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Apr 25 2024

Report, Lawfare Beach Friends Meet Every Friday to Discuss Legal Filings and Best Trump Attack Strategy


Posted originally on the CTH on April 24, 2024 | Sundance

This is not going to be a surprise for regular CTH readers; however, Politico is outlining how a group of Lawfare ideologues meet every Friday to discuss their constructed legal filings and the next week of attack angles against President Donald Trump.

In essence, the core group inside the meeting are what Christine Blasey-Ford called the “beach friends” when discussing who constructed the legal avenues for the ridiculous attack against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

As we have noted for the past several years, it’s this same group of Lawfare ideologues, mostly former DOJ administrators and lawyers, who are behind every anti-Trump effort.   The primary trio is Mary McCord, Norm Eisen (left in red tie), and Andrew Weissmann.

These are the three members who write the briefs and court motions that Jack Smith then files.

Mary McCord worked in the DOJ-NSD to secure the first Title-1 warrant against the Trump campaign; then she created the Logan Act violation to use against Michael Flynn; then she went to work with Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler on both impeachment efforts; then McCord went to work for Bennie Thompson on the J6 committee; then she worked as the liaison between the J6 Committee and Fulton County DA Fani Willis, and now Mary McCord currently works for Jack Smith on the special counsel effort.

Politico outlines how Lawfare operative Norm Eisen organizes the weekly Lawfare meeting and lists the participants who also join in.  Remember, Mary McCord, Norm Eisen and Andrew Weissmann are the primary Lawfare agents.

Via POLITICO – […] Every Friday, they meet on Zoom to hash out the latest twists and turns in the Trump legal saga — and intellectually stress-test the arguments facing Trump on his journey through the American legal system.

The meetings are off the record — a chance for the group’s members, many of whom are formally or loosely affiliated with different media outlets, to grapple with a seemingly endless array of novel legal issues before they hit the airwaves or take to print or digital outlets to weigh in with their thoughts.

The group’s host is Norman Eisen, a senior Obama administration official, longtime Trump critic and CNN legal analyst, who has been convening the group since 2022 as Trump’s legal woes ramped up. Eisen was also a key member of the team of lawyers assembled by House Democrats to handle Trump’s first impeachment.

[…] The regular attendees on Eisen’s call include Bill Kristol, the longtime conservative commentator, and Laurence Tribe, the famed liberal constitutional law professor. John Dean, who was White House counsel under Richard Nixon before pleading guilty to obstruction of justice in connection with Watergate, joins the calls, as does George Conway, a conservative lawyer and co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project. Andrew Weissmann, a longtime federal prosecutor who served as one of the senior prosecutors on Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation and is now a legal analyst for MSNBC, is another regular on the calls. Jeffrey Toobin, a pioneer in the field of cable news legal analysis, is also a member of the crew. The rest of the group includes recognizable names from the worlds of politics, law and media.

[…] You probably know some of the other regular participants on the call, which draws in some of the most recognizable names in the Anti-Trump Cinematic Universe.

They currently include Obama-era U.S. Attorneys Harry Litman, Barbara McQuade and Joyce White Vance. Litman is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, a cable news regular and a podcast host. McQuade and Vance co-host a podcast and are under contract with MSNBC, as are two other regular attendees — Jennifer Rubin, an opinion writer for the Washington Post who often covers Trump’s legal affairs, and Mary McCord, a former federal prosecutor and high-ranking official in the Justice Department who co-hosts a podcast for MSNBC with Weissmann. Karen Agnifilo, a former senior prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and CNN commentator, is an occasional attendee, as is Elliot Williams, also a former federal prosecutor who provides commentary on CNN. (read more)

There are many people in media pretending to be surprised to see this article outlining all the participants in the anti-Trump effort as it gives the appearance of an organized and collaborative effort between media and the Lawfare group.  However, all of the surprise is just that, pretense.

The entire DC world knows exactly what is going on and who is participating.  You do not have some super incredible insight, knowledge or discernment that is not also known and available to every politician, pundit and entity in DC circles. They all know this game and they know the players within it.

Some may pretend to be surprised to see these names in print, but they know exactly who and what these people do.  It’s the same “pretending not to know” game they deployed about Robert Mueller and Andrew Weissmann.

