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Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola isn't optimistic about the state of politics in the United States.
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"Reading things on paper and hearing things are two very different things," Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), a House Judiciary Committee member who is running for governor, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday, discussing President Biden's use of executive privilege to block the release of the audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
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On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Surveillance,” Bloomberg columnist, economist, President of Queens’ College, Allianz Chief Economic Adviser, and former Obama Global Development Council Chair Dr. Mohamed El-Erian stated that the “sustainable energy” transition has helped create “a world that’s subject
The post Fmr. Obama Econ. Adviser El-Erian: Green Energy Transition Helped Create Higher Inflation Environment appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi stated that people in the top third of the income distribution are doing quite well, but those in the middle are “okay” and the bottom third face “very, very difficult,
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Republicans are "absolutely" advocating to challenge Joe Biden's use of executive privilege, Rep. Kelly Armstrong told Breitbart News.
The post Exclusive — Rep. Kelly Armstrong: Republicans ‘Absolutely’ Advocating to Challenge Biden’s Executive Privilege appeared first on Breitbart.
During an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) highlighted how the national media have seemingly downplayed President Joe Biden's association with the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV).
The post Tim Scott: ‘National Media Goes Dark’ on Joe Biden’s Association with Racist, KKK Member appeared first on Breitbart.
Michigan Democrats are reportedly demanding an investigation into three Republican U.S. Senate candidates regarding alleged forgery.
The post Report: Michigan Democrats Demand Investigation into GOP U.S. Senate Candidates for Alleged ‘Forgery’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Former President Donald Trump believes he can win Virginia, State Sen. John McGuire (R-VA), who is running for Rep. Bob Good's (R-VA) congressional seat, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday, noting that Trump is the "soul of the Republican Party."
The post Exclusive — State Sen. John McGuire: ‘President Trump Is the Soul of the Republican Party’ appeared first on Breitbart.
(AP) — French security forces reported another death Saturday in armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, the sixth fatality in a nearly a week of violent unrest scorching the archipelago whose indigenous population has long sought
The post Sixth Death Recorded During Anti-Colonial Uprising in French Territory of New Caledonia appeared first on Breitbart.
Poland is investing about $2.5 billion to step up security and deterrence on its border with Russia and its ally Belarus.
The post Poland to Invest $2.5 Billion to Build Up Border Fortifications with Russia and Belarus appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher reacted to President Joe Biden and 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump agreeing to two presidential debates by stating that the agreement to have the debates shows that
The post Maher: Biden Would Have Avoided Debates if He Was Winning, Trump Wouldn’t Avoid Them appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” economist, President of Queens’ College, Allianz Chief Economic Adviser, and former Obama Global Development Council Chair Dr. Mohamed El-Erian said that it will be “very hard” to get inflation from
The post Fmr. Obama Econ. Adviser El-Erian: Regulation, Spending Helped Create Inflationary Environment appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s “CNN News Central,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) stated that President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold certain weapons from Israel took pressure off Hamas and in doing so made it less likely to get a ceasefire deal, which makes
The post Moskowitz: Biden Threatening Israel Makes It Harder to Get More Aid Into Gaza appeared first on Breitbart.
Deputy PM Robert Kaliňák laid the blame for the assassination attempt against Robert Fico at the feet of the media for stoking division.
The post Slovak Deputy PM Blames Media for Fico Assassination Attempt as Shooter Reportedly Confesses to Police appeared first on Breitbart.
At least six establishment media outlets fact checked President Joe Biden's repeated false claim that inflation was nine percent when he "came into office."
The post Multiple Establishment Media Outlets Fact Check Biden’s Repeated False Inflation Claim appeared first on Breitbart.
Some Democrats and their allies in the establishment media appear panicked that polling trends show President Joe Biden bleeding support from key demographics just six months away from Election Day.
The post Positive Polling for Trump Grips Biden Allies with Panic appeared first on Breitbart.
