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Contempt for Court By Garrett Epps The Atlantic February 13, 2018 An old legal anecdote—attributed to such legal notables as Mae West and the Earl of Birkenhead—depicts a frustrated judge asking an obstreperous lawyer, “Are you displaying contempt of court?” “No, your honor,” the advocate responds. “I am trying to conceal it.” Continue Reading…..
Ellison Attended Private Dinner With Iranian President and Louis Farrakhan in 2013 By Alex Griswold Washington Free Beacon February 13, 2018 Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.), deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, attended a private event with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in 2013, according to a newly resurfaced report. Anti-bigotry organizations have long pegged Farrakhan as both racist and anti-Semitic, citing his praise of Adolf Hitler, his obsession with Jews, and his belief that white people are subhumans created by an ancient African scientist. Continue Reading…..
Dylan Farrow Addresses the New York Times Columnist Who Accuses Her of ‘Smearing’ Woody Allen By Whitney Kimball Jezebel February 12, 2018 Bret Stephens, a foreign and domestic policy columnist for the New York Times, emerged from a cave on Friday to tell us What Bret Stephens Thinks about Dylan Farrow. His verdict: Farrow is an opportunist taking advantage of the #MeToo moment for the purpose of “smearing” Woody Allen. He calls it: “The Smearing of Woody Allen.” Beneath a black-and-white photograph of a rumpled, downcast Allen, Stephens argues that the public is primed to fall for any…
Trump’s History of Defending Men Accused of Hurting Women By Jacey Fortin New York Times February 12, 2018 After the White House staff secretary, Rob Porter, resigned in the face of accusations that he had abused his two former wives, President Trump tweeted in defense of people whose “lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation.” “Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new,” he wrote on Saturday. “There is no recovery for someone falsely accused — life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as…
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan: Paul Ryan has ‘got problems’ By Eli Watkins CNN February 11, 2018 One of the leading voices of the House Freedom Caucus warned Sunday that House Speaker Paul Ryan was facing problems from fellow Republicans dissatisfied with his leadership. Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan said the recently passed government funding agreement, which raises budget caps by $300 billion over two years, was “not consistent” with the promises Republicans made to cut spending, and that Ryan’s support for the deal undermined his leadership. Continue Reading…..
Peeling back the layers of Hillary Clinton’s deceit By Michael Goodwin New York Post February 11, 2018 For law enforcement, Congress and even journalists, exposing misdeeds is like peeling an onion. Each layer you remove gets you closer to the truth. So it is with the scandalous behavior of the FBI during its probe into whether President Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia in 2016. One layer at a time, we’re learning how flawed and dirty that probe was. Continue Reading…..
Trump says lives being destroyed by ‘a mere allegation’ after staffers resign over domestic abuse claims By Adam Shaw Fox News February 10, 2018 President Trump appeared to weigh in on the resignation of two White House staffers accused of domestic abuse Saturday, bemoaning that lives are being destroyed by “a mere allegation.” “Peoples [sic] lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new,” he tweeted. “There is no recovery for someone falsely accused – life and career are gone. Is there no…
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How to Really Hamstring the Establishment By Larry Klayman WND February 9, 2018 I have spent the last week — as I have many before in the last several years since I left this town to run for the U.S. Senate in Florida — in Washington, D.C. The gray clouds that hovered over our nation’s capital for the last several days, coupled with the cold temperatures, reminded me why I remain a proud citizen of Florida, a state that not only has sunshine and warmth, but a sense of optimism to life. The District of Columbia, however, seems,…
Why the Hell Is Hope Hicks Getting Off Easy? By Erin Gloria Ryan The Daily Beast February 9, 2018 What the hell is wrong with Hope Hicks? The White House communications director spent at least part of this taxpayer-funded week on the job helping draft a fawning statement in defense of her boyfriend on behalf of her boss. The boyfriend, White House staff secretary Rob Porter, was accused of abusing both of his ex-wives. Hicks’ boss is White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, a former general who, despite months ago spending some of his taxpayer-funded time pontificating…