westernjournal--2020-01-16--Walmart’s Gun Policy Does Nothing as Shopper Builds IED from Items Around Store

Walmart infamously instituted a no-open-carry policy in a knee-jerk response to shootings in two of its stores last year , but a recent incident highlights that the real problem isn ’ t customers ’ right to carry .
One woman proved that even seemingly harmless items from Walmart ’ s own shelves can be turned into something capable of deadly destruction .
At a Tampa , Florida , Walmart on Saturday , a security guard noticed a woman wandering the aisles as she opened the store ’ s merchandise .
To the untrained eye , the woman , identified later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared to simply be gathering household supplies .
She picked up a mason jar , a flammable liquid and brad nails — the container , fuel and shrapnel for an improvised explosive device .
The security guard , understandably worried , called the Hillsborough County Sheriff ’ s Office .
He also grabbed the attention of an off-duty Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer who was inside the store .
TRENDING : CEO Blaming Trump for Iran Shooting Down Plane Runs Company Responsible for 22 Customers ' Deaths According to WTVT , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the materials into a makeshift bomb .
The woman was attempting to light a shoelace wick before being stopped .
Even worse , the report claims Stallard had a young child with her who was coerced into helping her construct the IED .
It appears as though this wasn ’ t a personal vendetta or a political statement , as Stallard ’ s landlord suggested that she may have a mental illness .
The incident in Tampa shows how ludicrous Walmart ’ s open-carry policy is .
The Arkansas-based retail empire asked customers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shooting at an El Paso , Texas , Walmart made national headlines .
In addition to the policy , the company also rolled back what types of firearms it sold .
Of course , just like gun-free zones , these policies just make shoppers less safe .
As was proven in Tampa , even household supplies found around Walmart can be turned into something deadly .
Thankfully , it appears the extent of Stallard ’ s bomb-making knowledge stopped at using denatured alcohol as fuel for her incendiary device .
For a trained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Walmart might as well be a terrorist ’ s warehouse .
Just as the store ’ s open-carry policy will readily be ignored by a shooter intent on killing , the ( implied ) policy of no bomb-building was so easy to get around that a woman with a child was able to construct an IED .
RELATED : Gun Owners Defy Walmart 's 'Request ' To Stop Open Carry , Company Does Absolutely Nothing , According to Texas Gun Org Conversely , encouraging citizens to flex their Second Amendment right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boon for shoppers .
As was proven in a failed Texas church shooting this past December , in which at least seven churchgoers drew their firearms on the shooter , guns in the hands of responsible citizens is the best security system you can ask for .
While Walmart was lucky to have a sharp-eyed security guard on duty in Tampa , allowing customers more options to carry firearms appears to be a common-sense solution for stores ’ safety .
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Walmart infamously instituted a no-open-carry policy in a knee-jerk response to shootings in two of its stores last year, but a recent incident highlights that the real problem isn’t customers’ right to carry.
One woman proved that even seemingly harmless items from Walmart’s own shelves can be turned into something capable of deadly destruction.
At a Tampa, Florida, Walmart on Saturday, a security guard noticed a woman wandering the aisles as she opened the store’s merchandise. To the untrained eye, the woman, identified later as 37-year-old Emily Stallard, could have appeared to simply be gathering household supplies.
She picked up a mason jar, a flammable liquid and brad nails — the container, fuel and shrapnel for an improvised explosive device.
The security guard, understandably worried, called the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. He also grabbed the attention of an off-duty Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer who was inside the store.
According to WTVT, the police report revealed that Stallard assembled the materials into a makeshift bomb. The woman was attempting to light a shoelace wick before being stopped.
Even worse, the report claims Stallard had a young child with her who was coerced into helping her construct the IED.
It appears as though this wasn’t a personal vendetta or a political statement, as Stallard’s landlord suggested that she may have a mental illness.
The incident in Tampa shows how ludicrous Walmart’s open-carry policy is.
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The Arkansas-based retail empire asked customers not to open carry after a 2019 shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart made national headlines. In addition to the policy, the company also rolled back what types of firearms it sold.
Of course, just like gun-free zones, these policies just make shoppers less safe.
As was proven in Tampa, even household supplies found around Walmart can be turned into something deadly. Thankfully, it appears the extent of Stallard’s bomb-making knowledge stopped at using denatured alcohol as fuel for her incendiary device.
For a trained person intent on causing death and destruction, Walmart might as well be a terrorist’s warehouse.
Just as the store’s open-carry policy will readily be ignored by a shooter intent on killing, the (implied) policy of no bomb-building was so easy to get around that a woman with a child was able to construct an IED.
Conversely, encouraging citizens to flex their Second Amendment right to carry inside of stores could be a boon for shoppers.
As was proven in a failed Texas church shooting this past December, in which at least seven churchgoers drew their firearms on the shooter, guns in the hands of responsible citizens is the best security system you can ask for.
While Walmart was lucky to have a sharp-eyed security guard on duty in Tampa, allowing customers more options to carry firearms appears to be a common-sense solution for stores’ safety.
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westernjournal--2020-01-16--Known for Hateful Behavior, Alec Baldwin Blames Trump Voters for ‘Near Moral Collapse’ of US

It has been suggested that the intractable hatred displayed by the political left toward President Donald Trump is actually aimed less at him personally , and instead is intended to assail and demean the tens of millions of American citizens who voted for and support him .
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin just proved that point with a thread of tweets that blamed them for the “ near moral collapse ” and “ colossal destruction ” of our country and society .
“ American democracy has always been a struggle between the misaligned protections of specific freedoms and a raging , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Baldwin wrote to begin his rant .
“ It demanded vigilant/consistent regulation , compassion for the disenfranchised , and … the periodic display of a necessary sacrifice that allowed for the long term health of our society at the expense of short term whims.
” He continued : “ The desecration of those ideals and the near moral collapse of this country falls squarely in the lap of Trump ’ s supporters , as opposed … to Trump himself , who is merely what psychology labels the ‘ objective negative function @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump for Iran Shooting Down Plane Runs Company Responsible for 22 Customers ' Deaths “ Like fire , floods and earthquakes , it destroys , and only destroys , by its very nature .
Without prejudice , ” he added in another tweet .
“ It is Trump voters , particularly those who would re-elect him … who bear the blame .
For the undeniable and colossal destruction of everything that matters to us as Americans that can not be merely monetized , ” he said .
This unhinged rant from Baldwin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afflicted by Trump Derangement Syndrome , also revealed how much of the animosity aimed toward Trump is actually intended for his legions of supporters .
Furthermore , Baldwin ’ s sense of moral superiority in his series of missives against Trump voters is the exact sort of hypocritical hectoring and moralizing that British comedian Ricky Gervais recently warned his fellow actors and actresses to refrain from doing , as they have no real moral standing to claim superiority over anybody else .
On top of that , it is especially rich to hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of societal ideals and collapse of morality and the destruction of all that is good in this country coming from someone like Baldwin , who is literally the Hollywood epitome of all of those things he lamented .
Baldwin has quite the checkered personal history that leaves him no room to be preaching about morality and societal preservation to anybody else .
Consider the “ racist rant ” the actor let fly against a black photographer for the New York Post outside of his home in 2013 , as reported at the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed him allegedly physically threatening a Post reporter the day prior .
And it wasn ’ t the first time that he ’ d engaged in an altercation with a photographer , as he has taken angry exception with the paparazzi on numerous occasions in the past .
Much more recently , WABC reported that Baldwin pleaded guilty in Jan. 2019 to second-degree harassment and agreed to seek anger management counseling .
Baldwin was able to avoid the assault charges from the Nov. 2018 incident in which he got in a scuffle with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None of that , however , tops how he treated his own daughter , Ireland Baldwin .
Heavy reported on the 2007 incident in which a vicious voicemail the actor had left his then-11-year-old daughter was publicized .
In that voicemail , Baldwin called his young daughter a “ rude , thoughtless little pig ” who needed her “ a** straightened out ” after she had somehow “ humiliated ” him .
Baldwin even won an Emmy award in 2017 for his portrayal on “ Saturday Night Live ” of President Trump — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was one-dimensionally fueled by hatred for the president .
Point being , Alec Baldwin , of just about all people in Hollywood , has no room whatsoever to lecture anybody about lacking morals or the destruction of society when he is one of the worst offenders out there .
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It has been suggested that the intractable hatred displayed by the political left toward President Donald Trump is actually aimed less at him personally, and instead is intended to assail and demean the tens of millions of American citizens who voted for and support him.
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin just proved that point with a thread of tweets that blamed them for the “near moral collapse” and “colossal destruction” of our country and society.
“American democracy has always been a struggle between the misaligned protections of specific freedoms and a raging, at times intoxicating, 12 cylinder economy,” Baldwin wrote to begin his rant.
“It demanded vigilant/consistent regulation, compassion for the disenfranchised, and … the periodic display of a necessary sacrifice that allowed for the long term health of our society at the expense of short term whims.”
