What has occurred to the DOJ? Where is Jeff Sessions? Who actually runs the US Department of Justice? Because, at this point, it appears to be Rod Rosenstein. Why is that?
How is it, also, that the DOJ and the FBI — any number of other Alphabet Agencies for that matter — seemingly possess the power to refuse demands by Congress to produce documents? By Congressmen and -women who do in fact hold the requisite security clearances to see and possess such information?
Alan Dershowitz is consulted.
This can be interpreted as nothing more than the DOJ demanding to be completely unaccountable to Congress and by dint of that the American People. Lawful subpoenas were issued by Congress. DOJ is ignoring these legal demands. Congress has been waiting altogether too long. They have been altogether too patient. Now Congress must act.
The DOJ and — yes, let’s admit it — the FBI are now both nothing more than rogue agencies. The bias is rampant, the politicization is rampant — no matter what any talking heads at the DOJ or FBI say. The culture of both of these organizations comes from the top. Whatever the top addresses or doesn’t address or tacitly or quietly condones becomes the environment in which that agency operates.
I’ve said for some time that there is a crash coming and with it — now — a mandatory crisis of confidence. There must be a crisis of confidence. I do not believe the FBI, mostly, now. I do not believe the DOJ, mostly, now. I didn’t start out that way. I used to work for the FBI. I went to Quantico. But I have been dragged kicking and screaming into this current mindset.
We as Americans cannot continue to allow the DOJ and the FBI to operate in this dismissive, haughty, arrogant, irresponsible and unanswerable fashion. They believe that Americans and Congress answer to them, not the other way around.
That cannot stand.
If that means that we impeach DOJ and/or FBI officials, then so be it.
And if that means we rip these agencies apart, then so be it.
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This was a shockingly different show that apparently dropped many listeners and viewers. I started the show two hours earlier than normal and announced the situation on social media but, apparently, failed to do so in sufficient time to alert those who customarily attend. Bad on me.
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Mike Pompeo confirmed. Will we be able to confirm Gina Haspel as CIA Director?
BZ and Dan talked about the West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana primaries.
Don Blankenship lost, Morrissey won in WV.
Lt Col Oliver North is now President of the NRA, an excellent and timely move.
President Trump pulled out of the Iran deal and slapped additional sanctions.
John Kerry, in violation of the Logan Act, has been negotiating between himself and Iran in an attempt to derail Trump’s cessation of the Iran deal — not a treaty, but a deal.
And much more buttery political goodness!
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Just when you thought there might be some justice in terms of genuine sexual harassment, rape and assault incidents in DC — well, have I got a story for you.
Congress owes taxpayers answers about its harassment ‘shush’ fund
by Jenny Beth Martin
Since when are members of Congress and their staffs accused of sexual harassment allowed to hush up and pay off their accusers from a secret “shush” fund full of taxpayer dollars? Since 1995, it turns out.
Congress, we all know, chooses to exempt itself from many of the same laws it foists on the rest of us. It’s a grievance I hear regularly during my travels around the country, as grassroots activists complain about this law or that regulation. “If only Congress had to live under the same laws we do, they’d get it, and they’d change it” is a common refrain.
For years, for instance, I’ve been speaking out about the illegal special exemption of Congress from ObamaCare, which allows members and staff to avoid the financial burdens they imposed on us when they passed that terrible law. If only they had to live under the law the same way the rest of us do, without benefit of taxpayer dollars to subsidize their premiums purchased fraudulently on the D.C. small business exchange, they might be more incentivized to repeal that law.
But until recently, I did not know about the “shush fund” of Congress, a fund managed by the “Office of Compliance,” which itself was created following the 1995 enactment of the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), the first law enacted by the first Republican House in four decades.
Haven’t you ever asked yourself: just why do people spend thousands, hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars for a House or Senate seat?
Are they so devoted that they would place themselves into what normally would be considered as absolutely inextricable debt potentially in perpetuity?
The lowliest of Congressmen make $174,000 per year. Leaders make $200,000 per year or more, due to figures not up to date.
Did you ever think quid pro quo? Or ROI? You should have.
“It’s not the money, it’s the power.” — Frank Underwood
What happened to transparency?
We, the taxpayers who have been paying for more than two decades to quietly settle literally hundreds of sexual harassment claims against members of Congress and their staffs, have a right to know which members and staffers have made use of the hush money over the years. Going forward, taxpayers should have knowledge about how that fund is used.
