Author: Freedom Watch

Post Politics Now: Raskin expects ‘crimes that have not yet been alleged’ in Jan. 6 report Washington Post April 13, 2022 Today, in a Post Politics Now interview, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said that the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection will issue a report that will be “profuse in setting forth crimes that have not yet been alleged” and that the panel, on which he sits, is planning public hearings in May and June. The aim, Raskin said, is “to prevent coups and insurrections going forward.” Look for more from Raskin below. Meanwhile, President Biden…

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Trump ‘authorized’ assault on Capitol, Jan. 6 defendant argues at trial NBC News April 13, 2022 An attorney for a man who took a coat rack during the Jan. 6 riot argued on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump “authorized” the assault on the building on Jan. 6, 2021, by convincing “vulnerable” people like his client that the election had been stolen. Dustin Thompson, 38, of Ohio, is the third Jan. 6 defendant to face a trial by jury after the convictions of Guy Reffitt and former police officer Thomas Robertson. Thompson faces six charges, including obstruction of…

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How bad is Hunter Biden’s legal jeopardy? By Andrew Prokop Vox April 12, 2022 Federal prosecutors’ investigation into Hunter Biden is heating up and the indictment of the president’s son is a real possibility, a recent series of reports suggests. The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and the Associated Press have all published stories in recent weeks with a similar theme: the investigation, run by the US attorney’s office in Delaware, has gotten increasingly active, with witnesses testifying to a grand jury. Continue Reading…..

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By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz CNN April 12, 2022 (CNN)A jury in Washington, DC, on Monday found an ex-Virginia police officer guilty on all six charges he faced for his actions around the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. Thomas Robertson, a former sergeant of the Rocky Mount police in Virginia, faced charges including impeding law enforcement officers, obstructing an official proceeding, entering and remaining in restricted grounds and tampering with evidence. Continue Reading…..

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Hunter Biden texts contradict claims Secret Service wasn’t involved in gun case New York Post April 11, 2022 Hunter Biden sent a text message that said the Secret Service responded after his handgun disappeared in 2018 — contradicting the agency’s assertion that it wasn’t involved, The Post has learned. In a lengthy message sent the following year, President Biden’s son described the situation in detail, saying his former sister-in-law-turned-lover, Hallie Biden, tossed the firearm into a trash bin outside Janssen’s Market, a gourmet grocery store in Wilmington, Del. “She stole the gun out of my trunk lock box…

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Kevin McCarthy warns against impeaching Biden for ‘political purposes’ The Hill April 11, 2022 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) declined to throw his support behind impeaching President Biden, a move that several of his House Republican colleagues have called for, warning against doing so for “political purposes.” McCarthy vowed that Republicans will focus on “holding this administration accountable” if they win the House majority in the 2022 midterms, and he left the door open to impeachment if they find that laws were broken. “One thing we learned that the Democrats did is they — they used impeachment…

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Biden approval rating at lowest point in CBS News poll The Hill April 11, 2022 President Biden’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest point in the latest CBS News and YouGov poll. Biden’s approval rating ticked down to 42 percent in early April, according to the poll, which CBS News said is its lowest yet. Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job as president. The president’s latest approval rating is down slightly from February and March, when 43 percent said they approved of how Biden was handling his job.…

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