thelibertydaily--2020-04-16--Predictably, Democrats Try To Smear Michigan Protesters as Nazis

Michigan Democrats Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Debbie Dingell are trying to portray demonstrators who attended the state ’ s Operation Gridlock protest on Wednesday as neo-Nazis .
During an interview on SiriusXM ’ s “ The Dean Obeidallah Show ” on Thursday , Gov .
Whitmer attacked the activists by claiming they ’ d “ take COVID-19 with them ” when they return to rural parts of Michigan .
Next , she pivoted to the narrative that the protesters are racist , saying , “ I ’ ve not often seen a Confederate flag at the state capitol—and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There was someone who had signs that had a swastika on it .
It was really a very political demonstration and rally.
” Speaking with MSNBC ’ s Stephanie Ruhle on Thursday , Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell echoed the governor ’ s statement , saying , “ What happened yesterday was inexcusable .
People did not have masks .
They didn ’ t have gloves .
They did not distance themselves .
They had Confederate flags , swastikas .
They blocked an ambulance trying to get to a hospital.
” The comments are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swastika signs were actually directed towards Democrats and were not showing support for Nazi ideology .
As seen in the images below , one sign was calling Whitmer herself a Nazi , reading , “ Heil Whitmer , ” and another sign showed a Democrat Donkey with a swastika over in the background , insinuating the left are the real Nazis .
Another image being spread online , claiming to be from the Michigan protest , shows a man standing with a swastika flag along with the names “ Trump ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not proven to have come from the protest and even if the photo was taken there , who ’ s to say it ’ s not an image of an agent provocateur or a leftist protester calling Trump a Nazi .

Michigan Democrats Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Debbie Dingell are trying to portray demonstrators who attended the state’s Operation Gridlock protest on Wednesday as neo-Nazis.
During an interview on SiriusXM’s “The Dean Obeidallah Show” on Thursday, Gov. Whitmer attacked the activists by claiming they’d “take COVID-19 with them” when they return to rural parts of Michigan.
Next, she pivoted to the narrative that the protesters are racist, saying, “I’ve not often seen a Confederate flag at the state capitol—and there were a few of them. There was someone who had signs that had a swastika on it. It was really a very political demonstration and rally.”
Speaking with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Thursday, Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell echoed the governor’s statement, saying, “What happened yesterday was inexcusable. People did not have masks. They didn’t have gloves. They did not distance themselves. They had Confederate flags, swastikas. They blocked an ambulance trying to get to a hospital.”
The comments are purposefully misleading because both politicians know the swastika signs were actually directed towards Democrats and were not showing support for Nazi ideology.
As seen in the images below, one sign was calling Whitmer herself a Nazi, reading, “Heil Whitmer,” and another sign showed a Democrat Donkey with a swastika over in the background, insinuating the left are the real Nazis.
It was not the only swastika in Lansing today.
(photo credit to Ana Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance) pic.twitter.com/pFtsvlmjVI — Steven C. Liedel (@SCLiedel) April 16, 2020
Another image being spread online, claiming to be from the Michigan protest, shows a man standing with a swastika flag along with the names “Trump” and “Pence.”
However, it’s not proven to have come from the protest and even if the photo was taken there, who’s to say it’s not an image of an agent provocateur or a leftist protester calling Trump a Nazi.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-16--Leftist Activist Obama Judge Amy Berman Jackson Rejects Roger Stone’s Request for a New Trial, Despi

Leftist Activist Obama Judge Amy Berman Jackson Rejects Roger Stone’s Request for a New Trial, Despite Documented Evidence Jury was Rigged Against Him

April 16 ( UPI ) -- A federal judge in Washington , D.C. , on Thursday denied former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone 's request for a new trial .
Stone sought to have the conviction overturned based on the suspected political leanings of one of the jurors on his case .
His attorney said jury foreman Tomeka Hart wrote a message online before the sentencing that defended the four prosecutors in the case .
Those attorneys quit the case on Feb. 11 after the Justice Department voided their recommended sentence for Stone -- following criticism from President Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treated unfairly .
Berman Jackson said defense lawyers failed to show that Hart misrepresented her political leanings .
`` The assumption underlying the motion -- that one can infer from the juror 's opinions about the president that she could not fairly consider the evidence against the defendant -- is not supported by any facts or data and it is contrary to controlling legal precedent , '' she wrote .
`` The motion is a tower of indignation , but at the end of the day , there is little of substance holding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stone to 40 months in prison in February after he was convicted on several criminal counts stemming from the Justice Department 's Russia investigation .
She also gave Stone two years of probation and ordered him to pay $ 20,000 in fines .
The Trump ally was convicted in November of charges that included lying to Congress , witness tampering and interfering in the House 's Russia investigation , which searched for any links between the Trump campaign and Moscow .

Roger Stone, former campaign adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, was unsuccessful in having his conviction overturned. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
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Stone sought to have the conviction overturned based on the suspected political leanings of one of the jurors on his case. His attorney said jury foreman Tomeka Hart wrote a message online before the sentencing that defended the four prosecutors in the case.
Those attorneys quit the case on Feb. 11 after the Justice Department voided their recommended sentence for Stone -- following criticism from President Donald Trump that said his former adviser was being treated unfairly.
Berman Jackson said defense lawyers failed to show that Hart misrepresented her political leanings.
"The assumption underlying the motion -- that one can infer from the juror's opinions about the president that she could not fairly consider the evidence against the defendant -- is not supported by any facts or data and it is contrary to controlling legal precedent," she wrote.
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"The motion is a tower of indignation, but at the end of the day, there is little of substance holding it up."
Berman Jackson sentenced Stone to 40 months in prison in February after he was convicted on several criminal counts stemming from the Justice Department's Russia investigation. She also gave Stone two years of probation and ordered him to pay $20,000 in fines.
The Trump ally was convicted in November of charges that included lying to Congress, witness tampering and interfering in the House's Russia investigation, which searched for any links between the Trump campaign and Moscow.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-16--‘Tommy Boy’ ‘Dynasty’ Actor Brian Dennehy Passes Away at 81 of Natural Causes

Brian Dennehy -- the veteran actor whose career spanned 5 decades on the stage and screen -- has died ... TMZ has learned .
Law enforcement sources tell us Dennehy died Wednesday night in Connecticut ... we 're told he passed of natural causes and there will not be an official autopsy .
The actor 's career began in the '70s with a run of small guest roles on TV shows like `` Kojak , '' `` M*A*S*H , '' `` Lou Grant '' and `` Dallas '' ... before landing a recurring role on `` Dynasty '' in 1981 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movie role the following year -- playing Sheriff Teasle in Sylvester Stallone 's Rambo action flick , `` First Blood . ''
He 'd go on to star in several films in the '80s and '90s , including `` Silverado , '' `` Cocoon , '' `` The Belly of an Architect , '' `` Best Seller , '' `` Presumed Innocent '' and `` Romeo + Juliet . ''
Brian 's most notable comedy role came in 1995 , when he played Big Tom Callahan in the classic Chris Farley-led laugh-fest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent years , he voiced the character Django in `` Ratatouille '' and appeared on the hit show , `` The Blacklist . ''
All in all , he has nearly 200 film and television credits to his name ... and he won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in 2001 for the TV movie , `` Death of a Salesman . ''
Dennehy was also an accomplished theater actor , winning 2 Tony Awards for Best Actor ... his first for `` Death of a Salesman '' a couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second for `` Long Day 's Journey Into Night '' in 2003 .
In fact , the last time we saw him in 2013 , he was in L.A. doing a play ... and he had some good jokes .
Brian 's survived by his wife and 5 children .
He was 81 .

Brian Dennehy -- the veteran actor whose career spanned 5 decades on the stage and screen -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us Dennehy died Wednesday night in Connecticut ... we're told he passed of natural causes and there will not be an official autopsy.
The actor's career began in the '70s with a run of small guest roles on TV shows like "Kojak," "M*A*S*H," "Lou Grant" and "Dallas" ... before landing a recurring role on "Dynasty" in 1981.
That led to his big breakout movie role the following year -- playing Sheriff Teasle in Sylvester Stallone's Rambo action flick, "First Blood."
He'd go on to star in several films in the '80s and '90s, including "Silverado," "Cocoon," "The Belly of an Architect," "Best Seller," "Presumed Innocent" and "Romeo + Juliet."
Brian's most notable comedy role came in 1995, when he played Big Tom Callahan in the classic Chris Farley-led laugh-fest, "Tommy Boy."
In more recent years, he voiced the character Django in "Ratatouille" and appeared on the hit show, "The Blacklist." All in all, he has nearly 200 film and television credits to his name ... and he won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in 2001 for the TV movie, "Death of a Salesman."
Dennehy was also an accomplished theater actor, winning 2 Tony Awards for Best Actor ... his first for "Death of a Salesman" a couple years before his TV role, and the second for "Long Day's Journey Into Night" in 2003.
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In fact, the last time we saw him in 2013, he was in L.A. doing a play ... and he had some good jokes.
Brian's survived by his wife and 5 children. He was 81.
RIP


thelibertydaily--2020-04-16--Child Rapist R. Kelly Requests Jail Release Again, Says He’s Too Famous for Flight Risk

R. Kelly 's first attempt to get out of jail due to coronavirus fears did n't work , but he 's going back to the well -- claiming his medical crisis is even worse now , and insisting he wo n't skip town .
The disgraced singer filed a renewed emergency motion obtained by TMZ asking to get released from lockup based on changed circumstances .
Kelly and his legal team say when he last asked to get out , the court noted there were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Chicago jail where he 's currently locked up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no longer the case .
Kelly says the Chicago MCC admits there are at least 6 confirmed positive cases now among inmates -- along with 7 staff members -- and argues it 's predictably going to get worse .
He claims if he does n't get out soon , it 's an `` absolute probability '' he `` will be infected with this deadly disease . ''
As we reported ... the judge denied his first release request earlier this month , saying the singer failed to explain how he was n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got a retort for that now , too -- he claims if he tried to run he would be `` the most obvious and recognizable person on the streets of Chicago , or anywhere else in the country , in light of the severe stay-at-home restrictions . ''
Further , Kelly says there are no flights for him , he 's afraid to fly , and he does n't have a passport or the means to fly .
According to the docs ... he 'd also agree to 24/7 surveillance and GPS monitoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anywhere other than home or meet with anyone other than his lawyers .

