thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--‘Violence Interrupter’ Organization Gideon’s Army Glorifies Walter Wallace’s Death

Following Walter Wallace Jr. ’ s death , Gideon ’ s Army posted a picture that read “ WALTER WALLACE : REST IN POWER.
” Wallace reportedly was shot while charging at police with a knife , due to a psychotic episode .
Following Wallace ’ s death , riots broke out in Philadelphia and across the nation .
Gideon ’ s Army is an organization that seeks to eliminate modern police systems entirely and replace them with “ violence interrupters ” and “ trauma officers.
” According to their site , these officials would provide conflict resolution and counseling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to day , the organization focuses on “ restorative justice ” with troubled youth , in order to “ dismantle the school to prison pipeline through social activities.
” Restorative justice emphasizes a mediation approach in which the victim and offender communicate about the crime and its implications .
The organization ’ s logo depicts a black power fist on top of the Pan African flag colors .
Gideon ’ s Army was involved in the Black Lives Matter Nashville rally that escalated into a riot .
The “ I Will Breathe ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Solidarity for Victims of Police Brutality & White Supremacy was also attended by Black Panthers and NAACP , among others .
In addition to its associations with social justice groups , the organization promotes unionization and the idea of widespread voter suppression .
The organization ’ s Founder and CEO , Rasheedat Fetuga , is an advocate for defunding the police .
Fetuga was a special advisory guest last week for the meeting of Mayor John Cooper ’ s Policing Policies Commission ( PCC ) Policies Group .
The activist stated that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their jobs , which meant that they aren ’ t “ really ‘ first responders ’ .
” Fetuga also asserted that criminals aren ’ t really at fault for crimes – social determinants of health ( SDOH ) are to blame .
She concluded her speech by stating that police don ’ t contribute to healthier communities .
Spokespersons for Gideon ’ s Army didn ’ t respond with comment by press time .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--UPDATE: Taxpayer Protection Act Attorney Jim Roberts Reveals the Desperation of Metro to Prevent the

UPDATE: Taxpayer Protection Act Attorney Jim Roberts Reveals the Desperation of Metro to Prevent the Referendum From Coming to a Vote

Live from Music Row Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed Nashville attorney Jim Roberts to the newsmakers line to give updates on the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act referendum .
At the top of the third hour , Roberts explained how the Metro government has gone out of their way to suppress voter rights in Nashville by ushering in a former Supreme Court justice and the former Attorney General .
He also noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court Justice and the former Attorney General to get involved to aid in suppressing the Nashville voters ’ rights .
Leahy : We are joined on our newsmaker line now by our good friend attorney Jim Roberts .
Jim , good morning .
Leahy : You ’ ve had a busy week .
You represent the 4 Good Government and the folks that want to get the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act referendum on the ballot .
It ’ s in litigation in the Court of Chancery .
What has this week been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been pretty tough .
Metro is pulled out all the stops to try to stop this and to keep the people from being even able to vote on it .
They hired a former Supreme Court Justice and the former Attorney General was involved .
And I mean they have gone to whatever lengths possible to suppress the voters rights .
Leahy : And so is the case now before the judge ?
Have all the arguments been made ?
Roberts : Yes .
We had a trial on Monday and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next day .
And we filed the briefs yesterday .
And it is done .
It is in her hands .
And she has said that she would rule by November third because the election commission meets on the fourth .
And depending on what she rules they may or may not have something to do .
Carmichael : Was that the city ’ s legal argument ?
Roberts : Well , basically they argued that the court should adopt a standard that ’ s never been used before in Tennessee , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And they sort of went along on that and they basically said that this court should , pre-election , do a complete analysis of all the different aspects of the law and the effect it would have .
That is simply not the law in Tennessee currently .
And we are pushing very hard to tell the judge that her responsibility is not to make law .
That ’ s the appellate courts .
But they are desperate .
It is clear to me from the testimony of the lawyers that they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to a vote .
Carmichael : Jim , let me ask you a question because a lot of times local governments , and this is true in Tennessee , especially because I ’ ve seen it happen .
Local governments , and Nashville is one of them , have passed laws that apply to the city and then the state legislature when they come back into session and they pass a law that overrides it .
Would another course of action be that if if all of a sudden our judiciary and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the way up to and I guess including the Supreme Court if the Supreme Court adopted laws that apply to other states and pulled it into our own state in the absence of any constitutional law or statutes , would one of your paths be to go to the state legislature and have the state legislature pass legislation that says that cities have to live with their Charter and be very specific about it ?
Roberts : One of the things that we may do .
The legislature has very clearly set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set .
Even the attorney general , not this one .
That was a trial .
But another one had said that the way that the Tennessee law reads is that the people can affect property tax rates by referendum .
And Metros is just ignoring that .
The Tennessee law is not super clear and we may go back to the legislature in the spring and just say hey , can you clarify this ?
Even though everyone seems to or knew what it meant right up until about last week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t apply to them and it does .
And we may see some clarification there .
We ’ ve got several ideas .
I mean , we ’ re not something I don ’ t think our judge is going to rule against us because we think we ’ re right and that they shouldn ’ t bring new law into Nashville especially after 27,000 people have asked for this to be on the ballot to change the rules .
And to change the law afterward is really not right .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was that Tennessee should not be governed by Tennessee law but by laws of other states .
Do I have that right ?
Roberts : That ’ s pretty much a good way of saying it .
There was a case from West Virginia that said exactly what they wanted it to say .
And so they kept saying to the judge basically you need to apply West Virginia law .
Here ’ s a case that shows good reasoning and you should follow their reasoning .
Leahy : So she should follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure you mentioned in the constitution , we have a concept called federalism where the state governments are sovereign in their areas of the state .
That was a logical argument I would guess , right ?
Roberts : Absolutely and we argued that .
We made it very clear on this West Virginia case that was cited and it was cited for a very specific legal principle that is inconsistent with Tennessee law and it had some other things .
And Metro was trying to say oh , well the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t .
Leahy : So Jim , I guess Mayor Cooper wants us to be Nashville-West Virginia apparently .
Roberts : ( Laughs ) Mayor Cooper wants to pat us on the head and tell us to shut up and go home .
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Live from Music Row Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio for another edition of Crom’s Crommentary.
CROM CARMICHAEL:
Michael, yesterday, the Supreme Court heard a very, very important case, Texas versus Biden. And the Wall Street Journal wrote a very interesting article about that case. It appeared on Monday. So it was before the case was heard. There was a law passed in 1996 and Biden voted for the law. The law says that migrants who are, ‘Not clearly and beyond doubt, (not reasonable doubt, beyond doubt,) entitled to be admitted shall be detained.’ It goes on to say that the law also says that DHS can parole individual migrants on a case by case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.
That’s what the law that was passed in 1996 says. According to some reports I read this morning about the hearing yesterday, the case by case part of the 1996 law is what some justices may try to hang their hat on to allow Biden to eliminate or rescind Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy on the basis that we only can detain 34,000 illegal immigrants at the same time. That’s all we can detain. And so Trump said we can’t follow the law, so we’re going to make them stay in Mexico.
Now, the left says, well, you can’t make them stay in Mexico because Mexico won’t necessarily agree to that. Well, they already have. Under Trump they did agree to it and they did do it. So it’s not a function of whether or not Mexico can and will do it because they did do it under pressure, but they did do it. This is going to be a very interesting decision that will come down from the courts to see whether or not the courts believe that the law itself has written is what the administration should adhere to. I think that decision will come out very quickly. I don’t think it’ll be months. I think it will be weeks, and maybe even days before that decision comes out.
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--Tucker Carlson’s Full Tony Bobulinski Interview

