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George W. Bush Slipped Candy to Michelle Obama at McCain’s Funeral Time September 1, 2018 Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Michelle Obama shared a sweet moment at John McCain’s memorial. The moment was captured by cameras during former Sen. Joe Lieberman’s eulogy to McCain, who died last Saturday after battling brain cancer. The former President and former First Lady were among other political VIPs in attendance at Saturday’s funeral service at Washington National Cathedral. Continue Reading…..
Meghan McCain Rebukes Trump in Powerful Eulogy for Her Father New York Times September 1, 2018 Meghan McCain, John McCain’s daughter, delivered a powerful speech at her father’s funeral on Saturday, and in a reproach of President Trump, said the “America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because it was always great.” Ms. McCain’s speech contrasted her father’s legacy with the “opportunistic appropriation” and “cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly.” Continue Reading…..
John Kerry vents frustration over working with Netanyahu in new book By Michael Wilner The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com September 1, 2018 Former secretary of state John Kerry is venting his frustrations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a new book slated for release this month. According to excerpts obtained by Jewish Insider, a Washington newsletter, Barack Obama’s top diplomat began losing trust in Netanyahu in 2014 during Israel’s last operation against Hamas in Gaza, when he claims Netanyahu began strategically leaking to the press against him. Continue Reading…..
Two prosecutors leave Mueller’s team, including an expert in cybercrimes By Tucker Higgins CNBC September 1, 2018 Ryan Dickey and Brian Richardson appear to have left the team this summer, according to a report by CNN, which first broke the news of the departures. Mueller’s team now has 15 attorneys. The exits did not have to do with any allegations of wrongdoing or political bias, special counsel spokesman Peter Carr said. The president has regularly berated the special counsel’s team of prosecutors, accusing them of being politically biased and conducting an illegal “witch hunt.” Continue Reading…..
Senator to FTC: You guys really should look at Google one more time By Cyrus Farivar Ars Technica September 1, 2018 A Utah senator has written a formal letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to “reconsider the competitive effects of Google’s conduct in search and digital advertising.” In a two-page document released Thursday, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) noted that, when the FTC closed its previous investigation into the search giant in 2010, it partly based its decision on the expectation that Apple would become a “strong mobile advertising network.” This did not pan out. Continue Reading…..
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By Larry Klayman WND August 31, 2018 It’s hard to believe, particularly by someone like me who at one time believed as a starry-eyed young federal prosecutor that joining the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was the highest honor and calling for a lawyer. But over the years, even after I left to go back into private practice, first forming my own law firm and then conceiving of and founding Judicial Watch and later Freedom Watch, I have come to see my once proud alma mater as a despicable den of corruption. And, do not believe that DOJ has…
By Bob Unruh WND August 30, 2018 Activist and Freedom Watch founder Larry Klayman is suing Google, Facebook, Twitter and Apple in federal court in Washington on behalf of “hundreds” of members of a class of “politically conservative organizations.” The class-action complaint filed Wednesday focuses on the documented reports of bias and censorship against the tech industry. “Common questions of fact and law exist as to all class members, including, but not limited to, whether defendants are engaging in illegal suppression and censorship of political conservative content,” the complaint states. Continue Reading…..
By Jeffrey Rodack Newsmax August 30, 2018 Freedom Watch, a government watchdog, has filed a class action lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Apple alleging antitrust violations and claiming the companies stifle the voice of conservatives. The lawsuit was announced by the group’s founder, Larry Klayman. In a statement, Freedom Watch claimed the companies conspired by “entering into an explicit or tacit agreement, in parallel to each other to restrain trade.” “Specifically, the class action complaint alleges that the intent and effect of this agreement in restraint of trade is to quash and/or limit advocacy by conservative and pro-(Donald)…
Trump Presses Supreme Court Chief Justice For Action On Russia Dossier Reuters August 30, 2018 WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice should tell the head of a national security court to question FBI and Justice Department officials about their use of a so-called Russia dossier as part of a collusion probe. Trump singled out Justice Department official Bruce Ohr in a message on Twitter apparently quoting a Fox News analyst. Ohr is linked to the dossier of allegations of possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia. Continue…