thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-14--James Clapper Refuses To Testify To Congress In Person ‘Until There’s A COVID Vaccine’

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is in no hurry to come to D.C. and answer questions regarding his role in the General Michael Flynn unmasking scandal .
In an interview with CNN , Clapper made it perfectly clear that he will not travel to testify in person until there ’ s a COVID-19 vaccine .
After he made the remarks , he was silent for a second or two , then he quickly added , “ but I can testify remotely… ” During the same interview , he also declared how “ routine ” it is to unmask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couldn ’ t recall what prompted him to unmask General Flynn.
” How convenient .
Given Clapper ’ s history of lying under oath , it ’ s unclear how much it matters to have him testify at all , frankly .
Clapper , who was Director of National Intelligence from 2010 to 2017 , admitted giving “ clearly erroneous ” testimony to Congress about mass surveillance in March 2013 .
The under-oath fallacy was exposed by National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden , who sparked national debate on surveillance policy with leaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that cover lying to Congress have five-year statutes of limitations .
Clapper managed to avoid being charged for those lies to Congress due to five years of inaction by the Justice Department—the statutory limitations expired in 2018 .
Many members of Congress , mostly Republicans supportive of new limits on electronic surveillance , called for Clapper to be prosecuted as the deadline neared , saying unpunished perjury jeopardizes the ability of Congress to perform oversight .
“ He admitted to lying to Congress and was unremorseful and flippant about it , ” Rep. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington Examiner in 2018 .
“ The integrity of our federal government is at stake because his behavior sets the standard for the entire intelligence community , ” Massie stated .
Clapper , who in retirement has emerged as a leading critic of President Trump , continues to behave as if he is both above reproach and the law .
Considering the Department of Justice allowed him to escape unscathed from his fabricated 2013 congressional testimony , it ’ s no wonder why he feels empowered to feel exactly that .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you ’ ll likely get a 6:00 a.m. wake-up call from the FBI and CNN for lesser things .
This piece was written by Amy Johnston on May 14 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is in no hurry to come to D.C. and answer questions regarding his role in the General Michael Flynn unmasking scandal. In an interview with CNN, Clapper made it perfectly clear that he will not travel to testify in person until there’s a COVID-19 vaccine.
After he made the remarks, he was silent for a second or two, then he quickly added, “but I can testify remotely…” During the same interview, he also declared how “routine” it is to unmask Americans. Clapper responded that he “couldn’t recall what prompted him to unmask General Flynn.” How convenient. Given Clapper’s history of lying under oath, it’s unclear how much it matters to have him testify at all, frankly.
Clapper, who was Director of National Intelligence from 2010 to 2017, admitted giving “clearly erroneous” testimony to Congress about mass surveillance in March 2013. The under-oath fallacy was exposed by National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who sparked national debate on surveillance policy with leaks to the press. Tw0 criminal statutes that cover lying to Congress have five-year statutes of limitations. Clapper managed to avoid being charged for those lies to Congress due to five years of inaction by the Justice Department—the statutory limitations expired in 2018.
Many members of Congress, mostly Republicans supportive of new limits on electronic surveillance, called for Clapper to be prosecuted as the deadline neared, saying unpunished perjury jeopardizes the ability of Congress to perform oversight. “He admitted to lying to Congress and was unremorseful and flippant about it,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) told the Washington Examiner in 2018. “The integrity of our federal government is at stake because his behavior sets the standard for the entire intelligence community,” Massie stated.
Clapper, who in retirement has emerged as a leading critic of President Trump, continues to behave as if he is both above reproach and the law. Considering the Department of Justice allowed him to escape unscathed from his fabricated 2013 congressional testimony, it’s no wonder why he feels empowered to feel exactly that. If you’re a Trump ally, however, you’ll likely get a 6:00 a.m. wake-up call from the FBI and CNN for lesser things.
This piece was written by Amy Johnston on May 14, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--James Woods Starts #KillerCuomo Hashtag Criticising NY Governor

James Woods , the prominent conservative actor , has pushed the # KillerCuomo hashtag , criticizing the actions of the New York governor .
# KillerCuomo ’ s Policies Have Led To So Many Coronavirus Deaths New York state has been one of the worst hit states by the coronavirus epidemic .
In fact , while other states are beginning to re-open non-essential businesses , schools , and otherwise start to return to daily life , New York has had to extend the lockdown and stay at home orders until at least the 13th of June .
Why is this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mis-management by Governor Andrew Cuomo and others in the state administration has exacerbated the effect of the pandemic to levels that didn ’ t have to be seen .
Governor Cuomo ’ s lockdown plan has absolutely killed people , because of one serious flaw in its design ; elderly , recovering coronavirus patients were sent back to carehomes where they then infected more vulnerable patients , leading to hundreds of unnecesary deaths .
James Woods , the conservative actor , decided to slam Governor Cuomo and the administration on Twitter , using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frustrations with the policy that was not reversed in time .
“ # KillerCuomo ruthlessly seeded vulnerable nursing homes with virus-ridden COVID19 carriers , ” Woods tweeted .
“ He undoubtedly would have catapulted plague-ridden corpses over castle walls during the Black Death and done so without moral compunction .
The elderly skew heavily Republican , of course.
” Woods repeated his insinuation that Cuomo didn ’ t care about the deaths of elderly people because they vote Republican in another tweet .
Cuomo Needs To Be Held Accountable !
One Twitter user @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carehome that his mother lives in , which has 53 confirmed COVID-19 patients , 4 deaths , and 2 floors dedicated to patient rooms .
“ Cuomo needs to be charged with manslaughter , ” the Twitter user wrote .
“ I like the hashtag.
” Woods agreed , arguing that Cuomo needs to face the music .
Woods also posted a number of humerous images , further slamming Cuomo and his cronies .
Personally , I hope Mr Woods continues his online brigade against Governor Cuomo – the more pressure he faces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis , the better !

James Woods, the prominent conservative actor, has pushed the #KillerCuomo hashtag, criticizing the actions of the New York governor.
#KillerCuomo’s Policies Have Led To So Many Coronavirus Deaths
New York state has been one of the worst hit states by the coronavirus epidemic. In fact, while other states are beginning to re-open non-essential businesses, schools, and otherwise start to return to daily life, New York has had to extend the lockdown and stay at home orders until at least the 13th of June. Why is this the case? Well, it seems mis-management by Governor Andrew Cuomo and others in the state administration has exacerbated the effect of the pandemic to levels that didn’t have to be seen.
Governor Cuomo’s lockdown plan has absolutely killed people, because of one serious flaw in its design; elderly, recovering coronavirus patients were sent back to carehomes where they then infected more vulnerable patients, leading to hundreds of unnecesary deaths.
James Woods, the conservative actor, decided to slam Governor Cuomo and the administration on Twitter, using the hashtag #KillerCuomo to express his frustrations with the policy that was not reversed in time.
“#KillerCuomo ruthlessly seeded vulnerable nursing homes with virus-ridden COVID19 carriers,” Woods tweeted. “He undoubtedly would have catapulted plague-ridden corpses over castle walls during the Black Death and done so without moral compunction. The elderly skew heavily Republican, of course.”
#KillerCuomo ruthlessly seeded vulnerable nursing homes with virus-ridden COVID19 carriers. He undoubtedly would have catapulted plague-ridden corpses over castle walls during the Black Death and done so without moral compunction. The elderly skew heavily Republican, of course. https://t.co/WUq2p1cWs3 — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) May 14, 2020
Woods repeated his insinuation that Cuomo didn’t care about the deaths of elderly people because they vote Republican in another tweet.
“Pretty simple syllogism: if elderly voters skew Republican, and Democrat governors hate Republicans, then… #KillerCuomo,” Woods wrote.
Pretty simple syllogism: if elderly voters skew Republican, and Democrat governors hate Republicans, then… #KillerCuomo https://t.co/2eUpYIBYCu — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) May 14, 2020
Cuomo Needs To Be Held Accountable!
One Twitter user told Woods of the story of the carehome that his mother lives in, which has 53 confirmed COVID-19 patients, 4 deaths, and 2 floors dedicated to patient rooms.
“Cuomo needs to be charged with manslaughter,” the Twitter user wrote.
“I like the hashtag.” Woods agreed, arguing that Cuomo needs to face the music.
He certainly needs to face the music. #KillerCuomo https://t.co/WctZcK15JL — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) May 14, 2020
Woods also posted a number of humerous images, further slamming Cuomo and his cronies.
Personally, I hope Mr Woods continues his online brigade against Governor Cuomo – the more pressure he faces for his failings during this time of crisis, the better!


