westernjournal--2020-02-22--Warren Feeds Anti-Cop Hate, Makes It Sound Like Cops Have Abused Every Black Woman in US

Someone needs to tell Sen. Elizabeth Warren that unctuous moneybags Michael Bloomberg isn ’ t an existential threat to her campaign .
Don ’ t get me wrong , it was entertaining to see the Massachusetts Democrat essentially stop the former New York mayor ’ s path to the presidency before it even really began at the Nevada debate this week .
However , she should have been done at that point .
Do the “ Waiting to Exhale ” thing and walk away from misogynist idiot ’ s BMW after you ’ ve set it aflame .
Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cursing because your feet are getting burned .
TRENDING : Dershowitz Bombshell : I Have Proof Obama Personally Asked FBI To Help Soros Investigate Someone Instead of going after , oh , I don ’ t know , that guy who shares the same beliefs you do who ’ s in the lead and who ’ s also hated by the party establishment — which gives you an opening , Sen. Warren — you ’ re going to try and resuscitate your near-moribund campaign by going after a ) Michael Bloomberg and b @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren spent Thursday and Friday hitting Bloomberg on pretty much everything , including the stop-and-frisk policy the New York City Police Department had in place during Bloomberg ’ s time as mayor .
Stop-and-frisk , described in a desultory manner , involves police temporarily detaining a person if they deem their behavior suspicious , questioning them and then searching them if they have reasonable suspicion the suspect may be armed .
A 2013 court ruling found the city ’ s application of the policy to be unconstitutional , in part because it said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now disavows the policy , because he ’ s a Democrat running for president so of course he does .
This is a pretty easy target which Warren managed to bomb with such frightening intensity during a campaign stop in Nevada — where , by the way , Bloomberg isn ’ t even on the ballot — that she managed to inflict a whole lot of collateral damage that I don ’ t think she even noticed .
She began by noting Bloomberg ’ s shift on the issue : “ So to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he announces that he wants to be president of the whole United States , he suddenly comes up with , ‘ Oh , I ’ m so sorry that I had a plan that inadvertently hurt people , ’ ” Warren said Thursday on “ The View , ” according to Politico .
“ No , that is just simply not good enough.
” And then she decided it was time to go after police officers — although , again , I ’ m not sure she noticed “ It reveals his character @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America , ” she said , “ Look , I am not a person of color .
I have not lived with that .
I have not been thrown across the hood of a car in my own neighborhood , but I try to learn from the people who have , and it is clear that what Mayor Bloomberg has learned so far is that he can hire enough ads , have enough money that he can insulate himself from any recognition of what his actions did to other human beings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not accounted for it.
” RELATED : Warren Betrays Few Supporters She Has Left , Hops in Bed with Big Money She said virtually the same thing while campaigning in Las Vegas that day : “ I am not a woman of color .
I never got thrown across a hood .
I have the privilege of never having been slammed into the wall by a police officer .
But I tell you this , I listen to people who have.
” So the NYPD ’ s policy was to stop black women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a car for no good reason ?
This is a new one .
And she ’ s “ try [ ing ] to learn from the people who have ” had that happen to them , because apparently this is just what police do .
If you ’ re a black woman , apparently you ’ ve been thrown across the hood of a car .
That ’ s the takeaway from this ill-constructed thought which she just decided to throw out there .
Again , I ’ ve given a short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a longer , more detailed version of of what this entails , Cornell Law School ’ s Legal Information Institute has a more thorough writeup on the legal niceties of the practice .
In New York City ’ s case , the court ruled that the way stop-and-frisk was being applied violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments .
The court did not rule that cops were just taking random people and throwing them across the hood of their cruiser for possession of melanin .
This is such a reflexive liberal talking point that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The men and women of law enforcement are mindless attack animals with an eye for people of color who are kept on the leash of local , state and federal politicians .
If police do something illiberal , it ’ s because calculating politicians let the hyenas off the chain to feast upon innocent prey .
There ’ s never , it seems , a Democrat who describes how police act in quotidian terms .
Warren didn ’ t say , for example , “ I have not been stopped and temporarily detained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because she ’ s white .
( It is , by the way , endlessly refreshing to see her have to admit she isn ’ t a person of color . )
Rather , she would just be thrown over a hood , no questions asked .
And then there ’ s the amazing part : You get the feeling the offensive part didn ’ t even register with Warren .
She didn ’ t even bother prefacing this with the boilerplate “ I know most police officers are good people who do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cover herself .
Warren went straight for the progressive cliché that police are racist automatons looking to harm people of color at any opportunity , physically if possible .
Feeding into anti-cop prejudice isn ’ t going to help in the general election if , by some incredible chance , Warren ’ s campaign is able to throw a Hail Mary pass and get the nomination by beating up on Michael Bloomberg and law enforcement .
It ’ s not going to help the Democratic Party even if she doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t help our society .
Police put their lives on the line to help keep communities safe .
Where there are abuses , they should be dealt with , but that doesn ’ t obviate the overwhelming majority of police officers who conduct themselves with nothing but the purest intentions .
I understand that admitting this on the left is political suicide , but feeding into an anti-cop narrative that ’ s been festering on the left for the better part of a decade is only going to divide us further .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that feel stop-and-frisk targeted them .
On the contrary , it merely deepens the wound in the hope that the wounded cling to the left for political succor .
From the past few days , it ’ s clear Elizabeth Warren ’ s campaign is going to remembered for everyone she ’ s torn down .
In fact , judging by this week ’ s debate and the aftermath , that includes everyone but Bernie Sanders .
( Apparently , she ’ s forgotten all about that whole Bernie allegedly telling her a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angle , much to the detriment of whatever possible chance she has left . )
If she wants to tear down Michael Bloomberg over stop-and-frisk , fine .
I have no love for the man or his shifting positions .
Taking cops down with him is a step too far and one that Elizabeth Warren ought to be called out on .
Don ’ t count on her fellow Democrats to do that , however .
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Someone needs to tell Sen. Elizabeth Warren that unctuous moneybags Michael Bloomberg isn’t an existential threat to her campaign.
Don’t get me wrong, it was entertaining to see the Massachusetts Democrat essentially stop the former New York mayor’s path to the presidency before it even really began at the Nevada debate this week.
However, she should have been done at that point.
Do the “Waiting to Exhale” thing and walk away from misogynist idiot’s BMW after you’ve set it aflame. Don’t keep kicking the doors and then cursing because your feet are getting burned.
But no.
Instead of going after, oh, I don’t know, that guy who shares the same beliefs you do who’s in the lead and who’s also hated by the party establishment — which gives you an opening, Sen. Warren — you’re going to try and resuscitate your near-moribund campaign by going after a) Michael Bloomberg and b) police officers. Good work.
Warren spent Thursday and Friday hitting Bloomberg on pretty much everything, including the stop-and-frisk policy the New York City Police Department had in place during Bloomberg’s time as mayor.
Stop-and-frisk, described in a desultory manner, involves police temporarily detaining a person if they deem their behavior suspicious, questioning them and then searching them if they have reasonable suspicion the suspect may be armed.
A 2013 court ruling found the city’s application of the policy to be unconstitutional, in part because it said the stops were racially discriminatory.
Bloomberg now disavows the policy, because he’s a Democrat running for president so of course he does.
This is a pretty easy target which Warren managed to bomb with such frightening intensity during a campaign stop in Nevada — where, by the way, Bloomberg isn’t even on the ballot — that she managed to inflict a whole lot of collateral damage that I don’t think she even noticed.
She began by noting Bloomberg’s shift on the issue: “So to suddenly, years later, days before he announces that he wants to be president of the whole United States, he suddenly comes up with, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry that I had a plan that inadvertently hurt people,’” Warren said Thursday on “The View,” according to Politico. “No, that is just simply not good enough.”
And then she decided it was time to go after police officers — although, again, I’m not sure she noticed
“It reveals his character. It reveals his understanding of race in America,” she said,
“Look, I am not a person of color. I have not lived with that. I have not been thrown across the hood of a car in my own neighborhood, but I try to learn from the people who have, and it is clear that what Mayor Bloomberg has learned so far is that he can hire enough ads, have enough money that he can insulate himself from any recognition of what his actions did to other human beings. And it was wrong and he has not accounted for it.”
She said virtually the same thing while campaigning in Las Vegas that day: “I am not a woman of color. I never got thrown across a hood. I have the privilege of never having been slammed into the wall by a police officer. But I tell you this, I listen to people who have.”
Sen. @ewarren in Las Vegas: “I am not a woman of color” so I’ve never been “slammed into the wall by a police officer” pic.twitter.com/ua6FHrqMas — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 20, 2020
So the NYPD’s policy was to stop black women and just throw them across the hood of a car for no good reason?
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This is a new one.
And she’s “try[ing] to learn from the people who have” had that happen to them, because apparently this is just what police do. If you’re a black woman, apparently you’ve been thrown across the hood of a car.
That’s the takeaway from this ill-constructed thought which she just decided to throw out there.
Again, I’ve given a short description of stop-and-frisk. If you want a longer, more detailed version of of what this entails, Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute has a more thorough writeup on the legal niceties of the practice.
