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January 9, 2024
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Even Mitt Romney Thinks Jan 6 Is A Political ‘Dead Horse.’

Utah Senator Mitt Romney, in a recent interview, warned President Joe Biden against using the January 6 Capitol attack in his campaign against Donald Trump, deeming it a “dead political horse.”

“Jan 6 will be four years old by the election. People have processed it, one way or another,” he said. “Biden needs fresh material, a new attack, rather than kicking a dead political horse,” Romney said in an interview with The New York Times. 

Romney, who is retiring from the Senate this year, has been a consistent critic of Trump and voted to convict the 45th President in both impeachment trials.

The Utah Senator’s comments come as President Biden has made Trump’s alleged support for “insurrection” a key theme of his campaign. “Donald Trump’s campaign is about him, not America. Not you. Donald Trump’s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. He’s willing to sacrifice our democracy [to] put himself in power,” Biden said in a speech on Friday.

Romney recently described himself as a “turd in the punch bowl” for a biography of himself which failed to attract any interest.
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Utah Senator Mitt Romney, in a recent interview, warned President Joe Biden against using the January 6 Capitol attack in his campaign against Donald Trump, deeming it a "dead political horse." show more
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January 9, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media
News
Politics

LISTEN: Hot Mic Catches Journos Joking About Trump Being Assassinated – ‘Like JFK! Take a Convertible!’

Microphones caught journalists waiting for Donald Trump to arrive at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington D.C. joking about the former president being assassinated on Tuesday.

Trump is attending the D.C. Court of Appeals to hear the opening oral arguments in his appeal against Jack Smith’s efforts to prosecute him over January 6th, and journalists gathered outside the courthouse in substantial numbers ahead of his arrival.

Two of them could be heard in live feeds joking about having a “good shot” at the America First leader when he arrived, particularly if he showed up driving a convertible like the one the late President John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was shot in the head in 1963:

First Journalist: You know what the worst part is? Even if he has his window open and he’s hanging out of it, he will be on the other side of the street.

Second Journalist: I mean, if he’s driving, we’ve got a good shot!

First Journalist: Yeah, if he’s driving with the front window open?

Second Journalist: Yeah, or if it’s a convertible?

First Journalist: Yeah. I wasn’t thinking about that.

Second Journalist: Yeah. Like if he just pulls up–

First Journalist: Like JFK?

Second Journalist: (laughs)

First Journalist: Maybe someone, just like they told JFK. You know what you should do? You should take a convertible! It’s so nice out!

Trump’s hearing is being overseen by a panel of two Joe Biden-appointed judges and one George H. W. Bush-appointed judge.

His lawyers argue the Smith prosecution amounts to double jeopardy, as Trump was already tried and acquitted over January 6th by the U.S. Senate, and that Smith is also violating the principle of presidential immunity for official acts.

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Microphones caught journalists waiting for Donald Trump to arrive at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington D.C. joking about the former president being assassinated on Tuesday. show more
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January 9, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Corruption
Crime
Politics

Fulton County DA Fani Willis ‘Had Affair With Married Special Prosecutor, Funded Vacations with Public Money.’

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, pursuing Donald Trump for supposed election interference in Georgia, and married special prosecutor Nathan Wade have been accused of engaging in an “improper” and “clandestine” relationship by lawyers for Michael Roman, one of the former president’s co-defendants.

Willis and Wade are accused of personally enriching themselves, with Wade having been paid almost $654,000 in legal fees authorized by the DA since his appointment in January 2022. Wade is said to have used this money to bring Willis on vacations in Florida and Napa Valley and to take her on Caribbean cruises.

Roman’s lawyers are calling for the charges against him to be thrown out, with the DA and special prosecutor potentially facing investigation for the federal crimes of honest service fraud and racketeering.

“The district attorney chose to appoint her romantic partner, who at all times relevant to this prosecution has been a married man,” Roman attorney Ashleigh Merchant wrote in a filing.

Merchant is calling for the case to be dropped “on the grounds that the district attorney and the special prosecutor have been engaged in an improper, clandestine personal relationship during the pendency of this case, which has resulted in the special prosecutor, and, in turn, the district attorney, profiting significantly from this prosecution at the expense of the taxpayers.”

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, pursuing Donald Trump for supposed election interference in Georgia, and married special prosecutor Nathan Wade have been accused of engaging in an "improper" and "clandestine" relationship by lawyers for Michael Roman, one of the former president's co-defendants. show more
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January 8, 2024
Media

WATCH: Even Mike Pence Says Jan 6 Was Not ‘An Insurrection.’

“Do you think Donald Trump engaged in insurrection?” Jake Tapper asked former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday, eliciting a slap back from the man consistently name-checked by the left as being on the receiving end of “hang Mike Pence” chants back in 2021.

