In November 2019 activist Federal District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled former White House counsel Don McGahn must appear before Congress; however, she also ruled McGahn retained the ability to “invoke executive privilege where appropriate” during his appearance. The central issue is separation of power.
The White House appealed the ruling to the DC appellate court on constitutional grounds, and on February 28, 2020, a three judge panel from the DC circuit agreed with the White House position. The House of representatives could have appealed the decision; however, instead, the main lawfare activist, House counsel Doug Letter, took a different approach and sought to argue the case based around their right to enforce a subpoena.
Today a politically divided DC appeals court panel ruled the House can’t go to the judicial branch to enforce legislative subpoenas because there is no statute giving the legislative chamber the authority to force the executive branch to enforce an action against its own constitutional interests.
DC Via Politico – […] “The decision is likely to spark a renewed debate over the House’s power of “inherent contempt” — its long-dormant ability to fine or jail witnesses who refuse to comply with its oversight requests.
Though courts have acknowledged this power exists, it has been in disuse since World War II. The House has emphasized that resorting to such heavy-handed tactics would only worsen government dysfunction. Court proceedings are far more desirable — to the House and to society — House counsel Doug Letter has argued during the House’s legal battles.
The new ruling appears to leave in place one other option for enforcing House subpoenas: the threat of criminal prosecution for contempt of Congress. However that option does not seem viable in cases involving fights over demands for testimony or records from the executive branch, since the Justice Department has long taken the position that it will not prosecute in cases where an official or ex-official was complying with a presidential assertion of executive privilege. (more)
The permanent political coup, led by the primary Lawfare activists who have infected the DOJ and all bodies politic, continues… Everything is tenuous.
All of this judicial turmoil is a downstream result from electing Barack Obama to fundamentally transform America in 2008. Where we are today can be traced to the continuum that many warned about more than a decade ago.
I have a standing rule never to write about current events in a state of anger; forgive me for violating my own standard… this is infuriating (albeit not unexpected). The two-tiered judicial process to target a ‘transparently innocent’ man continues. [Links Below]
As anticipated, on the last day prior to DC Circuit Judge Griffith departure, the DC en banc panel has rejected the Flynn writ of mandamus and now sends the case back to Judge Emmet Sullivan for final disposition. One way of looking at this is the DC circuit attempting to save face for Judge Sullivan by granting him the ability to do the right thing.
Another way of looking at this is a judicial stall tactic allowing the case to drag on even further until after the election. [60-page ruling pdf here – also available here]
As expected the majority of the panel hung their argument on the fact that Judge Sullivan had not yet ruled prior to the request for the writ of mandamus; and as an outcome Sullivan should be allowed to reach final disposition. As noted: “we expect the District Court to proceed with appropriate dispatch“…
The unopposed motion to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn is now back in the court of presiding Judge Emmet Sullivan.
Flynn’s defense counsel Sidney Powell ‘could’ appeal the full panel ruling to Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts for an emergency stay (not likely) reinforcing the original ruling (mandamus enforcement); or Powell could wait and see whether Judge Sullivan returns to judicial norms and allows the dismissal of the case prior to seeking any higher intervention (more likely). The latter approach just extends the timeline further.
As CTH noted last week the timing of this was predictable with Judge Griffith exiting the court. Additionally: “the DC appeals court likely doesn’t want this decision being reviewed any further (SCOTUS). It would make sense for the DC panel to seek a face-saving exit for Sullivan that doesn’t put Flynn’s defense in a position to appeal to Supreme Court Justice Roberts for intervention.” This appears to be the path the DC Circuit has taken.
Another possible option, albeit rather stark -highly unlikely- and loaded with implications, would be for the DOJ to simply refuse further case engagement completely.
CTH noted several months ago if the DOJ just refused further participation in the case, it would put Judge Sullivan in a very odd position of holding hearings where no prosecution shows up. However, this case is so far outside the normal boundaries of judicial proceedings anything is possible.