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Limbaugh: Coronavirus “Scare Tactics” Just Like Climate Change Alarmists

Rush Limbaugh argued that the “ scare tactics ” used by people who push for coronavirus lockdown resemble those used by climate change alarmists .
Limbaugh : ‘ Every Day We Get Some New Scare Tactic From Some Supposedly Credible Source ’ Speaking on his radio show on Thursday , Limbaugh began by drawing comparisons between the climate change alarmists , who have been wildly predicting the end of the world for decades , and the coronavirus alarmists .
“ ‘ Rising sea leaves in the next 20 years could wipe out New York , Miami , and maybe even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Limbaugh said .
“ They get more dire .
They get more dangerous , more extreme — and the reason for it is , they ’ re not able to scare people sufficiently about the impending doom.
” Since the 1980s , the climate change soothsayers have been saying that “ dire consequences await if we do nothing , and the predictions are all for different periods of time… [ and ] long-term because they know people alive today won ’ t be alive the end of the prediction period to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the esteemed radio host noted .
Limbaugh slammed these as a series of “ scare tactics , ” noting that there is now a “ similar type of reporting with the coronavirus : ” It seems like every day we get some new scare tactic from some supposedly credible source .
And what generally happens is after some reporting of what everybody would consider good news , in less than a day , a couple of stories come along , maybe three , that try to throw cold water on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse than it was the day before — and that ’ s what this is .
This is just… It ’ s irresponsible the way this stuff is being reported , and the reason it ’ s being reported the way it is is because it ’ s all political now .
Rush Limbaugh : Dems Will Keep Economy Locked Down To Ensure Trump Loses Rush Is Right – We Need Sensible Debate , Not Alarmism !
Rush is absolutely right here .
In fact , there is no better proof that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the coronavirus narrative , than the fact that Greta Thunberg was invited by CNN onto an “ expert ” panel on the topic !
As somebody who believes that the lockdown procedures are and have been necessary , I feel it ’ s the responsibility of me and others to point out where the narrative is being controlled and manipulated by Democrats and leftists to screw our economy , and from looking at it objectively , that ’ s absolutely what ’ s happening now .
We need to ignore the alarmists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back the lockdown until we get a vaccine , because that was never the goal .
We can ’ t halt the entire economy for months and stop literally everyone from dying from the coronavirus , because that was never the goal .
Anyone who pays attention to this debate should keep calling out where the goalposts have shifted , so that we can save lives and defeat the virus , while at the same time protecting our economies and our communities .

Rush Limbaugh argued that the “scare tactics” used by people who push for coronavirus lockdown resemble those used by climate change alarmists.
Limbaugh: ‘Every Day We Get Some New Scare Tactic From Some Supposedly Credible Source’
Speaking on his radio show on Thursday, Limbaugh began by drawing comparisons between the climate change alarmists, who have been wildly predicting the end of the world for decades, and the coronavirus alarmists.
“‘Rising sea leaves in the next 20 years could wipe out New York, Miami, and maybe even Philadelphia!’ The predictions keep changing,” Limbaugh said. “They get more dire. They get more dangerous, more extreme — and the reason for it is, they’re not able to scare people sufficiently about the impending doom.”
Since the 1980s, the climate change soothsayers have been saying that “dire consequences await if we do nothing, and the predictions are all for different periods of time… [and] long-term because they know people alive today won’t be alive the end of the prediction period to judge whether they were right or wrong,” the esteemed radio host noted. Limbaugh slammed these as a series of “scare tactics,” noting that there is now a “similar type of reporting with the coronavirus:”
It seems like every day we get some new scare tactic from some supposedly credible source. And what generally happens is after some reporting of what everybody would consider good news, in less than a day, a couple of stories come along, maybe three, that try to throw cold water on the good news and make it sound even worse than it was the day before — and that’s what this is. This is just… It’s irresponsible the way this stuff is being reported, and the reason it’s being reported the way it is is because it’s all political now.
Rush Limbaugh: Dems Will Keep Economy Locked Down To Ensure Trump Loses
Rush Is Right – We Need Sensible Debate, Not Alarmism!
Rush is absolutely right here. In fact, there is no better proof that the climate change alarmist tactics have taken control of the coronavirus narrative, than the fact that Greta Thunberg was invited by CNN onto an “expert” panel on the topic! As somebody who believes that the lockdown procedures are and have been necessary, I feel it’s the responsibility of me and others to point out where the narrative is being controlled and manipulated by Democrats and leftists to screw our economy, and from looking at it objectively, that’s absolutely what’s happening now.
We need to ignore the alarmists who say we can’t roll back the lockdown until we get a vaccine, because that was never the goal. We can’t halt the entire economy for months and stop literally everyone from dying from the coronavirus, because that was never the goal. Anyone who pays attention to this debate should keep calling out where the goalposts have shifted, so that we can save lives and defeat the virus, while at the same time protecting our economies and our communities.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Barbra Streisand Outrageously Claims People Are Dying Because The GOP Doesn’t Believe In Medical Sci

Barbra Streisand Outrageously Claims People Are Dying Because The GOP Doesn’t Believe In Medical Science

Hollywood star Barbra Streisand is known for her frequent attacks on President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as a whole , but this might just be her most ridiculous one yet .
Streisand took to Twitter on Thursday to blame American coronavirus deaths on Trump and the GOP despite the fact that the virus originated in China and has affected nearly every country in the world .
Instead of blaming China , where COVID-19 originated , Streisand nonsensically claimed that people in the U.S. are dying from coronavirus because the GOP ignores medical science .
“ What has happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing while Trump silences the CDC recommendations and contradicts Dr. Fauci by saying his science-based answer is ‘ not acceptable , ' ” Streisand wrote .
“ People are dying because of this failure of the GOP to follow medical science.
” Not stopping there , Streisand continued her rant hours later when she wrote , “ The CDC was once the world ’ s premier public health organization .
In a competent Administration , the organization would be at the forefront in this pandemic .
Now the White House refuses to even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country.
” Despite Streisand ’ s claims that Trump and the Republican Party are ignoring the CDC and health experts , Dr. Anthony Fauci himself told Congress this week that there are no issues between him and the president .
“ There is certainly not a confrontational relationship between me and the president , ” Fauci said , according to Breitbart News .
“ As I have mentioned many times , I give advice and opinion based on evidence-based scientific information , ” he added , going on to say that the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Clearly , Streisand is just another ignorant Hollywood liberal who will say absolutely anything to shame President Trump and his supporters , regardless if it is true or not .
This piece was written by PopZette Staff on May 15 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Hollywood star Barbra Streisand is known for her frequent attacks on President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as a whole, but this might just be her most ridiculous one yet.
Streisand took to Twitter on Thursday to blame American coronavirus deaths on Trump and the GOP despite the fact that the virus originated in China and has affected nearly every country in the world. Instead of blaming China, where COVID-19 originated, Streisand nonsensically claimed that people in the U.S. are dying from coronavirus because the GOP ignores medical science.
“What has happened to the Republican Party? They say nothing while Trump silences the CDC recommendations and contradicts Dr. Fauci by saying his science-based answer is ‘not acceptable,'” Streisand wrote. “People are dying because of this failure of the GOP to follow medical science.”
What has happened to the Republican Party? They say nothing while Trump silences the CDC recommendations and contradicts Dr Fauci by saying his science based answer is “not acceptable.” People are dying because of this failure of the GOP to follow medical science. — Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) May 14, 2020
Not stopping there, Streisand continued her rant hours later when she wrote, “The CDC was once the world’s premier public health organization. In a competent Administration, the organization would be at the forefront in this pandemic. Now the White House refuses to even release the CDC guidelines for reopening the country.”
Trump is a saboteur of our public health. https://t.co/OOo92E1C5v — Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) May 14, 2020
Despite Streisand’s claims that Trump and the Republican Party are ignoring the CDC and health experts, Dr. Anthony Fauci himself told Congress this week that there are no issues between him and the president. “There is certainly not a confrontational relationship between me and the president,” Fauci said, according to Breitbart News. “As I have mentioned many times, I give advice and opinion based on evidence-based scientific information,” he added, going on to say that the president “hears that. He respects it.” Clearly, Streisand is just another ignorant Hollywood liberal who will say absolutely anything to shame President Trump and his supporters, regardless if it is true or not.
This piece was written by PopZette Staff on May 15, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Bette Midler Blasts Trump For Demanding Obamagate Probe – Claims He’s ‘Mentally Ill’