R. Kelly's first attempt to get out of jail due to coronavirus fears didn't work, but he's going back to the well -- claiming his medical crisis is even worse now, and insisting he won't skip town.
The disgraced singer filed a renewed emergency motion obtained by TMZ asking to get released from lockup based on changed circumstances.
Kelly and his legal team say when he last asked to get out, the court noted there were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Chicago jail where he's currently locked up. According to the docs ... that is no longer the case.
Kelly says the Chicago MCC admits there are at least 6 confirmed positive cases now among inmates -- along with 7 staff members -- and argues it's predictably going to get worse. He claims if he doesn't get out soon, it's an "absolute probability" he "will be infected with this deadly disease."
As we reported ... the judge denied his first release request earlier this month, saying the singer failed to explain how he wasn't still a flight risk.
Kelly's got a retort for that now, too -- he claims if he tried to run he would be "the most obvious and recognizable person on the streets of Chicago, or anywhere else in the country, in light of the severe stay-at-home restrictions."
Further, Kelly says there are no flights for him, he's afraid to fly, and he doesn't have a passport or the means to fly.
According to the docs ... he'd also agree to 24/7 surveillance and GPS monitoring to make sure he doesn't go anywhere other than home or meet with anyone other than his lawyers.
The judge has yet to make a decision.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-16--Egads! Dogs Wearing Chi-Com Virus Masks Amid Panic

Dogs sporting medical-grade snout masks would have turned heads 2 months ago -- now it 's becoming a common sight @ @ @ @ @ .
These shots are n't just from pet-crazed USA ... the gallery shows dog owners @ @ @ @ @ countries in Asia , South and North America -- want to make sure their pets @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 .
There is reason for some concern .
As we reported , researchers @ @ @ @ @ Health have seen evidence of humans transmitting the virus to their pets -- cats and @ @ @ @ @ there have been 2 known cases of dogs testing positive ... both in Hong Kong @ @ @ @ @ could n't hurt ... plus , most of 'em look kinda cute .
Think Doggie @ @ @ @ @ 's no evidence pets can transmit it back to humans , but scientists say the @ @ @ @ @ away from your pet if you 're experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms .

Dogs sporting medical-grade snout masks would have turned heads 2 months ago -- now it's becoming a common sight amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
These shots aren't just from pet-crazed USA ... the gallery shows dog owners all around the world -- countries in Asia, South and North America -- want to make sure their pets do NOT have a nose for COVID-19.
There is reason for some concern. As we reported, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have seen evidence of humans transmitting the virus to their pets -- cats and dogs.
So far, there have been 2 known cases of dogs testing positive ... both in Hong Kong. The masks on dogs couldn't hurt ... plus, most of 'em look kinda cute. Think Doggie Howser, M.D.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-16--Denver Broncos Star Pass Rusher Von Miller Tests Positive for Chi-Com Virus, is ‘Resting In Good Spi

Denver Broncos Star Pass Rusher Von Miller Tests Positive for Chi-Com Virus, is ‘Resting In Good Spirits’

NFL superstar Von Miller -- one of the biggest stars in the league -- has tested positive for the coronavirus , his agent says .
Unclear when the 31-year-old Denver Broncos pass rusher was diagnosed but his agent Joby Branion tells NFL Network 's Ian Rapoport he 's `` at home resting and in good spirits . ''
Miller -- the MVP of Super Bowl 50 -- is expected to speak publicly on Friday .
Miller 's announcement comes one day after L.A. Rams center Brian Allen revealed that he was also diagnosed with COVID-19 .
Allen said he became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smell and taste .
He is also on the mend .
The NFL has made adjustments in the wake of the pandemic -- choosing to hold a virtual NFL Draft next weekend , where players , coaches and execs will all participate from home .
Miller 's diagnosis , once again , proves even the healthiest people on Earth are vulnerable to COVID-19 ... after it already struck other top athletes including Kevin Durant , Donovan Mitchell , Rudy Gobert and others .
Miller is a stud on the field -- he 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All-Pro and is currently in the middle of a 6-year , $ 114 million contract .

NFL superstar Von Miller -- one of the biggest stars in the league -- has tested positive for the coronavirus, his agent says.
Unclear when the 31-year-old Denver Broncos pass rusher was diagnosed but his agent Joby Branion tells NFL Network's Ian Rapoport he's "at home resting and in good spirits."
Miller -- the MVP of Super Bowl 50 -- is expected to speak publicly on Friday.
Miller's announcement comes one day after L.A. Rams center Brian Allen revealed that he was also diagnosed with COVID-19.
Allen said he became concerned once he lost his sense of smell and taste. He is also on the mend.
The NFL has made adjustments in the wake of the pandemic -- choosing to hold a virtual NFL Draft next weekend, where players, coaches and execs will all participate from home.
Miller's diagnosis, once again, proves even the healthiest people on Earth are vulnerable to COVID-19 ... after it already struck other top athletes including Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and others.
Miller is a stud on the field -- he's an 8-time NFL Pro Bowler, 3-time All-Pro and is currently in the middle of a 6-year, $114 million contract.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-16--Ohio Governor Says State Will Start to Reopen May 1 ‘In Phases’

The Ohio Department of Health is releasing new data when it comes to coronavirus in the state of Ohio .
As of Thursday , the department says there are now 8,414 positive cases of the virus .
389 deaths are now being reported .
2,331 people have been hospitalized with the virus .
707 of those have been admitted to the ICU .
More than 74,000 people have been tested .
During Thursday 's daily news briefing , Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that he would look at starting to reopen the state on May 1 .
He says this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will start with companies that can follow state guidelines and ensure the safety of employees and customers .
He commented that the workplace `` is going to be different , '' and you will likely still see people in masks and practicing social distancing .
Gov .
DeWine says as some businesses start to reopen , he , along with health officials will `` be careful '' and keep an eye on hospital admissions and PPE availability , among other things , as they move forward .
During Thursday 's briefing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Health said , `` The path ahead will consist of several phases and there is a lot of things that you can do to help us continue to flatten the curve , such as great hygiene and wearing a face mask while out in public . ''
Gov .
DeWine says more details will be laid out in the days ahead .
When asked by a reporter about the `` stay-at-home order '' and schools reopening , the governor said he would likely address that next week .
He said he wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first .

The Ohio Department of Health is releasing new data when it comes to coronavirus in the state of Ohio.
As of Thursday, the department says there are now 8,414 positive cases of the virus.
389 deaths are now being reported.
2,331 people have been hospitalized with the virus. 707 of those have been admitted to the ICU.
More than 74,000 people have been tested.
During Thursday's daily news briefing, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that he would look at starting to reopen the state on May 1. He says this will happen in phases.
He says they will start with companies that can follow state guidelines and ensure the safety of employees and customers.
He commented that the workplace "is going to be different," and you will likely still see people in masks and practicing social distancing.
Gov. DeWine says as some businesses start to reopen, he, along with health officials will "be careful" and keep an eye on hospital admissions and PPE availability, among other things, as they move forward.
During Thursday's briefing, Dr. Amy Acton with the Ohio Department of Health said, "The path ahead will consist of several phases and there is a lot of things that you can do to help us continue to flatten the curve, such as great hygiene and wearing a face mask while out in public."
Gov. DeWine says more details will be laid out in the days ahead. When asked by a reporter about the "stay-at-home order" and schools reopening, the governor said he would likely address that next week. He said he wanted to talk with superintendents across the state first.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-17--After Grandmother’s Death, Michael Che of ‘SNL’ Pays Rent for Entire Building Where She Lived

