A new report from Newsweek cites two senior government officials at the Department of Justice who claim that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland didn’t approve the raid on Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago. Newsweek’s William M. Arkin explains that the FBI has a confidential informant at Mar-a-Lago. Someone who told agents that Trump was hiding classified documents at his Florida resort and the location of said documents. Both senior government officials say the raid was scheduled with no political motive, the FBI solely intent on recovering highly classified documents that were illegally removed from the White House. Preparations to conduct such…
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Patrick Houck
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A Department of Justice indictment unsealed in federal court reveals that DOJ has charged Shahram Poursafi, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), with plotting to kill John Bolton. Bolton has a long history of public service dating back to the George W. Bush administration. He most recently served as the 26th United States National Security Advisor under former President Donald Trump. The indictment alleges that the plot to kill Bolton materialized while the Biden administration and European Union worked to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Hot Air’s Ed Morrisey reports: The indictment alleges that Poursafi and others in the…
Former President Donald Trump is in New York City this morning for a deposition as part of the New York attorney general office’s civil investigation into the Trump Organization. New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation began in March 2019 and revolves around claims the Trump Organization overvalued its properties to secure favorable terms on loans, insurance coverage and tax deductions. Trump filed a lawsuit in Syracuse federal court against James’ office last year, hoping to end the years-long inquiry. The judge disagreed, dismissing Trump’s claim that James’ investigation was based on her perception of Trump “as a political opponent.” Trump will…
Large explosions of apparent Ukrainian origin rocked one of Russia’s largest airbases earlier today. Saki Air Base in Crimea, which Russia has occupied since 2014, endured multiple explosions as video footage from panicked beachgoers and other startled civilians shows. The Russian government is characteristically saying that the explosions resulted from an accident that set off aviation munitions. But informed observers noted that the explosions occurred at different locations on the base, possibly both munitions storage sites, which would be extraordinarily careless, even by Russian military standards. Few believed them — even before Ukrainian sources speaking to The New York Times…
Former President Donald Trump announced tonight that the FBI executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Agents carried out a search of the premises as part of their ongoing investigation into Trump’s handling of presidential documents, including classified ones that were taken to his Florida residence after leaving the White House. In a statement blasting the raid, Trump said that agents “even broke into my safe.” https://twitter.com/DirtysGhost/status/1556781811153244161 Trump was not on the property during the raid. As CNN reports: The search began early Monday morning and law enforcement personnel appeared to be focused on the…
Conservative Republican Dan Newhouse has overcome long odds. As one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump for his actions — and inactions — leading up to the U.S. Capitol attack, he immediately became a target for a vengeful ex-president. Elsewhere last week, a Trump-backed, election-denying candidate named John Gibbs defeated incumbent Rep. Peter Meijer in the GOP primary for Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee boosted the more extreme Gibbs in ads to likely primary voters, helping put him over the top. Over the weekend, updated results from Washington State confirmed Newhouse…
Paul Pelosi has pled not guilty to two misdemeanor driving under the influence charges resulting in a car crash involving his 2021 Porsche last May. The husband of Nancy Pelosi did not appear in Napa County Superior Court. Instead, his attorney, Amanda Bevins, entered two not guilty pleas on behalf of her defendant, which is permissible for certain misdemeanors under California law. Mr. Pelosi, 82, received misdemeanor charges due to the injuries suffered by the 48-year-old driver of the other vehicle in the collision. (RELATED: Congresswoman Killed in Car Crash) The driver’s injuries are not publicly known, as they asked…
Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone finds himself on the receiving end of a subpoena from a federal grand jury today. The development is the latest in the Justice Department’s investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The subpoena follows last month’s testimony from ex-Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson before the Jan. 6 committee where Hutchinson said Cipollone repeatedly raised legal concerns about Trump’s activities in the days leading up to and during the Capitol riot. (RELATED: First Jan. 6 Rioter Convicted by Jury Receives Lengthy Prison Sentence) Cipollone’s…
The Biden administration has filed its first lawsuit to protect abortion access in red states following the Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide. The suit centers around a contentious Idaho law, which the Justice Department says will inhibit emergency room doctors from performing abortions in medical emergencies. As The New York Times reports: The lawsuit, announced by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, is the first time the Biden administration has filed new litigation to protect access to abortion since the Supreme Court ruling in late June that ended the constitutional right to terminate pregnancies.…
Ayman al-Zawahri dutifully served as Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant until a team of Navy SEALs punched his boss’ time card for him in 2011. Since then, Zawahri reigned as the head of the terrorist organization, although decades of constant U.S. military pressure have reduced it to a shadow of its former self. That is Zawahri ran it until this weekend, as President Joe Biden will announce this evening that a drone strike in Afghanistan recently killed the infamous terror leader. https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1554211854175637520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1554211854175637520%7Ctwgr%5E58644610a65029c486e840eac4421b8dace950e8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com%2Fallahpundit%2F2022%2F08%2F01%2Frumor-zawahiri-dead-in-counterterrorism-operation-n486736 As USA Today reports: Biden will speak at 7:30 p.m. ET, according to a last-minute update to the president’s schedule, as…