topcat
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rkymtnman
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nope. 3rd district i think. i thought her area was closer to you?
we've got doug lamborn, another piece of crap trump nut sucker.
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Ex-WH counsel McGahn agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors, likely next week
Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after House Democrats and the Justice Department struck a deal paving the way for his closed-door testimony, which is likely to occur next week, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
The Biden administration's Justice Department and the House struck an agreement earlier this month for McGahn to testify about Trump's attempt to obstruct former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, avoiding a precedent-setting legal battle over the case. A transcript of the interview will be released afterward.
Under the agreement, committee members can ask McGahn about the incidents documented in the Mueller report of Trump's attempts to fire Mueller and block the Russia investigation. They can also ask about the Mueller investigation's accuracy.
The Justice Department can assert executive privilege or McGahn can decline to answer on other topics, which would essentially block House Democrats from learning details he might know about other major scandals during Trump's presidency.
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Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after House Democrats and the Justice Department struck a deal paving the way for his closed-door testimony, which is likely to occur next week, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
The Biden administration's Justice Department and the House struck an agreement earlier this month for McGahn to testify about Trump's attempt to obstruct former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, avoiding a precedent-setting legal battle over the case. A transcript of the interview will be released afterward.
Under the agreement, committee members can ask McGahn about the incidents documented in the Mueller report of Trump's attempts to fire Mueller and block the Russia investigation. They can also ask about the Mueller investigation's accuracy.
The Justice Department can assert executive privilege or McGahn can decline to answer on other topics, which would essentially block House Democrats from learning details he might know about other major scandals during Trump's presidency.
Ex-WH counsel McGahn agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors next week | CNN Politics
Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next week after House Democrats and the Justice Department struck a deal paving the way for his closed-door testimony, according to three sources familiar with the discussions.
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Deadline to release the Justice Department Barr memo giving a pass to Trump on obstruction of justice, Judge Amy Berman Jackson Monday, May 24.
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Nope, nothing yet.
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Nope, nothing yet.
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Biden DOJ to appeal court order to release Trump obstruction memo
In a pair of court filings submitted late Monday, the DOJ under Attorney General Merrick Garland said it would fight against the full release of the memo, but would agree to make parts of it public.
The internal legal memo prepared by the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel is said to provide justifications for Barr's stance that former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not support obstruction of justice charges against former President Trump.
Earlier this month, District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the document be made public and accused Barr and Justice Department lawyers of making misrepresentations about why it should be kept secret.
The Department of Justice is appealing a judge's decision ordering the release of a 2019 legal memo prepared for then-Attorney General William Barr in the wake of the Mueller investigation.
In a pair of court filings submitted late Monday, the DOJ under Attorney General Merrick Garland said it would fight against the full release of the memo, but would agree to make parts of it public.
The internal legal memo prepared by the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel is said to provide justifications for Barr's stance that former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not support obstruction of justice charges against former President Trump.
Earlier this month, District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the document be made public and accused Barr and Justice Department lawyers of making misrepresentations about why it should be kept secret.
In its court filings Monday night, the Justice Department said it would only appeal Jackson's order to the extent that it required the release of Section II of the memo which Jackson described as a blend of legal and strategic advice on how to respond to the Mueller report as well as "legal analysis in its assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the purely hypothetical case" of whether to prosecute the president.
"To be clear, these misrepresentations preceded your confirmation as Attorney General, but the Department you now lead bears responsibility for redressing them," they wrote.
"In that light, and in order to help rebuild the nation’s trust in DOJ’s independence after four years of turmoil, we urge DOJ not to appeal D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s May 3 decision to order the release of this OLC memo," the group added.
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In a pair of court filings submitted late Monday, the DOJ under Attorney General Merrick Garland said it would fight against the full release of the memo, but would agree to make parts of it public.
The internal legal memo prepared by the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel is said to provide justifications for Barr's stance that former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not support obstruction of justice charges against former President Trump.
Earlier this month, District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the document be made public and accused Barr and Justice Department lawyers of making misrepresentations about why it should be kept secret.
The Department of Justice is appealing a judge's decision ordering the release of a 2019 legal memo prepared for then-Attorney General William Barr in the wake of the Mueller investigation.
In a pair of court filings submitted late Monday, the DOJ under Attorney General Merrick Garland said it would fight against the full release of the memo, but would agree to make parts of it public.
The internal legal memo prepared by the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel is said to provide justifications for Barr's stance that former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not support obstruction of justice charges against former President Trump.
Earlier this month, District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the document be made public and accused Barr and Justice Department lawyers of making misrepresentations about why it should be kept secret.
In its court filings Monday night, the Justice Department said it would only appeal Jackson's order to the extent that it required the release of Section II of the memo which Jackson described as a blend of legal and strategic advice on how to respond to the Mueller report as well as "legal analysis in its assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the purely hypothetical case" of whether to prosecute the president.
