Author: Freedom Watch

By Larry Klayman WND July 10, 2020 The president of the United States is the chief executive officer who presides over a number of executive branch agencies, including my once proud alma mater, the U.S. Department of Justice. Indeed, the oath of office, which was administered to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, 2017, when he ascended to the presidency, is as follows: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the…

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Affidavit alleges $400K payment to Zion Williamson, stepfather before he played at Duke Yahoo News July 10, 2020 Zion Williamson’s legal saga took a dramatic turn on Thursday when a court document outlined an alleged $400,000 payment to the basketball star and his stepfather before he played at Duke. Williamson’s legal team countered with claims of fraud and forgery. The affidavit was filed by attorneys for marketing agent Gina Ford, who is embroiled in a legal battle with the New Orleans Pelicans star seeking $100 million after he left her Prime Marketing Sports to sign with CAA. Continue…

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By Tal Axelrod TheHill July 9, 2020 The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a court filing Thursday that it supports GOP operative and Trump ally Roger Stone starting his jail sentence next week. DOJ, which has caught flak from critics who accuse it of being soft on Stone, wrote that the July 14 start of his prison sentence set by a judge is “a reasonable exercise of that court’s discretion based on the totality of the factual and legal circumstances.” Stone has asked an appeals court to delay his 40-month prison sentence, citing his age and concerns regarding…

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By Katelyn Polantz CNN July 9, 2020 (CNN)The Justice Department supports longtime Trump friend Roger Stone going to prison on Tuesday, according to a new court filing. Stone has asked a federal appeals court for emergency help to delay his prison term until September, citing coronavirus. But the Justice Department, which has been criticized for going easy on Stone, said the report date of July 14 that was set by his trial judge is “a reasonable exercise of that court’s discretion based on the totality of the factual and legal circumstances.” Continue Reading…..

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Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney, taken back into custody By Ronn Blitzer Fox News July 9, 2020 Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was taken back into custody Thursday morning and is now at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Cohen violated “the conditions of his home confinement.” Cohen, the former attorney for President Trump who was imprisoned last year after pleading guilty to several charges, was released from a federal prison in upstate New York in May amid concerns over coronavirus. “Today, Michael Cohen refused the conditions of his home confinement…

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(Washington, D.C., July 9, 2020). Larry Klayman, the founder of both Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch and a former federal prosecutor of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, where he was a member of the trial team that broke up the AT&T monopoly, filed on behalf of Freedom Watch and his client Laura Loomer, a petition for rehearing before all the judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a case styled Freedom Watch, Inc. and Laura Loomer v. Google et. al (Case No. 19-7030). The petition for rehearing asks the…

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Unfair policing of African Americans a ‘widespread phenomenon,’ Attorney General Barr says By ABC News ABC News July 9, 2020 Attorney General Barr acknowledged that communities of color are often policed differently from white ones, calling the unfairness a “widespread phenomenon.” “I do think it is a widespread phenomenon that African American males, in particular, are treated with extra suspicion and maybe not given the benefit of the doubt,” Barr told ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas in an exclusive interview. “I think it is wrong if people are not respected appropriately and given their due,” he…

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Washington Redskins name change: Team plans to scrap Native American imagery but keep color scheme, per report By Jordan Dajani CBSSports.com July 9, 2020 It’s pretty incredible what can happen in the span a week. We went from Dan Snyder and his Washington franchise conducting an internal review on its team name to companies pulling apparel off their shelves and powerful stakeholders raising their voices in hopes of change. It now appears more evident than ever that Washington will indeed change its team name, but what will that look like? Will Washington keep its burgundy and gold? On…

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