Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump in DOJ's Sights Again, FBI Whistleblower to Testify in Biden Corruption Scandal

First in, from Hat Hair's Capt. Ed, BREAKING: I'm now officially a target of the special-counsel J6 probe too, says Trump "According to Trump, that shoe has finally dropped — or will shortly." Mary Chastain at LI, Trump Says He’s a Target of Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Expects Imminent Arrest and Indictment,  “…giving me a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment.” Spencer Brown at Town Hall,  Trump Announces He Expects 'Arrest and Indictment' in January 6 Grand Jury Probe. At Fox, Trump says he is DOJ Jan. 6 grand jury investigation target. From NRO, Trump Says He’s a Target of Special Counsel’s January 6 Probe. ET, Trump Received Letter Stating He Is Target of January 6 Investigation. Sundance at CTH has President Trump Reveals Jack Smith Targeting Letter Delivered to Attorneys Sunday Night and provides this helpful timeline of all the bogus attempts DOJ has made in the past Trump Targeting, A Three Year Timeline Review. Bad math. It started in 2015, as Trump was running the first time. 

Robert Shibley at Insty, MORE ON TRUMP’S REPORT THAT HE WILL BE ARRESTED FOR JANUARY 6 “INCITEMENT.” If the First Amendment protects an antiwar protester saying “We’ll take the f–king street later” while cops cleared out demonstrators, it surely protects Trump’s speech saying “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” Salem, cited at Hat Hair, DeSantis on Trump target letter: Maybe one side shouldn't "constantly try to put the other side in jail." Capt. Ed, "Did Trump’s conduct on January 6 rise to criminality? Not on the basis of anything we’ve seen, and the J6 committee made it all public. But Smith’s scope also includes the “stop the steal” effort, and that might be more problematic for Trump, especially with the fake-electors effort." At Twitchy, Did Ron DeSantis have the right reaction to the latest (likely) Trump indictment? Hat Hair's KT, GOP rivals react to latest Trump drama... Asa Hutchinson wins the prize for pearl-clutching. Ace, The Special Counsel Merrick Garland Appointed to Investigate Trump, and Not, For Example, Hunter Biden, Informs Trump He's a Target of Investigation for "Instigating" the January 6 "Insurrection." "Every Democrat -- including their media propaganda ministers -- must be prosecuted for inciting and instigating antifa and BLM riots. If Trump's words are "inciting," so are all of theirs. Imprison them all for ten years." Hat Hair cites Jonathan Turley at Blaze, Turley: Smith better have something more than just Trump's J6 speech, Turley exposes the big question in potential third Trump indictment — and how it may ultimately backfire to help Trump. In related news, a large shipment of bananas was reported being shipped to the DOJ in Washington DC. Of course, unlike the Florida indictment, this indictment will (or has) occurred in Washington DC, where prosecutors could indict a Trump hat for existing.

And as long as we're doing Trump troubles, CNN whines that the Judge in Trump classified documents case tells prosecutors that a mid-December trial date would be too soon. 

During the hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, Cannon told the prosecutors that their timeline was “compressed” and said that cases like this take more time. Cannon did not decide on a trial date but said she plans to “promptly” issue an order on the matter.

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team and lawyers for Trump appeared Tuesday for the first time in front of Cannon, who will preside over the criminal case Smith has brought against the former president.

The judge also pressed the Trump legal team to commit to a timeline for at least some of the steps in the pre-trial process. The defense attorneys told Cannon that they believed they would be able to review enough discovery by November to be able to suggest a potential trial date.

At The Week, Israel briefly lent the U.S. treasured antiquities in 2019. They're now reportedly at Trump's Mar-a-Lago. Capt. Ed, Here’s hoping this is is just a misunderstanding, or misreported by Ha’aretz, the original source of the report from The Week.

Question of the Day. Was the expected Trump indictment timed to overshadow this? Sundance, Prepare for Big Distraction – IRS Whistleblowers Scheduled for Public Testimony in Biden Bribery Scandal Tomorrow 1:00pm "Both IRS agents are going to testify publicly." PJM's Matt Margolis Biden Crime Family Had Over 20 Shell Companies Laundering Foreign Payments, Comer Claims. Sure looks like money laundering.  At Fox, Biden ambassador advised Hunter on helping Romanian tycoon accused of corruption. "'I think it’s pretty telling anytime someone says that something should be discussed over the phone instead of in an email' one House Republican said."

Dan Chaitin at Da Wire reports Comer Says FBI Veteran Confirmed ‘Key’ Whistleblower Claims From Hunter Biden Case.

