Author: Freedom Watch

FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump McClatchy DC January 18, 2018 The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy. FBI counterintelligence investigators have focused on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the deputy governor of Russia’s central bank who is known for his close relationships with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and the NRA, the sources said. Continue Reading…..

Hillary Clinton could still become president if Russia probe finds conspiracy evidence Newsweek January 18, 2018 Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig penned an essay in October outlining a series of hypothetical scenarios that could take place should the ongoing probe find that the Trump campaign actually conspired with Russia to influence the results of the election. If Trump did conspire with Russia, the president “should resign, or, if he doesn’t, he should be impeached,” Lessig wrote in his essay. Vice President Mike Pence would also have to either resign or get impeached, which would make House Speaker…

Robert Mueller’s team is looking at fishy transactions involving Russian diplomatic personnel The Week January 17, 2018 The team working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russia’s influence over the 2016 election is reportedly inspecting “suspicious” transactions involving Russian diplomatic personnel, BuzzFeed News writes. Among the transactions flagged by the Russian embassy’s bank and reported, as is legally required, to the U.S. Treasury’s financial crimes unit is a payment of $120,000 to then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak just days after the presidential election and an attempt to withdraw $150,000 from the embassy’s account less than a week after…

North and South Korea to march together at Olympics By Sophie Jeong and James Griffiths CNN January 17, 2018 North and South Korean athletes will march together at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony under a unified flag, the South said Wednesday, in a diplomatic breakthrough following days of talks between the two countries. The nations have also agreed to form a joint North and South Korean women’s ice hockey team for the Games in Pyeongchang, which begin early next month, South Korea’s unification ministry said. Continue Reading…..

Potential meteor flashes across six states and Canada with bright light, loud thunder By Amy Lieu Fox News January 17, 2018 A possible meteor bolted across the night sky Tuesday night illuminating large swaths of areas in states from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, the National Weather Service said. There was a loud bang that was reported during the event that caused a magnitude 2.0 earthquake in the Detroit metropolitan area, the NWS reported, citing USGS. Continue Reading…..

Manafort trial likely to start in September at the earliest By Josh Gerstein POLITICO January 16, 2018 Manafort and colleague Rick Gates could go on trial at the height of the midterm campaign season, making an already unwelcome distraction for the White House and Republicans even more uncomfortable. Jackson indicated that with hundreds of thousands of documents and electronic files turned over to the defense as recently as Friday, it was unrealistic to proceed with the May 14 trial date prosecutors proposed last week. Continue Reading…..

‘OUT!’ Trump orders CNN star Jim Acosta to leave Oval Office after reporter’s newest outburst By Brian Flood Fox News January 16, 2018 President Trump kicked CNN star Jim Acosta out of the Oval Office Tuesday after the network’s senior White House correspondent badgered him with racially charged questions. Acosta has made a habit of grandstanding and interrupting when Trump and his surrogates are available to the media. Tuesday was no exception, as Acosta yelled, “Mr. President,” three times before finally getting Trump’s attention. Continue Reading…..

Newsmax TV January 16, 2018

Fox News to Premiere ‘Scandalous,’ First Installment to Look at Bill Clinton’s Impeachment Fox News Insider January 16, 2018 “Scandalous” – a riveting, up-close look at the Clinton scandals of the 1990s – will premiere on Sunday night at 8:00pm ET on Fox News Channel. In the first seven-episode installment of the documentary-style series, viewers will be taken inside the events that enveloped Washington, D.C., and ultimately led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Continue Reading…..

WATCH: Don Lemon’s Interview With MLK’s Nephew Turns Into Complete Trainwreck By Ken Meyer Mediaite January 16, 2018 CNN’s Don Lemon seemed to get flustered on Monday night he ended up going around in circles during an interview with Isaac Newton Farris about President Trump’s racist tendencies. It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, and several of the civil rights icon’s relatives have weighed in on Trump’s remarks about how people from Africa come from “sh*thole countries.” Continue Reading…..