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Left-Wing Attempt to Tie Trump to Foreign Influence Money Doesn’t Add Up, Records Show

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House Oversight Committee Democrats released a report Thursday attempting to connect former President Donald Trump to a pay-for-play foreign influence scheme, but the evidence fell far short of a smoking gun.

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, released a report revealing that Trump’s business entities raked in at least $7.8 million from 20 foreign governments and their subsidiaries during the first two years of his presidency, including from China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Malaysia. A majority of that money, however, came from one business that began renting office space from Trump Tower in 2008 and concluded its partnership in 2019, during his administration, the report shows.

“The difference between Trump’s foreign income and Biden’s foreign income is that Trump had legitimate goods and services to sell and was tough on China while the Bidens did not have any legitimate business and Joe has been weak on China,” Seamus Bruner, director of research at the Government Accountability Institute, told the Daily Caller in a statement.

Of the $7.8 million Trump’s businesses made from foreign governments during the two years in question, $5.5 million that was paid to Trump-owned properties was from the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises, the records show. Of that, the committee estimates that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, a Chinese state-owned business, paid Trump-owned properties $5.3 million between February 2017 and October 2019.

The Chinese company had entered a contract with Trump Tower for commercial office space in 2008, the report shows. The contract was concluded on Oct. 31, 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began and with nearly a year-and-a-half still remaining in Trump’s first term in office. (Read more from “Left-Wing Attempt to Tie Trump to Foreign Influence Money Doesn’t Add Up, Records Show” HERE)

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Dem Rep Who Breathlessly Defends Biden Family Releases Trump Corruption Report — With One Big Problem

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House Democrats published a report Thursday showing former President Donald Trump received at least $7.8 million from foreign sources, a smaller total than the Biden family.

Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, released the Trump report and accused House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of fighting his attempts to obtain business records for the report.

“President Trump’s businesses received, at a minimum, $7.8 million in foreign payments from at least 20 countries during his presidency. These included payments from foreign governments and foreign government-owned or -controlled entities to properties owned by Donald Trump,” the report reads.

The $7.8 million figure listed in the Trump report is less than the $15 million Biden family members made from roughly 2014-19 during and after Joe Biden’s vice presidency, according to a memo circulated in September by House Republicans. (Read more from “Dem Rep Who Breathlessly Defends Biden Family Releases Trump Corruption Report — With One Big Problem” HERE)

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Trump Accuses Special Counsel of Violating Court Order, Seeks Contempt Charges

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Former President Donald Trump has accused special counsel Jack Smith of violating a court order that paused proceedings in the case. Trump, through his re-election campaign, is seeking to hold Smith in contempt of court for allegedly defying the stay granted by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan.

The controversy revolves around the stay of proceedings that Judge Chutkan had imposed after Trump’s legal team appealed her decision to reject their request to dismiss the case. The appeal, centering on claims of presidential immunity and double jeopardy, is currently under consideration by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. However, Trump’s attorneys claim that Smith’s team continued making submissions despite the ongoing appeal, violating the stay order.

According to a 15-page filing by Trump’s legal team, prosecutors breached the stay almost immediately by serving thousands of pages of discovery and a “purported” draft exhibit list. The filing alleges that despite a warning from Trump regarding potential relief if such conduct persisted, prosecutors filed a motion containing “partisan rhetoric, including false claims.”

The filing further states, “In this manner, the prosecutors seek to weaponize the Stay to spread political propaganda, knowing that President Trump would not fully respond because the Court relieved him of the burdens of litigation during the Stay. Worse, the prosecutors have announced their intention to continue this partisan-driven misconduct indefinitely, effectively converting this Court’s docket into an arm of [President Joe Biden’s re-election] Campaign.”

Trump’s legal team is now requesting the federal court in Washington, D.C., to order prosecutors to show cause for why they should not be held in contempt. They also seek the withdrawal of their filings, a prohibition on future productions without express permission from the court, and monetary sanctions for attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in the response.

As of now, Smith’s team has not issued an immediate reply to the filing, and they have declined to comment to the media. In the original stay order, Judge Chutkan emphasized the temporary pause on proceedings but clarified that deadlines and protective measures, such as the gag order against Trump, have not been permanently vacated.

In response to the recent developments, a spokesperson for Trump, Steven Cheung, stated, “Rather than respect the rule of law, Jack Smith unilaterally decided to disobey the stay order and continue with his harassing litigation, all done to keep parroting the pathetic Biden Campaign’s corrupt talking points in the name of election interference. As a result, President Trump is seeking to hold Deranged Jack in contempt of Court. No prosecutor is above the law.”

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Kennedy Jr: Trump Ballot Removal ‘Makes Us Look Like a Banana Republic’

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Wednesday on FNC’s “The Story,” independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, Jr. criticized the decision makers in Colorado and Maine for removing former President Donald Trump from their presidential primary ballots. . .