Actress and singer-turned-radical leftwing activist Bette Midler had yet another meltdown against President Donald Trump , this time claiming that he is “ mentally ill ” for calling out the officials in Barack Obama ’ s administration who participated in the “ unmasking ” of his former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn .
Midler nonsensically made some kind of correlation between “ Obamagate ” and the deadly coronavirus pandemic , seemingly suggesting that Trump should not be commenting on anything else amidst the COVID-19 pandemic .
“ 80,000 people are DEAD .
36 MILLION out of work .
Did you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it could come to this ?
& what does this awful man do as our leader ?
” Midler tweeted on Thursday night .
“ He goes after his predecessor ?
Threatens to jail his opponent ?
America , face it !
He ’ s mentally ill .
He is unfit.
” This vile outburst came one day after Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell sent a declassified list of Obama officials who had requested names to be “ unmasked ” between November 8 , 2016 , and Jan. 31 , 2017 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( R-WI ) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley ( R-IA ) .
Most notably , the list included then-Vice President Joe Biden , as well as CIA Director John Brennan , then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper , then-U.S .
Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power , and then-White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough .
Trump called out the former president early Thursday morning , saying that Flynn ’ s unmasking was “ all ” Obama and Biden , according to Breitbart News .
“ They weren ’ t after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie about me , make up a story , ” he said .
“ And with few exceptions , nobody did that .
There were many people , I watched K.T .
McFarland the other day , I watched where she was , ‘ knock-knock FBI , ’ you know , the FBI , this was all Obama , this was all Biden , ” Trump said .
“ These people were corrupt , the whole thing was corrupt , and we caught them , we caught them .
And what you saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he could barely speak .
He was on ‘ Good Morning America ’ right ?
He said he didn ’ t know anything about it , and now it just gets released right after he said that .
It gets released that he was one of the unmaskers.
” Midler attacks Trump or his supporters on what seems like a daily basis , often blaming them for coronavirus deaths despite the fact that the virus originated in China and has affected countries all over the world .
In the end , she is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do and say anything to bring down President Trump .
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 15 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Actress and singer-turned-radical leftwing activist Bette Midler had yet another meltdown against President Donald Trump, this time claiming that he is “mentally ill” for calling out the officials in Barack Obama’s administration who participated in the “unmasking” of his former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
Midler nonsensically made some kind of correlation between “Obamagate” and the deadly coronavirus pandemic, seemingly suggesting that Trump should not be commenting on anything else amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
“80,000 people are DEAD. 36 MILLION out of work. Did you ever imagine in your wildest dreams that it could come to this? & what does this awful man do as our leader?” Midler tweeted on Thursday night. “He goes after his predecessor? Threatens to jail his opponent? America, face it! He’s mentally ill. He is unfit.”
80,000 people are DEAD. 36 MILLION out of work. Did you ever imagine in your wildest dreams that it could come to this? & what does this awful man do as our leader? He goes after his predecessor? Threatens to jail his opponent? America, face it! He’s mentally ill. He is unfit. — bettemidler (@BetteMidler) May 15, 2020
This vile outburst came one day after Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell sent a declassified list of Obama officials who had requested names to be “unmasked” between November 8, 2016, and Jan. 31, 2017 to Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Most notably, the list included then-Vice President Joe Biden, as well as CIA Director John Brennan, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, then-U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power, and then-White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.
Trump called out the former president early Thursday morning, saying that Flynn’s unmasking was “all” Obama and Biden, according to Breitbart News.
“They weren’t after General Flynn — they wanted him to lie about me, make up a story,” he said. “And with few exceptions, nobody did that. There were many people, I watched K.T. McFarland the other day, I watched where she was, ‘knock-knock FBI,’ you know, the FBI, this was all Obama, this was all Biden,” Trump said. “These people were corrupt, the whole thing was corrupt, and we caught them, we caught them. And what you saw just now, I watched Biden yesterday he could barely speak. He was on ‘Good Morning America’ right? He said he didn’t know anything about it, and now it just gets released right after he said that. It gets released that he was one of the unmaskers.”
Midler attacks Trump or his supporters on what seems like a daily basis, often blaming them for coronavirus deaths despite the fact that the virus originated in China and has affected countries all over the world. In the end, she is just another ignorant Hollywood liberal who will do and say anything to bring down President Trump.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 15, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Alyssa Milano Bizarrely Claims That Trump Is Trying To Purposely Get People Killed By COVID-19

Hollywood star-turned-radical liberal activist Alyssa Milano made what is arguably her most outrageous claim about President Donald Trump yet on Thursday when she claimed that he is purposely trying to get people killed from coronavirus .
Milano made this bizarre claim after the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s ( CDC ) guidelines on reopening the United States amidst the COVID-19 pandemic .
“ The covid-19 ‘ guidelines ’ that were released by the CDC/Trump administration can only mean one thing—he ’ s purposely trying to get people killed , ” Milano tweeted .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alongside the CDC ’ s six one-page “ decision tool ” documents that instructed organizations like offices , schools , and public transit on how to restart operations .
Like many liberals , Milano is in no rush to see the country reopen because she is hoping that the economy will still be dead in November as a way to kill President Trump ’ s chances of reelection .
This shows once and for all that Milano and her fellow Democrats would rather see America fail than see President Trump succeed .
Milano @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is claiming that Trump doesn ’ t care about coronavirus deaths .
Earlier this week , actor Robert De Niro called Trump a “ lunatic ” who has no regard for how many people die of the illness .
“ It ’ s like Shakespearean the whole thing .
You ’ ve got a lunatic saying things that people are trying to dance around , ” De Niro said .
“ Whereas , at one point , and they are doing this in the hearings a little more , trying to say tactically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Dr. ] Fauci is doing that .
It ’ s appalling .
He wants to be reelected .
He doesn ’ t even care about how many people die.
” Clearly , the liberal world of Hollywood is more desperate than ever to remove Trump from office by any means necessary .
This piece was written by PopZette Staff on May 15 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Hollywood star-turned-radical liberal activist Alyssa Milano made what is arguably her most outrageous claim about President Donald Trump yet on Thursday when she claimed that he is purposely trying to get people killed from coronavirus.
Milano made this bizarre claim after the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidelines on reopening the United States amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “The covid-19 ‘guidelines’ that were released by the CDC/Trump administration can only mean one thing—he’s purposely trying to get people killed,” Milano tweeted.
The covid-19 “guidelines” that were released by the CDC/Trump administration can only mean one thing—he’s purposely trying to get people killed.https://t.co/BptJbs8jmF — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 14, 2020
The former “Charmed” actress tweeted this alongside the CDC’s six one-page “decision tool” documents that instructed organizations like offices, schools, and public transit on how to restart operations. Like many liberals, Milano is in no rush to see the country reopen because she is hoping that the economy will still be dead in November as a way to kill President Trump’s chances of reelection. This shows once and for all that Milano and her fellow Democrats would rather see America fail than see President Trump succeed.
Milano is not the only Hollywood star who is claiming that Trump doesn’t care about coronavirus deaths. Earlier this week, actor Robert De Niro called Trump a “lunatic” who has no regard for how many people die of the illness. “It’s like Shakespearean the whole thing. You’ve got a lunatic saying things that people are trying to dance around,” De Niro said. “Whereas, at one point, and they are doing this in the hearings a little more, trying to say tactically that this is what will happen. [Dr.] Fauci is doing that. It’s appalling. He wants to be reelected. He doesn’t even care about how many people die.”
Clearly, the liberal world of Hollywood is more desperate than ever to remove Trump from office by any means necessary.
This piece was written by PopZette Staff on May 15, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Rep. Devin Nunes Vows Criminal Referrals Are Coming For Mueller’s People

Rep. Devin Nunes sounded the alarm for those on the team of former special counsel Robert Mueller , stating “ criminal referrals ” may be on the horizon .
Mueller and his colleagues investigated interference in the 2016 election , despite recent documents showing former Obama officials from top to bottom knew full-well there was no evidence to tie the Trump campaign to Russia .
His investigation ran a price tag of over $ 35 million , even as the facts pointed to the allegations of Russian collusion being fraudulent from the beginning .
“ We ’ re looking at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Mueller dossier team , the Mueller witch hunt , whatever you want to call it , Devin said during a Fox Nation broadcast .
“ That ’ s where we are now in our investigation.
” “ We ’ re doing a large criminal referral on the Mueller dossier team that put together a fraudulent report — that knew there was no collusion the day that Mueller walked in the door , ” the California Republican continued .
Nunes went on to reference the bombshell evidence that Mueller and his team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Flynn .
“ They set an obstruction of justice trap , ” he added .
“ There ’ s no doubt in my mind that we will make a conspiracy referral there.
” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff , meanwhile , repeatedly stated through friendly media outlets that there was “ direct evidence ” of collusion , despite testimony from officials stating otherwise .
Why was Schiff allowed to peddle this lie ?
And why did Mueller continue to investigate , to go after Flynn ?
Did the pair collude themselves to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump Throws Down The Gauntlet : Pushes Lindsey Graham To Force Obama To Testify Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier this week mentioned the unredacted August 2017 “ scope memo ” by the Justice Department , which showed the full extent of powers given to Mueller .
The memo shows broad leeway given to Mueller , even allowing him to investigate General Flynn for what Hannity called “ a bogus , non-existent Logan Act violation.
” He said the “ collusion witch hunt ” was still allowed to proceed “ after they … @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false.
” Hannity went on to suggest crimes may have been committed .
The Federalist ’ s Sean Davis , during the Fox Nation broadcast , said , “ The Mueller probe was launched not to find wrongdoing from the Trump administration , but to cover up wrongdoing by Mueller ’ s colleagues , by his protege James Comey , by the corrupt Obama administration Department of Justice.
” Nunes also called Mueller and his team out for lying and misleading Congress “ by omission ” suggesting the entire conspiracy was dragged out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take control of the House .

