Author: Freedom Watch
Freedom Watch TV January 20, 2018
Comey to teach ethical leadership course at William & Mary By John Bowden TheHill January 19, 2018 Former FBI Director James Comey has landed a teaching gig at his alma mater, the College of William & Mary, and will join the ranks of the school’s teaching faculty this fall with a course on ethical leadership. The Washington Post reports that Comey has accepted a nontenured position as an executive professor in education with the school, and will teach the course on ethical leadership in fall 2018, spring 2019 and summer 2019 semesters. Continue Reading…..
Grant Stinchfield on NRA-TV January 19, 2018
Brigitte Bardot blasts #MeToo movement as ‘ridiculous,’ ‘hypocritical’ By Kathleen Joyce Fox News January 18, 2018 Legendary French actress Brigitte Bardot slammed the #MeToo movement and called actresses “hypocritical” for speaking out against sexual misconduct in Hollywood. Bardot, 83, made the comments in an interview with French magazine Paris Match. “In the vast majority of cases they are being hypocritical, ridiculous, uninteresting,” Bardot said. “There are many actresses who flirt with producers in order to get a role.” Continue Reading…..
Fitton: One Step Closer to Facts About James Comey Memos By Tom Fitton Breitbart January 18, 2018 U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg has given us an important victory in our quest for the truth about former FBI Director James Comey and his infamous memos. Boasberg ruled that the FBI must turn over to the court for in camera, non-public review of Comey’s memos allegedly detailing conversations he had with President Donald Trump. The court, in seeking to review the documents, shows it does not trust the FBI or Justice Department’s representations about the memos. We hope now…
FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump McClatchy DC January 18, 2018 The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy. FBI counterintelligence investigators have focused on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the deputy governor of Russia’s central bank who is known for his close relationships with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and the NRA, the sources said. Continue Reading…..
Hillary Clinton could still become president if Russia probe finds conspiracy evidence Newsweek January 18, 2018 Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig penned an essay in October outlining a series of hypothetical scenarios that could take place should the ongoing probe find that the Trump campaign actually conspired with Russia to influence the results of the election. If Trump did conspire with Russia, the president “should resign, or, if he doesn’t, he should be impeached,” Lessig wrote in his essay. Vice President Mike Pence would also have to either resign or get impeached, which would make House Speaker…
Robert Mueller’s team is looking at fishy transactions involving Russian diplomatic personnel The Week January 17, 2018 The team working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russia’s influence over the 2016 election is reportedly inspecting “suspicious” transactions involving Russian diplomatic personnel, BuzzFeed News writes. Among the transactions flagged by the Russian embassy’s bank and reported, as is legally required, to the U.S. Treasury’s financial crimes unit is a payment of $120,000 to then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak just days after the presidential election and an attempt to withdraw $150,000 from the embassy’s account less than a week after…
North and South Korea to march together at Olympics By Sophie Jeong and James Griffiths CNN January 17, 2018 North and South Korean athletes will march together at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony under a unified flag, the South said Wednesday, in a diplomatic breakthrough following days of talks between the two countries. The nations have also agreed to form a joint North and South Korean women’s ice hockey team for the Games in Pyeongchang, which begin early next month, South Korea’s unification ministry said. Continue Reading…..
Potential meteor flashes across six states and Canada with bright light, loud thunder By Amy Lieu Fox News January 17, 2018 A possible meteor bolted across the night sky Tuesday night illuminating large swaths of areas in states from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, the National Weather Service said. There was a loud bang that was reported during the event that caused a magnitude 2.0 earthquake in the Detroit metropolitan area, the NWS reported, citing USGS. Continue Reading…..