westernjournal--2020-12-01--Barr Beefs Up Criminal Investigation Into Mueller’s Trump-Russia Probe with Key Appointment

Attorney General William Barr has given the authority of a special counsel to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe .
Barr told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he had appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham as a special counsel in October under the same federal statute that governed special counsel Robert Mueller in the original Russia probe .
He said Durham ’ s investigation has been narrowing to focus on the conduct of FBI agents who worked on the Russia investigation , known as Crossfire Hurricane .
With the 2020 election approaching , Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I decided the best thing to do would be to appoint them under the same regulation that covered Bob Mueller , to provide Durham and his team some assurance that they ’ d be able to complete their work regardless of the outcome of the election.
” The current investigation , a criminal probe , had begun very broadly but has since “ narrowed considerably ” and now “ really is focused on the activities of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation within the FBI , ” Barr said .
He said he expects Durham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be brought and make public a report of the investigation ’ s findings .
In an Oct. 19 order obtained by the AP , Barr says Durham is authorized “ to investigate whether any federal official , employee or any person or entity violated the law in connection with the intelligence , counter-intelligence or law enforcement activities ” directed at the 2016 presidential campaigns , anyone associated with the campaigns or the Trump administration .
A senior Justice Department official told the AP that the order specifically relates to FBI personnel who worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 appointment of Mueller , a critical area of scrutiny for both Durham and the Justice Department inspector general , which identified a series of errors and omissions in surveillance applications targeting a former Trump campaign associate .
Appointing Durham as a special counsel would mean that he could only be fired for very specific reasons under the law .
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Attorney General William Barr has given the authority of a special counsel to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.
Barr told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he had appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham as a special counsel in October under the same federal statute that governed special counsel Robert Mueller in the original Russia probe.
He said Durham’s investigation has been narrowing to focus on the conduct of FBI agents who worked on the Russia investigation, known as Crossfire Hurricane.
With the 2020 election approaching, Barr told the AP on Tuesday, “I decided the best thing to do would be to appoint them under the same regulation that covered Bob Mueller, to provide Durham and his team some assurance that they’d be able to complete their work regardless of the outcome of the election.”
The current investigation, a criminal probe, had begun very broadly but has since “narrowed considerably” and now “really is focused on the activities of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation within the FBI,” Barr said.
He said he expects Durham will detail whether any additional prosecutions will be brought and make public a report of the investigation’s findings.
In an Oct. 19 order obtained by the AP, Barr says Durham is authorized “to investigate whether any federal official, employee or any person or entity violated the law in connection with the intelligence, counter-intelligence or law enforcement activities” directed at the 2016 presidential campaigns, anyone associated with the campaigns or the Trump administration.
A senior Justice Department official told the AP that the order specifically relates to FBI personnel who worked on the Russia investigation before the May 2017 appointment of Mueller, a critical area of scrutiny for both Durham and the Justice Department inspector general, which identified a series of errors and omissions in surveillance applications targeting a former Trump campaign associate.
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Appointing Durham as a special counsel would mean that he could only be fired for very specific reasons under the law.
Under the regulations, a special counsel can be fired only by the attorney general and for specific reasons, such as misconduct, dereliction of duty, conflict of interest or other violations of Justice Department policies.
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--AG Barr Gives Update on DOJ Investigation Into Election-Altering Voter Fraud

Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election .
President Donald Trump has claimed that the election was stolen and has refused to concede to presumptive president-elect Joe Biden .
In an interview with The Associated Press , Barr said U.S. attorneys and FBI agents have uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election .
“ To date , we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election , ” Barr told the AP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directive to U.S. attorneys across the country allowing them to pursue any “ substantial allegations ” of voting irregularities before the 2020 presidential election was certified .
The Trump campaign team led by Rudy Giuliani has alleged widespread election fraud and has filed multiple lawsuits in battleground states .
The claims have yet to be proven , and legal action remains ongoing .
Trump recently allowed his administration to begin the transition over to Biden but has refused to admit he lost .
“ There ’ s been one assertion that would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim that machines were programmed essentially to skew the election results .
And the DHS and DOJ have looked into that , and so far , we haven ’ t seen anything to substantiate that , ” Barr said .
“ Most claims of fraud are very particularized to a particular set of circumstances or actors or conduct .
They are not systemic allegations , ” Barr added .
“ Some have been broad and potentially cover a few thousand votes .
They have been followed up on.
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Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
President Donald Trump has claimed that the election was stolen and has refused to concede to presumptive president-elect Joe Biden.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said U.S. attorneys and FBI agents have uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election.
“To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election,” Barr told the AP.
Last month, Barr issued a directive to U.S. attorneys across the country allowing them to pursue any “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities before the 2020 presidential election was certified.
The Trump campaign team led by Rudy Giuliani has alleged widespread election fraud and has filed multiple lawsuits in battleground states.
The claims have yet to be proven, and legal action remains ongoing.
Trump recently allowed his administration to begin the transition over to Biden but has refused to admit he lost.
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“There’s been one assertion that would be systemic fraud and that would be the claim that machines were programmed essentially to skew the election results. And the DHS and DOJ have looked into that, and so far, we haven’t seen anything to substantiate that,” Barr said.
“Most claims of fraud are very particularized to a particular set of circumstances or actors or conduct. They are not systemic allegations,” Barr added.
“Some have been broad and potentially cover a few thousand votes. They have been followed up on.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--Media Outlet Under Fire After Claiming Everyone Has Become a ‘Potential Serial Killer’

The Detroit Free Press was criticized Tuesday morning after it published an opinion piece titled , “ COVID has turned breathing into a deadly event and all of us into potential serial killers.
” Opinion columnist Michael Stern wrote about how the coronavirus has been quietly spreading across the country , sparking anxiety and the potential for an individual to bring the virus to his or her loved ones .
“ COVID-19 has turned every man , woman and child into a potential serial killer , ” he wrote .
“ With alcoholism , opioid addiction or smoking , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has turned the most necessary part of living — breathing — into a deadly event.
” Stern said that the fear of getting the coronavirus from a stranger is only part of the problem .
“ What ’ s worse is the brutal reality that the people we love and trust most in this world bring us the same risk , ” he wrote .
“ More risk , because these are the people with whom we have regular and close contact .
Any sustained encounter with those we love — kisses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring fever , blood clots , fluid-filled lungs , and death.
” He added that he also fears bringing the virus home to his family .
“ It has left me Googling whether holding my breath when I hug my parents will spare me the Greek tragedy of killing my own mother or father , ” Stern wrote .
The Free Press tweeted the article with the caption “ COVID has turned breathing into a deadly event and all of us into potential serial killers ” and received swift pushback from readers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Daily Wire columnist Matt Walsh tweeted .
“ The author of this article should see a counselor.
” A user who goes by the name EmergencyDoc35 said he would “ consider telling my patients to stop breathing.
” “ Thank you for the ‘ wise ’ words your ridiculous publication continues to spread , ” he tweeted .
Twitter user antihero_kate said the article should be removed , citing rising suicide rates in response to stress or emotions related to COVID-19 .
“ You should be ashamed for even publishing this and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she tweeted .
“ This is psychological warfare on a society that has skyrocketing suicide rates .
I hope you get sued.
” Other Michigan publications published articles on Tuesday about the surge in coronavirus cases in the state .
MLive reported that there were 182,269 new coronavirus cases in November “ and December could be worse.
” Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer announced new restrictions in the middle of November , suspending in-person classes and eat-in dining for three weeks , the Detroit Free Press reported .
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The Detroit Free Press was criticized Tuesday morning after it published an opinion piece titled, “COVID has turned breathing into a deadly event and all of us into potential serial killers.”
Opinion columnist Michael Stern wrote about how the coronavirus has been quietly spreading across the country, sparking anxiety and the potential for an individual to bring the virus to his or her loved ones.
“COVID-19 has turned every man, woman and child into a potential serial killer,” he wrote.
“With alcoholism, opioid addiction or smoking, we stand a fighting chance. But COVID-19 has turned the most necessary part of living — breathing — into a deadly event.”
Stern said that the fear of getting the coronavirus from a stranger is only part of the problem.