Here’s the embed pdf of the ruling. Judge Griffith (extreme anti-Flynn activist) representing the opinion of the court. Judges Rao and Henderson (who originally agreed to the writ) writing the dissent.
No two cases highlight the two-tiered system of justice like the comparative behind National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and SSCI Security Director James Wolfe.
In the Wolfe case corrupt elements of the judicial system allowed a transparently guilty man to escape accountability because it would have exposed massive multi-branch government corruption on an institutional scale that is almost unfathomable. Wolfe leaked top-secret classified documents at the request of members within the Senate Intelligence Committee. The DOJ then hides the wrong-doing.
In the Flynn case a transparently innocent man is framed by corrupt elements within the same institution, the FBI, by defining what the word “sanctions” means. A corrupt DOJ then transfers the corrupt intent into the judicial branch using a clear political agenda.
ODNI John Ratcliffe made an interesting, frightening & stunningly open direct statement yesterday when he described intelligence evidence that China is putting on a full-court press against governors and local officials to retain their influence campaign in 2020.
Essentially what DNI Ratcliffe described boils down to Beijing threatening economic blackmail against U.S. officials who were comfortable being reliant on local Chinese investment and purchases of U.S. companies, assents and interests.
With that stark statement in mind; and keeping the full national security ramifications in the forefront; it is worth remembering a foreboding speech given by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in February.
This is specifically important now against the backdrop of how some U.S. politicians appear to be reacting to the COVID-19 challenges, perhaps even weaponizing the virus to achieve political objectives; and with a perspective toward the way media outlets, some businesses and many politicians appear to be influenced by China. The background context for this speech takes on an entirely new dimension.
Pompeo’s remarks were made to the National Governors Association (NGA) Feb 8, 2020; and there’s an interesting segment where Pompeo reveals his awareness of a list of U.S. governors compiled by China’s communist party; and their alignment with China’s interests. A transcript of the key excerpt from his speech is provided. WATCH:
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[Transcript at 01:45] […] “Last year, I received an invitation to an event that promised to be, quote, “an occasion for exclusive deal-making.” It said, quote, “the opportunities for mutually beneficial economic development between China and our individual states [are] tremendous,” end of quote.”
“Deal-making sounds like it might have come from President Trump, but the invitation was actually from a former governor.
I was being invited to the U.S.-China Governors’ Collaboration Summit.
It was an event co-hosted by the National Governors Association and something called the Chinese People’s Association For Friendship and Foreign Countries. Sounds pretty harmless.
What the invitation did not say is that the group – the group I just mentioned – is the public face of the Chinese Communist Party’s official foreign influence agency, the United Front Work Department.
Now, I was lucky. I was familiar with that organization from my time as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
But it got me thinking.
How many of you made the link between that group and Chinese Communist Party officials?
What if you made a new friend while you were at that event?
What if your new friend asked you for introductions to other politically connected and powerful people?
What if your new friend offered to invest big money in your state, perhaps in your pension, in industries sensitive to our national security?
These aren’t hypotheticals. These scenarios are all too true, and they impact American foreign policy significantly.
Indeed, last year, a Chinese Government-backed think tank in Beijing produced a report that assessed all 50 of America’s governors on their attitudes towards China. They labeled each of you “friendly,” “hardline,” or “ambiguous.”
I’ll let you decide where you think you belong. Someone in China already has. Many of you, indeed, in that report are referenced by name.
So here’s the lesson: The lesson is that competition with China is not just a federal issue. It’s why I wanted to be here today, Governor Hogan. It’s happening in your states with consequences for our foreign policy, for the citizens that reside in your states, and indeed, for each of you.
And, in fact, whether you are viewed by the CCP as friendly or hardline, know that it’s working you, know that it’s working the team around you.