He continued: “The desecration of those ideals and the near moral collapse of this country falls squarely in the lap of Trump’s supporters, as opposed … to Trump himself, who is merely what psychology labels the ‘objective negative function.'”
2- …and the periodic display of a necessary sacrifice that allowed for the long term health of our society at the expense of short term whims.
The desecration of those ideals and the near moral collapse of this country falls squarely in the lap of Trump’s supporters, as opposed — HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 13, 2020
“Like fire, floods and earthquakes, it destroys, and only destroys, by its very nature. Without prejudice,” he added in another tweet.
3- …as opposed to Trump himself, who is merely what psychology labels the “objective negative function.” Like fire, floods and earthquakes, it destroys, and only destroys, by its very nature. Without prejudice.
It is Trump voters, particularly those who would re-elect him… — HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 13, 2020
“It is Trump voters, particularly those who would re-elect him … who bear the blame. For the undeniable and colossal destruction of everything that matters to us as Americans that cannot be merely monetized,” he said.
This unhinged rant from Baldwin, which confirmed that he remains very much afflicted by Trump Derangement Syndrome, also revealed how much of the animosity aimed toward Trump is actually intended for his legions of supporters.
Furthermore, Baldwin’s sense of moral superiority in his series of missives against Trump voters is the exact sort of hypocritical hectoring and moralizing that British comedian Ricky Gervais recently warned his fellow actors and actresses to refrain from doing, as they have no real moral standing to claim superiority over anybody else.
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On top of that, it is especially rich to hear such concern about the “desecration” of societal ideals and collapse of morality and the destruction of all that is good in this country coming from someone like Baldwin, who is literally the Hollywood epitome of all of those things he lamented.
Baldwin has quite the checkered personal history that leaves him no room to be preaching about morality and societal preservation to anybody else.
Consider the “racist rant” the actor let fly against a black photographer for the New York Post outside of his home in 2013, as reported at the time by the Daily Mail.
That incident followed him allegedly physically threatening a Post reporter the day prior. And it wasn’t the first time that he’d engaged in an altercation with a photographer, as he has taken angry exception with the paparazzi on numerous occasions in the past.
Much more recently, WABC reported that Baldwin pleaded guilty in Jan. 2019 to second-degree harassment and agreed to seek anger management counseling. Baldwin was able to avoid the assault charges from the Nov. 2018 incident in which he got in a scuffle with a man over a parking spot.
None of that, however, tops how he treated his own daughter, Ireland Baldwin. Heavy reported on the 2007 incident in which a vicious voicemail the actor had left his then-11-year-old daughter was publicized.
In that voicemail, Baldwin called his young daughter a “rude, thoughtless little pig” who needed her “a** straightened out” after she had somehow “humiliated” him.
Baldwin even won an Emmy award in 2017 for his portrayal on “Saturday Night Live” of President Trump — a ridiculous award for a lame impersonation that was one-dimensionally fueled by hatred for the president.
Point being, Alec Baldwin, of just about all people in Hollywood, has no room whatsoever to lecture anybody about lacking morals or the destruction of society when he is one of the worst offenders out there.
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westernjournal--2020-01-16--House Votes To Send Impeachment to Senate, with One Lone Democrat Bucking His Party

On Wednesday , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made a motion to have the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump sent to the Senate .
The historic trial is set to begin on Thursday .
Pelosi told ABC News , “ Today , we will make history , when we walk down — when the managers walk the hall , they will cross a threshold in history , delivering articles of impeachment against the president of the United States for abuse of power and obstruction of the House .
… This president will be held accountable.
” TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Down Plane Runs Company Responsible for 22 Customers ' Deaths On Saturday , before the vote to move the impeachment to the Senate , moderate Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson said that he will be voting against the measure .
According to KNOW-FM , the Minnesota representative announced his stance on the subject over the weekend at the annual meeting of a local dairy cooperative called the First District Association .
Peterson was the only Democrat to vote against the motion to move the articles of impeachment to the Senate , a measure that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process has been a mistake and I will not be whipped in line by my party .
I may stand alone but I stand in good conscience , ” Peterson wrote in a statement .
“ History will show this to be a mistake and the Senate will make short work of an acquittal.
” The Daily Caller reported that in December that Peterson was one of three Democrats who did not vote in favor of adopting the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump .
In October he was also one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inquiry .
RELATED : Nancy Pelosi Appoints Team of Seven Impeachment Managers , Including Schiff and Nadler KNOW reported that Peterson said Trump “ has not committed a crime ” and that his 7th district is not in support of the U.S. providing foreign aid , so Trump withholding funds to Ukraine is not reason enough for impeachment .
He also claimed that there is no primary information on the presidents questionable phone call .
Peterson said he predicts the House will vote for impeachment and that the Senate will to have him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country for no good reason because he ’ s not going to be thrown out of office .
Why are we doing this ?
If people don ’ t like Trump , they can vote against him , ” Peterson told KNOW .
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On Wednesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made a motion to have the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump sent to the Senate.
The historic trial is set to begin on Thursday.
Pelosi told ABC News, “Today, we will make history, when we walk down — when the managers walk the hall, they will cross a threshold in history, delivering articles of impeachment against the president of the United States for abuse of power and obstruction of the House. … This president will be held accountable.”
BREAKING: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, ahead of signing resolution sending articles of impeachment to the Senate: “Today we will make history.” “As we make that history, we will be making progress for the American people.” https://t.co/VPZMG1NIkw pic.twitter.com/SqGFYWwi23 — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 15, 2020
On Saturday, before the vote to move the impeachment to the Senate, moderate Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson said that he will be voting against the measure.
According to KNOW-FM, the Minnesota representative announced his stance on the subject over the weekend at the annual meeting of a local dairy cooperative called the First District Association.
Peterson was the only Democrat to vote against the motion to move the articles of impeachment to the Senate, a measure that ended up passing 228-193.
Minnesota DEMOCRATIC Rep. Collin Peterson voted ‘nay’. He was the only Democrat. Republicans all voted together. More here:
https://t.co/EPBLsseiMv — Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) January 15, 2020
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“This process has been a mistake and I will not be whipped in line by my party. I may stand alone but I stand in good conscience,” Peterson wrote in a statement.
“History will show this to be a mistake and the Senate will make short work of an acquittal.”
The Daily Caller reported that in December that Peterson was one of three Democrats who did not vote in favor of adopting the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
In October he was also one of two Democrats to vote against the impeachment inquiry.
Over 200 senators and House members asked the Supreme Court to consider overturning Roe v. Wade. All are Republican except for two Democratic congressmen – Collin Peterson and Dan Lipinski. https://t.co/3NMoBjqqCq — Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) January 2, 2020
KNOW reported that Peterson said Trump “has not committed a crime” and that his 7th district is not in support of the U.S. providing foreign aid, so Trump withholding funds to Ukraine is not reason enough for impeachment.
He also claimed that there is no primary information on the presidents questionable phone call.
Peterson said he predicts the House will vote for impeachment and that the Senate will have him acquitted.
“This is dividing the country for no good reason because he’s not going to be thrown out of office. Why are we doing this? If people don’t like Trump, they can vote against him,” Peterson told KNOW.
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westernjournal--2020-01-16--Northam Declares ‘State of Emergency’ as Militias Prepare To March on Richmond

The die has been cast in Virginia .
As citizens and militia groups prepare for a Jan. 20 march on Richmond in protest of Democrats ’ shameless gun control measures , the commonwealth ’ s governor has declared a state of emergency in an attempt to disarm the protesting citizens .
Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 49 on Wednesday , a “ declaration of a state of emergency due to potential civil unrest at the Virginia state capitol.
” Northam linked the upcoming march to the white nationalist event that turned into a disaster in Charlottesville , Virginia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Credible intelligence gathered by Virginia ’ s law enforcement agencies indicates that tens of thousands of advocates plan to converge on Capitol Square for events culminating on January 20 , 2020 , ” Northam wrote in the order .
TRENDING : CEO Blaming Trump for Iran Shooting Down Plane Runs Company Responsible for 22 Customers ' Deaths “ Available information suggests that a substantial number of these demonstrators are expected to come from outside the Commonwealth , may be armed , and have as their purpose not peaceful assembly but violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ executive order bans all firearms and weapons on the Capitol Square and surrounding areas , but then takes an even more sickening twist .
Northam specifically listed personal protective gear such as helmets and shields as weapons in his order .
Of course , these rules don ’ t apply to the armed state employees who will confront the protesters .
For a governor who has lost the trust of a majority of his counties and many of his citizens over his gun-grabbing ways , this announcement could not have come at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of angry people now ready to flex their Second Amendment rights in a march on Richmond , labeling them as racists intent on killing will not go over well .
It appears as though Northam is truly afraid of his own constituents , and there are now reports of defenses being hardened around the capitol itself .
