Author: Freedom Watch

CNN reporter Jim Acosta prompts Trump to call on ‘female reporter’ at New York press conference By Elizabeth Zwirz Fox News September 26, 2018 CNN reporter Jim Acosta asked President Trump whether “one of our female colleagues” could be called on after he questioned the president at a Wednesday press conference in New York City, prompting Trump to question Acosta’s protocol request. “What does he mean by that,” Trump asked. In a series of crosstalk, during which Trump repeatedly asked him to “explain,” Acosta said he thought “it would be great if a female reporter would ask you…

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Trump said his ‘preference’ would be to keep Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general By Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett Washington Post September 26, 2018 President Trump said Wednesday he would prefer to keep Rod Rosenstein as his deputy attorney general and that he might postpone a high-stakes meeting set for Thursday to discuss the future of Rosenstein’s job. At a rare news conference, Trump said he and Rosenstein already had a “good talk,” and he would “certainly prefer” keeping him in the No. 2 spot at the Justice Department. “My preference would be to keep him, and let…

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Rosenstein’s departure was imminent, but he may survive until after the midterms, officials say By Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett and Josh Dawsey chicagotribune.com September 26, 2018 Inside the Justice Department, officials still struggled to understand the events that nearly produced a seismic upheaval in their leadership ranks – until it didn’t – and they braced for a potential repeat of that chaos later in the week. Some officials said that Matt Whitaker, Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ chief of staff, had told people he would be taking over for Rosenstein – an indication that the deputy attorney general’s departure…

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Kavanaugh Hires Award Winning Female Lawyer Over Assault Allegation Daily Caller September 25, 2018 U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hired attorney Beth Wilkinson to represent him in an upcoming hearing regarding allegations of sexual assault ahead of Thursday’s nomination proceeding. Kavanaugh hired award winning lawyer Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz to represent him according to multiple sources, CNN reported Monday. Continue Reading…..

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Democratic AGs warn Sessions against policing tech speech By Cristiano Lima and Steven Overly POLITICO September 25, 2018 Such GOP accusations of systematic bias — made without evidence and denied by the companies — have picked up pace heading into the midterm elections. President Donald Trump has embraced the conservative grievances in recent months. He’s lashed out at Google, saying the company manipulates news search results to portray him in a bad light, and he’s targeted Twitter with claims that it “shadow bans” conservatives, reducing the visibility of their accounts. In an interview last month, Trump suggested Amazon,…

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Sekulow: Mueller Probe Should Be Paused If Rosenstein Exits By Solange Reyner Newsmax September 25, 2018 Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into President Donald Trump should be paused if Rod Rosenstein exits his post as deputy attorney general, Jay Sekulow said Monday on his radio show. “It clearly becomes necessary and appropriate . . . that there be a step back taken here, and a review — and I think it’s a review that has to be thorough and complete” if Rosenstein is dismissed, Sekulow, Trump’s personal attorney, said following reports Rosenstein might depart his position at the…

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