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  • EXCLUSIVE: FBI Raids Home Of Whistleblower On Clinton Foundation, Lawyer Says

    11/29/2018 9:19:31 PM PST · by stars & stripes forever · 175 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | 11/29/2018 | Richard Pollack
    The FBI raided the home of a whistleblower who was in possession of documents regarding the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One, according to the whistleblower’s lawyer, Michael Socarras. The whistleblower, Dennis Nathan Cain, had turned the documents over to the Department of Justice’s inspector general and both the House and Senate Intelligence committees, according to the lawyer. The FBI rummaged through Cain’s home for six hours, even after the whistleblower handed over the documents, according to Socarras.
  • Comey challenges House GOP subpoena in federal court

    11/29/2018 2:25:30 PM PST · by Trump_the_Evil_Left · 74 replies
    The Hill ^ | November 29, 2018 | Morgan Chalfant
    Former FBI Director James Comey is challenging a subpoena from House Republicans for his closed-door testimony in federal court. Court records show that Comey filed a motion in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to quash a subpoena from the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees for his testimony on Dec. 3. Comey has previously said that he would welcome testifying in public but would fight the subpoena for a closed-door appearance
  • Feds show up at former Trump tax attorney Ed Burke's office, block off windows with brown paper

    11/29/2018 9:55:14 AM PST · by tcrlaf · 94 replies
    WKBW ^ | 11-29-2018 | Scripps
    Brown paper covered the windows of Ed Burke's office at Chicago City Hall on Thursday after federal agents showed up there. Burke, who is the City Council Finance Committee chairman in Chicago, once served as President Donald Trump's property tax attorney, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Klafter & Burke, his firm, has often sought to reduce the property taxes Trump Tower and other commercial properties have to pay. The visit from federal agents was unannounced, and it has not been said why they might be there. Upon their arrival, everyone in the office was asked to leave, witnesses told WLS television...
  • Trump says he’s canceling meeting with Putin over Ukraine

    11/29/2018 9:17:13 AM PST · by tlozo · 67 replies
    Boston Globe ^ | Nov 29, 2018 | Christina Prignano
    President Donald Trump is canceling his G-20 summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, Trump announced in a tweet on Thursday. Putin and Trump were set to meet on Saturday at the summit of world leaders in Argentina, the Kremlin said this week. Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided it would be best for all parties concerned to cancel my previously scheduled meeting.... 17.2K 11:34 AM - Nov 29, 2018
  • Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress

    11/29/2018 7:02:24 AM PST · by janetjanet998 · 104 replies
    NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in Russia. Cohen made a surprise appearance Thursday in a New York courtroom to enter the plea. He admitted making false statements in 2017 to a Senate intelligence committee about a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. Cohen said he lied about the timing of the tower negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump's "political message."
  • Stand by for breaking Mueller news...

    11/29/2018 6:04:25 AM PST · by UKrepublican · 108 replies
    BREAKING NOW: @ABC Special Report on breaking news in the Mueller investigation imminent.— GeorgeStephanopoulos (@GStephanopoulos) 29 November 2018
  • Trump on sharing photo of Rosenstein behind bars: 'He should have never picked a special counsel'

    11/28/2018 5:14:24 PM PST · by yesthatjallen · 70 replies
    The Hill ^ | 11/28/18 | Aris Folley
    President Trump on Wednesday defended sharing an image on Twitter showing Deputy Attorney General Rod and along with Trump critics behind bars. When asked in a interview with The New York Post why he shared the image of Rosenstein behind bars, Trump said: “He should have never picked a special counsel.” Earlier on Wednesday, Trump shared an image tweeted by a pro-Trump Twitter feed calling for his opponents to face trial for "treason,” with many of them behind bards. The image also depicts former Presidents Clinton and Obama, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, John Podesta, Huma Abedin, Eric Holder,...
  • Democrats overwhelmingly nominate Pelosi as Speaker amid rebellion

