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Jerusalem Recognized as Israel’s Capital
Ed alert: “Trump in effect installed some stones on the United States by taking the stand. All the Jewish people I know, including staunch Democrats, think he’s resurrected because of this.” America’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, made an incredible statement on Friday morning and you’ll hear it on this week’s show. “The United States will not be lectured by countries who are lacking when it comes to treating both Israel and Palestine fairly,” she said. Ed alert: “Do what’s right and you don’t have to apologize to anybody.”
Is Al Franken Resigning or Not?
There’s still no official resignation date, but Minnesota Senator Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign “in the coming weeks” in light of the growing number of sexual harassment accusations against him. When more women came forward earlier this week to tell about their experiences with him, 10 of Franken’s fellow Democrats (7 of them women) threw him under the bus to save their own skin. Ed alert: “They don’t want to look bad because they’re asking Roy Moore to get out with no proof of anything, while Al Franken had photographic evidence.” Some of those Senators say Franken admitted to harassing the women who accused him – but did he? When he gave his announcement on the Senate floor this week, he seemed to do the opposite, sounding quite unapologetic and maintaining the position that he is a “champion for women.” Some in the know aren’t so sure he really plans to step down. Ed alert: “He wants to have some time to get some sympathy.”
Mike Flynn Double Standard
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about conversations with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition, becoming the first senior White House official to cut a cooperation deal in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in our election. The documents related to Flynn’s plea do not disclose what President-elect Trump knew about Mr. Flynn’s discussions.
Somebody close to Mike Flynn told Fox News that Flynn pled guilty because he was emotionally broken, financially broken, and his family said enough was enough. In other words, he did this because Robert Mueller and this investigation are ruining his family’s life. Ed alert: “He did something that a lot of people do, and I guarantee you nothing he did is going to impact anybody but him. Hillary’s top two aides, Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills, both lied to the FBI about whether they knew about the secret server. Both said they did not, but both of them talked about ‘Hillary’s server’ in emails released by the FBI…and what happened to them? Not a damn thing.”
The Real Collusion
This week, it was revealed that an FBI agent named Peter Strozk Mueller frequently texted his mistress messages with a strong anti-Trump, pro-Clinton bias, often taking on a “mocking” tone of Trump. In light of this information, Strozk became such a political liability that special counsel Robert Mueller had to boot him off the Russia investigation. Most of us had never heard of Strozk before this week, but records show he was the second-highest-ranking official in the counterintelligence division of the FBI and the person who changed James Comey’s language describing Hillary’s behavior as “grossly negligent” to “extremely careless.” Ed alert: “Remember, gross negligence is a crime but extreme carelessness is not.” When the new FBI Director, Christopher Wray, testified this week, Congressman Jim Jordan asked questions about Strozk that the FBI needs to account for.
But Strozk isn’t the only one caught colluding for Hillary. We’ve also learned that one of Mueller’s deputies, Andrew Weissmann, praised outgoing acting Attorney General Sally Yates via email after she was fired by President Trump for refusing to defend his controversial travel ban. Ed alert: “Oh my God, protecting our country? What’s that about?”
Yates’ January 2017 emails were obtained by watchdog group Judicial Watch obtained through a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, which Judicial Watch filed after its Freedom of Information Act requests were ignored. The email from Weissmann shows that on the night of Jan. 30, Weissmann wrote to Yates under the subject line, “I am so proud.”He continued, “And in awe. Thank you so much. All my deepest respects.” Unbelievable.
Vegas Shooting Unanswered Questions
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been asking the questions that nobody seems to have the answers to about the Las Vegas shooting in October. This week, seven news organizations petitioned to have search warrants related to shooter Stephen Paddock unsealed – proving that it’s not just “conspiracy theorists” who want answers. Ed alert: “Someone on Facebook told me I sound like Alex Jones. I don’t want to sound like Alex Jones, but there are a lot of unanswered questions out there.” Such as…
- Was Stephen Paddock known to the authorities before this attack? The lawyer for the victims who are suing MGM says she suspects the answer is probably a yes.
- Why did the Vegas PD pull the Homicide division off the case? Why was it was reassigned to the Force Investigation Team, which normally investigates officer-involved shootings? Ed alert: “Maybe because the lower guys are asked too many questions.”
- Why did Paddock have two shooting positions?
- Where is Marylou Danley, the girlfriend? She was brought back from the Philippines, questioned by the FBI, and was never to be heard from again. Is she in witness protection? Was she sent back to the Philippines? Is she in seclusion somewhere in Nevada? Nobody seems to know.
- What happened with Jesus Campos, the security guard? He was living at an MGM property on their dime until December 1. Why were they hiding him out for two months?
- And bottom line, why is there still no motive for Paddock? This is a man who, according to everyone he knew, had no interest in politics or religion.
The unanswered questions on Las Vegas aren’t conspiracy; they’re a matter of great importance, and the facts need to come out.
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