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Jack Smith, the former special counsel who brought criminal charges against President Donald Trump, has been invited to testify Sept. 22 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to an invitation from Chair Chuck Grassley reviewed by POLITICO. Smith previously testified before the House Judiciary Committee in January, but Grassley (R-Iowa) and his team have been probing Smith and his investigations for months. Grassley recently revealed that Smith obtained text messages that 44 members of Congress sent to White House officials during the waning months of Trump’s first term leading up to and around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Grassley’s…
Transgender tv star Sidney Starr arrested for sodomy A transgender television star was arrested on child molestation and sodomy charges. Sidney Favors, AKA Sidney Starr, was arrested Sunday and charged with sexual battery against a child under 16, aggravated child molestation, and sodomy. The alleged sex crimes transpired at the Embassy Suites on International Boulevard. Sidney Starr is a biological male who starred on “Love & Hip Hop: New York” and “Wild ‘n Out.” Starr was booked at the Fulton County jail. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is handling the case. Fox 5 Atlanta reported: A reality television celebrity…
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) made the closing argument ahead of Florida’s August 18 gubernatorial primary race, pointing out that he is the only candidate with the experience to protect Florida and manage the massive growth. Speaking to Breitbart News Saturday, Donalds pointed to his 17 years of experience working in the financial industry, which includes the insurance sector. He identified rising prices as a top issue, saying, “How we have to figure out how capital flows in Florida.” “Affordability is the number one issue. I spent four years in the state house, six years in Congress, chaired the insurance and…
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Democratic political consultant Donna Brazile urged her party to “define itself” and not “get caught in this socialist wave.” Partial transcript as follows: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Donna, we’ve seen these insurgents from the Democratic socialists of America making a lot of headway in House primaries. El-Sayed in Michigan is not formally a socialist, but he’s from the progressive wing. How much is that going to hurt Democrats in the fall? BRAZILE: Well, first of all, George, when you look at the DSA, which is not the Democratic Party, so I had to go online to figure…
The House Ethics Committee recommended Monday that lawmakers censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers” — cataloguing multiple episodes of sexual harassment by the married lawmaker. Censure is the most severe punishment the panel can recommend short of expulsion, requiring targeted members to submit to a public shaming on the floor. The bipartisan panel said it plans to bring a privileged resolution to a vote once the House returns to session later this month. A spokesperson for Edwards, 65, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a…
Six suspects were arrested after spitting on the entrance and hurling stones at the historic compound Six religious Jews have been arrested after attacking the historic St. James Armenian Monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City, according to Israeli police.The group, consisting of five minors and one adult, were caught on video spitting on and banging against the monastery entrance on Sunday night before throwing stones at the walls of the compound, which serves as the regional headquarters of the Armenian Church.When an Armenian woman began filming the attack from a nearby building, the assailants hurled stones toward her window and shouted…
Screengrab Social Media/X Kiev is making attacks on civilians a routine. It speaks to how much the Western press is controlled by the Ukraine lobby the fact that there isn’t widespread condemnation of Kiev regime’s relentless attacks on civilians in this war. Just yesterday (02), a Ukrainian drone strike killed one child and injured two others on Sunday in a playground in the Russian border region of Belgorod. And one day after, horrifying footage emerges of a drone strike that killed four people, including a child, and injured 10 at the Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik. UPDATE: Death toll revised…
Armed narco-terrorist groups in Colombia are utilizing TikTok and other social media platforms to push recruitment videos targeting young children and teenagers, the Colombian newspaper El Colombiano reported on Monday. According to El Colombiano, armed groups such as the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorist group and the Clan del Golfo are engaged in a scheme described by the newspaper as “Recruitment 2.0.” The strategy sees the use of social media platform algorithms to push content towards Colombian children and teenagers in vulnerable economical situations, seeking to entice them into joining said insurgent organizations. El Colombiano pointed out that the tactic specifically…
The Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed during its regular briefing on Monday that its officials were not engaged in any direct negotiations with the administration of President Donald Trump, but rather working out a plan for the Strait of Hormuz with the government of Oman. The statements out of Tehran followed President Trump announcing this weekend that he had allegedly planned a major military strike on Iran, but canceled it to allow for more peace conversations with the rogue terrorist state. Trump described the alleged agreement to end hostilities as “imminent,” requiring a pause in American military action for it to…
At least 50 law enforcement officers across the United States have been charged with or accused of misusing Flock automated license plate reader systems to stalk their targets, according to an investigation. The Washington Post reports that rogue police officers have turned the nationwide network of Flock license plate cameras, built to fight crime, into a stalking tool. The Post analyzed police and court records and found at least 50 law enforcement officers charged with or accused of using license plate reader technology for unauthorized purposes. Most of the cases involved surveillance of women. Marci Bakely, a 50-year-old single mother in…