FBI Wanted to Take Out Trump!!

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“Joe Biden’s DOJ, in their Illegal and UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE.” A fundraising appeal on the Trump National Committee web page said, “BIDEN’S DOJ WAS AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT ME!”

Donald Trump Truth Social post, 5/21/2024

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“The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light.”

Marjorie Taylor Green, Post on X, 5/21/2024

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The  FBI stated it “followed standard protocol in this search as we do for all search warrants, which includes a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force. No one ordered additional steps to be taken and there was no departure from the norm in this matter.”

FBI policy states that “Law enforcement officers of the Department of Justice may use deadly force only when necessary, that is, when the officer has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or to another person.”

See PolitiFact and FactCheck.org for more information.

For more information on the sad state of conservative news, see the Fox News clips on this YouTube video, starting at 3 minutes into the video clip.

The New Republicans: Party (and Self) Before Country

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“Trump has not been perfect on these policies. I’ve made that clear many, many times, but Biden has been a catastrophe. So I will be voting for Trump. Having said that, I stand by what I said in my suspension speech.”

Nikki Haley, 5/22/2024, explaining why she will vote for a person who she previously claimed is unqualified to be president (Maybe because she wants to be a VP pick?) 

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“It’s disgusting. But this is what happens when Donald Trump goes off the teleprompter. That’s the chaos that comes with Donald Trump. That’s the offensiveness that will come every day until the general election. That’s why I continue to say that Donald Trump cannot win a general election…This is a huge warning sign. We have to stop with the chaos. We have to stop with the drama. We have to stop with the bad sound bites that keep happening over and over again, and we have to listen to the American people.”

Nikki Haley Campaign Press Release, 2/12/2024

“He [Trump] showed that with that kind of disrespect for the military, he’s not qualified to be the president of the United States, because I don’t trust him to protect them.  Anyone who will put down members of the military, anyone who will say that while they’re deployed — which is pretty disgusting — do you really want that person being the leader of all those who may have to go fight in a war?”

Nikki Haley, 2/12/2024

“The problem now is he [Trump] is not the same person he was in 2016.  He is unhinged; he is more diminished than he was, just like Joe Biden’s more diminished than what he was.  We have to see this for what it is. This is a fact: He [Trump] is now saying things that don’t make sense.”

Nikki Haley, 2/13/2024 NBC News Interview

Sean “Diddy” Combs – Deny Until the Video Surfaces

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“Mr Combs vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations. For the past six months, Mr Combs has been subjected to Ms Ventura’s persistent demand of $30 million, under the threat of writing a damaging book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail. Despite withdrawing her initial threat, Ms Ventura has now resorted to filing a lawsuit riddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr Combs’s reputation and seeking a payday.”

Combs’s lawyer Benjamin Brafman, responding to his ex-girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, November 2023 lawsuit detailing claims about how Combs allegedly abused her during their relationship.

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Watch the video and decide for yourself….

Sean Hannity: Are you Lying or Just Sloppy with Facts?

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“Nondisclosure agreements – they’re not illegal. And by the way, the NDA is not even an issue in dispute in this case. Nobody is disputing it happened. As for the phantom secondary crime that Bragg (the Manhattan District Attorney) is using to upcharge what is a 7-year-old misdemeanor whose statute of limitations, as we have been telling you, has expired to a felony, well no one knows yet what that the crime really is.”

Sean Hannity, on the charges against Trump in the Stormy Daniels case, 5/14/2024

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Falsifying business records in the first degree is a felony under New York state law that requires that the “intent to defraud includes an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof”. This is in contrast to falsifying business records in the second degree, which is a misdemeanor that does not have that requirement.  In later filings, Bragg listed three such crimes that Trump allegedly intended to commit: violation of federal campaign finance limits, violation of state election laws by unlawfully influencing the 2016 election, and violation of state tax laws regarding the reimbursement.

Wikipedia Article on the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York, which summarizes the premise that the hidden NDA payments were used in part to influence the 2016 election.  

Kristi Noem: A True Leader or Just a Puppy Killer – Part Two

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“What would I do if I was president on the first day in office in 2025? Thanks for asking. I happen to have a list. The first thing I’d do is make sure Joe Biden’s dog was nowhere on the grounds (‘Commander, say hello to Cricket [Noem’s pet puppy that she shot and killed] for me’). But my dog, Foster, would sure be welcome. He comes with me to the capitol all the time and loves everyone…”

Excerpt from Noem’s book, No Going Back, listing her top priority on Day 1 if she became president.

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Noem’s utter lack of leadership and logic qualities is stunning.  Beyond the absurdity of any former president leaving their pet behind after leaving office, if Noem believes the most important task on Day 1 of her presidency would be  killing the former president’s dog, she is truly a clown.

Kristi Noem: A True Leader or Just a Puppy Killer?