In New York City’s case, the court ruled that the way stop-and-frisk was being applied violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The court did not rule that cops were just taking random people and throwing them across the hood of their cruiser for possession of melanin.
This is such a reflexive liberal talking point that nobody seems to grab the subtext: The men and women of law enforcement are mindless attack animals with an eye for people of color who are kept on the leash of local, state and federal politicians.
If police do something illiberal, it’s because calculating politicians let the hyenas off the chain to feast upon innocent prey.
There’s never, it seems, a Democrat who describes how police act in quotidian terms.
Warren didn’t say, for example, “I have not been stopped and temporarily detained for questioning in my own neighborhood” because she’s white. (It is, by the way, endlessly refreshing to see her have to admit she isn’t a person of color.) Rather, she would just be thrown over a hood, no questions asked.
And then there’s the amazing part: You get the feeling the offensive part didn’t even register with Warren.
She didn’t even bother prefacing this with the boilerplate “I know most police officers are good people who do their jobs without prejudice, but…” to cover herself.
Warren went straight for the progressive cliché that police are racist automatons looking to harm people of color at any opportunity, physically if possible.
Feeding into anti-cop prejudice isn’t going to help in the general election if, by some incredible chance, Warren’s campaign is able to throw a Hail Mary pass and get the nomination by beating up on Michael Bloomberg and law enforcement.
It’s not going to help the Democratic Party even if she doesn’t.
Beyond that, it doesn’t help our society.
Police put their lives on the line to help keep communities safe.
Where there are abuses, they should be dealt with, but that doesn’t obviate the overwhelming majority of police officers who conduct themselves with nothing but the purest intentions.
I understand that admitting this on the left is political suicide, but feeding into an anti-cop narrative that’s been festering on the left for the better part of a decade is only going to divide us further.
It’s not going to heal communities that feel stop-and-frisk targeted them. On the contrary, it merely deepens the wound in the hope that the wounded cling to the left for political succor.
From the past few days, it’s clear Elizabeth Warren’s campaign is going to be remembered for everyone she’s torn down.
In fact, judging by this week’s debate and the aftermath, that includes everyone but Bernie Sanders. (Apparently, she’s forgotten all about that whole Bernie allegedly telling her a woman can’t win the presidency angle, much to the detriment of whatever possible chance she has left.)
If she wants to tear down Michael Bloomberg over stop-and-frisk, fine. I have no love for the man or his shifting positions. Taking cops down with him is a step too far and one that Elizabeth Warren ought to be called out on.
Don’t count on her fellow Democrats to do that, however.
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westernjournal--2020-02-22--CDC Official Warns of ‘Pandemic’ as Countries Begin To Take Drastic Measures

After an initial outbreak downplayed by Chinese officials and a limited number of cases worldwide , it now appears the COVID-19 virus is making its terrible grand entrance onto the global stage .
Now , at least one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official is warning it could get much , much worse .
Although the contagious novel coronavirus caused the Chinese communist government to place hundreds of millions of people on lockdown , its presence in other countries was relatively low until recently .
But a spike in confirmed cases across several continents has governments taking drastic measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In South Korea , where the number of confirmed cases quadrupled over the course of just two days , according to The Washington Post , the government has partially locked down two cities .
Daegu and Cheongdo were declared “ special management zones , ” The Korea Herald reported .
TRENDING : Dershowitz Bombshell : I Have Proof Obama Personally Asked FBI To Help Soros Investigate Someone While it ’ s not a full quarantine , the order gives the outbreak a sense of urgency .
Authorities in the crowded peninsula of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caution and determination to keep the country from following the same path as China .
A comparatively smaller spike of COVID-19 cases in the Lombardy region of Italy caught officials off guard .
According to Deutsche Welle , public buildings and schools in towns across northern Italy are are being shuttered to prevent additional transmission .
Local media seems to hint the affected areas are beginning to see the precursors of a more serious reaction , as multiple train stations near the outbreak have been ordered to close .
A similar outbreak in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men before the country was even listed as having any confirmed cases by the World Health Organization .
In America , fear of the coronarivus is now being seen .
Entertainment giant Sony announced the company is no longer attending a major industry convention in Boston , PAX East , “ due to increasing concerns related to COVID-19.
” Dr. Nancy Messonnier , director of the Center for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC , says U.S. health officials are undertaking major preparation for a possible health disaster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working with state , local and territorial health departments to ready our public health workforce to respond to local cases and the possibility this outbreak could become a pandemic , ” Messonnier told reporters Friday .
RELATED : CDC Director Warns Outbreak Is Coming to US , Containment Only Buying Time It ’ s unclear if or how the CDC would declare the health emergency a pandemic , or what specific measures the agency would take in that situation .
The virus ’ impact here at home and abroad has not been fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good chance that the worst is yet to come .
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After an initial outbreak downplayed by Chinese officials and a limited number of cases worldwide, it now appears the COVID-19 virus is making its terrible grand entrance onto the global stage.
Now, at least one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official is warning it could get much, much worse.
Although the contagious novel coronavirus caused the Chinese communist government to place hundreds of millions of people on lockdown, its presence in other countries was relatively low until recently.
But a spike in confirmed cases across several continents has governmeants taking drastic measures to isolate and end the viral outbreak.
In South Korea, where the number of confirmed cases quadrupled over the course of just two days, according to The Washington Post, the government has partially locked down two cities. Daegu and Cheongdo were declared “special management zones,” The Korea Herald reported.
While it’s not a full quarantine, the order gives the outbreak a sense of urgency.
Authorities in the crowded peninsula of 51 million will have to work with caution and determination to keep the country from following the same path as China.
A comparatively smaller spike of COVID-19 cases in the Lombardy region of Italy caught officials off guard. According to Deutsche Welle, public buildings and schools in towns across northern Italy are being shuttered to prevent additional transmission.
Local media seems to hint the affected areas are beginning to see the precursors of a more serious reaction, as multiple train stations near the outbreak have been ordered to close.
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A similar outbreak in Iran led to the deaths of two men before the country was even listed as having any confirmed cases by the World Health Organization.
In America, fear of the coronarivus is now being seen.
Entertainment giant Sony announced the company is no longer attending a major industry convention in Boston, PAX East, “due to increasing concerns related to COVID-19.”
Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the Center for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, says U.S. health officials are undertaking major preparation for a possible health disaster in the country.
“We are working with state, local and territorial health departments to ready our public health workforce to respond to local cases and the possibility this outbreak could become a pandemic,” Messonnier told reporters Friday.
U.S. CDC official Nancy Messonnier: “We are working with state, local, and territorial health departments to ready our public health workforce to respond to local cases and the possibility this outbreak could become a pandemic” — BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) February 21, 2020
It’s unclear if or how the CDC would declare the health emergency a pandemic, or what specific measures the agency would take in that situation.
The virus’ impact here at home and abroad has not been fully realized, but there’s a good chance that the worst is yet to come.
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Human Remains Discovered in Jars Underneath Home

Police are investigating several jars of human remains found Monday underneath a Florida woman ’ s house .
The Gainesville Police Department said Mary Baughman had a contractor out to give her a quote on work she wanted to be done on her house , but when he went to look for damage underneath the house , he found gallon-sized plastic jars of human tongues , according to the Tampa Bay Times .
The labels on the jars were dated back to the late 1960s .
Alarmed by what he saw , the contractor immediately called the police , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the jars had been long forgotten about , things were not as sinister as they seemed .
TRENDING : Bolton Breaks Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify The jars were specimens from a research project on thyroid and neck conditions that Baughman ’ s ex-husband had conducted .
Mary Baughman ’ s ex-husband , Dr. Ronald Baughman , was a world-renowned pathologist , researcher and University of Florida professor emeritus , WCJB-TV reported .
The tongues had come from research Dr. Baughman conducted in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crawlspace underneath the house for when he had time to get back to them .
“ He decided to put them in there because it was a cool place to put them , ” Campos told the Tampa Bay Times .
“ Cool as in temperature.
” Dr. Baughman and his ex-wife said they both ultimately forgot about the tongues underneath the house , however , laws and regulations about taking this kind of research home in the 1960s might be different than they are now .
“ I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been like 50 years ago or whenever it was , but I can tell you that today that ’ s not something that would be permitted , ” a spokesman with the University of Florida , Steve Orlando , told WCJB .
“ There are very strict federal and state laws as well as university policies that prohibit that .
It would be neither appropriate or legal for a faculty member or researcher to bring something like that home.
” Campos said that police have not found anything criminal-activity related to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is ongoing until they can verify the research that was being conducted and see if any laws have been broken .
According to Campos , discoveries of this kind are not uncommon in Gainesville because of the prestigious research institution nearby , according to the Tampa Bay Times .
“ We ’ ve had cases of various different types of body parts before , ” he said .
“ We do come across not only human specimens , ( but also ) animal specimens.
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Police are investigating several jars of human remains found Monday underneath a Florida woman’s house.
The Gainesville Police Department said Mary Baughman had a contractor out to give her a quote on work she wanted to be done on her house, but when he went to look for damage underneath the house, he found gallon-sized plastic jars of human tongues, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
The labels on the jars were dated back to the late 1960s.
Alarmed by what he saw, the contractor immediately called the police, according to chief inspector Jorge Campos.
