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Feb 4 2020

Has Pelosi Ensured the Breakup of the Democratic Party?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics

Re-Posted Feb 4, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

What is very clear is that we no longer have a functioning government. This impeachment of Trump has been a desperate attempt to stage a fake impeachment for the election. History will see this as the lowest point in the history of the Democrats. Even Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation led to the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton, made a very valid point. The impeachment by the House vote to investigate President Richard Nixon was 410 to 4. That was a serious issue. The vote to investigate Clinton was supported by 31 of his fellow Democrats because he committed perjury that would land anyone else in prison for 5 years.

Here in the case of Trump, not a single Republican joined Democrats in authorizing the inquiry or impeaching him. Pelosi ORDERED all Democrats to vote for impeachment. Pelosi brushed off the calls from Republicans to hold a vote that formally authorized the impeachment probe. She has accused them of focusing on the process in the House in an effort to distract from the allegations against the president. She knew the charges were bogus. This has been all about creating a narrative for the 2020 elections. This is an absolute deplorable new low in American politics. Pelosi herself has abused her power to shove this impeachment down the throats of all Americans.

This is the downward spiral we now face into 2032. There is no coming back. The Democrats have burned the bridge. Bipartisan government has died. Our model has been showing that the Democrats may self-destruct. They have been in a major bear market ever since they championed slavery against the Republicans led by Abraham Lincoln. They have been making lower highs even with Roosevelt during the Great Depression. Post-Roosevelt, they have been making lower low and lower highs which is the classic sign of a bear market.

Pelosi may have destroyed the Democratic Party and our model keeps warning it may split. The Moderate Sensible Democrats may lose their seats because of what Pelosi has done. If the radical left like AOC lose to the moderate democrats because of her narrative over this impeachment in a desperate attempt to create an issue for the campaign, this strategy may seriously disrupt politics going forward

Feb 4 2020

Was the Impeachment a Sham?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics

Re-Posted Feb 3, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: Do you think the Trump acquittal was fair?

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ANSWER: Yes. This whole thing is political and was staged for the election. Pelosi said she opposed impeaching Bush for the Iraq War and Trump. She also said she would resign immediately if the impeachment failed. I think we will be waiting a long time for that.

She suddenly changed her mind on something that was really a stretch. Take the whistleblower for example. The Democrats called Snowden and Assange traitors and should be in prison for life for releasing information that was absolutely correct. Here, they protect the whistleblower when they clearly met with him before anything was filed which makes them intricately involved in the entire filing.

Sorry, but Bill Clinton was IMPEACHED by the House on a bipartisan vote because he actually did commit a crime.  I disagreed with that because the perjury was in a private case and not as president in regard to his official capacity.

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Moreover, had the FBI asked Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son, there would be no issue. The president is the head of the Executive branch so I do not see how asking to investigate was anything illegal. This is especially in the fact of a conflict of interest when Biden withheld $1 billion in funding UNLESS they fired the prosecutor investigating the company which had hired his son. That is probable cause in any legal case to investigate and that violated the FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT. Since 1977, the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA have applied to all U.S. persons and certain foreign issuers of securities. Biden violated that law for which ANY CEO would be charged!

The Senate Republican will now retaliate and the Senate Judiciary Committee can now call witnesses about the whistleblower and which democrats met with him in advance of his filing. The 2020 election is just turning into a mud-slinging act.

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Feb 4 2020

Ukrainian Prosecutor Files Against Biden For Abuse of Power


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics

Re-Posted Feb 4, 2020 by Martin Armstrong
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Well, things have gotten even more dramatic. It has been confirmed as reported in Les Crises that former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin has filed a complaint with Ukraine’s National Bureau of Investigation. He has petitioned for an investigation be launched against  Joe Biden, which was the claimed basis for the entire impeachment of Trump. Biden even publicly admitted it was his decision and not something that came from even Obama. He made a plain case where he DID abuse the power of his office when there was a serious conflict of interest involving his son. In the real world, I cannot skirt the Foreign Corruption Protection Act by having them divert money to a family member. I cannot even pay for a trip for their family member to Disneyland. Yet, Biden can do what would land anyone in the private sector in prison. The SEC loves to prosecute under that statute. Individuals are also subject to a maximum imprisonment of 20 years for each offense (see list of SEC enforcements).

Everyone in Joe Biden’s family has been benefiting from his political career. This is completelyILLEGAL in the private sector. Anyone would go to prison for 20 years. You cannot hide bribes by diverting them to family members. This is what has to STOP with these career politicians both Republicans and Democrats. When is enough simply enough?

