bonginoreport--2020-09-27--Lindsey Graham Says “More Damning” Declassifications Related to Russia Probe Are Coming

Another declassification of secret information related to the Russia investigation appears to be on the way .
Sen. Lindsey Graham , the chairman of the Judiciary Committee , said on Sunday to `` stay tuned '' for more after he released records showing British former intelligence officer Christopher Steele 's main source for his anti-Trump dossier was the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation a decade ago .
`` There ’ s a day of reckoning coming just stay tuned , and there ’ s more coming , there ’ s something else coming , more damning than this believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina Republican said during an appearance on Fox News .
Graham 's panel is running an investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation alongside one in the Justice Department headed by U.S. Attorney John Durham .
Graham recently made public declassified documents showing the FBI had previously investigated Steele ’ s main source , revealed to be U.S.-based and Russian-trained lawyer Igor Danchenko , as a possible “ threat to national security ” due to his connections with Russian intelligence .
The same Steele source later cast doubt on the reliability and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Late last week , Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Graham revealing the declassified information about Steele ’ s primary sub-source .
The attorney general also referred to what Graham may have been hinting at on Sunday .
“ I have also alerted the Director of National Intelligence to certain classified information in the possession of the intelligence community , also brought to my attention by Mr. Durham , which bear upon the FBI ’ s knowledge concerning the reliability of the dossier , ” Barr said in his letter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ disclosure of that information would not interfere with his investigation , and the Department otherwise defers to the DNI concerning the handling of this information.
” John Ratcliffe , who has served as the director of National Intelligence overseeing the nation ’ s 17 spy agencies since May , has assisted with declassifying various Trump-Russia investigative records over the past few months .
His office did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner ’ s request for comment .
Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo , who was interviewing Graham on her Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disclosure will come this week , but the senator was noncommittal on a timetable .
Still , Graham offered some insight into what the declassified records might contain .
`` There ’ s three buckets here , '' he said of alleged wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia investigation .
The first focuses on whether there was `` any legitimate reason '' for special counsel Robert Mueller to be investigating the Trump team for a crime regarding Russia .
`` In 2017 , there was no evidence that anybody on the Trump campaign was working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The other two areas , according to Graham , relate to how the FBI `` lied its a -- off '' to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court to obtain warrants to wiretap a member of President Trump 's 2016 campaign and the case against retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn , who was briefly Trump 's first national security adviser .
Mueller 's team concluded in early 2019 that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in a “ sweeping and systematic fashion '' but “ did not establish ” any criminal conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz ’ s December report criticized the Justice Department and the FBI for at least 17 “ significant errors and omissions ” related to the FISA warrants against Trump campaign associate Carter Page , who denied any wrongdoing and never was charged with a crime , and for the bureau 's reliance on Steele ’ s discredited Democratic-funded dossier .
Declassified footnotes from Horowitz ’ s report indicated that the bureau became aware that Steele ’ s dossier might have been compromised by Russian disinformation .
Durham ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plea so far , from former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith , who played roles in the Clinton email and Trump-Russia investigation .
Clinesmith pleaded guilty last month to altering a CIA email during the FISA process against Page to claim that the former Trump campaign associate was “ not a source '' for the CIA .

Another declassification of secret information related to the Russia investigation appears to be on the way.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said on Sunday to "stay tuned" for more after he released records showing British former intelligence officer Christopher Steele's main source for his anti-Trump dossier was the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation a decade ago.
"There’s a day of reckoning coming just stay tuned, and there’s more coming, there’s something else coming, more damning than this believe it or not," the South Carolina Republican said during an appearance on Fox News. Graham's panel is running an investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation alongside one in the Justice Department headed by U.S. Attorney John Durham.
Graham recently made public declassified documents showing the FBI had previously investigated Steele’s main source, revealed to be U.S.-based and Russian-trained lawyer Igor Danchenko, as a possible “threat to national security” due to his connections with Russian intelligence. The same Steele source later cast doubt on the reliability and credibility of Steele’s dossier.
Late last week, Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Graham revealing the declassified information about Steele’s primary sub-source. The attorney general also referred to what Graham may have been hinting at on Sunday.
“I have also alerted the Director of National Intelligence to certain classified information in the possession of the intelligence community, also brought to my attention by Mr. Durham, which bear upon the FBI’s knowledge concerning the reliability of the dossier,” Barr said in his letter. “Mr. Durham confirms that the disclosure of that information would not interfere with his investigation, and the Department otherwise defers to the DNI concerning the handling of this information.”
John Ratcliffe, who has served as the director of National Intelligence overseeing the nation’s 17 spy agencies since May, has assisted with declassifying various Trump-Russia investigative records over the past few months. His office did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, who was interviewing Graham on her Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures, suggested the disclosure will come this week, but the senator was noncommittal on a timetable.
Still, Graham offered some insight into what the declassified records might contain.
"There’s three buckets here," he said of alleged wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia investigation.
The first focuses on whether there was "any legitimate reason" for special counsel Robert Mueller to be investigating the Trump team for a crime regarding Russia. "In 2017, there was no evidence that anybody on the Trump campaign was working with the Russians," Graham said.
The other two areas, according to Graham, relate to how the FBI "lied its a-- off" to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court to obtain warrants to wiretap a member of President Trump's 2016 campaign and the case against retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who was briefly Trump's first national security adviser.
Mueller's team concluded in early 2019 that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in a “sweeping and systematic fashion" but “did not establish” any criminal conspiracy between the Russians and the Trump campaign.
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s December report criticized the Justice Department and the FBI for at least 17 “significant errors and omissions” related to the FISA warrants against Trump campaign associate Carter Page, who denied any wrongdoing and never was charged with a crime, and for the bureau's reliance on Steele’s discredited Democratic-funded dossier. Declassified footnotes from Horowitz’s report indicated that the bureau became aware that Steele’s dossier might have been compromised by Russian disinformation.
Durham’s inquiry has resulted in one guilty plea so far, from former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who played roles in the Clinton email and Trump-Russia investigation. Clinesmith pleaded guilty last month to altering a CIA email during the FISA process against Page to claim that the former Trump campaign associate was “not a source" for the CIA.


bonginoreport--2020-09-27--Heaviest Clashes Since 2016 Break Out Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

YEREVAN/BAKU ( Reuters ) - At least 16 military members and several civilians were killed on Sunday in the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016 , reigniting concern about stability in the South Caucasus , a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets .
The clashes between the two former Soviet republics , which fought a war in the 1990s , were the latest flare-up of a long-running conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh , a breakaway region that is inside Azerbaijan but is run by ethnic Armenians .
Nagorno-Karabakh said 16 of its servicemen had been killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launched an air and artillery attack early on Sunday .
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh declared martial law and mobilised the male population .
Azerbaijan , which also declared martial law , said its forces responded to Armenian shelling and that five members of one family had been killed by Armenian shelling .
It also said its forces had seized control of up to seven villages .
Nagorno-Karabakh initially denied that but later acknowledged losing “ some positions ” and said it had suffered a number of civilian casualties , without giving details .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduce the new tensions in a decades-old conflict between majority Christian Armenia and mainly Muslim Azerbaijan , with Russia calling for an immediate ceasefire and another regional power , Turkey , saying it would support Azerbaijan .
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States would seek to end the violence .
“ We ’ re looking at it very strongly , ” he told a news briefing .
“ We have a lot of good relationships in that area .
We ’ ll see if we can stop it.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement , calling for an immediate halt to hostilities and any rhetoric or other actions that could worsen matters .
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden said in a statement that hostilities could escalate into a wider conflict and urged the Trump administration to push for more observers along the ceasefire line and for Russia “ to stop cynically providing arms to both sides.
” Pipelines shipping Caspian oil and natural gas from Azerbaijan to the world pass close to Nagorno-Karabakh .
Armenia also warned about security risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azerbaijan threatened to attack Armenia ’ s nuclear power plant as possible retaliation .
Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a conflict that broke out as the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 .
Although a ceasefire was agreed in 1994 , after thousands of people were killed and many more displaced , Azerbaijan and Armenia frequently accuse each other of attacks around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the separate Azeri-Armenian frontier .
In Sunday ’ s clashes , Armenian right activists said an ethnic Armenian woman and child had also been killed .
Armenia said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nagorno-Karabakh ’ s capital , Stepanakert , and promised a “ proportionate response ” .
“ We stay strong next to our army to protect our motherland from Azeri invasion , ” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on Twitter .
Azerbaijan denied an Armenian defence ministry statement that said Azeri helicopters and tanks had been destroyed , and accused Armenian forces of launching “ deliberate and targeted ” attacks along the front line .
“ We defend our territory , our cause is right !
” Azerbaijan ’ s president , Ilham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nation .
Turkey said it was talking to members of the Minsk group , which mediates between Armenia and Azerbaijan .
Russia , France and the United States are co-presidents .
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone to Pashinyan but no details of the conversation were available , and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Aliyev .
Erdogan , promising support for traditional ally Azerbaijan , said Armenia was “ the biggest threat to peace in the region ” and called on “ the entire world to stand with Azerbaijan in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pashinyan hit back , urged the international community to ensure Turkey does not get involved in the conflict .
The European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) urged both sides to stop military actions and return to negotiations , as did Pope Francis .
At least 200 people were killed in a flare-up of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in April 2016 .
At least 16 people were killed in clashes in July .

YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - At least 16 military members and several civilians were killed on Sunday in the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016, reigniting concern about stability in the South Caucasus, a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets.
The clashes between the two former Soviet republics, which fought a war in the 1990s, were the latest flare-up of a long-running conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region that is inside Azerbaijan but is run by ethnic Armenians.
Nagorno-Karabakh said 16 of its servicemen had been killed and more than 100 wounded after Azerbaijan launched an air and artillery attack early on Sunday. Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh declared martial law and mobilised the male population.
Azerbaijan, which also declared martial law, said its forces responded to Armenian shelling and that five members of one family had been killed by Armenian shelling.
It also said its forces had seized control of up to seven villages. Nagorno-Karabakh initially denied that but later acknowledged losing “some positions” and said it had suffered a number of civilian casualties, without giving details.
The clashes prompted a flurry of diplomacy to reduce the new tensions in a decades-old conflict between majority Christian Armenia and mainly Muslim Azerbaijan, with Russia calling for an immediate ceasefire and another regional power, Turkey, saying it would support Azerbaijan.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States would seek to end the violence.
“We’re looking at it very strongly,” he told a news briefing. “We have a lot of good relationships in that area. We’ll see if we can stop it.”
The U.S. State Department condemned the violence in a statement, calling for an immediate halt to hostilities and any rhetoric or other actions that could worsen matters.
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden said in a statement that hostilities could escalate into a wider conflict and urged the Trump administration to push for more observers along the ceasefire line and for Russia “to stop cynically providing arms to both sides.”
Pipelines shipping Caspian oil and natural gas from Azerbaijan to the world pass close to Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia also warned about security risks in the South Caucasus in July after Azerbaijan threatened to attack Armenia’s nuclear power plant as possible retaliation.
Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a conflict that broke out as the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
Although a ceasefire was agreed in 1994, after thousands of people were killed and many more displaced, Azerbaijan and Armenia frequently accuse each other of attacks around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the separate Azeri-Armenian frontier.
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In Sunday’s clashes, Armenian right activists said an ethnic Armenian woman and child had also been killed.
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Armenia said Azeri forces had attacked civilian targets including Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital, Stepanakert, and promised a “proportionate response”.
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“We stay strong next to our army to protect our motherland from Azeri invasion,” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on Twitter.
Azerbaijan denied an Armenian defence ministry statement that said Azeri helicopters and tanks had been destroyed, and accused Armenian forces of launching “deliberate and targeted” attacks along the front line.
“We defend our territory, our cause is right!” Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, said in an address to the nation.
Turkey said it was talking to members of the Minsk group, which mediates between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russia, France and the United States are co-presidents.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone to Pashinyan but no details of the conversation were available, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Aliyev.
Erdogan, promising support for traditional ally Azerbaijan, said Armenia was “the biggest threat to peace in the region” and called on “the entire world to stand with Azerbaijan in their battle against invasion and cruelty.”
Pashinyan hit back, urged the international community to ensure Turkey does not get involved in the conflict.
The European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) urged both sides to stop military actions and return to negotiations, as did Pope Francis.
At least 200 people were killed in a flare-up of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in April 2016. At least 16 people were killed in clashes in July.


bonginoreport--2020-09-27--James Comey Hasn’t Read Recent Report About Steele Dossier Source but Will Testify About It Anyway

Former FBI Director James Comey said Friday that he has not read explosive new reports showing that the primary source for dossier author Christopher Steele was the target of an FBI counterintelligence investigation .
Comey said during an interview on CNN that he plans to read the documents and will answer questions about it when he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30 .
“ I haven ’ t read what they put out .
I ’ ll read it before I testify next week , and I ’ ll answer whatever questions that they have , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lindsey Graham released an FBI memo on Thursday that showed the bureau investigated Steele ’ s source , Igor Danchenko , between 2009 and 2011 .
The bureau began the process of pursuing a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant against Danchenko in 2010 but tabled the effort after he left the country .
Graham called the revelations “ stunning , ” noting that the FBI relied heavily on information from Steele ’ s dossier to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump aide Carter Page .
( RELATED : Steele Source Had Meeting In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) The FBI ’ s Crossfire Hurricane team learned the identity of Steele ’ s source in December 2016 and also found bureau case files showing the earlier investigation of Danchenko .
Graham said that the FBI did not inform the FISA Court of the information about Danchenko .
Graham has said he wants to find out Comey and other top officials when they learned about Danchenko and the dossier , and why the information was not disclosed in FISA applications against Page .
Comey downplayed Republican theories about the dossier , saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begun based on information having nothing to do with Steele dossier.
” “ Setting aside the merits of the Steele dossier , which are important to debate , this was begun based on credible information unconnected to that material , and we should have been fired if we didn ’ t investigate , ” Comey said .
An FBI special agent and a supervisory intelligence analyst interviewed Danchenko , a Russian analyst who previously worked for the Brookings Institution , over the course of three days in January 2017 .
Danchenko had worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former British spy asked him to collect information on the Trump campaign ’ s possible ties to Russia .
During the interview , Danchenko undercut several aspects of the dossier and said Steele overstated several claims in the document .
The dossier ’ s most explosive claims have been either debunked or remain uncorroborated .
The special counsel ’ s report and a Justice Department inspector general ’ s report said that the dossier ’ s claim that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet Kremlin insiders was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his source for the Cohen allegation also fed him information about Page that the FBI used in its FISA applications .
The FBI memo about the prior investigation of Danchenko said that he had contact with two known Russian intelligence officers in 2005 and 2006 .
According to the memo , the FBI opened its investigation after receiving a tip from one of Danchenko ’ s colleagues that he had suggested that employees of a think tank who were poised to join the Obama administration could use their security clearances “ to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience .
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Former FBI Director James Comey said Friday that he has not read explosive new reports showing that the primary source for dossier author Christopher Steele was the target of an FBI counterintelligence investigation.
Comey said during an interview on CNN that he plans to read the documents and will answer questions about it when he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30.
“I haven’t read what they put out. I’ll read it before I testify next week, and I’ll answer whatever questions that they have,” Comey said.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham released an FBI memo on Thursday that showed the bureau investigated Steele’s source, Igor Danchenko, between 2009 and 2011.
The bureau began the process of pursuing a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant against Danchenko in 2010 but tabled the effort after he left the country.
Graham called the revelations “stunning,” noting that the FBI relied heavily on information from Steele’s dossier to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump aide Carter Page. (RELATED: Steele Source Had Meeting In Russia At Crucial Point In Dossier Saga)
The FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane team learned the identity of Steele’s source in December 2016 and also found bureau case files showing the earlier investigation of Danchenko. Graham said that the FBI did not inform the FISA Court of the information about Danchenko.
Graham has said he wants to find out Comey and other top officials when they learned about Danchenko and the dossier, and why the information was not disclosed in FISA applications against Page.
Comey downplayed Republican theories about the dossier, saying that the Crossfire Hurricane probe “was begun based on information having nothing to do with Steele dossier.”
“Setting aside the merits of the Steele dossier, which are important to debate, this was begun based on credible information unconnected to that material, and we should have been fired if we didn’t investigate,” Comey said.
An FBI special agent and a supervisory intelligence analyst interviewed Danchenko, a Russian analyst who previously worked for the Brookings Institution, over the course of three days in January 2017.
Danchenko had worked for Steele for several years before the former British spy asked him to collect information on the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia.
During the interview, Danchenko undercut several aspects of the dossier and said Steele overstated several claims in the document.
The dossier’s most explosive claims have been either debunked or remain uncorroborated. The special counsel’s report and a Justice Department inspector general’s report said that the dossier’s claim that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet Kremlin insiders was inaccurate.
Danchenko told the FBI that his source for the Cohen allegation also fed him information about Page that the FBI used in its FISA applications.
The FBI memo about the prior investigation of Danchenko said that he had contact with two known Russian intelligence officers in 2005 and 2006. According to the memo, the FBI opened its investigation after receiving a tip from one of Danchenko’s colleagues that he had suggested that employees of a think tank who were poised to join the Obama administration could use their security clearances “to make some money.”
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bonginoreport--2020-09-27--Confirmation Hearings for Amy Coney Barrett Set to Begin October 12

Graham announced the hearings schedule a mere four hours after her nomination was made public by the president in a Rose Garden ceremony .
President Trump ’ s nominee will sit before the Senate Judiciary Committee for what is sure to be a contentious process to fill the vacant court seat left by the Sept. 18 death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Though expedited , the process will follow the same framework as the previous two Supreme Court confirmation hearings under the Trump administration , Graham said on Fox News .
That means Barrett ’ s hearings will last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give opening statements , field questions from Senators and listen to testimony from outside witnesses .
“ The nominee will be challenged , and that ’ s appropriate to challenge the nominee , but if they treat Judge Barrett like they did Justice Kavanaugh it ’ s going to blow up in [ Democrats ’ ] face big time , ” Graham said .
“ Amy Coney Barrett will decide cases based on the text of the Constitution as written , ” Trump said of his pick at the Rose Garden ceremony .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a judge takes courage .
You are not there to decide cases as you prefer but to do your duty and follow the law wherever it may take you.
” Barrett ’ s appointment , which would be Trump ’ s third to the highest court , would drastically remake the Supreme Court into a decisively conservative body .
Democrats have grown furious with the Republican-controlled Senate , calling its leaders contradictory and disingenuous .
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) refused to allow lawmakers to consider then-President Barack Obama ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016 , reasoning it was an election year .
Sen. Richard Blumenthal ( D-Conn. ) , a member of the Judiciary Committee , said he would break with committee tradition and not meet with Barrett .
“ I will refuse to treat this process as legitimate & will not meet with Judge Amy Coney Barrett , ” he wrote on Twitter , warning that her confirmation could pave the way for legal rollbacks of abortion and health care rights .
Graham , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a top legal scholar and first-in-her-class graduate of Notre Dame Law School .
Trump joked at a rally Saturday night in Pennsylvania that she should be running for president .
When Fox Host Jeanine Pirro asked Graham whether he thought Democrats would boycott the hearings outright , he laughed .

Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings will begin Monday, Oct. 12, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Saturday night.
Graham announced the hearings schedule a mere four hours after her nomination was made public by the president in a Rose Garden ceremony.
President Trump’s nominee will sit before the Senate Judiciary Committee for what is sure to be a contentious process to fill the vacant court seat left by the Sept. 18 death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Though expedited, the process will follow the same framework as the previous two Supreme Court confirmation hearings under the Trump administration, Graham said on Fox News.
That means Barrett’s hearings will last four days, during which she will give opening statements, field questions from Senators and listen to testimony from outside witnesses.
“The nominee will be challenged, and that’s appropriate to challenge the nominee, but if they treat Judge Barrett like they did Justice Kavanaugh it’s going to blow up in [Democrats’] face big time,” Graham said.
“Amy Coney Barrett will decide cases based on the text of the Constitution as written,” Trump said of his pick at the Rose Garden ceremony.
“As Amy has said, being a judge takes courage. You are not there to decide cases as you prefer but to do your duty and follow the law wherever it may take you.”
Barrett’s appointment, which would be Trump’s third to the highest court, would drastically remake the Supreme Court into a decisively conservative body.
Democrats have grown furious with the Republican-controlled Senate, calling its leaders contradictory and disingenuous.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) refused to allow lawmakers to consider then-President Barack Obama’s SCOTUS nomination, Judge Merrick Garland, following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, reasoning it was an election year.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, said he would break with committee tradition and not meet with Barrett.
“I will refuse to treat this process as legitimate & will not meet with Judge Amy Coney Barrett,” he wrote on Twitter, warning that her confirmation could pave the way for legal rollbacks of abortion and health care rights.
Graham, Trump and other Republicans have lauded Barrett as a top legal scholar and first-in-her-class graduate of Notre Dame Law School.
Trump joked at a rally Saturday night in Pennsylvania that she should be running for president.
When Fox Host Jeanine Pirro asked Graham whether he thought Democrats would boycott the hearings outright, he laughed.
“Well, it’ll make ’em quicker,” Graham joked.


bonginoreport--2020-09-27--President Trump Again Calls for Drug Test Before Tuesday Debate

President Donald Trump on Sunday called for his election opponent Joe Biden to be drug tested before the two begin their first presidential debate on Tuesday .
Trump , in issuing the demand for a drug test , said he would also agree to take one .
Trump tweeted , “ I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to , or after , the Debate on Tuesday night .
Naturally , I will agree to take one also .
His Debate performances have been record setting UNEVEN , to put it mildly .
Only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
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” The 74-year-old Trump is set to take on the 77-year-old Biden on Tuesday in the first of three debates between the two candidates , to be held at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland , Ohio .
In the tweet , Trump referred to his Democratic opponent as “ Sleepy Joe Biden , ” a nickname Trump has continually called Biden .
Rumors have circulated about the health of both candidates , who are both in their 70s .
Trump and his allies have repeatedly referred to Biden as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made various claims about Biden , including that he is reliant on teleprompters to get through interviews and questions from people asking questions .
In a recent interview , Fox News host Bret Baier asked Biden campaign spokesman TJ Ducklo about the teleprompter and asked if he could answer yes or no as to the accuracy of the claims .
Ducklo refused to answer the question and criticized the Fox host ’ s question and said “ I am not going to allow the Trump campaign to funnel their questions through Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump ’ s latest pre-debate challenge also comes after Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , in August , suggested not doing the debates altogether and accused Trump of dishonest attacks , saying , “ I do not think that the president of the United States has comported himself in a way that anybody has any association with truth , evidence , data and facts .
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President Donald Trump on Sunday called for his election opponent Joe Biden to be drug tested before the two begin their first presidential debate on Tuesday. Trump, in issuing the demand for a drug test, said he would also agree to take one.
Trump tweeted, “I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night. Naturally, I will agree to take one also. His Debate performances have been record setting UNEVEN, to put it mildly. Only drugs could have caused this discrepancy???”
I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night. Naturally, I will agree to take one also. His Debate performances have been record setting UNEVEN, to put it mildly. Only drugs could have caused this discrepancy??? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2020
The 74-year-old Trump is set to take on the 77-year-old Biden on Tuesday in the first of three debates between the two candidates, to be held at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
In the tweet, Trump referred to his Democratic opponent as “Sleepy Joe Biden,” a nickname Trump has continually called Biden.
Rumors have circulated about the health of both candidates, who are both in their 70s.
Trump and his allies have repeatedly referred to Biden as “Sleepy Joe” for months and have made various claims about Biden, including that he is reliant on teleprompters to get through interviews and questions from people asking questions. In a recent interview, Fox News host Bret Baier asked Biden campaign spokesman TJ Ducklo about the teleprompter and asked if he could answer yes or no as to the accuracy of the claims. Ducklo refused to answer the question and criticized the Fox host’s question and said “I am not going to allow the Trump campaign to funnel their questions through Fox News and get me to respond to that.”
Trump’s latest pre-debate challenge also comes after Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in August, suggested not doing the debates altogether and accused Trump of dishonest attacks, saying, “I do not think that the president of the United States has comported himself in a way that anybody has any association with truth, evidence, data and facts.”


bonginoreport--2020-09-27--Biden Calls on Senate to Not Vote on Barrett Confirmation

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called on the U.S. Senate to hold off voting on President Trump 's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett , after Trump predicted that Barrett could be confirmed well before November 's election .
In remarks delivered Sunday morning , Biden claimed that the right thing to do would be to wait to fill the vacant seat on the court until after January 's inauguration .
TRUMP TELLS 'FOX & FRIENDS ' HE WANTED TO CHOOSE A TEXTUALIST FOR SUPREME COURT '' The Senate has to stand strong for our democracy , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He went on to say that senators should `` take a step back from the brink , '' and that `` this is a time to de-escalate . ''
Biden went on to claim that `` the very soul of our country is at stake '' in November 's election , as issues such as abortion , immigration and the environment hang in the balance .
He said that is why people are going to the polls this year .
`` Their voices may not matter to Donald Trump .
They may not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Biden said .
`` But there are Senate Republicans out there who know in their hearts that if they shut out the voices of those during a voting period , during an election , they ’ re closing the door on American democracy thereafter . ''
President Trump told `` Fox & Friends '' co-host Pete Hegseth in an interview that aired Sunday morning that he thinks Barrett could be confirmed ahead of the Nov. 3 election , saying there 's a `` tremendous amount of time . ''
The confirmation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oct. 12 .
TRUMP PREDICTS SUPREME COURT WILL DECIDE OUTCOME OF ELECTION AS HE PUSHES QUICK CONFIRMATION '' I think we could have it done easily before the election , '' he told Hegseth during an exclusive one-on-one interview following the nomination , which aired Sunday morning , adding that they were `` going to try and have it done quickly . ''
`` I think she 'll be confirmed [ ... ] relatively long before the election , '' Trump said .
Biden 's criticism focused in large part on concerns that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to eliminate the Affordable Care Act ( ACA ) , as the Supreme Court is readying to hear arguments in a case involving the law known as ObamaCare one week after November 's election .
`` It doesn ’ t matter what the American people want , '' Biden said Sunday .
`` President Trump sees his chance to fulfill his explicit mission : steal away the vital protections of the ACA from countless families that have come to rely on them for their health , their financial security and the lives of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's past remarks made before she was a judge in which she criticized Chief Justice John Roberts ' decision that upheld ObamaCare by classifying the penalty attached to the individual mandate as a tax , and thus falling under Congress ' authority .
The penalty dropped to zero during Trump 's administration , leading Republicans to claim that because there is no longer a tax attached to the mandate , it is now unconstitutional .
If Barrett is confirmed before the election , it is possible that she may be involved in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a common theme of Democrats ' attacks on Barrett .
Earlier Sunday , Sen. Debbie Stabenow , D-Mich. , told `` Fox News Sunday '' that President Trump 's goal has been to do away with the Affordable Care Act , and claimed that he would only nominate someone who would rule the way he wanted on the matter .
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1 priority of the president of the United States , Donald Trump , has been to take away people ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding that Trump `` certainly has given every indication that he wants the Supreme Court to act in favor of the case that he has supported . ''
On the same program , Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said that attacks on Barrett based on ObamaCare were a `` red herring '' and that `` it reflects a bit of frustration on the part of the Democrats on how they might attack her nomination . ''
Fox New 's Paul Best contributed to this report .

