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Me.'s JournalSo Big Mouth Bluster Bannon Won't Testify
Experts predicted this as they said he wouldn't be able to stand up against cross examination.Bannon won’t testify as contempt trial heads to jury
“Schoen later read a statement declaring that Bannon wasn’t testifying because Nichols had ruled out most of the defenses Bannon wanted to discuss, including an assertion of executive privilege by former President Donald Trump and that he relied on an attorney’s advice in declining to respond to the subpoena.
Jurors appeared in the courtroom Thursday for only a few minutes. They did not hear any explanation of Bannon’s decision. The only official word they received that the defendant would not testify was through Bannon lawyer Evan Corcoran declaring, “The defense rests, your honor.” A short time later, Nichols sent jurors home to return Friday for final instructions and closing arguments.
However, as usual, Bannon and his lawyers strode to the cameras and reporters outside the courthouse at the end of the day and explained why the former senior adviser to Trump was passing up his chance to testify.
“He has wanted, at all times, wanted to testify before Congress. He told them in the very first letter he would comply if they go before a judge and the judge orders him—orders that the executive privilege wasn’t valid,” Schoen said. “He’s not someone who thought he was above the law—ever.....Once the judge cut out all of the defenses in the case, he wasn’t able to ever tell his story.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/21/bannon-testify-contempt-trial-00047165
Secret Service Director to Step Down and Join Maker of Snapchat
The director, James M. Murray, was appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and is departing after nearly three decades with the agency.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/us/politics/james-murray-secret-service.html
Has Diaz Balart's Show Been Canceled?
The chyron says 10 am hour with Yasmin...
They usually don't do that sort of thing for a person just ditting in for the host
A Mile-Long Procession Of Buses Is Carrying Items From School Shooting Victims To Ted Cruz's House
A Mile-Long Procession Of Buses Is Carrying Items From School Shooting Victims To Ted Cruz's House
The 4,368 empty seats are meant to honor the number of children killed by gun violence this year.
“A fleet of 52 yellow school buses will form a mile-long procession to Sen. Ted Cruz’s house in Houston on Thursday morning — 4,368 empty seats to honor the number of children killed by gun violence this year.
The first bus will carry items from school shooting victims, including a pair of worn-out checkered Vans from 15-year-old Gracie Muehlberger, killed at her Santa Clarita high school in 2019; a kindergarten graduation card with a smiling teddy bear on it, awarded to Sandy Hook victim Chase Kowalski; and a LeBron James Miami Heat jersey adored by Joaquin Oliver, who died in the Parkland school shooting in 2018.”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stefficao/ted-cruz-home-visited-by-nra-childrens-museum-buses
“A fleet of 52 yellowish schoolhouse buses volition signifier a mile-long procession to Senator Ted Cruz’s location successful Houston, Texas,on Thursday greeting — 4,368 bare seats to grant the fig of children killed this twelvemonth by weapon violence.”
https://mondaydaily.com/a-mile-long-buses-is-carrying-items-from-school-shooting-victims-to-ted-cruz-s-house-21464.html
Starving Puppy Willing To Share Slice Of Bread
ACTUAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY "THOMAS COOK VACATIONS" FROM DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS
"THESE ARE ACTUAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY "THOMAS COOK VACATIONS" FROM DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS:
1. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."
2. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."
3. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish."
4. "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price."
5. "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room."
6. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow."
7. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallartato close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned."
8. "No-one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."
9. "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."
10. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."
11. "The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun."
12. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair."
13. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."
14. "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the resort.' We're trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service."
15. "When we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners."
16. "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning."
17. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."
18. "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes."
19. "My fiancée and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."
Source: Peter Dickinson
Police: July 4 Mass Shooting Thwarted in Virginia's Capital
“Police in Richmond, Virginia, say they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns.
“RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns — an announcement that came just two days after a deadly mass shooting on the holiday in a Chicago suburb.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-07-06/police-july-4-mass-shooting-thwarted-in-virginias-capital
Several Members Of The Committee Say, Ornato, Not Hutchinson, Is The One With Credibility Problems
“But several members of the select panel say Ornato, not Hutchinson, is the one with credibility problems — and have moved to publicly preempt any doubts he might raise.
“There seems to be a major thread here… Tony Ornato likes to lie,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) tweeted Thursday after another former Trump White House official, Alyssa Farah, questioned Ornato’s honesty.
Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), another Jan. 6 committee member, said in a Wednesday interview with NBC that Ornato “did not have as clear of memories from this period of time” as Hutchinson did.
Their comments, echoed by other select panel lawmakers and aides, came as the committee began rallying around Hutchinson after her testimony painted a picture of an out-of-control Trump that raised new questions about his culpability for the events of Jan. 6.“
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/30/jan-6-committee-rallies-around-hutchinson-amid-trump-world-onslaught-00043658
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