The man who dressed as a Fed-X driver and attempted to assassinate Federal Judge Esther Salas has been found dead of an apparent ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wound.

New Jersey […] The suspect was a white man who wore a face covering and a FedEx uniform, law enforcement sources told ABC News, and he used an ordinary car to make a getaway.

[…] The suspect was later found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound near Liberty, New York, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. A municipal employee discovered the body in a car.

The deceased suspect was an attorney who had a case before Judge Salas in 2015, sources said. A FedEx package addressed to Judge Salas was discovered in the car, sources said.

“As a judge, she had threats from time to time, but everyone is saying that recently there had not been any,” said Mayor Womack, who is personal friends with the judge and her husband.  (read more)

Statement from U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr:

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows appears on Fox Sunday with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the administration efforts to continue COVID-19 mitigation while opening schools and restarting the economy during an election year.

In the second half of the interview Mark Meadows discusses the ongoing Durham probe and the recently released declassified documents:

…”You are going to see a couple of other documents come out in the coming days that will suggest that not only was the campaign spied on, but the FBI did not act appropriately as they were investigating.  It’s all starting to come unraveled -to unravel- and I tell you it’s time for people to go to jail or indicted”…

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Eyes forward my friends.

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The husband and son of Federal Judge Esther Salas were gunned down in their home this afternoon in a targeted attack.  The gunman rang the doorbell, Judge Salas’s husband, Mark Anderl, opened door and was immediately shot.  Her son ran to protect his father and he too was shot.  Both are in critical condition. Please lift up this family in prayer.

NBC New York –  The husband and son of a New Jersey federal judge were shot at their home Sunday afternoon, and a massive law enforcement response is underway.

Three senior law enforcement officials tell News 4 New York that a gunman shot Judge Esther Salas’s spouse and child at their North Brunswick home around 5 p.m. Sunday. Both are in very critical condition, the sources said.

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Earlier today Fox News broadcast a lengthy interview with President Trump and the always combative gatekeeper for the swamp, Chris Wallace.   ¹WATCH:

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¹I have not watched, too busy.

[Transcript] – CHRIS WALLACE, FOX ANCHOR: And hello again from Fox News in Washington. Today from the White House, we’re on the president’s patio just outside the Oval Office.

President Trump, you’ve agreed to answer all manner of questions, no subject off-limits. Thank you and welcome back to “FOX NEWS SUNDAY.”

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Thank you very much.

WALLACE: Let’s start with the surge of the coronavirus across the country in recent months. You still talk about it as, quote, “burning embers.” But I want to put up a chart that shows where we are with the illness over the last four months. As you can see, we hit a peak here in April, 36,000 cases…

TRUMP: Cases.

WALLACE: … a day.

TRUMP: Yes, cases.

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The media are reporting that Wilburine has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.  Fortunately, the media reports are optimistic.

WASHINGTON – Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, 82, went to a hospital in upstate New York on Friday night, sources told Fox News.

A Commerce Department spokesperson on Saturday confirmed to Fox News: “Secretary Ross has been admitted into the hospital for minor, non-coronavirus related issues. He is doing well and we anticipate his release soon.”

Two of the sources told Fox News that Ross was not feeling well on Friday evening and went to the hospital. One source said his illness is not related to COVID-19. (link)

Secretary Ross is one of the key architects, designing and executing President Trump’s economic and trade policy. He is an incredibly brilliant mind and has been an essential component throughout.  One of Ross’s primary responsibilities is organizing a restructured trade agreement with the EU.  Prayers for a speedy recovery.

Well folks, we’ve gotta do something we’ve never done before if we want to achieve something we’ve never had.   The power we possess will never surface if we do not put ourselves in the a position to use it.  Therefore we must force ourselves into discomfort.

We must put ourselves in a position where we cannot retreat. A position where it’s do or die, sink or swim; for it is only in that uncomfortable and life-altering moment when we force ourselves to develop incredible swimming skills.

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…Let the inspiration of desperation drive us  to showcase our resolve and commit to throwing our sense of purpose -our whole self- into it.

Push forward with every dimension of our lives…

Ultimately, the only pain that can hurt us, is the pain of regret…

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