A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk's Tesla must face a lawsuit alleging that the company committed fraud by misrepresenting the self-driving capabilities of its vehicles.
The post Lawsuit: Elon Musk’s Tesla Committed Fraud by Misrepresenting Self-Driving Capabilities appeared first on Breitbart.
Munich airport temporarily closed as six climate activists broke through security and glued themselves to access routes leading to runways.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stated that people should not be jailed for using or possessing marijuana, despite Harris having a record of overseeing almost 2,000 convictions for marijuana-related offenses.
The post Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Support No Jail Time for Pot Usage, Despite Harris Jailing Almost 2,000 People for Marijuana Offenses appeared first on Breitbart.
Renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola praised the cast of his new movie "Megalopolis" during a press conference on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival, defending his casting decisions that include Oscar-winner Jon Voight, who is an outspoken Trump supporter.
The post ‘Megalopolis’ Director Francis Ford Coppola on Jon Voight: ‘Our Wonderful Cast’ Reflects ‘All Sorts of Political Ideas’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Dave McCormick criticized Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) for claiming he visits every county in the state each year.
The post Republican Dave McCormick Criticizes Democrat Sen. Bob Casey for Lie About Visiting Every County Each Year: ‘One of Many Lies’ appeared first on Breitbart.
House Republicans are raising concerns about alleged mistreatment of and the denial of necessary medical care for two jailed pro-life activists.
The post Republicans Raise Concerns About Alleged Mistreatment of Jailed Elderly Pro-Life Activists appeared first on Breitbart.
President Joe Biden, who wears bespoke sneakers to prevent embarrassing collapses and whose command of the English language rivals that of most kindergartners, is in bad political shape.
It is unsurprising that Democrats have resorted to some of the slimiest tactics imaginable to derail President Donald Trump’s comeback bid and push their senile octogenarian across the November finish line. Properly skeptical of their chances to topple Trump in a fair mano-a-mano, the Democrat-lawfare complex in 2023 conjured up four separate criminal prosecutions—two federal probes and two state probes—targeting the 45th president. After all, if you can’t beat him, then … prosecute and incarcerate him! All in the name of “our democracy,” naturally.
Suffice it to say that the Democrat-lawfare complex’s brazen, cynical attempt to subvert our constitutional order in the name of saving it has not gone according to plan.
In Washington, D.C., Special Counsel Jack Smith’s crown-jewel case against Trump, pertaining to the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6 jamboree at the U.S. Capitol, has been interrupted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices stepped in to assess the thorny constitutional question of the scope of immunity from criminal prosecution for former presidents, and a decision is not expected until late June.
The most likely result is a mixed opinion that holds some “core” Article II presidential functions are immune from post-presidency prosecution, but other acts are not. This would require a remand to the trial court for fact-finding to determine which legal category the acts in Smith’s indictment fall into. That trial court finding could then be appealed, too. There is virtually no chance Smith can wrap this all up before November.
In Florida, Smith’s other federal case has not been more successful. The Florida prosecution, pertaining to Trump’s post-presidency handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, had at least some potential on the legal merits. But Smith wildly overplayed his hand by charging Trump with violating the controversial World War I-era Espionage Act, and the proceedings have frequently been set back due to the strenuous demands of the Classified Information Procedures Act—a 1980 statute first introduced in the Senate, ironically, by then-Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.
Recently, Judge Aileen Cannon indefinitely postponed the trial start date, which had initially been scheduled for May 20. There is again little to no chance Smith can reach a jury before November.
The case in Fulton County, Georgia, which once seemed the most perilous of them all due to Georgia’s sprawling Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the far-left Atlanta jury pool, and the potential for high-profile prosecution witnesses, has gone totally off the rails. Ever since January, the only questions in the case have not been substantive legal issues such as whether Trump oversaw a grand conspiracy to “overturn an election,” but tabloid fodder such as whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her illicit extramarital lover and appointed special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, are too compromised to bring the case.
