thedailycaller--2020-05-18--Cuomo, Fauci And Newsom Underwear Has Hit The Clothing Market

An L.A. based company has begun selling underwear emblazoned with the names of New York Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo , infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci , and California Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom .
The company said that for every purchase , they will donate one pair of underwear to health care workers in California and New York , according to Business Insider .
The clothing company Canava said that they created the limited edition underwear line to help healthcare workers “ be able to rest , recharge and relax when they get home , ” and as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gov .
Newsom and Gov .
Cuomo .
“ For all those ‘ thirsty ’ for Andrew Cuomo we ’ ve got the perfect way for you to show your appreciation .
Put his name on your undies !
Governor Andrew Cuomo has proven to be a bright spot in an otherwise insane time and we want to celebrate him while also giving back , ” Canava said on their website .
“ We ’ re matching dollar for dollar any NYC Limited Edition product purchased with an equal product donation to healthcare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cuomo and Fauci underwear will be donated to healthcare workers in NYC , while the Newsom panties will support healthcare workers in California .
“ Consider yourselves heard .
There are lots of you loving on Governor Gavin Newsom ( we understand you ) , so we rushed to make sure there ’ s a way to show your love , ” the company said .
The underwear line recently went viral on social media and elicited some strong responses from Twitter users .
( Doughnuts , Shirts , Mugs And More Items @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It Are Selling Out Everywhere ) Canava is passionate about their environmental , social , and brand impact , according to their website .
They use clean energy programs , vegan products and packaging , and donate 1 percent of their gross sales to the planet foundation “ to identify and support and existing non-profit working to offset the impacts of climate change.
” Their social and brand impact is focused on fair labor practices , access to contraception , and artisanal production .
They pride themselves on being a female-founded company that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team .
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An L.A. based company has begun selling underwear emblazoned with the names of New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The company said that for every purchase, they will donate one pair of underwear to health care workers in California and New York, according to Business Insider.
The clothing company Canava said that they created the limited edition underwear line to help healthcare workers “be able to rest, recharge and relax when they get home,” and as a thank you to Dr. Fauci, Gov. Newsom and Gov. Cuomo.
“For all those ‘thirsty’ for Andrew Cuomo we’ve got the perfect way for you to show your appreciation. Put his name on your undies! Governor Andrew Cuomo has proven to be a bright spot in an otherwise insane time and we want to celebrate him while also giving back,” Canava said on their website. “We’re matching dollar for dollar any NYC Limited Edition product purchased with an equal product donation to healthcare workers in the NYC area.”
The Cuomo and Fauci underwear will be donated to healthcare workers in NYC, while the Newsom panties will support healthcare workers in California.
“Consider yourselves heard. There are lots of you loving on Governor Gavin Newsom (we understand you), so we rushed to make sure there’s a way to show your love,” the company said.
The underwear line recently went viral on social media and elicited some strong responses from Twitter users. (Doughnuts, Shirts, Mugs And More Items With Dr. Fauci’s Face On It Are Selling Out Everywhere)
Canava is passionate about their environmental, social, and brand impact, according to their website. They use clean energy programs, vegan products and packaging, and donate 1 percent of their gross sales to the planet foundation “to identify and support and existing non-profit working to offset the impacts of climate change.”
Their social and brand impact is focused on fair labor practices, access to contraception, and artisanal production. They pride themselves on being a female-founded company that “is run by an all-female management team.”


thedailycaller--2020-05-18--Mitch McConnell Selects Rubio As Acting Chairman Of The Senate Intelligence Committee

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell selected Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday as the acting Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman .
McConnell made the announcement in a statement saying he believes Rubio is the best person for the job .
This comes after the previous Chairman , North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr , announced Thursday that he will be resigning from his position after it was revealed the FBI had seized his cell phone Wednesday as part of their insider trading investigation .
“ I am glad to announce that Senator Marco Rubio has accepted my invitation to serve as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Intelligence .
The senior senator for Florida is a talented and experienced Senate leader with expertise in foreign affairs and national security matters .
Senator Rubio was the natural choice for this temporary assignment on the basis of accumulated committee service .
His proven leadership on pertinent issues only made the decision easier , ” McConnell said in a statement .
( RELATED : Sen. Rubio Urges Trump Administration To Protect Worker Interests With Paycheck Protection Program ) “ Senator Rubio has spent a decade as a leading member on the Intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for our nation ’ s security , advocacy for our values and interests , and vigilance toward threats have earned a national reputation .
On subjects ranging from China and Russia to Iran and North Korea to tyranny and unrest in our own hemisphere , Senator Rubio has been on the case for years , ” McConnell continued in the statement .
( RELATED : Rubio Releases Video Offering Ice Cream To Pelosi If She Agrees To Fund Small Businesses ) Minutes after McConnell ’ s announcement , Rubio responded by saying “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his confidence in me to lead the Senate Intelligence Committee during Senator Burr ’ s absence from the Chairmanship .
The Committee has long been one that conducts its work seriously , and I look forward to continuing that tradition .
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell selected Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday as the acting Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman.
McConnell made the announcement in a statement saying he believes Rubio is the best person for the job. This comes after the previous Chairman, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, announced Thursday that he will be resigning from his position after it was revealed the FBI had seized his cell phone Wednesday as part of their insider trading investigation.
“I am glad to announce that Senator Marco Rubio has accepted my invitation to serve as Acting Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The senior senator for Florida is a talented and experienced Senate leader with expertise in foreign affairs and national security matters. Senator Rubio was the natural choice for this temporary assignment on the basis of accumulated committee service. His proven leadership on pertinent issues only made the decision easier,” McConnell said in a statement. (RELATED: Sen. Rubio Urges Trump Administration To Protect Worker Interests With Paycheck Protection Program)
“Senator Rubio has spent a decade as a leading member on the Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committees. His care for our nation’s security, advocacy for our values and interests, and vigilance toward threats have earned a national reputation. On subjects ranging from China and Russia to Iran and North Korea to tyranny and unrest in our own hemisphere, Senator Rubio has been on the case for years,” McConnell continued in the statement. (RELATED: Rubio Releases Video Offering Ice Cream To Pelosi If She Agrees To Fund Small Businesses)
Minutes after McConnell’s announcement, Rubio responded by saying “I am grateful to Leader McConnell for his confidence in me to lead the Senate Intelligence Committee during Senator Burr’s absence from the Chairmanship. The Committee has long been one that conducts its work seriously, and I look forward to continuing that tradition.”


thedailycaller--2020-05-18--Trump Says He’s Been Taking Hydroxychloroquine For A Week And A Half

President Donald Trump said Monday he has been taking hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus preventative treatment for more than a week .
Trump ’ s comment came during a question and answer session at the end of his meeting with restaurant executives and members of the White House coronavirus task force .
( RELATED : Trump Administration Focusing On 2 Key Strategies To ‘ Reload ’ Strategic National Stockpile For Future Pandemics ) “ A lot of good things have come out about the [ hydroxychloroquine ] , ” he told reporters gathered in the White House cabinet room .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people are taking it , especially the front-line workers before you catch it .
The front-line workers — many , many are taking it .
I happened to be taking it .
I happened to be taking it .
Hydroxychloroquine .
Right now , yeah .
A couple of weeks ago , I started taking it.
” “ If it is not good , I will tell you right , ” he continued .
“ I ’ m not going to get hurt by it .
It has been around for 40 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it for about a week and a half now , and I ’ m still here.
” The president added that the White House physician approved his use after Trump said he wished to take the drug as a preventative measure , like many frontline medical workers currently do .
Trump had frequently voiced his support for hydroxychloroquine ’ s efficacy as a coronavirus therapy throughout much of the pandemic but has scaled back praising the drug in recent weeks .

President Donald Trump said Monday he has been taking hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus preventative treatment for more than a week.
Trump’s comment came during a question and answer session at the end of his meeting with restaurant executives and members of the White House coronavirus task force. (RELATED: Trump Administration Focusing On 2 Key Strategies To ‘Reload’ Strategic National Stockpile For Future Pandemics)
“A lot of good things have come out about the [hydroxychloroquine],” he told reporters gathered in the White House cabinet room. “You’d be surprised at how many people are taking it, especially the front-line workers before you catch it. The front-line workers — many, many are taking it. I happened to be taking it. I happened to be taking it. Hydroxychloroquine. Right now, yeah. A couple of weeks ago, I started taking it.”
“If it is not good, I will tell you right,” he continued. “I’m not going to get hurt by it. It has been around for 40 years.”
“I’ve taken it for about a week and a half now, and I’m still here.”
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The president added that the White House physician approved his use after Trump said he wished to take the drug as a preventative measure, like many frontline medical workers currently do.
Trump had frequently voiced his support for hydroxychloroquine’s efficacy as a coronavirus therapy throughout much of the pandemic but has scaled back praising the drug in recent weeks.


