Karine Jean-Pierre Stonewalls Questions on Biden’s Unacknowledged Grandchild

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to answer questions about Hunter Biden and his four-year-old daughter Navy, President Joe Biden’s unacknowledged seventh grandchild, on Tuesday.

Navy lives with her mother, former stripper Lunden Roberts, in Arkansas. Roberts is currently battling with the president’s son in court over $20,000 monthly paternity payments, which Hunter is seeking to have decreased, according to CNN.

Asked about the paternity case and the White House’s failure to acknowledge Navy, Jean-Pierre refused to answer.

“I wanted to ask about the trial going on in Arkansas with Hunter Biden and the child support. Are the president and first lady monitoring that? And how come they haven’t acknowledged the seventh grandchild?” asked Emily Goodwin, U.S. politics reporter for the U.K.’s Daily Mail.

“I’m not going to speak to that from here,” answered Jean-Pierre.

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Transgender Montana Lawmaker’s Appeal to Return to State House Floor Denied by Judge

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Transgender Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr’s appeal to return to the state’s House floor was denied by a judge.

Judge Mike Menahan of the state’s First District Court, a Democrat and former representative, said in a five-page response letter that he did not have the authority to intervene in the legislative dispute, the New York Times reported. Zephyr had filed the lawsuit on Monday, protesting the lawmaker’s censure after a series of provocative comments and rowdy demonstrations by Zephyr’s supporters.

Zephyr’s lawsuit claimed that the lawmaker’s First Amendment right to free speech was being violated by the censure.

“The lawsuit alleges that recent actions undertaken by House leadership to silence Representative Zephyr are a violation of [the lawmaker’s] own First Amendment rights and the rights of [Zephyr’s] 11,000 constituents to representation in their state government,” a release by the ACLU, which is representing Zephyr, stated. The lawsuit demanded that Zephyr’s censure be immediately revoked. (Read more from “Transgender Montana Lawmaker’s Appeal to Return to State House Floor Denied by Judge” HERE)

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Transurrection: Another Left-Wing Capitol Takeover, This Time in Texas (VIDEO)

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Left-wing activists have mounted another “insurrection” in a state capitol, this time disrupting a session of the Texas state legislature in Austin, taking over the gallery Tuesday before being forcibly removed by police.

The liberal Texas Tribune reported:

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan abruptly cleared the public from the chamber’s gallery Tuesday, after LGBTQ Texans and parents of transgender kids chanted in opposition of a bill that would ban transition-related care for children.

Phelan ordered state police to clear the gallery just as Senate Bill 14 came to the House floor and as opponents began their chants and unrolled banners in support of trans kids. As bill opponents started filing out of the gallery, they chanted, “Trans rights are human rights.”

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Biden to Send Active-Duty Marines, Soldiers to U.S.-Mexico Border

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The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it would deploy 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to help deal with an expected wave of illegal immigrants starting next week.

The soldiers and Marines won’t be making arrests but will be assigned to support duties, including bringing more eyes to the border to keep tabs on illegal activity. The goal is to free up Customs and Border Protection personnel to perform their regular duties.

The Department of Homeland Security needs the help because the Biden administration will give up its Title 42 pandemic power to expel illegal immigrants on May 11, when the COVID-19 emergency expires. Title 42 has allowed CBP to immediately expel some illegal immigrants, and the tactic has helped keep the chaotic border from turning catastrophic.

The 90-day troop deployment marks an escalation of the country’s border defenses and is a retreat for President Biden. He had promised a more welcoming approach at the border but has been forced to use some of President Trump’s tactics to quell border chaos.

Past administrations have generally tapped the National Guard for border duty, but the Pentagon said it is sending active-duty troops this time — at least at first. Officials said they hope reservists can be rotated into duty and that Homeland Security eventually hires contractors to fill the troops’ jobs. (Read more from “Biden to Send Active-Duty Marines, Soldiers to U.S.-Mexico Border” HERE)

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Biden’s CIA Director Met With Jeffrey Epstein Multiple Times After Child Sex Crimes Conviction

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By Daily Caller. Newly released documents revealed Biden-appointed CIA Director William Burns met with deceased financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on multiple occasions after he was convicted of sex crimes in Florida, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.

