[Federalist] President Joe Biden didn’t pardon Hunter because he’s a loving father who thinks his drug addict son was treated unfairly by the Justice Department. He pardoned Hunter to help cover up his own crimes, just as he’ll likely pardon other members of his family before he leaves office in January. He’s trying to protect himself, and this is one of the only ways he has left to do it.
After all, President Biden is the one at the center of the influence-peddling and bribery schemes that Hunter ran while Biden was vice president. Joe, not Hunter, was the one being bribed. It was his influence, not Hunter’s, that was being purchased by Ukrainian oligarchs and Chinese businessmen, both during and after Biden was vice president. There’s no Biden family business without "the big guy." Focusing on Hunter’s crimes, and his pardon, is a distraction from the far more serious crimes his father committed.
Even Hunter’s prosecution wasn’t really about him or his misdeeds. The tax and gun charges were about protecting him from being indicted for more serious charges that would have implicated the president and forced him to answer questions about his involvement in Hunter’s overseas business deals. That’s why Special Counsel David Weiss never indicted the younger Biden for failing to register as a foreign agent, allowing the statute of limitations to expire on that and other serious crimes, and then trying to engineer a sweetheart plea deal that would have granted him blanket immunity — immunity he’s now gotten from his father in the form of a pardon that covers a jaw-dropping eleven years.
Why did Weiss do this? Because Hunter’s real tax crimes stem from failing to disclose the tens of millions he and his family raked in from the Biden family’s overseas influence-peddling operations in Ukraine and China. Weiss scrupulously avoided any investigation into those business dealings, and the tax fraud that resulted from them, because such an investigation would have obviously implicated President Biden.
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Given JB's lack of Mental planning. I have to feel it is far more than JB seeking to CYA his ass.
Besides, Hunter can now be called to testify, as who was involved in the DC pay to play game now with immunity.
So the question becomes.
Does an Epstein or Seth Rich solution await Hunter and others, because of their inter-trusted circle knowledge of the LSD 2019-2024 Coup?
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I expect more pardons for those involved in the family enterprise including Joe himself. I don’t expect him to cover all the clowns involved in other Dem political shenanigans. They burned that bridge when they took Joe off the ballot.
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I read somewhere that Dr. Jill really pushed Joe for the pardon over the previous weekend. Apparently she's a fierce advocate for her stepson, and I imagine the president no longer has the ability to withstand her arguments.
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Jill knows Jojo needs to remain in office to have the power to exercise the pardons for the rest of the family and unnamed co-conspirators before 20 January. Conversely, I wonder if the 25th amendment by the cabinet may already be prepared by the Obama minions as a counter-force to Jojo's increasingly suspect behaviors, the only deterrence to that being the rapid final confirmation by the campaign of Kamala's really suspect behaviors and unfathomable incompetence?
It seems we are a nation adrift with a senile fool using the national checkbook like a drunken sailor while his wife splurges on senseless travel and cheezy Christmas decorations, a government on full bureaucratic auto-pilot, and a number two who scares the crap out of even the most rabid partisan progressive should she actually ever be given real Presidential power.
Thank God Trump is already being considered the de-facto President by foreign allies and adversaries alike, but this opportunity window for the next month and a half is very troubling, especially for those in our own government who want to leave wreckage everywhere as Trump takes over.
Not every choice will turn out to be as good as they look on paper. Let us be grateful this one was noticed so quickly, and chose to withdraw from consideration before it got ugly.
[Ay Pee] Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being nominated for a position requiring Senate confirmation.
Sheriff Chronister, the top law enforcement officer in Hillsborough County, Florida, said in a post on X that he was backing away from the opportunity, which he called "the honor of a lifetime."
Indeed it was.
"Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration," Chronister wrote. He did not elaborate, and Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Chronister follows former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz, Trump’s first pick to serve as attorney general, in withdrawing his name for a post in the administration. Gaetz withdrew following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer.
Trump’s pick of Chronister for the DEA job drew backlash from conservatives, who raised concerns over his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and his saying that his office "does not engage in federal immigration enforcement activities."