Rep. Devin Nunes sounded the alarm for those on the team of former special counsel Robert Mueller, stating “criminal referrals” may be on the horizon.
Mueller and his colleagues investigated interference in the 2016 election, despite recent documents showing former Obama officials from top to bottom knew full-well there was no evidence to tie the Trump campaign to Russia.
His investigation ran a price tag of over $35 million, even as the facts pointed to the allegations of Russian collusion being fraudulent from the beginning.
“We’re looking at doing criminal referrals on the Mueller team, the Mueller dossier team, the Mueller witch hunt, whatever you want to call it, Devin said during a Fox Nation broadcast. “That’s where we are now in our investigation.”
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
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Flynn Dominos
“We’re doing a large criminal referral on the Mueller dossier team that put together a fraudulent report — that knew there was no collusion the day that Mueller walked in the door,” the California Republican continued.
Nunes went on to reference the bombshell evidence that Mueller and his team entrapped former national security advisor General Michael Flynn.
“They set an obstruction of justice trap,” he added. “There’s no doubt in my mind that we will make a conspiracy referral there.”
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, meanwhile, repeatedly stated through friendly media outlets that there was “direct evidence” of collusion, despite testimony from officials stating otherwise.
Why was Schiff allowed to peddle this lie? And why did Mueller continue to investigate, to go after Flynn? Did the pair collude themselves to interfere in an election?
We knew Mueller was just an extension of the Fake Dossier! At least Nunes fights for criminal referrals, if only @LindseyGrahamSC would . He doesn’t want to set precedent by calling Obama! Well Mr. Obama set precedents by spying on a Presidential Campaign! Put him under oath! https://t.co/JcGWW2fryc — Laurie ( Text Trump to 88022) (@LalaFlorida94) May 15, 2020
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Mueller Feeling the Heat
Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier this week mentioned the unredacted August 2017 “scope memo” by the Justice Department, which showed the full extent of powers given to Mueller.
The memo shows broad leeway given to Mueller, even allowing him to investigate General Flynn for what Hannity called “a bogus, non-existent Logan Act violation.”
He said the “collusion witch hunt” was still allowed to proceed “after they … had all the information that it was false.”
Hannity went on to suggest crimes may have been committed.
The Federalist’s Sean Davis, during the Fox Nation broadcast, said, “The Mueller probe was launched not to find wrongdoing from the Trump administration, but to cover up wrongdoing by Mueller’s colleagues, by his protege James Comey, by the corrupt Obama administration Department of Justice.”
Nunes also called Mueller and his team out for lying and misleading Congress “by omission” suggesting the entire conspiracy was dragged out through the 2018 election so Democrats could take control of the House.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Joe Biden Flip-Flops Again On Michael Flynn Knowledge, Says He Wasn’t Aware Of ‘Criminal’ Investigat

Joe Biden Flip-Flops Again On Michael Flynn Knowledge, Says He Wasn’t Aware Of ‘Criminal’ Investigation

On Thursday , presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told MSNBC ’ s Lawrence O ’ Donnell that he was never aware of any “ criminal investigation ” of Michael Flynn before leaving office in January 2017 .
Biden made this statement after admitting on Tuesday on ABC ’ s Good Morning America that he had known that “ they had asked for an investigation ” into Flynn .
RELATED : DOJ Launches Investigation Into Former Top FBI Officials James Comey , Peter Strzok , And Andrew McCabe Biden is All Over the Place on Michael Flynn Surveillance Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Flynn being investigated revolves around the news Wednesday that according to intelligence reports , the former vice president was one of the members of the Obama administration who had asked for Flynn ’ s name to be “ unmasked.
” Biden ’ s “ unmasking ” request was made on January 12 , 2017 , the same day Flynn ’ s conversations with the Russian ambassador were reported in the Washington Post by columnist David Ignatius .
Biden participated in a virtual town hall on MSNBC Thursday , where host Lawrence O @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minute ” asking Biden about the Flynn controversy .
RELATED : Rosie O ’ Donnell Defends Her Support Of Joe Biden Despite Tara Reade Allegations : ‘ This Is Who We Have ’ Biden claims ‘ I was never a part , or had any knowledge , of any criminal investigation into Flynn…Not one single time ’ O ’ Donnell asked Biden , “ The issue of people wanting the attorney general to resign is over the Michael Flynn case where the attorney general is basically trying to drop the case as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being dropped .
Mr. Vice President , what was your involvement in the investigation of Michael Flynn and the FBI investigation of Michael Flynn ?
” Biden replied , “ I was never a part , or had any knowledge , of any criminal investigation into Flynn while I was in office , period .
Not one single time.
” There was no follow-up question from O ’ Donnell .
On Tuesday , Biden initially told ABC ’ s George Stephanopoulos that he had known “ nothing ” about the Flynn investigation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his presence at a January 5 , 2017 , meeting with President Barack Obama where it is known the Flynn investigation was discussed , Biden said , “ No , I thought you asked me whether or not I had anything to do with him being prosecuted .
I ’ m sorry .
I was aware that there was — that they had asked for an investigation.
” “ But that ’ s all I know about it and I don ’ t think anything else , ” Biden insisted .

On Thursday, presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that he was never aware of any “criminal investigation” of Michael Flynn before leaving office in January 2017.
Biden made this statement after admitting on Tuesday on ABC’s Good Morning America that he had known that “they had asked for an investigation” into Flynn.
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This is a cop-out answer, because the FBI wasn't investigating @GenFlynn for a "crime." It was a counterintelligence investigation that remained open so that the FBI could trap Flynn in a lie, i.e. create a crime. https://t.co/diWGoxLh93 via @BreitbartNews — Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) May 15, 2020
Biden is All Over the Place on Michael Flynn Surveillance
Biden’s back and forth on knowledge of Flynn being investigated revolves around the news Wednesday that according to intelligence reports, the former vice president was one of the members of the Obama administration who had asked for Flynn’s name to be “unmasked.” Biden’s “unmasking” request was made on January 12, 2017, the same day Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador were reported in the Washington Post by columnist David Ignatius.
Biden participated in a virtual town hall on MSNBC Thursday, where host Lawrence O’Donnell spent “less than a minute” asking Biden about the Flynn controversy.
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O'DONNELL: "What was your involvement in the investigation of Michael Flynn?" BIDEN: "I was never a part or had any knowledge of any criminal investigation into Flynn while I was in office, period. Not one single time." No follow up or mention of Biden's unmasking request. pic.twitter.com/s4HLPgdbBZ — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 15, 2020
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Biden claims ‘I was never a part, or had any knowledge, of any criminal investigation into Flynn…Not one single time’
O’Donnell asked Biden, “The issue of people wanting the attorney general to resign is over the Michael Flynn case where the attorney general is basically trying to drop the case as a federal judge questioning how that case is being dropped. Mr. Vice President, what was your involvement in the investigation of Michael Flynn and the FBI investigation of Michael Flynn?”
Biden replied, “I was never a part, or had any knowledge, of any criminal investigation into Flynn while I was in office, period. Not one single time.”
There was no follow-up question from O’Donnell.
"I was never a part or had any knowledge of any criminal investigation into Flynn while I was in office. Period. Not one single time," @JoeBiden says on @MSNBC. — Sarah Mucha CNN (@sarahmucha) May 15, 2020
On Tuesday, Biden initially told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he had known “nothing” about the Flynn investigation.
But when Stephanopoulos asked Biden specifically about his presence at a January 5, 2017, meeting with President Barack Obama where it is known the Flynn investigation was discussed, Biden said, “No, I thought you asked me whether or not I had anything to do with him being prosecuted. I’m sorry. I was aware that there was — that they had asked for an investigation.”
“But that’s all I know about it and I don’t think anything else,” Biden insisted.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Maxine Waters: Trump Only Cares About His ‘White Power Pep Rallies’

