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Oops! Nature magazine yanks global-warming study for ‘systematic errors’
1 0 Obama’s ‘fundamental transformation’ of America to be completed in 2020? 1 6 Trump administration: No international right to abortion 2 0 U.S. Senate praised for ban on national health ID card 2 8 Democrat senators
ethics investigation 54 Franklin Graham calls for prayer to ‘change hearts’ of Democrats 6 0 GOP House leader signs resolution censuring Schiff 6 4 Trump: Schiff’s prior knowledge of whistleblower complaint a ‘scandal’ 72 GOP House leader calls
attack Trump judicial
for Pelosi to suspend
pick for 1 reason
‘impeachment inquiry’
3 2 Census: Shocking number of non-citizens live in U.S. 3 8 Top climate scientist breaks ranks with ‘consensus’ 4 2 State Dept. knew of Clinton email scandal in 2010!
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M IC H AE L B R OW N 56 The climate change
silence Greta?
religionists and new
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JANE M. ORIENT, M.D.: WND EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
World-famous 16-year-old Swedish climate
She has also informed world leaders, espe-
activist Greta Thunberg has thrown out a pas-
cially President Trump, that she and her mil-
sionate challenge on climate change from the
lions of followers will not be silenced.
podium at the UN: “How dare you?�
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In a sad and embarrassing scene, she has
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HOW DARE YOU TRY TO SILENCE GRETA? D R . J A N E M . O R I E N T U R G E S P O L I C Y- M A K E R S T O TA K E C L I M AT E C H A N G E I Q T E S T
shown what it takes to silence her: Take away
After some fumbling, she came up with “We
her script and ask her a question.
have had enough,” and “Would anyone else
It was a softball question: What kind of message would you like to give to world leaders?
like to answer that question?” To me, she looks like a frightened little (continued on page 6) F O R DAI LY N E W S , V I S I T W N D. C O M
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HOW DAR E YO U TRY TO SILENCE GRETA?
girl, and it would be cruel to interrogate her in
• Do you use soap or shampoo? How are
front of a big audience, especially in a foreign
these made? (Unless you make soap in
language.
your kitchen, petroleum is needed.)
But there are a lot of questions to ask the school-ditching protesters who are blocking
• How was the planet better off, or worse
traffic—and the politicians calling for a Green
off, before the Industrial Revolution?
New Deal. For example: • How was humanity better off, or worse • What did people do before we learned
off, before the Industrial Revolution?
to pump oil out of the ground? (They killed whales.)
Policymakers then need to take the Climate Change IQ test.
• What do people do for heat when they
Greta and her followers must not be al-
have no electricity or natural gas? (They
lowed to silence or drown out scientists who
cut down trees to burn.)
challenge their apocalyptic scenarios. Or those such as Tony Heller, who expose the fraud.
• Where did Greenland get its name? (It used to be green.)
As she herself says, Greta should be in school. And the politicians should be confronted with all these questions.
• Do you eat fruits like bananas and
How dare they presume to destroy the
oranges? If so, how do they get to you?
world’s economy and our freedoms based on a
(On ships, planes and trucks fueled by
false apocalypse? ■
the products of Big Oil.) Contact me at jane@aapsonline.org. I would be • What raw materials do plants use to make food? (Carbon dioxide.)
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happy to discuss these issues with you.
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WND EXCLUSIVE Nature magazine has retracted a study on so-
The Global Warming Policy Forum noted the
called “global warming” that claimed humans
study “claimed to have found rapid warming
were creating warming in the oceans.
in the oceans as a result of manmade global
“We realized that our reported uncertainties were underestimated owing to our treatment of certain systematic errors as random errors,” the magazine said of the Princeton-authored piece. Scientist Nic Lewis, who pointed out the
warming.” The fault was in the scientists’ “statistical methodology.” “The paper, from a team led by Laure Resplandy of Princeton University, had re-
errors shortly after the study was published,
ceived widespread uncritical publicity in the
said it was “just the latest example of climate
mainstream media when it was published be-
scientists letting themselves down by using
cause of its apparently alarming implications
incorrect statistics.”
for the planet,” the blog explained. “However,
“The climate field needs to get professional
within days of its publication in October 2018,
statisticians involved up front if it is going to
independent scientist Nic Lewis found several
avoid this kind of embarrassment in future,”
serious flaws.”
he said.
“Climatology is littered with examples of
Nature credited Lewis with helping it “realize” the errors.
bad statistics, going back to the infamous Hockey Stick graph and beyond,” explained
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Benny Peiser of the Global Warming Policy
of analysis and calculations, based only on
Forum. “Peer review is failing and it is fall-
published information, was sufficient to un-
ing to amateurs to find the errors. Scientists
cover apparently serious (but surely inadver-
in the field should be embarrassed.”
tent) errors in the underlying calculations.”
Authors of the study were R.F. Keeling,
Peiser said that even if the paper’s results
Y. Eddebbar and M.K. Brooks of Scripps
had been correct, “they would not have justi-
Institution of Oceanography; R. Wang of China;
fied its findings regarding an increase to 2.0°
L. Bopp of Paris; M.C. Long of the National
C in the lower bound of the equilibrium cli-
Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder,
mate sensitivity range and a 25% reduction in
Colorado; J.P. Dunne of NOAA; and W. Koeve
the carbon budget for 2° C global warming.”
and A. Oschlies of Germany. Peiser pointed out the paper’s findings were
“Because of the wide dissemination of the paper’s results, it is extremely important that
peer-reviewed, published in the world’s pre-
these errors are acknowledged by the authors
mier scientific journal and given wide media
without delay and then corrected. Of course, it
coverage.
is also very important that the media outlets
“Despite this, a quick review of the first page
that unquestioningly trumpeted the paper’s
of the paper was sufficient to raise doubts as
findings now correct the record too,” the re-
to the accuracy of its results. Just a few hours
port said. ■
AR MING ST UD Y FOR ‘SYSTEMA TIC ER R OR S’
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WND EXCLUSIVE
OBAMA’S ‘FUNDAMENTA OF AMERICA TO BE CO
‘ R AG I N G F E M I N I ST S , B AS
A “leftist mob” comprised of “socialist poli-
Offering comments were Franklin Graham,
ticians, academic elites, raging feminists and
CEO
basement-dwelling pajama boys” is threat-
Association and Samaritan’s Purse; Mike
ening the soul of America in the 2020 elec-
Huckabee,
tion, contends a panel assembled by religion
Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist
columnist Todd Starnes.
Church in Dallas; Elizabeth Johnston, the
He said they “have partnered with Antifa,
of
the
Billy
former
Graham governor
Evangelistic of
Arkansas;
activist mommy and author of “Not on My
illegal aliens and other radical groups to finish
Watch”; and Debbie D’Souza, a Venezuelan-
what President Obama started, a fundamental
born anti-socialist married to filmmaker and
transformation of our nation.”
author Dinesh D’Souza.
At stake is nothing less than the soul of America, the panel believes.
Starnes said: “America is at a crossroads, socialism is on the rise, the Bill of Rights under
In a Fox Nation special presentation, Starnes
assault, [and] people of faith are facing persecu-
learned what “politicians, citizen activists,
tion. Gun owners are in the crosshairs. Our bor-
and Christian leaders” think about religious
ders have been breached and our public schools
freedom and other issues.
have been turned into indoctrination centers.”
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AL TRANSFORMATION’ OMPLETED IN 2020?
S E M E N T - D W E L L I N G PA J A M A B O Y S ’ T H R E AT E N N AT I O N ’ S S O U L
Graham pointed out that President Trump
conservative view, or a Christian view. We are
has stood up for religious rights, and now
people who have a view that is utterly unac-
people need to vote for politicians at the local
ceptable in today’s culture,” he said.
level who will do likewise. “We’ve got to have school board members
D’Souza explained that in the country of her birth, Venezuela, they “don’t want people
who have a thick skin, Todd. They’re gon-
to worship God, they want people to worship
na call you names. They’re gonna call you a
government.”
Bible thumper. Whatever they want to do. But
And she sees that coming in the U.S.
you’ve got to have Christians who run for of-
Jeffress warned that the “soul of our nation
fice, who’ve got a thick skin, who can take the heat when it comes their direction.” Huckabee warned of the “culture jihad” in America. “And it is a jihad against a people who have traditional values. And no longer are
is at stake right now.” “I believe that if the left ever seizes control of the White House again and both chambers of Congress, it is not going to be incremental change, it is going to be radical change,” he said. ■
we a people who have a traditional view, or a
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BARBARA SIMPSON: WND EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
ONE GRETA ENOUGH E XC LU S I V E : B A R B A R A S I M P S O N L A M E N T S SA D T R AG E DY O F Y O U N G C L I M AT E A C T I V I S T
Let’s hope the climate evangelism of Greta
young people who think they can and will
Thunberg isn’t catching; because if it is, we’re
change the world by insulting adults.
in for a terrible time. It’s already clear those
All I can say to that is: How dare you!
behind her speechifying have succeeded in
Oops, can’t use that. Greta said it first, after
pulling together hundreds (if not more) of
she told the world that adults have stolen her
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childhood and that she should be home and in
In the event you don’t know who I’m talking
school rather than traipsing around the world,
about, Greta is a 16-year-old Swede who went
idolized by media and politicians—and yes, all
on strike from school last year to protest the
those other kids who now think they can rule
inaction of government outside of the Swedish
the world.
