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Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) defended Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent and Ambassador William Taylor for not having firsthand accounts on President Trump's phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. "I guess to close, primer on hearsay, I think the American public needs to be reminded that countless people have been convicted on hearsay because the courts have routinely allowed and created, needed exceptions to hearsay," Quigley said on Wednesday. "Hearsay can be much better evidence than direct, as we have learned in painful instances and it's certainly valid in this instance," he added.

Irving, Texas Mayor Beth Van Duyne has doubled down in the face of criticism and has vowed to fight against Sharia Law “with every fiber” of her being. Van Duyne is facing criticism from both left wing groups and the muslim community after the city council passed HB 562 which forbids the use of foreign law and confirms the supremacy of U.S. laws.In response, CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) now demands an apology from Van Duyne citing that HB 562 is a direct attack on the religion of Islam. Via Conservative Tribune According to WND, Van Duyne has sworn to “fight with...