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I am from Tampa Bay, Florida. I have followed Chad Chronister's career and people are asking me why he is a bad pick to be head of DEA. Conservatives here do not support Chronister. Chronister is a woke and weak Democrat plant and will backstab President Trump. He cannot be… pic.twitter.com/AfGxiFXvIc
… He cannot be trusted! Here are some of the reasons:
His office promotes transgendering teens by participating in the Tampa Pride event and created a liaison office for transgenders and other pride affiliates.
https://teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/73a66208-1b05-41ae-ae29-8a1f6a6daf26/21-107
https://facebook.com/watch/?v=925517718290244
Chronister expanded his office's DEI programs and has been a major proponent of anti-white male discrimination by removing merit as a primary role of advancement, turning to race and gender-based hiring and promotion policies.
https://tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/hillsborough-sheriffs-office-recruitment-effort-focuses-on-diversity/2247981/
In March of 2020, he arrested a local pastor who kept his church open during Covid. The pastor spent $100k to upgrade his church's air and filtration system, making his church safe for those who wish to attend services. Nonetheless, Chronister arrested him and held a press conference touting the arrest.
https://teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/bea53702-e647-4b0b-af34-38cbb31f6224/20-091
He is a big Democrat donor. He gave money to Democrats Barack Obama, Mayor Jane Castor, Congresswoman Kathy Castor, Congressman Charlie Crist and the DNC.
https://tampafp.com/ingram-eight-reasons-to-think-twice-about-voting-for-chad-chronister-for-sheriff/
Chronister is weak on crime. He released a criminal with 35 priors who then went out shortly after his release and murdered someone.
https://tampafp.com/ingram-eight-reasons-to-think-twice-about-voting-for-chad-chronister-for-sheriff/
He was weak during the BLM riots, having his deputies stand down as rioters destroyed property, including a gate at the county jail. His office was generally slow to respond during the BLM riots, when other sheriff's offices around the state were out in full force.
https://x.com/ByJoshSolomon/status/1277041420713549825
He supports Red Flag Gun Confiscation and has used the policy many times.
https://teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/5df6be01-c30e-4e23-9139-a9310aaf8a99/20-070
https://casemine.com/judgement/us/6142161b372b700f1b4eb0af
https://unicourt.com/case/fl-hil-hillsborough-county-sheriffs-office-vs-gonzalez-carlos-javier-jr-1128584
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Seems like an odd pick for DJT based on his policies. It’s been implied that Bondi recommended him. If true, that does not bode well for the DOJ pick.
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Everyone gets put through the Kobayashi Maru. We are no exception.
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Meh. The philosophy seems to be "You hire them, you fire them."
Trump needs to get past this and aim long term.
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A tough, honest county sheriff, someone who hasn't been corrupted in DC, might be just what the DEA needs. But it sounds like this particular sheriff was not the guy.
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The Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia has ordered that District Attorney Fani Willis hand over all communications she had with special counsel Jack Smith and the defunct January 6 Committee to Judicial Watch, which sued Willis under the Open Records Act (ORA).
The court granted the default judgment motion brought forth by Judicial Watch, which stated that Willis had been served with the lawsuit in March 2024, but by May when Judicial Watch asked the court to declare default judgment, Willis had still "not filed an answer" despite it being due "30 days after service."
The order centers around the deadline in which Willis had to respond, with Willis being served on March 11 and a return of service being filed two days later. However, the latter document did not appear on the court’s electronic docket. In April the court, "believing that Defendant had not yet been served," filed an order directing Judicial Watch to serve the defendant, who refiled the return that showed Willis had been served on March 11.
Willis claimed that "she relied on the Court’s 15 April 2024 Order directing Plaintiff to serve her and so did not immediately file an answer because of her 'understanding that service had not been perfected,’" and that the court’s April 15 filing required the plaintiffs to serve her for a second time, the plaintiffs had not yet done so, and that she was therefore not required to respond yet.