    11/28/2018 12:40:20 PM PST · by Simon Green · 87 replies
    The Hill ^ | 11/28/18 | Mike Lillis
    House Democrats voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to nominate Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to the Speakership in a 203-32 vote. The outcome was no surprise despite an entrenched rebellion from insurgent lawmakers who want changes to Democratic leadership. Pelosi was running uncontested and enjoys widespread support within the liberal-heavy caucus she’s led since 2003. The 32 votes against her were fewer than the 63 votes won in a 2016 contest for minority leader by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who ran against Pelosi at the time. Still, Pelosi faces a tougher test the first week of January, when the full House meets to...
  • Corsi provided early alert to Stone about WikiLeaks release, according to draft special counsel doc

    11/28/2018 12:05:17 PM PST · by Seizethecarp · 62 replies
    WaPo ^ | November 27, 2018 | Carol D. Leonnig , Rosalind S. Helderman and Manuel Roig-Franzia
    Conservative author Jerome Corsi alerted longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone in early August 2016 that WikiLeaks planned to release material damaging to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, including documents related to her campaign chairman John Podesta, according to a draft court filing. Corsi emailed Stone about WikiLeaks’s plans nearly 10 weeks before the group published Podesta’s hacked emails in October, according to the document, which was prepared by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team as part of plea negotiations with Corsi that have collapsed. “Word is friend in embassy plans 2 more dumps. One shortly after I’m back. 2nd in...
  • Tijuana mayor says $30,000 funding for migrants is about to run out [Asks US for $20 Billion]

    11/28/2018 10:26:45 AM PST · by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies · 105 replies
    Fox ^ | November 28, 2018 | Greg Norman
    Full title: Tijuana mayor says $30,000-a-day funding for migrants is about to run out Resources running low as migrants flood Tijuana. City officials say they're worried about money running low and resources running scarce.... The [Tijuana] mayor is increasingly under strain from the growing number... he expects funds supporting them to run out by Friday. .... The city's treasurer [said] Tijuana has been spending around $30,000 a day on the caravan arrivals. “We won’t compromise the resources of the residents of Tijuana,” Gastelum said... “We won’t raise taxes tomorrow to pay for today’s problem.”.... there are around 6,000 migrants there,...
  • Roger Stone Sought WikiLeaks’ Plans Amid 2016 Campaign, Associate Says

    11/28/2018 9:51:55 AM PST · by Seizethecarp · 40 replies
    New York Times ^ | November 27, 2018 | Sharon LaFraniere and Maggie Haberman
    An associate of the former Trump campaign adviser Roger J. Stone Jr. released documents on Tuesday showing that as the presidential campaign heated up in the summer of 2016, Mr. Stone tried to dispatch him to find out what information WikiLeaks had that could prove damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Mr. Corsi’s dealings with Mr. Mueller’s prosecutors have caused alarm among the president’s legal team, who were informed of developments by Mr. Corsi’s lawyer. President Trump’s lawyers were especially troubled by a draft statement of offense against Mr. Corsi that was passed on to them, according to people familiar with...
  • Trump shares image calling for his opponents to face trials for ‘treason’

    11/28/2018 8:34:35 AM PST · by Mariner · 106 replies
    The Hill ^ | November 28th, 2018 | BY EMILY BIRNBAUM
    President Trump on Wednesday morning shared an image calling for his opponents to face trial for "treason," with many of them behind bars. The image, which the president retweeted from a pro-Trump Twitter account, depicts a host of figures Trump has criticized, including former President Obama, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, special counsel Robert Mueller, former FBI Director James Comey and former President Bill Clinton. "Now that Russia collusion is a proven lie, when do the trials for treason begin?" the caption on the photo reads.
  • Republican Hyde-Smith beats Democrat Espy in Mississippi Senate race, NBC projects

