thetennesseestar--2020-09-03--Managing Editor Jack Windsor Discusses His Recent Article at The Ohio Star About the CDC’s Recent CO

Managing Editor Jack Windsor Discusses His Recent Article at The Ohio Star About the CDC’s Recent COVID Death Toll

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 The Ohio Star Managing Editor Jack Windsor to the newsmakers line .
During the third hour , Windsor discussed his recent article in The Ohio Star where he questioned the CDC ’ s recent release of COVID death numbers quietly revealing less than 10,000 and counting deaths that were due to a co-morbidity yet tested positive for COVID after the death adding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Good to be here .
Thank you for having me , sir .
Leahy : So you did a really great story on this new CDC admission , and it ’ s very confusing .
Let me just read the first four sentences of your story , and then if you could elaborate .
At The Ohio Star and ran it in all of our titles .
You said the week of the 24th that the CDC weekly index disclosed that of six percent of deaths that COVID-19 was the only cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attributed to COVID as a release of this article that 10,980 people died from COVID .
What that does not mean is that only 10,980 people in America died of COVID .
But the remaining 172,000 plus deaths occurred with COVID .
Can you kind of unravel that for us , Jack ?
Windsor : ( Chuckles ) Yes .
I want to be very careful there .
The CDC , as you indicated , they did say that six percent of the deaths that go into that total amount of COVID deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country died because of coronavirus .
So that was the thing that took them over the edge .
The other amount , that 172,000 plus deaths , those people had on average two point six percent or two point six percent other co-morbids .
And when we say co-morbids , the top one ’ s that the CDC identified were influenza , pneumonia , high blood pressure , diabetes , brain damage , and impaired blood flow , cardiac arrest , kidney failure .
Suicide , homicide and domestic violence , and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other medical conditions .
So that ’ s the laundry list .
And of the 170,000 plus , 2.6 of those other co-morbids apply .
So that is the baseline to go from .
And the question then becomes , OK .
In the United States , how many people really died because of COVID ?
And how many other people died because they had these other conditions and COVID happened to be in their system at the time of death and marked on their death certificate .
Leahy : For this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difference is very significant .
How does the CDC explain this ?
And the other part of it is , does that suggest that these draconian shutdown measures were extraordinarily ill-advised ?
Windsor : Well there is evidence to go in both directions that shutdowns were ineffective .
When you look at Sweden and what happened there .
And there are a couple of states in the United States where there were far fewer regulations and the numbers there are better .
So that question is something I think that we will grapple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what the CDC doesn ’ t say , and what we don ’ t know and I wish that we did now , is how prevalent or how strong was the virus in all of these people who died ?
Because , if somebody dies of pneumonia or respiratory failure there probably is causation there .
That COVID was the reason that pneumonia came about or respiratory failure came about .
Now , diabetes , cardiac arrest , kidney failure .
How do we know ?
There are PCR tests .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into two .
And one is the antigen quick result test and the other one was the PCR test the one they called the gold standard .
That PCR test can give us what ’ s called a viral load .
It can tell us how much of the virus is in somebody .
So that ’ s what I would really want to know .
Of those 183,000 deaths , how many people had a significant amount of a viral load where we can say yes , they had heart failure but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stave off this virus .
You don ’ t know that .
And that ’ s not what the CDC is really telling us , and people are starting to wonder .
Leahy : Now the people in the mainstream media , report this in kind of a different way .
They claim you don ’ t really understand what this means when the CDC says only six percent of these COVID-19 deaths where COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned .
How is this playing out ?
And Crom wants to ask a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question .
What you are telling us , I think what I just heard you say , is that it was the CDC that provided the information that included that six percent factor .
Is that correct ?
Windsor : Yes .
They have a weekly index for the week of the 24th , which would have been last week .
They indicated that six percent of deaths were equal to one co-morbid or one morbid that was COVID .
Carmichael : Is this the first week that they ’ ve been providing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : I think it ’ s the first week that it ’ s been highlighted .
When you get on the CDC ’ s website it is like a maze .
And it is the first time that I have seen it spelled out that way and released that way .
Going back to April , before COVID , they reported influenza-like illness and pneumonia .
That was their surveillance system .
As of April , they included the coronavirus .
So now they call it IPC .
Influenza , pneumonia , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of gets reported in one bucket .
Which by the way , that should give you some concern and make us ask about testing going into the flu season .
If influenza is going to be in the same bucket as pneumonia and coronavirus , and if we start seeing spikes again , are we going to test people for influenza and coronavirus ?
Are we going to test people for influenza and coronavirus ?
I ’ m concerned that we are going to see numbers again , and people are going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Is it the wave ?
Or is it influenza ?
Carmichael : And its incredibly important from a public policy standpoint for the facts to be known and to be widely understood .
Because the officials who make wise decisions based on the facts can still get crushed if the public perception is the opposite of the truth .
Windsor : Absolutely .
And it goes back to what we just talked about a minute ago .
If we can understand what the viral load is in people who are dying then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of kidney disease and that may have been the onset or exacerbated by COVID .
But there are numbers that should unequivocally be subtracted from death totals .
Causes of death like suicide and domestic violence and medical accidents .
Those numbers , may not be large , they maybe 5,000 or 10,00 but they can be determined and they should be excluded .
In fact , The Ohio Star interviewed Warren County , Ohio Sheriff Larry Simms and he told us a story of a woman who was in jail and she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And her death was counted as a COVID death .
That deaths with COVID were being counted and dismissed as being anecdotal .
Now it proves to be true .
That there are line items for such things as poisoning and accidents .
And again , those numbers aren ’ t large but certainly should not be included .
Carmichael : Well if you die of a drug overdose and it is determined that you tested positive for COVID that ’ s another example and there is probably a larger number of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You would have died of the fentanyl overdoes anyway .
And the fact that they tested you later in your autopsy and found COVID then they called it a COVID death , that ’ s part of the bad data that factors into public policy .
Windsor : It really is .
And that has happened , and we know it ’ s happened in Ohio .
Overdose and somebody has COVID in their system and it gets counted .
One thing I will also point out is that COVID is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can worsen a condition .
We all have family members who have aged and passed away and they passed away because they got the flu .
And the flu turned into pneumonia and made other conditions in the body play out more severely .
This isn ’ t something that is new with the coronavirus .
We hear that a lot right ?
Even if you have obesity or heart disease you are more at risk .
You are going to be more at risk potentially this flu season because that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leahy : Jack one last question .
I want to get this in .
Why six months into this pandemic is this the first time we ’ ve seen the CDC prominently report that only six percent of COVID-19 deaths took place with only COVID-19 as the only cause ?
Windsor : Well here ’ s my wild guess .
Are you ready ?
Windsor : If you remember a couple of weeks back or more than that now President Trump came out and said we are going to bypass the CDC , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the White House .
I think it ’ s a C.Y.A .
situation .
Carmichael : That last statement might be the most telling of all .
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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 The Ohio Star Managing Editor Jack Windsor to the newsmakers line.
During the third hour, Windsor discussed his recent article in The Ohio Star where he questioned the CDC’s recent release of COVID death numbers quietly revealing less than 10,000 and counting deaths that were due to a co-morbidity yet tested positive for COVID after the death adding to the data.
Leahy: Welcome Jack. Good morning.
Windsor: Michael. Good to be here. Thank you for having me, sir.
Leahy: So you did a really great story on this new CDC admission, and it’s very confusing. Let me just read the first four sentences of your story, and then if you could elaborate. At The Ohio Star and ran it in all of our titles. You said the week of the 24th that the CDC weekly index disclosed that of six percent of deaths that COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned.
That means of 183,000 deaths attributed to COVID as a release of this article that 10,980 people died from COVID. What that does not mean is that only 10,980 people in America died of COVID. But the remaining 172,000 plus deaths occurred with COVID. Can you kind of unravel that for us, Jack?
Windsor: (Chuckles) Yes. I want to be very careful there. The CDC, as you indicated, they did say that six percent of the deaths that go into that total amount of COVID deaths that we’re tracking across the country died because of coronavirus. So that was the thing that took them over the edge.
The other amount, that 172,000 plus deaths, those people had on average two point six percent or two point six percent other co-morbids. And when we say co-morbids, the top one’s that the CDC identified were influenza, pneumonia, high blood pressure, diabetes, brain damage, and impaired blood flow, cardiac arrest, kidney failure. Suicide, homicide and domestic violence, and other adverse events such as medical treatment mishaps and other medical conditions. So that’s the laundry list.
And of the 170,000 plus, 2.6 of those other co-morbids apply. So that is the baseline to go from. And the question then becomes, OK. In the United States, how many people really died because of COVID? And how many other people died because they had these other conditions and COVID happened to be in their system at the time of death and marked on their death certificate.
Leahy: For this to come at this date, that difference is very significant. How does the CDC explain this? And the other part of it is, does that suggest that these draconian shutdown measures were extraordinarily ill-advised?
Windsor: Well there is evidence to go in both directions that shutdowns were ineffective. When you look at Sweden and what happened there. And there are a couple of states in the United States where there were far fewer regulations and the numbers there are better.
So that question is something I think that we will grapple with for a long time. But what the CDC doesn’t say, and what we don’t know and I wish that we did now, is how prevalent or how strong was the virus in all of these people who died? Because, if somebody dies of pneumonia or respiratory failure there probably is causation there.
That COVID was the reason that pneumonia came about or respiratory failure came about. Now, diabetes, cardiac arrest, kidney failure. How do we know? There are PCR tests. There are multiple types, but you classify them into two. And one is the antigen quick result test and the other one was the PCR test the one they called the gold standard.
That PCR test can give us what’s called a viral load. It can tell us how much of the virus is in somebody. So that’s what I would really want to know. Of those 183,000 deaths, how many people had a significant amount of a viral load where we can say yes, they had heart failure but because the heart was working overtime to stave off this virus. You don’t know that. And that’s not what the CDC is really telling us, and people are starting to wonder.
Leahy: Now the people in the mainstream media, report this in kind of a different way. They claim you don’t really understand what this means when the CDC says only six percent of these COVID-19 deaths where COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. How is this playing out? And Crom wants to ask a question.
Carmichael: I have a question. What you are telling us, I think what I just heard you say, is that it was the CDC that provided the information that included that six percent factor. Is that correct?
Windsor: Yes. They have a weekly index for the week of the 24th, which would have been last week. They indicated that six percent of deaths were equal to one co-morbid or one morbid that was COVID.
Carmichael: Is this the first week that they’ve been providing the information in that structure?
Windsor: I think it’s the first week that it’s been highlighted. When you get on the CDC’s website it is like a maze. And it is the first time that I have seen it spelled out that way and released that way. Going back to April, before COVID, they reported influenza-like illness and pneumonia. That was their surveillance system.
As of April, they included the coronavirus. So now they call it IPC. Influenza, pneumonia, and coronavirus. And all of it kind of gets reported in one bucket. Which by the way, that should give you some concern and make us ask about testing going into the flu season.
If influenza is going to be in the same bucket as pneumonia and coronavirus, and if we start seeing spikes again, are we going to test people for influenza and coronavirus? Are we going to test people for influenza and coronavirus? I’m concerned that we are going to see numbers again, and people are going to go here’s the wave again. Is it the wave? Or is it influenza?
Carmichael: And its incredibly important from a public policy standpoint for the facts to be known and to be widely understood. Because the officials who make wise decisions based on the facts can still get crushed if the public perception is the opposite of the truth.
Windsor: Absolutely. And it goes back to what we just talked about a minute ago. If we can understand what the viral load is in people who are dying then we can say that somebody who died of kidney disease and that may have been the onset or exacerbated by COVID. But there are numbers that should unequivocally be subtracted from death totals.
Causes of death like suicide and domestic violence and medical accidents. Those numbers, may not be large, they maybe 5,000 or 10,00 but they can be determined and they should be excluded. In fact, The Ohio Star interviewed Warren County, Ohio Sheriff Larry Simms and he told us a story of a woman who was in jail and she was released.
She committed suicide. And her death was counted as a COVID death. That deaths with COVID were being counted and dismissed as being anecdotal. Now it proves to be true. That there are line items for such things as poisoning and accidents. And again, those numbers aren’t large but certainly should not be included.
Carmichael: Well if you die of a drug overdose and it is determined that you tested positive for COVID that’s another example and there is probably a larger number of those that fall into that category than suicides. You would have died of the fentanyl overdoes anyway. And the fact that they tested you later in your autopsy and found COVID then they called it a COVID death, that’s part of the bad data that factors into public policy.
Windsor: It really is. And that has happened, and we know it’s happened in Ohio. Overdose and somebody has COVID in their system and it gets counted. One thing I will also point out is that COVID is not unique that it can exacerbate or it can worsen a condition. We all have family members who have aged and passed away and they passed away because they got the flu.
And the flu turned into pneumonia and made other conditions in the body play out more severely. This isn’t something that is new with the coronavirus. We hear that a lot right? Even if you have obesity or heart disease you are more at risk. You are going to be more at risk potentially this flu season because that’s what viruses do to our body.
Leahy: Jack one last question. I want to get this in. Why six months into this pandemic is this the first time we’ve seen the CDC prominently report that only six percent of COVID-19 deaths took place with only COVID-19 as the only cause?
Windsor: Well here’s my wild guess. Are you ready?
Leahy: I’m ready. Shoot.
Windsor: If you remember a couple of weeks back or more than that now President Trump came out and said we are going to bypass the CDC, you are going to send the information to the White House. I think it’s a C.Y.A. situation.
Leahy: Very interesting.
Carmichael: That last statement might be the most telling of all.
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thetennesseestar--2020-09-03--Nancy Pelosi Ignores COVID-19 Rules, Gets Hair Done

