New reporting this afternoon indicates that the Department of Justice secretly accessed Project Veritas’ emails during the FBI’s investigation into how the group obtained Ashley Biden’s diary. According to Project Veritas’ lawyers, the Justice Department filed secret orders to get emails and additional confidential information from eight Project Veritas journalists through Microsoft Corporation. WATCH: https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1506307610408013832 DOJ allegedly prevented Microsoft from disclosing its orders to access Project Veritas’ constitutionally protected information. DOJ lawyers allegedly went so far as to undermine the authority of Judge Analisa Torres. They reportedly obtained gag orders against Microsoft from magistrates inclined to grant their requests. According…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has begun the long and arduous Senate confirmation process to fill Justice Breyer’s seat. Despite Judge Jackson’s fawning press coverage, unfazed Republican senators grilled her on her record almost immediately. Already it seems likely that virtually all Republicans will oppose her nomination. At this early stage, it remains unknown how successful GOP criticisms of Jackson’s legal record will be at making her unpalatable to the few so-called moderate senators. However, an obscure procedural rule exists that the Republican caucus could use to bring Jackson’s confirmation to a grinding halt. Democrats…
A federal appeals court has rejected porn star Stormy Daniels’ attempt to overturn a lower court’s decision to dismiss her defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump. The ruling likely ends Daniels’ years-long legal feud with the former president. Worse still, the court’s decision means Daniels owes him nearly $300,000 in legal fees. Despite the stinging defeat, Daniels remained defiant, tweeting afterward, “I will go to jail before I pay a penny.” As CNBC reports: The amount Daniels owes Trump in the case is about the same amount she was swindled out of by Michael Avenatti, her former lawyer.Avenatti was convicted in Manhattan…
Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens is fighting for his political life today, following new domestic abuse allegations. Greitens, an ex-Navy SEAL, served as governor for little more than 18 months after his hairdresser accused him of sexual assault. Prosecutors eventually dropped criminal charges after failing to find an incriminating photograph Greitens allegedly took of her. Now, claims made in a sworn affidavit are threatening his political comeback. The Daily Caller further reports: Sheena Greitens, a University of Texas professor, and Eric Greitens filed for divorce in 2020, describing the split as “amicable.” However, according to the filing, first reported on by the Associated Press,…
Congressional Democrats have a well-documented predilection for impractical and draconian policies. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) is no different. Despite gas prices soaring to $5.80 per gallon in California, Porter and fellow Orange County Congressman Mike Levin (D) have wanted to drive prices even higher. Both Southern California Democrats cosponsored the benign-sounding Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. They failed to mention that the Act would charge a tax on fossil fuel consumption. Such is a consequence of living in socialist-occupied Orange County. If there’s a silver lining, it’s that Porter’s yearning to inflict greater pain at the pump should be…
Dr. Anthony Fauci floated reintroducing COVID restrictions, including lockdowns, yesterday even as he acknowledged the latest variant set to hit the U.S. is less severe than Omicron. (RELATED: The Omicron Conjecture) “We can’t just say we’re done, now we’re going to move on. We’ve got to be able to be flexible because we’re dealing with a dynamic situation,” America’s most famous health official told CNN’s Jake Tapper. WATCH: https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1504566766688776198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1504566766688776198%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.realclearpolitics.com%2Fvideo%2F2022%2F03%2F17%2Ffauci_we_cant_just_say_were_done_with_covid_time_to_get_your_booster_shot.html Fauci’s cautiousness over easing restrictions follows Trump White House COVID advisor Dr. Scott Atlas calling him “wrong” and “a failure” in a Fox News appearance Thursday night. Fauci stubbornly, for most…
Despite his time in politics scarred by controversies. . .
Gov. Ron DeSantis has stood firm despite facing pressure from a mega-corporation that turned dozens of square miles of Florida swampland into the number one tourist destination on earth. For fifty years, Disney has been the biggest political power in the Sunshine State. “The Happiest Place on Earth” dominates the Central Florida economy, producing an estimated $75+ billion in annual economic impact, 463,000 jobs and $6 billion in tax revenue. (RELATED: ‘Escape to Florida’ Shirts Sold by DeSantis Campaign as Top Lockdown Dems Vacay in Sunshine State) Walt Disney’s insistence on choosing Orlando as the destination for his premier American…
Cook County Judge James Linn has finally sentenced former television star Jussie Smollett. Smollett received 150 days in jail, 30 months felony probation, a $25,000 fine and is ordered to pay over $120,000 in restitution to the City of Chicago. At one point, Judge Linn called Smollett “profoundly arrogant and narcissistic” during a hour-long scolding. https://twitter.com/crabcrawler1/status/1502078418833264646 Smollett’s immediate reaction to his sentencing raised eyebrows. https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1502084342239088652 He remained defiant as court officers whisked him away. https://twitter.com/MattFinnFNC/status/1502081594164531204 Smollett’s sentencing got off to a rough start before it even began when the disgraced celebrity showed up late. Shortly afterward, his bodyguards became physical…
Last week, former Attorney General Bill Barr added his name to the long list of prior Trump administration officials who have spoken out against the ex-president. (RELATED: Barr Turns on Trump in New Memoir) Barr’s relationship with the former president began to deteriorate after the 2020 presidential election. Tensions between the two men erupted at a Dec. 2, 2020 meeting when Barr rejected Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud. While Barr said he had “no doubt there was some fraud” in the election, the Justice Department had looked into claims of widespread fraud and found nothing on the scale…