In one image , workers can be seen erecting barricades for next week ’ s protest .
Northam is making a big gamble here , possibly a bigger one than he realizes .
The governor is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power of his office that protesters worried about his stance on guns disarm themselves .
Keep in mind , this isn ’ t a gaggle of a few hundred that can be corralled by police , but many thousands of citizens who are willing to brave below-freezing temperatures and long drives to show their resolve to keep Second Amendment rights strong .
RELATED : Walmart 's Gun Policy Does Nothing as Shopper Builds IED from Items Around Store For Northam , the best-case scenario is that everyone shows up without a gun , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls it a day .
What happens if people , thousands of them , do show up with lawfully held firearms ?
Northam faces a choice here , and none of the outcomes are pretty .
If he orders his police to stand down and not engage those bearing arms , the citizens win .
They would have arrived , proven that the Second Amendment was a check against government overreach and headed home while Northam faces humiliation .
On the other hand , there ’ s confiscation .
If authorities are ordered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happens when those same citizens refuse ?
In other words , how far will Northam go to ensure his authority remains unchallenged ?
The ramifications of Northam ’ s executive order could not only cause chaos in the Old Dominion , but also shake our very nation itself .
With the massive protest less than a week away , all eyes are on Virginia .
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The die has been cast in Virginia.
As citizens and militia groups prepare for a Jan. 20 march on Richmond in protest of Democrats’ shameless gun control measures, the commonwealth’s governor has declared a state of emergency in an attempt to disarm the protesting citizens.
Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 49 on Wednesday, a “declaration of a state of emergency due to potential civil unrest at the Virginia state capitol.”
Northam linked the upcoming march to the white nationalist event that turned into a disaster in Charlottesville, Virginia, vowing to never let it happen again.
“Credible intelligence gathered by Virginia’s law enforcement agencies indicates that tens of thousands of advocates plan to converge on Capitol Square for events culminating on January 20, 2020,” Northam wrote in the order.
“Available information suggests that a substantial number of these demonstrators are expected to come from outside the Commonwealth, may be armed, and have as their purpose not peaceful assembly but violence, rioting, and insurrection.”
The executive order bans all firearms and weapons on the Capitol Square and surrounding areas, but then takes an even more sickening twist.
Northam specifically listed personal protective gear such as helmets and shields as weapons in his order. Of course, these rules don’t apply to the armed state employees who will confront the protesters.
For a governor who has lost the trust of a majority of his counties and many of his citizens over his gun-grabbing ways, this announcement could not have come at a worse time.
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With tens of thousands of angry people now ready to flex their Second Amendment rights in a march on Richmond, labeling them as racists intent on killing will not go over well.
It appears as though Northam is truly afraid of his own constituents, and there are now reports of defenses being hardened around the capitol itself. In one image, workers can be seen erecting barricades for next week’s protest.
Northam is making a big gamble here, possibly a bigger one than he realizes.
The governor is not asking but demanding with the full power of his office that protesters worried about his stance on guns disarm themselves.
Keep in mind, this isn’t a gaggle of a few hundred that can be corralled by police, but many thousands of citizens who are willing to brave below-freezing temperatures and long drives to show their resolve to keep Second Amendment rights strong.
For Northam, the best-case scenario is that everyone shows up without a gun, parades around for a bit and then calls it a day.
What happens if people, thousands of them, do show up with lawfully held firearms? Northam faces a choice here, and none of the outcomes are pretty.
If he orders his police to stand down and not engage those bearing arms, the citizens win. They would have arrived, proven that the Second Amendment was a check against government overreach and headed home while Northam faces humiliation.
On the other hand, there’s confiscation.
If authorities are ordered to seize any firearms citizens bring, what happens when those same citizens refuse? In other words, how far will Northam go to ensure his authority remains unchallenged?
The ramifications of Northam’s executive order could not only cause chaos in the Old Dominion, but also shake our very nation itself.
With the massive protest less than a week away, all eyes are on Virginia.
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westernjournal--2020-01-17--Iranian President Warns ‘The American Soldier Is in Danger’ Over Nuclear Deal

As European nations distanced themselves from Iran , threats flowed from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani .
“ Today , the American soldier is in danger , tomorrow the European soldier could be in danger , ” Rouhani said Wednesday , according to Time .
“ We want you to leave this region , but not with war .
We want you to go wisely .
It is to your own benefit , ” he said .
On Tuesday , Britain , France and Germany , which are all partners in the Iranian nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ triggered what is known as a dispute mechanism in the treaty .
Depending upon the course of events , United Nations sanctions on Iran could return as a result of the European action , according to The Washington Post .
TRENDING : Actress Olivia Williams Reportedly Told Doctors for 4 Years Something Was Wrong Before Finally Receiving Cancer Diagnosis European nations that follow the U.S. in “ subordinate way ” and “ abuse ” the deal “ must also prepare to accept the consequences , ” the Foreign Ministry said .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear deal , ” Rouhani said , according to CNBC .
He also demanded an apology from the European nations .
On Friday , Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appeared at public prayers to condemn the United States , according to The New York Times .
“ We delivered a slap to U.S. ’ s image as a superpower , ” he said about Iran ’ s missile strike launched in response to the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani .
Khamenei called Trump a “ clown ” whose public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were false .
He said the U.S. president would “ push a poisonous dagger ” into their backs .
During his speech , he also described the Quds Force that Soleimani led as a “ humanitarian organization with human values , ” according to the BBC .
The U.S. has labeled Quds Force a terrorist organization .
In a tweet Jan. 4 , Trump said of Iran , “ If they attack again , which I would strongly advise them not to do , we will hit them harder than they have ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major military clash between the U.S. and Iran appears to have been avoided , the same is not likely to be true of cyberspace , according to one expert .
“ Cyber is the easiest way Iran can have a direct effect on the U.S. homeland , ” Jon Bateman , a cyber policy fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , said , according to Agence France-Presse .
“ I don ’ t think we should believe everything is over , ” he said .
Bateman said Iran might launch attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disinformation on social media to impact the 2020 election .
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As European nations distanced themselves from Iran, threats flowed from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
“Today, the American soldier is in danger, tomorrow the European soldier could be in danger,” Rouhani said Wednesday, according to Time.
“We want you to leave this region, but not with war. We want you to go wisely. It is to your own benefit,” he said.
On Tuesday, Britain, France and Germany, which are all partners in the Iranian nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama but scorned by President Donald Trump, triggered what is known as a dispute mechanism in the treaty.
Depending upon the course of events, United Nations sanctions on Iran could return as a result of the European action, according to The Washington Post.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the action.
European nations that follow the U.S. in “subordinate way” and “abuse” the deal “must also prepare to accept the consequences,” the Foreign Ministry said.
“The EU should fulfill its commitments under the nuclear deal,” Rouhani said, according to CNBC. He also demanded an apology from the European nations.
On Friday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appeared at public prayers to condemn the United States, according to The New York Times.
“We delivered a slap to U.S.’s image as a superpower,” he said about Iran’s missile strike launched in response to the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Khamenei called Trump a “clown” whose public messages of support for the Iranian people were false. He said the U.S. president would “push a poisonous dagger” into their backs.
During his speech, he also described the Quds Force that Soleimani led as a “humanitarian organization with human values,” according to the BBC. The U.S. has labeled Quds Force a terrorist organization.
In a tweet Jan. 4, Trump said of Iran, “If they attack again, which I would strongly advise them not to do, we will hit them harder than they have ever been hit before!”
Although a major military clash between the U.S. and Iran appears to have been avoided, the same is not likely to be true of cyberspace, according to one expert.
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“Cyber is the easiest way Iran can have a direct effect on the U.S. homeland,” Jon Bateman, a cyber policy fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said, according to Agence France-Presse.
“I don’t think we should believe everything is over,” he said.
Bateman said Iran might launch attacks on infrastructure, deploy ransomware or distribute disinformation on social media to impact the 2020 election.
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westernjournal--2020-01-17--NYT Reporter Thinks It’s Crazy That Nobody Believes White Woman Who Claimed To Be Native American

The general assumption regarding Sen. Elizabeth Warren ’ s claim that Sen. Bernie Sanders told her a woman couldn ’ t win the presidency in 2020 is that it was a coordinated leak by her campaign .
If that ’ s the case , I ’ m kind of at a loss as to why anyone thought now was a good time to play another round of “ Who Believes Pocahontas ?
” Plenty of people don ’ t , which seemed to confuse The New York Times ’ Maggie Haberman .
In fact , she ’ s even curious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times writer would say that perhaps it was a Rashomon-like situation where the 2020 Democratic candidates simply misremembered what happened during a 2018 meeting and both came away with dramatically different impressions which were mutually untrue .
The discussion happened during a thread started by Mother Jones Editorial Director Ben Dreyfuss in which he asked , “ [ I ] sn ’ t Occam ’ s razor here that they ’ re both just having a very human misunderstanding about a year old conversation ?
