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Igor Danchenko, a former Brookings Institution employee and one-time suspected Russian spy, has been acquitted of four charges of lying to the FBI about his sources for the fraudulent Steele Dossier. The ragtag collection of memos, fabulist brainstorming, and fake news about peeing Russian hookers was used to frame Donald Trump as a Russian asset. The report caused great division among the Republicans in the 2016 election. It teed up the years-long Mueller investigation, which was more about dirtying up Trump for the 2020 election than seeking the truth. Evidence and testimony in Danchenko’s trial make plain how the Russian...

Former Attorney General William Barr defended special counsel John Durham after a federal jury acquitted prominent Democratic attorney Michael Sussmann, saying that despite the failure of his flagship prosecution, Durham “did an exceptionally able job.” Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Barr in an interview on Wednesday if he was disappointed in Durham or if he felt “any way responsible for how this Durham situation’s unfolding,” as he appointed the special prosecutor.

... police departments are preparing behind the scenes for what could be a weekend of chaos Sergeant Betsy Brantner Smith, a retired 20 year veteran, said violence is 'likely' and it may start tonight The fact the verdict came in on a Friday means more people are likely to protest because they aren't at work It also came in late so it will be darker sooner in much of the country than it was in August last year She said forces must use a zero tolerance policy but that local, state and federal leaders need to urge calm too

Former President Trump congratulated Kyle Rittenhouse after a jury found him not guilty of all charges at the conclusion of his homicide trial in Kenosha, Wis., Friday afternoon. A jury in Kenosha acquitted Rittenhouse of all five charges brought against him, including intentional homicide. Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety after he fatally shot two men and injured a third during civil unrest in Kenosha last year.

I was as outraged as any member of Congress. But senators take our own oaths. Our job wasn’t to find some way, any way, to inflict a punishment. The Senate’s first and foundational duty was to protect the Constitution. Some brilliant scholars believe the Senate can try and convict former officers. Others don’t. The text is unclear, and I don’t begrudge my colleagues their own conclusions. But after intense study, I concluded that Article II, Section 4 limits impeachment and conviction to current officers.

The impeachment trial is hurtling toward a conclusion, after brief drama over potentially calling witnesses. Former President Trump is almost certain to get acquitted, but it won’t be much of a vindication. His conduct in the post-election period and on January 6 will blight his reputation forevermore. He waged a dishonest and poisonous campaign to overturn the election that culminated in a mob disrupting the counting of electoral votes at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The new videos played by the House managers at the trial brought home again the national embarrassment of that day, with top elected officials...

President Biden on late Saturday night issued a statement on the acquittal of former President Trump, in which he said that he was thinking about those who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6, adding that though Republican senators largely did not vote against Trump, the “substance of the charge” was not in dispute. Biden, in his Saturday night statement invoked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConell (R-Ky.) who did not vote to convict Trump, but issued a blistering rebuke of the president following the final vote. “While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge...

At this point, it seems that President Donald Trump is like the Phoenix, always rising from the ashes, and prevailing despite whatever is thrown at him by the Democrats. Has there ever been a president who has faced such opposition from their political opponents? The answer would have to be no, with the historic levels of vitriol, underhanded actions and downright evil the Democrats have leveled at him for the sin of defeating their chosen candidate and wresting the power out of their hands for four years. Here are the losers. Instead of helping Americans suffering from COVID and from...

Pelosi: "When we recruit candidates to run for office or we see them self-recruiting, we always say, and they say, 'well, I could be president of my university or I could be the head of my hospital department, or this or that and I'd have to think about whether I'd run for congress,' I would say, 'we don't want anybody without options'. That's why we're looking to you to run. Because you have options. That shouldn't be a reason for you not to run. "But what we saw in that Senate today, was a cowardly group of Republicans, who apparently...

U.S.—Donald Trump made history once again today after being acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial. He is now the most acquitted president in American history. Donald Trump issued a statement regarding this incredible honor. "I have been completely and totally cleared of all wrongdoing in this pathetic witchhunt sham impeachment trial," said Trump. "I am now the most acquitted president ever -- even more than Clinton. No president has ever been acquitted more than I have. Will I get the credit? Probably not, because of the fake news media. I am looking forward to continuing our MAGA movement together...

by Laurie AzgardBrian D. Hill of USWGO alternative news had been busy. Before Thanksgiving, Brian mailed out a motion to vacate fraudulent begotten judgment involving violation of his supervised release but has this time it was filed it in the “Western District of Virginia” in Roanoke. This has been after the case was partially transferred to the U.S. district court in Roanoke, Virginia.The new criminal case docket for this case after it was transferred to western Virginia on Courtlistener is at the link which can be copied and pasted into your browser: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18600967/united-states-v-hill/MOTION to Vacate/Nullify Fraudulent Begotten Order/Judgment, Motion and...