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called on the U.S. Senate to hold off voting on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, after Trump predicted that Barrett could be confirmed well before November's election.
In remarks delivered Sunday morning, Biden claimed that the right thing to do would be to wait to fill the vacant seat on the court until after January's inauguration.
TRUMP TELLS 'FOX & FRIENDS' HE WANTED TO CHOOSE A TEXTUALIST FOR SUPREME COURT
"The Senate has to stand strong for our democracy," Biden said in remarks Sunday afternoon. He went on to say that senators should "take a step back from the brink," and that "this is a time to de-escalate."
Biden went on to claim that "the very soul of our country is at stake" in November's election, as issues such as abortion, immigration and the environment hang in the balance. He said that is why people are going to the polls this year.
"Their voices may not matter to Donald Trump. They may not matter to [Sen.] Mitch McConnell," Biden said. "But there are Senate Republicans out there who know in their hearts that if they shut out the voices of those during a voting period, during an election, they’re closing the door on American democracy thereafter."
President Trump told "Fox & Friends" co-host Pete Hegseth in an interview that aired Sunday morning that he thinks Barrett could be confirmed ahead of the Nov. 3 election, saying there's a "tremendous amount of time." The confirmation process is currently scheduled to kick off Oct. 12.
TRUMP PREDICTS SUPREME COURT WILL DECIDE OUTCOME OF ELECTION AS HE PUSHES QUICK CONFIRMATION
"I think we could have it done easily before the election," he told Hegseth during an exclusive one-on-one interview following the nomination, which aired Sunday morning, adding that they were "going to try and have it done quickly."
"I think she'll be confirmed [...] relatively long before the election," Trump said.
Biden's criticism focused in large part on concerns that -- if confirmed -- Barrett would vote to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as the Supreme Court is readying to hear arguments in a case involving the law known as ObamaCare one week after November's election.
"It doesn’t matter what the American people want," Biden said Sunday. "President Trump sees his chance to fulfill his explicit mission: steal away the vital protections of the ACA from countless families that have come to rely on them for their health, their financial security and the lives of those they love.”
GRAHAM DETAILS TIMELINE FOR AMY CONEY BARRETT SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATION PROCESS STARTING OCT. 12
Biden referenced Barrett's past remarks made before she was a judge in which she criticized Chief Justice John Roberts' decision that upheld ObamaCare by classifying the penalty attached to the individual mandate as a tax, and thus falling under Congress' authority.
The penalty dropped to zero during Trump's administration, leading Republicans to claim that because there is no longer a tax attached to the mandate, it is now unconstitutional. If Barrett is confirmed before the election, it is possible that she may be involved in the ruling on the matter.
This has been a common theme of Democrats' attacks on Barrett. Earlier Sunday, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., told "Fox News Sunday" that President Trump's goal has been to do away with the Affordable Care Act, and claimed that he would only nominate someone who would rule the way he wanted on the matter.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP
“The No. 1 priority of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has been to take away people’s health care," Dabenow said, adding that Trump "certainly has given every indication that he wants the Supreme Court to act in favor of the case that he has supported."
On the same program, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said that attacks on Barrett based on ObamaCare were a "red herring" and that "it reflects a bit of frustration on the part of the Democrats on how they might attack her nomination."
Fox New's Paul Best contributed to this report.


bonginoreport--2020-09-27--Columbia Reaches 800,000 Coronavirus Cases, 25,000 Deaths

BOGOTA ( Reuters ) - Coronavirus cases in Colombia , which is nearly a month into a national reopening after @ @ @ @ @ 800,000 on Saturday , a day after deaths from COVID-19 climbed above 25,000 .
The @ @ @ @ @ cases of the virus according to the health ministry , with 25,296 reported deaths .
@ @ @ @ @ Colombia began more than five months of lockdown in March .
It is now in @ @ @ @ @ quarantine phase which allows dining at restaurants and international flights .
Concerts and other large @ @ @ @ @ and water borders are closed .
Intensive care units in Bogota , home to a @ @ @ @ @ cases , are at about 50 % capacity according to local health authorities .

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask, due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks among merchandise from informal traders after the mayor's office ended the quarantine in Bogota, Colombia August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Colombia, which is nearly a month into a national reopening after a long quarantine, surpassed 800,000 on Saturday, a day after deaths from COVID-19 climbed above 25,000.
The Andean country has 806,038 confirmed cases of the virus according to the health ministry, with 25,296 reported deaths. Active cases number 78,956.
Colombia began more than five months of lockdown in March. It is now in a much-looser “selective” quarantine phase which allows dining at restaurants and international flights.
Concerts and other large events remain banned and land and water borders are closed.
Intensive care units in Bogota, home to a third of Colombia’s cases, are at about 50% capacity according to local health authorities.


bonginoreport--2020-09-27--Is Kim Jong Un Planning an “October Surprise”?

Missile trucks gathering in Pyongyang .
Activity at a key North Korean submarine facility .
South Korean media reports about a possible U.S. visit by Kim Jong Un ’ s sister .
After months of relative silence , North Korea has begun to stir in recent weeks , with signs that the regime is preparing for a fresh flourish of military might .
That ’ s stoked speculation that Kim might be planning an October surprise for President Donald Trump before the U.S. leader faces reelection on Nov. 3 .
North Korea clearly favors Trump , extolling his “ mysteriously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denouncing Democratic nominee Joe Biden as a “ rabid dog ” whose candidacy is “ enough to make a cat laugh.
” Still , Kim may want to use the election spotlight to press his case for a deal to relax the international sanctions keeping his economy in recession .
The North Korean regime has a history stretching back decades of timing provocations around U.S. elections to grab maximum attention , according to a study by Beyond Parallel .
The stakes may be one reason why South Korean President Moon Jae-in made a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nations this week .
Here ’ s some things to watch out for in October : Satellite images indicate that Kim is drilling for a military parade , expected to coincide with its massive celebration for the 75th anniversary of its ruling Workers ’ Party on Oct. 10 .
Recent imagery indicates a probable missile-related transport vehicle is near the training ground , the 38 North website said this week .
North Korea has used these parades before to show off its latest missiles .
The one to watch this time would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technology .
This type of missile would be quicker to deploy and launch than the current liquid-fuel models — giving the U.S. less time to take it out on the pad or ready itself to intercept the rocket in the air .
Rolling out such a weapon now would show whoever wins the election that North Korea is increasing its ability to deliver a nuclear warhead that can hit the U.S. mainland .
It would also undermine Trump ’ s assertion that his diplomacy made sure North Korea was “ no longer a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increased activity around the Sinpo Shipyard where North Korea has been building a new submarine that could launch nuclear-capable missiles , according to 38 North .
Just one submarine — even a relatively low-tech noisy one — lurking off the Korean Peninsula , would give U.S. military planners a dangerous new threat to consider in the event of any conflict .
With an October launch , Kim would signal that he is raising the costs of any American-led military action and reducing Washington ’ s leverage toward eliminating his nuclear arsenal .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s new year ’ s threat to deploy a “ new strategic weapon.
” North Korea has also been developing a new missile designed to be launched from a submarine , a necessary step to making Kim ’ s fleet a credible nuclear threat .
A year ago , it launched a solid-fuel Pukguksong-3 missile from an underwater platform , demonstrating an estimated maximum range of about 1,900 kilometers ( 1,181 miles ) .
The next step would be to launch one from a submarine .
While Trump played down the last launch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Korea ’ s ability to fire missiles at sea and puts pressure on the U.S. to offer up concessions if the two sides ever get back to nuclear negotiations .
There ’ s an October surprise of another sort : Trump and Kim could reopen talks .
The U.S. president , who has touted his personal diplomacy with Kim as one of his most significant diplomatic achievements , could try to burnish those credentials with a fourth face-to-face meeting .
Kim has his own incentives to make concessions and help reelect Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s missile tests and criticized the presence of American troops on the Korean Peninsula .
South Korea ’ s Chosun Ilbo newspaper speculated earlier this month , without citing anyone , that Kim ’ s younger sister , Kim Yo Jong , might visit Washington as her brother ’ s envoy , the first time a member of the ruling family has been to the U.S. Then , again Kim Jong Un could just continue to bide his time .
The regime has been especially erratic this year , halting a record run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up liaison office that South Korea built to serve as a de facto embassy between the two sides .
In June , North Korea ’ s foreign minister said the country saw no benefit to engaging in talks with the U.S. , accusing Washington of breaking its word made at the first summit between Trump and Kim .
Meanwhile , North Korea has been busy building a stockpile of fissile materials and warheads , making itself a more powerful foe for whoever wins the race for the White House .

Missile trucks gathering in Pyongyang. Activity at a key North Korean submarine facility. South Korean media reports about a possible U.S. visit by Kim Jong Un’s sister.
After months of relative silence, North Korea has begun to stir in recent weeks, with signs that the regime is preparing for a fresh flourish of military might. That’s stoked speculation that Kim might be planning an October surprise for President Donald Trump before the U.S. leader faces reelection on Nov. 3.
North Korea clearly favors Trump, extolling his “mysteriously wonderful” chemistry with Kim, while denouncing Democratic nominee Joe Biden as a “rabid dog” whose candidacy is “enough to make a cat laugh.” Still, Kim may want to use the election spotlight to press his case for a deal to relax the international sanctions keeping his economy in recession.
The North Korean regime has a history stretching back decades of timing provocations around U.S. elections to grab maximum attention, according to a study by Beyond Parallel. The stakes may be one reason why South Korean President Moon Jae-in made a fresh plea for peace at the United Nations this week.
Here’s some things to watch out for in October:
1. Missile Parade
Satellite images indicate that Kim is drilling for a military parade, expected to coincide with its massive celebration for the 75th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Party on Oct. 10. Recent imagery indicates a probable missile-related transport vehicle is near the training ground, the 38 North website said this week.
North Korea has used these parades before to show off its latest missiles. The one to watch this time would be an intercontinental ballistic missile that incorporates solid-fuel technology. This type of missile would be quicker to deploy and launch than the current liquid-fuel models — giving the U.S. less time to take it out on the pad or ready itself to intercept the rocket in the air.
Rolling out such a weapon now would show whoever wins the election that North Korea is increasing its ability to deliver a nuclear warhead that can hit the U.S. mainland. It would also undermine Trump’s assertion that his diplomacy made sure North Korea was “no longer a nuclear threat.”
2. New Submarine
Satellite imagery also shows increased activity around the Sinpo Shipyard where North Korea has been building a new submarine that could launch nuclear-capable missiles, according to 38 North. Just one submarine — even a relatively low-tech noisy one — lurking off the Korean Peninsula, would give U.S. military planners a dangerous new threat to consider in the event of any conflict.
With an October launch, Kim would signal that he is raising the costs of any American-led military action and reducing Washington’s leverage toward eliminating his nuclear arsenal. This could also make good on Kim’s new year’s threat to deploy a “new strategic weapon.”
3. Sub-Fired Missile
North Korea has also been developing a new missile designed to be launched from a submarine, a necessary step to making Kim’s fleet a credible nuclear threat. A year ago, it launched a solid-fuel Pukguksong-3 missile from an underwater platform, demonstrating an estimated maximum range of about 1,900 kilometers (1,181 miles).
The next step would be to launch one from a submarine. While Trump played down the last launch, a proven sub-launched weapon increases North Korea’s ability to fire missiles at sea and puts pressure on the U.S. to offer up concessions if the two sides ever get back to nuclear negotiations.
4. Fresh Talks
There’s an October surprise of another sort: Trump and Kim could reopen talks. The U.S. president, who has touted his personal diplomacy with Kim as one of his most significant diplomatic achievements, could try to burnish those credentials with a fourth face-to-face meeting.
Kim has his own incentives to make concessions and help reelect Trump, who has shrugged off the regime’s missile tests and criticized the presence of American troops on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper speculated earlier this month, without citing anyone, that Kim’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, might visit Washington as her brother’s envoy, the first time a member of the ruling family has been to the U.S.
5. The Sound of Silence
Then, again Kim Jong Un could just continue to bide his time. The regime has been especially erratic this year, halting a record run of missile launches only to suddenly blow up liaison office that South Korea built to serve as a de facto embassy between the two sides.
In June, North Korea’s foreign minister said the country saw no benefit to engaging in talks with the U.S., accusing Washington of breaking its word made at the first summit between Trump and Kim. Meanwhile, North Korea has been busy building a stockpile of fissile materials and warheads, making itself a more powerful foe for whoever wins the race for the White House.
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bonginoreport--2020-09-28--Former Trump  Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Hospitalized

