Author: Freedom Watch

Judge Napolitano: Trump has admitted committing crime in talks with Ukraine By Sam Dorman Fox News September 24, 2019 Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano joins Shepard Smith on ‘Shepard Smith Reporting.’ Judge Andrew Napolitano told Fox News host Shepard Smith on Tuesday that the president effectively confessed to a crime when he admitted he asked Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Napolitano, a Fox News senior judicial analyst, had framed President Trump’s earlier statement as an admission that he tried to “solicit aid for his campaign from a foreign…

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At 87, Joe Arpaio is running for his old job as sheriff Yahoo News September 23, 2019 In a memorabilia-packed office that could serve as a museum to his career, Joe Arpaio plots how he might, at the age of 87, get back his old job as the sheriff of metro Phoenix. The man who became a national lightning rod for immigration, loved by some and loathed by others, spends his days at an office in a strip mall in the affluent suburb of Fountain Hills. He talks to reporters, takes calls from supporters on his flip phone…

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Fitton: Judicial Watch Sues for Key SpyGate Document – Judicial Watch Judicial Watch September 23, 2019 We sued for one key record which led to the initiation of the counterintelligence investigation of President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:19-cv-02743)). We had to sue because, as per usual, the DOJ and FBI both failed to respond to identical July 11, 2019, FOIA requests seeking access to a single record: “The Electronic Communication that initiated the counterintelligence investigation of President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.” Continue Reading…..

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Opinion | Iran’s foreign minister says diplomacy with the U.S. is over By Josh Rogin Washington Post September 23, 2019 NEW YORK — There will be a lot of Iran-related diplomatic action this week here in New York during the United Nations General Assembly, but any prospect of direct interaction between U.S. and Iranian officials is now officially eliminated, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said on Sunday. He also accused Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “economic terrorism” and said he should be put on trial before the International Criminal Court. Only a couple of weeks ago,…

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By WND Staff WND September 23, 2019 Shock comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by Roy Moore over a TV segment that made fun of the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice. Cohen tricked Moore into appearing on the Showtime program “Who is America?” After misrepresenting himself and the program, Cohen got Moore to sign an agreement to waive any right to sue. But Moore argues in a defamation case seeking $95 million that the waiver is invalid because it was obtained fraudulently. Continue Reading…..

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Opinion | Trump has done plenty to warrant impeachment. But the Ukraine allegations are over the top. By George T. Conway III, Neal Katyal Washington Post September 22, 2019 Among the most delicate choices the framers made in drafting the Constitution was how to deal with a president who puts himself above the law. To address that problem, they chose the mechanism of impeachment and removal from office. And they provided that this remedy could be used when a president commits “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” That last phrase — “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” —…

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Biden goes hard after Trump in Iowa over Ukraine accusations By Natasha Korecki, Elena Schneider POLITICO September 21, 2019 DES MOINES — Joe Biden moved quickly under an arch of balloons and a marching band, past an ice cream truck and dozens of supporters — then he lit into Donald Trump. At the Polk County Steak Fry, one of the biggest political affairs of the year here, where presidential candidates work to woo Iowa caucus goers, Biden’s early order of business instead was first to wrest control of a burgeoning scandal involving Trump and the Ukraine. Continue Reading…..

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JW Files New Ethics Complaint Against Ilhan Omar – Judicial Watch Judicial Watch September 21, 2019 Our powerful and secretive spy agencies were unleashed, and the Justice Department and the FBI is making it difficult for us and even Congress to get to the bottom of it. We sued for one key record which led to the initiation of the counterintelligence investigation of President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:19-cv-02743)). Continue Reading….. COMPLAINT FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO ORDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO COMMENCE INVESTIGATION OF REP. ILHAN OMAR…

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By Larry Klayman WND September 20, 2019 This week saw the likely end of two adversarial Middle Eastern regimes. Ironically, this occurred in countries that could not be more diametrically different and opposed to each other. The first was of course Israel, where for many years its eloquent but “hot air” filled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened strong decisive action against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has continually threatened to destroy not just Israel, kill all Jews and by extension Christians, but also destroy the “Great Satan,” the United States. In the Israeli elections this week, Netanyahu’s…

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