Comedian Michael Che announced plans to pay one month ’ s rent for every tenant in the New York City building where his grandmother lived before she died of COVID-19 .
Che , born and raised in Manhattan , is best known for his work on “ Saturday Night Live.
” On Wednesday , the 36-year-old actor wrote that he would pay rent for all 160 units in the New York City Housing Authority building his grandmother had called home .
Che wrote it was “ crazy to me that residents of public housing are still expected to pay their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t even work.
” TRENDING : China Asks State Sen To Push Communist Resolution , Gets Nasty Surprise When He Rewrites It He added that he “ can ’ t offer much help by myself , ” but “ in the spirit and memory of my late grandmother , I ’ m paying one month ’ s rent for all 160 apartments in the NYCHA building she lived in.
” “ I know that ’ s just a drop in the bucket , ” the star wrote , adding that he hopes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for debt forgiveness for all the people in public housing , AT THE VERY LEAST.
” According to The New York Times , Che is well-versed in New York City ’ s public housing life .
He was raised in a public housing complex in Manhattan ’ s Lower East Side , the outlet reported .
Earlier this month , Che announced that his grandmother passed away from the coronavirus .
“ I ’ m doing ok , considering , ” he wrote in a deleted Instagram post , according to People .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ myriad of emotions that come with grief .
RELATED : This Neighborhood 's Flash Mob Dance to 'Ca n't Stop the Feeling ' is Spreading Joy All Over the Internet “ I ’ m obviously very hurt and angry that she had to go through all that pain alone .
But I ’ m also happy that she ’ s not in pain anymore , ” he said .
“ And I also feel guilty for feeling happy , ” he continued .
“ Basically the whole gamut of complex feelings everybody else @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I ’ m not unique .
But it ’ s still scary.
” Gregory Russ , chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority , told the Times that Che ’ s kind act will help residents in need .
“ It ’ s a very generous offer , and we really think it will be a benefit to those households in the building , ” Russ said .
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Comedian Michael Che announced plans to pay one month’s rent for every tenant in the New York City building where his grandmother lived before she died of COVID-19.
Che, born and raised in Manhattan, is best known for his work on “Saturday Night Live.”
On Wednesday, the 36-year-old actor wrote that he would pay rent for all 160 units in the New York City Housing Authority building his grandmother had called home.
Che wrote it was “crazy to me that residents of public housing are still expected to pay their rent when so many New Yorkers can’t even work.”
He added that he “can’t offer much help by myself,” but “in the spirit and memory of my late grandmother, I’m paying one month’s rent for all 160 apartments in the NYCHA building she lived in.”
“I know that’s just a drop in the bucket,” the star wrote, adding that he hopes “the city has a better plan for debt forgiveness for all the people in public housing, AT THE VERY LEAST.”
The comedian and “SNL” cast member will pay rent for 160 residents of his late grandmother’s building. (via People Magazine) https://t.co/FPt9OhG3cR — clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) April 16, 2020
According to The New York Times, Che is well-versed in New York City’s public housing life.
He was raised in a public housing complex in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the outlet reported.
Earlier this month, Che announced that his grandmother passed away from the coronavirus.
“I’m doing ok, considering,” he wrote in a deleted Instagram post, according to People.
The actor was open about feeling the myriad of emotions that come with grief.
“I’m obviously very hurt and angry that she had to go through all that pain alone. But I’m also happy that she’s not in pain anymore,” he said.
“And I also feel guilty for feeling happy,” he continued. “Basically the whole gamut of complex feelings everybody else has losing someone very close and special. I’m not unique. But it’s still scary.”
Gregory Russ, chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority, told the Times that Che’s kind act will help residents in need.
“It’s a very generous offer, and we really think it will be a benefit to those households in the building,” Russ said.
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thelibertydaily--2020-04-17--Democrats Want Mail Voting – So They Can Cheat

Federal data show that in the 2016 and 2018 elections , millions of ballots sent through the mail were never counted as valid votes .
Many were sent to invalid addresses .
Others were rejected for errors .
And in 2018 alone , 10,475,573 were just listed as vanished for reasons “ unknown.
” It ’ s no surprise then , to some , that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made federally mandated vote-by-mail requirements her top legislative response to the Coronavirus pandemic .
Democrats have long lusted for federal mandates over our elections .
They want Washington D.C. controlling the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution gave power over elections to the states .
They also never let a crisis go to waste .
When the Coronavirus pandemic exploded , the entire institutional architecture of the Left awakened and began to demand the same thing : federally mandated all-mail elections .
Never before have we seen such sudden and uniform frenzy around a single issue on the Left .
From abortion activists , to green energy zealots , to the Sierra Club to even the Union of Concerned Scientists , federally mandated all-mail ballots became the rallying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from serving as a mouthpiece to echo the Soviet Union on defense issues all the way to demanding that we election the next Congress through the mail .
Pelosi almost got what she wanted too .
In fact , the House passed the plan to nationalize elections .
Her plan included mandated vote by mail nationwide , same day voter registration and at least a month of early voting .
Pelosi ’ s vote by mail mandate puts the election of the president into the hands of the people who routinely deliver to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Thankfully , Senate leaders stopped the federal takeover , even after Pelosi made it her final negotiating holdout .
Think about that .
Her final holdout demand wasn ’ t speedy FDA approval of a vaccine , or boosting respirator manufacturing .
She dug in on how we vote .
She wanted elections to move behind closed doors , out of sight of election officials and observers .
In just the 2018 election in California , San Diego County sent out 69,700 mail ballots that went to bad addresses , bounced , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a valid vote .
Orange County , California saw 34,257 ballots fail in the mail .
Unfortunately , mail ballots are the easiest way for fraudsters to steal votes .
I know this because I tried a case in federal court where mail ballot fraud helped keep a political machine in power .
In Noxubee County , Mississippi , mail ballots were snatched from mailboxes by swarms of collectors .
They took the ballots to the people who lived at the houses , and helpfully offered to vote for them .
These collectors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every voted ballot they turned in .
The voters , usually poor or minority , gladly allowed their vote to be stolen .
Progressives don ’ t have a problem with this arrangement .
They view the electoral process through the lens of race and class .
If a ballot collector comes to a house to make sure a ballot sent to that house was cast , then to progressives , the collector is doing a public service .
They are giving voice to the voiceless .
They assume that class and race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – would make the preferences of voter entirely obvious .
So what is the harm if a mail ballot collector simply harvests a ballot from the voter ?
Aren ’ t we better off if more people vote ?
The ballot harvester exploiting mail ballots relies on this lie .
Their twisted worldview says that the failure of the downtrodden to participate in American elections is what is preventing utopian progressive policies from becoming reality .
They claim barriers exist to the ballot box .
They speak of voter ID , voter registration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disenfranchisement .
But they never speak of the apathy or disinterest that many Americans have toward elections .
It is this apathy and disinterest that the ballot harvester seeks to overcome .
In the progressive worldview , the harvester is doing a good deed in collecting , and even voting , someone else ’ s ballot .
Even the victims think so .
During the federal court trial in Mississippi , one witness for the Justice Department told the court that the ballot harvester knows who is the best person to vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have their vote stolen .
Into this cultural and political dynamic , enter mail ballots .
Better yet , enter a federally mandated all mail election to elect the President in 2020 .
That ’ s why , in a flash , tens of millions of progressive dollars deployed to push for all mail elections .
The progressive Left is built around deploying street muscle .
If a hundred million ballots are sent by mail into homes , we will never be able to observe how those ballots are voted or who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and election officials watching the process , mail ballots move the election behind closed doors .
There are ways to make the 2020 election safe for Americans .
The Coronavirus pandemic can not be an excuse to fundamentally transform how we elect the President and Congress .
J. Christian Adams is former Justice Department lawyer , President of the Public Interest Legal Foundation , winner of the Annie Taylor Award and author of the New York Times bestseller Injustice ( Regnery ) .

Federal data show that in the 2016 and 2018 elections, millions of ballots sent through the mail were never counted as valid votes. Many were sent to invalid addresses. Others were rejected for errors. And in 2018 alone, 10,475,573 were just listed as vanished for reasons “unknown.”
It’s no surprise then, to some, that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made federally mandated vote-by-mail requirements her top legislative response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Democrats have long lusted for federal mandates over our elections. They want Washington D.C. controlling the rules for elections. They hate how the Constitution gave power over elections to the states.
They also never let a crisis go to waste.
When the Coronavirus pandemic exploded, the entire institutional architecture of the Left awakened and began to demand the same thing: federally mandated all-mail elections.
Never before have we seen such sudden and uniform frenzy around a single issue on the Left. From abortion activists, to green energy zealots, to the Sierra Club to even the Union of Concerned Scientists, federally mandated all-mail ballots became the rallying cry. The latter group had evolved from serving as a mouthpiece to echo the Soviet Union on defense issues all the way to demanding that we election the next Congress through the mail.
Pelosi almost got what she wanted too. In fact, the House passed the plan to nationalize elections. Her plan included mandated vote by mail nationwide, same day voter registration and at least a month of early voting.
Pelosi’s vote by mail mandate puts the election of the president into the hands of the people who routinely deliver to your home your neighbor’s mail. Thankfully, Senate leaders stopped the federal takeover, even after Pelosi made it her final negotiating holdout.
Think about that. Her final holdout demand wasn’t speedy FDA approval of a vaccine, or boosting respirator manufacturing. She dug in on how we vote. She wanted elections to move behind closed doors, out of sight of election officials and observers.
In just the 2018 election in California, San Diego County sent out 69,700 mail ballots that went to bad addresses, bounced, disappeared and ultimately never came back as a valid vote. Orange County, California saw 34,257 ballots fail in the mail.
Unfortunately, mail ballots are the easiest way for fraudsters to steal votes. I know this because I tried a case in federal court where mail ballot fraud helped keep a political machine in power. In Noxubee County, Mississippi, mail ballots were snatched from mailboxes by swarms of collectors. They took the ballots to the people who lived at the houses, and helpfully offered to vote for them. These collectors were paid by the political machine for every voted ballot they turned in. The voters, usually poor or minority, gladly allowed their vote to be stolen.
Progressives don’t have a problem with this arrangement. They view the electoral process through the lens of race and class. If a ballot collector comes to a house to make sure a ballot sent to that house was cast, then to progressives, the collector is doing a public service. They are giving voice to the voiceless. They assume that class and race – at least in a general election – would make the preferences of voter entirely obvious. So what is the harm if a mail ballot collector simply harvests a ballot from the voter? Aren’t we better off if more people vote?
The ballot harvester exploiting mail ballots relies on this lie. Their twisted worldview says that the failure of the downtrodden to participate in American elections is what is preventing utopian progressive policies from becoming reality. They claim barriers exist to the ballot box. They speak of voter ID, voter registration requirements or polling places as examples of disenfranchisement. But they never speak of the apathy or disinterest that many Americans have toward elections.
It is this apathy and disinterest that the ballot harvester seeks to overcome. In the progressive worldview, the harvester is doing a good deed in collecting, and even voting, someone else’s ballot. Even the victims think so.
During the federal court trial in Mississippi, one witness for the Justice Department told the court that the ballot harvester knows who is the best person to vote for. Even the victims are happy to have their vote stolen.
Into this cultural and political dynamic, enter mail ballots. Better yet, enter a federally mandated all mail election to elect the President in 2020. That’s why, in a flash, tens of millions of progressive dollars deployed to push for all mail elections.
The progressive Left is built around deploying street muscle. If a hundred million ballots are sent by mail into homes, we will never be able to observe how those ballots are voted or who is voting them. Instead of third-party observers and election officials watching the process, mail ballots move the election behind closed doors.
There are ways to make the 2020 election safe for Americans. The Coronavirus pandemic cannot be an excuse to fundamentally transform how we elect the President and Congress.
J. Christian Adams is former Justice Department lawyer, President of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, winner of the Annie Taylor Award and author of the New York Times bestseller Injustice (Regnery).


