Is There Anyone On Comey’s Legal Team Who Wasn’t Getting Leaks From The FBI?

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Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey filed a motion on Monday to dismiss the charges of lying to Congress brought by District Attorney Lindsey Halligan in the Eastern District of Virginia. Comey, however, has retained yet another one of his former leak recipients as a defense attorney, raising the question: Is there anyone on Comey’s defense team that he wasn’t leaking to?

According to a 2019 Office of Inspector General report, in May 2017, James Comey sent four confidential FBI memos to his personal lawyer Patrick Fitzgerald, along with instructions to share the documents with two other lawyers: Daniel Richman and David Kelley. Fitzgerald and Kelley are Comey’s defense lawyers in the case brought by Halligan.

As Federalist CEO Sean Davis pointed out in an X post, Comey hiring his leak recipients as his legal team not only ​​prevents two direct witnesses of his allegedly illegal behavior from testifying against him, but also potentially places incriminating communication between the three men under the protection of attorney-client privilege.

Understandably, the prosecution asked Judge Michael Nachmanoff last weekend to approve a “filter team” to comb through the evidence in order to — as Politico’s reporting framed it — “clarify Fitzgerald’s role in the 8-year-old disclosures.”

Contrary to Politico’s spin, Fitzgerald’s role needs little additional “clarification.” The Office of the Inspector General report on the investigation into Comey’s leaks already clarified the situation — but perhaps not in the way Politico and Comey would have liked. As The Federalist’s Breccan Thies reported, “An August 2019 Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) report shows that Fitzgerald received detailed memos documenting Comey’s private meetings with President Donald Trump about the Russia collusion probe, with at least one containing classified information.” (Read more from “Is There Anyone On Comey’s Legal Team Who Wasn’t Getting Leaks From The FBI?” HERE)

FBI: Man Arrested After Offering to Pay Bounty for Murder of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi

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A man in St. Paul, Minnesota, is accused of posting a TikTok video offering to pay a bounty for the murder of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The suspect, identified as Tyler Maxon Avalos, allegedly posted an image of Bondi with a caption that read “WANTED: Pam Bondi — REWARD: $45,000 — DEAD OR ALIVE (Preferably Dead),” Fox News reported Monday.

An image of the alleged post appears to have a sniper scope dot on the photo of Bondi:

The Fox article said the suspect is also accused of writing, “Cough cough. When they don’t serve us, then what?” on the post.

A federal investigation was launched once another TikTok user flagged the post. Officials arrested the suspect at an apartment building on Thursday, and he now faces federal charges in the case. (Read more from “FBI: Man Arrested After Offering to Pay Bounty for Murder of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi” HERE)

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Trans Teen Admits to Plotting Valentine’s Day Mass Shooting at High School

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A mass shooting-obsessed trans teen has admitted to plotting a Valentine’s Day massacre at her Indiana high school.

Trinity Shockley, 18, is set to plead guilty to felony conspiracy to commit murder in return for spending a maximum of 12.5 years in prison and five years of probation, according to the Morgan County Prosecutor’s office.

Shockley, who authorities said identifies as male and uses the name Jamie, was arrested in February Monday after police received a tip that she had access to an AR-15, had purchased a bulletproof vest, and was obsessed with mass shooters.

When officers searched her home, they found a twisted shrine to Parkland Florida mass shooter Nikolas Cruz, and other gunmen. (Read more from “Trans Teen Admits to Plotting Valentine’s Day Mass Shooting at High School” HERE)

Sen. Rand Paul Backs Colleague Thomas Massie Amid Trump-Endorsed Primary Challenge

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Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has pledged full support for Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) as Massie faces a high-stakes primary challenge backed by former President Donald Trump in 2026. In an interview with POLITICO for “The Conversation,” Paul warned that Trump’s targeting of Massie sends a broader message to Republicans about internal discipline and loyalty.

“Thomas Massie is going to win,” Paul said. “I’m going to help him. I’m going to be with him every step of the way.”

Paul underscored that the threats to Massie from Trump and the pro-MAGA apparatus should alarm any lawmaker who values independence. According to Paul, Massie represents one of the most authentic voices of the Republican base — even as he clashes with Trump on key issues.

The contest in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District is shaping up as a proxy battle between Massie’s libertarian-leaning, constitutionalist style of conservatism and Trump’s command-and-control approach to GOP primaries.

Trump has endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein, a loyalist who recently launched his campaign, declaring: “This district is Trump Country. The president doesn’t need obstacles in Congress — he needs backup.”