“I have never called what happened on January 6 an insurrection. And it is noteworthy that, even in the federal case in Washington, D.C., the president hasn’t been charged with insurrection,” Pence replied, adding: “And while I said that the president’s words were reckless, and I believe that history and the American people will hold him ultimately to account for his role in that day, I think these efforts to take the decision away from the American people are really antithetical to the very democracy that the President Biden and many Democrats talk about wanting to defend.”

“Removing the former president or any other candidate from the choice of the American people, I don’t believe is in the interest of the country.”

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“Do you think Donald Trump engaged in insurrection?” Jake Tapper asked former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday, eliciting a slap back from the man consistently name-checked by the left as being on the receiving end of "hang Mike Pence" chants back in 2021. show more
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January 8, 2024
News

Judiciary, Oversight Committees Recommend Hunter Biden Held in Contempt of Congress

The House Judiciary and Oversight Committees released reports on Monday recommending that Hunter Biden be held in contempt of Congress for his “flagrant defiance” of a Congressional subpoena related to the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden.

Hunter Biden “must be held accountable for his unlawful actions,” read the reports, echoing a joint statement by Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky) and Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued last week, which said that Hunter Biden’s defiance of Congress “warrants referral to the appropriate United States Attorney’s Office for prosecution.”

Should the Republican-led committees pass the resolutions to hold Hunter Biden in contempt, a full House vote will be triggered. The lower chamber, which is controlled by a slim Republican majority, could then vote to refer the case to the Department of Justice, which would ultimately decide whether or not to pursue criminal charges against Biden.

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The House Judiciary and Oversight Committees released reports on Monday recommending that Hunter Biden be held in contempt of Congress for his "flagrant defiance" of a Congressional subpoena related to the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden. show more
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January 8, 2024
William Upton
Crime

Dead Man Stuffed in Trash Can 3 Blocks from Nats Stadium in Bowser’s DC.

Human remains have been found in a dumpster near the Nationals baseball stadium in Southwest D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department initially said they were investigating the case as a natural death but the city’s medical examiner has since ruled the death a homicide.

Washington, D.C. saw a drastic increase in crime throughout 2023. By the end of last year, 247 people had been killed in the nation’s capital.

The neighborhood around the Nationals baseball stadium is a popular nightlife hotspot — attracting both tourists and locals — with its plethora of restaurants and bars. Recently, however, it has also seen several incidents of violent crime. On December 21st of last year, four people were shot two blocks from the baseball stadium — two of the victims died from their wounds.

Last year, Washington, D.C. saw violent crime rise by nearly 40 percent compared to 2022. Homicides increased by 35 percent, robbery was up nearly 70 percent, theft increased 23 percent, and carjackings were up a staggering 82 percent. Many in the city blame soft-on-crime policies, enacted by the city council after the death of George Floyd in 2020, for the violent crime plaguing the capital. The city’s Democrat mayor, Muriel Bowser, introduced legislation in October aimed at reversing some of the post-Floyd policies, but the city council has yet to take up the legislation.

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Human remains have been found in a dumpster near the Nationals baseball stadium in Southwest D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department initially said they were investigating the case as a natural death but the city's medical examiner has since ruled the death a homicide. show more
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January 8, 2024
William Upton
News

Dems Prioritise Jan 6 Museum at Capitol if They Win Congress.

Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said if Democrats are able to attain majorities in both houses of Congress after the 2024 election, he intends to push for ‘exhibits’ and ‘tours’ to ensure the January 6th riot is remembered by the American people.

During a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol building, the Maryland Democrat was asked if was concerned about public knowledge of the 2020 riot fading. “We should be having tours of the capitol grounds and the Capitol of exactly what took place on January 6th,” Raskin responded, adding: “And I hope we will get to a point where there will be an exhibit inside the Capitol which talks about Sergeant Gonell, and Harry Dunn, and Michael Fanone, and the police officers who put their lives on the line on that day.”

Turning to Donald Trump, Raskin said: “When we defeat Trump and we defeat Trumpism we will be able to get to a point were January 6th will be a day where we can celebrate the heroes and champions of democracy…”

With the 2024 election cycle heating up, President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats have ramped up claims former President Donald Trump is a threat to American democracy. Biden himself has accused Trump of parroting the rhetoric of the German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, though his campaign worries the ridiculousness of the comparison may actually turn off voters.

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Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said if Democrats are able to attain majorities in both houses of Congress after the 2024 election, he intends to push for 'exhibits' and 'tours' to ensure the January 6th riot is remembered by the American people. show more
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January 8, 2024
War
World

McDonald’s CEO Says Israel-Hamas War Has Had ‘Meaningful Impact’ on Business.

McDonald’s is experiencing a “meaningful business impact” in the Middle East and elsewhere due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to company CEO Chris Kempczinski.