[Kennedy said,] “I’m not a fan of President Trump that’s why I’m running against him. But I don’t want — and I’m confident that I’m going to beat him. I don’t want to beat him on a slanted playing field. I think the American people want to see a fair fight. They want debates, they want real democracy. They want to be able to choose their candidate, their president not have a court choose it. And as you point out, I’ve read the decision and it makes no sense to me that you can deprive an American citizen of this right? We’re unprecedent without ever charging him with a much less convicting him of insurrection. He is not even charged with it.” (Read more from “Kennedy Jr: Trump Ballot Removal ‘Makes Us Look Like a Banana Republic’” HERE)

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Trump Predicts Fed’s Election-Year Move: Lowering Rates to Aid Democrats

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In an exclusive interview with the Breitbart Business Digest (BBD) at Mar-a-Lago last week, former President Donald Trump shared his views on the state of the U.S. economy and made a bold prediction for the upcoming election year. Among the topics discussed, Trump expressed his critique of what he termed “Bidenomics” and went on to predict that the Federal Reserve would lower interest rates to support the Democratic nominee in the general election.

Trump indicated that it was not effective branding for President Joe Biden. He associated it with inflation, a struggling economy, high taxes, chaos, and what he deemed as “stupidity.” Despite being used by Biden himself, Trump suggested that the term might work against the current administration’s messaging and branding efforts. His insights into the economic challenges posed by what he dubbed “Bidenflation” align with his broader critique of the Biden administration’s fiscal policies.

Trump went further to issue a warning to the American public, suggesting that if Democrats retain the White House and secure Congress in the upcoming elections, taxes could be raised. With the nation already grappling with the impacts of inflation, Trump’s prediction raises concerns about the potential additional financial burden on American families.

One of the most intriguing revelations from the interview was Trump’s prediction regarding the Federal Reserve’s role in the election year. The former president opined that the Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Jerome Powell, would likely lower interest rates specifically to aid the Democratic nominee, possibly Joe Biden. Trump recalled past instances during his administration when he claimed to influence Powell’s decisions through what he referred to as “jawboning.”

Trump acknowledged the potential controversy of such a move, recognizing that lowering rates in an election year as interference.

In a particularly striking moment during the interview, Trump repeatedly issued a dire economic prediction, stating, “If I don’t win, you’re going to end up with a depression.” Emphasizing the letter “d,” Trump painted a grim picture of the economic consequences he foresaw if his anticipated scenario did not unfold.

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Lawyer for Epstein’s Victims Says Trump Was the Only Powerful Figure Who Helped Him With Investigation

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A video resurfaced Tuesday of attorney Bradley Edwards discussing former President Donald Trump’s attitude and actions toward late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein following the latter’s first arrest.

Edwards has represented more than 70 victims of Jeffrey Epstein since 2009, and is largely credited with helping bring the child sex trafficker to justice. In a video that circulated online Tuesday, and originally released by the Conscious Resistance Network in 2018, Edwards told the site’s founder Derrick Broze about his perspective on Trump’s involvement in the situation.

Broze cited a case brought against Trump by two former alleged victims of Epstein, which was dropped before reaching court, and asked Edwards’ his opinion of the validity of the claims.

“The only thing that I can say about President Trump is that he is the only person who in 2009, when I served a lot of subpoenas against a lot of people … he is the only person that picked up the phone and said, ‘let’s just talk, I’ll give ya as much time as you want, I’ll tell ya what you need to know,’” Bradley explained.

“And [Trump] was very helpful in the information that he gave, and gave no indication whatsoever that he was involved in anything untoward whatsoever,” Bradley continued. “But [he] had good information, that checked out, and that helped us, and that we didn’t have to take a deposition of him.” (Read more from “Lawyer for Epstein’s Victims Says Trump Was the Only Powerful Figure Who Helped Him With Investigation” HERE)

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Tucker Carlson Sounds Alarm: ‘Assassination’ May Be Next for Trump

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In a recent interview with conservative commentator Dan Bongino, Tucker Carlson, co-founder of the Daily Caller and creator of The Tucker Carlson Network (TCN), raised concerns about the escalating attempts to thwart former President Donald Trump’s political momentum. Carlson warned that, given the failures of previous strategies such as protests, impeachment, and indictment, the next move by political opponents could potentially involve an assassination attempt.

Carlson pointed out that opponents of Trump, particularly those in the professional class, may view his return to the presidency as the worst-case scenario. Despite their efforts so far, including protests, impeachment, and indictment, none have succeeded in preventing Trump’s influence.

“If you felt, and you really believe it, and a lot of them do, that the worst thing that could happen to the country is to have Donald Trump as president — and everything you have tried has failed, and they have been accelerating steps – protests, impeachment, indictment – like, how many more arrows do you have in your quiver? And what’s the next one? And of course it’s assassination,” Carlson expressed during the conversation with Bongino.

Carlson argued that it is “not crazy” to consider the possibility of an assassination attempt against Trump, especially given global instances of political figures being assassinated. Drawing attention to a recent dinner conversation with the former president of Haiti regarding the assassination of his successor, Carlson highlighted that political assassinations have occurred in the United States more frequently than acknowledged.

