Facing brutal opposition from John Thune, Mitch McConnell and the DeceptiCON coalition in the U.S. Senate, former Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration for the U.S. Attorney General position.
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Oh, it’s those infamous “hackers” again, only this time they are not Iranian or Chinese, this time it is a mysterious “hacker” under the presumably fictitious name Altam Beezly, who has intruded into the files of a civil lawsuit filed by lawyers representing a Florida businessman tangentially tied to accusations against Attorney General nominee, Matt Gaetz.
As the story is told, “according to a person with knowledge of the activity,” there is transcript testimony from a woman who claims to have had sex with Matt Gaetz when she was 17-years-old. The DOJ previously looked into the accusations and never went further.
New York Times – […] The file of 24 exhibits is said to include sworn testimony by a woman who said that she had sex with Mr. Gaetz in 2017 when she was 17, as well as corroborating testimony by a second woman who said that she witnessed the encounter.
The information was downloaded by a person using the name Altam Beezley at 1:23 p.m. on Monday, according to the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly. A lawyer connected to the case sent an email to the address associated with Altam Beezley, only to be informed in an automated reply that the recipient does not exist.
The material does not appear to have been made public by the hacker. (read more)
Which begs the question, if the material has not been made public then how does the New York Times have any awareness of it?
MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell just didn’t know what to do with Republican Senator from Tennessee Bill Hagerty, after he outlined all the motives and justifications for President Trump to appoint Matt Gaetz for U.S. Attorney General.
Senator Hagerty cites examples of the Main Justice targeting of President Trump from the 2016 campaign all the way through the IC manipulation of the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020, to the continued use of Lawfare to target President Trump throughout 2024. Of course, that background makes the appointment of Matt Gaetz understandable. WATCH:
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The Democrats destroyed political norms, weaponized agencies and violated the law. The Democrats will now face the consequences.
Accordingly, President Trump has provided a bold litmus test for Republicans in the Senate, they are either with the American people or they stand in the sunlight of a transparent and intentional disconnect. (more…)
A very strategic plan for Main Justice transition delivered today by President Trump. President Trump has announced Deputy AG Todd Blanche to be #2 in charge behind Matt Gaetz, and Emil Bove to serve as interim Acting DAG in case the Senate drag their feet on confirmations. This makes a very quick transition period in Main Justice with President Trump officials immediately taking charge.
With nominated Attorney General Matt Gaetz as the Mother of all Bombs (MOAB), in comes the insurance policy, Todd Blanche, as the A-10 Warthog strafing the scattering Lawfare members. Emil Bove flying the circling Specter above the battlefield.
President Trump announces via Truth Social, his intent to nominate former ODNI official John Ratcliffe to the position of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Former DNI Ratcliffe passed through the Senate Intel Committee nomination process in 2019 after being blocked by Mitch McConnell in 2018. With a prior SSCI confirmation being successful, the path to confirming John Ratcliffe as CIA Director is essentially a foregone conclusion.
As CIA Director, John Ratcliffe will control the world’s second-most powerful intelligence agency. Ratcliffe has almost no attack vectors for the internal IC apparatus to use against him, that’s why I previously thought a role in the Trump-2 intel system would be good.
Ratcliffe was/is the lead transition team member on all things related to Intelligence. Prior rumor put him in the NatSec Advisor role, but CIA Director is a good fit. John Ratcliffe is very stable, vanilla, no drama and can be expected to deliver on the priorities of the Trump administration. He will work very well with the White House.
The concern would be Ratcliffe’s ability to remove the corrupt players within the darkest part of the darkest IC system.
Recess appointments have been a general source of contention for those of us in the deep weeds who did not like Republican Leader Mitch McConnell keeping the upper chamber for four straight years 2018 through 2020, when the Republicans eventually lost their majority.