Tucker Carlson : So Tony , your connection to this deal came through James Gilliar who ’ s an English businessman , who you correct me if I ’ m wrong .
You had met while doing business in various different countries .
You talked about doing deals .
Then on Christmas Eve , 2015 he sent you the following text which explained the deal with China that he wanted you to become part of .
And I just want to read the first sentence of this .
There will be a deal between one of the most prominent families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
Carlson : Tell me what he was saying .
Bobulinski : So James Gilliar was referencing something that he had been working on throughout 2015 with Rob Walker and a Chinese company called see SEFC and he had been traveling around the world developing that deal and that text was just the culmination of him making me aware that the deal was moving forward .
Carlson : So he doesn ’ t say I want to do a deal with you and me and Hunter Biden or even you , me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He said between one of the most prominent families from the United States .
Bobulinski : Yes , that ’ s correct .
It was never about Hunter Biden or Jim Biden .
It was about the family name .
The Biden Legacy .
Carlson : At this point , Joe Biden was the sitting Vice President of the United States ?
Carlson : Okay , so I want to fast forward to 2017 early May 2017 , and at this point , you ’ ve agreed to I ’ m part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jim Biden , the Vice president ’ s brother , and James Gilliar .
And they ’ re asking you to meet with the former Vice President in Los Angeles .
Describe the context describe why they wanted you to meet with them .
Bobulinski : Okay across those days in Los Angeles in May of 2017 that you ’ re referencing I met with Hunter Biden multiple times at the Chateau Marmont and Rob Walker .
And the discussion was they wanted me to sit down with their father just to meet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Biden family and how they approach things .
Carlson : We ask you to pause .
Please explain to us who Rob Walker is .
Bobulinski : Rob Walker was a partner in Rosemont Seneca and had a very close relationship with the Biden family and had developed and been working with James Gilliar throughout 2015 and 2016 to develop this deal with the Chinese and CFC .
Carlson : What was his relationship with the Biden family ?
Bobulinski : So my understanding is Rob had worked in prior administration ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship .
In fact in Rob Walker ’ s own words in an email to me he states that you know , everyone was contributing or telling me how they wanted to participate in Sinohawk .
And in an email he basically states in his own words to me I want to continue acting as a proxy for Hunter Biden and Jim Biden and the Biden ’ s around the world .
Carlson : So they wanted you to meet with the former Vice President in LA .
How does this play out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s correct .
The former Vice President was flying in and we were to meet at the Beverly Hilton the Milken Conference was going on .
Obviously one of the top three conferences in the world for anybody that ’ s a global investor or developing different humanitarian causes and a variety of things .
And Joe was flying in to speak about cancer in the moonshot stuff .
He was working on and Hunter and everyone was in town and they wanted to coordinate me meeting with Joe .
And so it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 2nd at the Beverly Hilton .
I first met with Hunter Biden and Jim Biden and just had a light discussion where they briefed me that listen , you know , my dad ’ s on the way and you know , we won ’ t go into too much detail on the business front .
But we ’ ll just spend time talking at a high level about your background the Biden family and then you know , he ’ s got to get some rest because he ’ s speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carlson : So this was at night .
The President and Vice President just had flown across the country .
He ’ s an older man .
He ’ s got work to do .
Carlson : But they carved out a piece of his schedule for you to meet with him .
Why would they do that ?
Bobulinski : Because they were sort of wining and dining me and presenting the strength of the Biden family to get me more engaged and want to take on the CEO role and you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States and around the world and partnership with CFC .
And I as you can imagine I ’ ve been asked by a hundred people over the last month , you know , why would you be meeting with Joe Biden ?
And I sort of turn the question around to the people that ask me .
Why at 10:38 pm on the night of May 2nd would Joe Biden take time out of his schedule to sit down with me in a dark bar at the Beverly Hilton sort of positioned behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see us have a discussion about his family and my family and business at a very high level where Jim Biden sat and Hunter Biden were participating in it ?
Bobulinski : I ’ m irrelevant in the story .
They weren ’ t raising money from me .
There was no other reason for me to be in that bar meeting Joe Biden than to discuss what I was doing with his family ’ s name in the Chinese CFC .
Carlson : This is a company with direct connections to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the former Vice President has said he had no knowledge whatsoever of his son ’ s business dealings and was not involved in them at all .
But this sounds like direct involvement in them .
Bobulinski : Yeah .
That ’ s a blatant lie .
When he states that that is a blatant lie .
Obviously , the world is aware that I attended the debate last Thursday and in that debate , he made a specific statement around questions around this from the President and I ’ ll be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up and screamed liar and walked out because I was shocked that after four days or five days that they prep for this that the Biden family is taking that position to the world .
And once again , I ’ m irrelevant in this discussion .
I just was brought in to run this company and have been exposed to all of this fact and I believe the American people should see this fact .
I would have much preferred the Biden family go on record and define these facts for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sitting here having a discussion with you on it .
Carlson : So Joe Biden has not denied meeting with you in Los Angeles .
Correct ?
Carlson : Tell us about the conversation that you had with him .
Bobulinski : So I initially was sitting because I got there a little earlier was sitting with Jim Biden and Hunter Biden and Joe came through the lobby with his security and Hunter basically said , hey , give me a second .
I ’ ll go over and give me 10 minutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in on things .
And so then Hunter and his father and security came through the bar and obviously I stood up out of respect to shake his hand and Hunter introduced me as this is Tony dad the individual I told you about that ’ s helping us with the business that we ’ re working on and the Chinese .
Carlson : So it was clear to you that Joe Biden ’ s son had told him about this business .
Carlson : Crystal clear .
Tell us what the conversation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
Bobulinski : So the conversation is you ’ re well aware Tucker , I grew up as the son of a career naval officer .
So the president of the United States was always the commander-in-chief whether they were a Democrat or Republican or other and so I have the highest respect for Joe and you know , the office that he had held .
And so I stood up and shook his hand and obviously , we sat down and I think ordered some drinks .
I think Jim Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food .
And you know , Joe asked me to talk about my background and my family .
He thanked me for my service .
I ’ m obviously very proud of that .
Proud of my brother ’ s service and my grandfather ’ s service .
And then he walked through sort of his family .
You know , obviously some of the tragedies they ’ ve dealt with .
His political career and a high level .
You know , we didn ’ t go into detail too much detail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showing up Hunter and Jim had coached me .
Listen , we won ’ t go into too much detail here .
This is just a high-level discussion and meeting .
So it ’ s not like I was drilling down with Joe about cap tables and details .
Carlson : So you ’ ve said that they wanted you to meet Joe Biden as a way to induce you to participate in the steel .
You were the actual business guy here who had management experience , deal experience .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you to some extent .
Bobulinski : Yes , of course .
I didn ’ t request to meet with Joe .
They requested that I meet with Joe .
And Hunter says this in writing .
It was a referenced multiple times .
They were putting their entire family legacy on the line .
They knew exactly what they were doing .
They were dealing with a Chinese-owned , you know , an enterprise run by Chairman Ye and that CFC that had strong financial support and political support from the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was presented to me .
That ’ s not my own words .
That ’ s how they presented it to me and read me in on it .
Carlson : They being Gilliar and Hunter Biden ?
Bobulinski : They being Hunter Biden who was very proud of that and taking credit for it .
When I sat with him for two hours on the patio at the Chateau Marmont in L.A. Carlson : Proud that they were doing a deal with the Chinese Communist Party ?
Bobulinski : Well proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the relationship with Chairman Ye who was running CFC and the ability for them to get deals done around the world and stuff like that .
Carlson : You ’ ve seen a number of journalists reporters covering the story including some who should know better declare triumphantly that no document you ’ ve released connects the former Vice President to this deal .
How do you react to that ?
What ’ s your answer to it ?
Bobulinski : So you can imagine what I ’ ve been through over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all this to be fact and watching Joe Biden and his family and their lawyer ’ s trout around the world stating that there was no involvement .
Or even at the debate , Joe Biden referenced that you ’ ve seen my tax returns .
And there ’ s no money from foreign , you know enterprise in that .
I want to simplify this for the American people as much as I can .
On May 13th that email was sent from James Gilliar to me .
I didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that email .
And in that email , James Gilliar goes through intimate details of what each individual ’ s requests were from a compensation perspective and how the equity in the enterprise would be divvied up .
Very important .
May 13th that email is generated by somebody else to me .
In that email , there ’ s a statement where they go through the equity .
Jim Biden is referenced as you know , 10 percent , doesn ’ t say Biden it says , Jim .
And then it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held by H. I can with a thousand percent certainty sit here and know that the big guy is referencing Joe Biden .
That ’ s crystal clear to me because I lived it .
I met with the former Vice President in person multiple times and I had been meeting and talking with Hunter Biden and Jim Biden and Rob Walker and James Gilliar Where the media has tried to hide and I personally feel it ’ s disgusting is between that May 13th email in the final document that was executed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oneida Holdings LLC that equity is broken up 20 percent Hunter Biden , 20 percent Jim Biden , their LLCs that represented them .
20 percent James Gilyard , 20 percent Rob Walker and 20 percent me and my investment entity .
What I ’ d ask the American people to read and look at is how from May 13th to the final night of the document that got executed why did Jim Biden go from a 10 percent owner to a 20 percent owner ?
That ’ s not my question to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were discussions within the Biden family .
I wasn ’ t privy to that discussion .
But this is Jim Biden the brother of the potential future president of the United States .
It ’ s not a distant cousin .
It ’ s not an employee .
It ’ s his brother who in documents defines himself as a political advisor to his brother .
And so I ’ ll leave that to the American people to answer that .
But I don ’ t understand how the American journalist is allowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and defined .
Carlson : So and I should say and I want to put the document on the screen .
In his pitch to the Chinese , in his bio , Jim Biden describes himself as an advisor , a current advisor to his brother .
So was it clear to you from the beginning that what Jim Biden was bringing to this deal was his relationship with Joe Biden ?
Bobulinski : Yeah , one thousand percent .
Crystal clear .
After I met with Joe Biden the morning of May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was taken backstage after Joe had spoken , you know , we joked around for about 10 minutes to 15 minutes and then I walked him out to his car .
I think he was I think they referenced he was off to see the lieutenant governor .
Bobulinski : Joe Biden .
Yes , and then after that I went over to the Peninsula Hotel and I sat with Jim Biden for two hours where Jim Biden walked through his history and his own words stating all the work he and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially in Delaware and then through the family history and the role that he had played in it .
And in that meeting , remember , I ’ m the son of a naval officer .
I ’ m a naval officer and was a naval officer myself and because I held a Q clearance which is the equivalent of a top-secret clearance we ’ re audited every year .
So if you receive a gift , I think the barrier was $ 25 .
And anything larger than $ 25 .
we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because obviously anybody with the clearance the government is watching closely that they ’ re not influenced by the Russians , the Iranians , or the Chinese and stuff like that .
So as I was listening to Jim walk through this , I have a big heart if you talk to anybody who knows me they would weigh in on that .
I ’ m a kind person .
And I ’ m thinking about the Biden family .
Like , how are they doing this ?
I know Joe decided not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he ran in the future ?
Aren ’ t , they taking a political risk or headline risk ?
And I remember looking at Jim Biden and saying how are you guys getting away with this ?
Like aren ’ t you concerned ?
And he looked at me and he laughed a little bit and said plausible deniability .
Carlson : He said that out loud ?
Bobulinski : Yes .
He said it directly to me one-on-one in a cabana at the Peninsula Hotel after about you know , hour-and-a-half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern .
How are you guys doing this aren ’ t you concerned that you ’ re going to put your brother ’ s future presidential campaign at risk ?
You know the Chinese .
The stuff that you guys have been doing already in 2015 and 2016 around the world .
And I just can almost picture his face where he sort of chuckles and says , you know , plausible deniability .
Carlson : So he said this is a man who ’ s been drafting off his brother ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He said to your face essentially we ’ re lying about it .
Bobulinski : Anyone watching this interview can look up what plausible deniability means and the definition is very distinct .
Carlson : That ’ s remarkable .
So I just want to back up a second just to be clear .
You met with Joe Biden twice ?
Carlson : What did he say to you after he so he gives his speech at the Milken Conference ?
By the way , this is all checkable .
I mean that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google it .
Bobulinski : I didn ’ t I wasn ’ t attending Milken .
And so they had to issue me special credentials a whole team walked out into the valet the Beverly Hilton and walked me into that speech that he gave in sat me at the head table in front of everyone .
So this is more than checkable .
I ’ m sure there are photos or documentation and stuff .
Carlson : Yeah .
The press corps doesn ’ t seem to be rushing to verify this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you had with Joe Biden .
What did he say to you ?
Bobulinski : You mean the morning after he spoke ?
Bobulinski : There were 10 people running around , getting him something to drink and we went backstage in a cramped space and he asked me to walk with him out to the car .
And he just asked how I did and what I thought of his speech .
And I thought he did a great job in the speech .
And obviously , cancer is a very serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together to solve .
I just lost a sister-in-law within the last two weeks sadly to cancer .
And then he just sort of asked me to keep an eye on his son and his brother .
Carlson : What do you think he meant by that ?
Bobulinski : I think he was conscious of things .
And you know , I can ’ t speak for him .
I would love for him to go on record , you know as I referenced earlier .
I ’ m only sitting here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they not going on record they ’ ve denied it and they ’ ve tarred my family name and a long history of serving this country and have other Congressmen now talking about Russian disinformation .
I held a top-secret clearance from the NSA and DO .
I served this country for four years and one of the most elite environments in the world Naval nuclear power training command and to have a Congressman out there speaking about Russian disinformation or Joe Biden at a public debate referencing Russian disinformation when he knows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I traveled around the world with his son and his brother and to say that and associate that with my name is absolutely disgusting to me .
Carlson : Did you complain about that ?
I mean to suggest that you were committing treason or a part of a foreign attack on our democracy which is how they characterized it ?
I mean that is such a serious and I think unfair charge .
Did you bring this up with them ?
Bobulinski : Well in a basic form your exactly right .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now .
Treating me like I ’ m insignificant or the 50 years of history that my family served this country is insignificant .
And that ’ s why I ’ m sitting here having this discussion .
I assure you this is the absolute last place I want to be right now and the last thing I want to be doing right now .
But I feel like I have a patriotic duty to this country and every American citizen to go on record and define the facts for them and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let them decide how they view those facts or not .
But for the Biden family to deny these facts and then not only deny them they could have just said no comment .
But they didn ’ t say no comment .
They then brought in Russian disinformation and basically associated my name with that .
Which is absolutely disgusting to me .
And I had to go on the record .
Last weekend I was in Virginia and Sally my sister-in-law passed away at around I think 6:38 am Saturday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my brother who spent 28 years serving this country as a naval flight officer and just retired .
So you can imagine me dealing with that and the tragedy of dealing with that .
When I saw Adam Schiff go on record talking about Russian disinformation after this email had been posted online by The New York Post .
And remember that email was to me from James Gilliar .
It wasn ’ t you know , I wasn ’ t blind carboned or cc ’ d on that .
It was to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the CEO of this enterprise and I was at the end of my rope .
And so I called Rob Walker and I told him that if that statement isn ’ t retracted by Congressman Schiff by midnight on Sunday that I was going on record and I was disclosing all the facts to the American government , to the American citizens , and the world .
I was hoping the Biden ’ s would do the right thing or Schiff would retract his statement .
But I could not allow another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my family ’ s name to be Associated or muddied up around Russian disinformation .
So even as I sit here today , I would ask the Biden family to come on record and stop using my name or associating it with Russian disinformation .
It ’ s absolutely disgusting .
Carlson : So , this is Rob Walker the representative of the Biden family .
I believe his wife worked for the Biden family apparently .
So you said this to him , I won ’ t go public .
I just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m an instrument of Russian disinformation .
What did he say ?
Bobulinski : That ’ s correct .
Rob is under a tremendous amount of stress .
Obviously , his wife and a child and he said listen , let me make some calls .
Let me call George who ’ s Hunter Biden ’ s lawyer and see what I can do .
But he sort of presented it as if that ’ s going to be impossible for me to get done .
And you know , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s not impossible to do .
That ’ s a single phone call from Joe Biden to Adam Schiff saying basically go on record and retract your statement .
You got over your skis .
And when I ’ m you know , I was up late that night and when the statement wasn ’ t retracted come Monday morning I was ready to go on record and how that record was .
I was willing to go in front of any Senator and any Congressman , the Department of Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you Tucker , and basically provide the facts to the American people and let them make their decision .
