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Healthcare

Americans Are Suffering ‘Delusional Psychosis’ About CCP Virus, Psychiatrist Claims

by USNN2020December 3, 2020February 26, 2025

Healthcare

Expired Face Masks Can Still Be Used: FDA

by USNN2020December 3, 2020January 12, 2021

World

Chinese State Media Misrepresents Facts to Claim COVID-19 Did Not Originate from China

by USNN2020December 3, 2020July 11, 2024

Healthcare

CDC: COVID-19 Quarantines Can Be as Short as Seven Days

by USNN2020December 3, 2020January 12, 2021

Congress

Trump Supports McConnell’s COVID-19 Relief Package: Mnuchin

by USNN2020December 3, 2020January 12, 2021

National News

Trump Calls for ‘Full Forensic Audit’ of Mail-In Ballots

by USNN2020December 2, 2020January 12, 2021

Commentary Attorney General William Barr signaled on Tuesday that he has washed his hands of the president. He told the media that the Department of Justice has found no evidence of fraud that would change the election results in favor of Donald Trump. U.S. officials I spoke with do not understand Barr’s motivation for speaking to a press corps typically hostile to him as well as Trump. “There’s no evidence that the DOJ spoke with any of the numerous witnesses with first-hand knowledge of election fraud,” said one senior official. “And many people reached out directly to the FBI and got no response back.” The effect of Barr’s statement is to derail the Trump campaign’s efforts to reverse the vote in battleground states contested by the president’s legal team. It is difficult to imagine state legislatures or courts taking up the campaign’s cause when the headlines show that Trump’s own attorney general says nothing is wrong. By distancing himself from the president’s political fortunes, Barr gave his bona fides as an honest broker in order to resolve the issue that most matters to him—salvaging the reputation of the institution he’s led twice, the Justice Department. He revealed Tuesday that he’d appointed John Durham special counsel to continue his nearly two-year-long probe into the origins of Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI’s discredited investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign. According to Barr, the scope of the investigation he asked the U.S. attorney from Connecticut to lead in May 2019 has “narrowed considerably.” At first, it seemed sprawling. The two men reportedly traveled to Italy and contacted officials in the United Kingdom and Australia to gather information on foreign nationals allegedly involved in Crossfire Hurricane. In August, Durham interviewed former CIA director John Brennan for eight hours. In September, the prosecutor reportedly sought information on the FBI’s investigation of the Clinton Foundation. Republican officials reasoned that it was precisely because the investigation was so large and thorough that it was taking Durham so much time to deliver indictments. Reports claimed that he kept finding new evidence, was following more leads. On Tuesday, Barr said Durham’s work now “really is focused on the activities of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation within the FBI.” Perhaps Barr believes that limiting the investigation’s scope will convince a Biden White House that it does not threaten his administration. After all, a thorough investigation would have to look at Biden’s pick for National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. What did the former Hillary Clinton campaign advisor know about the FBI’s role in the anti-Trump operation when he was briefing the press on “collusion” and tweeting out stories sourced to Clinton contractor and FBI source Christopher Steele? What did John Kerry, Biden’s choice for climate envoy, do with Steele’s Trump-Russia reports when they were passed to him as secretary of state? And why did then-Vice President Biden direct the FBI to look at Trump’s national security advisor Michael Flynn for violating the Logan Act? There’s nothing to stop Biden from dismissing Durham. Trump reportedly considered firing Robert Mueller at least twice. But the president’s legal team defended the probity of the coup targeting their client. “I would never have anything to do with any attempts to attack Bob Mueller’s integrity,” said the former spokesman for the White House’s legal team, Mark Corallo. In other words, the aides hired to defend Trump were less concerned with the stability of the U.S. government than the prospect that their reputations would be trashed in the press. A Biden administration will be lauded by the media for disarming a weapon dangerous to “democracy” if—when—Durham is fired, and any charges made are withdrawn. But the only Americans likely to be shocked by a cover-up of that magnitude are Trump voters. And they are no longer capable of being shocked by the corruption of the Democratic Party and its media partners after watching, for example, the press bury news of the Biden family’s financial ties to a Chinese regime responsible for a pandemic that left hundreds of thousands of Americans dead and tens of millions unemployed. It’s not clear why Durham can make a case now that he wasn’t able to make in a year and a half. He was rumored to be concerned that bringing charges or releasing a report too close to the election would look like a political hit job, and the investigation, conducted by a career prosecutor proud of his reputation as a “straight-shooter,” had to be above reproach. Only self-regard blinded him to the irony—his discretion left the rule of law liable to the outcome of a political contest. The subject of his investigation—corruption at the highest levels of government—was all the evidence he needed that its integrity would depend entirely on a Trump victory. Failing to bring charges, or even filing a report, for interfering in the 2016 election, was an invitation to interfere in the 2020 race. If no one was held accountable for what they did four years ago, there was little risk this time out. And now Barr speaks out to downplay the Trump campaign’s claims of election fraud when it is precisely because of the actions and decisions taken by the institution he cherishes that half of America has lost its faith in the justice system as well as the electoral process. On such things much smaller than war hang the fate of nations. Lee Smith is the author of the recently published book, “The Permanent Coup: How Enemies Foreign and Domestic Targeted the American President.”

