[LAW NEWZ] Just when you thought that the Hillary Clinton email saga was over, a new development surfaced on Tuesday by way of a federal appellate judge’s ruling. Judge Stephen Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of conservative groups Judicial Watch and Cause of Action in their lawsuits against the State Department over whether or not enough was done to try to restore Clinton’s missing emails. After it looked like the lawsuits had been squashed, the appeals court revived them.
In January, a District Court judge had thrown out the lawsuits with the reasoning that both the State Department and National Archives had put in a "sustained effort" to recover the emails. In his ruling Williams wrote that this wasn’t enough. "The Department has not explained why shaking the tree harder ‐ e.g., by following the statutory mandate to seek action by the Attorney General ‐ might not bear more still," he said. "Absent a showing that the requested enforcement action could not shake loose a few more emails, the case is not moot."
As a result, Williams feels that it’s "abundantly clear that, in terms of assuring government recovery of emails, [Judicial Watch has] not ’been given everything [they] asked for.’"
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But would she ever accept a pardon considering she doesn't believe she did anything wrong?
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If offered a pardon by O we will find out how delusional she really is. Take the pardon and she stays out of jail. Refuses the pardon and she gets endless legal battles until her health is destroyed.
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It will only be over when she is in prison for at least the rest of her life.
Although I wouldn't turn down a hanging for treason either.
Well written analysis, and I agree with the writer: Obama will offer a pardon, and Hillary will accept it.
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I respectfully disagree. Clinton does not believe she did anything wrong, and Obama really doesn't care whether she is convicted. After all, he found out about the email mess in the news. Obama intends to run a shadow government and the Clintons are in the way.
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Obama intends to run a shadow government and the Clintons are in the way. Posted by brujotejano
Emphasis added.
It's worked [his shadow gov't] for him for eight years, why break it up now. Do you see anyone, Brennan, Valjar, or top advisors leaving the current administration ?
I believe Rush may be correct in his recent assessment. Our Kenyan master is not simply going to pack up and go away quietly.
“I’m confident that if I — if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could’ve mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it,”
~ Obama
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Mr. Obama may offer a pardon. I'm not sure that HRC will accept it. But pardoning HRC wouldn't be the objective. Marginalizing the Clintons would. Call it a shadow government, call it an insurgency. Mr. Obama and his ilk don't want competition.
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From just before one of the debates I didn't watch -
H: Pardon me.
D: After the election.
So he already promised!
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I suspect that Obama won't offer a pardon because the hearings and trials or whatever will drag on for years and years and in the end will either hurt the Republicans or purge the Democrats of the Clinton's forever (I suspect he'd be happy with either option).
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Hillary is now a spent force and the whole money for access scheme is defunct. Better to make the mess go away and let BHO start working the rope lines for cash. Only problem, all the Jewish guys just got suckerpunched and that Hollywood/lawyer money is gonna dry up real fast for a while.
[CNN] Washington - As he prepares to leave the Oval Office after eight years, President Barack Obama recently reflected on the role his mother played on him becoming commander-in-chief, and how one of her biggest influences were her lessons on love.
Obama describes his mom as "eccentric in many ways" In an effort to minimize reader discomfort, the length of this posting kept to 67 words.
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The President has often spoken about his nontraditional upbringing. He was born in Hawaii to a father from Kenya and a Caucasian mother from Kansas. After his father abandoned his family when Obama was around age two, his childhood was spent with his grandparents in Hawaii while his mother studied in Indonesia and married again.
So many lies by omission in those few sentences! His mother took baby Barry up to Seattle shortly after he was born, returning only when his father set off for Harvard. It was after several years at far away Harvard that his father formally abandoned them for other countries and other wives, one of them predating his mother's marriage; his mother married an Indonesian she met at school in Hawaii, and she took little Barry with her when they followed her new husband home -- it was based on his childhood years in Indonesia that he claimed a more sophisticated understanding of Islam and the world than could possibly be attained by the rubes in flyover country; for reasons never explained, though possibly because Barry was bonding too strongly for her taste to his stepfather, Barry was sent back to his "Caucasian" grandparents to rear while Mumsy stayed on in Indonesia with the offspring she kept when she divorced their dad, because that's where the career she loved was; and of course, one of the marks of his maternal grandparents' love was that they sent him to spend his Saturdays with that Black, Communist pedophile writer, so that he would get to know his father's heritage.
Feeling special was the only defense that poor child had against the harsh lessons on love he received, thanks to his eccentric mother.
This SOB has no bottom. Mr. Trump will have problems unwinding this one. But that, of course, is the point.
Executive orders will be rescinded promptly on January 21st. Congress won't enact any proposed law. Champ is near toothless here at home. But abroad...
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If there is a memorial to the dead of the recent Russian plane crash involving the famous Russian army choir, Trump should attend it and say nothing to the western press.
[BREITBART] The W.K. Kellogg Foundation gave nearly two million dollars to the John Podesta-founded Center for American Progress ...George Soros-funded think tank headed by John Podesta, White House chief of staff under Bill Clinton, supplied progressive talking points and policy positions for the Obamaregime. There was a revolving door between the White House and its nerve center, with the president staffing his administration with many of its operatives.... and a closely affiliated organization called Washington Center for Equitable Growth that also lists John Podesta as a founder.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is the namesake nonprofit arm of the Kellogg Company, which weeks ago pulled advertising from Breitbart News, declaring in an official statement that Breitbart is not "aligned with our values as a company."
The Foundation describes itself as being "founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer Will Keith Kellogg" and "among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States."
Although the Foundation states that its mission is to "create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life," the donations to John Podesta’s Center for American Progress--which Politico described as "the leading progressive think tank in Washington"--is part of W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s pattern of giving to partisan, far left-wing political organizations such as Black Lives Matter, George Soros’ Open Societies Institute, and the Tides Foundation.
I'd say the Foundation has strayed a tad from its original goals.
My proposals for new tax laws (I do so like the Instapundit's proposals and tag on to his):
all nonprofit foundations with a net worth in excess of $10 million dollars are to be disbanded on the 30th anniversary of their founding, with all undisbursed proceeds to be distributed equally among the state (not Federal) governments proportional to their representation in Congress
all nonprofit foundations will pay appropriate taxes on income generated from investments at the current short-term capital gains rate
donations made by nonprofit foundations to other nonprofit foundations shall be taxed at the current short-term capital gains rate
I could go on!
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"To help inner city children of promise without the necessary means for a necessary means for a higher education."
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You could wind up dissolving just as many nonprofits (both charities & foundations) just auditing them for compliance items. I'm not aware of any sizable team or group dedicated to compliance spot checks (by that I mean ever during my professional near-30 year career); they're probably audited at the same rate as partnerships (1/100 of 1%, last I checked).
Congress is already setting the stage to cut off U.S. funding to the United Nations in the wake of a contested vote last week in which the Obama administration permitted an anti-Israel resolution to win overwhelming approval, according to congressional leaders, who told the Washington Free Beacon that the current administration is already plotting to take further action against the Jewish state before vacating office. It does sound like Obumble is trying to fulfill all the anti-antisemitism wet dreams of the left and muzzies before he leaves office.
Other punitive actions by Congress could include expelling Palestinian diplomats from U.S. soil and scaling back ties with foreign nations that voted in favor of the controversial measure, according to multiple sources who spoke to the Free Beacon about the situation both on and off the record. I would be for shooting the "diplomats" as Islamic terrorists... but just getting them the hell out of our country works too.
The Obama administration is still under bipartisan attack for its decision to help craft and facilitate the passage of a U.N. resolution condemning the construction of Jewish homes in Jerusalem, a move that reversed years of U.S. policy on the matter. Along with that resolution stating that Jerusalem isn't a Jewish city and all settlements past the 1967 border is illegal, guaranteeing decades more of blood.
The Free Beacon was the first to disclose on Monday that senior Obama administration officials played a key role in ensuring the measure was passed unanimously by the U.N. Security Council. This included a phone call by Vice President Joe Biden to Ukraine's president to ensure that country voted in favor of the measure.
While Biden's office continues to dispute the claim, reporters in Israel and Europe confirmed in the intervening days that the call between Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko did in fact take place. Don't worry Petro. They'll get around to fucking you over in favor of Russia later.
With anger over the issue still roiling, leading members of Congress told the Free Beacon on Wednesday that they will not delay in seeking retribution against the U.N. for the vote. This could include cutting off U.S. funding for the U.N. and stripping the Palestinian mission's diplomatic privileges.
Lawmakers also will work to rebuff further attempts by the Obama administration to chastise Israel on the international stage. This would include freezing funds that could be spent by the administration on further U.N. action. Giving those funds to Israel would be a nice spit in the eye of these islamists
"The disgraceful anti-Israel resolution passed by the UNSC was apparently only the opening salvo in the Obama administration's final assault on Israel," Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) told the Free Beacon. "President Obama, Secretary Kerry, Ambassador Power, and their colleagues should remember that the United States Congress reconvenes on January 3rd, and under the Constitution we control the taxpayer funds they would use for their anti-Israel initiatives."
"The 115th Congress must stop the current administration's vicious attack on our great ally Israel, and address the major priorities of the incoming administration," Cruz said, expressing his desire to work with the incoming Trump administration to reset the U.S. relationship with Israel.< Senior congressional sources currently working on the issue further disclosed to the Free Beacon that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are in an uproar over the Obama administration, which they accuse of plotting behind closed doors to smear Israel.
"Not content with spending the last eight years using the United Nations to undermine American sovereignty, the Obama administration has finally trained their sights on Israel and is trying to exploit this unelected and unaccountable international body to impose their resolution of the Palestinian issue on Israel," one senior congressional aide told the Free Beacon. "Enough is enough." Amen. The UN out of the US!
While the Trump administration will not take office until the end of January, Congress will be working overtime before then to stop the Obama administration from further damaging the U.S.-Israel relationship, according to the source, who hinted that a full cut-off of U.S. funding to the U.N. currently is on the table.
"A new administration will arrive on January 20th, but in the intervening weeks Congress has an important role mitigating the damage President Obama can do in his final hours," the source said. "Why on earth would we throw good taxpayer dollars after bad in support of the UN, which has proven itself again and again utterly unable to encourage any positive progress? Just take Syria ‐ if they were doing anything over the last five years, it should have been working out a fair and equitable adjudication of the Syrian war."
"Instead, they've proven themselves utterly useless–in fact they've probably made a gut-wrenching catastrophe worse," the source explained. "There's no reason to think this action will turn out any more favorably."
A second senior congressional aide working on a package of repercussions expressed fear that the U.N. vote was just the first salvo targeting Israel.
"The question now is whether this was the finale or the prologue of what this administration has planned against Israel," the source said, adding that "everything is on the table right now ‐ including funding cuts and scaling back diplomatic relations with countries that brought forward this resolution."
A similar list of punitive actions was confirmed by multiple congressional sources who spoke to the Free Beacon about the matter. The sources were granted anonymity so they could speak freely.
"Obama went to the U.N. because a U.N. resolution is functionally irreversible by normal means," added a veteran foreign policy insider who is currently working with the incoming Trump administration. "Obama's goal was to eliminate any limited options that could be used to repair the damage to Israel, and he gambled that Trump and Congress would be too intimidated to use the remaining big stick options. He's going to lose that gamble." We'll see if the current crop of 'pubs actually have balls. I'm not holding out hope unless Trump holds their feet to the fire, but I was wrong before so I hope I am wrong here.
"American leaders will now use exactly those options," the source explained. "Everything is on the table, from systematically going after the U.N., to moving the U.S. embassy into parts of Jerusalem the U.N. says aren't Israeli, to kicking the Palestinians out of Washington."
"Members on both sides of the aisle are furious, so our response will be swift and forceful," the second congressional source said. "With a Trump administration in place, any nation that seeks to delegitimize the Jewish state will need to answer to the United States." I only hope this is the beginning of pushing back against the UN and its islamofacist enablers. Draining the swamp means getting rid of the UN too.
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My Geneva recommendation remains a genuine option, and the Swiss really do love the circus and clowns, especially if they wear funny costumes, so the UN is a perfect fit. Maybe Jawn Kerry can join as an animal act, the worlds greatest blowhard option is open now that Fidel is dead.
[Breitbart] Monday on MSNBC while discussing if Democrats should try to find common ground and work with President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said, "I don’t trust him. I don’t believe him. I have no intentions sitting down with him. I am going to fight him every inch of the way." The most predictable of predictable outcomes.
[ISRAELNATIONALNEWS] Former House speaker urges Congress to condemn Obama for allowing anti-Israel resolution to pass the UN Security Council.
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It was the delay between election and seating in 1861 that moved the inauguration from March to January, also the reflection of new technology (rail) to move people quicker. The better blast would to introduce a new amendment to move it further to December. We have better technology and we have ample proof it takes too long to transition given the evil men can do.
[Breitbart] On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s "Special Report," columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that the UN resolution on Israeli settlements was "a US operation all the way."
Krauthammer said, "Does anybody think that Venezuela and New Zealand spent nights slaving over the wording of this resolution? They were the ones who introduced it. Of course not. This was a US operation all the way."
He added that the UN resolution was akin to passing one declaring Mecca and Medina "sovereign Jewish or Christian territory."
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If true, and I suspect it is, an act of subterfuge that borders treason and one which totally ignores the congress and the will of the people. There may be no end to the mischief this fellow and his cohorts are capable of.
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This is only the set up. I expect that Kerry will announce today that Obastard and the "US" proclaim that there IS a Palestinian sovereign state and that it's borders include all of Jerusalem and the entire west bank, Gaza and probably the Golan as well.
Prepare yourself for 3 weeks of total chaos being perpetrated by this regime until they are run out of town.
[Breitbart] The Times of Israel reports: An Egyptian paper has published what it claims are the transcripts of meetings between top US and Palestinian officials that, if true, would corroborate Israeli accusations that the Obama administration was behind last week’s UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
According to the Egyptian report, the US diplomats had expressed their mistrust of Netanyahu, saying he wanted destroy the two-state solution and was only interested in maintaining the status quo between Israel and the Palestinians.
The transcript showed Kerry and Rice advising the Palestinians not to make any provocative moves when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, calling him dangerous.
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Little 'corroboration' necessary. The Obama regime's categorical denial of facilitation, coupled with the timing and total disregard for obvious perception, should be quite enough. I'm going with Krauthammer on this one.
Liberation theology, like die Herrenrasse, has an obvious political component. The Jew has not been left out of either equation.
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[CNN] Washington - As he prepares to leave the Oval Office after eight years, President Barack Obama recently reflected on the role his mother played on him becoming commander-in-chief, and how one of her biggest influences were her lessons on love.
[ISRAELNATIONALNEWS] Former House speaker urges Congress to condemn Obama for allowing anti-Israel resolution to pass the UN Security Council.
[Breitbart] The Times of Israel reports: An Egyptian paper has published what it claims are the transcripts of meetings between top US and Palestinian officials that, if true, would corroborate Israeli accusations that the Obama administration was behind last week’s UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
