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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday that the bombshell in the case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn reeked “of criminal misconduct” and that there was a lot more coming in the case and in related criminal investigations. “Yeah, there’s more coming,” Graham said. “It’s pretty apparent to me that General Flynn was a victim of an out-of-control Department of Justice. He basically got railroaded. It’s pretty widely known that the Obama Administration didn’t have much use for General Flynn.” “General Flynn deserved better from his government,” Graham continued. “He was willing to die for his country, the people who were involved in this, I hope will be held to account. Attorney General Barr is beginning to right wrongs. There’s a lot more coming. I promise you that everybody who signed the FISA warrant against Carter Page will be asked to testify before the Judiciary Committee.” “These notes reek of criminal misconduct,” Graham conclu

Newly unsealed court records on Wednesday showed that the FBI considered using their January 24, 2017, interview with then-national security adviser Michael Flynn as a way of getting Flynn fired from his job. The revelation was contained in sealed documents filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week that lawyers for Flynn said was proof that Flynn was “deliberately set up and framed by corrupt agents at the top of the FBI.” Unsealed handwritten notes from the day of the interview show that an unidentified person with the FBI wrote: “What is our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” Fox News Editor Gregg Re reported: The handwritten notes — belonging to former FBI general counsel James A. Baker, Fox News is told — indicated that agents planned to get Flynn “to admit to breaking the Logan Act” and catch him in a lie. The Logan Act is an obscure statute that has never been used in a criminal prosecution; enacted in 1799, it was

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she is satisfied with how 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden has responded to Tara Reade’s allegations of sexual assault against him. Pelosi discussed Reade’s allegations for the first time in a Thursday morning appearance on CNN after she endorsed Biden for president Monday. “New Day” host Alisyn Camerota asked Pelosi whether it is time for Biden to address the allegations himself. “Well, I have great sympathy for any women who bring forth an allegation,” Pelosi said. “I’m a big, strong supporter of the #MeToo movement. I think it has been a great — made a great contribution to our country.” She continued: “And I do support Joe Biden. I’m satisfied with how he has responded. I know him, I was proud to endorse him on Monday, very proud to endorse him. And so, I’m satisfied with that.” Camerota pushed Pelosi on a statement, reminding her that Biden has not addressed the allegations himself, but only through his campaign. “

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries broke with his party on Wednesday and said Tara Reade’s sexual assault accusation against former Vice President Joe Biden “needs to be taken seriously.” Other high-profile Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, have defended Biden against Reade’s allegation. “It’s got to be taken seriously because this is a serious allegation raised by a serious individual and needs to be investigated seriously,” Jeffries, a fourth-term congressman from New York, said on WNYC. “We’ve probably got to hear from [Biden] at some point directly.” “I’m not really in a position to say what is the appropriate mechanism, although this needs to be taken seriously,” said Jeffries. Biden’s campaign didn’t return a request for comment on Jeffries’s remarks, which were first reported by Fox News. Five people have corroborated different details of Reade’s account against Biden, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of

A Spanish news anchor was accused of cheating on his TV star girlfriend when viewers spotted a semi-naked woman saunter behind him while he was filming a live segment, according to a report. Alfonso Merlos, 41, was hosting the Estado de Alarma (“State of Alarm”) channel news report from his home amid the coronavirus lockdown when the scantily clad gal walked into the background of the shot, according to the Sun. Eagle-eyed fans pointed out the woman was not his partner, Marta López, a former star of the “Big Brother” reality show — sparking a media firestorm earlier this week, according to the outlet. Merlos remained silent for days despite accusations of two-timing, then apologized to López during an appearance on the “Ana Rosa” news show Monday. “If you think that my attitude has not been correct or that there are things that I have not done well, I have no problem asking for forgiveness, although my goal was not to harm someone else,” he said. He claimed he’d broken up with t

