Author: Freedom Watch
Trump blames Sessions for indictments of GOP lawmakers New York Post September 3, 2018 President Trump interrupted his Labor Day holiday to launch a raging mid-afternoon tweetstorm at Attorney General Jeff Sessions — apparently blaming him for last month’s indictments of a pair of “very popular” GOP lawmakers. “Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department. Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff,” he wrote, referring to California…
CNN Boosts Left-Wing Campaign to Censor Breitbart; Approves ‘Blacklisting’ | Breitbart By Joel B. Pollak Breitbart September 3, 2018 CNN swept aside journalistic ethics on Sunday by endorsing a blacklisting campaign with a glowing interview of Matt Rivitz, the founder of Sleeping Giants, a failed effort to censor Breitbart News by harassing and intimidating companies whose advertisements may (or may not) have appeared on the website. The interview took place on Reliable Sources, a Sunday morning show that once focused on analyzing the media, but which in recent years has been turned into the editorial mouthpiece of CNN…
It’s Not Just Robert Mueller. President Donald Trump Faces Six Separate Investigations And Lawsuits. By Paul Blumenthal HuffPost September 2, 2018 There’s hardly been a day this summer in which President Donald Trump didn’t turn to Twitter to vent his frustration with what the president calls the “RIGGED WITCH HUNT” �������� the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. But as the president’s animosity for the special counsel ramps up, the Mueller probe is hardly the only investigation the president has to worry about. Continue Reading…..
Mueller’s report ‘will ultimately determine’ whether to impeach: Panetta ABC News September 2, 2018 A former top-ranking official under Presidents Obama and Clinton said Democrats should hold off on impeachment proceedings if they win control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Leon Panetta, a defense secretary and CIA director under Barack Obama and chief of staff to Bill Clinton, told “This Week” Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz in an exclusive interview that Democrats should not consider impeachment proceedings until special counsel Robert Mueller releases a report on his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and…
Law enforcement still loves Jeff Sessions Washington Examiner September 2, 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions withstood another week of public attacks from President Trump, but there’s one group that’s still standing by him: law enforcement. From day one, Sessions said he intended uphold the law and back those charged with that same duty. “This is a new era. This is the Trump era,” Sessions declared from the U.S.-Mexico border in April 2017. For several months now, Trump has publicly flogged Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, but Sessions is still supported by law enforcement officials around…
George W. Bush Slipped Candy to Michelle Obama at McCain’s Funeral Time September 1, 2018 Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Michelle Obama shared a sweet moment at John McCain’s memorial. The moment was captured by cameras during former Sen. Joe Lieberman’s eulogy to McCain, who died last Saturday after battling brain cancer. The former President and former First Lady were among other political VIPs in attendance at Saturday’s funeral service at Washington National Cathedral. Continue Reading…..
Meghan McCain Rebukes Trump in Powerful Eulogy for Her Father New York Times September 1, 2018 Meghan McCain, John McCain’s daughter, delivered a powerful speech at her father’s funeral on Saturday, and in a reproach of President Trump, said the “America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because it was always great.” Ms. McCain’s speech contrasted her father’s legacy with the “opportunistic appropriation” and “cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gave so willingly.” Continue Reading…..
John Kerry vents frustration over working with Netanyahu in new book By Michael Wilner The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com September 1, 2018 Former secretary of state John Kerry is venting his frustrations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a new book slated for release this month. According to excerpts obtained by Jewish Insider, a Washington newsletter, Barack Obama’s top diplomat began losing trust in Netanyahu in 2014 during Israel’s last operation against Hamas in Gaza, when he claims Netanyahu began strategically leaking to the press against him. Continue Reading…..
Two prosecutors leave Mueller’s team, including an expert in cybercrimes By Tucker Higgins CNBC September 1, 2018 Ryan Dickey and Brian Richardson appear to have left the team this summer, according to a report by CNN, which first broke the news of the departures. Mueller’s team now has 15 attorneys. The exits did not have to do with any allegations of wrongdoing or political bias, special counsel spokesman Peter Carr said. The president has regularly berated the special counsel’s team of prosecutors, accusing them of being politically biased and conducting an illegal “witch hunt.” Continue Reading…..
Senator to FTC: You guys really should look at Google one more time By Cyrus Farivar Ars Technica September 1, 2018 A Utah senator has written a formal letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to “reconsider the competitive effects of Google’s conduct in search and digital advertising.” In a two-page document released Thursday, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) noted that, when the FTC closed its previous investigation into the search giant in 2010, it partly based its decision on the expectation that Apple would become a “strong mobile advertising network.” This did not pan out. Continue Reading…..