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CNN did not carry Lindsey Graham's opening statement to the Horowitz FISA Abuse hearing. Now I know why:

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• DEC 11, 2019 1:36 PM EST |

Mike Lee: The lack of evidence is not evidence that there was no bias?

Horowitz: Correct.

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Rolling Stone Magazine, not exactly a bastion of right wing perspectives weighs in on the Horowitz report with a surprisingly honest take.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politic...-media-924944/

Here is how the article starts:

The Guardian headline reads: “DOJ Internal watchdog report clears FBI of illegal surveillance of Trump adviser.”

If the report released Monday by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz constitutes a “clearing” of the FBI, never clear me of anything. Holy God, what a clown show the Trump-Russia investigation was.

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From the Hershey PA Truimp Rally

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Is Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, a former Democrat, the funniest guy in the senate.

DEC 11, 2019 3:50 PM EST | CORTNEY O'BRIEN
Lol! Sen. Kennedy says after reading through about 25 percent of the (Horowitz) report, I thought I "dropped acid."

DEC 11, 2019 3:51 PM EST | KATIE PAVLICH
"It's easier to divorce your spouse around here than it is to get fired" -Senator Kennedy says in shock about agents who screwed up still working at the FBI

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The House Judiciary Impeachment Markup Hearing yesterday kind of lost in the shadows of the Horowitz hearing plus the Democrats have nothing to present.

Ohio's Jim Jordan however used his 5 minutes quite effectively:

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Premature adjudication must be a side effect of Trump Derangement Syndrome

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Perhaps the real reason the Democrats are so determined to remove Trump from office by any means necessary, legal or otherwise, is because of something that pretty much flies under the radar. POTUS Trump and the Republican Senate have done a great job in remaking the Federal Judiciary with the appointment of federal judges who have fidelity ot the U.S. Constitution and a second term would allow him to continue to do that for 4 more years. This greatly complicates the Democrats' strategy of legislating from the bench to implement their policies.

Here is his latest poke in the eye to the Dems: Defying Harris and Feinstein, Trump re-nominates Patrick Bumatay to 9th Circuit bench

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...-nomination-o/

Patrick Bumatay was nominated to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year, but California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala D. Harris said the White House never consulted with them about the nominee. As a result of the initial pushback, the White House instead decided to nominate Mr. Bumatay to a district court seat.

But the pick lingered in the Senate Judiciary Committee for about eight months after neither senator turned in a blue slip, a Senate tradition showing approval of a nominee, for his nomination to the district court. So the president decided to try to elevate him again to the 9th Circuit, officially nominating him Friday.

“The Democrats play identity politics and they don’t want President Trump to nominate Patrick Bumatay, a highly qualified judicial nominee, who happens to be Filipino and happens to be gay, to the court of appeals,” said Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project, which backs the president’s judicial nominees.

“He would be the first Filipino-American judge to ever serve on a federal appeals court, the second openly LGBT federal circuit court judge, and the second Filipino-American Article III judge in the history of the United States,” the association said in a June letter to the president urging the nomination.

The president previously tapped Judge Mary M. Rowland, who is openly gay, for the Northern District of Illinois, but Mr. Bumatay could be the president’s first gay nominee elevated to a federal circuit seat.

Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond who tracks judicial nominations, said Mr. Bumatay is “well qualified” and likely will be confirmed by the end of the year.

The president also picked Lawrence VanDyke of Nevada for another vacancy on what has been dubbed the country’s most liberal federal appeals court.

The 9th Circuit, generally considered to be the Nation's most liberal appeals court, hears appeals from Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii.

Before Mr. Trump took office, the appeals court had 16 Democrat-appointed active judges, compared to five appointed by Republicans. Since then, the breakdown has changed to 12 GOP-appointed.

If both men are confirmed, the president would have placed nine judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit.

I have heard that Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee have been instrumental in guiding President Trump in his judicial nominations.

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So am I reading correctly to believe that the 9th Circuit now has 12 GOP nominated judges and 9 DEM nominated ones? Suggesting but certainly not guaranteeing a more conservative slant to the Courts decisions?

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So am I reading correctly to believe that the 9th Circuit now has 12 GOP nominated judges and 9 DEM nominated ones? Suggesting but certainly not guaranteeing a more conservative slant to the Courts decisions?

That seems to be what the author is implying. However, without additional research I can't say for sure that is accurate reporting. However, I don't think there is any question that the appointment of Federal judges is a major issue and motivation in the Democrats wanting to get rid of Trump.

And, of course, the prospect of Trump getting to nominate another Supreme Court Justice if RBG departs probably horrifies the Dems.

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One thing from the Senate IC hearings on the Horowitz FISA report that hasn't seemed to have received much attention was that he behavior was so egregious, Horowitz submitted his entire report to U.S. Attorney John Durham as a criminal referral.

In his testimony Horowitz specifically stated that no one in the FBI that touched this had been vindicated by his findings.

Durham's investigation, which is much broader in scope with prosecutorial authority, is expected to be finished in the coming months. I have heard sometime this coming Spring. But we will see. There are a lot of slimy rocks to look under.

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There have been a number of young Republican congressman who have shown they can play during the impeachment hearings. Louisiana rep Mike Johnson is one of those:

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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/uk-election-2019-boris-johnson-conservative-party-set-to-win.html

The Trump effect continues across the pond. Conservatives set to obtain a strong majority after a resounding victory in today's election.

The pound is soaring!


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