” TRENDING : Actress Olivia Williams Reportedly Told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Before Finally Receiving Cancer Diagnosis Here ’ s was what Times TV critic James Poniewozik had to say about it : Haberman was “ [ j ] ust curious ” about why Poniewozik wouldn ’ t believe Warren ’ s version , which is that Bernie absolutely , totally told her this and that Bernie “ called me a liar on national TV.
” So , instead of shooting him a question on say , Slack , she decided to hit up Poniewozik publicly : I ’ m sure she was “ [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the Twitter version of crossing one ’ s arms and arching one ’ s eyebrow .
Dilbert creator and notable political rabble-rouser Scott Adams probably had the best response to this aspect of the tweet : RELATED : If 'Believe Women ' Applies to Warren , Should n't Libs Always Believe Sarah Sanders & Kellyanne ?
If she really was curious , however — well , let ’ s just say she opened herself up for what happened next .
I think we ’ re clear about what we ’ re talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re recently tuning into this , a bit of an explainer .
Warren lied about being a Native American for years and then tried to transmute those lies into truths by taking a genetic test that proved she was as little as 1/1,024th Native American .
She lied about how important this was for her career trajectory , given that this self-identification came at a time when academia was starved to diversify their faculty ; Warren was prominently listed as a “ minority ” by both the University of Pennsylvania and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those schools .
She sent her child to private school back in Texas in the 1980s and then lied about it when someone confronted her , given the fact that Warren ’ s education plan would choke off funding for alternatives to public schools .
She lied about being fired for being visibly pregnant when it turns out she resigned the job on her own accord .
She even lied about where her “ family recipe ” for a Native American cookbook came from , with the recipe she submitted to “ Pow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the work of French chef Pierre Franey .
( Perhaps he was Cherokee ? )
It ’ s sort of unbelievable that Haberman , The Times ’ White House correspondent , needs to be reminded of the fact Elizabeth Warren is a liar .
Why on earth would she stop lying now .
And , perhaps more importantly , why should anyone start believing a white woman who claimed to be a Native American ?
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The general assumption regarding Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s claim that Sen. Bernie Sanders told her a woman couldn’t win the presidency in 2020 is that it was a coordinated leak by her campaign.
If that’s the case, I’m kind of at a loss as to why anyone thought now was a good time to play another round of “Who Believes Pocahontas?”
Plenty of people don’t, which seemed to confuse The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman.
In fact, she’s even curious as to why a fellow New York Times writer would say that perhaps it was a Rashomon-like situation where the 2020 Democratic candidates simply misremembered what happened during a 2018 meeting and both came away with dramatically different impressions which were mutually untrue.
The discussion happened during a thread started by Mother Jones Editorial Director Ben Dreyfuss in which he asked, “[I]sn’t Occam’s razor here that they’re both just having a very human misunderstanding about a year old conversation?”
Here’s was what Times TV critic James Poniewozik had to say about it:
A plausible scenario is
-they meet
-both want to run
-he’s like, “Trump is a sexist and he will use this against a woman”
-she infers, reasonably, “He’s telling me a woman can’t win”
-she recalls the disagreement
-he insists he didn’t literally say “a woman can’t win” — James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) January 16, 2020
Haberman was “[j]ust curious” about why Poniewozik wouldn’t believe Warren’s version, which is that Bernie absolutely, totally told her this and that Bernie “called me a liar on national TV.”
So, instead of shooting him a question on say, Slack, she decided to hit up Poniewozik publicly:
Why is the automatic assumption that her version is wrong? Just curious. https://t.co/Ra8qZVLfoJ — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 16, 2020
I’m sure she was “[j]ust curious,” which is the Twitter version of crossing one’s arms and arching one’s eyebrow.
Dilbert creator and notable political rabble-rouser Scott Adams probably had the best response to this aspect of the tweet:
Why assume it is automatic? — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) January 17, 2020
If she really was curious, however — well, let’s just say she opened herself up for what happened next.
She lied about her kids going to public school. Forgot that one. — Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) January 16, 2020
I think mostly because of her well-earned reputation, unlike Bernie, as someone who makes up stories, including major ones about her ethnicity and career and what not. Like, all of her nicknames are based around this trait. Probably that. https://t.co/ViBg6WDwYl — Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 16, 2020
Yeah, I’m sure it’s totally organic that this story just happened to drop the day before the debate…while she’s trailing in the polls. Plus she’s been so honest up till now, amirite? — Jen DinNJ (@JenDinnj) January 16, 2020
@maggieNYT you’re not this dense are you? The correct answer is that she lies pathologically. Ethnic Heritage, Oppression as Mom, etc etc. — Kevin McCullough (@KMCRadio) January 16, 2020
A woman who famously lied about her heritage, her grandparents, her parents, her employers, her kids, and even her recipes would never fabricate an unbelievable story about her political opponent weeks before an election. https://t.co/8fYJJ04YEu — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 16, 2020
I think we’re clear about what we’re talking about here, but just in case you’re recently tuning into this, a bit of an explainer.
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Warren lied about being a Native American for years and then tried to transmute those lies into truths by taking a genetic test that proved she was as little as 1/1,024th Native American.
She lied about how important this was for her career trajectory, given that this self-identification came at a time when academia was starved to diversify their faculty; Warren was prominently listed as a “minority” by both the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University during her time working at those schools.
She sent her child to private school back in Texas in the 1980s and then lied about it when someone confronted her, given the fact that Warren’s education plan would choke off funding for alternatives to public schools.
She lied about being fired for being visibly pregnant when it turns out she resigned the job on her own accord.
She even lied about where her “family recipe” for a Native American cookbook came from, with the recipe she submitted to “Pow Wow Chow” being virtually identical to the work of French chef Pierre Franey. (Perhaps he was Cherokee?)
It’s sort of unbelievable that Haberman, The Times’ White House correspondent, needs to be reminded of the fact Elizabeth Warren is a liar.
Why on earth would she stop lying now.
And, perhaps more importantly, why should anyone start believing a white woman who claimed to be a Native American?
Just curious.
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westernjournal--2020-01-17--Mexico Will Crack Down on Central American Caravan Bound for US

As yet another caravan of migrants begins its trek north , Mexico is vowing that this time , it will stop the migrants before they reach their goal of the U.S. border .
The BBC and The New York Times each estimated the group contained “ hundreds ” of migrants as it left Honduras on Tuesday and began to cross Guatemala .
Although the group was initially met with tear gas at the Honduras-Guatemala border , Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said Wednesday his nation would allow Hondurans in the country if they had proper identification .
TRENDING : Best Debate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While Demanding Credit for 30-Year-Old Election Win He warned , however , that Mexico would “ do everything in their powers to stop ” the group .
The comment came following a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard .
After pressure from President Donald Trump , Mexico has said it will tighten enforcement when it comes to migrant caravans heading for the U.S. Mexican Interior Minister Olga Sánchez Cordero said Mexican officials would seek to assist Hondurans who want to remain in Mexico .
“ Mexico is not only a transit country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In no way we have transit visas or safe passage.
” She said visas will not be issued to allow the migrants to move through Mexico .
“ That ’ s very clear , ” she said , according to Reuters .
Itsmania Platero , a freelance journalist and self-described “ human right [ s ] defender , ” said the migrants will not clear Mexico .
RELATED : Large Caravan of Immigrants Forms in Central America with Goal of Reaching US “ The truth is , it is going to be impossible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Platero told The Associated Press .
“ The Mexican police have a large contingent and they are going to catch all the migrants without documents and they will be detained and returned to their home countries.
” Although the strategy of a massed caravan trying to cross the border is reminiscent of caravans that attempted to slam against the U.S. border in 2018 and 2019 , Mark A. Morgan , acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner , said Tuesday a lot has changed in recent months , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s policy to work with Mexico and Central American nations is reducing the flow of illegal immigrants .
“ This is not a political statement , it ’ s because I believe it and because it is true : The success that I just outlined is absolutely a direct result of this president ’ s strategies , ” he said .
“ We are succeeding in addressing this crisis.
” Also Tuesday , Morgan cited two statistics he said show Trump ’ s policies are making a difference , He said daily apprehensions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now down to about 1,300 .
The 21-day average for the number of apprehensions is now below 1,000 , down 78 percent .
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As yet another caravan of migrants begins its trek north, Mexico is vowing that this time, it will stop the migrants before they reach their goal of the U.S. border.
The BBC and The New York Times each estimated the group contained “hundreds” of migrants as it left Honduras on Tuesday and began to cross Guatemala.
Reuters estimated the caravan had 2,200 people.
Although the group was initially met with tear gas at the Honduras-Guatemala border, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said Wednesday his nation would allow Hondurans in the country if they had proper identification.
