westernjournal--2020-12-14--Health ‘Experts’ February Meeting Caused a String of US Outbreaks, Could Be Responsible for Nearly 2

Health ‘Experts’ February Meeting Caused a String of US Outbreaks, Could Be Responsible for Nearly 2% of Total American Cases

When health experts gathered in Boston in February for a medical conference hosted by the biotechnology multinational Biogen , they had no idea that kind of history they were going to make .
But according to a new study , the conference helped spread the coronavirus across the country to ultimately infect more than 300,000 people .
That comes to about 2 percent of the more than 16 million U.S. cases reported so far by the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center .
News that the conference spread the virus was not new .
Initially , contact tracing showed about 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to CBS .
But that was just the tip of the iceberg , researchers found .
A report published in the journal Science that that as of Nov. 1 , somewhere between 261,000 and 439,000 cases were linked to the event , with the researchers giving the most likely number of infections as 333,000 .
The study came to its conclusions by tracking the genetic code of the virus , according to its lead author .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polka dots and others don ’ t , and we follow those polka-dot viruses across time and space , ” Jacob Lemieux , an infectious diseases staff physician at Massachusetts General Hospital , told CBS .
In the Boston region alone , the study estimated that 51,000 cases were linked to the conference .
However , the strain of COVID-19 linked to the conference was soon seen elsewhere in the country and abroad , according to CBS .
“ That genetic marker started appearing in other states in early March , being especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home .
Those include Florida , where 29 % of the conference-linked cases ended up .
was well as Indiana and North Carolina .
The strain of virus was also found as far away as Australia and Slovakia , ” CBS reported .
Florida ended up with 29 percent of the cases linked to the conference .
Cases linked to the conference were also recorded in Australia and Slovakia .
“ It ’ s surprising to the public to realize that a single event can cause so many downstream infections , ” Lemieux @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been going on since day one — the Wuhan seafood market , ski resorts in Europe , cruise ships , Mardi Gras , a wedding in Maine , the Sturgis motorcycle rally ” in South Dakota , he said .
The study noted that not all serious events spread the virus .
For example , the study said an outbreak of the virus that killed 24 at a skilled nursing facility was confined to the facility and never spread outside of it .
So what made the conference such a super-spreader event ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthier , and were traveling more , and we found that they went to a lot of different places , ” Lemieux told CBS .
RELATED : Family Restaurant Goes All Out To Feed Employees as Indoor Dining Ban Kicks In “ We don ’ t think these strains had a propensity to spread more than any other , ” Lemieux said , turning to the technical name for COVID-19 .
“ We suspect that these types of events have been happening over and over again , and are major contributors to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world.
” The report said that it highlighted “ the close relationships between seemingly disconnected groups and populations : viruses from international business travel seeded major outbreaks among individuals experiencing homelessness , spread throughout the Boston area including to other higher risk communities , and were exported to other domestic and international sites.
” “ It also illustrates the role of chance in the trajectory of an epidemic : a single introduction had an outsize effect on subsequent transmission because it was amplified by superspreading in a highly mobile population very early in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precautions were put in place , and when its effects would be further amplified by exponential growth and subsequent superspreading events ( e.g.
, among the homeless ) , ” the study stated .
The study noted that as society seeks to battle the virus , understanding how it spreads will be important even as a vaccine has emerged to fight off its impacts .
“ While superspreading events among medically vulnerable populations , such as nursing home residents , have a larger immediate impact on mortality , our findings raise the possibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be greater , when measured as a cost to society , for superspreading events that involve younger , healthier and more mobile populations because of the increased risk of subsequent transmission , ” it stated .
“ With the possibility of vaccines that protect against disease but not infection , this consideration may be increasingly important .
In summary , this study provides clear evidence that superspreading events may profoundly alter the course of an epidemic and implies that prevention , detection , and mitigation of such events should be a priority for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
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When health experts gathered in Boston in February for a medical conference hosted by the biotechnology multinational Biogen, they had no idea that kind of history they were going to make.
But according to a new study, the conference helped spread the coronavirus across the country to ultimately infect more than 300,000 people. That comes to about 2 percent of the more than 16 million U.S. cases reported so far by the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
News that the conference spread the virus was not new. Initially, contact tracing showed about 100 cases were linked to the event, according to CBS. But that was just the tip of the iceberg, researchers found.
A report published in the journal Science that that as of Nov. 1, somewhere between 261,000 and 439,000 cases were linked to the event, with the researchers giving the most likely number of infections as 333,000.
The study came to its conclusions by tracking the genetic code of the virus, according to its lead author.
“It’s as if some viruses have polka dots and others don’t, and we follow those polka-dot viruses across time and space,” Jacob Lemieux, an infectious diseases staff physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, told CBS.
In the Boston region alone, the study estimated that 51,000 cases were linked to the conference. However, the strain of COVID-19 linked to the conference was soon seen elsewhere in the country and abroad, according to CBS.
“That genetic marker started appearing in other states in early March, being especially prevalent in places where conference attendees returned home. Those include Florida, where 29% of the conference-linked cases ended up. was well as Indiana and North Carolina. The strain of virus was also found as far away as Australia and Slovakia,” CBS reported.
Florida ended up with 29 percent of the cases linked to the conference. Cases linked to the conference were also recorded in Australia and Slovakia.
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“It’s surprising to the public to realize that a single event can cause so many downstream infections,” Lemieux told CBS.
“These events have been going on since day one — the Wuhan seafood market, ski resorts in Europe, cruise ships, Mardi Gras, a wedding in Maine, the Sturgis motorcycle rally” in South Dakota, he said.
The study noted that not all serious events spread the virus. For example, the study said an outbreak of the virus that killed 24 at a skilled nursing facility was confined to the facility and never spread outside of it.
So what made the conference such a super-spreader event?
Attendees “tended to be younger, healthier, and were traveling more, and we found that they went to a lot of different places,” Lemieux told CBS.
“We don’t think these strains had a propensity to spread more than any other,” Lemieux said, turning to the technical name for COVID-19. “We suspect that these types of events have been happening over and over again, and are major contributors to the propagation and spread of SARS-cov2 throughout the world.”
The report said that it highlighted “the close relationships between seemingly disconnected groups and populations: viruses from international business travel seeded major outbreaks among individuals experiencing homelessness, spread throughout the Boston area including to other higher risk communities, and were exported to other domestic and international sites.”
“It also illustrates the role of chance in the trajectory of an epidemic: a single introduction had an outsize effect on subsequent transmission because it was amplified by superspreading in a highly mobile population very early in the outbreak, before many public health precautions were put in place, and when its effects would be further amplified by exponential growth and subsequent superspreading events (e.g., among the homeless),” the study stated.
The study noted that as society seeks to battle the virus, understanding how it spreads will be important even as a vaccine has emerged to fight off its impacts.
“While superspreading events among medically vulnerable populations, such as nursing home residents, have a larger immediate impact on mortality, our findings raise the possibility that — paradoxically — the implications may be greater, when measured as a cost to society, for superspreading events that involve younger, healthier and more mobile populations because of the increased risk of subsequent transmission,” it stated.
“With the possibility of vaccines that protect against disease but not infection, this consideration may be increasingly important. In summary, this study provides clear evidence that superspreading events may profoundly alter the course of an epidemic and implies that prevention, detection, and mitigation of such events should be a priority for public health efforts,” the study said.
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westernjournal--2020-12-15--Developing: Arizona Senate Judiciary Chair Is Seizing Voting Machines for Forensic Audit

Voting machines used in Arizona ’ s Maricopa County may now be subject to inspection following action by a state legislator on Monday to begin the process of seizing the machines .
The action by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Eddie Farnsworth came after a six-hour hearing concerning the election and the ability of Arizona residents to trust the results , according to KJZZ-FM .
“ Since shortly before the 2020 election a number of my colleagues and I have been examining potential fraud pathways and illegal actions through which our 2020 election could become tainted , ” Finchem said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator Sonny Borrelli ( Senate Whip ) , Senator Rick Gray ( Majority Leader ) , Senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita , and Senator Vince Leach .
Each asked thoughtful , insightful questions that left no room for any conclusion that a forensic audit is about the only move that will restore constituent confidence in our elections integrity .