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--Trump Tells WHO: Reform In 30 Days Or Forfeit US Funding

A Friday report on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” indicated that Trump had decided to resume funding of WHO , but at the same level that China currently contributes .
But that was only one option that the president was assessing , as he indicated in a Twitter reply to Fox Business News host Lou Dobbs on Saturday .
“ The World Health Organization has repeatedly made claims about the coronavirus that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading , ” Trump notes in the letter , specifically mentioning early claims that the virus was not transmittable from human to human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of issues that have led to criticism of WHO throughout the coronavirus pandemic .
( RELATED : Top WHO Official Won Election With China ’ s Help .
Now He ’ s Running Interference For China On Coronavirus ) “ Throughout this crisis , the World Health Organization has been curiously insistent on praising China for its alleged ‘ transparency , ’ ” Trump insists .
“ You have consistently joined in these tributes , notwithstanding that China has been anything but transparent.
” “ Even now China continues to undermine the International @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and timely data , viral samples and isolates , and by withholding vital information about the virus and its origins , ” the president continued .
“ China continues to deny international access to their scientists and relevant facilities , all while casting blame widely and recklessly and censoring its own experts .
”

“I cannot allow American taxpayer dollars to continue to finance an organization that, in its present state, is so clearly not serving America’s interests,” the letter says.
Trump froze U.S. funding to the organization, which is part of the United Nations, in mid-April. (RELATED: Communist Party Of China Sends Out Official Missive On US Coronavirus ‘Lies’)
Trump writes that “if the World Health Organization does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the World Health Organization permanent and reconsider our membership in the organization.”
The president said that his administration is already in discussions with WHO on “how to reform the organization “but action is needed quickly. We do not have time to waste.” China is widely believed to have groomed Tedros for the top job at WHO and assisted his getting it.
A Friday report on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” indicated that Trump had decided to resume funding of WHO, but at the same level that China currently contributes. But that was only one option that the president was assessing, as he indicated in a Twitter reply to Fox Business News host Lou Dobbs on Saturday.
“The World Health Organization has repeatedly made claims about the coronavirus that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading,” Trump notes in the letter, specifically mentioning early claims that the virus was not transmittable from human to human. His letter goes through a variety of issues that have led to criticism of WHO throughout the coronavirus pandemic. (RELATED: Top WHO Official Won Election With China’s Help. Now He’s Running Interference For China On Coronavirus)
“Throughout this crisis, the World Health Organization has been curiously insistent on praising China for its alleged ‘transparency,’” Trump insists. “You have consistently joined in these tributes, notwithstanding that China has been anything but transparent.”
“Even now China continues to undermine the International Health Regulations by refusing to share accurate and timely data, viral samples and isolates, and by withholding vital information about the virus and its origins,” the president continued. “China continues to deny international access to their scientists and relevant facilities, all while casting blame widely and recklessly and censoring its own experts.”


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--Ohio State Opens Football Facilities On A ‘Limited’ Basis

Ohio State has opened up football facilities during the coronavirus pandemic .
According to Buckeyextra.com , the Buckeyes opened up the facilities Monday on a “ limited ” basis for up to 25 coaches and staff members at a time to use their offices during the coronavirus pandemic .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) People are allowed to enter the buildings for “ staggered three-hour stints for three days per week.
” Parts of the facilities still remain closed .
That includes the weight room and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a minor step forward , but it seems significant that Ohio State is bringing back coaches on a limited basis .
It ’ s a sign that OSU is slowly but surely intent on returning to business as normal for the upcoming football season .
We need football in our lives , and the first step is opening up facilities .
As mentioned above , the buildings aren ’ t entirely open .
Coaches have just returned for staggered sessions in their offices , but it ’ s a start .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now , we wait to see when Big 10 teams will start getting practice underway .
It ’ s still going to be a few more weeks at a minimum , but we ’ re trending in the correct direction .
Even though I hate OSU , I ’ m glad to see them getting back to business as usual .
That ’ s a win for the B1G and the conference .

Ohio State has opened up football facilities during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Buckeyextra.com, the Buckeyes opened up the facilities Monday on a “limited” basis for up to 25 coaches and staff members at a time to use their offices during the coronavirus pandemic. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
People are allowed to enter the buildings for “staggered three-hour stints for three days per week.” Parts of the facilities still remain closed. That includes the weight room and the dining hall.
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I know it’s a minor step forward, but it seems significant that Ohio State is bringing back coaches on a limited basis.
It’s a sign that OSU is slowly but surely intent on returning to business as normal for the upcoming football season.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Fields (@justnfields) on Sep 24, 2019 at 6:30pm PDT
We need football in our lives, and the first step is opening up facilities. As mentioned above, the buildings aren’t entirely open.
Coaches have just returned for staggered sessions in their offices, but it’s a start. It’s certainly better than nothing.
Now, we wait to see when Big 10 teams will start getting practice underway. It’s still going to be a few more weeks at a minimum, but we’re trending in the correct direction.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Fields (@justnfields) on Oct 8, 2019 at 4:05pm PDT
Even though I hate OSU, I’m glad to see them getting back to business as usual. That’s a win for the B1G and the conference.


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--FISHER: Senate Stimulus Alternative Can Include Health Care Price Transparency

As the Senate works on its bipartisan alternative , it has the opportunity to prioritize the needs not only of hospitals but also health care consumers – patients , employers and taxpayers – by making future hospital funding conditional on price transparency reforms to provide oversight for our taxpayer dollars .
Price transparency is needed now to protect patients afraid to visit the hospital for fear of financial ruin .
According to a recent Gallup poll , one-in-seven patients with coronavirus symptoms would not seek treatment fearing the unknown financial consequences .
Their apprehension is unsurprising when you consider that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country .
Serious coronavirus cases cost around $ 30,000 on average .
And the pandemic hasn ’ t stopped aggressive medical debt collections from patients who can ’ t afford to pay .
Inflated medical bills are , therefore , not only a financial but also a public health emergency .
Clear prices before care can protect patients ’ health and wealth .
Disclosing real prices can protect taxpayers by holding hospitals accountable for how they use their vast stimulus funds .
It can encourage hospitals to be good stewards of public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bloat that make up one-quarter of healthcare costs – about $ 1 trillion per year .
Annual health care savings on this level would amount to a tremendous fiscal stimulus , returning those dollars into the wages and wallets of Americans .
The ability to see prices before care will eliminate surprise medical bills , price gouging and medical billing fraud .
Such protection is especially relevant when hospitals are looking to make up for lost revenue from delayed lucrative elective procedures .
Price transparency is needed to reflect new economic realities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent .
Small businesses across the country are boarded up and bankrupt .
All levels of government are facing massive deficits .
Posted prices will allow these economically vulnerable health care consumers to reduce their cost burdens by allowing them to shop for the best quality of care at the lowest possible price .
This reform will also spur innovations throughout our health care delivery system .
Today , consumers use their smartphones to research houses , cars , loans , travel , groceries and countless other products and services .
But there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to compare prices for an MRI or other medical service or procedure .
With transparent pricing , entrepreneurs will flock to this multi-trillion-dollar sector to introduce innovative tools that help people research , purchase , and receive healthcare services .
The American health care system has long been unsustainable .
It consumes 18 percent of GDP , puts 16 percent of the population into debt collections and makes one-third of people delay needed care .
The stimulus legislation offers lawmakers a vehicle in which to make a much-needed fix .
By including price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare consumers – not just hospitals – come out ahead .

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi’s “Phase 4” stimulus legislation on partisan lines. The bill includes another $100 billion for hospitals and healthcare providers, on top of the whopping $175 billion hospitals already received in previous stimulus legislation.
As the Senate works on its bipartisan alternative, it has the opportunity to prioritize the needs not only of hospitals but also health care consumers – patients, employers and taxpayers – by making future hospital funding conditional on price transparency reforms to provide oversight for our taxpayer dollars.
Requiring hospitals and insurers to post their real cash prices and secret negotiated rates before care is supported by nine out of ten Americans, according to recent polling . The measure is in-line with Pelosi’s demand that stimulus funds come with “transparency and accountability” protections.
Price transparency is needed now to protect patients afraid to visit the hospital for fear of financial ruin. According to a recent Gallup poll , one-in-seven patients with coronavirus symptoms would not seek treatment fearing the unknown financial consequences. Their apprehension is unsurprising when you consider that egregious medical bills are blindsiding patients throughout the country. Serious coronavirus cases cost around $30,000 on average. And the pandemic hasn’t stopped aggressive medical debt collections from patients who can’t afford to pay.
Inflated medical bills are, therefore, not only a financial but also a public health emergency. Clear prices before care can protect patients’ health and wealth.
Disclosing real prices can protect taxpayers by holding hospitals accountable for how they use their vast stimulus funds. It can encourage hospitals to be good stewards of public money, reducing the waste and administrative bloat that make up one-quarter of healthcare costs – about $1 trillion per year. Annual health care savings on this level would amount to a tremendous fiscal stimulus, returning those dollars into the wages and wallets of Americans.
The ability to see prices before care will eliminate surprise medical bills, price gouging and medical billing fraud. Such protection is especially relevant when hospitals are looking to make up for lost revenue from delayed lucrative elective procedures.
Price transparency is needed to reflect new economic realities. The U.S. unemployment rate is now 14.7 percent. Small businesses across the country are boarded up and bankrupt. All levels of government are facing massive deficits. Posted prices will allow these economically vulnerable health care consumers to reduce their cost burdens by allowing them to shop for the best quality of care at the lowest possible price.
Price information empowers patients, who have no recourse under the status quo where they don’t know what they’ll pay until bills show up weeks and months after treatments. Economic and anecd otal evidence demonstrate that price transparency creates a functional, competitive marketplace that can reduce health care expenses by 30 to 50 percent.
This reform will also spur innovations throughout our health care delivery system. Today, consumers use their smartphones to research houses, cars, loans, travel, groceries and countless other products and services. But there is no easy way for a patient to compare prices for an MRI or other medical service or procedure. With transparent pricing, entrepreneurs will flock to this multi-trillion-dollar sector to introduce innovative tools that help people research, purchase, and receive healthcare services.
The American health care system has long been unsustainable. It consumes 18 percent of GDP, puts 16 percent of the population into debt collections and makes one-third of people delay needed care. The stimulus legislation offers lawmakers a vehicle in which to make a much-needed fix. By including price transparency, the Senate can ensure that healthcare consumers – not just hospitals – come out ahead.
Cynthia A. Fisher is a life sciences entrepreneur, the founder and chairman of PatientRightsAdvocate.org, and the founder and former CEO of ViaCord, Inc.


