freebeacon--2020-09-12--Sarsour, Other Left-Wing Activists Accuse Chicago Police of Framing Jussie Smollett

An open letter cosigned by Linda Sarsour and other left-wing activists accuses the Chicago Police Department of fabricating the charge that actor Jussie Smollett concocted a hate crime against himself in 2019 .
`` Jussie faces false charges of felony disorderly conduct and is still being forced to fight back against a relentless and vicious smear campaign initiated by the Chicago Police Department and uncritically disseminated by the media , '' the letter states .
`` We believe Jussie , not the CPD . ''
Sarsour , a former co-chair of the Women 's March , has also pushed anti-Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Joe Biden 's campaign this year for anti-Semitic remarks before she received a private apology .
The letter Sarsour cosigned couches its support for Smollett in terms of the Black Lives Matter movement .
`` At a time when the people of Chicago are demanding community control of the police and when our movement for Black Lives demands that police be defunded and demilitarized , Chicago police and prosecutors continue to expend precious public resources to cover up a hate crime and renew their fabricated case against Jussie Smollett , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CPD buried evidence corroborating Smollett 's claim that two white Trump supporters attacked him on the subzero-temperature night of Jan. 29 , 2019 , poured bleach on him , and placed a rope around his neck , all while yelling slurs and saying they were in `` MAGA country . ''
Smollett , who is black and gay , suggested in an interview on ABC News that the assault was due to his anti-Trump activism .
Liberal politicians and media members rallied around Smollett and declared the attack a lynching attempt in `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation and local Chicago media reports , however , found no evidence to support Smollett 's account .
Brothers Abel and Oia Osundairo , who served as extras on Smollett 's show Empire , later told police Smollett paid them to orchestrate the attack as part of a scheme to raise his salary .
Surveillance video showed them purchasing the items used in the attack a day earlier .
Smollett was arrested and charged with 16 counts of disorderly conduct , but the counts were later dismissed by Cook County state 's attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D. ) expressed outrage over the decision , and Smollett has since been indicted on six new charges of disorderly conduct .
In an interview this week , Smollett said he was `` set up . ''

An open letter cosigned by Linda Sarsour and other left-wing activists accuses the Chicago Police Department of fabricating the charge that actor Jussie Smollett concocted a hate crime against himself in 2019.
"Jussie faces false charges of felony disorderly conduct and is still being forced to fight back against a relentless and vicious smear campaign initiated by the Chicago Police Department and uncritically disseminated by the media," the letter states. "We believe Jussie, not the CPD."
Sarsour, a former co-chair of the Women's March, has also pushed anti-Israel conspiracy theories. She was briefly condemned by Joe Biden's campaign this year for anti-Semitic remarks before she received a private apology.
The letter Sarsour cosigned couches its support for Smollett in terms of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"At a time when the people of Chicago are demanding community control of the police and when our movement for Black Lives demands that police be defunded and demilitarized, Chicago police and prosecutors continue to expend precious public resources to cover up a hate crime and renew their fabricated case against Jussie Smollett," the letter states.
Other signers include Danny Glover, Angela Davis, and LisaGay Hamilton.
The letter claims the CPD buried evidence corroborating Smollett's claim that two white Trump supporters attacked him on the subzero-temperature night of Jan. 29, 2019, poured bleach on him, and placed a rope around his neck, all while yelling slurs and saying they were in "MAGA country." Smollett, who is black and gay, suggested in an interview on ABC News that the assault was due to his anti-Trump activism.
Liberal politicians and media members rallied around Smollett and declared the attack a lynching attempt in "Trump's America." A police investigation and local Chicago media reports, however, found no evidence to support Smollett's account. Brothers Abel and Oia Osundairo, who served as extras on Smollett's show Empire, later told police Smollett paid them to orchestrate the attack as part of a scheme to raise his salary. Surveillance video showed them purchasing the items used in the attack a day earlier.
Smollett was arrested and charged with 16 counts of disorderly conduct, but the counts were later dismissed by Cook County state's attorney Kimberly Foxx. Then-mayor Rahm Emanuel (D.) expressed outrage over the decision, and Smollett has since been indicted on six new charges of disorderly conduct.
In an interview this week, Smollett said he was "set up."


freebeacon--2020-09-13--REVIEW: ‘One Billion Americans’ by Matthew Yglesias

On the eve of World War II , there were roughly 130 million Americans , some 6 percent of the world 's population .
By comparison , mainland Japan had 72 million , Germany 69 million , and Italy just 43 million .
Only the Soviet Union—168 million—could match the United States man-for-man .
Though tactics and strategy mattered , the eventual Allied victory can be explained by these figures .
The immense war-fighting might of America came first and foremost from its people .
Today , America 's share of the global population has declined to just over 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Census Bureau reports that in 2019 `` natural increase '' —the number of births less number of deaths—was less than a million for the first time in decades ; annual immigration was around that level too .
Meanwhile , other countries—India , fast-growing Nigeria , and particularly China—are set to or already vastly outnumber the United States .
Of course , America has certain advantages baked in .
We are more technologically advanced , more productive , and reap the benefits of a tradition of liberty and constitutional democracy .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the new book from Vox ‘ s Matt Yglesias , is that to remain global top dog and compete with the 1.3 billion-man dragon , America is going to need a heck of a lot more people .
Yglesias is a liberal , though a frequent gadfly of the more-progressive left .
His is rarely a popular voice among conservatives , and some of his discussion of conservative policy views , in One Billion Americans and elsewhere , amounts to filleting strawmen .
But the basic idea of the book , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world 's most powerful , productive nation , is a project that conservatives should emphatically support .
Because Yglesias is right : We need more people .
There are myriad returns to population growth .
Some of them scale linearly—the more people who produce things , the more consume .
Others pertain to age structure : As the Baby Boomers cross 65 , America is projected to have about two workers per retiree , an unsustainable ratio .
But population growth can also have more-than-linear returns , producing the benefits that can only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through more refined diversification of labor or agglomeration effects .
And population growth can make beneficial low-probability events more common—if the chance of an Einstein is one in a million , then adding 700 million Americans means 700 more Einsteins , with all the benefits they bring .
If that sounds too technical , think about it this way : More people means not just more of the same , but more chances for the new and better .
The long-run decline of the U.S. population , by contrast , will mean a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's greatness is in its people—who does n't want more Americans ?
Much of One Billion Americans is concerned with the policy question of how to actually achieve Yglesias 's milestone .
His proposals break down roughly into three sections , of varying quality : encouraging more kids , increasing immigration , and making it easier to actually live in the United States .
On the kids front , the number of kids a woman can expect to have in her lifetime has dwindled since the Great Recession , down to 1.7 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number needed to replace the population ( 2.1 ) —it 's also fewer than most Americans say they want , as demographer Lyman Stone has documented .
A baby bust is bad for the economy , and for national greatness , but it 's also just bad for the millions of Americans who want to be parents but are n't .
In asking how to get those numbers up , Yglesias focuses mostly on the rising cost of childrearing and how government interventions can socialize those costs .
Some of these ideas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internalized to parents , while society reaps the benefits of 18 years of raising another worker .
It makes sense to balance that out with paid leave or with child transfers of the sort that command support even on the right .
But others—like creating universal daycare—put too much trust in public services , given the evidence of adverse effects of such government-run programs .
And Yglesias 's focus on costs alone is both too narrow and too wide .
He does not discuss both deeper causes of the fertility drop , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drivers , like the rise of elective c-sections .
Conservative readers are likely to most object to Yglesias 's discussion of immigration , not least because it is peppered throughout with lame dismissals of the restrictionist view as exclusively xenophobic and racist .
Yglesias evinces a passing familiarity with Harvard 's George Borjas , the leading economist of immigration skepticism , but only in the context of his long-running dispute with David Card .
He might have done well to consult Reihan Salam , his former Atlantic colleague and current Manhattan Institute president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low-skilled immigration .
That said , Yglesias is probably right that a bigger America will need not only more babies but more immigrants , who currently account for roughly a fifth of annual increase .
To his credit , he acknowledges that our system should select more on the basis of merit ( as is the case in Canada and Australia ) and less on the basis of being loosely related to someone already living here .
His discussion of place-based visas , in which individual states or cities bring in immigrants , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to work hard and participate in the American dream , is worth weighing .
Speaking of cities , Yglesias is on far stronger footing in the three separate chapters about making American cities and states better places to live .
( One gets the sense that he pitched a book about urban renewal policy , and a savvy editor told him that would n't quite sell without a catchy tag line . )
One of the main arguments against population growth is that density can lead to unpleasantness—traffic jams , pollution , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a great deal of available space that simply needs to be made more livable .
That means in part trying to revive the dozens of American cities with shrinking population , hollowed out by deindustrialization .
Cities like St. Louis and Detroit have the raw stuff to be great once again—they just need more people , and more jobs and infrastructure to attract those people .
Policymakers can lead the way on this , for example , by carefully decamping federal and state government agencies , which are major employers , across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies to relocate to underserved cities too , a trend that will likely be hastened by the post-pandemic rise of telework anyway .
But those cities where people do want to live can be improved , too , and with deregulatory approaches conservatives should support .
Yglesias backs slashing land-use regulations , particularly to encourage homebuilding in uber-expensive cities like New York and San Francisco .
More supply means lower prices , which means more people can buy homes and build lives .
Yglesias also has an aggressively wonky discussion of transportation reform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Americans could get around a more-dense country faster and more comfortably with just a little effort .
Whether or not one agrees with Yglesias 's policy vision , though , is to some extent beside the point .
As he notes at the start of the book , `` There 's no way that all the specific ideas in this book will ever command broad consensus in American society .
But I think the big picture idea of the book , that America should try to stay number one , already does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we really want to beat a nation of 1.3 billion , adding hundreds of millions of Americans would surely help .
Conservatives , in other words , can and should offer a variety of counterproposals to Yglesias 's .
But the basic project , the agreed-upon means to renew American greatness and preserve our world-straddling dominance , ought to remain the same : one billion or bust .