Representative Maxine Waters suggests President Trump doesn ’ t care about Americans dying from coronavirus and only wants to reopen the economy so he can hold “ his white power pep rallies.
” “ Trump doesn ’ t care about the 80,000 [ plus ] people who ’ ve died from [ Coronavirus ] !
” the California Democrat tweeted .
She added , “ He only wants to open up the economy so he can go back to having his white power pep rallies !
” Nothing like comparing every person who supports Trump to klan members .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Worked out pretty well for Hillary last go around .
RELATED : Benghazi Liar Susan Rice Reveals She ’ d Say ‘ Yes ’ To Being Biden ’ s Running Mate Not only did she smear anybody who has ever attended a Trump rally , but Waters also revived the ‘ Trump said coronavirus is a hoax ’ hoax .
“ The death [ and ] economic devastation we are facing is [ because Trump failed to act early [ and ] called [ Covid-19 ] a hoax !
” she falsely claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the pandemic as a hoax has been debunked time after time .
President Trump explained repeatedly that he was referring to the Democrats ’ efforts to pin the coronavirus on him , not the pandemic itself .
“ The hoax is on them , not – I ’ m not talking about what ’ s happening here ; I ’ m talking what they ’ re doing .
That ’ s the hoax , ” he explained .
But facts are like Kryptonite to Waters .
RELATED : Biden : Women Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vote For Me ’ Waters earlier this week , sadly , announced that she lost her sister to coronavirus .
We understand the desire to lash out during such a painful moment .
But Waters has been lashing out erratically for years now and calling everyone who supports the President a white supremacist isn ’ t the way to go about things .
Saying he doesn ’ t care is just as ridiculous .
President Trump recently admitted that he does “ not sleep at night thinking about ” those who have died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he vowed to rebuild the economy as a tribute to them .
“ I think our economy is going to be raging , ” he predicted , but “ no matter how well , those people can never ever replace somebody they love.
” “ But we ’ re going to have something that they ’ re going to be very proud of .
”

Representative Maxine Waters suggests President Trump doesn’t care about Americans dying from coronavirus and only wants to reopen the economy so he can hold “his white power pep rallies.”
“Trump doesn’t care about the 80,000 [plus] people who’ve died from [Coronavirus]!” the California Democrat tweeted.
She added, “He only wants to open up the economy so he can go back to having his white power pep rallies!”
Nothing like comparing every person who supports Trump to klan members. It seems like a solid political strategy. Worked out pretty well for Hillary last go around.
Trump doesn’t care about the 80,000+ people who’ve died from #Coronavirus! He only wants to open up the economy so he can go back to having his white power pep rallies! The death & economic devastation we are facing is b/c Trump failed to act early & called #COVID19 a HOAX! — Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) May 14, 2020
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Revives the Corona Hoax Hoax
Not only did she smear anybody who has ever attended a Trump rally, but Waters also revived the ‘Trump said coronavirus is a hoax’ hoax.
“The death [and] economic devastation we are facing is [because Trump failed to act early [and] called [Covid-19] a hoax!” she falsely claimed.
The idea that the President referred to the pandemic as a hoax has been debunked time after time.
President Trump explained repeatedly that he was referring to the Democrats’ efforts to pin the coronavirus on him, not the pandemic itself.
“The hoax is on them, not – I’m not talking about what’s happening here; I’m talking what they’re doing. That’s the hoax,” he explained.
But facts are like Kryptonite to Waters.
Maxine Waters never fails to say the wrong thing no matter the situation at hand. How she manages to somehow make everything into a race issue is beyond me.https://t.co/JHzGCZ6Cs7 — Errol Webber For Congress (CA-37) (@ErrolWebber) May 15, 2020
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Heartless?
Waters earlier this week, sadly, announced that she lost her sister to coronavirus. We understand the desire to lash out during such a painful moment.
But Waters has been lashing out erratically for years now and calling everyone who supports the President a white supremacist isn’t the way to go about things.
Saying he doesn’t care is just as ridiculous.
In ABC interview, President Trump tells people who have lost loved ones to Coronavirus: “I love you, we’re doing everything we can… I don’t sleep at night thinking about it. There’s nobody taking it harder than me, but I have to get this enemy defeated. That’s what we’re doing” pic.twitter.com/WDb1Zz2qn3 — TV News HQ (@TVNewsHQ) May 6, 2020
President Trump recently admitted that he does “not sleep at night thinking about” those who have died during the coronavirus crisis. In fact, he vowed to rebuild the economy as a tribute to them.
“I think our economy is going to be raging,” he predicted, but “no matter how well, those people can never ever replace somebody they love.”
“But we’re going to have something that they’re going to be very proud of.”


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Watergate-Era Lawyers Try To Influence Judge Against Flynn

Sixteen former Watergate prosecutors have notified Judge Emmet Sullivan , a jurist for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia , that they intend to file an “ amicus curiae ” ( “ friend of the court ” ) brief in the case against former Trump National Security Adviser U.S. Army General Michael Flynn after the Department of Justice moved to dismiss the charges against the general .
Here is their rationale : “ In their roles as Watergate prosecutors , Amici investigated serious abuses of power by President Richard M. Nixon and prosecuted many of President Nixon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his offenses .
Here , where the Motion seeks to reverse a prosecutorial judgment previously entrusted to and made by Special Counsel , Robert Mueller , the value of the Watergate Prosecutors ’ unique perspective on the need for independent scrutiny and oversight to ensure that crucial decisions about prosecutions of high-ranking government officials are made in the public interest , are viewed as legitimate , and are not subsequently reversed by political intervention.
” Specifically , the Watergate prosecutors noted that “ [ t ] he Government ’ s Motion also does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s heightened Article III role in light of the posture of this case , with the Defendant having pled guilty and awaiting sentencing .
A guilty plea represents a turning point between ‘ the Executive ’ s traditional power over charging decisions and the Judiciary ’ s traditional authority over sentencing decisions . '
” The sixteen long-in-the-tooth liberal lawyers ( incidentally , another on the Watergate staff among these sixteen is Hillary Clinton ) who are trying to nail General Michael Flynn , even though charges have been dropped by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an idea of Mr. Ackerman ’ s sense of fair justice and impartial analysis .
Others in on this political ploy are CNN legal analyst Richard Ben-Veniste , Biden donor Richard Davis , Biden donor Carl Feldbaum , long-time Democrat donor George Frampton , Carter administration lawyer Kenneth Geller , NBC pundit Gerald Goldman , MSNBC pundit Jill Wine-Banks , Democrat donor Stephen Haberfield , Berkeley law school professor Henry Hecht , Washington Post writers Paul Hoeber , Robert Palmer , and Philip Lacorva , Never-Trumper and Democrat donor Paul Michael , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donor Roger Witten .
These shysters are from a bygone era of flower children and gullible ant-Vietnam War marches .
They have dusted off their copies of Das Kapital and now stride forth in what they believe to be a holy crusade .
The fact that the crusade has as its target a brave U.S. Army general who did more in one day to serve his nation than they have done in their entire sordid professional lives does not seem to phase them .
Though they do likely recognize , and would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a defensive action that will only serve to delay justice , not impede it .
Because if the judge rules against a man who has had charges against him dropped , then it would give the president even more of a motivation to pardon Flynn .
If so , General Flynn has to endure a bit more .
But his sacrifice will remain a lesson to us : There is nothing , but nothing , the Democrats and their allies will not stoop to , including corrupting the justice system , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written by David Kamioner on May 15 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Sixteen former Watergate prosecutors have notified Judge Emmet Sullivan, a jurist for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, that they intend to file an “amicus curiae” (“friend of the court”) brief in the case against former Trump National Security Adviser U.S. Army General Michael Flynn after the Department of Justice moved to dismiss the charges against the general.
Here is their rationale: “In their roles as Watergate prosecutors, Amici investigated serious abuses of power by President Richard M. Nixon and prosecuted many of President Nixon’s aides for their complicity in his offenses. Here, where the Motion seeks to reverse a prosecutorial judgment previously entrusted to and made by Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, the value of the Watergate Prosecutors’ unique perspective on the need for independent scrutiny and oversight to ensure that crucial decisions about prosecutions of high-ranking government officials are made in the public interest, are viewed as legitimate, and are not subsequently reversed by political intervention.”
Specifically, the Watergate prosecutors noted that “[t]he Government’s Motion also does not adequately address questions of this Court’s heightened Article III role in light of the posture of this case, with the Defendant having pled guilty and awaiting sentencing. A guilty plea represents a turning point between ‘the Executive’s traditional power over charging decisions and the Judiciary’s traditional authority over sentencing decisions.'”
The sixteen long-in-the-tooth liberal lawyers (incidentally, another on the Watergate staff among these sixteen is Hillary Clinton) who are trying to nail General Michael Flynn, even though charges have been dropped by the DOJ, include Nick Ackerman. Here is an idea of Mr. Ackerman’s sense of fair justice and impartial analysis.
Trump and AG Barr are masters of the “Art of the Coverup” as to Russian interference in the 2016 election — first they ensure Flynn is back in the fold by dismissing his criminal case and now they have let Manafort out of prison for “home confinement.” — Nick Akerman (@nickakerman) May 13, 2020
Others in on this political ploy are CNN legal analyst Richard Ben-Veniste, Biden donor Richard Davis, Biden donor Carl Feldbaum, long-time Democrat donor George Frampton, Carter administration lawyer Kenneth Geller, NBC pundit Gerald Goldman, MSNBC pundit Jill Wine-Banks, Democrat donor Stephen Haberfield, Berkeley law school professor Henry Hecht, Washington Post writers Paul Hoeber, Robert Palmer, and Philip Lacorva, Never-Trumper and Democrat donor Paul Michael, Democrat donor Frank Tuerkheimer, and Biden donor Roger Witten.
These shysters are from a bygone era of flower children and gullible ant-Vietnam War marches. They have dusted off their copies of Das Kapital and now stride forth in what they believe to be a holy crusade. The fact that the crusade has as its target a brave U.S. Army general who did more in one day to serve his nation than they have done in their entire sordid professional lives does not seem to phase them.
Though they do likely recognize, and would be loath to admit it, that this is a defensive action that will only serve to delay justice, not impede it. Because if the judge rules against a man who has had charges against him dropped, then it would give the president even more of a motivation to pardon Flynn. If so, General Flynn has to endure a bit more. But his sacrifice will remain a lesson to us: There is nothing, but nothing, the Democrats and their allies will not stoop to, including corrupting the justice system, to get Donald Trump.
This piece was written by David Kamioner on May 15, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Benghazi Liar Susan Rice Reveals She’d Say ‘Yes’ To Being Biden’s Running Mate

