AG Garland Announces Special Counsel to Probe Biden’s Classified Document Scandal

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In an awkward turn of events, President Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday afternoon that the Biden DOJ was appointing a special counsel to investigate President Biden and his apparent mishandling of classified government documents that were found in Biden’s Delaware garage and a University of Pennsylvania office he used in D.C.

Garland announced that Robert Hur — a veteran of the Justice Department and the former U.S. Attorney in the District of Maryland under Trump who handled high-profile national security matters — would conduct an investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents following his service as vice president in the Obama administration to determine whether any illegal activity took place.

The appointment of a special counsel follows an initial investigation of the mishandled documents by a U.S. attorney in Illinois, and an FBI assessment to discern if classified information was mishandled by Biden in accordance with federal law, the result of which led Garland to appoint Hur as special counsel to carry out a full investigation of President Biden’s actions. (Read more from “AG Garland Announces Special Counsel to Probe Biden’s Classified Document Scandal” HERE)

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Biden Had Second Batch of Classified Docs at Another Location: Report; Liberal Media Dismisses Biden Classified Documents Discovery

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By NBC News. Aides to President Joe Biden have discovered at least one additional batch of classified documents in a location separate from the Washington office he used after leaving the Obama administration, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Since November, after the discovery of documents with classified markings in his former office, Biden aides have been searching for any additional classified materials that might be in other locations he used, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details about the ongoing inquiry.

The White House did not return a request for comment. The Justice Department had no comment.

The initial discovery of classified documents in an office used by Biden after his vice presidency was first reported on Monday by CBS News. (Read more from “Air Force Football Player Dies at Age 21 After ‘Medical Emergency’” HERE)

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Second Batch of Biden Classified Documents Found at Another Location: White House Faces Even More Questions – After Karine Jean-Pierre Refused to Say if There Was an Investigation Into Other Stashes of Sensitive Files

By Daily Mail. A second batch of classified files from Joe Biden’s Vice Presidency have been found at another location, according to a bombshell report on Wednesday night that put the White House under more scrutiny.

The latest discovery comes just days after the first set of sensitive files were found at a D.C. office for his think tank and as the Biden administration dodged questions on whether they were tracking down any other records. . .

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was hounded by reporters during her Thursday briefing shortly before the article was published – and insisted that Biden takes classified documents and their retention ‘seriously’.

On Wednesday, Jean-Pierre was asked by reporters whether Biden had looked into whether he might have possibly taken other documents to any other office he has or his homes in Wilmington and Rehoboth, Delaware.

She refused to provide an answer. ‘I’m just not going to speak to this. I’m going to let the process continue. It’s an ongoing process. And so, I’m just not going to, to speak to this from here. It is more prudent and more appropriate for my colleagues at the White House Counsel.’ (Read more from “Second Batch of Biden Classified Documents Found at Another Location: White House Faces Even More Questions – After Karine Jean-Pierre Refused to Say if There Was an Investigation Into Other Stashes of Sensitive Files” HERE)

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Liberal Media Dismisses Biden Classified Documents Discovery: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Calls It a ‘Brief Flurry of Excitement on the Right’, the View Gives Joe the ‘Benefit of the Doubt’ and the New York Times Shuts Down Trump Comparisons

By Daily Mail. Liberal media personalities are dismissing and making excuses for President Joe Biden following the discovery of classified documents at his think tank in Washington, D.C.

These same personalities immediately tore into Donald Trump after it was revealed that he took classified materials from the White House to his residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. . .

‘We all know that Trump is a liar and a thief. We know that. So, it’s not that big a jump to say that he obstructed, and he lied,’ The View co-host Joy Behar said during Tuesday’s show.

She urged people, however, not to jump to those same conclusions with Biden, a Democrat.

‘We don’t think Biden is a liar and a thief, so we give him the benefit of the doubt,’ she said. (Read more from “Liberal Media Dismisses Biden Classified Documents Discovery: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Calls It a ‘Brief Flurry of Excitement on the Right’, the View Gives Joe the ‘Benefit of the Doubt’ and the New York Times Shuts Down Trump Comparisons” HERE)

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Joe Manchin Bucks AOC, Says He Won’t Give Up His Gas Stove

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Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) drew a line in the sand on Tuesday, breaking with some in his party and saying that he was not prepared to give up the gas stove that he and his family cooked on — and he didn’t expect other Americans to give theirs up easily either.

Manchin was responding to reports that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was considering a ban on gas stoves — mainly due to health concerns — and suggested that moving ahead with such a ban would be a terrible idea.

“This is a recipe for disaster. The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their dinner. I can tell you the last thing that would ever leave my house is the gas stove that we cook on,” Manchin tweeted.

(Read more from “Joe Manchin Bucks AOC, Says He Won’t Give Up His Gas Stove” HERE)

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It Looks Like There’s More Fallout for Adam Schiff Following Last Week’s Twitter Files Reveal

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Last Tuesday, not just one, but two, batches of the Twitter Files were released. In the second one, “Twitter and the FBI ‘Belly Button,'” which has to do with a COVID cover-up, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is referenced further down in the thread based on claims that he asked Twitter to suspend Paul Sperry, of RealClearInvestigations and the New York Post. Though the social media platform initially refused, it did ultimately suspend Sperry.

More has continued to come out in the days since, as Sperry, who is back on Twitter, has spoken out about what was revealed. . .

The Fox News article, by Kristine Parks, explains how Sperry spoke to Brian Kilmeade about Schiff and the first impeachment trial against then-President Donald Trump. When it comes to that lawsuit, Sperry says “we are exploring legal options, including defamation.”