The trial court’s finding that only one of them must recuse is now pending before a Georgia appellate court, and it is likely the Supreme Court of Georgia will weigh in, too. This case isn’t reaching a jury before November, either.
That leaves the ongoing drama in New York City, where a literal porn “star” (Stormy Daniels) and a convicted felon (Michael Cohen) are aiding the George Soros-funded prosecutor’s case of … well, he hasn’t exactly told us what it is. We surmise the case entails alleged New York State fraudulent bookkeeping charges in furtherance of a federal campaign finance law violation—which doesn’t even fall into the local district attorney’s jurisdiction.
The prosecution is about to rest its case, and we don’t even know for sure what the actual black-letter legal case is. On Thursday, the “star witness” convicted felon’s testimony was so bad that far-left CNN anchor Anderson Cooper remarked: “I think if I was a juror in this case watching that, I would think this guy is making it up as he’s going along.”
Brutal.
The Democrats’ strategy is failing. But it is up to the American people to make them pay for it.
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A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers amid the Russian offensive.
The post Ukraine’s Controversial Military Mobilization Law Comes Into Effect Amid Russian Advances appeared first on Breitbart.
Donald Trump is a homophobe, sexist, and racist declared far-left Mayor of London Sadiq Khan while urging his party to "call him out".
The post London Mayor Khan Says Trump Is Homophobic, Racist, and Sexist, Demands Labour Party ‘Call Him Out’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Jake Tapper is set to co-host a presidential debate on June 27, an event that is likely to produce fireworks between him and Donald Trump.
The post 11 Times CNN’s Debate Host Jake Tapper Attacked Donald Trump with Nasty Claims appeared first on Breitbart.
Joe Biden is giving billions to China’s economy, while cutting Medicare for seniors and killing American jobs.
The post Joe Biden’s ‘Made in China’ Inflation Reduction Act Gives Billions to China, Cuts Medicare, Kills American Jobs appeared first on Breitbart.
The EU banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the bloc over alleged propaganda and disinformation.
The post European Union Bans More Russian Media Outlets over ‘Disinformation’ appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher defended Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and argued that many people do feel pressured that “there’s only one way to be a good person, and that’s to get an
The post Maher: Don’t See Issue with Butker, People Feel Pressure That Going to ‘Asshole Factories’ Only Way to Be a Good Person appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” former New York Times reporter and current reporter and Head of Strategy at the Free Press Nellie Bowles argued that a full reversal of the left-wing excesses of 2020 should include “apologies to the people
The post Ex-NYTer Bowles: A Full Correction for Left-Wing Excesses in 2020 Includes People Getting Their Jobs Back appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher reacted to the United Kingdom and Scandinavian nations walking back transitioning children by saying that America has tried to be so progressive, it’s actually behind the rest of the world
The post Maher: U.S. Medical Establishment Too Scared to Admit Child Gender Transitions Are Dangerous Like Other Nations Have appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” former New York Times reporter and current reporter and Head of Strategy at the Free Press Nellie Bowles said that there is “a very concerted effort now to memory-hole” many of the worst left-wing excesses
The post Ex-NYTer Bowles: There’s Effort to ‘Memory-Hole’ Past Lefty Excesses, Current Excesses Will Be Memory-Holed As Well appeared first on Breitbart.
Top Russian diplomat accuses Western countries of being led by "gopniks" -- violent petty criminals -- as well as fashionistas.
The post Russia Accuses U.S. of ‘Playing With Fire’ in Ukraine, Warns of Proxy War appeared first on Breitbart.
While speaking at the Minnesota Republican Party's annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner on Friday evening, former President Donald Trump blasted Bidenomics, rising inflation, and the high cost of groceries.
The post Trump: Biden ‘Has Made It Impossible’ for Americans to Buy Cars, Homes appeared first on Breitbart.
The CEO of Trail Life USA, an alternative to what used to be called the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), said the company was "saddened" by the BSA's recent name change to Scouting America.