Although the jars had been long forgotten about, things were not as sinister as they seemed.
The jars were specimens from a research project on thyroid and neck conditions that Baughman’s ex-husband had conducted.
Mary Baughman’s ex-husband, Dr. Ronald Baughman, was a world-renowned pathologist, researcher and University of Florida professor emeritus, WCJB-TV reported.
The tongues had come from research Dr. Baughman conducted in his early career and he stored them in the crawlspace underneath the house for when he had time to get back to them.
“He decided to put them in there because it was a cool place to put them,” Campos told the Tampa Bay Times. “Cool as in temperature.”
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Dr. Baughman and his ex-wife said they both ultimately forgot about the tongues underneath the house, however, laws and regulations about taking this kind of research home in the 1960s might be different than they are now.
“I don’t know what the policies and laws would have been like 50 years ago or whenever it was, but I can tell you that today that’s not something that would be permitted,” a spokesman with the University of Florida, Steve Orlando, told WCJB.
“There are very strict federal and state laws as well as university policies that prohibit that. It would be neither appropriate or legal for a faculty member or researcher to bring something like that home.”
Campos said that police have not found anything criminal-activity related to the jars of tongues, but the investigation is ongoing until they can verify the research that was being conducted and see if any laws have been broken.
According to Campos, discoveries of this kind are not uncommon in Gainesville because of the prestigious research institution nearby, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
“We’ve had cases of various different types of body parts before,” he said. “We do come across not only human specimens, (but also) animal specimens.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Philly DA Wrote Letter to Judge Trying To Get Criminal Alien Released from ICE

Readers by now have to be familiar with the fight over “ sanctuary ” jurisdictions .
These are cities , counties or even states that declare they will not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when it comes to deporting illegal aliens who have committed crimes .
They will refuse to honor requests from ICE to detain criminals after they complete sentences for various crimes .
This has drawn threats of legal action from ICE .
However , according to a report from the Daily Caller News Foundation , the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner went way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify In fact , the DA ended up acting much more like a defense attorney .
In a news release Jan. 31 , ICE announced the arrest of a 36-year-old Mexican national with a lengthy rap sheet that included at least six arrests .
The charges included robbery , aggravated assault , reckless endangerment , terroristic threats , simple assault and failure to appear .
Despite that rap sheet , Philadelphia released this person — ignoring no less than three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities .
Even when ICE did get the Mexican national in custody , Krasner ’ s office did something far beyond what many other jurisdictions have done : It wrote a letter on behalf of this illegal alien .
An immigration judge in York , Pennsylvania , then released the Mexican national , in part because of that letter .
After that release , the illegal was arrested again , this time on charges that included aggravated assault .
Again , there was a detainer from ICE .
Again , Philadelphia let the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ICE is in the best interest of the residents of the city of Philadelphia , ” George Brawley , the deputy field office director of ICE ’ s Enforcement and Removal Operations in that city , said in a statement .
RELATED : New Law in Cambridge , MA Instructs Police Not To Arrest Illegals for Unlicensed Driving “ Philadelphia officials ’ misguided policy of releasing dangerous criminals , rather than safely transferring these individuals to ICE custody , negatively impacts public safety , ” Brawley said , adding , “ This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure the most recent victim ( s ) can attest to.
” Krasner , a Democrat , has opposed working with ICE for years , saying in 2018 , “ Quite frankly , cooperating with ICE at this time makes our city less safe because it makes undocumented individuals fearful of coming forward to report crimes or testify in criminal cases .
That ’ s simply unacceptable.
” While there may be an understandable temptation to just shrug off non-cooperation as “ business as usual , ” ignoring ICE detainers has cost lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 92-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by an illegal alien of Guyanese origin who was released after local authorities ignored a detainer .
You would think that after horrific tragedies like that , there would be a reconsideration of such reckless policies .
Sadly , we think such reconsideration will not be coming anytime soon .
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Readers by now have to be familiar with the fight over “sanctuary” jurisdictions.
These are cities, counties or even states that declare they will not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when it comes to deporting illegal aliens who have committed crimes.
They will refuse to honor requests from ICE to detain criminals after they complete sentences for various crimes.
This has drawn threats of legal action from ICE.
However, according to a report from the Daily Caller News Foundation, the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner went way beyond non-cooperation.
In fact, the DA ended up acting much more like a defense attorney.
In a news release Jan. 31, ICE announced the arrest of a 36-year-old Mexican national with a lengthy rap sheet that included at least six arrests.
The charges included robbery, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, terroristic threats, simple assault and failure to appear.
Despite that rap sheet, Philadelphia released this person — ignoring no less than three detainers that ICE had filed with local authorities.
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Even when ICE did get the Mexican national in custody, Krasner’s office did something far beyond what many other jurisdictions have done: It wrote a letter on behalf of this illegal alien.
An immigration judge in York, Pennsylvania, then released the Mexican national, in part because of that letter.
After that release, the illegal was arrested again, this time on charges that included aggravated assault.
Again, there was a detainer from ICE. Again, Philadelphia let the Mexican national loose.
“Cooperating with ICE is in the best interest of the residents of the city of Philadelphia,” George Brawley, the deputy field office director of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in that city, said in a statement.
“Philadelphia officials’ misguided policy of releasing dangerous criminals, rather than safely transferring these individuals to ICE custody, negatively impacts public safety,” Brawley said, adding, “This is a dangerous policy, as I am sure the most recent victim(s) can attest to.”
Krasner, a Democrat, has opposed working with ICE for years, saying in 2018, “Quite frankly, cooperating with ICE at this time makes our city less safe because it makes undocumented individuals fearful of coming forward to report crimes or testify in criminal cases. That’s simply unacceptable.”
“None of this makes us safer. This is being done to strike fear and terror throughout our immigrant communities.” Standing with @DARollins & all American leaders protecting beloved neighbors against these spiteful tactics. https://t.co/dNHhlwZACz — DA Larry Krasner (@DA_LarryKrasner) February 15, 2020
While there may be an understandable temptation to just shrug off non-cooperation as “business as usual,” ignoring ICE detainers has cost lives.
In New York City, a 92-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by an illegal alien of Guyanese origin who was released after local authorities ignored a detainer.
You would think that after horrific tragedies like that, there would be a reconsideration of such reckless policies.
Sadly, we think such reconsideration will not be coming anytime soon.
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Punk Charged for Turning Kids’ Snowball Fun Into Gunbattle

A Wisconsin man is being charged for allegedly shooting two children after their snowball prank seemingly upset him .
William Carson of Milwaukee is accused of being the gunman in a Jan. 4 rampage that left two kids with serious gunshot wounds .
According to WITI , the 24-year-old Carson was originally set off after his car was hit by snowballs .
A criminal complaint claims that a group of kids were throwing snowballs at cars driving by them , but the fun ended when one hit Carson ’ s car .
The adult drove back to the kids before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire .
Two children , ages 12 and 13 , were struck by gunfire , WDJT-TV reported .
TRENDING : Bolton Breaks Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify Police eventually arrested the alleged shooter more than a week later after he attempted to run from authorities , according to WITI .
Law enforcement officers found a gun inside Carson ’ s car and are confident that the firearm was the same one used to terrorize the children eight days prior .
Records reveal that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initial shooting .
Carson claims it was in his possession alone and was purchased for self-defense .
It ’ s unclear why the gunman decided to open fire on children throwing snowballs , but Carson now faces a whopping list of felonies including two counts of first-degree reckless injury and five counts of recklessly endangering safety in the first degree .
The 13-year-old victim went public after the shooting , describing the terror he and the other children felt during the rampage .
“ When I was hiding , I thought me and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” 13-year-old Nick Johnson told WDJT , “ because I thought he would get out of his car and was still looking for us , but after that I guess he just left.
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It was just a snowball , ” he later continued .
“ They could have just said ‘ I ’ m going to whoop y ’ all ’ s butts ’ or come chase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our house , and tell our parents or something like that.
” Fortunately , it looks like the gunman has been captured without snapping on any other innocent children .
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A Wisconsin man is being charged for allegedly shooting two children after their snowball prank seemingly upset him.
William Carson of Milwaukee is accused of being the gunman in a Jan. 4 rampage that left two kids with serious gunshot wounds.
According to WITI, the 24-year-old Carson was originally set off after his car was hit by snowballs.
A criminal complaint claims that a group of kids were throwing snowballs at cars driving by them, but the fun ended when one hit Carson’s car. The adult drove back to the kids before getting out of his car and opening fire.
Two children, ages 12 and 13, were struck by gunfire, WDJT-TV reported.
Carson then fled the scene.
Police eventually arrested the alleged shooter more than a week later after he attempted to run from authorities, according to WITI.
Law enforcement officers found a gun inside Carson’s car and are confident that the firearm was the same one used to terrorize the children eight days prior.
According to a criminal complaint, Oak Creek police arrested William Carson on Jan. 12. Police found a handgun in his car. It was test fired & an officer found it highly probable the casings found from the shooting on Jan. 4 were fired from Carson’s gun. pic.twitter.com/ZPkftTkgJO — Brittany Lewis (@brittlewisnews) February 17, 2020
Records reveal that the pistol was bought 11 days before the initial shooting.