This isn ’ t a political focus of mine .
People were accusing my family of treason after I served this country and defended this country .
Carlson : So the reason you wound up here in this interview , and I just want to affirm for our audience that I don ’ t think you had any desire to do this interview .
Carlson : It ’ s because nobody else told your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the trove of documents you have ?
Given the credibility that I think is apparent that you have , that no other news organization took the time to unpack the story .
Bobulinski : Surprise is probably an understatement of the year .
Shocked , because it would be different if this was my word against Jim Biden , Hunter Biden , and Joe Biden , right ?
That would be a very slippery slope , not something I would take the personal and family risk on it .
But I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times , meetings , who participated in that email to me on May 13th was generated by somebody else sent to me .
It wasn ’ t me generating these text messages that I ’ ve provided by Hunter Biden in the first person .
Jim Biden in the first person .
James Gilliar in the first person .
Rob Walker in the first person .
It ’ s not me generating the text messages .
It ’ s them speaking .
So you can interview them .
The FBI can interview them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But I was shocked at not only the media is not only discussing this they ’ re going to the other extreme and they are dismissing it as Russian disinformation .
This country has heard enough about Russia .
We went through three years of every day Russia , Russia , Russia .
It ’ s just absurd .
The Cold War is over .
Carlson : And they ’ re saying about your family .
Carlson : The Biden family knew that you ’ re going public with this and you spoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the self-described Biden family representative for the Biden family .
Meaning Joe Biden as well .
What was his response when you let him know that you were going public with this ?
Bobulinski : Trying to coach me .
( Chuckles ) Trying to sort of say hey , we don ’ t want to do that .
We don ’ t want , you know , press trucks out in front of our house .
I ’ m going to have to move .
I could lose my job and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m not trying to cause any harm to anyone in this situation .
Let alone Rob Walker and his family .
James Gilliar and his family .
But basically , Rob ’ s position was if you go on record with all these facts you ’ ll bury all of us .
Carlson : What was your response to that ?
Bobulinski : I was focused on pushing these guys to do the right thing .
To demonstrate an ounce of integrity in front of the American people .
They all know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And luckily for the American people , all the facts are extremely well documented .
I ’ m irrelevant in this discussion .
So I can ride off but the American people can read these texts .
Listen to the recording that you just played .
Read the legal documents that were executed in Delaware .
And they can form their own conclusion .
They don ’ t need me to come to a conclusion for them .
Carlson : Give us a sense of your contacts with Hunter Biden .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a lot that was not in this .
This is television .
So we ’ re not putting you know , everything that we have on the screen because we can ’ t .
But for those who might suspect that you don ’ t didn ’ t really have a lot of contact with Hunter Biden , give us a sense of some of the places where you had conversations with him and over what time frame .
Bobulinski : So obviously as we already discussed throughout 2015 and as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sitting Vice President of the United States , these guys had been doing extensive work around the world in places like Oman , Luxembourg , and Romania that I was being made aware of but I obviously hadn ’ t come off the bench and agreed to be part of this .
Carlson : I ’ m sorry .
I ’ ve got interrupt you there .
Oman , Luxembourg , and Romania ?
Carlson : So they don ’ t speak any of these languages .
Neither one of these guys has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neither one has a background in international business .
Why would they be doing business in Oman , Luxembourg , and Romania ?
Bobulinski : Because they have relationships and they have the Biden name that they ’ re able to set up meetings and get people to jump through hoops in interest to garner favor with the sitting Vice President Joe Biden .
Carlson : So it sounds like Gilliar is a legitimate business guy .
Someone who ’ s fluent in the language of international business .
Bobulinski : James Gilliar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s British .
Yes .
He ’ s traveled around the world for decades .
He ’ s a very low profile individual .
But he is sharp and he ’ s as legitimate as they come .
Carlson : Sounds it .
But hunter Biden and Jim Biden have a well-documented decades-long record of business disasters .
Did you get any sense that either one of these guys was qualified to be conducting this kind of business ?
Bobulinski : The only qualification they had was the Biden name .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that into quite a few deals in quite a few countries and I interrupted you so give me , continue with where they were doing these deals .
Bobulinski : Yeah , so you had asked , you know the extent of my communication with Hunter Biden .
So when I decided to come off the bench and entertain being the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings , obviously , I was brought up to speed on the work that they had been doing in Oman , Luxembourg , France , Romania , Kazakhstan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was all going to be integrated into Sinohawk Holdings .
And so you asked to the extent that I spent time with Hunter Biden .
I personally was in Bucharest , Romania with Hunter Biden , Jim Biden James Gilyard , and Rob Walker .
I was in Monaco for the annual Grand Prix there .
I was supposed to sit with Hunter Biden .
I met on the patio of his hotel and I sat there and waited for two hours and you can imagine how angry and I was frustrated after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him without a text a phone call to let me know I can ’ t make it or I ’ m tied up .
And in a text that I think you guys are aware of and saw the next day he aggressively comes back at me that he couldn ’ t attend the meeting that he himself set up .
I stepped away from family and friends on the yacht that I was on with my friends to go sit with him for a couple of hours and he ’ s effectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not pick up the phone and text me because he was with the Ukrainians and Mykola the founder of Burisma and that he was fighting for the only income he has on the Kazakhstan deal that apparently he negotiated .
I had no exposure to the Kazakhstan deal .
I ’ m not aware of any of the particulars of that Kazakhstan deal .
I just know for a fact there is a Kazakhstan deal because Hunter Biden in the first person told me there was in the text that I think you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people .
It ’ s not my job to determine what that deal is .
I ’ ll leave that up to the FBI or the Senate and the Congress to figure that out .
Carlson : I just want to restate this .
You are not a grifter .
You ’ re not someone who ’ s selling access .
You ’ re a legitimate businessman who ’ s done deals in a lot of different countries .
So I just want you to assess once more .
Is there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experience , personal qualifications that would justify him doing a deal in Kazakhstan ?
Bobulinski : Absolutely nothing .
The only thing that he had was the Biden family name and the fact that his father at one point obviously was a sitting Vice President and potentially would run as a future president .
Carlson : It sounds like a remarkably ambitious international business program they had running .
Carlson : This is a small point , but I can ’ t get over it .
So you saw a number of reporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from your story , your testimony on this that the chairman referred to in a bunch of these emails was not Joe Biden .
It was in fact the government of China .
When you see people refer to the chairman , the chairman thinks that they ’ re talking about China and not Joe Biden .
So I want to put up on the screen .
Here is a text message you received from Hunter Biden to you .
Hey , Tony , I have an idea .
In light of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impasse of sorts and both James ’ s lawyers and my chairman gave an emphatic no , I think we should all meet in Romania on Tuesday next week .
So you ’ re hearing him say the chairman of the Chinese government .
Here you have Rob Walker responding to you .
Clearly , there ’ s some confusion over this .
And he ’ s saying I ’ m going to put this on the screen now when Hunter Biden said the chairman , he was talking about his dad .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ chairmen in the story .
There ’ s chairman Ye who was the chairman of CFC and that text from Hunter Biden was not talking about the chairman of CFC .
And what Hunters referencing there is he spoke with his father and his father is giving in an emphatic no to the ask that I had which was putting proper governance in place around Oneida Holdings .
Carlson : So Joe Biden is vetoing your plan for putting stricter governance in the company .
I mean and it ’ s right here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tucker I want to be very careful in front of the American people .
That is not me writing that .
That is not me claiming that .
That is Hunter Biden writing on his own and typing in that I spoke with my chairman referencing his father .
If the world thinks that my chairman is not his father then Hunter Biden would come forward and go on record and state it to the world .
Carlson : But you have the Biden family representatives Rob Walker saying right here May 19th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chairman he was talking about his dad .
Carlson : Tell me about the money .
So in the end the Chinese did send quite a bit of money ?
Carlson : Where did it go ?
Bobulinski : So documents were all executed even after this back and forth and the Chinese CFC director Zhang who ’ s number three at the company and work directly for Chairman Ye .
And the way it was presented to me was a very senior Chinese Communist Party member was assuring me that 10 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ account that was set up at JP Morgan Chase to basically fund operations and grow the business and that of that 10 million dollars , we were capitalizing the business .
So five million dollars of that 10 million dollars was being loaned to Oneida Holdings as a non-recourse loan from CFC .
And the other five million dollars was coming as CFC as their you know capitalization of the business because we own 50/50 in the partnership .
The Chinese and CFC never viewed me .
I ’ m insignificant and irrelevant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was always the Biden family .
It wasn ’ t Hunter Biden .
It wasn ’ t Jim Biden .
It was the Biden family who ’ s obviously led and operated by Joe Biden .
And in a document that you guys have and I think it ’ s been provided to you know to the world the Chinese reference that because of their trust in the Biden family that Chairman Ye and director Zhang are excited about moving forward in this .
And in that document , they referenced loaning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The BD family is the Biden family .
And notice they didn ’ t say we ’ re loading that money to Oneida Holdings or were loaning that money to Tony Bobulinski or were loaning that money to James Gilliar or Rob Walker .
They once again , not a document generated by me , a document generated by CFC , that they ’ re loaning that money to the Biden family .
Carlson : What are the implications of this going forward if Joe Biden is elected president , which could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constrain his ability to deal with China ?
Bobulinski : Are you asking for my personal opinion ?
Carlson : I am .
I ’ m asking for your opinion as someone who ’ s worked with the Chinese .
Bobulinski : So I think Joe Biden and the Biden family are compromised .
Obviously , I ’ ve referenced that .
I held a Q clearance if you ’ re briefed on compromise and you know who you ’ re able to talk with and deal and do business with .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the history here in the facts how Joe can ’ t be influenced in some manner based on the history that they have we ’ re here with CFC and stuff like that .
So as a citizen and an American taxpayer , I ’ m very very concerned .
Carlson : It seems at this point that there is so much documentation .
And again , we have your documents the ones that you retained .
The texts , emails , and legal documents .
But presumably , there are many others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people involved in this .
Is it possible that this stuff just disappears and nobody covers it for the next four years if Biden ’ s elected ?
I mean , it seems like there ’ s a lot of evidence out there .
Bobulinski : I think the American people should be demanding that this is investigated .
And I don ’ t know what the right party to do that is .
The DOJ , is that the FBI is that Congress ?
Is that the Senate ?
But there absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t investigated .
And as you said , I probably have per view into 10 percent just picking a round number of what was actually going on .
And I would encourage the American people to go online and download , you know Senator Johnson ’ s 87-page report after watching this and read pages 65 through 87 and form your own conclusion .
What I ’ ve come forward with is a piece in that puzzle that Senator Johnson and Senator Grassley did not have .
They didn ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on record and all this information and documentation was kept very very tight .
You asked me if the information disappeared .
I would assume and I would expect that other parties have probably destroyed or gotten rid of information .
I didn ’ t .
I have every email every text every WhatsApp that was exchanged and I ’ ve provided that to the authorities and here I am discussing it .
Carlson : So you learn from the Senate report that the Chinese sent a great deal of money , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was supposed to go .
Correct ?
Bobulinski : Yes .
That ’ s correct .
So take the American people back to July 2017 .
I was being told by director Zhang who was a senior executive at CFC that the 10 million dollars were going to be funded in two tranches of five million dollars and five million dollars .
Once again , the way they were approaching that is five million dollars was alone to the Biden family and five million dollars was their contribution to capitalize Sinohawk Holdings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ June and it didn ’ t come in July .
And I was in Europe traveling with friends and family .
And I was frustrated .
Because culturally there ’ s a tendency to say hey , it ’ s coming , it ’ s coming and it wasn ’ t coming .
So I was very frustrated .
But also in July 2017 something that happened is over July fourth weekend while we were celebrating our Independence Day , President Xi was in Moscow meeting Vladimir Putin on an official visit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know multiple days director Zhang was in Moscow is participating in that .
And Rosneft or media in Russia had leaked to the press that they were entertaining selling 14 percent of Rosneft , which is the state-owned U.S. sanctioned energy company of Russia to CEFC .
When I saw that leaked you can imagine once again the clearance I held , the military background I sort of push away from the table and I was like whoa , this is stair-stepping things at a level that do I even want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even want to be near .
Shortly after that information got out I was told that director Zhang ’ s Visa was denied .
He could no longer get back into the U.S. for meetings or to you know , bring his wife and his kids to go to school in New York , and that it was denied multiple times .
Jim Biden confirms that in texts chains and James Gilyard references it .
It ’ s in Senator Johnsons ’ s report .
He went by Kevin .
His legal name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And so I was sort of walking on eggshells , you know , what ’ s going on you ’ re saying this money is going to be funded .
It hasn ’ t come in yet .
I ’ m sort of near the end of my rope here .
And then in September , easily validated it ’ s officially announced that CFC is buying 14 percent of Rosneft .
Once again , the state-owned energy company .
And so at that point , I just sort of push away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t been funded into and Sinohawk and I was having daily discussions with James Gilliar .
What ’ s going on here ?
You know the Biden name .
Russia , China .
I don ’ t want to be anywhere , you know near this .
I ’ ve got to understand all the moving pieces .
And so we went into the fall of 2017 very well documented when Patrick Ho who ’ s an employee or an associate of CFC landed in New York he was detained by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corruption .
Apparently for leaving shoeboxes of cash to two African presidents .
And it started this downhill spiral of CFC as a company .
Remember President Xi was traveling around the world under the One Belt One Road that was their political approach and CFC was the capitalistic side of the Chinese government doing things that they could do on the capitalist side that the government couldn ’ t get done .
It ’ s very well documented the work that CFC did in the Middle East , in Czechoslovakia and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
All over the world .
When they announced that they were officially tendering for 14 percent of Rosneft a deal valued at nine billion dollars , I sort of pushed away from the table like okay , obviously that ’ s taking priority over this discussion .
And I just sort of you know was watching things play out once they detained Patrick Ho .
I did reach out to Hunter Biden in October 2017 asking him hey , listen , they haven ’ t funded the 10 million dollars .
Have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not aware of ?
Have you gone around us ?
Have you started a parallel discussion with Chairman Ye that I should be conscious of ?
And in a variety of text messages that you ’ ve been provided ?
And I think the American people have been provided .
He says no , I didn ’ t go around you but oh , by the way , I ’ m acting as the personal attorney to Chairman Ye .
Imagine being in my shoes looking at my phone reading this text message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six months all out of pocket myself .
Nobody was paying me .
I was paying for my own travel my own meals my own cars , anything that was needed .
And Hunter Biden is now telling me that he ’ s meeting personally one-on-one with Chairman Ye in his fifty million dollar Penthouse in New York .
And if he can ’ t meet him he ’ s picking up the phone and calling them .
But they only discuss things in person .
You can imagine my anger and frustration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , oh this has gotten slippery .
You have gone around me .
What ’ s going on here ?
And oh by the way Hunter , you ’ re acting as the personal attorney to Chairman Ye while they ’ re tendering for 14 percent of the Russian state-owned energy company ?
A deal valued at nine billion dollars ?
What am I missing here ?
And he sort of just plays it off and he said I ’ m working on a bunch of other personal things and visas and stuff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go into a lot of detail .
I ’ d love for you to ask him that .
I ’ d love the American people to ask what those other special things were .
Carlson : You ’ ve told your story in a very public way .
What do you expect the consequences for you and your family will be ?
Bobulinski : So my focus right now is not the consequences on me .
I ’ m actually trying to be selfless in this discussion .
I think the consequences our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s thinking about what presidential candidate they picked today or have picked over the prior two weeks or in the future all the way up to the election .
I ’ m doing this for them .
Not for my family .
Not for any money .
I ’ m doing this out of a patriotic duty to our country based on my military background and my grandfather ’ s background .
So other people can determine the facts and what matters and how they want to vote .
But I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they chose to sort of moor up my name .
So I have a former Seal team protecting my family .
I ’ m not at home right now .
and I ’ ll travel the next four years of I have to .
I had to do this .
Bobulinski : Of course , I ’ m worried .
I ’ ve gotten death threats .
Calls .
Obviously , I sat with the FBI , they assured me I would more than be protected by them when and if and needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slowly become irrelevant in this discussion because the facts are so powerful and so necessary that hopefully I ’ ll just sort of go stage left and hopefully our government and the appropriate people and the Biden family will go on record and basically provide facts to the American people .
Carlson : Tony Bobulinski , thank you for talking to us .
I appreciate it .
Bobulinski : Thank you so much for having me .
Listen to the full interview here :


thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--Commentary: Tennessee Senate Race Will Determine the Future of U.S. Immigration Policy

The most important 2020 race for Tennesseans on Nov. 3 isn ’ t Trump vs. Biden , but the hotly contested Senate battle between Republican Bill Hagerty and Democrat Marquita Bradshaw .
One thing is certain : A Democrat-controlled Senate would enact a potential President Biden ’ s plan to radically overhaul our nation ’ s immigration laws — including extending amnesty to the 11 million illegal immigrants already here .
Biden has also pledged to stop construction on the border wall and halt deportations of people caught illegally crossing the border .
The Democrats ’ pro-open borders policies would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Tennessee .
Without the Senate , Republicans would not be able to stop it .
That would be catastrophic for American workers , especially in low-wage jobs .
Start with the job market .
The COVID-19 outbreak and economic downturn has swelled unemployment numbers to record highs .
Bearing the brunt are working-class Americans , with layoff rates twice as high as for higher earners nationwide .
That ’ s true , too , in Tennessee , where the hardest-hit sectors include manufacturing and hospitality .
Jobless claims continue to rise , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week .
Into this bleak economic picture , Democrats would add millions of largely low-skilled immigrants to directly compete with American workers .
Basic economic theory shows that increasing the labor supply depresses wages .
That ’ s especially true when the new workers are willing to be paid under the table and receive less than the minimum wage .
As is the case nationwide , illegal immigrants in Tennessee are mostly from Mexico or Central and South America .
These immigrants often lack basic English proficiency and have less than a high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sectors — like construction and food service — where they undercut wages for blue-collar workers .
Illegal immigrants also make greater demands on the public purse .
One study found that statewide , illegal immigrants cost Tennessee taxpayers more than $ 793 million annually .
That includes higher costs for ESL education , health services , and other public assistance programs .
Where ’ s this money going to come from ?
Right now , local officials anticipate a $ 1 billion shortfall in our state budget for the next fiscal year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To cover the gap , legislators are contemplating cut eliminating pay raises for teachers and postponing needed maintenance projects .
America — and Tennessee — needs an immigration policy focused on what ’ s best for our citizens .
The contest between Bill Hagerty and Marquita Bradshaw offers voters a clear choice .
Hagerty served in the Trump administration as a U.S. ambassador , and supports strong borders and limits on legal immigration , including cutting the numbers of temporary work visas and instituting a merit-based system for any new immigrants .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ activist endorsed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren — is on record stating that the United States should “ increase the amount of immigrants we allow into the country.
” She also opposes the border wall , wants to decriminalize unauthorized border crossings , and supports providing free government healthcare to illegal immigrants .
Bill Hagerty rightly warned Tennesseans that Democrats are looking to push their “ radical immigration agenda ” on our state .
A Democratic majority in the Senate would remove any obstacles to implementing that agenda .
When Tennesseans vote this November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control of the Senate .
Stacey Campfield is a Knoxville resident who served in the Tennessee Senate from 2010-2014 and in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005-2010 .
Photo “ Marquita Bradshaw ” by Marquita Bradshaw .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--Here Are Some of the Key Characters in the Hunter Biden Story