The private calendar and emails show Epstein scheduled three meetings with Burns in 2014 when Burns was deputy secretary of state under President Obama, according to WSJ. Their first meeting was planned for August in the Washington, DC office of law firm Steptoe & Johnson and the next two were booked for Epstein’s Manhattan, New York townhouse, the documents show. Epstein planned on having Burns taken back to the airport after one of the scheduled meetings.

A CIA spokesperson told WSJ Burns met with Epstein as he was preparing to leave the government and did not know anything about him. “The director did not know anything about him, other than that he was introduced as an expert in the financial services sector and offered general advice on transition to the private sector,” CIA spokesperson Tammy Kupperman Thorp told the outlet. “They had no relationship.”

Burns recalled meeting Epstein once in New York after they were introduced by a mutual friend, Thorp told WSJ. “The director does not recall any further contact, including receiving a ride to the airport.”

Burns left government in October 2014 to become president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a prominent foreign policy think tank based in Washington, DC. He was appointed CIA Director by President Biden in 2021. A career diplomat, he previously served as ambassador to Russia from 2005-08. (Read more from “Biden’s CIA Director Met With Jeffrey Epstein Multiple Times After Child Sex Crimes Conviction” HERE)

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Biden, Obama Official Had Private Meetings With Epstein After Sex Crime Convictions

By Townhall. Jeffry Epstein’s private calendar reveals an official who served under the Obama and Biden Administrations had close ties to the convicted late sex offender.

William Burns, who became the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director during the Biden administration, also a college president and attorney who served with former President Barack Obama, had scheduled meetings with Epstein several times after the pedophile was convicted of child sex crimes.

Three scheduled meetings were slated to occur after Epstein was jailed in 2008 in Washington D.C. and Epstein’s townhome in Manhattan, New York. However, it is unclear if each scheduled meeting took place or the purpose of the sessions.

A CIA spokesperson claimed Burns had met with Epstein because, in 2014, the director wanted to leave his current government position. (Read more from “Biden, Obama Official Had Private Meetings With Epstein After Sex Crime Convictions” HERE)

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Justice Alito Has ‘Good Idea’ of Who Leaked Dobbs Opinion; Suggests Motive Was Assassination

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said that he has a “pretty good” idea who was behind the leak of the court’s decision on overturning Roe v. Wade — and that the leak made the justices targets for possible assassination.

Alito, who authored the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion, made the comments in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

“I personally have a pretty good idea who is responsible, but that’s different from the level of proof that is needed to name somebody,” Alito said: “It was a part of an effort to prevent the Dobbs draft … from becoming the decision of the court. And that’s how it was used for those six weeks by people on the outside — as part of the campaign to try to intimidate the court.”

Alito said that the Supreme Court “did a good job with the resources that were available,” but said that the evidence was not strong enough for an official designation of guilt. (Read more from “Justice Alito Has ‘Good Idea’ of Who Leaked Dobbs Opinion; Suggests Motive Was Assassination” HERE)

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Southern Poverty Law Center ‘Hate’ List Suffers Legal Setback

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The Southern Poverty Law Center’s famous list of “hate” groups is under fire in a courtroom in Alabama, where a judge has opened the door for a group that opposes illegal immigration to challenge the SPLC for slapping it with the Scarlet H.

The Georgia-based Dustin Inman Society and founder D.A. King say they work against illegal immigration but have no problem with legal immigrants. Indeed, some legal immigrants are on the organization’s board, and Mr. King’s adopted sister is an immigrant.

He says it’s defamation for the SPLC to call him an “anti-immigrant hate group.”