Competition with China is happening inside of your state, and it affects our capacity to perform America’s vital national security functions.” (Keep Reading)
At the time of the speech it certainly seemed like Secretary Pompeo and President Trump understood a list of China-friendly governors…. and this was at the very beginning of the COVID influence over the U.S. economy and 2020 election.
Remember, “There are trillions at stake”…
Axios had an article earlier this year which included the Chinese Communist Party Report [Cloud pdf Here] that Secretary Pompeo was describing in February.
When we originally shared the information CTH specifically noted the importance of watching how and when each of these governors responded to their economy when contrast against the COVID-19 narrative.
Specifically, and anticipating the value of COVID as a leftist weapon to achieve their political objectives, we asked: “will there be a correlation to how the states respond that is directly related to their CCP alignment?
It appears we have enough evidence to say yes, there is a connection. Review the list(s) yourself and make your own decision.
The masks are doing more harm than good. Even though they do not stop COVID-19, people are forced into wearing them more and more. If one refuses and makes a scene, there is a chance of getting banned from a store or restaurant, and most don’t want that, so they comply.
The masks are a cult—a form of mind control. They are being forced upon us by the .01 percent, including Bill Gates and his wholly-owned subsidiaries—various “official” institutes of science. However, Gates’ bought-out ‘authorities’ aren’t producing real science. What they’re really doing is cherry picking data as ordered in order to support an agenda. The mask wearing is a signal to the top of the pyramid. They’re signs that indicate the sheeple are living in fear as designed and they are begging for a vaccine.
Masks keep the fear mongering rolling, and it has rolled way out of proportion. The chances of catching the coronavirus is small and its survivability is great. Children in particular have a vanishingly small chance of contracting the virus, yet there is a big debate about kids wearing masks to school and adhering to the ‘social distancing’ mandate. Doing so will not only be very unhealthy for their physical health, but also damaging to their mental health. Children need to grow socially and they can’t do that if they can’t socialize.
The masks interfere with our ability to breathe properly. We need oxygen and breathing our own CO2 is proven to be unhealthy. The doctors take an oath to ‘do no harm.’ Well, constant and long term mask wearing DOES do harm. The vaccine Bill Gates has in store for us all will do plenty of harm as well. Refuse to take it!
We need to start pushing back against ‘mandatory’ mask wearing. Otherwise the face diapers will become permanent.
UPDATE: “This week the CDC quietly updated the Covid number to admit that only 6% of all the 153,504 deaths recorded actually died from Covid That’s 9,210 deaths The other 94% had 2-3 other serious illnesses.
So we destroy livelihoods and the economy for 9,000 deaths? More than ever- ask yourself- Is it about the virus, or is this about the election?.
Thanks to a major exposé of the enterprising San Francisco News, comes stunning information that the antifa.com website—takes you directly to the homepage of joebiden.com.
As Catholic priest Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (Fr. Z), a sort of Fr. Brown, in real life advises, type in antifa.com and see for yourself.:
“Today I was alerted to a curiosity.
“I think you know what ANTIFA is and what is doing.
“Try this:
“Type antifa.com in your browser address bar and hit the ENTER key. Or click HERE – antifa.com
“Your destination is … joebiden.com
“What is ANTIFA? Who run in the streets openly in their name?
“Domestic terrorists.
“Domestic Terrorists for Biden.
“Please share this post!!
Readers: When you click on Fr. Z’s link, closely watch your address bar and see how it flips from antifa.com to joebiden.com.
“The front page of the website is a video of 2020 presidential candidate, Joe Biden and his VP, Kamala Harris laughing together, attending rallies, hugging children, American flags waving and friendly handshakes.
“Directly under the video, it says, “66 DAYS LEFT EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS” giving people the option to donate to the Biden Harris campaign that is funded through, ActBlue where you are promised your donation will go through immediately.