Carson claims it was in his possession alone and was purchased for self-defense.
It’s unclear why the gunman decided to open fire on children throwing snowballs, but Carson now faces a whopping list of felonies including two counts of first-degree reckless injury and five counts of recklessly endangering safety in the first degree.
The 13-year-old victim went public after the shooting, describing the terror he and the other children felt during the rampage.
“When I was hiding, I thought me and my cousin was gonna die,” 13-year-old Nick Johnson told WDJT, “because I thought he would get out of his car and was still looking for us, but after that I guess he just left.”
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“Stop snapping on people. It was just a snowball,” he later continued.
“They could have just said ‘I’m going to whoop y’all’s butts’ or come chase us or something and take us to our house, and tell our parents or something like that.”
Fortunately, it looks like the gunman has been captured without snapping on any other innocent children.
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Are Dead Bodies Attracting Biblical Swarms of Crows in China?

Video making its way out of China shows massive murders of crows circling infected cities in the mainland .
Coupled with reports of dead bodies and local folklore about the bird , their appearance is causing a sense of dread for those who see the hordes of feathered beasts .
Many of the videos popping up recently were recorded near the city of Wuhan , where the deadly COVID-19 virus first originated months ago .
Although the clips are taken from all around Hubei province , they all show an unsettling amount of crows ominously wheeling overhead .
One video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Wuhan , shows an entire murder of crows darkening the sky as they fly in all directions .
Nearby trees can be seen crowded with the black birds .
TRENDING : Bolton Breaks Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify Another video supposedly taken from nearby Jingzhou shows a large group of the birds circling overhead as if waiting for a feast .
According to The Epoch Times , one answer for the odd phenomenon was hinted at on Chinese social media .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The elderly say that crows seem to anticipate death because they can smell it , even before a person dies , ” the user wrote .
“ In other words , they can smell the odor of a dying person ; but we humans can not .
They will then circle around this person waiting for him to die .
“ That is why in Chinese culture crows are considered inauspicious and are always linked with death.
” While the official death toll from COVID-19 now hovers around 2,000 , there are indications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forthright about the true impact of the virus .
The infected totals presented by the communist regime have been doubted from the beginning , with many saying the numbers presented by the Chinese were at least five times less than what they should statistically be .
If the infected totals are greatly under-reported , that means the death tolls likely are as well .
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These trailer-like structures are able to incinerate vast amounts of biological waste , including corpses .
While it ’ s unclear if this is the true purpose of the mobile purging units , their presence , as well as that of the crows , indicates that China may be keeping the worst parts of the outbreak a closely guarded secret .
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Video making its way out of China shows massive murders of crows circling infected cities in the mainland.
Coupled with reports of dead bodies and local folklore about the bird, their appearance is causing a sense of dread for those who see the hordes of feathered beasts.
Many of the videos popping up recently were recorded near the city of Wuhan, where the deadly COVID-19 virus first originated months ago.
Although the clips are taken from all around Hubei province, they all show an unsettling amount of crows ominously wheeling overhead.
One video reportedly from Hanchuan, a city next to Wuhan, shows an entire murder of crows darkening the sky as they fly in all directions. Nearby trees can be seen crowded with the black birds.
Another video supposedly taken from nearby Jingzhou shows a large group of the birds circling overhead as if waiting for a feast.
According to The Epoch Times, one answer for the odd phenomenon was hinted at on Chinese social media.
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“The crow is an eater of carrion. The elderly say that crows seem to anticipate death because they can smell it, even before a person dies,” the user wrote. “In other words, they can smell the odor of a dying person; but we humans cannot. They will then circle around this person waiting for him to die.
“That is why in Chinese culture crows are considered inauspicious and are always linked with death.”
While the official death toll from COVID-19 now hovers around 2,000, there are indications that the Chinese government has not been forthright about the true impact of the virus.
The infected totals presented by the communist regime have been doubted from the beginning, with many saying the numbers presented by the Chinese were at least five times less than what they should statistically be.
If the infected totals are greatly under-reported, that means the death tolls likely are as well.
Judging by a new acquisition by the Wuhan government, this could be the case. According to New Tang Dynasty Television, the city now has mobile cremation units.
These trailer-like structures are able to incinerate vast amounts of biological waste, including corpses.
While it’s unclear if this is the true purpose of the mobile purging units, their presence, as well as that of the crows, indicates that China may be keeping the worst parts of the outbreak a closely guarded secret.
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Nat. Security Adv. Disputes Report Russia Is Trying To Help Trump: ‘I Haven’t Seen That Intel’

National Security Adviser Robert O ’ Brien this weekend pushed back hard against media claims that Russia is seeking to support President Donald Trump in the presidential election .
Claims that Russia would seek to support Trump came as reports revealed that Russia is seeking to support the Democratic candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont .
O ’ Brien responded to the allegations on the ABC program “ This Week ” with George Stephanopoulos .
“ Well , there are these reports that they want Bernie Sanders to get elected president .
That ’ s no surprise .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brien said .
“ President Trump has rebuilt the American military to an extent we haven ’ t seen since Ronald Reagan .
So , I don ’ t think it ’ s any surprise that Russia or China or Iran would want somebody other than President Trump .
If President Trump is elected , we ’ re going to continue a ‘ peace through strength ’ foreign policy and defense policy .
And that ’ s not good for our adversaries .
It ’ s good for us and our allies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Outlet Runs Pictures of Grinning Bill Clinton with Sex Slave and Epstein 's Pimp on 'Lolita Express' Stephanopoulos pressed O ’ Brien concerning a report in The New York Times that said that during a recent briefing , lawmakers were told of intelligence claiming that Russia was supporting Trump as well as Sanders .
“ Yeah , I have not seen that , and I get pretty good access .
As you know from your time in the White House , the national security advisor gets pretty good access to our intelligence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t seen any intelligence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump re-elected .
I think this is the same old story that we ’ ve heard before .
I ’ ve seen the reports from that briefing at the Intel Committee .
I wasn ’ t there , but I ’ ve seen no intelligence that suggests that .
I ’ ve also heard that from the briefers that that ’ s not what they intended the story to be , ” he said .
“ So , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the House and the Intelligence Committee , but I haven ’ t seen any evidence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump re-elected .
And our message to the Russians is , ‘ Stay out of the U.S. elections.
’ We ’ ve been very tough on Russia and we ’ ve been great on election security .
So I think it ’ s a non-story , ” he said .
O ’ Brien told Stephanopoulos he would not “ play that Washington game ” as Stephanopoulos seemed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a link must be correct .
“ [ W ] hat I heard from Republican lawmakers is that there was zero intelligence that was proffered to them to support that sort of comment .
I haven ’ t seen any of that intelligence .
So if it ’ s out there , it ’ s something I haven ’ t seen .
But I highly doubt it because , look , it ’ s a commonsense question .
Why would Russia want the president who has rebuilt the American military , who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missiles , and has sanctioned the Russians far more than any president in recent history , why would they want him re-elected ?
I mean , that just doesn ’ t make common sense , ” he said .
O ’ Brien said he would look into the issue .
“ I want to get whatever analysis they ’ ve got , and I want to make sure that the analysis is solid , ” he said .
As Stephanopoulos asked again , O ’ Brien repeated his answer .
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The only analysis I heard was reported secondhand from leaks from the House Intelligence Committee that purport to claim that the woman who briefed them said that , ” he said .
O ’ Brien later said that Stephanopoulos was assuming that leaked information was in fact the truth .
“ You ’ re basing your assumptions , George , on leaks that came out of a House Intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling you , I haven ’ t seen the intel and I haven ’ t seen that analysis and the senior leadership of the IC [ intelligence community ] hasn ’ t seen it , ” he said .
O ’ Brien made similar comments during an appearance on the CBS show “ Face the Nation , ” when he was asked about comments Trump made labeling news that Russia was on his side “ disinformation.
” “ Well , I have not seen the finding .
I think what he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about is a briefing that took place last week at the House Intelligence Committee that was leaked to the press .
And I- I have not seen that report , ” he said .
“ I get this secondhand , but from Republican congressmen that were in the committee , there was no intelligence behind it .
I haven ’ t seen any intelligence to support the reports that were leaked out of the House .
“ I haven ’ t seen the intelligence that would back up what I read in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien this weekend pushed back hard against media claims that Russia is seeking to support President Donald Trump in the presidential election.
Claims that Russia would seek to support Trump came as reports revealed that Russia is seeking to support the Democratic candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. O’Brien responded to the allegations on the ABC program “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos.
“Well, there are these reports that they want Bernie Sanders to get elected president. That’s no surprise. He honeymooned in Moscow,” O’Brien said.
“President Trump has rebuilt the American military to an extent we haven’t seen since Ronald Reagan. So, I don’t think it’s any surprise that Russia or China or Iran would want somebody other than President Trump. If President Trump is elected, we’re going to continue a ‘peace through strength’ foreign policy and defense policy. And that’s not good for our adversaries. It’s good for us and our allies,” he said.
Stephanopoulos pressed O’Brien concerning a report in The New York Times that said that during a recent briefing, lawmakers were told of intelligence claiming that Russia was supporting Trump as well as Sanders.
