Author: Freedom Watch

GAO says Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid By Tyler Olson Fox News January 16, 2020 Fox News’ Kevin Corke reports on the latest news on the Trump impeachment battle. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal opinion on Thursday saying that President Trump’s administration broke the law by withholding defense aid to Ukraine — the issue at the heart of the president’s impeachment trial. That money, $214 million which had been allocated to the Department of Defense for security assistance, was appropriated by Congress and therefore the administration did not have the right to…

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American Greatness January 16, 2020 From America to Iran and the deciders in between, attorney extraordinaire Larry Klayman and co-host Judah Friedman run the gamut in this freewheeling second episode of the “Larry Klayman 4 Everyone” podcast. They’re joined once again by “Truthful Ombudsman” Lewis Fein. Watch and listen below. And, of course, follow the podcast on Twitter. Click to Watch Video

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Judge Andrew Napolitano: US killing of Soleimani was odd, out of place, untimely and unlawful By Andrew Napolitano Fox News January 16, 2020 When witnesses testify in a courtroom and offer varying, contradictory or even unlawful explanations of the events under scrutiny, juries tend not to believe them. The same is now happening with the Trump administration’s defense of its killing Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the use of an unmanned drone while he was being driven peacefully along a public highway in Iraq. Why the shifting justifications? Here is the backstory. The general was the commander…

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Exclusive: Warren accused Sanders in tense post-debate exchange of calling her a ‘liar’ on national TV By Kyle Blaine, Jeff Zeleny and Marshall Cohen CNN January 16, 2020 (CNN)In a tense and dramatic exchange in the moments after the Democratic debate Tuesday night, Elizabeth Warren accused Bernie Sanders of calling her a liar on national television. Sanders responded that it was Warren who called him a liar and said they should not talk about it right then. When the CNN/Des Moines Register debate concluded, the studio audience and viewers saw Warren walk over to Sanders and not shake…

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Days before Europeans warned Iran of nuclear deal violations, Trump secretly threatened to impose 25% tariff on European autos if they didn’t By John Hudson Washington Post January 15, 2020 A week before Germany, France and Britain formally accused Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear deal, the Trump administration issued a private threat to the Europeans that shocked officials in all three countries. If they refused to call out Tehran and initiate an arcane dispute mechanism in the deal, the United States would impose a 25 percent tariff on European automobiles, the Trump officials warned, according to European…

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Chris Wallace: Why Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment delay was not a total failure By Talia Kaplan Fox News January 15, 2020 “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s move to withhold the articles of impeachment against President Trump for one month was not a total failure since some Republicans have gone on the record to say that they will consider calling witnesses in the Senate trial. Wallace told “Outnumbered Overtime” host Harris Faulkner that Pelosi’s delay in sending over the articles of impeachment can be seen in two ways. “If the purpose was…

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For 3: Clemson stuns Duke days after historic win at UNC ESPN.com January 15, 2020 Everything the Clemson athletic program has done over the past few days has been riveting. From the men’s basketball team winning for the first time in history at North Carolina, to losing the national championship game in football to, well, read on … 3 things from Tuesday Clemson rules Tobacco Road For a team that lost at home to Stephen F. Austin, the Duke Blue Devils were held in high esteem before Tuesday night. Mike Krzyzewski’s group entered the evening ranked No. 3…

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Rand Paul pledges to force Hunter Biden vote if GOP backs Dem impeachment witnesses By Jordain Carney TheHill January 14, 2020 Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sent a public warning shot on Monday night, saying that if Republicans support Democrats’ impeachment witness requests, then he will force votes during the trial on calling witnesses conservatives want to hear from. “My colleagues can’t have it both ways. Calling for some, while blocking others,” Paul tweeted, referencing a Politico report on a similar private warning he gave his GOP colleagues against supporting Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) request that former…

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Vince Vaughn faces liberal outrage after he was seen with Trump during national championship game By David Aaro Fox News January 14, 2020 Vince Vaughn is facing outrage on social media after a video emerged on Twitter showing him with President Trump during the national championship game. Movie star Vince Vaughn, a self-described libertarian who has supported Republican candidates in the past, is facing backlash on social media after a video emerged on Twitter showing him with President Trump during the national championship game Monday in New Orleans, La. Vaughn was seen chatting and laughing in a private…

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