“ The outcome of this hearing was a call by Chairman Eddie Farnsworth to issue subpoena ’ s to seize the machines .
A forensic audit is the likely next step .
This is a huge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right direction to account for the many irregularities.
” Farnsworth , a Republican , said that the issue is less about changing the results of the election than getting to the bottom of concerns regarding Dominion Voting Systems machines .
Farnsworth said his goal was to “ try and see if we can reinsert some confidence in our election process.
” “ We hold and audit and we see what the outcome is , ” he said .
“ And then we can put this to rest.
” Subpoenas to seize the machines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Farnsworth .
The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona , Nevada , Georgia , Michigan and Wisconsin , as well as Pennsylvania .
Despite multiple anecdotal claims of voting irregularities , proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have impacted the final results of the presidential election .
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place , but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement .
Machines made by Dominion have been at the center of the post-election debate , with some reports claiming that the machines can be remotely controlled to alter the votes as cast .
Dominion officials have said that is not possible .
During the hearing , Maricopa County Elections Director Scott Jarrett downplayed talk of manipulated machines and said that random hand counts have found no discrepancies between the machines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counts are an independent audit , ” Jarrett said .
But Farnsworth said the possibility must be considered .
“ I do have a concern that the county is taking the position that it just can ’ t happen , ” he said .
“ There is a litany of white-collar crimes , digital crimes in the history of this country and this world of some very sophisticated people and the victims didn ’ t recognize it until some future time , ” the state senator added .
“ I think it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say , ‘ It can ’ t happen . '
” Speaking on the same day that Washington was abuzz with news that multiple federal agencies had fallen victim to a cyberattack , Borrelli noted that “ [ n ] othing ’ s 100 percent secure .
If people want to cheat they ’ re going to cheat.
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Voting machines used in Arizona’s Maricopa County may now be subject to inspection following action by a state legislator on Monday to begin the process of seizing the machines.
The action by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Eddie Farnsworth came after a six-hour hearing concerning the election and the ability of Arizona residents to trust the results, according to KJZZ-FM.
Republican state Rep. Mark Finchem praised the action in a news release.
“Since shortly before the 2020 election a number of my colleagues and I have been examining potential fraud pathways and illegal actions through which our 2020 election could become tainted,” Finchem said.
“I compliment Chairman Eddie Farnsworth, Senator Sonny Borrelli (Senate Whip), Senator Rick Gray (Majority Leader), Senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita, and Senator Vince Leach. Each asked thoughtful, insightful questions that left no room for any conclusion [but] that a forensic audit is about the only move that will restore constituent confidence in our elections integrity.
“The outcome of this hearing was a call by Chairman Eddie Farnsworth to issue subpoena’s to seize the machines. A forensic audit is the likely next step. This is a huge development, and moves Arizona in the right direction to account for the many irregularities.”
Farnsworth, a Republican, said that the issue is less about changing the results of the election than getting to the bottom of concerns regarding Dominion Voting Systems machines.
Farnsworth said his goal was to “try and see if we can reinsert some confidence in our election process.”
“We hold and audit and we see what the outcome is,” he said. “And then we can put this to rest.”
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Subpoenas to seize the machines could be issued as soon as Tuesday, according to Farnsworth.
The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as Pennsylvania. Despite multiple anecdotal claims of voting irregularities, proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have impacted the final results of the presidential election.
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states. These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place, but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement.
Machines made by Dominion have been at the center of the post-election debate, with some reports claiming that the machines can be remotely controlled to alter the votes as cast. Dominion officials have said that is not possible.
During the hearing, Maricopa County Elections Director Scott Jarrett downplayed talk of manipulated machines and said that random hand counts have found no discrepancies between the machines and the samples.
“These hand counts are an independent audit,” Jarrett said.
But Farnsworth said the possibility must be considered.
“I do have a concern that the county is taking the position that it just can’t happen,” he said.
“There is a litany of white-collar crimes, digital crimes in the history of this country and this world of some very sophisticated people and the victims didn’t recognize it until some future time,” the state senator added. “I think it’s really, really dangerous for us to say, ‘It can’t happen.'”
Speaking on the same day that Washington was abuzz with news that multiple federal agencies had fallen victim to a cyberattack, Borrelli noted that “[n]othing’s 100 percent secure. If people want to cheat they’re going to cheat.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-15--Op-Ed: Reagan Was Once a Democrat – Could Democrat Tulsi Gabbard Be the Next Reagan?

With Trump 2024 continuing to be the stuff of virtual water cooler talk and social media trends , a remarkably viable Republican candidate has already emerged .
The problem is that she ’ s a Democrat .
The American electorate made it very clear last month what they want .
With 74 million votes , Donald Trump is , by far , the presidential candidate who has amassed the most votes in a losing presidential campaign .
As the weeks pass and the November election begins to appear in our collective rear-view mirror , what is becoming increasingly clear is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amass this huge number of votes in spite of President Trump rather than because of him .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Tulsi Gabbard ’ s massive failure in 2020 was her political MBA .
Tulsi Gabbard has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii ’ s 2nd Congressional District since 2013 .
Born in American Samoa and raised in Hawaii , Gabbard dropped out of the 2020 presidential race on March 19 , 2020 .
She had already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her presidential campaign .
While some pundits describe her 2020 campaign as time in the school of hard knocks , a more astute observation is that it was her political MBA .
Already a seasoned member of Congress , Gabbard displayed her resilience on the rocky campaign trail — and also showed what a poor fit she was for the current incarnation of the Democratic Party .
While Gabbard ’ s run for the Democratic nomination didn ’ t go far , a success story few know about was the work of Maakola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run by a designer and entrepreneur from Venice .
They designed a unique outfit for Gabbard , a compelling story that works because Gabbard herself is such a unique presidential candidate .
The voters have done the GOP a massive favor by crystallizing their thesis : Give us someone we can elect as president in 2024 who will support and extend many of President Trump ’ s policies but who is infinitely more electable than Trump himself .
Gabbard defines what the ideal progressive Republican will look like in 2024 .
RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'd See if the GOP Cut Government Spending This week she introduced a bill to apply Title IX protections based only on biological sex .
The “ Protect Women ’ s Sports Act of 2020″ would prevent biological males from participating in women ’ s sports at institutions that receive federal funding .
While the vast majority of Democratic voters would have serious issues with the bill and the political implications arising from it , this is exactly the type of legislation that will resonate with the GOP base and position Gabbard as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get the job done .
Gabbard is tempting for the GOP power base because she is everything that Donald Trump has never been .
She is a patriot .
It ’ s an oft-overused term , but Gabbard has embraced military service .
In 2019 , she became the first female combat veteran to run for president .
She is polished .
While still learning , her failed 2020 run continues to round off some of the rough edges that turned off many Democrats , yet she has retained enough of her sharpness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a real straight shooter .
She is a true political outsider who has already served in Congress .
While it seems odd to paint someone who has served in the House of Representatives for seven years as an outsider , she is .
It ’ s a potent mix of being a woman and a combat veteran , being raised in Hawaii and being seen by even her detractors as a trailblazer of sorts .
If anyone can run and win on truly draining the Washington swamp — including taking power from many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party itself — it could very well be Tulsi Gabbard .
Gabbard would not be the first presidential candidate to cross party lines .
The United States has a rich history of party switchers .
Roosevelt served nearly two full presidential terms as a Republican .
Yet after disagreements with William Howard Taft , his successor , Roosevelt left the 1912 Republican convention and formed his own party .
He lost his bid for a third term in office , and later returned to the GOP .
Reagan was also originally a Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He switched parties officially in 1962 , leaving a quote for the ages : “ I didn ’ t leave the Democratic Party .
The party left me.
” In 1964 , Hillary Rodham Clinton was one of the Goldwater Girls who campaigned for the Arizona Republican .
She became a Democrat following the 1968 GOP convention .
Gabbard ’ s intangibles make her the most interesting candidate on the GOP horizon .
To a growing number of political observers , Tulsi Gabbard is endlessly fascinating .
Her greatest supporters acknowledge that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be made to fit into the Democratic presidential mold .
Her detractors are often more silent than they would be with other candidates because they haven ’ t been able to figure her out .