Second lady Karen Pence defended the vice president on Thursday after he was criticized for not wearing a protective mask during his visit to the Minnesota Mayo Clinic this week. “As our medical experts have told us, wearing a mask prevents you from spreading the disease, and knowing that he doesn’t have COVID-19, he didn’t wear one,” Karen Pence told Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” saying Vice President Mike Pence had tested negative for the virus. On April 13, the Mayo Clinic announced that it would require all patients and visitors to wear a face mask or cover when they visit the clinic. Patients and visitors are asked to bring their own, but if they do not have a mask, the Mayo Clinic would provide one. The clinic had tweeted that it informed the vice president of the policy prior to his arrival, but it later deleted the claim, Fox News reported. The Mayo Clinic has apparently deleted this tweet, in which it said it told Pence of its mask policy before he declined to wear one.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scolded a reporter Thursday for comparing the sexual assault allegation against former Vice President Joe Biden to the accusations made against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Pelosi took several questions to wrap up her weekly press conference but appeared to lose patience when a reporter suggested that Democrats might be holding Biden to a different standard than Kavanaugh. (RELATED: Pelosi Fires Back At Trump: ‘Ice Cream In the Freezer’ Is Better Than ‘Lysol In Somebody’s Lungs’) WATCH: “As far as Biden is concerned, how do Democrats square with the idea that they are essentially standing by Biden but using a comparatively different standard with Kavanaugh,” the reporter asked. “They demanded an investigation on Mr. Kavanaugh when a very similar allegation came out toward him.” Pelosi, who had endorsed Biden earlier in the week, interrupted, “Let me just say — I respect your question and I do not need a lecture or a speech.” “I have complete r

Wisconsin’s Calumet County Sheriff’s Office launched a social media defense over the now-viral video showing a pair of deputies berating a mother for letting her daughter play at a neighbor’s house amid the COVID-19 state lockdown order. In a Facebook post Sunday, the sheriff’s office explained the confrontation on video was the culmination of several interactions with the woman over “recent weeks.” The post noted two calls on the same day from the woman “asking us to help find her runaway son.” The third contact “involved this female being stopped for speeding,” the sheriff’s office said. There also were calls regarding circumstances at a neighbor’s “mobile home” — where the woman’s daughter was apparently caught playing. In addition to the speeding stop — the relevance of which isn’t clear — the sheriff’s office also seemed to make quite a bit of the building style of the neighbor’s residence, using the phrase “mobile home” six times in the post. Stereotypes about people who reside

Germany designated Lebanese militant and political group Hezbollah as a terror organization on Thursday. After outlawing the Iran-backed militant group, dawn raids were carried out at mosques to prevent the destruction of any evidence linking individuals or groups to Hezbollah. German police raided four mosques with Hezbollah connections and private residences of the group’s leaders in Berlin, Bremen, Dortmund, Münster, and Recklinghausen. “As the authority responsible for issuing the ban, the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building, and Community is of the opinion that Hezbollah openly calls for the violent elimination of the State of Israel and questions the right of the State of Israel to exist,” the German ministry said in a statement. “The organization is therefore fundamentally against the concept of international understanding, regardless of whether it presents itself as a political, social, or military structure.” Steve Alter, a spokesman for German Federal Minister of th

Kim Jong Un has not been seen for several weeks, which has ignited rumors that the North Korean leader is gravely ill or possibly dead. New satellite images of luxury boats pose the possibility that Kim is at his beachside resort compound on the country’s east coast. North Korean-monitoring website NK Pro reported that luxury boats often used by Kim have been spotted at his coastal resort compound near Wonsan. Satellite images show that Kim’s 95-foot Princess 95MY luxury yacht at the beachfront compound. The vessel was made by British-based Princess Yachts and was valued at $7 million in 2013. #BREAKING Boats often used by #KimJongUn were spotted off the coast of Wonsan April, made unusual moves around the time of April 14 missile test @nknewsorg reports pic.twitter.com/lQ1EawZAVB — Guy Elster (@guyelster) April 28, 2020 Kim’s seaside compound in Wonsan features a private beach, nine large guest villas, recreation center, basketball court, a shooting range, a horse riding tr

