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Did ABC and George commit a crime?

Where's the proof?
Did ABC and George commit a crime?
Saying that someone like a public figure is a criminal and has committed a crime or crimes, takes you into murky waters. Just ask ABC and George.

Yes, calling someone a “criminal” without proof can be considered slander, as it is a false statement that could significantly damage their reputation and is generally considered a defamatory statement per se, meaning it is automatically harmful and does not require additional proof of damage to be actionable in court. 

Key points to remember:
  • Slander is spoken defamation:

    When a false statement damaging someone’s reputation is spoken, it is considered slander. 

  • Defamation per se:

    Certain types of statements, like accusing someone of committing a crime, are considered “defamation per se” because they are inherently harmful and do not require additional proof of damage. 

  • Proof required:

    To successfully sue for slander, you must prove that the statement was false, published to a third party, made with at least a negligent mental state, and caused actual harm to the person’s reputation. 

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So who’s next? MSM in a panic over ABC CAVE IN?

So who’s next? MSM in a panic over ABC CAVE IN?

Now that ABC and George settled, we’re hearing that MSM is going over all their Anchors comments about accusing Trump of crimes. CNN, and MSNBC most likely are the biggest worriers.

You can say nasty stuff and have 1st Amendment protection. But when you make false claims saying someone committed crimes and is a criminal, you are in very dangerous water.

Yes, calling someone a “criminal” without proof can be considered slander, as it is a false statement that could significantly damage their reputation and is generally considered a defamatory statement per se, meaning it is automatically harmful and does not require additional proof of damage to be actionable in court. 

Key points to remember:
  • Slander is spoken defamation:
    When a false statement damaging someone’s reputation is spoken, it is considered slander. 

  • Defamation per se:
    Certain types of statements, like accusing someone of committing a crime, are considered “defamation per se” because they are inherently harmful and do not require additional proof of damage. 

  • Proof required:
    To successfully sue for slander, you must prove that the statement was false, published to a third party, made with at least a negligent mental state, and caused actual harm to the person’s reputation. 

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Chairman Loudermilk Releases Second January 6, 2021 Report.

Truth about J6.

Chairman Loudermilk Releases Second January 6, 2021 Report. A follow up to the first report. Worth going over.

December 17, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released an interim report on his findings on the events surrounding January 6, 2021, as well as his investigation into the politicization of the January 6th Select Committee. This report outlines criminal recommendations against former Representative Liz Cheney.

TOP FINDINGS:

1. Former Representative Liz Cheney colluded with “star witness” Cassidy Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge.

2. Former Representative Liz Cheney should be investigated for potential criminal witness tampering based on the new information about her communication.

3. Cassidy Hutchinson’s most outrageous claims lacked any evidence, and the Select Committee had knowledge that her claims were false when they publicly promoted her.

  • President Trump did not attack his Secret Service Detail at any time on January 6.
  • President Trump did not have intelligence indicating violence on the morning of January 6.
  • Cassidy Hutchinson falsely claimed to have drafted a handwritten note for President Trump on January 6.
  • Representative Cheney and Cassidy Hutchinson baselessly attempted to disbar Hutchinson’s former attorney.

4. Former Representative Liz Cheney used the January 6 Select Committee as a tool to attack President Trump, at the cost of investigative integrity and Capitol security.

5. The January 6 Select Committee was improperly constituted and lacked authority.

6. The January 6 Select Committee neglected or withheld evidence from its Final Report and deleted voluminous records it should have preserved.

7. The Department of Defense scapegoated the Washington D.C. National Guard to distract blame from senior leadership.

  • Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller dismissed President Trump’s order prior to January 6 to use “any and all” military assets to keep the demonstrations safe.
  • Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy intentionally delayed the D.C. National Guard’s response to the Capitol on January 6, despite authorization.
  • The Department of Defense Inspector General published a flawed report containing fabrications and ignored relevant information.
  • The Department of Defense and the Department of Defense Inspector General knowingly and inaccurately placed blame on D.C. National Guard leadership for the delayed response on January 6.
  • The Department of Defense Inspector General was not responsive to the Subcommittee’s requests and even obstructed the Subcommittee’s investigation.
  • The Subcommittee detected an inappropriately close relationship between the Department of Defense and its watchdog Inspector General.

8. The FBI and Capitol Police both failed to investigate the individuals responsible for building fake gallows on Capitol grounds on January 6.

9. The Subcommittee published more than 44,000 hours of CCTV footage from the Capitol.

10. The Subcommittee conducted an extensive review of the investigation into the two pipe bombs on January 5 and 6, and that report is set to be released within the next few days.