Given that the GOP has been sorely lacking in mystery and nuance for decades , Gabbard presents the party with a young and dynamic leader — something that the GOP so desperately needs where its leadership appears sclerotic on a good day .
What could 2024 look like ?
With only weeks left in her tenure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next four years ahead of her to mount what has the potential to become the most formidable presidential run by any woman in American history .
With the right focus and powerful supporters backing her , Gabbard could be poised for success in 2024 .
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With Trump 2024 continuing to be the stuff of virtual water cooler talk and social media trends, a remarkably viable Republican candidate has already emerged.
The problem is that she’s a Democrat.
The American electorate made it very clear last month what they want.
With 74 million votes, Donald Trump is, by far, the presidential candidate who has amassed the most votes in a losing presidential campaign.
As the weeks pass and the November election begins to appear in our collective rear-view mirror, what is becoming increasingly clear is that the Republican Party was able to amass this huge number of votes in spite of President Trump rather than because of him.
Tulsi Gabbard’s massive failure in 2020 was her political MBA.
Tulsi Gabbard has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District since 2013. Born in American Samoa and raised in Hawaii, Gabbard dropped out of the 2020 presidential race on March 19, 2020. She had already withdrawn from her congressional re-election race during her presidential campaign.
While some pundits describe her 2020 campaign as time in the school of hard knocks, a more astute observation is that it was her political MBA. Already a seasoned member of Congress, Gabbard displayed her resilience on the rocky campaign trail — and also showed what a poor fit she was for the current incarnation of the Democratic Party.
While Gabbard’s run for the Democratic nomination didn’t go far, a success story few know about was the work of Maakola Atelier, a Ghana-based clothing design business run by a designer and entrepreneur from Venice.
Would you vote for Tulsi Gabbard for president? Yes No
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They designed a unique outfit for Gabbard, a compelling story that works because Gabbard herself is such a unique presidential candidate.
The voters have done the GOP a massive favor by crystallizing their thesis:
Give us someone we can elect as president in 2024 who will support and extend many of President Trump’s policies but who is infinitely more electable than Trump himself.
Enter Tulsi Gabbard, “Democrat.”
Gabbard defines what the ideal progressive Republican will look like in 2024.
This week she introduced a bill to apply Title IX protections based only on biological sex. The “Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020″ would prevent biological males from participating in women’s sports at institutions that receive federal funding.
While the vast majority of Democratic voters would have serious issues with the bill and the political implications arising from it, this is exactly the type of legislation that will resonate with the GOP base and position Gabbard as an experienced yet visionary legislator who can get the job done.
Gabbard is tempting for the GOP power base because she is everything that Donald Trump has never been.
She is a patriot. It’s an oft-overused term, but Gabbard has embraced military service. In 2019, she became the first female combat veteran to run for president.
She is polished. While still learning, her failed 2020 run continues to round off some of the rough edges that turned off many Democrats, yet she has retained enough of her sharpness to appeal to the GOP base as a real straight shooter.
She is a true political outsider who has already served in Congress. While it seems odd to paint someone who has served in the House of Representatives for seven years as an outsider, she is. It’s a potent mix of being a woman and a combat veteran, being raised in Hawaii and being seen by even her detractors as a trailblazer of sorts.
If anyone can run and win on truly draining the Washington swamp — including taking power from many of the slimiest creatures of the Republican Party itself — it could very well be Tulsi Gabbard.
Gabbard would not be the first presidential candidate to cross party lines. The United States has a rich history of party switchers.
They include Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton.
Roosevelt served nearly two full presidential terms as a Republican. Yet after disagreements with William Howard Taft, his successor, Roosevelt left the 1912 Republican convention and formed his own party. He lost his bid for a third term in office, and later returned to the GOP.
Reagan was also originally a Democrat and a union leader while in Hollywood. He switched parties officially in 1962, leaving a quote for the ages: “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.”
In 1964, Hillary Rodham Clinton was one of the Goldwater Girls who campaigned for the Arizona Republican. She became a Democrat following the 1968 GOP convention.
Gabbard’s intangibles make her the most interesting candidate on the GOP horizon.
To a growing number of political observers, Tulsi Gabbard is endlessly fascinating.
Her greatest supporters acknowledge that she is a gem who simply couldn’t be made to fit into the Democratic presidential mold. Her detractors are often more silent than they would be with other candidates because they haven’t been able to figure her out.
Given that the GOP has been sorely lacking in mystery and nuance for decades, Gabbard presents the party with a young and dynamic leader — something that the GOP so desperately needs where its leadership appears sclerotic on a good day.
What could 2024 look like?
With only weeks left in her tenure in Congress, Tulsi Gabbard has the next four years ahead of her to mount what has the potential to become the most formidable presidential run by any woman in American history.
With the right focus and powerful supporters backing her, Gabbard could be poised for success in 2024.
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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westernjournal--2020-12-15--Fred Weinberg: By Booting Texas’ Suit, SCOTUS Created the Roe v. Wade of the 21st Century

The Supreme Court ’ s disposal last week of Texas ’ lawsuit against four swing states was , in my humble opinion , the Roe v. Wade case of the 21st century .
The difference is that in 1973 , it is safe to say that the court only angered perhaps less than 25 percent of the nation ’ s voters , while in this case perhaps half the voters are seriously upset .
Until now , the court — no matter who was sitting on it — has been the most respected part of our government .
You just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters to go screw themselves and expect them to continue to respect you .
To put this in perspective , Texas filed suit against Georgia , Pennsylvania , Michigan and Wisconsin challenging the way they conducted the 2020 presidential election .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress The court nearly immediately rejected the complaint , saying that “ Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections.
” Which is a nice way of saying that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get involved in elections , period .
There were no oral arguments .
Considering the Commerce Clause in Article 1 ?
( Section 8 , Clause 3 : “ The Congress shall have Power … To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations , and among the several States , and with the Indian Tribes.
” ) So if New York is run by , say , the mob , and a state such as Nevada is directly affected by that mob , then Nevada doesn ’ t have standing to sue New York ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in Meyer Lansky sending Bugsy Siegel to take over Nevada ?
Tell that to Estes Kefauver , who held Senate hearings into the matter .
The mob in Vegas never rose to the level of suits between the states because Congress got interested , as did — eventually — the Department of Justice .
But it could have .
Fortunately for us , there was so much mainstream media interest that a guy named Rudy Giuliani put many mobsters — including John Gotti — in the supermax prison .
Nevada never had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wade was a case that allowed the legal killing of babies in the first two trimesters of pregnancy .
It was , we think , largely decided that way because the members of that court read The Washington Post .
It was decided by a 7-2 majority of the Warren Burger court , which found it necessary to discover a “ right ” to privacy and twist itself into a legal pretzel in order to decide the case .
Ever since the decision , America has been divided , and , as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been an assumption that a similar case would be reargued .
No less than the best TV lawyer of all time , Denny Crane , weighed in during a 2008 episode of “ Boston Legal.
” “ You pro-choice people , you need Roe v. Wade .
You ’ re desperate for it , not because you ’ re sure of your opinion , but because you ’ re not .
You need to cling to that ruling as moral validation for a position you ’ re not entirely comfortable with deep down.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 million babies have been killed , although the actual yearly toll has decreased , which would seem to make sense of Mr. Crane ’ s suggestion .
It would seem Americans are not sure that killing babies is a great idea .
RELATED : Gen. Flynn : We 're in a Battle of Good vs .
Evil - It 's Time for God-Fearing Americans To Fight Perhaps Americans are also not sure that states do not cheat when it comes to counting votes .
The problem with the 2020 election is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to drive a FedEx truck through .
The pleadings that the court dismissed were probably correct .
The very high probability is that Joe Biden will be sworn in on Jan. 20 and will spend the next four years waking up every morning to get beaten up by the Muhammad Ali of politics and his 74 million supporters .
Assuming the Republicans hold the Senate in Georgia , Biden will be under the same siege Donald Trump was for four years .
He ’ s not nearly as smart as Trump , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his criminal son , Hunter .
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The Supreme Court’s disposal last week of Texas’ lawsuit against four swing states was, in my humble opinion, the Roe v. Wade case of the 21st century.
The difference is that in 1973, it is safe to say that the court only angered perhaps less than 25 percent of the nation’s voters, while in this case perhaps half the voters are seriously upset.
