thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Fox News’ Janice Dean Slaps CNN For Avoiding Nursing Home Scandal In Cuomo Interview

Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean slammed CNN reporters Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto for cowardly avoiding any questions involving the New York nursing home scandal in an interview with Governor Cuomo .
Dean pointed out that the pair had over nine minutes to address the deadly controversy plaguing Cuomo and his administration .
“ @ CNN doesn ’ t ask @ NYGovCuomo about nursing home deaths , ” she tweeted .
“ Shame on @ PoppyHarlowCNN and @ jimsciutto .
Bravo to @ SRuhle on @ MSNBC for being a journalist.
” Cuomo , in March , issued an executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on patients that had tested positive for coronavirus .
He would refuse to reverse the directive – the only one of its kind – for six weeks while well over 6,000 senior citizens succumbed to the virus .
How Hard Is It To Be Actual Journalists ?
Dean , whose husband ’ s parents were both victims of COVID-19 , and whom nursing homes played a part , continued to tear into Harlow and Sciutto .
“ How hard is it to ask the question about 6,000+ New York seniors that were sitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] order to contaminate nursing homes with Covid positive patients ?
” she wondered .
Dean alleged that the network has never asked Cuomo about the scandal , claiming the reporters would have actually broken new ground had they done so .
Sciutto , rather than understanding the sensitivity of the situation , decided to get combative with Dean , explaining that there were just too many other topics to talk about .
What a clown .
Then again , when you can count your viewership on one hand , probably best to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show .
Seemingly not thrilled with Sciutto ’ s response , Dean responded in kind by spitting nails at Sciutto .
“ You had 9 minutes to ask him a very important question .
A question [ Cuomo ] rarely gets asked on your channel , ” she fired back .
“ 6,000+ deaths .
An order that was scrubbed off the government website .
Don ’ t you think our families deserve answers ?
” She added , “ Nice try though .
Good use of dashes.
” The Fox News host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , CNN anchor Chris Cuomo , for operating under the guise of being a journalist but still failing to press his brother on his deadly decision .
“ The fact that I am seeing , last night , him … making fun , inappropriate jokes and insensitive jokes , cruel jokes … make no mistake , ” Dean said in an interview with Tucker Carlson .
“ I am glad that Chris Cuomo has recovered from COVID because he apparently did have it .
And I ’ m glad that their family is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well , ” she added .
“ And that is not something to joke about.
” In the rare instances where the media has actually asked him about nursing homes , Cuomo has said it was really the fault of : • Reporters at the New York Post .
• President Trump ( something even Politifact said was a lie ) .
He lies like this because he knows major networks like CNN will never investigate .
And if they do investigate and find the Democrat governor may have been at fault , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What do you think they ’ d do if President Trump issued a directive that led directly to thousands of people dying ?
He hasn ’ t even come close to that and the mainstream media accused him of wanting to “ euthanize ” the elderly .
Cuomo lied , seniors died .
And the media so far has just gone whistling through the graveyard .

Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean slammed CNN reporters Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto for cowardly avoiding any questions involving the New York nursing home scandal in an interview with Governor Cuomo.
Dean pointed out that the pair had over nine minutes to address the deadly controversy plaguing Cuomo and his administration.
“@CNN doesn’t ask @NYGovCuomo about nursing home deaths,” she tweeted. “Shame on @PoppyHarlowCNN and @jimsciutto. Bravo to @SRuhle on @MSNBC for being a journalist.”
Cuomo, in March, issued an executive order which forced nursing homes to take on patients that had tested positive for coronavirus.
He would refuse to reverse the directive – the only one of its kind – for six weeks while well over 6,000 senior citizens succumbed to the virus.
RELATED: Cuomo Blames Republicans For Promoting Nursing Home Scandal, Dismisses Deaths As ‘Shiny Object’
How Hard Is It To Be Actual Journalists?
Dean, whose husband’s parents were both victims of COVID-19, and whom nursing homes played a part, continued to tear into Harlow and Sciutto.
“How hard is it to ask the question about 6,000+ New York seniors that were sitting ducks thanks to [Cuomo’s] order to contaminate nursing homes with Covid positive patients?” she wondered.
Dean alleged that the network has never asked Cuomo about the scandal, claiming the reporters would have actually broken new ground had they done so.
Sciutto, rather than understanding the sensitivity of the situation, decided to get combative with Dean, explaining that there were just too many other topics to talk about.
We pressed him on:
-NYers flouting health restrictions during reopening
-Why NY waited six years after Eric Garner to ban chokeholds
-Potential barriers to mail-in voting during 2nd wave As journalists, we press officials of both parties every day. Thank you for watching https://t.co/rSDMdFhzx9 — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 22, 2020
‘Thank you for watching.’
What a clown. Then again, when you can count your viewership on one hand, probably best to thank those who are suffering through the show.
RELATED: DeSantis Flattens Cuomo: Please Don’t Send Florida Tourists To Nursing Homes
Dean Spits Fire
Seemingly not thrilled with Sciutto’s response, Dean responded in kind by spitting nails at Sciutto.
“You had 9 minutes to ask him a very important question. A question [Cuomo] rarely gets asked on your channel,” she fired back. “6,000+ deaths. An order that was scrubbed off the government website. Don’t you think our families deserve answers?”
She added, “Nice try though. Good use of dashes.”
The Fox News host has also eviscerated Cuomo’s brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, for operating under the guise of being a journalist but still failing to press his brother on his deadly decision.
Awww. @NYGovCuomo is auditioning for a new comedy show with @ChrisCuomo on @CNN. Of course the Gov didn’t address the thousands of deaths from COVID-19 in nursing homes in New York. (Roughly 20 percent of all deaths in our state). Enjoy the giant swab! https://t.co/U5Yl487oUm — Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) May 21, 2020
“The fact that I am seeing, last night, him … making fun, inappropriate jokes and insensitive jokes, cruel jokes … make no mistake,” Dean said in an interview with Tucker Carlson.
“I am glad that Chris Cuomo has recovered from COVID because he apparently did have it. And I’m glad that their family is well, but my family is not well,” she added. “And that is not something to joke about.”
In the rare instances where the media has actually asked him about nursing homes, Cuomo has said it was really the fault of:
He lies like this because he knows major networks like CNN will never investigate. And if they do investigate and find the Democrat governor may have been at fault, they’ll never report on it.
What do you think they’d do if President Trump issued a directive that led directly to thousands of people dying? He hasn’t even come close to that and the mainstream media accused him of wanting to “euthanize” the elderly.
Cuomo lied, seniors died. And the media so far has just gone whistling through the graveyard.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Goes His Own Way On Threat To Police