“What’s worse is the brutal reality that the people we love and trust most in this world bring us the same risk,” he wrote.
“More risk, because these are the people with whom we have regular and close contact. Any sustained encounter with those we love — kisses, hugs, laughs, conversations — could bring fever, blood clots, fluid-filled lungs, and death.”
He added that he also fears bringing the virus home to his family.
“It has left me Googling whether holding my breath when I hug my parents will spare me the Greek tragedy of killing my own mother or father,” Stern wrote.
The Free Press tweeted the article with the caption “COVID has turned breathing into a deadly event and all of us into potential serial killers” and received swift pushback from readers.
COVID has turned breathing into a deadly event and all of us into potential serial killers https://t.co/2Jz6yxwq8S — Detroit Free Press (@freep) December 1, 2020
“This is called paranoid schizophrenia,” Daily Wire columnist Matt Walsh tweeted. “The author of this article should see a counselor.”
This is called paranoid schizophrenia. The author of this article should see a counselor. — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) December 1, 2020
A user who goes by the name EmergencyDoc35 said he would “consider telling my patients to stop breathing.”
“Thank you for the ‘wise’ words your ridiculous publication continues to spread,” he tweeted.
Twitter user antihero_kate said the article should be removed, citing rising suicide rates in response to stress or emotions related to COVID-19.
“You should be ashamed for even publishing this and you should remove it immediately,” she tweeted.
You should be ashamed for even publishing this and you should remove it immediately. This is psychological warfare on a society that has skyrocketing suicide rates. I hope you get sued. — antihero_kate (@antihero_kate) December 1, 2020
“This is psychological warfare on a society that has skyrocketing suicide rates. I hope you get sued.”
Other Michigan publications published articles on Tuesday about the surge in coronavirus cases in the state.
MLive reported that there were 182,269 new coronavirus cases in November “and December could be worse.”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced new restrictions in the middle of November, suspending in-person classes and eat-in dining for three weeks, the Detroit Free Press reported.
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--Dems Turn Against Each Other: Senior Lawmaker Blasts AOC as ‘More Active on Twitter Than Anything’

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is “ is ready to do battle ” with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other far-left members of his party , according to The New York Times .
In an interview with The Times published Monday , the moderate Manchin made it clear he opposes the progressives ’ pet policies , including the Green New Deal , “ Medicare for All ” and defunding the police .
“ We ’ re not going to defund the police , we ’ re not for the new green deal , ” the senator told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going to happen , ” he continued .
“ We ’ re not for Medicare for All — we can ’ t even pay for Medicare for some.
” Manchin discussed his recent back-and-forth with Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter .
“ Defund the police ?
Defund , my butt , ” he tweeted Nov. 11 as he shared a Washington Examiner article from an interview with him .
“ I ’ m a proud West Virginia Democrat , ” the senator said .
“ We are the party of working men and women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs & healthcare .
We do not have some crazy socialist agenda , and we do not believe in defunding the police.
” Ocasio-Cortez replied with a photo of herself glaring at him .
“ I guess she put the dagger stare on me , ” Machin told The Times .
“ I don ’ t know the young lady — I really don ’ t , ” he said .
“ I never met her .
“ I ’ m understanding she ’ s not that active with her bills or in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter than anything else.
” The Times said the senator ’ s comment “ amounts to a sharp insult in a chamber where legislative prowess is prized.
” RELATED : Dem Senator Attacked by Left After Coming Out Against Court Packing Ocasio-Cortez spokeswoman Lauren Hitt countered Manchin ’ s claim , asserting the congresswoman “ had submitted more amendments than 90 percent of other freshmen — including those promoting fair housing and a tear gas ban that passed the House — and had missed fewer votes than Mr. Manchin.
” The Examiner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he urged that Democrats not “ get caught up in the Twitter world.
” “ We are the party of the working men and women , and we forget how to talk about that in a meaningful way , ” he told the outlet .
Manchin also opposes progressives ’ efforts to pack the Supreme Court and end the filibuster .
“ We ’ ve been tagged if you ’ ve got a D by your name , you must be for all the crazy stuff , and I ’ m not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nov. 9 appearance on Fox News .
“ I really think that when you break the filibuster , you break the Senate , and I ’ m not going to be part of breaking the Senate , I can tell you that , ” he said in the Examiner interview .
Manchin said the Founding Fathers intended for senators to “ work in a bipartisan way.
” “ You break the rules of the filibuster , the minority has nothing , ” he said .
“ There ’ s no purpose whatsoever .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ glorified House.
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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is “is ready to do battle” with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other far-left members of his party, according to The New York Times.
In an interview with The Times published Monday, the moderate Manchin made it clear he opposes the progressives’ pet policies, including the Green New Deal, “Medicare for All” and defunding the police.
“We’re not going to defund the police, we’re not for the new green deal,” the senator told The Times.
“That’s not going to happen,” he continued. “We’re not for Medicare for All — we can’t even pay for Medicare for some.”
Manchin discussed his recent back-and-forth with Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter.
“Defund the police? Defund, my butt,” he tweeted Nov. 11 as he shared a Washington Examiner article from an interview with him.
“I’m a proud West Virginia Democrat,” the senator said. “We are the party of working men and women. We want to protect Americans’ jobs & healthcare. We do not have some crazy socialist agenda, and we do not believe in defunding the police.”
Ocasio-Cortez replied with a photo of herself glaring at him.
“I guess she put the dagger stare on me,” Machin told The Times.
“I don’t know the young lady — I really don’t,” he said. “I never met her.
“I’m understanding she’s not that active with her bills or in committee. She’s more active on Twitter than anything else.”
The Times said the senator’s comment “amounts to a sharp insult in a chamber where legislative prowess is prized.”
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Ocasio-Cortez spokeswoman Lauren Hitt countered Manchin’s claim, asserting the congresswoman “had submitted more amendments than 90 percent of other freshmen — including those promoting fair housing and a tear gas ban that passed the House — and had missed fewer votes than Mr. Manchin.”
The Examiner story that the senator shared on Twitter said he urged that Democrats not “get caught up in the Twitter world.”
“We are the party of the working men and women, and we forget how to talk about that in a meaningful way,” he told the outlet.
Manchin also opposes progressives’ efforts to pack the Supreme Court and end the filibuster.
“We’ve been tagged if you’ve got a D by your name, you must be for all the crazy stuff, and I’m not,” the senator said during a Nov. 9 appearance on Fox News.
“I really think that when you break the filibuster, you break the Senate, and I’m not going to be part of breaking the Senate, I can tell you that,” he said in the Examiner interview.
Manchin said the Founding Fathers intended for senators to “work in a bipartisan way.”
“You break the rules of the filibuster, the minority has nothing,” he said. “There’s no purpose whatsoever. You’re no different than a glorified House.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--Austin: The Left Is Demanding Evidence of Fraud After Years of Pushing Baseless Accusations

The left has no right to lecture the rest of us about “ evidence.
” Now that Trump ’ s team is investigating allegations of fraud in the 2020 election , evidence has all of a sudden become important to Democrats and leftists in the media .
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states .
These affidavits constitute evidence of fraud , but those allegations have yet to be proven by those courts and the legal action remains ongoing .
So where was the desire for a proper judicial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being a serial gang rapist ?
When the Democratic Party made its case against now-Justice Kavanaugh during Senate hearings back in 2018 , many left-wing politicians and media personalities were quick to condemn him based solely on unreliable testimony .
Kavanaugh ’ s primary accuser , Christine Blasey Ford , showed an inability to remember key details and changed her story multiple times .
According to sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell , Ford ’ s case wasn ’ t even solid enough to meet a “ preponderance-of-the-evidence ” standard of proof , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the typical beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard .
“ In a legal context , here is my bottom line : A ‘ he said , she said ’ case is incredibly difficult to prove , ” Mitchell said .
“ But this case is even weaker than that .
Dr. Ford identified other witnesses in the event , and those witnesses either refuted her allegations or failed to corroborate them .
For the reasons discussed below , I do not think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence is sufficient to satisfy the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard.
” In addition to Ford , the left unquestionably championed the claims of two additional accusers — Julie Swetnick and Deborah Ramirez .