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--Roger Stone Has An EXCLUSIVE Message For Daily Caller Patriots

Roger Stone , a longtime GOP strategist and informal adviser to President Donald Trump , joined Daily Caller ’ s editorial director Vince Coglianese for an interview , during which he delivered an exclusive message for the Patriots .
Stone received a three-year prison sentence for charges raised during special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation .
He is now willing to break his silence after new developments in Gen. Mike Flynn ’ s case prompted Attorney General William Barr to drop all charges raised against him .
( RELATED : DOJ Official Abruptly Withdraws From Michael Flynn Case ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a message to Trump about a potential pardon .
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“ I refused to lie , which is why I ’ m facing 40 months in prison.
” You can watch his full public interview here .
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thedailycaller--2020-05-19--New York Started Undercounting Nursing Home Resident Deaths After Cuomo Faced Scrutiny

• The New York State Department of Health admitted that the state knowingly omitted an unknown number of coronavirus deaths from its tallies of nursing home fatalities .
• The state began undercounting the deaths after New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo faced scrutiny for ordering nursing homes to accept positive coronavirus patients .
• Under the new rules , New York ’ s disclosure of nursing home deaths doesn ’ t count patients who died at a location outside the physical facility , such as a hospital .
The New York State Department of Health ’ s quiet switch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of nursing home and other long-term care facility residents followed the administration facing criticism over skyrocketing deaths in such facilities .
New York knowingly omitted an unknown number of coronavirus deaths in recent reports regarding residents of nursing home and adult care facilities as a result of a quiet rule change , the agency acknowledged to the Daily Caller News Foundation .
The state changed the rules for counting nursing home deaths between April 28 and May 3 , after several days of scrutiny of a health department order requiring nursing homes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-admit positive coronavirus patients .
Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo was asked on April 20 what the state policy was for readmitting nursing home patients who tested positive for COVID-19 .
“ That ’ s a good question , I don ’ t know , ” the governor said .
The question came nearly four weeks after the Cuomo administration ordered nursing homes and other long-term facilities to accept positive COVID-19 patients on March 25 .
On April 21 , the day after Cuomo admitted on live television that he didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was , New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin excoriated the governor ’ s handling of the nursing home issue .
Goodwin wrote that “ it was well known that the elderly were easy targets for the coronavirus before New York adopted its Health Department directive on March 25 requiring nursing homes to accept those with the disease.
” The next day , April 22 , two state lawmakers , a Republican and a Democrat , demanded Cuomo nix the requirement that nursing homes accept positive coronavirus patients .
That order , which Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been blamed for the decimation of nursing homes across New York .
“ We know that coronavirus spreads like wildfire among the most vulnerable and it is nonsensical to import cases of COVID to a place where community spread could lead to grave consequences for residents , ” Republican state Sen. Joseph A. Griffo said at the time .
He begged Cuomo to “ put an end to this dangerous and potentially deadly practice.
” Democratic Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon called it “ unconscionable that the State continues to put [ nursing home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuing this ill-advised practice.
” “ Governor Cuomo must act immediately to put an end to this , ” she said .
( RELATED : Chris Cuomo Made A Promise In 2013 .
He Isn ’ t Keeping It ) On April 23 , Cuomo was asked about the policy and insisted that care facilities “ don ’ t have a right to object ” to the requirement that they receive positive coronavirus patients .
“ That is the rule and that is the regulation and they have to comply with that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , unnamed administrators in New York nursing homes told the Post that body bags were sent to them along with the nursing home patients it was forced to accept .
On April 28 , the Post ’ s editorial board slammed Cuomo for refusing “ to face facts ” on the “ horrors ” taking place at nursing homes across the state .
The governor was “ refusing to admit his team has made a mistake in forcing nursing homes to take in patients infected with the deadly coronavirus , ” the op-ed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order on May 11 , his administration began knowingly undercounting the nursing home death toll as a result of a quiet rule change .
Until at least April 28 , the health department was disclosing coronavirus deaths of all nursing home and adult care facility residents , regardless of whether the patient died at their long-term care facility or at a hospital .
By May 3 , the department had made a subtle change to its disclosures , according to web archives .
The agency now only discloses coronavirus deaths of long-term care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their facility .
Put differently : A nursing home resident , who becomes sick at their nursing home and then dies an hour after arriving at a hospital , isn ’ t counted in New York ’ s tally of nursing home deaths .
The end result is a sharp reduction in the official number of deaths at many such facilities .
New York is the only state with a major outbreak in nursing homes to report those fatalities that way .
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The New York State Department of Health admitted that the state knowingly omitted an unknown number of coronavirus deaths from its tallies of nursing home fatalities.
The state began undercounting the deaths after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced scrutiny for ordering nursing homes to accept positive coronavirus patients.
Under the new rules, New York’s disclosure of nursing home deaths doesn’t count patients who died at a location outside the physical facility, such as a hospital.
The New York State Department of Health’s quiet switch to a reporting method that undercounts deaths of nursing home and other long-term care facility residents followed the administration facing criticism over skyrocketing deaths in such facilities.
New York knowingly omitted an unknown number of coronavirus deaths in recent reports regarding residents of nursing home and adult care facilities as a result of a quiet rule change, the agency acknowledged to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The state changed the rules for counting nursing home deaths between April 28 and May 3, after several days of scrutiny of a health department order requiring nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to admit or re-admit positive coronavirus patients.
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was asked on April 20 what the state policy was for readmitting nursing home patients who tested positive for COVID-19.
“That’s a good question, I don’t know,” the governor said. The question came nearly four weeks after the Cuomo administration ordered nursing homes and other long-term facilities to accept positive COVID-19 patients on March 25.
On April 21, the day after Cuomo admitted on live television that he didn’t know what his own policy was, New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin excoriated the governor’s handling of the nursing home issue. Goodwin wrote that “it was well known that the elderly were easy targets for the coronavirus before New York adopted its Health Department directive on March 25 requiring nursing homes to accept those with the disease.”
The next day, April 22, two state lawmakers, a Republican and a Democrat, demanded Cuomo nix the requirement that nursing homes accept positive coronavirus patients. That order, which Cuomo waited roughly six weeks to reverse, has been blamed for the decimation of nursing homes across New York.
“We know that coronavirus spreads like wildfire among the most vulnerable and it is nonsensical to import cases of COVID to a place where community spread could lead to grave consequences for residents,” Republican state Sen. Joseph A. Griffo said at the time. He begged Cuomo to “put an end to this dangerous and potentially deadly practice.”
Democratic Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon called it “unconscionable that the State continues to put [nursing home residents’] lives at risk by continuing this ill-advised practice.”
“Governor Cuomo must act immediately to put an end to this,” she said. (RELATED: Chris Cuomo Made A Promise In 2013. He Isn’t Keeping It)
On April 23, Cuomo was asked about the policy and insisted that care facilities “don’t have a right to object” to the requirement that they receive positive coronavirus patients. “That is the rule and that is the regulation and they have to comply with that,” he said.
That same day, unnamed administrators in New York nursing homes told the Post that body bags were sent to them along with the nursing home patients it was forced to accept.
On April 28, the Post’s editorial board slammed Cuomo for refusing “to face facts” on the “horrors” taking place at nursing homes across the state. The governor was “refusing to admit his team has made a mistake in forcing nursing homes to take in patients infected with the deadly coronavirus,” the op-ed charged.
Before Cuomo reversed the much-maligned order on May 11, his administration began knowingly undercounting the nursing home death toll as a result of a quiet rule change.
Until at least April 28, the health department was disclosing coronavirus deaths of all nursing home and adult care facility residents, regardless of whether the patient died at their long-term care facility or at a hospital. By May 3, the department had made a subtle change to its disclosures, according to web archives.
The agency now only discloses coronavirus deaths of long-term care patients who died while physically present at their facility.
Put differently: A nursing home resident, who becomes sick at their nursing home and then dies an hour after arriving at a hospital, isn’t counted in New York’s tally of nursing home deaths. The end result is a sharp reduction in the official number of deaths at many such facilities.
New York is the only state with a major outbreak in nursing homes to report those fatalities that way.
The state health department did not return a request for comment for this story.
Andrew Kerr contributed to this report.
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thedailycaller--2020-05-19--REPORT: Cody Latimer Arrest Stemmed From Card Game, Attorney Claims Allegation Of Child Sexual Abuse

REPORT: Cody Latimer Arrest Stemmed From Card Game, Attorney Claims Allegation Of Child Sexual Abuse Is Involved

Washington Redskins receiver Cody Latimer ’ s arrest over the weekend reportedly stemmed from a card game .
The arrest report indicates it all started during an argument between Latimer and several friends at a card game in Douglas County , Colorado , according to 9News.com .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) The arrest report claims an argument started during the game , but didn ’ t specify what it was about .
Latimer ’ s attorney claimed in court Monday it “ involved an allegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” according to the same report .
Following the conclusion of the card game and everyone leaving , Latimer is accused of returning to the victim ’ s apartment with a loaded handgun .
He allegedly fired two shots in the apartment and said he was going to “ kill everybody , ” according to the police report .
He was reportedly charged with felony assault , menacing , illegal discharge of a weapon , reckless endangerment and prohibited use of a weapon .
His next court date is scheduled for July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ton of moving parts here .
This story seems incredibly muddy and Latimer is to be presumed innocent of all charges until proven otherwise .
Having said that , he ’ s been accused of some incredibly serious things , and now there ’ s reportedly an allegation of child abuse .
Very little is known about this child abuse claim , but there ’ s no doubt it seriously raises the stakes of the situation .
Hopefully , the criminal justice system is able to get to the bottom of what happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goodell and the league will get involved .
Keep checking back for more details when we have them .