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not the least from the UN, and gained her a
speak on behalf of everyone.”
nomination for an international prize for her
The last part of that thought was probably
activism. In addition, Time magazine named
the most truthful thing that girl has said. She
her one of the “most influential teens of 2018.”
“can’t speak for everyone”—yet when she is
It’s enough to go to her head and indeed, it
pontificating about how the world is coming
apparently has … although she doesn’t do too
to an end because adults have done nothing,
well without a script. Her “powerful” speech
she certainly does speak for other people.
at the UN (see the many clips on the Internet)
The question is, how did she get to where
was something she read. One might assume
she is today? A youthful-looking 16-year-old,
she was reading words that came from her
Thunberg suffered from depression as a child
heart, but I don’t think so; and that became
and later was diagnosed with selective mut-
apparent at a press conference held after the
ism, Asperger’s Syndrome and OCD. She de-
speech.
scribed it as she only speaks when she thinks
A Swedish journalist asked her two short questions: What kind of message do you want
it’s necessary and is obsessed with the potential damage from climate change.
to convey to world leaders; and do you think
All well and good; but consider that her
it’s time for President Trump to react to what
parents are wild advocates of fighting “cli-
you have said?
mate change” and she is being coached by a
There was a pause, she hesitated, then said, “I think…” There was a pause and then she added, “I’m sorry, what was the first question?” The questions were repeated, and she fi-
German climate activist who’s part of the “One Foundation,” an international lobbying organization funded primarily by George Soros, as well as Bill Gates, his wife and others.
nally said, “I think what we would want to
So, is she a real believer or is Greta just a
send is—the message we want to send is that
pawn in a larger scheme to attack capitalism
we have had enough…”
and the financial success it has brought our
Then she paused, and said (referring to the
civilization?
14 other young people on the stage with her),
Her apocalyptic warnings have a religious
“Does anyone else want to answer this? I can’t
fanaticism to them and indeed, there are those
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who relate her to that. Gerard Baker wrote in the Wall Street Journal, “St. Greta” is “sincere and talented.”
didn’t get the discipline she needed as child. “Spare the rod and spoil the child” and this is what you get. Greta Thunberg is a self-cen-
“St. Greta”? Not in my church.
tered, arrogant twit, and what she needs is a
“Sincere?” Reading the words of others?
good spanking.
“Talented?” Following the script and guided by coaches? Her delivery is one of a televangelist. She’s
I feel sorry for her because her life is ruined—but not because of the climate. Her life is ruined by adults who have catered to her
good at that, but can we believe her as we be-
irrational fears and are using her to promote
lieve the tent-style preacher?
their agenda.
Before you think I’m exaggerating, consid-
Why do I suspect she has no friends, no
er that the Maryknoll missionaries are com-
pets, no social life and no goals for her future?
paring Greta to the Virgin Mary. A tweet was
How will she support herself? Or will she
sent from the official account of the Maryknoll
have to depend on the likes of the Soros dol-
Fathers and Brothers which said that people
lars to keep her in her plain clothes and pig-
upset over Greta because of her age “seem
tails until she is too old for that, and then they
to overlook the age of the Virgin Mary at the
will desert her?
time of the annunciation. Young women can and have changed the world.”
That’s the tragedy that is playing out in front of us. Quite honestly, it is sinful and sad. ■
If I may repeat myself, and Greta: How dare you!!
Follow Barbara Simpson on Facebook.
When I first read about Greta and head her speak, I thought the world has really gone crazy. Reading what the Maryknoll Fathers said about her, I know the world has tipped into insanity. When I see the arrogance of Greta as she speaks to people in power, I see a child that
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WND EXCLUSIVE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: NO INT
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TERNATIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION H H S S E C R E TA R Y S P E A K S O N B E H A L F O F N E A R LY 2 D O Z E N N AT I O N S
With the backing of officials from nearly two dozen nations, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told the largely pro-abortion United Nations General Assembly that there is no international right to abortion. He said such terms “should not be used to promote pro-abortion policies and measures.” “Further, we only support sex education that appreciates the protective role of the family in this education,” he said. (continued on page 18) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T WN D. C O M
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Azar also blasted the use of “ambiguous
“It should come as no surprise the Trump-
terms and expressions such as ‘sexual and re-
Pence administration is lobbying other coun-
productive health and rights.’”
tries to join them in working to undermine
The terms appear often in U.N. documents
sexual and reproductive rights on a global
in which abortion industry players are advo-
scale at the United Nations,” she said. “From
cating for abortion but don’t want to say so.
day one, the Trump-Pence administration has
Azar added, in remarks posted by HHS: “This morning the United States was joined by
tried to take away access to birth control and safe, legal abortion.”
18 other nations, representing more than 1.3
AP reported Azar’s comments followed
billion of the world’s population, in issuing a
a letter last summer in which he and U.S.
joint statement respectfully calling on mem-
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked leaders
ber states to join us in concentrating on topics
of nations to “join the United States in ensur-
that unite rather than divide on the critical is-
ing that every sovereign state has the ability to
sues surrounding access to healthcare.”
determine the best way to protect the unborn
He said the U.N. needs to be reminded that “each nation has the sovereign right to implement related programs and activities con-
and defend the family as the foundational unit of society vital to children thriving and leading healthy lives.”
sistent with their laws and policies, and that
AP reported: “Grace Melton, who represents
these terms in no way imply that there is an
the conservative Heritage Foundation at the
international right to abortion.”
U.N., said conservative groups believe terms
The joint statement has been signed by 21 nations. At Associated Press writer Susan Walsh pointed out Azar’s statements were being criticized by “reproductive rights groups.” AP quoted Caitlin Horrigan of Planned Parenthood Global promoting her organization’s financial interests.
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like ‘sexual and reproductive health’ are being used to ‘promote abortion and who knows what else’ at the United Nations.” Melton said the “concern for a vast number of countries is that it has been used to promote abortion, and that’s not what they want.” ■
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PRAISED N NATIONAL CARD
COULD ALLOW EVERY PERSON’S RECORD TO BE LINKED
A conservative health-care organization focused on health-care choices, individualized patient care and medical and genetic privacy is praising the U.S. Senate for maintaining a ban on funding the issuance of a “unique patient identifier” to every person in America. (continued on page 22) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T WN D. C O M
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U. S . SE NATE PRA ISED F OR B A N ON NATI O NAL H EALTH I D CAR D
The UPI was to give millions of groups ac-
CCHF said it has “worked tirelessly to stop
cess to individuals’ private health information,
the UPI” and has long endeavored to bring an
according to the Citizens’ Council for Health
associated issue into public awareness: “HIPAA
Freedom, or CCHF.
is a data-sharing rule, not a privacy rule.
The UPI has been blocked since 1998 by
According to the federal government, 2.2 mil-
legislation initiated by former Rep. Ron Paul
lion entities can potentially have access to pri-
that has been regularly re-adopted.
vate information without patient permission.”
However, with the issues that arisen in
“The UPI would facilitate the vast data-shar-
health care since the creation of Obamacare,
ing permitted without consent under HIPAA,”
there was concern that a nationally required,
said Twila Brase, president and co-founder of
uniform process would be adopted.
CCHF. “This national patient ID would enable
But the Senate’s proposed Labor-HHS fiscal 2020 budget retains the ban.
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of every patient into one longitudinal digital dossier, leaving patients with no options for keeping their data, their personal lives, and their medical conditions confidential.
It
was
first
proposed
in
the
Clinton
administration. The
Health
Insurance
Portability
and
Accountability Act of 1996 mandated the cre-
“As troubling as the privacy implications,
ation of a UPI for all Americans and authorized
this federal ID card would also become man-
broad sharing of patient information without
datory for patient access to care. In short—no
patient consent.
card, no care,” she said.
In 1998, Paul stopped the development
A few months ago, Brase was joined by
of the UPI by placing the following prohibi-
Lawrence Reed of the Foundation for Economic
tion in the 1999 Appropriations Act: “None of
Education, Adam Brandon of Freedom Works,
the funds” allowed in the bill “may be used
Naomi Lopez Bauman of Goldwater Institute,
to promulgate or adopt any final standard ...