If Congress wants to get serious about its apparent culture of abuse, it will need to address its cover-up culture. Shush funds may serve the immediate purpose of getting alleged victims to go away, but they do little to stem the tide of sexual harassment. What Congress needs — and American taxpayers deserve — is more transparency.
SHOCK: $15 Million in TAXPAYER MONEY Has Been Paid Out to Settle Congressional Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
by Cristina Laila
As previously reported, Congress has a rampant sexual harassment problem. In fact the problem is so bad that female lawmakers and aides keep a ‘creep list’ of men who are notorious for lewd behavior.
As if this couldn’t get any worse, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) told MSNBC’s Chuck Todd Tuesday that taxpayers have paid over $15 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuits against members of Congress!
Levin: GOP leaders must resign over sexual harassment in Congress
by Chris Pandolfo
Tuesday on the radio, LevinTV host Mark Levin discussed the day’s reports and testimonies concerning the subject of sexual harassment in Congress.
He played a clip of Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., who testified there are at least two sitting members of Congress — one Republican, one Democrat —who have engaged in sexual harassment of their own staff members.
Levin wants these sitting Congress members to be identified. He wants names named.
He also wants Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to resign for their failure in leadership — keeping silent on known creeps and a known widespread problem in the institutions they lead.
Can you imagine, folks, a job where you are treated like a king or a queen, provided with armed protection, chauffeured in cars and SUVs, provided an expense account, shown deference wherever you go and can decide which laws to obey or not because, after all, you make the law? Wouldn’t you like a job like that? One where internal review and investigations into your conduct are mostly toothless?
Wouldn’t you enjoy a job like that?
And finally: just how long must we slit our own wrists for the power mongers in DC before we rise up in righteous umbrage?
Because, after all, James Brien Comey is the victim here.
Last Thursday, June 8th, a potentially great day for waterholes all over DC, former FBI Director James Comey appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee for a little over three hours. As it turns out, air was let out of many a Demorat sail. To ask the Demorats themselves it was nothing more than confirmation of a clear impeachment for President Donald Trump.
Except that there will not be an impeachment from this and there will not be “obstruction” charges from this.
Full transcript and video is here. Initial highlights from Comey are below, as per CBS news.
We’ll be sifting through Comey’s statements, but first, this unemphasized portion of the testimony from Senator Marco Rubio.
Make no mistake. For weeks Leftists and Demorats waited breathlessly for the triumphant return of James Comey, the man they knew would skewer Donald John Trump in public and finally provide damning evidence that he was linked inexorably to Russia and, further, directly into the office of Vladimir Putin. They would find Trump’s monogrammed coffee cup in Putin’s office, no less, along with Trump’s gilt-edged chair adjacent that of ol’ Vlad.
There were countdown clocks. There was baited breath — herring, likely — on the side of the Demorats, Leftists, Never Trumpers and RINOs such as John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Paul Ryan. Bars were packed. Drinks were sold. Chairs were occupied. Lines were formed. This would be spectacular Kabuki Theater in which jaded strumpets would put on their painted political masks fraught with feathers, finery, frippery and foppishness.
But it transitioned from Kabuki Theater to Theater of the Absurd. The Leftists and Demorats were indeed “Waiting For Comey.”
“Let the steamrollering commence!” shouted the Demorats and Leftists from the highest mountaintops to the lowest dungeons in the most marked of dudgeon.
Except that, well, there was a bit of doddering disappointment. One of my favorite hosts, Tucker Carlson, stated on the matter:
The other problem came the very day before Comey was to testify on Wednesday, June 7th, when Mr Comey released a copy of his opening statement which, dammit, punctured the Hope Balloon of Leftists and Demorats everywhere. Comey revealed there was no open investigation of Donald Trump. He also revealed, as Trump stated in a Tweet, that Comey had told Trump three separate times that he was not under investigation.
Dammit, Jim. Shoulders sagged throughout the nation. These two points have been rapidly and not-so-shockingly glossed-over by our loving American Media Maggots. They ended up being a glaring loser following Comey’s testimony.
Well, the Demorats and Leftists emphasized, there’s certainly more buttery goodness yet to come from Comey’s testimony, yes? Collusion? Obstruction? Impeachment? Of course, they cried in unison.
More was in fact to come, however. More that they hadn’t anticipated. More that didn’t place either Comey or former Attorney General Loretta Lynch in a favorable light.