Swetnick , who claimed Kavanaugh was “ present ” when she was a victim of a “ train ” rape , later backed off her claims after none of the four people she said would corroborate her story were able to do so , according to The Washington Times .
Swetnick later admitted that she merely witnessed Kavanaugh and his friend standing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handed out cups to girls .
Ramirez ’ s accusations were similarly dubious when she accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a dormitory party at Yale .
Kavanaugh ’ s accuser was at first unable to “ characterize Kavanaugh ’ s role in the alleged incident with certainty ” and was later incapable of finding corroborating witnesses .
RELATED : Lindsey Graham Has Perfect Response to Leftists Ambushing Him at Airport A standard of evidence didn ’ t matter to the left then .
It also didn ’ t matter when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2016 election for four years .
They can cry all they want about the right ’ s reaction to 2020 , but even the wildest of far-right conspiracy theories pale in comparison to the absurd circus show that was the Russiagate conspiracy .
To this day , many members of the Democratic Party claim that Trump colluded with Russia in an attempt to steal the 2016 election .
Democrats and left-wing media personalities still push this theory , even though the Steele Dossier has been discredited as an unreliable document authored by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that the Mueller Report showed no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia .
And if that wasn ’ t ridiculous enough , the left returned to the Russia narrative again leading up to 2020 ’ s presidential election .
When The New York Post dropped its bombshell report detailing the contents of a laptop allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden , which appeared to show an illicit meeting between then-vice president Joe Biden and a Ukrainian official , the left claimed again that the laptop and subsequent coverage of it was merely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to back up that claim .
In fact , the FBI later confirmed that the story was not Russian disinformation after acquiring the laptop .
Evidence is important .
When it comes to finding truth , the American public should always demand evidence .
That remains the case whether it is the media or the sitting president of the United States making the accusations .
All that being said , the left has no place to lecture anyone on the necessity of “ evidence.
” Because as soon as it ’ s no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of proof , they ’ ll go right back to bending that truth in whatever manner best suits their narrative .
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The left has no right to lecture the rest of us about “evidence.”
Now that Trump’s team is investigating allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, evidence has all of a sudden become important to Democrats and leftists in the media.
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states. These affidavits constitute evidence of fraud, but those allegations have yet to be proven by those courts and the legal action remains ongoing.
So where was the desire for a proper judicial process when the left condemned Brett Kavanaugh of being a serial gang rapist?
When the Democratic Party made its case against now-Justice Kavanaugh during Senate hearings back in 2018, many left-wing politicians and media personalities were quick to condemn him based solely on unreliable testimony.
Kavanaugh’s primary accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, showed an inability to remember key details and changed her story multiple times.
According to sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, Ford’s case wasn’t even solid enough to meet a “preponderance-of-the-evidence” standard of proof, a much lower hurdle to clear than the typical beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard.
“In a legal context, here is my bottom line: A ‘he said, she said’ case is incredibly difficult to prove,” Mitchell said.
“But this case is even weaker than that. Dr. Ford identified other witnesses in the event, and those witnesses either refuted her allegations or failed to corroborate them. For the reasons discussed below, I do not think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the Committee. Nor do I believe that this evidence is sufficient to satisfy the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard.”
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In addition to Ford, the left unquestionably championed the claims of two additional accusers — Julie Swetnick and Deborah Ramirez.
Swetnick, who claimed Kavanaugh was “present” when she was a victim of a “train” rape, later backed off her claims after none of the four people she said would corroborate her story were able to do so, according to The Washington Times.
Swetnick later admitted that she merely witnessed Kavanaugh and his friend standing next to a punch bowl as he handed out cups to girls.
Ramirez’s accusations were similarly dubious when she accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a dormitory party at Yale.
Kavanaugh’s accuser was at first unable to “characterize Kavanaugh’s role in the alleged incident with certainty” and was later incapable of finding corroborating witnesses.
A standard of evidence didn’t matter to the left then.
It also didn’t matter when they refused to accept the results of the 2016 election for four years.
They can cry all they want about the right’s reaction to 2020, but even the wildest of far-right conspiracy theories pale in comparison to the absurd circus show that was the Russiagate conspiracy.
To this day, many members of the Democratic Party claim that Trump colluded with Russia in an attempt to steal the 2016 election.
Democrats and left-wing media personalities still push this theory, even though the Steele Dossier has been discredited as an unreliable document authored by a Democratic operative, and despite the fact that the Mueller Report showed no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia.
And if that wasn’t ridiculous enough, the left returned to the Russia narrative again leading up to 2020’s presidential election.
When The New York Post dropped its bombshell report detailing the contents of a laptop allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden, which appeared to show an illicit meeting between then-vice president Joe Biden and a Ukrainian official, the left claimed again that the laptop and subsequent coverage of it was merely Russian interference.
There was no evidence to back up that claim.
In fact, the FBI later confirmed that the story was not Russian disinformation after acquiring the laptop.
Evidence is important. When it comes to finding truth, the American public should always demand evidence.
That remains the case whether it is the media or the sitting president of the United States making the accusations.
All that being said, the left has no place to lecture anyone on the necessity of “evidence.”
Because as soon as it’s no longer convenient to require a certain burden of proof, they’ll go right back to bending that truth in whatever manner best suits their narrative.
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--Donald Trump Eviscerates Doug Ducey for Certifying Election Results

President Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign continues to litigate cases of voter irregularities and possible fraud in many states during the 2020 presidential election .
Unfortunately , some Republicans have given up on Trump and his legal team ’ s efforts to sort it all out , including Arizona Republican Gov .
Doug Ducey .
Ducey certified the state ’ s election results Monday , awarding Arizona ’ s 11 electoral votes to former Vice President Joe Biden , even as Trump ’ s attorney Rudy Giuliani was still pleading the president ’ s case , the Associated Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made no effort to find out the truth , which to me , gives the state Legislature the perfect reason to take over the conduct of this election because it ’ s being conducted irresponsibly and unfairly , ” Giuliani urged after the governor ’ s decision .
Giuliani and fellow Trump attorney Jenna Ellis were still engaged in a meeting with state lawmakers at a hotel ballroom in Phoenix Monday when Ducey signed off on the election results — a decision which vexed Trump .
“ The votes have been tabulated , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Ducey said when announcing his decision in a clip Trump tweeted .
“ In addition to certification , with Senator-elect Mark Kelly winning the general election , I will be signing official documentation today that will be hand-delivered to the secretary of the United States Senate so that Arizona ’ s newest Senator can be sworn into office as swiftly as possible , ” the governor said of the new Democratic Senator .
“ Why is he rushing to put a Democrat in office , especially when so many horrible things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hearing going on right now , ” Trump said in the Nov. 30 tweet .
“ @ OANN What is going on with @ dougducey ?
Republicans will long remember !
” Trump was also quick to side with One America News Network ’ s Christina Bobb who tweeted that “ Gov Ducey has betrayed the people of Arizona.
” Wisconsin also certified its results Monday , essentially cutting off Trump ’ s ability to reject certain votes in six key states , according to The Washington Post .
The Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead-end in the same way without further compelling evidence , ultimately awarding the presidency to Biden .
But regardless of the merits of his arguments or the outcome of the challenges , the real story is how the GOP is treating its extraordinarily popular candidate who received the most votes of any sitting U.S. president .
There ’ s Utah Sen. Mitt Romney , the failed 2008 Republican presidential nominee and Trump nemesis , who took the president to task for his outspokenness and legal challenges , saying it was “ difficult to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a sitting American President ” in his Nov. 19 tweet .
There was also Maine Sen. Susan Collins who congratulated Biden on his “ apparent victory ” and left no question of her disloyalty as she gushed “ he loves this country , and I wish him every success , ” even as Trump ’ s legal challenges wore on .
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse similarly congratulated Biden on his victory just days after Election Day with many counts were still unverified .
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska urged Trump to concede @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came after Murkowski had already drawn the ire of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for her reluctance to fill the vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat before the November elections .
There ’ s no doubt Trump ’ s path to victory is narrowing by the day , but Republicans should be looking ahead to their future as a party rather than their last gasp at smiting the president for good .
