Flotsam and Jetsam - Democrat Judge Dismisses Comey Case, Pentagon to Prosecute Sen. Mark Kelly?

Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan

Across da Pond at Da Mail, Judge throws out Comey and James cases as Trump's beauty queen prosecutor is humiliated. NYPo, Judge dismisses cases against ex-FBI Director James Comey, NY AG Tish James. Capt. Ed, New: Federal Judge Tosses Comey, James Charges (Updated). From Althouse, "A federal judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday." ""The judge found that the appointment of interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Alexandria, Virginia, was invalid. Trump handpicked Halligan for the role amid increasing pressure to bring criminal cases against his political enemies, including Comey and James...." CNN reports." Sundance at CTH, Federal Judge Dismisses Cases Against James Comey and Letitia James. Ace, Breaking: Clinton Judge Dismisses Indictments of Both James Comey and "Big Tish" James, Claiming the US Attorney Prosecuting Them Was Unlawfully Installed, "Of course." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, 'Nobody Is Above the Law' Never Applies to the Left. Misty Severi at JTN, reports James Comey says Trump 'will probably come after me again,’ after case dismissal. WJ, DOJ Reveals 'Damning' Evidence Against Letitia James in New Court Filing.

Fox News, Pentagon threatens to court-martial Democratic senator over 'refuse illegal orders' video, "The video could lead to his recall to active duty and possible court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the Pentagon said." Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "MAJOR BREAKING: The Department of War is considering recalling Democrat Senator Mark Kelly to active duty to be COURT-MARTIALED for telling troops to refuse President Trump’s orders FAFO is in order! STATEMENT FROM DoW: “The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures.”" At Althouse, "Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders.'" "AP reports." Sundance at CTH, Pentagon Says It’s Investigating Senator Mark Kelly. Ace, Department of War Mulls Court-Martialing Senator and Inactive-Duty Officer Mark Kelly for Urging Troops to Defy the Duly-Elected Commander in Chief, "Officers in the US Armed Forces are under a special obligation to respect the chain of command. Aren't they?" From News Wax, Vance: Dems' 'Illegal Orders' Call 'by Definition Illegal'. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller, Dem Sen. Slotkin, Who Pushed Video Telling Troops To Disobey Trump, Forced To Admit She Can’t Name One Illegal Order. Rusty Weiss at RedState, Now We've Got Dem Sen. Ruben Gallego Trying to Threaten Military Members If They Investigate Mark Kelly. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "CNN’s Abby Phillip DOUBLES DOWN and says that Democrats have the right to “undermine the President” by calling on the military to disobey orders. CNN is supporting sedition." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair, In DC, Still Can't Find a Few Good Democratic Men...or Women.

It seems something is happening with regard to the war in Ukraine, but it's not clear what. John Sexton at Hat Hair sees After Many Changes, US and Ukraine Are Closer to Agreement on Peace Plan. Niall Ferguson @nfergus, "The best is the enemy of the good. Contrary to recent press speculation, the draft 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine is in fact a reasonable basis for negotiations. Journalists can gripe about it as they griped about the 20-point Gaza plan. But wars are not ended by op-eds. 1/5" Am Great's Fred Fleitz calls The Trump/MBS Summit Another Huge Trump Foreign Policy Win. Misty Severi at JTN reports Trump says he will visit China in April, on invitation from President Xi Jinping. "Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping extended the invitation during a phone call, which was a follow-up to the pair's meeting in South Korea last month." The Nat Sec J asserts Canada Is Playing with Fire over F-35 Fighter Deal. Sundance at CTH is pleased President Trump Recognizes Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters for Potential Foreign Terrorist Designation.

Matt Margolis at PJM thinks The Clintons Risk Prison If They Defy Epstein Subpoenas. Nah, the Democrats will support them. From OTP, DOJ Asks Judges To Authorize Release Of Epstein And Maxwell Grand Jury Material. "Asks judges to authorize release of Epstein, Maxwell grand jury material." They won't get it. The judges are having too much fun watching Trump get slammed for their holding back the records.

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: Secretary Scott Bessent -vs- Kirsten Welker. From Da Caller, Most Voters Think Trump Neglecting Economy, Inflation, Poll Shows. From WokeSpy, Good News: Thanksgiving Costs Lowest in 4 Years Despite ‘Experts’ Predictions. Capt Ed at Hat Hair cites Axios: Trump Beats Schumer, Jeffries To the Punch on ACA Subsidy Plan. The Victory Girls see Filibuster Focus: Both Bessent And Trump Want To Get Rid Of It. I do think it's inevitable. If Republicans don't Democrats will, the next time they have the votes.Noah Rothman at NRO hears James Carville: Why Don’t Democrats Try Being Revolutionary Lunatics? Hat Hair's John Sexton cites Carville: It's the Populist Economic Rage, Stupid.

Stephen Kruiser at PJM sees Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Keeping It Weird Until the End. From Ace, MAGA Grifter Majorie Taylor Greene to Resign Mid-Term, Imperiling Republican Majority, "She's resigning in January 2026 -- not January 2027, when her term ends -- and her seat will be filled by a special election, which may or may not go the GOP way, and whose timing depends on Trump opponent Gov. Brian Kemp to schedule. Many note that the date of her resignation just happens to coincide with the date required to secure her five-year Congressional pension." She may be many things, but she's not stupid. 

