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Catherine Deneuve Among French Artists Defending Men’s Right To Hit On Women By Nancy Tartaglione Deadline January 10, 2018 A collective of about 100 women has signed an open letter published in Le Monde today rejecting what it sees as a new puritanism in the wake of the sexual harassment and assault scandals. “Rape is a crime,” the women write. “Insistently or awkwardly hitting on someone is not.” Lamenting that the #MeToo campaign has led to “expeditious justice” for men who “may have touched a knee, tried to steal a kiss” or “spoken of ‘intimate’ things during a…
How The Fusion GPS Founder’s Testimony Fits In The Russia Saga By Philip Ewing NPR.org January 10, 2018 The infamous Russia dossier was not the sole basis for the FBI’s investigation into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, according to a newly public document that notched a tactical win for Democrats inside Washington, D.C. That detail and a few others in a nearly 300-page transcript released on Tuesday by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., blunts charges by Republicans that the FBI and Justice Department used politically funded agitprop to launch an investigation into Trump’s potential Russia connections — one that…
Cliven Bundy may sue federal government for malicious prosecution, civil-rights abuses By Valerie Richardson The Washington Times January 10, 2018 Rancher Cliven Bundy no longer faces federal charges in the 2014 Nevada standoff, but that doesn’t mean his legal fight with the Justice Department is over. Attorney Larry Klayman said Mr. Bundy is considering filing lawsuits for malicious prosecution and civil-rights violations stemming from the court battle that ended Monday with a federal judge dismissing all charges against him over “flagrant prosecutorial misconduct.” Mr. Klayman, a conservative activist and former Justice Department lawyer who has represented Mr. Bundy…
By Todd Beamon Newsmax January 10, 2018 President Donald Trump “should refuse to talk” to Russia special counsel Robert Mueller, Freedom Watch founder Larry Klayman told Newsmax TV on Tuesday. “There’s executive privilege here, separation of powers,” he told “Newsmax Now” host Bill Tucker in an interview. “Number two, anything that the president says will be used against him. “They’ll distort everything. Continue Reading…..
Judge blocks Trump’s decision to end DACA dreamer program The Washington Times January 10, 2018 A federal judge in California blocked President Trump’s planned phaseout of the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty in a ruling late Tuesday that could upend the negotiations on Capitol Hill over “Dreamers” future. Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee to the bench, ruled the DACA program legal — the first court to do so — and said the administration illegally cut corners in canceling it. Continue Reading…..
Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Millet, and More French Women Sign Letter Against #MeToo By Hazel Cills Jezebel January 9, 2018 A letter published in the newspaper Le Monde, signed by 100 French women, argues that the #MeToo movement has gotten out of hand. “Rape is a crime, but trying to seduce someone, even persistently or cack-handedly is not, nor is men being gentlemanly a macho attack,” the letter read, via a translation from The Guardian. Actress Catherine Deneuve and writer Catherine Millet signed the letter in addition to dozens of other French Whos across industries: dentists, historians, journalists, artists,…
WashPost: Mueller Will Likely Grill Trump Within Weeks Newsmax January 9, 2018 President Trump may be interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller in the ongoing probe into Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election, possibly within the next several weeks, The Washington Post reports. The newspaper, quoting an unnamed source close to the president, says Mueller has raised the likelihood with Trump’s legal team that his office will seek an interview with the commander in chief. “This is moving faster than anyone really realizes,” the source said, adding that Trump would be comfortable participating in an interview. Continue…
Bundy case dismissed in staggering blow to federal government WND January 9, 2018 In a blistering rebuke to the federal government, a judge dismissed all charges against rancher Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and militia member Ryan Payne stemming from an armed standoff with federal agents in 2014. Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro issued a scathing analysis of the government’s conduct, terming it “outrageous.” “There has been flagrant misconduct, substantial prejudice and no lesser remedy is sufficient,” she said. Continue Reading…..