On the eve of World War II, there were roughly 130 million Americans, some 6 percent of the world's population. By comparison, mainland Japan had 72 million, Germany 69 million, and Italy just 43 million. Only the Soviet Union—168 million—could match the United States man-for-man.
Though tactics and strategy mattered, the eventual Allied victory can be explained by these figures. The immense war-fighting might of America came first and foremost from its people.
Today, America's share of the global population has declined to just over 4 percent. It will likely keep withering. The Census Bureau reports that in 2019 "natural increase"—the number of births less number of deaths—was less than a million for the first time in decades; annual immigration was around that level too. Meanwhile, other countries—India, fast-growing Nigeria, and particularly China—are set to or already vastly outnumber the United States.
Of course, America has certain advantages baked in. We are more technologically advanced, more productive, and reap the benefits of a tradition of liberty and constitutional democracy. But the key point of One Billion Americans, the new book from Vox's Matt Yglesias, is that to remain global top dog and compete with the 1.3 billion-man dragon, America is going to need a heck of a lot more people.
Yglesias is a liberal, though a frequent gadfly of the more-progressive left. His is rarely a popular voice among conservatives, and some of his discussion of conservative policy views, in One Billion Americans and elsewhere, amounts to filleting strawmen. But the basic idea of the book, that America needs to commit to remaining the world's most powerful, productive nation, is a project that conservatives should emphatically support. Because Yglesias is right: We need more people.
There are myriad returns to population growth. Some of them scale linearly—the more people who produce things, the more consume. Others pertain to age structure: As the Baby Boomers cross 65, America is projected to have about two workers per retiree, an unsustainable ratio.
But population growth can also have more-than-linear returns, producing the benefits that can only exist when enough people come together, through more refined diversification of labor or agglomeration effects. And population growth can make beneficial low-probability events more common—if the chance of an Einstein is one in a million, then adding 700 million Americans means 700 more Einsteins, with all the benefits they bring.
If that sounds too technical, think about it this way: More people means not just more of the same, but more chances for the new and better. The long-run decline of the U.S. population, by contrast, will mean a stingier, less creative country. America's greatness is in its people—who doesn't want more Americans?
Much of One Billion Americans is concerned with the policy question of how to actually achieve Yglesias's milestone. His proposals break down roughly into three sections, of varying quality: encouraging more kids, increasing immigration, and making it easier to actually live in the United States.
On the kids front, the number of kids a woman can expect to have in her lifetime has dwindled since the Great Recession, down to 1.7 in 2019. That's not only below the number needed to replace the population (2.1)—it's also fewer than most Americans say they want, as demographer Lyman Stone has documented. A baby bust is bad for the economy, and for national greatness, but it's also just bad for the millions of Americans who want to be parents but aren't.
In asking how to get those numbers up, Yglesias focuses mostly on the rising cost of childrearing and how government interventions can socialize those costs. Some of these ideas have merit—the costs of childrearing are generally internalized to parents, while society reaps the benefits of 18 years of raising another worker. It makes sense to balance that out with paid leave or with child transfers of the sort that command support even on the right.
But others—like creating universal daycare—put too much trust in public services, given the evidence of adverse effects of such government-run programs. And Yglesias's focus on costs alone is both too narrow and too wide. He does not discuss both deeper causes of the fertility drop, like declining marriage rates, and more mechanical drivers, like the rise of elective c-sections.
Conservative readers are likely to most object to Yglesias's discussion of immigration, not least because it is peppered throughout with lame dismissals of the restrictionist view as exclusively xenophobic and racist. Yglesias evinces a passing familiarity with Harvard's George Borjas, the leading economist of immigration skepticism, but only in the context of his long-running dispute with David Card. He might have done well to consult Reihan Salam, his former Atlantic colleague and current Manhattan Institute president, who makes the case against mass low-skilled immigration.
That said, Yglesias is probably right that a bigger America will need not only more babies but more immigrants, who currently account for roughly a fifth of annual increase. To his credit, he acknowledges that our system should select more on the basis of merit (as is the case in Canada and Australia) and less on the basis of being loosely related to someone already living here. His discussion of place-based visas, in which individual states or cities bring in immigrants, revitalizing now-drained American centers with people who want to work hard and participate in the American dream, is worth weighing.
Speaking of cities, Yglesias is on far stronger footing in the three separate chapters about making American cities and states better places to live. (One gets the sense that he pitched a book about urban renewal policy, and a savvy editor told him that wouldn't quite sell without a catchy tag line.) One of the main arguments against population growth is that density can lead to unpleasantness—traffic jams, pollution, etc.—and Yglesias's response is that America has a great deal of available space that simply needs to be made more livable.
That means in part trying to revive the dozens of American cities with shrinking population, hollowed out by deindustrialization. Cities like St. Louis and Detroit have the raw stuff to be great once again—they just need more people, and more jobs and infrastructure to attract those people. Policymakers can lead the way on this, for example, by carefully decamping federal and state government agencies, which are major employers, across the country. Government subsidy can induce companies to relocate to underserved cities too, a trend that will likely be hastened by the post-pandemic rise of telework anyway.
But those cities where people do want to live can be improved, too, and with deregulatory approaches conservatives should support. Yglesias backs slashing land-use regulations, particularly to encourage homebuilding in uber-expensive cities like New York and San Francisco. More supply means lower prices, which means more people can buy homes and build lives. Yglesias also has an aggressively wonky discussion of transportation reform, the basic point of which is that Americans could get around a more-dense country faster and more comfortably with just a little effort.
Whether or not one agrees with Yglesias's policy vision, though, is to some extent beside the point. As he notes at the start of the book, "There's no way that all the specific ideas in this book will ever command broad consensus in American society. But I think the big picture idea of the book, that America should try to stay number one, already does." And Yglesias is right that if we really want to beat a nation of 1.3 billion, adding hundreds of millions of Americans would surely help.
Conservatives, in other words, can and should offer a variety of counterproposals to Yglesias's. But the basic project, the agreed-upon means to renew American greatness and preserve our world-straddling dominance, ought to remain the same: one billion or bust.


freebeacon--2020-09-13--This Week in Leftist Violence and Intimidation Vol. 3

Left-wing protesters continued to chase , threaten , and assault their opponents this week , while blocking the media from covering their actions .
A group of privileged white protesters claimed to be the `` New Afrikan Black Panther Party , '' police arrested a top Democratic staffer in the Oregon state legislature for rioting , and the media celebrated reports that protests over the summer had been `` 93 percent peaceful . ''
Police arrested a top Democratic staffer in Oregon 's state legislature this weekend for being part of a riot that threw rocks , set off fireworks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers .
Black Lives Matter protesters blocked Washington Post reporter Fredrick Kunkle from filming a demonstration , shining bright lights into his face and shielding themselves with large umbrellas .
Some groups have recently told their supporters to prevent reporters from recording acts of vandalism against federal property , while they have also called for stabbing reporters .
4 .
Study Finds Widespread Violence , But Media Claim Victory That Protests Are ‘ 93 % Peaceful ’ Despite protesters ' open hostility to the free press , the media presented a study finding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different places around the country as evidence of nonviolence , a level of spin on par with dubbing Kenosha protests `` fiery but mostly peaceful . ''
3 .
Portland Mayor Appeases Rioters by Banning Police Use of Tear Gas | Oregonian After 105 consecutive days of demonstrations in Portland , Mayor Ted Wheeler has given into protesters ' demands to take away the police 's option to use tear gas when protests turn violent .
State police called the decision `` reckless and short sighted , '' but Wheeler , whose favorability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need something different . ''
2 .
Pittsburgh BLM Polish Off Diners ’ Drinks , Push Cyclist , and Fight Police on Mayor ’ s Doorstep Black Lives Matter protesters in Pittsburgh harassed diners and downed their own drinks in front of them .
They also harassed and shoved a passing cyclist .
Later , they clashed with police near the mayor ’ s house .
A daughter of a Columbia professor , a college student and yacht club singer , a freelance art director who 's worked campaigns for Pepsi and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ famous comic book author were among those who destroyed storefront windows and caused over $ 100,000 worth of damage to stores in Manhattan .

