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December 23, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
Politics

These Republicans Conspired With Democrats to Release Gaetz Ethics Report.

Two moderate Republicans on the House Ethics Committee are believed to have colluded with their Democrat colleagues in a secret vote to release the committee’s report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)—both close allies of ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and named by him to the Ethics Committee in January of 2023—backed the report’s release, according to Axios.

The two Republican Congressmen were among a series of McCarthy lieutenants placed in key committees and tasked with imposing the then-Speaker’s will on the Republican-controlled House. However, it appears their charge changed after Rep. Gaetz toppled McCarthy’s speakership in October of 2023, using a motion to vacate against the California Republican. While both Joyce and Garbarino initially appear to have voted against releasing the ethics report—likely because current House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) weighed in against making the document public—their about-face suggests potential pressure from either McCarthy himself or his allies.

In November, several ex-McCarthy staffers and lawmakers aligned with the former Speaker celebrated when Gaetz was forced to withdraw from consideration for U.S. Attorney General. Rep. Michale Lawler (R-NY) declared in a post on X (formerly Twitter), “Justice has been served.” This was echoed by former McCarthy aide Brittany Martinez.

Meanwhile, Rep. Joyce appears to have serious ethical issues himself. The Ohio Republican is accused of 136 violations of the STOCK Act, which aims to prevent lawmakers from engaging in insider trading. While the House Ethics Committee has jurisdiction to take action against these violations, it appears Joyce has enjoyed an explicit lack of investigation into his stock trading. Even more troubling, Joyce was the lone member of the Ohio Republican Congressional delegation to vote against holding Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Two moderate Republicans on the House Ethics Committee are believed to have colluded with their Democrat colleagues in a secret vote to release the committee's report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)—both close allies of ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and named by him to the Ethics Committee in January of 2023—backed the report's release, according to Axios. show more
December 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Lawfare
Politics

EXC: Key Figure in Gaetz Ethics Report Blasts ‘Haphazard,’ ‘Sloppy’ Committee, Demands Retractions.

A Florida businessman who is a key figure in the sex and drug allegations against former Congressman Matt Gaetz has called the House Ethics Committee’s biased investigation report “reckless,” demanding the retraction of multiple “demonstrably false statements,” The National Pulse can reveal.

Lawyers representing Christopher Dorworth note that former Congressman Gaetz is not even under the Committee’s jurisdiction before explaining in a letter sent just hours after the committee’s report was leaked to the corporate media that it contains at least three falsehoods.

The first involves an allegation that Gaetz invited people to Dorworth’s home on July 15, 2017. Dorworth states that Gaetz did not invite anyone to his home and that the Committee’s evidence that he did is “a gate log that doesn’t include Gaetz’s name on it” and references to “an affidavit and deposition transcripts that say nothing about Gaetz inviting anyone to [Dorworth’s] home.”

Another claim is that Dorworth was confronted with cell phone records during his deposition, but Dorthworth denies this occurred. The records, lawyers claim, were deemed “Attorneys eyes only” and were not reviewed by Dorworth or experts.

Finally, Dorworth’s lawyers note that the Committee claims it “requested, through counsel, that Mr. Dorworth clarify his testimony regarding his whereabouts on the evening of July 15, 2017; his counsel did not respond.” They say they did, in fact, send an email to Committee staff that included exculpatory documents supporting both Dorworth and Gaetz’s public statements regarding the accusations.

The letter concludes by noting disappointment, but not surprise, at “the haphazard and careless manner in which [the Committee’s] was drafted and now published,” branding it “sloppy.”

The report on the Committee investigation into Gaetz was leaked to the media over the weekend, with several outlets publishing claims that Gaetz paid for sex from women and purchased illegal drugs. Gaetz denies the allegations and notes that the Biden-Harris Justice Department (DOJ) declined to charge him with anything.