The post CEO of Boy Scouts of America Alternative: ‘Saddened’ by Scouts Name Change appeared first on Breitbart.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) criticized Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) after the senator made fun of her argument with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing.
The post AOC Scolds Fetterman over Democrat Senator’s Criticism of Brawl with MTG appeared first on Breitbart.
CNN commentator Van Jones said Friday on "The Situation Room" that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is a disgraceful "clown" while discussing several verbal scuffles at Thursday's House Oversight Committee hearing.
The post Van Jones: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is a Disgraceful ‘Clown’ appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Adviser Van Jones discussed President Joe Biden’s upcoming commencement speech at Morehouse College and stated that the people he’ll be speaking to think “their issues when
The post Van Jones: Young Black Men Haven’t Seen Crime, Policing Addressed How They Wanted Under Biden appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” economist, President of Queens’ College, Allianz Chief Economic Adviser, and former Obama Global Development Council Chair Dr. Mohamed El-Erian stated that while President Joe Biden’s economic policies have worked in
The post Fmr. Obama Econ. Adviser El-Erian: Biden’s Policies Haven’t Given Security to Average American appeared first on Breitbart.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Friday on MSNBC's "Deadline" that Democrats need to make the Supreme Court an election issue.
The post Blumenthal: Dems Need to ‘Put the Supreme Court on the Ballot,’ Blame GOP for Justices with No Decency appeared first on Breitbart.
Former President Donald Trump will deliver the keynote address at the Minnesota GOP annual dinner on Friday, May 17.
The post Watch Live: Donald Trump Speaks at Minnesota GOP Annual Dinner appeared first on Breitbart.
A staffer for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has reportedly resigned after complaints about his behavior, according to several sources.
The post Johnson Staffer Abruptly Resigns After Complaints About Performance appeared first on Breitbart.
Former Trump administration communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Friday on CNN's "The Lead" that "all" of former President Donald Trump's relationships end in "darkness."
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Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) are introducing legislation to force President Joe Biden to use all available detention space for migrants arriving at the United States-Mexico border while streamlining a federal program to make it easier to deport illegal aliens.
The post Republicans Issue Plan to Make Deporting Illegal Aliens Easier Under Future Trump Administration appeared first on Breitbart.
A California school district has agreed to pay a Christian ex-teacher $360,000 in a settlement after she was fired following her refusal to hide students' "gender identities" from parents and use students' "preferred pronouns."
The post California School District Settles with Christian Ex-Teacher Fired After Rejecting Transgender Policies appeared first on Breitbart.
The Job Creators Network's (JCN) latest Times Square billboard calls out President Joe Biden and his administration's false and misleading statements about inflation being nine percent when he took office.
The post Job Creators Network Hammers Biden’s Bogus Inflation Numbers With Massive Times Square Billboard appeared first on Breitbart.
President Joe Biden on Friday rejected participation in more debates, which former President Donald Trump said Biden agreed to attend.
The post Biden Rejects More Trump Debates: ‘No More Games’ appeared first on Breitbart.
The man who attacked former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) husband was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday.
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A report from the CDC has linked 84 percent of Chicago's recent cases of measles back to the wave of illegal aliens from Venezuela.
The post Report: 84% of Chicago’s Measles Cases Traced to Venezuelan Migrants appeared first on Breitbart.
Former President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump appeared at their son Barron Trump's high school graduation on Friday.
The post ‘Very Exciting!!!’: Donald and Melania Trump Appear at Barron’s High School Graduation appeared first on Breitbart.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of Israeli hostages Amit Buskila, Itzhak Gelerenter, and Shani Louk in a special operation overnight in the Gaza Strip.
The post IDF Finds Bodies of 3 Hostages in Gaza, Including Shani Louk appeared first on Breitbart.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who is rumored to be in contention for former President Donald Trump's running mate, joined Donald Trump Jr. on his Triggered podcast for an interview Thursday.
The post WATCH: JD Vance Takes Center Stage in Veepstakes as Interview with Don Jr. Goes Viral appeared first on Breitbart.