Opinion

Barr Fails to Salvage DOJ’s Reputation With Statements on Election Fraud

by USNN2020December 2, 2020January 12, 2021

National News

Trump: US Election System ‘Under Coordinated Assault and Siege’

by USNN2020December 2, 2020June 29, 2024

Congress

Rep. Mo Brooks Plans to Challenge Electoral College Votes in Congress

by USNN2020December 2, 2020June 20, 2024

National News

Trump Team to File Lawsuit: 40,000 People Voted Twice in Nevada

by USNN2020December 2, 2020February 26, 2025

National News

Michigan, Arizona Public Hearings Shed Light on Election Irregularities

by USNN2020December 2, 2020June 20, 2024

National News

2020 Election Boosts GOP State Legislator Advantage by 67 Percent

by USNN2020December 2, 2020February 26, 2025

NATIONAL NEWS

In Closing Arguments, Prosecutor Says Chauvin Killed Floyd, Defense Says ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Exists

By Zachary Stieber https://youtu.be/tpLys16Asc0 Jurors start considering verdict in Chauvin case after closing arguments. Jurors in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin were presented with closing ...

MyPillow Sues Dominion Voting Systems for $1.6 Billion

By Zachary Stieber MyPillow sued Dominion Voting Systems on April 19 for $1.6 billion, asserting that the election technology company unlawfully interfered with the free speech rights ...

Rubio: Nobody in GOP Can Defeat Trump in 2024

By Jack Phillips If former President Donald Trump decides to run for president in 2024, no Republican can defeat him, said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in an interview Wednesday. It ...

Trump Alumni Launch Largest Non-Profit to Advance America First Policy

By Li Hai A group of former President Donald Trump’s cabinet members and senior advisors launched the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) on Tuesday to ...

CNN Staffer Claims Network Pushed ‘Propaganda’ to ‘Get Trump Out of Office’: Undercover Video

By Isabel Van Brugen A CNN staffer was caught on hidden camera saying that the network worked during the 2020 presidential election to produce content that would ...

Nikki Haley Says She Will Not Run for President in 2024 If Trump Does

By Zachary Stieber A top potential Republican 2024 president candidate said Monday she will not launch a bid if former President Donald Trump decides to run again. “I ...

Trump Predicts GOP Will Retake Congress in 2022, White House in 2024

By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump, in a speech to Republican donors on April 10, predicted that the GOP will win back both houses of Congress ...

Evangelist Franklin Graham Says Trump’s Wealth Declined While in Office Because He Put ‘America First’

By Janita Kan Evangelist Franklin Graham has defended Donald Trump’s legacy after Forbes reported that the former president’s wealth fell by nearly a third during his ...

Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Private Donations for Election Processes

By Isabel Van Brugen Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday signed legislation that prohibits donations for election operations in the state. “With public confidence in our elections ...

Utah County Sheriff Vows to Not Enforce ‘Unconstitutional Gun Control’

By GQ Pan Deputies of Cache County, Utah, are not going to enforce any federal policy that may infringe on residents’ Second Amendment rights, the County Sheriff’s office ...

Trump Endorses Rand Paul for Re-Election, Calls Him a ‘True Champion’

By Janita Kan Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Sen. Rand Paul for re-election, expressing his belief that the Kentucky senator will continue to carry out Trump’s ...

Trump: Arkansas Governor’s Veto of Bill Blocking Minor Sex Surgeries ‘The End of Him’

By Zachary Stieber The decision by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto a bill that blocks gender reassignment surgeries for minors spells “the end of ...