Susan Rice , former National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the United Nations under Barack Obama , has said she would accept if asked to be Joe Biden ’ s running mate .
Rice told PBS she is “ humbled and honored ” to be on a list of token women Biden has insisted he must choose as his Vice President .
When asked if she would accept the invite from the Democrat nominee , the noted Benghazi liar excitedly replied , “ I certainly would say yes.
” “ If that were the role in which he felt I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m not going to say no , ” Rice added .
RELATED : Trump Throws Down The Gauntlet : Pushes Lindsey Graham To Force Obama To Testify Rice certainly checks off a lot of boxes when it comes to credentials for a Democrat running mate .
She ’ s a woman , obviously , and a minority .
Wait , you didn ’ t think we were talking about qualifications for the job , did you ?
Nay , Biden has already repeatedly said his Vice President must be a woman , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she does possess a unique set of characteristics that make her an ideal Democrat leader .
Rice was the sacrificial lamb who covered for Hillary Clinton , according to her own book , by appearing on five Sunday television interviews after the Benghazi terrorist attack in 2012 , blaming the attack on a YouTube video .
RELATED : Trump Calls For Jail Time For Obama Officials , Says Unmasking Is Greatest Political Crime in History Rice has even more of what Biden is likely looking for in shared traits .
According to transcripts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia probe , Rice admitted she had found no evidence of collusion between the 2016 campaign of President Trump and Russia .
When asked whether she saw evidence of collusion , Rice replied : “ I don ’ t recall intel or evidence to that effect.
” Yet she , like many on the left , peddled the lie regardless .
Rice also , like Biden , was a big fan of requesting the unmasking of American citizens and then later denying it .
The former Obama acolyte admitted in 2017 to unmasking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 election .
She made the revelations before the House Intelligence Committee after originally denying any unmasking had even taken place .
Biden himself recently showed up on a declassified list of individuals who requested the unmasking of General Michael Flynn .
If he and Rice did this before , imagine what they ’ d do to their political opponents if they were in control of the White House .

Susan Rice, former National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the United Nations under Barack Obama, has said she would accept if asked to be Joe Biden’s running mate.
Rice told PBS she is “humbled and honored” to be on a list of token women Biden has insisted he must choose as his Vice President.
When asked if she would accept the invite from the Democrat nominee, the noted Benghazi liar excitedly replied, “I certainly would say yes.”
“If that were the role in which he felt I could best serve, then I’m not going to say no,” Rice added.
.@AmbassadorRice is “humbled and honored” she’s reportedly a Biden VP contender.@MargaretHoover: Would you say yes if he asked you?
Rice: I certainly would say yes. Hoover: Wow. Rice: …if that were the role in which he felt I could best serve, then I’m not going to say no. pic.twitter.com/zSG15gL9Mx — Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (@FiringLineShow) May 14, 2020
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Rice’ Credentials
Rice certainly checks off a lot of boxes when it comes to credentials for a Democrat running mate. She’s a woman, obviously, and a minority.
Wait, you didn’t think we were talking about qualifications for the job, did you? Nay, Biden has already repeatedly said his Vice President must be a woman, and preferably not white.
That said, she does possess a unique set of characteristics that make her an ideal Democrat leader.
Serial liar? Check.
Rice was the sacrificial lamb who covered for Hillary Clinton, according to her own book, by appearing on five Sunday television interviews after the Benghazi terrorist attack in 2012, blaming the attack on a YouTube video.
The January 5, 2017 meeting in which Sally Yates said she learned of Flynn-Kislyak call from President Obama himself–Susan Rice and VP Joe Biden were in that meeting, too, per Rice’s famous memo-to-self. pic.twitter.com/6Wpdvkte0y — Byron York (@ByronYork) May 7, 2020
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More Credentials
Rice has even more of what Biden is likely looking for in shared traits.
According to transcripts of the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia probe, Rice admitted she had found no evidence of collusion between the 2016 campaign of President Trump and Russia.
When asked whether she saw evidence of collusion, Rice replied: “I don’t recall intel or evidence to that effect.”
Yet she, like many on the left, peddled the lie regardless.
Rice also, like Biden, was a big fan of requesting the unmasking of American citizens and then later denying it.
The former Obama acolyte admitted in 2017 to unmasking members of the Trump campaign following the 2016 election.
She made the revelations before the House Intelligence Committee after originally denying any unmasking had even taken place.
Serial LIAR #SusanRice Now ADMITS Unmasking And Spying On The #Trump Team Where Is The Investigation⁉@Varneyco pic.twitter.com/zXJT12lwYv — Dr. Marty Fox 🇺🇸 (@DrMartyFox) September 17, 2017
Biden himself recently showed up on a declassified list of individuals who requested the unmasking of General Michael Flynn.
If he and Rice did this before, imagine what they’d do to their political opponents if they were in control of the White House.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--Biden: Women Who Believe Tara Reade ‘Shouldn’t Vote For Me’

Joe Biden , discussing sexual assault allegations leveled against him by former Senate staffer Tara Reade , feels any women who believe her claims shouldn ’ t cast their vote for him .
The Democrat nominee to take on President Trump in the 2020 election made the suggestion during an interview with MSNBC ’ s Lawrence O ’ Donnell .
Biden first claimed he doesn ’ t even remember Reade .
“ Do you remember Tara Reade who worked there for about a year in 1992-1993 ?
” O ’ Donnell asked .
“ Well , to be honest with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the former Vice President replied .
And to be honest with you , Biden is lucky he remembers his own name most days .
RELATED : Court Documents Provide More Corroborating Evidence Of Tara Reade ’ s Assault Allegation , Media Refuses To Cover In the interview , Biden went on to suggest Reade should have her say on the matter but said her story “ has changed ” and denied it ever happened .
“ Let me get something clear , when a woman makes a claim that she has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has changed … she should be taken seriously , ” he said .
“ She should come forward , share her story , she should be taken seriously and it should be thoroughly vetted .
And in every case , what matters is the truth .
The truth is what matters .
And the truth of the case is nothing like this ever , ever happened , ” insisted Biden .
“ I give you my word .
It never , ever happened.
” Days ago , Biden told ABC News political commentator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed ” even while denying the claims against him .
RELATED : Elizabeth Warren Dismisses Biden ’ s Sexual Assault Accuser , Says His Denial Is ‘ Credible And Convincing ’ In an unusual move , Biden told MSNBC viewers that if they believe Reade , as he just said ‘ women should be believed , ’ then they should probably vote for somebody else in the election .
“ Well , I think they should vote their heart and if they believe Tara Reade , they probably shouldn ’ t vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I wouldn ’ t vote for me if I believed Tara Reade.
” Telling people not to vote for you is a bold political strategy , Cotton .
Reade made an allegation of sexual assault against Biden during a podcast back in March after alluding to harassment in his office in the past .
“ His hands were on me and underneath my clothes , ” she recalled , claiming that when the assault was over Biden said , “ C ’ mon man , I heard you liked me.
” Reade filed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unit of the Washington , DC , Metropolitan Police Department in April .
Since then , several people and pieces of evidence have surfaced to help corroborate Reade ’ s story , including a court document from 1996 that shows she told her ex-husband about sexual harassment in Biden ’ s Senate office .
“ The fact is that look at Tara Reade ’ s story .
It changes considerably , ” Biden told O ’ Donnell later reiterating , “ it never happened .
”