“Yeah, I have not seen that, and I get pretty good access. As you know from your time in the White House, the national security advisor gets pretty good access to our intelligence,” he said.
“I haven’t seen any intelligence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump re-elected. I think this is the same old story that we’ve heard before. I’ve seen the reports from that briefing at the Intel Committee. I wasn’t there, but I’ve seen no intelligence that suggests that. I’ve also heard that from the briefers that that’s not what they intended the story to be,” he said.
“So, look, who knows what happened over at the House and the Intelligence Committee, but I haven’t seen any evidence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump re-elected. And our message to the Russians is, ‘Stay out of the U.S. elections.’ We’ve been very tough on Russia and we’ve been great on election security. So I think it’s a non-story,” he said.
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O’Brien told Stephanopoulos he would not “play that Washington game” as Stephanopoulos seemed to insisted that media accounts of such a link must be correct.
“[W]hat I heard from Republican lawmakers is that there was zero intelligence that was proffered to them to support that sort of comment. I haven’t seen any of that intelligence. So if it’s out there, it’s something I haven’t seen. But I highly doubt it because, look, it’s a commonsense question. Why would Russia want the president who has rebuilt the American military, who has given the Ukrainians lethal arms, javelin missiles, and has sanctioned the Russians far more than any president in recent history, why would they want him re-elected? I mean, that just doesn’t make common sense,” he said.
O’Brien said he would look into the issue.
“I want to get whatever analysis they’ve got, and I want to make sure that the analysis is solid,” he said.
As Stephanopoulos asked again, O’Brien repeated his answer.
“I’ve seen no intelligence, the — and I haven’t seen that analysis. The only analysis I heard was reported secondhand from leaks from the House Intelligence Committee that purport to claim that the woman who briefed them said that,” he said.
O’Brien later said that Stephanopoulos was assuming that leaked information was in fact the truth.
“You’re basing your assumptions, George, on leaks that came out of a House Intelligence Committee hearing. And I’m telling you, I haven’t seen the intel and I haven’t seen that analysis and the senior leadership of the IC [intelligence community] hasn’t seen it,” he said.
O’Brien made similar comments during an appearance on the CBS show “Face the Nation,” when he was asked about comments Trump made labeling news that Russia was on his side “disinformation.”
“Well, I have not seen the finding. I think what he’s referring to and what folks are talking about is a briefing that took place last week at the House Intelligence Committee that was leaked to the press. And I- I have not seen that report,” he said.
“I get this secondhand, but from Republican congressmen that were in the committee, there was no intelligence behind it. I haven’t seen any intelligence to support the reports that were leaked out of the House.
“I haven’t seen the intelligence that would back up what I read in the papers.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Conservative 2020 Wave Grows as Record Number of GOP Candidates File to Run

Fed up with liberal extremists , a record number of Republicans are waging an all-out fight to reclaim the House of Representatives after the 2018 Democratic wave took it away from the GOP .
Federal Election Commission paperwork shows that in 2019 alone , a record 781 Republicans filed required forms to run for the House , up from 593 GOP candidates in 2017 , according to Fox News Many echo the message of Gavin Rollins , a captain in the Florida National Guard who will be seeking the House seat being vacated by Republican Rep. Ted Yoho .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ I chose that phrase very carefully because a lot of candidates who are Republican will say , ‘ I support our president.
’ But it ’ s not enough to support him .
We need people in Congress fighting alongside him .
He had my back in a combat zone .
Do you think I ’ ll have his back to Congress ?
Absolutely , ” he told Fox .
Rollins , 33 , said new , young voices need to counteract what he called the “ socialism ” of liberals such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York .
TRENDING : UK Outlet Runs Pictures of Grinning Bill Clinton with Sex Slave and Epstein ’ s Pimp on ‘ Lolita Express ’ “ I get frustrated by AOC .
She ’ s a millennial who just jumped in and is spouting off all these things .
But what has she done to give back to the community ?
” Rollins said .
“ What has she done to serve and make the world a better place at the local level or within her community before she ’ s now lecturing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be ?
And as a millennial who has served in the classroom , who has served overseas , I want to push back against that narrative.
” “ I ’ m tired of seeing my president attacked every day , ” she said , according to Fox .
“ I ’ m tired of seeing our future threatened .
I ’ m tired of seeing my children ’ s future extremely threatened , and it ’ s time to get off the bench and really step up to the plate.
” Greene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all what she termed “ tyrannical socialist Democrats.
” “ These are radical women that will not bend .
They do not want to work across the aisle .
They only want their policies of the Green New Deal , ‘ Medicare-for-all ’ and socialism for America , ” Greene told Fox .
“ Oftentimes , it takes a woman to put another woman in her place.
” Collectively , 1,761 people are planning to run for Congress , with 874 Republicans and 842 Democrats , according to Fox .
RELATED : Nat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Is Trying To Help Trump : ' I Have n't Seen That Intel' “ It ’ s all about enthusiasm driven by the president , both negative and positive , ” Sarah Bryner , research director at the Center for Responsive Politics told Fox , adding the Republicans “ saw the Democrats do it last cycle .
So they know that it is possible .
They saw some seats picked off that I think shocked the party and the public .
They want to get those back.
” Retired Army captain Sean Parnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lack .
“ The Democrats don ’ t really have an inspiring figure at the top of the ticket , ” said Parnell , who is running to unseat Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb in western Pennsylvania .
“ They don ’ t really have a message but higher taxes and banning entire sectors of our economy and hatred of Trump .
That ’ s not going to be enough for them to win.
” Parnell told Fox this election will make history , and he wants to be part of it .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , where the president was impeached and he ’ s going to be on the ballot , ” Parnell said .
“ The GOP turnout is going to be through the roof this election cycle .
Everywhere we go , people are excited to vote.
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Fed up with liberal extremists, a record number of Republicans are waging an all-out fight to reclaim the House of Representatives after the 2018 Democratic wave took it away from the GOP.
Federal Election Commission paperwork shows that in 2019 alone, a record 781 Republicans filed required forms to run for the House, up from 593 GOP candidates in 2017, according to Fox News
Many echo the message of Gavin Rollins, a captain in the Florida National Guard who will be seeking the House seat being vacated by Republican Rep. Ted Yoho.
“I say ‘fight alongside our president.’ I chose that phrase very carefully because a lot of candidates who are Republican will say, ‘I support our president.’ But it’s not enough to support him. We need people in Congress fighting alongside him. He had my back in a combat zone. Do you think I’ll have his back to Congress? Absolutely,” he told Fox.
Rollins, 33, said new, young voices need to counteract what he called the “socialism” of liberals such as Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
“I get frustrated by AOC. She’s a millennial who just jumped in and is spouting off all these things. But what has she done to give back to the community?” Rollins said.
“What has she done to serve and make the world a better place at the local level or within her community before she’s now lecturing the rest of us on our country should be? And as a millennial who has served in the classroom, who has served overseas, I want to push back against that narrative.”
George Republican Marjorie Greene said Trump needs reinforcements.
“I’m tired of seeing my president attacked every day,” she said, according to Fox. “I’m tired of seeing our future threatened. I’m tired of seeing my children’s future extremely threatened, and it’s time to get off the bench and really step up to the plate.”
Greene said her campaign shows women are not all what she termed “tyrannical socialist Democrats.”
“These are radical women that will not bend. They do not want to work across the aisle. They only want their policies of the Green New Deal, ‘Medicare-for-all’ and socialism for America,” Greene told Fox. “Oftentimes, it takes a woman to put another woman in her place.”
Collectively, 1,761 people are planning to run for Congress, with 874 Republicans and 842 Democrats, according to Fox.
“It’s all about enthusiasm driven by the president, both negative and positive,” Sarah Bryner, research director at the Center for Responsive Politics told Fox, adding the Republicans “saw the Democrats do it last cycle. So they know that it is possible. They saw some seats picked off that I think shocked the party and the public. They want to get those back.”
Retired Army captain Sean Parnell said Republicans have an edge that Democrats lack.
“The Democrats don’t really have an inspiring figure at the top of the ticket,” said Parnell, who is running to unseat Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb in western Pennsylvania. “They don’t really have a message but higher taxes and banning entire sectors of our economy and hatred of Trump. That’s not going to be enough for them to win.”
People in #PA17 are ALL about their #2A rights.
Democrats & Republicans & Independents in Western PA are on the same page here.
Shall not be infringed means exactly that.
I will always protect your right to keep & bear arms. pic.twitter.com/zI0GkxwkJv — Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) February 20, 2020
Parnell told Fox this election will make history, and he wants to be part of it.
“This is the first time in American history, where the president was impeached and he’s going to be on the ballot,” Parnell said. “The GOP turnout is going to be through the roof this election cycle. Everywhere we go, people are excited to vote.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Trump Suggests Schiff Leaked Russian Interference Intel To Hurt Sanders Campaign

President Donald Trump on Sunday accused House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 election .
Trump said he thinks the goal of the California Democrat was to hurt the candidacy of current Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont .
Trump made the comment as he departed the White House for a trip to India in response to a question about reports that a congressional briefing indicated Russia was supporting Sanders .
“ I read where Russia is helping Bernie Sanders .
Nobody said it to me at all .
Nobody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump said , according to Reuters .
