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Freedom Watch TV July 13, 2020
By Andrew Desiderio POLITICO July 12, 2020 Sens. Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey condemned Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of his longtime confidant Roger Stone — the first elected Republicans to denounce the president’s Friday night move. “Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president,” Romney (R-Utah) wrote on Twitter Saturday. GOP lawmakers have been mostly silent about the commutation, which came just after a federal appeals court panel rejected Stone’s last-ditch bid to delay the start of his 40-month prison…
Tammy Duckworth bursts into VP contention By Natasha Korecki POLITICO July 12, 2020 CHICAGO — Tammy Duckworth is no longer an afterthought in the Democratic veepstakes. The Illinois senator and Purple Heart recipient has landed squarely in the conversation after a high-profile clash with Tucker Carlson last week and her advocacy against politicization of the military in the weeks prior. The attention hasn’t escaped Biden’s vetting team. It has stepped up information-gathering on Duckworth recently, scrutinizing her legislative record and talking to her colleagues, according to three sources familiar with the matter. A contingent of Duckworth-for-VP backers, including…
FedEx warns Washington Redskins it will pull sponsorship of stadium By Ralph R. Ortega Mail Online July 12, 2020 FedEx has threatened to pull its name off the Washington Redskins stadium in Maryland if the professional football team does not change its name, according to a bombshell private letter. The Redskins name has long been slammed as racist by Native American groups and others. And it has now emerged that stadium sponsors FedEx have threatened to pull out of a $205 million naming rights deal six years early if the name is not changed. FedEx, whose CEO Frederick…
By Marcy Oster Times of Israel July 10, 2020 JTA — The lawsuit filed by Roy Moore, a former Alabama chief justice, against Sacha Baron Cohen stemming from his appearance on the US comedian’s show is going ahead. The decision by a District Court judge in New York to deny a motion to dismiss the 2018 federal suit was announced Monday, The Hill reported. Showtime and CBS are also named. The suit alleges defamation and emotional distress, and asks for $95 million in punitive and compensatory damages. Continue Reading…..
Freedom Watch TV July 10, 2020
By Larry Klayman WND July 10, 2020 The president of the United States is the chief executive officer who presides over a number of executive branch agencies, including my once proud alma mater, the U.S. Department of Justice. Indeed, the oath of office, which was administered to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, 2017, when he ascended to the presidency, is as follows: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the…
Freedom Watch TV July 10, 2020
Affidavit alleges $400K payment to Zion Williamson, stepfather before he played at Duke Yahoo News July 10, 2020 Zion Williamson’s legal saga took a dramatic turn on Thursday when a court document outlined an alleged $400,000 payment to the basketball star and his stepfather before he played at Duke. Williamson’s legal team countered with claims of fraud and forgery. The affidavit was filed by attorneys for marketing agent Gina Ford, who is embroiled in a legal battle with the New Orleans Pelicans star seeking $100 million after he left her Prime Marketing Sports to sign with CAA. Continue…
By Tal Axelrod TheHill July 9, 2020 The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a court filing Thursday that it supports GOP operative and Trump ally Roger Stone starting his jail sentence next week. DOJ, which has caught flak from critics who accuse it of being soft on Stone, wrote that the July 14 start of his prison sentence set by a judge is “a reasonable exercise of that court’s discretion based on the totality of the factual and legal circumstances.” Stone has asked an appeals court to delay his 40-month prison sentence, citing his age and concerns regarding…