Author: Freedom Watch
Rod Rosenstein tells Congress he hasn’t seen “good cause” to fire Robert Mueller CBS News December 14, 2017 WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, facing congressional questions about anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI officials assigned to the Russia probe, defended special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday and said he had seen no cause to fire him or received encouragement to do so. At a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, in an exchange with Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-New York, Rosenstein said that if there were “good cause” to fire Mueller as special counsel, “I would…
Hannity on Mueller Probe: Rod Rosenstein ‘Aiding and Abetting’ the ‘Threat to Rule of Law’ Fox News Insider December 14, 2017 Sean Hannity said that the fallout continues over new examples of political bias in Robert Mueller’s investigation of President Trump. He recalled several examples of “Trump-bashing” from members of Mueller’s team. Hannity said they exposed “massive conflicts of interest and political prejudice…in our justice system.” Continue Reading…..
Disney deal set to value Fox at more than $75 billion: source By Reuters Editorial Reuters December 14, 2017 Walt Disney Co’s (DIS.N) deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) will value the latter at over $40 per share, or $75 billion, a person familiar with the matter said. The deal, which is set to be announced on Thursday, will end more than half a century of expansion by Murdoch, 86, who turned a single Australian newspaper he inherited from his father at age 21 into one of the…
Trump ally Roger Stone said he is writing a book about the president’s impending demise By Marie Solis Newsweek December 13, 2017 One of President Donald Trump’s longtime allies is foretelling doom for the commander in chief, who is embroiled in multiple controversies that threaten his office. Political strategist Roger Stone said it’s only a matter of time before special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe and the Trump sexual misconduct allegations that number well into the double digits catch up to the president. Continue Reading…..
Activist DeRay Mckesson sues Fox News, media personality Jeanine Pirro for defamation By Jessica Anderson Baltimore Sun December 13, 2017 Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson has sued Fox News and media personality Jeanine Pirro, alleging she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit brought against the Black Lives Matter movement. Mckesson alleges that Pirro made “false and defamatory statements” claiming he directed other protesters to commit violence that resulted in a police officer getting stuck in the face with a rock, according to a lawsuit filed in New York on Tuesday. Continue Reading…..
‘The Public Trust Is Gone’: Jim Jordan Urges Rosenstein to Appoint 2nd Special Counsel Fox News Insider December 13, 2017 Republican Jim Jordan pressed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Wednesday morning to appoint a second special counsel to investigate allegations of anti-Trump bias within Robert Mueller’s team. Jordan focused in on the newly-released text messages from 2016 between agent Peter Strzok and another FBI official with whom he was having an affair. Continue Reading…..
Comey tweets about ‘character’ of leaders By John Bowden TheHill December 13, 2017 Former FBI Director James Comey tweeted a quote Wednesday about power being a better gauge of a person’s character than adversity. “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. … Most people can bear adversity; but if you wish to know what a man really is give him power,” Comey tweeted, quoting Civil War-era politician Robert Ingersoll on President Lincoln. Continue Reading…..
Alabama Senate race: Doug Jones wins, but Roy Moore isn’t conceding CBS News December 13, 2017 Democrat Doug Jones, a widely respected former U.S. attorney, has narrowly defeated Republican Roy Moore, the embattled former chief justice, in Alabama’s special Senate election. That makes Jones the first Democrat to be elected to the United States Senate in Alabama in 25 years. With all counties reporting, the Alabama Secretary of State reported Jones with 49.92 percent of the vote, and Moore with 48.38 percent of the vote. Continue Reading…..
By Diana Stancy Correll Washington Examiner December 13, 2017 “Robert Mueller is not a ‘man of integrity’ as the Washington, D.C., Democrat and Republican political establishment like to spin,” Klayman said in a statement. “He is just another pol who is representing his establishment benefactors in both political parties who want to see the presidency of Donald Trump destroyed.” Klayman asserts Mueller’s team has leaked stories about those involved in the Russia probe to the media and Mueller is too close to James Comey, former FBI director. Additionally, the complaint claims Mueller has hired Democrats to work for him…
By Harriet Sinclair Newsweek December 13, 2017 Conservative watchdog Freedom Watch is suing to have Robert Mueller removed from his role as special counsel investigating alleged collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia. The lawsuit was filed by Freedom Watch founder Larry Klayman against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, FBI Director Christopher Wray and the heads of the Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and Inspector General in their official capacities, and seeks to have Mueller removed for “gross prosecutorial misconduct” over the leaks of grand jury information. Continue Reading…..