Click here or below to view the full report.

Click here or the image above to view the report.
BACKGROUND:

This interim report reveals that there was not just one single cause for what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6; but it was a series of intelligence, security, and leadership failures at several levels and numerous entities.

Over the course of the 118th Congress, this Subcommittee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses, scoured over millions of pages of documents, analyzed thousands of hours of surveillance videos, listened to hundreds of hours of radio communications, and conducted hearings.

Chairman Loudermilk released his first January 6, 2021 report, “Initial Findings Report” on March 11, 2024 which focused on identifying and reviewing the numerous security failures on and leading up to, January 6, 2021, and reviewed the creation, operation, and claims made by Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Select Committee to investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Click here to view the Initial Findings Report.

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ABC News cry’s Uncle. Agrees to pay Trump 15 million.

Winning is so much fun.

ABC News cry’s Uncle. Agrees to pay Trump 15 million.

President Trump sued ABC and Mr. Stephanopoulos in March, after the anchor asked Representative Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, who has spoken publicly about being raped as a teenager, why she had continued to support Mr. Trump after he was found “liable for rape” in a 2023 civil case in Manhattan.

Under the terms of a settlement revealed on Saturday, ABC News will donate the $15 million to Mr. Trump’s future presidential foundation and museum. The network and its star anchor, George Stephanopoulos, also published a statement saying they “regret” remarks made about Mr. Trump during a televised interview in March.

ABC News, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company, will pay Mr. Trump an additional $1 million for his legal fees.

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Winning. Manchin, Sinema tank Schumer lame-duck effort to secure Dem majority on top labor board.

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Winning. Manchin,Sinema tank Schumer lame-duck effort to secure Dem majority on top labor board.

In a lame duck effort, President Biden and Senate Democrats tried to reconfirm National Labor Relations Board Chair Lauren McFerran, a Democrat, to another five-year term, and thereby solidify a Democratic majority on the board until well into President-elect Trump’s term.

However, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., failed to handicap Trump’s impact on labor and unions for the first two years of his term with the vote, which took place on Wednesday afternoon.

Outgoing Sens. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., dealt their caucus a blow, voting down the test vote.

Chuck Schumer, Lauren McFerran

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., teed up a controversial vote that would have solidified the National Labor Relations Board’s Democratic leadership under Lauren McFerran well into President-elect Trump’s term. (Reuters)

McFerran was not reconfirmed on the floor, despite the Democrats’ effort. Her nomination has been waiting to be considered since August, when Democrats advanced her out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). The Democrats notably have a razor-thin majority of only 51 and making sure all senators are there to vote can often be tricky.

Senators voted 49 to 50 against ending debate and proceeding to a vote on her reconfirmation.

Schumer said in a statement following the failed cloture vote: “It is deeply disappointing, a direct attack on working people, and incredibly troubling that this highly qualified nominee — with a proven track record of protecting worker rights — did not have the votes.”

A point of frustration for Republicans was the fact that HELP Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., denied a request from his counterpart, ranking member Bill Cassidy, R-La., to hold a public hearing on McFerran before advancing her.

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

“This NLRB seat should be filled by President Trump and the new incoming Senate. Not a historically unpopular president and a Senate Democrat Majority that has lost its mandate to govern,” Cassidy said in a statement. “I am glad the Senate rejected Democrats’ partisan attempt to deny President Trump the opportunity to choose his own nominees and enact a pro-America, pro-worker agenda with the mandate he has from the American people.”

Schumer filed cloture on her nomination on Monday, setting up a vote on Wednesday. In floor remarks, the New York Democrat did not acknowledge the lame-duck nature of the vote, telling his colleagues, “If you truly care about working families, if you care about fixing income inequality in America, then you should be in favor of advancing today’s NLRB nominees. You can’t say you are for working families, then go and vote no today, because the NLRB protects workers from mistreatment on the job, and from overreaching employers.”

Sen. Bill Cassidy

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., attends a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 5, 2022. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

In his own remarks, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said, “The NLRB member who’s held primary responsibility for executing on the Biden-Big Labor agenda is its chair, Lauren McFerran. And she’s up for confirmation to another term.”

He added, “This is to say nothing of the fact that her confirmation would give a lame-duck president control of an independent board well into his successor’s term!”

A source familiar with the vote told Fox News Digital that Vice President-elect JD Vance flew to D.C. from Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday morning to vote to block McFerran.

Since McFerran was not reconfirmed, the position will be Trump’s to fill.

Trump’s transition team did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital.