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was filmed breaking San Francisco Covid-19 rules by getting her hair done indoors and without a mask , Fox News reported .
In security footage shared with the channel , the California Democrat can be seen walking through eSalon in the city ’ s Pacific Heights neighborhood at around 3:10 p.m. Monday , with wet hair and no mask on her face .
Pelosi is followed by the stylist , who is wearing a mask .
Salons and barbershops in San Francisco have been forced to close since March .
The salons were only notified they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hairstyling services only .
eSalon ’ s owner Erica Kious called the congresswoman ’ s visit “ a slap in the face.
” “ It was a slap in the face that she went in , you know , that she feels that she can just go and get her stuff done while no one else can go in , and I can ’ t work , ” Kious told Fox .
“ We ’ re supposed to look up to this woman , right ?
” Kious added .
“ It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi ’ s assistant set up the appointment with an independent stylist who rents chairs in her salon .
The stylist messaged Kious Sunday night to say they would be in the next day .
“ I ’ ll be there at 2:45 tomorrow .
Pelosi assistant just messaged me to do her hair , ” the stylist wrote in a text message to Kious published by Fox .
“ I was like , are you kidding me right now ?
, ” she told the outlet .
In a statement to The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the speaker was following the rules — as explained to her by the salon .
“ This business offered for the speaker to come in on Monday and told her they were allowed by the city to have one customer at a time in the business , ” he said .
“ The speaker complied with the rules as presented to her by this establishment.
” “ The speaker always wears a mask and complies with local COVID requirements , ” Hammill added .

by Catherine Smith
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was filmed breaking San Francisco Covid-19 rules by getting her hair done indoors and without a mask, Fox News reported.
In security footage shared with the channel, the California Democrat can be seen walking through eSalon in the city’s Pacific Heights neighborhood at around 3:10 p.m. Monday, with wet hair and no mask on her face. Pelosi is followed by the stylist, who is wearing a mask.
Salons and barbershops in San Francisco have been forced to close since March. The salons were only notified they could reopen on Sept. 1 for outdoor hairstyling services only.
eSalon’s owner Erica Kious called the congresswoman’s visit “a slap in the face.”
“It was a slap in the face that she went in, you know, that she feels that she can just go and get her stuff done while no one else can go in, and I can’t work,” Kious told Fox.
“We’re supposed to look up to this woman, right?” Kious added. “It is just disturbing.”
According to Kious, Pelosi’s assistant set up the appointment with an independent stylist who rents chairs in her salon. The stylist messaged Kious Sunday night to say they would be in the next day.
“I’ll be there at 2:45 tomorrow. Pelosi assistant just messaged me to do her hair,” the stylist wrote in a text message to Kious published by Fox.
Kious replied: “Pelosi?”
“I was like, are you kidding me right now?,” she told the outlet.
In a statement to The Post, Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill insisted that the speaker was following the rules — as explained to her by the salon.
“This business offered for the speaker to come in on Monday and told her they were allowed by the city to have one customer at a time in the business,” he said. “The speaker complied with the rules as presented to her by this establishment.”
“The speaker always wears a mask and complies with local COVID requirements,” Hammill added.
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Catherine Smith reports for American Greatness.
Photo “Nancy Pelosi” by Fox News.


thetennesseestar--2020-09-03--Commentary: Bannon Case May Rest with Stockman Petition