The entire town of Washington DC knew Robert Mueller was a figurehead appointment with a team behind him to coverup the 2016 DC operation against Donald Trump.  That’s all the Mueller special counsel operation was, a giant coverup operation or what might be called a Lawfare “catch and kill” operation.

Mary McCord

Apr 24 2024

The Insanity of it All


Posted originally on Apr 23, 2024 By Martin Armstrong 

I do not get here how this New York judge has not dismissed this case, and Bragg has no jurisdiction to prosecute a federal crime, even if it was. Why not charge Trump under Saudi Law and cut off his hands? No state can prosecute another’s laws. That is plain and simple. I would be filing in federal court for an injunction against New York, and since Trump is a Florida resident, he has the right to prosecute. I would also use the Civil Rights Act and name the Judge and Prosecutor for acting in violation of the Constitution lacking subject matter jurisdiction.

The entire world knows this is to interfere in this election, which in itself is a federal crime. Everyone in this country can file a federal court case to seek an injunction against this prosecution. What they are doing in New York is criminal under 18 USC 594 – “interfering with the right of such other person to vote… ”

Right to vote 18 U.S. 594 Intimidation of voters
Apr 23 2024

President Trump Delivers Remarks to Media Pool Following Day #1 of “Hush Money” Trial


Posted originally on the CTH on April 22, 2024 | Sundance 

The “hush money” case in New York City is perhaps the stupidest of the Lawfare cases launched against President Trump.  The premise is that President Trump tried to “influence the 2016 election” by paying people not to besmirch his reputation with negative stories about him.  This is the basis of the “hush money” claim by state prosecutors.

The Federal Election Commission reviewed the details and found no merit to the claims of illegality, but the state of New York twisted the legal interpretation of “honest services” to make a claim that President Trump paid his attorney Michael Cohen and labeled the payments “legal services.”  The state case is dependent on a logical fallacy that paying your attorney and designating the payment as ‘legal services’ is a fraudulent business practice.  It really is nonsense Lawfare.

President Trump delivered remarks to the media after the first day of trial where his defense team said to the jury, “use your common sense. We’re New Yorkers, It’s why we’re all here.”  WATCH:

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Politico has a breakdown of the day one activity – HERE.

Apr 23 2024

President Trump Notes the Double Standard of Protests


Posted originally on the CTH on April 22, 2024 | Sundance

During an early Truth Social post today, President Trump drew attention to the Supreme Court noting the double standard of what constitutes obstruction of an official proceeding [SEE HERE].

President Trump then expanded that double standard theme to ask the question about two tiers of enforcement standards for protests and recommended that Americans protest without fear.

Truth Social – “Why are Palestinian protesters, and even rioters, allowed to roam the Cities, scream, shout, sit, block traffic, enter buildings, not get permits, and basically do whatever they want including threatening Supreme Court Justices right in front of their homes, and yet people who truly LOVE our Country, and want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, are not allowed to “Peacefully Protest,” and are rudely and systematically shut down and ushered off to far away “holding areas,” essentially denying them their Constitutional Rights.

America Loving Protesters should be allowed to protest at the front steps of Courthouses, all over the Country, just like it is allowed for those who are destroying our Country on the Radical Left, a two tiered system of justice. Free Speech and Assembly has been “CHILLED” for USA SUPPORTERS. GO OUT AND PEACEFULLY PROTEST. RALLY BEHIND MAGA. SAVE OUR COUNTRY! “THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF.”” (link)

Apr 22 2024

The Democrats are the Instrument of their own Destruction


Posted originally on Apr 22, 2024 By Martin Armstrong 

Keating Paul

I have stated many times that I had the mandate from Hong Kong to negotiate with the Australian government to buy land so they could migrate before Hong Kong was to be handed back to China. I met with former Prime Minister Paul Keating, and every proposal I made was rejected. Out of frustration, I asked him if this was a racist issue because they were Chinese. He said no. They were fleeing Communism and would vote CONSERVATIVE, and he was a Labour Government. They would not allow anyone from Hong Kong to migrate, fearing it would change the politics of Australia. Most ended up going to Canada. They did not prevent Trudeau from seizing control of Canada.

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The flyers being handed out tell this illegal alien to vote for Biden: “Reminder to vote for President Biden when you are in the United States. We need another four years of his term to stay open.” The Democrats have been usurped by the Gates-Rockefeller-Soros-Schwab (WEF) agenda intent on changing the world to function the way this group wants. This is a coup to import as many people as it takes to change the politics and culture of the United States.