On Monday , Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told the Kansas Supreme Court they took a high court precedent too far in a decision that let a man go free for telling a police officer ’ s son that his father would end up “ in a ditch.
” Thomas did so in a dissent from the Supreme Court ’ s decision not to hear an appeal of that case and one other about a man who told his mother that he was “ going to f—— kill [ her ] a– ” after the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the First Amendment .
That ruling overturned the Kansas law the two men were convicted under—which Justice Thomas argued contradicts past rulings and is an “ overreading ” of a 2003 Supreme Court case .
In the case , a man named Timothy Boettger was angry one night because his daughter ’ s dog had been shot and police were not investigating , according to a petition submitted by Kansas asking the Supreme Court to decide on the case .
Boettger then went to a convenience store , where he knew an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer .
There , “ Boettger told another employee that ‘ these people…might find themselves dead in a ditch somewhere , ' ” before leaving and coming back to confront the officer ’ s son .
“ You ’ re the man I ’ m looking for , ” Boettger allegedly told the officer ’ s son while visibly shaking and with clenched fists .
He continued to say , according to testimony from the officer ’ s son , that “ he had some friends up in the Paseo area in Kansas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that I was going to end up finding my dad in a ditch.
” Boettger was convicted on a count of “ reckless criminal threat ” though he denied that he wanted to threaten the officer ’ s son or the officer .
The Kansas Supreme Court overturned the decision , saying that the law ’ s rule against threats made “ in reckless disregard ” was vague and did not rise to the “ true threat ” level often used in free speech cases .
It also said that Boettger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the level required to be thought of as intentional intimidation .
“ In my view , the Constitution likely permits States to criminalize threats even in the absence of any intent to intimidate , ” Thomas wrote Monday .
“ It appears to follow that threats of violence made in reckless disregard of causing fear may be prohibited .
The Kansas Supreme Court reached the opposite conclusion by overreading our decision in Black , which did not answer the question presented here .
“ If state high courts hold even a fraction of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no choice but to intervene , ” Thomas said .
“ I would do so now to address the problem caused by our language in Black.
” The “ Black ” case Thomas refers to is Virginia v. Black , in which the high court held in 2003 that a state may ban cross-burning meant to intimidate , but that it could not assume all cross-burning is meant to intimidate .
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on June 23 , 2020 .
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On Monday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told the Kansas Supreme Court they took a high court precedent too far in a decision that let a man go free for telling a police officer’s son that his father would end up “in a ditch.”
Thomas did so in a dissent from the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear an appeal of that case and one other about a man who told his mother that he was “going to f—— kill [her] a–” after the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that both cases involved speech that was protected under the First Amendment. That ruling overturned the Kansas law the two men were convicted under—which Justice Thomas argued contradicts past rulings and is an “overreading” of a 2003 Supreme Court case.
In the case, a man named Timothy Boettger was angry one night because his daughter’s dog had been shot and police were not investigating, according to a petition submitted by Kansas asking the Supreme Court to decide on the case. Boettger then went to a convenience store, where he knew an employee was the son of a police officer. There, “Boettger told another employee that ‘these people…might find themselves dead in a ditch somewhere,'” before leaving and coming back to confront the officer’s son.
“You’re the man I’m looking for,” Boettger allegedly told the officer’s son while visibly shaking and with clenched fists. He continued to say, according to testimony from the officer’s son, that “he had some friends up in the Paseo area in Kansas City that don’t mess around, and that I was going to end up finding my dad in a ditch.”
Boettger was convicted on a count of “reckless criminal threat” though he denied that he wanted to threaten the officer’s son or the officer. The Kansas Supreme Court overturned the decision, saying that the law’s rule against threats made “in reckless disregard” was vague and did not rise to the “true threat” level often used in free speech cases. It also said that Boettger’s actions did not come to the level required to be thought of as intentional intimidation.
“In my view, the Constitution likely permits States to criminalize threats even in the absence of any intent to intimidate,” Thomas wrote Monday. “It appears to follow that threats of violence made in reckless disregard of causing fear may be prohibited. The Kansas Supreme Court reached the opposite conclusion by overreading our decision in Black, which did not answer the question presented here.
“If state high courts hold even a fraction of these statutes unconstitutional, we will have no choice but to intervene,” Thomas said. “I would do so now to address the problem caused by our language in Black.”
The “Black” case Thomas refers to is Virginia v. Black, in which the high court held in 2003 that a state may ban cross-burning meant to intimidate, but that it could not assume all cross-burning is meant to intimidate.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on June 23, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--BLM Leader And Bernie Supporter Calls For Destruction Of Churches, Statues Of Jesus

Shaun King , a major figure in the Black Lives Matter movement , is calling for the destruction of churches and statues of Jesus Christ across America .
King , who once opened a Brooklyn rally for then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders , said the statues represent “ white supremacy.
” “ Yes , I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down , ” he tweeted .
“ They are a form of white supremacy .
Always have been.
” Remarkably , the activist proceeded to point out that when Jesus and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blend in , ” they went to Egypt “ not Denmark.
” RELATED : Former Football Great Slams NFL For Playing Footsie With Colin Kaepernick : Affirmative Action For A Marxist In another Twitter post , King called on his fellow Black Lives Matter activists to destroy churches .
“ All murals and stained glass windows of white Jesus , and his European mother , and their white friends should also come down , ” he demanded .
“ They are a gross form [ of ] white supremacy.
” “ Created as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They should all come down.
” As Fox News reports , numerous cultures across the world depict Jesus in ways that resemble their own communities .
King is literally calling for the destruction of windows at churches , if not outright arson in order to take down such stained-glass structures .
King is about as shady a figure as one can find in the Black Lives Matter movement .
He raises money for the cause but has had little accountability for it winds up .
He falsely accuses people of hate crimes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2019 , King insinuated a white man had been responsible for the shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in Houston , Texas .
Two black men were arrested for the murder .
A year prior , he falsely accused a Texas state trooper of sexually assaulting a woman and holding her “ hostage ” in jail .
He is frequently accused of starting up business ventures only to have them dissolve leaving people unemployed and wondering where all of the money went .
It also seems like a good time to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nickname “ Talcum X ” for allegedly pretending to be black .
His birth certificate lists two white parents , though he claims the man listed on the certificate was his adoptive father .

Shaun King, a major figure in the Black Lives Matter movement, is calling for the destruction of churches and statues of Jesus Christ across America.
King, who once opened a Brooklyn rally for then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, said the statues represent “white supremacy.”
“Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down,” he tweeted. “They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been.”
Remarkably, the activist proceeded to point out that when Jesus and his family sought refuge and attempted to “blend in,” they went to Egypt “not Denmark.”
“Tear them down,” he insisted.
Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down. They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been. In the Bible, when the family of Jesus wanted to hide, and blend in, guess where they went? EGYPT! Not Denmark. Tear them down. — Shaun King (@shaunking) June 22, 2020
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Destroy Churches
In another Twitter post, King called on his fellow Black Lives Matter activists to destroy churches.
“All murals and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother, and their white friends should also come down,” he demanded. “They are a gross form [of] white supremacy.”
“Created as tools of oppression. Racist propaganda. They should all come down.”
As Fox News reports, numerous cultures across the world depict Jesus in ways that resemble their own communities.
King is literally calling for the destruction of windows at churches, if not outright arson in order to take down such stained-glass structures.
Yes. All murals and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother, and their white friends should also come down. They are a gross form white supremacy. Created as tools of oppression.
Racist propaganda. They should all come down. — Shaun King (@shaunking) June 22, 2020
RELATED: Famous BLM Activist Falsely Accuses Officer of Sexual Assault
King Courts Controversy
King is about as shady a figure as one can find in the Black Lives Matter movement.
He raises money for the cause but has had little accountability for it winds up. He falsely accuses people of hate crimes and never retracts or apologizes for the lies.
In 2019, King insinuated a white man had been responsible for the shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in Houston, Texas. Two black men were arrested for the murder.
A year prior, he falsely accused a Texas state trooper of sexually assaulting a woman and holding her “hostage” in jail.
He is frequently accused of starting up business ventures only to have them dissolve leaving people unemployed and wondering where all of the money went.
It also seems like a good time to remind his followers that King has earned the nickname “Talcum X” for allegedly pretending to be black. His birth certificate lists two white parents, though he claims the man listed on the certificate was his adoptive father.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Don Jr. Calls Out Jimmy Kimmel Over Saying ‘N-Word’: ‘Hard To See How ABC’ Still Allows Him A Job

The President ’ s son , Donald Trump Jr. , criticized comedian Jimmy Kimmel on Monday afternoon after audio was revealed that allegedly featured Kimmel repeatedly using the “ n-word.
” Trump Jr. pointed out that it is hard to see how ABC allows the late night host to keeps his job .
Trump tweeted , “ To be clear , I ’ m 100 % against punishing comedians for jokes , even bad jokes from unfunny hack comedians like Jimmy Kimmel…but according to the left ’ s own woke rules that @ jimmykimmel wants to force others to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see how @ ABCNetwork allows him to keep his show.
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Fox News reported , “ Fox News additionally has obtained audio from the Christmas album , ‘ A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which came out of the ‘ Kevin & Bean ’ radio show that aired on KROQ-FM in California .
A version of the track featuring Kimmel ’ s Snoop Dogg imitation , ‘ Christmastime in the LBC , ’ has been uploaded to YouTube.
” “ Liner notes from the cassette , obtained by Fox News , showed the album was co-produced by ‘ Jim Kimmel ’ and credited Kimmel for all ‘ comedy material ’ on the album , except for a handful of unrelated tracks .
Kimmel also appeared on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Republican congressional candidate and former NFL running back Burgess Owens commented on the audio , saying in a tweet : “ So , @ jimmykimmel are you understanding the dangers of the ‘ cancel culture ’ you ’ ve perpetrated over the years ?
Are you ready to end the hypocritical virtue signaling ?
” Last week , Kimmel said he was taking a break from his television show .
” I ’ m taking this summer off to spend even more time with my family , ” Kimmel said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m healthy , my family ’ s healthy , I just need a couple of months off.
” But Kimmel ’ s statement came after he faced renewed criticism over his prior use of blackface .
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“ I want to hear this tape !
Where is this tape ?
” Kimmel said .
“ You keep saying you will !
When ?
When he ’ s retired ?
” “ @ MarkBurnettTV called to say that there are NO TAPES of the Apprentice where I used such a terrible and disgusting word as attributed by Wacky and Deranged Omarosa , ” Trump shared on Twitter .
“ I don ’ t have that word in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ She made it up , ” Trump continued .
“ Look at her MANY recent quotes saying such wonderful and powerful things about me – a true Champion of Civil Rights – until she got fired .
Omarosa had Zero credibility with the Media ( they didn ’ t want interviews ) when she worked in the White House .
Now that she says bad about me , they will talk to her .
”