“ They leaked it — Adam Schiff and his group , they leaked it to the papers as usual .
They ought to investigate Adam Schiff for leaking that information .
He should not be leaking information out of intelligence .
They ought to investigate Adam Schiff , ” Trump said , according to a White House media pool report .
Trump added to his comments with a tweet about Schiff .
TRENDING : UK Outlet Runs Pictures of Grinning Bill Clinton with Sex Slave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ What it could be is , you know , the Democrats are treating Bernie Sanders very unfairly and it sounds to me like a leak from Adam Schiff because they don ’ t want Bernie Sanders to represent them .
It sounds like it ’ s ’ 16 all over again for Bernie Sanders , ” Trump said , according to the pool report .
Trump has said that Democrats want to deprive Sanders of the nomination and made the point again Sunday , relating to Sanders ’ dominant win in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great victory yesterday , but you know what ’ s happening , you can see the handwriting on the wall.
” Trump ’ s comments brought about a rejoinder from Schiff on Twitter .
“ Nice deflection , Mr. President .
But your false claims fool no one .
You welcomed Russian help in 2016 , tried to coerce Ukraine ’ s help in 2019 , and won ’ t protect our elections in 2020 .
Now you fired your intel chief for briefing Congress about it .
You ’ ve betrayed America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Nat .
Security Adv .
Disputes Report Russia Is Trying To Help Trump : ' I Have n't Seen That Intel' Trump ’ s comments came days after The Times report described the briefing by saying that lawmakers were told that Russia was supporting Trump as well as Sanders .
The report has been contested , even among the media , as well as by administration officials .
“ I haven ’ t seen any intelligence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump re-elected , ” national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the ABC program “ This Week , ” according to Reuters .
Schiff has said before that despite there being no charges field against Trump , he still believes the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in 2016 .
The fact that special counsel Robert Mueller came up empty in its effort to prove collusion allegations against Trump hasn ’ t deterred Schiff at all .
“ There ’ s a difference between compelling evidence of collusion and whether the special counsel concludes that he can prove beyond a reasonable doubt the criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in March 2019 .
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President Donald Trump on Sunday accused House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 election. Trump said he thinks the goal of the California Democrat was to hurt the candidacy of current Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Trump made the comment as he departed the White House for a trip to India in response to a question about reports that a congressional briefing indicated Russia was supporting Sanders.
“I read where Russia is helping Bernie Sanders. Nobody said it to me at all. Nobody briefed me about that at all,” Trump said, according to Reuters.
“They leaked it — Adam Schiff and his group, they leaked it to the papers as usual. They ought to investigate Adam Schiff for leaking that information. He should not be leaking information out of intelligence. They ought to investigate Adam Schiff,” Trump said, according to a White House media pool report.
Trump added to his comments with a tweet about Schiff.
Somebody please tell incompetent (thanks for my high poll numbers) & corrupt politician Adam “Shifty” Schiff to stop leaking Classified information or, even worse, made up information, to the Fake News Media. Someday he will be caught, & that will be a very unpleasant experience! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 23, 2020
“What it could be is, you know, the Democrats are treating Bernie Sanders very unfairly and it sounds to me like a leak from Adam Schiff because they don’t want Bernie Sanders to represent them. It sounds like it’s ’16 all over again for Bernie Sanders,” Trump said, according to the pool report.
Trump has said that Democrats want to deprive Sanders of the nomination and made the point again Sunday, relating to Sanders’ dominant win in the Nevada caucuses.
“He had a great victory yesterday, but you know what’s happening, you can see the handwriting on the wall.”
Trump’s comments brought about a rejoinder from Schiff on Twitter.
“Nice deflection, Mr. President. But your false claims fool no one. You welcomed Russian help in 2016, tried to coerce Ukraine’s help in 2019, and won’t protect our elections in 2020. Now you fired your intel chief for briefing Congress about it. You’ve betrayed America. Again,” Schiff tweeted.
Nice deflection, Mr. President. But your false claims fool no one. You welcomed Russian help in 2016, tried to coerce Ukraine’s help in 2019, and won’t protect our elections in 2020. Now you fired your intel chief for briefing Congress about it. You’ve betrayed America. Again. https://t.co/WlMDaz8stF — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 23, 2020
Trump’s comments came days after The Times report described the briefing by saying that lawmakers were told that Russia was supporting Trump as well as Sanders.
The report has been contested, even among the media, as well as by administration officials.
“I haven’t seen any intelligence that Russia is doing anything to attempt to get President Trump re-elected,” national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on the ABC program “This Week,” according to Reuters.
Schiff has said before that despite there being no charges field against Trump, he still believes the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in 2016.
The fact that special counsel Robert Mueller came up empty in its effort to prove collusion allegations against Trump hasn’t deterred Schiff at all.
“There’s a difference between compelling evidence of collusion and whether the special counsel concludes that he can prove beyond a reasonable doubt the criminal charge of conspiracy,” he said in March 2019.
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Explosion in New Coronavirus Cases Directly Linked to S. Korean Religious ‘Cult’

A mysterious religious group is at the center of an explosion of new coronavirus cases , strengthening the case that our globalized world is not ready for a large-scale outbreak .
Followers of South Korea ’ s Shincheonji Church of Jesus make up half of the nearly 350 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country , health officials cited by The New York Times said .
Now , over 1,250 members of the group — which mainstream South Korean churches consider a cult , according to The Times — are reporting possible symptoms of the hyper-contagious virus .
Shincheonji ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operational centers , with a presence on every continent except Antarctica .
The novel coronavirus would seemingly spread like wildfire in the church ’ s crowded gatherings , where members usually forego masks to loudly shout hymns .
“ We were not supposed to have anything on our faces , like glasses or masks .
We were trained to sing our hymns loudly , ” one former member told The Times .
“ We were taught not to be afraid of illness.
” TRENDING : UK Outlet Runs Pictures of Grinning Bill Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on 'Lolita Express' One Shencheonji follower , known as Patient No .
31 , was admitted to a hospital in South Korea in early February after a car crash , The Times reported .
Although she eventually developed symptoms of the virus known as COVID-19 , the woman was still able to escape the hospital multiple times to attend packed church services .
The city where the patient was admitted , Daegu , was labeled a special zone after an outbreak threatened the 2.5 million residents .
Eventually , a test confirmed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 31 was the dreaded novel coronavirus .
There ’ s no telling where this church member was first infected , but there are reports of Shencheonji opening a center in Wuhan- ground zero of the outbreak .
According to the church ’ s leader there is little to worry about , as he claims the prophecies of the Book of Revelation have been completed .
According to California ’ s Orange County Register , founder Lee Man-hee says that Jesus Christ appeared to him and gifted the Shincheonji leader with unique insight into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bible .
Some say that Lee considers himself a prophet , and even the second coming of Jesus .
Regardless of his claimed divine affiliation , there ’ s no doubt that his followers are in grave danger .
Video out of South Korea shows mobile decontamination units spraying disinfectant outside of his Daegu church .
RELATED : Trump Reportedly Rolling Out 'Cost Plus 50 ' To Put the World on Notice The discovery of the church ’ s involvement in the virus ’ spread comes as South Korea and other nations struggle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now been declared in parts of Italy and South Korea as cases spiked in those countries .
China remains the most affected region , and at one point had over 700 million in quarantine .
Measures to combat the virus have ranged from complete quarantines to partial lockdowns .
In 12 Italian towns , cafes , schools , and transportation hubs have been shuttered .
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A mysterious religious group is at the center of an explosion of new coronavirus cases, strengthening the case that our globalized world is not ready for a large-scale outbreak.
Followers of South Korea’s Shincheonji Church of Jesus make up half of the nearly 350 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, health officials cited by The New York Times said.
Now, over 1,250 members of the group — which mainstream South Korean churches consider a cult, according to The Times — are reporting possible symptoms of the hyper-contagious virus.
Shincheonji’s website claims the church has over 300 operational centers, with a presence on every continent except Antarctica. The novel coronavirus would seemingly spread like wildfire in the church’s crowded gatherings, where members usually forego masks to loudly shout hymns.
“We were not supposed to have anything on our faces, like glasses or masks. We were trained to sing our hymns loudly,” one former member told The Times. “We were taught not to be afraid of illness.”
One Shencheonji follower, known as Patient No. 31, was admitted to a hospital in South Korea in early February after a car crash, The Times reported. Although she eventually developed symptoms of the virus known as COVID-19, the woman was still able to escape the hospital multiple times to attend packed church services.
The city where the patient was admitted, Daegu, was labeled a special zone after an outbreak threatened the 2.5 million residents. Eventually, a test confirmed that the mystery illness affecting Patient No. 31 was the dreaded novel coronavirus.
There’s no telling where this church member was first infected, but there are reports of Shencheonji opening a center in Wuhan — ground zero of the outbreak.
According to the church’s leader there is little to worry about, as he claims the prophecies of the Book of Revelation have been completed.
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According to California’s Orange County Register, founder Lee Man-hee says that Jesus Christ appeared to him and gifted the Shincheonji leader with unique insight into the “end-times” prophecies of the Bible.
Some say that Lee considers himself a prophet, and even the second coming of Jesus. Regardless of his claimed divine affiliation, there’s no doubt that his followers are in grave danger.
