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Oregon Lawmaker Who Opened State Capitol To Far-Right Protesters Faces Charges NPR.org May 2, 2021 Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Polk County, chats with fellow representatives on the House floor on April 11, 2019, at the Capitol in Salem, Ore. He faces criminal charges after allowing far-right demonstrators to breach the state Capitol in December 2020. Kaylee Domzalski/OPB Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, the Polk County Republican who allowed far-right demonstrators to breach the state Capitol in December, now faces criminal charges. According to court records, Nearman has been charged with first-degree official misconduct, a class A misdemeanor, and second…
Newsmax settles a defamation lawsuit from a Dominion executive at the center of election conspiracy theories and issues an apology By Jacob Shamsian Business Insider May 1, 2021 Dominion executive Eric Coomer reached a settlement with Newsmax, which he sued for defamation. Newsmax pushed false theories Coomer was in an “Antifa conference call” to rig the election. Coomer is still suing others, and his legal efforts are separate from Dominion’s own lawsuits. An executive at Dominion Voting Systems moved to dismiss Newsmax as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit Friday after reaching a settlement with the right-wing media…
Trump allies worry Giuliani raid sent ‘strong message’ to ex-President’s inner circle By Gabby Orr CNN May 1, 2021 (CNN)A Wednesday raid by federal agents of an apartment and office belonging to former New York City mayor and one-time Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has left allies of the former President feeling uneasy about what could come next, according to sources close to Trump. “This was a show of force that sent a strong message to a lot of people in Trump’s world that other things may be coming down the pipeline,” one Trump adviser told CNN. The…
Capitol Police official who said to watch for ‘anti-Trump’ forces on Jan. 6 was deputy chief By Kyle Cheney POLITICO May 1, 2021 The Capitol Police’s highest-ranking commander on the ground during the Jan. 6 insurrection, Eric Waldow, is the official who urged officers to watch out for anti-Trump protesters in the massive pro-Trump crowd, according to congressional and Capitol Police sources. That directive, delivered on the morning of Jan. 6 via a Capitol Police radio transmission, has alarmed lawmakers who were already worried that the leadership of the Capitol Police had failed to appreciate the gravity of…
Justice ramps up Giuliani probe By Rebecca Beitsch and Harper Neidig TheHill April 30, 2021 The FBI’s search of Rudy Giuliani’s office this week signals that federal law enforcement is significantly ramping up its investigation into former President Trump’s ally and onetime legal adviser. Little is known about the scope of the investigation, but reporting suggests that the focus could be on Giuliani’s work on behalf of foreign clients, including Ukraine, and his failure to register as a foreign agent while serving as the president’s personal attorney. And former Department of Justice officials say that such an investigation…
Freedom Watch TV April 30, 2021
Jimmy Kimmel Shuts Down MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell In Wild Late Night Interview Decider April 30, 2021 True to his word, Jimmy Kimmel had none other than MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell as his special guest on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. And as expected, the whole wild interview was a bit of a mess. While Lindell has been a constant fodder for jokes on Kimmel’s show, he appeared for a sit-down chat last night that covered everything from death threats against him to his recovery from a crack addiction, HuffPost reports. “A lot of people didn’t…
By Yael Halon Fox News April 29, 2021 Twitter was set ablaze Tuesday night after Tulane University confirmed that Hunter Biden will join the lineup of guest speakers for a 10-week course on “Media Polarization” and “cancel culture” this summer. The course, titled “Media Polarization and Public Policy Impacts,” is described as focusing on “the current state of the media landscape in the United States and how media polarization, fake news and the economics of the new business impact public policymaking in Washington D.C.” Continue Reading…..
Chris Wallace Gushes Over Biden Speech, Fox News Colleague Rips Him By Justin Baragona The Daily Beast April 29, 2021 Fox News anchor Chris Wallace heaped praise on President Joe Biden’s first address before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, predicting it would be a “popular speech” with most Americans. Moments later, an on-air colleague swooped in to take a jab at his analysis. During Fox’s post-speech coverage, Wallace specifically cited Biden’s pitch for infrastructure and child-care spending plans as a reason why, in the anchor’s view, many Americans will come away with a positive view…
Freedom Watch TV April 29, 2021