The President’s son, Donald Trump Jr., criticized comedian Jimmy Kimmel on Monday afternoon after audio was revealed that allegedly featured Kimmel repeatedly using the “n-word.” Trump Jr. pointed out that it is hard to see how ABC allows the late night host to keeps his job.
Don Jr. Calls Kimmel Out
Trump tweeted, “To be clear, I’m 100% against punishing comedians for jokes, even bad jokes from unfunny hack comedians like Jimmy Kimmel…but according to the left’s own woke rules that @jimmykimmel wants to force others to live by, it’s hard to see how @ABCNetwork allows him to keep his show.”
To be clear, I’m 100% against punishing comedians for jokes, even bad jokes from unfunny hack comedians like Jimmy Kimmel…but according to the left’s own woke rules that @jimmykimmel wants to force others to live by, it’s hard to see how @ABCNetwork allows him to keep his show. https://t.co/yYsC065pe1 — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 22, 2020
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Don Jr.’s tweet comes after the news broke that Fox News Editor Gregg Re reported that his cable news outlet had obtained audio from a Christmas album in 1996 in which Kimmel allegedly can be heard using the “n-word” repeatedly.
Fox News reported, “Fox News additionally has obtained audio from the Christmas album, ‘A Family Christmas In Your A–,; which came out of the ‘Kevin & Bean’ radio show that aired on KROQ-FM in California. A version of the track featuring Kimmel’s Snoop Dogg imitation, ‘Christmastime in the LBC,’ has been uploaded to YouTube.”
“Liner notes from the cassette, obtained by Fox News, showed the album was co-produced by ‘Jim Kimmel’ and credited Kimmel for all ‘comedy material’ on the album, except for a handful of unrelated tracks. Kimmel also appeared on the album cover,” Fox News added.
NFL Veteran Burgess Owens Also Called Kimmel Out
Republican congressional candidate and former NFL running back Burgess Owens commented on the audio, saying in a tweet: “So, @jimmykimmel are you understanding the dangers of the ‘cancel culture’ you’ve perpetrated over the years? Are you ready to end the hypocritical virtue signaling?”
So, @jimmykimmel are you understanding the dangers of the "cancel culture" you've perpetrated over the years? Are you ready to end the hypocritical virtue signaling? https://t.co/RP7Delog7B — Burgess Owens (@BurgessOwens) June 22, 2020
Last week, Kimmel said he was taking a break from his television show.
”I’m taking this summer off to spend even more time with my family,” Kimmel said. “There’s nothing wrong. I’m healthy, my family’s healthy, I just need a couple of months off.”
But Kimmel’s statement came after he faced renewed criticism over his prior use of blackface.
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The only thing worse than quarantine is finding out Matt Damon has been in your house the whole time… pic.twitter.com/obZTVzwWiy — Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) June 19, 2020
President Trump on the Accusation that He Used the ‘N-Word’: ‘I don’t have that word in my vocabulary, and never have’
Kimmel asked actor Tom Arnold in 2018 about a recording that allegedly revealed President Trump using the “n-word,” which has never been brought to light.
“I want to hear this tape! Where is this tape?” Kimmel said. “You keep saying you will! When? When he’s retired?”
“@MarkBurnettTV called to say that there are NO TAPES of the Apprentice where I used such a terrible and disgusting word as attributed by Wacky and Deranged Omarosa,” Trump shared on Twitter. “I don’t have that word in my vocabulary, and never have.”
“She made it up,” Trump continued. “Look at her MANY recent quotes saying such wonderful and powerful things about me – a true Champion of Civil Rights – until she got fired. Omarosa had Zero credibility with the Media (they didn’t want interviews) when she worked in the White House. Now that she says bad about me, they will talk to her.”
“Fake News!” the President concluded.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Trump Authorizes Law Enforcement To Arrest And Prosecute Anyone Attempting To Destroy Statues On Fed

Trump Authorizes Law Enforcement To Arrest And Prosecute Anyone Attempting To Destroy Statues On Federal Property

President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that he has “ authorized ” law enforcement officials to arrest anyone attempting to destroy historic statues on federal property .
The President ’ s declaration comes hours after radical leftists attempted to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson which stands in full view of the White House .
Trump cited the Veteran ’ s Memorial Preservation Act , which addresses the destruction of statues commemorating those who have served in America ’ s armed forces .
Whoever … willfully injures or destroys , or attempts to injure or destroy , any structure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monument on public property commemorating the service of any person or persons in the armed forces of the United States shall be fined under this title , imprisoned not more than 10 years , or both .
RELATED : WATCH : Protester Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Confederate Statue Topples On His Head The President ’ s message reminds rioters that the Veteran ’ s Memorial Preservation Act authorizes a significant penalty for defacing and destroying historical statues on federal property .
“ I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison , per the Veteran ’ s Memorial Preservation Act , or such other laws that may be pertinent , ” he wrote .
Trump even suggested he may make use of the act retroactively to go after those who have already toppled statues .
“ This action is taken effective immediately , but may also be used retroactively for destruction or vandalism already caused , ” he added .
“ There will be no exceptions !
” Nor should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schumer , Urges AOC To Run Against Him – ‘ She ’ d Win !
’ Non-peaceful protesters who no longer bother to pretend they ’ re rioting in the name of justice attempted to take down a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square Park Monday evening .
Police officers were able to reclaim control of the area before they successfully committed the crime of defacing a veteran ’ s memorial .
Jackson , the 7th President of the United States , has long been a target for activists for his role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the resulting ‘ Trail of Tears.
’ Senator Tom Cotton ( R-AR ) swiftly called upon President Trump to “ deploy federal law enforcement to protect this 168-year-old statue and every other landmark in our nation ’ s capital.
” His call has been heeded .
Criminal rioters have also been going after monuments of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington , creating a slippery slope of absolute perfection for individuals who lived in distant times , under different circumstances .
Oddly enough , none of these thugs have been targeting statues or plaques @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amateur genealogical researcher in 2007 discovered that “ Obama ’ s ancestors on his white mother ’ s side appear to have been slave owners .
”

President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that he has “authorized” law enforcement officials to arrest anyone attempting to destroy historic statues on federal property.
The President’s declaration comes hours after radical leftists attempted to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson which stands in full view of the White House.
Trump cited the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, which addresses the destruction of statues commemorating those who have served in America’s armed forces.
The Act reads in part:
Whoever … willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy, any structure, plaque, statue, or other monument on public property commemorating the service of any person or persons in the armed forces of the United States shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020
RELATED: WATCH: Protester Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Confederate Statue Topples On His Head
Send Them to Prison
The President’s message reminds rioters that the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act authorizes a significant penalty for defacing and destroying historical statues on federal property.
“I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent,” he wrote.
Trump even suggested he may make use of the act retroactively to go after those who have already toppled statues.
“This action is taken effective immediately, but may also be used retroactively for destruction or vandalism already caused,” he added. “There will be no exceptions!”
Nor should there be.
BREAKING: Anarchists attempting to tear down Andrew Jackson statue in front of the White House pic.twitter.com/xRrRQIuHY0 — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) June 23, 2020
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Police Take Over
Non-peaceful protesters who no longer bother to pretend they’re rioting in the name of justice attempted to take down a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square Park Monday evening.
Police officers were able to reclaim control of the area before they successfully committed the crime of defacing a veteran’s memorial.
Metropolitan Police appear to be retaking control of the area
pic.twitter.com/e7M88JATKI — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 23, 2020
Jackson, the 7th President of the United States, has long been a target for activists for his role in signing the Indian Removal Act and the resulting ‘Trail of Tears.’
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) swiftly called upon President Trump to “deploy federal law enforcement to protect this 168-year-old statue and every other landmark in our nation’s capital.”
His call has been heeded.
President Trump: “George Washington was a slave owner… Are we gonna take down statues to George Washington? How about Thomas Jefferson?” pic.twitter.com/bUJnbaniwL — NBC News (@NBCNews) August 15, 2017
Criminal rioters have also been going after monuments of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, creating a slippery slope of absolute perfection for individuals who lived in distant times, under different circumstances.
Oddly enough, none of these thugs have been targeting statues or plaques honoring former President Barack Obama.
An amateur genealogical researcher in 2007 discovered that “Obama’s ancestors on his white mother’s side appear to have been slave owners.”