In a letter posted on LinkedIn, Kempczinski said that “misinformation” related to the dispute has influenced a number of McDonald’s markets worldwide. Boycott movements have been instigated against businesses such as McDonald’s and Starbucks by groups on both the pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian side.

Kempczinski’s letter described the situation “disheartening and ill-founded”. Financial ramifications on sales remain undisclosed, with potential revelations expected in the company’s later-to-be-reported earnings.

Fall of last year saw McDonald’s confronting criticism after an Israel-based franchise offered discounts to Israeli military personnel. This decision led to boycott calls from some clients. Many of its branches in Pakistan and Indonesia financially backed aid groups in Gaza. The company’s data shows that over half of McDonald’s’ restaurants operate overseas, with many being locally governed franchises.

Starbucks, another global brand, has also been caught amid the controversy. Pro-Palestine supporters boycotted and vandalized multiple outlets under accusations of Starbucks supporting Israel. U.S. pro-Israel factions also criticized the coffee magnate, with the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce advocating for a boycott upon Starbucks Workers United expressing support for Hamas. Echoing concerns, Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan issued a letter to employees last month, addressing the rising tensions and the impact on the world.

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January 8, 2024
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Judge Bans Trump From Challenging The Rape Claim Against Him During The Second E Jean Carroll Trial.

A U.S. federal judge has bizarrely ruled that former President Donald Trump may not argue that he did not rape author E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s. Trump is set to face off against Carroll a second defamation trial next week. This decision follows another jury’s finding that Trump sexually abused Carroll. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan issued the order Saturday evening supporting Carroll’s request to exclude the defense’s argument that the previous jury’s conclusion was reached because they dismissed Carroll’s claim of rape.

Just months ago, another jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll $5 million in a defamation case related to an alleged encounter in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, which Trump denied took place. The upcoming trial will determine additional damages for defamation linked to a statement Trump made in 2019 while he was still president, denying he knew Carroll and asserting that she invented the rape allegation to promote her book.

In defending their client, Trump’s legal team argued that the first jury’s verdict detracted from Carroll’s rape allegation. However, Judge Kaplan stated in his ruling that Carroll’s rape claim is “substantially true under common modern parlance,” even if it doesn’t match the New York legal definition of rape. Carroll is pursuing $10 million in compensatory damages, along with punitive damages. Both Carroll and Trump are set to testify.

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A U.S. federal judge has bizarrely ruled that former President Donald Trump may not argue that he did not rape author E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s. Trump is set to face off against Carroll a second defamation trial next week. This decision follows another jury's finding that Trump sexually abused Carroll. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan issued the order Saturday evening supporting Carroll's request to exclude the defense's argument that the previous jury's conclusion was reached because they dismissed Carroll's claim of rape. show more
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January 8, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media
Politics

Bloomberg: Elections Are a Threat to Democracy.

With over 40 elections set for the United States, United Kingdom, and a host of other nations in 2024, U.S. corporate media giant Bloomberg is questioning whether inviting regular citizens to vote for representative governments really serves “democracy”.

In an article by Tobin Harshaw, a Bloomberg opinion editor who previously edited the opinion section at for The New York Times, readers are warned that ‘2024 Is the Year of Elections and That’s a Threat to Democracy’.

Harshaw notes: “41% of the world’s population is having major elections this year. Yay democracy! Right? Not really.” He argues that because people may exercise their democratic right to vote for “extremist populist parties – mostly right-wing,” that elections are not good for democracy.

Weighing the “chances everything turns out alright – somebody other than Trump wins the U.S. presidency; the UK regains its senses [and reverses Brexit]; China is dissuaded from invading its ‘rogue province’; the Middle East finds peace; and dictatorships fall left and right,” the Bloomberg editor cites writers John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge as estimating that the “liberal world” has a ten percent chance of prevailing.

“EEK! ” writes Harshaw, who is almost 60 years old, adding: “Big Yikes!”

This year could see Donald Trump become President-elect again, national conservative and populist parties greatly increase their presence in the European Parliament of the European Union, and discontent over mass migration grow the Flemish nationalist presence in the Belgian legislature to the point that the country breaks up.

2024 will also see elections held in Russia – but not Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky has suspended them – and Taiwan, where victory for the Democratic Progressive Party could increase the chances of a Chinese invasion.

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RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
By the end of the year, pretty much everything that doesn’t guarantee functioning majorities for globalist politicians will be labelled “a threat to democracy,” as I explained this morning: A large majority of Americans now call Biden’s border situation not just a “crisis” but actually an “invasion,” per new @Rasmussen_Poll numbers
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By the end of the year, pretty much everything that doesn’t guarantee functioning majorities for globalist politicians will be labelled “a threat to democracy,” as I explained this morning: A large majority of Americans now call Biden’s border situation not just a “crisis” but actually an “invasion,” per new @Rasmussen_Poll numbers show more
for exclusive members-only insights