On Monday, December 23, Gaetz filed a lawsuit against the Committee to prevent the publication of the report, arguing that the Committee not only does not have jurisdiction over him but that he would suffer reputational and professional damage from the report.

Jack Montgomery contributed to this report.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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A Florida businessman who is a key figure in the sex and drug allegations against former Congressman Matt Gaetz has called the House Ethics Committee's biased investigation report "reckless," demanding the retraction of multiple "demonstrably false statements," The National Pulse can reveal. show more
December 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Lawfare
Politics

Matt Gaetz Files Lawsuit Against Ethics Committee.

Former Congressman Matt Gaetz has filed a lawsuit against the House Ethics Committee to prevent the public release of their investigation into discredited sexual and drug misconduct allegations. However, some news outlets have already published details of the investigation.

Gaetz filed a temporary restraining order on Monday, December 23, in a 40-page filing, warning that the report could contain “potentially defamatory allegations” and arguing that the release goes against the Ethics Commission’s own rules. He also stressed that he was not subject to the committee’s jurisdiction as a private citizen.

The former congressman also notes that the committee refused to inform him ahead of time that the investigation would be made public and stated that the media coverage would be “immediate and widespread” and could damage Gaetz’s reputation and professional standing.

CBS News claims to have access to the investigation report and that the commission found Gaetz had paid several women for sex and purchased illegal narcotics. One of the women involved is said to have been 17 at the time.

However, POLITICO has stated that the report did not find sufficient evidence to show Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws. Notably, even the Biden-Harris Justice Department declined to press charges against Gaetz, finding the evidence for the allegations “unreliable.”

The highly biased report, instigated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, was blasted by Gaetz on X. “There is a reason they did this to me in a Christmas Eve-Eve report and not in a courtroom of any kind where I could present evidence and challenge witnesses,” he said.

DOUBLE STANDARDS.

The release of Gaetz’s ethics report is highly irregular. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has suggested that if the former Florida lawmaker is to have his report released by the committee, it should “put it ALL out there for the American people to see.”

“Yes… all the ethics reports and claims including the one I filed,” she added, alluding to “sexual harassment and assault claims that were secretly settled paying off victims with tax payer money.”

Jack Montgomery contributed to this report.

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Former Congressman Matt Gaetz has filed a lawsuit against the House Ethics Committee to prevent the public release of their investigation into discredited sexual and drug misconduct allegations. However, some news outlets have already published details of the investigation. show more
December 23, 2024
Politics

House Ethics Report Finds ‘Insufficient Evidence’ for Matt Gaetz ‘Sex Trafficking’ Claims.

The House Ethics Committee leaked a highly partisan report into former Representative Matt Gaetz to POLITICO this weekend, which claims in its report that “[t]he Ethics Committee investigation did not find “sufficient evidence” to show that Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws — an accusation that the Justice Department had also investigated. The DOJ did not charge Gaetz.”

The report, instigated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as retribution for Gaetz removing him from his position, said there was “evidence” that Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old girl at a party in July 2017. Gaetz has repeatedly denied the allegations and blasted back against the leaked report: “These claims would be destroyed in court — which is why they were never made in any court against me.”

The 37-page report claims: “The Committee concluded there was substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules, state and federal laws, and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, acceptance of impermissible gifts, the provision of special favors and privileges, and obstruction of Congress.”

But the report and its committee are viewed in MAGA-world as even less legitimate than the unconstitutional January 6 Committee, especially given its ranking members’ proximity to former Speaker McCarthy.

Gaetz himself took to X on Monday morning to shred the claims:

The Department of Justice previously examined Gaetz’s activities for potential sex trafficking violations but did not pursue charges. The women involved testified the encounters were consensual.

Gaetz resigned from Congress in November and later attempted to block the report’s release, arguing his status as a private citizen should exempt him from the committee’s jurisdiction. Nevertheless, the House Ethics Committee decided to leak the findings to the media in an attempt to stop Gaetz from taking a job in the incoming Trump administration and assisting in the ongoing efforts to drain the Washington, D.C. swamp.