The second & largest group of the #migrantcaravan left this morning on foot. Some say the 2020 caravan bigger than the first caravan, involving over 10,000 people but hard to get an estimate. #Honduras pic.twitter.com/2OCczPFZ3H — Honduras Solidarity (@hondurassol) January 15, 2020
He warned, however, that Mexico would “do everything in their powers to stop” the group.
The comment came following a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.
After pressure from President Donald Trump, Mexico has said it will tighten enforcement when it comes to migrant caravans heading for the U.S.
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Mexican Interior Minister Olga Sánchez Cordero said Mexican officials would seek to assist Hondurans who want to remain in Mexico.
“Mexico is not only a transit country,” she told reporters. “In no way we have transit visas or safe passage.”
She said visas will not be issued to allow the migrants to move through Mexico.
“That’s very clear,” she said, according to Reuters.
Itsmania Platero, a freelance journalist and self-described “human right[s] defender,” said the migrants will not clear Mexico.
“The truth is, it is going to be impossible for them to reach the United States,” Platero told The Associated Press. “The Mexican police have a large contingent and they are going to catch all the migrants without documents and they will be detained and returned to their home countries.”
Although the strategy of a massed caravan trying to cross the border is reminiscent of caravans that attempted to slam against the U.S. border in 2018 and 2019, Mark A. Morgan, acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, said Tuesday a lot has changed in recent months, according to the Washington Examiner.
He said Trump’s policy to work with Mexico and Central American nations is reducing the flow of illegal immigrants.
“This is not a political statement, it’s because I believe it and because it is true: The success that I just outlined is absolutely a direct result of this president’s strategies,” he said.
“We are succeeding in addressing this crisis.”
Also Tuesday, Morgan cited two statistics he said show Trump’s policies are making a difference,
He said daily apprehensions, which hit 4,600 in May, are now down to about 1,300. The 21-day average for the number of apprehensions is now below 1,000, down 78 percent.
“That’s a dramatic reduction,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-01-17--Michael Flynn Moves To Withdraw His Guilty Plea, Says Prosecution ‘Operated in Bad Faith’

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has decided to fight back now that the Department of Justice wants to send him to prison .
In 2017 , Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI regarding the contacts he made with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak .
Although the Department of Justice initially recommended no prison time , in November it changed course and recommended that Flynn serve six months .
The retired Army lieutenant general is now seeking to withdraw his guilty plea .
Because of that , U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday agreed to delay Flynn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jan. 28 , to Feb. 27 .
TRENDING : Best Debate Moment : Bernie Has Trouble with Math While Demanding Credit for 30-Year-Old Election Win The motion filed by Flynn ’ s legal team said it was seeking to withdraw the plea ‘ because of the government ’ s bad faith , vindictiveness and breach of the plea agreement.
” “ The prosecutor seeks to rewrite history and send Mr. Flynn to prison .
This about-face places the government in breach of the plea agreement , ” the motion said .
In its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the adoption of a more confrontational approach by Flynn came at the same time that he was represented by attorney Sidney Powell .
“ It ’ s just been one atrocity after another , ” Powell told host Sean Hannity on Fox News ’ “ Hannity ” on Tuesday .
“ The recent sentencing note is full of lies and distortions.
” In November , the Department of Justice admitted it made a mistake in the case in relation to notes taken in connection with Flynn ’ s case .
The motion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government but was betrayed .
“ Michael T. Flynn is innocent , ” the motion said .
“ Mr .
Flynn has cooperated with the government in good faith for two years , ” it said .
“ He gave the prosecution his full cooperation .
‘ He held nothing back.
’ He endured massive , unnecessary , and frankly counterproductive demands on his time , his family , his scarce resources , and his life .
“ The same can not be said for the prosecution which has operated in bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation ’ and continues relentlessly through this specious prosecution.
” The filing said the change in counsel brought about a change in the government ’ s attitude toward Flynn .
“ The prosecution has shown abject bad faith in pure retaliation against Mr. Flynn since he retained new counsel .
This can only be because with new , unconflicted counsel , Mr. Flynn refused to lie for the prosecution , ” the motion said .
Flynn filing by The Western Journal on Scribd “ Justice is not a game , and there should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Department of Justice , ” the motion said .
The motion accused the Department of Justice of mistreating Flynn .
“ He rightly refused to lie for the government , and his new counsel would not allow him to do so , nor allow the government to bully him into acquiescence , ” the motion said .
“ It is beyond ironic and completely outrageous that the prosecutors have persecuted Mr. Flynn , virtually bankrupted him , and put his entire family through unimaginable stress for three years , ” the motion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has decided to fight back now that the Department of Justice wants to send him to prison.
In 2017, Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI regarding the contacts he made with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Although the Department of Justice initially recommended no prison time, in November it changed course and recommended that Flynn serve six months.
The retired Army lieutenant general is now seeking to withdraw his guilty plea.
Because of that, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday agreed to delay Flynn’s sentencing hearing, originally set for Jan. 28, to Feb. 27.
The motion filed by Flynn’s legal team said it was seeking to withdraw the plea ‘because of the government’s bad faith, vindictiveness and breach of the plea agreement.”
“The prosecutor seeks to rewrite history and send Mr. Flynn to prison. This about-face places the government in breach of the plea agreement,” the motion said.
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In its reporting on the case, Politico noted that the adoption of a more confrontational approach by Flynn came at the same time that he was represented by attorney Sidney Powell.
“It’s just been one atrocity after another,” Powell told host Sean Hannity on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Tuesday. “The recent sentencing note is full of lies and distortions.”
In November, the Department of Justice admitted it made a mistake in the case in relation to notes taken in connection with Flynn’s case.
New letter to the Court from DOJ on the Flynn case. They misidentified the FBI agents’ notes. ?♂ Strzok’s notes are really Pientka’s notes, and Pientka’s notes are really Strzok’s notes. pic.twitter.com/9eTBZrymv9 — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) November 5, 2019
The motion repeatedly said Flynn tried to cooperate with the government but was betrayed.
“Michael T. Flynn is innocent,” the motion said.
“Mr. Flynn has cooperated with the government in good faith for two years,” it said. “He gave the prosecution his full cooperation. ‘He held nothing back.’ He endured massive, unnecessary, and frankly counterproductive demands on his time, his family, his scarce resources, and his life.
“The same cannot be said for the prosecution which has operated in bad faith from the inception of the ‘investigation’ and continues relentlessly through this specious prosecution.”
The filing said the change in counsel brought about a change in the government’s attitude toward Flynn.
“The prosecution has shown abject bad faith in pure retaliation against Mr. Flynn since he retained new counsel. This can only be because with new, unconflicted counsel, Mr. Flynn refused to lie for the prosecution,” the motion said.
Flynn filing by The Western Journal on Scribd
“Justice is not a game, and there should be no room for such gamesmanship in the Department of Justice,” the motion said.
The motion accused the Department of Justice of mistreating Flynn.
“He rightly refused to lie for the government, and his new counsel would not allow him to do so, nor allow the government to bully him into acquiescence,” the motion said.
“It is beyond ironic and completely outrageous that the prosecutors have persecuted Mr. Flynn, virtually bankrupted him, and put his entire family through unimaginable stress for three years,” the motion added.
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westernjournal--2020-01-17--DOJ Hits Comey with New Investigation Over Even More Leaks: Reports

I was under the impression we were done with James Comey , much to the chagrin of Comey himself .
The former FBI director never wants us to forget he was once fired by Donald Trump and this was a Really Terrible Thing™ .
Most recently , he was seen in an Op-Ed talking about the four stages of being attacked by Trump as if they were the five stages of grief .
This didn ’ t make much of an impact , being treated with the same general derision as Comey ’ s strange tweets with photos of him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If he was trying to stay in our collective memory bank , that wasn ’ t exactly the way to do it .
TRENDING : Actress Olivia Williams Reportedly Told Doctors for 4 Years Something Was Wrong Before Finally Receiving Cancer Diagnosis However , there ’ s a new development which might bring Comey headlines yet again .
Shame he probably won ’ t like it .
According to a report in Thursday ’ s New York Times , the former FBI director is yet again under investigation for allegedly leaking classified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States attorney ’ s office in Washington .
The Washington Post also confirmed The Times ’ reporting .
The new investigation involves the strange case of a “ highly classified ” document obtained by Dutch hackers off of Russian computers which influenced how the Hillary Clinton server investigation was handled .
The tale found its way into two stories in the spring of 2017 — and that ’ s what investigators are taking a closer look at .
Comey has previously been investigated for letting the classified cat out of the bag when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Trump through a friend .
That investigation ended with zero charges , obviously .
This time , however , investigators are focusing on how a purported 2016 email between Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida — then the chair of the Democratic National Committee — and an official in George Soros ’ Open Society Foundations ended up worming its way into articles by both The Times and The Post .
The email was first discovered by hackers affiliated with Dutch intelligence who discovered the document , in which Wasserman Schultz assured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wouldn ’ t charge Hillary Clinton in the case .
Given that the email was found on a Russian computer , it was highly suspect and was potentially a form of Russian disinformation .