"To be clear, these misrepresentations preceded your confirmation as Attorney General, but the Department you now lead bears responsibility for redressing them," they wrote.
"In that light, and in order to help rebuild the nation’s trust in DOJ’s independence after four years of turmoil, we urge DOJ not to appeal D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s May 3 decision to order the release of this OLC memo," the group added.
Biden DOJ to appeal court order to release Trump obstruction memo
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is appealing a judge’s decision ordering the release of a 2019 legal memo prepared for then-Attorney General William Barr in the wake of the Mueller inves…
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DeSantis signs bill to fine tech companies for banning politicians
DeSantis and other Republicans have touted the bill as a way to protect Floridians over accusations of tech giants censoring GOP lawmakers, but it faced pushback from Democrats in the state legislature and the tech industry over imposing control over how platforms moderate content.
The bill prohibits most tech companies from banning politicians in the state. Under the newly signed law, the Florida Election Commission can impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that deplatforms any candidate for statewide office and $25,000 per day for deplatforming candidates for non-statewide offices.
The push is fueled by allegations leveled by a number of Republicans that social media companies are censoring content with an anti-conservative bias. Such accusations, however, have been debunked.
“If Big Tech censors enforce rules inconsistently, to discriminate in favor of the dominant Silicon Valley ideology, they will now be held accountable,” DeSantis said in a statement.
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DeSantis and other Republicans have touted the bill as a way to protect Floridians over accusations of tech giants censoring GOP lawmakers, but it faced pushback from Democrats in the state legislature and the tech industry over imposing control over how platforms moderate content.
The bill prohibits most tech companies from banning politicians in the state. Under the newly signed law, the Florida Election Commission can impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that deplatforms any candidate for statewide office and $25,000 per day for deplatforming candidates for non-statewide offices.
The push is fueled by allegations leveled by a number of Republicans that social media companies are censoring content with an anti-conservative bias. Such accusations, however, have been debunked.
“If Big Tech censors enforce rules inconsistently, to discriminate in favor of the dominant Silicon Valley ideology, they will now be held accountable,” DeSantis said in a statement.
DeSantis signs bill to fine tech companies for banning politicians
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill Monday that will fine social media platforms that try to permanently ban political candidates. DeSantis and other Republicans have touted the bill a…
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Tech company backs out of Arizona election audit
The tech company that oversaw the hand count of Maricopa County ballots in Arizona's Republican Senate-led audit of 2020 election results has decided to back out of the recount, audit officials said.
Audit spokesperson and former Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen told the Arizona Republic Tuesday that Pennsylvania-based Wake TSI decided not to renew its contract, which ended May 14.
Arizona state Senate President Karen Fann (R) also told local NBC affiliate KPNX that Wake, which was the subcontractor working under the audit’s main contractor, Cyber Ninjas, would no longer be involved in the audit, which officials say is likely to continue through next month.
Pullen told the Republic that Wake TSI "didn't want to come back."
"They were done," he said, adding that Scottsdale-based technology company StratTech Solutions would now be overseeing the hand count.
Pullen said that Wake had been involved in the audit since it launched on April 23 and helped set up technology for the hand count of the more than 2.1 million ballots that state Senate Republicans obtained through a subpoena.
According to its website, Wake specializes in cybersecurity and improving the productivity and efficiency of information technology systems. It is not clear whether the company has had any prior experience with election auditing.
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The tech company that oversaw the hand count of Maricopa County ballots in Arizona's Republican Senate-led audit of 2020 election results has decided to back out of the recount, audit officials said.
Audit spokesperson and former Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen told the Arizona Republic Tuesday that Pennsylvania-based Wake TSI decided not to renew its contract, which ended May 14.
Arizona state Senate President Karen Fann (R) also told local NBC affiliate KPNX that Wake, which was the subcontractor working under the audit’s main contractor, Cyber Ninjas, would no longer be involved in the audit, which officials say is likely to continue through next month.
Pullen told the Republic that Wake TSI "didn't want to come back."
"They were done," he said, adding that Scottsdale-based technology company StratTech Solutions would now be overseeing the hand count.
Pullen said that Wake had been involved in the audit since it launched on April 23 and helped set up technology for the hand count of the more than 2.1 million ballots that state Senate Republicans obtained through a subpoena.
According to its website, Wake specializes in cybersecurity and improving the productivity and efficiency of information technology systems. It is not clear whether the company has had any prior experience with election auditing.
Tech company backs out of Arizona election audit
The tech company that oversaw the hand count of Maricopa County ballots in Arizona’s Republican Senate-led audit of 2020 election results has decided to back out of the recount, audit of…
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i'm not sure how he can do this.DeSantis signs bill to fine tech companies for banning politicians
DeSantis and other Republicans have touted the bill as a way to protect Floridians over accusations of tech giants censoring GOP lawmakers, but it faced pushback from Democrats in the state legislature and the tech industry over imposing control over how platforms moderate content.