Washington Redskins receiver Cody Latimer’s arrest over the weekend reportedly stemmed from a card game.
The arrest report indicates it all started during an argument between Latimer and several friends at a card game in Douglas County, Colorado, according to 9News.com. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cody Latimer (@clats14) on Mar 30, 2020 at 10:50am PDT
The arrest report claims an argument started during the game, but didn’t specify what it was about. Latimer’s attorney claimed in court Monday it “involved an allegation of a sexual assault on a 4-year-old,” according to the same report.
Following the conclusion of the card game and everyone leaving, Latimer is accused of returning to the victim’s apartment with a loaded handgun. He allegedly fired two shots in the apartment and said he was going to “kill everybody,” according to the police report.
He was reportedly charged with felony assault, menacing, illegal discharge of a weapon, reckless endangerment and prohibited use of a weapon.
His next court date is scheduled for July 24.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cody Latimer (@clats14) on Feb 2, 2020 at 3:40pm PST
Obviously, there are a ton of moving parts here. This story seems incredibly muddy and Latimer is to be presumed innocent of all charges until proven otherwise.
Having said that, he’s been accused of some incredibly serious things, and now there’s reportedly an allegation of child abuse.
Very little is known about this child abuse claim, but there’s no doubt it seriously raises the stakes of the situation.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cody Latimer (@clats14) on Nov 5, 2019 at 10:07am PST
Hopefully, the criminal justice system is able to get to the bottom of what happened, and you can also guarantee Roger Goodell and the league will get involved. Keep checking back for more details when we have them.


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--‘The Last Dance’ Averages 5.6 Million Viewers An Episode On ESPN

“ The Last Dance ” finished on ESPN with some gigantic TV ratings .
According to a Monday afternoon release from ESPN , the Michael Jordan documentary averaged 5.6 million same-day viewers per episode on ESPN platforms .
Episode nine received 5.9 million viewers on ESPN platforms this past Sunday night , and episode 10 received 5.4 million viewers .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Overall , it was the most-watched documentary in ESPN history .
I ’ m not surprised at all the series put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m not surprised even a little bit that the series received such monster ratings .
We all knew the documentary about Michael Jordan ’ s six rings with the Chicago Bulls was going to put up some huge numbers when it aired on ESPN .
The network decided to bump up the premiere date because coronavirus canceled sports and that turned out to be a genius decision .
There haven ’ t been sports on TV to watch for months and the “ The Last Dance ” filled that void .
It gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fans loved it because the TV ratings were gigantic as millions follow the Michael Jordan saga .
Trust me , if you haven ’ t already seen it , you ’ re going to want to give it a shot ASAP .
Props to everyone involved with making “ The Last Dance ” happen .
It was incredible on every single level .

“The Last Dance” finished on ESPN with some gigantic TV ratings.
According to a Monday afternoon release from ESPN, the Michael Jordan documentary averaged 5.6 million same-day viewers per episode on ESPN platforms. Episode nine received 5.9 million viewers on ESPN platforms this past Sunday night, and episode 10 received 5.4 million viewers. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Overall, it was the most-watched documentary in ESPN history.
If this doesn’t motivate you to be great, I don’t know what will. “Winning has a price, leadership has a price… ‘The one thing about Michael Jordan was he never asked me to do something that he didn’t ****ing do.” pic.twitter.com/sEt4eE9nTz — Zeke Healy (@ZekeHealy) May 11, 2020
I’m not surprised at all the series put up such gigantic numbers. I’m not surprised even a little bit that the series received such monster ratings.
We all knew the documentary about Michael Jordan’s six rings with the Chicago Bulls was going to put up some huge numbers when it aired on ESPN.
The network decided to bump up the premiere date because coronavirus canceled sports and that turned out to be a genius decision.
There haven’t been sports on TV to watch for months and the “The Last Dance” filled that void. It gave fans something to cheer about.
Clearly fans loved it because the TV ratings were gigantic as millions follow the Michael Jordan saga. Trust me, if you haven’t already seen it, you’re going to want to give it a shot ASAP.
“If I had to pick a team that gave us the toughest time in the East, Indiana was probably the toughest, outside of Detroit.” —Michael Jordan#TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/Nii6et50RG — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 18, 2020
Props to everyone involved with making “The Last Dance” happen. It was incredible on every single level.


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--‘Looking For A New Outlet!’ — Trump Lashes Out At Fox News After Neil Cavuto Criticizes Hydroxychlor

‘Looking For A New Outlet!’ — Trump Lashes Out At Fox News After Neil Cavuto Criticizes Hydroxychloroquine Use

President Donald Trump reacted with anger toward a Fox News anchor criticizing him Monday night , going on an anti-Fox @ @ @ @ @ FoxNews is no longer the same .
We miss the great Roger Ailes .
You @ @ @ @ @ by far , than ever before , ” Trump said .
“ Looking for a @ @ @ @ @ tweet came after the president retweeted several posts from conservatives attacking the network .
Fox @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s announcement that he was taking anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine Monday , warning that @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump has tweeted about Fox News ‘ s coverage of him before , particularly @ @ @ @ @ be too negative .
( RELATED : REPORT : Fox News Hosts Criticized , Mocked @ @ @ @ @ In April , he went after Chris Wallace and claimed that Fox News was going @ @ @ @ @ ” after an interview with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi .
In December , he @ @ @ @ @ “ die ” due to it trying to be “ politically correct .
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President Donald Trump reacted with anger toward a Fox News anchor criticizing him Monday night, going on an anti-Fox retweet spree.
“@FoxNews is no longer the same. We miss the great Roger Ailes. You have more anti-Trump people, by far, than ever before,” Trump said. “Looking for a new outlet!”
.@FoxNews is no longer the same. We miss the great Roger Ailes. You have more anti-Trump people, by far, than ever before. Looking for a new outlet! https://t.co/jXxsF0flUM — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2020
This tweet came after the president retweeted several posts from conservatives attacking the network.
Fox News host Neil Cavuto criticized Trump’s announcement that he was taking anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine Monday, warning that the drug could kill Trump.
Trump has tweeted about Fox News‘s coverage of him before, particularly when he perceives it to be too negative. (RELATED: REPORT: Fox News Hosts Criticized, Mocked Trump During Advertiser Meeting)
In April, he went after Chris Wallace and claimed that Fox News was going down a “bad path” after an interview with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Nervous Nancy is an inherently “dumb” person. She wasted all of her time on the Impeachment Hoax. She will be overthrown, either by inside or out, just like her last time as “Speaker”. Wallace & @FoxNews are on a bad path, watch! https://t.co/nkEj5YeRjb — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2020
In December, he warned that the network would “die” due to it trying to be “politically correct.”


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--Sen. John Kennedy: Public Officials ‘Have Treated The American People Like They’re Morons’

Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said Friday that too many public officials “ have treated the American people like they ’ re morons ” during the coronavirus lockdown .
The political divide in America is not always Republican versus Democrat , the senator told “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” “ You have those who trust government more than people , and those who trust people more than government .
I trust people more than government .
Some of our public officials have talked to and treated the American people like they ’ re morons.
” Kennedy insisted that since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many members of the managerial elite , the politicians , the bureaucrats , the academics , members of the media , the corporate phonies … the people who think they are smarter and more virtuous than the rest of us have told all of us as Americans that we have to make a choice .
And the choice is , health versus money , lives versus livelihood , safe versus soon.
” ( RELATED : Sen. John Kennedy : ‘ Reality Calls And Congress Is Hanging Up ’ ) Kennedy said that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is “ heartless ” to fret about the collapsing economy while “ the truth is , it ’ s never been an either/or situation.
” The senator explained that most Americans “ want common sense ” from their public officials — and that includes fighting the coronavirus while getting “ this economy back open.
” “ Now , the Coronavirus can kill you , ” Kennedy noted , while adding that it won ’ t kill the vast majority of those who get it .
“ But poverty can kill you too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they are both important .
And public officials need to understand that.
” The senator insisted that Americans “ are plenty smart and they may not read Aristotle every day , because they ’ re too busy earning a living when government will allow them , ” adding that while they understand the dangers of the coronavirus , “ they value their jobs as well.
” ( RELATED : President Donald Trump : ‘ We Have To Get Our Country Back … It Was Artificially Closed ’ ) “ They will follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the economy open .
And I think it can be done soon and safe.
” President Donald Trump established an economic task force in April with a mandate of balancing public safety with economic survival .
He has encouraged the states to reopen as quickly as possible in order to alleviate the economic damage .
But some states continue to stall , including Michigan , where Democratic Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer continues to be faced with angry anti-lockdown demonstrations on the front lawn of the state legislature building .
Kennedy predicted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , we will do permanent damage.
” He said that won ’ t bother some of the “ managerial elites ” who want it to stay shut down “ until we have a vaccine … [ but ] those managerial elites generally have good jobs and don ’ t have to worry about it .
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Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said Friday that too many public officials “have treated the American people like they’re morons” during the coronavirus lockdown.
The political divide in America is not always Republican versus Democrat, the senator told “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“You have those who trust government more than people, and those who trust people more than government. I trust people more than government. Some of our public officials have talked to and treated the American people like they’re morons.”
Kennedy insisted that since the begining of the COVID-19 pandemic, “many members of the managerial elite, the politicians, the bureaucrats, the academics, members of the media, the corporate phonies … the people who think they are smarter and more virtuous than the rest of us have told all of us as Americans that we have to make a choice. And the choice is, health versus money, lives versus livelihood, safe versus soon.” (RELATED: Sen. John Kennedy: ‘Reality Calls And Congress Is Hanging Up’)
Kennedy said that “the managerial elites” have insisted that it is “heartless” to fret about the collapsing economy while “the truth is, it’s never been an either/or situation.”
The senator explained that most Americans “want common sense” from their public officials — and that includes fighting the coronavirus while getting “this economy back open.”
“Now, the Coronavirus can kill you,” Kennedy noted, while adding that it won’t kill the vast majority of those who get it. “But poverty can kill you too and the truth of the matter is, they are both important. And public officials need to understand that.”
The senator insisted that Americans “are plenty smart and they may not read Aristotle every day, because they’re too busy earning a living when government will allow them,” adding that while they understand the dangers of the coronavirus, “they value their jobs as well.” (RELATED: President Donald Trump: ‘We Have To Get Our Country Back … It Was Artificially Closed’)
“They will follow the rules, but they want to see the economy open. And I think it can be done soon and safe.”
President Donald Trump established an economic task force in April with a mandate of balancing public safety with economic survival. He has encouraged the states to reopen as quickly as possible in order to alleviate the economic damage. But some states continue to stall, including Michigan, where Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continues to be faced with angry anti-lockdown demonstrations on the front lawn of the state legislature building.
Kennedy predicted, “If we leave this economy shut down, we will do permanent damage.” He said that won’t bother some of the “managerial elites” who want it to stay shut down “until we have a vaccine … [but] those managerial elites generally have good jobs and don’t have to worry about it.”