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Who Agrees That The Supreme Court Has Become Too Political? Maybe It’s Time To Revisit Lifetime Appo

Who Agrees That The Supreme Court Has Become Too Political? Maybe It’s Time To Revisit Lifetime Appointments

It was my understanding that the Supreme Courts ’ only job was to determine if the laws and regulations passed by Congress or executive order by the President were constitutional and everything else was to be done by the state courts .
Well , they have never done that in my lifetime and became a rubber stamp for FDR not because they thought what he was doing was constitutional but because he threatened to stack the court if they didn ’ t .
So much for the honor and separation of the court .
MORE NEWS : CNN ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Know Bartender Who Is Suing Him For Sexual Assault The Supreme Court appointees should be limited to a seven-year term plus one potential reappointment at the behest of the President and subject to congressional approval .
Their terms should overlap presidential elections and each justice ’ s term offset from the others , so a new President can ’ t just clear the court immediately .
If a justice dies in office the new appointee will fill out that term with two potential reappointments available to him .
The court should be reduced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The lifetime appointment was created to take politics out of the judiciary , that ’ s not working .
Anyone concerned about the Supreme Court ’ s power grab should be reminded of Thomas Jefferson ’ s Poignant warning , which he wrote in 1821 to a friend .
“ It has long , however , been my opinion , and I have never shrunk from its expression .
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the germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the constitution of the federal judiciary : an irresponsible body , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day , gaining a little today and a little tomorrow , and advancing its noiseless step like a thief , over the field of jurisdiction until all shall be usurped from the States , and the government of all be consolidated into one , ” Jefferson wrote .
“ To this I am opposed ; because , when all government , domestic and foreign , in little as in great things , shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oppressive as the government from which we separated , ” Jefferson said .
Justice Roberts twisted law into a pretzel to get ObamaCare passed as he feels ( from what I read ) that it was his duty to make laws passed by Congress work since they are the will of the people .
The Republicans assume they could let ObamaCare pass , and the SCOTUS would stop it .
Obviously this did not work .
Now you have Roberts reinterpreting laws passed in 1964 to change the meaning of words , i.e @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modern definition , MORE NEWS : Black Lives Matter Founder Admits ‘ We Are Trained Marxists , ’ Goal Is To ‘ Get Trump Out ’ This could be used to the conservative ’ s advantage in regards to the Second Amendment since the amendment says the right to keep and bear “ arms ” shall not be infringed .
Well , arms nowadays encompass more than the rifles and so forth used in the 1700s .
Therefore , law-abiding citizens should be allowed to bear the same arms as any modern soldier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; the Republicans can not use the strategy of kicking the ball to the SCOTUS and think because they appoint so-called conservative judges that the correct result will be obtained .
They need to come up with a new strategy .
SCOTUS Needs Fixing Sooner Rather Than Later The U.S needs a new constitutional amendment to overwrite or nullify insane unconstitutional Supreme Court rulings .
Either by a supermajority of the senate or majority of state legislators .
The Supreme Court should not be allowed to rewrite the constitution with every new decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only people have the right to amend it , not the Supreme Court .
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Now , once re-elected , he must move to curb the power of an irresponsible and intensely political Supreme Court .
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It was my understanding that the Supreme Courts’ only job was to determine if the laws and regulations passed by Congress or executive order by the President were constitutional and everything else was to be done by the state courts.
Well, they have never done that in my lifetime and became a rubber stamp for FDR not because they thought what he was doing was constitutional but because he threatened to stack the court if they didn’t.
So much for the honor and separation of the court.
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Change The SCOTUS Lifetime Rule
The Supreme Court appointees should be limited to a seven-year term plus one potential reappointment at the behest of the President and subject to congressional approval.
Their terms should overlap presidential elections and each justice’s term offset from the others, so a new President can’t just clear the court immediately. If a justice dies in office the new appointee will fill out that term with two potential reappointments available to him. The court should be reduced to six associate justices and chief justice.
The lifetime appointment was created to take politics out of the judiciary, that’s not working.
Thomas Jefferson Warned Us
Anyone concerned about the Supreme Court’s power grab should be reminded of Thomas Jefferson’s Poignant warning, which he wrote in 1821 to a friend.
“It has long, however, been my opinion, and I have never shrunk from its expression . . . the germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the constitution of the federal judiciary: an irresponsible body, working like gravity by night and by day, gaining a little today and a little tomorrow, and advancing its noiseless step like a thief, over the field of jurisdiction until all shall be usurped from the States, and the government of all be consolidated into one,” Jefferson wrote.
“To this I am opposed; because, when all government, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated,” Jefferson said.
John Roberts Is The Catalyst
Justice Roberts twisted law into a pretzel to get ObamaCare passed as he feels (from what I read) that it was his duty to make laws passed by Congress work since they are the will of the people. The Republicans assume they could let ObamaCare pass, and the SCOTUS would stop it.
Obviously this did not work. Now you have Roberts reinterpreting laws passed in 1964 to change the meaning of words, i.e. sex, to fit a new modern definition,
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This could be used to the conservative’s advantage in regards to the Second Amendment since the amendment says the right to keep and bear “arms” shall not be infringed. Well, arms nowadays encompass more than the rifles and so forth used in the 1700s. Therefore, law-abiding citizens should be allowed to bear the same arms as any modern soldier can.
The point is, though; the Republicans can not use the strategy of kicking the ball to the SCOTUS and think because they appoint so-called conservative judges that the correct result will be obtained. They need to come up with a new strategy.
SCOTUS Needs Fixing Sooner Rather Than Later
The U.S needs a new constitutional amendment to overwrite or nullify insane unconstitutional Supreme Court rulings. Either by a supermajority of the senate or majority of state legislators. The Supreme Court should not be allowed to rewrite the constitution with every new decision. People write the Constitution, and only people have the right to amend it, not the Supreme Court.
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President Trump has already done a great deal to curb the power of the deep state, including his moves to deregulation and federalism. Now, once re-elected, he must move to curb the power of an irresponsible and intensely political Supreme Court.
WAYNE’S RECOMMENDATIONS


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Mainstream Journalists Have Prostituted Themselves To The Democratic Party With No Remorse

We regularly hear the theme that President Trump is dividing the country played up by the media .
That could not be farther from the truth !
Trump is not dividing the country !
He is attempting to make America prosperous again , prosperous for anyone who wants to join in .
It is the media and the Left that are spouting lies and fake news who are attempting to divide the country .
Without such divisions , they are irrelevant .
They need the divisions .
They thrive on the hatred they produce .
MORE NEWS : CNN ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t Know Bartender Who Is Suing Him For Sexual Assault Who Is The Media Targeting I am genuinely at a loss to understand the continued use of the terms ‘ Liberal ’ to describe the Leftist Democrat Communist ( aka Democrat ) and the term ‘ journalist ’ to describe those who regurgitate the Leftist Democrat Communist tripe .
Our tolerance ( a very liberal trait by the way ) of these descriptors is a sign that we don ’ t yet understand that we are at war for our way of ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very lives .
What are the essential elements of a news story : The who .
The what .
The when .
The where .
The how and the why .
Just report the news .
All the career opinionators or influencers or whatever need to go to news journalism school .
I don ’ t care what YOU think .
I read your content to try and gain an understanding of the events of the day .
If you ’ re just going to blow opinion AT me and do a poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then it ’ s not ‘ news.
’ It ’ s an opinion piece .
An op-ed , etc .
At worst , it ’ s propaganda or just filler between video car ads in the modern context .
Why even read it ?
Clickbait .
Garbage .
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Or it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposing yourself to it is a big mistake .
They are propaganda agents .
Many feel the “ news ” business died with the Barack Obama presidency and opinion editorializing was born .
The so-called journalists of the “ mainstream ” media ( in name only ) have utterly prostituted themselves to the Left and discarded any pretension of journalistic integrity a decade ago .
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We regularly hear the theme that President Trump is dividing the country played up by the media. That could not be farther from the truth!
Trump is not dividing the country! He is attempting to make America prosperous again, prosperous for anyone who wants to join in.
It is the media and the Left that are spouting lies and fake news who are attempting to divide the country. Without such divisions, they are irrelevant. They need the divisions. They thrive on the hatred they produce.
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Who Is The Media Targeting
Liberal Doesn’t Explain Our Media
I am genuinely at a loss to understand the continued use of the terms ‘Liberal’ to describe the Leftist Democrat Communist (aka Democrat) and the term ‘journalist’ to describe those who regurgitate the Leftist Democrat Communist tripe.
Our tolerance (a very liberal trait by the way) of these descriptors is a sign that we don’t yet understand that we are at war for our way of (American) life, if not our very lives.
What are the essential elements of a news story: The who. The what. The when. The where. The how and the why. Just report the news. All the career opinionators or influencers or whatever need to go to news journalism school.
I don’t care what YOU think. I read your content to try and gain an understanding of the events of the day.
If you’re just going to blow opinion AT me and do a poor job of researching whatever passes for facts, then it’s not ‘news.’ It’s an opinion piece. An op-ed, etc. At worst, it’s propaganda or just filler between video car ads in the modern context. Why even read it? Clickbait. Garbage.
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Restart The Media All Over Again
The news industry needs to start having standards(again). Or it’s just so much wasted bandwidth and exposing yourself to it is a big mistake. They are propaganda agents. Many feel the “news” business died with the Barack Obama presidency and opinion editorializing was born.
The so-called journalists of the “mainstream” media (in name only) have utterly prostituted themselves to the Left and discarded any pretension of journalistic integrity a decade ago.
Trump Knows Who The Media Is
Wayne’s Recommendations