The bill prohibits most tech companies from banning politicians in the state. Under the newly signed law, the Florida Election Commission can impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that deplatforms any candidate for statewide office and $25,000 per day for deplatforming candidates for non-statewide offices.
The push is fueled by allegations leveled by a number of Republicans that social media companies are censoring content with an anti-conservative bias. Such accusations, however, have been debunked.
“If Big Tech censors enforce rules inconsistently, to discriminate in favor of the dominant Silicon Valley ideology, they will now be held accountable,” DeSantis said in a statement.
DeSantis signs bill to fine tech companies for banning politicians
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill Monday that will fine social media platforms that try to permanently ban political candidates. DeSantis and other Republicans have touted the bill a…
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Tech trade groups sue Florida over new social media law
Two tech grade groups filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida over a newly signed law that would fine social media platforms that try to permanently ban political candidates.
The complaint filed by NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) allege the Florida bill infringes on free speech protections and has a “political motive” to target companies based on the state’s opinion on companies’ content moderation decisions.
“Rather than preventing what it calls ‘censorship,’ the Act does the exact opposite: it empowers government officials in Florida to police the protected editorial judgment of online businesses that the State disfavors and whose perceived political viewpoints it wishes to punish,” the complaint states.
The law allows the Florida Election Commission to impose fines of $250,000 per day on companies that de-platform candidates for statewide office, and $25,000 per day for companies that de-platform candidates for nonstatewide offices.
“U.S. free speech principles protect the public from government penalties for speech; they do not protect elected officials from the speech choices of the public. Forcing a company to publish government officials’ speech is more characteristic of last-century dictatorships than 21st-century democracies,” CCIA President Matt Schruers said in a statement.
Christina Pushaw, a spokesperson for DeSantis, defended the law in response to the suit. “It is recognized that government has a role in protecting consumers against discrimination and deceptive/unfair trade practices, and this law is within that authority to rein in a powerful entity that oversteps individuals’ free speech rights. We have no comment on any specific lawsuit, but we anticipated legal challenges. We are confident that this new legislation has a strong legal basis and protects Floridians’ constitutional rights,” Pushaw said in an email.
Tech trade groups sue Florida over new social media law
Two tech grade groups filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida over a newly signed law that would fine social media platforms that try to permanently ban political candidates. The complaint fi…
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'some people have no shame they go back to their districts taking credit for something they didn't vote for'.
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'if you're not going to vote to help then get out of the way'.
Biden mocks Republicans' embrace of bill they voted against: 'Some people have no shame'
"Not a single one of them voted for the rescue plan," Biden said, pulling out a list of GOP lawmakers who voted against the bill and have since promoted it.
'if you're not going to vote to help then get out of the way'.
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Yet another Missouri legislator is facing a sex scandal.
"A Missouri lawmaker allegedly used his position as a cop to receive a 'sexual favor' from an intoxicated teenage girl in 2015 and his boss, the Pike County sheriff, is accused of attempting to obstruct a probe as the deputy ran for a seat in the Legislature last year, the Post-Dispatch has learned. According to a report obtained from Frankford Police Chief Josh Baker in response to an open records request, state Rep. Chad Perkins, a Bowling Green Republican, allegedly accepted 'sexual favors from a teenage girl while on duty' as a police officer," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday.
Speaker Rob Vescovo has been notified and forwarded the information to the House Ethics Committee.
"Perkins said his relationship with the 19-year-old was consensual and the controversy is the product of a local political feud over his decision to not publicly endorse Baker's wife in her bid for Pike County assessor in the 2020 election," the newspaper reported. "Among the bills Perkins supported this year is one heading to Gov. Mike Parson's desk that says a law enforcement officer who engages in sexual conduct with a detainee or prisoner who is in the custody of such officer shall be guilty of a class E felony. The legislation was designed to curtail police officers from using their power as law enforcement officers to gain sexual favors from people under their control."
The newspaper reported on how the scandal came to light.
"The report said the allegations surfaced when an employee at a local gas station said two girls were in the store in July 2020 'showing people messages between Chad Perkins and the (teen) indicating that he had sex with her while on duty as a Bowling Green police officer.' The report notes that the incident occurred while Perkins was responding to a call about a drunk teen at the city park," the newspaper reported.
Perkins says the relationship was consensual.
"There's nothing to that. Nothing ever happened while I was on duty," Perkins said. "I live a single man lifestyle."
Perkins is not the only Missouri Republican to have been recently caught up in a scandal.
"In April, the Republican-controlled House booted Rep. Rick Roeber, R-Lee's Summit, from the chamber in connection with the sexual abuse of two of his children when they were 9 and 5, respectively, and that he attempted to abuse the children other times," the newspaper reported. "Rep. Patricia Derges, R-Nixa, was barred from the GOP caucus after she was indicted earlier this year on federal fraud charges of falsely promoting a fake stem cell product as helping treat illnesses such as COVID-19."
captainmorgan
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It was his dicks fault, not him.