Joe Biden, discussing sexual assault allegations leveled against him by former Senate staffer Tara Reade, feels any women who believe her claims shouldn’t cast their vote for him.
The Democrat nominee to take on President Trump in the 2020 election made the suggestion during an interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell.
Biden first claimed he doesn’t even remember Reade.
“Do you remember Tara Reade who worked there for about a year in 1992-1993?” O’Donnell asked.
“Well, to be honest with you, I don’t,” the former Vice President replied.
And to be honest with you, Biden is lucky he remembers his own name most days.
Joe Biden says he does not remember Tara Reade pic.twitter.com/KMq9m1ff8Q — Benny (@bennyjohnson) May 15, 2020
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Reade Should Be Heard
In the interview, Biden went on to suggest Reade should have her say on the matter but said her story “has changed” and denied it ever happened.
“Let me get something clear, when a woman makes a claim that she has been harassed or abused, and this claim has changed … she should be taken seriously,” he said.
“She should come forward, share her story, she should be taken seriously and it should be thoroughly vetted. And in every case, what matters is the truth. The truth is what matters. And the truth of the case is nothing like this ever, ever happened,” insisted Biden.
“I give you my word. It never, ever happened.”
Days ago, Biden told ABC News political commentator George Stephanopoulos that “women should be believed” even while denying the claims against him.
Just an amazing campaign strategy here, this has to be like the 3rd or 4th group of people that Joe Biden has said shouldn’t vote for him. pic.twitter.com/IuLEujn8GR — Charles Sprickman (@CSS_Sporklab) May 15, 2020
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Don’t Vote For Me
In an unusual move, Biden told MSNBC viewers that if they believe Reade, as he just said ‘women should be believed,’ then they should probably vote for somebody else in the election.
“Well, I think they should vote their heart and if they believe Tara Reade, they probably shouldn’t vote for me,” he stated. “I wouldn’t vote for me if I believed Tara Reade.”
Telling people not to vote for you is a bold political strategy, Cotton.
I don’t know if Tara Reade if telling the truth, but I absolutely believe Joe Biden doesn’t remember. https://t.co/YbBZrNqlgs — Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) May 15, 2020
Reade made an allegation of sexual assault against Biden during a podcast back in March after alluding to harassment in his office in the past.
“His hands were on me and underneath my clothes,” she recalled, claiming that when the assault was over Biden said, “C’mon man, I heard you liked me.”
Reade filed a criminal complaint with the sexual assault unit of the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department in April.
CNN is deleting and censoring this video of their own broadcast which provides material evidence of Joe Biden’s sexual assault against Tara Reade. Would be a shame if this clip went viral again.pic.twitter.com/JCsi1eOcWP — Benny (@bennyjohnson) April 26, 2020
Since then, several people and pieces of evidence have surfaced to help corroborate Reade’s story, including a court document from 1996 that shows she told her ex-husband about sexual harassment in Biden’s Senate office.
“The fact is that look at Tara Reade’s story. It changes considerably,” Biden told O’Donnell later reiterating, “it never happened.”


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Gretchen Whitmer Hit With Nasty Lawsuit By Michigan Medical Groups Over ‘Drastic’ And ‘Unconstitutional’ COVID-19 Lockdown

Michigan ’ s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer just got hit with some bad news when four medical groups and a patient seeking knee surgery in her state filed a lawsuit against her claiming that her strict coronavirus stay-at-home order is “ drastic ” and “ unconstitutional.
” The lawsuit was reportedly filed on May 12 by Grand Health Partners in Grand Rapids , Wellston Medical Center in Wellston , Primary Health Services in Ludington , and Jeffery Gulick , a Michigan man who wants to get knee replacement surgery , according to MLive .
The lawsuit names Whitmer along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Human Services Director Robert Gordon , and it calls for the immediate reopening of healthcare facilities for medical procedures that have been dubbed “ nonessential.
” “ During a press conference on Monday , April 27 , 2020 , Governor Whitmer acknowledged that the curve has flattened in Michigan , ” the lawsuit stated .
“ Graphics depicted that while Governor Whitmer ’ s administration anticipated 220,000 patients being hospitalized without social distancing efforts , there had only been 3,000 hospitalizations as of April 27 .
That is less than 1.4 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor ’ s declared states of emergency and disaster.
” The lawsuit goes on to state that the Centers for Disease Control forecasts of coronavirus cases and deaths were “ grossly inaccurate , ” which predicted as many as 214 million cases with 1.7 million deaths .
So far , there have been just 1.4 million cases with 86,000 deaths worldwide .
“ Meanwhile , medical providers are on the brink of financial ruin , facing extreme revenue shortages caused by the Governor ’ s order forcing the postponement or cancellation of so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuit states .
“ Thousands of healthcare workers across Michigan have been furloughed or laid off.
” “ The executive orders are unconstitutionally vague ; they violate procedural and substantive due process ; and they violate the dormant commerce clause , ” the lawsuit adds of Whitmer ’ s state of emergency declaration .
This comes one week after Whitmer was hit with lawsuits from the state House and Senate when she extended her infamous stay-at-home order through May 28 .
“ Only the Legislature has the power to extend the state of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chatfield said , with Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey adding , “ The Legislature is left with no choice but to seek the court ’ s intervention to restore constitutional order.
” Whitmer has been hit with widespread backlash for her stay-at-home orders , which are infamous for being some of the strictest in the nation .
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 15 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer just got hit with some bad news when four medical groups and a patient seeking knee surgery in her state filed a lawsuit against her claiming that her strict coronavirus stay-at-home order is “drastic” and “unconstitutional.”
The lawsuit was reportedly filed on May 12 by Grand Health Partners in Grand Rapids, Wellston Medical Center in Wellston, Primary Health Services in Ludington, and Jeffery Gulick, a Michigan man who wants to get knee replacement surgery, according to MLive.
The lawsuit names Whitmer along with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon, and it calls for the immediate reopening of healthcare facilities for medical procedures that have been dubbed “nonessential.”
“During a press conference on Monday, April 27, 2020, Governor Whitmer acknowledged that the curve has flattened in Michigan,” the lawsuit stated. “Graphics depicted that while Governor Whitmer’s administration anticipated 220,000 patients being hospitalized without social distancing efforts, there had only been 3,000 hospitalizations as of April 27. That is less than 1.4% of the projected COVID-19 hospitalizations underlying the Governor’s declared states of emergency and disaster.”
The lawsuit goes on to state that the Centers for Disease Control forecasts of coronavirus cases and deaths were “grossly inaccurate,” which predicted as many as 214 million cases with 1.7 million deaths. So far, there have been just 1.4 million cases with 86,000 deaths worldwide.
“Meanwhile, medical providers are on the brink of financial ruin, facing extreme revenue shortages caused by the Governor’s order forcing the postponement or cancellation of so-called ‘non-essential’ procedures,” the lawsuit states. “Thousands of healthcare workers across Michigan have been furloughed or laid off.”
“The executive orders are unconstitutionally vague; they violate procedural and substantive due process; and they violate the dormant commerce clause,” the lawsuit adds of Whitmer’s state of emergency declaration.
This comes one week after Whitmer was hit with lawsuits from the state House and Senate when she extended her infamous stay-at-home order through May 28.
“Only the Legislature has the power to extend the state of emergency,” Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield said, with Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey adding, “The Legislature is left with no choice but to seek the court’s intervention to restore constitutional order.”
Whitmer has been hit with widespread backlash for her stay-at-home orders, which are infamous for being some of the strictest in the nation.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 15, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-05-15--CNN Refuses To Believe Its Own Poll Showing Trump Ahead In Battleground States