Until now, the court — no matter who was sitting on it — has been the most respected part of our government.
I doubt that will continue.
You just can’t tell almost 74 million voters to go screw themselves and expect them to continue to respect you. To put this in perspective, Texas filed suit against Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin challenging the way they conducted the 2020 presidential election.
The court nearly immediately rejected the complaint, saying that “Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections.” Which is a nice way of saying that the Supreme Court has decided not to get involved in elections, period. There were no oral arguments.
Seriously?
Considering the Commerce Clause in Article 1? (Section 8, Clause 3: “The Congress shall have Power … To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.”)
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So if New York is run by, say, the mob, and a state such as Nevada is directly affected by that mob, then Nevada doesn’t have standing to sue New York? It had no “judicially cognizable interest” in Meyer Lansky sending Bugsy Siegel to take over Nevada?
Tell that to Estes Kefauver, who held Senate hearings into the matter. The mob in Vegas never rose to the level of suits between the states because Congress got interested, as did — eventually — the Department of Justice. But it could have. Fortunately for us, there was so much mainstream media interest that a guy named Rudy Giuliani put many mobsters — including John Gotti — in the supermax prison. Nevada never had to sue.
Now, Roe v. Wade was a case that allowed the legal killing of babies in the first two trimesters of pregnancy. It was, we think, largely decided that way because the members of that court read The Washington Post. It was decided by a 7-2 majority of the Warren Burger court, which found it necessary to discover a “right” to privacy and twist itself into a legal pretzel in order to decide the case.
Ever since the decision, America has been divided, and, as the court has shifted, there has always been an assumption that a similar case would be reargued. No less than the best TV lawyer of all time, Denny Crane, weighed in during a 2008 episode of “Boston Legal.”
“You pro-choice people, you need Roe v. Wade. You’re desperate for it, not because you’re sure of your opinion, but because you’re not. You need to cling to that ruling as moral validation for a position you’re not entirely comfortable with deep down.”
Since the case was decided, 60 million babies have been killed, although the actual yearly toll has decreased, which would seem to make sense of Mr. Crane’s suggestion. It would seem Americans are not sure that killing babies is a great idea.
Perhaps Americans are also not sure that states do not cheat when it comes to counting votes.
The problem with the 2020 election is that there have been statistical anomalies large enough to drive a FedEx truck through. The pleadings that the court dismissed were probably correct.
The very high probability is that Joe Biden will be sworn in on Jan. 20 and will spend the next four years waking up every morning to get beaten up by the Muhammad Ali of politics and his 74 million supporters.
Assuming the Republicans hold the Senate in Georgia, Biden will be under the same siege Donald Trump was for four years. He’s not nearly as smart as Trump, and he’ll be weighed down by his criminal son, Hunter.
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westernjournal--2020-12-15--Group Claiming To Be Michigan GOP Electors Locked Out of Capitol, Police Used To Bar Entrance

Republicans in contested battleground states across the country sent alternate electors out to cast votes for President Donald Trump on Monday .
Stephen Miller , the senior adviser to President Trump , told Fox News the move was to preserve the possibility of using those alternates in the event legal challenges to the election are successful before and up until Jan. 20 , 2021 .
It ’ s unclear if the votes cast by the alternate electors will equate to anything meaningful to the overall picture .
Their votes could end up being largely symbolic as the Electoral College prepares @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress If the president is not successful in overturning election results in the contested states , the decision to send out alternate electors might be viewed by many as a symbolic stance against voter fraud and against tyranny from corrupt election officials .
If that ends up being the case , then actions taken in Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ’ s state played right into the hands of those who contend the election was stolen by the corrupt , opaque @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be alternate GOP electors was barred from entering the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing .
The Michigan State Police blocked the door , refusing to verify their identities or let them in .
Reporter Riley Beggin from The Detroit News shared video of the move on Twitter .
“ They said that they were the Republican electors there to cast their vote for president .
State police declined to let them enter the building or leave votes offered in a manila envelope , ” Beggin wrote .
Other videos shared on Twitter from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being stopped at the door and being told “ the electors are already here , they ’ ve been checked in.
” RELATED : Photos : As Joe Biden Calls for 'Unity , ' His Dogs Play Tug-of-War with Trump Chew Toy In one video , an officer told them , “ If you have a problem , you can contact the Governor ’ s office.
” It ’ s difficult to imagine that avenue leading to anywhere meaningful .
If Whitmer was the reason the representatives from the state ’ s Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t come as a surprise .
She ’ s become synonymous with blocking law-abiding people in her state from lawfully entering buildings all year .
Gutenschwager later posted that the Capitol was closed due to “ credible threats of violence , ” so that meant no one was allowed in .
Alternate electors in the battleground states of Georgia , Nevada and Pennsylvania fared much better Monday .
They were allowed into their respective locations to cast alternate votes for Trump , and not Biden , as the Electoral College convened .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an iron fist .
The Democrat was naturally the lone state executive who used state resources to snuff out what might ultimately become a peaceful protest to what millions of Americans feel is a stolen election .
Are the Democrats not the party of peacefully protesting ?
Apparently not in this case .
In an election that has been missing transparency from swing-state Democrats , today ’ s events in Michigan likely won ’ t go a long way with regard to restoring public faith in free and fair elections .
Stunts such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precisely why so many voters are losing trust in the process .
Democrats , since the coronavirus pandemic gave them the pretext to change election procedures in the 11th hour , have been evasive , secretive and dismissive of valid concerns about voting integrity .
It appears Democrats will also remain petty and dictatorial until the bitter end .
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Republicans in contested battleground states across the country sent alternate electors out to cast votes for President Donald Trump on Monday.
Stephen Miller, the senior adviser to President Trump, told Fox News the move was to preserve the possibility of using those alternates in the event legal challenges to the election are successful before and up until Jan. 20, 2021.
Stephen Miller on Fox & Friends says “an alternative” group of electors is also voting today: “As we speak, an alternate slate of electors in the contested states is going to vote and we are going to send those results to Congress.”pic.twitter.com/5kIkfsbOFw — Travis Akers (@travisakers) December 14, 2020
It’s unclear if the votes cast by the alternate electors will equate to anything meaningful to the overall picture. Their votes could end up being largely symbolic as the Electoral College prepares to crown Democrat Joe Biden president.
If the president is not successful in overturning election results in the contested states, the decision to send out alternate electors might be viewed by many as a symbolic stance against voter fraud and against tyranny from corrupt election officials.
If that ends up being the case, then actions taken in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s state played right into the hands of those who contend the election was stolen by the corrupt, opaque Democratic machine.
A group claiming to be alternate GOP electors was barred from entering the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing. The Michigan State Police blocked the door, refusing to verify their identities or let them in.
Reporter Riley Beggin from The Detroit News shared video of the move on Twitter.
They said that they were the Republican electors there to cast their vote for president. State police declined to let them enter the building or leave votes offered in a manila envelope pic.twitter.com/rNVIwc5ZXC — Riley Beggin (@rbeggin) December 14, 2020
“They said that they were the Republican electors there to cast their vote for president. State police declined to let them enter the building or leave votes offered in a manila envelope,” Beggin wrote.
Other videos shared on Twitter from independent journalist Brendan Gutenschwager showed the Republicans being stopped at the door and being told “the electors are already here, they’ve been checked in.”
“The Electors are already here, they’ve been checked in.” Michigan State Police are blocking access to the Capitol, preventing the GOP Electors from getting inside #Michigan #ElectoralCollege #ElectoralCollegeVote pic.twitter.com/GzTK5gGCJ1 — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) December 14, 2020
In one video, an officer told them, “If you have a problem, you can contact the Governor’s office.”
“If you have a problem, you can contact the Governor’s office.” State Police block access to the Capitol for the Trump electors, giving no reason for why the building is locked down & redirecting inquiries to Governor Whitmer’s office #Michigan #ElectoralCollege #Lansing pic.twitter.com/wqdPfpMC7H — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) December 14, 2020
It’s difficult to imagine that avenue leading to anywhere meaningful. If Whitmer was the reason the representatives from the state’s Republican Party were denied entry, it wouldn’t come as a surprise. She’s become synonymous with blocking law-abiding people in her state from lawfully entering buildings all year.
