A firm employing James Biden, the younger brother of former Vice President Joe Biden, received more than $1.5 billion in government-backed contracts during the Obama administration. The dovetailing of James Biden’s professional life with his brother’s political influence is extensively detailed in Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite—a new book by […]
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DOJ Admits Two FISA Applications Lacked Cause – FISA Court Requests Information on Consequences: What Other Prosecutions Relied on the Invalid Warrants?…
An interesting ruling, brief and order from the FISA Court (Judge Boasberg) released today [pdf here] reflects an admission by the DOJ the 2nd and 3rd FISA renewal against U.S. person Carter Page were invalid – The “DOJ assesses that with respect to the applications in [April and June 2017] “if not earlier, there was […]
Sen Grassley: U.S. Informant May Have Received Taxpayer Funds to Spy on Trump Campaign…
The Department of Defense may have used taxpayer funds to pay longtime informant Stefan Halper, a Cambridge University professor, to recruit members of the Trump campaign as sources in the run-up to the 2016 election, Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in an explosive letter on Wednesday. Grassley, writing to James Baker, the […]
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Americans Exposed to Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water ‘Dramatically Underestimated’…
Tap water in the United States is contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals at a higher rate than previously thought, according to a new report. “It’s nearly impossible to avoid contaminated drinking water from these chemicals,” David Andrews, a senior scientist at Environmental Working Group and co-author of the report published Wednesday, said. “Forever chemicals,” also […]
Day Two Schedule – President Trump Attends Davos, World Economic Forum…
President Trump begins day #2 in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum. The U.S. Delegation includes: Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin; Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross; Labor Secretary, Eugene Scalia; Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao; U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer; Under Secretary for Growth, Energy and Environment (DoS), Keith Krach; Asst to the President, Ivanka Trump; Asst…
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Whistleblower Was Overheard in ’17 Discussing With Ally How to Remove Trump…
Barely two weeks after Donald Trump took office, Eric Ciaramella – the CIA analyst whose name was recently linked in a tweet by the president and mentioned by lawmakers as the anonymous “whistleblower” who touched off Trump’s impeachment – was overheard in the White House discussing with another staffer how to remove the newly elected […]
The FBI Scandal by Eli Lake…
Donald Trump published the most consequential tweet of his presidency on March 4, 2017. “How low has President Obama gone to tapp [sic] my phones during the very sacred election process,” the chief executive pondered. “This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!” The response from Trump’s opposition was outrage. The Washington Post fact checker gave […]
DOJ Releases 176 Pages of FBI “Notes” from Interviews with Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Paul Manafort & More…
The Department of Justice has released another 176 pages of documents in response to a CNN lawsuit in conjunction with BuzzFeed News. According to an article entitled “Justice Department Releases 176 more Pages of Mueller Documents to CNN and Buzzfeed,” CNN claims: CNN has received another 176 pages of notes from major witness interviews during […]
Transcript of President Trump Remarks – World Economic Forum, Davos, 2020…
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, thank you very much, Klaus. And a very special congratulations on your 50th year hosting the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. A truly amazing achievement. It’s an honor to address the distinguished members of this organization for the second time as President. When I spoke at this forum two years […]
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Former Deputy AG Rosenstein Authorized Release of Page–Strzok Texts…
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein authorized the Justice Department (DOJ) to release text messages between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, according to a sworn statement by Rosenstein in a Jan. 17 court filing. Rosenstein made the revelation in a declaration filed with the government’s latest arguments (pdf) in a lawsuit brought […]
Svetlana Lokhova: Money Trail of FBI Spy Will Expose Russia Hoax Origins…
Svetlana Lokhova is suing numerous media outlets, as well as FBI informant Stefan Halper, for defamation and tells The Sara Carter Show that she was used as a target of opportunity by the FBI in an attempt to discredit former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and target President Donald Trump. Lokhova, a Russian born British […]
CDC Spokesman Confirms First U.S. Case of China Coronavirus…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the first U.S. case of the mysterious coronavirus that has already killed at least 6 people and sickened hundreds more in China. A traveler from China was diagnosed in Seattle with the Wuhan coronavirus, a CDC spokesman, Benjamin Haynes, confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday. The […]
Flynn’s Lawyer: FBI Agents Wrote Flynn Didn’t Lie, We Have Eyewitness…
Sidney Powell, lawyer of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, said the FBI excluded crucial information from a report on their interview of her client. The report, an FBI 302 form, was used to charge Flynn with lying to the FBI, but the original draft of the 302 stated that Flynn was honest with the FBI, according […]
President Trump Official Response to Senate Trial Notification…
A response to the formal summons from the Senate, notifying the Executive Office of the President of impeachment proceedings, was due at 6:00pm ET today. The White House has responded [WH pdf link – and embed below] with a seven-page position answer…
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Puerto Rico Governor Fires Two More Officials Over Hidden Emergency Relief Supplies…
Updating a story we shared last night; and the latest information only makes the situation seem much worse. To say this story is infuriating would be an understatement. As an individual with some personal knowledge of how the recovery process works, the actions by these government officials in Puerto Rico are beyond tragic. There are […]
NSC Russia Expert Escorted from White House Under Intelligence Investigation…
CTH held off reporting on this explosive story until we could see if a tell-tale consequence surfaced; perhaps it has. On Friday the National Security Council senior director for European and Russian affairs, Andrew Peek, was escorted from the White House grounds and is currently under a security investigation. There are few details about why […]
Five California Mountain Lions Caught on Video Outside Home in Rarity for Solitary Creatures…
Five California mountain lions were seen together on home surveillance video in a rare gathering of the notoriously solitary big cats. The footage was recorded at a rural residence at the edge of the El Dorado National Forest east of Sacramento, KTXL-TV reported Wednesday. “We shared the videos and photos with several of our wildlife […]
Flynn Update – Judge Sullivan Grants Continuance, Requests Briefs and Sets Hearing Date…
Judge Emmet Sullivan has granted the Flynn motion for continuance and established a briefing schedule for consideration on the Flynn motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Judge Sullivan has set February 27th, 2020, as the next date for a hearing in his courtroom. It will be interesting to watch how the Bill Barr DOJ responds […]
A Full Third of Flint’s Emergency $390 Million Water Funds Did Not Go to Clean Water…
Four years ago this month, then-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared an emergency in Flint, and $390 million in state aid began pouring in. Much of the money, however, was spent on activities only peripherally related to lead in water, state spending data show. About $129 million was spent on economic development and “social development,” nearly […]
GOP Lawmakers Press Spy Court for Answers About Ex-DOJ Official Picked to Monitor FBI Reforms…
Two leading Republican lawmakers pressed the judge presiding over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) on Thursday to explain his choice of former Justice Department official David Kris to monitor the FBI’s proposed reforms in response to an inspector general’s report regarding surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser. “If the FISC’s goal is to hold […]