the vicinity – a question many Americans have about the July 13 assassination attempt. Law enforcement and spectators noted the presence of a suspicious individual, later identified as the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, at least a half hour before Trump took the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania.

In addition, no one has explained how the Secret Service failed to notice an alleged pipe bomb found outside the Democrat National Committee DC office on Jan. 6 – while then Vice President-elect Harris was inside the building. Previous reporting by RCI shows multiple law enforcement officers, including one with a bomb-sniffing dog, walking past the bench where the device was found.

Rep. Barry Loudermilk, chairman of a House subcommittee tasked with a separate investigation into Jan. 6 as well as the now-defunct J6 committee, recently accused Mayorkas of intentionally holding the release of the report. The Georgia Republican told Mayorkas in a letter that “the failure to provide an in-depth review of the department’s security planning and operational failures related to January 6 not only raises concerns about the department’s botched planning for former president Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, but it is quite possible that such reports could have prevented the security breakdown that resulted in the near assassination of a former president and presidential candidate.”

Top Democrats have long sought to remove Cuffari – a former investigator for the Air Force and Department of Justice whom Trump appointed in 2019 in 2019 – from office. The coordinated effort began when the IG notified Congress that a trove of Secret Service texts from January 5 and 6, 2021 had been deleted in late January 2021 under the Biden administration. The purge occurred weeks after every federal agency received a directive from Congress to preserve all evidence related to January 6.

(Read more: Julie Kelly/Real Clear Investigations, 7/30/2024)  (Archive)

July 30, 2024 – OMG: DNC Compliance Manager doesn’t think Kamala Harris can win; Admits Jill Biden misuses donor funds and will “just take it out of the general DNC account”

OKeefe Media Group (OMG) – Part 1:

BREAKING: DNC Manager: ‘I Don’t Think Kamala Harris Would Win;’ Admits to Making Empty Promises to Donors

“I don’t think Kamala Harris would win this year,” reveals Joyce DeCerce (@JoyceDecerce) (he/him), Compliance Manager for the Democratic National Committee (@DNC) and Kamala Harris’ (@KamalaHarris) Campaign. DeCerce adds, “She doesn’t have any accomplishments to speak of,” suggesting that Harris’s lack of popularity stems from her underachievement while in office.

Regarding Harris’s approval amongst voters, the DNC Compliance manager states, “She’s weirdly unpopular.”

DeCerce describes his role within the DNC as “an accounting function,” explaining, “It’s kind of like where accounting and legal meet.”

DeCerce admits that the DNC’s engagement with donors is little more than a façade. He explains, “You just put on a performance for them, a little show, right?” implying that the DNC merely tells donors what they want to hear in order to receive donations. He further claims that the DNC’s approach is to fuel donors’ fantasies with empty promises, emphasizing, “They want their fantasy to be, you know, fed.”

When @OKeefeMedia reached out to Kristin Hetherington, the CFO of the DNC, for comment, she hung up the phone in frustration after questioned if the DNC tells donors “what they want to hear,” and if they play to donor’s “fantasies.”

The undercover journalist who recorded Joyce DeCerce received a threatening postcard at her house featuring racial undertones in an apparent attempt to intimate her and prevent this story from being aired.

O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) – Part 2:

DNC Compliance Manager Admits Jill Biden Will “Just Take It Out of the General DNC Account” to Pay for Personal Trip”

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Compliance Manager Joyce DeCerce (@JoyceDeCerce) admits on hidden camera that First Lady Jill Biden (@DrBiden) will “just take it out of the general DNC account” to fund her personal trip back from France.

When an @okeefemedia undercover journalist points out that the trip isn’t directly related to the campaign, DeCerce dismissively responds, “Who’s gonna file a complaint?” suggesting that Jill Biden may not face any consequences for her misuse of donor funds.

DeCerce further explains, “She has to be at her son’s trial. It’s a political issue,” explaining that the trip’s potential political implications might overshadow any concerns about its funding.

July 30, 2024 – MI AG Dana Nessel appears to have lied about who owned the semi-automatic rifles found in raid of dem-funded GBI Strategies

Dana Nessel (Credit: public domain)

(…) In our original article on the GBI Strategies investigation dated August 8, 2023, we reported about a Pelican case filled with 4 semi-automatic rifles with suppressors and modified pistols that were found inside the GBI Strategies/Empower Michigan headquarters.

Unfortunately, because the portion of the Michigan State Police report that named the owner of the guns was redacted, we were unable to determine who was responsible for leaving the guns in the GBI Strategies headquarters with the employees and a whiteboard above the guns with a note under “Hot Topics” that read, “weapons in the field, prepared for shifts.”

Shortly after we released our report, we discovered a response to the media by MI AG Dana Nessel that addressed the Gateway Pundit’s bombshell reporting on GBI Strategies that was not surprisingly taken over by the FBI where the investigation appears to have gone to die.

Here’s a close-up screenshot of the paragraph where Dana Nessel falsely claims, “The guns were legally owned and incidentally stored by the landlord irrelevant to the business.”

Thanks to independent investigator Yehuda Miller, Patty McMurray was given another MSP report filled with additional information on the GBI Strategies investigation, including the name of the person who owned the guns that were found during the MSP raid of the Southfield, MI headquarters.

The police report states that GBI Strategies owner Gary Bell was in Iowa when the raid of the GBI headquarters took place. He was on a Zoom call with his office manager, Menotte, when the raid was taking place.

The police report states that the officer on the scene overheard Gary Bell telling Menotte that “she needed to make sure she declared the personal items he left behind before leaving the state. It should be noted it was later found that he was referring to multiple firearms and ammunition within one of their suites.”

Craig Mauger, the political “reporter” for one of Michigan’s top propaganda publications, The Detroit News, ignored the bombshell investigation The Gateway Pundit shared with the public.

Instead of doing his job and investigating what appears to be the best evidence of mass voter fraud in America during the 2020 election cycle, he instead built a response to our story around a press release by MI AG Dana Nessel to the media, which attempted to discredit our reporting. (Read more: The Gateway Pundit, 7/30/2024)  (Archive)

 

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