Soros US must fall

Many Democrats are absolute fools, for their hatred of Trump so blinds them;

they cannot see that they are the very instrument of their own destruction.

Apr 22 2024

US’s Political Prisoner – What They Do When They Have no Case


Posted Apr 21, 2024 By Martin Armstrong 

QUESTION: What do you think about their treatment with Jake Lang?

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ANSWER: Something is seriously wrong in his case. He has spent more than three years in pre-trial detention, which violates his Constitutional right to Speedy Trial, which states the government MUST put him on trial within seventy days. The only way is to waive that right, which his lawyers probably did without telling him because court-appointed lawyers are ALWAYS working for the government to keep that job. They have a virtual perfect losing record of 99% in general.

The government is throwing him into solitary confinement pretrial, which is what they ALWAYS do to try to torture someone into pleading when they do not have the evidence to convict. You only do that when you try to break someone. But the fact that they are doing this to him is all about how they are engaging in torture, which the courts claim it is not unless you leave a mark on someone’s body. Court overlook psychological torture and confinement torture. They are trying to compel him to plead guilty because they have problems with the case. Yes, he was beating an officer. But he claims that was in self-defense. There is the problem. Who threw the first punch?

Even worse, someone needs to contact him, for his court-appointed lawyers are clearly working for the government. I have NEVER met a court-appointed lawyer who EVER actually defends their pretend client. They are a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Without fake lawyers, the government would NEVER keep their 99% conviction rate.

Lang Jake

Lang has spent much of his incarceration in the Washington, D.C. jail. However, he says he also has been shuttled to jails and prisons in New York City, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and Oklahoma during his three years in custody. This is what they do to break people. It is called DISEL THERAPY because you are shackled with legs and hands, thrown into a bus, starved, and abused in every possible way, all to break you down to plead guilty. He is a pretrial in DC – not shipped like cattle nationwide. How could he show up in court in DC when in Oklahoma? The judge is in on it.

Government never admits mistakes

They do this when they do not have a case. The Bureau of Prisons takes orders from the Prosecutor, which is illegal, but it will NEVER admit that in court. You are dealing with people who spit on the Constitution, and they are only concerned about winning at any cost.

If anyone has access to him, please pass on this message. The Habeas Statute that would cover him BEFORE conviction is

28 U.S. Code § 2241

The jurisdiction of that is wherever you are behind held. Therefore, if he is not in Washington, DC, he can file habeas in a different court – himself Pro Se. I would even help with the brief. That court would hold him, and he CANNOT be removed during a habeas – at least Constitutionally, but these people piss on the Constitution every single day. He would get away from the corrupt court in Washington and get another judge to review what is going on. They have violated the Speedy Trial Act, and the case should be dismissed on those grounds.

Sixth Amendment

If the evidence were overwhelming, they would have put Lang on trial ASAP to make their political statement. What the prosecutors are doing is outrageous, and this case demonstrates there is a serious problem here, and the ONLY way this takes place is with a CORRUPT Judge and a CORRUPT court-appointed lawyer working with a CORRUPT Prosecutor. The Speedy Trial Act, as applied, is UNCONSTITUTIONAL, for it has effectively nullified the Constitution. No rule or Act can supersede the Constitution, for it is the supreme rule of the land. You cannot WAIVE a Constitutional right, for it is a RESTAINT on government – not a positive right of the citizen. You cannot waive anything, for that is a constructive amendment of the Constitution, which can ONLY be amended by a Constitutional Convention.

Supremacy Clause U.S Constitution
Apr 22 2024

Speaker Mike Johnson Believes “History Will Judge Well” Extending Warrantless Searches and Giving Ukraine Unlimited Funds


Posted originally on the CTH on April 21, 2024 | Sundance 

I’ve said this so frequently it almost becomes obscene to keep repeating it.  Many of the most professional political class in Washington DC just flat out believe the echo-chambering bubble created by the intelligence apparatus inside the beltway. The Republican political leadership, in this case Speaker Mike Johnson, genuinely believes they are doing what the American people want them to do.