Former President Donald Trump is appearing in blue Minnesota on Friday, delivering the keynote address at the Minnesota Republican Party’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner as all eyes are on traditionally blue strongholds that the former president hopes to flip in November.
The post Donald Trump Heads to Blue Minnesota in Hopes of Flipping the State appeared first on Breitbart.
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) said that she and Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) are in a relationship after the Georgia lawmaker filed for divorce.
The post Republican Beth Van Duyne Announces Relationship with Fellow Lawmaker Rich McCormick After His Divorce appeared first on Breitbart.
Thursday on FNC's "Hannity," conservative talker Mark Levin laid out why New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg may have knowingly violated former President Donald Trump's constitutional rights throughout and other established legal precedents during his office's prosecution of Trump.
The post Mark Levin: ‘Bragg Should Be Disbarred’ — He Has Violated the Brady Rule appeared first on Breitbart.
Mockery and wonder ensured after a viral video surfaced showing Chris Christie and Anthony Scaramucci sharing a smooch in front of cameras.
The post Mockery, Wonder Ensue Following Video of Chris Christie Smooching ‘the Mooch’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Dr. Rick Becker, the front-runner to win North Dakota’s at-large congressional seat, is in the middle of a proxy war between the Republican establishment and America First conservatives.
The post Mitt Romney vs. Rand Paul Proxy War Ignites in North Dakota’s Congressional Race appeared first on Breitbart.
ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Friday on ABC's "The View" that Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) were right to argue against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during the House Oversight Committee meeting on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
The post ABC’s Hostin: Dems ‘Gotta Go Low’ Against Marjorie Taylor Greene, She Is ‘Unfit for Office’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Joy Behar told her co-hosts on Friday on ABC's "The View" that if former President Donald Trump is elected president again in November, we "will not have a country."
The post Joy Behar: ‘You Will Not Have a Country if Trump Gets In’ appeared first on Breitbart.
The Biden administration must investigate reports of communist China and Cuba directly funding and influencing radical left-wing organizations to incite anti-Israel and anti-American protests across the U.S., according to Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz who noted the goal of such externally funded subversion campaigns is to create chaos, weaken the country, and “tear us apart.”
The post Ted Cruz Calls for Investigation into Reports of China, Cuba Fueling Anti-Israel Protests in U.S. appeared first on Breitbart.
Many Democrats seem to have quietly accepted the strong possibility that former President Donald Trump will win the 2024 presidential election.
The post Blue State Blues: Some Democrats Are Already Resigned to a Trump Win appeared first on Breitbart.
Breitbart Editor-in-Chief and bestselling author Alex Marlow explains what is really driving Joe Biden’s decision to go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump in a debate.
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It's a dream scoop for the New York Times: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito displayed a "Stop the Steal" symbol outside his house! Unfortunately for the Times and reporter Jodi Kantor, there isn't any real evidence for that headline -- only a heaping helping of BlueAnon fever-swamp paranoia.
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A federal Justice Department attorney expressed concerns to a Michigan judge about conservative media coverage suggesting that President Joe Biden’s administration is persecuting Christians and pro-lifers for their beliefs.
The discussion took place during a March pre-trial conference in USA v. Zastrow, in which the federal government brought Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act charges against eight pro-life individuals who tried to stop abortions of unborn babies from taking place at Michigan abortion clinics.
Those pro-life activists are Calvin Zastrow, Eva Zastrow, Chester Gallagher, Heather Idoni, Caroline Davis, Joel Curry, Justin Phillips, and Eva Edl (a communist death camp survivor who recently spoke with The Daily Signal).
The FACE Act is a 1994 law that prohibits individuals from obstructing the entrances of both abortion clinics and pregnancy resource centers, although it has been heavily enforced by Biden’s DOJ against pro-lifers since the June 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.
