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Lying to FBI Is Illegal;
How About the FBI Lying to Us?
by Jeff Crouere
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Tax Reform: Political (Pyrrhic) Victory?
by Nate Jackson: In the wee hours of Saturday morning, Senate Republicans managed to pass their tax reform package. It’s a “yuge” political win for both the congressional GOP and for President Donald Trump. The bill will now go to conference with the House, as both chambers have passed reform along the same broad outline and compromise before Christmas is quite doable.
by Nate Jackson: In the wee hours of Saturday morning, Senate Republicans managed to pass their tax reform package. It’s a “yuge” political win for both the congressional GOP and for President Donald Trump. The bill will now go to conference with the House, as both chambers have passed reform along the same broad outline and compromise before Christmas is quite doable. There are some caveats to everything we just said, however. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) was the lone Republican “no” on the Senate’s bill; he objected to how much it would add to the deficit. We share his concerns about our national debt, but our problem is with the spending side of things. Meanwhile, 13 House Republicans voted against that chamber’s bill, and Democrats, who know how to march in lockstep, were unified in both House and Senate. Thus the lack of any bipartisan consensus, the rushed and opaque work outside regular order, and the middle-of-the-night vote is all somewhat reminiscent of liar-nObamaCare. Will tax reform similarly end up as a Pyrrhic victory for the GOP? Democrats and their media mouthpieces will continue to attack it as “tax cuts for the rich at the expense of the poor,” perhaps costing the GOP control of Congress in 2018.
We’ve certainly done our share of reporting on the mixed bag of the GOP’s reform efforts, and we’d prefer any number of different prescriptions. But politically it’s the overall perception of the bill among the electorate that will matter next year. So Republicans hope that people see through Democrats’ class warfare rhetoric, that biased realtors are wrong about the damage to home prices, and that the Keynesians are underestimating economic growth generated by more Americans keeping more of their money. Leftists are wrong, of course. For one thing, just wait until the lower corporate tax rate results in a stock market boost, adding more money to the 401(k)s of millions of American workers. The economic effect will be good, even if it could be better with policy tweaks.
In short, Republicans are hoping that far-from-perfect tax reform is better than the status quo.
~The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/52722
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Trump endorses Roy Moore
in phone call: 'We need his vote'
by Brooke Singman
{foxnews.com} ~ President Trump on Monday endorsed Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore... telling voters "we need" him to tackle illegal immigration, tax reform and more -- after weeks of holding back his full support for the embattled candidate. The White House made it official in a statement confirming Trump personally backed Moore during a phone call. "The President had a positive call with Judge Roy Moore during which they discussed the state of the Alabama Senate race and the President endorsed Judge Moore's campaign," Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah said... http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/04/trump-endorses-roy-moore-in-phone-call-need-his-vote.html.
Clarke – Congress Abdicating
Security Duty – “Build the Damn Wall”
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke notes that the Michael Flynn plea has nothing to do with the Trump administration... and what bothers him is that it is doing exactly the job for the corrupt leftists that it was designed to do, serving as a distraction of the administration. Regarding the obscene verdict in the Kate Steinle case, Clarke points out that it is the He says that “It is the most important responsibility that the federal government has to protect United States citizens. And the fact that Congress, and it’s both parties, will not fix our broken immigration system is an abdication of that responsibility.” Clarke continues, saying he’s glad that the Attorney General has issued a warrant and is sure they’ll get it right, that the feds do a better job of prosecuting.” liar-Hillary Clinton and other crony political criminals obviously weren’t part of his calculations... https://rickwells.us/clarke-build-damn-wall/.
liar-Clintion Sex Accusers: Open Secret Slush Fund
by ALICIA POWE
{wnd.com} ~ Women who allege former President liar-Bill Clinton sexually assaulted them are calling for Congress to release the names of members of the House of Representatives... who have paid off the victims of sexual harassment with a mysterious taxpayer funded “slush fund.” After the sexual harassment allegations brought down Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, dozens of women and men have blown the whistle on the predatory practices of media figures ranging from actor Kevin Spacey and Russel Simmons to news anchors Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose. Now the spotlight is on the question of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill... http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/clinton-sex-accusers-open-secret-slush-fund/.
True Democrat Shoots At
Unarmed People While Shouting Racial Slurs
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ Once again it’s one of the gun-grabbing diversity-worshipping Democrats who’s in trouble for showing their true colors... and committing a gun crime while engaging in racist conduct. An entrenched elitist St. Louis Democrat fundraiser, Matthew Lieberman, is charged with multiple felony weapons charges after allegedly firing his pistol in the direction of others and then shouting racial slurs at witnesses twice on Tuesday, at two different St. Louis businesses. Lieberman is alleged to have drawn his handgun and pointed it at someone at an Amoco gas station, shortly after 11pm. The white Democrat hollered racial slurs at some folks at the business and then shot multiple times at the building from his vehicle. Surveillance footage shows Lieberman with the gun, and with brass from fired rounds found at the scene matching others found in his car... https://rickwells.us/democrat-shoots-shouting-racial/.