Gutenschwager later posted that the Capitol was closed due to “credible threats of violence,” so that meant no one was allowed in.
Outside the Michigan State Capitol, currently closed to the public after officials say there were “credible threats of violence” as the Electoral College meets today to vote on the 2020 U.S. presidential election #Michigan #Lansing #ElectoralCollege #ElectoralCollegeVote pic.twitter.com/Oy11EBCtwR — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) December 14, 2020
Alternate electors in the battleground states of Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania fared much better Monday. They were allowed into their respective locations to cast alternate votes for Trump, and not Biden, as the Electoral College convened.
Whitmer has ruled Michigan since March with an iron fist. The Democrat was naturally the lone state executive who used state resources to snuff out what might ultimately become a peaceful protest to what millions of Americans feel is a stolen election.
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Are the Democrats not the party of peacefully protesting? Apparently not in this case.
In an election that has been missing transparency from swing-state Democrats, today’s events in Michigan likely won’t go a long way with regard to restoring public faith in free and fair elections.
Stunts such as the one displayed in Lansing are precisely why so many voters are losing trust in the process. Democrats, since the coronavirus pandemic gave them the pretext to change election procedures in the 11th hour, have been evasive, secretive and dismissive of valid concerns about voting integrity.
It appears Democrats will also remain petty and dictatorial until the bitter end.
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westernjournal--2020-12-15--Rashida Tlaib Touts ‘Opportunity’ That ‘Allah Has Given Us To Show the Power of Muslims in Georgia’

Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan said Sunday she hopes “ allah ” will assist Georgia ’ s Muslims in being pivotal in defeating the state ’ s two GOP senators in next month ’ s runoffs .
Republican Senators Kelly Loefller and David Perdue are both in tight races to save their seats after both of their re-election bids ended with runoff elections which will be held on Jan. 5 .
Early voting for those races began on Monday .
But on Sunday , a day before the early voting , Tlaib and her fellow female Muslim in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minnesota , joined a remote “ vote-a-thon ” co-hosted by two Islamic Peach State organizations .
Speaking on a call with members of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) and Georgia Muslim Voter Project , Tlaib celebrated the potential for Muslims to help Democrats take the GOP ’ s Senate majority , CNS News reported .
“ I hope that you realize just the opportunity here that allah has given us to show the power of Muslims in Georgia , ” Tlaib said on the call .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress The Democrat went on to state that she hopes Muslim turnout will shock the political world .
“ I want people to be like , ‘ Oh my God , I didn ’ t even know Muslims are in Georgia , ’ ” she said .
Tlaib signaled Muslims in the state would turn out to vote in “ droves ” for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock .
“ I want to mash ’ allah be able to say , ‘ Look at the voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was the Muslim vote that delivered Georgia , ’ ” Tlaib said .
Mash ’ allah is Arabic for , “ God has willed , ” or “ as God willing.
” Omar also addressed Georgia CAIR and Georgia Muslim Voter Project members .
The Democrat , like Tlaib , expressed her desire to see Muslims help to deliver decisive victories for Ossoff and Warnock .
“ I do hope that when the election is decided on January 5 , and people are able to analyze who came out and voted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia were a big part of making the right decision in this historic election , ” Omar said .
CNS News reported controversial Muslim activist and Women ’ s March co-founder Linda Sarsour also spoke on Sunday .
Sarsour , like Tlaib and Omar , was optimistic Georgia ’ s Muslims can shape the Senate for years to come .
“ You , the Muslim community in Georgia , by yourselves , can literally swing this entire election and send two Democrats to the U.S. Senate , which makes Kamala Harris the deciding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event .
“ And you can actually alleviate harm and suffering on millions of immigrants in this country , particularly on the issue of immigration reform.
” “ Let history be made , and let the story be told : On January 5 , 2021 , it is the Muslim American community , the votes from the Muslim American community in Georgia , that literally helped us win back that Senate and put us back on the path towards winning justice for our community , ” Sarsour added .
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution estimated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2016 to be roughly 150,000 .
CAIR , meanwhile , estimated the number at closer to approximately 70,000 people .
RELATED : Iran Carries Out 'Monstrous ' Execution of Journalist Who Encouraged Anti-Government Protests Both Tlaib and Omar share the distinction of being the first Muslim female members of the House .
The Democrats were elected in 2018 , and re-elected last month in Michigan ( Tlaib ) and Minnesota ( Omar ) .
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Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan said Sunday she hopes “allah” will assist Georgia’s Muslims in being pivotal in defeating the state’s two GOP senators in next month’s runoffs.
Republican Senators Kelly Loefller and David Perdue are both in tight races to save their seats after both of their re-election bids ended with runoff elections which will be held on Jan. 5. Early voting for those races began on Monday.
But on Sunday, a day before the early voting, Tlaib and her fellow female Muslim in the House, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, joined a remote “vote-a-thon” co-hosted by two Islamic Peach State organizations.
Speaking on a call with members of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Georgia Muslim Voter Project, Tlaib celebrated the potential for Muslims to help Democrats take the GOP’s Senate majority, CNS News reported.
“I hope that you realize just the opportunity here that allah has given us to show the power of Muslims in Georgia,” Tlaib said on the call.
The Democrat went on to state that she hopes Muslim turnout will shock the political world.
“I want people to be like, ‘Oh my God, I didn’t even know Muslims are in Georgia,’” she said.
Tlaib signaled Muslims in the state would turn out to vote in “droves” for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.
“I want to mash’allah be able to say, ‘Look at the voting in these precincts and guess what? It was the Muslim vote that delivered Georgia,’” Tlaib said. Mash’allah is Arabic for, “God has willed,” or “as God willing.”
Omar also addressed Georgia CAIR and Georgia Muslim Voter Project members. The Democrat, like Tlaib, expressed her desire to see Muslims help to deliver decisive victories for Ossoff and Warnock.
“I do hope that when the election is decided on January 5, and people are able to analyze who came out and voted, we will hear that the Muslims in Georgia were a big part of making the right decision in this historic election,” Omar said.
CNS News reported controversial Muslim activist and Women’s March co-founder Linda Sarsour also spoke on Sunday. Sarsour, like Tlaib and Omar, was optimistic Georgia’s Muslims can shape the Senate for years to come.
“You, the Muslim community in Georgia, by yourselves, can literally swing this entire election and send two Democrats to the U.S. Senate, which makes Kamala Harris the deciding vote,” she said during the event. “And you can actually alleviate harm and suffering on millions of immigrants in this country, particularly on the issue of immigration reform.”
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“Let history be made, and let the story be told: On January 5, 2021, it is the Muslim American community, the votes from the Muslim American community in Georgia, that literally helped us win back that Senate and put us back on the path towards winning justice for our community,” Sarsour added.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution estimated the number of Muslims living in Georgia in 2016 to be roughly 150,000. CAIR, meanwhile, estimated the number at closer to approximately 70,000 people.
Both Tlaib and Omar share the distinction of being the first Muslim female members of the House. The Democrats were elected in 2018, and re-elected last month in Michigan (Tlaib) and Minnesota (Omar).
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westernjournal--2020-12-14--‘Everybody Fears AOC’: Queens Residents Completely Dismantle AOC for Being a Job Killer

Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ’ s opposition to Amazon building a headquarters in Queens in early 2019 is coming back to bite her .
A New York Post feature covered the woes of business owners in the area , as the headquarters would have provided 25,000 jobs and stimulate the local economy .
“ I ’ m angry at the stupidity .
Everybody fears AOC , who has no idea what she ’ s doing .
Opposing Amazon benefited other communities .
Imagine if AOC did something positive with her big mouth , ” Manducatis Rustica restaurant owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Ocasio-Cortez became one of the loudest voices against the potential headquarters , believing that Amazon was going to get too many tax breaks .
“ Not sure how many pundits talking about Amazon even read the deal or where it was going .
$ 500+ million of the deal was *capital grants .
* $ 2.5 billion in tax breaks .
It ’ s fair to ask why we don ’ t invest the capital for public use , + @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people a tax break , ” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted last February .
The campus remains empty , a symbol of the lost opportunity for many New Yorkers , who likely would have benefitted from employment during the pandemic .
Modern Spaces realty CEO Eric Benaim criticized how Ocasio-Cortez focuses heavily on branding , including her ‘ Tax the Rich ’ sweatshirts which recently went viral on social media .