During the pre-trial motion hearing, according to a transcript obtained by The Daily Signal, DOJ attorney Laura-Kate Bernstein raised concerns that “there’s a great deal of press about this case and the case in Nashville recently.” Bernstein was referring to a case in Tennessee where six pro-lifers were praying outside of an abortion clinic in 2021 and were charged with FACE Act violations.
Bernstein did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Where?” questioned Judge Matthew Leitman. “I haven’t seen any.”
Bernstein explained that she was referring to online media “like Mike Huckabee’s show or Laura Ingraham’s show, and those sorts of sources, and some written sources, too, in which at least one of the defense attorneys is making very acerbic statements about the government’s case and the legitimacy of the laws at stake, and that the Biden regime is persecuting Christians.”
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“My concern is one of the jury pool,” she continued. “My concern is that as these national media reach more and more people, including people in the district, that they may be tainted with a preconceived notion of the Biden regime’s persecution of Christians and be unable to try the case as neutral jurors.”
The DOJ attorney said that she was not asking the court to do “something in particular,” but then told the judge that it is the court’s “affirmative, constitutional duty to minimize the effects of prejudicial pretrial publicity.”
Leitman, after asking for clarification on her question, noted that he could ask the jurors whether they had read anything about the case. But he said that Bernstein’s question seemed to be rooted in “important political speech.”
“It seems to me that your first statement, the Biden administration is persecuting Christians … that’s pretty core, important political speech, whether you agree with it or not,” the judge said. “I mean, I’d be hard pressed to tell somebody not to say that.”
The DOJ attorney then pushed back, saying she was referring to interviews in which the pro-lifer’s attorney said that “this case is a war on pro-lifers, that the Department of Justices is using the FACE Act as a weapon against pro-lifers,” or that “the clients are victims of political persecution.”
She also pushed back against the idea that “there’s a two-tier justice system, one for friends of the administration who go free and one for people who are on the wrong spiritual side of the administration.”
“There’s also extremely inflammatory language undermining the legitimacy of the laws to be implied in this case, that you’ve already ruled on—the constitutionality of it—whether reproductive health care includes abortion, as the statue defines it,” she continued. “And because the court has this affirmative, constitutional duty, we wanted to bring it to your attention.”
Bernstein then asked the judge to admonish Thomas More Society attorney Steve Crampton “about speaking about this case in inflammatory and acerbic ways that might taint the jury pool.”
“This isn’t about trying to, you know, interfere with any of his First Amendment rights,” she followed up, noting that Crampton is “of course” free to speak about his clients. “It’s about trying to protect the due process rights in this trial and the government’s right and the public’s right to a fair trial.”
Crampton clarified to the court that Bernstein was referring to Tennessee pro-life activist Paul Vaughn’s interview on the “Mike Huckabee Show,” in which Vaughn made such comments “only after the jury verdict” was entered in his case.
In January, a federal jury convicted Vaughn and five other defendants of a felony conspiracy against rights and a FACE Act offense for trying to stop abortions from taking place at a Mount Juliet, Tennessee, abortion clinic in March 2021.
BREAKING: Six pro-life activists were just found guilty in federal court after being prosecuted by Biden's DOJ under the FACE Act for protesting outside a Nashville abortion clinic.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 30, 2024
Here's a snippet of the protest, which occurred on March 5, 2021.
For the crime of praying and… pic.twitter.com/UPzZvtZebM
“Any reference to United States against Zastrow and this case were, at best, minimal to nonexistent,” the Thomas More Society attorney said. “So I think the government, perhaps, is overreacting to the press coverage of the Nashville case. Nobody’s called any press conference regarding this case, and we certainly have no intention of doing so.”
This week, seven pro-life defendants have been sentenced to prison time on DOJ FACE Act charges related to their attempts to stop abortions from taking place at a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic. That abortion clinic is run by Cesare Santangelo, an abortionist who has been accused of allowing babies to die if they survive his botched abortions.
The District of Columbia does not have laws restricting abortion.