Left-wing protesters continued to chase, threaten, and assault their opponents this week, while blocking the media from covering their actions. A group of privileged white protesters claimed to be the "New Afrikan Black Panther Party," police arrested a top Democratic staffer in the Oregon state legislature for rioting, and the media celebrated reports that protests over the summer had been "93 percent peaceful."
6. Portland Police Arrest Dem Staffer During Riot | Washington Free Beacon
Police arrested a top Democratic staffer in Oregon's state legislature this weekend for being part of a riot that threw rocks, set off fireworks and mortars, and lobbed firebombs at officers.
5. Washington Post Reporter Gets Blocked by BLM Protesters
Black Lives Matter protesters blocked Washington Post reporter Fredrick Kunkle from filming a demonstration, shining bright lights into his face and shielding themselves with large umbrellas. Some groups have recently told their supporters to prevent reporters from recording acts of vandalism against federal property, while they have also called for stabbing reporters.
Protesters are now blocking media from filming their demonstration, shining lights into a reporter’s face, blocking shots with fans umbrellas and following like 'minders" #dcprotest pic.twitter.com/H0nZR6AuhG — Fredrick Kunkle WaPo (@KunkleFredrick) September 6, 2020
4. Study Finds Widespread Violence, But Media Claim Victory That Protests Are ‘93% Peaceful’
Despite protesters' open hostility to the free press, the media presented a study finding instances of violent protest in about 220 different places around the country as evidence of nonviolence, a level of spin on par with dubbing Kenosha protests "fiery but mostly peaceful."
3. Portland Mayor Appeases Rioters by Banning Police Use of Tear Gas | Oregonian
After 105 consecutive days of demonstrations in Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler has given into protesters' demands to take away the police's option to use tear gas when protests turn violent. State police called the decision "reckless and short sighted," but Wheeler, whose favorability ratings are underwater, said, "We need something different."
2. Pittsburgh BLM Polish Off Diners’ Drinks, Push Cyclist, and Fight Police on Mayor’s Doorstep
Black Lives Matter protesters in Pittsburgh harassed diners and downed their own drinks in front of them. They also harassed and shoved a passing cyclist. Later, they clashed with police near the mayor’s house.
PITTSBURGH PA pic.twitter.com/PxZGxpJIca — True President Dr Well-Health-SafetyGator PhD (@drrollergator) September 6, 2020
1. Upper-Class Whites Claim Mantle of ‘New Afrikan Black Panther Party’ to Trash NYC Stores | Daily Mail
A daughter of a Columbia professor, a college student and yacht club singer, a freelance art director who's worked campaigns for Pepsi and Samsung, and the son of a famous comic book author were among those who destroyed storefront windows and caused over $100,000 worth of damage to stores in Manhattan.
The charmed lives of the seven BLM 'comrades' arrested for rioting https://t.co/NL7J2X3xg6 — Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) September 11, 2020


freebeacon--2020-09-13--New Additions To Trump Supreme Court List Show Changing Reelection Politics

President Donald Trump 's latest additions to his list of prospective Supreme Court nominees reveal the changing politics of his bid for reelection .
The first roster , released in May 2016 , complemented Trump 's populist campaign , featuring just one Ivy Leaguer among 11 jurists from the heartland .
In contrast , Wednesday 's list includes three powerful Republican senators , six current or former administration officials , and many candidates tied to the religious right , a constituency essential for Trump 's continued electoral success .
Wednesday 's additions suggest a shift away from insurgent populism toward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cohort , the administration seems to be highlighting its own standouts , paying respects to Senate allies , and reassuring social conservatives piqued by recent Supreme Court decisions favoring abortion and LGBT rights .
All told , the new names indicate an evolution toward a more familiar governing style .
`` The list does a lot of things politically , '' University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias told the Washington Free Beacon .
`` There are many nods to swing state candidates .
There are several who seem aimed at the evangelical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sprinkling of Trump ’ s own backpatting—he has listed many of his appointees on the appeals courts . ''
John Malcolm , a Heritage Foundation scholar who has advised Trump on judicial selection in the past , agreed that the new additions give considerable attention to social conservatives .
Beyond misgivings prompted by recent setbacks , he suggested that this focus may be due in part to an important personnel change .
Don McGahn , the former White House counsel and point man on judgeships , sometimes spoke of judicial selection as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His successor , Pat Cipollone , is a father of 10 and one among a well-placed set of conservative Catholics in Washington .
`` There appears to have been a bit more of an emphasis on people who are recognized within the conservative legal movement as being social conservatives , '' Malcolm told the Free Beacon .
`` I think there was more of an emphasis placed on that and less on judges who seem prepared to question and attack the legal underpinnings of administrative state , which was a key priority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then , this latest list might reflect a change in emphasis and priorities between Don McGahn and Pat Cipollone . ''
The list is indeed replete with bona fide social conservatives .
They include such names as Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan , a former chief counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty who attracted leftwing criticism after denying a transgender inmate 's motion to use their preferred pronouns .
U.S. District Judge Sarah Pitlyk strikes a similar figure .
Before her elevation to the bench , she was special counsel to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pro-life activist David Daleiden and argued for the personhood of frozen embryos .
Others include Judge James Ho , who outlined one method of attack against Roe v. Wade in a 2019 opinion ; Judge Lawrence VanDyke ; and Sens .
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, Ted Cruz ( R. , Texas ) , and Tom Cotton ( R. , Ark. )
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Hawley 's inclusion attracted immediate attention .
The freshman senator boasts an elite legal resume as a former law professor , Supreme Court clerk , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has also accused conservative leaders of catering to niche issues and methods at the expense of the religious voters who elected them .
Tobias noted that Hawley and Cruz sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee , while Cotton is a close administration ally .
He suggested the White House added their names as a courtesy given their continued support .
`` Two of three senators are on the Senate Judiciary Committee and they 're going to have to carry water in the short term , and if Trump is reelected , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kudos and thanks for their work , I think . ''
Something in that vein might also be said for others added Wednesday , such as Kate Todd or assistant attorney general Steven Engel .
Todd , one of Cipollone 's deputies , was considered for a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C .
Circuit and is highly regarded among legal conservatives .
Likewise , Engel has navigated the administration through disputes with House Democrats over subpoenas for documents and testimony , among other issues .
In the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a springboard for other judgeships .
State court judges who appeared on earlier iterations of the list , such as Allison Eid , Joan Larsen , and David Stras , have since been confirmed to the federal appellate bench .
The White House may be positioning Todd , Engel , and others , such as Ambassador Christopher Landau , for lower court appointments , if not the High Court itself .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has similarly used the Supreme Court for coalition building , promising to appoint the bench 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Biden to release a set of names before the general election .
`` Joe Biden has refused to release his list , perhaps because he knows the names are so extremely far left that they could never withstand public scrutiny or receive acceptance , '' Trump said .

President Donald Trump's latest additions to his list of prospective Supreme Court nominees reveal the changing politics of his bid for reelection.
The first roster, released in May 2016, complemented Trump's populist campaign, featuring just one Ivy Leaguer among 11 jurists from the heartland. In contrast, Wednesday's list includes three powerful Republican senators, six current or former administration officials, and many candidates tied to the religious right, a constituency essential for Trump's continued electoral success.
Wednesday's additions suggest a shift away from insurgent populism toward conventional coalition politicking. With this latest cohort, the administration seems to be highlighting its own standouts, paying respects to Senate allies, and reassuring social conservatives piqued by recent Supreme Court decisions favoring abortion and LGBT rights. All told, the new names indicate an evolution toward a more familiar governing style.
"The list does a lot of things politically," University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias told the Washington Free Beacon. "There are many nods to swing state candidates. There are several who seem aimed at the evangelical vote. And there's a substantial sprinkling of Trump’s own backpatting—he has listed many of his appointees on the appeals courts."
John Malcolm, a Heritage Foundation scholar who has advised Trump on judicial selection in the past, agreed that the new additions give considerable attention to social conservatives. Beyond misgivings prompted by recent setbacks, he suggested that this focus may be due in part to an important personnel change. Don McGahn, the former White House counsel and point man on judgeships, sometimes spoke of judicial selection as an appendage to the administration's deregulatory agenda. His successor, Pat Cipollone, is a father of 10 and one among a well-placed set of conservative Catholics in Washington.
"There appears to have been a bit more of an emphasis on people who are recognized within the conservative legal movement as being social conservatives," Malcolm told the Free Beacon. "I think there was more of an emphasis placed on that and less on judges who seem prepared to question and attack the legal underpinnings of administrative state, which was a key priority to Don McGahn. In part, then, this latest list might reflect a change in emphasis and priorities between Don McGahn and Pat Cipollone."
The list is indeed replete with bona fide social conservatives. They include such names as Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, a former chief counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty who attracted leftwing criticism after denying a transgender inmate's motion to use their preferred pronouns. U.S. District Judge Sarah Pitlyk strikes a similar figure. Before her elevation to the bench, she was special counsel to the Thomas More Society, where she represented the pro-life activist David Daleiden and argued for the personhood of frozen embryos.
Others include Judge James Ho, who outlined one method of attack against Roe v. Wade in a 2019 opinion; Judge Lawrence VanDyke; and Sens. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.), Ted Cruz (R., Texas), and Tom Cotton (R., Ark.).
Hawley's inclusion attracted immediate attention. The freshman senator boasts an elite legal resume as a former law professor, Supreme Court clerk, and Yale Law School graduate. Yet he has also accused conservative leaders of catering to niche issues and methods at the expense of the religious voters who elected them.
Tobias noted that Hawley and Cruz sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, while Cotton is a close administration ally. He suggested the White House added their names as a courtesy given their continued support.
"Two of three senators are on the Senate Judiciary Committee and they're going to have to carry water in the short term, and if Trump is reelected," Tobias said. "They're receiving kudos and thanks for their work, I think."
Something in that vein might also be said for others added Wednesday, such as Kate Todd or assistant attorney general Steven Engel. Todd, one of Cipollone's deputies, was considered for a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and is highly regarded among legal conservatives. Likewise, Engel has navigated the administration through disputes with House Democrats over subpoenas for documents and testimony, among other issues.
In the past, Trump's Supreme Court list has been a springboard for other judgeships. State court judges who appeared on earlier iterations of the list, such as Allison Eid, Joan Larsen, and David Stras, have since been confirmed to the federal appellate bench. The White House may be positioning Todd, Engel, and others, such as Ambassador Christopher Landau, for lower court appointments, if not the High Court itself.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has similarly used the Supreme Court for coalition building, promising to appoint the bench's first African-American woman. The president called on Biden to release a set of names before the general election.
"Joe Biden has refused to release his list, perhaps because he knows the names are so extremely far left that they could never withstand public scrutiny or receive acceptance," Trump said.


