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Jordan Requests Pompeo Turn Over Explosive Docs Exposing Alleged ‘Whistleblower' And Hunter Biden
[SaraA.Carter] Jim Jordan requested the US State Department under Mike Pompeo to turn over documents related to Obama Deep State employee Eric Ciaramella and Ukrainian firm Burisma.

Republicans are demanding that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turn over a broad scope of unredacted Obama-Biden State Department documents pertaining to the corrupt Ukrainian company that was at the center of the impeachment inquiry earlier this year against President Donald Trump.

In a document sent to Pompeo, Jordan wrote:

"I write regarding documents that the State Department recently released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)," stated Jordan, in a letter to Pompeo on Thursday. "Although these documents are partially redacted, they appear to shed new light on the actions of State Department employees during the Obama-Biden Administration in relation to the corrupt Ukrainian energy company, Burisma Holdings, and its founder, Mykola Zlochevsky."

Jordan requested that the information be delivered to the committee by May 28. He asked for:

  • Unredacted copies of all documents released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act relating to Burisma Holdings, Mykola Zlochevsky, or Hunter Biden;

  • All documents and communications referring or relating to Burisma Holdings or Mykola Zlochevsky for the period January 1, 2014, to January 20, 2017; and

  • All documents and communications referring or relating to Hunter Biden, Christopher Heinz, or Devon Archer for the period January 1, 2014, to January 20, 2017.

According to Jordan the State Department documents also reveal that the alleged "whistleblower" who began the partisan impeachment against Trump "also played a role in facilitating the Obama-Biden Administration's interactions with the Ukrainian government relating to Burisma and Hunter Biden."

Jordan told Pompeo that the documents reportedly detail "how the whistleblower, as a National Security Council (NSC) detailee, hosted a White House meeting that took place with Ukrainian prosecutors in January 2016 regarding a concern that Hunter Biden's role with Burisma could complicate a potential prosecution of the company's wrongdoing."

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#1  Mista Plugz and #2 son "Hoover"...they crooked!
Posted by: Warthog || 05/18/2020 10:07 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
AOC Still Owes $2,000 In Unpaid Taxes From Failed Business Venture
I mention 'still' because I know I posted about it when I first heard about it. She's trying to run the clock out.

[NY Post] - US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to raise taxes on the rich — but not pay her own.

The Democratic socialist congresswoman from The Bronx still hasn’t paid a 7-year-old tax bill left over from a failed business venture.

AOC had founded Brook Avenue Press, a publishing house that sought designers, artists and writers from urban areas to help paint The Bronx in a positive way in children’s stories, in 2012.

As The Post previously reported, public records show the state dissolved the company in October 2016. The state can make such a move when a business fails to pay corporate taxes or file a return.

The state Tax Department then filed a warrant against her now-defunct business on July 6, 2017, over a $1,618.36 unpaid bill.
Posted by: Raj || 05/18/2020 13:45 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:

#1  She consulted Al Sharpton.
Posted by: crazyhorse || 05/18/2020 14:00 Comments || Top||

#2  Funny, the former mayor of Baltimore, Catherine PUGH, tried her hand at children's stories, too. It would be delightful if AOC could end up like Frau Pugh (sentenced but keeps putting off going to the slammer..."health reasons, of course).
Posted by: Clem || 05/18/2020 14:05 Comments || Top||


Joe Biden Changes Story Again About Michael Flynn: Not Aware of ‘Criminal’ Investigation
[BREITBART] Former Vice President Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden
...We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men and women created ... by the — you know — you know, the thing...
told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Thursday evening that he had not been aware of any "criminal investigation" of Michael Flynn before leaving office in January 2017. However,
women are made to be loved, not understood...
on Tuesday, Biden admitted on ABC’s Good Morning America that he had known that "they had asked for an investigation" into Flynn.
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Posted by: Fred || 05/18/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Plugz, the latest fashion icon
Posted by: Lex || 05/18/2020 1:24 Comments || Top||

#2  Joey's actions are all part of the plan.
Posted by: Clem || 05/18/2020 14:11 Comments || Top||


Dem-imposed coronavirus orders face lawsuits across the nation
[FoxNews] Stay-at-home orders aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus are now facing legal challenges from residents and state officials alike, alleging that some measures – mostly put in place by Democrats -- go too far while the country gradually moves toward reopening.

California alone is facing at least a dozen lawsuits that include claims that the state has unjustly closed down gun shops and religious services, infringed on freedoms of speech and assembly by restricting protests, and one case where a resident alleges that being forced to remain at home constitutes forced detention without due process.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is up against a lawsuit from Republicans in her state’s House and Senate over her extension of an already-strict emergency order that has regulated residents’ movement and closed businesses. The GOP lawsuit claims that Whitmer overstepped her authority by extending her previous shutdown order, saying she needs the legislature’s approval to extend it beyond 28 days.

In Wisconsin, the state Supreme Court struck down the state's “safer at home” on Wednesday, saying the administration of Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, overstepped its authority when it extended the order through the end of May. The ruling said any future orders must be approved by the state’s legislature.

Kentucky protesters sued officials including Gov. Andy Beshear, also a Democrat, for allegedly violating the First Amendment by banning mass protests. In another lawsuit a federal judge temporarily blocked Beshear’s ban on in-person church services.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that he could take action against the cities of Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas if they do not scale back orders that are more restrictive than state-issued measures. Gov. Greg Abbott is moving toward reopening the state and said that while businesses have the freedom to reopen or remain closed, local governments do not have the option to keep them closed, the Texas Tribune reported.

As Politico noted, while the lawsuits mostly have gone against Democrats, Republican Governors Larry Hogan of Maryland and Mike DeWine of Ohio have faced challenges, as well. Business and religious leaders were joined by state delegates in suing Hogan to block his order. A group of Ohio gyms sued DeWine over his reopening order excluding them from those businesses allowed to operate, but it was subsequently announced that they will be allowed to reopen after all.
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/18/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [13 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Dems are Asshoes!
Posted by: Dacama || 05/18/2020 7:37 Comments || Top||

#2  The RINO in charge of Mass., Gov. Charlie Baker, is largely in step with these assholes. The 'non-essential' business lockdown is supposed to end today but the safe bet is that he'll roll over for the Dems who want to keep us locked down and extend it a few more weeks.
Posted by: Raj || 05/18/2020 9:18 Comments || Top||

#3  1st step towards Socialism...successful too...if we let it stand. "Socialism - You can vote your way in but have to shoot your way out" .. a popular saying..lets hope it doesn't come to that!
Posted by: Warthog || 05/18/2020 10:09 Comments || Top||

#4  In NC, a group of churches sued the state and won. Gov. Roy Cooper (D--what was NC thinking of??) said he will not appeal.
Posted by: Tom || 05/18/2020 11:45 Comments || Top||



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