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The House Ethics Committee leaked a highly partisan report into former Representative Matt Gaetz to POLITICO this weekend, which claims in its report that "[t]he Ethics Committee investigation did not find “sufficient evidence” to show that Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws — an accusation that the Justice Department had also investigated. The DOJ did not charge Gaetz." show more
December 23, 2024
William Upton
Politics

WATCH: AOC Staffer Assaults Reporter, Then She Lies on Camera About It.

A staffer for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) repeatedly put his hands on and shoved independent journalist Nick Sortor as he tried to question the Democrat lawmaker on a woman being set on fire by a Guatemalan national who had entered the country illegally. Despite knowing the interaction is being filmed, Ocasio-Cortez proceeds to flagrantly lie on camera, claiming it was Sortor who “touched” her.

The interaction begins with the New York Congresswoman sarcastically waving in Sortor’s face and escalates from there. Subsequently, Ocasio-Cortez slips through a doorway in the basement of a Capitol office building. Her staffer attempts to block the independent journalist from continuing forward by stopping in the door frame. “Don’t touch me,” Sortor is heard saying on the video as the staffer collides with him.

“Hey, hey, hey, the stairs are slippery here,” Ocasio-Cortez’s staffer insists as they begin ascending steps to a second level, adding, “Watch yourself, buddy.”

At this point, Sortor is shoved against the wall towards the top of the steps. Consequently, he can heard shouting: “Dude, f***ing get your hands off me.” The staffer again insists: “You’re going to fall down the stairs, man!”

The video shows the two struggling briefly at the bottom of a second set of stairs, with Sortor again demanding the staffer stop touching him. As Ocasio-Cortez, her staffer, and Sortor reach the top of the second set of stairs, the Democratic Congresswoman puts her hand in Sortor’s face. She insists that he stop touching her—despite the video never showing any contact between the two. Her staffer then proceeds to forcefully shove Sorter away while the independent journalist exclaims, “Get off of me! What is wrong with you?”

Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez never does provide comment on the gruesome subway burning or the New York City migrant crisis.

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A staffer for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) repeatedly put his hands on and shoved independent journalist Nick Sortor as he tried to question the Democrat lawmaker on a woman being set on fire by a Guatemalan national who had entered the country illegally. Despite knowing the interaction is being filmed, Ocasio-Cortez proceeds to flagrantly lie on camera, claiming it was Sortor who "touched" her. show more
December 22, 2024
Politics

Congressman Found in Dementia Care After Being Missing for Months.

Texas Republican Congresswoman Kay Granger, who has been absent from voting for the past six months, was recently found to be residing in a dementia care facility.

The 81-year-old, who was about to conclude nearly three decades in the House, reportedly has been living at a nursing home that charges $4,000 monthly. An investigation by the Dallas Express discovered her at the facility after she was found disoriented in her neighborhood.

This revelation has spurred widespread debate regarding the capability of older politicians to effectively serve amidst a broader scrutiny of America’s aging political leadership.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, advocated on social media for cognitive assessments for elected officials. Commentator Meghan McCain expressed dismay over the lack of media coverage regarding Granger’s prolonged absence. Concerns similarly focus on other senior politicians, including Mitch McConnell, 82, and Nancy Pelosi, who have encountered health challenges.

Political consultant Ryan Girdusky indicated awareness of Granger’s condition among insiders.

On Sunday, Granger’s congressional office released a statement saying, “Kay Granger is not in Memory Care,” with a statement attributed to Granger herself claiming, “As many of my family, friends, and colleagues have known, I have been navigating some unforeseen health challenges over the past year.”

She accepted her “health challenges have progressed making frequent travel to Washington both difficult and unpredictable.”

The investigation gained momentum when Dallas Express reporter Carlos Turcios noted a lack of response from Granger’s office. Local GOP Chair Bo French commented on the significance of her absence given the congressional votes occurring, describing it as disenfranchising her constituents, who number around two million.

