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If Alleged DOJ Misconduct Is True, A Judge Could Dismiss The Whole Case Against Trump
Lost in the breathless headlines over the indictment of President Trump for alleged violations of the Espionage Act is a story that deserves much more attention than it has received thus far:
the allegation that a senior official at the Department of Justice attempted to shake down Trump’s co-defendant’s lawyer. It is a scandal in the making that could result in the investigation of senior DOJ officials, which should lead to public congressional hearings, and that might even result in the entire case against Trump being dismissed.
In cases of flagrant prosecutorial misconduct, courts have the discretion to dismiss indictments altogether.
If Woodward’s claims are proven, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon would be well within her rights to consider a dismissal here.
The conduct claimed is perhaps unprecedented and certainly flagrant, amounting to nothing less than an effort by a high-ranking DOJ official to deprive a defendant of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel through inappropriate and potentially unlawful acts.
At the very least, Trump and Nauta deserve answers.
DHS continues construction of wall in Texas due to Trump-era funding
The Department of Homeland Security is building 20 more miles of the wall in Texas, as well as embarking on other “Fence Replacement Projects” in Arizona and California.
In addition, the Yuma Andrade and El Centro Calexico Fence Replacement Projects got the green light from the agency in order to fix barricades that already exist at the southern border, the press release explained.
Although President Biden and other leadership have publicly criticized the concept of a border wall, they have done some under-the-radar continuation in order to fill gaps in vulnerable locations such as Yuma, The Center Square reported in July 2022.
Border crossings have overwhelmed officials in the southwest since the crisis started in early 2021, with over 1.4 million migrant encounters in fiscal year 2023 alone, according to the agency’s data.
The Rio Grande Valley sector, where the “18-foot steel bollard fence panels” will be, has had over 205,000 migrant encounters this fiscal year, and the sector’s river has proved to be a major challenge for federal and state law enforcement.
Senators take action to assist the nation’s 12M military spouses
AP Photos (Klobuchar, Tillis) | Shutterstock illustration
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., recently introduced the Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 to develop a training program at the Small Business Administration to help military spouses launch small businesses.
Tillis is in his second term serving North Carolina, home to nine military installations including the nation’s largest at Fort Liberty.
The Old North State has the fourth-highest number of active-duty military members among states at nearly 100,000, according to a 2021 Department of Defense demographics report released in December.
Data from the Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce says there are more than 12 million military spouses nationally – about 1 million with active duty and 11.2 million veteran spouses – with an unemployment rate “statistically unchanged from 2012-2019 at rates of 22-24% before the pandemic with estimates as high as 38% during COVID-19.”
The Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Act would build on resources currently available to military spouses through the Small Business Administration that include free counseling, training and education, as well as a variety of loan programs and online services.
Fentanyl strips legal to carry in Kentucky
State leaders and advocates hope it will help the state continue its downward trend of overdose deaths.
House Bill 353 was a bipartisan bill that lawmakers in both chambers approved unanimously in March. The measure removes fentanyl testing strips under the categorization of drug paraphernalia. With the law, Kentucky joins the likes of Ohio, Tennessee and Alabama in allowing individuals to possess them.
In addition to the legislative support, HB353 received backing from Kentucky Smart on Crime, a vast coalition of organizations committed to common-sense changes in Kentucky’s justice system.
FDA blasted for ‘misleading’ mRNA COVID vaccine labels as ‘sudden death’ research mounts
Researchers around the world continue documenting potentially severe side effects from COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in certain demographics, but the Food and Drug Administration refuses to label them or even tell recipients the shots can’t stop transmission of an increasingly immune-evasive virus.
Autopsies and reviews of medical records revealed a much higher incidence of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine-associated heart deaths than officially categorized in South Korean, Japanese and Qatari government registries, particularly in younger people at lower risk from COVID.
That echoes a German autopsy study of healthy people who died within 20 days of jabs.
Bass Pro Shops founder surprises wounded vets with homes | Morning in America
Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris partnered with Helping a Hero to donate three homes adapted to the needs of wounded veterans.