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem needed a boost in publicity to remain a Republican VP contender in 2024.  And the “new” Republicans must say and do crazy things to prove themselves.  So, she first published a strange video about the out-of-state dentist who recently worked on her teeth. Then, in her upcoming book, she attempts to show her toughness and willingness to do anything “difficult, messy and ugly” if it has to be done by recounting a story where she kills her 14-month old puppy because it did not hunt well, and subsequently turned the gun on a  family goat because it smelled.

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These two public relations efforts show that Noem, the governor of a state with a population roughly equal to that of San Antonio or Austin, has serious character and judgement challenges. Publishing an infomercial video about an out-of-state dentist who worked on her teeth raises the perception of free dental work for the governor in exchange for the promotional video. Killing your puppy because it isn’t trained well reveals more about the Governor’s animal training skills and extreme lack of creativity for dealing with problems. Killing the goat because it “smelled bad” might require anger management training. Maybe the Governor should consider a bigger job, such as mayor of Austin or San Antonio, before throwing her name into the Republican VP contender pool.

Trump’s Gaslighting Continues

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“He [Michael Cohen] got in trouble. He went to jail. This has nothing to do with me. This had to do with the taxicab company that he owned, which is just something he owned – and medallions and borrowing money and a lot of things – but it had nothing to do with me”

Donald Trump, 4/22/2024

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Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges: five counts of tax evasion; one count of making false statements to a financial institution; one count of willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution in breach of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of 1971; and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution at the request of a candidate (Trump) for the “principal purpose of influencing [the] election“. 

See Wikipedia article on Michael Cohen’s life.

Is Trump For or Against The Tik Tok Ban? Does He Even Know?

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“Just so everyone knows, especially the young people, Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok”

Donald Trump Truth Social Post, 4/22/2024

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The current Tik Tok ban legislation is bipartisan.

Also, from President Trump’s 8/6/2020 Executive Order banning Tik Tok before it was overturned in court:

“Specifically, the spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by companies in the People’s Republic of China (China) continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. At this time, action must be taken to address the threat posed by one mobile application in particular, TikTok.”

See President Trump’s August 7, 2020 Executive Order Banning Tik Tok.

Trump’s Facts Are Incorrect – Again

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“Stupid Jimmy Kimmel, who still hasn’t recovered from his horrendous performance and big ratings drop as Host of The Academy Awards, especially when he showed he suffered from TDS, commonly known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, to the entire World by reading on air my TRUTH about how bad a job he was doing that night”

Donald Trump Truth Social Post, 4/17/2024

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The 2024 Oscars drew 21 million viewers across ABC, Hulu, Digital Platforms, marking the show’s biggest multi-platform audience since 2020, and a 5% increase in viewership from 2023.

Nielsen Ratings

Kari Lake’s New View on Abortion in AZ

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“I’m incredibly thrilled that we are going to have a real law that’s already on the books.  I believe it’s ARS-13-3602.  So it will prohibit abortion in Arizona except to save the life of the mother.  And I think we’re going to be paving the way and setting course for other states to follow.”

Kari Lake supporting an 1860’s AZ law banning abortion, The Conservative Circus, 6/23/2022

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Kari Lake is personally pro-life.  Her position on a federal abortion ban is clear: she opposes it.  Just like President Trump, Kari is opposed to the territorial law and is calling on the State Legislature [Arizona] to fix the issue.

Kari Lake Spokesperson, 4/9/2024, after the April 2024 Arizona Supreme Court upheld the ARS-13-3602 abortion law.

RFK Jr. on on January 6th: Critical Thinker?

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“I have not examined the evidence in detail, but reasonable people, including Trump opponents, tell me there is little evidence of a true insurrection. They observe that the protestors carried no weapons, had no plans or ability to seize the reins of government, and that Trump himself had urged them to protest ‘peacefully.’ birth — is unacceptable, and almost everyone agrees with that.”

RFK Jr. Statement, 4/5/2024

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A statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office on April 5, 2024 said 129 defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack were charged with “using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.”

See PolitiFact Fact Checking article regarding the obviously false statement.  It is also disturbing that any adult alive during this event could claim they do not have enough evidence to form their own opinion about whether the event was an insurrection.  There was abundant video evidence, in some cases filmed by the rioters,  played on most reputable news outlets continuously for months after the incident. 

Easter Misinformation – Fox News

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“Religious-themed designs banned from White House Easter egg art contest”

Fox News web site article title, March 29, 2024, implying the Biden White House added restrictions to the annual children’s Easter egg contest.

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“No, Biden did not ban religious symbols from a White House Easter egg design contest. The rules banning religious imagery on White House Easter egg designs have been in place for more than 40 years, contrary to claims online.”

Fox News affiliate in Hartford, CT, WTIC-TV, fact checking the online misinformation. April 3, 2024. See story here.