But he was demoted by Trump in July as the president ’ s reelection campaign suffered a series of blows @ @ @ @ @ campaign rally in Tulsa that was poorly attended , embarrassing the president , who had @ @ @ @ @ He has also been sharply criticized by both supporters and opponents of the president over @ @ @ @ @ including millions in payments to his own companies .

President Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was taken from his Fort Lauderdale home by police Sunday afternoon after his wife reported that he was armed and threatening suicide.
The police, called by his wife, went to the house in the Seven Isles community, an affluent area in which houses have access to the water. They made contact, “developed a rapport” and negotiated his exit from the house, the police said in a statement. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center under the Baker Act, which provides for temporary involuntary commitment.
Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Karen Dietrich said the encounter at the house was brief.
“We went out and it was very short. We went and got him help.”
Dietrich said he didn’t threaten police and he went willingly under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows police to detain a person who is potentially a threat to himself or others.
The scene outside the home of Brad Parscale, the former campaign manager for President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday evening. According to Fort Lauderdale police, Parscale was involuntarily hospitalized under the state’s Baker Act after he was armed and threatening to harm himself at his home.
Standing a towering 6 feet, 8 inches, with a striking full beard, Parscale had taken an unusually public role for a campaign manager, speaking at events and developing a prominent media persona.
But he was demoted by Trump in July as the president’s reelection campaign suffered a series of blows. Among these was a campaign rally in Tulsa that was poorly attended, embarrassing the president, who had expected an overflow crowd. He has also been sharply criticized by both supporters and opponents of the president over extravagance with campaign money, including millions in payments to his own companies.
Tim Murtaugh, Trump campaign communications director issued a statement Sunday night supporting Parscale and blasting his critics.
“Brad Parscale is a member of our family and we all love him. We are ready to support him and his family in any way possible. The disgusting, personal attacks from Democrats and disgruntled RINOs have gone too far, and they should be ashamed of themselves for what they’ve done to this man and his family.”
Parscale, 44, moved two years ago to Fort Lauderdale, the biggest city in heavily Democratic Broward County, where Trump won 31.4% of the vote in 2016. In an interview with the Sun-Sentinel, he explained his move into hostile political territory by invoking his love of boating and the appeal of a state without an income tax.
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said he received a text message saying that there was a SWAT team standoff at Parscale’s home.
“It was indicated to me that he had weapons,” Trantalis said.
Trantalis could not confirm it was the same Parscale associated with Trump but said he knows Trump’s former campaign manager does have a home in Fort Lauderdale.
“Politics aside, this fellow obviously suffers from emotional distress,” said Trantalis, a Democrat. ” … I’m glad he didn’t do any harm to himself or others I commend our SWAT team for being able to negotiate a peaceful ending to this.”
A reporter rang the doorbell of the Parscale home Sunday evening. No one answered, and as the reporter was walking away, a woman opened the door, looked at him and closed the door.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or worried about someone who is, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 for confidential support 24/7, or text HOME to 741741
For local services and help, call 2-1-1 or visit 211.org.
Staff writers Brett Clarkson and Skyler Swisher contributed to this report.


bonginoreport--2020-09-28--Judge Blocks TikTok Ban

Judge Blocks TikTok Ban

A judge has temporarily blocked an order from the Trump administration that would have banned TikTok from being downloaded from @ @ @ @ @ the end of the day on Sunday , the U.S. government could have forced app @ @ @ @ @ Google to remove TikTok .
But after a hearing on Sunday , Judge Carl Nichols @ @ @ @ @ for the District of Columbia , granted an injunction against that order .
The judge @ @ @ @ @ block a much broader ban set to come into effect on Nov. 12 in the @ @ @ @ @ make TikTok unusable .
TikTok said in a statement : `` We 're pleased that @ @ @ @ @ legal arguments and issued an injunction preventing the implementation of the TikTok app ban .
@ @ @ @ @ rights for the benefit of our community and employees . ''
`` At the same @ @ @ @ @ maintain our ongoing dialogue with the government to turn our proposal , which the President @ @ @ @ @ last weekend , into an agreement , '' the statement said .

A judge has temporarily blocked an order from the Trump administration that would have banned TikTok from being downloaded from U.S. app stores.
At the end of the day on Sunday, the U.S. government could have forced app stores run by Apple and Google to remove TikTok.
But after a hearing on Sunday, Judge Carl Nichols of United States District Court for the District of Columbia, granted an injunction against that order.
The judge, however, did not block a much broader ban set to come into effect on Nov. 12 in the U.S., which could effectively make TikTok unusable.
TikTok said in a statement: "We're pleased that the court agreed with our legal arguments and issued an injunction preventing the implementation of the TikTok app ban. We will continue defending our rights for the benefit of our community and employees."
"At the same time, we will also maintain our ongoing dialogue with the government to turn our proposal, which the President gave his preliminary approval to last weekend, into an agreement," the statement said.


bonginoreport--2020-09-29--Minneapolis Police “Looking Into” Ilhan Omar Voter Fraud Allegations

After shocking video was released by Project Veritas showing that Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar may be connected to a ballot harvesting scheme , the Minneapolis Police Department announced that they are looking into the `` allegations of voter harvesting . ''
The MPD has n't released further information , but this inquiry is undoubtedly a result of James O'Keefe 's work to expose the alleged voter fraud in Minnesota that is used by Ilhan Omar to ensure victory against her opponents .
It was Omar Jamal , who was involved with Omar 's campaign , who brought the fraud to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Snapchat video , Liban Mohamed can be seen with a heap of ballots in his car , talking about how many votes were collected .
Minnesota law states that no one other than the vote can have more than three absentee ballots .
He said : '' Numbers do n't lie .
Numbers do n't lie .
You can see my car is full .
All these here are absentees ' ballots .
Ca n't you see ?
Look at all these , my car is full .
All these are for Jamal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today for Jamal Osman only . ''
Mohamed says later in the video , `` Money is the king in this world ... and a campaign is driven by money . ''
He is Osman 's brother .
Omar 's campaign deputy district director Ali Isse Gainey is accused of harvesting ballots from Charles Horn Towers , a residence with many elderly voters , prior to the Aug. 8 primary , according to an anonymous source .
That source also said that some people , primarily women and young people , were given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Project Veritas found that there were three locations within Omar 's district where her campaigners have illegally harvested ballots .
These were Riverside Plaza apartments , the seniors community at Horn Towers , and the Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services office .
In response to announcement from the Minneapolis Police , O'Keefe said that there would be more tape released .

