Having just listened to a passing reference to the Durham report followed by a long segment on Martha Stewart making the cover of Sport's Illustrated, the report appears destined for the same treatment as the Biden corruption report. jonathanturley.org/2023/05/15/ame…
...Just in case any reporters simply find the 300 page report daunting, here are a few take aways. (1) There was never a foundation for the launching of the Russian collusion investigation that occupied most of the Trump presidency...
(2) Salacious reports like the Moscow hotel tape appear to be entirely invented by the Steele team funded by the Clinton campaign...
(3) the Steele dossier was not only funded and pushed by the Clinton campaign, but General Counsel Marc Elias pushed the media campaign (and later refused to cooperate voluntarily with investigators)...
(4) DOJ and FBI officials violated core departmental standards, including some with a "predisposition" to investigate Trump...
...(5) the lack of support and contradictions of these allegations were clear from the outset...
...There is more but even if those five threshold points do not appear newsworthy, there is the fact that the media pushed these false claims for years with the support of politicians like Rep. Adam Schiff who insisted that they had evidence of such Russian collusion...
...As with past false stories from the Hunter Biden "Russian Disinformation" claim to the whipping of migrants at the border, there is just a collective shrug as reporters hold up the cover shot of Martha Stewart on Sports Illustrated.
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Sen. Alex Padilla just disrupted the press conference with Secretary Noem. It was an extraordinary act by a sitting senator, but Gov. Newsom just supported Padilla in this disruptive act...
...The scene captured the race to the bottom by Democratic politicians in fueling the rage as violent protests unfolded around the country. Padilla started to yell at Noem and became a virtual troll or crank at a press conference...
...The incident appeared entirely performative to appeal to those coming to the city to protest the parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Army.
Here we go on today's opinions from the Supreme Court...
...We have the first opinion today and it is another unanimous decision. Justice Jackson authored the opinion in Rivers v. Guerrero on the handling of successive habeas petitions. ...supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf…
...We have the second opinion. It is written by Justice Barrett. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch is another unanimous or near-unanimous opinion. In this case, only Justice Gorsuch dissents. supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf…
Abrego Garcia is reportedly on his way back to the United States. Some of us argued from the outset that this was the best course. The basis for his removal is overwhelming and, once this process is completed, he is likely to find himself on another flight back to El Salvador...
...However, this may be a case of being careful what you ask for. Abrego Garcia will be brought back to face criminal charges in allegedly trafficking narcotics, guns, and people...
...A grand jury has issued the charges against Abrego Garcia. It offers the Administration a way to end the dispute over his removal while reframing this case as now a criminal prosecution.
We have our first opinion today. It is unanimous and authored by Justice Jackson in the reverse discrimination case of Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services. ...supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf…
...Significant ruling that a member of a majority group does not have the added burden of showing "background circumstances." Remand for further consideration...
..."We hold that this additional “background circumstances” requirement is not consistent with Title VII’s text or our case law construing the statute."
Project Veritas may have just sealed the fate of David Hogg with the DNC, if the new videotape is verified. With the vote scheduled for June, Hogg allegedly stated that Jill Biden's Chief of Staff Anthony Bernal effectively ran the White House...
...I cannot imagine that the comments will go over well with the DNC, particularly the Biden allies. It will also fuel growing demands in both the House and the Senate for an investigation into the alleged cover-up of Biden's alleged incapacity.
...The greatest risk of these investigations will be tripping the wire on false statements as former Biden aides are pulled into interviews and testimony. With a supportive administration, such charges now come with a far more credible threat of prosecution for defense counsel.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts has enjoined President Trump's effort to end the "parole" status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants by President Biden. The case can now be appealed, but there is one interesting positive element for the Administration...
...The Court certified a national class action as the basis for the injunction. That is precisely what the Trump Administration argued was the proper way to proceed in these cases. The liberal justices suggested that it is too cumbersome and slow a process...
...Chief Justice Roberts noted that such certification can occur on an expedited basis. Here, the court showed that it can be done as the basis for a national injunction. That is in contrast to individual district judges imposing such universal or national injunctions in cases involving a handful of litigants.