Granger is about to end her term in Congress, with Texas House Member Craig Goldman set to take over. Granger, until April this year, chaired the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

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Texas Republican Congresswoman Kay Granger, who has been absent from voting for the past six months, was recently found to be residing in a dementia care facility. show more
December 21, 2024
News
Politics
UK

One in Five Tory Voters Defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party: Poll.

Polling suggests that more and more Conservative (Tory) Party voters are ready to back Brexit leader Nigel Farage and his populist Reform Party, with one in five Tories defecting. A Techne UK poll has highlighted the shift among voters.

The Conservative Party, led by Nigeria-raised Kemi Badenoch, has seen a slight increase in support, reaching 26 percent in the last week—just 1 percent behind the ruling Labour Party, which holds steady at 27 percent. However, 22 percent of voters who previously backed the Conservatives in the July election have now switched allegiance to Farage’s Reform Party.

Reform concludes the year with a 21 percent support level, showing a competitive position as it draws votes from the Tories. Previous polls have shown the party ahead of Labour.

Another key finding in the latest poll is that Reform holds a lead among voters who chose to leave the European Union (EU) in the 2016 Brexit referendum, capturing 38 percent compared to the Conservatives’ 36 percent.

Farage and Reform have also attracted attention from businessmen in recent weeks, including billionaire Nick Candy. Candy recently announced he will donate a seven-figure sum to Reform and become the party’s treasurer in the new year.

Tech mogul Elon Musk has also expressed interest in and support for Reform, meeting with Farage and Candy at President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, this month.

In response, Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has threatened to change political finance rules to prevent Musk from financially supporting Farage.

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Polling suggests that more and more Conservative (Tory) Party voters are ready to back Brexit leader Nigel Farage and his populist Reform Party, with one in five Tories defecting. A Techne UK poll has highlighted the shift among voters. show more
December 20, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
Politics

How a Luxury Hotel Lined Nancy & Paul Pelosi’s Pockets with COVID Cash.

A Napa Valley, California luxury hotel that has for decades failed to turn much of a profit turned into a major windfall generator for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her husband, Paul, thanks to COVID-19 pandemic emergency relief programs. The Auberge du Soleil hotel, which the Pelosis own a significant stake in, received a $9 million U.S. taxpayer-funded bailout during the pandemic, according to RealClearInvestigations.

The COVID relief money disbursed to Auberge du Soleil corresponds with a 2021 ethics report in which former Speaker Pelosi reported that her family’s income generated from their stake in the hotel jumped from $1 million to $5 million. In most years, Auberge du Soleil has reported losses ranging in the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In addition to the Auberge du Soleil, several other hotels and restaurants owned by Paul and Nancy Pelosi were recipients of taxpayer dollars through various pandemic relief programs, resulting in a $28 million windfall overall for the family. While other lawmakers also benefited from pandemic aid granted to their private businesses, the scale of the Pelosi family’s profit stands alone. The fact that the former Democrat House Speaker was one of the key negotiators in securing the passage of around $5.5 trillion in pandemic aid raises serious ethical questions regarding the level of profits she and her husband were able to draw from it.

The National Pulse previously reported that Nancy Pelosi’s net worth has hit a new record high, reaching upwards of $272 million—an exponential increase from her reported wealth just a decade ago. The 84-year-old Democrat and her husband have been prolific stock traders throughout 2024, with a reported trade volume of $137.48 million on just 171 trades.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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A Napa Valley, California luxury hotel that has for decades failed to turn much of a profit turned into a major windfall generator for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her husband, Paul, thanks to COVID-19 pandemic emergency relief programs. The Auberge du Soleil hotel, which the Pelosis own a significant stake in, received a $9 million U.S. taxpayer-funded bailout during the pandemic, according to RealClearInvestigations. show more
December 20, 2024
Politics
TECH

Depraved Porn Giant Pulls Out of This American State.

