Author: Freedom Watch

Appeals court denies immediate release for Manafort By Josh Gerstein POLITICO July 12, 2018 A federal appeals court has turned down former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s request for immediate release from jail in advance of two federal criminal trials he is facing. A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Thursday afternoon denying a request to let him out as the court continues to consider his appeal of a district court judge’s order last month revoking the house arrest he’d been under since October. Continue Reading…..

Judge Andrew Napolitano: Why I am so deeply disappointed by Trump’s Supreme Court pick By Judge Andrew P. Napolitano Fox News July 12, 2018 When Donald Trump started running for the Republican nomination for president in June 2015, he began by attacking the Republican establishment in Washington, and he began his attack by calling the establishment “the swamp.” His real target was the permanent government and its enablers in the legal, financial, diplomatic and intelligence communities in Washington. These entities hover around power centers no matter which party is in power. Continue Reading….. See also: “Kavanaugh Not a…

Freedom Watch TV July 11, 2018

Poll: Obama tops list ranking best president in Americans’ lifetime By Justin Wise TheHill July 11, 2018 More than 40 percent of Americans say that Barack Obama was the best or second-best president in their lifetime, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. The poll asked people in an open-ended format which president has done the best job in their lifetimes, using respondents’ first and second choices for the survey’s findings. Continue Reading…..

Mueller team listening to Manafort’s jail phone calls By Darren Samuelsohn POLITICO July 11, 2018 Paul Manafort has recently told people he’s being treated like a “VIP” at the Virginia prison where he’s been held since June 15. The longtime GOP operative’s living arrangements, described in an eight-page motion filed Wednesday by Mueller’s prosecutors, also include “unique privileges” like a private, self-contained cell that’s bigger than what other inmates get, a private bathroom and shower, a personal telephone and daily access between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. to a workspace where Manafort can meet with…

Rosenstein Asks Prosecutors to Help With Kavanaugh Papers in Unusual Request New York Times July 11, 2018 WASHINGTON — Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, has asked federal prosecutors to help review the government documents of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, according to a letter obtained by The New York Times on Wednesday. Mr. Rosenstein’s request was an unusual insertion of politics into federal law enforcement. While the Justice Department has helped work on previous Supreme Court nominations, department lawyers in Washington typically carry out that task, not prosecutors who pursue criminal investigations…

Former Bill Clinton adviser pleads with Hillary not to run in 2020 for ‘her family’s sake’ By Andrew O’Reilly Fox News July 11, 2018 One of former President Bill Clinton’s past advisers is pleading with Hillary Clinton not to run for president in 2020, amid speculation that she is mulling throwing her hat once again in the ring. Lanny Davis, the former special counsel to President Clinton, said Wednesday that he would advise Hillary Clinton against launching another bid for the presidency “for her sake and her family’s sake.” Continue Reading…..

Cohen lawyer: Lying about power ‘an impeachable offense’ By Julia Manchester TheHill July 11, 2018 Michael Cohen’s new lawyer cited President Trump’s interactions with former national security adviser Michael Flynn in stating that lying about an abuse of power could be an impeachable offense. Lanny Davis made the remarks during an interview that aired Wednesday on Hill.TV’s “Rising” with Buck Sexton and Krystal Ball. Continue Reading…..

Newsmax TV July 10, 2018 See also: “Kavanaugh Not a True Conservative, Trump Should Withdraw Nomination,” by Larry Klayman

By Larry Klayman Newsmax July 10, 2018 A true conservative believes in the rights of the individual, over the state. A true conservative would not countenance the government exerting its police power to spy on the citizenry, without probable cause under our sacred Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. Indeed, the Fourth Amendment was designed by the Framers as an antidote to the tyranny which King George III had wreaked on the colonies, where his red coat henchmen would break into homes, rob them of their wares and property, and sometimes rape their women and rough up their children. Continue…