Trump was a transformative candidate , a true “ big tent ” Republican whose supporters continue to rally by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigations that would have crushed any other politician .
For all of the supposed divisiveness the establishment media and RINOs pinned on Trump , there has arguably never been such a uniting force in the Republican party like the president .
Republicans would do well to harness the electoral power the Trump presidency unleashed , but instead , they ’ re still mired in their neverTrump hysteria to the bitter end .
They think if they sweep the last four years under the rug , they ’ ll be able to run another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold their noses and vote the party line anyway .
What they don ’ t realize is that those days are over for the party , and they ’ ll need those Trump voters if they ever want another chance at power .
And Trump voters will not forget who was on their side when the going got tough .
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President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign continues to litigate cases of voter irregularities and possible fraud in many states during the 2020 presidential election.
Unfortunately, some Republicans have given up on Trump and his legal team’s efforts to sort it all out, including Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.
Ducey certified the state’s election results Monday, awarding Arizona’s 11 electoral votes to former Vice President Joe Biden, even as Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani was still pleading the president’s case, the Associated Press reported.
“The officials certifying have made no effort to find out the truth, which to me, gives the state Legislature the perfect reason to take over the conduct of this election because it’s being conducted irresponsibly and unfairly,” Giuliani urged after the governor’s decision.
Giuliani and fellow Trump attorney Jenna Ellis were still engaged in a meeting with state lawmakers at a hotel ballroom in Phoenix Monday when Ducey signed off on the election results — a decision which vexed Trump.
“The votes have been tabulated, all 15 counties have certified their results,” Ducey said when announcing his decision in a clip Trump tweeted.
“In addition to certification, with Senator-elect Mark Kelly winning the general election, I will be signing official documentation today that will be hand-delivered to the secretary of the United States Senate so that Arizona’s newest Senator can be sworn into office as swiftly as possible,” the governor said of the new Democratic Senator.
“Why is he rushing to put a Democrat in office, especially when so many horrible things concerning voter fraud are being revealed at the hearing going on right now,” Trump said in the Nov. 30 tweet. “@OANN What is going on with @dougducey? Republicans will long remember!”
Why is he rushing to put a Democrat in office, especially when so many horrible things concerning voter fraud are being revealed at the hearing going on right now. @OANN What is going on with @dougducey? Republicans will long remember! https://t.co/XILGaHcyw7 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2020
Trump was also quick to side with One America News Network’s Christina Bobb who tweeted that “Gov Ducey has betrayed the people of Arizona.”
Trump retweeted her message, simply calling it “TRUE!”
Wisconsin also certified its results Monday, essentially cutting off Trump’s ability to reject certain votes in six key states, according to The Washington Post.
The Trump campaign has some additional lawsuits pending that could dead-end in the same way without further compelling evidence, ultimately awarding the presidency to Biden.
But regardless of the merits of his arguments or the outcome of the challenges, the real story is how the GOP is treating its extraordinarily popular candidate who received the most votes of any sitting U.S. president.
There’s Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, the failed 2008 Republican presidential nominee and Trump nemesis, who took the president to task for his outspokenness and legal challenges, saying it was “difficult to imagine a worse, more undemocratic action by a sitting American President” in his Nov. 19 tweet.
There was also Maine Sen. Susan Collins who congratulated Biden on his “apparent victory” and left no question of her disloyalty as she gushed “he loves this country, and I wish him every success,” even as Trump’s legal challenges wore on.
My statement on the 2020 Presidential election results: pic.twitter.com/8NY1WpaJpC — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) November 9, 2020
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse similarly congratulated Biden on his victory just days after Election Day with many counts were still unverified.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska urged Trump to concede despite his unresolved legal battles. This came after Murkowski had already drawn the ire of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for her reluctance to fill the vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat before the November elections.
There’s no doubt Trump’s path to victory is narrowing by the day, but Republicans should be looking ahead to their future as a party rather than their last gasp at smiting the president for good.
Does this mean the Republican party is abandoning Trump and his voters? Yes No
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Trump was a transformative candidate, a true “big tent” Republican whose supporters continue to rally by the thousands despite years of media attacks and investigations that would have crushed any other politician.
For all of the supposed divisiveness the establishment media and RINOs pinned on Trump, there has arguably never been such a uniting force in the Republican party like the president.
Republicans would do well to harness the electoral power the Trump presidency unleashed, but instead, they’re still mired in their neverTrump hysteria to the bitter end.
They think if they sweep the last four years under the rug, they’ll be able to run another RINO candidate and Republican voters will dutifully hold their noses and vote the party line anyway.
What they don’t realize is that those days are over for the party, and they’ll need those Trump voters if they ever want another chance at power.
And Trump voters will not forget who was on their side when the going got tough.
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--Tucker Carlson: ‘Dr. Fauci Was Revealed as a Power-Mad Incompetent’

Fox News ’ Tucker Carlson torpedoed Dr. Anthony Fauci as a “ power-mad incompetent , ” saying the career bureaucrat knew that schools should not have shut down amid the media ’ s panic-pimping yet allowed it to happen anyway .
As a result , Fauci has done incalculable damage to millions of children , who were forced to stay home for months when they should ’ ve been at school , learning and socializing .
“ The country ’ s public health establishment has tortured your children for eight months for no apparent reason , ” Carlson said Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of coverage , but it has been confirmed tonight .
The authorities have admitted it : 60 million American children languishing in their rooms since spring , sitting in front of screens , learning nothing , isolated from human contact , in many cases , driven to mental illness.
” “ We can now report there was no reason for any of that .
The experts were wrong , ” Carlson continued .
“ They had no idea what they were doing .
But the most amazing part — and this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — is that they knew they were wrong when they did it .
But they kept lying about it , even as American children began to kill themselves.
” Tucker pointed out that “ Tony Fauci knew it , too , though he didn ’ t say anything about it .
Now , he ’ s decided to say something about it eight months late.
” Carlson then remarked that “ Dr .
Fauci was revealed as a power-mad incompetent.
” Tucker was referring to a new interview that camera hog Fauci gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be in school because the data do not support the media ’ s unscientific contention that reopening schools is a death sentence .
So-called experts now concede that President Donald Trump was right from the beginning : Schools should never have shut down because children are at minuscule risk of either contracting or spreading COVID-19 .
Carlson said the only reason why the establishment media breathlessly screeched that schools should shut down was that their pathological Trump Derangement Syndrome induced them to rabidly oppose anything the president said .
“ What was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Of course , you know the answer : It was about Donald Trump .
Donald Trump in this case agreed with the doctors [ who said schools should not shut down ] .
Therefore , the doctors had to be mocked and ignored.
” Carlson played an excerpt of a statement Trump made in July , when he urged schools to reopen , saying keeping children at home was doing more harm than the virus .
RELATED : Watch : Biden Loses Track of Where He Put His Mask at Event Tucker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that children are not at high risk to spread or contract the coronavirus .
Nevertheless , Anthony Fauci and the left-wing media ignored the science and falsely claimed otherwise .
Carlson said this was done to pander to teachers unions , which are among the largest donors to the Democratic Party .
“ In April … a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that school-aged children who get the coronavirus ‘ develop only mild symptoms and typically recover within two weeks , ' ” Carlson recalled .
“ Months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a study in The Lancet affirmed this : ‘ COVID-19 is generally a mild disease in children , including in infants.
’ “ Other studies found the exact same thing .
No studies found anything but that .
… But if you ’ re looking for more evidence , check the death rates .
… So far in New Jersey , not a single school-aged child has died from the coronavirus .
“ In California , the biggest state in the United States — 40 million people live there — a total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18 have died from the coronavirus .
Two , ” Carlson went on .
“ The numbers nationwide , according to the latest CDC numbers , 123 Americans under the age of 18 have died from the coronavirus : 123 out of 350 million .
We shut the schools anyway , crushing millions of kids , affecting their futures in ways we can ’ t even understand at this point .
“ So the question is , why did we do this ?
The answer is to save the teachers .
The teachers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Democratic Party obeyed .
They ’ re the single largest donors to the Democratic Party , so of course they did.
