Author: Freedom Watch

‘No authority’: New Mexico governor tells militia to stop arresting migrants at border By Suzanne Gamboa NBC News April 20, 2019 New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday lashed out at members of a militia group who are stopping migrants at the border, declaring “regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone.” The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico has demanded that Lujan Grisham and New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas investigate the militia organization, United Constitutional Patriots. Some of the group’s members are armed. Continue Reading…..

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Chris Wallace: Barr’s decision to make a conclusion on obstruction is ‘troubling’ and ‘politically charged’ By Talia Kaplan Fox News April 20, 2019 “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said Friday Attorney General William Barr’s decision to make a conclusion on the question of obstruction of justice “seems even more troubling, and perhaps even more politically charged when you read the report.” Wallace made the comment on “America’s Newsroom” Friday referencing Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein ‘s determination there was not sufficient evidence on the obstruction front even though Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not reach…

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Maricopa County taxpayers’ bill related to Arpaio case approaches $150M KTAR.com April 20, 2019 The taxpayer bill for a racial profiling case stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metropolitan Phoenix is expected to reach nearly $150 million by the summer of 2020. Officials say Maricopa County taxpayers have already paid $111.5 million in attorney and compliance costs since the lawsuit over traffic patrols targeting immigrants was filed in 2007, and the figure is projected to rise by nearly $7.4 million by the end of June. Continue Reading…..

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The Israeli election is over. It never mattered to Palestinians. By Hanna Alshaikh Vox April 19, 2019 First-person essays and interviews with unique perspectives on complicated issues. Center left or far right, the outcome of the Israeli elections largely did not matter to Palestinians. How could this be? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won himself a fifth term in last week’s Israeli election. It’s not a surprise — the right-wing prime minister is popular in Israel, with a 52 percent approval rating, and his hawkish policies helped bring him to victory by shoring up far-right voters. Continue Reading…..

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By Larry Klayman WND April 19, 2019 I was driving to the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport last Friday on my way back from the Bundy Ranch, where I had been visiting with my client Cliven Bundy and his family — not only to plot future legal strategy, but also to take another tour of his magnificent homestead on about 400,000 scenic acres in and around Lake Mead. I turned on the car radio and tuned in to Fox News’ “Brian Kilmeade Show,” where the host was analyzing the aftermath of the release of the Mueller report. Brian, a…

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Chris Wallace: Barr Seemed To Be Acting As “Counselor For President Rather Than The Attorney General” Real Clear Politics April 19, 2019 FOX News’ Chris Wallace said Attorney General Bill Barr sounded like President Trump’s defense attorney at his press conference Thursday. Wallace said he suspects Democrats’ heads are “exploding” and will come down sharply on Barr. CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS CHANNEL: I suspect that the president was pretty pleased with the performance of Bill Barr today and particularly on the issue of obstruction. Because again, on collusion it does appear and I will say that the attorney…

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George Stephanopoulos presses Sarah Sanders on Mueller report, culture of lying at White House By Kathleen Joyce Fox News April 19, 2019 “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos grilled press secretary Sarah Sanders Friday on the allegations that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report exposed a culture of lying at the White House. “What the report also does is expose a culture of lying at the White House,” Stephanopoulos said. “And it calls your personal credibility into question as well.” Stephanopoulos showed a clip from a press conference when Sanders told reporters that “countless members of the FBI”…

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Man caught with 2 gas cans entering St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC, police say By Danielle Wallace Fox News April 18, 2019 A man was taken into custody in New York Wednesday night after entering St. Patrick’s Cathedral carrying two canisters of gasoline, two bottles of lighter fluid and two butane lighters, authorities said. The 37-year-old man, whose identity will be released once he is formally charged, was stopped by a cathedral security officer, New York City Police said. As the man was turned around, he spilled some gasoline on the floor and walked south onto Fifth Avenue…

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Opinion | As Notre Dame burned, Trump again tweeted something abnormal By Kathleen Parker Washington Post April 17, 2019 At least he recognized the urgency. As the world gasped in horror on Monday at the sight of Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral burning in a cataclysmic moment, the president of the United States imparted these words of wisdom: “Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!” Well, Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Could we possibly be more banal? Continue Reading…..

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