"The Court finds Defendant is in default and has been since 11 April 2024. As already mentioned, it is undisputed that Defendant was served on 11 March 2024 and that Plaintiff filed the return of service on 13 March 2024. While it is true that that return did not immediately appear on the Court’s electronic docket, this delay does not change the fact that Plaintiff filed it -- and that it was stamped as received by the Clerk -- on 13 March 2024. Because the return was filed within five days of service, Defendant was required to answer within thirty days of service, which would have been 10 April 2024," the court order stated.
"Lest any of this appear unfair to Defendant -- who arguably was without notice that Plaintiff had filed the return of service on 13 March 2024 until 15 April 2024 when Plaintiff again filed it and the Clerk caused the original 13 March filing to appear in the docket -- Defendant could have opened her default as a matter of right on 15 April 2024 or soon thereafter, as she remained well within the fifteen-day grace period established by O.C.G.A. § 9-11-55(a). Moreover, even had she delayed and filed her motion to open default outside the fifteen-day statutory grace period, Defendant would have had a compelling case for opening her default on any of the three statutory grounds."
The order added, "But Defendant did none of that: she never moved to open default on any basis (not even during the period when she could have opened default as a matter of right), she never paid costs, and she never offered up a meritorious defense," and said that the plaintiffs are entitled to default judgment "as if every item and paragraph of the complaint were supported by proper and sufficient evidence
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Pete Hegseth has spent the last two days on Capitol Hill defending himself against reporters confronting him about past controversies as he seeks to shore up support for his confirmation in the next administration.
Donald Trump's pick to lead the Defense Department is battling a tricky confirmation after past allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking have resurfaced.
He is also dealing with fallout after past comments that women shouldn't hold military combat roles as he tries to win Senate support.
On Tuesday, Hegseth snapped at his ex-colleague Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie when she pressed him about his position on women service members.
'A lot of folks have been up in arms about those comments that you made about women in combat. Do you want to just address it really quickly? How do you feel about the women in combat?' Hasnie asked.
'We have amazing women who serve in our military. Amazing women,' he deflected.
Hasnie pressed: 'Do you think they should be in combat?'
'I think they're already in combat,' Hegseth shot back during the tense exchange.
Last I looked, eggs were up to $6 a dozen. No idea what sperm goes for these days.
Goofing aside, the relative cost is a biological fact.
The other inconvenient truth is that humans are sexually dimorphic with boy humans being, on average, bigger/stronger/faster that girl humans. If you look at sports records as an example, world class women athletes generally perform at or below the level of high school boys.
It used to be that the military was one place where you did not lie to yourself because your delusions about the world would get you killed. There are war-fighting roles for women but combat is not one of them. I hope we get this sorted out before we pay a huge price.
Like the man said, the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but it's a good way to bet.
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Sometimes female soldiers will find themselves in battle, and so should be trained and drilled — 10/7/2023 in southern Israel being a perfect example of both female soldier fighting successes and failures — but for a lot of reasons it’s better if in general they’re the tail rather than the tip of the spear.
[Breitbart] On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” host Abby Phillip openly wondered what President Joe Biden is doing since “he’s still the President right now. And there’s a lot going on in the world” and yet Biden seems to be absent.
While discussing the many crises around the world, Phillip stated, [relevant remarks begin around 31:20] “[C]an I ask a question? Where is President Biden?”
CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Bush official Scott Jennings responded, “Great question.”
She added, “I know, like, physically, he is on the continent of Africa. But where is he? And let me just play, he was asked about South Korea today by reporters while he was traveling. This is what he said.”
She then played video of Biden responding to a question on South Korea by stating, “I’m just getting briefed on it.”
Later in the segment, Phillip said that “It’s not unusual…for the lame-duck presidents, they have to kind of play that game. But he’s still the President right now. And there’s a lot going on in the world.”
She further stated that “it has been so notable that the President has not been out front, speaking to the American public about any number of things, domestic and foreign.”
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I watched when Airforce One landed and his speech. It was hard to watch. He had to be led around and helped up 2 steps. He kept mumbling and go very confused trying to get the words out. He called Angola a city and got very mixed up trying to correct himself. I almost felt bad for him.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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