Commentary
Believe it or not, there’s political news aside from the presidential campaigns of President Biden and former President Trump.
But their names are often woven in to non-campaign events, like the weekly polling of Rasmussen Reports, where we learned that two thirds of American voters view the situation along the southern border should be called an “invasion.”
Those responding also believe that inflation remains a very serious problem, as economic confidence decreased to 97.6 in last month’s index, indicating inflation is expected to impact the presidential election.
The report also revealed that most voters believe Biden has done a poor job of keeping his 2020 promise of uniting Americans. In addition, just 32 percent of likely voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
Kudos
I’ve got to hand it to hand it to Tom Fitton and his staff at Judicial Watch in Washington DC for their continued ferocity in bringing daylight to events the politicized Department of Justice would prefer to fade away,
Judicial Watch is the non-partisan, but conservative, American educational foundation promoting transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics, and law.
Fitton keeps the membership apprised of the organization’s activities through Verdict, it’s monthly newsletter.
In the April edition, three JW lawsuits on vital topics were covered, including one citing the open records act in Georgia’s Fulton County seeking details of Fani Willis’ controversial hiring of special prosecutor Nathan Wade to pursue unprecedented criminal investigations and prosecutions against former President Trump.
JW filed two Freedom of information lawsuits against the Department of Defense, including one seeking documents regarding a key Biden staffer allegedly involved in the handling of Biden’s materials at Penn Biden Center, and another seeking reports submitted by a military officer to his superiors regarding an alleged conversation around January 2017 between CIA analysts Eric Ciaramella and Sean Misko about trying to “get rid” of then President Trump.
Finally, JW reported that in the past two fiscal years, the Biden administration has spent an astonishing $20 billion rolling out the welcome mat to accommodate, transport and provide a multitude of services upon the illegal arrivals in the United States.
The organization’s source for the information was a report published by the nonprofit organization, OpentheBooks, indicating that Health and Human Services was behind most of the spending.
Sununu Back on Board
Sort of. Appearing on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, New Hampshire’s Republican Gov. Chris Sununu defended his position of backing former President Trump after previously opposing him while campaigning for Nikki Haley.
After pressing the governor on whether he would support Trump even if convicted of one of the crimes for which he’s been indicted, Stephanopoulos continued, “So just to sum up, you would support him for president even if he was convicted in classified documents. You would support him for president even though you believe he contributed to an insurrection. You support him for president even though you believe he lying about the last election. You would support hm for president even if he’ convicted in the Manhattan case. I just want to say, the answer to that is yes, correct?”
“Yeah, me and 51 percent of America,” Sununu responded.
January 6 Prosecutions
The Supreme Court will hear a case today that could have major implications for hundreds of January 6 defendants, as well as Special Counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Trump,” the Daily Caller reports.
The case, Fischer v. United States, asks the Court to weigh the scope of an obstruction statute, Section 1512(c)(2), which penalizes anyone who corruptly “obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding” with up to 20 years in prison.
Fischer claims that his prosecution under the law is an “unprecedented expansion” of the statute. He has stated that he was in the Capitol for less than four minutes after Congress had already recessed, and was not part of a mob seeking to stop the electoral certification.
Should the Court agree with Fischer, it could impact hundreds of defendants charged with a felony. Over 350 defendants have been charged with a charge similar to that against Fischer.
The Fischer case could also jeopardize the Trump presidential immunity case the Court will also weigh this month.
Stay tuned.
May God continue to bless the United States.