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Fox News’ Tucker Carlson torpedoed Dr. Anthony Fauci as a “power-mad incompetent,” saying the career bureaucrat knew that schools should not have shut down amid the media’s panic-pimping yet allowed it to happen anyway.
As a result, Fauci has done incalculable damage to millions of children, who were forced to stay home for months when they should’ve been at school, learning and socializing.
“The country’s public health establishment has tortured your children for eight months for no apparent reason,” Carlson said Monday. “That story has not received a lot of coverage, but it has been confirmed tonight. The authorities have admitted it: 60 million American children languishing in their rooms since spring, sitting in front of screens, learning nothing, isolated from human contact, in many cases, driven to mental illness.”
“We can now report there was no reason for any of that. The experts were wrong,” Carlson continued. “They had no idea what they were doing. But the most amazing part — and this really is the headline of the story — is that they knew they were wrong when they did it. But they kept lying about it, even as American children began to kill themselves.”
Tucker pointed out that “Tony Fauci knew it, too, though he didn’t say anything about it. Now, he’s decided to say something about it eight months late.”
Carlson then remarked that “Dr. Fauci was revealed as a power-mad incompetent.”
Tucker was referring to a new interview that camera hog Fauci gave this week, where he said children should be in school because the data do not support the media’s unscientific contention that reopening schools is a death sentence.
Dr. Fauci: “The default position should be to try as best as possible within reason to keep the children in school or to get them back to school […] if you look at the data the spread among children and from children is not really big at all”pic.twitter.com/G0MqlA0NDQ — Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) November 29, 2020
So-called experts now concede that President Donald Trump was right from the beginning: Schools should never have shut down because children are at minuscule risk of either contracting or spreading COVID-19.
Carlson said the only reason why the establishment media breathlessly screeched that schools should shut down was that their pathological Trump Derangement Syndrome induced them to rabidly oppose anything the president said.
“What was this about?” Tucker asked. “Of course, you know the answer: It was about Donald Trump. Donald Trump in this case agreed with the doctors [who said schools should not shut down]. Therefore, the doctors had to be mocked and ignored.”
Carlson played an excerpt of a statement Trump made in July, when he urged schools to reopen, saying keeping children at home was doing more harm than the virus.
Tucker then recounted how numerous scientific studies underscored that children are not at high risk to spread or contract the coronavirus. Nevertheless, Anthony Fauci and the left-wing media ignored the science and falsely claimed otherwise.
Carlson said this was done to pander to teachers unions, which are among the largest donors to the Democratic Party.
“In April … a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that school-aged children who get the coronavirus ‘develop only mild symptoms and typically recover within two weeks,'” Carlson recalled. “Months later, same story, in June, a study in The Lancet affirmed this: ‘COVID-19 is generally a mild disease in children, including in infants.’
“Other studies found the exact same thing. No studies found anything but that. … But if you’re looking for more evidence, check the death rates. … So far in New Jersey, not a single school-aged child has died from the coronavirus.
“In California, the biggest state in the United States — 40 million people live there — a total of two people under the age of 18 have died from the coronavirus. Two,” Carlson went on. “The numbers nationwide, according to the latest CDC numbers, 123 Americans under the age of 18 have died from the coronavirus: 123 out of 350 million. We shut the schools anyway, crushing millions of kids, affecting their futures in ways we can’t even understand at this point.
“So the question is, why did we do this? The answer is to save the teachers. The teachers unions pushed this, and their servants in the Democratic Party obeyed. They’re the single largest donors to the Democratic Party, so of course they did.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--Conservative Journalist Crashes CNN Meeting To Deliver Some Tough News

Conservative investigative journalist Jame O ’ Keefe confronted CNN president Jeff Zucker on a network editorial meeting conference call which he live-streamed on social media .
According to O ’ Keefe , he and Project Veritas have been listening in to such meetings for two months , and those meetings will say a lot about the inner workings of the far-left network .
In a video that was originally broadcast live Tuesday morning , O ’ Keefe , who had apparently been hiding on the CNN call , cut in and asked for Zucker to identify himself .
“ This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve been listening to your CNN calls for basically two months , recording everything , ” O ’ Keefe said .
“ Just wanted to ask you some questions if you have a minute , ” he added .
“ Do you still feel you ’ re the most trusted name in news , because I have to say from what I ’ ve been hearing on these phone calls , I don ’ t know about that , ” he said .
O ’ Keefe added he didn ’ t feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a news source , which led to a few moments of silence from Zucker and others on the call .
“ Okay , thank you for your comments , ” he said , before addressing his staff .
“ So everybody , in light of that , I think what we ’ ll do is … we ’ ll set up a new system and we ’ ll be back with you , and we ’ ll do the rest of the call a little bit later.
” O ’ Keefe , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ executives , he ’ d be releasing some interesting recordings from his time secretly listening in on CNN ’ s editorial meetings .
“ We recorded for a while and we have clips of various producers talking , the president [ of CNN ] talking , describing their motives , describing their political philosophy , describing how they don ’ t cover certain things , certain political parties tell them to cover things a certain way , ” O ’ Keefe said .
While O ’ Keefe was addressing his online audience , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end the call .
The call ended moments later after O ’ Keefe told Zucker that he ’ d begin releasing CNN ’ s conference call recordings at 7 p.m .
ET Tuesday .
O ’ Keefe thanked a “ brave ” insider for giving him access to CNN ’ s back-channel communications .
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Conservative investigative journalist James O’Keefe confronted CNN president Jeff Zucker on a network editorial meeting conference call which he livstreamed on social media.
According to O’Keefe, he and Project Veritas have been listening in to such meetings for two months, and those meetings will say a lot about the inner workings of the far-left network.
In a video that was originally broadcast live Tuesday morning, O’Keefe, who had apparently been hiding on the CNN call, cut in and asked for Zucker to identify himself.
Hey, Jeff Zucker, you there?” O’Keefe said.
“Yes,” replied the CNN head.
“This is James O’Keefe, we’ve been listening to your CNN calls for basically two months, recording everything,” O’Keefe said.
“Just wanted to ask you some questions if you have a minute,” he added.
“Do you still feel you’re the most trusted name in news, because I have to say from what I’ve been hearing on these phone calls, I don’t know about that,” he said.
Are you excited to hear what was recorded? Yes No
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O’Keefe added he didn’t feel CNN is very “independent” as a news source, which led to a few moments of silence from Zucker and others on the call.
Zucker finally broke the awkward silence.
“OK, thank you for your comments,” he said, before addressing his staff.
“So everybody, in light of that, I think what we’ll do is … we’ll set up a new system and we’ll be back with you, and we’ll do the rest of the call a little bit later.”
O’Keefe, told his audience online, and the CNN executives, that he’d be releasing some interesting recordings from his time secretly listening in on CNN’s editorial meetings.
“We recorded for a while and we have clips of various producers talking, the president [of CNN] talking, describing their motives, describing their political philosophy, describing how they don’t cover certain things, certain political parties tell them to cover things a certain way,” O’Keefe said.
While O’Keefe was addressing his online audience, Zucker could be heard still attempting to end the call.
The call ended moments later after O’Keefe told Zucker that he’d begin releasing CNN’s conference call recordings at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
We’ve been recording @CNN 9AM call for MONTHS and we are going to start releasing the tapes TONIGHT at 7pm Eastern See them first https://t.co/kDe3HDvxTZ — James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) December 1, 2020
O’Keefe thanked a “brave” insider for giving him access to CNN’s back-channel communications.
UPDATE, Dec. 3, 2020: Following publication of this article, CNN’s communications department tweeted in response to O’Keefe’s video: “Legal experts say this may be a felony. We‘ve referred it to law enforcement.”
However, O’Keefe told The Washington Post in an interview Wednesday that he has yet to hear from law enforcement. “Project Veritas has legal experts, too, and we believe Jeff Zucker is just mad and embarrassed,” he said. “Project Veritas follows the law.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--Report: Chuck Schumer Blames Absurd Factors for Dems’ Senate Race Failures

In a recent call with party donors , New York Sen. Chuck Schumer blamed Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s death and North Carolina Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham for the Democrats ’ Senate race failures , sources with direct knowledge of the conversations told Axios .
