Author: Freedom Watch
Why Trump’s inauguration money is a major part of Mueller’s Russia investigation By Andrew Prokop Vox July 5, 2018 What happened at Donald Trump’s inauguration 18 months ago, and why does special counsel Robert Mueller appear to be so interested in it? Last week, ABC News’s Matthew Mosk and John Santucci reported that several wealthy Russians were “granted unusual access” to Trump inauguration parties back in January 2017 — and that Mueller was seeking to find out why. Continue Reading…..
Mueller Taps More Prosecutors to Help With Growing Trump Probe By Chris Strohm Bloomberg July 5, 2018 Special Counsel Robert Mueller is tapping additional Justice Department resources for help with new legal battles as his year-old investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 election continues to expand. As Mueller pursues his probe, he’s making more use of career prosecutors from the offices of U.S. attorneys and from Justice Department headquarters, as well as FBI agents — a sign that he may be laying the groundwork to hand off parts of his investigation eventually, several current and former U.S.…
Newsmax July 5, 2018 Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman on Tuesday called for federal and state prosecutors to investigate ousted Fox News executive Bill Shine — and appealed to President Trump to await the outcome of these probes before naming him his White House deputy chief of staff. In a news release from Freedom Watch — Klayman’s new judicial organization — he asked both the Manhattan District Attorney and the federal U.S. Attorney for New York’s Southern District to review potential crimes related to allegations made against Shine. Shine was forced out of Fox News in May 2017 as…
Leading contender to be Trump’s Supreme Court pick faces questions from social conservatives By Robert Costa, Josh Dawsey Washington Post July 4, 2018 An intensifying debate over Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a front-runner in President Trump’s search for a Supreme Court nominee, gripped Republicans on Tuesday, with conservative critics highlighting past rulings and his links to GOP leaders while his allies — including inside the White House — forcefully defended him. The sparring over Kavanaugh, one of four federal appeals court judges who met with the president Monday, underscored the challenges facing Trump as he aims to pick…
Israel’s long history of cooperation with ruthless, anti-Semitic dictators | Opinion By Azriel Bermant haaretz.com July 4, 2018 Netanyahu’s coziness with the odious, xenophobic Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is hardly unprecedented. Menachem Begin sent arms to Argentina’s military junta – who actually had Jewish blood on their hands In mid-July, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will host the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for a state visit. The leader of the left-wing Meretz party, Tamar Zandberg, has been among those… Continue Reading…..
Newsmax July 4, 2018 Judicial Watch founder and conservative former federal prosecutor Larry Klayman supports Chicago Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill a soon-to-be vacated Supreme Court seat — but thinks Democrats are “already trying to smear her.” In remarks Tuesday on Newsmax TV’s “Newsmax Now,” Klayman said he likes that Barrett — reportedly one of President Donald Trump’s leading contenders for nomination — is not a graduate of either Harvard or Yale law schools. “From what I’ve read about her, I like Judge Barrett,” Klayman said. “She’s obviously a woman. That’s good. Politically it’s going to…
Newsmax TV July 3, 2018
(Washington, D.C., July 3, 2018). Today Larry Klayman, the founder of both Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch and a former federal prosecutor, called for an investigation into allegations made against former and now fired Fox News executive Bill Shine. Klayman is asking the Manhattan District Attorney and the U.S. Attorney in New York City to review serious and published allegations about Shine, including his activities involving Laurie Luhn, a former Fox News employee who has alleged she was sexually abused by former Fox CEO Roger Ailes. Luhn claims allegedly that she was videotaped in sex acts by Ailes…
Legal experts say Mueller team likely gained access to NRA tax filings: report By Avery Anapol TheHill July 3, 2018 Legal experts say it’s likely special counsel Robert Mueller secretly gained access to the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) tax returns as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to a McClatchy report. Mueller’s team is reportedly looking into NRA donors with links to Russia and investigating whether some donors used the organization to illegally funnel foreign money to President Trump’s campaign. Continue Reading…..