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to close all of the state’s beaches as of Friday, according to a memo circulating among California police agencies, a decision one local government leader slammed as “overreaction.” The memo from the California Police Chiefs Associated reflected a Wednesday call state officials. “After the well-publicized media coverage of overcrowded beaches this past weekend, in violation of Governor Newsom’s Shelter in Place Order, the Governor will be announcing tomorrow [Thursday] that ALL beaches and all state parks in California will be closed, effective Friday, May 1st,” the memo said. “We wanted to give all of our members a heads up about this in order to provide time for you to plan for any situations you might expect as a result, knowing each community has its own dynamics. The League of Cities and CSAC leadership have also been informed. State Parks personnel will be out in to help support local efforts as well,” the memo said. You heard it here

Oxford University scientists have started testing a coronavirus vaccine on humans and hope it will be widely available by September. The lab got a head start on on the global race to find a vaccine because it had previously worked on inoculations for other viruses including a close relative of the coronavirus sweeping the globe, CBS News reported, calling it a “possible breakthrough.” The vaccine injects the coronavirus’ genetic material into a neutralized cold virus and triggers the immune system to fight it off by mimicking COVID-19. “Well personally, I have a high degree of confidence about this vaccine, because it’s technology that I’ve used before,” Sarah Gilbert, a professor of vaccinology at Oxford, said. The vaccine has reportedly worked in protecting rhesus macaque monkeys exposed to COVID-19, The New York Times reported. “The rhesus macaque is pretty much the closest thing we have to humans,” Dr. Vincent Munster, who conducted the test, said. SinoVac, a Chinese company,

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and The Washington Post editorial board on Wednesday joined a rising number of voices from the left calling on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to address the sexual assault allegation brought against him by a former Senate aide. Fox News reported that Jeffries was asked during an interview with WNYC-AM about the accusations of Tara Reade, a former Biden staffer who says the former vice president assaulted her while he was still a Senator in 1993. Jeffries told the outlet, “It’s got to be taken seriously because this is a serious allegation raised by a serious individual and needs to be investigated seriously. We’ve probably got to hear from him [Biden] at some point directly.” The same day, The Washington Post editorial board published an op-ed saying that Biden should not only “address the Tara Reade allegations himself,” but release the records from his 36-year Senate career, as Reade has requested. The

On Tuesday, Trump War Room, a Trump campaign Twitter account, posted a video of twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton saying all sexual assault accusers have a right to be heard and believed. The account posted the 2016 video tongue-in-cheek on Tuesday as a “breaking” message from Hillary to former Biden staffer Alexandra Tara Reade, who’s accused the former VP of sexual assault. “BREAKING: [Hillary Clinton] releases special video message to Tara Reade regarding her sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden: ‘You have a right to be heard and you have a right to be believed,’” the caption reads. “I want to send a message to every survivor of sexual assault,” Hillary says in the video clip. “Don’t let anyone silence your voice.” “You have a right to be heard and you have a right to be believed,” the former secretary of state adds. “We’re with you.” As previously highlighted by The Daily Wire, Reade publicly claimed last month. on a progressive podcast. that Biden se

During a virtual town hall event on Tuesday, former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appeared to doze off during former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s endorsement speech. “The livestreamed event was designed to highlight Mrs. Clinton’s endorsement of Mr. Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee,” The Washington Times reported. “During the event, Mr. Biden frequently cast his gaze down as if consulting notes. But at one point, Mr. Biden closed his eyes, put his head down, and remained motionless for some 15 seconds or more, video of the event shows. Eventually, the 77-year-old candidate appeared to be startled awake, and he jerked his head up, eyes blinking.” “OMG!” wrote eldest Trump son Donald Trump Jr., captioning the video clip. “Looks like Biden fell asleep during Crooked’s rant endorsement.” “He’s truly the gift that keeps on giving,” Don Jr. added. WATCH: OMG! Looks like Biden fell asleep during Crooked’s rant endo

Ready for some good news? A new study on the potential COVID-19 treatment drug remdesivir from Gilead Sciences Inc has yielded some “significant positive effects” among infected individuals. The international study, described as a randomized placebo control trial and sponsored by The National Allergy Institute of Infectious Diseases, began on February 21. “[The study data] shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, significant positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery;” National Allergy Institute of Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci revealed at the White House on Wednesday. The primary result, Dr. Fauci explained, was the 31 percent improvement in recovery time, as some patients on the drug recovered a few days ahead of schedule. Dr. Fauci on the clinical trial for potential coronavirus treatment drug remdesivir: “[The study data] shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, significant positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery;” says remdesivir improved rec