thelibertydaily--2020-04-17--Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo Extends State’s Unconstitutional Stay-at-Home Order Through May 15

NEW YORK ( AP ) — New York state will extend its stay-at-home restrictions at least through May 15 .
@ @ @ @ @ Thursday that transmission rates still need to be tamed as he prolonged the restrictions that @ @ @ @ @ housebound .
Meanwhile New York City is getting ready to use 11,000 empty hotel rooms @ @ @ @ @ officials also are grappling with a projected $ 7.4 billion loss in tax revenue because @ @ @ @ @ York state recorded 606 COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday , the lowest daily number in two weeks @

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state will extend its stay-at-home restrictions at least through May 15.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that transmission rates still need to be tamed as he prolonged the restrictions that have left most New Yorkers housebound.
Meanwhile New York City is getting ready to use 11,000 empty hotel rooms for coronavirus quarantines.
City officials also are grappling with a projected $7.4 billion loss in tax revenue because of the crisis.
New York state recorded 606 COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday, the lowest daily number in two weeks.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-17--Kids Empty Their Piggy Banks to Feed the Frontline

When Dawn Sweatt , a partner at San Jose law firm Berliner Cohen , tried to teach her two young sons a lesson about compassion and generosity , they managed to surprise her .
With the family sheltered-in-place , her sons Colton , 10 , and Hayden , 9 , wanted to make in-app purchases on their iPads while gaming with their friends .
When their mom said no because money around the house was tight , they countered with a plan to empty their piggy banks and spend their own cash .
If they were so eager to spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maybe they maybe figure out a way to use their money to help the people around them fighting coronavirus .
And the boys did just that , hatching a plan to spend their money not on games but meals — for firefighters , law enforcement officers and healthcare workers .
The boys emptied their banks , rolled their coins , counted the bills and came up with a grand total : $ 529 .
As the plan came together , Sweatt started calling restaurants to see if any could help , and Steve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Los Gatos , was thrilled by the idea .
He said he would not only provide the meals , but for every two meals the boys bought , he ’ d throw in a third on the house .
The family picked up the first set of 10 meals to take to the Santa Clara County Sheriff ’ s Office in Cupertino on Wednesday morning .
They will next deliver 10 meals to San Jose Fire Station No .
30 on Auzerais Avenue and then 30 meals next week to a hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too difficult to illustrate to her sons what kind of impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on first responders and front-line healthcare workers .
“ I reminded them how their dad ’ s best friend is sheriff ’ s deputy on duty all week patrolling and can not go home to his family because his wife is high-risk and can not be exposed .
So he camps in his driveway each night in an RV .
He does not get to hug and kiss his family , ” she said .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s dad is a San Jose firefighter and for the first time in his life he is fearful to go to work , and when he ’ s at work he ’ s fearful to come home and expose his family to the virus.
” The boys also made thank you cards to attach to each meal and said Wednesday that giving back to the community felt good .
They ’ re hoping to engage their school community at Campbell Christian School to take on a similar challenge this spring .
HUNGER @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mary Ellen Duell and Thom Duell of the Garage Band , along with special guest Robert Berry , will perform in a concert streaming on Facebook at 7 p.m. Saturday to benefit Hunger at Home , the San Jose nonprofit that has temporarily expanded its mission because of the coronavirus pandemic .
A link will be provided during the show for viewers to donate .
Hunger at Home — the San Jose nonprofit that takes excess food from stadiums and hotels and provides it to community groups — has continued distributing food to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s now also directly preparing ready-to-eat meals for up to 5,000 people every day , including many restaurant and hospitality workers who have been laid off or furloughed .
Using a commercial kitchen in San Jose , Hunger at Home Executive Director Ewell Sterner and COO Dinari Brown have enlisted their network of Silicon Valley chefs to help prepare more than 130,000 meals since March 19 .
And while there was a large influx of donations at the beginning of the crisis , when restaurants , hotels and other venues first closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Hunger at Home has reached out to food distributors to keep everyone supplied .
TWO FOR THE BOOKS : Shop With a Cop Foundation Silicon Valley Executive Director Darrell Cortez doesn ’ t want kids to go without reading just because schools are closed .
So the foundation — which annually pairs low-income kids with law enforcement officers for a holiday shopping spree — partnered with Disney and ABC7 to procure 1,000 new Disney-themed books .
• Kids bored at home ?
RAFT provides STEM learning kits to parents • How a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 The books are being placed in SHIP Kits , boxes that contain nonperishable food , hygiene necessities like toilet paper , paper towels and hand soap ; and “ boredom busters ” like decks of cards , coloring books and jump ropes .
The kits , aimed at hourly wage-earners and families in need with kids under 12 , are the work of a new nonprofit created by developer Urban Community in partnership with several San Jose businesses .
Meanwhile , Hicklebee ’ s owner Valerie Lewis emailed to say that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Keep Kids reading ” book drive and teamed up with the Santa Clara County Office of Education to distribute them to low-income students .
Volunteers will hand bags of books to families that are picking up meals at various sties around the county .
You can donate to the drive through Hicklebee ’ s website or by calling the store at 408-292-8880 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays .

When Dawn Sweatt, a partner at San Jose law firm Berliner Cohen, tried to teach her two young sons a lesson about compassion and generosity, they managed to surprise her.
With the family sheltered-in-place, her sons Colton, 10, and Hayden, 9, wanted to make in-app purchases on their iPads while gaming with their friends. When their mom said no because money around the house was tight, they countered with a plan to empty their piggy banks and spend their own cash. If they were so eager to spend their money, she volleyed back, maybe they maybe figure out a way to use their money to help the people around them fighting coronavirus.
And the boys did just that, hatching a plan to spend their money not on games but meals — for firefighters, law enforcement officers and healthcare workers. The boys emptied their banks, rolled their coins, counted the bills and came up with a grand total: $529.
As the plan came together, Sweatt started calling restaurants to see if any could help, and Steve Angelo, owner of Purple Onion Cafe in Los Gatos, was thrilled by the idea. He said he would not only provide the meals, but for every two meals the boys bought, he’d throw in a third on the house.
The family picked up the first set of 10 meals to take to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in Cupertino on Wednesday morning. They will next deliver 10 meals to San Jose Fire Station No. 30 on Auzerais Avenue and then 30 meals next week to a hospital.
Sweatt said it wasn’t too difficult to illustrate to her sons what kind of impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on first responders and front-line healthcare workers.
“I reminded them how their dad’s best friend is sheriff’s deputy on duty all week patrolling and cannot go home to his family because his wife is high-risk and cannot be exposed. So he camps in his driveway each night in an RV. He does not get to hug and kiss his family,” she said. “I also reminded them how their best friend’s dad is a San Jose firefighter and for the first time in his life he is fearful to go to work, and when he’s at work he’s fearful to come home and expose his family to the virus.”
The boys also made thank you cards to attach to each meal and said Wednesday that giving back to the community felt good. They’re hoping to engage their school community at Campbell Christian School to take on a similar challenge this spring.
HUNGER AT HOME SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR: Mary Ellen Duell and Thom Duell of the Garage Band, along with special guest Robert Berry, will perform in a concert streaming on Facebook at 7 p.m. Saturday to benefit Hunger at Home, the San Jose nonprofit that has temporarily expanded its mission because of the coronavirus pandemic. A link will be provided during the show for viewers to donate.
Hunger at Home — the San Jose nonprofit that takes excess food from stadiums and hotels and provides it to community groups — has continued distributing food to its 22 nonprofit partners, but it’s now also directly preparing ready-to-eat meals for up to 5,000 people every day, including many restaurant and hospitality workers who have been laid off or furloughed.
Using a commercial kitchen in San Jose, Hunger at Home Executive Director Ewell Sterner and COO Dinari Brown have enlisted their network of Silicon Valley chefs to help prepare more than 130,000 meals since March 19. And while there was a large influx of donations at the beginning of the crisis, when restaurants, hotels and other venues first closed, that food has been depleted, and Hunger at Home has reached out to food distributors to keep everyone supplied.
TWO FOR THE BOOKS: Shop With a Cop Foundation Silicon Valley Executive Director Darrell Cortez doesn’t want kids to go without reading just because schools are closed. So the foundation — which annually pairs low-income kids with law enforcement officers for a holiday shopping spree — partnered with Disney and ABC7 to procure 1,000 new Disney-themed books.
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Meanwhile, Hicklebee’s owner Valerie Lewis emailed to say that the iconic Willow Glen bookstore has launched a “Keep Kids reading” book drive and teamed up with the Santa Clara County Office of Education to distribute them to low-income students. Volunteers will hand bags of books to families that are picking up meals at various sties around the county. You can donate to the drive through Hicklebee’s website or by calling the store at 408-292-8880 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-17--One Activity Tyrannical Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen ‘Half’ Whitmer Will Allow — Killing Inno

One Activity Tyrannical Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen ‘Half’ Whitmer Will Allow — Killing Innocent Babies  — Calls Ghoulish Activity ‘Live Sustaining’

Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer , who has been under fire for some ridiculous overreach in response to the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ podcast of former Obama adviser David Axelrod Thursday : Some of Whitmer ’ s EO @ @ @ @ @ that some sheriffs in the state won ’ t enforce some of them , but @ @ @ @ @ told Axelrod about one business that shouldn ’ t be restricted come hell or high @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t buy garden seeds , infant car seats , flooring or paint inside @ @ @ @ @ but access to an abortion facility is a “ life-sustaining ” measure , according to @ @ @ @ @ seen it all now .

