Author: Freedom Watch
Newsmax TV July 10, 2017
Obama returns to political fray for a Democratic Party cause By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post July 10, 2017 Former president Barack Obama will formally reenter the political fray this week less than six months after leaving office, headlining a fundraiser for a group that could prove critical to the Democratic Party’s rebuilding efforts. Obama’s appearance Thursday before a few dozen people at a closed-door event in the District on behalf of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) highlights the balance he is trying to strike as his party seeks to regain its footing at both the state and…
NRA’s Newest Ad Got Under Black Lives Matters’ Skin, So They Made Head-Turning Response of Their Own IJR – Independent Journal Review July 10, 2017 Last month, the NRA released a new ad with spokeswoman Dana Loesch that ended up sparking controversy. In the ad, Loesch calls out groups of people who create unnecessary chaos in America, use the education system as a propaganda tool, and paint law enforcement as villains. Then she throws down a call for action to fight back against such individuals with a “clenched fist of truth.” Continue Reading…..
Fox News July 10, 2017 The Washington Post struck out with many on social media over an article that appears to blame a right-wing Illinois shock jock for the Virginia shooting rampage by a Trump-hating, Bernie Sanders volunteer who targeted Republicans during a baseball practice. The lengthy piece takes aim at the foul-mouthed Bob Romanik, who spews invective on the AM dial from a studio in Belleville, Ill., shooter James Hodgkinson’s hometown. Continue Reading…..
Comey’s private memos on Trump conversations contained classified material By John Solomon TheHill July 10, 2017 More than half of the memos former FBI Director James Comey wrote as personal recollections of his conversations with President Trump about the Russia investigation have been determined to contain classified information, according to interviews with officials familiar with the documents. This revelation raises the possibility that Comey broke his own agency’s rules and ignored the same security protocol that he publicly criticized Hillary Clinton for in the waning days of the 2016 presidential election. Continue Reading…..
Trump’s Son Met With Russian Lawyer After Being Promised Damaging Information on Clinton By Jo Becker, Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman New York Times July 9, 2017 President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before agreeing to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, according to three advisers to the White House briefed on the meeting and two others with knowledge of it. The meeting was also attended by his campaign chairman at the time, Paul J. Manafort, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Mr. Manafort and Mr. Kushner…
Linda Sarsour Calls for ‘Jihad’ Against Trump Administration – Breitbart By Joel B. Pollak Breitbart July 9, 2017 Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American anti-Israel activist who helped organize the nationwide Women’s March the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, called for “jihad,” or holy war, against the Trump administration last weekend. Sarsour was speaking in Chicago at the annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a group that the Investigative Project on Terrorism notes was an “unindicted co-conspirator” in a terror-funding prosecution, and was allegedly “created by members of the Muslim Brotherhood” in the United States…
By Kathryn Watson CBS News July 9, 2017 President Trump’s oldest son, 39-year-old Donald Trump Jr., posted a doctored clip from the 1986 movie “Top Gun” to his social media accounts Saturday, in which his father is portrayed as a fighter pilot shooting down a jet emblazoned with the CNN logo. “One of the best I’ve seen,” the Trump son said, reposting the video to Twitter and Instagram from a user called @OldRowOfficial. Continue Reading…..
Special Counsel Mueller Lets His Actions Do The Talking: 15 Hires, More to Come By Carrie Johnson NPR.org July 8, 2017 Robert Mueller has made no public comment since he was named to lead the Department of Justice investigation into Russian interference in last year’s election. Instead, he has let his actions do the talking. The former FBI director and decorated U.S. Marine has submitted a budget and quietly hired an all-star team that includes 15 Justice Department prosecutors. And, a spokesman for Mueller said, he’s not done bringing on new lawyers. Continue Reading…..
Mic July 8, 2017 The National Rifle Association of America must stop airing its controversial ads that blast the Black Lives Matter movement and call for violence in response to their resistance, activists from a BLM chapter in Los Angeles said on Friday. In a video response first shared with Mic, activists labeled the NRA’s ad as “dangerous propaganda” meant to incite “gun-toting racists.” Surrogates for the gun rights lobbying group have previously lashed out at activists and politicians who criticized its ad. Continue Reading…..