Pornhub is set to block Florida residents from accessing its website, which hosts adult content, starting on January 1, 2025, when recently adopted age verification requirements in the state take effect. In March, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed into law a mandate requiring pornographic websites to use third-party technology to anonymously verify an individual’s age before they are allowed to access adult content. The legislation is part of a broader effort to protect minors from explicit online content, requiring users to confirm they are over 18 before entering such sites.

An informational popup on Pornhub notified users in Florida this week about the impending restriction, attributing the change to the new statute. Pornhub criticized the measure, suggesting it jeopardizes privacy without effectively barring minors. However, anti-trafficking advocate Laila Mickelwait disputed this stance, pointing out ongoing concerns regarding Pornhub’s data practices, including a class-action lawsuit over alleged user data exploitation.

The Florida legislation is part of a broader trend, with similar laws causing Pornhub to cease operations in several states like Indiana, Idaho, and Kansas. These laws typically receive bipartisan support. A notable example is Arkansas, where both Republican and Democratic legislators unanimously supported age-verification measures.

Support for such legislation is high, with an RMG Research poll indicating that 83 percent of American voters favor federal age verification for online pornography access.

CatholicVote President Brian Burch—named on Friday by President-elect Donald J. Trump as the next Ambassador to the Holy See—emphasized Pornhub’s campaign against age-verification laws demonstrates their effectiveness. “We urge every state legislature in the country to take immediate action to protect children from accessing obscene and dangerous pornography,” Burch contends, noting: “We require age verification to smoke, to gamble, and to drink alcohol. Surely we can protect our kids from this monstrous industry.”

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Pornhub is set to block Florida residents from accessing its website, which hosts adult content, starting on January 1, 2025, when recently adopted age verification requirements in the state take effect. In March, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed into law a mandate requiring pornographic websites to use third-party technology to anonymously verify an individual's age before they are allowed to access adult content. The legislation is part of a broader effort to protect minors from explicit online content, requiring users to confirm they are over 18 before entering such sites. show more
December 20, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
UK

New Epstein-Linked UK Ambassador to USA Called Trump ‘Danger to the World.’

The United Kingdom‘s new ambassador to the United States has referred to President-elect Donald J. Trump as a “danger to the world” and claimed he was “little short of a white nationalist and a racist.” Lord Peter Mandelson, a three-time government minister for the far-left Labour Party under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, was announced this week as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer‘s pick for US ambassador.

The infamous globalist, closely linked to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, has not been shy about his views on President-elect Trump in the past, criticizing the previous Conservative government for even trying to develop relations with the America First leader during his first term in office. He once stated that Trump should “never be viewed by people in Britain as a true embodiment of or spokesman for our values.”

“What Donald Trump represents and believes is anathema to mainstream British opinion, and the idea that as a result of Brexit, we have to kowtow to an American president who holds those views will outrage people in Britain,” he claimed.

In 2018, he wrote an opinion piece stating it was “necessary to recognize Mr. Trump’s behavior for what it is: he is a bully and a mercantilist who thinks the U.S. will gain in trade only when others are losing.”

Lord Mandelson, who had to resign from Blair’s government in disgrace, is one of several prominent Labour Party politicians who have expressed disdain for Trump in recent years. For instance, Foreign Secretary David Lammy once called Trump a “neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath” and a  “tyrant.” Earlier this year, he refused to apologize for the comments but did praise Trump for arming Ukraine during his first term.

Members of the Labour Party even tried to cancel Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom in 2019, claiming he promoted misogyny and xenophobia.

Image by Ryan Rayburn/IMF.

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The United Kingdom's new ambassador to the United States has referred to President-elect Donald J. Trump as a "danger to the world" and claimed he was "little short of a white nationalist and a racist." Lord Peter Mandelson, a three-time government minister for the far-left Labour Party under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, was announced this week as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's pick for US ambassador. show more