People Are Freaking out Because Barr Said the Mueller Report Was Done for Him. He’s Right

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During his Thursday morning press conference once again summarizing the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, when asked by a reporter why Mueller himself was not present, Attorney General William Barr explained that he wasn’t there because the report was written for the AG.

“It’s not [his report], it’s a report he did for me as the attorney general; he is required by the regulation to provide me with a confidential report,” Barr said. “I’m here to discuss my response to the report and my decision, entirely discretionary, to make it public.”

That response appeared to ruffle a few feathers:

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz claimed that the report was really put together “for the American people.”

“So much for the idea of an independent Special Counsel,” lamented an MSNBC contributor.

Podcast host Fernand Amandi called it “ASTONISHING. UNAPOLOGETIC. AUTHORITARIANISM.”

Okay, let’s talk about the facts here.

Under the federal regulations that allow for Robert Mueller’s job as a special prosecutor to even exist, Barr made a clear statement of fact when he said that the report was done for him as the attorney general.

“At the conclusion of the Special Counsel’s work, he or she shall provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by the Special Counsel,” the regulation states.

Furthermore, the regulations also state that the AG will notify Congress after the investigation’s conclusion, but not that he has to release any portion whatsoever of that confidential report to the public or even to Congress.

Sure, anti-Trump America may have bet the organic, Green New Deal-compliant farm on the outcome of this investigation and the content of the report, but rules are rules, folks.

Also, it’s critical to understand that we have a special counsel, not an independent counsel. We used to have an independent counsel, and the statute that created that job led to one of the more controversial Supreme Court opinions of the last couple of decades (and one of Justice Scalia’s finest dissents).

In fact, the consensus that the old structure of the independent counsel’s job was so much of an unconstitutional chimera, that it was allowed to quietly lapse in 1999 and was replaced with the regulatory investigation structure.

And under that mechanism, the special counsel reports to the attorney general who is picked by a president and confirmed on advice and consent of the Senate.

To borrow a quote from the Attorney General’s statement, “That’s the bottom line.” (For more from the author of “People Are Freaking out Because Barr Said the Mueller Report Was Done for Him. He’s Right” please click HERE)

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AOC Touts a Green New Deal Victory in a Delusional New Video

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made a name for herself for a number of reasons, but one of the biggest is for her “Green New Deal” proposal. She partnered with The Intercept to create a video showing what America would look like in 10 years if the Green New Deal is adopted. And, naturally, AOC was the hero in the video.

“It’s often said you can’t be what you can’t see. I think there was something similar with the Green New Deal. We knew that we need to save the planet and that we had all the technology to do it, but people were scared,” Ocasio-Cortez saids in the narration. “They said it was too big, too fast, not practical. I think that’s because they just couldn’t picture it yet.”

The narrative AOC drives home: the fossil fuel industry, large corporations and politicians are to blame for problem of climate change. She suggests that companies, like Exxon, knew about the fossil fuel epidemic but chose to get rich over doing what was best for the planet. . .

Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is expected to cost $93 trillion dollars or $65,000 per household. And, naturally, she never discusses what these types of policies will cost, probably because it’s better to be ignorant and “worry about it later” than deal with it head on.

What about people who work in logging or coal mining? There are areas of the nation that rely on those very industries to thrive. I live in a major logging area, where working for the mill is a great blue collar, highly respected job. It’s tough work but people are willing to do it. Those in my area rely on the logs to keep their homes warm during winter, to cut down on the amount they spend on electricity.

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Shocking Video: Qatari Sociologist Films ‘How Islam Teaches You to Beat Your Wife’

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Qatari sociologist Abd Al-Aziz Al-Khazra purportedly created a video demonstrating “how to beat one’s wife” in accordance with Islam, and posted it to YouTube on March 29. Thanks to an English translation of excerpts by The Middle East Media Research Institute, Al-Khazra’s teachings remain available for all to see (as of this writing), as they have been for weeks. . .

In the clips provided by MEMRI on April 3, Al-Khazra explains to viewers that it is not necessary for a man to beat his wife, but if he does, “he gives her a disciplinary beating out of love,” reiterating, “He loves her.”

“Now, let’s see how Islam teaches how to beat your wife,” the instructor says, and uses a young boy posing as “the wife” in his tutorial for proper technique.