“Today, a former FBI supervisory special agent assigned to the FBI’s Wilmington office and the Biden criminal investigation confirmed key portions of the IRS whistleblower’s testimony,” Comer said in a statement. “The night before the interview of Hunter Biden, both Secret Service headquarters and the Biden transition team were tipped off about the planned interview,” Comer added. “On the day of the Hunter Biden interview, federal agents were told to stand by and could not approach Hunter Biden — they had to wait for his call. As a result of the change in plans, IRS and FBI criminal investigators never got to interview Hunter Biden as part of the investigation.”

Nice Deb at Am Great, FBI Whistleblower: Investigators Were Told to Wait For Hunter’s Okay Before Approaching his House to Interview Him. Ace, An FBI Whistleblower Confirms the Allegations from IRS Whistleblower Gary Shapley That David Weiss and Merrick Garland Covered-Up For Hunter Biden. "You know everything you thought was true? Well, turns out, it was in fact true."

At Da Wire, Senator Cotton: Secret Service Did Not Ask Hunter Biden About Cocaine Found In WH. If you don't ask, he won't lie. At The Stream, ‘You Don’t Have to be Columbo’ to Solve White House Cocaine Case. On Jesse Waters last night, it was reported the Secret Service, in a fit of worry, "blew up" the coke, thereby destroying any fingerprints and DNA. Seems pretty weird to me. Of course, they didn't blow up the locker where it was found, which should still carry fingerprints and DNA. 

'Bonchie' at Red State sees Biden Deteriorates Rapidly During Meeting With Israeli President. Hat Hair, Out: Sleepy Joe. In: Sleepwalking Joe. It's pretty embarrassing. 

BIDEN: *mumbling* pic.twitter.com/OF6YvAHg5l

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 18, 2023

From the Free Bacon, Biden Admin Awards Massive No-Bid Contracts to Dem-Connected Firm with $600k Tax Lien. "Deployed Resources executive gave thousands to Dems as ex-wife worked for Kamala Harris." NYPo ed board agrees Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan is treating the Supreme Court with contempt. At Da Caller, ‘You Don’t Even Have Anyone’: AP Reporter Blows Up Biden Admin Complaint About Senate Confirmations During Briefing. Ace, Top Biden Immigration Official: Abolish ICE, Defund the Border Patrol, End Detention of Illegal Aliens. "The foxes are running the chicken coop. Of course. Our entire society, the whole government, and all of our institutions have been inverted, perverted, and turned inside-out. An agency which is charged with defending the border is now dedicated to destroying it." At Rumble KJP Tells Reporter Biden Admin Simply Disagrees With Reality. We have our own.

Twitchy wants you to watch, FBI whistleblower's testimony on WHY FBI is hiding 11K+ hours of Jan 6 footage DAMNING for FBI. DC_Draino@DC_Draino "🚨FBI whistleblower testifies under oath that FBI won’t allow 11,000+ hours of J6 footage to be released b/c it would expose undercover agents committing crimes inside Capitol This is why they’re indicting President Trump - to cover up their J6 setup." Never-DeSantis sundance, Ron DeSantis Blames President Trump for J6 Insurrection, Pledges to Stop Prosecuting Corrupt Democrats and Return to Political Civility. At NewsBusters WATCH  Vivek Ramaswamy Tell Tucker ‘Pervasive Censorship’ Caused January 6. Mark Tapscott at Insty, SWALWELL CALLS J6 ‘GREATEST CRIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY’: 

Republicans on a House Judiciary subcommittee wanted to talk about the delays, evasions, obfuscations and requests ignored by Biden administration officials at the departments of State and Health and Human Services, especially concerning the whereabouts of thousands of unaccompanied minor children crossing the Southern border and then disappearing into child sex and labor trafficking. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) insisted on instead talking about the January 6 Capitol riot, which he described as “the greatest crime in American history.”

Jonathan Turley,  No Two Wrays About it: House Judiciary Committee Investigates the FBI Targeting Republican Staffers. "It is hard to imagine such an extraordinary move being taken without the director’s knowledge. So Wray is either engaging in willful blindness or failed to exercise control of his own department." Capt. Ed. "It’s perfectly clear that it at least continued under Wray, and given the dates of the subpoenas, escalated under him at least. And all of this strongly suggests that Wray lied to Congress last week, unless the FBI under Wray has gone so rogue as to push subpoenas targeting congressional staff without involving the FBI director in that decision. Either way, Wray needs to go." Dave Baldwin at Front Page takes on The Delusional Sycophants of the FBI Retired Agents’ Association. Is it any wonder House committee imposes major cuts to Justice, FBI, Commerce (Behind the Black) and Senate Panel Attempts to Reduce DHS’ Domestic Intelligence Operations (Eric Lendrum at Front Page). Shades of McCarthy, Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair reports Democrats want to "root out domestic extremists" at DHS. Are you now, or have you ever been, in the Oath Keepers?