freebeacon--2020-09-13--Biden Senior Adviser Dodges on Coronavirus Record

Biden campaign senior adviser Symone Sanders dodged a question on Sunday about Joe Biden 's claims that he sounded an early alarm about the coronavirus .
`` In January and February , Joe Biden was not being briefed by national security experts who warned him how deadly the virus was , '' Sanders told ABC 's This Week .
`` In January and February , Joe Biden did not have the knowledge that President Trump did , but I will tell you that if Joe Biden were president in January or February , he would have taken proper precautions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Asked for evidence that Biden called for coronavirus mitigation efforts in January or February , Sanders pointed to an op-ed the Democratic nominee wrote in January and his warning in October 2019 that the United States was vulnerable to a pandemic .
ABC 's George Stephanopoulos pushed back on this record , however , saying that Biden 's January op-ed did not call for travel bans , social distancing , or mask-wearing .
Biden has previously said that if President Trump `` had listened to me and others and acted just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus , there 'd be 36,000 fewer people dead . ''
Biden , however , continued to hold in-person campaign rallies through March along with President Trump , holding his last in-person rally on March 9 .
The presidential nominee issued his plan for dealing with the virus on March 12 , four days before the White House issued lockdown guidance on March 16 .
Last week , another Biden spokesman misrepresented Biden 's record on supporting coronavirus mitigation efforts , arguing that Biden supported the White House 's ban on travelers from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump for instituting the travel ban .

Biden campaign senior adviser Symone Sanders dodged a question on Sunday about Joe Biden's claims that he sounded an early alarm about the coronavirus.
"In January and February, Joe Biden was not being briefed by national security experts who warned him how deadly the virus was," Sanders told ABC's This Week. "In January and February, Joe Biden did not have the knowledge that President Trump did, but I will tell you that if Joe Biden were president in January or February, he would have taken proper precautions, he would have warned the American people."
Asked for evidence that Biden called for coronavirus mitigation efforts in January or February, Sanders pointed to an op-ed the Democratic nominee wrote in January and his warning in October 2019 that the United States was vulnerable to a pandemic.
ABC's George Stephanopoulos pushed back on this record, however, saying that Biden's January op-ed did not call for travel bans, social distancing, or mask-wearing.
Biden has previously said that if President Trump "had listened to me and others and acted just one week earlier to deal with this virus, there'd be 36,000 fewer people dead." Biden, however, continued to hold in-person campaign rallies through March along with President Trump, holding his last in-person rally on March 9. The presidential nominee issued his plan for dealing with the virus on March 12, four days before the White House issued lockdown guidance on March 16.
Last week, another Biden spokesman misrepresented Biden's record on supporting coronavirus mitigation efforts, arguing that Biden supported the White House's ban on travelers from China. In fact, Biden criticized Trump for instituting the travel ban.


freebeacon--2020-09-13--Two Cops Shot Amid Anti-Police Protests in LA

Two Los Angeles sheriff 's deputies are fighting for their lives after being ambushed and shot in their car Saturday night in Compton , Calif. As the two were rushed to the hospital , anti-police protesters blocked the entrance to the hospital and shouted , `` We hope they die , '' according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department .
Surveillance video of the shooting shows a suspect approaching the deputies ' parked car before pulling out a gun and shooting into the passenger side of the car .
The suspect flees immediately after the shooting .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 6-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man , according to ABC 7 .
`` That was a cowardly act , '' Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva said .
`` The two deputies were doing their job , minding their own business , watching out for the safety of the people on the train . ''
Villanueva added that he had sworn in the deputies 14 months ago .
A manhunt is underway for the shooting suspect .
The police were not able to offer any further description of the suspect other than @ @ @ @ @ @

Two Los Angeles sheriff's deputies are fighting for their lives after being ambushed and shot in their car Saturday night in Compton, Calif.
As the two were rushed to the hospital, anti-police protesters blocked the entrance to the hospital and shouted, "We hope they die," according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling "We hope they die" referring to 2 LA Sheriff's ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL. People's lives are at stake when ambulances can't get through. — LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) September 13, 2020
Surveillance video of the shooting shows a suspect approaching the deputies' parked car before pulling out a gun and shooting into the passenger side of the car. The suspect flees immediately after the shooting.
The two deputies are a 31-year-old mother of a 6-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man, according to ABC 7.
"That was a cowardly act," Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva said. "The two deputies were doing their job, minding their own business, watching out for the safety of the people on the train."
Villanueva added that he had sworn in the deputies 14 months ago.
A manhunt is underway for the shooting suspect. The police were not able to offer any further description of the suspect other than that he is a man.


freebeacon--2020-09-14--Swing States See Gun Sales Boon, Activists Look to Capitalize

Former mechanic Shawn Shriver bought a storefront about an hour outside Pittsburgh years ago .
He created a 400-square-foot gun shop that he runs with his wife .
They sell guns , ammo , and holsters to their neighbors .
They normally carry about 150 pistols on a regular day .
But there have n't been many regular days since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March , as well as the public unrest that emerged in June .
`` I 've got like three pistols in this store , '' he said on Wednesday .
`` That 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played out in many gun stores across the country in recent months .
Shriver 's experience may be more relevant to understanding the electoral implications of the recent riot-inspired gun-sales spike because of where it 's happening : a small town at the southwest tip of a swing state that could play a key role in electing the next president of the United States .
`` After COVID hit we sold out of ammo , '' Shriver said .
`` And then they started with the protesting , and a lot more guns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania is not the only bellwether state where this is happening .
A broader look at monthly sales data , as measured by FBI background checks , confirms swing state voters ' eagerness to arm themselves in 2020 .
The nine states at the epicenter of the presidential race between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden each saw historic seasonally adjusted gun sales in June—larger in all cases than the record-setting sales of March—a sign of surging demand for firearms in the wake of rioting and protests that have turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substantial increases by comparison to historical means , too .
Background checks for gun sales shot up 4.2 times higher than average in Michigan in June , 3.8 times in Arizona , and 3.6 in Florida .
With the exception of Minnesota , each of the swing states saw gun sales more than double compared with the historical average—Minnesota sales were only 1.9 times higher than those of June 2019 .
Not only have gun sales increased ; so too has the number of first-time buyers .
A survey from the National Shooting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , estimated that 40 percent of gun-store customers in the first half of 2020 were new .
Shriver said new customers at his store , SnS Brass and Guns in Claysville , make up about 20 percent of sales .
Since March , he thinks the number has been closer to 50 percent .
Kelly Ann , a firearms instructor in western Pennsylvania who works mainly with women , said she has seen unprecedented demand for her classes , especially from newcomers .
`` I have added five new classes to my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with demand , '' she said .
`` We have lots of first-time gun owners and people who want to be first-time gun owners , even very left-leaning people . ''
Gun dealers and activists in Pennsylvania , Florida , and Wisconsin told the Washington Free Beacon they expect the influx of new gun owners to have a significant electoral impact .
`` I 've long said that gun owners become gun voters , '' Erin Palette , Florida resident and founder of the LGBTQ gun-rights group Operation Blazing Sword , said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-defense indicates an unprecedented level of distrust by the average American of the government 's ability to keep them safe . ''
`` The folks already own these guns now and Wisconsin folks are gon na want to use the things they spend their money on , '' Rob Kovach , president of Wisconsin Firearms Owners , said .
Swing state dealers and activists have seen a rush on their inventory as Election Day approaches .
They are confident that the surge will create new gun voters , but they have yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID , the economy , and civil unrest dominating the 2020 election , it is not clear gun rights will break through as a significant factor despite the stark contrast in policy proposals from Trump and Biden .
Shriver said the first-time buyers coming into his shop are more concerned with personal protection than politics at this point .
`` A lot of that people come in , they 're like , ‘ Well , I 've never had a gun before .
I think I need one to protect myself because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said , noting customers have bought up all of his semiautomatic handguns , rifles , and pump-action shotguns , but left the bolt-action rifles , which are better suited for hunting , untouched .
Brandon Wexler , a career firefighter who owns Wex Gunworks in Delray Beach , Fla. , said he has seen the same thing .
Most new customers are more concerned with getting their gun than getting involved in political activism at the moment .
He still thinks the new gun owners will turn out even in 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gunshine State , is Pro-2A . ''
Palette said she has n't seen new Florida gun owners turn into new gun-rights activists but said , `` Give it time . ''
Kovach had the same view of new Wisconsin gun owners , who he said were joining the ranks of an already politically active and unusually self-reliant community .
`` I think long term we 'll see those new gun owners seeking training and range time , '' he said .
`` Those activities will encourage folks to interact with us longtime gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and habits will rub off on those new gun owners . ''
Ann , who is one of the Pennsylvania representatives for a female-led gun-rights group called the DC Project , said some 500 new women have volunteered in recent months .
While she thinks engagement with new gun owners is `` not enough '' at this point , she also believes it could be a sign of things to come .
`` It is certainly not enough to overthrow what [ pro-gun control group ] Everytown has , but people are starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Shriver shared the hopeful outlook .
He said his regular customers are all-in on electing pro-gun candidates like President Trump in 2020 , one of whom gave him a stack of Pennsylvania voter registration applications to try and help get some of those new gun owners on the voting rolls .
`` They dropped these off , I 'm gon na say two weeks ago , three weeks ago .
And I 've been asking people and I have n't had anybody fill them out yet , '' he said laughing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ask them . ''