He surprised the vets as part of his pledge to fund 25% of the cost of more than 100 homes with Helping a Hero.
Colorado teen gunned down by abusive ex-boyfriend as terrified baby brother hid in next room: police
Sirio-Cardona and the victim had dated for about six months before she ended the relationship four weeks prior.
At about 3:45 p.m., Sirio-Cardona crawled through Silva-Lopez’s bedroom window as she yelled for her little brother, who was watching TV in another room, to run for his life, according to an affidavit obtained by Denver7.com.
Sirio-Cardona’s controlling and abusive behavior had allegedly escalated since their split.
When Silva-Lopez told her beau it was over a month prior to her murder, he allegedly put the barrel of a gun into her mouth and told her, “She wasn’t going to break up with him, and she needed to tell him she loved him.”
The young girl confided in a family member, who relayed the account to police after her death, according to court records cited by Denver7.com.
Bat-wielding kids attack San Francisco moms, nannies outside school in wealthy neighborhood
Noe Valley, which is also known locally as “stroller alley” because of the many families with young children who live there, experienced 11 phone robberies last week, which authorities believe are linked to a gang of youths who have also lately been assaulting women with bats while they pick up their kids from school, according to the Telegraph.
Two women were reportedly assaulted in the neighborhood last week by a youth who allegedly hit one of the women with a baseball bat and the other one in the face.
Police reportedly arrested a minor last week related to the phone thefts and are continuing to investigate.
Ohio Train Derailment: ‘5 months out, not near finish line,’ resident says | NewsNation Live
The White House has responded to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s disaster declaration request for East Palestine filed five months after the toxic train derailment.
Resident Hilary Flint said while it’s five months too late, she is grateful DeWine went through with filing for aid, especially since the cleanup process is still ongoing.
Russia: Prisoner swap possible for jailed WSJ reporter | NewsNation Now
The Kremlin on Tuesday held the door open for contacts with the U.S. regarding a possible prisoner exchange that could potentially involve jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, but reaffirmed that such talks must be held out of the public eye.
San Diego Opens Safe Camp Site for Homeless
(Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Central Operations Yard has the capacity to hold 136 tents and approximately 150 people.
Individuals will receive basic-needs assistance, case management, food, resource referrals, transportation to appointments or other activities, and access to restrooms.
Nonprofit organization Dreams for Change will operate the site, which will feature round-the-clock security.
People will need to be referred into the program by an agency.
NewsmaxTV: How U.S. Wastes Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Each Year
From billions of dollars in foreign aid to Russia & China, to billions in covid ‘aid,’ to $76 billion spent on the war in the Ukraine, the U.S. government is just wasting our taxpayer dollars!
New Jersey parents sue Gov. over transgender policies | National Report
On Wednesday’s “National Report,” Middletown, New Jersey parents Caterina Skalaski and Ann Marie Lusquinos explain why they are suing Gov. Phil Murphy over transgender policies.
Cancer Drug Shortage: Causes, Impact, Solutions | Scripps News Investigation
Each Balloon Represents A Baby Killed By The Abortion Pill Each Day
Each one of these balloons represents one of the 1300 babies aborted each day with the abortion pill.
You don’t see their faces. You don’t hear the screams of their voices.
“Each and every one of these balloons is a picture, a picture of a person, an image bearer of God, a human being that has worth and dignity and value, and deserves equal protection.”
“A nation that k*lls its own children is a nation that has lost its soul.”
Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Sanely Run’ Twitter Clone ‘Threads’ Collects All Your Data
Screenshots of the app, which is available for pre-download on the App Store, shows it will collect data on users’ health & fitness, financial information, contact information, user content, browsing history, usage data, diagnostics, purchases, location, contacts, search history, identifiers, sensitive info, and more.
Many other apps, including Twitter, collect data on their users, but Facebook (along with Google) is particularly notorious for it.
The tech giant recently settled a class-action data privacy lawsuit in the U.S. for $725 million, and has been condemned by both Democrat and Republican lawmakers for the way it has handled user data in the past.