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--‘I Think It’s Reasonable’: Dr. Marc Siegel Defends Trump Physician, Blasts ‘Ridiculous’ Politicizati

‘I Think It’s Reasonable’: Dr. Marc Siegel Defends Trump Physician, Blasts ‘Ridiculous’ Politicization Of Hydroxychloroquine

Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel defended White House doctors and President Donald Trump ’ s decision to take hydroxychloroquine as a “ reasonable ” response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Trump made national news Monday and drew a bevvy of criticism by announcing that he had been taking the controversial drug for “ about a week and a half.
” Appearing on Monday night ’ s edition of “ Tucker Carlson Tonight , ” Siegel insisted such medical decisions “ between a doctor and a patient ” should “ not be challenged.
” “ In the lab , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it prevents uptake in the cells and it also decreases the inflammation that we are seeing with this virus , ” Siegel contended before citing studies from other countries that “ show it might work early in the course ” of the virus .
“ There is a big study in Spain and a huge study from the NIH looking at this , ” he said .
“ Henry Ford hospital in Detroit has given it to 3,000 health care workers to see if it prevents them from getting COVID-19.
” The Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the network to discuss the medical side of the coronavirus fight , said White House Dr. Sean Conley is “ quite reasonable ” and the decision to prescribe the drug is not “ wild or anything like that.
” “ I think its reasonable , ” he said .
“ As you know , I think that that drug saved my father ’ s life.
” ( RELATED : Dr. Marc Siegel Explains Why US Might Not Face A Second Wave Of Coronavirus ) Responding to Fox News host Tucker Carlson ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to see “ someone ’ s choice of medicine ” turn into “ a political story , ” Siegel agreed : “ Ridiculous !
It shouldn ’ t be .
And that , by the way , has led hydroxychloroquine to have to take a backseat .
This political fighting over this virus interferes with the actual medicine we are seeing here .
And I ’ m deeply disturbed by that .
And I think the president has every right to take this and his doctor , who I respect , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel defended White House doctors and President Donald Trump’s decision to take hydroxychloroquine as a “reasonable” response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump made national news Monday and drew a bevvy of criticism by announcing that he had been taking the controversial drug for “about a week and a half.” Appearing on Monday night’s edition of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Siegel insisted such medical decisions “between a doctor and a patient” should “not be challenged.”
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“In the lab, it shows antiviral activity against COVID-19, and it prevents uptake in the cells and it also decreases the inflammation that we are seeing with this virus,” Siegel contended before citing studies from other countries that “show it might work early in the course” of the virus.
“There is a big study in Spain and a huge study from the NIH looking at this,” he said. “Henry Ford hospital in Detroit has given it to 3,000 health care workers to see if it prevents them from getting COVID-19.”
The Fox News contributor, who often appears on the network to discuss the medical side of the coronavirus fight, said White House Dr. Sean Conley is “quite reasonable” and the decision to prescribe the drug is not “wild or anything like that.”
“I think its reasonable,” he said. “As you know, I think that that drug saved my father’s life.” (RELATED: Dr. Marc Siegel Explains Why US Might Not Face A Second Wave Of Coronavirus)
Responding to Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s statement that it’s “strange” to see “someone’s choice of medicine” turn into “a political story,” Siegel agreed: “Ridiculous! It shouldn’t be. And that, by the way, has led hydroxychloroquine to have to take a backseat. This political fighting over this virus interferes with the actual medicine we are seeing here. And I’m deeply disturbed by that. And I think the president has every right to take this and his doctor, who I respect, has every right to give it to him.”


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--Journalists Attack Trump Campaign For Satire ‘Truth Over Facts’ Website, Forgetting That It’s A Bide

Journalists Attack Trump Campaign For Satire ‘Truth Over Facts’ Website, Forgetting That It’s A Biden Gaffe

Journalists missed a reference to a Biden gaffe Monday after the Trump campaign launched a new website titled “ Truth Over Facts.
” President Donald Trump ’ s campaign launched what appears to be a joke website they described as “ an investigative website aimed at uncovering the truth behind [ former Vice President ] Joe Biden ’ s never-ending , seemingly incomprehensible statements during his third , plodding campaign for president.
” The “ Truth Over Facts ” title is , in fact , a reference to one of Biden ’ s public gaffes , where he made the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iowa .
This seemed to go over many journalists ’ heads as they attacked the Trump campaign for the slogan .
“ How very Orwellian , ” The Daily Beast ’ s editor-at-large Molly Jong-Fast tweeted .
She then stood by her comment in a later tweet when she was directed to a video of Biden coining the phrase .
“ This is remarkably similar in name to a leading Chinese Communist Party slogan , ‘ Seeking Truth From Facts , ' ” Washington Post Global Opinions and CBSN contributor Isaac Stone Fish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted “ So I guess the war on facts has a name now.
” Wilkie eventually appeared to figure out the joke , noting that it was a Biden gaffe in 2019 .
She still tweeted that its satire was “ unclear.
” Ezra Klein , founder and editor-at-large of Vox , was stumped too , first tweeting that “ If you ’ d written a satire of the Trump administration where they launched a campaign called ‘ Truth Over Facts ’ it would ’ ve been dismissed as heavyhanded and unfair.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Biden gaffe , adding that it it is “ amazingly audacious for the Trump campaign to try and weaponize ” it .
( RELATED : Trump Says ‘ Joe Biden Has Lost His Fastball ’ ) Journalist Garrett M. Graff , Vox ’ s Aaron Rupar and competition analyst for the Washington Post Elliot Smilowitz were just a few more who seemed to forget Biden ’ s gaffe .
“ I think the real freak out should be that the people whose job it is to ostensibly cover politics don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gaffe , ” The Hill ’ s Saager Enjeti noted .

Journalists missed a reference to a Biden gaffe Monday after the Trump campaign launched a new website titled “Truth Over Facts.”
President Donald Trump’s campaign launched what appears to be a joke website they described as “an investigative website aimed at uncovering the truth behind [former Vice President] Joe Biden’s never-ending, seemingly incomprehensible statements during his third, plodding campaign for president.”
The “Truth Over Facts” title is, in fact, a reference to one of Biden’s public gaffes, where he made the comment during a 2019 campaign speech in Iowa. This seemed to go over many journalists’ heads as they attacked the Trump campaign for the slogan.
“How very Orwellian,” The Daily Beast’s editor-at-large Molly Jong-Fast tweeted. She then stood by her comment in a later tweet when she was directed to a video of Biden coining the phrase.
How is that not Orwellian? https://t.co/rumuJkPHqw — Molly Jong-Fast???? (@MollyJongFast) May 18, 2020
“This is remarkably similar in name to a leading Chinese Communist Party slogan, ‘Seeking Truth From Facts,'” Washington Post Global Opinions and CBSN contributor Isaac Stone Fish declared. CNBC’s Christina Wilkie tweeted “So I guess the war on facts has a name now.”
Wilkie eventually appeared to figure out the joke, noting that it was a Biden gaffe in 2019. She still tweeted that its satire was “unclear.”
“Truth over facts” was a Biden gaffe during his speech at the Iowa State Fair last year. — Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) May 18, 2020
Ezra Klein, founder and editor-at-large of Vox, was stumped too, first tweeting that “If you’d written a satire of the Trump administration where they launched a campaign called ‘Truth Over Facts’ it would’ve been dismissed as heavyhanded and unfair.”
Klein later noted that it was from a Biden gaffe, adding that it it is “amazingly audacious for the Trump campaign to try and weaponize” it. (RELATED: Trump Says ‘Joe Biden Has Lost His Fastball’)
The entire Trump justification is he doesn’t worry about facts, but he expresses some kind of guttural or emotional truth even so, while all these persnickety factual reporters are lying in a deeper, more directional way. — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) May 18, 2020
Journalist Garrett M. Graff, Vox’s Aaron Rupar and competition analyst for the Washington Post Elliot Smilowitz were just a few more who seemed to forget Biden’s gaffe.
“I think the real freak out should be that the people whose job it is to ostensibly cover politics don’t know an obvious reference to a Biden gaffe,” The Hill’s Saager Enjeti noted.