Tensions between Massie and Trump have been rising in recent months. Massie has publicly challenged the former president and top GOP leaders on several key issues, including pushing to scale back presidential war powers, opposing Trump-backed congressional megabills, and demanding the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The congressman also took to X (formerly Twitter) to post:

Massie’s “America First” stance has consistently emphasized fiscal restraint and limiting U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts. He has opposed large-scale spending bills he views as inflating the national debt and championed constitutional limits on executive war powers, arguing that open-ended foreign engagements come at a high cost to American taxpayers and service members. Critics, including Trump and his allies, have portrayed Massie as obstructing the president’s vision of “America First,” accusing him of voting against mainstream conservative legislation and being insufficiently loyal to the MAGA agenda. Others have noted that Massie’s non-interventionism and fiscal purism put him at odds with voters who support strong international alliances or assertive foreign policies, highlighting the ongoing debate within the GOP about what “America First” truly means.

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House Republicans Want to Strip Zohran Mamdani of Citizenship, Possibly Deport NYC Mayoral Frontrunner Over Form Omissions

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The first immigration case NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani may have to confront if elected could be his own – as two House Republicans push the Justice Department to probe his path to citizenship and possibly boot him from the US.

Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) last week demanded the feds “review every naturalization of the past 30 years – starting with Mamdani.”

“I just think we need to take a hard look at how these folks became citizens, and if there is any fraud or any violation of the rules we need to denaturalize and deport,” Fine told the Post.

He also called for a probe of anti-Israel “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who was born in Somalia and is one of the first two women Muslims to serve in Congress.

Mamdani is a threat to the nation, he continued. “I know that there’s a lot of us that are very, very concerned about the enemy within – people who have come to this country to become citizens, to destroy it.”

He dismissed logistical concerns about yanking the citizenship of naturalized Americans after they got elected to top jobs. “If they’re not Americans, they can’t be in office,” he said. (Read more from “House Republicans Want to Strip Zohran Mamdani of Citizenship, Possibly Deport NYC Mayoral Frontrunner Over Form Omissions” HERE)

Republican Minn. Gov. Candidate Blasts Tim Walz on Election Integrity: ‘Fraud Capital of the Country’

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Illegal migrants and other non-citizens in Minnesota could circumvent election law and vote simply by presenting a driver’s license on election day — though election officials stress that the practice is illegal.

Local leaders are waking up to the glaring problem with same-day registration voting, which is when a non-registered voter shows up on election day with a valid ID and casts a ballot.

State Representative Kristin Robbins, chair of state’s House Fraud Prevention Committee, is calling out Minnesota election officials and had harsh words for Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.

“Tim Walz has made Minnesota the fraud capital of the country and I have no confidence in his oversight of elections,” Robbins, a Republican candidate for governor, told The Post. “We got lots of election problems.”

Robbins raised the alarm at an Oct. 14 hearing in which she pressed state Elections Director Paul Linnell on the issue. (Read more from “Republican Minn. Gov. Candidate Blasts Tim Walz on Election Integrity: ‘Fraud Capital of the Country’” HERE)

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Member Of Congress Reportedly In ‘Early Stages Of Dementia’ Scammed By Suspects Masquerading As Home Cleaning Crew

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Longtime Democratic District of Columbia Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton was scammed by individuals claiming to work for an HVAC company, according to a police report describing the 88-year-old lawmaker as being in the “early stages of dementia.”

Norton, who has served as Washington’s nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives since 1991, has repeatedly stated she is running for a 19th term in 2026 despite concerns over her age. Scammers came to the delegate’s residence Thursday afternoon and charged over $4,000 to her credit card for cleaning services they did not carry out, according to a police report obtained by NBC4 Washington.

The internal document reportedly described the incident’s “complainant” or victim as “Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) 88 years old, Black Woman, suffers early stages of dementia.”

The Democrat personally allowed the group claiming to be HVAC personnel into her home in D.C.’s Southeast quadrant, according to the outlet. An unspecified amount of time later, a person identified on the report as Norton’s “caretaker/power of attorney” spotted the supposed cleaning crew on a doorbell camera.

That supposed caretaker, identified as Jaqueline Pelt on a separate public incident report, was reportedly not at the delegate’s residence when she first spotted the strange individuals on camera. Pelt then left to go there, realizing Norton’s card had been charged, after which she notified police, according to the outlet. (Read more from “Member Of Congress Reportedly In ‘Early Stages Of Dementia’ Scammed By Suspects Masquerading As Home Cleaning Crew” HERE)

NJ Cop Allegedly Ignored 911 Call About Double Murder-Suicide — and Went to ATM, Pizza Shop Instead

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First responders typically run toward danger — but a New Jersey cop allegedly hit an ATM and then a pizza parlor instead of responding to a 911 call about what turned out to be a double murder-suicide, prosecutors said.