Again, it turns out that James Comey was himself a leaker — to a friend of his named Daniel Richman. Purposely. So that he could force a special investigator — his good friend Robert Mueller — into the Trump/Russia issue. Deed accomplished. Thanks to Comey’s leaking. Precisely the thing he was allegedly fighting whilst FBI director.
But wait. Did James Comey himself violate any laws by leaking? Perhaps so. I might refer one to this United States Code, to begin.
18 USC 641
Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency thereof shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
Newt Gingrich had this to say about Comey’s leaks and their intent.
Comey Deliberately Leaked Info to create a special Special Counsel for Russia Investigation. Process is tainted. pic.twitter.com/jf0QXN4J6b
If James Comey has not yet acquired competent counsel, I recommend he do so quickly.
Rand Paul weighs in on Comey’s leaks.
Leftist attorney Alan Dershowitz also weighed in on the Comey leaking issue. His insight is particularly damning considering the background of Mr Dershowitz.
James Comey leaked his own memos to a third party, who then leaked them to the American Media Maggots. He also carried corrupt water for Lynch and Obama as he specifically stated in the hearing. He said the American Maggots got it “dead wrong” and then acquiesced to Lynch’s insistence that he called Clinton’s investigation a “matter,” what he termed a “euphemism.”
Loretta Lynch may have now, by this, been placed into the gunsights of her own wonderful little investigation, as she well should be.
Another issue recently emerged regarding the probity of James Comey. From Lifezette.com:
Fmr. FBI Supervisor: Comey Likely Behind Three Anonymous Stories
by Brendan Kirby
Self-described defender of fired FBI director says he is ‘struck and troubled’ by leaks
President Donald Trump is not the only one upset that former FBI Director James Comey used a friend to place an anonymously sourced story in The New York Times.
James Gagliano said, “I was struck and troubled last Thursday when I watched the two or three hours that he testified in front of the Senate Intel Committee, and the part that bothered me the most was the admission about the leak and the way that it happened,” he said. “It wasn’t even a situation where the director went to a New York Times reporter. He actually gave it to a surrogate, a memo.”
Further, he stated.
Gagliano said it was the third of three incidents where it appears Comey anonymously placed stories in the press.
The first occurred in March when reports appeared that Comey was enraged that Trump had tweeted a suggestion that wiretaps may have been placed at Trump Tower in New York. The second occurred when news outlets reported that Trump had demanded a pledge of loyalty from Comey.
“I hate to say it, but I think those three stories probably originated from the FBI director,” he said.
Even — gulp — MSNBC’s Chris Matthews admits that shite might be coming apart.
Let us remember that NSA Director Mike Rogers stated he never felt pressured by Trump or his administration.
We all know what I think of James Comey. Last year, as you can see above, I created the graphic to express my thoughts. James Comey lied to Congress, he lied to me, to you, to the American Taxpayer. He became the Political Butt Boy of the Demorats, in particular Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Loretta Lynch. He carried their water when demanded and did so willingly under the false guise of “independence.” Comey was as independent as your average cow. He could easily have referred Hillary Clinton, for example, to the DOJ for prosecution under these statutes:
18 USC 793(f)
Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information.
44 USC 3101
Records management by agency heads.
18 USC 1924
Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or materials.
18 USC 2071
Concealment, removal or mutilation generally.
18 USC 1001
Statements or entries generally (false).
Just to start.
James Brien Comey dishonored his law enforcement oath, lied under oath, portrayed himself and the FBI as helpless in the face of corruption, crimes and obstruction. He was an embarrassment to the FBI itself, to the Department of Justice and to all of law enforcement in general. He made extremely poor decisions based but upon politics and continuously placed himself in the limelight for naught but the embellishment of his own persona. He crafted his decisions in a terribly flawed manner and seemed to consider most everything but the actual laws he himself was tasked to obey. His own agency failed to follow the law in terms of reporting. His own agency destroyed evidence.
President Trump made a number of serious mistakes with regard to James Comey. I wrote back in 2016 that, because of the clearly political decisions Comey made, Donald Trump need to immediately fire James Comey. Comey’s waffling, indecision and poor decisions stemmed from politics and personal aggrandizement. James Comey should have been removed from the FBI Directorship on January 20th.
I believe Trump thought he might be able to work with Comey once he established some kind of working relationship. He provided Comey with a chance. That decision came back to bite Trump in the arse.
James Comey, sadly, was a terrible thorn in the Trump administration which could have been avoided had a different path been chosen.