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--It’s Way Past Time For Bolton To Fade Away – The Sooner, The Better

Former U.S .
Ambassador John Bolton ’ s book hits the shelves this week and everyone is going to hate him .
Democrats might like to rehash the impeachment nonsense again with the release as they will certainly feel that his work will touch upon these issues again .
Talk about something hilarious .
Dems are going to fall over themselves because of a neoconservative , a political position that ’ s anathema to the Democratic base .
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Whether it was a lack of judgment on Trump ’ s part or a badly miscalculated attempt to extend an olive branch to that wing of the GOP that put Bolton and others like him in close proximity to the White House , I can not say .
Either way , it was a mistake to have him in the inner circle .
When I first became aware of Bolton , during his time at the UN , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great in that job .
He didn ’ t take any nonsense from the pointy heads and we needed that .
Now it turns out that he ’ s just another self-absorbed bureaucrat who thinks he ’ s smarter than everyone else .
Between him Justice John Roberts and George W. Bush , he really left a black eye on the country .
Trump Needs To Stop Hiring These Swamp Guys Even though I will vote for Trump again and hope he wins , he does make mistakes with the personnel he puts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make better decisions when it comes to people .
He still thinks he ’ s running a business .
In business , it ’ s not uncommon to put your enemies at the table so that they either have to support you , or they turn on you and expose themselves to everyone which destroys their business credibility .
He hasn ’ t quite gotten that you can ’ t do that with the government .
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From Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State to John Kelly as Chief of Staff to James Mattis as Secretary of Defense to Jeff Sessions as Attorney General — the list is long .
While each of these is impressive individuals , all were wrong for the jobs they were assigned .
Business is simple .
You can walk away from deals .
The government is complex .
You can not walk away from allies or enemies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a frustrated old policy wonk who wants to wield the authority of an elected official .
He was useful as UN Ambassador , But that ’ s the end of it .
He has neither the disposition ( nor the haircut ) to get elected to anything .
He wanted to push his boss into something NO ONE wants , especially Trump .
Bolton is just the latest in a very long line of government employees who should be incarcerated .
All of them are walking around free .
Something is very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him to fade away .
He ’ s making a fool of himself .
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If nobody buys his book , you will not be contributing to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually trying to do .
Therefore the market should boycott purchasing his book and let it rot on the shelves , teaching his publisher they made a bad decision .
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Former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton’s book hits the shelves this week and everyone is going to hate him.
Democrats might like to rehash the impeachment nonsense again with the release as they will certainly feel that his work will touch upon these issues again. Talk about something hilarious. Dems are going to fall over themselves because of a neoconservative, a political position that’s anathema to the Democratic base.
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Trump officials and the president himself will continue to trash the book and Bolton and this will last a few weeks.
Trump Messed Up With Choosing Bolton
Whether it was a lack of judgment on Trump’s part or a badly miscalculated attempt to extend an olive branch to that wing of the GOP that put Bolton and others like him in close proximity to the White House, I cannot say. Either way, it was a mistake to have him in the inner circle.
When I first became aware of Bolton, during his time at the UN, I thought he was going to be great in that job. He didn’t take any nonsense from the pointy heads and we needed that. Now it turns out that he’s just another self-absorbed bureaucrat who thinks he’s smarter than everyone else. Between him Justice John Roberts and George W. Bush, he really left a black eye on the country.
Trump Needs To Stop Hiring These Swamp Guys
Even though I will vote for Trump again and hope he wins, he does make mistakes with the personnel he puts in the White House. He needs to make better decisions when it comes to people.
He still thinks he’s running a business. In business, it’s not uncommon to put your enemies at the table so that they either have to support you, or they turn on you and expose themselves to everyone which destroys their business credibility. He hasn’t quite gotten that you can’t do that with the government.
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Some of the president’s egregious failures have been in hiring the wrong people. From Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State to John Kelly as Chief of Staff to James Mattis as Secretary of Defense to Jeff Sessions as Attorney General — the list is long. While each of these is impressive individuals, all were wrong for the jobs they were assigned.
Business is simple. You can walk away from deals. The government is complex. You cannot walk away from allies or enemies.
In the case of Bolton, he is a frustrated old policy wonk who wants to wield the authority of an elected official. He was useful as UN Ambassador, But that’s the end of it. He has neither the disposition (nor the haircut) to get elected to anything. He wanted to push his boss into something NO ONE wants, especially Trump.
Bolton is just the latest in a very long line of government employees who should be incarcerated. All of them are walking around free. Something is very, very wrong with that. Time for him to fade away. He’s making a fool of himself.
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Bolton’s Book Should Be Boycotted
I know this won’t happen but I think Bolton‘s book should be boycotted by the masses proving once again to this neoconservative that the market place is the true place where success or failure occurs. If nobody buys his book, you will not be contributing to his personal wealth which is what he is actually trying to do.
Therefore the market should boycott purchasing his book and let it rot on the shelves, teaching his publisher they made a bad decision.
Wyne’s Recommendations


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Team Biden Agrees To Three Debates, Blasts Team Trump For Wanting More

Presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s campaign has agreed to three general election debates this fall , blasting the fact that Team Trump has asked for more debates as an “ effort to change the subject ” and “ create a distracting ‘ debate about debates.
’ ” Team Trump Says 3 Debates Are Not Enough Jen O ’ Malley Dillon , Joe Biden ’ s campaign manager , sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates detailing her expectations for the upcoming debates .
“ While I know no formal debate invitation will be issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the Party Conventions and the CPD ’ s invitation process , I wanted to set forth our views on how the Commission should proceed with planning for the fall debates , ” Dillon wrote in a letter obtained by Fox News .
RELATED : Jim Clyburn Wants DNC To Shut Down Debates To Protect Biden From Something He ‘ Can not Overcome ’ “ First , once formally invited , Vice President Biden will accept and participate in the Commission ’ s planned Presidential candidates ’ debates for September 29 , October @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running mate will participate in the Vice Presidential candidates ’ debate set for October 7 , ” Dillon wrote .
“ We hope that President Trump and Vice President Pence will similarly indicate their willingness to participate , ” she added .
Biden Campaign Manager : Trump ‘ trailing badly in the polls ’ and is ‘ desperate ’ “ Joe Biden looks forward to facing Donald Trump in a multi-debate series that the American people have come to expect from their leaders ; we hope that President Trump would not break that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to participate , ” she continued .
Dillon also wrote that Trump is “ trailing badly in the polls ” and is “ desperate to change the subject from his failed leadership of the country.
” “ We are seeing reports that he has his own proposal for debates—after having said , just six months ago , that he might not want to participate at all in planned debates , ” she wrote .
“ No one should be fooled : the Trump campaign ’ s new position is a debate distraction.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ 2020 Election – ‘ Scandal Of Our Times ’ Dillon Wants Second Debate to be a ‘ Town Hall ’ Format Dillon said Trump “ seems to be saying that he will debate if he can pick the moderators , ” while arguing he is “ afraid of facing questions from a neutral moderator.
” “ The Trump campaign proposal for elaborate negotiations is merely an effort to dodge fair even-handed debates , ” Dillon said .
Dillon also said the second presidential debate should be a “ Town Hall ” format @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cycle since 1992 ” and that the commission make “ provisions for citizen participation in that debate even if COVID remains a concern .
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Presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign has agreed to three general election debates this fall, blasting the fact that Team Trump has asked for more debates as an “effort to change the subject” and “create a distracting ‘debate about debates.’”
Team Trump Says 3 Debates Are Not Enough
Jen O’Malley Dillon, Joe Biden’s campaign manager, sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates detailing her expectations for the upcoming debates.
“While I know no formal debate invitation will be issued to Joe Biden or Donald Trump until after the Party Conventions and the CPD’s invitation process, I wanted to set forth our views on how the Commission should proceed with planning for the fall debates,” Dillon wrote in a letter obtained by Fox News.
The Biden campaign has agreed to 3 debates with President Trump. Get your popcorn, folks! — JT Lewis (@thejtlewis) June 22, 2020
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“First, once formally invited, Vice President Biden will accept and participate in the Commission’s planned Presidential candidates’ debates for September 29, October 15, and October 22; his running mate will participate in the Vice Presidential candidates’ debate set for October 7,” Dillon wrote.
“We hope that President Trump and Vice President Pence will similarly indicate their willingness to participate,” she added.
After tonight’s speech by @realDonaldTrump Basement Biden will try every excuse to get out of debates. — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) June 21, 2020
Biden Campaign Manager: Trump ‘trailing badly in the polls’ and is ‘desperate’
“Joe Biden looks forward to facing Donald Trump in a multi-debate series that the American people have come to expect from their leaders; we hope that President Trump would not break that tradition or make excuses for a refusal to participate,” she continued.
Dillon also wrote that Trump is “trailing badly in the polls” and is “desperate to change the subject from his failed leadership of the country.”
“We are seeing reports that he has his own proposal for debates—after having said, just six months ago, that he might not want to participate at all in planned debates,” she wrote. “No one should be fooled: the Trump campaign’s new position is a debate distraction.”
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There should be 4 presidential debates. 3 between Trump and Biden and 1 between Biden and Biden. — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 20, 2020
Dillon Wants Second Debate to be a ‘Town Hall’ Format
Dillon said Trump “seems to be saying that he will debate if he can pick the moderators,” while arguing he is “afraid of facing questions from a neutral moderator.”
“The Trump campaign proposal for elaborate negotiations is merely an effort to dodge fair even-handed debates,” Dillon said.
Dillon also said the second presidential debate should be a “Town Hall” format “as it has for every debate cycle since 1992” and that the commission make “provisions for citizen participation in that debate even if COVID remains a concern.”


