By Michael Washburn News Analysis The manifold legal moves undertaken against former President Donald Trump, including the FBI’s Aug. 8 raid on his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the Jan. 6 hearings, and the investigation of his business dealings led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, break from long-established protocol about not prosecuting presidents after they […]
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Trump Attorney Confirms FBI Raided Melania Trump’s Closet, Couldn’t ‘Observe’ Them
By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump’s attorney, Christina Bobb, confirmed that FBI agents searched former First Lady Melania Trump’s closet during its raid of Mar-a-Lago last week. Bobb, who suggested that Melania wasn’t there, told Newsmax that she “wasn’t allowed to observe what they were doing or see really any part of the raid” when the agents […]
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States Warn BlackRock to Stop Pushing Political Agenda
By Alex Newman A growing coalition of state governments is pushing back against the world’s largest asset manager, saying it is putting its political agenda over the interests of clients and even U.S. national security. Last week, a group of 19 state attorneys general from Republican-leaning states sent a strongly worded letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink demanding an […]
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How the FBI Undercounts Armed Citizen Responders to Mass Killers—and Media Play Along
By John R. Lott Jr. and Real Clear Investigations The shooting that killed three people and injured another at a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 17 drew broad national attention because of how it ended—when 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, carrying a licensed handgun, fatally shot the attacker. While Dicken was praised for his courage and skill—squeezing off his […]
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DOJ Unseals Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant
By Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch The warrant that authorized the search of former President Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago was released today following our court filing seeking release of all FBI warrant materials. We’re pleased that our legal pressure forced the partial release of warrant materials about the Biden administration’s political raid on the home of former President […]
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Trump spy chief on classified documents: ‘Virtually impossible to prosecute’
By Ryan King, Breaking News Reporter Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe argued that it is “virtually impossible” to prosecute his onetime boss, former President Donald Trump, for alleged mishandling of classified material. While chiding the FBI for “acting as the muscle” of the Democrats, the Trump-era spy chief hearkened back to Hillary Clinton’s email situation and surmised that […]
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Trump and Family Watched FBI Mar-a-Lago Raid
By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump and members of his family watched the FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago property via security cameras, his lawyer Christina Bobb revealed Thursday. “I think the folks in New York—President Trump and his family—they probably had a better view than I did. Because they had the CCTV, they were able to […]
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AG Merrick Garland Says He ‘Personally Approved’ FBI’s Trump Raid
By Jack Phillips Attorney General Merrick Garland on Aug. 11 said he personally approved the FBI’s raid earlier this week of the personal Mar-a-Lago residence of former President Donald Trump. The FBI usually seeks approval from the top before conducting a raid on a political target. Garland’s confirmation was the first public statement from the Department of Justice […]
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‘Seems Political’: Andrew Cuomo, Andrew Yang React to FBI Raid on Trump’s Home
By Gary Bai Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo questioned the Department of Justice for authorizing the FBI to raid former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. Yang and Cuomo’s Tuesday statements became the few voices from non-Republicans who questioned the nature of the raid as being political. “I’m no Trump fan. I want him […]
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Trump Reveals What He’ll Do for Fired Unvaccinated Military Service Members If He Wins in 2024
By Gary Bai Former President Donald Trump said on Aug. 7 that if he returns to the White House in 2025 he’ll rehire the service members who lost their jobs by refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. “I think it’s a disgrace what happened to them,” Trump said, answering a reporter’s question. Trump was responding […]
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Trump Hints Again at 2024 Presidential Run
By Ivan Pentchoukov Former President Donald Trump on Aug. 7 hinted he may run for the White House again in 2024 but stopped short of announcing his bid. In response to a reporter’s question about announcing his candidacy before or after the 2022 midterm elections, Trump said, “it’s not a long period, regardless, whether you go before […]
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Biden Administration Declares Monkeypox a ‘Public Health Emergency’ Across US
By Jack Phillips The Biden administration on Thursday declared a public health emergency for monkeypox in a bid to unlock funding and more powers to deal with the virus, which officials say is primarily spreading among homosexual males. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Beccera issued the declaration, saying in a Thursday conference call with reporters that […]