Turning Point USA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk sounded the alarm bell on Schumer and Biden’s effort on Monday, writing on X, “EMERGENCY: Chuck Schumer is trying to ram through Dem activist Lauren McFerran for another term chairing the National Labor Relations Board—a very big deal. If successful, we will have a Dem Chair of the NLRB for the first 2 YEARS of Trump’s Presidency. We need every GOP Senator to show up and block her!”

Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.

 

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Of course it should take California 30 days to count ballots. 10 million undocumented.

Counting all 10 million.

Of course it should take California 30 days to count ballots. 10 million undocumented.

When you add in all of the undocumented, California has over 50 million people. At least 10 million of the undocumented are of voting age.

Being that California allows ballots to come in seven days after election day, of course folks will wonder if there’s fraud. Also when you send up to 5 ballots to the same house and you have a thousand people who use the same apartment number, you tell me that doesn’t make you wonder?

The Federal government needs to take over the elections in California.

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Dershowitz, Biden Should Pardon Trump.

Pardon all the non violent J6.

Dershowitz, Biden Should Pardon Trump. Below is a reprint from Newsmax.

By Mark Swanson.

Constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Monday that President Joe Biden, using the same principle he applied in pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, should pardon President-elect Donald Trump as well as nonviolent Jan. 6, 2021, offenders to “send a message of equality.”

If the president doesn’t do it, if his sweeping pardon of his son “becomes a one-off,” Dershowitz predicted “history will look very, very negatively upon him.”

Dershowitz joined “Finnerty” to say that the principle the president applied to his son is a correct one: “that you don’t have selective prosecution.”

“Now, what Hunter Biden did was criminal, whereas what Donald Trump did, certainly in New York, was not criminal. But in both cases, they would never have been prosecuted if their names were ‘Smith’ rather than Biden and Trump,” Dershowitz said.

“And to be consistent with [Biden’s] principles, I think that Trump should be pardoned. I think that the Jan. 6 nonviolent offenders should be pardoned.”

Dershowitz pointed out that any President Biden pardon of Trump would largely by symbolic but important nonetheless.

“He can’t pardon [Trump] for New York, which is the worst abuse of the legal system I’ve seen in 60 years of practicing law,” Dershowitz said of the business records case brought by the state, for which Trump was found guilty on 34 counts.

“But he could pardon him from the Florida case and from the D.C. case, even though those are not going to be tried while he’s president,” Dershowitz said of the two federal cases.

“Still, it would send a message of equality, one that says, look, this is not just a father pardoning a son. This is a man, a principled president, applying a standard across the board, saying that people shouldn’t be prosecuted based on their convictions, based on their political views, on their partisan affiliations,” he told host Rob Finnerty.

“Will he do that? I’m not sure.”

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Will we ever see an end to Gerrymandering? Not as long as Democrats are in control.

Legal Gerrymandering Redistricting Georgia © Jeff Amy / AP

Will we ever see an end to Gerrymandering? Not as long as Democrats are in control.

States like New York, Illinois, Maryland, and California live by Gerrymandering. And it’s not changing soon. Worst is California,

California has what’s called a California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CCRC). Something they tried in Ohio, but the voters were too smart to go that route. Tell me what you noticed about how the California Commission works.

According to the state constitution, the first eight commissioners are selected by a panel of three independent officials from the state auditor’s office. (What party is the auditor?) That panel narrows down applications to 120 — 40 Democrats, 40 Republicans and 40 registered with no party preference — and then down to 60 applicants, 20 from each subpool. Then, the Legislature gets to remove as many as 24 names from the list (eight from each subpool). (Who controls the legislature?) Finally, the auditor randomly draws eight names. These first eight commissioners then select the final six members by selecting two from each subpool.

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And another comes to kiss the ring. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

Kissing the royal ring.

And another comes to kiss the ring. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

So the ass kissing continues. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is the latest to come and ask for forgiveness for all the nastiness that was said. I wonder if the Tariffs had anything to do with it?

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Yes Virginia, I can see why some are calling this the most Liberal Republican Cabinet.

Trump supporters congregate Thursday near Mar-a-Lago, where he's living while he picks his administration. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Yes Virginia, I can see why some are calling this the most Liberal Republican Cabinet. Yes we see that this isn’t your everyday Republicans Trump chose. But neither is Trump. But this is what we get when 25-35 million Evangelicals stayed home.

President Trump put a call out to all. Whites, Blacks, Latinos, Women, and Evangelicals. Evangelicals said not interested. We’ll sit on the sidelines and complain. See below few of the controversials.