Linda Gorman of Independence Institute, Norm
or providing for the assignment of a unique
Singleton of Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty
health identifier for an individual.”
and Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots
The measure has been re-adopted since, un-
Action in a letter to President Trump warning
til this year when the House of Representatives
about the problems such a plan could create.
voted to end the funding prohibition and ad-
The
letter
expressed
appreciation
for
Trump’s efforts to “reduce the oppressive burdens of the Affordable Care Act.” At that time there was a proposal to strike the prohibition of the UPI. “This national patient ID will become a national tracking number used to link patient
vance the government-assigned number. CCHF said it “disagrees with claims made by organizations like the American Hospital Association that a UPI would improve the efficiency and security of the health information exchange, and increase patient safety.” “This one-stop-shop number for accessing
medical records together for outsider access
medical information would instead leave pa-
without patient consent,” the letter warned.
tients vulnerable to outside intrusion, third-
“This ID card will also be required for patient
party controls over treatment decisions, and
access to medical care.”
debilitating cyberattacks” ■
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DEFENDING FRANCE FROM E X C L U S I V E : B R E N T S M I T H E D U C AT E S G R E TA A N D H E R B A N D
The Golden Child of the current climate move-
complaint to the United Nations Committee
ment, Greta Thunberg, isn’t quite finished
on the Rights of the Child to protest lack of
with her 15 minutes of fame.
government action on the climate crisis.”
After her scripted diatribe at the Climate
I’m not sure what constitutes an “official”
Strike, she and 15 other misguided and mis-
complaint to the U.N., but I assume it’s any-
informed youth headed to the United Nations
thing that advances socialism, communism,
Climate Summit, where the 16, ranging from
hatred of Israel or America, and radical leftism.
age 8 to 17, hailing from 12 different coun-
And the climate crisis complaint pretty much
tries, proceeded to lodge, “a landmark official
checks most categories—ergo, it’s official.
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THE CLIMATE CRISIS KIDS OF HYSTERICS ON CLEAN ENERGY
That and the kids have their own legal
Gornitzka.
representation, courtesy of global law firm
“We fully support children exercising their
Hausfeld LLP and Earthjustice whose motto
rights and taking a stand. Climate change will
is … ready for it … “Because the Earth Needs
impact every single one of them. It’s no won-
a Good Lawyer!” Wonder who’s paying these
der they are uniting to fight back,” proclaimed
two? Just asking.
Ms. Gornitzka. (I’m only assuming she’s a Ms.)
The children were treated like celebrities
As a quick aside—think about that state-
by adults like U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
ment. “Climate change will impact every sin-
Deputy Executive Director Charlotte Petri
gle one of them”—as if this is some sort of (continued on page 26) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T W N D. C O M
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revelation, some new phenomenon. What a ridiculous
and
obvi-
ous assertion. As the climate
continues
to
change, which it has since Earth developed a climate, all will be affected by it. Duh! Anyway, the “landmark” legal complaint was
lodged
against
five
nations,
“accus-
ing Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey of inaction on global warming,” and
Now, I personally have no love for France.
even accused them of “treason on issues of
Beyond them assisting us in defeating the
climate disruption.”
British during the Revolution, they’ve pretty
It seems all but one of these nations’ leaders at least appear to accept the youth complaint with little or no comment. However, the normally mild-mannered French president, Emmanuel Macron, didn’t take kindly to being on the list. Macron bristled that the children held “very radical positions likely to antagonize our soci-
much been useless. However Macron is absolutely right in this regard. In support, some have taken to Twitter to inject a few actual facts about the world’s real polluters—and one in particular—China. And perhaps Greta and her cohorts could take a quick glance at the following map. The fact is that France did put its money
eties.” And you sure don’t want to antagonize
where its mouth is, long ago. And they did it
the French. No telling of what they’re capable.
the smart way—without dopey windmills and
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massive solar farms. Anyone
with
any
honesty and integrity on this topic will agree that
nuclear
energy
is the cleanest massproduction fuel source on the planet. And no one has invested more in it than France, with its 58 reactors and not a single serious accident. France derives about 75% of its electricity from
nuclear
energy,
due to a long-standing policy based on energy security/independence. France is the world’s largest net exporter of clean electricity due to its very low cost of generation, and makes over
and put into another reactor as fuel. In fact,
€3 billion per year from it. And about 17% of
we could power the entire U.S. electrical grid
France’s electricity is generated from recycled
from the energy in nuclear waste for almost
nuclear fuel.
100 years.
Yes—most don’t know that nuclear waste
So, Greta et al.—why don’t you go after the
is recyclable. Once reactor fuel (uranium or
real polluters and get off France’s back? No
thorium) is used in a reactor, it can be treated
one has done “clean” energy as well. ■
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WND EXCLUSIVE
Democrat senators attack Trump judicial pick for 1 reason BLUMENTHAL CHARGES: HOW COULD A LITIGANT ‘ T R U S T Y O U R I M PA R T I A L I T Y ’ ?
Several Democratic senators have attacked one
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
of President Trump’s judicial nominees for her
of Missouri, the report said.
pro-life views and personal service on behalf of the unborn, reports Courthouse News. Sarah Pitlyk has been nominated to a seat on
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She’s worked for several years as special counsel for the pro-life Thomas More Society in Chicago.
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She helped defend an Iowa law that banned abortions in the state after a fetal heartbeat is detected “and represented a collection of
discrimination on the basis of ‘reproductive health decisions.’” She also worked with the coalition defend-
religious organizations in their successful
ing David Daleiden and the Center for Medical
challenge to a St. Louis ordinance that barred
Progress, whose undercover video work in (continued on page 30) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T W N D. C O M
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D E M OCR AT SE NATORS ATTACK TRUMP JU DI C I AL P I C K F O R 1 R EASO N
2015 exposed the abortion industry’s profiting
However, Pitlyk touted her extensive ap-
from the sale of baby body parts. Multiple or-
pellate work and her time clerking for then-
ganizations were investigated by members of
D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Congress and referred to the DOJ for possible prosecution.
She said, according to the report, that “part of the reason she has somewhat limited expe-
The nominee said her previous work would
rience in trial and deposition work is the le-
have no impact on her judicial decisions, the
gal teams she has worked on have allowed her
report explained.
to arrange her schedule to make sure she can
“I think I stand in a long line of other people who have sat at this table who have had histories in advocacy or in issue-related advocacy or in politics and who have become very distinguished jurists,” she said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., ques-
spend more time with her children.” Trump has nominated more than 150 judges of the estimated 900 on federal benches. He promised before his election he would nominate only judges who interpret the law according to the original intent of the fram-
tioned her ability as rule impartially in abor-
ers of the Constitution, earning the support
tion-related cases.
of many conservatives. Already, conservative
“How can you ensure that a litigant in your
opinions have come from the historically far-
courtroom seeking to vindicate her right to an
left 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to which
abortion could trust your impartiality given
Trump already has made numerous nomina-
your zealous and passionate advocacy?” he
tions. ■
asked. Democrats also didn’t like her “not-qualified” rating from the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, part of the ABA organization that has protested pro-life laws. She was cited for a lack of trial experience, the CN report said.
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‘ONLY’?!
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WND EXCLUSIVE
CENSUS: SHOCKING NUMBER OF NONCITIZENS LIVE IN U.S. H I G H E S T P E R C E N TA G E O F F O R E I G N - B O R N S I N C E 1 9 1 0
Confirming the largest ethnic shift in more than a century, the U.S. Census Bureau re-
decennial Census survey. It found that about 22 million of the for-
leased a survey finding a record 13.7% of the
eign-born residents were not a U.S. citizen,
U.S. population, about 44.7 million people,
DailyMail.com reported.
were born in another country. The annual American Community Survey comes amid a contentious debate about including a citizenship question on the upcoming
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It was the highest percentage of foreignborn residents in one year since 1910. The majority of the non-U.S. born residents came from Latin America.
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The foreign-born resident rate has surged
The Supreme Court dealt the administration
to about 1 in 7 in California, Texas, Florida and
a setback, ruling the Department of Commerce
New York, some 15% higher than elsewhere in
had failed to provide an adequate reason for
the country, DailyMail.com said.
restoring the question.
In 2018, the Trump administration pro-
Trump responded with an executive order
posed restoring the citizenship question, ar-
July 11 calling on the federal agencies use cur-
guing it was “necessary for the Department of
rent databases and documents to gather citi-
Justice to protect voters.”
zenship data. ■
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RACHEL ALEXANDER: WND EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
GENERA TION Z ON THE I R A C H E L A L E X A N D E R L O O K S AT C O M P E T I N G S U R V E Y S R E G A R
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IDEOLOGICAL SP ECTR UM D I N G O P I N I O N S O F 1 4 - T O - 2 2 -Y E A R - O L D S
Every few months, I hear about some study claiming that Generation Z is either more conservative or less conservative than previous generations. You can’t have it both ways. So what is really going on with 14 to 22 year olds? (continued on page 36) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T WN D. C O M
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G E N ERATIO N Z ON THE IDEOLOGICA L SPEC TR U M
First of all, Gen Z is still made up of most-
38% of Generation X approves of his perfor-
ly teenagers. Many of them have not ful-
mance, 43% of boomers and 54% of the Silent
ly formed their political views yet and don’t
Generation.
know enough about the issues to have a real
When it comes to climate change, Gen Z is
opinion. I should know. When I was in high
very similar to the millennials and not that
school, I ignored politics because it was some-
much different from Gen X. Over 50% of Gen
thing my brothers were into. Of course, I still
Z and millennials believe the earth is getting
began forming a strong conservative founda-
warmer due to human activity. Gen X isn’t far
tion by reading every issue of National Review
behind, with 48% believing that.
cover to cover.
Gen Z is also very similar to the millennials when it comes to how great they think the
ACCORDING
TO
COMPREHENSIVE
POLLING FROM THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER, GEN Z IS TRENDING TO THE LEFT. THEIR VIEWS MIRROR THOSE OF
MILLENNIALS.
VATIVE
MAGAZINE
THE
CONSER-
COMMENTARY
WARNS, “GENERATION Z IS A LIBERAL TSUNAMI.”
U.S. is. Only 14% think the U.S. is the greatest country in the world, and only 13% of millennials. In contrast, 20% of Gen X believes the U.S. is the greatest country in the world, 30% of boomers, and 45% of the Silent Generation. Of course, Pew always muddles their polls with artificial questions and breakdowns (they love splitting evangelicals between white evangelicals
and
non-white
evangelicals,
which is ridiculous since they’re not that far apart, it’s just stoking the racial flames). The poll asked whether more racial/ethnic diver-
They believe in even higher numbers than
sity is good for society. Gen Z and the millen-
millennials that government should do more
nials both said yes in higher percentages than
to solve problems, 70%. Only 30% approve
the older generations. But that’s no surprise.
of President Trump’s job performance, bare-
Democrats supported Jim Crow laws last cen-
ly more than millennials at 29%. In contrast,
tury and fought passage of the Civil Rights Act
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of 1964. The older generations are still tainted by that. Changing people’s minds on that is not less conservative. It’s less Democratic. There are some exceptions to Gen Z becoming more liberal. Business Insider surveyed
has a bad effect. Global consultancy firm The Guild found that Gen Z is 10 times more likely than millennials to dislike tattoos and piercings. It makes sense that Gen Z is turning out
Gen Z and found that a majority did not iden-
liberal. They were raised by Gen X parents,
tify as liberal or conservative. The remaining
who brought them up in a hands-off manner
Gen Zers were about evenly split between the
so they were heavily influenced instead by the
right and the left.
public schools and social media. The big tech
The Harris Poll took a survey on behalf of
companies lean to the left and don’t try to hide
the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD, and found
their bias. Social media is the top way Gen Z
that the percentage of young people who are
gets its news. Business Insider conducted a
comfortable interacting with LGBTQ people
survey with SurveyMonkey Audience partner
dropped from 53% in 2017 to 45% in 2018.
Cint and found that more than half of Gen Z
That’s further down from 63% in 2016. Other
checks Snapchat, YouTube or Instagram daily.
age groups did not have similar drops. The Hispanic Heritage Foundation found
As Gen Z increasingly ages past 18, we are going to feel the effects of their politics at the
that eight out of 10 Gen Zers identify as fis-
polls more and more. It does not bode well for
cal conservatives. This could be because they
conservatives in the future. Of course, many
watched their parents live through the eco-
who are liberal in their youth become more
nomic decline in the late 2000s.
conservative as they age. The cycle will like-
While only 18% of millennials attend church,
ly continue with future generations starting
41% of Gen Z does. Of course, this could be due
out liberal and becoming conservative in later
in part to the fact Gen Z is still living with
years. ■
their parents. The Pew survey found that Gen Z views single mothers raising kids similarly to the older generations. Almost half believe it has no effect on society. Over a third believe it
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WND EXCLUSIVE
TOP CLIMATE SC RANKS WITH ‘ O U R M O D E L S A R E M I C K E Y- M O U S E
An MIT-trained scientist who has specialized
Technology and Duke University, reports the
for nearly 25 years in abnormal weather and
website Electroverse.
climate change has published a book explain-
In his book “The Global Warming Hypothesis
ing why he believes the data underpinning
is an Unproven Hypothesis,” Nakamura ex-
global-warming science are unreliable.
plains why global mean temperatures before
Mototaka Nakamura, who earned a doctor-
1980 are based on “untrustworthy data.”
ate of science from MIT, has conducted his
“Before full planet surface observation by
work at prestigious institutions such as MIT,
satellite began in 1980, only a small part of
Georgia Institute of Technology, NASA, Jet
the Earth had been observed for tempera-
Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of
tures with only a certain amount of accuracy
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CIENTIST BREAKS ‘CONSENSUS’ MOCKERIES OF THE REAL WORLD’
and frequency,” he says. “Across the globe, only North America and Western Europe have
leading with, “There is no climate emergency.” They
attached
their
European
Climate
trustworthy temperature data dating back to
Declaration, which, according to the let-
the 19th century.”
ter, argues that “general-circulation models
Last week, a group of 500 scientists and professionals in climate science wrote a letter
of climate on which international policy is at present founded are unfit for their purpose.”
to the United Nations contending there is no
“Therefore, it is cruel as well as imprudent
climate crisis and that spending trillions on
to advocate the squandering of trillions on the
the issue is “cruel and imprudent.”
basis of results from such immature models,”
They got right to the point in their letter,
the scientists wrote. “Current climate policies (continued on page 40) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T WN D. C O M
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TO P C LIM AT E SCIENTIST B REA KS RA NKS W I TH ‘CO NSENSU S’
pointlessly, grievously undermine the eco-
He pointed out that the United Nations
nomic system, putting lives at risk in coun-
International Panel on Climate Change, the
tries denied access to affordable, continuous
IPCC, admitted in its 2007 paper that the
electrical power.”
“long-term prediction of future climate states
They urge the U.N. to “follow a climate policy based on sound science, realistic econom-
is not possible.” The truth is, the professor said, that cli-
ics and genuine concern for those harmed by
mate-change scientists and “skeptics” in the
costly but unnecessary attempts at mitigation.”
scientific community agree that the climate is always changing and that over the past two
T ESTI N G ‘REGARDED AS H ERESY’
centuries, the global mean temperature has
Electroverse noted that today’s “global warm-
increased slightly and erratically by about 1.8
ing science” is built on the work of a few
degrees Fahrenheit.
climate modelers who claim to have demon-
So, why are so many people panic-stricken,
strated that human-derived CO2 emissions
including some who are warning the world
are the cause of recently rising temperatures
has only 12 years left to save itself?
“and have then simply projected that warming
He points to politicians, activists and media.
forward.”
“Global warming provides them, more than
“Every climate researcher thereafter has taken the results of these original models as a
any other issue, with the things they most want,” he said.
given, and we’re even at the stage now where
For politicians, it’s power and money. For
merely testing their validity is regarded as
activists, it’s money for their organizations
heresy.”
and “confirmation of their near-religious de-
Richard Lindzen, an emeritus professor of atmospheric sciences at MIT who has published more than 200 scientific papers, says in a video produced by PragerU “it seems that the less the climate changes, the louder the voices of the climate alarmists get.”
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votion to the idea that man is a destructive force acting upon nature.” For the media, Lindzen says, it’s ideology, money and headlines. “Doomsday scenarios sell.” ■
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WND EXCLUSIVE
STATE DEPT. KNEW OF CLINTO
JUDICIAL W
Judicial Watch announced Monday it has more
she was secretary of state and her deletion of
information about the never-ending scandal
more than 30,000 subpoenaed emails.
of Hillary Clinton’s emails. It’s over her transfer of classified information through an unsecured email system while
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Her use of the email system has been characterized as a closely held secret while she was using it. But Judicial Watch says it now
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ON EMAIL SCANDAL IN 2010!
W AT C H : F E D S C A U G H T ‘ R E D - H A N D E D I N A N O T H E R C O V E R - U P ’
has evidence the State Department knew of it
state in 2010 about Clinton’s private email
system early as early as 2010.
address.
Daniel Baer, an Obama State Department
He warned, “Be careful, you just gave the
deputy assistant secretary of state, wrote to
secretary’s personal email address to a bunch
Michael Posner, then-assistant secretary of
of folks.” (continued on page 44) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T W N D. C O M
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STAT E D E PT. K NEW OF CLINTON EMA I L SCANDAL I N 2 0 1 0 !
Baer noted she “guards it pretty closely.”
knowledge for years,” stated Judicial Watch
But Clinton’s email address had been in an
President Tom Fitton.
email sent to State Department officials about WikiLeaks.
Judicial Watch has been hunting evidence of the email scandal for several years. It is prob-
“It appears the State Department produced
ing whether Clinton used private email in an
this email in 2016 in redacted form, blacking
effort to evade the Freedom of Information
out Clinton’s personal email address and the
Act; whether the State Department’s at-
discussion about Clinton’s wanting to keep
tempt to settle the FOIA case in 2014 and 2015
her email address closely guarded,” Judicial
amounted to bad faith; and whether the State
Watch said.
Department has adequately searched for re-
The watchdog sought the email after a for-
cords responsive to the request.
mer top Freedom of Information Act State
A federal judge recently raised concerns
Department official testified to Judicial Watch
about the email scandal and urged Judicial
about reviewing it between late 2013 and early
Watch to “shake this tree” and see what it can
2014.
find out.
Judicial Watch said the email production
The
judge
also
criticized
the
State
comes in discovery granted to Judicial Watch
Department’s handling and production of
in a FOIA lawsuit in which Clinton also faces
Clinton’s emails in the case.
potential questioning under oath.
“There is no FOIA [Freedom of Information
The court had ordered the production of the
Act] exemption for political expedience, nor is
email, but the DOJ and State produced it only
there one for bureaucratic incompetence,” the
after Judicial Watch threatened to seek a court
judge said.
order. “Judicial
The case includes court authorization for Watch
just
caught
the
State
Department and DOJ red-handed in another email cover-up—they all knew about the Clinton email account but covered up the smoking-gun email showing this guilty
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multiple depositions from Clinton associates and representatives. Judicial Watch listed its discoveries about the scope of the Clinton email scandal:
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• John Hackett, former director of
• In interrogatory responses, E.W.
information programs and services (IPS)
Priestap, assistant director of the FBI
testified under oath that he had raised
Counterintelligence Division, stated that
concerns that Clinton’s staff may have
the agency found Clinton email records
“culled out 30,000” of the secretary’s
in the Obama White House, specifically,
“personal” emails without following
the Executive Office of the President.
strict National Archives standards. He also believed there was interference
• Jacob Sullivan, Clinton’s senior advisor
with the formal FOIA review process
and deputy chief of staff when she was
related to the classification of Clinton’s
secretary of state, testified that both
Benghazi-related emails.
he and Clinton used her unsecure nongovernment email system to conduct
• Heather Samuelson, Clinton’s White
official State Department business.
House liaison at the State Department, and later Clinton’s personal lawyer,
• Eric Boswell, former assistant secretary
admitted under oath that she was
of state for diplomatic security during
granted immunity by the Department of
Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state,
Justice in June 2016.
testified that Clinton was warned twice against using unsecure BlackBerry’s and
• Justin Cooper, former aide to President Bill Clinton and Clinton Foundation
personal emails to transmit classified material. ■
employee who registered the domain name of the unsecure clintonemail. com server that Clinton used while serving as secretary of state, testified he worked with Huma Abedin, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, to create the nongovernment email system.
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ANDY SCHLAFLY: WND EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
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Desperate Dems try to censor Trump A N D Y S C H L A F LY A S S E R T S , ‘ L I T T L E C A N S T O P T H E I N S AT I A B L E D E S I R E O F A LY N C H M O B ’
Democratic presidential candidates are trying to censor President Trump and his spokesman, Rudy Giuliani, to prevent Trump from communicating with the American people. Sen. Kamala Harris is demanding that Trump’s Twitter account be suspended. (continued on page 48) F O R DAI LY N E W S , V I S I T W N D. C O M
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D E S PER AT E D E MS TRY TO CENSOR TRU M P
A half-century ago liberals pretended to be supporters of free speech, but now they are its biggest enemy. “His Twitter account should
They believe they own the media and they are demanding that they silence me.” “They know I have incriminating facts, not
be suspended,” Democratic presidential wan-
hearsay, because they know what they did in
nabe Kamala Harris told CNN on Monday.
selling Joe’s office to a Ukrainian crook,” he
“I think there is plenty of new evidence to suggest that he is irresponsible with his words
added in reference to Biden, who has the most to lose in this brouhaha.
in a way that could result in harm to other
President Trump released the transcript of
people. And so the privilege of using those
his phone call with the president of Ukraine,
words in that way should probably be taken
and yet Joe Biden continues to hide behind the
from him,” she added.
concealment of transcripts of his conversa-
Censorship is central to the liberal play-
tions with Ukraine officials during which he
book to try to regain power, and then reshape
may have improperly intervened on behalf of
America as the far left wants. Harris is echo-
his son Hunter.
ing the views of Big Tech in California, which
The Republican National Committee has
already censors ordinary Americans express-
called on Biden to release his call transcripts,
ing conservative views.
so that the public can decide for itself how
Joe Biden just took that liberal censorship
Biden misused his position of power for finan-
a step further by demanding that television
cial gain for his family. But there is no trans-
networks refuse to allow Rudy Giuliani to
parency by the left while it demands answers
speak in favor of Trump anymore. Even the
from others.
left-wing Daily Beast admits that “rarely, if
Ukraine, which has been independent for
ever, has one campaign made an affirmative
more than a quarter century, should no lon-
demand that a top aide to a rival candidate no
ger be referred to as “the Ukraine” as though
longer be given a platform,” as Biden desper-
it were still a vassal state of the Communist
ately insists.
Soviet Union. Ukraine’s president has fully
Giuliani tweeted in response, “Think of the Biden arrogance and entitlement to protection.
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exonerated President Trump amid the false accusations by House Democrats.
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But Trump is receiving less due process and
the inside-the-Beltway mentality that pre-
constitutional rights here at home. “Like ev-
vails in the halls of Congress. Trump tweet-
ery American, I deserve to meet my accuser,
ed out a map of American counties that voted
especially when this accuser, the so-called
for him in 2016, and it is a massive sea of red
‘Whistleblower,’ represented a perfect conver-
showing his broad support.
sation with a foreign leader in a totally inaccurate and fraudulent way,” he tweeted.
Yet little can stop the insatiable desire of a lynch mob, which is what House Democrats
The Sixth Amendment in the Bill of Rights
have become. Ironically, the biggest victim of
guarantees the basic right of an accused to
their renewed witch hunt may be the only per-
confront someone who makes accusations
son thought to have a chance to defeat Trump
against him. Yet Trump is being denied this
next year: Joe Biden.
fundamental right while the Deep State circles
Biden’s political fortunes are being bad-
its wagons to attain its goal of bringing down
ly sullied by the mud that splatters back-
the president.
ward onto him. It is a sign of desperation that
It does not matter to the Trump haters that
his campaign feels the need to censor Rudy
a nothing-burger is at the center of this phony
Giuliani on television, lest he embarrass Biden
scandal. In this power struggle, Trump’s en-
further with revelations about his misconduct
emies care little about what the facts are and
in connection with Ukraine.
instead try to use the process to swing public opinion in their direction.
Giuliani is making up for all his prior missteps in fending off the same sharks who pre-
But Trump’s political base remains rock
viously circled Trump for prior non-issues.
solid, and smears from the left are not going to
Censorship of one’s political opponents is
alienate his longtime supporters. Trump him-
not something Trump would ever do, but his
self shows no signs of backing down, and he
Democratic rivals think that censorship is the
is often at his best when under political attack.
only way they can win. ■
The liberal Democrats have given Trump the means by which he can galvanize the American people, who are already fed up with
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WND EXCLUSIVE
The members of the “squad” in Congress—
in common
the four, far-left, outspoken freshmen who
Complaints about ethics violations.
seem to have seized leadership from House
At least three of the four do.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi—have something else
The
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Hill
reported
the
House
Ethics
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TLAIB FACING HOUSE ETHICS INVESTIGATION 2 OT H E R ‘ S Q UA D’ M E M B E R S A L R E A DY C I T E D F O R V I O L AT I O N S
Committee in investigating Rep. Rashida Tlaib,
New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have
D-Mich., for allegedly taking a salary from her
been cited by ethics investigators.
2018 campaign. Already Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of
The fourth squad member is Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. (continued on page 52) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T WN D. C O M
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T L A IB FACING H OUSE ETHICS INV ESTI GATI O N
House Ethics Committee Chairman Ted
with the Federal Election Commission alleging
Deutch, D-Fla., and ranking member Kenny
she and her chief of staff set up a million-
Marchant, R-Texas, said the probe “does
dollar private slush fund.
not itself indicate that any violation has oc-
An FEC complaint accuses Omar of illegally
curred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of
using campaign funds to pay for travel ex-
the committee.”
penses for a Democratic political consultant, Tim Mynett, whose wife accuses him of hav-
AN OFFICIAL IN TLAIB’S OFFICE SAID
ing an extramarital affair with the Muslim
THE ISSUE IS HER CAMPAIGN SALARY
congresswoman.
PAID DURING THE 2018 RACE.
Mynett’s company, E Street Group, was paid about $230,000 for travel expenses beginning in early April.
The Federal Election Commission allows
DailyMail.com reported in August that amid
non-incumbent candidates to pay themselves
claims Omar married and divorced her brother
a salary from their campaign only under cer-
in an immigration scam, the congresswom-
tain circumstances.
an had separated from her current husband,
A
spokesman
for
the
congresswoman
claimed there were no violations of the law.
Ahmed Hirsi. She previously was married to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.
But FEC records show Tlaib was paid $17,500
Twitter social media aggregator Twitchy
in salary after the 2018 general election, which
commented on the claim against Tlaib, “We’re
may be illegal.
shocked … SHOCKED.”
Ocasio-Cortez already has been the subject
“This is the same woman whose own fa-
of several ethics complaints during her first
ther said she lied about her residence to win
term.
an election.” ■
Two watchdog groups have filed complaints against her with the Office of Congressional Ethics for misusing her resources as a congresswoman. Another group filed a complaint
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WND EXCLUSIVE
FRANKLIN GRAHAM CA ‘CHANGE HEAR T S’ OF
TA K I N G G U N S , I M P E A C H I N G P R
The late Billy Graham, founder of the Billy
to take your guns, and 2. We’re going to im-
Graham
peach your president,” he wrote Tuesday in a
Evangelistic
Association,
gospel
preacher to hundreds of millions and spiritu-
Facebook post.
al adviser to both Democratic and Republican
He cited Robert Jeffress, pastor of First
presidents, largely was regarded as apolitical
Baptist Church in Dallas, warning on Fox News
during more than a half-century of ministry.
that the current impeachment drive could
But back then Christian bakers and florists
“cause a civil war-like fracture in this nation
weren’t prosecuted for refusing to promote homosexuality, political differences weren’t
from which this country will never heal.” “I don’t know about that,” Graham wrote,
grounds for impeaching a president and soci-
“but I can tell you this could lead to conflict that
ety generally recognized Second Amendment
nobody wants if they continue down this road.
rights.
“Pray that God would change the hearts of
Now, his successor, son Franklin Graham,
Democratic leaders in Washington and that
is calling on the nation to pray for Democrats
they would see the dangerous road that we’re
in Washington to have a change of heart.
on.”
“The socialist Democrats’ message to the United States of America is: 1. We’re going
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Jeffress said Trump committed an “unpardonable sin” in the eyes of Democrats by
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ALLS FOR PRA YER T O DEMOCRA T S
R E S I D E N T ‘ C O U L D L E A D T O C O N F L I C T T H AT N O B O D Y W A N T S ’ defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016.
President Trump in 2016 because of his promises
“And I do want to make this prediction this
to appoint judges who support the Constitution,
morning: If the Democrats are successful in
restrict abortion and protect religious rights,
removing the president from office, I’m afraid
all of which he has done amid fierce opposition.
it will cause a civil war-like fracture in this
Franklin Graham has urged Congress not
nation from which this country will never
to codify the LGBT agenda, warning of “cat-
heal,” Jeffress said.
astrophic consequences.” He has said House
Media outlets skewed the pastor’s remarks,
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is responsible for any
with one story calling him a “reliable Donald
“constitutional crisis” based on unsupported
Trump toady.” Other reports led with some-
claims that Trump colluded with Russia in
one slamming Jeffress for his comments.
2016. And he told “gay Christian” presidential
While Graham’s comments drew many “amens” on social media, others . “I pray for you, that you would stop jux-
candidate Pete Buttigieg that it’s up to God, not people, to define sin. “Using
new
terms
like
‘Progressive
taposing your gospel message with one-sided
Christianity’ and the “Christian Left’ may
politics,” wrote one.
sound appealing to some, but God’s laws and
Evangelical Christians largely supported
standards do not change,” he said. ■
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MICHAEL BROWN: WND EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
THE CLIMATE CHAN AND NEW DOOMSD
MICHAEL BROWN CONTRASTS CHRISTIANITY’S END-OF-WORL
When I came to faith as a 16-year-old, drug-
man-made global warming.
using, hippie rock drummer, I was told that
It has its unique gods (like Mother Earth).
Jesus was returning very soon. The end of
It deifies the created world (with seminar-
the world was near. Very near. Today, there is a new religious narrative, especially among
ians confessing to plants in a chapel service). It has its high priests and religious lead-
young people, with a new “end of the world”
ers (the climate change gurus and radical
scenario. But this one is depressing and grim,
environmentalists).
with nothing redemptive about it. I’m talking about the new religion of
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NGE RELIGIONISTS DAY SCENARIO
L D S C E N A R I O W I T H WA R M I N G S C A R E M O N G E R S
And it has its own doomsday scenario: The end of the world is near. Very near.
An Australian website offers counsel to help people (especially young people) deal with
To be clear, I do not have the credentials
stress and anxiety related to climate change.
to comment on scientific questions related to
It notes, “There are lots of reasons why young
global warming.
people might feel stressed about climate
But I do have the credentials to comment
change.”
on the effect environmental activists are hav-
These reasons include: 1) They feel like
ing on our culture, especially the younger
planning for the future is hopeless. 2) They
generation.
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doing anything to help. 3) They are frustrated
it produces fear and provokes frustration, es-
that there’s nothing they can do now to change
pecially for young people: “Our world is be-
things. 4) They are worried about whether it’s
ing destroyed, and you’re not doing anything
responsible to have children. 5) They feel like
about it! Don’t you care?”
everything is out of their control.
To quote Greta Thunberg directly, “You
A May 2 headline on Science News for
have stolen my dreams and my childhood with
Students states, “Climate change poses men-
your empty words. … We are in the beginning
tal health risks to children and teens.”
of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about
And a Sept. 19 article on Conversation.com warned, “Ignoring young people’s climate change fears is a recipe for anxiety.” In fact, as far back as 2016, the American
is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth—how dare you!” But there’s a reason for her fears. An October 2018 headline proclaimed: “We
Psychological Association claimed, “Climate
have 12 years to limit climate change catastro-
change is threatening mental health. A feder-
phe, warns U.N.”
al report that tapped psychologists’ expertise outlines the ways climate change affects us all.” But herein lies the rub. It is not “climate
Six months later, in March 2019, the U.N. website echoed these sentiments: “Only 11 Years Left to Prevent Irreversible Damage
change” that is “threatening mental health.”
from Climate Change, Speakers Warn dur-
It is the apocalyptic way it is being reported
ing General Assembly High-Level Meeting.
that is threatening mental health.
Ambition, Urgency Needed to Address Global
After all, when I was told in 1971 that Jesus was coming back soon, it was an exciting
Emergency, Secretary-General Says.” No wonder teenaged Greta and her genera-
prospect. The end of the age is fast approach-
tion are up in arms. No wonder they are so
ing, and we will be with the Lord forever! This
stressed. No wonder they are angry. “It is your
world is falling apart, but God will come to
policies and your greed and your selfishness
redeem us!
that have stolen our future!”
But there is no such hope in today’s gloomand-doom climate change reporting. Instead,
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As reported Sept. 26, “Around climatechange
protests,
tears
linger.
Youthful
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activists cite all-too depressing science and
something that may never happen. They are
develop angst. They grieve for a future they
growing up waiting for the shoe to drop, not
worry they’ll never have.
being able to enjoy life because of fear for
“Many young climate activists say they feel
tomorrow.
hopeless and overwhelmed. … ‘It’s really hard
The innocence of youth is being robbed from
to grow up on a planet full of ifs,’ said This
them, and everyone is to blame. Yet an article
is Zero Hour co-founder Jamie Margolin, a
on the Teaching Tolerance website urges that,
17-year-old from Seattle, who is finding hard
“Teachers’ Silence on Climate Change Violates
to buckle down and apply to colleges. ‘There’s always been a sense that everything beautiful in this world is temporary for my generation.’” How very, very sad—but not because it’s all true.
Students’ Rights.” I would urge instead that there needs to be a lot of soul searching and circumspection, from our children’s educators to the popular media. Are you sure the information you are sharing
Instead, as John Nolte pointed out, “For
is accurate? Are you positive the fears you are
more than 50 years Climate Alarmists in the
instilling are warranted? Are you certain that
scientific
you are not playing with the emotions of im-
community
and
environmental
movement have not gotten even one prediction correct, but they do have a perfect record of getting 41 predictions wrong. “In other words, on at least 41 occasions,
pressionable young people? From my perspective (and leaning into my areas of expertise), I would rather say this: It’s true that this world will not endure forev-
these so-called experts have predicted some
er. One day, Jesus will return and make a new
terrible environmental catastrophe was im-
heaven and earth. So, live your life here with
minent … and it never happened.”
passion, in expectation of His return, making
Consequently, he asks, “Why would we
every moment count. That way, whether you
completely restructure our economy and sac-
live to be 100 or if He comes back in 10 years,
rifice our personal freedom for ‘experts’ who
your life will be full and blessed.
are 0-41, who have never once gotten it right?” So, young people are being stressed about
I challenge a climate change religionist to come up with a better message than that. ■
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WND EXCLUSIVE
GOP House le resolution cen ‘ S O D E S P E R AT E T O D A M A G E T H E P R E S I D E N T ’
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eader signs nsuring Schiff House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Wednesday became the highest profile Republican to sign a resolution to censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for reading a “parody” of President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a hearing last week. (continued on page 62) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T WN D. C O M
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“Chairman Adam Schiff has been lying to
Instead of reading from the transcript pro-
the American people for years,” McCarthy
vided by the White House, Schiff presented his
said in a tweet announcing his signing of the
own version.
resolution, Fox News reported. “Now he is so desperate to damage the president that he lit-
“I HAVE A FAVOR I WANT FROM YOU,”
erally made up a false version of a phone call.
HE SAID. “AND I’M GOING TO SAY THIS
Enough is enough.” The resolution was introduced last Friday by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, in response to the fictional version of the phone-
ONLY SEVEN TIMES, SO YOU BETTER LISTEN GOOD. I WANT YOU TO MAKE UP DIRT ON MY POLITICAL OPPO-
call transcript Schiff read at the testimony last
NENT, UNDERSTAND? LOTS OF IT, ON
week of acting Director of National Intelligence
THIS AND ON THAT.”
Joseph Maguire. Maguire was defending his handling of the
Amid outrage from Republicans, Schiff later
whistleblower complaint regarding the July 25
explained his”summary of the president’s call
phone call. The complaint, based on second-
was meant to be at least, part, in parody.”
hand information, charges Trump pressured
“The fact that that’s not clear is a separate
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to
problem in and of itself. Of course, the presi-
investigate Hunter Biden’s receipt of millions
dent never said, ‘If you don’t understand me
of dollars from a corrupt Ukrainian firm while
I’m going to say it seven more times,’ my point
his father was the Obama administration’s
is, that’s the message that the Ukraine presi-
point man for the country.
dent was receiving in not so many words.”
The transcript, which is based on “notes
Biggs said in a video posted on Twitter that
and recollections” of the officials who me-
Schiff “read a statement that was blatantly
morialized the call, shows Zelensky asked for
false, had no corresponding evidence nor re-
more military aid before Trump asked him to
lationship to the actual transcript of President
“look into” Biden and his son.
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Ukrainian president.”
Schiff shot back: :You engaged in a shake-
“That is inexcusable,” he said.
down to get election dirt from a foreign coun-
Trump said in a tweet that Schiff “fraudu-
try. And then you tried to cover it up.”
lently read to Congress, with millions of people
“But you’re right about one thing—your
watching, a version of my conversation with
words need no mockery. Your own words and
the President of Ukraine that doesn’t exist.”
deeds mock themselves,” he continued. “But
“He was supposedly reading the exact transcribed version of the call, but he completely
most importantly here, they endanger our country. ■
changed the words to make it sound horrible, and me sound guilty,” Trump said.
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WND EXCLUSIVE President Trump reacted to a New York Times
the whistleblower complaint was filed, calling
report Wednesday that House Intelligence
it a “scandal.”
Committee
Chairman
Rep.
Adam
Schiff,
“I think it’s a scandal that he knew before,”
D-Calif., learned details of the CIA officer’s
Trump said at a press conference at the White
allegations against the president days before
House with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.
TRUMP: SCHIFF’S PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF W
P R E S I D E N T R E AC T S TO B R E A K I N G N E
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“I’d go a step further, I think he probably helped write it,” Trump said of the complaint. The Times said Schiff’s prior knowledge of the account by the future whistleblower “shows how determined he was to make
known his allegations that Mr. Trump asked Ukraine’s government to interfere on his behalf in the 2020 election.” “It also explains how Mr. Schiff knew to press for the complaint when the Trump (continued on page 66)
WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT A ‘SCANDAL’
E W S R E P O RT E D BY N E W YO R K T I M E S
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T R U M P: SCHIFF’S PRIOR KNOWLEDGE O F W H I STLEB LOW ER C O M P LAI NT A ‘ SCANDA L’
administration initially blocked lawmakers
of dollars from a corrupt Ukrainian company
from seeing it.”
while his father was the Obama administra-
The Times cited a spokesman and current and former American officials. Responding to the Times story, Schiff
tion’s point man for relations with the country. The White House argues that a transcript of the phone call released after the impeach-
spokesman Patrick Boland did not deny that
ment inquiry began does not support the quid
the chairman had prior knowledge of the
pro quo claim. And two divisions of the Justice
allegations.
Department concluded after a review that
“Chairman Schiff does not know the identity
Trump did not break any laws.
of the whistleblower, and has not met with or
At the news conference Wednesday, Trump
spoken with the whistleblower or their coun-
pointed out that Zelensky has stated that there
sel,” he said, according to Fox News reporter
was no pressure exerted on him in Trump’s
Chad Pergram.
request to “look into” the Biden allegations.
“At no point did the committee review or re-
Art Moore, co-author of the best-selling
ceive the complaint in advance. The committee
book “See Something, Say Nothing,” entered
did not receive the complaint until the night
the media world as a PR assistant for the
before the acting director of national intelli-
Seattle Mariners and a correspondent cov-
gence’s open hearing before the committee.”
ering pro and college sports for Associated
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appointed
Press Radio. He reported for a Chicago-area
Schiff to lead an “impeachment inquiry” into
daily newspaper and was senior news writer
President Trump’s July 25 phone call with
for Christianity Today magazine and an editor
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, al-
for Worldwide Newsroom before joining WND
though the full House has not voted to autho-
shortly after 9/11. He earned a master’s degree
rize a formal impeachment proceeding.
in communications from Wheaton College. ■
The Democrats allege Trump engaged in a quid pro quo, threatening to withhold aid to Ukraine if the country’s leader did not investigate Hunter Biden’s receipt of millions
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TUCKER CARLSON & NEIL PATEL: WND EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
WHAT BIDEN SAID ABOUT IMPEACHMENT 20 YEAR AGO Donald Trump should not have been on the
trying, but there’s no way to spin this as a
phone with a foreign head of state encourag-
good idea. Like a lot of things Trump does, it
ing another country to investigate his politi-
was pretty over-the-top. Our leaders’ official
cal opponent Joe Biden. Some Republicans are
actions should not be about politics. Those two
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things need to remain separate. Once those in
is better than that. That’s also why it’s good
control of our government use it to advance
that there are finally investigations looking
their political goals, we become just another of
into the extent to which the Obama FBI may
the world’s many corrupt countries. America
have used our government—and even foreign (continued on page 70) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T W N D. C O M
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governments—to try to crush Trump in the
people who had just elected Barrack Obama
last election.
somehow transformed overnight into a bunch
The key question with Trump’s Ukraine call, though, is whether the president’s ac-
of racists. So, now, as we are on the eve of another
tions, advisable or not, rise to the level of an
election season, our political class wants to
impeachable offense. It’s hard to argue they
take the most recent election away from the
do. The president did not, as was first report-
voters. Millions of Americans voted for Trump
ed, offer a quid pro quo to the Ukrainians. He
to try to shock our political system into finally
did not condition any U.S. support on a Biden
listening to their concerns. How do you sup-
investigation. The Justice Department has al-
pose they’ll feel about a system that instead
ready looked at the totality of the call and de-
removes Trump from our democracy? You
termined that Trump did not break the law.
don’t have to be an especially deep thinker to
Impeaching a president is the most extreme
realize this is a recipe for social upheaval.
and anti-democratic remedy we have in our
Nancy Pelosi has been right all these
system of government. A fundamental cor-
months when she’s repeatedly said that to
nerstone of our entire system is to respect the
be legitimate, impeachment must be biparti-
will of the voters. The American people elected
san. Anything less would tear apart our coun-
Trump president of the United States, though
try, she said. In this area, Pelosi is echoing
a huge part of our political class has never
the sentiment a senator expressed during the
been able to stomach it. They think Trump is
Clinton impeachment process:
unfit to be our president. They definitely don’t
“While the founders included impeach-
want to address seriously the issues that drove
ment powers in the Constitution, they were
voters to the radical step of voting in Trump
concerned by the potential partisan abuse.
as our president—issues such as income in-
We should be no less aware of the dangers of
equality, economic stagnation and our broken
partisanship. As we have seen, the process
immigration system. It’s easier to pretend
functions best when there is a broad bipar-
that this was all the result of a few Russian
tisan consensus behind moving ahead. The
Facebook ads or because the same American
country is not well served when either policy
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disagreements or personal animosities drive the process.” Those words ring true today. They were set forth in 1998 by then-Sen. Joe Biden. The truth is there’s a large part of the left—
he certainly could be. A lot of people in Washington—in both parties—aren’t Trump fans. They complain that Trump doesn’t act the way most presidents act, that his attacks against his opponents
and some never-Trumpers on the right—who
are not presidential, that he lacks the requi-
never accepted Trump’s election and have
site political experience and has hired some
wanted him impeached from the start. The
truly horrible staffers. There may be truth to
Washington Post ran a piece headlined “The
some of that. Trump has certainly shaken up
campaign to impeach President Trump has
Washington. His supporters would argue that’s
begun” on Jan. 20, 2017—Inauguration Day.
exactly what they wanted him to do. This is a
Talk about no honeymoon—and no respect for
legitimate debate worth having. Fortunately,
America’s voters.
America’s founders set up a pretty good sys-
Concerns about the political nature of
tem to have just this sort of debate every four
what we’re seeing were exacerbated when we
years: It’s called an election. The next one’s
learned the so-called whistleblower who re-
already started. The facts are out there for the
ported Trump’s Ukraine call was in touch with
American people to weigh as they make their
Rep. Adam Schiff—the Democrats’ lead on
decision. How about we let them sort all this
impeachment—even before he came forward
out? There’s no need to come up with thin ex-
to the public with his charges. Privately col-
cuses for a purely partisan impeachment pro-
luding with the staff of some of Trump’s big-
cess when we have an election right around
gest political opponents? That seems a little
the corner. ■
partisan for a good government whistleblower. It also seems pretty clear that Schiff was dishonest when he went on TV and directly denied prior contact with the whistleblower. None of this means Schiff should be removed from office, but by the standards he’s setting,
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GOP H for Pelo ‘impeac
SPEAKER PROCEEDING W
House
Minority
Leader
Kevin
McCarthy,
“In addition, the swiftness and recklessness
R-Calif., called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi on
with which you have proceeded has already
Thursday to suspend the Democrats’ “im-
resulted in committee chairs attempting to
peachment inquiry” into President Trump
limit minority participation in scheduled in-
until she can establish “transparent and equi-
terviews, calling into question the integrity of
table rules and procedures.”
such an inquiry,” the Republican leader wrote.
In a letter, McCarthy has been given “no
As WND reported earlier Thursday, former
clear indication as to how your impeachment
assistant U.S. attorney Andrew C. McCarthy
inquiry will proceed—including whether key
points out in a column for The Hill that the
historical precedents or basic standards of due
House has not voted as a body to authorize
process will be observed.”
an impeachment inquiry, as required by the
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House leader calls osi to suspend chment inquiry’
WITH ‘SWIFTNESS AND RECKLESSNESS’
Constitution. Further, the letter issued to
President Volodymyr Zelensky to probe alle-
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanding he
gations of corruption against Joe Biden and
cooperate with Democrat demands to depose
his son Hunter with the threat of withholding
State Department officials and review various
U.S. aid. Zelensky insists he didn’t feel pres-
records is not a subpoena. Rather, McCarthy
sured, and the Justice Department concluded
writes, it’s “nothing more than an informal
Trump’s July 25 phone call with Zelensky did
request for voluntary cooperation.”
not violate any laws.
The Democrats’ investigation is focused on the allegation of an anonymous whistle-
W HAT A R E YOU R IN T E NTI O NS?
blower who, citing secondhand information,
The House minority leader in his letter asked
alleges President Trump coerced Ukrainian
Pelosi if she intends to grant “co-equal (continued on page 74) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T WN D. C O M
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G OP HO USE L EA DER CA LLS F OR PELO SI TO SU SPEND ‘ I M PEAC H M ENT I NQ U I RY ’
subpoena power” to both the Democratic chair-
The Times said Schiff’s prior knowledge
men and Republican ranking members of the
of the account by the future whistleblow-
six committees conducting the investigation.
er “shows how determined he was to make
“Do you intend to require that all subpoe-
known his allegations that Mr. Trump asked
nas be subject to a vote of the full committee
Ukraine’s government to interfere on his be-
at the request of either the Chair or Ranking
half in the 2020 election.”
Member?” he writes.
“It also explains how Mr. Schiff knew to
“Do you intend to provide the President’s
press for the complaint when the Trump ad-
counsel the right to attend all hearings and
ministration initially blocked lawmakers from
depositions? Do you intend to provide the
seeing it.”
President’s counsel the right to present evidence?” On
Wednesday,
Responding to the Times story, Schiff spokesman Patrick Boland did not deny that
McCarthy
became
the
highest profile Republican to sign a resolution to censure House Intelligence Committee
the chairman had prior knowledge of the allegations. “Chairman Schiff does not know the identity
Chairman Adam Schiff for reading a “parody”
of the whistleblower, and has not met with or
of President Trump’s July 25 phone call during
spoken with the whistleblower or their coun-
a hearing last week.
sel,” he said, according to Fox News reporter
The New York Times reported Wednesday
Chad Pergram.
that Schiff learned details of the CIA officer’s
“At no point did the committee review or
allegations against the president days before
receive the complaint in advance. The com-
the whistleblower complaint was filed.
mittee did not receive the complaint until the
President Trump reacted to the Times re-
night before the acting director of national in-
port at a news conference at the White House
telligence’s open hearing before the commit-
on Wednesday, calling Schiff’s prior knowl-
tee.” ■
edge a “scandal.” “I’d go a step further, I think he probably helped write it,” Trump said of the complaint.
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ANDY MCCARTHY:
‘THERE IS NO IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY’ D E M O C R AT S P U T T I N G O N ‘ S H O W ’ B E C A U S E T H E Y H AV E N O C A S E
What House Democrats describe as an “impeachment inquiry” is noting of the sort, and no “subpoenas” have been issued, contends former assistant U.S. attorney Andrew C. McCarthy. (continued on page 78) F O R DAI LY N E WS , V I S I T W N D. C O M
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“You are not to be faulted if you think a for-
conducting the investigation of President
mal inquest is under way and that legal pro-
Trump—Intelligence,
cess has been issued,” he writes in a column
Affairs,
for The Hill.
Services, and Ways and Means — indeed have
Oversight
and
Judiciary,
Foreign
Reform,
Financial
subpoena power.
POINTING OUT THAT THE HOUSE HAS NOT VOTED AS A BODY TO AUTHORIZE AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY, AS REQUIRED BY THE CONSTITUTION, HE SAYS THE DEMOCRATS ARE CONDUCTING
“Well, because subpoenas get litigated in court when the people or agencies on the receiving end object,” McCarthy writes. “Democrats want to have an impeachment show—um, inquiry—on television; they do not want to defend its bona fides in court.”
“MADE-FOR-CABLE-TV
The “impeachment inquiry” is focused on
POLITICAL SOAP OPERA” DESIGNED
the allegation of an anonymous whistleblower
TO
HELP
A
So why don’t they use it?
THEM
WIN
THE
2020
ELECTION.
who, citing secondhand information, alleges President Trump forced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate allegations of corruption against Joe Biden and his son
A “haughty” Sept. 27 letter from House
Hunter with the threat of withholding U.S. aid.
Democrats directing Secretary of State Mike
Zelensky insists he didn’t feel pressured, and
Pompeo to cooperate in their demands to de-
the Justice Department concluded Trump’s
pose State Department officials and review
July 25 phone call with Zelensky did not vio-
various records “is nothing more than an in-
late any laws.
formal request for voluntary cooperation,” he says. “Legally, it has no compulsive power. If anything, it is rife with legal deficiencies.” He points out that the standing committees
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He argues that resisting an information request is not evidence of obstruction. “It is evidence that the recipient of the
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demand believes he or she has a legal privilege
House. They are reflective, instead, of partisan
that excuses compliance. The recipient can be
House leadership that realizes it does not have
wrong about that without being guilty of ob-
impeachable offenses — so much so that Pelosi
struction,” McCarthy writes.
& Co. fear the wrath of voters if Democrats in
“Congressional Democrats know this, of
districts friendly to President Trump are put
course—many of them are lawyers. They are
to the test of voting to authorize a formal im-
issuing partisan letters that pose legally offen-
peachment inquiry.”
sive threats, rather than subpoenas, because
Every presidential impeachment inquiry,
this is a show, not an impeachment inquiry.”
from Andrew Johnson through Bill Clinton,
The Framers of the Constitution worried
has been the subject of bipartisan consultation
that impeachment could be politicized, which
and debate, he points out.
is why they adopted the burdensome standard
“Not this one. This one is a misadventure
of high crimes and misdemeanors, in addition
in exactly the bare-knuckles partisanship the
to treason and bribery, he explains.
Framers feared.”
Then they erected the even higher bar of
McCarthy argues Democrats wouldn’t be in
requiring a two-thirds supermajority for con-
such a rush if they truly though they had a
viction in the Senate.
case, allowing time to study it.
“All this was to ensure that the electoral will of the people must never be overturned in the
“But they don’t have a case, so instead they’re giving us a show.” ■
absence of misconduct so severe that it results in a broad consensus that the nation’s wellbeing requires removing the president from power,” writes McCarthy. He says “any reasonable judge asked to weigh the demands for information presented to Pompeo would not give them the time of day.” “They do not reflect the judgment of the
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