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was recently indicted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York for his role in the highly successful “ We Build the Wall ” online fundraising program started by Purple Heart recipient , triple-amputee Iraq war veteran Brian Kolfage .
Kolfage was also indicted .
Bannon , Kolfage , and two other defendants who were indicted in this matter pleaded not guilty on Monday , and their trial is set for May 24 next year .
The basis of the indictment is that when Kolfage established the online fundraising program , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compensation from the donations .
After the volunteer program wildly exceeded expectations , raising over $ 25 million , Kolfage and Bannon linked up to create a tax-exempt 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) organization , and they asked donors to consent that their contributions flow to that organization for completion of the program .
Since even the GoFundMe platform used to raise the money for We Build the Wall says , “ there may be particular case-specific instances where the income is in fact taxable , ” putting the money into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bannon indictment , I was struck by some important similarities with the case of former Congressman Steve Stockman , who in late July filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal on a 10-year sentence for fraud stemming from his own tax-exempt fundraising efforts .
I filed an amicus brief in support of Stockman ’ s petition , which was joined by 37 amici ( friends of the court ) including former Members of Congress , campaign finance and nonprofit lawyers , and conservative luminaries such as Brent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and my boss Richard Viguerie , who first pioneered political direct mail fundraising in the 1960s .
The Bannon and Stockman criminal cases have more in common than suspicions they were targeted politically for being outspoken critics of the left and the Deep State .
Bannon ’ s indictment seems filled with the types of prosecutorial tricks and deceitful twists of words used to convict Stockman .
The Bannon indictment refers to “ secretive ” agreements , which in business may be nothing more than standard , day-to-day confidentiality or nondisclosure contracts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would accept no “ salary or compensation , ” but he never said he would not be reimbursed for expenses of running the program .
Not mentioning other sources of income he may have used , the indictment said money received by Kolfage was used for “ home renovations , payments toward a boat , a luxury SUV , golf cart , jewelry ” and other personal items .
Stockman ’ s conviction was upheld claiming he used donor funds for “ airline tickets , fast food and gasoline.
” Prosecutors have now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to prevent Kolfage from exercising his First Amendment rights to discuss the case , reminiscent of what happened to former Trump advisor Roger Stone .
Indeed , Stockman was barred at his trial from mentioning the name Lois Lerner of IRS/Tea Party infamy even though the FBI visited him days after he called for her arrest .
The gag order hampered Stockman ’ s defense and a fair trial .
The key similarities between the Bannon and Stockman cases lie in the First Amendment protections of soliciting donations .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not protect fraud .
But the Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized that fundraising communications can be valuable forms of speech about causes .
And , the right to associate with causes , including controversial and politically important ones , needs protection .
As we explain in our amicus brief supporting Stockman ’ s petition , whether someone commits fundraising fraud depends on whether the government proves there was intent to deceive at the time funds were raised .
In Stockman ’ s case , he did not raise enough money to support all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans after the fact .
That ’ s not fraud ; that ’ s life .
In the Bannon/Kolfage matter , the online platform fundraising was so wildly successful that it was quite reasonable for the program to get “ professionalized ” through creation of a tax-exempt organization , and that costs money .
Donors to We Build the Wall were notified this “ professionalization ” was to take place .
In other words , even donors were informed about the after-the-fact shift of the program .
Given the nature of this politicized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donors were very agreeable that under five percent of their donations were used for more professional administration of the funds , which would include the sunlight of the organization ’ s filing IRS Form 990 , the publicly available information return tax-exempt organizations file .
We opened our amicus brief for Stockman saying , The prosecution in Bannon ’ s case may have made the mistake , as we argued in the Stockman case , that “ lookback speculations about intent based merely on success or failure of the projects for which funds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ articulated ” by the Supreme Court for fundraising , with its right of speech and association protected by the First Amendment .
Bannon is a smart , seasoned political consultant .
Maybe facts will come out that he acted foolishly or criminally .
But since he ’ s been sharpened by long-being a political target , I doubt it .

by Mark J. Fitzgibbons
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was recently indicted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York for his role in the highly successful “We Build the Wall” online fundraising program started by Purple Heart recipient, triple-amputee Iraq war veteran Brian Kolfage. Kolfage was also indicted.
Bannon, Kolfage, and two other defendants who were indicted in this matter pleaded not guilty on Monday, and their trial is set for May 24 next year.
The basis of the indictment is that when Kolfage established the online fundraising program, he said he would take no salary or compensation from the donations. After the volunteer program wildly exceeded expectations, raising over $25 million, Kolfage and Bannon linked up to create a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organization, and they asked donors to consent that their contributions flow to that organization for completion of the program.
Since even the GoFundMe platform used to raise the money for We Build the Wall says, “there may be particular case-specific instances where the income is in fact taxable,” putting the money into a tax-exempt organization was prudent.
Reading the Bannon indictment, I was struck by some important similarities with the case of former Congressman Steve Stockman, who in late July filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal on a 10-year sentence for fraud stemming from his own tax-exempt fundraising efforts.
I filed an amicus brief in support of Stockman’s petition, which was joined by 37 amici (friends of the court) including former Members of Congress, campaign finance and nonprofit lawyers, and conservative luminaries such as Brent Bozell, Rick Scarborough, Bob McEwen, and my boss Richard Viguerie, who first pioneered political direct mail fundraising in the 1960s.
The Bannon and Stockman criminal cases have more in common than suspicions they were targeted politically for being outspoken critics of the left and the Deep State. Bannon’s indictment seems filled with the types of prosecutorial tricks and deceitful twists of words used to convict Stockman.
The Bannon indictment refers to “secretive” agreements, which in business may be nothing more than standard, day-to-day confidentiality or nondisclosure contracts. The indictment said Kolfage promised he would accept no “salary or compensation,” but he never said he would not be reimbursed for expenses of running the program.
Not mentioning other sources of income he may have used, the indictment said money received by Kolfage was used for “home renovations, payments toward a boat, a luxury SUV, golf cart, jewelry” and other personal items. Stockman’s conviction was upheld claiming he used donor funds for “airline tickets, fast food and gasoline.”
Prosecutors have now even apparently threatened to seek a gag order to prevent Kolfage from exercising his First Amendment rights to discuss the case, reminiscent of what happened to former Trump advisor Roger Stone. Indeed, Stockman was barred at his trial from mentioning the name Lois Lerner of IRS/Tea Party infamy even though the FBI visited him days after he called for her arrest. The gag order hampered Stockman’s defense and a fair trial.
The key similarities between the Bannon and Stockman cases lie in the First Amendment protections of soliciting donations. Let’s be clear, the First Amendment does not protect fraud. But the Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized that fundraising communications can be valuable forms of speech about causes. And, the right to associate with causes, including controversial and politically important ones, needs protection.
As we explain in our amicus brief supporting Stockman’s petition, whether someone commits fundraising fraud depends on whether the government proves there was intent to deceive at the time funds were raised.
In Stockman’s case, he did not raise enough money to support all his goals, and needed to shift plans after the fact. That’s not fraud; that’s life. In the Bannon/Kolfage matter, the online platform fundraising was so wildly successful that it was quite reasonable for the program to get “professionalized” through creation of a tax-exempt organization, and that costs money.
Donors to We Build the Wall were notified this “professionalization” was to take place. In other words, even donors were informed about the after-the-fact shift of the program. Given the nature of this politicized cause and its success, it seems donors were very agreeable that under five percent of their donations were used for more professional administration of the funds, which would include the sunlight of the organization’s filing IRS Form 990, the publicly available information return tax-exempt organizations file.
We opened our amicus brief for Stockman saying,
Stockman’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari comes before this Court at a time of often-bitter disagreement in this country about political and ideological differences. At times such as these, there may be even greater temptation by those who wield authority to criminalize the free exercise of First Amendment rights. And, at such times, there may be no greater need for the courts to ensure those sacred rights are robustly protected.
The prosecution in Bannon’s case may have made the mistake, as we argued in the Stockman case, that “lookback speculations about intent based merely on success or failure of the projects for which funds were raised are contrary to the standards articulated” by the Supreme Court for fundraising, with its right of speech and association protected by the First Amendment.
Bannon is a smart, seasoned political consultant. Maybe facts will come out that he acted foolishly or criminally. But since he’s been sharpened by long-being a political target, I doubt it.
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Mark J. Fitzgibbons is a regular contributor to ConservativeHQ.


thetennesseestar--2020-09-03--State Department Monitored 13 Americans’ Social Media in Possible Legal Violation