Wasserman Schultz and Bernardo have denied ever contacting one another , further throwing doubt upon the veracity of the document .
RELATED : Ex-FBI Deputy Director McCabe Reportedly Admitted Lying About Role in Media Leak : ' I 'm Sorry' Whatever the case , its existence was considered “ highly classified , ” according to The Times , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to announce he wouldn ’ t recommend that Clinton face charges in order to take the potential appearance of malfeasance off of Lynch .
We know this because of the aforementioned articles in The Times and The Post , both from the spring of 2017 .
Both of the articles explored the influence of the unreliable email and how it caused Comey to make the decisions he did .
Neither , it must be noted , is particularly complimentary to Comey , arguing in various ways that the decision put into motion a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump elected .
However , in both cases , the take was the same : Both the email and the problematic tarmac meeting between Lynch and former President Bill Clinton in the final days of the investigation “ led FBI leadership to want to show it had reached the decision ” not to prosecute Hillary Clinton “ independently , without political interference from the Justice Department , ” as The Post wrote .
According to The Times , the Department of Justice is now looking at whether Comey or Daniel Richman — Comey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ memo of the former FBI director ’ s conversations with Trump — leaked the information regarding the email to The Times or The Post .
Sources told The Times that the email ’ s “ existence and the collection of it were highly classified secrets , ” meaning the leaking of it could be legally troublesome for Comey .
Of course , this being The Times , there was significant doubt over whether the investigation should even be conducted , with plenty of digital column inches dedicated to how rare it is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , particularly older leak cases .
“ Typically , prosecutors would decline to open investigations into older leaks of classified information because the passage of time makes such cases much harder to pursue as the memories of witnesses fade .
Also , the initial leaks can generate more leaks as more officials feel comfortable discussing the information with journalists because it has become public , ” the article read .
“ Multiple news stories about the classified disclosures also make it harder to determine whether one person was speaking to reporters or several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials .
And the larger the universe of government officials who have been briefed on classified information , the more difficult it is to find the leaker , former officials said .
In this case , lawmakers were briefed on the Russian document in addition to executive branch officials .
“ In inquiries where investigators determine that a leak is coming from members of Congress or their staff , political sensitivities make those cases difficult to investigate .
Most of the time , former officials said , such inquiries are dead on arrival.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to questions about whether the investigation “ was motivated at least in part by politics.
” Also , the prosecutor investigating this turns out to have — gasp !
— ambitions !
“ Federal prosecutors in the District of Columbia have embraced politically fraught cases under the United States attorney , Jessie K. Liu , an ambitious prosecutor who has angled for bigger jobs in the Trump administration , ” the article read .
Yeah , because federal prosecutor is usually a role for slackers who just want to coast in government sinecures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oh , also , if you don ’ t like certain members of the moneyed liberal firmament , you may be on the dangerous political fringe .
According to the article , the Open Society Foundations is “ a democracy-promoting organization whose founder , George Soros , has long been a target of the far right.
” Soros himself couldn ’ t keep a straight face writing that one .
Can ’ t wait to see The Times ’ article where the Kochs are described as “ a democracy-promoting family whose scions have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left.
” All that slant aside , this is yet another ding on Comey ’ s reputation if it turns out he was the leaker on these stories .
Much of the hagiographical material about Comey regards him as a selfless federal Boy Scout who didn ’ t engage in politics or self-aggrandizement .
All right , then — so why the leaking ?
Why were those leaks necessary ?
We ’ ll see what his level of responsibility is for this one , but what the memo leak proved is that James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the business of James Comey .
This is why he ’ s tried so desperately to stay in the spotlight long after his firing .
For the most part , he ’ s failed .
This time , he might succeed — through no effort of his own , mind you , and for reasons he won ’ t be happy about .
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I was under the impression we were done with James Comey, much to the chagrin of Comey himself.
The former FBI director never wants us to forget he was once fired by Donald Trump and this was a Really Terrible Thing™.
Most recently, he was seen in an Op-Ed talking about the four stages of being attacked by Trump as if they were the five stages of grief.
This didn’t make much of an impact, being treated with the same general derision as Comey’s strange tweets with photos of him out in nature combined with cryptic captions.
If he was trying to stay in our collective memory bank, that wasn’t exactly the way to do it.
However, there’s a new development which might bring Comey headlines yet again. Shame he probably won’t like it.
According to a report in Thursday’s New York Times, the former FBI director is yet again under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information, this time by the United States attorney’s office in Washington. The Washington Post also confirmed The Times’ reporting.
The new investigation involves the strange case of a “highly classified” document obtained by Dutch hackers off of Russian computers which influenced how the Hillary Clinton server investigation was handled.
The tale found its way into two stories in the spring of 2017 — and that’s what investigators are taking a closer look at.
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Comey has previously been investigated for letting the classified cat out of the bag when he leaked a memo regarding his conversations with Trump through a friend. That investigation ended with zero charges, obviously.
This time, however, investigators are focusing on how a purported 2016 email between Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida — then the chair of the Democratic National Committee — and an official in George Soros’ Open Society Foundations ended up worming its way into articles by both The Times and The Post.
The email was first discovered by hackers affiliated with Dutch intelligence who discovered the document, in which Wasserman Schultz assured Leonard Bernardo that then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch wouldn’t charge Hillary Clinton in the case.
Given that the email was found on a Russian computer, it was highly suspect and was potentially a form of Russian disinformation.
Wasserman Schultz and Bernardo have denied ever contacting one another, further throwing doubt upon the veracity of the document.
Whatever the case, its existence was considered “highly classified,” according to The Times, especially considering the fact that it led Comey to announce he wouldn’t recommend that Clinton face charges in order to take the potential appearance of malfeasance off of Lynch.
We know this because of the aforementioned articles in The Times and The Post, both from the spring of 2017.
Both of the articles explored the influence of the unreliable email and how it caused Comey to make the decisions he did.
Neither, it must be noted, is particularly complimentary to Comey, arguing in various ways that the decision put into motion a series of events that ended up getting Trump elected.
However, in both cases, the take was the same: Both the email and the problematic tarmac meeting between Lynch and former President Bill Clinton in the final days of the investigation “led FBI leadership to want to show it had reached the decision” not to prosecute Hillary Clinton “independently, without political interference from the Justice Department,” as The Post wrote.
According to The Times, the Department of Justice is now looking at whether Comey or Daniel Richman — Comey’s friend who helped leak the memo of the former FBI director’s conversations with Trump — leaked the information regarding the email to The Times or The Post.
Sources told The Times that the email’s “existence and the collection of it were highly classified secrets,” meaning the leaking of it could be legally troublesome for Comey.
Of course, this being The Times, there was significant doubt over whether the investigation should even be conducted, with plenty of digital column inches dedicated to how rare it is to prosecute leak cases in the first place, particularly older leak cases.
“Typically, prosecutors would decline to open investigations into older leaks of classified information because the passage of time makes such cases much harder to pursue as the memories of witnesses fade. Also, the initial leaks can generate more leaks as more officials feel comfortable discussing the information with journalists because it has become public,” the article read.
“Multiple news stories about the classified disclosures also make it harder to determine whether one person was speaking to reporters or several people, according to former law enforcement officials. And the larger the universe of government officials who have been briefed on classified information, the more difficult it is to find the leaker, former officials said. In this case, lawmakers were briefed on the Russian document in addition to executive branch officials.
“In inquiries where investigators determine that a leak is coming from members of Congress or their staff, political sensitivities make those cases difficult to investigate. Most of the time, former officials said, such inquiries are dead on arrival.”
This, of course, led to questions about whether the investigation “was motivated at least in part by politics.” Also, the prosecutor investigating this turns out to have — gasp! — ambitions!
“Federal prosecutors in the District of Columbia have embraced politically fraught cases under the United States attorney, Jessie K. Liu, an ambitious prosecutor who has angled for bigger jobs in the Trump administration,” the article read.
Yeah, because federal prosecutor is usually a role for slackers who just want to coast in government sinecures for the remainder of their careers.
Oh, also, if you don’t like certain members of the moneyed liberal firmament, you may be on the dangerous political fringe.
According to the article, the Open Society Foundations is “a democracy-promoting organization whose founder, George Soros, has long been a target of the far right.”
Soros himself couldn’t keep a straight face writing that one.
Can’t wait to see The Times’ article where the Kochs are described as “a democracy-promoting family whose scions have long been a target of the far left.”
All that slant aside, this is yet another ding on Comey’s reputation if it turns out he was the leaker on these stories.
Much of the hagiographical material about Comey regards him as a selfless federal Boy Scout who didn’t engage in politics or self-aggrandizement.
All right, then — so why the leaking?
Why were those leaks necessary?
Quite simply, they weren’t.
We’ll see what his level of responsibility is for this one, but what the memo leak proved is that James Comey is, first and foremost, in the business of James Comey.