“ I ’ m watching AOC selling ‘ tax the rich ’ T-shirts for $ 58 while businesses are leaving New York .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is going to pay $ 58 for a T-shirt when you ’ re out of a job ?
” Other people on Twitter had similar opinions : Unfortunately , frustrated constituents will probably have to move if they are unhappy with Democratic leadership , including Ocasio-Cortez .
Ocasio-Cortez won re-election with 71.6 percent of the vote in the 2020 election and an $ 18.9 million war chest .
There has been growing hostility towards Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos over how much it pay in taxes each year .
However , progressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for denying a massive opportunity to local residents .
Having a corporate campus with lots of people working would have not only provided people with good wages , but it also would have benefitted small businesses nearby .
Ocasio-Cortez and other New York Democrats know they will get re-elected fairly easily , so the concern for who they represent will remain minimal .
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Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s opposition to Amazon building a headquarters in Queens in early 2019 is coming back to bite her.
A New York Post feature covered the woes of business owners in the area, as the headquarters would have provided 25,000 jobs and stimulate the local economy.
Queens biz owners haunted by Amazon loss amid pandemic https://t.co/ZvtOCic2kK pic.twitter.com/UVwqsY9qP2 — New York Post (@nypost) December 14, 2020
“I’m angry at the stupidity. Everybody fears AOC, who has no idea what she’s doing. Opposing Amazon benefited other communities. Imagine if AOC did something positive with her big mouth,” Manducatis Rustica restaurant owner Gianna Cerbone told The Post.
Ocasio-Cortez became one of the loudest voices against the potential headquarters, believing that Amazon was going to get too many tax breaks.
“Not sure how many pundits talking about Amazon even read the deal or where it was going. $500+ million of the deal was *capital grants.* $2.5 billion in tax breaks. It’s fair to ask why we don’t invest the capital for public use, + why we don’t give working people a tax break,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted last February.
Not sure how many pundits talking about Amazon even read the deal or where it was going. $500+ million of the deal was *capital grants.* $2.5 billion in tax breaks. It’s fair to ask why we don’t invest the capital for public use, + why we don’t give working people a tax break. https://t.co/jUqaugUHYP — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 19, 2019
The campus remains empty, a symbol of the lost opportunity for many New Yorkers, who likely would have benefitted from employment during the pandemic.
Modern Spaces realty CEO Eric Benaim criticized how Ocasio-Cortez focuses heavily on branding, including her ‘Tax the Rich’ sweatshirts which recently went viral on social media.
“I’m watching AOC selling ‘tax the rich’ T-shirts for $58 while businesses are leaving New York. That’s AOC’s solution. Who is going to pay $58 for a T-shirt when you’re out of a job?”
Other people on Twitter had similar opinions:
AOC is selling a TAX THE RICH sweatshirt for $58! You truly can’t make this kind of stuff up. Imagine talking about taxing the rich AND selling a sweatshirt featuring three words for $58. This is downright comical. It’s almost like she doesn’t believe her own public stances… pic.twitter.com/M8nMvF8jXM — David Hookstead (@dhookstead) December 3, 2020
$58 for a sweatshirt that says “Tax the Rich.” ??? — Lisa Boothe (@LisaMarieBoothe) December 3, 2020
Hahahahahahahaha $65 dollars for sweatshirts that say Tax the Rich? When are you getting your Netflix deal? — MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) December 3, 2020
Don’t pay off your loans but make sure you get your “Cancel Student Debt” T-shirt for $27 pic.twitter.com/MFTqupTnY7 — TheRightWingM ?? (@TheRightWingM) December 3, 2020
Unfortunately, frustrated constituents will probably have to move if they are unhappy with Democratic leadership, including Ocasio-Cortez.
Ocasio-Cortez won re-election with 71.6 percent of the vote in the 2020 election and an $18.9 million war chest.
There has been growing hostility towards Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos over how much it pay in taxes each year.
However, progressive leaders were acting against their own people for denying a massive opportunity to local residents.
Having a corporate campus with lots of people working would have not only provided people with good wages, but it also would have benefitted small businesses nearby.
Ocasio-Cortez and other New York Democrats know they will get re-elected fairly easily, so the concern for who they represent will remain minimal.
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westernjournal--2020-12-14--Breaking: Bill Barr Announcement Shakes DC

Attorney General William Barr , one of President Donald Trump ’ s staunchest allies , is resigning amid lingering tensions with the president over claims of election fraud and the investigation into presumptive president-elect Joe Biden ’ s son .
Barr went to the White House on Monday , where Trump said he submitted his letter of resignation .
“ As per letter , Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family , ” Trump tweeted .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Trump has publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement to The Associated Press earlier this month that the Justice Department had found no widespread election fraud that would change the outcome of the election .
Trump has also been angry that the Justice Department did not publicly announce it was investigating Hunter Biden ahead of the election , despite department policy against such a pronouncement .
The president said Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen , whom he labeled “ an outstanding person , ” will become acting attorney general .
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Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tensions with the president over claims of election fraud and the investigation into presumptive president-elect Joe Biden’s son.
Barr went to the White House on Monday, where Trump said he submitted his letter of resignation.
“As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family,” Trump tweeted.
…Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, an outstanding person, will become Acting Attorney General. Highly respected Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General. Thank you to all! pic.twitter.com/V5sqOJT9PM — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2020
Trump has publicly expressed his anger about Barr’s statement to The Associated Press earlier this month that the Justice Department had found no widespread election fraud that would change the outcome of the election.
Trump has also been angry that the Justice Department did not publicly announce it was investigating Hunter Biden ahead of the election, despite department policy against such a pronouncement.
The president said Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, whom he labeled “an outstanding person,” will become acting attorney general.
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westernjournal--2020-12-14--Republican Electors Cast Votes for Trump in Three Contested States

Alternate electors cast votes for President Donald Trump Monday from a number of battleground states contested by the president as the Electoral College met to finalize the results of the 2020 election .
President Donald Trump ’ s senior adviser Stephen Miller said the move was to keep open the possibility of challenging the election up until Jan. 20 .
“ The only date in the Constitution is January 20 , so we have more than enough time to right the wrong of this fraudulent election result and certify Donald Trump as the winner of the election , ” Miller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Choosing alternate electors and sending their votes to Congress , per Miller , will help to preserve any of the president ’ s additional court cases .
Should he succeed in those cases , Miller said those votes could be certified .
“ This would ensure that all of our legal remedies remain open , ” Miller said .
Alternate electors from the contested states of Georgia , Nevada and Pennsylvania cast votes for Trump on Monday as each state ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
The Pennsylvania Republican Party issued a statement on the matter on Monday .
“ At the request of the Trump campaign , the Republican presidential electors met today in Harrisburg to cast a conditional vote for Donald Trump and Mike Pence for President and Vice President respectively , ” the Pennsylvania GOP said .
“ Today ’ s move by Republican party electors is fashioned after the 1960 Presidential election , in which President Nixon was declared the winner in Hawaii .
While Democrat legal challenges were pending , Democratic presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for John F. Kennedy to preserve their intent in the event of future favorable legal outcomes , ” the statement added .
“ The conditional resolution states that electors certify their vote for the President and Vice President ‘ on the understanding that if , as a result of a final non-appealable Court Order or other proceeding prescribed by law , [ they ] are ultimately recognized as being the duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of Pennsylvania , ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
David Shafer , the head of the Republican Party of Georgia , also issued a statement about his state ’ s alternate electors on Twitter .
“ Because the President ’ s lawsuit contesting the Georgia election is still pending , the Republican nominees for Presidential Elector met today at noon at the State Capitol today and cast their votes for President and Vice President , ” Shafer wrote .
“ Had we not meet today and cast our votes , the President ’ s pending election contest would have been effectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights under Georgia law.
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Alternate electors cast votes for President Donald Trump Monday from a number of battleground states contested by the president as the Electoral College met to finalize the results of the 2020 election.
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Stephen Miller said the move was to keep open the possibility of challenging the election up until Jan. 20.
“The only date in the Constitution is January 20, so we have more than enough time to right the wrong of this fraudulent election result and certify Donald Trump as the winner of the election,” Miller told Fox News.
