What was striking was the degree to which President Biden spent this week putting out clearly false statements. Despite pushing for the censorship of citizens for disinformation, Biden openly lied about his conduct and the report... jonathanturley.org/2024/02/10/tha…
...The exchange yesterday between my former student Jon Decker and aide Ian Sams is particularly notable. as Sams continues to actively manages a media campaign to blunt investigations in the President’s conduct and the alleged corruption by his family. That could prove precarious in the weeks to come as the House explores impeachment allegations against the President. The use of White House staff for such purposes has been cited in past impeachment articles.
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The jury is in: Sen. Ruben Gallego wins the 2026 Claude Rains award. Swalwell's friend, campaign chair, and travel mate on luxurious foreign junkets is officially and publicly "shocked": "I am equally as shocked and upset about what has transpired." I bet.
...Here is Sen. Gallego apparently expressing his shock on a trip after he and Swalwell accepted roughly 100k to frolic at the Four Seasons in Doha. foxnews.com/politics/flash…
...The cost of the trip was paid for by the U.S.-Qatar Business Council in 2021 during the COVID pandemic. The group is "dedicated exclusively to enhancing the bilateral business."
In one week, Eric Swalwell was forced to drop out of the California race, put under criminal investigation in New York, and is the subject of a bipartisan expulsion effort. He was even kicked out of the home of a billionaire who was letting him crash. However, that is not all...
...Swalwell is unlikely to avoid expulsion, but he may not have his law degree to fall back on. If these rape and sexual harassment claims are established, he is likely to face disbarment demands. Even his prior boosters at MS NOW and CNN are unlikely to offer him a media deal...
...I will be discussing Swalwell on America Reports today. However, the collapse of Swalwell is accelerating with the opening of what appears to be an expedited House Ethics Committee investigation.
Swalwell is now out of the governor's race, but his friends are still looking for political shelter. This photo of Sen. Ruben Gallego (D., Ariz.) has not aged well. Notably, Gallego and Swalwell accepted roughly 100k to frolic at the Four Seasons in Doha. foxnews.com/politics/flash…
...The Democratic establishment and the media is now insisting that they were unable for years of Swalwell's conduct despite the allegations being well known to many in Washington. ...jonathanturley.org/2026/04/12/pel…
...We have seen this pattern before as the mainstream media covers a scandal involving a powerful Democrat only when it has no alternative. His exit was also welcomed by some Democratic strategists seeking to avoid the possible election of a Republican as governor.
The Hill just posted my column on the possible need for a 28th amendment on citizenship after the Supreme Court rules in Trump v. Barbara. The combination of open borders and open-ended citizenship is an existential threat to this Republic...thehill.com/opinion/immigr…
...There would be no better time to reaffirm the meaning of citizenship than the 250th anniversary of our Constitution. Chief Justice John Roberts is correct: “It is the same Constitution” that created this republic, but we are the same people vested with the responsibility, as Benjamin Franklin put it, “to keep it.”
...The countries recognizing birthright citizenship remain a small minority and some of the countries that previously followed this rule later rescinded it. The question is whether we should take the same corrective course and whether an amendment will be the only viable avenue.
The news of the departure of Pam Bondi hit with a thunderclap in Washington. There were some recent rumors, but nothing concrete in the prior week. Bondi is the ultimate loyalist who, like Todd Blanche (the new acting AG), earned her bones in the trenches with the President in impeachment and criminal trials...
...The President has certainly removed prior cabinet officers out of obvious displeasure from Bill Barr to most recently Kristi Noem. There is no known "bad blood" with Bondi, who has actually drawn fire for her loyalty to Trump...
...The move to Blanche will be seamless. He has not only been serving with Bondi, but he is an experienced and distinguished lawyer. He has been a partner in a world-class law firm as well as a successful prosecutor in the leading U.S. Attorney's office in the SDNY...
Early on, John Sauer faced a gulp moment when the Chief Justice referred to his examples of different classes to show the narrower meaning are "quirky." Sauer is doing, as usual, an excellent job...
... Another worrisome moment is when Gorsuch said, "I am not sure how much you want to rely on Wong Kim Ark." The Administration, and others, insist that the Court expressly noted in that decision that the parents were "resident aliens."...
...Gorsuch is clearly in play. He is expressing unease with the lines drawn by the Administration in his questioning. ..