“Black Lives Matter was also funded through ActBlue and was proven to fund candidates like Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
Black Lives Matter was also funded through ActBlue
Black Lives Matter was also funded through ActBlue and was proven to fund candidates like Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
“Like Black Lives Matter, Antifa claims to stand to “end white supremacy.” In the name of “ending racial injustice” police have been terrorized, violently attacked and hit unconscious with bricks. This behavior has been given a pass by democratic city mayors and governors in Chicago, Portland and New York just to name a few. Although the message of BLM is to end white supremacy, the violent tactics used to get there have been the same as domestic terrorist group, Antifa. (San Francisco News)
“Antifa’s goal is to “disrupt Neo Nazis and white supremacy.” They will do anything to get the job done including physical fighting, burning down buildings and causing harm to people who are anti their beliefs. They claim to be anti-fascist, but the definition of fascist is quite literally what they are encouraging – having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism and often emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and racism. Since the death of George Floyd, there has been thousands of protests across the country that usually end up in violence, especially when there is a disagreement on political beliefs. Just last week a child was bullied by two women that snatched and threw his hat because it said, “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.” Likewise, a woman was ordered on camera to bow down and apologize for her “whiteness” and she did it. 2020 shows, anti-fascism encourages fascism.
“Antifa claims to be in opposition of any right-wing ideology but how many white supremacists have showed up under the order of Donald Trump relative to the number of members of Antifa who will leave children dead and innocent business owners left with nothing but a bloody head and decades of hard work and ash on the ground. As a group, they dress in all black behind black masks which is referred to as “black block” and say they can’t be seen because they fear the “nazis will find them.” How many white supremacists do you know? How many have you seen? How many have you heard of at a BLM protest? We hear that they exist, but headlines don’t show that they are not responsible for the chaos, death and blatant disruption of our country in 2020 but in fact, their counterpart, Antifa is.
“This year, the BLM protests has been a place for Antifa to practice their tactics. In Seattle, they showed up to a protest with guns and a sign that read, “ANTIFA FOR BLM.” In Portland, a member stabbed a reporter for documenting a political event. In 2017, a member of the group confirmed that their reason for physical fighting was necessary because “historically it has worked” and said that you, “have to make it so uncomfortable for them to be doing white supremacy organizing that they no longer want to do that.”
“Considering the blurred lines of protesting and rioting or peaceful and violent (see below) reported by mainstream media, president Donald Trump has called Antifa out for leading the riots although it is unclear that all violence is due to only Antifa members. In June, Attorney General, William Barr said that he will treat violence by Antifa as domestic terrorism.
“On the contrary, antifa.com is a straight shot to Joe Biden. With 66 days left until the 2020 presidential election, the country has seen a rise in crime and violence in recent months directly related to the BLM movement and if you feel compelled to visit Anfita.com, you’re encouraged to donate to potential future President, Joe Biden.”
Joe Biden & the DNC RATIFIED ANTIFA’S VIOLENCE AGAINST AMERICAN CITIZENS
The stunning connection between joebiden.com and antifa.com makes a liar of the entire Democrat Party—which, because with polls now indicating millions of Americans believe Democrats continue to look the other way as mob rule terrorizes the residents of Democrat-run cities—they are now trying to walk back.
Democrat“ Resistance” Leader Barack Obama, only today sent out a donation plea, in which he described Biden as “the leader America needs right now”.
“Joe knows what it’s like to be in the White House in the midst of a crisis, and there’s nobody I trust more to heal our country and help us rebuild even stronger,” Obama said.
“Now that he’s chosen Kamala Harris to be America’s next vice president, we urgently need to support them—and Democrats down the ballot—through the final leg of this race by mobilizing and inspiring folks to get out and vote.”
If Joe Biden’s official campaign is linked to Antifa, we have several problems. First, Antifa is not a protest group but is paramilitary in orientation. Antifa leaders state that use violence when fighting for their ideals. Now we have a dilemma. This means Joe Biden & the DNC have not simply co-opted a political advocacy group, but they have RATIFIED ANTIFA’S VIOLENCE AGAINST AMERICAN CITIZENS. This is actionable. Blood is now on the hands of the Democrat Party and the Department of Justice & FBI must be immediately brought in and arrests, prosecutions and put the appropriate persons on trial while dismantling Antifa.
