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By Steven Nelson Washington Examiner February 9, 2018 Conservative legal activist Larry Klayman is petitioning President Trump for an appointment to be special counsel to investigate possible crimes committed by Hillary Clinton and her associates. Klayman, a colorful litigator with three decades of head-turning pursuits, told the Washington Examiner he will form a “citizen’s grand jury” to review evidence against Clinton if Trump doesn’t appoint him special counsel by the end of November. Continue Reading…..

By Valerie Richardson The Washington Times February 8, 2018 Federal prosecutors moved Wednesday to dismiss the charges against four low-level figures in the 2014 Nevada standoff, including two Bundy brothers, but it wasn’t all good news for the Bundy ranching family. The prosecutors also asked U.S. District Court Chief Judge Gloria Navarro to reconsider her Jan. 8 decision to throw out the case against Cliven Bundy, his sons Ammon and Ryan Bundy, and Ryan Payne over “flagrant prosecutorial misconduct,” including withholding evidence. Continue Reading…..

By Valerie Richardson The Washington Times February 8, 2018 The Bundy camp has launched a legal offensive against federal and state authorities, filing three civil lawsuits in the last two weeks challenging public-lands policy in Nevada and alleging official misconduct in the 2016 Oregon standoff. The spate of civil suits comes with the Bundys on something of a roll after twice thwarting federal prosecutors. A federal judge on Jan. 8 threw out charges against Cliven Bundy, sons Ammon and Ryan Bundy, and Ryan Payne stemming from the 2014 Nevada standoff over prosecutorial misconduct. Continue Reading…..

George W. Bush says Russia meddled in 2016 U.S. election By Jon Gambrell The Washington Times February 8, 2018 Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that “there’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 American presidential election, forcefully rebutting fellow Republican Donald Trump’s denials of Moscow trying to affect the vote. While never mentioning President Trump by name, Bush appeared to be pushing back on Trump’s attempts to have warmer relations with Russia, as well as his comments on immigration. Continue Reading…..

‘Delegitimizing’ Mueller? Don’t Blame the Nunes Memo By Andrew C. McCarthy National Review February 8, 2018 The most bitter dispute over the Nunes memo involves Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. This might seem odd since the memo, published last week by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee chaired by Devin Nunes (R. Calif.), does not address the Mueller investigation. Rather, it homes in on potential abuses of foreign-intelligence-collection authorities by Obama-era Justice Department and FBI officials, said to have occurred many months before Mueller was appointed. Continue Reading…..

FBI agents texts suggest President Obama wanted ‘to know everything’ they we’re doing By Dylan Stableford AOL.com February 8, 2018 President Trump turned his Twitter attention on Wednesday to newly released 2016 text messages between a pair of FBI agents that suggest President Obama wanted “to know everything we’re doing.” “NEW FBI TEXTS ARE BOMBSHELLS!” Trump tweeted late Wednesday morning — around the time the president was scheduled to receive his daily intelligence briefing. Continue Reading…..

Gohmert on New FBI Texts: What Did Obama Know & When Did He Know It? Fox News Insider February 7, 2018 Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) reacted to newly released text messages between FBI officials that raise questions about former President Obama’s personal involvement in the Hillary Clinton email investigation. FBI paramours Peter Strzok and Lisa Page have been under the microscope after it was revealed that the two former members of Robert Mueller’s team exchanged a series of anti-Trump texts during the presidential campaign. Strzok was also a key player in the Clinton email probe. Continue Reading…..

Trump allies urge compromise with Mueller By Darren Samuelsohn POLITICO February 7, 2018 President Donald Trump’s associates are warning him that a word he rarely uses — compromise — is the only acceptable outcome from a high-stakes game of chicken with special counsel Robert Mueller over the terms of a potential in-person interview. Trump’s lawyers have signaled they don’t want the president to sit down for unrestricted questions from Mueller. But a complete refusal to cooperate with the special counsel’s Russia investigation could trigger a Supreme Court battle that many legal experts and Trump allies believe the president…

Larry Klayman Is Calling On Trump To Appoint Him Special Counsel, Vows To Imprison Obama And The Clintons For Life | Right Wing Watch By Kyle Mantyla Right Wing Watch October 27, 2017 Yesterday, right-wing attorney and crackpot conspiracy theorist Larry Klayman launched a petition calling on President Trump to appoint him as a special counsel who will indict Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and ensure that they spend the rest of their lives in prison: Citing the right-wing outrage over the bogus uranium and election dossier stories, Klayman claims that Obama and the Clintons are…

What’s your best Duke-UNC basketball memory? Here are a few fan favorites. By Sam Newkirk Charlotte Observer February 7, 2018 The Duke-North Carolina basketball rivalry resumes on Thursday night in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels lead the overall series 135-110. The teams split their regular-season games last season, but Duke defeated UNC 93-83 in the ACC tournament, the Tar Heels’ last loss before winning the NCAA tournament. Continue Reading…..