“How should a husband beat his wife?” Al-Khazra asks, rhetorically. “First, he must ‘admonish her’ — in other words, he should advise her. Then, he should refrain from sharing a bed with her. If all of this doesn’t help, we start the beating as a last resort.” . . .

Then comes the physical part. Al-Khazra continues to berate his volunteer while showing the acceptable level of wife-beating by swatting the boy’s arms. “See how the beating is done?” he asks his audience, telling them, “The beating is light, brothers.”

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Hero Allegedly Shoots Grown, Undressed Man Found in Little Girl’s Bedroom

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Chalk another one up for private firearm ownership. An alleged home intruder was undressed in a 12-year-old’s bedroom before being driven off by multiple shots from a firearm, residents of the home claim.

Donald Oliver, 38, was in a wheelchair for his court appearance earlier this week, a day after he was shot while allegedly breaking into the home of Tina Burton in Louisville, Kentucky early Sunday morning, according to court documents.

“He got undressed in my daughter’s room,” Burton told local outlet WDRB. “Like, what was your intentions? … You are sick.”

But even with an undressed, grown man in her bedroom, Burton says that her daughter kept it together and did everything right.

“She hid under the cover, turned her light down, turned her volume down on her phone to text me,” Burton said. “When she peeked under the cover to see where he was at, she got up and ran away. She went to the back room. And I think that was really brave and smart of her.” Burton also says that two more of her daughters were at home at the time.

Burton’s boyfriend, Ali Bracey, said that he told Oliver to leave before a fight ensued between the two. Police then say that Burton grabbed a gun and gave it to Bracey who says he fired a total of six shots at the intruder who then ran away.

Oliver was apparently a neighbor that nobody in the home had ever met before, and local law enforcement says that he entered the residence through the kitchen window while wearing only his underwear. They also say they found a bag of heroin where he took his clothes off.

Oliver has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, burglary and assault. His bail is set at $50,000. (For more from the author of “Hero Allegedly Shoots Grown, Undressed Man Found in Little Girl’s Bedroom” please click HERE)

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Nation of Islam Defends Ilhan Omar With 9/11 Truther Video Featuring Anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan

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On Tuesday morning, the Nation of Islam’s research group defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has come under fire for her comments minimizing the tragedy of the 9/11 terror attacks. The Nation of Islam Research Group, an arm of the Nation of Islam led by notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, tweeted a video in which Farrakhan claims the George W. Bush administration orchestrated the 9/11 attacks.

The tweet came after Omar supporters launched a tweet storm with the hashtag #IStandWithIlhan. The Nation of Islam interpreted Omar’s comments describing the terror attacks (“Somebody did something”) to be an endorsement of the 9/11 truther conspiracy.

“3,133 Scientists Back Ilhan Omar on 9/11,” the Nation of Islam research group claimed. “Deep skepticism exists about the gov’t version of 9/11. Many experts—architects & engineers—say the World Trade Center Towers were destroyed in a controlled demolition. Listen to [Louis Farrakhan].”

The Nation of Islam ended the tweet with the hashtag “I Stand With Ilhan,” associating the movement defending Omar with the 9/11 truther conspiracy. (Read more from “Nation of Islam Defends Ilhan Omar With 9/11 Truther Video Featuring Anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan” HERE)

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U.S. Mayor Declares Illegal Immigration Emergency

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Yuma, Arizona Mayor Douglas Nicholls on Tuesday declared an emergency because the “catch-and-release” program is putting a strain on local shelters. Nicholls explained in a post on Facebook.

Today I proclaimed a local emergency in Yuma, due to the migrant family releases overwhelming the local shelter system. I am calling upon the federal government to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Yuma, as our NGO’s are overcapacity and cannot sustain providing this aid. I signed the proclamation of emergency and soon after spoke with media at approximately 3:15 pm (MST). You can view via the video below:

The mayor said he received a call from the shelter earlier in the day about their capacity. Their capacity is usually 150 but they can push it to 200. When the call was made Tuesday morning, the shelter already had 200 illegal aliens, with Border Patrol transporting 70 additional people. The shelter also anticipated receiving an additional 50 illegal aliens by the end of the day. . .

The city also tweeted about the declaration:

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Dem Rep ADMITS He Wants Gun Owners Thrown in Jail

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Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is running for president. He’s one of many who are hopping into the 2020 clown car. No, he probably won’t win the nomination. And yes, he would certainly lose against President Donald J. Trump. He’s also running on an issue that is only popular with the most insane of Democrats: gun confiscation.

Swalwell has gone off the deep end with his absurd allegations that Donald Trump is an agent of the Kremlin. Yet, he’s been saying it for months. Even with the Mueller report torpedoing Democratic hopes of finding cause to impeach the president, the California liberal is part of the bitter clinger wing of his party on this front. Still, his views on gun control border on absurdity and for all the network’s faults, and there are many, CNN’s Jake Tapper did a good job cornering Swalwell into suggesting that he would jail gun owners should he become president of the United States. Tim Graham of Newsbusters clipped this piece of glory (via NewsBusters):

TAPPER: So, gun control is the central plank in your campaign.You wrote last year — quote — “We should ban possession of military- style semiautomatic assault weapons. We should buy back such weapons from all who choose to abide by the law. And we should criminally prosecute any who choose to defy it by keeping their weapons.” Criminal prosecution for keeping assault weapons. What’s the punishment for people who don’t hand in their guns? Do they go to jail?

SWALWELL: Well, Jake, they would, but I also offer an alternative, which would be to keep them at a hunting club or a shooting range. And the reason I have proposed this is because these weapons are so devastating. I have seen this as a prosecutor in the cases that I’ve prosecuted

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Miracle: The Cross Is Still Standing Despite Fire in Notre Dame

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The Notre Dame cathedral, one of the most iconic structures in Paris, will never be the same, having largely succumbed to an out of control fire Monday evening. The spire was the first thing to collapse, followed by the entire roof.

Yet, the first photos capturing the inside of the 850-year-old cathedral revealed an incredible sight. The cross is still standing.

There have been other inspiring sights on the streets of Paris tonight, including the moment a group of bystanders broke out in song and prayer.

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Man Grabs Baseball Bat During Wild Road Rage Incident Caught on Camera. It Doesn’t End Well

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A man has gone viral on Twitter, and it’s not for great reasons.

Barstool Sports posted a video of a few men in Chicago exchanging words in the middle of the street. In the video, a man in a black jacket slams the door shut of a silver car that’s not his own. That’s when things took a turn for the worse.

It appeared like the incident was over until one of the men grabbed a baseball bat out of his trunk. In case you were wondering whether or not he just wanted to hit a few balls, I can promise you that he didn’t. . .

Everybody involved with this incident should consider themselves lucky that they didn’t get shot. I know plenty of guys who wouldn’t even hesitate to open up on a guy approaching them with a baseball bat.

Now, I’m not saying that I’d do it, but those folks exist. I hope all the people in this situation take a moment to look in the mirror and recognize how stupid they all were. Absolutely unbelievable. (Read more from “Man Grabs Baseball Bat During Wild Road Rage Incident Caught on Camera. It Doesn’t End Well” HERE)

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Jussie Smollett Is Partying It up in Hawaii, but He’s Not Exactly in the Clear Yet

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By The Daily Caller. Jussie Smollett was spotted laughing and catching some rays during a vacation to the Big Island, but carefree Smollett could be facing more rough waters as he’s not exactly in the clear over his alleged hate crime hoax.

Chicago police hit Smollett with a lawsuit during his Hawaii vacation on Thursday demanding that he reimburse the city for costs associated with investigating his allegedly staged hate crime. (Read more from “Jussie Smollett Is Partying It up in Hawaii, but He’s Not Exactly in the Clear Yet” HERE)

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Smollett Vacations After Charges Are Dropped

By The Daily Caller. Smollett’s lawyer Mark Geragos claims that the city of Chicago is working to defame Smollett and that if the city sues, they will countersue.

Geragos wrote in a letter to the city that Smollett “vehemently denies making any false statements,” echoing what the actor said during a press conference following his charges being dropped. . .

Despite the drama surrounding the embattled actor, “Empire” co-star Taraji P. Henson claims that Smollett will be back for the sixth season. During an appearance on “The View” Henson said she “hadn’t heard anything else” besides that Smollett would be returning. (Read more from “Smollett Vacations After Charges Are Dropped” HERE)

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