Meanwhile, take a video (screenshot) of the virtual transfer from antifa.com to JoeBiden..com and send it out to as many people as you can.
Donald Trump asked Joe Biden be tested for illicit substances before their first debate. Yet many already wonder if he took ‘pep pills’ before his recent speech. While Joe wasn’t sharp, he didn’t make his typical inane mistakes, confusing dates, people, or subjects. Instead, he was steady but out of sync, like an old Ma Bell ringer, dated 40 years, barely functional.
Biden’s Future
Much like a Category 5 Storm Surge, Joe Biden’s 2020 Presidential Race is an Un-Survivable event. Even if elected, he will end up reciting: “If I’m Chosen, I will not run; If Elected, I will not serve.” Meanwhile, Democrats try to finesse a way where Biden avoids the 3 debates by declaring outrage for some new Trump sin, and therefore sits out in protest.
DNC Convention Speech
During his DNC Convention speech, Joe was strangely zeroed in and didn’t seem to suffer any gaffes. And while Joe did slightly slur most of the speech, they feared he would have difficulty enunciating – causing panicked Dems to add a lovable stutterer who couldn’t recite the letter “A” without skipping over it 5 times. But somehow Joe avoided that fate. But How?
Performance Drugs
Did Joe have help? Are there drugs which cause higher brain function? Dr. Giurgea coined “nootropic” – Greek for mind (nous) + bend (trepein), or “mind bender.” He outlined several specific qualities for nootropic drugs. It should Enhance memory; Improve behavior under stress; Shield brain from injury by physical or chemical means; Improve tonic cortical/subcortical control mechanisms; Demonstrate a low toxicity and side-effect profile. These drugs include: L-theanine, Racetams, Creatine, Donepezil, Axura, Ritalin and Adderall.
Tech for Better Performance?
Is there a cutting edge, highly secret super-pill allowing demented persons to suddenly shine? Scientists sought such a potion for years. But a perhaps more promising direction is “Transhumanism” – building high-tech replacements for aging human organs. In addition, new regrown human organs are in production. Most promising are electronic upgrades implanted for such needs as memory, hearing, sight and other cognitive improvements.
Transhumanism
Forbes magazine describes such tech implants: “Both wearable and implantable brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are in development from organizations that include Elon Musk’s Neuralink, Facebook, and DARPA. These devices will dramatically alter how we communicate with each other, as well as digital devices.” Is it possible Joe Biden, an almost moribund political candidate, is being revived as you read this by high tech implants?
CONCLUSION
Let’s review. A. Joe Biden is mentally incapable of normal interraction. B. Biden can’t win if he fails at a successful live debate with Prez Trump. C. Drugs exist to improve performance under stress, which Biden probably used during his Convention Speech. D. Undetectable high tech implants are available to radically improve human performance. E. If Dems falsified a 3 year Trump “investigation” – would they use drugs & high tech to win a presidential election? The question answers itself.
It took decades for the politically correct, progressive and insufferable swamp monsters to establish total control of our universities, our corporations, our special interests groups, Hollywood, our professional sports leagues and, most importantly, our federal, state and local governments. It will take another four years for President Donald Trump to “drain the swamp,” but he has made incredible progress in his first term. Clearly, President Trump is the vaccine that, for decades, patriotic Americans prayed would emerge and destroy this swamp virus.
GOP establishment, the Democrats, the Deep State bureaucracy, the media
The left’s control of our institutions did not happen overnight. It took many years for them to establish total domination. It helped that, for over a quarter of a century, the Republican Party did not offer vigorous opposition to the Democrats. As a result, liberals dominated the courts and our bureaucracies, free speech was squelched at our universities and advocacy of a politically correct “climate change” agenda became mandatory in corporate America.