Video out of South Korea shows mobile decontamination units spraying disinfectant outside of his Daegu church.
VIDEO: People in Daegu, South Korea, voice their concerns after a spike in new coronavirus cases. More than 80 members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus have now been infected. Daegu is the country’s fourth-biggest city, with a population of over 2.5 million pic.twitter.com/ufKoK7CBfy — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 21, 2020
The discovery of the church’s involvement in the virus’ spread comes as South Korea and other nations struggle to contain outbreaks.
Partial lockdowns have now been declared in parts of Italy and South Korea as cases spiked in those countries. China remains the most affected region, and at one point had over 700 million in quarantine.
Measures to combat the virus have ranged from complete quarantines to partial lockdowns.
In 12 Italian towns, cafes, schools, and transportation hubs have been shuttered.
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Before Bernie’s Win, Nevada Caucuses’ Rocky Start Had Democrats Telling Volunteers Not To Talk to Me

Before Bernie’s Win, Nevada Caucuses’ Rocky Start Had Democrats Telling Volunteers Not To Talk to Media

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ margin of victory in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday not only answered questions about whether the Democratic Party is really ready to choose an aging socialist to be its standard-bearer in November , it also laid to rest questions that were being raised about the party ’ s ability to handle the crowded 2020 field of primary contenders .
But in the run-up to the actual event , Politico reported on Saturday , party insiders were so afraid of a repeat of the Democratic debacle in the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses that party officials were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media — and apparently offering money to make sure of the silence .
According to the outlet , numerous volunteers in the state ’ s more rural precincts received official communications Thursday from the Nevada Democratic Party requiring that nondisclosure agreements be signed prior to caucus day , ensuring no-one might “ speak to the press unless given permission by the Executive Director or Communications Director ” on site .
TRENDING : UK Outlet Runs Pictures of Grinning Bill Clinton with Sex Slave and Epstein ’ s Pimp on ‘ Lolita Express @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that those communications also promised a one-time payment of $ 50 to all precinct chairs and $ 90 to all site leads — which led at least one unnamed individual to tell Politico it seemed as though the party was attempting to pay for volunteer silence .
Nevada Democratic Party spokesman Molly Forgey later denied any relation between the NDA requests and available stipends .
“ It is standard for the party to request staff and volunteers who have access to sensitive information to sign [ an NDA ] , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff working closer to the Las Vegas area apparently did not receive the same communications , Politico reported .
The national and state party had plenty at stake in ensuring Saturday ’ s caucus went off without a hitch and as many hiccups as possible were kept under wraps , particularly in light of Iowa caucus meltdown just three weeks ago .
The first contest of the 2020 primary cycle , Iowa ’ s caucus seemed doomed from the get-go , with precincts across the state reporting substantial difficulties in submitting their results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widespread issue that was later chalked up to technical difficulties .
A software error within the Democratic Party ’ s newly unveiled vote-recording application was later revealed to have been preventing all recorded results from being tabulated , forcing affected precincts to deliver their paper records to the party instead .
The virtual results were later counted as well and the problematic code within the app was eventually fixed , but initial results were retracted on caucus day by numerous mainstream news media outlets such as The Associated Press and The New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the contest were not finished until days later , with former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg besting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by a less than one percent margin .
RELATED : Lawmaker Pushes To Repeal 'Ridicule ' Law That Got 2 Students Arrested for Racial Slur The fallout was disastrous and , according to DNC Chair Tom Perez , prompted quite a bit of introspection and re-evaluation .
“ We have gone to school on the lessons of Iowa , ” Perez told CNN on Wednesday .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still preserving efficiency.
” “ We have held over 1,000 trainings for over 3,000 volunteers .
We continue to train them , going to school on Iowa , making sure that the story Saturday night is the candidates , ” Perez added .
“ Not the process.
” Forgey , for her part , was not so uncertain , guaranteeing , “ We plan to have results out on caucus day.
” The results were clear by early evening eastern time , with Sanders posting such a dominant performance that Fox News called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As of Sunday , Sanders had 46 percent of the vote in a five-candidate field , according to HuffPost , with former Vice President Joe Biden coming in second with about 19 percent of the voter , Buttigieg third with about 15 , and Sens .
Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar in the rear at 10.1 and 4.8 percent respectively .
Now , Democrats have to face the bigger question of whether a nominee like Sanders — an elderly , well left-of-the-mainstream politician who ’ s more “ independent ” and “ democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really the man their party is choosing to take on an incumbent president presiding over a country in the middle of an economic boom .
That is much bigger question than the process in Nevada — and not one the party will be able to keep anyone from talking to the media about .
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ margin of victory in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday not only answered questions about whether the Democratic Party is really ready to choose an aging socialist to be its standard-bearer in November, it also laid to rest questions that were being raised about the party’s ability to handle the crowded 2020 field of primary contenders.
But in the run-up to the actual event, Politico reported on Saturday, party insiders were so afraid of a repeat of the Democratic debacle in the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses that party officials were explicitly telling volunteers not to speak to the media — and apparently offering money to make sure of the silence.
According to the outlet, numerous volunteers in the state’s more rural precincts received official communications Thursday from the Nevada Democratic Party requiring that nondisclosure agreements be signed prior to caucus day, ensuring no-one might “speak to the press unless given permission by the Executive Director or Communications Director” on site.
Campaign aides tells CBS News there is a lack of volunteers to oversee Nevada caucus results in several locations. @EdOKeefe says it’s an example of “disorganization and potential chaos” that some campaigns might stoke to “question the validity” of results https://t.co/4xhlHorGDS pic.twitter.com/ceXiklm6Vw — CBS News (@CBSNews) February 22, 2020
Raising eyebrows, however, was the fact that those communications also promised a one-time payment of $50 to all precinct chairs and $90 to all site leads — which led at least one unnamed individual to tell Politico it seemed as though the party was attempting to pay for volunteer silence.
Nevada Democratic Party spokesman Molly Forgey later denied any relation between the NDA requests and available stipends.
“It is standard for the party to request staff and volunteers who have access to sensitive information to sign [an NDA],” Forgey said.
Yet, volunteers and staff working closer to the Las Vegas area apparently did not receive the same communications, Politico reported.
The national and state party had plenty at stake in ensuring Saturday’s caucus went off without a hitch and as many hiccups as possible were kept under wraps, particularly in light of Iowa caucus meltdown just three weeks ago.
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The first contest of the 2020 primary cycle, Iowa’s caucus seemed doomed from the get-go, with precincts across the state reporting substantial difficulties in submitting their results to the Democratic National Committee — a widespread issue that was later chalked up to technical difficulties.
A software error within the Democratic Party’s newly unveiled vote-recording application was later revealed to have been preventing all recorded results from being tabulated, forcing affected precincts to deliver their paper records to the party instead.
The virtual results were later counted as well and the problematic code within the app was eventually fixed, but initial results were retracted on caucus day by numerous mainstream news media outlets such as The Associated Press and The New York Times to prevent confusion.
Final results from the contest were not finished until days later, with former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg besting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by a less than one percent margin.
At #DemDebate spin room tonight, @nvdems spox downplayed possibility of delayed Nevada results: “I think we’ve been saying this for a long time, our intention and priority right now is getting this right … but it’s our intention to get results out on the day of the caucus.” https://t.co/fKpr87x8ZZ pic.twitter.com/XwI1BBO3DR — Alexander Tin (@ThisAlexTin) February 20, 2020
DNC Chair Tom Perez says he has “a lot of confidence” things will run smoothly in Nevada following the chaos in this year’s Iowa caucuses: “We have gone to school on the lessons of Iowa” https://t.co/cCiDJMgJDQ pic.twitter.com/79XaY0NPZf — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 19, 2020
The fallout was disastrous and, according to DNC Chair Tom Perez, prompted quite a bit of introspection and re-evaluation.
“We have gone to school on the lessons of Iowa,” Perez told CNN on Wednesday. “We are as low-tech as humanly possible while still preserving efficiency.”
“We have held over 1,000 trainings for over 3,000 volunteers. We continue to train them, going to school on Iowa, making sure that the story Saturday night is the candidates,” Perez added. “Not the process.”
Forgey, for her part, was not so uncertain, guaranteeing, “We plan to have results out on caucus day.”
The results were clear by early evening eastern time, with Sanders posting such a dominant performance that Fox News called the Nevada results by about 5:30 p.m.
As of Sunday, Sanders had 46 percent of the vote in a five-candidate field, according to HuffPost, with former Vice President Joe Biden coming in second with about 19 percent of the voter, Buttigieg third with about 15, and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar in the rear at 10.1 and 4.8 percent respectively.
Now, Democrats have to face the bigger question of whether a nominee like Sanders — an elderly, well left-of-the-mainstream politician who’s more “independent” and “democratic socialist” than actual Democrat — is really the man their party is choosing to take on an incumbent president presiding over a country in the middle of an economic boom.
That is much bigger question than the process in Nevada — and not one the party will be able to keep anyone from talking to the media about.
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westernjournal--2020-02-23--Woman Goes Public over Traumatic Mueller Interrogation That Forced Her to Flee US

How aggressive was Robert Mueller ’ s special counsel investigation in trying to get convictions ?