Democrats ’ hopes to secure a Senate majority in the 2020 election ended when Cunningham lost in North Carolina and Sen. Susan Collins won in Maine .
The Senate minority leader told donors Cunningham lost because he “ couldn ’ t keep his zipper up , ” referencing the candidate ’ s affair .
Weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had exchanged “ sexually suggestive texts ” with a woman who was not his wife and additional texts confirmed the pair had an intimate encounter in July , The Associated Press reported .
“ I ’ ve taken responsibility for the hurt that I ’ ve caused in my personal life .
I ’ ve apologized for it , ” he told reporters on Oct. 9 .
“ I ’ ve said what I ’ m going to say about it.
” North Carolina had a chance to go blue before news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successfully recruiting Cunningham to run for Senate when he was unable to recruit Stacey Abrams in Georgia .
In Georgia , Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev .
Raphael Warnock are looking to unseat Republican Sens .
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler .
The two Senate races will be decided in a runoff election on Jan. 5 after neither candidate won a majority of the votes in November .
Georgia ’ s runoff elections will decide the balance of power in the incoming Senate .
The current balance of power is 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as two independents who caucus with the Democrats ) .
Democrats need to win both of the runoff elections to make it 50-50 Senate and presumptive vice president-elect Kamala Harris would be the tie-breaking vote .
Schumer also said that Ginsburg ’ s death let Collins reshape the debate about how to fill Supreme Court vacancies .
Collins was re-elected this year , defeating Democrat Sara Gideon .
The Maine Republican was criticized for voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 in the face of sexual assault allegations .
RELATED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in African-American Support Going Back to ’ 90s However , after Ginsburg died , Collins opposed filling her seat until voters get the chance to pick the next president .
“ Given the proximity of the presidential election … I do not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election , ” Collins said in a statement .
“ In fairness to the American people , who will either be re-electing the President or selecting a new one , the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is elected on November 3rd.
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In a recent call with party donors, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer blamed Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and North Carolina Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham for the Democrats’ Senate race failures, sources with direct knowledge of the conversations told Axios.
Democrats’ hopes to secure a Senate majority in the 2020 election ended when Cunningham lost in North Carolina and Sen. Susan Collins won in Maine.
The Senate minority leader told donors Cunningham lost because he “couldn’t keep his zipper up,” referencing the candidate’s affair.
Weeks before the election, Cunningham acknowledged that he had exchanged “sexually suggestive texts” with a woman who was not his wife and additional texts confirmed the pair had an intimate encounter in July, The Associated Press reported.
“I’ve taken responsibility for the hurt that I’ve caused in my personal life. I’ve apologized for it,” he told reporters on Oct. 9.
“I’ve said what I’m going to say about it.”
North Carolina had a chance to go blue before news of the affair surfaced.
Schumer lamented successfully recruiting Cunningham to run for Senate when he was unable to recruit Stacey Abrams in Georgia.
In Georgia, Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock are looking to unseat Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.
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The two Senate races will be decided in a runoff election on Jan. 5 after neither candidate won a majority of the votes in November.
Georgia’s runoff elections will decide the balance of power in the incoming Senate.
The current balance of power is 50 Republicans and 46 Democrats (as well as two independents who caucus with the Democrats). Democrats need to win both of the runoff elections to make it 50-50 Senate and presumptive vice president-elect Kamala Harris would be the tie-breaking vote.
Schumer also said that Ginsburg’s death let Collins reshape the debate about how to fill Supreme Court vacancies. Collins was re-elected this year, defeating Democrat Sara Gideon.
The Maine Republican was criticized for voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 in the face of sexual assault allegations.
However, after Ginsburg died, Collins opposed filling her seat until voters get the chance to pick the next president.
“Given the proximity of the presidential election … I do not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election,” Collins said in a statement.
“In fairness to the American people, who will either be re-electing the President or selecting a new one, the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the President who is elected on November 3rd.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--Lawsuit: Christian Starbucks Barista Says She Was Fired for Refusing To Wear LGBT ‘Pride’ Shirt

A former Starbucks barista in New Jersey alleged in a lawsuit filed on Nov. 19 that she was fired from the coffee shop chain because she refused to wear a shirt in support of LGBT causes due to her Christian beliefs .
According to the New York Post , Betsy Fresse , a Newark resident , said in the lawsuit that she made her employer aware of her faith when she began working at a Hoboken Starbucks .
She was “ assured ” by managers it wouldn ’ t be an issue after she transferred to a Glen Ridge location @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Tuesday and Friday evenings off so she could attend church services and other functions .
The filing alleged Fresse saw a box of the Starbucks ’ Pride shirts on a desk in June of 2019 and asked if she ’ d be required to wear one .
She says she was told she wouldn ’ t have to .
However , according to NBC News , she was contacted by Starbucks ’ ethics and compliance helpline about her decision not to wear the shirt .
The suit said she told them that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because her religious beliefs prevented her from doing so.
” Fresse subsequently received a termination notice from Starbucks on Aug. 22 , 2019 , which said “ her comportment was not in compliance with Starbucks ’ core values.
” The separation notice maintained that employees were not required to wear the shirt , but claimed Fresse said other employees “ need Jesus ” when she was handed a shirt to wear .
“ Mrs .
Fresse hold the personal religious belief that all people need Jesus , ” Fresse ’ s court filing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that every Christian is called to love and treat everyone with respect and compassion , irrespective of their religious or other beliefs.
” “ We enforce these values when we embrace inclusion and diversity , and welcome and learn from people with different backgrounds and perspectives , ” the separation notice read .
According to NJ.com , the filings state that Fresse “ holds no enmity toward individuals who ascribe to the LGBTQ lifestyle and/or make up the LGBTQ community , ( she ) believes that being made to wear a Pride T-shirt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tantamount to forced speech and inaccurately show her advocacy of a lifestyle in direct contradiction to her religious beliefs.
” The filing said Fresse believes Christians need “ to express in word and deeds Christ ’ s love for everyone.
” Fresse is suing for back pay , punitive damages , emotional pain and suffering and attorneys fees .
She also filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , which said it couldn ’ t find conclusive proof of discrimination .
“ We are very aware of the claims by Mrs. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are fully prepared to present our case in court , ” said a spokesperson for Starbucks .
“ Specific to our dress code , other than our green apron , no part of our dress code requires partners to wear any approved items that they have not personally selected.
” In a similar case , the EEOC filed a suit in September on behalf of two former workers for supermarket chain Kroger who say they were fired because they refused to wear an apron with a rainbow emblem on it .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patch was an explicit sign of support for the LGBT community , the well-known symbol was added to the apron just before LGBT Pride Month in June of 2019 .
In that case , the federal government was confident enough the chain had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to bring the case .
RELATED : The Way Hollywood Liberals Just Changed 'It 's a Wonderful Life ' Will Make You Angry The lawsuit said the two women at the Conway , Arkansas , supermarket offered to wear uniforms without the rainbow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over it .
“ [ T ] he company made no attempt to accommodate their requests .
When the women still refused to wear the apron with the emblem visible , ” the EEOC said , “ Kroger retaliated against them by disciplining and ultimately discharging them.
” “ Such alleged conduct violates the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
” The truth in matters like these is always subjective and is best handled in court , under oath .
However , it ’ s worth wondering how many employees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while one ’ s religious beliefs are protected under law — and there are plenty of reasons , as you no doubt know , to believe there ’ s a biblical prohibition against same-sex relationships — the easiest path is the path of least resistance .
It doesn ’ t end with a termination notice or a demotion , it doesn ’ t block your way up the corporate food chain , and it doesn ’ t end with you in court .
While it doesn ’ t help that Starbucks is one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that ’ s the real issue that rankles here .
When silence has become exponentially easier than exercising your rights , something ’ s amiss .
It ’ s not that we can definitively say Fresse was discriminated against .
No Christian , based on their own experiences , doubts this could have happened to her — or them .
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A former Starbucks barista in New Jersey alleged in a lawsuit filed on Nov. 19 that she was fired from the coffee shop chain because she refused to wear a shirt in support of LGBT causes due to her Christian beliefs.