Officials at the U.S. embassy in Kiev ordered the monitoring of 13 prominent Americans ’ social media accounts during the early days of the Ukraine scandal in spring 2019 and later were informed their activities potentially violated the Privacy Act , according to State Department memos made public on Tuesday .
The memos , released under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by the conservative watchdog Judicial Watch , show those targeted for monitoring included President Trump ’ s eldest son , Don Jr. , the president ’ s personal lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Laura Ingraham and Lou Dobbs .
This reporter was one of the 13 individuals on the list targeted .
The U.S. ambassador at the time , Marie Yovanovitch , and one of her top deputies , former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent , were apprised of the social media monitoring , emails show .
Embassy officials used search terms indicating they were interested in social media posts involving the ambassador , liberal megadonor George Soros , and the controversy around Joe Biden and Burisma Holdings , the Ukrainian gas company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vice president ’ s son Hunter in 2014 .
State officials testified during last year ’ s impeachment proceedings that the Bidens ’ role in Ukraine created an uncomfortable appearance of a conflict of interest that undercut U.S. efforts to fight corruption inside Ukraine .
“ Key thing is to get up to ramming speed from the get go , ” Kent wrote in a March 27 , 2019 email that discussed the social media monitoring efforts , which appear to have been prompted by early stories about the embassy ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at The Hill newspaper ( written by this reporter ) and on Fox News .
The same day , Yovanovitch received an email updating her on the social media monitoring .
“ Thanks Ambassador — I just wanted you to be aware as we are really trying to help them and recognize how hard everyone is working in this especially trying time , ” an official whose name was redacted wrote Yovanovitch .
“ The good news is our social media team back here is now helping to provide them with the reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through existing PD tools — so this should greatly help.
” You can read the memos here .
By April 1 , 2019 , the embassy appears to have been instructed to cease the social media monitoring by officials in Washington .
“ Thank you so very much for alerting everyone to this issue .
We appreciate you shutting down the automated report , ” an email entitled “ Ukraine Twitter report ” read .
By May 15 , 2019 , a redacted Digital Media Associate for EUR/PD Keniya-Trusant Group advised the State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media , suggesting the automated targeting of Americans violated federal law .
“ Going to chime in here — so regarding the influencers , there are some legal implications of making a list of Facebook influencers of Twitter influencers since they are technically private citizens ( even though they ’ re publicly on the internet ) and we can not compile them into a list and monitor what they are saying using a third-party application without their knowledge , ” the email read .
“ To see what they ’ re saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old school way and manually go to their feeds and view that way .
Cumbersome but it ’ s in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974.
” Current and former officials familiar with the memos say some of the redactions involved additional analysis of the legal issues surrounding the monitoring that occurred .
“ Congress may be entitled to see more about the nature of the concerns than was publicly released , ” one current official said .
Amanda Milius , a former senior adviser and deputy assistant secretary in the early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News she was alerted by State Department leadership about the embassy ’ s social media monitoring early on and was assured the embassy was instructed to stop the activity targeting Americans because it violated federal law .
“ Personally I find it hard to believe that senior communication officials at post were not aware of the limitations of the Privacy Act because all communications employees and contractors are very well versed on what they are allowed and not allowed to do in regards to the Privacy Act and the Smith-Mundt law , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The memos show the embassy sought to use a Facebook-related product called CrowdTangle to handle automated social media monitoring .
A deck about the product ’ s capabilities was included in the FOIA release .
In addition to the Fox hosts , this reporter , the president ’ s son , and the president ’ s personal lawyer , the other figures whose social media were targeted include Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton , radio host and former Trump White House adviser Seb Gorka , One America News personality Jack Posobiec , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bongino .
Fitton , who first raised concerns about possible social media monitoring last year , said Tuesday he was deeply troubled by what was revealed in the memos .
“ These new documents confirm Deep State officials at the Ukraine Embassy seemed to set up an enemies list to help illicitly monitor and report on the social media postings of President Trump ’ s family and lawyer , as well as journalists , ” he said .
“ The State Department hid these smoking gun documents for months .
”

by John Solomon
Officials at the U.S. embassy in Kiev ordered the monitoring of 13 prominent Americans’ social media accounts during the early days of the Ukraine scandal in spring 2019 and later were informed their activities potentially violated the Privacy Act, according to State Department memos made public on Tuesday.
The memos, released under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by the conservative watchdog Judicial Watch, show those targeted for monitoring included President Trump’s eldest son, Don Jr., the president’s personal lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Fox News personalities Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Lou Dobbs. This reporter was one of the 13 individuals on the list targeted.
The U.S. ambassador at the time, Marie Yovanovitch, and one of her top deputies, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent, were apprised of the social media monitoring, emails show.
Embassy officials used search terms indicating they were interested in social media posts involving the ambassador, liberal megadonor George Soros, and the controversy around Joe Biden and Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian gas company engulfed in a corruption controversy that hired the vice president’s son Hunter in 2014. State officials testified during last year’s impeachment proceedings that the Bidens’ role in Ukraine created an uncomfortable appearance of a conflict of interest that undercut U.S. efforts to fight corruption inside Ukraine.
“Key thing is to get up to ramming speed from the get go,” Kent wrote in a March 27, 2019 email that discussed the social media monitoring efforts, which appear to have been prompted by early stories about the embassy’s activities with Ukrainian prosecutors and the Bidens at The Hill newspaper (written by this reporter) and on Fox News.
The same day, Yovanovitch received an email updating her on the social media monitoring.
“Thanks Ambassador — I just wanted you to be aware as we are really trying to help them and recognize how hard everyone is working in this especially trying time,” an official whose name was redacted wrote Yovanovitch. “The good news is our social media team back here is now helping to provide them with the reports they want when Kyiv is asleep/offline — through existing PD tools — so this should greatly help.”
You can read the memos here.
By April 1, 2019, the embassy appears to have been instructed to cease the social media monitoring by officials in Washington.
“Thank you so very much for alerting everyone to this issue. We appreciate you shutting down the automated report,” an email entitled “Ukraine Twitter report” read.
By May 15, 2019, a redacted Digital Media Associate for EUR/PD Keniya-Trusant Group advised the State Department of legal issues related to monitoring social media, suggesting the automated targeting of Americans violated federal law.
“Going to chime in here — so regarding the influencers, there are some legal implications of making a list of Facebook influencers of Twitter influencers since they are technically private citizens (even though they’re publicly on the internet) and we cannot compile them into a list and monitor what they are saying using a third-party application without their knowledge,” the email read. “To see what they’re saying, you unfortunately need to use the old school way and manually go to their feeds and view that way. Cumbersome but it’s in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974.”
Current and former officials familiar with the memos say some of the redactions involved additional analysis of the legal issues surrounding the monitoring that occurred. “Congress may be entitled to see more about the nature of the concerns than was publicly released,” one current official said.
Amanda Milius, a former senior adviser and deputy assistant secretary in the early Trump State Department, told Just the News she was alerted by State Department leadership about the embassy’s social media monitoring early on and was assured the embassy was instructed to stop the activity targeting Americans because it violated federal law.
“Personally I find it hard to believe that senior communication officials at post were not aware of the limitations of the Privacy Act because all communications employees and contractors are very well versed on what they are allowed and not allowed to do in regards to the Privacy Act and the Smith-Mundt law,” Milius said in an interview Tuesday.
The memos show the embassy sought to use a Facebook-related product called CrowdTangle to handle automated social media monitoring. A deck about the product’s capabilities was included in the FOIA release.
In addition to the Fox hosts, this reporter, the president’s son, and the president’s personal lawyer, the other figures whose social media were targeted include Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton, radio host and former Trump White House adviser Seb Gorka, One America News personality Jack Posobiec, and Fox News personalities Sara Carter and Dan Bongino.
Fitton, who first raised concerns about possible social media monitoring last year, said Tuesday he was deeply troubled by what was revealed in the memos.
“These new documents confirm Deep State officials at the Ukraine Embassy seemed to set up an enemies list to help illicitly monitor and report on the social media postings of President Trump’s family and lawyer, as well as journalists,” he said. “The State Department hid these smoking gun documents for months.”
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thetennesseestar--2020-09-03--Erin Perrine Weighs in on Joe Biden’s Shrinking Poll Numbers and President Trump’s Leadership for Am

Erin Perrine Weighs in on Joe Biden’s Shrinking Poll Numbers and President Trump’s Leadership for America