Shokin lost his job on the demand of Biden who successfully pressured the Ukrainian government to fire him and protected Burisma Holdings, the company his son Hunter sat on the board while making $83,000 per month despite having no experience related to their business. Hunter was hired for influence, just as foreign governments donated money to Hillary and then pulled the plug when she lost the election.

Some are claiming that Hillary is jockeying for perhaps Vice President on the ticket with Joe Biden or Michael Bloomberg. My sources still hold that she would not settle for second fiddle. Bloomberg does not stand a chance, and Biden is so corrupt, she is counting on him going down in flames. Hillary is counting on being drafted to run as president so she does not have to take the arrows in the primary from fellow Democrats.

 

Feb 4 2020

Rand Paul: Investigate Likelihood Six Members of Adam Schiff Staff and NSC Planned Impeachment in Advance….


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 3, 2020 by 

Senator Rand Paul appears to know a great deal about how the impeachment fraud was constructed.  In this Fox News interview Rand Paul outlines that he is aware of six members of the National Security Council and Adam Schiff staff who appear to have coordinated their efforts to create the impeachment hoax over a year ago.

Additionally, Senator Paul says he will have close discussions with President Trump about the serious FISA issues, including those used to target his administration, that DC refuses to consider.   A very interesting interview.

Feb 4 2020

Corruption Coverup – Nadler Schedules FBI Oversight Hearing With Chris Wray on Same Day as Impeachment Vote…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 3, 2020 by 

Good grief, could House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler be any more transparent with his intentions here?  Knowing all eyes will be on the Senate impeachment vote at 4:00pm on the same day, Democrat Chairman Nadler schedules the House oversight hearing on FBI (FISA Misconduct) for 10:00am Wednesday, February 5th, to bury it.

[Link to Judiciary Notice]

FBI Director Christopher Wray has not been scheduled to face any questioning or public scrutiny by any legislative oversight body since the Inspector General report highlighted gross corruption and FBI misconduct in the December 9th, 2019, FISA report.

Additionally, the DOJ/FBI response to the demands of the FISC were also extended to February 5th.  The corrupt institutions, and the administrative state that surrounds them, are working overtime to avoid any exposure and national discussion about misconduct that should alarm everyone.  Why? Because they targeted Donald Trump… So, bury it.

Remember, the questions within this hearing are important.  The DOJ/FBI has admitted they need to sequester all evidence in all cases that stemmed from the Carter Page Title-1 FISA surveillance warrant; and they are hunting for that information.

A quiet (oral) request from the DOJ/FBI was noted in a late Friday release from FISA Court Presiding Judge James Boasberg a week ago. [LINK]

The previous deadline was January 28th. As noted the FISC granted a one week extension until February 5th. [Some Possible Ramifications Outlined Here]

This is a hot mess. Remember, IG Horowitz said he only found evidence of a FISA warrant against Carter Page, no other Trump campaign or Trump administration official was investigated using a FISA application. That statement is a little more important now.

As I go back through my notes seeing if I can identify the downstream consequences impacted by a rather stunning sequestration effort, I find myself wondering if the HJC case(s) for 6(e) material and Don McGahn testimony might even be part of the pull-back material as a derivative of the special counsel probe’ use of the Carter Page Title-1 surveillance warrant. After all, there had to be an investigative reason for Mueller to want the renewal on June 29, 2017, long after Carter Page was gone from the Trump orbit.

Remember, the special counsel team used some form of pre-existing warrant authority to capture all of the Trump transition team emails and communication from the GSA, and then lied about it to the Trump White House. Perhaps National Security Letters (NSL’s).

The DOJ/FBI previously agreed to “sequester” all information and evidence received as an outcome of all four FISA warrants issued against Carter Page. Meaning, all material, in any court proceeding or subsequent secondary warrant on another target, application, filing, motion, prosecution or downstream use of the information gathered and obtained.

The DOJ and FBI stated they will now assemble all materials, from any location, that stemmed from the Carter Page FISA warrants. In essence, the FBI will now look and retrieve any evidence that stemmed as an outcome of the Carter Page FISA warrant. Some of this material *may* (perhaps likely) will be in the Special Counsel Mueller investigation.

[ie. a proverbial search for the fruit of a poisonous tree. Where is it?]

Once the sequestration has taken place, the DOJ will then be able to determine to the court what collateral impacts they have identified.

Worth noting in the second paragraph of the original order: “pending further review of the OIG report and the outcome of any investigations or litigation.” This was a statement made by the DOJ in response to the FISC. It is possible the ongoing investigation by U.S. Attorney John Durham is part of this encompassing statement.

