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Judge Napolitano on Trump suing NY Times for libel: ‘Clever move, but case will be dismissed’ By Joshua Nelson Fox News February 27, 2020 Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano explains on ‘Fox & Friends’ why he thinks the president’s defamation suit over an op-ed on Russia will be dismissed and reacts to the White House’s win in a sanctuary ruling. The Trump campaign’s filing of a libel lawsuit against the so-called “extremely biased” New York Times was a “clever” move but the case will likely be “dismissed,” according to Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge…
By Corey Brettschneider POLITICO February 27, 2020 Speculation that President Donald Trump might pardon Roger Stone has reached a fever pitch after Stone’s sentencing by a federal judge and the president’s repeated hints that he thinks the verdict unfair. But fortunately, the Constitution’s framers imagined this nightmare scenario—a suspected criminal president pardoning a co-conspirator—and they put in the Constitution language to legally prohibit the pardon power in exactly this kind of case. Many scholars agree that once a president has been impeached, he or she loses the power to pardon anyone for criminal offenses connected to the articles of…
Pelosi says she’d be comfortable with Sanders at top of ticket By Marty Johnson TheHill February 26, 2020 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said she would be comfortable with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as the Democratic presidential nominee in November. The congresswoman was asked the question as she was leaving a closed-door meeting in the House basement Wednesday morning. She replied with one word: “Yes.” Continue Reading…..
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Duke stunned again, this time by Wake Forest ESPN.com February 26, 2020 Seventh-ranked Duke allowed 113 points in a double-overtime loss to Wake Forest on Tuesday night, tying the most points a Mike Krzyzewski team has ever allowed in his coaching career and also tying the second most allowed by the Blue Devils in any game. Brandon Childress missed his first 10 shots before hitting a tying 3-pointer with 15.5 seconds left in regulation. And once the game went into a second extra period, Childress buried another on the first possession to put the Demon Deacons ahead to…
By John Kruzel and Harper Neidig TheHill February 25, 2020 A federal judge on Tuesday blasted President Trump and conservative media allies for criticizing a juror who voted to convict Roger Stone and is now central to the longtime Trump ally’s request for a new trial. Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee, held a new hearing on Tuesday over Stone’s motion seeking a new trial over allegations of juror bias. Jackson, who presided over Stone’s trial and sentencing, limited public and press access to the Tuesday hearing, citing concerns that the highly publicized nature of the case could…
By Nikki Schwab Mail Online February 25, 2020 Pete Buttigieg was trolled by ‘Black Voters Matter’ activists as he tried to march in support of giving fast food workers a $15 minimum wage while campaigning in Charleston, South Carolina Monday. Buttigieg was front and center as striking workers – dressed to match the ‘Golden Arches’ in red and yellow – marched to a McDonald’s in the southern city. The group even paraded through the restaurant’s drive-thru. But Buttigieg’s appearance attracted its own protest, as a group of ‘Black Voters Matter’ demonstrators chanted ‘Pete can’t be our president, where was…
Marijuana use is rising sharply among seniors over 65, study says, and there are serious risks By Sandee LaMotte CNN February 25, 2020 (CNN)The sweet scent of baking cookies wafting from grandma’s house may be mixed with a more pungent aroma these days. The smell of marijuana. The numbers of American seniors over age 65 who now smoke marijuana or use edibles increased two-fold between 2015 and 2018, according to research published Monday in JAMA. California septuagenarian Carol Collin is one of them. About two years ago she began eating a marijuana “gummy” each night before bed to…
Sara Carter: Roger Stone Prosecution Was Based On False Narratives, “Weaponized” DOJ Real Clear Politics February 25, 2020 FOX Business contributor Sara Carter says Roger Stone’s prosecution “weaponized” the Department of Justice to “send a message” to those in President Trump’s sphere. SARA CARTER: He was a participant, a friend, somebody Donald Trump knew for a long time. The entire prosecution of Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Michael Flynn and everybody else they were looking at surrounding the Trump circumference was based on a lie, a false narrative. We all know that now because of Michael Horowitz’s report…
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