After shocking video was released by Project Veritas showing that Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar may be connected to a ballot harvesting scheme, the Minneapolis Police Department announced that they are looking into the "allegations of voter harvesting."
ALLEGATIONS OF VOTER FRAUD BEING EVALUATED. ? The MPD is aware of the allegations of vote harvesting. We are in the process of looking into the validity of those statements. No further information is available at this time on this. — Minneapolis Police (@MinneapolisPD) September 28, 2020
The MPD hasn't released further information, but this inquiry is undoubtedly a result of James O'Keefe's work to expose the alleged voter fraud in Minnesota that is used by Ilhan Omar to ensure victory against her opponents.
It was Omar Jamal, who was involved with Omar's campaign, who brought the fraud to Project Veritas' attention.
In a Snapchat video, Liban Mohamed can be seen with a heap of ballots in his car, talking about how many votes were collected. Minnesota law states that no one other than the vote can have more than three absentee ballots. He said:
"Numbers don't lie. Numbers don't lie. You can see my car is full. All these here are absentees' ballots. Can't you see? Look at all these, my car is full. All these are for Jamal Osman: look. We got 300 today for Jamal Osman only."
Mohamed says later in the video, "Money is the king in this world... and a campaign is driven by money." He is Osman's brother.
Omar's campaign deputy district director Ali Isse Gainey is accused of harvesting ballots from Charles Horn Towers, a residence with many elderly voters, prior to the Aug. 8 primary, according to an anonymous source. That source also said that some people, primarily women and young people, were given money in exchange for their ballots.
Project Veritas found that there were three locations within Omar's district where her campaigners have illegally harvested ballots. These were Riverside Plaza apartments, the seniors community at Horn Towers, and the Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services office.
In response to announcement from the Minneapolis Police, O'Keefe said that there would be more tape released.


bonginoreport--2020-09-28--Antifa Loon Known for Doxing Conservatives Sued in Federal Court

A federal lawsuit accuses St. Lawrence University of allowing an employee and notorious Antifa doxer to use campus facilities and equipment to lead harassment and threatening campaigns against an ex-New York Daily News employee .
The lawsuit filed last week in New Jersey federal court claims that Christian Michael Exoo , a 39-year-old supervisor at the university library in Canton , N.Y. who runs the notorious Antifa Twitter account “ @ AntiFashGordon , ” harassed the plaintiff , Daniel D ’ Ambly , causing him to be fired from his job as a platemaker for the paper .
“ Exoo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and leader of Antifa , who by doxing others has acquired a great deal of notoriety and infamy , ” D ’ Ambly ’ s civil complaint claims .
“ Exoo ’ s activities are well known to St. Lawrence faculty and administrators , who allow Exoo to direct the enterprise from St. Lawrence property , from his place of employment , during his normal work hours using St. Lawrence equipment and information technology.
” The suit alleges Exoo has participated in “ racketeering activities through interstate communications ” and that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of SLU to recruit students .
In 2017 , he spoke at a campus conference where he gave instructions to students on how to investigate and dox people .
D ’ Ambly ’ s lawsuit also names St. Lawrence University , New York Daily News , Twitter , and others as co-defendants .
“ Christian Exoo is a part-time employee of St. Lawrence University .
It is not our practice to comment on pending legal matters , '' SLU spokesperson Paul Redfern told WWNY-TV in an emailed statement .
D ’ Ambly is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be determined at trial exceeding $ 75,000 .
D ’ Ambly ’ s lawsuit says he lost his job at the New York Daily News as a result of Exoo ’ s mass harassment campaign .
D ’ Ambly is a member of the New Jersey European Heritage Association , which the lawsuit calls a “ non-violent pro-domestic policy organization.
” The Anti-Defamation League labels the organization a “ white supremacist group.
” The New York Daily News allegedly fired D ’ Ambly after conducting an investigation into his activities following a mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Exoo .
A private investigator ’ s report acknowledged that Exoo ’ s doxing was the impetus for the inquiry , the lawsuit claims .
The dismissal letter read : “ [ Y ] our choice to take these repulsive actions has now put our workplace and employees at risk of counter attacks by Antifa.
” The lawsuit says Exoo ’ s harassment campaign led to real-life violence where D ’ Ambly ’ s vehicle was keyed and his tires slashed at his home in South Brunswick , N.J. Exoo—operating under the Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his real identity—had disclosed the plaintiff ’ s personal information in a torrent of tweets in October 2018 , asking his followers to “ send harassing , intimidating , and threatening phone calls and tweets ” to D ’ Ambly ’ s employer to extort his termination .
Exoo posted a phone number for his thousands of followers to call .
Exoo gloats on Twitter : “ Technically , I don ’ t just stalk fascists .
I also get them fired , de-homed , kicked out of school , etc.
” ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a harassment campaign to get The Post Millennial editor-at-large Andy Ngo removed from Patreon based on a lie that he worked with a neo-Nazi terrorist group . )
Exoo is currently evading a permanent ban on Twitter by using a third account .
Exoo ’ s two previous accounts , @ ChrisExoo and @ ChristianExoo , were permanently suspended for doxing .
Despite the popularity of Exoo ’ s Twitter account among Antifa militants , he has been embroiled in recent personal controversies .
In December last year , Exoo was accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ underage girls by a former friend .
The friend , who is black and transgender , also accused Exoo of inappropriate touching .
In March this year , Exoo encouraged the public to steal supplies from St. Lawrence University , his place of employment , amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Exoo ’ s father , mother and brother are also all employed by the university as academics .
Exoo has been reached for comment .

A federal lawsuit accuses St. Lawrence University of allowing an employee and notorious Antifa doxer to use campus facilities and equipment to lead harassment and threatening campaigns against an ex-New York Daily News employee.
The lawsuit filed last week in New Jersey federal court claims that Christian Michael Exoo, a 39-year-old supervisor at the university library in Canton, N.Y. who runs the notorious Antifa Twitter account “@AntiFashGordon,” harassed the plaintiff, Daniel D’Ambly, causing him to be fired from his job as a platemaker for the paper.
“Exoo is a self-described anti-fascist, notorious doxer, and leader of Antifa, who by doxing others has acquired a great deal of notoriety and infamy,” D’Ambly’s civil complaint claims. “Exoo’s activities are well known to St. Lawrence faculty and administrators, who allow Exoo to direct the enterprise from St. Lawrence property, from his place of employment, during his normal work hours using St. Lawrence equipment and information technology.”
The suit alleges Exoo has participated in “racketeering activities through interstate communications” and that he has the “consent and approval” of SLU to recruit students. In 2017, he spoke at a campus conference where he gave instructions to students on how to investigate and dox people.
D’Ambly’s lawsuit also names St. Lawrence University, New York Daily News, Twitter, and others as co-defendants.
“Christian Exoo is a part-time employee of St. Lawrence University. It is not our practice to comment on pending legal matters," SLU spokesperson Paul Redfern told WWNY-TV in an emailed statement.
D’Ambly is seeking compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial exceeding $75,000.
D’Ambly’s lawsuit says he lost his job at the New York Daily News as a result of Exoo’s mass harassment campaign. D’Ambly is a member of the New Jersey European Heritage Association, which the lawsuit calls a “non-violent pro-domestic policy organization.” The Anti-Defamation League labels the organization a “white supremacist group.”
The New York Daily News allegedly fired D’Ambly after conducting an investigation into his activities following a mass online and phone call campaign initiated by Exoo. A private investigator’s report acknowledged that Exoo’s doxing was the impetus for the inquiry, the lawsuit claims. The dismissal letter read: “[Y]our choice to take these repulsive actions has now put our workplace and employees at risk of counter attacks by Antifa.”
The lawsuit says Exoo’s harassment campaign led to real-life violence where D’Ambly’s vehicle was keyed and his tires slashed at his home in South Brunswick, N.J.
Exoo—operating under the Twitter moniker “@AntiFashGordon” to hide his real identity—had disclosed the plaintiff’s personal information in a torrent"> of tweets in October 2018, asking his followers to “send harassing, intimidating, and threatening phone calls and tweets” to D’Ambly’s employer to extort his termination. Exoo posted a phone number for his thousands of followers to call.
Exoo gloats"> on Twitter: “Technically, I don’t just stalk fascists. I also get them fired, de-homed, kicked out of school, etc.” (For the record: Exoo has led"> a harassment campaign to get The Post Millennial editor-at-large Andy Ngo removed from Patreon based on a lie that he worked with a neo-Nazi terrorist group.)
Exoo is currently evading a permanent ban on Twitter by using a third account. Exoo’s two previous accounts, @ChrisExoo and @ChristianExoo, were permanently suspended for doxing.
Despite the popularity of Exoo’s Twitter account among Antifa militants, he has been embroiled in recent personal controversies. In December last year, Exoo was accused of blackmail, racism and predatory behaviour towards underage girls by a former friend. The friend, who is black and transgender, also accused Exoo of inappropriate touching.
In March this year, Exoo encouraged the public to steal supplies from St. Lawrence University, his place of employment, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Exoo’s father and brother are also all employed by the university as academics.
Exoo has been reached for comment.


bonginoreport--2020-09-28--Biden Laughs Off Pre-Debate Drug Test Request – Trump Responds “Gee, I Wonder Why?”

Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get updates on the 2020 presidential election and more President Trump on Monday taunted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for effectively refusing his request for a pre-debate drug test .
“ Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a Drug Test .
Gee , I wonder why ?
” Trump tweeted ahead of his first debate with Biden in Cleveland on Tuesday .
Biden did not directly refuse Trump ’ s drug test request , but his campaign made clear he would not consent to one ahead of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president laughed off the idea at a Sunday press conference .
“ He ’ s almost … no , I have no comment , ” he said with a smile .
Biden spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said later that Biden “ intends to deliver his debate answers in words .
If the president thinks his best case is made in urine , he can have at it.
” Trump floated the idea last month in an interview with the Washington Examiner , saying he suspected Biden used performance-enhancing drugs to make him more alert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the final debate of the Democratic primaries .
Trump , 74 , often accuses Biden , 77 , of being senile and nicknamed him “ Sleepy Joe.
” “ Somebody said to me , ‘ He must be on drugs.
’ I don ’ t know if that ’ s true or not , but I ’ m asking for a drug test , ” Trump said .
Trump also called for Democrat Hillary Clinton to be drug-tested in the 2016 debates .
“ It ’ s no different from the gladiators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brain and our mouth , ” Trump told the Examiner .
Trump and Biden also are scheduled to debate on Oct. 15 in Miami , Florida , and Oct. 22 in Nashville , Tennessee .