The second page of the order by Judge Boasberg is essentially him relaying the law surrounding FISA applications; warning the DOJ that false material submissions -which the DOJ has just admitted- are illegal; and Boasberg wanting to know answers to the same questions many of us have.

Essentially, Judge Boasberg is asking: what did the FBI do with the Title-1 surveillance warrant they received from the court? What material did they collect? Was that material then used in other proceedings and: “disseminated to DOJ prosecutors and other persons outside the FBI”?

The presiding fisa judge also wants to know what the DOJ is doing. Explain what “further review of the OIG report” means? Inform the court what “related investigations and litigation” pertains to, etc. The DOJ/FBI now have until February 5th to respond:

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Feb 4 2020

Evening Session, Day Eleven – Senators Give Floor Speeches on Impeachment – 4:00pm Livestream..


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 3, 2020 by 

The House Managers and President Trump defense team have presented their case and defense of impeachment.  Closing arguments are now completed.  Tonight and tomorrow the Senate has scheduled regular quorum for debate.

This phase is pure partisan politics. Each of the 100 senators will be allowed ten minutes for remarks tonight and tomorrow prior to the impeachment vote at 4:00pm Wednesday.

  • Monday: 4:00pm Senate, regular session, floor speeches begin.
  • Tuesday: 11:00am full day of floor speeches.  Each Senator limited to ten minutes.
  • Wednesday: 4:00pm – A final vote on the articles of impeachment.

Fox News Livestream – CSPAN Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream 1 –

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Feb 4 2020

Day Eleven – Senate Impeachment Trial, Closing Arguments and Senate Debate – 11:00am Livestream…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 3, 2020 by 

There will be 24 hours of presentation by House Impeachment Managers (over 3 days); 24 hours of presentation by Defense team (over 3 days); 16 hours of Senate questioning; 4 hours of closing arguments, equally divided; open Senate deliberations/speeches; and a final vote on the articles of impeachment.

  • Monday: 11:00am closing arguments by House Managers and Defense (two hours each for a total of four hours); then the senate, regular session, floor speeches begin.
  • Tuesday: 11:00am full day of floor speeches.  Each Senator limited to ten minutes.
  • Wednesday: 4:00pm – A final vote on the articles of impeachment.

Fox News Livestream – CSPAN Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream 1 –

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Feb 3 2020

Sunday Talks: Kevin McCarthy Discusses 2020 Politics – Impeachment and Dem Primary…


Re-Posted From The Conservative Tree House on February 2, 2020 by 

Early Sunday Morning Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy appeared on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the final stages of the impeachment and the 2020 race.

McCarthy highlights the internal dynamic within the DNC that is entering a phase of extreme emergency.  The DNC Club -vs- Bernie 2.0.   The Iowa caucuses will likely be very interesting… However, those caucuses are notoriously corrupt by deeply connected party officials, and the 2020 Iowa delegate rule changes may spark a serious battle.

Feb 3 2020

Sunday Talks: Steve Bannon Discusses “The Crime of the Century”, the “Soft Coup”…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 2, 2020 by 

Steve Bannon appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss ongoing political events.  At the beginning of the interview Bannon focuses exactly on the issue that is paramount to the American population but is being avoided by politicians like Senator Lindsey Graham and institutional leaders like AG Bill Barr.

Until there is a process to bring a formal reckoning, sunlight upon the entire enterprise, there will be unending attacks by resistance operatives within the administrative state.

Steve Bannon also highlights the plan of the administrative state to diminish the successful accomplishments of President Trump and weaponize the Senate floor speeches to cast a cloud on the State of the Union speech. Indeed, Mitch McConnell has set up the schedule for maximum damage before acquittal.  Good Interview- Multiple Aspects:

Feb 3 2020

Sunday Talks: Lindsey Graham Discusses Impeachment ‘Next Steps’ With Maria Bartiromo…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 2, 2020 by 

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham appears on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the impeachment proceedings, the likely continuance of resistance investigative efforts, and Graham’s role in any Senate proceedings.

Despite never having a single investigative hearing since he starting promising hearings at the conclusion of the Mueller probe in April 2019, Senator Graham promises hearings to get to the bottom of the Biden-Burisma issue.  Not likely.  Bartiromo pushes the Senator on whether he will investigate the origin of the Whistleblower complaint, Graham avoids.

Graham promises hearings on FISA abuse. You decide if they will ever happen.  The FISA bulk metadata collection re-authorization vote is next month around March 15th.