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has been under fire for some ridiculous overreach in response to the coronavirus outbreak, appeared on the podcast of former Obama adviser David Axelrod Thursday:
.@POTUS says U.S. has all the COVID-19 tests we need. In a new #AxeFiles, I asked @GovWhitmer about it
“We've never had enough… We're doubling our testing in Michigan this week. It still means that we're way under where we should be.”
To hear the pod:https://t.co/g54AfNrFU2. pic.twitter.com/RwkwkrXVPG — David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) April 17, 2020
Some of Whitmer’s EO’s are so ridiculous that some sheriffs in the state won’t enforce some of them, but the Great Lakes State governor told Axelrod about one business that shouldn’t be restricted come hell or high water:
Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says abortion is “life-sustaining”https://t.co/yiMr8Xs85q pic.twitter.com/A7fnBZpZ3A — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 16, 2020
Yep — you can’t buy garden seeds, infant car seats, flooring or paint inside a store in Michigan, but access to an abortion facility is a “life-sustaining” measure, according to Whitmer:
.@GovWhitmer: abortion must be available during the coronavirus because it “is life sustaining.” https://t.co/iNY0wPpJIu — Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) April 16, 2020
The most nonsensical statements made during Covid19 goes to… Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Abortion During Coronavirus ‘Is Life Sustaining’ No,not exactly Governor. Abortion happens to be the opposite of life sustaining. Abortion is LIFE ENDING. https://t.co/oujdf1Txu4 — Christina Hagan (@RepHagan) April 17, 2020
We’ve seen it all now.
The thing is: this is how such people actually think. https://t.co/s2huoBD4iW — Brit Hume (@brithume) April 17, 2020
This horrifyingly Orwellian, but I'm worried Gretchen Whitmer doesn't know what basic words mean She says it's "ridiculous" to call abortion "elective" because it's the "ability to decide if & when she starts a family" Dems literally call it pro-CHOICEpic.twitter.com/sz5GtC86mJ — Elizabeth Harrington (@LizRNC) April 16, 2020
Absolutely unreal.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-17--Obama FBI Collected Improper Cell Phone Pictures While Spying on Trump Campaign in Spygate Russia Sc

Obama FBI Collected Improper Cell Phone Pictures While Spying on Trump Campaign in Spygate Russia Scandal

The list of FBI misdeeds in the Russia investigation keeps piling higher .
In addition to filing inaccurate Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants , hiding evidence of innocence from the courts and falsifying a government document , the bureau collected inappropriate cell phone photos during two secret premises searches in summer 2017 while spying on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page .
The revelations surfaced belatedly this week when the government declassified once-redacted footnotes from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz ’ s investigative report on the bungled Russia case .
Footnote 379 revealed that in 2019 , nearly two years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Justice Department ’ s National Security Division ( NSD ) self-reported two violations notifying the FISA court that FBI personnel conducting two premises searches violated rules designed to protect Americans from unnecessary privacy invasions .
The rules are known as Standard Minimization Procedures ( SMPs ) and require FBI agents not to collect , gather or store privacy information about an American target that isn ’ t germane to the investigation , according to current and former FBI officials familiar with the procedures .
The footnote lays out in detail the concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improper actions occurred after the fourth and final FISA warrant against Page was issued in summer 2019 and FBI employees conducted two secret premises searches .
“ On May 10 , 2019 , NSD sent a second letter to the FISC concerning the Carter Page FISA applications , advising the court of two indicants in which the FBI failed to comply with the SMPs applicable to physical searches conducted pursuant to the final FISA orders issued by the court on June 29 , 2017 , ” the footnote said .
“ According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retained on an FBI‐issued cell phone photographs of certain property taken in connection with a FISA‐authorized physical search on July 13 , 2017 , which NSD assessed did not comport with the SMPs , ” the footnote from Horowitz added .
“ In addition in a separate incident on July 29 , 2017 , the FBI took photographs in connection with another FISA‐authorized physical search and transferred the photographs to an electronic folder on the FBI 's classified secret network.
” The FBI eventually reported that it had taken “ remedial action ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that could have included removing the inappropriate photos from its servers and possibly destroying them .
The footnotes are not more specific about what physical searches were conducted in connection with the Page FISA , what photos were taken and whose privacy was not protected by the minimization rules .
In an interview , Page said he has always suspected while he was staying in hotels in New Jersey and Connecticut in summer 2019 that FBI officials may have searched one or more of his locations and that he was dismayed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Page said he had stayed at the hotel rooms because he had received death threats and feared for his safety after his name surfaced in news media leaks that he was under investigation for possible collusion with Russia .
Page was eventually cleared , and it has since been revealed he had been an asset helping the CIA .
“ As I alluded to , my life was put at risk thanks to all the death threats I was getting then based on the fake news , “ he said .
“ So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my locations frequently to stay safe.
” Page said the inspector general ’ s findings , including those hidden in redactions for several months before the declassifications this week , show the FBI wrongly obtained a warrant against him on false evidence , including possible Russian misinformation , and didn ’ t even follow its own rules when conducting court-approved searches .
“ Literally each and every one of the FBI ’ s priorities were violated in this historic scandal , ” he said .
“ President Trump is right , this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level.
” Horowitz ’ s report in December laid out systemic failures by the FBI in seeking the warrants to spy on Page and investigate the Trump campaign , including providing the FISA court false information , suspect and unverified evidence and a falsified document .
The footnotes released this week provided a new body of explosive evidence , including that the Steele dossier used by the bureau to justify the FISA warrants may have been based on intentional Russian disinformation fed to its author , former British spy Christopher Steele .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview with Page here .

The list of FBI misdeeds in the Russia investigation keeps piling higher.
In addition to filing inaccurate Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants, hiding evidence of innocence from the courts and falsifying a government document, the bureau collected inappropriate cell phone photos during two secret premises searches in summer 2017 while spying on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
The revelations surfaced belatedly this week when the government declassified once-redacted footnotes from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s investigative report on the bungled Russia case.
Footnote 379 revealed that in 2019, nearly two years after the inappropriate pictures were gathered, the Justice Department’s National Security Division (NSD) self-reported two violations notifying the FISA court that FBI personnel conducting two premises searches violated rules designed to protect Americans from unnecessary privacy invasions.
The rules are known as Standard Minimization Procedures (SMPs) and require FBI agents not to collect, gather or store privacy information about an American target that isn’t germane to the investigation, according to current and former FBI officials familiar with the procedures.
The footnote lays out in detail the concerns disclosed to the court, saying the improper actions occurred after the fourth and final FISA warrant against Page was issued in summer 2019 and FBI employees conducted two secret premises searches.
“On May 10, 2019, NSD sent a second letter to the FISC concerning the Carter Page FISA applications, advising the court of two indicants in which the FBI failed to comply with the SMPs applicable to physical searches conducted pursuant to the final FISA orders issued by the court on June 29, 2017,” the footnote said.
“According to the letter, the FBI took and retained on an FBI‐issued cell phone photographs of certain property taken in connection with a FISA‐authorized physical search on July 13, 2017, which NSD assessed did not comport with the SMPs,” the footnote from Horowitz added.
“In addition in a separate incident on July 29, 2017, the FBI took photographs in connection with another FISA‐authorized physical search and transferred the photographs to an electronic folder on the FBI's classified secret network.”
The FBI eventually reported that it had taken “remedial action” to resolve the procedural violations. Officials said that could have included removing the inappropriate photos from its servers and possibly destroying them.
The footnotes are not more specific about what physical searches were conducted in connection with the Page FISA, what photos were taken and whose privacy was not protected by the minimization rules.
Read the declassified footnotes here.
In an interview, Page said he has always suspected while he was staying in hotels in New Jersey and Connecticut in summer 2019 that FBI officials may have searched one or more of his locations and that he was dismayed to learn some rules were not followed.
Page said he had stayed at the hotel rooms because he had received death threats and feared for his safety after his name surfaced in news media leaks that he was under investigation for possible collusion with Russia. Page was eventually cleared, and it has since been revealed he had been an asset helping the CIA.
“As I alluded to, my life was put at risk thanks to all the death threats I was getting then based on the fake news,“ he said. “So I was on the run and changing my locations frequently to stay safe.”
Page said the inspector general’s findings, including those hidden in redactions for several months before the declassifications this week, show the FBI wrongly obtained a warrant against him on false evidence, including possible Russian misinformation, and didn’t even follow its own rules when conducting court-approved searches.
“Literally each and every one of the FBI’s priorities were violated in this historic scandal,” he said. “President Trump is right, this was much worse than Watergate on every conceivable level.”
Horowitz’s report in December laid out systemic failures by the FBI in seeking the warrants to spy on Page and investigate the Trump campaign, including providing the FISA court false information, suspect and unverified evidence and a falsified document.
The footnotes released this week provided a new body of explosive evidence, including that the Steele dossier used by the bureau to justify the FISA warrants may have been based on intentional Russian disinformation fed to its author, former British spy Christopher Steele.
You can listed to John Solomon's podcast interview with Page here.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-18--It’s Not Just China: WaPo Writer Takes a Look at the Corrupt World Health Organization’s History of

It’s Not Just China: WaPo Writer Takes a Look at the Corrupt World Health Organization’s History of Cozying Up to Dictators — And It’s Not Pretty

WaPo writer takes a look at WHO 's history of cozying up to dictators — and it 's not pretty

Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin — who earlier this week broke news about leaked State Department cables that suggest SARS-CoV-2 originated in a Wuhan lab — is now hitting the World Health Organization for its dubious past of supporting dictators.
The WHO has been roundly condemned for its role in parroting China's lies about the coronavirus at the start of the global pandemic, such as that the infectious disease could not be spread through human-to-human transmission. The Trump administration on Tuesday halted funding to the organization for repeating such lies and taking the communist government's "assurances at face value."
"But the WHO's penchant for cozying up to dictatorships at the expense of public is not limited to China," Rogin argued in a Friday report. "The WHO has done the same things and worse when it comes to the regime led by Bashar al-Assad" in Syria.
Here's more from Rogin:
The WHO is striving to maintain good relations with a regime that is bombing hospitals, using starvation as a weapon of war, and driving millions into homelessness or internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. Conditions in those camps were subhuman long before the pandemic.
As humanitarian aid worker Simone Jeger wrote last year, almost all U.N. aid money goes through Damascus. Assad dictates how the funds are disbursed, stealing huge portions for his coffers, his cronies, and the Syrian military. This has the effect of undermining international sanctions and bolstering Assad's army, essentially helping him slaughter civilians and win the war.
Here's the upshot: The WHO's "humanitarian" efforts effectively offset sanctions and fund the regime's inhumane war on its own people.
Yet while hospital bombing wouldn't meet anyone's criteria for a functioning health care system, when WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with Syria's health minister last year, he was quoted by Syrian state media as praising the country's health system. One of the organization's Twitter accounts later repeated the notion.
Rogin says that the WHO is hellbent on compromising with brutal regimes in order to maintain access to the vulnerable populations the regime's oppress. Problem is, despite any good in the intentions, the outcome is usually just more oppression.
His report included a statement from David Adesnik, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, that said as much and added that it's not just the WHO who has this problem — it's all the U.N. relief agencies.
"The WHO works hand-in-glove with the most brutal regimes, praising their health programs while ignoring or even subsidizing their war crimes," Adesnik said.
He added: "In Syria, even the deliberate bombing of hospitals hasn't led the WHO to reconsider its relationship with Assad. The WHO has a dictator problem because U.N. relief agencies all have a dictator problem."
As it pertains to the global COVID-19 outbreak, the WHO assesses that Syria's population is at high risk. But in order to advance containment and treatment in the country, the WHO is hamstrung to work through the Assad regime. Given its history of oppression, there is no reason to believe that the regime will do anything helpful for the Syrian population.
As of Friday afternoon, Syria had only reported 38 confirmed cases of the disease resulting in just 2 deaths, but health officials suspect the problem could soon, if not already, be much worse.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-18--Ford Still Plans to Debut the 2021 Bronco This Spring

Coronavirus may have shuttered every Ford automotive production line in America and vacated the company 's corporate offices , but it wo n't stop the Bronco reveal .
According to a Ford spokesman , the reveal will still happen this spring .
This information comes after reports from yesterday that said the unveil would be delayed `` a couple of months '' due to the wide-ranging shutdown in response to the coronavirus crisis .
Ford , though , has now confirmed to multiple publications that we 'll still see the company 's Wrangler fighter before summer .
The Bronco was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Automotive News .
But March has come and gone , bringing leaked photos and not much else .
Since mass gatherings were put on hold and all of Ford was working from home , the event could n't happen .
Ford spokesman Jiyan Cadiz said the company will have more details to share on reveals for new vehicles `` once we have safely brought our factories and facilities back online . ''
Presumably , that means we wo n't have more information until the lockdown phase of the pandemic response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ optimistic that it 'll be back in operation before the end of spring , though government leaders and health experts have been less absolute in their predictions .
As we 've learned in the early days of this crisis , though , things are subject to change as the situation develops .
But pending more information from Ford or further expansions of virus-related restrictions , we now know that the Bronco will be shown on June 19 at the latest .

Coronavirus may have shuttered every Ford automotive production line in America and vacated the company's corporate offices, but it won't stop the Bronco reveal. According to a Ford spokesman, the reveal will still happen this spring.
This information comes after reports from yesterday that said the unveil would be delayed "a couple of months" due to the wide-ranging shutdown in response to the coronavirus crisis. Ford, though, has now confirmed to multiple publications that we'll still see the company's Wrangler fighter before summer.
The Bronco was originally supposed to be unveiled in March, according to Automotive News. But March has come and gone, bringing leaked photos and not much else. Since mass gatherings were put on hold and all of Ford was working from home, the event couldn't happen.
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Ford spokesman Jiyan Cadiz said the company will have more details to share on reveals for new vehicles "once we have safely brought our factories and facilities back online."
Presumably, that means we won't have more information until the lockdown phase of the pandemic response has passed. Ford seems to be optimistic that it'll be back in operation before the end of spring, though government leaders and health experts have been less absolute in their predictions.
As we've learned in the early days of this crisis, though, things are subject to change as the situation develops. But pending more information from Ford or further expansions of virus-related restrictions, we now know that the Bronco will be shown on June 19 at the latest.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-18--Ford Announces Sale of 320-HP Performance Tune for New Ford Rangers for $825

Currently , Ford only offers one powertrain option for its mid-size Ranger pickup in America : a 2.3-liter Ecoboost turbo inline-four making 270 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque .
While that may be suitable for some people , those looking for more oomph have been left in the dark—until now .
Ford Performance announced a new factory-tested engine calibration for Ranger owners today that promises some significant increases in horsepower and torque numbers .
According to the release , the 2.3-liter Ecoboost engine gets a 45-horsepower boost at 4500 rpm , and a 60 lb-ft of torque increase at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the engine makes peak horsepower and torque at slightly higher rpms ( 5500 and 3000 , respectively ) .
A Ford representative told Road & Track the tune increases peak output to 320 horsepower and 355 lb-ft of torque total .
Those are some pretty significant numbers for a re-map that , if installed by an A.S.E .
certified shop or Ford dealer , comes with its own 3-year , 36,000-mile warranty .
And Californians should n't worry , because the upgrade is 50-state legal , and comes with its own CARB executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You 'll have to use premium fuel .
The package , which also includes a high-flow K & N air filter and an optimized shift schedule tune for the 10-speed automatic transmission , costs $ 825 .
It can be purchased through any Ford dealer or authorized retailer , joining a growing list of Ford Performance add-ons for the Ranger , which already includes things like Fox Racing shocks and a side-exit exhaust .

Currently, Ford only offers one powertrain option for its mid-size Ranger pickup in America: a 2.3-liter Ecoboost turbo inline-four making 270 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque. While that may be suitable for some people, those looking for more oomph have been left in the dark—until now.
Ford Performance announced a new factory-tested engine calibration for Ranger owners today that promises some significant increases in horsepower and torque numbers. According to the release, the 2.3-liter Ecoboost engine gets a 45-horsepower boost at 4500 rpm, and a 60 lb-ft of torque increase at 2500 rpm. It's worth noting the engine makes peak horsepower and torque at slightly higher rpms (5500 and 3000, respectively). A Ford representative told Road & Track the tune increases peak output to 320 horsepower and 355 lb-ft of torque total.
Those are some pretty significant numbers for a re-map that, if installed by an A.S.E. certified shop or Ford dealer, comes with its own 3-year, 36,000-mile warranty. And Californians shouldn't worry, because the upgrade is 50-state legal, and comes with its own CARB executive order number. The only downside? You'll have to use premium fuel.
The package, which also includes a high-flow K&N air filter and an optimized shift schedule tune for the 10-speed automatic transmission, costs $825. It can be purchased through any Ford dealer or authorized retailer, joining a growing list of Ford Performance add-ons for the Ranger, which already includes things like Fox Racing shocks and a side-exit exhaust.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-17--Dimwit Democrat Washington Governor Jay Inslee Falsely Accuses ‘Unhinged’ President Trump of Having

Dimwit Democrat Washington Governor Jay Inslee Falsely Accuses ‘Unhinged’ President Trump of Having a ‘Dangerous Meltdown,’ ‘Fomenting Domestic Rebellion’ After POTUS ‘LIBERATE!’ Tweets