Live from Virginia Wednesday morning on The John Fredericks Show – weekdays on WNTW AM 820/ FM 92.7 – Richmond , WJFN FM 100.5 – Central Virginia , WMPH AM 1010 / FM 100.1 / FM 96.9 ( 7-9 PM ) Hampton Roads , WBRG AM 1050 / FM 105.1 – Lynchburg/Roanoke and Weekdays 6-10 am and 24/7 Stream – host Fredericks welcomed Erin Perrine to the show .
During the interview , Perrine discussed Joe Biden ’ s inability to condemn Antifa and the violence in the streets until his poll numbers starting going down and how President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trip to Kenosha .
Fredericks : Joining us now Deputy Press Secretary Trump-Pence 2020 Erin Perrine .
Erin , great to have you .
Perrine : Thanks for having me .
Happy to be back on .
Fredericks : Erin we are really fired up here in Trump world today looking at these numbers and the fact that the President had a great meeting in Kenosha .
Met with the Sheriff and the people there and toured with the destruction going on .
He promised we ’ d get this under control .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this campaign looks , Erin .
Perrine : The campaign is absolutely heading in the right direction .
The President is a stronger footing now than Obama really was in 2012 at this point .
You have to think about it .
Joe Biden has hidden in his basement and the President has eaten up absolutely all of the oxygen that exists with a strong message of leadership .
Joe Biden comes out of his basement to essentially cut a terrible TV ad as he lies to the American people about what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the streets .
They see violent riots .
They see the looting .
They don ’ t think they are Trump supporters because they are not .
They see a radical left-wing that is trying to destroy America and they know the only force to stop that is President Trump .
Fredericks : When you look at his response now to some of this violence , the President has offered to send in the National Guard as you know Erin and on multiple occasions has been turned down by the governors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the way , there were six people there for his speech in Pittsburgh .
So I was wondering why he went to Pittsburgh .
Sidebar .
There were six people .
It was almost like he made a veiled threat .
What he said was , as long as Trump is president this violence is going to continue .
Was that not a veiled threat Erin ?
Perrine : Oh , I mean , that ’ s certainly one way to look at it .
And this is the lie that Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somehow this violence is President Trump ’ s fault even though every day the President has said you have violence in your city , please let the federal government come and help .
He ’ s not a tyrant so he ’ s not going to force the federal government on any state .
Look at Portland .
Look at what ’ s happening in Portland .
They ’ ve had 99 nights of violence there including the other evening when the violent mob tried to burn down the mayor ’ s house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal resistance .
Tony Evers , the governor of Wisconsin at least came to somewhat of his senses after two nights of violence and said OK we need help from the National Guard .
The President surged the National Guard and those resources .
Saved countless lives and businesses and restored law and order .
Fredericks : If he gets re-elected Erin , I ’ ll just ask you straight out and in your capacity of what you know .
If President Trump gets re-elected .
And these riots get worse because Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here is to flood the zone with crisis and fear and you ’ ll get rid of the incumbent .
That ’ s basically been their strategy from the beginning .
So Trump wins again and the riots get worse , what will the President do ?
The governors aren ’ t going to do anything .
Do you think he ’ ll say , look , I ’ ve had it ?
And send in the National Guard under the Insurrection Act ?
What do you think ?
Perrine : I certainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will do when it comes to these specific localities .
But he wants to be a federal partner to these states and to these cities and say listen , as soon as you ask we are here to deliver .
But Democrats really need to remember the role they have played in all this violence .
Not only with their lack of condemnation but the fact that that from the very beginning , even Nancy Pelosi said I can ’ t believe there aren ’ t uprisings everywhere .
Maxine Waters has encouraged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump supporters and people that work for the President and make them uncomfortable .
Kamala Harris Tweeted out a link for people to donate money to bailout violent rioters and looters .
This is absolutely at the feet of Democrats .
If they actually care about America and America ’ s cities the would stand up and say enough is enough we need to have law and order .
Fredericks : Where do we go from here with this narrative ?
The President yesterday going to Kenosha .
I thought it was very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign now in telling the American people that Trump is the candidate for law and order and Biden is the candidate of mobs , not jobs ?
Perrine : Yes .
I mean we ’ ve been saying this for a long time .
We ’ ve kept up the drumbeat enough that people are paying attention .
It ’ s communities , not chaos .
It ’ s jobs , not mobs .
We have said for months , you won ’ t be safe in Joe Biden ’ s America and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just took Joe Biden three and a half months to come out of the basement to safely say , eh , maybe you shouldn ’ t do that .
Sort of , kind of , maybe .
And President Trump has been out there the entire way to make sure that people know safety and security and law enforcement is how we should handle these things in America .
Fredericks : Erin , I want to get your reaction here about the one thing that Joe Biden said .
There is a clip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stacey Washington saying Joe Biden condemned the violence as he was dropping in the polls .
So he did nothing for the violence at the end of June and July where he went up in the polls .
Now he starts to drop and all of a sudden he ’ s got a problem with it .
Cut two .
Perrine : I think Stacy Washington is 100 percent correct .
Stacy is an absolutely amazing voice and she hit the nail right on the head there .
Now that Joe Biden knows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t like violent mobs and riots in their streets and it ’ s affecting my campaign , now I ’ m going to pretend like I care .
It ’ s clear that Joe Biden is just paying lip service to justice while President Trump has fought every day to provide safety and security and justice for the American people .
Joe Biden needed a poll and poll testing to tell him what he needed to say .
President Trump has never wavered .
President Trump has always said we need to increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent mobs don ’ t take over our streets .
Joe Biden had to slip in the polls and actually see what leadership looked like from President Trump before he stood up to say anything .
And he still hasn ’ t condemned Antifa and the violent riots .
And it ’ s unbelievable that he thinks his half-hearted answer does anything to change the narrative .
Fredericks : This is one of the things that ’ s very frustrating Erin for us because the fake news legacy media will not pick up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
I have one more clip I want to play and get your reaction to that nobody reported on yesterday .
Here is the President saying we are going to help people rebuild their businesses in Kenosha .
So he ’ s going there saying that we are going to help you get your life and business back by various means .
No where was it reported in the fake news .
Cut six .
Fredericks : Not picked up by anybody .
The President saying look I ’ m going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of your own .
Your business got burned out .
What ’ s your reaction to that ?
Perrine : The mainstream media and that sad excuse for the press corps don ’ t want to talk about the good work this President does and he has to stand in front of burnt out buildings to say I stand with the American people as he always has .
He has protected jobs and livelihood through the coronavirus .
He of course is going to do the same .
This is no business ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened in Kenosha .
It ’ s all at the governor ’ s feet .
It ’ s all at the mayor ’ s feet .
And the President is stepping in to show what true leadership looks like and it drives the media crazy .
Listen to the full show here :

Live from Virginia Wednesday morning on The John Fredericks Show – weekdays on WNTW AM 820/ FM 92.7 – Richmond, WJFN FM 100.5 – Central Virginia, WMPH AM 1010 / FM 100.1 / FM 96.9 (7-9 PM) Hampton Roads, WBRG AM 1050 / FM 105.1 – Lynchburg/Roanoke and Weekdays 6-10 am and 24/7 Stream – host Fredericks welcomed Erin Perrine to the show.
During the interview, Perrine discussed Joe Biden’s inability to condemn Antifa and the violence in the streets until his poll numbers starting going down and how President Trump has shown true leadership with his recent trip to Kenosha.
Fredericks: Joining us now Deputy Press Secretary Trump-Pence 2020 Erin Perrine. Erin, great to have you.
Perrine: Thanks for having me. Happy to be back on.
Fredericks: Erin we are really fired up here in Trump world today looking at these numbers and the fact that the President had a great meeting in Kenosha. Met with the Sheriff and the people there and toured with the destruction going on. He promised we’d get this under control. Give us your perspective right now how this campaign looks, Erin.
Perrine: The campaign is absolutely heading in the right direction. The President is a stronger footing now than Obama really was in 2012 at this point. You have to think about it. Joe Biden has hidden in his basement and the President has eaten up absolutely all of the oxygen that exists with a strong message of leadership.
Joe Biden comes out of his basement to essentially cut a terrible TV ad as he lies to the American people about what is going on. Voters see the chaos in the streets. They see violent riots. They see the looting. They don’t think they are Trump supporters because they are not. They see a radical left-wing that is trying to destroy America and they know the only force to stop that is President Trump.
Fredericks: When you look at his response now to some of this violence, the President has offered to send in the National Guard as you know Erin and on multiple occasions has been turned down by the governors. But in his speech in Pittsburgh, by the way, there were six people there for his speech in Pittsburgh.
So I was wondering why he went to Pittsburgh. Sidebar. There were six people. It was almost like he made a veiled threat. What he said was, as long as Trump is president this violence is going to continue. Was that not a veiled threat Erin?
Perrine: Oh, I mean, that’s certainly one way to look at it. And this is the lie that Joe Biden is telling the American people that somehow this violence is President Trump’s fault even though every day the President has said you have violence in your city, please let the federal government come and help. He’s not a tyrant so he’s not going to force the federal government on any state. Look at Portland.
Look at what’s happening in Portland. They’ve had 99 nights of violence there including the other evening when the violent mob tried to burn down the mayor’s house. The same mayor who has refused federal resistance. Tony Evers, the governor of Wisconsin at least came to somewhat of his senses after two nights of violence and said OK we need help from the National Guard. The President surged the National Guard and those resources. Saved countless lives and businesses and restored law and order.
Fredericks: If he gets re-elected Erin, I’ll just ask you straight out and in your capacity of what you know. If President Trump gets re-elected. And these riots get worse because Biden inferred they would because their whole goal here is to flood the zone with crisis and fear and you’ll get rid of the incumbent.
That’s basically been their strategy from the beginning. So Trump wins again and the riots get worse, what will the President do? The governors aren’t going to do anything. Do you think he’ll say, look, I’ve had it? And send in the National Guard under the Insurrection Act? What do you think?
Perrine: I certainly can’t predict what the President will do when it comes to these specific localities. But he wants to be a federal partner to these states and to these cities and say listen, as soon as you ask we are here to deliver. But Democrats really need to remember the role they have played in all this violence.
Not only with their lack of condemnation but the fact that that from the very beginning, even Nancy Pelosi said I can’t believe there aren’t uprisings everywhere. Maxine Waters has encouraged people to get in the face of Trump supporters and people that work for the President and make them uncomfortable.
Kamala Harris Tweeted out a link for people to donate money to bailout violent rioters and looters. This is absolutely at the feet of Democrats. If they actually care about America and America’s cities the would stand up and say enough is enough we need to have law and order.
Fredericks: Where do we go from here with this narrative? The President yesterday going to Kenosha. I thought it was very successful. Is this part of the campaign now in telling the American people that Trump is the candidate for law and order and Biden is the candidate of mobs, not jobs?
Perrine: Yes. I mean we’ve been saying this for a long time. We’ve kept up the drumbeat enough that people are paying attention. It’s communities, not chaos. It’s jobs, not mobs. We have said for months, you won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America and this is only proving that.
It just took Joe Biden three and a half months to come out of the basement to safely say, eh, maybe you shouldn’t do that. Sort of, kind of, maybe. And President Trump has been out there the entire way to make sure that people know safety and security and law enforcement is how we should handle these things in America.
Fredericks: Erin, I want to get your reaction here about the one thing that Joe Biden said. There is a clip here from Stacy Washington. Cut to Stacey Washington saying Joe Biden condemned the violence as he was dropping in the polls. So he did nothing for the violence at the end of June and July where he went up in the polls. Now he starts to drop and all of a sudden he’s got a problem with it. Cut two.
(Stacy Washington clip plays)
Fredericks: Reaction.
Perrine: I think Stacy Washington is 100 percent correct. Stacy is an absolutely amazing voice and she hit the nail right on the head there. Now that Joe Biden knows that maybe the American people don’t like violent mobs and riots in their streets and it’s affecting my campaign, now I’m going to pretend like I care. It’s clear that Joe Biden is just paying lip service to justice while President Trump has fought every day to provide safety and security and justice for the American people.
Joe Biden needed a poll and poll testing to tell him what he needed to say. President Trump has never wavered. President Trump has always said we need to increase security. We need to ensure these violent mobs don’t take over our streets. Joe Biden had to slip in the polls and actually see what leadership looked like from President Trump before he stood up to say anything. And he still hasn’t condemned Antifa and the violent riots. And it’s unbelievable that he thinks his half-hearted answer does anything to change the narrative.
Fredericks: This is one of the things that’s very frustrating Erin for us because the fake news legacy media will not pick up on the key things that the President says. I have one more clip I want to play and get your reaction to that nobody reported on yesterday. Here is the President saying we are going to help people rebuild their businesses in Kenosha. So he’s going there saying that we are going to help you get your life and business back by various means. No where was it reported in the fake news. Cut six.
(Trump clip plays)
Fredericks: Not picked up by anybody. The President saying look I’m going to help you. This is no fault of your own. Your business got burned out. What’s your reaction to that?
Perrine: The mainstream media and that sad excuse for the press corps don’t want to talk about the good work this President does and he has to stand in front of burnt out buildings to say I stand with the American people as he always has.
He has protected jobs and livelihood through the coronavirus. He of course is going to do the same. This is no business’s fault of their own by what happened in Kenosha. It’s all at the governor’s feet. It’s all at the mayor’s feet. And the President is stepping in to show what true leadership looks like and it drives the media crazy.
Listen to the full show here:


thetennesseestar--2020-09-03--133 Illegal Immigrants and Nearly $48 Million Worth of Drugs Seized at Texas Border in 5 Days, CBP R

133 Illegal Immigrants and Nearly $48 Million Worth of Drugs Seized at Texas Border in 5 Days, CBP Reports Show

Customs and Border Protection arrested 133 illegal immigrants and seized roughly 7,630 pounds of narcotics were seized at the border between Texas and Mexico over five days , according to the agency .
Authorities intervened in drug smuggling , human smuggling and trafficking and illegal crossing attempts , and recovered around $ 47,863,472 worth of narcotics , according to 15 Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) reports between Aug. 25 and Aug. 28 .
Border Patrol agents near Spofford , Texas , arrested an illegal immigrant who was previously convicted of murder in Texas in 1998 , CBP announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Border Patrol agents rescued one illegal immigrant who reportedly got lost around Comstock , Texas , the agency said .
Four stash houses were found and 24 illegal immigrants were detained in the Rio Grande Valley , CBP announced Aug. 26 .
That morning , CBP agents arrested an illegal immigrant who was priorly convicted of indecent sexual contact with a child , according to the agency .
Thirty illegal immigrants were apprehended in the Valley , CBP reported Aug. 26 .
CBP arrested a Mexican citizen near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after finding 76 pounds of cocaine worth $ 586,500 and around 12 pounds of methamphetamine worth $ 22,000 , according to CBP .
A U.S. citizen was arrested after CBP found 11 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $ 219,500 at the Anzalduas International Bridge , the agency said on Friday .
Two illegal immigrants were arrested near Zapata , Texas , on Aug. 26 , CBP reported .
One of the immigrants detained was Mexican national Diego Andres Rodriguez-Gonzalez , who was previously arrested on charges of Indecency with a Child with Sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple times , according to the agency .
Officials seized two shipments weighing over 1,200 pounds , of methamphetamines worth around $ 29.8 million at the World Trade Bridge , CBP reported Aug. 26 .
On Aug. 27 , Border Patrol and the Laredo Police Department reportedly shut down a stash house holding 20 illegal immigrants , according to CBP .
Over $ 4 million worth of marijuana weighing around 5,330 pounds was seized by CBP agents near Laredo on Aug. 27 , according to the agency .
CBP seized around 504 pounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several illegal immigrants near Laredo , Texas on Aug. 26 .
Officials seized 168 pounds of methamphetamine worth around $ 3.3 million in Laredo , CBP reported Aug. 28 .
CBP agents intercepted eight human smuggling attempts near Edinburg , Texas , between Aug. 26 through Aug. 28 , CBP reported .
Officials arrested seven smugglers and 53 illegal immigrants , the agency said .
Bundles of methamphetamine weighing around 20 pounds , worth $ 632,000 were seized by CBP agents on Aug. 27 near Edinburg , Texas , according to the agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liquid methamphetamine in a tractor gas tank and seized more than 180 pounds of methamphetamine worth around $ 4.5 million from another trailer , according to CBP .
Officials seized more than 130 pounds of cocaine worth $ 4.4 million on Aug. 28 , the agency said .
Kaylee Greenlee is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .

by Kaylee Greenlee
Customs and Border Protection arrested 133 illegal immigrants and seized roughly 7,630 pounds of narcotics were seized at the border between Texas and Mexico over five days, according to the agency.
Authorities intervened in drug smuggling, human smuggling and trafficking and illegal crossing attempts, and recovered around $47,863,472 worth of narcotics, according to 15 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports between Aug. 25 and Aug. 28.
.@CBP continues to seize large quantities of meth along the SW border. Last Monday, CBP officers in Laredo seized nearly 490lbs of meth across 2 enforcement actions—including a single drug load valued at over $9.4M: https://t.co/ud8u0b2QV4 pic.twitter.com/SoGHdOyMv9 — CBP Mark Morgan (@CBPMarkMorgan) August 18, 2020
Border Patrol agents near Spofford, Texas, arrested an illegal immigrant who was previously convicted of murder in Texas in 1998, CBP announced on Aug. 25. The same day, Border Patrol agents rescued one illegal immigrant who reportedly got lost around Comstock, Texas, the agency said.
Four stash houses were found and 24 illegal immigrants were detained in the Rio Grande Valley, CBP announced Aug. 26. That morning, CBP agents arrested an illegal immigrant who was priorly convicted of indecent sexual contact with a child, according to the agency.
Thirty illegal immigrants were apprehended in the Valley, CBP reported Aug. 26.
CBP arrested a Mexican citizen near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on Aug. 26 and seized a tractor-trailer after finding 76 pounds of cocaine worth $586,500 and around 12 pounds of methamphetamine worth $22,000, according to CBP.
A U.S. citizen was arrested after CBP found 11 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $219,500 at the Anzalduas International Bridge, the agency said on Friday.
Two illegal immigrants were arrested near Zapata, Texas, on Aug. 26, CBP reported. One of the immigrants detained was Mexican national Diego Andres Rodriguez-Gonzalez, who was previously arrested on charges of Indecency with a Child with Sexual Contact in 2003 and has been deported multiple times, according to the agency.
Amid an already busy enforcement week, Laredo Sector #BorderPatrol agents seize $4M in marijuana near the Rio Grande riverbanks in Northwest Laredo. Read more: https://t.co/6SD8bavEWl pic.twitter.com/6JvDPKi5zH — CBP South Texas (@CBPSouthTexas) August 28, 2020
Officials seized two shipments weighing over 1,200 pounds, of methamphetamines worth around $29.8 million at the World Trade Bridge, CBP reported Aug. 26.
On Aug. 27, Border Patrol and the Laredo Police Department reportedly shut down a stash house holding 20 illegal immigrants, according to CBP. Over $4 million worth of marijuana weighing around 5,330 pounds was seized by CBP agents near Laredo on Aug. 27, according to the agency.
CBP seized around 504 pounds of marijuana worth $403,472 and apprehended several illegal immigrants near Laredo, Texas on Aug. 26. Officials seized 168 pounds of methamphetamine worth around $3.3 million in Laredo, CBP reported Aug. 28.
CBP agents intercepted eight human smuggling attempts near Edinburg, Texas, between Aug. 26 through Aug. 28, CBP reported. Officials arrested seven smugglers and 53 illegal immigrants, the agency said.
Bundles of methamphetamine weighing around 20 pounds, worth $632,000 were seized by CBP agents on Aug. 27 near Edinburg, Texas, according to the agency.
The same day, agents discovered liquid methamphetamine in a tractor gas tank and seized more than 180 pounds of methamphetamine worth around $4.5 million from another trailer, according to CBP. Officials seized more than 130 pounds of cocaine worth $4.4 million on Aug. 28, the agency said.
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Kaylee Greenlee is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.