President Trump defends Michael Flynn for lying
to FBI by claiming liar-Hillary Clinton
did the same thing
by David Jackson
{usatoday.com} ~ President Trump defended his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Monday for lying to the FBI... by bashing 2016 election opponent liar-Hillary Clinton and claiming she did the same thing. "liar-Hillary Clinton lied many times to the FBI, nothing happened to her," Trump told reporters at the White House. "Flynn lied and they destroyed his life. I think it's a shame." The Justice Department did not bring charges against liar-Clinton over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of State, and law enforcement officials have said they do not believe liar-Clinton misled investigators. "We have no basis to conclude she lied to the FBI," then-FBI director James Comey said during congressional testimony in July 2016...Charge her Session, or you're out. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/04/president-trump-defends-michael-flynn-lying-fbi-claiming-hillary-clinton-did-same-thing/918623001/.
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Lying to FBI Is Illegal;
How About the FBI Lying to Us?
{townhall.com} ~ While the liberal media is celebrating the announcement that former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, a bigger scandal was practically ignored.
On Thursday, Judicial Watch released 29 pages of FBI emails regarding the inexcusable June 27, 2016 meeting between former President liar-Bill Clinton and then Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the tarmac of the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, AZ. This meeting was not accidental, as liar-Clinton purposely delayed the takeoff of his aircraft to arrange the supposedly impromptu encounter with the Attorney General.
According to Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, “These new FBI documents show the FBI was more concerned about a whistle-blower who told the truth about the infamous liar-Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting than the scandalous meeting itself.”
In the midst of a FBI investigation into liar-Hillary Clinton’s “extremely careless” handling of top secret email communications, Lynch held a secretive meeting with her husband. This bombshell information would have never been made public if not for the investigative work of Phoenix television anchor Christopher Sign, who received a tip about the meeting from a “trusted source.”
With an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the improper handling of email communications, it was highly improper for Lynch to agree to the meeting with liar-Bill Clinton just days before FBI agents would interview his wife. Once confronted about the tarmac meeting, Lynch claimed they only discussed golf and grandchildren, which is a completely ludicrous explanation for the 30-minute meeting.
If the meeting was so innocent, why did the Justice Department withhold key documents for so long? After an initial July 7, 2016 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Judicial Watch for documents pertaining to the meeting, the Justice Department claimed that nothing could be located. Only after an official FOIA lawsuit did the department provide the various FBI email exchanges.
As noted by Fitton, the real focus of the emails was to try to locate the leaker who exposed the meeting. One unidentified FBI agent lamented that the meeting was disclosed to the press and claimed that “We need to find that guy” in order to get him fired or sanctioned by his supervisors. The emails show that the FBI believed the source was a Phoenix police officer and one agent expressed a desire to ban the officer from being involved in future security details.
This anger is very indicative of what is wrong with the FBI today. The source who leaked news of the meeting to the local media did a real public service and should be commended. Americans had a right to know that the Attorney General was involved in a questionable meeting while an investigation was purportedly ongoing. Unfortunately, instead of congratulating the source, the FBI wanted to punish this individual, obviously because they wanted to protect the reputation of the Attorney General and the presidential aspirations of liar-Hillary Clinton.
The FBI should be impartial, not be taking sides in political campaigns. The bureau was obviously politically comprised, much like the IRS during their unfair harassment of Tea Party groups.
In any vigorous and honest FBI investigation, agents should be outraged if the Attorney General held a secret meeting with the spouse of the subject being examined for wrongdoing. Instead agents showed only concern about identifying the police officer who caused the embarrassment. This nonchalant attitude was not shared by Lynch who admitted that the ill-advised meeting “cast a cloud” on the Justice Department’s investigation into liar-Hillary Clinton.
These disclosures lead to the distressing conclusion that the liar-Hillary Clinton investigation was a sham from the very beginning. In fact, when liar-Clinton was finally interviewed by the FBI on July 2, 2016, she was not under oath and there was no recording of the meeting. Several weeks earlier, before the FBI had interviewed liar-Clinton or 17 key witnesses in the investigation, then FBI Director James Comey had already begun drafting her exoneration statement.
These unusual procedures were denounced by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) in a joint statement. According to the Senators, “Conclusion first, fact-gathering second—that’s no way to run an investigation. The FBI should be held to a higher standard than that, especially in a matter of such great public interest and controversy.”
Of course, the Senators are right as the FBI’s handling of this matter was atrocious. A mere three days after the inadequate interview of liar-Clinton, Comey announced that she would not be indicted despite what many legal analysts believe were her clear violations of federal law.
Evidently, the FBI, under the direction of James Comey, had no intention of ever truly investigating liar-Hillary Clinton and bringing charges against her. If there was ever an issue that needed a Special Counsel investigation, it is not “Russian collusion,” but the Justice Department’s collusion with liar-Hillary Clinton.
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