[Washington Times] Sen. Lindsey Graham called Thursday for Congress to create a special counsel to probe the FBI and Justice Department, saying evidence is mounting that they treated Hillary Clinton more leniently than they did President Trump during the 2016 election campaign. This foto is several years old by now. I bet she's still a looker.
Mr. Graham made the call as newly released documents show the extent of anti-Trump sentiment among FBI employees who were instrumental in handling the investigation into Mrs. Clinton’s secret email server and in launching the Russia investigation that turned into Robert Mueller’s special counsel probe.
The documents released this week ‐ transcripts of interviews from fired FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page ‐ show they were determined to prevent Mr. Trump from becoming president and had impeachment on their minds once he did take office.
Mr. Graham took to the Senate floor to say Mr. Mueller has had his chance to deal with Mr. Trump and now it’s time to turn the microscope the other way. He said he will introduce legislation to create another special counsel for that purpose.
"There’s more than smoking guns here. There’s overwhelming evidence that somebody outside the political system should look into," the South Carolina Republican said.
[Daily Caller] A former Senate aide charged with doxxing Republican senators and extorting a witness comes from an elite family with ties to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.
Prosecutors signaled Tuesday that they might give the aide, Jackson Cosko, a plea deal that would prevent the facts of the case from ever being learned publicly.
During Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s September 2018 confirmation hearing, Cosko ‐ a former IT aide who once managed Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan’s office computer accounts ‐ allegedly posted to Wikipedia the home addresses of Republican senators who supported the Supreme Court justice.
"I own EVERYTHING," Cosko told a Hassan aide who caught him in the act, according to prosecutors. "If you tell anyone I will leak it all. Emails signal conversations gmails."
Information revealed in court since then suggested that might not have been a bluff. U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan on Jan. 24 said Cosko allegedly possessed terabytes of information, including Senate data so sensitive that it could not be discussed in open court.
"He downloaded more information than was originally understood. There is no combination of conditions that could ensure the safety of the community," Hogan said in December 2018.
Prosecutors underscored that he was a flight risk and that they had concerns he would engage in obstruction of justice.
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] Former Sen. Birch Bayh, an Indiana Democrat who wrote two constitutional amendments that cleared Congress and the states, but who lost his Senate seat in an upset to future Vice President Dan Quayle, died at 91.
The cause was pneumonia, his family said in a statement — including his son Evan Bayh, who held his father’s old Senate seat from 1999-2011 and who previously served as governor of Indiana.
Birch Bayh, a Terre Haute, Ind., native, served as an MP with the United States Army in Allied-occupied Germany following World War II. He won a seat in the Indiana House of Representatives and quickly rose to speaker after Democrats unexpectedly won a majority during the Eisenhower recession of the late 1950s.
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Lincoln, a 3-year-old goat, was elected last week as Fair Haven, Vermont’s, pet mayor with 13 votes, according to The Rutland Herald.
Following her swearing-in ceremony Tuesday, the Nubian goat’s first act in office raised some eyebrows.
Lincoln couldn’t wait for a bathroom and defecated on the ground, the Burlington Free Press reported.
The police chief was reportedly quick to grab a broom and dust pan to clean up the mess before her approval rating could go down with constituents.
The goat narrowly beat out a dog named Sammie Viger, a Samoyed, who came in second with an impressive 11 votes.
A total of 53 ballots were cast and 16 animals were submitted for consideration for the highly coveted position.
Other candidates included a cat named Sassy Towle, a dog named Stella Heibler and a gerbil named Crystal.
When not serving as mayor, Lincoln spends time at her day job: groundskeeper at her owner’s home with her best friend Lucy, a fellow Nubian goat, handling the brush in the backyard.
The pet election was set up by Town Manager Joe Gunter, who told The Rutland Herald that he got the idea while reading a newspaper article about a small town in Michigan doing the same thing.
Fair Haven does not have a mayor, but Gunter viewed the exercise as a productive way to raise money for a new playground and teach kids about getting involved in local politics.
Candidates were recruited by sending flyers home with elementary school children, according to VT Digger, and $5 donations were requested to register an animal.
While the donations only totaled about $100, a far cry from the $80,000 needed for new equipment to update the playground, the town plans to continue to try and raise money through a GoFundMe page and by applying for state grants, local station WCAX reported.
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well, he's just following every other politician before him by shitting on his constituents.
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They couldn't find a jackass?
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The goat is a good choice over the dogs, cat, and gerbil. She can't do too much harm and maybe will do some good. I don't know whether they have much Kudzu in Vermont but goats love Kudzu. Here in the South, they rent out goats to clear Kudzu. A small herd of goats will make short work out of a couple acres of Kudzu. More useful than some of the Congresscritters we "elect(?)" to go to Washington.
[The Federalist] Friday’s release of a transcript of Bruce Ohr’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee revealed several new tidbits. It also raised serious concerns that fake claims of collusion pushed by Glenn Simpson and Democratic opposition research shop Fusion GPS prompted the launch of not one, but two federal investigations: the Russia collusion investigation and investigations into the National Rifle Association (NRA).