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--Sister Of Man Charged With Murdering Ahmaud Arbery Posted Picture Of His Dead Body On Snapchat

The sister of a man charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery admitted to posting a picture of Arbery ’ s dead body after he was shot on Snapchat , the Sun reported .
Lindsay McMichael , 30 , is the sister of Travis McMichael , who along with his father Gregory McMichael , was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault .
Lindsay told the Sun that she posted the gruesome photo because she ’ s “ a true-crime fan.
” “ I had no nefarious or malicious intent when I posted that picture , ” she told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m a huge fan of true crime — I listen to four or five podcasts a week — I ’ m constantly watching that sort of thing.
” “ It was more of a , ‘ Holy s–t , I can ’ t believe this has happened , ’ ” she added .
“ It was absolutely poor judgment.
” The attorney representing the Arbery family , Lee Merritt , decried the photo as “ deeply disturbing.
” “ The picture Lindsay McMichael posted was very disturbing and very disturbing to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It actually fits the pattern of the McMichael family engaging in a weird , violent form of voyeurism.
” ( RELATED : Suspect In Ahmaud Arbery Case Called 911 To Report Construction Property Encounter Nearly Two Weeks Before The Shooting ) “ First you have [ Gregory ] McMichael sharing with a news station a video of the murder then you have his daughter sharing an image of Ahmaud ’ s bullet-ridden body on Snapchat .
It ’ s deeply disturbing behavior , ” he added .
Arbery ’ s death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Feb. 23 that created outrage upon its release during the first week of May .
The video was later revealed to have been leaked by Gregory McMichael in an effort to ease racial tensions in the community , WSB-TV reported .
The video depicts the father and son confronting Arbery in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Georgia , and shooting Arbery , who is unarmed .
Lindsay insists her brother “ has no intention of malice like that ” and goes on to express her grief for Arbery ’ s mother .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a mother but I couldn ’ t imagine losing my child .
I think about her every day and the grief and despair she must be feeling , ” she told the Sun .

The sister of a man charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery admitted to posting a picture of Arbery’s dead body after he was shot on Snapchat, the Sun reported.
Lindsay McMichael, 30, is the sister of Travis McMichael, who along with his father Gregory McMichael, was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. Lindsay told the Sun that she posted the gruesome photo because she’s “a true-crime fan.”
“I had no nefarious or malicious intent when I posted that picture,” she told the outlet. “The thing is I’m a huge fan of true crime — I listen to four or five podcasts a week — I’m constantly watching that sort of thing.”
“It was more of a, ‘Holy s–t, I can’t believe this has happened,’” she added. “It was absolutely poor judgment.”
The attorney representing the Arbery family, Lee Merritt, decried the photo as “deeply disturbing.”
“The picture Lindsay McMichael posted was very disturbing and very disturbing to the family,” Merritt told the Sun. “It actually fits the pattern of the McMichael family engaging in a weird, violent form of voyeurism.” (RELATED: Suspect In Ahmaud Arbery Case Called 911 To Report Construction Property Encounter Nearly Two Weeks Before The Shooting)
“First you have [Gregory] McMichael sharing with a news station a video of the murder then you have his daughter sharing an image of Ahmaud’s bullet-ridden body on Snapchat. It’s deeply disturbing behavior,” he added.
Arbery’s death was captured in a viral video recorded Feb. 23 that created outrage upon its release during the first week of May. The video was later revealed to have been leaked by Gregory McMichael in an effort to ease racial tensions in the community, WSB-TV reported.
The video depicts the father and son confronting Arbery in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Georgia, and shooting Arbery, who is unarmed.
Lindsay insists her brother “has no intention of malice like that” and goes on to express her grief for Arbery’s mother.
“His poor mama, I’m not a mother but I couldn’t imagine losing my child. I think about her every day and the grief and despair she must be feeling,” she told the Sun.


thedailycaller--2020-05-19--How The FBI Used ‘News Hooks’ To Advance The Trump-Russia Probe