According to the New York Post, Betsy Fresse, a Newark resident, said in the lawsuit that she made her employer aware of her faith when she began working at a Hoboken Starbucks. She was “assured” by managers it wouldn’t be an issue after she transferred to a Glen Ridge location in early 2019. She had Sunday, Tuesday and Friday evenings off so she could attend church services and other functions.
The filing alleged Fresse saw a box of the Starbucks’ Pride shirts on a desk in June of 2019 and asked if she’d be required to wear one. She says she was told she wouldn’t have to.
However, according to NBC News, she was contacted by Starbucks’ ethics and compliance helpline about her decision not to wear the shirt. The suit said she told them that she couldn’t wear it “because her religious beliefs prevented her from doing so.”
Fresse subsequently received a termination notice from Starbucks on Aug. 22, 2019, which said “her comportment was not in compliance with Starbucks’ core values.”
The separation notice maintained that employees were not required to wear the shirt, but claimed Fresse said other employees “need Jesus” when she was handed a shirt to wear.
“Mrs. Fresse hold the personal religious belief that all people need Jesus,” Fresse’s court filing said. “Mrs. Fresse believes that every Christian is called to love and treat everyone with respect and compassion, irrespective of their religious or other beliefs.”
“We enforce these values when we embrace inclusion and diversity, and welcome and learn from people with different backgrounds and perspectives,” the separation notice read.
According to NJ.com, the filings state that Fresse “holds no enmity toward individuals who ascribe to the LGBTQ lifestyle and/or make up the LGBTQ community, (she) believes that being made to wear a Pride T-shirt as a condition of employment would be tantamount to forced speech and inaccurately show her advocacy of a lifestyle in direct contradiction to her religious beliefs.”
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The filing said Fresse believes Christians need “to express in word and deeds Christ’s love for everyone.”
Fresse is suing for back pay, punitive damages, emotional pain and suffering and attorneys fees. She also filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which said it couldn’t find conclusive proof of discrimination.
“We are very aware of the claims by Mrs. Fresse, which are without merit and we are fully prepared to present our case in court,” said a spokesperson for Starbucks. “Specific to our dress code, other than our green apron, no part of our dress code requires partners to wear any approved items that they have not personally selected.”
In a similar case, the EEOC filed a suit in September on behalf of two former workers for supermarket chain Kroger who say they were fired because they refused to wear an apron with a rainbow emblem on it.
While Kroger didn’t say the rainbow patch was an explicit sign of support for the LGBT community, the well-known symbol was added to the apron just before LGBT Pride Month in June of 2019. In that case, the federal government was confident enough the chain had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to bring the case.
The lawsuit said the two women at the Conway, Arkansas, supermarket offered to wear uniforms without the rainbow emblem or to wear their name tag over it.
“[T]he company made no attempt to accommodate their requests. When the women still refused to wear the apron with the emblem visible,” the EEOC said, “Kroger retaliated against them by disciplining and ultimately discharging them.”
“Such alleged conduct violates the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”
The truth in matters like these is always subjective and is best handled in court, under oath. However, it’s worth wondering how many employees simply stay silent.
After all, while one’s religious beliefs are protected under law — and there are plenty of reasons, as you no doubt know, to believe there’s a biblical prohibition against same-sex relationships — the easiest path is the path of least resistance. It doesn’t end with a termination notice or a demotion, it doesn’t block your way up the corporate food chain, and it doesn’t end with you in court.
While it doesn’t help that Starbucks is one of the most uniformly liberal American corporations, that’s the real issue that rankles here.
When silence has become exponentially easier than exercising your rights, something’s amiss. It’s not that we can definitively say Fresse was discriminated against. No Christian, based on their own experiences, doubts this could have happened to her — or them.
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--CNN Proves Just How Ridiculous They Are with 1 Report on Joe Biden

CNN ’ s liberal bias has been beyond obvious for years , but now the network is attempting to spin a mysterious injury to Democratic presidential-hopeful Joe Biden .
Joe Biden , whom we ’ re told is the president-elect after receiving 18 million more votes on Nov. 3 than former President Barack Obama did in his 2012 race , reportedly hurt himself Sunday evening while playing with a dog .
The exact nature of the injury remains unclear .
CNN reported the 78-year-old fractured his foot Sunday at time foot while playing with a German Shepherd pup his campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of savage attacks on President Donald Trump , who is arguably the most transparent politician to ever live , the far-left network ’ s Chris Cillizza used Biden ’ s injury to dote over the former vice president .
Cillizza , an editor at the network , authored an opinion piece where he argued the fractured foot “ reveals how different [ Biden ’ s ] White House will be from Donald Trump ’ s. ” The piece reads like it was written by a third-world state media reporter .
Cillizza opened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foot with an attack on Trump — criticizing the president for an unscheduled visit to Walter Reed Medical Center from last November .
Apparently , Trump didn ’ t alert the pool of leftist activist reporters who hate him about a doctor visit , so that visit was somehow scandalous and nefarious .
Being that Cillizza is a CNN hack , he then spun the narrative to one praising Biden for being open and honest about reportedly hurting himself while playing with a dog .
“ We were quickly told , ” Cillizza @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Democrat “ was going to see his orthopedist out of an abundance of caution.
” “ Within two hours , there was a statement from Dr. Kevin O ’ Connor noting that Biden ’ s foot had been X-rayed and it appeared as though he had a sprain .
A CT scan was going to be conducted just to confirm the diagnosis , however.
” Cillizza added that a follow-up visit scan confirmed Biden had hairline fractures in his foot .
The CNN editor also made sure to note that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cillizza , who has done absolutely no investigative research with regard to credible assertions that Biden is suffering from a cognitive decline , then praised the Democrat .
“ Transparency in matters of health and , well , everything else , is fundamental to a functioning democracy .
And we have had the opposite of that for these last four years , ” he wrote .
“ The transparency coming from Biden ’ s transition team about hairline fractures in the President-elect ’ s foot suggests that the effort by the Trump White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions about the President ’ s health is over , ” wrote Cillizza .
That last line is most problematic , as it ’ s almost as if Cillizza is trying to convince not us , but himself , that the Biden injury is nothing but an opportunity for transparency from a man who just spent an entire election slurring his speech , forgetting where he was , hiding from the sun and going off on reporters who asked softball questions .
Biden actually snapped at a reporter who asked him about his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , going as far as to ask the man if he was strung out on cocaine .
We ’ re supposed to believe that a lifelong politician whose career has been stained by scandal is a transparent breath of fresh air ?
To pick apart Cillizza ’ s puff piece even farther , it ’ s not even clear that Biden was upfront in the slightest about the alleged puppy injury .
According to MSNBC ’ s Andrea Mitchell , Biden actually hurt himself on Saturday and simply didn ’ t tell anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was critical of how the alleged foot injury was handled by Biden and his staffers .
According to the network partisan , Biden ’ s team wasn ’ t transparent enough , as reporters were not only left in the dark about Biden hurting himself , but they weren ’ t even told they were going to a doctor ’ s office when Biden departed his Delaware home Sunday .
“ They weren ’ t as forthcoming as you would hope they would be with the press pool that ’ s supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morning .
Now people on Twitter want Mitchell canceled for engaging in journalism , and CNN ’ s Cillizza looks more like a leftist shill than he ever did before .
Reportedly hiding an injury from the media for a full day before making them wait outside of an unscheduled doctor visit doesn ’ t sound very transparent , if that ’ s the criteria Cillizza uses .
But this is the kind of media coverage we can expect from CNN , barring any more alleged puppy-related injuries , should Biden hobble his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad foot in January .
The network has attacked Trump ’ s every move , and continues to run interference for Biden , who definitely , we ’ re told , received 14 million more votes on Nov. 3 than Obama did in 2008 .
But now , A Democrat appears to be headed to the White House , and he has a puppy , so forget about all the scandal and look at all the honesty and openness .
It ’ s absolutely not worth noting , but literally , Hitler also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has taken any opportunity at all to connect President Trump to the mass killer for four years , it would seem reasonable to ensure other people with White House connections can ’ t be linked back to the Berchtesgaden , since that standard has been set .
Biden has not confirmed nor denied an affiliation to Hitler , or to Hitler ’ s dog — not through CNN at least .