This is going to be a bad year to unseat incumbents, particularly when you consider the limited opportunities to campaign. It’s especially true when that incumbent is California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters, a fixture in the Democrat firmament despite the fact she doesn’t seem terribly affixed to reality. Waters was most recently in the news last week, when, as Fox News reported, she announced on the House floor that her sister is deathly ill with the coronavirus. This is indeed a tragedy and our prayers are with her and her family. However, Waters also has a challenger in her deep-blue district who has a message for everyone who keeps voting for one of the strangest and most corrupt individuals to ever stride the hallways of Congress. And that challenger has a message: “We deserve better.” At a demonstration Saturday across from Los Angeles City Hall, protesting the state and local governments’ handling of lockdowns to contain the coronavirus, Joe E. Collins III — a Navy veteran tr

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has introduced a radical measure that would dismantle Americans’ property rights. If enacted, the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act would come dangerously close to the socialist dream of stripping people of the right to control their property and would allow for another massive government expansion. This bill, introduced April 17, would cancel all rent and mortgage payments, regardless of income or employment, for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. “The bill would constitute a full payment forgiveness, with no accumulation of debt for renters or homeowners and no negative impact on their credit rating or rental history,” a news release from Omar’s office says. Furthermore, a fund would be created “to fully finance the purchase of private rental properties by non-profits, public housing authorities, cooperatives, community land trusts, and states or local governments — in order to increase the availability of affordable housing during

There is a price to pay for taking the ‘orange man…bad’ route if you’re a liberal reporter. You’re bound to get slapped in the face. How many times will the liberal media endure being embarrassed before they realize that they’re bad at their jobs and it only helps Trump’s re-election efforts? The coverage of this White House has been atrocious. It’s par for the course—and I know they will never have a reflective moment because they’re all insufferable, self-righteous clowns who think their word is the gospel. I’ve never seen such an arrogant bunch. In their effort to attack the Trump administration as it battles the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in the US, the anti-Trump opposition press has peddled Chinese propaganda and now it looks like they’ve rallied around someone who is now under a homicide investigation. Remember that Arizona couple who ingested chloroquine phosphate because they thought it could ward off the virus? Wanda Lenius and her husband, Gary, ingested the fish tank clean

On Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged governors across the nation to start opening up the economy to “free America now.” In a series of recent tweets, Musk appeared to question the effectiveness of lockdowns, applauded Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas for announcing a large economic re-opening come Friday, and bluntly stated in all caps: “FREE AMERICA NOW.” “Give people their freedom back!” Musk captioned a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled, “Do Lockdowns Save Many Lives? In Most Places, the Data Say No.” The piece argued, “The speed with which officials shuttered the economy appears not to be a factor in Covid deaths.” Give people their freedom back! https://t.co/iG8OYGaVZ0 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 29, 2020 “Bravo Texas!” the 48-year-old captioned a post from the Texas Tribune, titled, “Texas restaurants, retailers and other businesses can reopen Friday. Here’s the rules they have to follow.” “Parties of six or less, disposable menus and limited capacity are am

One of the founders of the #MeToo movement, which pledged to root out sexual harassment and sexual violence in the entertainment and media industries and bring perpetrators to swift and decisive justice, is making an exception for former Vice President Joe Biden, recently the subject of a sexual assault allegation. Tarana Burke, who is widely recognized as the primary activist behind #MeToo — and widely celebrated as the “brave” woman who empowered women in the entertainment industry to finally address widespread sexual harassment and violence — said on social media that, while every woman deserves to be heard and acknowledged when making claims of sexual violence, the situation with Biden is different. “My stance has never wavered: survivors have a right to speak their truth and to be given the space to heal,” she began, reaffirming the stance of the #MeToo movement. She then admits, though, an “inconvenient” truth: she’s behind Biden. “The inconvenient truth is that this story is