Former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden have come under fire for Hunter Biden ’ s business dealings with China and Joe Biden ’ s alleged participation with these dealings , but there are several other key figures involved in the ongoing Biden scandal .
Hunter Biden ’ s business dealings have made news for several years , but focus on the presidential candidate ’ s son re-emerged in October when the New York Post reported a so-called “ smoking-gun ” piece of evidence : an email alleging that Hunter Biden introduced his father to a Burisma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emphasized that the email showed that Joe Biden both knew of and participated in his son ’ s business dealings .
The Daily Caller News Foundation reported Thursday that a cybersecurity expert confirmed that the email is unquestionably authentic .
The Post also reported that Hunter Biden dropped his laptop off at a Delaware computer repair shop but never picked the device up , and that the store ’ s owner , who is a Trump supporter , said he found both lewd images and a video of Hunter Biden on the hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at an Oct. 22 press conference that Hunter Biden arranged an hour-long May 2 , 2017 , meeting in Los Angeles between Bobulinski , Joe Biden , and his brother James Biden .
During this meeting , Bobulinski said , he and the Bidens discussed “ the Biden ’ s family business plans with the Chinese.
” The former vice president was “ plainly familiar ” with these plans “ at a high level , ” Bobulinski said .
“ That is false , ” Bobulinski said of Joe Biden ’ s previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden about business .
“ I have firsthand knowledge about this because I directly dealt with the Biden family , including Joe Biden , ” Bobulinski said .
James Biden is the brother of Joe Biden and uncle to Hunter Biden .
Both James and Hunter Biden “ aggressively leveraged ” their family name in order to secure foreign business deals , according to Bobulinski .
“ I think Joe Biden and the Biden family are compromised , ” Bobulinski told Fox News host Tucker Carlson Tuesday .
“ I just don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the facts , how Joe can ’ t be influenced in some manner based on the history that they have , ” Bobulinski added .
“ So as a citizen and an American taxpayer , I ’ m very , very concerned.
” “ They were sort of wining and dining me and presenting the strength of the Biden family to get me more engaged , ” he said of Hunter and James Biden .
Bobulinski also said that the Bidens wanted to get him to become CEO of the joint business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Chinese energy firm , and Oneida Holdings , a Delaware-based LLC .
“ They were putting their entire family legacy on the line , ” Bobulinski said .
“ They knew exactly what they were doing .
They were dealing with a Chinese owned enterprise … that had strong financial support and political support from the Chinese Communist Party .
That ’ s how it was presented to me .
That ’ s not my own words .
That ’ s how they presented it to me and read me in on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the May 2017 meeting he told Jim Biden that the business dealings might impact Joe Biden ’ s presidential election .
“ I know Joe decided not to run in 2016 , but what if he ran in the future ?
Aren ’ t they taking political risk or headline risk ?
And I remember looking at Jim Biden and saying , ‘ How are you guys getting away with this ?
Like , aren ’ t you concerned ?
’ ” James Biden looked at Bobulinski , laughed a little bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Bobulinski said .
Bobulinski also said that he had a second meeting with Joe Biden in a parking lot where Biden told him to “ keep an eye on his son and brother.
” James Gilliar is a Biden business partner and the author of a much discussed email to Bobulinski sent May 13 , 2017 .
The email said that 10 % of the Delaware-based LLC Oneida Holdings would be “ held by H for the big guy , ” which Bobulinski said refers to Joe Biden .
Gilliar also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 text message : “ Don ’ t mention Joe being involved , it ’ s only when u are face to face , I know u know that but they are paranoid.
” “ They should be paranoid about things , ” Bobulinski replied , according to a screenshot of the exchange he released .
Rob Walker is also a Biden business associate who was involved in a May 19 , 2017 exchange that suggests Hunter Biden used the term “ chairman ” to refer to his father .
“ When he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his dad and I think your dismissal of it maybe offended him a bit , but you didn ’ t know what he was talking about , ” Walker wrote .
“ Both James ’ and my Chairman gave an emphatic NO , ” Hunter Biden texted Bobulinski as they negotiated over Oneida ’ s structure .
“ What Hunter ’ s referencing there is he spoke with his father and his father is giving an emphatic no to the ask that I had , which was putting proper governance in place around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mary Margaret Olohan is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Hunter Biden ” by ABC News .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--Mueller Gathered Evidence Suggesting DNC, Clinton Camp Manufactured Russia Collusion Story