While Carlson admitted discussing the potential threat with Trump, the former president did not engage with the subject. Despite not knowing Trump’s perspective on the matter, Carlson asserted that Trump, being smart, must be aware of the potential risks.

Further, Carlson said, “You’re not allowed to say them precisely because they are not conspiracy theories or lies. They are true. And that is true. Period.”

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Epstein’s Old Flight Logs Showing Presidents Clinton’s and Trump’s Trips Resurface Ahead of Upcoming Doc Dump

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Old flight logs revealing that former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump took trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s famed “Lolita Express” jet resurfaced Monday, on the anticipated eve of the bombshell court records dump expected to reveal hundreds of names tied to the financier’s sex trafficking ring.

The 42nd and 45th commanders-in-chief were exposed as some of the high-profile passengers who rubbed elbows with the pedophile when the logs were released two years earlier during convicted madam Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial.

Clinton is also expected to be identified as “John Doe 36,” who is mentioned more than 50 times in documents related to a 2015 lawsuit from Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre set to be released as early as Tuesday.

The flight logs, publicly available since December 2021, made the rounds on social media Monday, with many pointing out that the names of the two US presidents repeatedly appeared throughout the 118 pages.

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz, former US Sen. George Mitchell and disgraced Prince Andrew are other big names that were outed as passengers. (Read more from “Epstein’s Old Flight Logs Showing Presidents Clinton’s and Trump’s Trips Resurface Ahead of Upcoming Doc Dump” HERE)

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Biden’s Re-Election Bid Hit With Foreboding New Year’s Eve Forecast

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President Joe Biden enters 2024 with job approval and poll numbers that bode ill for the incumbent, a political analyst told an MSNBC audience on New Year’s Eve.

National political correspondent Steve Kornacki explained on Sunday, armed with his signature charts, how NBC’s final poll of the year compares with the statistics for other presidents heading into a re-election year.

Biden stood at 40% approval and 57% disapproval in November, which Kornacki said is the “lowest” dating back to President George H.W. Bush, who lost his attempt to secure a second term, and others who won or got defeated in the intervening years.

Moving on to an average of 2024 general election polls, which over course of 2023 has flipped from favoring Biden in a head-to-head rematch against former President Donald Trump by 2 points to giving Trump a plus-two margin over Biden, Kornacki noted that it looks to be a “very close race.” (Read more from “Biden’s Re-Election Bid Hit With Foreboding New Year’s Eve Forecast” HERE)

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By Trying to Keep Trump off the Ballot, Democrats Are Staging a Coup in Broad Daylight

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If it wasn’t obvious before now that the left will do anything to stop Donald Trump from winning a second term in the White House, the events of the last few days should leave no doubt in any American’s mind. Democrats, including President Biden, are prepared not only to rig the 2024 election in broad daylight but also to twist the U.S. Constitution and undermine the republic so they can hold on to power.

As most everyone knows by now, an infamous 4-3 majority of the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that voters in their state will not be allowed to cast a ballot for Trump in next year’s presidential election. The court’s outlandish claim is that Trump is ineligible to appear on the ballot because Section 3 of the 14th Amendment says candidates who have “engaged in insurrection” are prohibited from holding public office.

According to the court, which is dominated by left-wing ideologues appointed by Democrat governors (all the judges on the Colorado Supreme Court are Democrats, some are just more radical than others), Trump meets this definition because he “incited” a riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Never mind that Trump has yet to be convicted of a crime associated with Jan. 6 (or any crime for that matter) or that the 14th Amendment doesn’t include the president or vice president in a list of offices to which its Section 3 provision applies. For the leftists on the Colorado Supreme Court, it’s enough to declare Trump an insurrectionist and viola! He’s off the ballot — all in the name of “defending democracy.”

David French called it a “bold, courageous decision,” but setting aside the constitutional/legal debate, consider what it means practically. About 1.4 million Coloradans voted for Trump in 2020. All those voters, if they want to vote for Trump again this time, have been disenfranchised by the court. That’s bad enough, but the left’s strategy here is larger than just one state. Before the ink was dry on the Colorado ruling, California Democrats leapt into action. The lieutenant governor, Eleni Kounalakis, sent a letter to Secretary of State Shirley Weber asking her to “explore every legal option to remove former President Donald Trump from California’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.” . . .

But set aside the legal fight because it doesn’t matter to the left. For Biden and the Democrats, this isn’t really a question of what the Constitution does or doesn’t say. This is a question of power and how far they will go to keep it. From the politicized court ruling in Colorado to the four criminal indictments against Trump amounting to 91 felony charges to Biden’s statement last November that he’ll use the Constitution to ensure that Trump “will not take power” and will not “become the next president,” what we have amounts to an open conspiracy to rig the 2024 election by preventing voters from casting a ballot for the likely GOP nominee. (Read more from “By Trying to Keep Trump off the Ballot, Democrats Are Staging a Coup in Broad Daylight” HERE)

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