George Floyd said “I can’t breathe” more than 20 times during the May 25 arrest that led to his death, but the Minneapolis police officer who was kneeling on his neck responded by saying, "it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk," according to transcripts of body camera video recordings released Wednesday. "You're going to kill me, man," Floyd said, according to a transcript of former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane’s body camera. Lane was one of three officers at the scene with former Officer Derek Chauvin on May 25 when Chauvin restrained Floyd during an arrest...

Just in time for Joe Biden's Super Tuesday II victory dance, a new Gallup poll shows that both President Trump and congressional Republicans have sharply risen in voter estimation the wake of the Democrats' failed impeachment stunt. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More Americans approve of the job congressional Republicans are doing than of congressional Democrats' performance -- 40% vs. 35%. The rating for Republicans in Congress has risen six percentage points since late October, before the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the same period, congressional Democrats' approval rating has edged down three points and...

If you were wondering how Nancy Pelosi has been handling the events of the past few months, it's safe to say she's not taking it well. She's been keeping a low profile after making a spectacle of herself at the 2020 State of the Union address, but over the weekend she gave an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour that must be seen to be believed. If reality won't do what Nancy wants, she'll just deny it's happening to her. ~snip~ Amanpour: What about, though, the fact that the president seems liberated? And this is about Democratic politics, so I'm not...

Despite President Trump's acquittal on two articles of impeach,ment in the Senate last week, democrat impeachment managers seem determined to keep their pursuit of the issue alive.   CNN Politics ✔@CNNPolitics     Rep. Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says the House will "likely" subpoena John Bolton: "When you have a lawless president ... you have to protect the Constitution, whatever the political consequences"    968 10:50 AM - Feb 5, 2020       NPR ✔@NPR     The president's impeachment trial likely will end in acquittal today, but Democrats' investigations won't: House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler...

Source: CNN/Screenshot The defeated House impeachment managers held a group therapy session on CNN to vent their frustrations about the Senate finding the president not guilty on the two articles of impeachment against him. The managers shouldn't feel too bad though. Nothingburgers are extremely difficult to prove. All the managers seemed to be in agreement that the president was "not exonerated" by the Senate. In the president's defense, it's hard to exonerate someone of a crime when there was never any specific crime being alleged. The managers also lamented the fact that additional evidence and witnesses – but not...

he was very insubordinate, reported contents of my “perfect” calls incorrectly, & was given a horrendous report by his superior, the man he reported to, who publicly stated that Vindman had problems with judgement, adhering to the chain of command and leaking information,' he continued. 'In other words, “OUT”,' Trump concluded. He is spending the weekend at the White House after dramatically firing Vindman and EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland on Friday. . . . [Vindmans lawyer:]'While the most powerful man in the world continues his campaign of intimidation, while too many entrusted with political office continue to remain silent, Lieutenant...

Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey took so much offense to the harsh words that President Donald Trump spoke about him during the acquittal press conference Thursday that he published an angry op-ed in The Washington Post the following afternoon. . . . In Comey’s opinion, the decision by the “herd” of Trump supporters, as he described them, to not “get up and walk out” as the president bashed him and the slew of other disgraced former Obama-era Justice Department operatives who’d allegedly plotted against him was the result of the so-called herd being “brainless” (his words).

Sen. Mazie Hirono just claimed Trump was not acquitted because it was a "rigged trial." CNN's Wolf Blitzer had to jump in and correct her: "The Chief Justice of the United States announced that he was acquitted, that he was not guilty." Hirono then doubled down.

VINDICATION: U.S. Senate Acquits President Donald Trump in Baseless Impeachment Proceedings Judicial Watch Uncovers Emails Showing Involvement of Peter Strzok and Lisa Page in Launching of FBI’s Operation Crossfire Hurricane Judicial Watch Study Uncovers Dirty Voting Rolls in Iowa VINDICATION: U.S. Senate Acquits President Donald Trump in Baseless Impeachment Proceedings Congratulations to President Trump on the overwhelming vote by the U.S. Senate to acquit him and reject the baseless impeachment charges against him. Thankfully, the U.S. Senate rejected this act of tyranny by the Pelosi-Schiff coup cabal that controls the House of Representatives. That was “Vindication Day” for the...