Special Counsel Robert Mueller 's office gathered evidence suggesting that Hillary Clinton 's campaign and the Democratic National Committee launched a political `` smear job '' in spring 2016 tying Donald Trump to Russia collusion through the lobbying work of his campaign chairman Paul Manafort in Ukraine , according to memos that were excluded from the prosecutor 's final report .
The evidence , reviewed by Just the News , includes information obtained by State Department officials from a trusted Ukrainian source , a private investigator 's report , and an email exchange suggesting Tony Podesta — a Manafort business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Podesta — tried at one point to slow down the opposition research project .
The evidence — which is additional to records showing the law firm for the Clinton campaign and the DNC funded the infamous `` Steele dossier '' given to the FBI — was never mentioned in last year 's vast , two-volume Mueller Report , which concluded that no Americans colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election .
The newly surfaced evidence bolsters separate intelligence reporting that Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe made public recently showing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had launched a political dirty trick to `` vilify '' Trump on Russia in an effort to distract from her own controversies .
`` We did have evidence to show that early collusion allegations against Trump and Manafort were created or propagated by people who either worked for the DNC or the Clinton campaign , including some efforts that went beyond the Steele dossier , '' a person with direct knowledge of the Mueller probe told Just the News .
The person spoke only on condition of anonymity because the person did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media .
Asked why the Mueller report did not mention the Clinton campaign tactics , the source answered : `` Our job was to report on and prosecute crimes , not write an essay on how political opposition research was conducted by the two parties . ''
Unredacted emails and other documents gathered by Mueller 's team suggest the earliest hint of the Democrats ' Russia collusion smear campaign emerged in a May 2016 email exchange between Democratic super-lobbyist Tony Podesta and Manafort 's lead business manager in Ukraine , Rick Gates , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manager for the Trump campaign .
The thread appeared under the subject line : `` DNC and Paul Manafort . ''
Though on opposite sides of the political spectrum , Tony Podesta , Manafort and Gates worked together on lobbying and political consulting projects related to Ukraine 's Party of Regions and former President Viktor Yanukovych , who was ousted from power in 2014 .
`` Last Friday APAC had a meeting at DNC organized by their ethnic outreach office , presenting Democratic Party strategies for presidential elections , '' Gates emailed Tony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` One of the subjects was a smear campaign against Paul Manafort , which will be launched in a couple of days .
The head of the ethnic outreach is of Ukrainian descent and has connections in Ukraine .
`` She was able to produce documents linking Manafort to Moscow during his time as adviser to Victor Yanukowych ( cq ) , ousted former Ukrainian president .
They will try to link Donald Trump to Putin through Manafort 's engagement and money trail of over [ a ] billion dollars .
This was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DNC — I am trying to obtain an audio tape from the meeting .
I just wanted to share this with you to make you aware before they start . ''
Tony Podesta responded by asking what APAC was and Gates wrote back : `` You will love this one ... the American Polish Advisory Council . ''
A few days later , Podesta reported back to Gates in a May 23 , 2016 email : `` Think I slowed this down . ''
Other documents show how Gates and Manafort got a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ APAC event with Chalupa from an official with the Polish lobby .
In an interview , Gates confirmed to Just the News that the email exchanges occurred and said that Podesta eventually disclosed to the Manafort team that the DNC 's lead figure on the opposition research campaign targeting Trump was a Ukrainian-American woman and DNC contractor named Alexandra Chalupa .
Gates , who later pled guilty to financial crimes and became a cooperating witness in the Mueller probe , added that he was questioned by the prosecutor 's team about Chalupa 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` In interview sessions with the Special Counsel 's office I was asked about two issues related to Tony Podesta , '' Gates said .
`` The first was a series of emails between Tony and me about questions posed by the Associated Press in relation to the lobbying work that Paul 's firm and Tony 's firm did in Ukraine .
`` The second issue was an email exchange I had with Tony Podesta in spring 2016 requesting Tony 's help and support about a political opposition project that was being orchestrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falsely tie him to Russia as a means of suggesting Trump was tied to Russia , '' he added .
`` I told the Special Counsel I reached out to Tony at Paul 's request to see if he could help .
`` Tony came back to me and identified the DNC operative who was running the operation as Alexandra Chalupa , the head of their ethnic coalitions .
Tony also indicated he believed he had been successful in slowing down the opposition research against Paul . ''
In answers to emailed questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the May 2016 email exchange `` looks authentic , '' but he vehemently disputed Gates ' claim that he intervened with the DNC to slow down any anti-Trump research or even knew Chalupa 's name .
`` Never did anything , '' Podesta wrote .
`` Did n't tell him Chalupa was at DNC .
Did n't know about Chalupa . ''
`` Do n't remember what it refers to but clearly not Chalupa and Manafort , '' he added .
Chalupa , John Podesta , the DNC and Hillary Clinton 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comment .
Chalupa 's name first emerged in January 2017 , when a Politico article reported she had contacts with the Ukrainian embassy in Washington and worked extensively to try to expose Manafort 's and Trump 's ties to Russia during the 2016 election .
In early spring 2016 , according to the article , she briefed the DNC 's communications staff on Manafort , Trump and their ties to Russia .
In an email to the DNC communications director , she said that she 'd provided information on Manafort to journalist Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for more dirt on Manafort .
DNC officials told Politico at the time that Chalupa undertook her investigations into Trump , Manafort and Russia on her own .
Chalupa told CNN In July 2017 that she `` was not an opposition researcher for the DNC , and the DNC never asked me to go to the Ukrainian Embassy to collect information . ''
She posted on Facebook shortly after publication of the Politico story that it was nonsense .
However , according to Politico , a former DNC official acknowledged that Chalupa was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff to arrange to have then-Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko discuss Manafort 's ties to former president Yanukovych .
Democrats have tried over the years to impugn the article , but the Ukrainian embassy in 2019 confirmed to The Hill newspaper that Chalupa did in fact solicit the embassy 's help on her opposition research but the Ukrainians turned her down .
Whatever the case , the Gates-Manafort email exchange provided Mueller 's team with evidence that Democrats were working to create a narrative of Trump-Russia collusion .
It was n't the only evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gates ' computers a private investigator 's report commissioned by Manafort 's office entitled `` Unmasking the Left 's Red Scare Anti-Trump Operatives . ''
The report purportedly traced Chalupa 's activities in Ukraine and the United States during the 2016 election .
`` The DNC predictably is trying to distance itself from Chalupa , noting that it paid her to do outreach for its political department , not for her research , '' the 2017 report concluded .
`` But there is no question that she was paid by the DNC throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she provided informed and shaped Clinton campaign strategy . ''
Separately , in August 2016 , a State Department official named Eric Schultz received from Konstantin Kilimnik — a trusted , longtime source in Kiev — similar intelligence about a Clinton campaign in Ukraine to tie Trump to Russia through Manafort .
`` First , it is definitely HRC and her HQ who launched this shitstorm trying to use construction of `` Putin = very bad , Putin = Manafort , Manafort = Trump , therefore Trump = Putin = very bad , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2016 ( around the time the stories that would force Manafort to resign as Trump campaign chairman started emerging ) .
Kilimnik was a Ukrainian businessman who worked with Manafort and Gates .
He was routinely interviewed as a sensitive source by U.S. officials in the Kiev embassy .
State Department officials told Mueller 's team they considered Kilimnik to be one of the few reliable Ukrainians who helped the Obama administration .
Mueller 's team , however , has since charged Kilimnik with financial crimes related to the Manafort case and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed to have ties to Russian intelligence , a charge Kilimnik denies .
He remains at large .
A month before Kilimnik 's Aug. 22 message to Schultz , CIA officials obtained almost identical information from Russian sources that Clinton had ordered a campaign `` stirring up '' false Russia collusion allegations to tar Trump , according to evidence recently declassified by Ratcliffe .
The CIA was concerned enough about the intelligence that it briefed President Obama and then made an investigative referral to the FBI , which was leading the investigation known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the end , none of the warning signs about the Steele dossier and the Clinton campaign 's dirty trick stopped the FBI from continuing its investigation .
And the evidence Mueller gathered showing Clinton ties to the smear campaign mostly remained secret until the last few weeks .