thetennesseestar--2020-09-03--Crom Carmichael Weighs in on the New Marxist Curriculum in California’s Government Run School System

Crom Carmichael Weighs in on the New Marxist Curriculum in California’s Government Run School Systems

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 the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio .
During the third hour , Carmichael discussed the new curriculum occupying the government-run school systems in California that have adopted a Marxist agenda peppered with hate .
Leahy : Neil W. McCabe is on assignment so we are going to talk with Crom about what ’ s going on in the crazy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say left coast , and Crom I did a story way back in 2016 right after the election looking at the voting behavior in the United States .
And if you took about 50 coastal counties on the west and about 40 coastal counties on the east coast and you look at the vote there , it was about two to one for Hillary .
You take those 90 counties out of the United States , Trump won the rest of the country .
54 percent to 46 percent .
It sounds like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world .
You ’ ve got riots in Seattle .
You ’ ve got riots in Portland .
You ’ ve got riots in LA .
You ’ ve got a governor in California who is just like a tinpot dictator – Gavin Newsom .
Carmichael : The things in California are worth paying attention to because they tend to show up elsewhere because California is a very very big state .
Carmichael : And it ’ s influential , but we ’ ll see over time .
I checked during the break @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York as part of this discussion because California is able to tax its people at the level that it does primarily because of the weather .
Leahy : 13 percent .
Yikes .
And by the way , if you ever live in California they want to track you down for taxes for the rest of your life if you ever leave .
Carmichael : It ’ s a state where the regulations are very high .
Gasoline prices are incredibly high .
They are moving to a world where they have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have rolling brownout and where the temperature is over 100 degrees .
And Governor Newsom calls the brownout unacceptable , but they are a result of his policies .
Then you have the craziness on the taxes .
Then you have the craziness on the regulations .
But the latest thing is that California is introducing a radical and if you think the 1619 Project is radical , what California is introducing into its government-run schools is essentially Marxist with elements of hatred .
Leahy : What is this ?
And how is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in California ?
Carmichael : Yes .
Last year the California Assembly passed an ethnic studies bill known as AB-331 by a 63 to 8 vote .
Then the state department of education put forward a model curriculum so extreme that the Senate actually bought even though they had a supermajority .
Then eventually it did pass the Senate .
The curriculum , among other things , ‘ within ethnic studies of the system of capitalism as research has shown that native people and people of color are disproportionately exploited by the system.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ curriculum where students can be taught that the four I ’ s of oppression .
‘ The four I ’ s of oppression .
Ideological , Institutional , Interpersonal , and Internalized.
’ Now if your curriculum on your subjects including science and math are going to include ideological institutional and internalized discrimination and oppression , you aren ’ t going to learn math very well .
You are not going to learn science very well .
You are not going to learn English very well .
Notice that the I that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this money coming from ?
Where are these ideas funded ?
Because if you can make your population stupid because a prerequisite of a free people is to have an educated electorate .
If you can create an educational system that creates ignorance or even worse but actually… Leahy : Anti-intellectualism .
That ’ s what we are seeing here .
Carmichael : So California is interesting because of what it is doing to itself .
And this is what you and I discussed .
What will the people in Portland , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s going on to their own city by clearly Democrat militants ?
Somebody can call it whatever they want to .
They run around in t-shirts and say , Black Lives Matter .
These are not White Supremacists masquerading as Black Lives Matter .
( Leahy laughs ) That is not what they are .
Leahy : That is not what is happening .
Carmichael : This is the modern-day KKK of the Democrat party .
And anyone who does not recognize that is completely foolish .
And I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely foolish .
So , that doesn ’ t mean that they won ’ t still continue to vote the way they do .
Leahy : I may beg to differ with you on that .
Leahy : The people in Portland are completely foolish .
( Laughs ) Carmichael : I only meant to say that they recognize that the militants who are rioting and looting in their streets are not White Supremacists .
They recognize that much .
Leahy : I think so .
But the question is , let ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cities .
If you live in Portland right now and live even in the city of Seattle , what is your world view ?
How do you look at this ?
And I think that these are just permanently stupid people , frankly , who are not going to change in light of any facts , and they can not be helped , Crom .
They can not be helped .
Carmichael : OK .
I am hoping you are wrong .
I ’ m not saying you are .
( Leahy chuckles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they are confronted by the reality that is different than they anticipated , I ’ m hoping it will help them .
Because one of my questions when I ’ m discussing something with someone with whom I disagree .
Is there any information that I could provide to you that would cause you to change that mind ?
Now if you want to ask that question of me , I ’ m happy to answer it .
And if we are disagreeing , is there any information or set of facts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind ?
They could either say no , which means they are close-minded and they admit it , or they can say yes , and I would ask what would those facts be ?
And now they would have to confront what they believe to be true is true .
I would be happy to confront that same argument .
So now the question is in Portland when these people see all the mayhem the question is to them , does this cause you to change your mind ?
If the answer is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are 100 percent right .
Leahy : I think there is a growing percentage , it ’ s a small percentage of people that live in Portland .
And let me take another example that we were talking about earlier .
Washington , D.C. , and Mayor Bowser who wants to get rid of all these federal monuments .
Carmichael : I would put Washington in a different category .
Leahy : Why is that ?
Carmichael : Because it ’ s the seat of the federal government .
And they live and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the rest of the country .
So they have a different way of thinking .
The wealth in Portland is because the people in Portland produce something .
In Washington , they don ’ t .
And so I put Washington in its own unique category .
Leahy : I would concede that the mayor of Washington , D.C. , Muriel Bowser , is uniquely stupid .
I would agree with that .
Carmichael : There is a long list of mayors .
And that ’ s because the government is all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see they ’ re really not that bright .
And they really are anti-factual .
They can not look at the facts .
Carmichael : Well , you can be bright and not look at the facts .
You can be bright and have an alternative world view .
And if you derive your personal power and your personal success from supporting a worldview that is the opposite of freedom , then as I said earlier , for the right amount of money they will buy into it .
Listen to the full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. to the Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy on Talk Radio 98.3 FM WLAC 1510 .
Listen online at iHeart Radio .