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President Trump on Monday taunted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for effectively refusing his request for a pre-debate drug test.
“Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a Drug Test. Gee, I wonder why?” Trump tweeted ahead of his first debate with Biden in Cleveland on Tuesday.
Biden did not directly refuse Trump’s drug test request, but his campaign made clear he would not consent to one ahead of the event in Cleveland.
The former vice president laughed off the idea at a Sunday press conference. “He’s almost … no, I have no comment,” he said with a smile.
Biden spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said later that Biden “intends to deliver his debate answers in words. If the president thinks his best case is made in urine, he can have at it.”
Trump floated the idea last month in an interview with the Washington Examiner, saying he suspected Biden used performance-enhancing drugs to make him more alert when he debated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the final debate of the Democratic primaries.
Trump, 74, often accuses Biden, 77, of being senile and nicknamed him “Sleepy Joe.”
“Somebody said to me, ‘He must be on drugs.’ I don’t know if that’s true or not, but I’m asking for a drug test,” Trump said.
Trump also called for Democrat Hillary Clinton to be drug-tested in the 2016 debates.
“It’s no different from the gladiators, except we have to use our brain and our mouth,” Trump told the Examiner.
Trump and Biden also are scheduled to debate on Oct. 15 in Miami, Florida, and Oct. 22 in Nashville, Tennessee.


bonginoreport--2020-09-28--Project Veritas Investigation Links Ilhan Omar to Ballot Harvesting Fraud

A new video from Project Veritas asserts that Democrat Congresswoman and member of “ The Squad ” – Ilhan Omar – is named by alleged ballot harvesters who boast of how many unfilled , absentee ballots they have collected .
The harvesters repeatedly discuss how “ money is king ” and details how senior citizens ’ ballots are confiscated from them in an alleged mass voting scam .
The full video is available to watch on YouTube : Project Veritas – the investigative journalism outfit led by conservative activist James O ’ Keefe – released a new video Sunday night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harvesting scheme , with those involved asserting their fealty to Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D ) .
“ Numbers don ’ t lie .
Numbers don ’ t lie .
You can see my car is full .
All these here are absentees ’ ballots .
Can ’ t you see ?
Look at all these , my car is full .
All these are for Jamal Osman look .
We got 300 today for Jamal Osman only , ” said Liban Mohamed in a series of Snapchat videos posted July 1 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mohamed said he was collecting the ballots to help his brother win the city ’ s Aug. 11 special election for a vacant Ward 6 city council seat—which was held the same day as the primary for Omar ’ s MN-05 congressional seat .
Ward 6 is the heart of the city ’ s Somali community and Omar ’ s political base .
James O ’ Keefe , the founder and CEO of Project Veritas , said : “ Ballot harvesting is real and it has become a big business .
Our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clearly how these unscrupulous operators exploit the elderly and immigrant communities—and have turned the sacred ballot box into a commodities trading desk.
” O ’ Keefe said , “ We are showing Americans what is really going on in one of our great cities—but , it is not me saying—we have the operatives on tape saying it all themselves.
” The investigation showed three locations inside Ward 6 – what they calls “ a ballot harvesting triangle ” – where the scheme operates : the Riverside Plaza apartments , the senior citizen community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Voter Services office at 980 E. Hennepin Ave. , which they say functions as a voting location and ballot drop-off site .
In the videos , Mohamed continued : “ Money is everything .
Money is the king in this world .
If you got no money , you should not be here period .
You know what I am saying.
” Mohamed said his political methods are interwoven with money .
“ Money is everything and a campaign is managed by money .
You can not campaign with $ 200 or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or grandfather .
You can not campaign with that .
You got ta have an investment to campaign .
You got ta have fundraisers.
” Hennepin County Attorney Jeff Wojciechowski told a Project Veritas journalist on a recorded line the ballot harvesting conduct described to him was : “ Illegal , and we will be investigating.
” Central to the Project Veritas investigation was Omar Jamal , a political insider active in the city ’ s Somali community .
Jamal works with the Ramsey County Sheriff Department and is the chairman of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been involved in the community for the last 20 years.
” “ Omar Jamal is the latest brave Project Veritas Insider to come forward and he exposed a voter fraud scheme in Minnesota that will shock you , ” said O ’ Keefe .
“ When we spoke with Omar Jamal , he actually repeated part of our PV Insider motto : ‘ Be Brave .
Do Something.
’ ” Jamal said he was motivated to reach out to Project Veritas , because he wants to eliminate the corruption that weakens his community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Minnesota ’ s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , in which Congresswoman Omar has emerged as a rising power broker .
“ It ’ s an open secret , ” he said .
She [ Omar ] will do anything that she can do to get elected and she has hundreds of people on the streets doing that.
” “ I ’ m afraid it ’ s already too big to stop , you know , maybe it ’ s too late .
Maybe it ’ s already too big to stop , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of people invested in this , you know , and they don ’ t care how they did it : ‘ We win , ’ and that ’ s it.
” As part of his participation in the investigation , Jamal interviewed a Somali-American who functions as a ballot harvester in his community .
In the interview , the harvester described how he was paid to vote in the Aug. 11 special election and primary , along with a Project Veritas undercover journalist .
The harvester said Somali-American vote-buying operatives from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to oversee the voter filling out the paperwork .
Omar operatives request the ballots and fill them out for the voters , he alleged .
“ They come to us .
They came to our homes .
They said : ‘ This year , you will vote for Ilhan , ’ ” he said .
“ They said : ‘ We will make the absentee ballots .
We will fill out the forms for you and when you get them back , we will again fill it out and send it.
” There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the voting site , because the Omar operatives told him : “ You stay at home and you will not got to the place.
” The tactics are similar to those used in the Bangladeshi communities of East London , as reflected by numerous UK government reports and as explained by The National Pulse last month , After the ballots are signed and documented the harvester said he got paid .
“ When we sign the voting document and they fill it out is when they give us the money , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed the thing [ ballot ] for the election .
That ’ s when we get paid.
” Jamal was interviewed by Project Veritas journalists and recorded a phone conversation with ballot harvester Liban Mohamed about how Mohamed collects ballots on behalf of the elderly and then delivers the ballots completed to the polling location .
Omar Jamal : So they [ ballot harvesters ] will request it [ the ballot ] for the elderly ?
Liban Mohamed : Yes .
They [ ballot harvesters ] request [ the ballot ] for them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : And it [ the ballot ] is taken away from them [ elderly ] ?
Liban Mohamed : Yes .
It [ the ballot ] is taken away from them [ elderly ] .
Jamal said Mohamed is carrying on a legacy of corruption .
“ Liban didn ’ t get it in a unique way , ” he said .
“ He just gets them the way that everybody before him , or even , maybe even after him will do , which is go to the elders , maybe bait @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he ’ s helping them–so , I think that ’ s the process of collecting from the seniors , from their buildings.
” The insider said another corrupting effect is the miseducation of the city ’ s new immigrants .
“ We have to understand that the immigrants mostly , here now , are first generation immigrants , ” he said .
“ Through no fault of their own the new immigrants are learning about democracy from the ballot harvesters , ” he said .
“ When they get here , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , all things work .
Sometimes they even think it ’ s legal .
”