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office gathered evidence suggesting that Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee launched a political "smear job" in spring 2016 tying Donald Trump to Russia collusion through the lobbying work of his campaign chairman Paul Manafort in Ukraine, according to memos that were excluded from the prosecutor's final report.
The evidence, reviewed by Just the News, includes information obtained by State Department officials from a trusted Ukrainian source, a private investigator's report, and an email exchange suggesting Tony Podesta — a Manafort business associate and brother of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta — tried at one point to slow down the opposition research project.
The evidence — which is additional to records showing the law firm for the Clinton campaign and the DNC funded the infamous "Steele dossier" given to the FBI — was never mentioned in last year's vast, two-volume Mueller Report, which concluded that no Americans colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
The newly surfaced evidence bolsters separate intelligence reporting that Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe made public recently showing the Obama CIA also believed Clinton's campaign had launched a political dirty trick to "vilify" Trump on Russia in an effort to distract from her own controversies.
"We did have evidence to show that early collusion allegations against Trump and Manafort were created or propagated by people who either worked for the DNC or the Clinton campaign, including some efforts that went beyond the Steele dossier," a person with direct knowledge of the Mueller probe told Just the News.
The person spoke only on condition of anonymity because the person did not have permission to speak to the news media.
Asked why the Mueller report did not mention the Clinton campaign tactics, the source answered: "Our job was to report on and prosecute crimes, not write an essay on how political opposition research was conducted by the two parties."
Unredacted emails and other documents gathered by Mueller's team suggest the earliest hint of the Democrats' Russia collusion smear campaign emerged in a May 2016 email exchange between Democratic super-lobbyist Tony Podesta and Manafort's lead business manager in Ukraine, Rick Gates, who also worked as a deputy campaign manager for the Trump campaign. The thread appeared under the subject line: "DNC and Paul Manafort."
Though on opposite sides of the political spectrum, Tony Podesta, Manafort and Gates worked together on lobbying and political consulting projects related to Ukraine's Party of Regions and former President Viktor Yanukovych, who was ousted from power in 2014.
"Last Friday APAC had a meeting at DNC organized by their ethnic outreach office, presenting Democratic Party strategies for presidential elections," Gates emailed Tony Podesta on May 17, 2016. "One of the subjects was a smear campaign against Paul Manafort, which will be launched in a couple of days. The head of the ethnic outreach is of Ukrainian descent and has connections in Ukraine.
"She was able to produce documents linking Manafort to Moscow during his time as adviser to Victor Yanukowych (cq), ousted former Ukrainian president. They will try to link Donald Trump to Putin through Manafort's engagement and money trail of over [a] billion dollars. This was a formal presentation on the part of DNC — I am trying to obtain an audio tape from the meeting. I just wanted to share this with you to make you aware before they start."
Tony Podesta responded by asking what APAC was and Gates wrote back: "You will love this one ... the American Polish Advisory Council."
A few days later, Podesta reported back to Gates in a May 23, 2016 email: "Think I slowed this down."
Other documents show how Gates and Manafort got a first-hand account of what happened at the APAC event with Chalupa from an official with the Polish lobby.
In an interview, Gates confirmed to Just the News that the email exchanges occurred and said that Podesta eventually disclosed to the Manafort team that the DNC's lead figure on the opposition research campaign targeting Trump was a Ukrainian-American woman and DNC contractor named Alexandra Chalupa.
Gates, who later pled guilty to financial crimes and became a cooperating witness in the Mueller probe, added that he was questioned by the prosecutor's team about Chalupa's work and his contacts with Podesta.
"In interview sessions with the Special Counsel's office I was asked about two issues related to Tony Podesta," Gates said. "The first was a series of emails between Tony and me about questions posed by the Associated Press in relation to the lobbying work that Paul's firm and Tony's firm did in Ukraine.
"The second issue was an email exchange I had with Tony Podesta in spring 2016 requesting Tony's help and support about a political opposition project that was being orchestrated by the DNC against Paul Manafort to falsely tie him to Russia as a means of suggesting Trump was tied to Russia," he added. "I told the Special Counsel I reached out to Tony at Paul's request to see if he could help.
"Tony came back to me and identified the DNC operative who was running the operation as Alexandra Chalupa, the head of their ethnic coalitions. Tony also indicated he believed he had been successful in slowing down the opposition research against Paul."
In answers to emailed questions, Tony Podesta told Just the News that the May 2016 email exchange "looks authentic," but he vehemently disputed Gates' claim that he intervened with the DNC to slow down any anti-Trump research or even knew Chalupa's name.
"Never did anything," Podesta wrote. "Didn't tell him Chalupa was at DNC. Didn't know about Chalupa."
"Don't remember what it refers to but clearly not Chalupa and Manafort," he added.
Chalupa, John Podesta, the DNC and Hillary Clinton's office did not immediately return requests seeking comment.
Chalupa's name first emerged in January 2017, when a Politico article reported she had contacts with the Ukrainian embassy in Washington and worked extensively to try to expose Manafort's and Trump's ties to Russia during the 2016 election.
In early spring 2016, according to the article, she briefed the DNC's communications staff on Manafort, Trump and their ties to Russia. In an email to the DNC communications director, she said that she'd provided information on Manafort to journalist Michael Isikoff and connected him to Ukrainian journalists for more dirt on Manafort.
DNC officials told Politico at the time that Chalupa undertook her investigations into Trump, Manafort and Russia on her own. Chalupa told CNN In July 2017 that she "was not an opposition researcher for the DNC, and the DNC never asked me to go to the Ukrainian Embassy to collect information." She posted on Facebook shortly after publication of the Politico story that it was nonsense.
However, according to Politico, a former DNC official acknowledged that Chalupa was encouraged by the DNC to ask embassy staff to arrange to have then-Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko discuss Manafort's ties to former president Yanukovych.
Democrats have tried over the years to impugn the article, but the Ukrainian embassy in 2019 confirmed to The Hill newspaper that Chalupa did in fact solicit the embassy's help on her opposition research but the Ukrainians turned her down.
Whatever the case, the Gates-Manafort email exchange provided Mueller's team with evidence that Democrats were working to create a narrative of Trump-Russia collusion. It wasn't the only evidence.
Mueller's investigation also obtained from Gates' computers a private investigator's report commissioned by Manafort's office entitled "Unmasking the Left's Red Scare Anti-Trump Operatives." The report purportedly traced Chalupa's activities in Ukraine and the United States during the 2016 election.
"The DNC predictably is trying to distance itself from Chalupa, noting that it paid her to do outreach for its political department, not for her research," the 2017 report concluded. "But there is no question that she was paid by the DNC throughout the election cycle and that the research she provided informed and shaped Clinton campaign strategy."
Separately, in August 2016, a State Department official named Eric Schultz received from Konstantin Kilimnik — a trusted, longtime source in Kiev — similar intelligence about a Clinton campaign in Ukraine to tie Trump to Russia through Manafort.
"First, it is definitely HRC and her HQ who launched this shitstorm trying to use construction of "Putin = very bad, Putin = Manafort, Manafort = Trump, therefore Trump = Putin = very bad," Kilimnik emailed Schultz on Aug. 22, 2016 (around the time the stories that would force Manafort to resign as Trump campaign chairman started emerging).
Kilimnik was a Ukrainian businessman who worked with Manafort and Gates. He was routinely interviewed as a sensitive source by U.S. officials in the Kiev embassy. State Department officials told Mueller's team they considered Kilimnik to be one of the few reliable Ukrainians who helped the Obama administration.
Mueller's team, however, has since charged Kilimnik with financial crimes related to the Manafort case and concluded in its final report he was believed to have ties to Russian intelligence, a charge Kilimnik denies. He remains at large.
A month before Kilimnik's Aug. 22 message to Schultz, CIA officials obtained almost identical information from Russian sources that Clinton had ordered a campaign "stirring up" false Russia collusion allegations to tar Trump, according to evidence recently declassified by Ratcliffe.
The CIA was concerned enough about the intelligence that it briefed President Obama and then made an investigative referral to the FBI, which was leading the investigation known as Crossfire Hurricane into alleged Trump-Russia collusion.
In the end, none of the warning signs about the Steele dossier and the Clinton campaign's dirty trick stopped the FBI from continuing its investigation. And the evidence Mueller gathered showing Clinton ties to the smear campaign mostly remained secret until the last few weeks.


thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--Report: Second Hunter Biden Laptop Seized by DEA

A second laptop belonging to Hunter Biden , son of former Vice President Joe Biden , was reportedly seized in February during a raid on a psychiatrist by the Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) .
Hunter Biden was reportedly not the target of the raid .
NBC News first reported the best Friday afternoon at the end of an article in which it defended its reporting — or lack thereof — about the emails on an abandoned laptop , which purportedly connect Joe Biden to his son ’ s businesses .
The first laptop was seized by the Federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBC reported on the second : If [ Hunter Biden ] did leave the machine in Delaware , it would have marked at least the second time he has left behind a laptop .
According to two people familiar with the matter , a different Hunter Biden laptop landed in the custody of the DEA in February when they executed a search warrant on the Massachusetts office of a psychiatrist accused of professional misconduct .
The psychiatrist has not been charged with a crime .
Hunter Biden was not a target of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyer ultimately got his laptop back .
It ’ s not clear why his computer was left in the doctor ’ s office .
Sources told NBC News that the device belonging to the 50-year-old son of former Vice President Joe Biden , who is now a presidential candidate , was taken into custody by the DEA in February while executing a search warrant in the Massachusetts office of a psychiatrist who was accused of professional misconduct .
That former celebrity psychiatrist , Keith Ablow , saw his license suspended after he faced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diverting prescription drugs .
Ablow has denied the allegations and has not been charged with any crime .
The report from NBC on Friday said Hunter Biden was not a target of the search or the investigation , and his lawyer got the laptop back .
It remains unclear why the device was there in the first place .
A lawyer for Hunter Biden did not immediately return a request for comment .
The Washington Examiner also reached out to the DEA for comment .
Hunter Biden has struggled with substance abuse .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2013 after testing positive for cocaine .
Data and files on the original laptop , left at a repair store in Wilmington , Delaware , purportedly connect Hunter Biden to it .
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His newest e-book is The Trumpian Virtues : The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump ’ s Presidency .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective .
He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship .
Follow him on Twitter at @ joelpollak .