• The FBI relied heavily on media reporting , often based on leaks , to justify taking additional steps in Crossfire Hurricane , according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of public records .
• FBI officials relied on the so-called news hooks to conduct interviews with Michael Flynn .
• A series of news hooks also led to the publication of the now-debunked Steele dossier .
The FBI relied on the publication of the dossier itself to provide cover to conduct interviews for Crossfire Hurricane .
• And James Comey himself crafted his own news hook to spur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take over Crossfire Hurricane after he was fired .
A common theme that has emerged from the FBI ’ s Crossfire Hurricane investigation is bureau officials ’ use of media reports and leaks to advance aspects of the bureau ’ s probe of the Trump campaign ’ s possible ties to Russia .
In at least five instances , FBI officials capitalized on the so-called news hooks — also called news pegs , in journalistic jargon — as justification to open up new areas of the investigation .
James Comey , Andrew McCabe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media reports to push the investigation forward .
And in one case , Comey orchestrated a leak of his own to spur the appointment of a special counsel .
Prominent media outlets played a key role in advancing the now-debunked theory that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government .
Much of that media manipulation centered around the infamous Steele dossier , which the Clinton campaign and DNC funded .
Christopher Steele , a former British spy , briefed numerous reporters , the FBI , Department of Justice ( DOJ ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his dossier .
The FBI ’ s possession of the dossier itself would eventually serve as a news hook that allowed Steele ’ s unverified allegations to make their way into public view .
Comey ’ s briefing on Jan. 6 , 2017 , to then-President-elect Donald Trump regarding allegations in the Steele dossier touched off a series of events that shifted the collusion investigation into high gear .
The FBI received information from Steele months earlier , and numerous media outlets had a copy of the full dossier , which accused the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to influence the 2016 election .
Steele , a former MI6 officer , also alleged that the Kremlin was blackmailing Trump with a sex videotape .
Comey has justified briefing Trump on the blackmail portion of the dossier claiming that he did so because the media had the dossier and was poised to publish it .
“ I said I wasn ’ t saying this was true , only that I wanted him to know both that it had been reported and that the reports were in many hands , ” Comey wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I said media like CNN had them and were looking for a news hook .
I said it was important that we not give them the excuse to write the FBI has the material or [ redacted ] and that we were keeping it very close hold.
” Despite Comey ’ s concerns , CNN found its excuse to write about the dossier .
Four days after the briefing , the network reported that the meeting with Trump occurred and that he was briefed on the existence of a salacious document that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information on the president-elect .
BuzzFeed News used the CNN report as a news hook of its own .
The website cited CNN ’ s report as justification to publish the entire dossier , sparking a controversy that drags on to this day .
While Comey has publicly claimed that his purpose for the Trump briefing was to warn the incoming president of rumors floating around about him , he also appears to have used the meeting to advance the Crossfire Hurricane probe .
FBI officials told the DOJ ’ s office of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they and Comey discussed using the briefing to collect information for Crossfire Hurricane .
“ Witnesses interviewed by the OIG also said that they discussed Trump ’ s potential responses to being told about the ‘ salacious ’ information , including that Trump might make statements about , or provide information of value to , the pending Russian interference investigation , ” reads an August 2019 report regarding Comey ’ s memos .
Comey told the OIG that he treated the memo he wrote following the Jan. 6 , 2017 , briefing as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggesting that he viewed it as material derived through an investigation rather than a simple defensive briefing .
According to the OIG report , Comey said his post-briefing memo “ ought to be treated … [ like ] FISA derived information or information in a [ counterintelligence ] investigation , ” a reference to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act .
The FBI ’ s Crossfire Hurricane investigators were far from upset over the publication of the dossier .
Strzok , the FBI deputy chief of counterintelligence at the time , immediately seized on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probe .
“ Sitting with Bill watching CNN .
A TON more out , ” Strzok texted FBI lawyer Lisa Page on Jan. 10 , 2017 , just after publication of the dossier .
Strzok was seemingly referring to Bill Priestap , his boss at the FBI .
“ Hey let me know when you can talk .
We ’ re discussing whether , now that this is out , we use it as a pretext to go interview some people , ” Strzok added .
According to an inspector general ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Strzok said that he recalled that the text messages referred to the possibility of interviewing former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort .
Steele accused both of taking part in the Trump-Kremlin conspiracy .
Strzok told the OIG investigators that the Steele dossier could be used as cover to conduct the interviews without compromising the Crossfire Hurricane probe .
“ Strzok said the media release of the reports would be a logical reason for the FBI to interview Cohen and Manafort without alerting them to the Crossfire Hurricane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Weeks after the dossier was published , two FBI agents would investigate former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos for the first time .
Court documents show that the investigators initially told Papadopoulos that they wanted to speak to him about an associate , Sergei Millian , who had been identified in the media as a possible unwitting source for the dossier .
( RELATED : Strzok Sought To Capitalize On News Reports About The Dossier ) FBI agents also interviewed Steele ’ s primary dossier source in the days before Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Steele embellished key parts of the dossier .
The FBI also seized on a seemingly illegal leak of classified information to the media in order to advance its investigation of Michael Flynn .
McCabe , who served as deputy director of the FBI , testified on Dec. 19 , 2017 , that FBI leaders wanted to use a column published in The Washington Post as a pretext to interview Flynn .
On Jan. 12 , 2017 , Post columnist David Ignatius cited a senior U.S. government official who said that Flynn had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kislyak , the Russian ambassador to the United States .
Ignatius raised the possibility that Flynn had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia and that the retired general might have violated an obscure law called the Logan Act .
The leak appeared to be based on information from classified transcripts of Flynn ’ s calls in late December 2016 with Kislyak .
At the time , the FBI was investigating whether Flynn and three other Trump associates were working as agents of Russia .
On Jan. 24 , 2017 , days after Flynn took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phoned him to arrange an interview at the White House .
“ Why did the Bureau interview General Flynn when they did ?
What was the reasoning for the interview ?
” then-Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina asked McCabe in a December 2017 House Intelligence Committee deposition .
“ To the best of my recollection , we interviewed General Flynn at that time because of the existence … of his conversation , the record of his conversation with Ambassador Kislyak had become widely known through press reporting , ” McCabe answered .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason to continue , kind of , in a covert investigative posture and so we wanted to sit down with General Flynn and understand , kind of , what his thoughts on that conversation were.
” Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1 , 2017 , to making false statements during that interview .
But the DOJ has since filed to drop the case after Flynn retracted his claim to have lied to the FBI .
Flynn ’ s lawyers and supporters have theorized that Flynn was somehow set up in a perjury trap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Post and McCabe ’ s request to interview Flynn .
Ignatius ’ s source has not been publicly identified .
After his firing on May 9 , 2017 , Comey created a news hook to justify the appointment of a special counsel to take over Crossfire Hurricane .
Comey testified that he provided his memos to his friend , Daniel Richman , after his firing in order to prompt the appointment of a special counsel .
( RELATED : Comey Admits He Orchestrated Leak To New York Times ) Comey said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter Michael Schmidt with memos that laid out Comey ’ s interaction with Trump regarding the alleged request to not investigate Flynn .
“ I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter .
Didn ’ t do it myself for a variety of reasons , ” Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 7 , 2017 .
“ I asked him to because I thought that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel.
” The Times published an article based on Comey ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The next day , then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller to serve as special counsel .
Mueller ’ s investigation ultimately found no evidence to support the initial theory of Crossfire Hurricane : that members of the Trump campaign conspired with Russia .
Mueller also found no evidence that any Trump associates acted as agents of the Russian government .
FBI used news articles to justify steps in Carter Page investigation The FBI used several media reports to justify steps in their investigation into whether Carter Page was a Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FBI submitted on Page in 2016 and 2017 show at least three areas where news reports about the Trump aide were used to open up new lines of inquiry or to make the case that he was working for Russia .
The FISAs stated that an FBI confidential human source , or CHS , met with Page on Oct. 17 , 2016 , and “ made general inquiries about the media reporting regarding Page ’ s contacts with Russian officials.
” The FBI source , Stefan Halper , had met with Page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Although Page did not provide any specific details to refute , dispel , or clarify the media reporting , he made vague statements that minimized his activities , ” read the FISA applications , which have recently been declassified .
The FBI also cited reports that appeared in summer 2016 to justify its logic that Page was working with Russia .
One of Steele ’ s unverified claims was that Page secretly met two Kremlin insiders in Moscow in July 2016 to discuss relaxing U.S. sanctions against Russia , and to drive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine .
News reports in the Post and other outlets in July and August 2016 said the Trump campaign mysteriously altered the language in the GOP platform regarding providing lethal aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia .
Citing those reports and Steele ’ s allegations , the FISA applications said that the “ FBI assesses that , following Page ’ s meetings in Russia , Page helped influence [ the Republican party ] and [ Trump ’ s ] campaign to alter their platforms to be more sympathetic to Russia.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OIG report on Crossfire Hurricane said that the FBI omitted information showing that Page “ played no role ” in the platform change .
The FBI also cited a Yahoo !
News article published Sept. 23 , 2016 , as part of the applications to obtain surveillance orders against Page , the FISA application shows .
There is some debate over whether the bureau cited the article as further evidence that Page was a Russian agent , or if the article was included in the FISA request in order to show that Page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The FISA application shows that the FBI discussed the article in a section which showed that Page denied allegations in the Yahoo !
News story .
The FBI dismissed Page ’ s denials , writing in the surveillance application that the “ FBI believes that Page ’ s comments were self-serving and , based on the source reporting described above , untrue.
” Steele was the source for the article , but the FBI failed to disclose that link in the FISA applications .
The IG report stated that while some FBI investigators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source , other FBI agents believed that someone else was the source .
Steele himself denied being the source during an Oct. 3 , 2016 , meeting with FBI agents .
He expressed frustration at what he called leaks regarding his dossier , the IG report stated .
He said that the leaks were causing his source network to dry up .
One FBI agent told the IG that he was shocked that Steele would complain about leaks when he was the source for multiple journalists who wrote about the dossier .
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The FBI relied heavily on media reporting, often based on leaks, to justify taking additional steps in Crossfire Hurricane, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of public records.
FBI officials relied on the so-called news hooks to conduct interviews with Michael Flynn.
A series of news hooks also led to the publication of the now-debunked Steele dossier. The FBI relied on the publication of the dossier itself to provide cover to conduct interviews for Crossfire Hurricane.
And James Comey himself crafted his own news hook to spur the appointment of a special counsel to take over Crossfire Hurricane after he was fired.
A common theme that has emerged from the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation is bureau officials’ use of media reports and leaks to advance aspects of the bureau’s probe of the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia.
In at least five instances, FBI officials capitalized on the so-called news hooks — also called news pegs, in journalistic jargon — as justification to open up new areas of the investigation.
James Comey, Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok all took advantage of media reports to push the investigation forward. And in one case, Comey orchestrated a leak of his own to spur the appointment of a special counsel.
Prominent media outlets played a key role in advancing the now-debunked theory that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government. Much of that media manipulation centered around the infamous Steele dossier, which the Clinton campaign and DNC funded.
Christopher Steele, a former British spy, briefed numerous reporters, the FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ), State Department and think tank officials on his dossier. The FBI’s possession of the dossier itself would eventually serve as a news hook that allowed Steele’s unverified allegations to make their way into public view.
Comey’s dossier briefing to Donald Trump
Comey’s briefing on Jan. 6, 2017, to then-President-elect Donald Trump regarding allegations in the Steele dossier touched off a series of events that shifted the collusion investigation into high gear.
The FBI received information from Steele months earlier, and numerous media outlets had a copy of the full dossier, which accused the Trump campaign of conspiring with the Kremlin to influence the 2016 election. Steele, a former MI6 officer, also alleged that the Kremlin was blackmailing Trump with a sex videotape.
Comey has justified briefing Trump on the blackmail portion of the dossier claiming that he did so because the media had the dossier and was poised to publish it.
“I said I wasn’t saying this was true, only that I wanted him to know both that it had been reported and that the reports were in many hands,” Comey wrote in a memo following his briefing.
“I said media like CNN had them and were looking for a news hook. I said it was important that we not give them the excuse to write the FBI has the material or [redacted] and that we were keeping it very close hold.”
Despite Comey’s concerns, CNN found its excuse to write about the dossier. Four days after the briefing, the network reported that the meeting with Trump occurred and that he was briefed on the existence of a salacious document that alleged that the Russian government had compromising information on the president-elect.
BuzzFeed News used the CNN report as a news hook of its own. The website cited CNN’s report as justification to publish the entire dossier, sparking a controversy that drags on to this day.
While Comey has publicly claimed that his purpose for the Trump briefing was to warn the incoming president of rumors floating around about him, he also appears to have used the meeting to advance the Crossfire Hurricane probe.
FBI officials told the DOJ’s office of the inspector general (OIG) that they and Comey discussed using the briefing to collect information for Crossfire Hurricane.
“Witnesses interviewed by the OIG also said that they discussed Trump’s potential responses to being told about the ‘salacious’ information, including that Trump might make statements about, or provide information of value to, the pending Russian interference investigation,” reads an August 2019 report regarding Comey’s memos.
Comey told the OIG that he treated the memo he wrote following the Jan. 6, 2017, briefing as if it were obtained through surveillance, suggesting that he viewed it as material derived through an investigation rather than a simple defensive briefing.
According to the OIG report, Comey said his post-briefing memo “ought to be treated … [like] FISA derived information or information in a [counterintelligence] investigation,” a reference to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Peter Strzok capitalizes on dossier’s release
The FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigators were far from upset over the publication of the dossier.
Strzok, the FBI deputy chief of counterintelligence at the time, immediately seized on the publication in order to advance the probe.
“Sitting with Bill watching CNN. A TON more out,” Strzok texted FBI lawyer Lisa Page on Jan. 10, 2017, just after publication of the dossier.
Strzok was seemingly referring to Bill Priestap, his boss at the FBI.
“Hey let me know when you can talk. We’re discussing whether, now that this is out, we use it as a pretext to go interview some people,” Strzok added.
According to an inspector general’s report on the Crossfire Hurricane probe, Strzok said that he recalled that the text messages referred to the possibility of interviewing former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Steele accused both of taking part in the Trump-Kremlin conspiracy.
Strzok told the OIG investigators that the Steele dossier could be used as cover to conduct the interviews without compromising the Crossfire Hurricane probe.
“Strzok said the media release of the reports would be a logical reason for the FBI to interview Cohen and Manafort without alerting them to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation,” the OIG report stated.
Weeks after the dossier was published, two FBI agents would investigate former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos for the first time. Court documents show that the investigators initially told Papadopoulos that they wanted to speak to him about an associate, Sergei Millian, who had been identified in the media as a possible unwitting source for the dossier. (RELATED: Strzok Sought To Capitalize On News Reports About The Dossier)
FBI agents also interviewed Steele’s primary dossier source in the days before Trump’s inauguration. That source told investigators that Steele embellished key parts of the dossier.
McCabe says leaks about Michael Flynn prompted White House interview
The FBI also seized on a seemingly illegal leak of classified information to the media in order to advance its investigation of Michael Flynn.
McCabe, who served as deputy director of the FBI, testified on Dec. 19, 2017, that FBI leaders wanted to use a column published in The Washington Post as a pretext to interview Flynn.
On Jan. 12, 2017, Post columnist David Ignatius cited a senior U.S. government official who said that Flynn had spoken by phone weeks earlier with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States. Ignatius raised the possibility that Flynn had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia and that the retired general might have violated an obscure law called the Logan Act.
The leak appeared to be based on information from classified transcripts of Flynn’s calls in late December 2016 with Kislyak.
At the time, the FBI was investigating whether Flynn and three other Trump associates were working as agents of Russia.
On Jan. 24, 2017, days after Flynn took over as national security adviser, McCabe phoned him to arrange an interview at the White House.
“Why did the Bureau interview General Flynn when they did? What was the reasoning for the interview?” then-Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina asked McCabe in a December 2017 House Intelligence Committee deposition.
“To the best of my recollection, we interviewed General Flynn at that time because of the existence … of his conversation, the record of his conversation with Ambassador Kislyak had become widely known through press reporting,” McCabe answered.
“[T]here was no reason to continue, kind of, in a covert investigative posture and so we wanted to sit down with General Flynn and understand, kind of, what his thoughts on that conversation were.”
Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2017, to making false statements during that interview. But the DOJ has since filed to drop the case after Flynn retracted his claim to have lied to the FBI.
Flynn’s lawyers and supporters have theorized that Flynn was somehow set up in a perjury trap through the use of the leak to the Post and McCabe’s request to interview Flynn. Ignatius’s source has not been publicly identified.
Comey orchestrated leaks to prompt special counsel
After his firing on May 9, 2017, Comey created a news hook to justify the appointment of a special counsel to take over Crossfire Hurricane.
Comey testified that he provided his memos to his friend, Daniel Richman, after his firing in order to prompt the appointment of a special counsel. (RELATED: Comey Admits He Orchestrated Leak To New York Times)
Comey said he authorized Richman to provide New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt with memos that laid out Comey’s interaction with Trump regarding the alleged request to not investigate Flynn.
“I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter. Didn’t do it myself for a variety of reasons,” Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 7, 2017.
“I asked him to because I thought that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel.”
The Times published an article based on Comey’s memo on May 16, 2017. The next day, then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller to serve as special counsel.
Mueller’s investigation ultimately found no evidence to support the initial theory of Crossfire Hurricane: that members of the Trump campaign conspired with Russia. Mueller also found no evidence that any Trump associates acted as agents of the Russian government.
FBI used news articles to justify steps in Carter Page investigation
The FBI used several media reports to justify steps in their investigation into whether Carter Page was a Russian agent.
Applications for FISA orders that the FBI submitted on Page in 2016 and 2017 show at least three areas where news reports about the Trump aide were used to open up new lines of inquiry or to make the case that he was working for Russia.
The FISAs stated that an FBI confidential human source, or CHS, met with Page on Oct. 17, 2016, and “made general inquiries about the media reporting regarding Page’s contacts with Russian officials.”
The FBI source, Stefan Halper, had met with Page for the first time months earlier.
“Although Page did not provide any specific details to refute, dispel, or clarify the media reporting, he made vague statements that minimized his activities,” read the FISA applications, which have recently been declassified.
The FBI also cited reports that appeared in summer 2016 to justify its logic that Page was working with Russia.
One of Steele’s unverified claims was that Page secretly met two Kremlin insiders in Moscow in July 2016 to discuss relaxing U.S. sanctions against Russia, and to drive a wedge between the United States and Ukraine.
News reports in the Post and other outlets in July and August 2016 said the Trump campaign mysteriously altered the language in the GOP platform regarding providing lethal aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
Citing those reports and Steele’s allegations, the FISA applications said that the “FBI assesses that, following Page’s meetings in Russia, Page helped influence [the Republican party] and [Trump’s] campaign to alter their platforms to be more sympathetic to Russia.”
That theory was ultimately debunked. The OIG report on Crossfire Hurricane said that the FBI omitted information showing that Page “played no role” in the platform change.
The FBI also cited a Yahoo! News article published Sept. 23, 2016, as part of the applications to obtain surveillance orders against Page, the FISA application shows.
There is some debate over whether the bureau cited the article as further evidence that Page was a Russian agent, or if the article was included in the FISA request in order to show that Page had denied working with the Kremlin.
The FISA application shows that the FBI discussed the article in a section which showed that Page denied allegations in the Yahoo! News story. The FBI dismissed Page’s denials, writing in the surveillance application that the “FBI believes that Page’s comments were self-serving and, based on the source reporting described above, untrue.”
Steele was the source for the article, but the FBI failed to disclose that link in the FISA applications. The IG report stated that while some FBI investigators believed that Steele was Yahoo’s source, other FBI agents believed that someone else was the source.
Steele himself denied being the source during an Oct. 3, 2016, meeting with FBI agents. He expressed frustration at what he called leaks regarding his dossier, the IG report stated.
He said that the leaks were causing his source network to dry up. One FBI agent told the IG that he was shocked that Steele would complain about leaks when he was the source for multiple journalists who wrote about the dossier.
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Rolling Thunder’s New Organizers Challenge Participants To Ride In Their Own Communities Amid Lockdown Orders

