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July 28, 2022

Alex Jones's slimy criminal defense attorney was caught lying and there was almost a fight

The slimy attorney representing Jones has been calling Mark Bankston a personal injury lawyer and then claimed that Mark is a liar. This asshole is a second or third tier criminal defense attorney who was slimey enough to be hired by Jones.

The asshole Jones attorney lied in court about exhibits/videos that he wanted to introduce and told the court that Mark Bankston told him that he did not have to comply with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and provide the other side with exhibits and videos to be used. The judge told the asshole Jones Attorney that Mark Bankston always follows the rules and does everything in writing. Mark told the guy that he lied and they got in each other's face. One of Mark's partners who is 6 ft 3 inches got in-between before the asshole Jones attorney could hit Mark. There will be a hearing tomorrow

https://twitter.com/LMarieVResists/status/1552463951794868224

July 27, 2022

Biden and Schumer screwed MoschowMitch's threat to block the CHIPS bill

MoscowMitch promised to block CHIPS bill if Democrats tried to do reconciliation bill. Schumer and Biden screwed MoscowMitch by having Senate vote on CHIPS first before the announcement of this package
https://twitter.com/Jade1089M/status/1552427518841561088

July 27, 2022

RNC warning to Trump: If you run for president, we stop paying your legal bills, says official

The RNC really does not want TFG to announce before the midterms. That will make the midterms about TFG and not the GOP candidates. There are two things that are stopping TFG from announcing. First, once TFG announces he has to give up legal control of his Save America superPAC. TFG may have some indirect control but announced candidates cannot have a superPAC

Second, the RNC will stop paying TFG legal fees. TFG is not really a billionaire and needs the RNC to pay legal fees
https://twitter.com/jonkarl/status/1552368178826657792
https://abcnews.go.com/US/rnc-warning-trump-run-president-stop-paying-legal/story?id=87486985

Republican leaders who worry that Donald Trump could hurt their midterm chances by announcing a presidential run too soon are hoping he'll be dissuaded from doing so by the prospect of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal payments, according to an RNC official.

Since October 2021, the Republican National Committee has paid nearly $2 million to law firms representing Trump as part of his defense against personal litigation and government investigations.

But an RNC official told ABC News that as soon as Trump would announce he is running for president, the payments would stop because the party has a "neutrality policy" that prohibits it from taking sides in the presidential primary.

In January, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel said, "The party has to stay neutral."
July 27, 2022

Former Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann Loses Defamation Lawsuits Against CBS, ABC, NYT, and

I am glad that this smug asshole lost these lawsuits.
https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1552347219575160840
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/former-covington-catholic-student-nick-sandmann-loses-defamation-lawsuits-against-cbs-abc-nyt-and-others/

After years of politically charged litigation, former Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann has lost a round of high-profile defamation lawsuits against five mainstream media companies at the summary judgment stage. That’s according to court dockets and an opinion and order signed by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky on Tuesday.

Sandmann’s cases against ABC News, Rolling Stone magazine, CBS News, newspaper and television station owner Gannett, and The New York Times are now officially listed as “terminated” on the court record.

Sandmann sued the five organizations in question — and a few others, including CNN and NBC — on March 2, 2020. The lawsuits alleged that various articles and broadcasts defamed Sandmann by characterizing his actions toward Nathan Phillips, a Native American activist, on Jan. 18, 2019 in Washington, D.C., as nefarious......

Bertelsman noted that CNN “filed an early motion to dismiss which the Court granted” on July 26, 2019.

“In that opinion, the Court held that none of the statements were actionable for various reasons: some were not ‘about’ Sandmann; some were statements of opinion; and/or some were not subject to a defamatory meaning,” Bertelsman recalled.

It is sad that some of the defendants settled with this smug asshole.
July 27, 2022

CNN Exclusive: Biden administration offers convicted Russian arms dealer in exchange for Griner, Whe

Source: CNN

After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal to secure the release of two Americans held by Russia, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, according to people briefed on the matter.

These sources told CNN that the plan to trade Bout for Whelan and Griner received the backing of President Joe Biden after being under discussion since earlier this year. Biden's support for the swap overrides opposition from the Department of Justice, which is generally against prisoner trades.

"We communicated a substantial offer that we believe could be successful based on a history of conversations with the Russians," a senior administration official told CNN Wednesday. "We communicated that a number of weeks ago, in June."

The official declined to comment on the specifics of the "substantial offer." They said it was in Russia's "court to be responsive to it, yet at the same time that does not leave us passive, as we continue to communicate the offer at very senior levels."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/griner-whelan-biden-offer-viktor-bout-exchange-russia-arms-dealer/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=twcnnbrk&utm_content=2022-07-27T18%3A36%3A32

July 27, 2022

Biden administration offers convicted Russian arms dealer in exchange for Griner, Whelan

Bring Britney home
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1552362319937785856
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/griner-whelan-biden-offer-viktor-bout-exchange-russia-arms-dealer/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=twcnnbrk&utm_content=2022-07-27T18%3A36%3A32

After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal to secure the release of two Americans held by Russia, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, according to people briefed on the matter.

These sources told CNN that the plan to trade Bout for Whelan and Griner received the backing of President Joe Biden after being under discussion since earlier this year. Biden's support for the swap overrides opposition from the Department of Justice, which is generally against prisoner trades.

"We communicated a substantial offer that we believe could be successful based on a history of conversations with the Russians," a senior administration official told CNN Wednesday. "We communicated that a number of weeks ago, in June."

The official declined to comment on the specifics of the "substantial offer." They said it was in Russia's "court to be responsive to it, yet at the same time that does not leave us passive, as we continue to communicate the offer at very senior levels."
July 27, 2022

Jews, non-Christians not part of conservative movement - GOP candidate consultant

When a person tells you who they are, believe them
https://twitter.com/Mrhockey1231/status/1552305030547484672
https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-713128

Jews and other non-Christians are "not conservative" because it is "an explicitly Christian movement" and because the US "is an explicitly Christian country," said Andrew Torba, the CEO of Gab and reportedly a consultant for state senator Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, in a livestream responding to recent condemnations of Mastriano and Gab.

Mastriano has come into the public eye in recent weeks after US media outlets reported that he had spent $5,000 on advertising on Gab, a social media network favored by the far-right. The candidate has also reportedly paid for "campaign consulting" from the platform, with reports that new Gab users are set to automatically follow him......

."This is the most important election of the 2022 midterms because Doug is an outspoken Christian," said Torba in the video, complaining about the reports condemning Gab and Mastriano's decision to buy advertising on the site. "We are going to build a coalition of Christian nationalists, of Christians, of Christian candidates, at the state, local and federal levels and we're going to take this country back for the glory of God."

"My policy is not to conduct interviews with reporters who aren't Christian or with outlets who aren't Christian and Doug has a very similar media strategy where he does not do interviews with these people. He does not talk to these people. He does not give press access to these people," said the Gab founder. "These people are dishonest. They're liars. They're a den of vipers and they want to destroy you. My typical conversation with them when they email me is 'repent and accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior.' I take it as an opportunity to try and convert them."

Torba called Mastriano's opponent, Josh Shapiro, "a Soros puppet" (a reference to Jewish billionaire George Soros) and reiterated claims that he was involved in voter fraud in the 2020 election. Torba stressed that Mastriano "answers only to Jesus Christ."

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