Franklin Township Police Sgt. Kevin Bollaro has been on administrative leave since Aug. 2, the day authorities found the bodies of veterinarian Lauren Semanchik, 33, and her new boyfriend, volunteer firefighter Tyler Webb, 29, inside her home.

Nearby, authorities found the remains of her 45-year-old ex, New Jersey State Police Lt. Ricardo Santos, who had killed himself.

Bollaro had been dispatched to investigate three 911 calls from Semanchik’s concerned neighbors, but never actually went to the home, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said.

Instead, Bollaro “falsely stated in his report that he ‘checked the area along Upper Kingtown Road again and was unable to locate the source of the shots,’ and that he ‘cleared the scene after approximately 20 minutes,’” Robeson’s office alleged of the Aug. 1 incident.

Bollaro was outed by GPS data and surveillance footage that contradicted his account — and instead revealed his drive 1.5 miles in the opposite direction, to a TD Bank on Route 31 in Clinton Township, prosecutors said. (Read more from “NJ Cop Allegedly Ignored 911 Call About Double Murder-Suicide — and Went to ATM, Pizza Shop Instead” HERE)

JD Vance Slams Zohran Mamdani for Making ‘His Auntie’ the ‘Real Victim of 9/11’

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Vice President JD Vance criticized New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, writing on X that according to the Democrat, “the real victim of 9/11” was his aunt.

Vance made the remark as early voting began Saturday in New York City, where Mamdani, the frontrunner in the race, is trying to fend off challengers Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.

“I want to speak to the memory of my aunt. Who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab,” Mamdani said in a clip of a Friday campaign event that Vance shared.

“According to Zohran, the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks,” Vance said.

Mamdani also said Friday that, “I want to speak to the Muslim who works for our city, whether they teach in our schools or walk the beat for the NYPD, New Yorkers who all make daily sacrifices for the city they call home, only to see their leaders spit in their face.” (Read more from “JD Vance Slams Zohran Mamdani for Making ‘His Auntie’ the ‘Real Victim of 9/11’” HERE)

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Steve Bannon Claims ‘There’s a Plan’ to Secure Trump a Third Term

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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has stirred a new political firestorm after suggesting that there is an active plan to help Donald Trump secure a third presidential term—a move that would directly challenge the 22nd Amendment.

In an interview with The Economist, Bannon boldly declared, “He’s gonna get a third term. Trump ’28—Trump is gonna be president ’28, so people just ought to get accommodated with that.”

When pressed by The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes about the constitutional limits, Bannon claimed there were “many different alternatives” to achieve it. “At the appropriate time, we’ll lay out what the plan is,” he said. “But there’s a plan, and President Trump will be the president in ’28.”

Bannon, who has remained one of Trump’s most vocal allies since leaving the White House, framed the effort as a continuation of a divine mission. “The country needs him to be President of the United States. We have to finish what we started,” he told The Economist.

He described Trump as an “instrument of divine will”—noting that while the former president isn’t “churchy,” he still sees himself as chosen to lead the nation through what Bannon and many of Trump’s supporters view as a battle against the deep state.

Bannon’s claim echoes Trump’s own remarks. On multiple occasions, Trump has hinted at serving beyond the traditional two terms. In March, during an interview with NBC News, he said, “A lot of people want me to seek a third term. I’m focused on the current one, but there are methods which you could do it.”

When pressed about what those “methods” might entail—including a scenario in which Vice President JD Vance runs for president and later hands back the office—Trump responded, “That’s one, but there are others too.”

Constitutional experts quickly pushed back, warning that Trump allies may be exploring legal loopholes in the 22nd and 12th Amendments.

Laurence Tribe, a constitutional scholar and former Harvard Law professor, cautioned that the 22nd Amendment doesn’t technically bar someone from serving more than two terms—it only prohibits being elected to more than two.

“Anyone discounting a 3rd Trump term per the 22nd and 12th Amendments is thinking magically,” Tribe wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “The 22nd doesn’t bar serving a 3rd term, only being elected 3 times. The 12th doesn’t bar running for VP unless ‘ineligible’ to serve as President—but Trump isn’t ineligible. QED!”

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