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CNN’s liberal bias has been beyond obvious for years, but now the network is attempting to spin a mysterious injury to Democratic presidential-hopeful Joe Biden.
Joe Biden, whom we’re told is the president-elect after receiving 18 million more votes on Nov. 3 than former President Barack Obama did in his 2012 race, reportedly hurt himself Sunday evening while playing with a dog.
The exact nature of the injury remains unclear.
CNN reported the 78-year-old fractured his foot Sunday at time foot while playing with a German Shepherd pup his campaign says is named Major.
Here’s the backstory on Major! ❤???https://t.co/vGiXYA8eqD — Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) November 25, 2020
But after years of savage attacks on President Donald Trump, who is arguably the most transparent politician to ever live, the far-left network’s Chris Cillizza used Biden’s injury to dote over the former vice president.
Cillizza, an editor at the network, authored an opinion piece where he argued the fractured foot “reveals how different [Biden’s] White House will be from Donald Trump’s.”
The piece reads like it was written by a third-world state media reporter.
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Cillizza opened his fawning piece about Biden’s foot with an attack on Trump — criticizing the president for an unscheduled visit to Walter Reed Medical Center from last November.
Apparently, Trump didn’t alert the pool of leftist activist reporters who hate him about a doctor visit, so that visit was somehow scandalous and nefarious.
Being that Cillizza is a CNN hack, he then spun the narrative to one praising Biden for being open and honest about reportedly hurting himself while playing with a dog.
“We were quickly told,” Cillizza claimed about the Biden injury, adding that the Democrat “was going to see his orthopedist out of an abundance of caution.”
“Within two hours, there was a statement from Dr. Kevin O’Connor noting that Biden’s foot had been X-rayed and it appeared as though he had a sprain. A CT scan was going to be conducted just to confirm the diagnosis, however.”
Cillizza added that a follow-up visit scan confirmed Biden had hairline fractures in his foot.
The CNN editor also made sure to note that “hairline” fractures are “small.”
Cillizza, who has done absolutely no investigative research with regard to credible assertions that Biden is suffering from a cognitive decline, then praised the Democrat.
“Transparency in matters of health and, well, everything else, is fundamental to a functioning democracy. And we have had the opposite of that for these last four years,” he wrote.
“The transparency coming from Biden’s transition team about hairline fractures in the President-elect’s foot suggests that the effort by the Trump White House to actively obfuscate when asked basic questions about the President’s health is over,” wrote Cillizza.
That last line is most problematic, as it’s almost as if Cillizza is trying to convince not us, but himself, that the Biden injury is nothing but an opportunity for transparency from a man who just spent an entire election slurring his speech, forgetting where he was, hiding from the sun and going off on reporters who asked softball questions.
Biden actually snapped at a reporter who asked him about his cognitive health just a few months ago, going as far as to ask the man if he was strung out on cocaine.
We’re supposed to believe that a lifelong politician whose career has been stained by scandal is a transparent breath of fresh air?
Come on, man!
To pick apart Cillizza’s puff piece even farther, it’s not even clear that Biden was upfront in the slightest about the alleged puppy injury.
According to MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Biden actually hurt himself on Saturday and simply didn’t tell anyone, according to Fox News.
Mitchell was critical of how the alleged foot injury was handled by Biden and his staffers.
According to the network partisan, Biden’s team wasn’t transparent enough, as reporters were not only left in the dark about Biden hurting himself, but they weren’t even told they were going to a doctor’s office when Biden departed his Delaware home Sunday.
“They weren’t as forthcoming as you would hope they would be with the press pool that’s supposed to cover him,” Mitchell said Monday morning.
Now people on Twitter want Mitchell canceled for engaging in journalism, and CNN’s Cillizza looks more like a leftist shill than he ever did before.
Reportedly hiding an injury from the media for a full day before making them wait outside of an unscheduled doctor visit doesn’t sound very transparent, if that’s the criteria Cillizza uses.
But this is the kind of media coverage we can expect from CNN, barring any more alleged puppy-related injuries, should Biden hobble his way into the White House on that bad foot in January.
The network has attacked Trump’s every move, and continues to run interference for Biden, who definitely, we’re told, received 14 million more votes on Nov. 3 than Obama did in 2008.
But now, A Democrat appears to be headed to the White House, and he has a puppy, so forget about all the scandal and look at all the honesty and openness.
It’s absolutely not worth noting, but literally, Hitler also owned a German Shepherd.
Hitler’s bizarre relationship with ‘almost human’ dog Blondi: ‘Loved her more than Eva’ https://t.co/4yrsIB59Ap pic.twitter.com/QfmyNDR74A — Daily Express (@Daily_Express) November 29, 2020
Since CNN has taken any opportunity at all to connect President Trump to the mass killer for four years, it would seem reasonable to ensure other people with White House connections can’t be linked back to the Berchtesgaden, since that standard has been set.
Biden has not confirmed nor denied an affiliation to Hitler, or to Hitler’s dog — not through CNN at least.
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westernjournal--2020-12-01--UK Court Rules Against ‘Gender Reassignment’ Clinic Giving Puberty-Blocking Drugs to Children

Britain ’ s High Court ruled Tuesday that children under 16 years old are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to medical treatment involving drugs that delay puberty .
The ruling said that because of the experimental nature of the drugs , clinics should seek court authorization before starting such treatment , even in cases of teens aged 16 or over .
The case was brought by two claimants against a National Health Service trust that runs the U.K. ’ s main “ gender reassignment ” service for children .
One of the claimants , who was prescribed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the clinic should have challenged her more over her decision to transition to a male .
Tuesday ’ s ruling will “ protect vulnerable young people , ” according to Keira Bell , who is now 23 and has stopped taking cross-sex hormones .
She added that she was “ delighted to see that common sense has prevailed.
” “ I wish [ the judgement ] had been made before I embarked on the devastating experiment of puberty blockers .
My life would be very different today , ” she said outside the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other claimant — the mother of a 15-year-old autistic girl on the waiting list for treatment — said that children going through puberty are “ not capable of properly understanding the nature and effects of hormone blockers.
” They argued that children who start taking hormone blockers are highly likely to later take cross-sex hormones , which cause “ irreversible changes.
” On Tuesday , three judges ruled that children under 16 are unlikely to understand and weigh both the immediate and long-term consequences of the treatment to be able to consent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that puberty blocking drugs are a “ pathway to much greater medical interventions ” because a vast majority of patients taking the drugs go on to take cross-sex hormones .
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust , which runs the gender clinic , said it would seek permission to appeal the ruling .
The trans children ’ s charity Mermaids said the ruling was “ devastating ” for young transgender people in the country .
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Britain’s High Court ruled Tuesday that children under 16 years old are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to medical treatment involving drugs that delay puberty.
The ruling said that because of the experimental nature of the drugs, clinics should seek court authorization before starting such treatment, even in cases of teens aged 16 or over.
The case was brought by two claimants against a National Health Service trust that runs the U.K.’s main “gender reassignment” service for children.
One of the claimants, who was prescribed hormone blockers at 16, argued that the clinic should have challenged her more over her decision to transition to a male.
Tuesday’s ruling will “protect vulnerable young people,” according to Keira Bell, who is now 23 and has stopped taking cross-sex hormones. She added that she was “delighted to see that common sense has prevailed.”
“I wish [the judgement] had been made before I embarked on the devastating experiment of puberty blockers. My life would be very different today,” she said outside the court.
Lawyers for Bell and the other claimant — the mother of a 15-year-old autistic girl on the waiting list for treatment — said that children going through puberty are “not capable of properly understanding the nature and effects of hormone blockers.”
They argued that children who start taking hormone blockers are highly likely to later take cross-sex hormones, which cause “irreversible changes.”
On Tuesday, three judges ruled that children under 16 are unlikely to understand and weigh both the immediate and long-term consequences of the treatment to be able to consent to the use of puberty blockers.
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They said that puberty blocking drugs are a “pathway to much greater medical interventions” because a vast majority of patients taking the drugs go on to take cross-sex hormones.
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which runs the gender clinic, said it would seek permission to appeal the ruling.
The trans children’s charity Mermaids said the ruling was “devastating” for young transgender people in the country.
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