The DOJ said in a release Wednesday: “Lauren Handy was sentenced to 57 months in prison, John Hinshaw was sentenced to 21 months in prison, and William Goodman was sentenced to 27 months in prison,” adding that “Jonathan Darnel was sentenced to 34 months in prison, Herb Geraghty was sentenced to 27 months in prison, Jean Marshall was sentenced to 24 months in prison, and Joan Bell was sentenced to 27 months in prison.”
Those efforts are led by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, the head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, who just admitted, following a report from The Daily Signal, that she hid an arrest and its subsequent expungement from investigators when she was confirmed by the Senate to her Justice Department post.
“Violence has no place in our national discourse on reproductive health. Using force, threatening to use force, or physically obstructing access to reproductive health care is unlawful,” said Clarke in a statement accompanying this week’s DOJ release.
“As we mark the 30th anniversary of the FACE Act, it’s important that we not lose sight of the history of violence against reproductive health care providers, including the murder of Dr. David Gunn in Florida—tragic and horrific events that led to passage of the law,” she added. “The Justice Department will continue to protect both patients seeking reproductive health services and providers of those services. We will hold accountable those who seek to interfere with access to reproductive health services in our country.”
The post EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Attorney Expressed Concerns About Conservative Media Coverage of Biden Admin Persecuting Christians, Pro-Lifers appeared first on The Daily Signal.
NBC's Peacock is proudly releasing a series to push the LGBTQIA2S+ agenda, featuring what they describe as gay and transgender animals, as the preview for the series concludes that "the idea of just having to fix sexes is clearly out of style."
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The two main right-wing groups in the EU Parliament have been cut out of the pre-election debate before voters head to the polls next month.
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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday evening suggested that Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg should drop his business records case against him.
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is teaming up with John Boehner, the conservative nemesis ousted from the Speaker's office for cozying up to Democrats, for an Ohio fundraiser on May 30.
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Pope Francis told CBS that conservatives are willfully blind and manifest a “suicidal attitude” in their narrowmindedness.
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The administrative state is preparing for former President Donald Trump to win reelection by implementing a surge of bureaucratic regulations before a deadline that renders them difficult to undue by a potential Trump administration.
The post Biden Bureaucracy Prepares for Trump Win by Fast-Tracking Leftist Rules appeared first on Breitbart.
Former President Donald Trump's business records trial is drawing to an end, with closing arguments possible on Tuesday.
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A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for stealing over $5 million from the companies, which was intended for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
The post Former Facebook Diversity Manager Sentenced to Prison for $5 Million DEI Scam appeared first on Breitbart.
The U.S. House of Representatives has asked the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to submit documents about the institution's response to antisemitism on campus, after a recent violent pro-Palestinian "encampment."
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The Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke issued a statement this week celebrating news that seven pro-life activists would spend time in prison for attempting to stop abortions from taking place.
Clarke, who heads the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and is responsible for enforcing the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, painted the pro-life activists as violent radicals in her remarks: “Violence has no place in our national discourse on reproductive health.”
The activists’ actions were nonviolent, and the DOJ’s release on the matter even notes that they “passively” resisted “their anticipated arrests.”
“Using force, threatening to use force or physically obstructing access to reproductive health care is unlawful,” she added, before referring to the 1993 murder of a Florida abortionist. “As we mark the 30th anniversary of the FACE Act, it’s important that we not lose sight of the history of violence against reproductive health care providers, including the murder of Dr. David Gunn in Florida—tragic and horrific events that led to passage of the law.”
The FACE Act is a 1994 law that supposedly protects both abortion clinics and pregnancy resource centers, but has been heavily enforced by President Joe Biden’s DOJ against pro-lifers since the June 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.
“The Justice Department will continue to protect both patients seeking reproductive health services and providers of those services,” the DOJ official concluded. “We will hold accountable those who seek to interfere with access to reproductive health services in our country.”
Lauren Handy is the pro-life activist who received the longest sentence. She will spend 57 months in prison and was the first person sentenced for violating the FACE Act.