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Trump Wants To Challenge Biden To Cognitive Test As Dems Quietly Admit Joe Lacks ‘Mental Acuity’

President Donald Trump wants to challenge Joe Biden to take a cognitive test , while top Democrats quietly admit their man lacks “ mental acuity.
” In an article from the Washington Post , White House insiders revealed that during a cabinet meeting in early June , President Trump questioned former Vice President Biden ’ s mental health .
Trump discussed the cognitive screening test he took in 2018 as part of his physical examination , and remarked that Biden would likely never be able to pass such a test .
The President went on to suggest that he should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This isn ’ t the first time that President Trump has questioned the mental acuity of Biden .
The President has often referred to his 2020 opponent as “ Sleepy Joe , ” and in an interview with a Boston radio station last year , said that Biden is “ not as smart as Bernie [ Sanders ] , and he ’ s not as quick.
” Sleepy Joe Is Unravelling , And Democrats Know It !
At the same time , there have been reports emerging that top Democrats also doubt the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A lot of Democrats will tell you , at least , privately that he does not have the mental acuity that he even had a couple of years ago and this is a candidate that simply would not able to withstand the type of press conferences that the current president has , as far as them going on for an hour-hour and a half , taking questions with multiple outlets with no ground rules attached , ” Joe Concha , a media reporter for The Hill , told Fox and Friends .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s last press conference .
“ It ’ s a lot easier … to have , say , a handpicked interview , where you have ground rules for interviews , with certain outlets that may be friendly to your candidate , as opposed to having a press onference , which Mr. Biden has not done for 80 days , ” Concha continued .
I just can ’ t wait for the debates !

President Donald Trump wants to challenge Joe Biden to take a cognitive test, while top Democrats quietly admit their man lacks “mental acuity.”
Trump Thinks That His Opponent Won’t Pass A Cognitive Test
In an article from the Washington Post, White House insiders revealed that during a cabinet meeting in early June, President Trump questioned former Vice President Biden’s mental health. Trump discussed the cognitive screening test he took in 2018 as part of his physical examination, and remarked that Biden would likely never be able to pass such a test.
The President went on to suggest that he should challenge Biden to take the test.
This isn’t the first time that President Trump has questioned the mental acuity of Biden. The President has often referred to his 2020 opponent as “Sleepy Joe,” and in an interview with a Boston radio station last year, said that Biden is “not as smart as Bernie [Sanders], and he’s not as quick.”
RELATED: Joe Biden Is Ducking The Press
Sleepy Joe Is Unravelling, And Democrats Know It!
At the same time, there have been reports emerging that top Democrats also doubt the cognitive ability of Joe Biden.
“A lot of Democrats will tell you, at least, privately that he does not have the mental acuity that he even had a couple of years ago and this is a candidate that simply would not able to withstand the type of press conferences that the current president has, as far as them going on for an hour-hour and a half, taking questions with multiple outlets with no ground rules attached,” Joe Concha, a media reporter for The Hill, told Fox and Friends.
It’s been 77 days since Joe Biden’s last press conference.
“It’s a lot easier … to have, say, a handpicked interview, where you have ground rules for interviews, with certain outlets that may be friendly to your candidate, as opposed to having a press onference, which Mr. Biden has not done for 80 days,” Concha continued.
I just can’t wait for the debates!


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--AOC: ‘Latinos Are Black’ And ‘Run An Entire Racial Spectrum’

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( AOC ) said that “ latinos are black ” and that they “ run an entire racial spectrum.
” In an interview with Telemundo , AOC was first asked why the Latino community was being “ so affected ” by COVID-19 , to which she replied that the impact of the coronavirus is apparently “ racialized ” in some form .
“ The race that you are really determines a lot about how disproportionately impacted you are .
African Americans have some of the highest mortality rates in the country due to COVID , ” AOC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argue that it is the “ latino community ” who are bearing some of the largest economic brunts of COVID-19.
” “ We are experiencing the highest unemployment rates and job displacement due to the mass layoffs , ” AOC argued , because latinos are “ vulnerable and essential workers , many of us are I2 payers , or were DREAMers , or TPS holders , which usually means that we ’ re the first step on the chopping block when people need to cut jobs .
It also means that a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relief .
What we ’ re seeing now is just a crisis of economics , of health impacts , of structural racism which results in disproportionate impacts on latino and black communities.
” AOC seemed to nicely draw a line between the latino and black communities at first , separating the impacts of the two .
But then when she was asked about racism , she responded that “ latinos are black !
” “ We are Afro-Latina and we run an entire racial spectrum , so we have to have a conversation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have conversations about the African and indigeneous roots from which we come , and how that ’ s reflected in systems of power , wealth inequality , and frankly our political system , ” AOC continued .
RELATED : AOC Laughs At Trump Over MAGA Rally , Brags About Online Scheme To Prevent Trump Supporters From Attending This really is an endemic argument from the race-hustlers on the left .
First , she wants to bring up her “ own ” community of latinos , and then in the second half of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black !
It ’ s a clever trick designed to divide and conquer this country more on racial lines , rather than uniting everyone together .
You can see this in her claim that the impact from coronavirus is somehow “ racialized , ” which doesn ’ t make any sense .
I don ’ t know about you , but I don ’ t think I ’ ve ever seen a virus decide whether to infect somebody based on what color their skin is !

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) said that “latinos are black” and that they “run an entire racial spectrum.”
AOC: “We Are Afro-Latina!”
In an interview with Telemundo, AOC was first asked why the Latino community was being “so affected” by COVID-19, to which she replied that the impact of the coronavirus is apparently “racialized” in some form.
“The race that you are really determines a lot about how disproportionately impacted you are. African Americans have some of the highest mortality rates in the country due to COVID,” AOC explained, but then went on to argue that it is the “latino community” who are bearing some of the largest economic brunts of COVID-19.”
“We are experiencing the highest unemployment rates and job displacement due to the mass layoffs,” AOC argued, because latinos are “vulnerable and essential workers, many of us are I2 payers, or were DREAMers, or TPS holders, which usually means that we’re the first step on the chopping block when people need to cut jobs. It also means that a lot of us don’t receive federal relief. What we’re seeing now is just a crisis of economics, of health impacts, of structural racism which results in disproportionate impacts on latino and black communities.”
AOC seemed to nicely draw a line between the latino and black communities at first, separating the impacts of the two. But then when she was asked about racism, she responded that “latinos are black!”
“We are Afro-Latina and we run an entire racial spectrum, so we have to have a conversation around colorism, and we have to have conversations about the African and indigeneous roots from which we come, and how that’s reflected in systems of power, wealth inequality, and frankly our political system,” AOC continued.
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More Race-Hustling!
This really is an endemic argument from the race-hustlers on the left. First, she wants to bring up her “own” community of latinos, and then in the second half of the interview, claim that latinos are also black! It’s a clever trick designed to divide and conquer this country more on racial lines, rather than uniting everyone together.
You can see this in her claim that the impact from coronavirus is somehow “racialized,” which doesn’t make any sense. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a virus decide whether to infect somebody based on what color their skin is!


thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Melania Trump Fires Back After TV Host Makes ‘Inappropriate’ Comments About Barron On Father’s Day

First Lady Melania Trump is firing back to protect her 14-year-old son Barron after Food Network host John Henson made comments about him on Father ’ s Day that she said were “ inappropriate and insensitive.
” “ Sadly we continue to see inappropriate and insensitive comments about the President ’ s son [ Barron Trump ] , ” Melania ’ s spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement released to The Daily Caller .
“ As with every other Administration , a minor child should be off limits and allowed to grow up with no judgment or hate from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Henson posted an offensive tweet on Father ’ s Day in which he implied that President Donald Trump isn ’ t really Barron ’ s dad .
“ I hope Barron gets to spend today with whoever his dad is , ” tweeted the TV host and standup comic .
Henson posted his tweet after Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan wrote a book in which she claimed that Melania was in no rush to move to the White House after her husband won the 2016 presidential election , and that she refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she could renegotiate her prenuptial agreement .
Sources told Jordan that Melania used this time to “ amend her financial agreement with Trump — what Melania referred to as ‘ taking care of Barron , ’ ” according to CNN .
Melania has flatly denied the comments that Jordan made about her in her new book .
“ Yet another book about Mrs. Trump with false information and sources , ” Grisham told The Hill .
“ This book belongs in the fiction genre.
” Despite the fact that Barron is under age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viewed as “ off-limits ” to attacks during their father ’ s presidency , the 14-year-old boy has been repeatedly mocked by prominent liberals throughout his father ’ s presidency .
Rosie O ’ Donnell has pushed the unfounded conspiracy theory that Barron is autistic , and the late Peter Fonda even called for Barron to be “ put in a cage with pedophiles.
” It ’ s absolutely disgusting that Barron continues to be attacked by liberals who dislike his father , and Henson owes him an apology for his despicable comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Staff on June 23 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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First Lady Melania Trump is firing back to protect her 14-year-old son Barron after Food Network host John Henson made comments about him on Father’s Day that she said were “inappropriate and insensitive.”
“Sadly we continue to see inappropriate and insensitive comments about the President’s son [Barron Trump],” Melania’s spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement released to The Daily Caller. “As with every other Administration, a minor child should be off limits and allowed to grow up with no judgment or hate from strangers and the media.”
This comes after Henson posted an offensive tweet on Father’s Day in which he implied that President Donald Trump isn’t really Barron’s dad. “I hope Barron gets to spend today with whoever his dad is,” tweeted the TV host and standup comic.
I hope Barron gets to spend today with whoever his dad is. — John Henson (@John_Henson) June 21, 2020
Henson posted his tweet after Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan wrote a book in which she claimed that Melania was in no rush to move to the White House after her husband won the 2016 presidential election, and that she refused to move their for months so that she could renegotiate her prenuptial agreement.
Sources told Jordan that Melania used this time to “amend her financial agreement with Trump — what Melania referred to as ‘taking care of Barron,’” according to CNN. Melania has flatly denied the comments that Jordan made about her in her new book.
“Yet another book about Mrs. Trump with false information and sources,” Grisham told The Hill. “This book belongs in the fiction genre.”
Despite the fact that Barron is under age, and Malia and Sasha Obama were viewed as “off-limits” to attacks during their father’s presidency, the 14-year-old boy has been repeatedly mocked by prominent liberals throughout his father’s presidency. Rosie O’Donnell has pushed the unfounded conspiracy theory that Barron is autistic, and the late Peter Fonda even called for Barron to be “put in a cage with pedophiles.”
It’s absolutely disgusting that Barron continues to be attacked by liberals who dislike his father, and Henson owes him an apology for his despicable comments.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on June 23, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Speaker Pelosi And Adam Schiff Launch New Plan To Take Trump Down

On NBC ’ s “ Meet the Press ” Sunday , House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) announced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) and committee chairs are considering calling former National Security Adviser John Bolton to testify before Congress about the allegations in his newly released book .
In the interview , Schiff stated , “ We will look at what allegations like those involving Turkey and other countries , particularly involving China , need to be fleshed out and exposed to the light of day , and then we ’ ll make our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know , we do need , I think , to expose the length and breadth of this president ’ s depravity and how much it is endangering the country .
So those facts are going to need to come out , and we are discussing with the Speaker and my fellow chairs just how to do that.
” Schiff suggested he would not have Bolton wait until after the November election to testify , if lawmakers decide to call him to do so .
“ I don ’ t think we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are important things that he says that need to be exposed to the public .
The public needs to know exactly what they have in this president .
A lot of it is not a surprise , but at the same time , exposure of this president ’ s misconduct is the best way to protect the country .
Congress can take steps to protect the country , ” Schiff added .
Schiff said he has yet to read the forthcoming book , “ The Room Where It Happened , ” other than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but expects to do so in the next couple of days .
Bolton makes several new allegations against the president in the book , including alleging that Trump solicited Chinese President Xi Jinping ’ s assistance in winning reelection .
Bolton refused to testify before the House during its impeachment inquiry .
Instead , he threatened to join a lawsuit contesting the House Democrats ’ subpoenas seeking his associate ’ s testimony .
Schiff said on Sunday that by publishing allegations in the book after refusing to testify during the impeachment probe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for cowardice and for greed.
” “ Because there were people who did come forward , people like Colonel [ Alexander ] Vindman and Fiona Hill who risked their careers , ” Schiff said .
“ And he lacked that basic courage and patriotism .
It was only the greed that made him come forward in this book.
” “ What his lawyer was saying at the time was that Bolton might damage the presidency or he might violate his own oath and that ’ s why he needed to go to court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away to a book deal , ” Schiff added .
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on June 23 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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On NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and committee chairs are considering calling former National Security Adviser John Bolton to testify before Congress about the allegations in his newly released book.
In the interview, Schiff stated, “We will look at what allegations like those involving Turkey and other countries, particularly involving China, need to be fleshed out and exposed to the light of day, and then we’ll make our decisions.”
He continued, “But, you know, we do need, I think, to expose the length and breadth of this president’s depravity and how much it is endangering the country. So those facts are going to need to come out, and we are discussing with the Speaker and my fellow chairs just how to do that.”
Schiff suggested he would not have Bolton wait until after the November election to testify, if lawmakers decide to call him to do so.
“I don’t think we should wait if we conclude that there are important things that he says that need to be exposed to the public. The public needs to know exactly what they have in this president. A lot of it is not a surprise, but at the same time, exposure of this president’s misconduct is the best way to protect the country. Congress can take steps to protect the country,” Schiff added.
Schiff said he has yet to read the forthcoming book, “The Room Where It Happened,” other than the excerpts that have been reported, but expects to do so in the next couple of days. Bolton makes several new allegations against the president in the book, including alleging that Trump solicited Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assistance in winning reelection.
Bolton refused to testify before the House during its impeachment inquiry. Instead, he threatened to join a lawsuit contesting the House Democrats’ subpoenas seeking his associate’s testimony. Schiff said on Sunday that by publishing allegations in the book after refusing to testify during the impeachment probe, “he [Bolton] indicts himself for cowardice and for greed.”
“Because there were people who did come forward, people like Colonel [Alexander] Vindman and Fiona Hill who risked their careers,” Schiff said. “And he lacked that basic courage and patriotism. It was only the greed that made him come forward in this book.”
“What his lawyer was saying at the time was that Bolton might damage the presidency or he might violate his own oath and that’s why he needed to go to court. But apparently those things have given away to a book deal,” Schiff added.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on June 23, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--Michigan Gov. Whitmer Refuses To Cooperate With GOP-Led Congressional Inquiry On COVID-19 Prevalence

Michigan Gov. Whitmer Refuses To Cooperate With GOP-Led Congressional Inquiry On COVID-19 Prevalence In Nursing Homes