Stephen Miller on Fox & Friends says “an alternative” group of electors is also voting today: “As we speak, an alternate slate of electors in the contested states is going to vote and we are going to send those results to Congress.”pic.twitter.com/5kIkfsbOFw — Travis Akers (@travisakers) December 14, 2020
Choosing alternate electors and sending their votes to Congress, per Miller, will help to preserve any of the president’s additional court cases.
Should he succeed in those cases, Miller said those votes could be certified.
“This would ensure that all of our legal remedies remain open,” Miller said.
Alternate electors from the contested states of Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania cast votes for Trump on Monday as each state’s official electors placed votes for Democrat Joe Biden.
The Pennsylvania Republican Party issued a statement on the matter on Monday.
BREAKING: REPUBLICAN ELECTORS CAST PROCEDURAL VOTE , SEEK TO PRESERVE TRUMP CAMPAIGN LEGAL CHALLENGE pic.twitter.com/XVWuR5WzvN — PA GOP (@PAGOP) December 14, 2020
“At the request of the Trump campaign, the Republican presidential electors met today in Harrisburg to cast a conditional vote for Donald Trump and Mike Pence for President and Vice President respectively,” the Pennsylvania GOP said.
“Today’s move by Republican party electors is fashioned after the 1960 Presidential election, in which President Nixon was declared the winner in Hawaii. While Democrat legal challenges were pending, Democratic presidential electors met to cast a conditional vote for John F. Kennedy to preserve their intent in the event of future favorable legal outcomes,” the statement added.
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“The conditional resolution states that electors certify their vote for the President and Vice President ‘on the understanding that if, as a result of a final non-appealable Court Order or other proceeding prescribed by law, [they] are ultimately recognized as being the duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of Pennsylvania,’” the state’s GOP concluded.
David Shafer, the head of the Republican Party of Georgia, also issued a statement about his state’s alternate electors on Twitter.
Had we not meet today and cast our votes, the President’s pending election contest would have been effectively mooted. Our action today preserves his rights under Georgia law. — David Shafer (@DavidShafer) December 14, 2020
“Because the President’s lawsuit contesting the Georgia election is still pending, the Republican nominees for Presidential Elector met today at noon at the State Capitol today and cast their votes for President and Vice President,” Shafer wrote.
“Had we not meet today and cast our votes, the President’s pending election contest would have been effectively mooted. Our action today preserves his rights under Georgia law.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-14--Dick Morris: Trump Should Return the Favor and Name a Special Counsel To Investigate Hunter Biden

Almost as soon as Donald Trump lifted his hand from the Bible , newly sworn in as president , the Democrat/media complex began publicizing totally false ( and since discredited ) charges that he had colluded with Russia to defeat Hillary .
Months later , a special counsel was appointed to probe the fevered fantasy and came up empty .
Now we have evidence that Joe Biden and his wayward son Hunter may have collaborated in a scheme to pocket huge fees from a corrupt Ukrainian energy company .
Documentation found on Hunter ’ s laptop has been in FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Department of Justice subpoenaed Hunter ’ s business and tax records .
The subpoena probes Hunter ’ s and Joe ’ s relationship with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma , where , despite having no credentials or experience on energy issues , Hunter pulled in up to $ 50,000 a month as a board member .
His work with Burisma started in April 2014 when his father , still serving as vice president , was appointed by President Obama to be the chief liaison to the Ukrainian government .
Joe denied any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but documents on Hunter ’ s laptop revealed that he set up a meeting for his father with an executive at the company .
Another focus of the probe was Hunter and Joe ’ s relationship with CEFC China Energy , a major Chinese energy company whose chairman had suspected links to Beijing ’ s People ’ s Liberation Army .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress A Senate report in September 2020 revealed that CEFC wired millions of dollars to an account associated with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Hunter ’ s dealings raised “ serious counterintelligence and extortion concerns.
” On Hunter ’ s laptop was an email from Tony Bobulinski , his business partner , specifying the agreed-upon division of money from CEFC including a share reserved for “ the big guy , ” who Bobulinski identified as Joe Biden .
Hunter ’ s laptop also included an email he sent to the general manager of his former Washington , D.C. , office building asking to “ please have keys made available for new office mates ” including his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gongwen Dong , a representative of the Chinese company with which they were working .
This email belies Joe Biden ’ s claim not to have been involved in his son ’ s ventures with the Chinese .
Hunter ’ s China work there began shortly after he accompanied his father , on the vice president ’ s official plane , on a visit to Beijing to confer with top Chinese officials .
CNN reported that “ [ f ] ederal prosecutors in Delaware [ are ] working with the IRS Criminal Investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether Hunter “ violated tax and money laundering laws in business dealings in foreign countries , principally China.
” The Washington Post added that investigators are attempting to “ determine if [ Hunter Biden ] failed to report income from China-related business deals.
” According to the Senate report , “ Hunter Biden and his associate , [ Devon ] Archer , had a financial relationship with Russian businesswoman Elena Baturina .
Baturina is the former wife of the late Yuri Luzhkov , who was the mayor of Moscow and was fired in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corruption allegations.
” “ On Feb. 14 , 2014 , Baturina wired $ 3.5 million to a Rosemont Seneca Thornton LLC ( Rosemont Seneca Thornton ) bank account for a ‘ Consultancy Agreement DD12.02.2014.
’ Rosemont Seneca Thornton is an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden that was incorporated on May 28 , 2013.
” Not only are these activities worthy of investigation , but there is already evidence that Hunter and Joe Biden have received special consideration in these investigations .
RELATED : Josh Hammer : So About That 'Russian Disinformation ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magazine , some of the trouble for Hunter began when Archer was convicted of an unrelated fraud charge in 2018 .
“ In the course of that investigation , Southern District of New York prosecutors uncovered foreign payments made to Hunter Biden and opened a probe , looking into possible money laundering .
But .
they ended the investigation after conferring with Delaware prosecutors , who were already pursuing a similar line of inquiry.
” Nor were any of the official investigations of Hunter or Joe Biden announced by the Department of Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
These delays strongly underscore the need for a special counsel to stop further political manipulation .
Hunter ’ s computer has been in the FBI ’ s possession for more than a month and , only now , after the election , is the damning evidence it contains coming out to public view .
President Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr must appoint a special counsel now before Hunter ’ s father , who has concealed his involvement behind a wall of blanket denials and expressions of faith in his son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website .
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Almost as soon as Donald Trump lifted his hand from the Bible, newly sworn in as president, the Democrat/media complex began publicizing totally false (and since discredited) charges that he had colluded with Russia to defeat Hillary. Months later, a special counsel was appointed to probe the fevered fantasy and came up empty.
Now we have evidence that Joe Biden and his wayward son Hunter may have collaborated in a scheme to pocket huge fees from a corrupt Ukrainian energy company. Documentation found on Hunter’s laptop has been in FBI possession since October but only now has the Department of Justice subpoenaed Hunter’s business and tax records.
The subpoena probes Hunter’s and Joe’s relationship with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, where, despite having no credentials or experience on energy issues, Hunter pulled in up to $50,000 a month as a board member.
His work with Burisma started in April 2014 when his father, still serving as vice president, was appointed by President Obama to be the chief liaison to the Ukrainian government. Joe denied any involvement in getting Hunter the job, but documents on Hunter’s laptop revealed that he set up a meeting for his father with an executive at the company.
Another focus of the probe was Hunter and Joe’s relationship with CEFC China Energy, a major Chinese energy company whose chairman had suspected links to Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army.
A Senate report in September 2020 revealed that CEFC wired millions of dollars to an account associated with Hunter in 2017. The report said that Hunter’s dealings raised “serious counterintelligence and extortion concerns.”
On Hunter’s laptop was an email from Tony Bobulinski, his business partner, specifying the agreed-upon division of money from CEFC including a share reserved for “the big guy,” who Bobulinski identified as Joe Biden.
Hunter’s laptop also included an email he sent to the general manager of his former Washington, D.C., office building asking to “please have keys made available for new office mates” including his father, his uncle Jim Biden and Gongwen Dong, a representative of the Chinese company with which they were working.
This email belies Joe Biden’s claim not to have been involved in his son’s ventures with the Chinese. Hunter’s China work there began shortly after he accompanied his father, on the vice president’s official plane, on a visit to Beijing to confer with top Chinese officials.