From the departure of President Ronald Reagan in 1989 until the Republican Party’s nomination of Donald Trump in 2016, the GOP was led by an accommodating moderate wing that wanted to work with Democrats and not defeat them.
The result was that jobs kept leaving under the auspices of “free trade” deals that helped foreign countries much more than the United States. Factories were closed and manufacturing jobs became scarce. Millions of working-class Americans faced poverty and despair due to the loss of jobs and drug addiction thanks to the flood of illegal drugs which poured into the country.
Prior to President Trump, the southern border was never secured, and millions of illegal immigrants flowed into the country. This led to loss of more jobs and lower wages for those still working.
For establishment Republicans and Democrats, there was more agreement than disagreement. All of that changed with the miraculous nomination of Donald Trump in 2016. Finally, a presidential nominee advocated “America First.” This was chilling to his many enemies which included the GOP establishment, the Democrats, the Deep State bureaucracy, the media, and all the various components of the deadly swamp.
When the swamp is in charge, the Deep State monsters do very well
When the swamp is in charge, the Deep State monsters do very well. Thus, their wages continue to rise, their access to power remains in place and their invites to the best parties never stop. In contrast, average Americans are ignored and abandoned.
With the arrival of Trump, Americans had a presidential candidate who finally cared about their plight. He was the first Republican presidential candidate since Reagan to connect with working class Americans. It is no surprise that he won Rust Belt states in the 2016 election that Republicans had not captured in decades.
This success was not easy for Donald Trump. Along the way, the swamp tried everything to derail his nomination, then his election and even his inauguration. After he took the office, the swamp did not rest, but decided to go into overdrive to force him to exit the presidency.
An illegal spying operation that started during his campaign continued during his presidency. The goal was to uncover supposed “Russian collusion.” Of course, it was all a hoax, but it did not stop a corrupt Department of Justice from launching a Special Counsel investigation led by the incompetent Robert Mueller, who filled his legal team with biased Democratic Party supporters and donors.
Not surprisingly, the President was eventually exonerated, after two years and almost $40 million in expenditures. It was quickly followed by the Ukrainian hoax and a completely partisan impeachment charade.
This was possible because from the beginning of his tenure, the President was victimized by members of his administration. For example, his conversations with foreign leaders, such as the President of Ukraine, were leaked to the media. This has not happened in previous administrations, but Donald Trump has been treated worse and subjected to more abuse than any President in modern American history.
No other President could have politically survived this hateful arsenal launched against him by the swamp
The swamp attempted a political coup of President Trump. Fortunately, it did not work, but his enemies are continuing to use every possible trick to deny his re-election. From politicizing the coronavirus to trying to force universal mail-in ballots, Trump’s enemies are not resting. They are even promoting books by a disgruntled family member and his lawbreaking former attorney.
From now until November 3, the swamp will use anything and everything to defeat President Trump. They know that their biggest ally is a corrupt media that provides 92% negative coverage of President Trump and total support for the incompetent Joe Biden.
Despite this onslaught of horrific treatment, President Trump continues to succeed, which drives his swamp enemies crazy. Even the mention of President Trump’s name will cause some of his opponents to get hysterical. Americans can see evidence of this madness on the streets of the country over the past few months.
No other President could have politically survived this hateful arsenal launched against him by the swamp, but Donald Trump is no ordinary politician. In his 2016 election, then candidate Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp.” He had no idea how large and powerful his swamp enemies had become after decades of unchallenged control.
In this election, the President is more aware of his enemies and their power. He also has an impressive record of accomplishment to offer to the voters of America.
The 2020 presidential election will be the most important one in our nation’s history. Our choice is to revert to total Deep State control and elect a politician who has been doing their bidding throughout his 47-year career or re-elect our President.
The Deep State swamp is truly a virus that has infected our country in many ways. Our only effective treatment is re-electing the vaccine that will finally defeat this destructive virus, President Donald Trump.
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