The annual Memorial Day weekend motorcycle rally honoring veterans will roll on despite several hurdles , including the district ’ s own lockdown orders due to COVID-19 .
“ There were plans to draw thousands to D.C. for the roaring event , but due to the pandemic riders are now asked to ride in their own communities , ” according to a report from D.C. ’ s WUSA9 posted to the group ’ s Facebook page .
Artie Muller , Rolling Thunder ’ s founder , announced 2019 would be the 32-year rally ’ s final year riding through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , AMVETS , has taken it upon themselves to continue the tradition .
They are challenging participants this year to ride in their own communities to honor their brothers and sisters and continue the Memorial Day weekend tradition in spite of the current disease outbreak .
“ The event is now called Rolling to Remember and next Sunday , May 24th , organizers are challenging motorcycle riders to ride 22-miles in support of their mission , ” said the report from WUSA9 .
Uncertainty over whether the event would even continue was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lack of cooperation from Pentagon officials and “ increased harassment to our supporters and sponsors , ” per the Washington Post .
During what was expected to be the group ’ s final rally President Donald Trump speculated it would continue , tweeting that the ride “ WILL be coming back to Washington , D.C. ” ( RELATED : ‘ Rolling Thunder ’ Takes Its Final Ride In 2019 , Unless President Trump Gets His Way ) This year ’ s rally will start at noon on Sunday and participants will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their rides via an app called REVER .
“ The health and safety of our nation ’ s veterans , families and fellow patriots , is our first priority , ” says Rolling to Remember ’ s website .
“ The 82,000 POW/MIA and the veterans suicide epidemic must not be forgotten .
We will continue the tradition .
”

The annual Memorial Day weekend motorcycle rally honoring veterans will roll on despite several hurdles, including the district’s own lockdown orders due to COVID-19.
“There were plans to draw thousands to D.C. for the roaring event, but due to the pandemic riders are now asked to ride in their own communities,” according to a report from D.C.’s WUSA9 posted to the group’s Facebook page.
Artie Muller, Rolling Thunder’s founder, announced 2019 would be the 32-year rally’s final year riding through the nation’s capital but a new group, AMVETS, has taken it upon themselves to continue the tradition. They are challenging participants this year to ride in their own communities to honor their brothers and sisters and continue the Memorial Day weekend tradition in spite of the current disease outbreak.
“The event is now called Rolling to Remember and next Sunday, May 24th, organizers are challenging motorcycle riders to ride 22-miles in support of their mission,” said the report from WUSA9.
Uncertainty over whether the event would even continue was a result of what Muller indicated as a lack of cooperation from Pentagon officials and “increased harassment to our supporters and sponsors,” per the Washington Post.
During what was expected to be the group’s final rally President Donald Trump speculated it would continue, tweeting that the ride “WILL be coming back to Washington, D.C.” (RELATED: ‘Rolling Thunder’ Takes Its Final Ride In 2019, Unless President Trump Gets His Way)
The Great Patriots of Rolling Thunder WILL be coming back to Washington, D.C. next year, & hopefully for many years to come. It is where they want to be, & where they should be. Have a wonderful time today. Thank you to our great men & women of the Pentagon for working it out! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2019
This year’s rally will start at noon on Sunday and participants will be able to plan, track and share their rides via an app called REVER.
“The health and safety of our nation’s veterans, families and fellow patriots, is our first priority,” says Rolling to Remember’s website. “The 82,000 POW/MIA and the veterans suicide epidemic must not be forgotten. We will continue the tradition.”
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