Kurt Schlichter at TownHall thinks They Will Never Understand Donald Trump.

Ryan Fournier @RyanAFournier, "Yesterday, Elon Musk used his 229 MILLION strong megaphone to back four basic election safeguards: - Voter ID - Paper ballots - Same-day voting - Proof of citizenship This isn’t “extreme.” It’s common sense. This needs to be the GOP’s #1 mission. Lock down our elections, restore trust in the system, and make it impossible for the Left to cheat their way into power."

From Fox, Leading Senate Democrat tells Fox News 'it's time ... for new leadership,' as Schumer faces growing pressure "Sen. Cory Booker calls for Democratic Party unity, says he's 'thinking about' White House bid during New Hampshire visit, but 2026 comes first." At Hat Hair Capt. Ed, Nota Behn-eh: Defund the Police? Burn Down Nashville PD Stations? Moi? and Dave Strom, Democrats Keep Picking Disgusting Candidates, and I'm Not Sure It Matters. From LifeZette, Eric Swalwell Pushes a Wild Telephone Voting Plan to ‘Max Out Democracy’. Maximum fraud. Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks Elissa Slotkin Is a Classic Study in Dem Doublespeak. From Sew Colorful, We Won’t Be Fooled Again! "Fetterman is a Psyops." Dave Strom, Let's Give Chicago to Canada and Hope They Clean Up the Mess. Can we get Alberta in exchange?

OTP, Appeals Court Upholds Halt On Trump’s Expedited Migrant Removal Plan. Sunny @sunnyright, "Here's how the game is played: Democratic judge rules for Democrats in unprecedented, activist way: Media celebrates rule of law from obviously impartial judge protecting justice Panel of Republican-majority judges overturn, and restore previous norm universally accepted until like 2 minutes ago: Media questions if rule of law has been corrupted by REPUBLICAN!!! judges who obviously are motivated by politics and bowing to Trump Every time. Forever." OTH, Shipwreckedcrew writes The Arguments on Tariff Case In SCOTUS -- Is The Hand Wringing By Conservative Legal Pundits Misplaced? "The outcome is likely to be fractured but my read is there will be 5-6 votes on an outcome upholding the tariffs, but with different reasons -- and maybe some limitations."

Matt Vespa at TownHall, Former Antifa Member Reveals Why the Group Keeps Calling People Fascists. Sarah Hoyt at Insty, THEY DON’T ATTACK YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE FASCIST; THEY CALL YOU FASCIST SO THEY CAN ASSAULT YOU: Former Antifa Member Reveals Why the Group Keeps Calling People Fascists.

Matt Vespa again, Ex-FBI Assistant Director: The Bureau Had Many Chances to Stop Trump's Would-Be Assassin. John Sexton hears Candace Owens Say French Assassins Have Been Hired to Kill Her. "This is probably the craziest thing I've ever seen someone claim. There's no point in arguing about any of this because it's all nonsense. Playing along with her delusional clams only lends them credence they don't deserve."

At Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog How Minnesota Welfare Dollars Support Somali Jihad Terrorism. Dave Strom at Hat Hair asks Is It Racist to Notice That Somali Refugees Have Brought a Crime Wave? Amy Curtis at TownHall recounts how Rampant Medicaid Fraud in Minnesota Cost a Man His Life Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "BREAKING: Another Minnesota Medicaid fraud investigation reveals that Ultimate Home Health Services LLC, owned by Othman Mohamed billed Medicaid $462 daily without providing services. This led to a vulnerable man dying alone in his apartment without care." Dave Strom recounts how an Illegal Alien Stole a Man's Identity and Made His Life Hell; New York Times Calls The Illegal a Victim. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "I love how The New York Times headlines this like there’s some equal right an illegal has to someone else’s social security number. “Two men, one identity” No, it’s one man, one identity. The other guy is just a thief." Quote Bernard Stanford @stanfordNYC, "One man "paid the price" by having his identity stolen, costing him tens of thousands of dollars and making his life hell. The other "paid the price" by being arrested and charged for the crime he knowingly committed. One of the craziest framings of a story I've ever seen." From Campus Reform, Posters found depicting violence against ICE agents at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At LifeZette, Border Patrol Moving into a New City for Operation ‘Swamp Sweep’. New Orleans.

Insty at his NYPo gig writes Elon Musk’s zeal for truth reveals the online frauds aiming to divide us. 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ♛ ✡︎@NiohBerg "Elon Musk probably doesn't even know the earthquake he unleashed in Iran. Because of the country location update, we now have a full list of regime supporters inside Iran who are so important and valued that they get to enjoy VPN free social media. This is extremely useful info. We can now investigate who exactly these figures are, and why they have this privilege. Very interesting times ahead. Sundance hears Musk Admit Artificial Intelligence Trained from “Approved Information Sources” Only, thus all AI's become liberals. Heidi N. Moore @moorehn, "Amazing story of an editor fact-checking a young writer to find that she had completely made up sources and quotes in articles in some of the biggest news outlets in the world. One by one, those outlets took down her faked stories. The editor's exasperation with AI stands out the most."

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn has been informed the EU is to Decide 'Chat Control' Fate Behind Closed Doors on Wednesday.

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