“So, Schiff didn’t like the fact I outed his anonymous whistleblower as a partisan Democrat — he’s a holdover from the Obama White House working in the Trump White House. And [Schiff] also didn’t like the fact that I exposed the whistleblower’s prior relationship with the key member of Schiff’s impeachment staff,” Sperry had also said, describing himself as “kind of a thorn in Schiff’s side,” which made the congressman “angry.” (Read more from “It Looks Like There’s More Fallout for Adam Schiff Following Last Week’s Twitter Files Reveal” HERE)

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Here’s What Secretary Austin Said When He Officially Rescinded the DoD’s Vaccine Mandate

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The Department of Defense officially rescinded its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service members on Tuesday as announced in a memo from Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Saying he is “deeply proud of the Department’s work to combat the coronavirus disease,” Secretary Austin claimed his leadership on COVID response “improved the health of our Service members and the readiness of the Force.” How’s that for some selective memory?

Austin remained in support of the vaccine mandate even as it was legislated away in the most recent NDAA. And, as then-GOP Leader (now Speaker) McCarthy noted at the time, the Army and Navy “missed their 2022 recruitment goals by thousands of service members” while “the Defense Department discharged 3,300 Marines, 1,800 soldiers, 1,800 sailors, and 900 airmen simply based on their personal decision to not take the COVID vaccine.”

That doesn’t sound like an improvement to the “readiness of the force” as Austin claimed in his memo that rescinded an August 2021 memo mandating members of the Armed Forces be vaccinated against COVID-19 as well as the November 2021 memo pertaining to the vaccination of National Guard and Reserve personnel.

So, even though vaccination against COVID is no longer a requirement, Austin said that the Defense Department “will continue to promote and encourage COVID-19 vaccination for all Service members.” (Read more from “Here’s What Secretary Austin Said When He Officially Rescinded the DoD’s Vaccine Mandate” HERE)

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Air Force Football Player Dies at Age 21 After ‘Medical Emergency’

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Air Force Academy football player Hunter Brown, 21, died after suffering a medical emergency on campus.

The academy announced Brown was leaving his dorm and heading to class when he collapsed Monday. First responders were unsuccessful in their life-saving attempts.

“Hunter was a standout offensive lineman on the Falcon football team and was well-respected in his squadron,” said Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent. “The entire U.S. Air Force Academy mourns his loss, and our hearts and condolences are with his family, his squadron, and all who were touched by this incredible young man.”

Brown, a sophomore center for the Air Force Falcons, was assigned to Cadet Squadron 16 and was majoring in management with a minor in French. (Read more from “Air Force Football Player Dies at Age 21 After ‘Medical Emergency’” HERE)

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Former Democratic Party Chair Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison

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A former Louisiana State Senator and chair of the state’s Democrat Party was sentenced to 22 months in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to federal wire fraud.

Karen Carter Peterson made headlines in April 2022 when she resigned from the Louisiana state senate after twenty-two years, citing her poor mental health and a gambling addiction.

Months later, an August federal probe accused Peterson of stealing campaign funds to gamble with. The 53-year-old admitted she stole over $140,000 from her 2019 reelection campaign and the Louisiana Democrat party’s funding to fuel her addiction.

Peterson had served for twenty-two years in the Louisiana legislature and chaired the state’s Democrat party from 2012-2020. Her lawyers blamed her gambling problem on a “diminished mental capacity,” and pushed for U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance to keep her out of prison because of this, according to NOLA News. (Read more from “Former Democratic Party Chair Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison” HERE)

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans ‘Latinx’ From Arkansas Government Documents

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Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will prohibit the use of the term “Latinx” in government documents through an executive order.

Sanders, who was sworn in as the first female governor of Arkansas on Tuesday, justified the ban of the word “Latinx” in government documents and name titles by citing a Pew Research poll that found only 3% of American Latinos and Hispanics used the term to describe themselves.

“Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles,” Sanders’ executive order states. “The government has a responsibility to respect its citizens and use ethnically appropriate language, particularly when referring to ethnic minorities.”

Progressive groups and some politicians have pushed the term “Latinx” in recent years as a gender-neutral alternative to the Spanish words Latina and Latino.

Sanders noted in the executive order that the Real Academia Española, a Madrid-based institution that serves as a linguistic guide for Spanish, officially rejects the use of “x” to replace “o” and “a” as a way to identify gender in the language. (Read more from “Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans ‘Latinx’ From Arkansas Government Documents” HERE)

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New FBI Rulebook Shows It Collaborated With CIA and NSA to Spy on Americans

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With the online publication of its 2021 Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, the FBI confirmed in a heavily redacted section 20.2 that it collaborates with the NSA and CIA to spy on Americans, even if those Americans have not committed any crimes and are not under any kind of court order.

FBI surveillance of Americans includes:

— Domestic FBI probes, called “assessments,” for which the bureau solicits data from the CIA and NSA so as to prevent federal crimes and national security threats.

— Probe criteria, mainly an “authorized purpose” and clear objective, that do not require the possession of a court warrant.

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White House Refuses to Address Why It Didn’t Publicly Disclose Biden Classified Documents Sooner

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The White House on Wednesday refused to answer questions about why it did not publicly disclose for two months that classified government documents had been found in a private university office in Washington that was used by President Biden.

The documents were discovered on Nov. 2, just six days before the midterm elections, but the matter only became public Monday when uncovered by CBS News.

At a contentious daily press briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stonewalled against a barrage of questions about the delay.

“I’m not going to get into details. I’m not going to get beyond what the president shared yesterday,” Ms. Jean-Pierre said, referring reporters to a statement released by the White House Counsel’s Office on Monday.

Ms. Jean-Pierre insisted the president spoke about the discovery “in detail,” but reporters weren’t having it, pushing back on her repeated refusal to answer questions. (Read more from “White House Refuses to Address Why It Didn’t Publicly Disclose Biden Classified Documents Sooner” HERE)

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