Author: Freedom Watch

Paul Manafort Loses His Cool By Franklin Foer The Atlantic June 5, 2018 At the height of his powers as a political consultant, Paul Manafort was known for his cool. In fact, the value of his counsel increased at moments of crisis. While others panicked, Manafort rarely evinced a hint of frazzle. He could still think strategically, detach himself from emotion, and issue clearheaded guidance. But he could afford to keep his head at such moments, because the problems he was called on to solve belonged to others. Robert Mueller’s allegation that Manafort attempted to tamper with a…

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Gaza preschoolers seen performing mock execution of Israeli soldier By Andrew O’Reilly Fox News June 4, 2018 A shocking video recently surfaced that allegedly shows a play at a preschool in the Gaza Strip where children dressed up as commandos and performed a mock hostage-taking situation and execution of an Israeli soldier. First reported by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the video purportedly was recorded during a ceremony in May at the Al-Hoda preschool in the self-governing Palestinian territory. Continue Reading…..

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Bill Clinton says impeachment over Russia probe would be underway if Democrat were in office By Veronica Stracqualursi CNN June 3, 2018 Former President Bill Clinton said that impeachment hearings would have begun if a Democratic president, instead of Donald Trump, were in power and the Russia investigation was as far along as it is now. “I think if the roles were reversed — now, this is me just talking, but it’s based on my experience — if it were a Democratic president, and these facts were present, most people I know in Washington believe impeachment hearings would…

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By Larry Klayman WND June 3, 2018 I learned the formula for success the hard way. During the summer of my senior year in high school, I missed two short putts on the final holes of club championship at my parents golf club. Staring down over the golf ball at the time, I lost concentration while thinking what it would be like to lose the championship in front of my then-former girlfriend and first infatuation. She was watching from a golf cart off the greens. At the time she had been dating an “older guy,” the ultimate winner of…

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James Comey isn’t above the law By Michael Goodwin New York Post June 3, 2018 There they go again. For the 1 millionth time, anti-Trumpers are horrified, aghast, stupefied. The president’s latest offense against their sensibilities is a pointed use of his pardon power. So far, he has pardoned just five people, including Jack Johnson, the legendary black boxer whose conviction a century ago was an act of pure racism. Continue Reading…..

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Chris Cuomo of CNN laments Fox News, MSNBC viewers ‘retreating to their corners’ By David Bauder The Washington Times June 3, 2018 Chris Cuomo envisions his new CNN prime-time show as a haven for independent thinkers who want their preconceptions tested. His challenge is finding enough people who want that on a cable news network. He’s swimming against a strong tide. Fox News Channel and MSNBC are thriving with prime-time programming that appeals to partisans of each side, most emphatically with Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow in the 9 p.m. Eastern time slot where “Cuomo Prime Time” lands…

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Giuliani: Trump Would Fight Subpoena, Not Pardon Himself Newsmax June 3, 2018 An attorney for President Donald Trump stressed Sunday that the president’s legal team would contest any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury during the special counsel’s Russia probe but downplayed the idea that Trump could pardon himself. Rudy Giuliani, in a series of television interviews, emphasized one of the main arguments in a newly unveiled letter sent by Trump’s lawyers to special counsel Robert Mueller back in January: that a president can’t be given a grand jury subpoena as…

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Ex-US attorney: Trump pardoning himself would be ‘almost self-executing impeachment’ By Maegan Vazquez and Veronica Stracqualursi CNN June 3, 2018 Former US attorney Preet Bharara said Sunday that it “would be outrageous” for a sitting president to pardon himself, which President Donald Trump’s lawyers appear to argue in a letter sent to special counsel Robert Mueller. “I think (if) the President decided he was going to pardon himself, I think that’s almost self-executing impeachment,” Bharara, a CNN legal analyst, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Whether or not there is a minor legal argument that some law…

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