This is why he’s tried so desperately to stay in the spotlight long after his firing.
For the most part, he’s failed.
This time, he might succeed — through no effort of his own, mind you, and for reasons he won’t be happy about.
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westernjournal--2020-01-17--Millennials’ Favorable View of Socialism Will Play Prominently in 2020 Election

Whether the United States should move toward socialism is shaping up to be one of the defining issues of the 2020 election , and millennials and members of Generation Z have decidedly different views on the subject than previous generations of Americans .
Millennials , ages 23 to 38 , and Generation Z , ages 18 to 22 , are projected to make up 37 percent of the electorate in 2020 , Axios reported .
Multiple polls released last year showed that a large percentage of these younger Americans support socialism .
A YouGov/Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation poll conducted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millennials said they were either “ extremely likely ” or “ somewhat likely ” to vote for a socialist candidate .
Similarly , Axios reported that a Harris Poll conducted last year found that 51 percent of millennials and 61 percent of Generation Z had a “ positive reaction ” to the word “ socialism.
” TRENDING : Actress Olivia Williams Reportedly Told Doctors for 4 Years Something Was Wrong Before Finally Receiving Cancer Diagnosis In fact , socialism ranks higher than the free enterprise system among Gen Z in the survey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a positive reaction to the word “ capitalism.
” Another surprising finding in the YouGov poll was that only 57 percent of millennials “ said they believe the Declaration of Independence better guarantees freedom and inequality over the Communist Manifesto , compared to an overwhelming 94 percent of the silent generation [ ages 75 to 92 ] of Americans , ” The Hill reported .
Harvard economics professor Edward Glaeser noted in a City Journal piece last spring that for older Americans , socialism is strongly associated with Marxism and the Cold War @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that reference point is as “ ancient as a rotary phone.
” Why the comeback of socialism just 25 years after the demise of the Soviet Union and its satellite states ?
“ The likeliest answer : the Great Recession left millennials looking for alternatives to capitalism , without the Cold War ideological guideposts that positioned older generations , ” Glaeser wrote .
“ Both the Right and the Left have redefined socialism , moreover , so that many young supporters now think that it just means a cuddlier , more equitable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defines “ socialism ” as “ any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.
” Additionally , it is “ a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done.
” Millennial Charlie Kirk , the founder and president of the conservative student group Turning Point USA , told The Western Journal he has been raising the red flag for years about young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embrace socialism .
“ They don ’ t actually understand what it is they think they ’ re advocating for , ” Kirk said of students who say they support socialism .
“ Some students believe that socialism means helping people in need or looking out for the vulnerable , which of course it ’ s the exact opposite of that , ” he said .
Fellow millennial Hadley Heath Manning — policy director for Independent Women ’ s Forum — said socialism simply does not have the same meaning to her generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans , who remember the USSR , socialism has that context , ” she told The Western Journal .
“ Younger Americans , on the other hand , relate socialism to a generous welfare state that provides education and health care .
They don ’ t necessarily equate socialism to its textbook definition of a government-managed economy or one where government owns the means of production.
” Manning believes the two issues that are driving younger Americans to support “ socialism ” are education and health care .
The Green New Deal — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont — envisions a massive government intervention into the economy in order to transition the United States to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 , as well as providing taxpayer-funded universal health care and college education .
Co-sponsors of the Green New Deal resolution in the Senate include Democratic presidential hopefuls Sens .
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota , who do not define themselves as socialists .
“ The challenge for Americans who value capitalism is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the marketplace and our communities , can better provide access to education and health care than the government can , ” Manning said .
“ Win these debates , and you ’ ll address the rising interest and support for socialism.
” Kirk has found two questions to be effective in dialoguing with young people about socialism .
“ You ask the question to a student , ‘ Do you trust the government ?
’ Traditionally , their answer will be , ‘ No , I don ’ t trust the government .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Kirk said .
“ You ask the next question , ‘ Then why do you want to make government bigger ?
’ ‘ Well , I don ’ t want to make government bigger , ’ ” is the normal response , he said .
“ Then you ’ re not a socialist , ” Kirk said he informs the person .
It takes him about 15 seconds for the entire back-and-forth .
Overall , he has observed that millennials and Gen Zers do not tend to trust politicians .
Conservative activist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not come of working age during the Great Recession — as being more open to the capitalist message .
Indeed , in the YouGov poll cited above , Gen Z respondents were slightly less likely to be willing to support a socialist candidate than millennials : 64 percent to 70 percent .
“ Gen Z seems to be more conservative , and I project they will be probably one of the most conservative generations , ” Tatum told The Western Journal .
“ Gen .
Z wants to be independent .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Madison Gesiotto , a millennial , points to the nation ’ s educational system as partly to blame for socialism ’ s traction among young people .
“ I believe we are seeing this rise in support for socialism as a result of a rapid spread of misinformation coupled with liberal indoctrination currently present on high school and college campuses , ” she told The Western Journal .
“ What ’ s happening is that people don ’ t even have a fair , balanced knowledge of socialism , ” Tatum said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ what socialism would look like in a quasi-capitalist society like America .
They don ’ t even understand the consequences.
” Kirk said , “ Students think they ’ re advocating for freedom when they advocate for socialism .
I know that might sound bizarre , but that ’ s the messaging campaign that the Marxists have undertaken.
” Glaeser is more skeptical liberal indoctrination is to blame for the rise of socialism among the youth .
The Harvard professor conceded members of college faculties skew heavily liberal , particularly in some fields @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not proof they are actively trying to convert students to their views .
“ [ W ] hile I share the concern that America ’ s campuses might be too ideologically monolithic , I ’ m skeptical that professors have much power to shape opinion , ” he wrote .
“ Many Americans don ’ t even go to college , ” Glaeser said , “ and many who do go aren ’ t paying much attention to their teachers ; those paying attention are the least likely to be ideologically indoctrinated.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last February , President Donald Trump said that “ America will never be a socialist country.
” With socialist candidates like Sanders fueled by the support of millennials and Gen Z polling near the top of the Democratic field , only time will tell if Trump ’ s proclamation will prove true .
The Western Journal reached out to Ocasio-Cortez ’ s office , but a spokeswoman said she was unable to comment for this story .
Additionally , The Western Journal contacted the Justice Democrats PAC , which backed Ocasio-Cortez and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but did not immediately receive a response .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

Whether the United States should move toward socialism is shaping up to be one of the defining issues of the 2020 election, and millennials and members of Generation Z have decidedly different views on the subject than previous generations of Americans.
Millennials, ages 23 to 38, and Generation Z, ages 18 to 22, are projected to make up 37 percent of the electorate in 2020, Axios reported.
Multiple polls released last year showed that a large percentage of these younger Americans support socialism.
A YouGov/Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation poll conducted in September found that 70 percent of millennials said they were either “extremely likely” or “somewhat likely” to vote for a socialist candidate.
A recent poll found 70% of Millennials are likely to vote for a socialist candidate. My takeaway here isn’t that younger Americans love socialism but rather that they feel today’s capitalism is failing them. pic.twitter.com/KptVmRLMlO — Steve Westly (@SteveWestly) October 29, 2019
Similarly, Axios reported that a Harris Poll conducted last year found that 51 percent of millennials and 61 percent of Generation Z had a “positive reaction” to the word “socialism.”
In fact, socialism ranks higher than the free enterprise system among Gen Z in the survey, with just 58 percent saying they have a positive reaction to the word “capitalism.”
Another surprising finding in the YouGov poll was that only 57 percent of millennials “said they believe the Declaration of Independence better guarantees freedom and inequality over the Communist Manifesto, compared to an overwhelming 94 percent of the silent generation [ages 75 to 92] of Americans,” The Hill reported.
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Harvard economics professor Edward Glaeser noted in a City Journal piece last spring that for older Americans, socialism is strongly associated with Marxism and the Cold War, but for 20- and 30 somethings, that reference point is as “ancient as a rotary phone.”
Why the comeback of socialism just 25 years after the demise of the Soviet Union and its satellite states?
“The likeliest answer: the Great Recession left millennials looking for alternatives to capitalism, without the Cold War ideological guideposts that positioned older generations,” Glaeser wrote.
“Both the Right and the Left have redefined socialism, moreover, so that many young supporters now think that it just means a cuddlier, more equitable government,” he explained.
Merriam-Webster defines “socialism” as “any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.”
Additionally, it is “a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done.”
Millennial Charlie Kirk, the founder and president of the conservative student group Turning Point USA, told The Western Journal he has been raising the red flag for years about young Americans being indoctrinated on college campuses to embrace socialism.
“They don’t actually understand what it is they think they’re advocating for,” Kirk said of students who say they support socialism.
“Some students believe that socialism means helping people in need or looking out for the vulnerable, which of course it’s the exact opposite of that,” he said.
Fellow millennial Hadley Heath Manning — policy director for Independent Women’s Forum — said socialism simply does not have the same meaning to her generation as previous ones.