    11/27/2018 7:32:54 PM PST · by SMGFan · 100 replies
    NBC News ^ | November 27, 2018
    Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has defeated Democrat Mike Espy in Tuesday night's special Senate election in Mississippi, a contest tainted by race-related controversies, NBC News projects.
  • MISSISSIPPI ELECTION NOV 27 LIVE THREAD

    11/27/2018 3:53:53 PM PST · by goldstategop · 612 replies
    Final election tonight in Mississippi for the US Senate and a few House races.
  • House race in California called into question after previously being called for incumbent GOP rep

    11/26/2018 9:08:07 PM PST · by arista · 89 replies
    The Hill ^ | 11/26/18 09:54 PM EST | Michael Burke
    A House race in California that was previously called in favor of Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) has been called into question, with Democrat T.J. Cox pulling ahead Monday in the vote count. The Associated Press on Monday said it was retracting its call in the race after previously declaring that Valadao had been reelected. "No new call will be made until the results are certified," the AP wrote in a tweet. --- The race in California's 21st Congressional District, which includes the San Joaquin Valley, is the last contested race in the country. Cox holds a 438-vote lead as of...
  • Conservative writer Jerome Corsi rejects potential Mueller plea deal

    11/26/2018 10:04:51 PM PST · by Seizethecarp · 33 replies
    Fox News ^ | November 26, 2018 | Alex Pappas
    Conservative author Jerome Corsi revealed Monday he plans to reject a potential deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to plead guilty to perjury. Corsi detailed his plans in an email to The Associated Press and statements to other news outlets. "They can put me in prison the rest of my life," Corsi told CNN. "I am not going to sign a lie." Corsi is connected with political operative Roger Stone, who has said he believes Mueller is investigating whether he had advance knowledge of WikiLeaks releasing hacked emails of Democrats during that campaign. In a statement to Fox News on...
  • Mueller: Manafort has lied to FBI, special counsel's office since plea deal

    11/26/2018 4:23:48 PM PST · by rdl6989 · 83 replies
    Fox News ^ | November 26, 2018
    Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied to the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office "on a variety of subject matters" since his plea deal thereby violating the agreement, Mueller said in a court filing submitted Monday night, while adding that Manafort claims he's been truthful.
  • Trump MAGA Rallies (Tupelo MS 5:00 PM and Biloxi MS 7:00 PM)

    11/26/2018 6:22:20 AM PST · by goldstategop · 54 replies
    Not one but TWO MAGA rallies in Mississippi today in Tupelo and Biloxi for the GOP Senate candidate.
  • Human rights activist blames (Soros)NGO, for migrant mess. "Done to provoke Trump"

    11/25/2018 8:59:29 PM PST · by PanzerKardinal · 59 replies
    Borderland Beats ^ | Nov. 24, 2018 | Chivis Martinez
    Solalinde accuses NGO of deceiving migrants; He says that he was deceived along with the Central American and Mexican migrants, the caravan brought polleros (human traffickers) and armed persons to the city. "Here the negative actor is the organization, Pueblo Sin Fronteras.", says Fr. Solalinde. There is no greater champion for Central American migrants; Alejandro Solalinde Guerra is a Mexican Catholic priest and human rights activist. He is the coordinator of the South Pacific Human Mobility Ministry of the Mexican Bishopric and director of "Hermanos en el Camino", a shelter that provides Central American migrants with humanitarian aid and education....
  • Migrants enveloped in tear gas after heading toward US

    11/25/2018 3:37:02 PM PST · by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies · 170 replies
    AP ^ | November 25, 2018 | Christopher Sherman
    Migrants approaching the U.S. border... were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after a few tried to breach the fence separating the two countries.... Honduran migrant Ana Zuniga, 23, said she saw migrants open a small hole in concertina wire at a gap on the Mexican side of a levee, at which point U.S. agents fired tear gas at them.... Mexico’s Milenio TV also showed images of several migrants at the border trying to jump over the fence.... U.S. Border Patrol helicopters flew overhead, while U.S. agents held vigil on foot beyond the wire fence.... ... several hundred Central American migrants...