Author: Freedom Watch
Newsmax TV July 20, 2018
Judge Jeanine Pirro and Whoopi Goldberg shout it out over ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ By Gabriella Mu����oz The Washington Times July 20, 2018 Judge Jeanine Pirro sparked a yelling match Thursday with “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg with a comment about “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Ms. Pirro was on TV show to discuss her new book “Liars, Leakers and Liberals,” when she pointed at Ms. Goldberg to suggest she had “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Continue Reading…..
Will Congress ever hold our federal agencies accountable for contempt? By Jonathan Turley, opinion contributor TheHill July 19, 2018 FBI official Peter Strzok’s recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee continued a time-honored practice of elected members of Congress doing nothing about the open contempt of federal departments or agencies and their unelected officials. Strzok was just the latest in a long procession of officials, from both Democratic and Republican administrations, who refused to answer questions, produce documents, or otherwise comply with the constitutional authority of Congress to exercise oversight. Aside from outraged words of protest or toothless…
Trump invites Putin to Washington in the fall By Dave Boyer The Washington Times July 19, 2018 The White House is extending an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington in the fall, following up on his summit this week with President Trump. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that Mr. Trump asked national security adviser John Bolton to invite Mr. Putin to Washington this autumn, “and those discussions are already underway.” Continue Reading…..
FBI Director Wray hints that he considered resigning, restates belief in Russian election meddling NBC News July 19, 2018 ASPEN, Colo. — FBI Director Chris Wray suggested on Wednesday that he has threatened to resign — and pushed back against President Donald Trump’s recent comments that cast doubt on Russian interference in the election. “My view has not changed, which is that Russia attempted to interfere with the last election and that it continues to engage in malign influence operations to this day,” Wray told NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt at the Aspen Security Forum. Continue Reading…..
Israel approves ‘Jewish nation state’ law BBC News July 19, 2018 Israel’s parliament has passed a controversial law characterising the country as principally a Jewish state, fuelling anger among its Arab minority. The “nation state” law says Jews have a unique right to national self-determination there and puts Hebrew above Arabic as the official language. Continue Reading…..
Lisa Page May Seek Immunity, Judicial Watch’s Chris Farrell Says By Kathryn Blackhurst LifeZette July 19, 2018 Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page may “look for an immunity deal” as part of her cooperation with congressional investigations into allegations of anti-Trump and pro-Clinton bias with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI, according to Judicial Watch Director of Investigations & Research Chris Farrell. “Well, I think Page has the opportunity to become the anti-Strzok. She’s going to look for an immunity deal, or at least being treated as a cooperating witness. She’s seen from last week what her boyfriend…
Maxine Waters warns supporters of possible ‘armed protests’ against her ABC News July 19, 2018 Rep. Maxine Waters warned supporters on Wednesday of potential “armed protests” against her after an extremist group called for ongoing demonstrations outside her office in Los Angeles. In a lengthy statement issued late Wednesday, Waters, D-Calif., said she’d been notified about forthcoming protests by the Oath Keepers, which she described as “an anti-government militia” that’s staged armed protests in cities across the country. Continue Reading…..
Dear Friend, Are you tired of watching “Hannity” on Fox News, with its repetitive usual cast of characters, pounding their chests, bragging about what new information they have uncovered and offering false hope that justice will be done over the alleged crimes of Hillary Clinton, Robert Mueller, James Comey, Barack Obama and their comrades? This may boost ratings for the network, but it does not lead to any concrete result. Are you tired of the Congressional “dog and pony” shows, which boost their campaign contributions and reelection, but never result in justice? Indeed, even Rep. Trey Gowdy, who is…
Judge denies Manafort’s request to suppress evidence By Sarah N. Lynch Reuters July 18, 2018 A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort to suppress evidence seized by the FBI from his home as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing probe into whether Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign colluded with Russia. Manafort’s lawyers had sought to limit the scope of evidence that prosecutors can rely on for his upcoming September trial in Washington, D.C., claiming that the search warrant was overly broad and unconstitutional. Continue Reading…..