Stephen Gutowski and Charles Fain Lehman

Former mechanic Shawn Shriver bought a storefront about an hour outside Pittsburgh years ago. He created a 400-square-foot gun shop that he runs with his wife. They sell guns, ammo, and holsters to their neighbors. They normally carry about 150 pistols on a regular day. But there haven't been many regular days since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March, as well as the public unrest that emerged in June.
"I've got like three pistols in this store," he said on Wednesday. "That's it."
A similar story has played out in many gun stores across the country in recent months. Shriver's experience may be more relevant to understanding the electoral implications of the recent riot-inspired gun-sales spike because of where it's happening: a small town at the southwest tip of a swing state that could play a key role in electing the next president of the United States.
"After COVID hit we sold out of ammo," Shriver said. "And then they started with the protesting, and a lot more guns started going off the shelves."
Pennsylvania is not the only bellwether state where this is happening.
A broader look at monthly sales data, as measured by FBI background checks, confirms swing state voters' eagerness to arm themselves in 2020. The nine states at the epicenter of the presidential race between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden each saw historic seasonally adjusted gun sales in June—larger in all cases than the record-setting sales of March—a sign of surging demand for firearms in the wake of rioting and protests that have turned violent.
Many of those states saw substantial increases by comparison to historical means, too. Background checks for gun sales shot up 4.2 times higher than average in Michigan in June, 3.8 times in Arizona, and 3.6 in Florida. With the exception of Minnesota, each of the swing states saw gun sales more than double compared with the historical average—Minnesota sales were only 1.9 times higher than those of June 2019.
Not only have gun sales increased; so too has the number of first-time buyers. A survey from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the industry's trade group, estimated that 40 percent of gun-store customers in the first half of 2020 were new. Shriver said new customers at his store, SnS Brass and Guns in Claysville, make up about 20 percent of sales. Since March, he thinks the number has been closer to 50 percent.
Kelly Ann, a firearms instructor in western Pennsylvania who works mainly with women, said she has seen unprecedented demand for her classes, especially from newcomers.
"I have added five new classes to my season just to try to keep up with demand," she said. "We have lots of first-time gun owners and people who want to be first-time gun owners, even very left-leaning people."
Gun dealers and activists in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Wisconsin told the Washington Free Beacon they expect the influx of new gun owners to have a significant electoral impact.
"I've long said that gun owners become gun voters," Erin Palette, Florida resident and founder of the LGBTQ gun-rights group Operation Blazing Sword, said. "These mass purchases of guns for self-defense indicates an unprecedented level of distrust by the average American of the government's ability to keep them safe."
"The folks already own these guns now and Wisconsin folks are gonna want to use the things they spend their money on," Rob Kovach, president of Wisconsin Firearms Owners, said.
Swing state dealers and activists have seen a rush on their inventory as Election Day approaches. They are confident that the surge will create new gun voters, but they have yet to see new gun-rights activists. And with COVID, the economy, and civil unrest dominating the 2020 election, it is not clear gun rights will break through as a significant factor despite the stark contrast in policy proposals from Trump and Biden.
Shriver said the first-time buyers coming into his shop are more concerned with personal protection than politics at this point.
"A lot of that people come in, they're like, 'Well, I've never had a gun before. I think I need one to protect myself because of what's going on,'" he said, noting customers have bought up all of his semiautomatic handguns, rifles, and pump-action shotguns, but left the bolt-action rifles, which are better suited for hunting, untouched.
Brandon Wexler, a career firefighter who owns Wex Gunworks in Delray Beach, Fla., said he has seen the same thing. Most new customers are more concerned with getting their gun than getting involved in political activism at the moment. He still thinks the new gun owners will turn out even in 2020, "because everyone in Florida, the Gunshine State, is Pro-2A."
Palette said she hasn't seen new Florida gun owners turn into new gun-rights activists but said, "Give it time." Kovach had the same view of new Wisconsin gun owners, who he said were joining the ranks of an already politically active and unusually self-reliant community.
"I think long term we'll see those new gun owners seeking training and range time," he said. "Those activities will encourage folks to interact with us longtime gun owners and perhaps some of our opinions and habits will rub off on those new gun owners."
Ann, who is one of the Pennsylvania representatives for a female-led gun-rights group called the DC Project, said some 500 new women have volunteered in recent months. While she thinks engagement with new gun owners is "not enough" at this point, she also believes it could be a sign of things to come.
"It is certainly not enough to overthrow what [pro-gun control group] Everytown has, but people are starting to step up," she said.
Shriver shared the hopeful outlook. He said his regular customers are all-in on electing pro-gun candidates like President Trump in 2020, one of whom gave him a stack of Pennsylvania voter registration applications to try and help get some of those new gun owners on the voting rolls.
"They dropped these off, I'm gonna say two weeks ago, three weeks ago. And I've been asking people and I haven't had anybody fill them out yet," he said laughing. "But when they come in, I ask them."


freebeacon--2020-09-14--Report: College Board Became ‘Key Partner’ With Chinese Regime

College Board , the academic giant that administers the SAT , served as a `` key partner '' for the Chinese government for nearly two decades , helping it establish controversial Confucius Institute programs across the U.S. K-12 system , according to a new report .
Hanban , the Chinese government agency responsible for administering the Confucius Institute , has worked with the College Board for years to place government-approved Chinese teachers in American high schools across the country , according to a new report by the National Association of Scholars .
The initiative has allowed Chinese teachers to teach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The College Board has also helped Hanban set up more than a dozen Confucius Institute classrooms , placing an organ of Chinese propaganda in the heart of some public school systems .
The report sheds light on the Chinese government 's vigorous attempt to penetrate the K-12 system , mirroring its infiltration of college campuses through the Confucius Institute .
Rachelle Peterson , an NAS scholar responsible for the report , said the partnership raises questions about whether it is appropriate for such a trusted American institution to lend its support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ youngest people .
`` The College Board 's relationship with the Hanban appears to be unique—it is so deeply wedded to the Chinese government , '' she said .
`` China has been especially aggressive in seeking Western partners who can lend to the Chinese government a veneer of credibility and respectability , and the College Board has received those offers with open arms . ''
Beijing claims that the work done by Hanban and the Confucius Institute is benign cultural diplomacy that seeks to promote Mandarin literacy and Chinese culture across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congressmen—disagree .
They identify the language programs as a thinly veiled attempt by the Chinese government to promote propaganda among the next generation of American youths .
These critics point to the fact that the Chinese government oftentimes vets the Chinese instructors for the education programs and bars them from discussing sensitive topics such as the ongoing human-rights atrocities in Xinjiang , Tibet , and elsewhere .
College Board did not respond to a request for comment .
The partnership started in 2003 when Hanban paid $ 685,000 to the College Board to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese curriculum .
The relationship has only deepened since then—Peterson said she identified up to six different partnerships between the College Board and the Chinese government .
In 2014 , College Board CEO David Coleman went so far as to identify Hanban as the `` sun '' that `` lights the path to develop Chinese teaching in the U.S. '' '' The College Board is the moon .
I am so honored to reflect the light that we 've gotten from Hanban , '' he added .
The report found that the College @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public school districts across the country , where each institute oversees multiple Chinese classes in the district .
The nonprofit also helped set up 15 Confucius Institute classrooms as well , which represent a smaller presence than full-fledged Confucius Institutes .
The College Board partnership has helped Hanban influence Mandarin education even in schools without Confucius Institute programs .
The College Board jointly administers a guest teacher program with Hanban that has so far allowed more than 1,650 Chinese teachers to teach Mandarin in American schools .
Hanban covers part of the expenses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are vetted by the Chinese government .
Hanban and the College Board also cohost the annual National Chinese Language Conference—the preeminent conference for Chinese language teachers attended by thousands .
`` The College Board acts as a recruiter for the Chinese government , '' Peterson said .
`` The Chinese government runs these programs targeting students and teachers and funds them .
And the College Board goes around and encourages people to join , using its name and appeal to quell any fears . ''
Peterson said that Hanban 's partnership with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how the Chinese government exploits weaknesses in American institutions to protect its national interest .
She said a society-wide reckoning about China 's penetration of U.S. society is long overdue .
`` The Chinese government is aggressive .
It exploits every opportunity to turn an institution against its own values and toward the interests of the CCP , '' she said .
`` We need to open our eyes to this and grapple with the reality that China is strategically targeting our institutions to try to work from within our own society @ @