Michael Cantrell at PJM reports Rand Paul Now Calling on DOJ to Probe Fauci for Allegedly Lying to Congress. You that will never happen. Merrick Garland's DOJ only prosecutes Republicans for lying to Congress.

Leave it to the professionals, Spencer Brown at Town Hall says Millions of Sensitive Pentagon Emails Accidentally Sent to a Russian Ally, thanks to an email error. "You see, the suffix for military emails is ".MIL" and the country identifier for Mali is ".ML" — and omitting the "i" is an easy enough mistake to make...with some significant consequences."

At Da FedTristan Justice has Is Threads Colluding With Feds To Censor Americans Like Facebook Did? Judiciary Chair Jordan Asks Zuckerberg For Answers (Of course they are) and Jordan Boyd thinks the Trade Commission’s Retaliation Against Twitter Is More Proof The Biden Admin Is Violating The First Amendment.   Insty, TECH COMPANIES AGREE, CENSOR PEOPLE WHO SCOFF. At Da Caller, Biden’s Top Pick For Cyber Security Czar Champions Diversity Quotas And Unconscious Bias Training I'm going to guess protecting conservative speech won't be high on his list. Vicky Taft at PJM is amused that Execs Are 'Panicked' Over the Post-Tucker Fox News Primetime Lineup Ratings. I think it was a bone-headed move, but then, they've been that way this year.

Curt Mills at Am Con, considers The Kremlinology of Joe Biden and the DNC. "Should apparent efforts to replace the president atop the Democrat ticket be taken seriously?" Da Caller has a Poll: If Biden Were To Drop Out, It’s A Three-Way Tie For His Successor. Harris, Clinton, Sanders. Just shoot me now. Mike van der Galien at PJM hears RFK Jr. Invite Further Media Ire, Praises Trump as 'Best Debater Since Lincoln.' Breitbart quotes Carville: Cornel West a ‘Threat to the Continued Constitutional Order’ — He Will Get Trump Elected. Da Bulwark, cited at Hat Hair, worries that Joe Manchin is attacking Democrats as if he's a Republican. 

TNP is concerned about Wall Street DUMPING Cash Into Trump’s Rival Campaigns. I'm not shocked. Breitbart reports Trump Campaign Leads All 2024 Contenders with $22.52M Cash on Hand. Hat Hair's KT reports DeSantis files in South Carolina, disappointing nay-sayers everywhere. PJM's Matt Margolis reports Ron DeSantis Proclaims Potential Running Mate, IA Gov. Kim Reynolds. Huh? Eddie Scarry at Da Fed, Ron DeSantis Heads To CNN To (Hopefully) Confront Jake Tapper, The Most Dishonest Man On Cable News. A high bar, but he has a good jump. Red State's Bonchie thinks Ron DeSantis Takes It to CNN and Jake Tapper in Solid Interview Performance. Tom Jackson at Hat Hair VIP, It's on: Persuasive DeSantis shows presidential 'vibe' on CNN.  At Da Wire, DeSantis Torches Leftist LGBT Agitator At Campaign Event: ‘Leave Our Kids Alone!’ Never-DeSantis sundance, DeSantis Next Move – Here Comes the Big Hug "The managers will likely use the pre-planned CNN interview with Jake Tapper as the launch vehicle to shift Ron DeSantis into the mode where he praises Donald Trump (the hug).  You might even hear phrases like “without him, I wouldn’t be governor,” and “look, what they did to President Trump is unfair and unwarranted.” Also, Desperate DeSantis Team Uses Fake AI Generated Voice of President Trump in Iowa Media Campaign. At TNP, EXC – Vivek Ramaswamy: ‘I’m Not Interested’ in Being Vice President. I don't believe it.

Ace, The Hill: RINO Senators Fear "Radical Conservative Populism." "Breaking news, liberals hate and fear conservatives." Sundance, sees Lisa Murkowski Threatens to Leave Republican Party and Join Democrats, Several Republican Senators Including Thune, Romney, Cornyn and Young Agree. Chris Roach at Am wonders Great Nationalist Big Tent or 90s Redux? Jim Geraghty at NRO sees The coming, nasty fight over No Labels and Dems think this is the cycle they turn Texas blue ... again.  Richard Fernandez at PJM, The Last Election.