Report: Alleged Philadelphia Gunman a Cross-Dresser, BLM Supporter
A report from the Daily Mail says the alleged gunman who killed five in Philadelphia on the eve of Independence Day was a cross-dresser who supported Black Lives Matter (BLM).
Breitbart News pointed to initial reports that four people were killed in the attack and four more injured. A total of six of the wounded and injured had been shot, the other injuries occurred while trying to escape the scene.
The Daily Mail noted that the death toll rose to five, with four men killed and a 15-year-old boy. They observed that alleged shooter, Kimbrady Carriker, was armed with a rifle and a handgun.
Oscar-Winner Mira Sorvino Implores People to See ‘Sound of Freedom’: Will Inspire You to End Child Sex Trafficking
On her Instagram, Sorvino described Sound of Freedom as a “powerful film which will move you to action – this is not a political issue, but a fundamental crisis of our time, and we must all get involved if we are to [end it].”
Released by Angel Studios, the forces behind The Chosen, Sorvino plays the wife of actor Jim Caviezel, who portrays a “former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers,” according the IMDb description.
“It’s also another sign of the buying power of religious moviegoers, who helped propel this spring’s Jesus Revolution to an improbable $53 million at the global box despite the fact that the biggest star in that movie was Kelsey Grammar,” it added.
World News:
Israeli woman held hostage in Iraq by Kataib Hezbollah
(photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS)
Israeli-Russian citizen Elizabeth Tzurkov is being held hostage by the Shi’ite militia Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday.
Tzurkov has been missing in Iraq since March, but is alive and well, considering the circumstances, a senior Israeli diplomatic source said.
The PMO said that it sees Iraq as responsible for her well-being.
A senior Israeli diplomatic source said that Jerusalem is doing “all it can,” through a number of channels, to ensure her safety and return, and has been in touch with Tzurkov’s family. The source would not give details on the efforts to free her, nor would the source say which other countries are involved.
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning to attack European nuclear plant | NewsNation Live
Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants, but neither side provided evidence to support their claims of an imminent threat to the facility in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian troops.
Andrij Dobriansky discusses some evidence that explains why Ukraine is accusing Russia of attempting to attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant.
Israel concerned over ‘Lebanonization’ of Jenin
The IDF sought to prevent with the launch of its campaign on Monday: The scenario where the enemy is allowed to grow to alarming proportions before decisive military action is taken.
US Navy stops Iran from seizing two oil tankers in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it stopped Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman following a series of attacks and seizures on vessels in the region since 2019.
The first seizure attempt occurred around 1 a.m. local time on a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker TRF Moss but ended after U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul arrived on the scene, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) said in a statement.
The U.S. Navy also deployed “surveillance assets” like the MQ-9 Reaper drone and a P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
WEF Says Fashion Will Be Abolished by 2030: “Humans Will All Wear a Uniform”
Published in 2019, ‘The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World’ report funded by the WEF, sets out extreme targets for governments around the globe to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as consistent with the 2015 Paris Agreement ambitions.
The report outlines six areas where world governments can take “rapid action to address consumption-based emissions”: food, construction, clothing, vehicles, aviation, and electronics:
Arup works as a global network of “experts” and boasts that it “shapes cities in a thousand ways.”
It has more than 17,000 members and offices in 46 of the 97 cities that make up C40’s global network. C40 and Arup have worked together since 2009 and have collaborated on dystopian publications such as Deadline 2020, Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods and a guide for creating net-zero neighbourhoods. But these collaborations have not come about without money changing hands.
Deadly Floods Kill 15, Displace or Strand over 100,000 People in China
Communist dictator Xi Jinping reportedly warned that all seven of China’s major rivers are in danger of overflowing, expanding the natural disaster beyond the two most affected regions at the moment.
Xi organized a meeting of top bureaucratic officials on Tuesday in which he gave a vague command to “enhance coordination, strengthen consultation and research, and improve early warnings and forecasts,” but has otherwise, as in the past, failed to take on any significant leadership role in addressing the crisis.
China has regularly endured a flood season in the summer months for decades, but the intensity and devastation of those floods have increased dramatically in the past ten years, in large part as a result of poorly planned communist constructions of dams.