College Board, the academic giant that administers the SAT, served as a "key partner" for the Chinese government for nearly two decades, helping it establish controversial Confucius Institute programs across the U.S. K-12 system, according to a new report.
Hanban, the Chinese government agency responsible for administering the Confucius Institute, has worked with the College Board for years to place government-approved Chinese teachers in American high schools across the country, according to a new report by the National Association of Scholars. The initiative has allowed Chinese teachers to teach Mandarin to tens of thousands of students. The College Board has also helped Hanban set up more than a dozen Confucius Institute classrooms, placing an organ of Chinese propaganda in the heart of some public school systems.
The report sheds light on the Chinese government's vigorous attempt to penetrate the K-12 system, mirroring its infiltration of college campuses through the Confucius Institute. Rachelle Peterson, an NAS scholar responsible for the report, said the partnership raises questions about whether it is appropriate for such a trusted American institution to lend its support for Chinese influence-peddling efforts targeting the country's youngest people.
"The College Board's relationship with the Hanban appears to be unique—it is so deeply wedded to the Chinese government," she said. "China has been especially aggressive in seeking Western partners who can lend to the Chinese government a veneer of credibility and respectability, and the College Board has received those offers with open arms."
Beijing claims that the work done by Hanban and the Confucius Institute is benign cultural diplomacy that seeks to promote Mandarin literacy and Chinese culture across the world. Critics—including a bipartisan cohort of congressmen—disagree. They identify the language programs as a thinly veiled attempt by the Chinese government to promote propaganda among the next generation of American youths. These critics point to the fact that the Chinese government oftentimes vets the Chinese instructors for the education programs and bars them from discussing sensitive topics such as the ongoing human-rights atrocities in Xinjiang, Tibet, and elsewhere.
College Board did not respond to a request for comment.
The partnership started in 2003 when Hanban paid $685,000 to the College Board to help the nonprofit develop its A.P. Chinese curriculum. The relationship has only deepened since then—Peterson said she identified up to six different partnerships between the College Board and the Chinese government. In 2014, College Board CEO David Coleman went so far as to identify Hanban as the "sun" that "lights the path to develop Chinese teaching in the U.S."
"The College Board is the moon. I am so honored to reflect the light that we've gotten from Hanban," he added.
The report found that the College Board helped establish five Confucius Institutes in public school districts across the country, where each institute oversees multiple Chinese classes in the district. The nonprofit also helped set up 15 Confucius Institute classrooms as well, which represent a smaller presence than full-fledged Confucius Institutes.
The College Board partnership has helped Hanban influence Mandarin education even in schools without Confucius Institute programs. The College Board jointly administers a guest teacher program with Hanban that has so far allowed more than 1,650 Chinese teachers to teach Mandarin in American schools. Hanban covers part of the expenses for the teachers, all of whom are vetted by the Chinese government. Hanban and the College Board also cohost the annual National Chinese Language Conference—the preeminent conference for Chinese language teachers attended by thousands.
"The College Board acts as a recruiter for the Chinese government," Peterson said. "The Chinese government runs these programs targeting students and teachers and funds them. And the College Board goes around and encourages people to join, using its name and appeal to quell any fears."
Peterson said that Hanban's partnership with the College Board is just the latest example of how the Chinese government exploits weaknesses in American institutions to protect its national interest. She said a society-wide reckoning about China's penetration of U.S. society is long overdue.
"The Chinese government is aggressive. It exploits every opportunity to turn an institution against its own values and toward the interests of the CCP," she said. "We need to open our eyes to this and grapple with the reality that China is strategically targeting our institutions to try to work from within our own society."


freebeacon--2020-09-14--Report: Campaign Keeping Biden in ‘Sanitizer-Saturated Bubble,’ Aides Concerned About Health

Members of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden 's campaign staff are fearful of the former vice president contracting coronavirus and suffering potentially deadly consequences , according to a Politico report .
According to the report , the 77-year-old candidate is being kept in a `` sanitizer-saturated bubble . ''
His campaign events strictly limit the number of attendees and enforce social-distancing .
At a recent event in Kenosha , Wis. , they even used measuring tape to precisely seat attendees for his safety .
Despite meticulous sanitation measures , a schedule lacking in public events , and disciplined mask-wearing within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acknowledged concerns about his health '' were he to get coronavirus .
Aides have also watched his every move , cautioning him to `` Keep back ! ''
whenever he violates a six-foot boundary between himself and supporters .
As the election nears , Biden has promised to campaign more in person and has said he is being tested weekly for coronavirus .
But prior restrictions on his travel and media access have still drawn criticism .
A former cochair of a Wisconsin Democratic group faulted Biden for not attending the Democratic National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to participate from a convention center near his home in Wilmington , Del .
`` He could have had a very safe , and isolated trip , '' said Terrance Warthen , former co-chair of Our Wisconsin Revolution .
`` He has the resources to do it , it ’ s the middle of a presidential race … Is he taking Wisconsin for granted ? ''
Biden has also faced the charge that he has declined cognitively , a point granted by one of the Obama White House 's stenographers , who said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden '' compared to when he was vice president .
Biden 's frequent gaffes and mix-ups have fueled speculation about his mental soundness .

Members of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign staff are fearful of the former vice president contracting coronavirus and suffering potentially deadly consequences, according to a Politico report.
According to the report, the 77-year-old candidate is being kept in a "sanitizer-saturated bubble." His campaign events strictly limit the number of attendees and enforce social-distancing. At a recent event in Kenosha, Wis., they even used measuring tape to precisely seat attendees for his safety.
Despite meticulous sanitation measures, a schedule lacking in public events, and disciplined mask-wearing within the campaign, aides have "privately acknowledged concerns about his health" were he to get coronavirus. Aides have also watched his every move, cautioning him to "Keep back!" whenever he violates a six-foot boundary between himself and supporters.
As the election nears, Biden has promised to campaign more in person and has said he is being tested weekly for coronavirus. But prior restrictions on his travel and media access have still drawn criticism.
A former co-chair of a Wisconsin Democratic group faulted Biden for not attending the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Biden instead opted to participate from a convention center near his home in Wilmington, Del.
"He could have had a very safe, and isolated trip," said Terrance Warthen, former co-chair of Our Wisconsin Revolution. "He has the resources to do it, it’s the middle of a presidential race. ... Is he taking Wisconsin for granted?"
Biden has also faced the charge that he has declined cognitively, a point granted by one of the Obama White House's stenographers, who said he's "not the same Joe Biden" compared with when he was vice president. Biden's frequent gaffes and mix-ups have fueled speculation about his mental soundness.


freebeacon--2020-09-14--Cotton: U.S. Should Eliminate China’s ‘Most Favored Nation’ Trade Status

Sen. Tom Cotton ( R. , Ark . )
on Monday said he will introduce a bill that would eliminate China 's permanent `` most favored nation '' trade status .
In 2000 , the United States granted China permanent most-favored-nation status—a designation that normalized trade relations between Washington and Beijing and eliminated a series of trade barriers between the two countries .
On Monday , Cotton took aim at Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , who as a senator voted to include China in the World Trade Organization and give Beijing most-favored-nation trade status .
`` This week is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give permanent most-favored-nation status to China , '' Cotton told Fox & Friends .
`` Over the last 20 years , that decision supercharged the loss of American manufacturing jobs . ''
Biden defended both decisions as recently as last week when CNN 's Jake Tapper asked the presidential nominee if he was previously naive on China policy .
`` No , '' Biden said .
`` In the context of that , we want China to grow , we do n't want to have a war with China .
… It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stable . ''
Cotton warned on Monday that `` Joe Biden will continue to send our jobs to China if he 's the president . ''
The senator 's new legislation will signal a tougher stance from Washington on Beijing to allies and China-accommodating Democrats alike , a senior aide in Cotton 's office told the Washington Free Beacon .
`` We should not thoughtlessly continue to grant extraordinary privileges to a country whose behavior is indefensible , '' the aide said .
`` This sends another strong signal to our allies in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Chinese aggression , that it wo n't be tolerated . ''
Cotton also said the ability to revoke China 's favored trade status could be used to deter Beijing 's belligerent behavior in critical regional issues , including Hong Kong and the South China Sea .
One expert told the Free Beacon that Cotton 's proposed policy would be a welcome addition to Washington 's increasingly hard line on China .
`` Senator Cotton identifies a major problem , which is China 's bad conduct in international trade , '' Dean Cheng @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation , told the Free Beacon .
`` The United States should absolutely pursue measures via the WTO , and separate measures in coordination with our friends and allies , to make clear to China that its economic activities must abide by the international norms to which it has already agreed .
Whether it is withholding the export of personal protective equipment , cyber theft of intellectual property , or subsidized exports of various goods , China must be held accountable . ''

Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Monday said he will introduce a bill that would eliminate China's permanent "most favored nation" trade status.
In 2000, the United States granted China permanent most-favored-nation status—a designation that normalized trade relations between Washington and Beijing and eliminated a series of trade barriers between the two countries. On Monday, Cotton took aim at Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who as a senator voted to include China in the World Trade Organization and give Beijing most-favored-nation trade status.
"This week is the 20th anniversary of Joe Biden voting to give permanent most-favored-nation status to China," Cotton told Fox & Friends. "Over the last 20 years, that decision supercharged the loss of American manufacturing jobs."
Biden defended both decisions as recently as last week when CNN's Jake Tapper asked the presidential nominee if he was previously naive on China policy.
"No," Biden said. "In the context of that, we want China to grow, we don't want to have a war with China. ... It's in our interest that China be stable."
Cotton warned on Monday that "Joe Biden will continue to send our jobs to China if he's the president." The senator's new legislation will signal a tougher stance from Washington on Beijing to allies and China-accommodating Democrats alike, a senior aide in Cotton's office told the Washington Free Beacon.
"We should not thoughtlessly continue to grant extraordinary privileges to a country whose behavior is indefensible," the aide said. "This sends another strong signal to our allies in the region that Congress stands with them on Chinese aggression, that it won't be tolerated."
Cotton also said the ability to revoke China's favored trade status could be used to deter Beijing's belligerent behavior in critical regional issues, including Hong Kong and the South China Sea. One expert told the Free Beacon that Cotton's proposed policy would be a welcome addition to Washington's increasingly hard line on China.
"Senator Cotton identifies a major problem, which is China's bad conduct in international trade," Dean Cheng, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told the Free Beacon. "The United States should absolutely pursue measures via the WTO, and separate measures in coordination with our friends and allies, to make clear to China that its economic activities must abide by the international norms to which it has already agreed. Whether it is withholding the export of personal protective equipment, cyber theft of intellectual property, or subsidized exports of various goods, China must be held accountable."


freebeacon--2020-09-14--DHS Cracks Down on Goods Made with Chinese Forced Labor

The Department of Homeland Security announced new restrictions on products made with Chinese forced labor in a press release on Monday .
Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) —a law enforcement wing of DHS—introduced five orders blocking goods made in Uighur detention and labor camps .
The orders target Chinese companies with a large presence in the Xinjiang province of China , where it is estimated that over a million Uighur Muslims are detained .
`` By taking this action , DHS is combating illegal and inhumane forced labor , a type of modern slavery , used to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to import into the United States , '' acting DHS deputy secretary Ken Cuccinelli said .
`` When China attempts to import these goods into our supply chains , it also disadvantages American workers and businesses . ''
`` President Trump and this Department have , and always will , put American workers and businesses first and protect American citizens from participating in these egregious human rights violations , '' Cuccinelli added .
`` The Trump Administration will not stand idly by and allow foreign companies to subject vulnerable workers to forced labor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights and the rule of law , '' acting CBP commissioner Mark A. Morgan said .
`` Today ’ s Withhold Release Orders send a clear message to the international community that we will not tolerate the illicit , inhumane , and exploitative practices of forced labor in U.S. supply chains . ''
American lawmakers are considering ways to combat China ’ s agenda of economic warfare and the regime 's ties to American institutions such as universities and Hollywood .
On Monday , Sen. Tom Cotton ( R. , Ark . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation '' status for Beijing .
Last week , Keith Krach , the undersecretary of state for economic growth , energy , and the environment , told the Washington Free Beacon about the expansion of `` clean '' networks , which rid American technology , infrastructure , supply chains , and research of pernicious Chinese influence .

The Department of Homeland Security announced new restrictions on products made with Chinese forced labor in a press release on Monday.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—a law enforcement wing of DHS—introduced five orders blocking goods made in Uighur detention and labor camps. The orders target Chinese companies with a large presence in the Xinjiang province of China, where it is estimated that over a million Uighur Muslims are detained.
"By taking this action, DHS is combating illegal and inhumane forced labor, a type of modern slavery, used to make goods that the Chinese government then tries to import into the United States," acting DHS deputy secretary Ken Cuccinelli said. "When China attempts to import these goods into our supply chains, it also disadvantages American workers and businesses."
"President Trump and this Department have, and always will, put American workers and businesses first and protect American citizens from participating in these egregious human rights violations," Cuccinelli added.
"The Trump Administration will not stand idly by and allow foreign companies to subject vulnerable workers to forced labor while harming American businesses that respect human rights and the rule of law," acting CBP commissioner Mark A. Morgan said. "Today’s Withhold Release Orders send a clear message to the international community that we will not tolerate the illicit, inhumane, and exploitative practices of forced labor in U.S. supply chains."
American lawmakers are considering ways to combat China’s agenda of economic warfare and the regime's ties to American institutions such as universities and Hollywood. On Monday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) announced his intent to end "most-favored nation" status for Beijing.
Last week, Keith Krach, the undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy, and the environment, told the Washington Free Beacon about the expansion of "clean" networks, which rid American technology, infrastructure, supply chains, and research of pernicious Chinese influence.


freebeacon--2020-09-14--FBI Raids Home of Netflix Star and Biden Surrogate Over Underage Sex Allegation

A man featured in a campaign video with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is under federal investigation for soliciting sex with minors , according to USA Today .
Federal agents raided the Illinois home of Jerry Harris , who gained notoriety due to his role in the Netflix documentary Cheer , Monday afternoon as part of a probe into messages sent to minors asking for explicit photos and to meet for sex .
The solicitations were flagged for authorities by the 21-year-old 's employer .
Just three months ago the Biden campaign used Harris , who has over a million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden 's push to sway young voters and `` win back the internet , '' Time magazine reported .
The Instagram live video of Harris and Biden was viewed nearly 300,000 times and remains on social media .
`` Together we have the power to make a real change , '' Harris wrote in the June 12 post .
The investigation into sexual deviancy of the Netflix star comes as the streaming giant faces an uproar over its airing of Cuties , a French film that sexualizes young girls .
Top Netflix executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and $ 500,000 to cohost a fundraiser for Biden .

Influencer Jerry Harris was part of Biden campaign's plan to 'win back the internet'
A man featured in a campaign video with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is under federal investigation for soliciting sex with minors, according to USA Today.
Federal agents raided the Illinois home of Jerry Harris, who gained notoriety due to his role in the Netflix documentary Cheer, Monday afternoon as part of a probe into messages sent to minors asking for explicit photos and to meet for sex. The solicitations were flagged for authorities by the 21-year-old's employer.
Just three months ago the Biden campaign used Harris, who has over a million followers on Instagram, as part of Biden's push to sway young voters and "win back the internet," Time magazine reported. The Instagram live video of Harris and Biden was viewed nearly 300,000 times.
After publication of this article, the Instagram video was removed from the social media platform. The Free Beacon captures a screenshot of the image before it was deleted.
"Together we have the power to make a real change," Harris wrote in the June 12 post.
The investigation into sexual deviancy of the Netflix star comes as the streaming giant faces an uproar over its airing of Cuties, a French film that sexualizes young girls.
Top Netflix executive Bela Bajaria recently gave between $100,000 and $500,000 to cohost a fundraiser for Biden.
Update 11:47 p.m.: This article was updated to include a screenshot of the video of Biden speaking with Harris, which was deleted from Instagram.


freebeacon--2020-09-14--Heiress to Predatory Mortgage Empire to Spend $200 Million for Dems