Governor Gretchen Whitmer ( D-MI ) has declined a request by congressional Republicans to turn over records and brief committee staffers on the state ’ s handling of COVID-19 in Michigan ’ s nursing homes .
As reported by The Detroit News , Governor Whitmer indicated to Republicans on a U.S. House coronavirus committee that she wouldn ’ t cooperate with their inquiry , saying the panel ’ s investigatory authority does not lie with individual members and the committee ’ s jurisdiction can not be “ stretched ” to include the health and safety of a state and its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of a federal body tasked with oversight of the federal executive branch during this unprecedented public health crisis you refrain from encroaching on the sovereign power of a state government to deal with state matters , ” Whitmer wrote in a letter dated Friday .
Through Sunday , at least 1,979 nursing home residents in Michigan had died of COVID-19 , representing a third of confirmed virus deaths in the state .
Health officials have reported 7,137 known cases of COVID-19 among nursing facility residents and 3,100 cases among staff .
An @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April indicated that nursing homes with a census below 80 % had to create a unit dedicated to the care of COVID-19-affected residents , and that facilities “ must accept the return ” of a resident who had been hospitalized if it could meet the medical needs of the resident , the order said .
Melissa Samuel , president and CEO of the Health Care Association of Michigan , has said that subsequent guidance and orders from the state gave facilities “ flexibility ” to decide whether to take an individual with COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , equipment , and isolation space necessary to care for virus patients .
Whitmer ’ s administration declined an earlier recommendation by Samuel that empty facilities be used as quarantine centers to “ avoid widespread infection.
” The Republicans are in the minority in the House and therefore lack the power to compel testimony or documents from the Democratic governor without support from the rest of the committee .
The panel ’ s top Republican , Rep. Steve Scalise ( R-LA ) , recently wrote to Whitmer and four other Democratic governors about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in nursing homes .
Led by Scalise , committee Republicans wrote in their June 15 letter that Whitmer ’ s nursing home policies likely contributed to “ thousands of elderly deaths in Michigan.
” On Monday , Scalise blasted Whitmer for refusing to cooperate with the inquiry and blamed Democrats on the panel for not demanding answers .
“ We will continue to call on our Democrat colleagues to join us in getting to the bottom of this and look for other ways to obtain the information being withheld , ” Scalise said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not deter us from getting the answers these families deserve.
” This piece was written by Amy Johnston on June 23 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) has declined a request by congressional Republicans to turn over records and brief committee staffers on the state’s handling of COVID-19 in Michigan’s nursing homes.
As reported by The Detroit News, Governor Whitmer indicated to Republicans on a U.S. House coronavirus committee that she wouldn’t cooperate with their inquiry, saying the panel’s investigatory authority does not lie with individual members and the committee’s jurisdiction cannot be “stretched” to include the health and safety of a state and its residents.
“I hope that as members of a federal body tasked with oversight of the federal executive branch during this unprecedented public health crisis you refrain from encroaching on the sovereign power of a state government to deal with state matters,” Whitmer wrote in a letter dated Friday.
Through Sunday, at least 1,979 nursing home residents in Michigan had died of COVID-19, representing a third of confirmed virus deaths in the state. Health officials have reported 7,137 known cases of COVID-19 among nursing facility residents and 3,100 cases among staff.
An initial executive order from Governor Whitmer in April indicated that nursing homes with a census below 80% had to create a unit dedicated to the care of COVID-19-affected residents, and that facilities “must accept the return” of a resident who had been hospitalized if it could meet the medical needs of the resident, the order said.
Melissa Samuel, president and CEO of the Health Care Association of Michigan, has said that subsequent guidance and orders from the state gave facilities “flexibility” to decide whether to take an individual with COVID-19 based on whether they had the staff, equipment, and isolation space necessary to care for virus patients. Whitmer’s administration declined an earlier recommendation by Samuel that empty facilities be used as quarantine centers to “avoid widespread infection.”
The Republicans are in the minority in the House and therefore lack the power to compel testimony or documents from the Democratic governor without support from the rest of the committee. The panel’s top Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), recently wrote to Whitmer and four other Democratic governors about their states’ handling of virus cases in nursing homes.
Led by Scalise, committee Republicans wrote in their June 15 letter that Whitmer’s nursing home policies likely contributed to “thousands of elderly deaths in Michigan.”
On Monday, Scalise blasted Whitmer for refusing to cooperate with the inquiry and blamed Democrats on the panel for not demanding answers.
“We will continue to call on our Democrat colleagues to join us in getting to the bottom of this and look for other ways to obtain the information being withheld,” Scalise said in a statement. “Her stonewalling will not deter us from getting the answers these families deserve.”
This piece was written by Amy Johnston on June 23, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-06-23--President Trump: Obama Might Have Committed Treason

On Monday , President Donald Trump implied that former President Barack Obama committed treason over the investigation into Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign ’ s alleged contacts with Russia .
Trump : ‘ They ’ d been spying on my campaign ’ “ Treason .
Treason .
It ’ s treason , ” Trump told CBN News , saying his team was “ spied ” in the last election during the Russia probe .
“ They ’ d been spying on my campaign , ” Trump said .
“ Turned out I was right .
Let ’ s see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Barr Says Big Democrat Fish May Be Hooked In Durham Probe Trump said he was eager to see the results of U.S. Attorney John Durham ’ s ongoing investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation , calling him “ highly respected ” while also making positive remarks about Attorney General William Barr .
“ I want to stay out of it because otherwise it ’ s going to look political , ” Trump said .
“ Let ’ s see what they come up with.
” Trump Believed FBI Was Politically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has long believed that FBI agents who targeted his 2016 presidential campaign over supposed election interference by Russia were motivated by political bias , even calling former special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s probe a “ witch hunt.
” Last year , a DOJ inspector general report issued found that the FBI was not driven by bias .
“ First , all the wiretaps were court-approved , ” Honig told The Hill .
“ Second , there ’ s no proof Obama had anything to do with those lawful wiretaps .
And third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( and we don ’ t because there ’ s nothing there ) treason only applies during a declared war.
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Barr : No Investigation of Obama and Biden In May , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s similar remarks about Obama at the time , and the AG said he did not expect a criminal investigation of Obama or former vice president Joe Biden to happen .
“ Based on the information I have today , I don ’ t expect Mr. Durham ’ s work will lead to a criminal investigation of either man , ” Barr told the press .
“ Our concern over potential criminality is focused on others.
” Barr said Sunday on Fox News that he expects feedback from Durham ’ s probe to @ @ @ @ @ @

On Monday, President Donald Trump implied that former President Barack Obama committed treason over the investigation into Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign’s alleged contacts with Russia.
Trump: ‘They’d been spying on my campaign’
“Treason. Treason. It’s treason,” Trump told CBN News, saying his team was “spied” in the last election during the Russia probe.
“They’d been spying on my campaign,” Trump said. “Turned out I was right. Let’s see what happens to them now.”
Trump states Obama may have committed treason. Most of us already knew this, but when the big man says it, you know it’s about to go down. — Jessi Melton for US Congress (@votejessi2020) June 23, 2020
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Trump said he was eager to see the results of U.S. Attorney John Durham’s ongoing investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation, calling him “highly respected” while also making positive remarks about Attorney General William Barr.
“I want to stay out of it because otherwise it’s going to look political,” Trump said. “Let’s see what they come up with.”
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump on what crime President Obama would have been potentially committing regarding the previous administration spying on his campaign: "Treason. It’s treason." Watch the explosive clip from my White House interview with @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/IFui3fNigS — David Brody (@DavidBrodyCBN) June 22, 2020
Trump Believed FBI Was Politically Biased and Had an Agenda
The President has long believed that FBI agents who targeted his 2016 presidential campaign over supposed election interference by Russia were motivated by political bias, even calling former special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe a “witch hunt.”
Last year, a DOJ inspector general report issued found that the FBI was not driven by bias.
Legal analyst Elie Honig called Trump’s claim about Obama possibly committing treason “petty and ridiculous.”
“First, all the wiretaps were court-approved,” Honig told The Hill. “Second, there’s no proof Obama had anything to do with those lawful wiretaps. And third, if we need to get technical (and we don’t because there’s nothing there) treason only applies during a declared war.”
“Very troubled by Durham probe findings.” A.G. Bill Barr @BretBaier @FoxNews — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2020
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Trump has sought to tie Obama to what he has said are questionable efforts by high ranking officials in the prior administration to undermine his presidential campaign, but the President has yet to offer any evidence of criminal activity.
Barr: No Investigation of Obama and Biden
In May, Barr was asked to address Trump’s similar remarks about Obama at the time, and the AG said he did not expect a criminal investigation of Obama or former vice president Joe Biden to happen.
“Based on the information I have today, I don’t expect Mr. Durham’s work will lead to a criminal investigation of either man,” Barr told the press. “Our concern over potential criminality is focused on others.”
Barr said Sunday on Fox News that he expects feedback from Durham’s probe to become available later this summer.