Author: Freedom Watch
WashPost: Jeff Sessions Says He Will Quit If Trump Fires Rosenstein By Todd Beamon Newsmax April 21, 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions told the White House last weekend that he would quit if President Donald Trump fired Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Russia probe headed by special counsel Robert Mueller, The Washington Post reported Friday. The Post cited “people familiar with the exchange,” saying that Sessions disclosed his position in a telephone call to White House counsel Donald McGahn. Continue Reading…..
By Larry Klayman WND April 20, 2018 Are you tired of seeing young “whippersnappers,” cocky millennials with no legal experience on Fox News telling us the way the capital of corruption works when it comes to law enforcement? Friday morning, when I turned on the television to get an update on what was happening in the latest Mueller saga, as I am this week on the “Left Coast” and three hours behind the swamp, I was treated to the commentary of Fox’s newest young “rising star,” pundit Guy Benson, who apparently is even being given his own show. And,…
Natalie Portman Denounced by Israeli Government Over Decision Not to Attend Awards The Hollywood Reporter April 20, 2018 The move, believed to be in response to Israel’s recent deadly shooting of Palestinian protestors, has been praised by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Israel’s minister for culture and sports has denounced Natalie Portman’s decision to decline an award in her homeland of Israel over politics. Continue Reading…..
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti is ready for his star turn NBC News April 20, 2018 Hollywood talent agencies have reached out to Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ oft-quoted lawyer, to help him capitalize on his newfound fame, according to several sources in the industry. Daniels and Avenatti have commanded almost nonstop media attention since January when The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, had arranged for Daniels to receive $130,000. Daniels has claimed that the money was in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump. Cohen has said…
Genesis Prize cancels ceremony after 2018 winner Natalie Portman said she won’t visit Israel – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jewish Telegraphic Agency April 20, 2018 This is a developing story. (JTA) — The Genesis Prize announced it was canceling its prize ceremony in Israel in June after 2018 recipient Natalie Portman said she would not take part in light of “recent events.” On Thursday, the Genesis Prize Foundation, which awards what it calls the “Jewish Nobel,” said it was “very saddened” that the Israeli-American actress would not take part in the ceremony. The foundation said that Portman’s representative notified…
Rudy Giuliani joins Trump’s legal team Washington Examiner April 20, 2018 Updated at 5:56 p.m. Rudy Giuliani is the newest member of President Trump’s personal legal team, the former New York City mayor and Trump ally confirmed Thursday. “I’m doing it because I hope we can negotiate an end to this for the good of the country and because I have high regard for the president and for Bob Mueller,” Giuliani told the Washington Post. Continue Reading…..
DOJ watchdog sends criminal referral for McCabe to federal prosecutor By Brooke Singman Fox News April 20, 2018 The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has sent a criminal referral for fired FBI official Andrew McCabe to the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington. The move follows a recent DOJ inspector general report that found McCabe leaked a self-serving story to the press and later lied about it to then-Director James Comey and federal investigators, prompting Attorney General Jeff Sessions to fire him on March 16. Continue Reading…..
Inside Paul Manafort’s 6-month fight to meet his $10 million bail ABC News April 20, 2018 The 69-year-old Manafort has repeatedly — unsuccessfully — sought to provide the court with enough property, cash and other assets to meet the $10 million bail amount set by federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson in his case involving felony charges of money laundering, false statements, conspiracy and failure to register as a foreign agent. Each time, the judge has rejected his proposals, as the case against him centers largely around his complex finances and alleged bank fraud related to a mortgage on…
Fox’s Hannity, CNN’s Cooper trade blows in cable news network brawl By Joe Concha TheHill April 20, 2018 Fox News and CNN On Wednesday again traded blows on the air with Fox News’s Sean Hannity comparing CNN’s Anderson Cooper to Jerry Springer and Cooper hitting Fox for not reprimanding its top-rated host. The back-and-forth jabs seem to be happening on a regular basis between the two cable news networks, with MSNBC, which is currently second to Fox News overall in the cable news race, rarely being dragged into the fight. Continue Reading…..
CNN’s Chris Cuomo unexpectedly comes to Sean Hannity’s defense — by bashing Joe Scarborough The Week April 19, 2018 CNN’s Chris Cuomo is not pleased about Fox News’ Sean Hannity failing to disclose to viewers that he was a client of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, but the New Day host went out of his way Thursday to point out that Hannity is not the only TV journalist to have waded into the ethical quagmire. “How’s this different than Morning Joe?” Cuomo asked his colleagues as they discussed the Hannity scandal. “Remember in the days of the…