A new video from Project Veritas asserts that Democrat Congresswoman and member of “The Squad” – Ilhan Omar – is named by alleged ballot harvesters who boast of how many unfilled, absentee ballots they have collected. The harvesters repeatedly discuss how “money is king” and details how senior citizens’ ballots are confiscated from them in an alleged mass voting scam.
The full video is available to watch on YouTube:
Project Veritas – the investigative journalism outfit led by conservative activist James O’Keefe – released a new video Sunday night, appearing to expose a massive ballot harvesting scheme, with those involved asserting their fealty to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D).
“Numbers don’t lie. Numbers don’t lie. You can see my car is full. All these here are absentees’ ballots. Can’t you see? Look at all these, my car is full. All these are for Jamal Osman look. We got 300 today for Jamal Osman only,” said Liban Mohamed in a series of Snapchat videos posted July 1 and July 2 on his own Snapchat profile.
According to Veritas:
Mohamed said he was collecting the ballots to help his brother win the city’s Aug. 11 special election for a vacant Ward 6 city council seat—which was held the same day as the primary for Omar’s MN-05 congressional seat. Ward 6 is the heart of the city’s Somali community and Omar’s political base.
James O’Keefe, the founder and CEO of Project Veritas, said: “Ballot harvesting is real and it has become a big business. Our investigation into this ballot harvesting ring demonstrates clearly how these unscrupulous operators exploit the elderly and immigrant communities—and have turned the sacred ballot box into a commodities trading desk.”
O’Keefe said, “We are showing Americans what is really going on in one of our great cities—but, it is not me saying—we have the operatives on tape saying it all themselves.”
The investigation showed three locations inside Ward 6 – what they calls “a ballot harvesting triangle” – where the scheme operates: the Riverside Plaza apartments, the senior citizen community at Horn Towers and the Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services office at 980 E. Hennepin Ave., which they say functions as a voting location and ballot drop-off site.
In the videos, Mohamed continued: “Money is everything. Money is the king in this world. If you got no money, you should not be here period. You know what I am saying.”
Mohamed said his political methods are interwoven with money. “Money is everything and a campaign is managed by money. You cannot campaign with $200 or $100 you got from your grandmother or grandfather. You cannot campaign with that. You gotta have an investment to campaign. You gotta have fundraisers.”
Hennepin County Attorney Jeff Wojciechowski told a Project Veritas journalist on a recorded line the ballot harvesting conduct described to him was: “Illegal, and we will be investigating.”
Central to the Project Veritas investigation was Omar Jamal, a political insider active in the city’s Somali community. Jamal works with the Ramsey County Sheriff Department and is the chairman of the Somali Watchdog Group. “I have been involved in the community for the last 20 years.”
“Omar Jamal is the latest brave Project Veritas Insider to come forward and he exposed a voter fraud scheme in Minnesota that will shock you,” said O’Keefe. “When we spoke with Omar Jamal, he actually repeated part of our PV Insider motto: ‘Be Brave. Do Something.’”
Jamal said he was motivated to reach out to Project Veritas, because he wants to eliminate the corruption that weakens his community, such as the ballot harvesting practiced by Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, in which Congresswoman Omar has emerged as a rising power broker.
“It’s an open secret,” he said. She [Omar] will do anything that she can do to get elected and she has hundreds of people on the streets doing that.”
“I’m afraid it’s already too big to stop, you know, maybe it’s too late. Maybe it’s already too big to stop,” he said. “There’s a lot of people invested in this, you know, and they don’t care how they did it: ‘We win,’ and that’s it.”
As part of his participation in the investigation, Jamal interviewed a Somali-American who functions as a ballot harvester in his community. In the interview, the harvester described how he was paid to vote in the Aug. 11 special election and primary, along with a Project Veritas undercover journalist.
The harvester said Somali-American vote-buying operatives from the Omar machine came to his apartment building to oversee the voter filling out the paperwork.
Omar operatives request the ballots and fill them out for the voters, he alleged.
“They come to us. They came to our homes. They said: ‘This year, you will vote for Ilhan,’” he said. “They said: ‘We will make the absentee ballots. We will fill out the forms for you and when you get them back, we will again fill it out and send it.”
There was no need for him to go to the voting site, because the Omar operatives told him: “You stay at home and you will not got to the place.”
The tactics are similar to those used in the Bangladeshi communities of East London, as reflected by numerous UK government reports and as explained by The National Pulse last month,
After the ballots are signed and documented the harvester said he got paid.
“When we sign the voting document and they fill it out is when they give us the money,” he said. “The minute we signed the thing [ballot] for the election. That’s when we get paid.”
Jamal was interviewed by Project Veritas journalists and recorded a phone conversation with ballot harvester Liban Mohamed about how Mohamed collects ballots on behalf of the elderly and then delivers the ballots completed to the polling location.
Omar Jamal: So they [ballot harvesters] will request it [the ballot] for the elderly?
Liban Mohamed: Yes. They [ballot harvesters] request [the ballot] for them [the elderly].
Omar Jamal: And it [the ballot] is taken away from them [elderly]?
Liban Mohamed: Yes. It [the ballot] is taken away from them [elderly].
Jamal said Mohamed is carrying on a legacy of corruption.
“Liban didn’t get it in a unique way,” he said. “He just gets them the way that everybody before him, or even, maybe even after him will do, which is go to the elders, maybe bait them and collect and help to them and he’s helping them–so, I think that’s the process of collecting from the seniors, from their buildings.”
The insider said another corrupting effect is the miseducation of the city’s new immigrants.
“We have to understand that the immigrants mostly, here now, are first generation immigrants,” he said.
“Through no fault of their own the new immigrants are learning about democracy from the ballot harvesters,” he said. “When they get here, because of that ignorance, not knowing how this, all things work. Sometimes they even think it’s legal.”


bonginoreport--2020-09-28--Here’s How Senate Dems Are Planning on Obstructing the SCOTUS Confirmation Process

This article is authored by Mitch Nemeth This past weekend , President Donald J. Trump officially nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court .
Justice Ginsburg ’ s passing opens up one of the four spots held by justices nominated by Democrats .
As expected , the possibility of a 6-3 conservative majority on the court has progressives in battle mode .
Senate Democrats are particularly worried about progressive legal policy victories since the Warren Court , such as Roe v. Wade .
If the Brett Kavanaugh hearings were any indicator , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect their “ democratic ” legal regime protecting extra-constitutional rights .
A September 27th POLITICO article lays out some of their strategy using Senate rules and processes : • The “ two-hour rule ” : Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer intends to use the “ two-hour rule , ” which can limit committee hearings after the Senate has been in session for more than two hours .
Schumer first initiated this rule by cancelling an important hearing with one of the nation ’ s top counterintelligence officials , William Evanina ; Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ temper tantrum.
” • Slowing down legislative business : Because Congress is almost always , Senate leaders frequently rely on “ unanimous consent ” to pass bills .
Last week , Democrats refused to oblige by “ unanimous consent ” norms , which forced Senate Leader McConnell to keep senators in Washington to vote on a government funding bill .
• Object to recess : Democratic senators could object to recessing .
“ When the Senate concludes its business for the day , it requires the consent of all 100 senators.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires a quorum to conduct business and any senator can request a “ .
” Senate Democrats could request a quorum call and if any Republican senators are missing then “ Democrats could boycott the quorum call.
” • Points of order and motions to adjourn : Senators can raise a “ point of order , ” in which they ask the presiding officer procedural questions .
“ If the senator disagrees with the presiding officer ’ s ruling , he or she can appeal it and trigger a roll-call vote , requiring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ objection .
Democrats could theoretically do several of these in a row , which could stall proceedings for hours , even days.
” • Get the House on board : House Democrats could take up unrelated matters to force the Senate to divvy up their time .
For example , on George Stephanopoulos ’ s , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi “ did not dismiss the idea that House Democrats might impeach Donald Trump again in order to force the Senate to hold a trial in removing him from office in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ” nomination of Amy Coney Barrett .
• Delay a final committee vote : Any senator can try to delay the final committee vote by a week .
The final committee vote would formally advance the nomination to the Senate floor .
• But how far are Democrats willing to go ?
: “ If Schumer develops a cohesive strategy and has the support of the entire Senate Democratic Caucus , it could quickly become one of the most disruptive series of delay tactics in recent memory , ” writes POLITICO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats , Joe Manchin , said , “ hell , we don ’ t do anything around here anyways , we ’ ve got plenty of time to do meetings…They can reschedule.
” The above examples are only congressional tactics to halt the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett .
Democrats could look for alternative smears to derail her confirmation , such as Senator Dianne Feinstein ’ s famous attack on Barrett ’ s faith : “ The dogma lives loudly within you.
” Of course , the warped process could not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the institution .
After all , it was Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who initiated the “ nuclear option ” and made it possible to confirm judges with “ only 51 votes , rather than 60.
” Finally , the Senate Democratic war on Judge Brett Kavanaugh radicalized conservative Republicans and even some moderate Republicans , which may have led to the Senate Republicans gaining seats even amidst a so-called “ Blue Wave .
”

This article is authored by Mitch Nemeth
This past weekend, President Donald J. Trump officially nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Justice Ginsburg’s passing opens up one of the four spots held by justices nominated by Democrats. As expected, the possibility of a 6-3 conservative majority on the court has progressives in battle mode.
Senate Democrats are particularly worried about progressive legal policy victories since the Warren Court, such as Roe v. Wade.
If the Brett Kavanaugh hearings were any indicator, Senate Democrats will resort to any tactics to protect their “democratic” legal regime protecting extra-constitutional rights. A September 27th POLITICO article lays out some of their strategy using Senate rules and processes:
The “two-hour rule” : Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer intends to use the “two-hour rule,” which can limit committee hearings after the Senate has been in session for more than two hours. Schumer first initiated this rule by cancelling an important hearing with one of the nation’s top counterintelligence officials, William Evanina; Senator Rubio referred to this move as a “temper tantrum.”
Slowing down legislative business : Because Congress is almost always dysfunctional , Senate leaders frequently rely on “unanimous consent” to pass bills. Last week, Democrats refused to oblige by “unanimous consent” norms, which forced Senate Leader McConnell to keep senators in Washington to vote on a government funding bill.
Object to recess : Democratic senators could object to recessing. “When the Senate concludes its business for the day, it requires the consent of all 100 senators.”
Deny a quorum : The Senate requires a quorum to conduct business and any senator can request a “ quorum call .” Senate Democrats could request a quorum call and if any Republican senators are missing then “Democrats could boycott the quorum call.”
Points of order and motions to adjourn : Senators can raise a “point of order,” in which they ask the presiding officer procedural questions. “If the senator disagrees with the presiding officer’s ruling, he or she can appeal it and trigger a roll-call vote, requiring senators to spend time voting on the objection. Democrats could theoretically do several of these in a row, which could stall proceedings for hours, even days.”
Get the House on board : House Democrats could take up unrelated matters to force the Senate to divvy up their time. For example, on George Stephanopoulos’s ABC show , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi “did not dismiss the idea that House Democrats might impeach Donald Trump again in order to force the Senate to hold a trial in removing him from office in order to delay a battle over the president’s” nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.
Delay a final committee vote : Any senator can try to delay the final committee vote by a week. The final committee vote would formally advance the nomination to the Senate floor.
But how far are Democrats willing to go? : “If Schumer develops a cohesive strategy and has the support of the entire Senate Democratic Caucus, it could quickly become one of the most disruptive series of delay tactics in recent memory,” writes POLITICO. One of the few honest Senate Democrats, Joe Manchin, said, “hell, we don’t do anything around here anyways, we’ve got plenty of time to do meetings…They can reschedule.”
The above examples are only congressional tactics to halt the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Democrats could look for alternative smears to derail her confirmation, such as Senator Dianne Feinstein’s famous attack on Barrett’s faith: “The dogma lives loudly within you.”
Of course, the warped process could not be possible without years of Democratic attacks on the institution. After all, it was Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who initiated the “nuclear option” and made it possible to confirm judges with “only 51 votes, rather than 60.”
Finally, the Senate Democratic war on Judge Brett Kavanaugh radicalized conservative Republicans and even some moderate Republicans, which may have led to the Senate Republicans gaining seats even amidst a so-called “Blue Wave.”