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 the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio.
During the third hour, Carmichael discussed the new curriculum occupying the government-run school systems in California that have adopted a Marxist agenda peppered with hate.
Leahy: Neil W. McCabe is on assignment so we are going to talk with Crom about what’s going on in the crazy left coast of America. When I say left coast, and Crom I did a story way back in 2016 right after the election looking at the voting behavior in the United States. And if you took about 50 coastal counties on the west and about 40 coastal counties on the east coast and you look at the vote there, it was about two to one for Hillary.
You take those 90 counties out of the United States, Trump won the rest of the country. 54 percent to 46 percent. It sounds like they have a different view of the world. You’ve got riots in Seattle. You’ve got riots in Portland. You’ve got riots in LA. You’ve got a governor in California who is just like a tinpot dictator – Gavin Newsom.
Carmichael: The things in California are worth paying attention to because they tend to show up elsewhere because California is a very very big state.
Leahy: Very big with 38 million people.
Carmichael: And it’s influential, but we’ll see over time. I checked during the break, and I’m using New York as part of this discussion because California is able to tax its people at the level that it does primarily because of the weather.
Leahy: It’s like an 11 percent income tax?
Carmichael: Over 13.
Leahy: 13 percent. Yikes. And by the way, if you ever live in California they want to track you down for taxes for the rest of your life if you ever leave.
Carmichael: It’s a state where the regulations are very high. Gasoline prices are incredibly high. They are moving to a world where they have no fossil fuels and the process where they have rolling brownout and where the temperature is over 100 degrees. And Governor Newsom calls the brownout unacceptable, but they are a result of his policies.
Then you have the craziness on the taxes. Then you have the craziness on the regulations. But the latest thing is that California is introducing a radical and if you think the 1619 Project is radical, what California is introducing into its government-run schools is essentially Marxist with elements of hatred.
Leahy: Oh!
Carmichael: Laid in. Additional hatred laid in.
Leahy: Marxism on hatred steroids. (Chuckles)
Carmichael: Yes.
Leahy: What is this? And how is it coming about? The public schools in California?
Carmichael: Yes. Last year the California Assembly passed an ethnic studies bill known as AB-331 by a 63 to 8 vote. Then the state department of education put forward a model curriculum so extreme that the Senate actually bought even though they had a supermajority.
Then eventually it did pass the Senate. The curriculum, among other things, ‘within ethnic studies of the system of capitalism as research has shown that native people and people of color are disproportionately exploited by the system.’
Leahy: Exploited.
Carmichael: They have a model curriculum where students can be taught that the four I’s of oppression. ‘The four I’s of oppression. Ideological, Institutional, Interpersonal, and Internalized.’ Now if your curriculum on your subjects including science and math are going to include ideological institutional and internalized discrimination and oppression, you aren’t going to learn math very well.
You are not going to learn science very well. You are not going to learn English very well. Notice that the I that is not here is Innovation. Where is this money coming from? Where are these ideas funded? Because if you can make your population stupid because a prerequisite of a free people is to have an educated electorate. If you can create an educational system that creates ignorance or even worse but actually…
Leahy: Close mindedness.
Carmichael: Close mindedness or a false view of reality.
Leahy: Anti-intellectualism. That’s what we are seeing here.
Carmichael: So California is interesting because of what it is doing to itself. And this is what you and I discussed. What will the people in Portland, and how will they vote when they see what’s going on to their own city by clearly Democrat militants? Somebody can call it whatever they want to. They run around in t-shirts and say, Black Lives Matter. These are not White Supremacists masquerading as Black Lives Matter. (Leahy laughs) That is not what they are.
Leahy: That is not what is happening.
Carmichael: This is the modern-day KKK of the Democrat party. And anyone who does not recognize that is completely foolish. And I don’t believe the people in Portland are completely foolish. So, that doesn’t mean that they won’t still continue to vote the way they do.
Leahy: I may beg to differ with you on that.
Carmichael: On what?
Leahy: The people in Portland are completely foolish. (Laughs)
Carmichael: I only meant to say that they recognize that the militants who are rioting and looting in their streets are not White Supremacists. They recognize that much.
Leahy: I think so. But the question is, let’s take an example of these far-left cities. If you live in Portland right now and live even in the city of Seattle, what is your world view? How do you look at this? And I think that these are just permanently stupid people, frankly, who are not going to change in light of any facts, and they cannot be helped, Crom. They cannot be helped.
Carmichael: OK. I am hoping you are wrong. I’m not saying you are. (Leahy chuckles) I’m hoping that people when they are confronted by the reality that is different than they anticipated, I’m hoping it will help them. Because one of my questions when I’m discussing something with someone with whom I disagree.
Is there any information that I could provide to you that would cause you to change that mind? Now if you want to ask that question of me, I’m happy to answer it. And if we are disagreeing, is there any information or set of facts that would cause you to change your mind? They could either say no, which means they are close-minded and they admit it, or they can say yes, and I would ask what would those facts be?
And now they would have to confront what they believe to be true is true. I would be happy to confront that same argument. So now the question is in Portland when these people see all the mayhem the question is to them, does this cause you to change your mind? If the answer is no, then, Michael, you are 100 percent right.
Leahy: I think there is a growing percentage, it’s a small percentage of people that live in Portland. And let me take another example that we were talking about earlier. Washington, D.C., and Mayor Bowser who wants to get rid of all these federal monuments.
Carmichael: I would put Washington in a different category.
Leahy: Why is that?
Carmichael: Because it’s the seat of the federal government. And they live and breathe their wealth comes from extracting money from the rest of the country. So they have a different way of thinking. The wealth in Portland is because the people in Portland produce something. In Washington, they don’t. And so I put Washington in its own unique category.
Leahy: I would concede that the mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser, is uniquely stupid. I would agree with that.
Carmichael: There is a long list of mayors. And that’s because the government is all they think about.
Leahy: But see they’re really not that bright. And they really are anti-factual. They cannot look at the facts.
Carmichael: Well, you can be bright and not look at the facts. You can be bright and have an alternative world view. And if you derive your personal power and your personal success from supporting a worldview that is the opposite of freedom, then as I said earlier, for the right amount of money they will buy into it.
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thetennesseestar--2020-09-03--Ex-Convict Sentenced for Using Firearm, Shooting at Clarksville Police

Two more ex-convicts in Middle Tennessee are in legal trouble in separate cases after they used or allegedly used firearms while committing a crime .
U.S. District Court officials this week sentenced Elique Camacho , 23 , of Clarksville , to 10 years in prison for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a crime of domestic violence .
This , according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee .
“ Camacho was indicted in July 2018 , after an incident on June 24 , 2018 , where Clarksville police officers were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assault and upon arrival , Camacho was attempting to leave the scene .
As officers approached his vehicle , Camacho drove toward them and struck one of the officers with his vehicle and fled , ” according to the press release .
“ As Clarksville officers pursued Camacho , he fired several rounds at the officers from his vehicle .
One of the officers subsequently rammed and disabled Camacho ’ s vehicle , after which , he fled on foot and hid in a wooded area overnight , before being arrested the following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At the time of his arrest , Camacho was in possession of a 9mm handgun.
” Camacho pleaded guilty in January .
He had previously been convicted of domestic assault in January 2017 and was prohibited from possessing a firearm , the press release said .
Meanwhile , federal officials charged Gievanne Courtlyn Ashley , 21 , of Nashville with two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm .
This , according to a separate press release that Cochran published this week .
“ The charges stem from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August 20 in the 1300 block of Westchester Drive in Nashville , in which a 17 year-old was shot in the abdomen with an AR-style rifle .
According to the criminal complaint , when Metropolitan Nashville Police Department ( MNPD ) responded to this incident , witnesses identified the shooter as Ashley , who had fled the scene .
MNPD officers knew at the time that Ashley was wanted on a probation violation warrant , ” the press release said .
“ Subsequent investigation by MNPD on August 24 , led officers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ashley was found by SWAT officers hiding in a bedroom closet and was arrested .
During a search of the premises , officers located a loaded .40 caliber Glock under the cushion of a chair in the living room.
” Based on further interviews , MNPD officers obtained a search warrant for an apartment on Alameda Street in Nashville and recovered a loaded .32 caliber Long revolver ; a Ruger AR-5.56 mm caliber rifle with 30 rounds in the magazine .
They also recovered an additional 5.56 mm magazine loaded with 10 rounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with seven rounds ; and 12 additional rounds of .40 caliber ammunition , the press release said .
“ Ashley has two prior felony convictions in the Criminal Court of Davidson County , including burglary of a motor vehicle and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm , ” according to the press release .
“ If convicted of the instant offenses , Ashley faces up to 10 years in prison on each count.
” Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star .
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Two more ex-convicts in Middle Tennessee are in legal trouble in separate cases after they used or allegedly used firearms while committing a crime.
Federal law bans convicted felons from possessing firearms.
U.S. District Court officials this week sentenced Elique Camacho, 23, of Clarksville, to 10 years in prison for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a crime of domestic violence.
This, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
“Camacho was indicted in July 2018, after an incident on June 24, 2018, where Clarksville police officers were called to the scene of a domestic assault and upon arrival, Camacho was attempting to leave the scene. As officers approached his vehicle, Camacho drove toward them and struck one of the officers with his vehicle and fled,” according to the press release.
“As Clarksville officers pursued Camacho, he fired several rounds at the officers from his vehicle. One of the officers subsequently rammed and disabled Camacho’s vehicle, after which, he fled on foot and hid in a wooded area overnight, before being arrested the following day at a friend’s house. At the time of his arrest, Camacho was in possession of a 9mm handgun.”
Camacho pleaded guilty in January. He had previously been convicted of domestic assault in January 2017 and was prohibited from possessing a firearm, the press release said.
Meanwhile, federal officials charged Gievanne Courtlyn Ashley, 21, of Nashville with two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
This, according to a separate press release that Cochran published this week.
“The charges stem from a shooting investigation, which occurred on August 20 in the 1300 block of Westchester Drive in Nashville, in which a 17 year-old was shot in the abdomen with an AR-style rifle. According to the criminal complaint, when Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) responded to this incident, witnesses identified the shooter as Ashley, who had fled the scene. MNPD officers knew at the time that Ashley was wanted on a probation violation warrant,” the press release said.
“Subsequent investigation by MNPD on August 24, led officers to a house on Herman Street, where Ashley was found by SWAT officers hiding in a bedroom closet and was arrested. During a search of the premises, officers located a loaded .40 caliber Glock under the cushion of a chair in the living room.”
Based on further interviews, MNPD officers obtained a search warrant for an apartment on Alameda Street in Nashville and recovered a loaded .32 caliber Long revolver; a Ruger AR-5.56 mm caliber rifle with 30 rounds in the magazine. They also recovered an additional 5.56 mm magazine loaded with 10 rounds; a Glock .40 caliber magazine loaded with seven rounds; and 12 additional rounds of .40 caliber ammunition, the press release said.
“Ashley has two prior felony convictions in the Criminal Court of Davidson County, including burglary of a motor vehicle and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm,” according to the press release.
“If convicted of the instant offenses, Ashley faces up to 10 years in prison on each count.”
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected]