Trump’s ‘Civil War’ Quote Tweet Is Actually Grounds for Impeachment, Says Harvard Law Professor; GOP Rep. Goes off on ‘Civil War’ Tweet: ‘Beyond Repugnant’

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By Newsweek. President Donald Trump’s recent tweet quoting a longtime evangelical pastor who warned of a “Civil War” if Democrats seriously pursue removing him from office could actually be grounds for impeachment, one Harvard Law professor said.

“If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War like fracture in this Nation from which our Country will never heal,” Trump tweeted on Sunday night.

The tweet was a quote from Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist pastor who gave the comment during an appearance on Fox & Friends Weekend. Trump added his own parenthetical aside to Jeffress’ quote, in which the president asserted that Congress won’t be successful in their impeachment efforts.

The president’s tweet was immediately met with backlash, and Harvard Law professor John Coates argued that the social media post itself is an “independent basis” for lawmakers to remove him from the White House.

“This tweet is itself an independent basis for impeachment – a sitting president threatening civil war if Congress exercises its constitutionally authorized power,” Coates wrote on Twitter on Monday.

(Read more from “Trump’s ‘Civil War’ Quote Tweet Is Actually Grounds for Impeachment, Says Harvard Law Professor” HERE)

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Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on President Donald Trump’s ‘Civil War’ Threat: ‘Beyond Repugnant’

By USA Today. Republican congressman and Air Force veteran Adam Kinzinger slammed President Donald Trump for suggesting that his impeachment could lead to a “Civil War.”

“If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War like fracture in this Nation from which our Country will never heal,” Trump tweeted on Sunday, quoting Robert Jeffress, an evangelical pastor and loyal Trump supporter who appeared on “Fox & Friends Weekend.”

The suggestion of a civil war was met with widespread backlash — even from Trump’s own party, including Kinzinger, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“I have visited nations ravaged by civil war,” the Illinois lawmaker tweeted. “I have never imagined such a quote to be repeated by a President. This is beyond repugnant.”

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Report: Whistleblower Seeking Federal Protection, Lawyers Allege ‘Certain Individuals’ Have Offered Bounty

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By Mediaite. CBS reported a new update on the anonymous whistleblower: they are seeking further federal protection “because he or she fears for their safety.”

60 Minutes reported Sunday night that a letter from the whistleblower’s attorney Andrew Bakaj alleges “certain individuals have issued a $50,000 ‘bounty’ for ‘any information’ relating to our client’s identity.” The letter includes Trump’s leaked comments from earlier this week, saying they indicated a threat of violence against the whistleblower.

“I want to know who’s the person, who’s the person who gave the whistleblower the information? Because that’s close to a spy,” Trump said earlier this week. “You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart? Right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now.”

Scott Pelley also spoke with Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Kevin McCarthy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the ongoing impeachment inquiry. The inquiry was launched following the release of a transcript that appeared to show Trump asking the Ukrainian president for political favors in exchange for military aid.

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Intel Community: ‘First-Hand Information Required’ for Whistleblowers — Until Second-Hand Complaint on President Trump, That Is

By The Blaze. The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) has quietly removed its requirement that whistleblowers report only “first-hand information,” according to a report in The Federalist.

Coincidentally, the whistleblower who recently filed a complaint against President Donald Trump admitted that he or she was “not a direct witness” to the alleged wrongdoings, a stipulation that would have disqualified the complaint under previous versions of the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act (ICWPA) disclosure process.

A screenshot provided by The Federalist’s Sean Davis shows the former version of the whistleblower complaint form, or “Disclosure of Urgent Concern” form, with the following listed under a bold, underlined heading that read, “FIRST-HAND INFORMATION REQUIRED.”

In order to find an urgent concern “credible,” the [Intelligence Community Inspector General] must be in possession of reliable, first-hand information. The IC IG cannot transmit information via the ICPWA based on an employee’s second-hand knowledge of wrongdoing. This includes information received from another person, such as when an employee informs you that he/she witnessed some type of wrongdoing.

However, a new version of the form only requires would-be whistleblowers to check a box saying, “I heard about it from others.” (Read more from “Intel Community: ‘First-Hand Information Required’ for Whistleblowers — Until Second-Hand Complaint on President Trump, That Is” HERE)

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NYC Makes It Illegal to Call Someone an ‘Illegal Alien’

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New York City declared on Thursday that using the term “illegal alien” in a derogatory way is illegal and punishable by a fine of up to $250,000.

The city’s Commission on Human Rights issued new legal enforcement guidance stating that “the use of the term ‘illegal alien,’ among others, when used with the intent to demean, humiliate, or harass a person, is illegal under the law.”

Also outlawed under the guidelines are “harassing and discriminating against someone for their use of another language or their limited English proficiency, and threatening to call ICE on a person based on a discriminatory motive.” . . .

Mayor Bill De Blasio, who earlier this month aborted his 2020 Democratic presidential campaign, retweeted the city’s post. (Read more from “NYC Makes It Illegal to Call Someone an ‘Illegal Alien’” HERE)

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Actress Loses Dream Role After Christian Facebook Post Is Found

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As an up-and-coming actress, Seyi Omooba was overjoyed to be given the lead role in a stage version of The Color Purple.

But just a day after she was cast in the production, the emergence of an old Facebook post in which she quoted the Bible to express her Christian beliefs led to her being sacked as a ‘homophobe’. . .

In March this year, she auditioned for a production of the musical to be staged in Birmingham and Leicester and was ecstatic to be given the part of Celie, the central character in Alice Walker’s novel who was played by Whoopi Goldberg in the 1985 film.

But the next day she received a tweet with a screenshot of her Facebook post from September 2014.

In a discussion about homosexuality, she had written: ‘It is clearly evident in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 what the Bible says on this matter. I do not believe you can be born gay and I do not believe homosexuality is right…’ (Read more from “Actress Loses Dream Role After Christian Facebook Post Is Found” HERE)

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Illegal Alien Charged With Shooting Man in Head – in What Appeared to Be Car Crash

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It looked like a horrific car accident, of the kind that is all too common on America’s highways. On the evening of September 21, Indiana state police arrived at the scene of a two-car crash on I-70 east of Indianapolis and found two cars badly smashed on the westbound side of the high median. 27-year-old Devon Anderson was bleeding profusely in his Dodge Caravan and was pronounced dead at the scene, and 24-year-old Juan Garrado Vivas, the driver of the Ford Ranger, was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Just another day in the grisly work of highway patrol seeing fatal injuries resulting from car crashes, or so they thought. The Marion County Coroner’s office performed an autopsy on Tuesday, September 23, and found a bullet in Anderson’s head, not exactly the typical result of a car crash. Upon further investigation, police believe they’ve determined that Vivas, the driver of the Ford Ranger, shot Anderson in the head, which then caused the Caravan to crash into Vivas’ Ranger, making it look like a tragic accident at first. Anderson was also not wearing a seatbelt, according to the press release from the state police, which would certainly explain the massive head injuries that masked the bullet wound at the scene.

The booking records from the Marion County sheriff’s office show Vivas was arrested on Sept. 24 on murder charges. He was also charged with carrying a gun without a permit and driving without ever having received a driver’s license.

As of this writing, police have not publicly offered any suspected motive for this highly unusual homicide.

This is a bizarre and disturbing homicide case, yet not a single reporter in Indianapolis appeared interested in finding out Vivas’ immigration status. Any good reporter would automatically suspect this man is here illegally because he was charged with “never” having been issued a driver’s license. In response to my inquiry, an ICE official told me on Friday that “ICE has filed a detainer with Marion County Jail” on Vivas.

How much skill does it take to kill someone with a head shot while driving on a highway with both cars traveling at high speeds?

This is why it’s so important to document the origin of these crimes – to determine whether they are inherent in our country or a problem imported through illegal immigration. So many of these horrific murders go “undocumented” as committed by illegal aliens, and law enforcement are left without the important tools to track unique foreign gang and cartel crimes. Likewise, policy-makers are left without important data with which to debate policy loopholes in our immigration system that are allowing dangerous criminal aliens to remain in the country undetected. (For more from the author of “Illegal Alien Charged With Shooting Man in Head – in What Appeared to Be Car Crash” please click HERE)

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University Officials Held ‘Personally Liable’ for Discrimination Against Christian Group

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A federal court ruled University of Iowa officials must pay out of their own pockets for discriminating against a prominent Christian student group, calling the university’s conduct “ludicrous” and “incredibly baffling” during a hearing last week.

Judge Stephanie M. Rose of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled Friday that the University of Iowa and its officers violated constitutional law when they kicked InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and other religious groups, off the campus in June 2018 for requiring leaders to uphold Christian beliefs — but giving a pass to secular student groups that also have leadership requirements.

The university limited the Christian group’s access to campus after being there for over 25 years, froze its bank account, shut down its website and advertised that it was “defunct” for lack of student interest, according to court documents. This violated the Christian group’s free speech and free exercise rights, the court ruled.

“It’s rare for a federal judge to call out a public university for ‘ludicrous’ and ‘incredibly baffling’ violations of the First Amendment,” Daniel Blomberg, senior counsel at Becket, who represented InterVarsity and BLinC, told Fox News. “But it was necessary here. The court already told the University of Iowa to stop picking on one Christian student group. The University responded by doubling down and kicking out Christian, Muslim and Sikh groups. That was obviously wrong. And it’s even more clearly wrong once you consider, as the court did, that it was also unfair.” . . .

“We must have leaders who share our faith,” Greg Jao, director of external relations at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, said in a statement. “No group — religious or secular — could survive with leaders who reject its values. We’re grateful the court has stopped the University’s religious discrimination, and we look forward to continuing our ministry on campus for years to come.” (Read more from “University Officials Held ‘Personally Liable’ for Discrimination Against Christian Group” HERE)

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Was Biden Aware? Joe, Hunter Seen Golfing With Ukraine Gas Company Exec in Unearthed Photo

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A photo obtained by Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” shows former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter golfing in the Hamptons with Devon Archer, who served on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings with Hunter.

Earlier this month, Joe Biden told Fox News in Iowa that he never discussed his son’s foreign business dealings with him.

“I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings,” Biden said, pointing the finger at President Trump. “I know Trump deserves to be investigated. He is violating every basic norm of a president. You should be asking him why is he on the phone with a foreign leader, trying to intimidate a foreign leader. You should be looking at Trump.” . . .

Earlier this month, Trump suggested that despite his claims, Joe Biden seemingly discussed Ukraine matters with his son. The White House has sought to point to possible corruption by the Bidens, amid the House Democrats’ formal impeachment inquiry against the president. . .

Biden has acknowledged on camera that in spring 2016, when he was vice president, he successfully pressured Ukraine to fire top prosecutor Viktor Shokin. At the time, Shokin was investigating Burisma Holdings — where Hunter had a lucrative role on the board despite limited relevant expertise.

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House Dems Subpoena Rudy Giuliani

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The House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani for documents as part of its impeachment inquiry into the president.

In a letter to Giuliani dated Monday, the heads of three House committees asked for information related to the president’s and his lawyer’s efforts to get Ukraine’s government to investigate the Biden family.

Three Democratic-led panels — the Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees — are demanding that Giuliani produce all text messages, phone records and other communications related to the “scheme” he is accused of perpetrating “in order to determine the full extent of this effort by the President and his Administration to press Ukraine to interfere in our 2020 presidential election.”

They wrote that the House Democrats’ probe “includes an investigation of credible allegations that [Giuliani] acted as an agent of the President in a scheme to advance his personal political interests by abusing the power of the Office of the President.” Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. — who lead the Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees, respectively — asked him to produce documents by Oct. 15. . .

The subpoena adds to the heightened scrutiny of both administration officials and outside Trump confidants after the House decided last week to move forward with impeachment proceedings. On Friday, the Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents. The heads of the Appropriations and Budget committees also asked Friday for records related to the Office of Management and Budget’s involvement in the Trump administration deciding to hold back nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine. (Read more from “House Dems Subpoena Rudy Giuliani” HERE)

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WATCH: Trump Shreds Adam Schiff Over Made up Whistleblower Narrative

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President Donald Trump on Monday took aim at House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) for making up his own version of Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a hearing with Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire. The candid comments came in response to a reporter’s question about the whistleblower’s identity, The Daily Caller reported.

“President Trump, do you know the identity of the whistleblower?” NBC’s Hallie Jackson asked.

“We’re trying to find out about the whistleblower that reports things that are incorrect. As you know, and you probably figured it out, the statement I made to the president of Ukraine – a good man, a nice man, new – was perfect. But the whistleblower reported a totally different statement, like a statement that was not even made,” Trump replied.

“When the whistleblower reported it he made it sound terrible. And then you had Adam Schiff, who, even worse, made up my words, which I think is horrible. I’ve never even seen a thing like that,” the president explained. “Adam Schiff – representative, Congressman – made up what I said. He actually took words and made it up. The reason is when he saw my call to the president of Ukraine it was so good he couldn’t quote from it because there was nothing done wrong. It was perfect.”

“So Adam Schiff decided ‘I can’t let this happen so let me make it up.’… So Adam Schiff made up a phony call,” Trump told reporters. “And he read it to Congress and he read it to the people of the United States. And it’s a disgrace. This whole this is a disgrace.” (Read more from “Watch: Trump Shreds Adam Schiff Over Made up Whistleblower Narrative” HERE)

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READ: Australian Ambassador Agreed to Help Barr Investigate Origins of Russia Probe

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On Monday, a letter from Australian Ambassador Joe Hockey to Attorney General William Barr surfaced showing the Australian government intended to help the Trump administration get to the bottom of the origins of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. The letter was originally sent in May.

“The Australian Government will use its best endeavors to support your efforts in this matte. While Australia’s former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, the Hon Alexander Downer, is no longer employed by the government, we stand ready to provide you with all the relevant information to support your inquiries,” the letter reads.

President Donald Trump called Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week to ask for his help into the investigation. The call took place before Morrison traveled to the United States later in the week, The Guardian reported.

“The Australian government has always been ready to assist and cooperate with efforts that help shed further light on the matters under investigation,” the Australian government said in a statement, which confirmed the call. “The PM confirmed this readiness once again in conversation with the president.”

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