I can say this with certitude, because I have looked at their eyes when challenging their assumptions and mindset, and I can tell they truly do not think they are lying.  They are so detached from comprehending anything adverse to their worldview, they genuinely believe what they are saying is factually accurate and true.  It’s not; all of it is total nonsense, but the pressure from the intelligence apparatus is so strong and encompassing, these politicians cannot fathom it’s wrong.

To be sure, there are some like Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, John Cornnyn, John Thune etc. the UniParty leadership, that know the IC narrative is completely false; they know what they are doing is corrupt and wrong, but they dare not challenge the administrative state apparatus that controls them. However, in the case of Johnson and others like Scalise, he really doesn’t know. He’s a believer in this fraud.  WATCH (1 minute):

The 30 Republican Senators who voted to authorize FISA surveillance and simultaneously authorize funding an insufferable and unwinnable conflict in Ukraine are:

John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Boozman of Arkansas, Katie Britt of Alabama, Ted Budd of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, John Cornyn of Texas, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Mike Crapo of Idaho, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Deb Fischer of Nebraska, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, John Kennedy of Louisiana, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Marco Rubio of Florida, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, John Thune of South Dakota, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Todd Young of Indiana.

The ROLL CALL VOTE IS HERE.  Please remember these names.

These are the same Senators who said nothing while the weaponized system of government organized a corrupt intelligence operation against candidate Donald Trump in 2016.  These are the same Senators who are looking for any reason to support the removal of Donald Trump from the GOP ticket.  These are the same Republican senators who refuse to contemplate representative government.   They live in a bubble of deceit, and they despise the American electorate.

This is the same GOPe crew who: hated the Tea Party, supported the IRS targeting of conservative groups, supported the IC targeting of candidate Trump, supported the Senate Intelligence Committee participating with the IC to attack Trump, and who oppose any effort to diminish the power of the upper chamber from U.S. politics.

There is no way to talk these Republican senators into different approaches or convince them to stop participating in the weaponization of government.  These Republicans support government first; the American electorate are much lower in their eyes.  They have convinced themselves they are righteous in all aspects.

There is no volume of unquestionable evidence you can put in front of them that will change their opinion or change their behavior.  Talking to them about the flaws in their mindset is akin to discussing the risks of the COVID-19 vaccine with a person in line to get their 5th booster shot.  It’s a really difficult reality to accept, but this is just the way it is.

They do not answer emails; they refuse to take phone calls; they ignore constituents on issues of the Deep State; their sense of individual identity is dependent on retention of a collective premise that is fundamentally fraudulent.

I’m not sure what can be done, other than replacing them, and their very existence is a case study in why the bankers of 1913 constructed the 17th amendment.

I am asked all the time what can be done to correct this messed up system of government that has become the USA.  My only answer continues to be, “repeal the 17th amendment.”   There is not a singular issue that would so comprehensively deconstruct every single aspect of government corruption as would happen with a one paragraph repeal of the 17th amendment.

Apr 22 2024

4.17.24: The WORLD is WATCHING! Trial opens more eyes, Border exposure, stabbed pastor, SCOTUS j6, Pray!


Posted originally on Rumble By And We Know on: Apr 17, 2024 at 12:00 pm EST

Apr 21 2024

Democrats Wave Ukraine Flags in Victory as Another $61 Billion Spending Bill Passes


Posted originally on the CTH on April 20, 2024 | Sundance

Pouring salt in an open wound, House Democrats gleefully waved Ukraine flags in the Capitol chamber celebrating the elevation of Ukraine as a sovereign proxy state for congressional largess over the needs of American citizens.

Most of the $61 billion sent into the Ukraine laundry operation today will be returned to congressional leadership pacs via campaign donations from the military contractors and NGO recipients.

Despite the prior concerns, the Democrat and Republican beneficiaries of this massive money laundering were thrilled the USIC organized Iran missile firing operation against Israel worked so perfectly.  You can see Democrats wave the flags of Ukraine in celebration within this video.  It’s sickening. WATCH:

WASHINGTON DC – […] The vote on Ukraine became so contentious that some Republicans, also taking umbrage with the Ukraine flags on the House floor, started to boo them. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) ran up to a microphone to tell her colleagues across the aisle: “Put those damn flags away.” (more)

Apr 21 2024

There Should Be a Civil Rights Case Against this Judge & Bragg to Get into Federal Court


Posted originally on Apr 20, 2024 By Martin Armstrong