Now that the Senate has flipped back into Republican control, President Trump is proactively looking to confront the “recess appointment” issue withing the current Republican leadership contest. [Truth Social]
A recess appointment is an appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official to fill a vacant position while the United States Senate is in recess.
Recess appointments are authorized by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.”
♦ Nikki Haley directly blamed President Trump for the violent events during January 6, 2021, and said, “I don’t think [Trump’s] going to be in the picture,” she said, matter-of-factly. “I don’t think he can. He’s fallen so far.” […] “We need to acknowledge he let us down,” she said. “He went down a path he shouldn’t have, and we shouldn’t have followed him, and we shouldn’t have listened to him. And we can’t let that ever happen again.”
Haley cares about one thing, her own position and power – that’s it. She really is the worst type of politician you can fathom. [SEE RESEARCH HERE] Nikki Haley was supported and funded by infamous CIA Acting Director Mike Morell. Haley was a tool of the “six ways from Sunday” group.
♦ Mike Pompeo used his position of influence to install Senator Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence during the first administration, with the mission objective to hamstring President Trump and ensure the “six ways from Sunday” group could lead the internal attacks.
Responding to reporters’ questions, today President of the European Union commission Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Donald Trump then immediately began the framework to explain EU background discussions in economic terms. “We still get a lot of [liquified natural gas] from Russia, and why not replace it by American LNG, which is cheaper for us and brings down our energy prices,” said Ursula von der Leyen.
The EU realizes the seismic shift that is upon them as a result of the U.S. election. Everything from the Ukraine-Russia war; the economics of energy which President Trump will use in negotiations for peace; to the factual lowered prices within the EU created by Joe Biden energy policy to punish Americans; to funding for NATO in combination with the potential for the end of the Marshal Plan one-way tariffs are looming. President von der Leyen is in a very precarious position.
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Ursula was speaking from ¹Budapest, Hungary.
While many are interpreting her remarks about purchasing LNG to be snuggling up to President Trump, factually it is a much bigger problem than western media will openly discuss.
Today is election day in America. Today is all about execution. Today is about voting.
Historically, we have been able to gauge the enthusiasm with ground reports by you as you vote in your local precinct. Today we do the same, only this time I can tell you with utmost certainty, the eyes of many around the world are watching closely. This is the BIG ONE. Wherever you are, in whatever state or region you are voting, YOUR VOICE MATTERS.
Do not be complacent; tune out the noise, run through the finish line. Don’t be distracted by obstacles or hurdles you may encounter. Resolve to the task at hand. The lines are long at many polling precincts. Stay in line! NO QUIT!
Today, we do what we know needs to be done, and we will end the day knowing we have done everything possible to deserve victory. Offer assistance to those who may need help getting to the polls. Do WHATEVER IT TAKES to respond to Benjamin Franklin’s prose and keep our republic intact.
Our leader has done all he can to bring us toward victory. Now, it’s up to us.
What are you seeing and hearing in your city, town or neighborhood?
How is the turnout in your area? What is the mood of the electorate, your friends, your neighbors?
Today is election day in America. Today is all about execution. Today is about voting.
Historically, we have been able to gauge the enthusiasm with ground reports by you as you vote in your local precinct. Today we do the same, only this time I can tell you with utmost certainty, the eyes of many around the world are watching closely. This is the BIG ONE. Wherever you are, in whatever state or region you are voting, YOUR VOICE MATTERS.
Do not be complacent; tune out the noise, run through the finish line. Don’t be distracted by obstacles or hurdles you may encounter. Resolve to the task at hand.
Today, we do what we know needs to be done, and we will end the day knowing we have done everything possible to deserve victory. Offer assistance to those who may need help getting to the polls. Do WHATEVER IT TAKES to respond to Benjamin Franklin’s prose and keep our republic intact.
Our leader has done all he can to bring us toward victory. Now, it’s up to us.
What are you seeing and hearing in your city, town or neighborhood?
How is the turnout in your area? What is the mood of the electorate, your friends, your neighbors?