The heiress to the subprime mortgage empire that preyed on minorities on its way to earning billions of dollars is now spending $ 200 million to boost liberal groups in battleground states , according to the New York Times .
Susan Sandler , the daughter of billionaire banking giants Herb and Marion Sandler , announced Monday that she is investing $ 200 million in `` racial justice groups '' as part of an effort to build a liberal infrastructure in states `` undergoing rapid demographic change '' such as Texas , Florida , and Georgia .
The move from Sandler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and groups , is the start of a transition away from the short-term world of supporting campaigns to a long-term effort at building power , according to the Times .
The source of Sandler 's cash injection is her parents ' subprime mortgage company , Golden West Financial Corp. , which was sold to Wachovia Bank in 2006 for a reported $ 25 billion .
The couple built its fortune by offering millions of adjustable-rate mortgage loans to individuals , many of whom could n't afford them and eventually defaulted on their homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billions of dollars , many blame the loans they offered for causing the burst of the U.S. housing bubble and resulting financial crisis of 2007 .
The defaulted loans cost Wachovia billions of dollars , forcing it to merge with Wells Fargo , which eventually agreed to pay a $ 50 million settlement to borrowers who were misled by the Sandlers .
The Times , which covered the Sandlers ' predatory loan practices both in 2008 after the housing bust and last year in Herb Sandler 's obituary , made no mention of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The 2008 Times article referred to the loans created by the Sandlers as the `` Typhoid Mary '' of the financial crisis .
The Times did not respond to a request for comment .
Though Sandler 's money is characterized in the Times as an investment in `` racial justice groups , '' the money will largely flow to political groups working to elect Democrats across the country .
The listed recipients of the $ 200 million include the Texas Organizing Project , New Virginia Majority , New Florida Majority , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending continues the tradition set by her parents , who used the billions of dollars they earned through offering risky loans to vulnerable populations to fund liberal giants such as Human Rights Watch and the Center for American Progress .
Documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon in 2016 revealed that the Sandler Foundation directed at least $ 24.4 million to the Center for American Progress alone .
Wikileaks emails released in 2016 showed that the liberal nonprofit worked to push back against criticism of the Sandlers ' loan business and its role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sandler and her husband , Steve Phillips , are both members of the Democracy Alliance , a donor club responsible for directing millions of dollars annually to liberal groups and campaign groups .
Sandler was on the board of directors of the donor club as recently as 2018 .
The $ 200 million in spending will be paid out from the newly created Susan Sandler Fund , which will be housed at the Sandler Foundation , Sandler said in a Medium post .
She added that she hopes the spending will `` continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and allow her to make her `` own distinctive mark in the world . ''

The heiress to the subprime mortgage empire that preyed on minorities on its way to earning billions of dollars is now spending $200 million to boost liberal groups in battleground states, according to the New York Times.
Susan Sandler, the daughter of billionaire banking giants Herb and Marion Sandler, announced Monday that she is investing $200 million in "racial justice groups" as part of an effort to build a liberal infrastructure in states "undergoing rapid demographic change" such as Texas, Florida, and Georgia. The move from Sandler, a longtime donor to Democratic candidates and groups, is the start of a transition away from the short-term world of supporting campaigns to a long-term effort at building power, according to the Times.
The source of Sandler's cash injection is her parents' subprime mortgage company, Golden West Financial Corp., which was sold to Wachovia Bank in 2006 for a reported $25 billion. The couple built its fortune by offering millions of adjustable-rate mortgage loans to individuals, many of whom couldn't afford them and eventually defaulted on their homes.
While the Sandlers came away with billions of dollars, many blame the loans they offered for causing the burst of the U.S. housing bubble and resulting financial crisis of 2007. The defaulted loans cost Wachovia billions of dollars, forcing it to merge with Wells Fargo, which eventually agreed to pay a $50 million settlement to borrowers who were misled by the Sandlers.
The Times, which covered the Sandlers' predatory loan practices both in 2008 after the housing bust and last year in Herb Sandler's obituary, made no mention of the source of Susan Sandler's wealth. The 2008 Times article referred to the loans created by the Sandlers as the "Typhoid Mary" of the financial crisis.
The Times did not respond to a request for comment.
Though Sandler's money is characterized in the Times as an investment in "racial justice groups," the money will largely flow to political groups working to elect Democrats across the country. The listed recipients of the $200 million include the Texas Organizing Project, New Virginia Majority, New Florida Majority, and New Georgia Project.
Sandler's political spending continues the tradition set by her parents, who used the billions of dollars they earned through offering risky loans to vulnerable populations to fund liberal giants such as Human Rights Watch and the Center for American Progress.
Documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon in 2016 revealed that the Sandler Foundation directed at least $24.4 million to the Center for American Progress alone. Wikileaks emails released in 2016 showed that the liberal nonprofit worked to push back against criticism of the Sandlers' loan business and its role in causing the financial collapse.
Susan Sandler and her husband, Steve Phillips, are both members of the Democracy Alliance, a donor club responsible for directing millions of dollars annually to liberal groups and campaign groups. Sandler was on the board of directors of the donor club as recently as 2018.
The $200 million in spending will be paid out from the newly created Susan Sandler Fund, which will be housed at the Sandler Foundation, Sandler said in a Medium post. She added that she hopes the spending will "continue the spirit of the family philanthropy" and allow her to make her "own distinctive mark in the world."


freebeacon--2020-09-14--ANALYSIS: Win or Lose, Trump Deserves More Time as President

Liberals seized on remarks President Donald J. Trump made at a campaign rally in Nevada over the weekend , accusing the elected leader of imperiling our democratic norms .
`` We 're gon na win four more years in the White House , and then we 'll negotiate , because based on the way we were treated , we 're probably entitled to another four years after that , '' Trump told a crowd of enthusiastic supporters .
Aggrieved liberals lashed out online , alleging fascism , but as usual they did n't bother to assess the legitimacy of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and many on both sides would agree that it is , Trump 's suggestion deserves to be taken literally and seriously .
Whether or not he is reelected in November , the president clearly deserves more time in office , given the way he was treated by Democrats and their allies in the fake news media .
That goes without saying .
The only question at this point is how much extra time would be fair .
The so-called `` sport '' of soccer may be antithetical to American values , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At the end of each half , soccer referees announce `` extra time '' to compensate for stoppages of play during the match , most of which are caused by grown men flailing around on the ground pretending to be injured—sort of like what Rep. Adam Schiff ( D. , Calif. ) does in Congress on a daily basis .
This same dynamic should inform our calculation as to how much extra time in office Trump should get as a result of Democrats treating him badly and wasting his time .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data and used basic science to calculate a reasonable , nonpartisan estimate of what Trump is owed .
• Time after winning the 2016 election when Trump was n't even allowed to serve as president : 2.5 months • Time wasted on the Democratic primary : three years • Amount of time Trump could have been working if he was n't forced to meet with lawyers and cooperate with various investigations : two months • Amount of time Trump could have been working if he was n't forced to watch TV to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : five months • Time since the Biden/China virus struck the United States and derailed the successful MAGA agenda : eight months • Amount of time Hillary Clinton would have served in jail if Trump had n't been so gracious and declined to prosecute her myriad crimes : 12-16 years The following can serve as a starting point from which negotiations can proceed .
As sensible as it would be to postpone the November election until we can figure out what 's going on , it 's unlikely to happen .
It would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental competency is in rapid decline .
But if Biden does win in November , fairly or otherwise , he would n't be able to take office before the end of Trump 's compensatory term or `` extra time . ''
He should have run in 2016 when he had the chance .

Liberals seized on remarks President Donald J. Trump made at a campaign rally in Nevada over the weekend, accusing the elected leader of imperiling our democratic norms.
"We're gonna win four more years in the White House, and then we'll negotiate, because based on the way we were treated, we're probably entitled to another four years after that," Trump told a crowd of enthusiastic supporters.
Aggrieved liberals lashed out online, alleging fascism, but as usual they didn't bother to assess the legitimacy of Trump's argument. If fairness is important, and many on both sides would agree that it is, Trump's suggestion deserves to be taken literally and seriously.
Whether or not he is reelected in November, the president clearly deserves more time in office, given the way he was treated by Democrats and their allies in the fake news media. That goes without saying. The only question at this point is how much extra time would be fair.
The so-called "sport" of soccer may be antithetical to American values, but it could prove instructive in this case. At the end of each half, soccer referees announce "extra time" to compensate for stoppages of play during the match, most of which are caused by grown men flailing around on the ground pretending to be injured—sort of like what Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) does in Congress on a daily basis.
This same dynamic should inform our calculation as to how much extra time in office Trump should get as a result of Democrats treating him badly and wasting his time. A Washington Free Beacon analysis gathered the relevant data and used basic science to calculate a reasonable, nonpartisan estimate of what Trump is owed.
Time after winning the 2016 election when Trump wasn't even allowed to serve as president: 2.5 months
Time wasted on failed Robert Mueller investigation: 22 months
Time wasted on failed impeachment inquiry: 1.5 months
Time wasted on the Democratic primary: three years
Amount of time Trump could have been working if he wasn't forced to meet with lawyers and cooperate with various investigations: two months
Amount of time Trump could have been working if he wasn't forced to watch TV to find out what Democrats were saying about him: five months
Time since the Biden/China virus struck the United States and derailed the successful MAGA agenda: eight months
Amount of time Hillary Clinton would have served in jail if Trump hadn't been so gracious and declined to prosecute her myriad crimes: 12-16 years
MINIMUM EXTRA TIME: 15 years, 5 months, 69 days
The following can serve as a starting point from which negotiations can proceed. As sensible as it would be to postpone the November election until we can figure out what's going on, it's unlikely to happen. It would be unfair to Joe Biden, whose mental competency is in rapid decline.
But if Biden does win in November, fairly or otherwise, he wouldn't be able to take office before the end of Trump's compensatory term or "extra time." He should have run in 2016 when he had the chance.