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CNN reported that “[f]ederal prosecutors in Delaware [are] working with the IRS Criminal Investigation agency and the FBI” focusing on whether Hunter “violated tax and money laundering laws in business dealings in foreign countries, principally China.”
The Washington Post added that investigators are attempting to “determine if [Hunter Biden] failed to report income from China-related business deals.”
According to the Senate report, “Hunter Biden and his associate, [Devon] Archer, had a financial relationship with Russian businesswoman Elena Baturina. Baturina is the former wife of the late Yuri Luzhkov, who was the mayor of Moscow and was fired in 2010 by then-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev over corruption allegations.”
“On Feb. 14, 2014, Baturina wired $3.5 million to a Rosemont Seneca Thornton LLC (Rosemont Seneca Thornton) bank account for a ‘Consultancy Agreement DD12.02.2014.’ Rosemont Seneca Thornton is an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden that was incorporated on May 28, 2013.”
Not only are these activities worthy of investigation, but there is already evidence that Hunter and Joe Biden have received special consideration in these investigations.
According to New York magazine, some of the trouble for Hunter began when Archer was convicted of an unrelated fraud charge in 2018.
“In the course of that investigation, Southern District of New York prosecutors uncovered foreign payments made to Hunter Biden and opened a probe, looking into possible money laundering. But. they ended the investigation after conferring with Delaware prosecutors, who were already pursuing a similar line of inquiry.”
Nor were any of the official investigations of Hunter or Joe Biden announced by the Department of Justice or the FBI until shortly after the election. These delays strongly underscore the need for a special counsel to stop further political manipulation.
Hunter’s computer has been in the FBI’s possession for more than a month and, only now, after the election, is the damning evidence it contains coming out to public view.
President Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr must appoint a special counsel now before Hunter’s father, who has concealed his involvement behind a wall of blanket denials and expressions of faith in his son, becomes president.
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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westernjournal--2020-12-14--Trump Admin Official Hits CNN with Giant Lawsuit

Kash Patel , the chief of staff for acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller , has filed a $ 50 million defamation lawsuit against CNN .
Fox News reported Patel alleged in a suit filed on Friday that CNN pushed “ unfounded left-wing political narratives ” about him beginning in November .
A number of CNN reporters are listed as defendants in the civil action .
Fox reported the lawsuit lays out a number of specific examples of defamation from the liberal network .
One of those concerned CNN ’ s summarizing Patel as a conspiracy theorist who was motivated only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he worked to lead a Defense Department transition to a presumptive Joe Biden administration .
The suit states that CNN published numerous web articles from Nov. 24 to Dec. 4 that “ contain a series of false and defamatory statements ” about Patel .
An example of alleged defamation provided in the filing included a CNN story which claimed , “ Trump loyalist connected to Biden conspiracy theories is leading Pentagon transition.
” TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Another CNN story cited in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Trump loyalist , … was connected to efforts to spread conspiracy theories about Joe Biden.
” Meanwhile , another CNN story cited as evidence of defamation claimed Patel “ has also worked to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election , ” while another report claimed , “ Pentagon blocked Biden ’ s intelligence transition team from meeting with agencies.
” One other CNN report cited by Patel ’ s lawsuit particularly painted Patel in a negative light .
That story stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is led by a Trump loyalist connected to efforts to spread conspiracy theories about the President-elect.
” “ The Defendants fabricated the Defamatory Statements and knew , therefore , that the statements were false .
They knew that Kash was not the source of a single conspiracy theory and had no connection to any conspiracy theory about Biden , ” the attorney stated .
“ Defendants provide no evidence or example of any stories spread by Kash about Biden because there are none .
CNN reported on the Democrats ’ impeachment inquiry and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew , therefore , that no evidence was uncovered connecting Kash , ” Biss added .
The attorney further claimed CNN and its reporters “ harbored extreme professional and personal animus , bias , spite and ill-will towards Kash as a result of Kash ’ s revelations of CNN ’ s corrupt business practices and deceitful misreporting.
” “ Because of this malice and desire to injure Kash , Defendants knowingly and recklessly ignored the probable falsity of the story and printed it.
” “ CNN attacked Kash and published defamatory falsehoods about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promoting the Russia collusion hoax and the fraudulent ‘ dossier ’ manufactured by Fusion GPS for the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee , ” Bliss stated .
“ Kash debunked CNN ’ s reporting … CNN ’ s latest brutal attack on Kash ’ s reputation in the Articles is a continuation of past smear campaigns to discredit Kash.
” The lawsuit , which lists CNN reporters Barbara Starr , Zachary Cohen , Ryan Browne , Alex Marquardt and Nicole Gaouette as defendants , was filed in a federal court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s role in the alleged defamation , Patel ’ s suit claims the network “ deliberately or recklessly conveyed a false message ” and was motivated to discredit or humiliate the Trump administration official .
Patel joined Miller ’ s staff last month after Trump fired a number of high-profile officials at the Pentagon , Politico reported .
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was among those whose employment was terminated by the president .
Esper was fired by Trump in a Nov. 9 tweet .
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Kash Patel, the chief of staff for acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against CNN.
Fox News reported Patel alleged in a suit filed on Friday that CNN pushed “unfounded left-wing political narratives” about him beginning in November. A number of CNN reporters are listed as defendants in the civil action.
Fox reported the lawsuit lays out a number of specific examples of defamation from the liberal network. One of those concerned CNN’s summarizing Patel as a conspiracy theorist who was motivated only by personal loyalty to President Donald Trump as he worked to lead a Defense Department transition to a presumptive Joe Biden administration.
The suit states that CNN published numerous web articles from Nov. 24 to Dec. 4 that “contain a series of false and defamatory statements” about Patel.
An example of alleged defamation provided in the filing included a CNN story which claimed, “Trump loyalist connected to Biden conspiracy theories is leading Pentagon transition.”
Another CNN story cited in the complaint reads, “Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist, … was connected to efforts to spread conspiracy theories about Joe Biden.”
Meanwhile, another CNN story cited as evidence of defamation claimed Patel “has also worked to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election,” while another report claimed, “Pentagon blocked Biden’s intelligence transition team from meeting with agencies.”
One other CNN report cited by Patel’s lawsuit particularly painted Patel in a negative light. That story stated, “Defense Department transition office … is led by a Trump loyalist connected to efforts to spread conspiracy theories about the President-elect.”
Patel’s attorney, Steven S. Biss, excoriated CNN in a filing obtained by Fox.
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“The Defendants fabricated the Defamatory Statements and knew, therefore, that the statements were false. They knew that Kash was not the source of a single conspiracy theory and had no connection to any conspiracy theory about Biden,” the attorney stated.
“Defendants provide no evidence or example of any stories spread by Kash about Biden because there are none. CNN reported on the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry and read the Democrats’ report, and knew, therefore, that no evidence was uncovered connecting Kash,” Biss added.
The attorney further claimed CNN and its reporters “harbored extreme professional and personal animus, bias, spite and ill-will towards Kash as a result of Kash’s revelations of CNN’s corrupt business practices and deceitful misreporting.”
“Because of this malice and desire to injure Kash, Defendants knowingly and recklessly ignored the probable falsity of the story and printed it.”
“CNN attacked Kash and published defamatory falsehoods about him because CNN was deeply invested in promoting the Russia collusion hoax and the fraudulent ‘dossier’ manufactured by Fusion GPS for the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee,” Bliss stated.
“Kash debunked CNN’s reporting … CNN’s latest brutal attack on Kash’s reputation in the Articles is a continuation of past smear campaigns to discredit Kash.”
The lawsuit, which lists CNN reporters Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Browne, Alex Marquardt and Nicole Gaouette as defendants, was filed in a federal court in Virginia.
As for CNN’s role in the alleged defamation, Patel’s suit claims the network “deliberately or recklessly conveyed a false message” and was motivated to discredit or humiliate the Trump administration official.
Patel joined Miller’s staff last month after Trump fired a number of high-profile officials at the Pentagon, Politico reported. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was among those whose employment was terminated by the president.
Esper was fired by Trump in a Nov. 9 tweet.
I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
CNN has not yet commented on Patel’s lawsuit.
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