Dave Harsanyi at NYPo calls out Democrats’ desperate ‘Django’ smear of Clarence Thomas and at Da Fed calls The Supreme Court ‘Ethics’ Scandal The New Russia-Collusion Hoax. Paul Gottfried at Am Great says Affirmative Action is Gone But Not Forgotten. John Stossel at Front Page, College Racism

They'll just hide it better.  At Althouse, "Barely one-in-five voters think affirmative action programs have been successful..."

"... and about two-thirds approve of the Supreme Court’s decision striking down racial favoritism in university admissions. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 65% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of the court’s ruling in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard case, including 49% who Strongly Approve. Twenty-eight percent (28%) disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision, including 16% who Strongly Disapprove." Rasmussen Reports reports.

At Da Caller, SCOTUS Asked To Decide Fate Of Pivotal Pipeline After Federal Court Opposes Congress And Halts Construction.

From Breitbart, Transgender NCAA Swimmer Lia Thomas Embraces Domestic Terror Group Antifa. Ace, Will "Lia" Thomas Embraces the Inevitable and Joins Antifa. "The leftwing media likes talking about the "alt-right YouTube pipeline" of "indoctrinating" "extremism." They never notice the trans-antifa pipeline. Or maybe they just support it." Fox, Transgender cyclist Austin Killips swipes at 'cabal of right wingers' after cycling officials change policy. "The UCI altered its rules on Friday." At Bounding into Sports, Lance Armstrong Threatens To Quit Reality TV Show After Argument Over Trans Athletes Goes South. At Reason, Poll: 44 Percent of Millennials Want To Make Misgendering a Crime. Virtue signaling. Just wait until they get the ticket. At Da Caller, Millionaire Sex Toy CEO Bankrolled A Massive Gender Clinic For Kids. OK, groomer. MustreadAlaska, Johnny the Walrus gets first place for political float in Fairbanks. Then the parade judge had a meltdown… Hat Hair's KT, sees Obama scolds about book bans, pens love letter to librarians. mrcTV, Groomerous! Star of Netflix’s Queer RomCom ‘Glamorous’ Wants Debaucherous Trans Character to be Role Model for Kids. From Da Caller, Bud Light Sales Collapse Over July 4th Holiday. Thanks, Dylan!

Hat Hair's Dave Strom notes Who did Bloomberg get to critique Sound of Freedom? A pedophilia advocate. Andy Ngô@MrAndyNgo, "The person who wrote this Bloomberg opinion piece is leftist activist Noah Berlatsky @nberlat. He was the spokesperson for M.A.P. (minor-attracted person) advocacy group, Prostasia. In 2017, he tweeted that pedophiles are a stigmatized group who get designated as deviants for hateful purposes." At Ricochet, Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, It’s Off to Woke We Go! Capt. Ed, Disney refuses to learn the First Rule of Holes: Stop digging. If they didn’t want to remake “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” they could have found another fairy tale to make instead. There’s a reason that “Sound of Freedom” is getting more box office than three Disney first-run releases combined, and it’s because Disney has destroyed its credibility and trust with parents on material. This may be the most ‘absurdum’ of its ‘reductios’ yet, though. At Behind the Black, California Democrats retreat on their effort to defend child slavers. 

Insty, KEEP THIS RHETORIC UP AND YOU’LL GIVE WHITE NATIONALISTS AND RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS A GOOD NAME: California profs call opponents of progressive propaganda in public schools ‘white nationalists,’ ‘religious zealots.’  

Stacy McCain, Don’t Believe CNBC’s Fake News. 

Last week, CNBC issued two lists — “These are America’s 10 best states to live and work in for 2023” and “These are America’s 10 worst states to live and work in for 2023” — and these lists have been cited in dozens of headlines across the country. Just quickly scanning the lists, however, I noticed a distinct pattern. Here are the CNBC lists, to which I’ve added (a) the two U.S. Senators from each state, and (b) the percentage of the state’s vote received by Joe Biden in 2020 
. . .
What a coincidence that every senator from CNBC’s “10 worst states” is a Republican, and Trump won every one of those states in 2020. And by the same remarkable coincidence, Biden won every one of CNBC’s “10 best states,” which have 17 Democratic senators, two “independents” (both of whom caucus with Democrats) and the nominal Republican Susan Collins. But can it really be true that, e.g., New Jersey is a better state “to live and work in” than, e.g., Florida? Is there anyone in Winter Haven or Apopka who would rather be living in Camden or Newark?

How is it possible that CNBC has classified among the “worst” states not only Florida but also Texas, both of which are among the fast-growing states in the country? How is it so much worse to “live and work” in sunny South Carolina or Louisiana than in chilly Vermont or Minnesota?

They just hate Red Staters, and the states they live in. 

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