A second laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, was reportedly seized in February during a raid on a psychiatrist by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Hunter Biden was reportedly not the target of the raid.
NBC News first reported the best Friday afternoon at the end of an article in which it defended its reporting — or lack thereof — about the emails on an abandoned laptop, which purportedly connect Joe Biden to his son’s businesses.
The first laptop was seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in December 2019.
NBC reported on the second:
If [Hunter Biden] did leave the machine in Delaware, it would have marked at least the second time he has left behind a laptop. According to two people familiar with the matter, a different Hunter Biden laptop landed in the custody of the DEA in February when they executed a search warrant on the Massachusetts office of a psychiatrist accused of professional misconduct. The psychiatrist has not been charged with a crime. Hunter Biden was not a target of the search or the investigation, and his lawyer ultimately got his laptop back. It’s not clear why his computer was left in the doctor’s office.
The Washington Examiner expanded on NBC’s reporting:
Sources told NBC News that the device belonging to the 50-year-old son of former Vice President Joe Biden, who is now a presidential candidate, was taken into custody by the DEA in February while executing a search warrant in the Massachusetts office of a psychiatrist who was accused of professional misconduct. That former celebrity psychiatrist, Keith Ablow, saw his license suspended after he faced allegations of sexually exploiting patients and illegally diverting prescription drugs. Ablow has denied the allegations and has not been charged with any crime. The report from NBC on Friday said Hunter Biden was not a target of the search or the investigation, and his lawyer got the laptop back. It remains unclear why the device was there in the first place. A lawyer for Hunter Biden did not immediately return a request for comment. The Washington Examiner also reached out to the DEA for comment. Hunter Biden has struggled with substance abuse. He was discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2013 after testing positive for cocaine.
Data and files on the original laptop, left at a repair store in Wilmington, Delaware, purportedly connect Hunter Biden to it.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). His newest e-book is The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency. His recent book, RED NOVEMBER, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.


thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--Biden: ‘Nothing to’ Hunter Biden Laptop Story, ‘My Son’s an Honorable Man’

During an interview with Iowa ’ s KCRG on Friday , 2020 Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden stated that “ there ’ s nothing to any ” of the “ smear ” stories about his son , Hunter ’ s laptop and “ my son ’ s an honorable man.
” KCRG Anchor and Managing Editor Beth Malicki asked , “ So , what about the Americans who really , today , only want me to ask you about Hunter Biden ’ s laptop , how are you going to get them to see that you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re so dead set against you ?
” Biden responded , “ By the way , there ’ s nothing to any of that , nothing to any of that .
It ’ s all a smear .
Every major outfit , every serious investigator has pointed out that this is a smear .
This is classic Trump .
We have four days left , and all of a sudden , there ’ s a laptop .
And you may recall , there ’ s also talk about , four months before , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had , allegedly .
There ’ s overwhelming evidence that — from the intelligence community that the Russians are engaged .
I mean , look , this is — my son ’ s an honorable man .
And all the investigations that were done around the issue of what was going on in Ukraine , if you noticed , every one of the major people who worked for Trump , during the impeachment , went under oath , and under oath said , [ Joe ] Biden did his job .
No law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no laws .
”

During an interview with Iowa’s KCRG on Friday, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden stated that “there’s nothing to any” of the “smear” stories about his son, Hunter’s laptop and “my son’s an honorable man.”
KCRG Anchor and Managing Editor Beth Malicki asked, “So, what about the Americans who really, today, only want me to ask you about Hunter Biden’s laptop, how are you going to get them to see that you are fighting for them, when they’re so dead set against you?”
Biden responded, “By the way, there’s nothing to any of that, nothing to any of that. It’s all a smear. Every major outfit, every serious investigator has pointed out that this is a smear. This is classic Trump. We have four days left, and all of a sudden, there’s a laptop. And you may recall, there’s also talk about, four months before, there was a similar thing that somebody had, allegedly. There’s overwhelming evidence that — from the intelligence community that the Russians are engaged. I mean, look, this is — my son’s an honorable man. And all the investigations that were done around the issue of what was going on in Ukraine, if you noticed, every one of the major people who worked for Trump, during the impeachment, went under oath, and under oath said, [Joe] Biden did his job. No law was broken. … Hunter Biden broke no laws.”
(h/t Trump War Room)
Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett


thetennesseestar--2020-10-31--Rudy Giuliani Says Joe Biden Committed Two Crimes in 2017 China Deal

Manhattan — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says that information contained on a hard drive allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden provides evidence of two potential crimes committed by former Vice President Joe Biden .
Giuliani , President Donald Trump ’ s personal attorney , made the claim during an exclusive Friday afternoon interview with Daily Caller ’ s senior White House correspondent Christian Datoc .
Datoc had previously pressed Giuliani to hand over the hard drive so that outside investigators could determine the veracity of his claims .
Giuliani had refused to hand over the drive until Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rudy Giuliani — What Haven ’ t We Seen From The Hunter Biden Hard Drive , And Why Won ’ t He Release It In Full ? )
Datoc stated during Friday ’ s interview that though certain communications contained on the hard drive had been verified , no direct evidence directly implicating Joe Biden in any lawbreaking had yet surfaced .
Giuliani countered by accusing the Biden family of defrauding their former business partner , Tony Bobulinski , and doing business with Chinese intelligence assets in a manner that gets “ pretty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They stole from the business .
They defrauded Bobulinski and the other partners , ” he stated .
“ They ’ re doing business with Chinese communist spies , and taking money from Chinese communist spies.
” “ I would think even the most ill-informed would figure out taking money from a Chinese communist spy , gee , that could be espionage , ” Giuliani continued .
“ None of the morons in the press pick that up.
” If you hadn ’ t seen it already , make sure to watch Datoc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here are the highlights : • Though he claimed the information he said he will release in the coming weeks will effectively end Biden ’ s election chances within 10 days of election day , he would not commit to ever releasing the hard drive in its entirety to be inspected by the media .
• Giuliani says the hard drive originally came into his possession after the Mac Shop owner created four copies to distribute to his friends because he feared for his life .
He passed along the original , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and finally handed over the copy in Giuliani ’ s possession to Robert Costello , Giuliani ’ s attorney , months later .
He claims the shop owner attempted to give it to other Republican operatives but no one would take it .
• Giuliani claims the hard drive corroborates a tip he received from a confidential informant about a secret meeting between Hunter Biden and former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken at the State Department that violates the Foreign Agents Registration Act ( FARA ) .
In total , he claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven ” FARA violations .
• Giuliani claimed that text messages sent by Hunter Biden indicate a “ kickback ” program where he sent “ half of his salary ” back to Joe Biden , “ which is a Chinese method of corruption.
” He did not answer questions about whether there were bank documents or other evidence supporting that claim contained on the hard drive .

Manhattan — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says that information contained on a hard drive allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden provides evidence of two potential crimes committed by former Vice President Joe Biden.
Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, made the claim during an exclusive Friday afternoon interview with Daily Caller’s senior White House correspondent Christian Datoc.
Datoc had previously pressed Giuliani to hand over the hard drive so that outside investigators could determine the veracity of his claims. Giuliani had refused to hand over the drive until Wednesday evening. (RELATED: 1-On-1 With Rudy Giuliani — What Haven’t We Seen From The Hunter Biden Hard Drive, And Why Won’t He Release It In Full?)
Datoc stated during Friday’s interview that though certain communications contained on the hard drive had been verified, no direct evidence directly implicating Joe Biden in any lawbreaking had yet surfaced.
Giuliani countered by accusing the Biden family of defrauding their former business partner, Tony Bobulinski, and doing business with Chinese intelligence assets in a manner that gets “pretty close to an espionage charge.”
“They stole from the business. They defrauded Bobulinski and the other partners,” he stated. “They’re doing business with Chinese communist spies, and taking money from Chinese communist spies.”
“I would think even the most ill-informed would figure out taking money from a Chinese communist spy, gee, that could be espionage,” Giuliani continued. “None of the morons in the press pick that up.”
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If you hadn’t seen it already, make sure to watch Datoc’s prior interview with Giuliani below.
Here are the highlights:
Though he claimed the information he said he will release in the coming weeks will effectively end Biden’s election chances within 10 days of election day, he would not commit to ever releasing the hard drive in its entirety to be inspected by the media.
Giuliani says the hard drive originally came into his possession after the Mac Shop owner created four copies to distribute to his friends because he feared for his life. He passed along the original, physical hard drive to the FBI, and finally handed over the copy in Giuliani’s possession to Robert Costello, Giuliani’s attorney, months later. He claims the shop owner attempted to give it to other Republican operatives but no one would take it.
Giuliani claims the hard drive corroborates a tip he received from a confidential informant about a secret meeting between Hunter Biden and former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken at the State Department that violates the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). In total, he claims the hard drive includes “six or seven” FARA violations.
Giuliani claimed that text messages sent by Hunter Biden indicate a “kickback” program where he sent “half of his salary” back to Joe Biden, “which is a Chinese method of corruption.” He did not answer questions about whether there were bank documents or other evidence supporting that claim contained on the hard drive.
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