The SPLC asked a judge to toss the case, but U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins refused in a ruling last week. He said Mr. King should have a chance to develop his case and seek more evidence against the SPLC through discovery.

“Plaintiffs have ‘nudged’ their defamation claims — premised on SPLC’s designation of DIS as an ‘anti-immigrant hate group’ — ‘across the line from conceivable to plausible,’” Judge Watkins wrote. (Read more from “Southern Poverty Law Center ‘Hate’ List Suffers Legal Setback” HERE)

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Dems Oppose Making Indecent Exposure to Minors a Felony

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Dozens of Colorado Democrats in that state’s legislature have voted against making indecent exposure to minors a felony, claiming such laws are used to crack down on drag shows.

Social media was not nice to the party, with comments including, “Party of pedos” and “EVIL INC.”

Yet another comment was, “So this is an admission that drag shows may involve indecent exposure to minors. How else could it be seen as targeting them?”

A report published in the Post Millennial said the Colorado House voted over the weekend on HB23-1135, which would increase the punishment for indecent exposure in front of a minor to a class 6 felony.

“And 27 Democrats voted against the bill, with one saying she was concerned it would lead to the ban of drag shows,” the report explained. (Read more from “Dems Oppose Making Indecent Exposure to Minors a Felony” HERE)

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Oregon Bill Would Decriminalize Homeless Encampments, Allow Unhoused People to Sue for Harassment

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Oregon Democrats have introduced a state bill that would decriminalize homeless encampments and allow unhoused residents nearly unlimited access to public spaces.

The “Oregon Right to Rest Act” aims to support people experiencing homelessness by allowing them to “rest in public spaces and seek protection from adverse weather conditions,” as well as use public spaces freely without time limits based on their housing status.

The bill would also allow homeless people to sue for $1,000 if they are harassed or kicked off public land.

“Many persons in Oregon have experienced homelessness as a result of economic hardship, a shortage of safe and affordable housing, the inability to obtain gainful employment and a disintegrating social safety net,” the bill’s text states.

“Decriminalization of rest allows local governments to redirect from local law enforcement activities that address the root cause of homelessness and poverty.” (Read more from “Oregon Bill Would Decriminalize Homeless Encampments, Allow Unhoused People to Sue for Harassment” HERE)

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Huge Development Means IRS Whistleblower Can Soon Explode Biden Family Scandals

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The House Ways and Means Committee granted two attorneys representing the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower authority to inspect Hunter Biden’s tax returns and related information. This development promises to accelerate the unraveling of the Justice Department’s Biden family protection racket.

Understanding why requires a fuller understanding of IRS privacy law, so here’s your “lawsplainer.” . . .

Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that federal tax returns and “return information” “shall be confidential” and makes it illegal for an IRS “officer or employee” to disclose such tax information. In fact, many view Section 6103’s confidentiality mandate as even precluding a government employee from revealing the existence of an investigation into a taxpayer. However, because in December of 2020, Hunter Biden publicly acknowledged the existence of an investigation into his tax matters after federal prosecutors subpoenaed his business records, the public has long known of the investigation into the president’s son.

Several exceptions to the confidentiality provisions of Section 6103 exist, though. Relevant here is the statutory exception authorizing whistleblowers to disclose confidential information to the House Committee on Ways and Means or the Senate Committee on Finance. That exception guarantees whistleblower protection to government agents who reveal confidential information concerning tax issues to either of those committees.

But because the Section 6103 exception does not also allow a whistleblower the right to disclose the information to his attorney, the whistleblower would be forced to face the committees without the benefit of legal counsel. Further, because Section 6103 defines “return information” broadly to include the nature and sources of income, data collected by the IRS, and “any background file document” or “written determination” prepared by the IRS, the whistleblower also could not legally discuss with his attorney many aspects of an investigation to prepare to testify before the congressional committees. (Read more from “Huge Development Means IRS Whistleblower Can Soon Explode Biden Family Scandals” HERE)

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