Can you be punished by the government for your religious views? According to the 1st Amendment the answer to that question should be a resounding “No!” However, more and more leftist politicians, bureaucrats and their allies are pushing to do just that.
The General Michael Flynn case grinds on. Flynn has hired a new attorney (Mrs. Sidney Powell) and they were in court this week again. The need for a classified security clearance to review documents was discussed. The DOJ responded by saying no classified information was provided to the prior Flynn defense team. Therefore, Ms. Powell didn’t need to be concerned on that issue.
This means that Flynn was never provided with a copy of the phone call transcript (December 29, 2016) between him and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The content of that phone call lies at the heart of the FBI interview that took place on January 24th, 2017. It became the basis for the charges that he lied to the FBI.
Ignoring for a moment the merits of the Flynn case, one has to ask about the ineptitude (or corruption?) of his previous attorneys for not asking for production of this evidence. There are also all the machinations that occurred in the production of the FD-302 notes from the Flynn interview. But, most importantly, there is the question of how and when Flynn was unmasked.
Food for thought.
Jussie Smollett was a great example of how white privilege works in this country. Not!
Hat Tip…ZM
The architects of the failed counter-intelligence operation against PDJT are getting nervous. With AG Barr and US Attorney Durham digging deeper and deeper into the origins of the spying on the Trump campaign and the Presidency, James Clapper, former DNI, has gone into panic mode. Keep in mind that Clapper perjured himself before Congress in 2013 that the NSA wasn’t spying on Americans. Then Edward Snowden came on the scene and blew that story out of the water. We know why he wasn’t indicted for perjury then. He has no such protection today.
It has been an interesting week in US-China relations. As recently as a few of weeks ago, China had been threatening to blacklist foreign companies that “sided” with the US in the ongoing trade war.
The move to establish the blacklist came after the United States hit Huawei with an export ban, effectively barring US companies from doing business with the smartphone and telecom equipment maker.
The ban was designed to keep the nation’s networks secure from foreign adversaries. The concern is that the company’s products could offer the Chinese government a way to spy on sensitive US communications. Huawei denied the accusations.
In the middle of May, Xi Jinping, China’s leader, had warned his people of a new “Long March.” “We are here at the starting point of the Long March to remember the time when the Red Army began its journey,” Xi told cheering crowds in Jiangxi province. “We are now embarking on a new Long March, and we must start all over again.” Jiangxi province is the site of the Red Army’s retreat in 1934-36. Xi appeared to be warning his people that hardships lay ahead.
A little humor to start the weekend.
Hat Tip…ZM
PDJT launched his 2020 re-election campaign in Orlando on Tuesday in front of the largest crowd ever at a Presidential campaign stop. The energy in Orlando was incredible. PDJT was really stoked.
This speaks for itself.
With what is probably the largest crowd in history on hand at any Presidential campaign stop ever, President Trump kicked off his re-election campaign in Orlando on Tuesday. More than 100,000 people showed up. Most of them knew they would not be able to get into the Amway Center. They showed up anyway. Why? Because PDJT shows up for us and doesn’t back down.
The common people of this country have awakened to the absolute corruption that infests Washington. They are saying that enough is enough.
As noted yesterday, Asia, specifically China, is providing some interesting bits of news this week. On Sunday some 2 million Hong Kongers protested in the streets over China’s attempt to subvert their rights within their legal justice system. Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive officer, may have been the target of their immediate anger. However, clearly China is their concern.
The heavy-handed response by Lam, rubber bullets and tear gas, against protesters who were peaceful has brought at least silent condemnation from most of the civilized world. This was no UC-Berkley protest. There were no fires in the streets. There were no broken windows. There was no looting. Emergency vehicles that needed to get through were allowed to pass. There were more than 70 injuries from the police response.