Reporter : It appears the president is also watching this press conference .
He tweeted 13 minutes ago .
'Governor Cuomo should spend more time doing and less time complaining .
Get out there and get the job done .
Stop talking !
We built you thousands of hospital beds that you did n't need or use , gave large numbers of Ventilators that you should have had , and helped you with testing that you should be doing . '
It goes on a little bit more .
So wondering if you could respond to that and also the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all , if he 's sitting home watching TV , maybe he should get up and go to work , right .
Seoncd , let 's keep emotion and politics out of this and personal ego if we can because this is about the people and our job and let 's try to focus on that .
I have said repeatedly that when we were fighting for the additional capacity for our hospital system , that the president moved very quicky and I applauded him for it and he brought the Army @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to build the Javits Center capacity .
Twenty-five hundred beds .
He 's wrong it has n't been used .
About 800 people have gone through Javits .
To dismiss 800 people is disrespectful , but we did n't use 2,500 beds because we did n't reach the capacity .
When he says 'well we built it , we did n't need it ' it sounds like , the suggestion is , well it was request by the state that was n't valid .
If he did n't really believe 2,500 beds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal government would have built the 2,500 beds .
And the number came from a projection from him .
Him .
So he should read the reports he issues .
The White House coronavirus task force had enormous , projected in the millions of people .
The CDC - which is the president - projected in the millions of people .
So the projections were high .
They were the president 's projections .
So for him to say to anyone , well you relied on projections and the projections were wrong , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So were we foolish for relying on your projections Mr. President ?
CDC ?
Coronavirus task force ?
That 's you .
We relied on your projections .
OK , should n't have relied on your projections .
Actually , I think the president has a better argument : yes we should have built 2,500 beds because the projection said it could get that bad and because we worked together , we flattened the curve and we did n't hit the projection – which is actually what happened .
But do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on your projections , or on Cornell , Columbia , McKinsey , etc .
Second , I have said on a number of times – I do n't know , what am I supposed to do , send a bouquet of flowers ?
- they were very helpful on Javits , they were very helpful sending US Navy Ship Comfort , they were on very helpful in intervening with China and getting PPE equipment out of China .
They were very helpful in helping us find ventilators .
I said 'thank you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , going forward , we 're still in the midst of it .
The president does n't want to help on testing .
I said eleven times , I said the one issue we need help with is testing .
He said 11 times i dont want to get involved in testing , it 's too complicated , it 's too hard .
I know it 's too complicated and too hard .
That 's why we need help .
I ca n't do an international supply chain .
He wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' Yeah , none of us have done enough .
We have n't , because it 's not over .
So yes , thank you for the Javits , thank you for the US Navy Ship Comfort .
But it 's not over .
We have a lot more to do and no one can do the posture of 'just say thank you for what Ive done , and I 'm now out , I 'm not doing anything else .
[ Rubs hands ] I 've done my part . '
[ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said to the people of my state , OK , I 'm done .
By the way , I 've saved hundreds of thousands of lives , I 've flattened the curve , I 've created more hospital beds than anyone imagined , I 'm done .
I 'm going home , I 'm going to go see my mother , spend time with my kids and I 'm going to go out fishing - in Connecticut , because their marinas are open .
That 's it , I 'm done .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he 's saying : ' I 'm done , I do n't want to help on testing , testing is too hard . '
And then the only thing he 's doing , let 's be honest , is 'it 's up to the states to do reopening . '
By the way , it was always up to the states .
What , are you going to grant me what the Constitution gave me before you were born ?
It 's called the 10th Amendment .
I dont need the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I am governor and I do n't need the president of the United States to tell to me the powers of a state .
People did that : Alexander Hamilton , Thomas Jefferson , James Madison – they are the ones who gave me the power .
And I do n't need the president of the United States to read the Constiution for me .
Maybe he should have read the Constitution before he said he had the power to open the states .
Where he did a very graceful 180 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ graceful 180 , but .
So he now says it 's up to the governors , which he said repeatedly now - yesterday , version of yesterday – and now it 's up to the governors to reopen .
OK I get it , and you do n't want to help on testing , which is a national problem and replicates the same chaos that you created with medical supplies because FEMA was n't ready .
By the way – I needed a stockpile ?
Where was your stockpile ?
10,000 ventilators for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Where your projections , the federal projections said they would need double the hospital capacity of this nation .
Think about that .
The CDC says double the hospital capacity of the nation .
The minimum projection was 2.4 million hospital beds .
You know how many hospital beds we have in this nation ?
900,000 .
His projection says 2.4 million hospital beds , the whole hospital system is only 900 and his stockpile has 10,000 ventilators .
You were ready with your stockpile ?
Did n't you read your own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your own coronavirus projection ?
So thank you again Mr. President for the Javits , thank you again for the U.S. Navy Ship Comfort , which by the way , is just doing your job as president , it 's not really thank you like you wrote a check yourself , but thank you for that .
We 're not out of the woods , we have to go forward , we need help on testing and we need funding .
It 's up to the governors , it 's up to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding .
No .
They only want to pass a bill that funds their small business program for PPP , their small business program .
You need to fund the small business program .
You 're going to say , after saying this monumental task is up to the individual governors and the individual states , you 're going to say , you 're going to say I 'm providing no help , no assistance , no financial money .
I understand why small businesses need the funding .
By the way , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - but not the states .
Why do n't you show as much consideration to states as you did to your big businesses and airlines ?
Right .
Reporter : Did you guys speak yesterday or this morning after he asked , announced the May 1st reopening of.. No .
He did n't announce anything .
He said it 's up to the states , and if you say it 's up to the states and you just hold up a big microphone that can listen to all the governors , you 'll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reopen right away , because some governors are in places where they do n't have a serious problem .
They never did .
By the way some states never closed down .
So if you 're in a state that has a de minimus issue , yeah , then you can open up faster , you can open up tomorrow , or you can stat opening up tomorrow .
He 's doing nothing .
He said it 's up to the states .
It 's up to the governors which is what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been the governors ' power .
Then he says 'it 's a 50-piece puzzle . '
It 's called the map of the United States .
It 's not a puzzle .
And those lines are called states .
And those states have constitutional power .
Remember the way this whole thing starts , the colonies create the federal , government , not the other way sound .
So , introduction to constitutional theory and policy .
The states have the power to open .
The states are opening on their own timelines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our neighboring states .
Western states are co-ordinating .
Middle states are coordinating .
All he 's doing is walking in front of the parade but he has nothing to do with the timing of the parade , right .
The governors are going to open when they think they should open .
All I 'm saying is there 's two things they need help from .
They need help from the federal government , two things : help on testing because they ca n't do that and I do n't want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , second point we need funding to do it .
The way you love talking about how you funded everything ; big businesses are getting bailed out , airlines are getting bailed out , bail out , bail out , bailout , all with taxpayers ' money .
State governments , which are the only ones which are doing this whole reopening , theyre going to need funding , right .
And , well , show gratitude .
How many times do you want me to say thank you ?
And I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This was your role as president , OK .
SO that 's the honest statement of fact without politics – I 'm not running for anything so I have no agenda but delivering for the people of this state - and without ego .
You want me to say thank you ?
Thank you for doing your job in helping build Javits and sending the U.S. Navy Ship Comfort .
Thank you for participating in a modicum of federal responsibility in a national crisis – which you know is a national crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So thank you for having the federal government participate in a federal emergency and thank you for your help building Javits , 2,500 beds , pursuant to your projection .
Your projection .
And if you do n't agree with your projection fire the head of the CDC , fire the White House coronavirus task force people , because they did the projections .
In case he forgot , or did n't read his CDC report , just to be precise , March 13 , March 13 , so we 're well into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million Americans infected .
That 's over half the population .
CDC .
2.4 million to 21 million Americans hospitalized .
2.4 million .
Bottom number 21 million Americans hospitalized .
March 13th .
The CDC .
March .
2.4 .
Let 's take their low number , which is a hell of a differential – either 2.4 or 10 times 2.4 .
Thank you for that great projection , but anyway , let 's take their minimum number .
How many hospitals beds do you have ?
900 , let 's call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two and a half times what your capacity is , right ?
We 're the state of New York , we have a 50,000 bed capacity , but by their projections what do we need ?
150,000 beds .
By the way , what did McKinsey say that we needed ?
140,000 beds .
They got it from the CDC , as it says on the screen [ shows CDC projections slide ] .
That 's why we built 2,500 beds at Javits , because we listened to you , Mr. President .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to you , then shame on us .
But read your own report next time before criticizing us .
[ Reporter asks question about state funding and is answered by another official ] Can you pull up the White House coronavirus projection , just so the president can read what he said ?
[ Reporter asks about PPE shortages and nursing homes another official answers ] Cuomo : Excuse me one second .
You saw the CDC projections .
This is the White House coronavirus task force , January , February , March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million to 2.2 million deaths without the mitigation , 100 to 240 best case scenario .
That 's the president 's projections .
So Mr. President , if you want to point fingers , which I think is a mistake , you 're in the middle of the game , it 's only half-time , do n't be a Monday morning quarterback at half-time , never works out well , and if you want to point fingers , we built more beds than we needed , our only mistake was in believing your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a mistake then I 'm guilty but I thought New York state relying on what you said would have been a safe assumption .
I wo n't make that mistake again and it was your CDC and your White House coronavirus task force that made those projections .
[ Reporter asks about other states reopening .
Cuomo speaks about reopening in parts of the state ] Can you put up the Navarro memo , just for kicks , just to make sure ?
CDC , coronavirus task force and Mr Peter Navarro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president said he never read .
Peter Navarro says 100million Americans can be infected , as many as one to 2 million souls can be lost .
SO whose projections were wrong ?
Head of the CDC , Peter Navarro and head of the White House corona task force .
Fire them all , that 's what I say .
Fire them .
You know the show when the president did- you 're fired ?
If he wants to fire someone for projections , retake his TV career , those are the three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blame someone for the projections , blame the CDC , Peter Navarro , and whoever is on the coronavirus task force , because it 's their projections .
[ Reporter : why has this got under your skin ] It 's what he said .
Well this is an important moment , he 's saying he does n't want to provide funding to the states and he does n't want to provide help on testing .
And I can tell you the states ca n't do it otherwise and if this testing does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem .
I do n't care about his politics , but if we do n't have federal help on testing , that 's a real problem and I 'm not going to go through the chaos that was created last time on PPE where people that were genuine heroes could n't get PPE , because there was a lack of coordination and because everything was made in China .
We 're looking at that situation again , I can tell you that , I know enough to know that .

