Fired FBI chief James Comey used his private Gmail account hundreds of times to conduct government business — and at least seven of those messages were deemed so sensitive by the Justice Department that they declined to release them. The former top G-man repeatedly claimed he only used his private account for “incidental” purposes and […]
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Yes, Matt Whitaker Qualifies as Acting Attorney General by Jonathan Turley…
Today I have two columns in USA Today and The Hill on the sacking of Jeff Sessions and appointment of Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General. The Hill column challenges arguments that Whitaker must recuse himself. However, this morning some members and commentators have declared that Whitaker cannot serve as an Acting […]
A ‘View’ from the Courtroom: The Investiture of Justice Brett Kavanaugh…
Today the Supreme Court held an investiture ceremony for Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh took the oath of office on October 6, shortly after he was confirmed, and he began to participate in the Supreme Court’s cases two days later, so this morning’s six-minute ceremony is largely a formality, at which the court will officially receive […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized After Breaking Three Ribs…
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized following a fall in her office last night (Nov. 7). After a night of discomfort, the justice went to the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. “Tests showed that she fractured three ribs on her left side and she was admitted for observation and […]
Captain of Missouri Duck Boat That Sank Killing 17 People Indicted on Federal Charges…
A federal grand jury has charged the captain of a duck boat that sank on Table Rock Lake, killing 17 people, with misconduct, negligence and inattention to duty. An indictment was unsealed on Thursday morning, about an hour before the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri announced the charges in Springfield. Kenneth Scott […]
President Trump Remarks and Press Conference Following Midterm Election…
It was quite a remarkable press conference today. This is President Trump firing on all cylinders. His training wheels have been tossed aside and he is raring to go, ready to lead and will not be daunted by stupid…
SESSIONS OUT AS ATTORNEY GENERAL…
Jeff Sessions, once one of President Trump’s most loyal and trusted advisers before infuriating Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation, has resigned as attorney general at the request of the president. “At your request, I am submitting my resignation,” Sessions wrote in the Wednesday letter to Trump. The president tweeted that Matthew Whitaker, […]
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Senate Judiciary Committee Releases 414-Page Kavanaugh Report – Investigators Continue Review of Former FBI Agent Monica Lee McLean Involvement…
The Senate Judiciary Committee has released a lengthy report (full pdf below) containing the investigative material from the senate investigation of the Kavanaugh accusations. On page #27 of the report the senate committee notes their intent to continue investigating the role of retired FBI Agent Monica Lee McLean, who appears to have been ‘handling‘ accuser […]
Kavanaugh Accuser Referred to DOJ for ‘Materially False Statements’ and ‘Obstruction’…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Friday referred a woman who’d accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of raping her “several times” in the backseat of a car to the Justice Department for “materially false statements” and “obstruction.” Kavanaugh, confirmed to the high court on Oct. 6, was infamously accused by multiple women of […]
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When Media Foist False Narratives to Sow Social Discord, They Indeed Are the Enemy of the People…
Jim Acosta of CNN and other media personalities get exercised when the President calls Fake News the “enemy of the people.” President Trump does not call all news outlets or personalities by that term — only the Fake News. Certainly, that term is quite an incendiary sobriquet. The President reciprocates with it because he gets […]
Silence of ‘the lambs’: The Deafening Quietude of the FISA Court and John Roberts…
Two years ago this month, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) issued a warrant authorizing the FBI to spy on Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to President Trump. The stated suspicion was the nominee’s campaign was colluding with Russia. The issuance of a so-called FISA warrant was momentous and unprecedented, permitting a Democratic-run […]
Trump Delivers White House Remarks on Immigration Policy & Approaching Central American Caravan (VIDEO)…
Earlier today President Donald Trump delivered remarks surrounding the current state of U.S. immigration policy [initiatives here] and the approaching Central American migration. There are approximately four migration groups traveling north…
Supreme Court Announces Rule Changes…
This morning the Supreme Court announced several proposed changes to its rules and invited the public to comment on those proposed revisions by the end of the month. If the changes are implemented, their effect would fall almost exclusively on lawyers and litigants before the court. The first of the four substantive proposed changes to […]
Children Sworn In as U.S. Citizens While Dressed in Halloween Costumes…
Dozens of children were sworn in as U.S. citizens on Wednesday, some while donning Halloween costumes during a ceremony in Fairfax, Va. Some of the children were dressed in Halloween costumes and planned to go trick-or-treating following the ceremony, ABC News reported. The 35 children who were sworn in as American citizens on Wednesday evening […]
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting…
A federal grand jury sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania charged a Pennsylvania man with federal hate crimes, including the murder of 11 people, for his actions during the Oct. 27, 2018 shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. United States Attorney General Jeff […]
Sarah Sanders: “Is there any tragedy the Washington Post won’t exploit to attack President @realDonaldTrump?”…
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders lashed out at The Washington Post Sunday, criticizing the outlet for editorially tying President Donald Trump to the events of the past week. “Is there any tragedy the Washington Post won’t exploit to attack President @realDonaldTrump?” she tweeted.
President Trump and First Lady Pay Their Respects at Pittsburgh Synagogue After Mass Shooting…
President Trump on Tuesday visited the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh to pay his respects to those killed in Saturday’s mass shooting — as hundreds of protesters swarmed the streets nearby. The president and first lady Melania Trump briefly went inside to light candles for each of the 11 victims killed when a gunman […]
Amb Nikki Haley Compares Pittsburgh Response to Charleston: ‘We didn’t once blame Pres Obama’…
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed those blaming President Trump’s rhetoric for Saturday’s shooting at a Pittsburgh-area synagogue, saying such blame was not placed at then-President Obama’s feet after a shooter opened fire at an African-American church in Charleston, S.C., during his administration. “I have struggled [with] what happened in Pitts […]
DOJ Ties a Trump FISA Release to Obstruction…
In court filings last week the Department of Justice deployed what could be the nuclear option in its latest effort to prevent President Trump from declassifying information regarding FISA warrants used to spy on his campaign aide Carter Page: It is claiming that such a move would interfere with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. This […]
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This Is What It Really Means to Think Outside ‘The Box’ by Sharyl Attkisson…
If a man from Mars came to America and sampled information on the internet and on the news, he might reach some pretty firm conclusions about our society. We might appear universally violent, polarized, racist and more. But if that same Martian instead were to travel the United States, minus that information flow, he might […]
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