The enforcement of the FACE Act is led by Clarke, who, following a report from The Daily Signal, recently admitted that she hid an arrest and its subsequent expungement from investigators when she was confirmed to her Justice Department post.
The president’s critics have accused Biden and the DOJ of weaponizing the FACE Act against pro-lifers while failing to charge pro-abortion criminals for the hundreds of attacks on pregnancy resource centers since the May 2022 leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion indicating Roe would soon be overturned.
Some, among them Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, have called for the repeal of the FACE Act, arguing that it serves no purpose but to target pro-life activists.
“The Biden administration is using the FACE Act to give pro-life activists and senior citizens lengthy prison terms for nonviolent offenses and protests—all while turning a blind eye to the violence, arson, and riots conducted on behalf of ‘approved’ leftist causes,” Lee told The Daily Signal in a Tuesday statement.
“Unequal enforcement of the law is a violation of the law,” he added, “and men and women who try to expose the horrors of abortion are being unjustly persecuted for their motivations.”
The DOJ’s release on the seven pro-lifers who were sentenced to prison time this week describes how the pro-life activists, motivated by a desire to protect unborn babies from abortion, planned a “blockade” at Washington Surgi-Clinic in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The pro-life activists describe this type of activity as a “rescue,” hoping to stop mothers from aborting their unborn.
Under the FACE Act, such activity is considered a crime. The FACE Act prohibits use of force, obstruction, or property damage intended to interfere with “reproductive health care services.” Since 2022, the year the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Justice Department has hit at least 40 pro-life activists with FACE-related charges at five different rescues or blockades.
The DOJ describes the D.C. event as a “clinic incursion,” noting that “the defendants met with other co-conspirators to plan their crime, which included making a fake patient appointment to ensure the group’s entry into the clinic, using chains and locks to barricade the facility and passively resisting their anticipated arrests to prolong the blockade.”
“The clinic invasion was advertised on social media as a ‘historic’ event that was live-streamed on Facebook,” the DOJ said “The defendants’ forced entry into the clinic at the outset of the invasion resulted in injury to a clinic nurse. During the blockade, one patient had to climb through a receptionist window to access the clinic, while another laid in the hallway outside of the clinic in physical distress, unable to gain access to the clinic.”
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg pointed to the matter as evidence that “the FBI and our judicial system will not tolerate the obstruction of civil rights.”
“The FBI will continue to investigate FACE Act violations in all jurisdictions, so patients and providers can exercise their right to receive or provide lawful reproductive health care without the threat of violence or intimidation,” he added.
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Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez engaged in a heated exchange during a House Oversight Hearing Thursday to consider a resolution on holding A.G. Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
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On Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” outgoing U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths stated that there are “very serious” security concerns about the aid pier in Gaza and that Hamas has stolen aid and when they do,
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A federal court on Wednesday upheld a Maryland school district policy that does not allow parents to opt their young K-5 children out of curriculum about gender identity and sexuality.
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Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) signed legislation creating a gun control center mirroring the federal office of gun violence prevention created by Biden.
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CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said Thursday on CNN's coverage of former President Donald Trump's business record trial that witness Michael Cohen had his "knees chopped out" during defense lawyer Todd Blanche's cross-examination.
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CNN's Anderson Cooper said Thursday on the network's coverage of former President Donald Trump's business record trial that if he were a juror, he would doubt the credibility of witness Michael Cohen after the defense lawyer Todd Blanche's cross-examination.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a pardon to U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, citing the state's Stand Your Ground laws and the right of self-defense. Perry was convicted by a Travis County court in April 2023 for shooting and killing Garret Foster during a Black Lives Matter protest.
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A 40-year-old Hispanic man, reportedly an illegal alien from Mexico, is accused of raping two women in separate violent sexual assaults inside what investigators are calling a "rape dungeon on wheels" in the sanctuary jurisdiction of Los Angeles County, California.
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Donald Trump's defense accused Michael Cohen of lying about a phone call he claimed was about a payment to Stormy Daniels, reports say.
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