Reporter: It appears the president is also watching this press conference. He tweeted 13 minutes ago. 'Governor Cuomo should spend more time doing and less time complaining. Get out there and get the job done. Stop talking! We built you thousands of hospital beds that you didn't need or use, gave large numbers of Ventilators that you should have had, and helped you with testing that you should be doing.' It goes on a little bit more. So wondering if you could respond to that and also the question about the overwhelmed ICUs.
Cuomo:
Good. Let's respond to the President.
First of all, if he's sitting home watching TV, maybe he should get up and go to work, right.
Seoncd, let's keep emotion and politics out of this and personal ego if we can because this is about the people and our job and let's try to focus on that.
I have said repeatedly that when we were fighting for the additional capacity for our hospital system, that the president moved very quicky and I applauded him for it and he brought the Army Corps of Engineers and he brought them up to build the Javits Center capacity. Twenty-five hundred beds.
He's wrong it hasn't been used. About 800 people have gone through Javits.
To dismiss 800 people is disrespectful, but we didn't use 2,500 beds because we didn't reach the capacity.
When he says 'well we built it, we didn't need it' it sounds like, the suggestion is, well it was request by the state that wasn't valid. If he didn't really believe 2,500 beds was necessary, I dont believe the federal government would have built the 2,500 beds.
And the number came from a projection from him. Him. So he should read the reports he issues.
The White House coronavirus task force had enormous, projected in the millions of people.
The CDC - which is the president - projected in the millions of people. So the projections were high. They were the president's projections.
So for him to say to anyone, well you relied on projections and the projections were wrong, they're your projections, Mr. president.
So were we foolish for relying on your projections Mr. President? CDC? Coronavirus task force? That's you. We relied on your projections. OK, shouldn't have relied on your projections.
Actually, I think the president has a better argument: yes we should have built 2,500 beds because the projection said it could get that bad and because we worked together, we flattened the curve and we didn't hit the projection – which is actually what happened.
But don't suggest that anyone made a mistake relying on your projections, or on Cornell, Columbia, McKinsey, etc.
Second, I have said on a number of times – I don't know, what am I supposed to do, send a bouquet of flowers? - they were very helpful on Javits, they were very helpful sending US Navy Ship Comfort, they were on very helpful in intervening with China and getting PPE equipment out of China. They were very helpful in helping us find ventilators. I said 'thank you, thank you, thank you.'
Now, going forward, we're still in the midst of it. The president doesn't want to help on testing. I said eleven times, I said the one issue we need help with is testing.
He said 11 times i dont want to get involved in testing, it's too complicated, it's too hard.
I know it's too complicated and too hard. That's why we need help. I can't do an international supply chain.
He wants to say: 'Well I did enough.' Yeah, none of us have done enough. We haven't, because it's not over.
So yes, thank you for the Javits, thank you for the US Navy Ship Comfort. But it's not over. We have a lot more to do and no one can do the posture of 'just say thank you for what Ive done, and I'm now out, I'm not doing anything else. [Rubs hands] I've done my part.' [Holds up hands]
What if I said to the people of my state, OK, I'm done. By the way, I've saved hundreds of thousands of lives, I've flattened the curve, I've created more hospital beds than anyone imagined, I'm done. I'm going home, I'm going to go see my mother, spend time with my kids and I'm going to go out fishing - in Connecticut, because their marinas are open. That's it, I'm done.
What if I said that? That's what he's saying: 'I'm done, I don't want to help on testing, testing is too hard.'
And then the only thing he's doing, let's be honest, is 'it's up to the states to do reopening.'
By the way, it was always up to the states. What, are you going to grant me what the Constitution gave me before you were born? It's called the 10th Amendment.
I dont need the president of the United States to tell me that I am governor and I don't need the president of the United States to tell to me the powers of a state. People did that: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison – they are the ones who gave me the power. And I don't need the president of the United States to read the Constiution for me.
Maybe he should have read the Constitution before he said he had the power to open the states.
Where he did a very graceful 180 and many people allowed him to do the graceful 180, but.
So he now says it's up to the governors, which he said repeatedly now - yesterday, version of yesterday – and now it's up to the governors to reopen. OK I get it, and you don't want to help on testing, which is a national problem and replicates the same chaos that you created with medical supplies because FEMA wasn't ready.
By the way – I needed a stockpile? Where was your stockpile? 10,000 ventilators for the nation? That was your stockpile? Where your projections, the federal projections said they would need double the hospital capacity of this nation. Think about that. The CDC says double the hospital capacity of the nation. The minimum projection was 2.4 million hospital beds. You know how many hospital beds we have in this nation? 900,000. His projection says 2.4 million hospital beds, the whole hospital system is only 900 and his stockpile has 10,000 ventilators.
You were ready with your stockpile? Didn't you read your own CDC projection? Didn't you read your own coronavirus projection?
So thank you again Mr. President for the Javits, thank you again for the U.S. Navy Ship Comfort, which by the way, is just doing your job as president, it's not really thank you like you wrote a check yourself, but thank you for that. We're not out of the woods, we have to go forward, we need help on testing and we need funding.
It's up to the governors, it's up to the states – well then, provide the funding. No. They only want to pass a bill that funds their small business program for PPP, their small business program.
You need to fund the small business program. You're going to say, after saying this monumental task is up to the individual governors and the individual states, you're going to say, you're going to say I'm providing no help, no assistance, no financial money. I understand why small businesses need the funding.
By the way, I know that airlines need a bailout - but not the states.
Why don't you show as much consideration to states as you did to your big businesses and airlines? Right.
Reporter: Did you guys speak yesterday or this morning after he asked, announced the May 1st reopening of..
Cuomo:
No. He didn't announce anything. He said it's up to the states, and if you say it's up to the states and you just hold up a big microphone that can listen to all the governors, you'll hear some governors say I can start to reopen right away, because some governors are in places where they don't have a serious problem. They never did. By the way some states never closed down. So if you're in a state that has a de minimus issue, yeah, then you can open up faster, you can open up tomorrow, or you can stat opening up tomorrow.
He's doing nothing. He said it's up to the states. It's up to the governors which is what it always was because it's always been the governors' power.
Then he says 'it's a 50-piece puzzle.' It's called the map of the United States. It's not a puzzle. And those lines are called states.
And those states have constitutional power. Remember the way this whole thing starts, the colonies create the federal, government, not the other way sound. So, introduction to constitutional theory and policy.
The states have the power to open. The states are opening on their own timelines. We're trying to coordinate with our neighboring states. Western states are co-ordinating. Middle states are coordinating.
All he's doing is walking in front of the parade but he has nothing to do with the timing of the parade, right. The governors are going to open when they think they should open.
All I'm saying is there's two things they need help from. They need help from the federal government, two things: help on testing because they can't do that and I don't want to redo the mayhem of the PPE debacle, second point we need funding to do it.
The way you love talking about how you funded everything; big businesses are getting bailed out, airlines are getting bailed out, bail out, bail out, bailout, all with taxpayers' money. State governments, which are the only ones which are doing this whole reopening, theyre going to need funding, right.
And, well, show gratitude. How many times do you want me to say thank you? And I'm saying thank you for doing your job. This was your role as president, OK. SO that's the honest statement of fact without politics – I'm not running for anything so I have no agenda but delivering for the people of this state - and without ego.
You want me to say thank you? Thank you for doing your job in helping build Javits and sending the U.S. Navy Ship Comfort.
Thank you for participating in a modicum of federal responsibility in a national crisis – which you know is a national crisis because he declared a federal emergency.
So thank you for having the federal government participate in a federal emergency and thank you for your help building Javits, 2,500 beds, pursuant to your projection. Your projection. And if you don't agree with your projection fire the head of the CDC, fire the White House coronavirus task force people, because they did the projections.
In case he forgot, or didn't read his CDC report, just to be precise, March 13, March 13, so we're well into it, CDC says 160 to 214 million Americans infected.
That's over half the population . CDC. 2.4 million to 21 million Americans hospitalized. 2.4 million. Bottom number 21 million Americans hospitalized. March 13th. The CDC. March.
2.4. Let's take their low number, which is a hell of a differential – either 2.4 or 10 times 2.4. Thank you for that great projection, but anyway, let's take their minimum number. How many hospitals beds do you have? 900, let's call it a million. So it's two and a half times what your capacity is, right?
We're the state of New York, we have a 50,000 bed capacity, but by their projections what do we need? 150,000 beds.
By the way, what did McKinsey say that we needed? 140,000 beds. They got it from the CDC, as it says on the screen [shows CDC projections slide].
That's why we built 2,500 beds at Javits, because we listened to you, Mr. President.
And if we were following for listening to you, then shame on us. But read your own report next time before criticizing us.
[Reporter asks question about state funding and is answered by another official]
Can you pull up the White House coronavirus projection, just so the president can read what he said?
[Reporter asks about PPE shortages and nursing homes another official answers]
Cuomo: Excuse me one second. You saw the CDC projections.
This is the White House coronavirus task force, January, February, March 31st, of the projections. 1.5 million to 2.2 million deaths without the mitigation, 100 to 240 best case scenario. That's the president's projections.
So Mr. President, if you want to point fingers, which I think is a mistake, you're in the middle of the game, it's only half-time, don't be a Monday morning quarterback at half-time, never works out well, and if you want to point fingers, we built more beds than we needed, our only mistake was in believing your numbers and believing your projections
If that was a mistake then I'm guilty but I thought New York state relying on what you said would have been a safe assumption.
I won't make that mistake again and it was your CDC and your White House coronavirus task force that made those projections.
[Reporter asks about other states reopening. Cuomo speaks about reopening in parts of the state]
Can you put up the Navarro memo, just for kicks, just to make sure? CDC, coronavirus task force and Mr Peter Navarro's memo to the president which the president said he never read. Peter Navarro says 100million Americans can be infected, as many as one to 2 million souls can be lost. SO whose projections were wrong? Head of the CDC, Peter Navarro and head of the White House corona task force.
Fire them all, that's what I say. Fire them. You know the show when the president did- you're fired? If he wants to fire someone for projections, retake his TV career, those are the three. Documented. If he wants to blame someone for the projections, blame the CDC, Peter Navarro, and whoever is on the coronavirus task force, because it's their projections.
Peter Navarro you can fire.
[Reporter: why has this got under your skin]
It's what he said. Well this is an important moment, he's saying he doesn't want to provide funding to the states and he doesn't want to provide help on testing. And I can tell you the states can't do it otherwise and if this testing doesn't work, that's a serious problem.
I don't care about his politics, but if we don't have federal help on testing, that's a real problem and I'm not going to go through the chaos that was created last time on PPE where people that were genuine heroes couldn't get PPE, because there was a lack of coordination and because everything was made in China.
We're looking at that situation again, I can tell you that, I know enough to know that.