“For older Americans, who remember the USSR, socialism has that context,” she told The Western Journal. “Younger Americans, on the other hand, relate socialism to a generous welfare state that provides education and health care. They don’t necessarily equate socialism to its textbook definition of a government-managed economy or one where government owns the means of production.”
Manning believes the two issues that are driving younger Americans to support “socialism” are education and health care.
The Green New Deal — promoted by self-described democratic socialists Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont — envisions a massive government intervention into the economy in order to transition the United States to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, as well as providing taxpayer-funded universal health care and college education.
Co-sponsors of the Green New Deal resolution in the Senate include Democratic presidential hopefuls Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who do not define themselves as socialists.
“The challenge for Americans who value capitalism is to communicate how the private sector, meaning the marketplace and our communities, can better provide access to education and health care than the government can,” Manning said. “Win these debates, and you’ll address the rising interest and support for socialism.”
Kirk has found two questions to be effective in dialoguing with young people about socialism.
“You ask the question to a student, ‘Do you trust the government?’ Traditionally, their answer will be, ‘No, I don’t trust the government. The government’s horrible,’” Kirk said.
“You ask the next question, ‘Then why do you want to make government bigger?’ ‘Well, I don’t want to make government bigger,’” is the normal response, he said.
“Then you’re not a socialist,” Kirk said he informs the person. It takes him about 15 seconds for the entire back-and-forth.
Overall, he has observed that millennials and Gen Zers do not tend to trust politicians.
Conservative activist Brandon Tatum sees Gen Z — which did not come of working age during the Great Recession — as being more open to the capitalist message.
Indeed, in the YouGov poll cited above, Gen Z respondents were slightly less likely to be willing to support a socialist candidate than millennials: 64 percent to 70 percent.
“Gen Z seems to be more conservative, and I project they will be probably one of the most conservative generations,” Tatum told The Western Journal. “Gen. Z wants to be independent. They want to be entrepreneurs.”
Conservative commentator Madison Gesiotto, a millennial, points to the nation’s educational system as partly to blame for socialism’s traction among young people.
“I believe we are seeing this rise in support for socialism as a result of a rapid spread of misinformation coupled with liberal indoctrination currently present on high school and college campuses,” she told The Western Journal.
Tatum and Kirk agree.
“What’s happening is that people don’t even have a fair, balanced knowledge of socialism,” Tatum said. “They have this creative fantasy of what socialism would look like in a quasi-capitalist society like America. They don’t even understand the consequences.”
Kirk said, “Students think they’re advocating for freedom when they advocate for socialism. I know that might sound bizarre, but that’s the messaging campaign that the Marxists have undertaken.”
Glaeser is more skeptical liberal indoctrination is to blame for the rise of socialism among the youth.
The Harvard professor conceded members of college faculties skew heavily liberal, particularly in some fields; however, he argued that is not proof they are actively trying to convert students to their views.
“[W]hile I share the concern that America’s campuses might be too ideologically monolithic, I’m skeptical that professors have much power to shape opinion,” he wrote.
“Many Americans don’t even go to college,” Glaeser said, “and many who do go aren’t paying much attention to their teachers; those paying attention are the least likely to be ideologically indoctrinated.”
During his State of the Union address last February, President Donald Trump said that “America will never be a socialist country.”
With socialist candidates like Sanders fueled by the support of millennials and Gen Z polling near the top of the Democratic field, only time will tell if Trump’s proclamation will prove true.
The Western Journal reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s office, but a spokeswoman said she was unable to comment for this story.
Additionally, The Western Journal contacted the Justice Democrats PAC, which backed Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive candidates in the 2018 midterm elections, but did not immediately receive a response.
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westernjournal--2020-01-17--Senate Dems Running for President Must Recuse Themselves from Impeachment Trial

Senators Bernie Sanders , Elizabeth Warren , Michael Bennett and Amy Klochubar must recuse themselves from any participation in President Trump ’ s upcoming Senate trial or be guilty of interfering in the 2020 election .
By sitting on the jury and voting to impeach , they each commit the crime that Trump is accused of committing .
Anything less than complete recusal would be an abuse of power , comparable to one of the charges brought against the president , and which will be debated and voted upon in the coming weeks .
President Trump is accused of using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempt to damage the campaign of Joe Biden , thereby potentially affecting the 2020 presidential election in his favor .
The exact same charge should be laid against any of the senators who are running for president if they participate in the trial of President Trump knowing that it will be widely publicized , or if they vote for his impeachment .
Either activity would plainly constitute an effort to affect the 2020 presidential election in their favor .
If it is an impeachable offense for a president , it is an impeachable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Best Debate Moment : Bernie Has Trouble with Math While Demanding Credit for 30-Year-Old Election Win Recusal is entirely appropriate as the Senate will be sitting as a jury in the president ’ s impeachment trial .
Judges and jurors must be recused in all criminal cases if there is any conflict of interest or even the appearance of impropriety .
This practice is scrupulously observed to protect the accused in all other criminal cases , large and small .
No criminal case is bigger — or has a higher profile — than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for “ high crimes and misdemeanors ” as provided by the Constitution .
Notwithstanding the fact that the articles of impeachment were brought by the House of Representatives for purely political motives , or perhaps all the more because the charges were politically motivated , it is imperative that every effort is made to ensure that participants in the Senate trial do not have obvious political ambition that would be furthered by harsh public criticism or a vote for impeachment .
Democrats in both houses of Congress made no secret of their intentions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump by all means , legal and illegal , since even before his election .
The week he was elected , Maxine Waters started chanting , “ impeach 45.
” Democratic congressmen were quoted as saying that it was necessary to impeach Donald Trump , or he would win re-election .
The Mueller investigation , not to mention the Steele Dossier , have all been part and parcel of the same determined effort to undermine a popular president in his re-election bid .
The Democrats ’ impeachment process and articles sent to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find high crimes lower .
Moving forward , every president will be subject to impeachment if the alternate party has a majority in Congress .
Democrats have criminalized political differences becoming not just loyal opposition , but the party of a resistance enemy rebellion .
RELATED : Op-Ed : Women Need To Stop Blaming Sexism for Their Failures How can the GOP Senate rescue our republic ?
For their own protection , and to preserve what little remains of the thin veneer of credibility in the process , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Senate who is campaigning for president can not participate in the impeachment trial .
The Senate would likely approve this proposal .
They would certainly be hard-pressed not to .
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Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bennett and Amy Klobuchar must recuse themselves from any participation in President Trump’s upcoming Senate trial or be guilty of interfering in the 2020 election.
By sitting on the jury and voting to impeach, they each commit the crime that Trump is accused of committing. Anything less than complete recusal would be an abuse of power, comparable to one of the charges brought against the president, and which will be debated and voted upon in the coming weeks.
President Trump is accused of using the power of his office in an attempt to damage the campaign of Joe Biden, thereby potentially affecting the 2020 presidential election in his favor.
The exact same charge should be laid against any of the senators who are running for president if they participate in the trial of President Trump knowing that it will be widely publicized, or if they vote for his impeachment. Either activity would plainly constitute an effort to affect the 2020 presidential election in their favor.
If it is an impeachable offense for a president, it is an impeachable offense for a senator.
Recusal is entirely appropriate as the Senate will be sitting as a jury in the president’s impeachment trial.
Judges and jurors must be recused in all criminal cases if there is any conflict of interest or even the appearance of impropriety. This practice is scrupulously observed to protect the accused in all other criminal cases, large and small.
No criminal case is bigger — or has a higher profile — than trying the president of the United States for “high crimes and misdemeanors” as provided by the Constitution.
Notwithstanding the fact that the articles of impeachment were brought by the House of Representatives for purely political motives, or perhaps all the more because the charges were politically motivated, it is imperative that every effort is made to ensure that participants in the Senate trial do not have obvious political ambition that would be furthered by harsh public criticism or a vote for impeachment.
Democrats in both houses of Congress made no secret of their intentions to remove or at least discredit President Trump by all means, legal and illegal, since even before his election.
The week he was elected, Maxine Waters started chanting, “impeach 45.” Democratic congressmen were quoted as saying that it was necessary to impeach Donald Trump, or he would win re-election. The Mueller investigation, not to mention the Steele Dossier, have all been part and parcel of the same determined effort to undermine a popular president in his re-election bid.
The Democrats’ impeachment process and articles sent to the senate has set the constitutional bar to find high crimes lower.
Moving forward, every president will be subject to impeachment if the alternate party has a majority in Congress.
Democrats have criminalized political differences becoming not just loyal opposition, but the party of a resistance enemy rebellion.
How can the GOP Senate rescue our republic?
For their own protection, and to preserve what little remains of the thin veneer of credibility in the process, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should propose a rule that any member of the Senate who is campaigning for president cannot participate in the impeachment trial.
The Senate would likely approve this proposal. They would certainly be hard-pressed not to.
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