A CNN poll published Wednesday shows President Donald Trump leading by seven points over Joe Biden in battleground states .
But the liberal network was rather hush-hush regarding its own findings .
While Biden led overall by a small margin , and that margin against the president was smaller than the margin his immediate two predecessors were at during this point of their successful reelection campaigns , President Trump was leading in the key battleground states of Florida , North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Michigan , Wisconsin , and Minnesota .
Only one CNN show on Wednesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll of voters indicating 52 percent favor Trump , as opposed to 45 percent for Biden , in those battleground states .
Once the gold standard of conservative publications —though now suspect in conservative circles because of their relatively recent anti-Trump stance— the National Review and analyst Kyle Smith picked apart the CNN reports by quoting from one of their broadcasts : “ But remember 2016 .
We pick presidents state by state .
Look at the horse race in the states that CNN designates as presidential battlegrounds .
Take a peek .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 52 percent to 45 percent .
Be careful not to invest too much in any one poll , especially in the middle of a pandemic.
” Notice the last line .
And remember that this is their own poll .
But they ask viewers “ not to invest too much ” in it .
Smith : “ CNN anchor John King then began a panel discussion , warning a Politico reporter and CNN ’ s Jeff Zeleny not to overinvest in any one poll before asking their opinions .
Only after all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN has a new poll out , under the headline , ‘ CNN Poll : Biden tops Trump nationwide , but battlegrounds tilt Trump.
’ ” Smith continued , saying , “ Polls are expensive , news organizations tend to hype them breathlessly to generate headlines in rival media outlets…and politics is one of CNN ’ s core topics .
Yet CNN seemed oddly unenthused about its own poll .
The story to which the homepage linked doesn ’ t mention that Trump had never scored higher in a CNN poll.
” Never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and still the liberal network ignored the poll .
They instead tried to spin it for Biden by saying , “ Given the small sample size in that subset of voters , it is difficult to determine with certainty whether the movement is significant or a fluke of random sampling .
Nationally , Biden holds a lead over Trump among voters age 65 and older , a group which has been tilted Republican in recent presidential elections.
” A fluke ?
Small sample size ?
Random sampling ?
So , are they admitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my amusingly storied career as a political consultant I spent time as a political pollster with a New York city firm .
We never , but never , privately or publicly undercut the results of our own surveys .
If we did , why would someone ever hire us to conduct a poll for them ?
Thus for CNN to do this is tacitly acknowledging that there are some things that mean more to them than even the bottom line .
And those things are protecting Democrats , lying to their own viewers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not like we didn ’ t know this .
But we can give a small bit of thanks to CNN for reminding us on a daily basis .
This piece was written by David Kamioner on May 15 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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A CNN poll published Wednesday shows President Donald Trump leading by seven points over Joe Biden in battleground states. But the liberal network was rather hush-hush regarding its own findings.
While Biden led overall by a small margin, and that margin against the president was smaller than the margin his immediate two predecessors were at during this point of their successful reelection campaigns, President Trump was leading in the key battleground states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Only one CNN show on Wednesday, and none on Thursday, mentioned that poll of voters indicating 52 percent favor Trump, as opposed to 45 percent for Biden, in those battleground states.
Once the gold standard of conservative publications —though now suspect in conservative circles because of their relatively recent anti-Trump stance— the National Review and analyst Kyle Smith picked apart the CNN reports by quoting from one of their broadcasts: “But remember 2016. We pick presidents state by state. Look at the horse race in the states that CNN designates as presidential battlegrounds. Take a peek. The president leads in those battleground states, 52 percent to 45 percent. Be careful not to invest too much in any one poll, especially in the middle of a pandemic.”
Notice the last line. And remember that this is their own poll. But they ask viewers “not to invest too much” in it.
Smith: “CNN anchor John King then began a panel discussion, warning a Politico reporter and CNN’s Jeff Zeleny not to overinvest in any one poll before asking their opinions. Only after all of this stuff did we learn that CNN has a new poll out, under the headline, ‘CNN Poll: Biden tops Trump nationwide, but battlegrounds tilt Trump.’”
Smith continued, saying, “Polls are expensive, news organizations tend to hype them breathlessly to generate headlines in rival media outlets…and politics is one of CNN’s core topics. Yet CNN seemed oddly unenthused about its own poll. The story to which the homepage linked doesn’t mention that Trump had never scored higher in a CNN poll.”
Never scored higher in a CNN poll, and still the liberal network ignored the poll. They instead tried to spin it for Biden by saying, “Given the small sample size in that subset of voters, it is difficult to determine with certainty whether the movement is significant or a fluke of random sampling. Nationally, Biden holds a lead over Trump among voters age 65 and older, a group which has been tilted Republican in recent presidential elections.”
A fluke? Small sample size? Random sampling? So, are they admitting their own polling is unreliable? During my amusingly storied career as a political consultant I spent time as a political pollster with a New York city firm. We never, but never, privately or publicly undercut the results of our own surveys. If we did, why would someone ever hire us to conduct a poll for them? Thus for CNN to do this is tacitly acknowledging that there are some things that mean more to them than even the bottom line. And those things are protecting Democrats, lying to their own viewers, and hurting Donald Trump.
It’s not like we didn’t know this. But we can give a small bit of thanks to CNN for reminding us on a daily basis.
This piece was written by David Kamioner on May 15, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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Woman Holding ‘We Are Free’ Sign While Sitting On Beach Is Dragged Away By Cops: ‘This Is A Power Trip’

A disturbing video is going viral this week showing the moment cops dragged away a woman who was holding a sign that said “ We Are Free ” as she sat on a beach in Miami Beach , Florida .
Kimberly Falkenstine , 33 , was protesting COVID-19 beach closures and she refused to leave when confronted by officers , according to WTVJ-TV .
They ended up arresting her and charging her with violating an emergency order , trespassing , and resisting an officer without violence .
The cops came upon Falkenstine just after she and her husband participated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrators demanded that South Florida reopen its beaches and economy .
When confronted by the officers , Falkenstine told them that the beach was for the public and that it was her right to be there .
The entire incident was captured on camera by a man who was with Falkenstine .
The video opens with her saying that the number of officers patrolling the beach is “ ridiculous.
” “ This is a power trip .
This has nothing to do with the virus , ” she said .
After Falkenstine sat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car can be seen arriving .
Two other vehicles quickly made their way to the scene , and three officers ended up approaching the woman .
When they got to Falkenstine , she raised her sign over her head before the cops grabbed her arms .
As the officers dragged Falkenstine away , a crowd gathered to cheer her on .
We have to agree with Falkenstine that this really is ridiculous .
Things have gone way too far , and these officers are clearly on the power trip of a lifetime .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ relishing controlling every aspect of our lives in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic , and it ’ s time for us to take our liberties back .
The American people deserve better than this .
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 15 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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A disturbing video is going viral this week showing the moment cops dragged away a woman who was holding a sign that said “We Are Free” as she sat on a beach in Miami Beach, Florida.
Kimberly Falkenstine, 33, was protesting COVID-19 beach closures and she refused to leave when confronted by officers, according to WTVJ-TV. They ended up arresting her and charging her with violating an emergency order, trespassing, and resisting an officer without violence.
The cops came upon Falkenstine just after she and her husband participated in a protest at Lummus Park, where demonstrators demanded that South Florida reopen its beaches and economy. When confronted by the officers, Falkenstine told them that the beach was for the public and that it was her right to be there.
The entire incident was captured on camera by a man who was with Falkenstine. The video opens with her saying that the number of officers patrolling the beach is “ridiculous.”
“This is a power trip. This has nothing to do with the virus,” she said.
After Falkenstine sat down on the beach, a patrol car can be seen arriving. Two other vehicles quickly made their way to the scene, and three officers ended up approaching the woman. When they got to Falkenstine, she raised her sign over her head before the cops grabbed her arms.
As the officers dragged Falkenstine away, a crowd gathered to cheer her on.
We have to agree with Falkenstine that this really is ridiculous. Things have gone way too far, and these officers are clearly on the power trip of a lifetime. Leftist governments all over the country are relishing controlling every aspect of our lives in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s time for us to take our liberties back. The American people deserve better than this.
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 15, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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Hillary Clinton tries to humiliate Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner: He immediately turns the tables on her
Michigan music store owner sends brutal message to Gretchen Whitmer after he’s forced to shut down his shop for good
Robert De Niro launches outrageous new attack on Trump, claims president doesn’t care how many die of COVID-19
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