One figure it targeted says she had to leave the United States for a while because she was “ traumatized ” by a series of “ perjury trap ” interviews .
In a series of interviews this past week , K.T .
McFarland — a longtime politico who served a brief stint under President Donald Trump ’ s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn — says the aggressive interview tactics employed by the FBI , acting at Mueller ’ s investigation ’ s behest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am the original Girl Scout , ” McFarland , the deputy national security advisor under Flynn , told WMAL-FM Wednesday .
“ I followed all the rules , I turned in all of my files and my phone logs and my text messages and emails when I left government , didn ’ t leak to the press.
” Playing by the rules , she said , got her in trouble .
“ When the Mueller people came calling at my door unannounced , they started quizzing me on things that I didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t remember 100 percent accurately , and it allowed them to say , ‘ well you must be lying then.
’ ” TRENDING : UK Outlet Runs Pictures of Grinning Bill Clinton with Sex Slave and Epstein ’ s Pimp on ‘ Lolita Express ’ She said that “ after , you know , 20 , 30 , 40 hours of hell , that they wanted me to either plead guilty to a crime I didn ’ t feel I committed or to talk about other people having done things that I didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the Washington Examiner , McFarland was interviewed in the summer of 2017 .
She initially denied having any knowledge of Flynn ’ s conversations during the presidential transition period with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak , conversations which eventually led to Flynn ’ s conviction for lying to the FBI .
According to the Examiner , McFarland later revised her statement to say Flynn may have talked to her about the calls , which had to do with U.S. sanctions on Russia , after Flynn ’ s guilty plea indicated he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was never charged in the case .
In an interview with Fox News , McFarland described the FBI ’ s tactics as misleading .
“ The FBI showed up at my house unannounced .
I was all by myself .
They come in and I said , ‘ Do I need a lawyer for anything ?
I have never met with any Russians .
I have never dealt with any Russians , ' ” she said .
According to McFarland , the FBI agents told her that she could get a lawyer if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ little bit of information ” from her .
“ So , I naively went along with it .
The whole time they were setting me up for a perjury trap , ” she told Fox News ’ Brian Kilmeade .
RELATED : Couple Charged with Felony for Allegedly Running Boys on Bikes with Trump Flags off the Road “ Because , Brian , they seized all of my files , my documents , text messages , cell phones from the period that I was in government … They had control of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have control of them .
“ They thought they could pressure me to say , ‘ Well , I lied in one of my early talks with you guys when I didn ’ t have access to my information , ' ” she added .
She was also questioned about a 90-minute period that took place while McFarland was visiting Trump ’ s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida .
The agents noted that the 90 minutes showed no phone activities .
She said asked her if that quiet period meant she was taking marching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I looked at them and I said , ‘ No , that was actually when I was having lunch with my husband and I put my cell phone away , ' ” she said .
“ Look , they had absolutely targeted me for a perjury crime or to link Trump and until I got the best lawyer in the country to come along with me , they really thought they had me.
” Those lawyers came at a cost , however ; McFarland said she incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point , I turned to my lawyer and said , ‘ just tell me what they want me to say and I ’ ll say it !
’ ” McFarland told WMAL .
However , she said her husband told her to stand her ground .
“ I finally said , ‘ no , you ’ re going to have to charge me with a crime , ’ ” she said .
“ At that point , they went away because I couldn ’ t give them what they needed to spin their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the porn star queen , ” referring to Stormy Daniels .
McFarland said the Mueller spotlight was disturbing enough that she left the country .
“ We went to the remotest islands of Scotland , ” she said .
“ And I just tried to think about , ‘ what is happening to my country ?
’ ” For whatever it ’ s worth , the Mueller investigation didn ’ t exactly do McFarland in , and it may not end up doing Flynn in , either .
The long saga of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even longer now that Flynn is looking to withdraw his guilty plea due to his treatment by the FBI .
That ’ s a Hail Mary pass , however , so assume that his guilty plea stands .
The major figures Mueller ’ s probe took down were Flynn and Roger Stone , the latter a man whose behavior was more self-destructive than republic-destroying .
The special counsel delivered a report that allowed liberals to fulminate about vague accusations of obstruction of justice in congressional committees for a few weeks and , well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very few Democrats left flogging that very dead horse when Ukraine became a much shinier object .
Assuming McFarland ’ s account of her treatment was accurate , she ’ s almost certainly not the only person who ’ s going to be coming forward with stories like this .
It ’ s not a good look .
For her part , McFarland said the experience underscored just how entitled entrenched bureaucrats believe themselves to be .
“ They ’ re a certain group of people who have gotten used to governing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she told WMAL .
“ And even if the American voter votes for somebody that wants to get rid of them or change their policies , they feel they have the patriotic duty to overrule election results .
“ And to me , we ’ re in a very dangerous place.
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How aggressive was Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation in trying to get convictions? One figure it targeted says she had to leave the United States for a while because she was “traumatized” by a series of “perjury trap” interviews.
In a series of interviews this past week, K.T. McFarland — a longtime politico who served a brief stint under President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn — says the aggressive interview tactics employed by the FBI, acting at Mueller’s investigation’s behest, were overly aggressive.
“I am the original Girl Scout,” McFarland, the deputy national security advisor under Flynn, told WMAL-FM Wednesday. “I followed all the rules, I turned in all of my files and my phone logs and my text messages and emails when I left government, didn’t leak to the press.”
Playing by the rules, she said, got her in trouble.
“When the Mueller people came calling at my door unannounced, they started quizzing me on things that I didn’t have access to and didn’t remember 100 percent accurately, and it allowed them to say, ‘well you must be lying then.’”
She said that “after, you know, 20, 30, 40 hours of hell, that they wanted me to either plead guilty to a crime I didn’t feel I committed or to talk about other people having done things that I didn’t think they had done.”
According to the Washington Examiner, McFarland was interviewed in the summer of 2017. She initially denied having any knowledge of Flynn’s conversations during the presidential transition period with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, conversations which eventually led to Flynn’s conviction for lying to the FBI.
According to the Examiner, McFarland later revised her statement to say Flynn may have talked to her about the calls, which had to do with U.S. sanctions on Russia, after Flynn’s guilty plea indicated he had discussed the conversations with her. McFarland was never charged in the case.
In an interview with Fox News, McFarland described the FBI’s tactics as misleading.
“The FBI showed up at my house unannounced. I was all by myself. They come in and I said, ‘Do I need a lawyer for anything? I have never met with any Russians. I have never dealt with any Russians,'” she said.
According to McFarland, the FBI agents told her that she could get a lawyer if she wanted but they just needed a “little bit of information” from her.
“So, I naively went along with it. The whole time they were setting me up for a perjury trap,” she told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade.
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“Because, Brian, they seized all of my files, my documents, text messages, cell phones from the period that I was in government … They had control of them. They wouldn’t let me have control of them.
“They thought they could pressure me to say, ‘Well, I lied in one of my early talks with you guys when I didn’t have access to my information,'” she added.
She was also questioned about a 90-minute period that took place while McFarland was visiting Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The agents noted that the 90 minutes showed no phone activities. She said asked her if that quiet period meant she was taking marching orders from Trump during that time.
“I looked at them and I said, ‘No, that was actually when I was having lunch with my husband and I put my cell phone away,'” she said.
“Look, they had absolutely targeted me for a perjury crime or to link Trump and until I got the best lawyer in the country to come along with me, they really thought they had me.”
Those lawyers came at a cost, however; McFarland said she incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees.
“At one point, I turned to my lawyer and said, ‘just tell me what they want me to say and I’ll say it!’” McFarland told WMAL. However, she said her husband told her to stand her ground.
“I finally said, ‘no, you’re going to have to charge me with a crime,’” she said. “At that point, they went away because I couldn’t give them what they needed to spin their web. And then they moved on to the porn star queen,” referring to Stormy Daniels.
McFarland said the Mueller spotlight was disturbing enough that she left the country.
“We went to the remotest islands of Scotland,” she said. “And I just tried to think about, ‘what is happening to my country?’”
For whatever it’s worth, the Mueller investigation didn’t exactly do McFarland in, and it may not end up doing Flynn in, either.
The long saga of the short-serving national security advisor could get even longer now that Flynn is looking to withdraw his guilty plea due to his treatment by the FBI.
That’s a Hail Mary pass, however, so assume that his guilty plea stands. The major figures Mueller’s probe took down were Flynn and Roger Stone, the latter a man whose behavior was more self-destructive than republic-destroying.
The special counsel delivered a report that allowed liberals to fulminate about vague accusations of obstruction of justice in congressional committees for a few weeks and, well, there you go. There were very few Democrats left flogging that very dead horse when Ukraine became a much shinier object.
Assuming McFarland’s account of her treatment was accurate, she’s almost certainly not the only person who’s going to be coming forward with stories like this.
It’s not a good look.
For her part, McFarland said the experience underscored just how entitled entrenched bureaucrats believe themselves to be.
“They’re a certain group of people who have gotten used to governing and they think it is their divine right,” she told WMAL. “And even if the American voter votes for somebody that wants to get rid of them or change their policies, they feel they have the patriotic duty to overrule election results.
“And to me, we’re in a very dangerous place.”
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