The dams have redirected river flows and endangered both critical farmlands and major cities, as well as creating potential dangers with their poor construction.
Politics:
Regulatory commission changes name from ‘Oil & Gas’ to ‘Energy & Carbon Management’
SB23-285, signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in May, included the name change, effective July 1. The bill was sponsored by Sens. Kevin Priola, D-Boulder, and Chris Hansen, D-Denver, and Reps. Karen McCormick, D-Longmont, and Ruby Dickson, D-Greenwood Village.
The first two years of commission costs will include hiring technical experts, including three engineers. Lawmakers also appropriated funds for conducting four studies, including a $175,000 geothermal study. Costs also covered will be rule making, community outreach and engagement ($50,000 annually), agency coordination, creation of databases and forms, rebranding the commission ($25,000) and updating the commission’s website ($100,000). Stakeholder engagement and rule making are expected to take approximately two years, according to the fiscal note.
The legislation expanded the commission’s authority to include the regulation of energy and carbon management areas beyond oil and gas. Emerging energy generation and storage technologies, including deep geothermal and underground gas storage, will also fall under its watch.
“THIS IS ANTI-DEMOCRATIC” RFK Jr. Reveals SHOCKING Censorship Laws
Today, we’re celebrating independent media with a free-thinking activist, author and presidential candidate.
Whether it’s fighting censorship or going viral with pictures of his pecs, he’s back for a completely uncensored conversation… It’s RFK Jr!
Exclusive – Kash Patel: ‘Baffles the Mind’ Why GOP State Officials Don’t Investigate Hunter Biden
If the state and local officials were to investigate Hunter Biden and his associates, Kash laid out the investigative process, noting that “state AGs and state DAs don’t need authorization from anyone to do anything,” he said. “That’s what they were elected to do.”
“State AGs, are at the top of the pyramid in every state,” Kash explained. “But you just need one DA in one county in one state to make a move. They’re not beholden to anyone but the county, not even the state AG. So there’s like two levels in the state system where you can go at it from and as far as I know, none of them have acted.”
Kash raised the question if Donald Trump Jr. would receive the same treatment from local and state officials if the “laptop from hell” was his.
“What if Hunter Biden’s laptop was Don Jr’s laptop? Would we even be having this conversation?” he asked.
NewsmaxTV: $16 BILLION in Congressional Earmarks | OpenTheBooks Oversight Report
OpenTheBooks CEO/Founder Adam Andrzejewski joined @NewsmaxTV to discuss the $16 billion in earmarks we investigated in our Earmarks oversight report.
Boebert DROPS NUKE on EPA Official
GOP rep. says China’s sending a ‘very clear signal’ to the US
Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, discusses China’s restrictions on metal exports ahead of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip, ‘Bidenomics’ and the recruitment crisis in the military.
House Republican reveals what lawmakers know from Hunter Biden’s IRS whistleblower
Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, on Hunter Biden’s plea deal and the border’s humanitarian crisis.
Judge’s ‘incredible’ July 4th ruling HAMMERS Biden admin
OutKick founder Clay Travis reacts to a federal judge’s ruling over the White House’s communication with Big Tech on ‘Fox & Friends.’
Holiday Weekend News Dump Implodes Merrick Garland’s Biden-Investigation Testimony
Late Friday, just as Americans unplugged for the long Independence Day weekend, Weiss confirmed he didn’t really have “ultimate authority” over the Hunter Biden criminal investigation.
In his letter, Weiss gave away the deceptive word game he has been playing with Congress — and Garland has been playing with America.
More significantly, the letter suggests Biden’s attorney general lied to Congress and that everything the IRS whistleblower has said is true.
Commentary:
Major Blow to Biden Admin and Federal Agencies in Free Speech Case: Louisiana AG Jeff Landry
“This case, I believe, is the beginning of starting to put a collar, a fence around the federal government in interfering with Americans’ speech…Ultimately,
I believe that this case is headed to the United States Supreme Court.”
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry reacts to a federal judge blocking various Biden admin officials & agencies like the DOJ, FBI, CDC and DHS from communicating with Big Tech to get things censored.
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