Trump’s failure to remove Comey immediately provided political fodder for Demorats and Leftists nationally and helped to continue their anti-Trump narrative. It was a serious mistake to have kept James Comey in office.
Decisions, as well as elections, have consequences.
Paul Ryan Tells Sean Hannity He Will Not Support Any Cuts To Muslim Immigration: ‘That’s Not Who We Are’
by Julia Hahn
House Speaker Paul Ryan is ruling out making any cuts to Muslim immigration.
In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, Ryan declared that considering an applicant’s religion would not be “appropriate” and would be fundamentally un-American— insisting “that’s not who we are.”
“Un-American,” Speaker Ryan? Because I and others like me are concerned for the safety of our families, our children, our future? Because we don’t want what is occurring to Europe — tearing its culture apart — to occur on our soil?
That makes me “un-American” Speaker Ryan?
“Well, first of all, I don’t think a religious test is appropriate. That’s not who we are,” said Ryan.
By declaring that it would not be “proper” or “appropriate” for the United States to consider the religion of a visa applicant— or whether the applicant supports Sharia law or Muslim theocracy— Ryan is effectively suggesting that the United States should not be allowed to select whom we admit based on likelihood of assimilation.
Mr Ryan, goodbye to you sir. You are an intelligent man, you have vast budgetary skills, but I now question every decision you make because it is clear that political correctness is primary in your thinking.
And I am “un-American.”
After serving my various communities and country by working in law enforcement for 41 years, sacrificing one marriage, working all shifts, working holidays, having very little of what most persons would call a “normal life” during my working years (as I am now retired) — after all that sacrifice, obeying all the rules, being a good citizen, paying copious amounts of taxes — I am now “un-American.”
Mr Obama has stated that, by September, he will bring 10,000 Syrian “refugees” into the US under his resettlement plan. So far, 2265 have been admitted according to State Department statistics.
On Monday of this week, 225 Syrian “refugees” were admitted into the US by the State Department. That is a record for single day admits. The standard rate is roughly 10 per day. Under Mr Obama’s plan, the vetting isn’t occurring fast enough. So, of course, you know that corners will be cut because of the political push from DC. FBI Director James Comey has already said that there are no real elements in place in order to properly and safely vet Syrian “refugees,” yet here we are.
Let’s also examine the State Department’s own statistics. Of those almost 2,300 Syrian “refugees” admitted, 2,200 are Sunni Muslim, 27 are unspecified Muslim, 17 are Shiite Muslim and 4 are Christian. You are already setting up another conflict within our borders of Sunni vs Shiite.
Where are these “refugees” going to find jobs? Actual Americans are having one helluva time trying to find jobs due to the regulations that DC is placing upon businesses with the minimum wage issue, ObamaKare, overtime pay and taxes.
Who is going to pay for these extra mouths to feed and house? Local governments are already stretched. Look at Europe. Do we learn nothing from Europe? Can we not see what the Muslim hordes have done to Europe, to most every country in the EU? Can we not see that
WHY is this a priority for the Obama Administration now? Why aren’t we putting the safety and security of Americans first? It would appear to me, for example, that we have enough illegal Mexicans burning the US flag and waving Mexican flags.
Paul Ryan, there is NO “right” to emigrate to the United States. It is our country, We get to choose who comes in. We get to choose.
Regardless, every year, under Ryan’s vision the United States can expect to continue to bring in two Muslim migrants for every one Iowa Republican primary voter. According to Pew, by 2040, the United States’ Muslim population is expected to surpass the nation’s Jewish population. It is unlikely that the Muslim migrants brought in under the nation’s current federal policy will support Ryan’s limited government platform as only 11% of U.S. Muslim, according to Pew, are Republican or lean-Republican. Ryan’s continued support for the visa gusher, however, is consistent with his past statements on the matter.
Please, ladies and gentlemen, read the entire article in order to understand just precisely why it is that I am incensed.
Tonight we spoke to 
Just when you thought there might be some justice in terms of genuine sexual harassment, rape and assault incidents in DC — well, have I got a story for you.
Because, after all, James Brien Comey is the victim here.
There were countdown clocks. There was baited breath — herring, likely — on the side of the Demorats, Leftists, Never Trumpers and RINOs such as John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Paul Ryan. Bars were packed. Drinks were sold. Chairs were occupied. Lines were formed. This would be spectacular Kabuki Theater in which jaded strumpets would put on their painted political masks fraught with feathers, finery, frippery and foppishness.
You are dead to me. The GOP establishment is dead to me.