During his day-long testimony last August, Ohr, then an associate deputy attorney general, explained his involvement‐or non-involvement, if he is to be believed‐in the Russia-collusion investigation. Ohr testified that he knew former MI6 spy and dossier author Christopher Steele for more than a decade and was acquainted with Steele’s boss, Fusion GPS head Simpson, for many years.
Ohr further explained that from July 30, 2016 until November 2017, both Steele and Simpson provided him "intel" related to supposed collusion between Russia and members of the Trump campaign. Ohr then passed this information on to the FBI, where it was used to, among other things, obtain FISA court orders to surveil and otherwise target the Trump campaign team.
But in an abbreviated aside, Ohr causally revealed one communique with Simpson that indicates the Fusion GPS founder pushed another false story that unleashed multiple federal investigations into the NRA.
During questioning, Ohr stated that Simpson mentioned "that Cleta Mitchell became aware of money moving through the NRA or something like that from Russia." Ohr added that Simpson claimed that Mitchell‐a D.C. attorney specializing in campaign-finance law and a former member of the NRA board of directors‐"was upset about it." But when asked how Simpson found out about Mitchell, Ohr testified, "I don’t think he said."
[FreeBeacon] The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has fired its founder, Morris Dees.
The SPLC announced Thursday afternoon that Dees—who in 1971 co-founded the far-left nonprofit, which has regularly been cited by major outlets over the years for its "hate" group designations that oftentimes lump Republican groups in with actual racist groups—has parted ways with its founder.
"As a civil rights organization, the SPLC is committed to ensuring that the conduct of our staff reflects the mission of the organization and the values we hope to instill in the world," Richard Cohen, the SPLC's president, said in a statement. "When one of our own fails to meet those standards, no matter his or her role in the organization, we take it seriously and must take appropriate action."
"Today we announced a number of immediate, concrete next steps we're taking, including bringing in an outside organization to conduct a comprehensive assessment of our internal climate and workplace practices, to ensure that our talented staff is working in the environment that they deserve—one in which all voices are heard and all staff members are respected."
The SPLC has amassed a lucrative amount of money for its operations. The group's most recent tax forms show that the SPLC now has a half billion dollars in assets despite a fall of more than $20 million in donations, the Washington Free Beacon recently reported. The group also now has $121 million parked in offshore accounts.
The SPLC could not be reached for comment on its firing of Dees.
[PJMedia] In 1994, the Montgomery Advertiser took a deep dive into the organization’s activities, uncovering some evidence of discrimination against black employees.
Last December, a Baltimore lawyer filed a lawsuit taking aim at the SPLC’s tax-exempt status. His suit is moving toward the discovery period, and SPLC’s decision to clean house may have resulted from this litigation, first reported by PJ Media.
[Breitbart] President Donald Trump accused companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google of colluding with Democrats to censor his supporters online to their political advantage.
“Actually it’s incredible that I won the election because you know it was so rigged against me,” he said. “It wasn’t Russians. Russia collusion was a delusion. But what there is, is there was collusion between the Democrats and these tech companies.”
The president spoke about political bias in top Silicon Valley companies in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Monday.
[CNN via 10News] The 2020 Democratic field may have gained a contender Thursday with Beto O'Rourke -- but it officially lost an eligible bachelor in Cory Booker. Actress and activist Rosario Dawson confirmed Thursday rumors that the two are dating, telling TMZ that they are "very much" in a relationship.
Booker had previously confirmed that he was dating someone , telling "The Breakfast Club" radio show in February, "I got a boo" and that it was "somebody really special." T-Bone is gonna be jealous
When asked how things with Booker were going, Dawson replied, "So far, so wonderful. He's a wonderful human being. It's good to spend some time together when we can. We're very busy."
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Now if Spartacus was dating AOC, that would be news!
[Epoch Times] WASHINGTON‐Tom Homan, former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hit out at the 12 Republican senators who voted to terminate President Donald Trump’s national border emergency on March 14.
"It’s a morale-killer for the Border Patrol and for ICE," Homan told The Epoch Times. "I don’t think these 12 senators understand how important border security is to this country. They say they support border security, but their talk is talk, they need to walk the walk."
He challenged the 12 senators to "wear the uniform and stand on that border for a week, then come back and say a wall’s not needed."
The 12 Republicans that joined all 47 Democrats to pass the measure are Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me.), Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-Miss.), and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).
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These names are all eGOP so it is little surprise they want to continue their easy access to cheap, slave labor and a continued need for large and well funded federal law enforcement for the war on drugs.
Keeps their businesses going and their pockets lined.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Washington Times] Sen. Lindsey Graham called Thursday for Congress to create a special counsel to probe the FBI and Justice Department, saying evidence is mounting that they treated Hillary Clinton more leniently than they did President Trump during the 2016 election campaign.
[The Federalist] Friday’s release of a transcript of Bruce Ohr’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee revealed several new tidbits. It also raised serious concerns that fake claims of collusion pushed by Glenn Simpson and Democratic opposition research shop Fusion GPS prompted the launch of not one, but two federal investigations: the Russia collusion investigation and investigations into the National Rifle Association (NRA).
