Author: Freedom Watch

‘The Public Trust Is Gone’: Jim Jordan Urges Rosenstein to Appoint 2nd Special Counsel Fox News Insider December 13, 2017 Republican Jim Jordan pressed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Wednesday morning to appoint a second special counsel to investigate allegations of anti-Trump bias within Robert Mueller’s team. Jordan focused in on the newly-released text messages from 2016 between agent Peter Strzok and another FBI official with whom he was having an affair. Continue Reading…..

Comey tweets about ‘character’ of leaders By John Bowden TheHill December 13, 2017 Former FBI Director James Comey tweeted a quote Wednesday about power being a better gauge of a person’s character than adversity. “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. … Most people can bear adversity; but if you wish to know what a man really is give him power,” Comey tweeted, quoting Civil War-era politician Robert Ingersoll on President Lincoln. Continue Reading…..

Alabama Senate race: Doug Jones wins, but Roy Moore isn’t conceding CBS News December 13, 2017 Democrat Doug Jones, a widely respected former U.S. attorney, has narrowly defeated Republican Roy Moore, the embattled former chief justice, in Alabama’s special Senate election. That makes Jones the first Democrat to be elected to the United States Senate in Alabama in 25 years. With all counties reporting, the Alabama Secretary of State reported Jones with 49.92 percent of the vote, and Moore with 48.38 percent of the vote. Continue Reading…..

By Diana Stancy Correll Washington Examiner December 13, 2017 “Robert Mueller is not a ‘man of integrity’ as the Washington, D.C., Democrat and Republican political establishment like to spin,” Klayman said in a statement. “He is just another pol who is representing his establishment benefactors in both political parties who want to see the presidency of Donald Trump destroyed.” Klayman asserts Mueller’s team has leaked stories about those involved in the Russia probe to the media and Mueller is too close to James Comey, former FBI director. Additionally, the complaint claims Mueller has hired Democrats to work for him…

By Harriet Sinclair Newsweek December 13, 2017 Conservative watchdog Freedom Watch is suing to have Robert Mueller removed from his role as special counsel investigating alleged collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia. The lawsuit was filed by Freedom Watch founder Larry Klayman against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, FBI Director Christopher Wray and the heads of the Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and Inspector General in their official capacities, and seeks to have Mueller removed for “gross prosecutorial misconduct” over the leaks of grand jury information. Continue Reading…..

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Trump lawyers want second special counsel appointed now By Mike Allen Axios December 12, 2017 President Trump’s legal team believes Attorney General Jeff Session’s Justice Department and the FBI — more than special counsel Robert Mueller himself — are to blame for what they see as a witch hunt. The result: They want an additional special counsel named to investigate the investigators. Trump officials outlined their new line of thinking to me last night. Continue Reading…..

Wife of demoted DOJ official worked for firm behind anti-Trump dossier By James Rosen Fox News December 12, 2017 A senior Justice Department official demoted last week for concealing his meetings with the men behind the anti-Trump “dossier” had even closer ties to Fusion GPS, the firm responsible for the incendiary document, than have been disclosed, Fox News has confirmed: The official’s wife worked for Fusion GPS during the 2016 election. Contacted by Fox News, investigators for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) confirmed that Nellie H. Ohr, wife of the demoted official, Bruce G. Ohr,…

First on CNN: Obama tells Alabama voters to reject Roy Moore By Jeff Zeleny, Senior White House Correspondent CNN December 11, 2017 Former President Barack Obama is adding his voice to the Alabama Senate race, imploring voters to go to the polls Tuesday to reject the candidacy of Roy Moore as part of an aggressive effort by Democrats to try and counter President Donald Trump’s full-throated endorsement of the controversial Republican candidate. “This one’s serious,” Obama says in the call. “You can’t sit it out.” Continue Reading…..

Democrat commissions poll pointing to tough reelection for Ryan By Edward-Isaac Dovere POLITICO December 11, 2017 Paul Ryan might be facing a tough reelection race back home next year — provided anyone finds out who his biggest Democratic challenger is. A new internal poll from Randy Bryce, the ironworker who blasted onto the national political scene in June with a viral video, claims he trails by just 6 points in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, 46 percent to 40 percent. Continue Reading…..