Graham’s killer: Congressional incident is a premeditated attack, FBI can testify
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (Lindsey Graham) has warned Democrats that the farce of the trial (impeachment of former President Trump case) should be ended as soon as possible, otherwise Trump will ask the FBI to be present to confirm that the congressional incident was a premeditated attack, unrelated to Trump’s speech that day.
On Monday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Republican Congressman Graham had cautioned his fellow Senate Democrats to end the impeachment trial as soon as possible. He warned that if Democrats called witnesses during the impeachment trial, then Republicans might ask the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to testify there, which would certainly prolong the impeachment trial.
In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Graham said Republicans will want the FBI to intervene in the impeachment case if Democrats are determined to find trouble.
“We’re going to want to let the FBI tell us how people premeditated this attack and what exactly went wrong with the security of the Capitol.” Graham said, “If you call a witness, then you open Pandora’s box.”
According to media reports since Jan. 6, many of the suspects in the Capitol incident who have been apprehended by the FBI alone are anti-Trumpers, including members of the far-left groups Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Antifa.
Mayorkas, who “disregards the rule of law and embraces the Chinese Communist Party,” confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of Homeland Security
On February 2, Alejandro Mayorkas (D-CA), a Biden nominee, was elected Secretary of Homeland Security. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) argued that Mayorkas “disregards the rule of law and embraces the Chinese Communist Party.
Mayorkas, the sixth Biden Cabinet nominee to be confirmed by the Senate, becomes the first Latino immigrant to lead the Department of Homeland Security. He previously served as deputy secretary of homeland security in the Obama administration and as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
In the days leading up to Mayorkas’ confirmation, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) vigorously called on senators to oppose the nomination because of Mayorkas’ apparent “disregard for the rule of law and embrace of the Chinese Communist Party.
In a tweet, Cruz shared a letter to his congressional colleagues outlining what he considers to be a “litany of ethical, legal and policy failures” in his past public service.
Cruz said those failures include “abusing his power to provide special treatment from the government to benefit well-connected Democrats and securing EB-5 visas for senior officials at huawei.” He added that Huawei is “a global spying operation by the Chinese Communist Party disguised as a technology company.
“Mr. Mayorkas has repeatedly demonstrated a disregard for the rule of law.” In his letter, Cruz noted that in 2015 the inspector general provided an “extensive and egregious” report on his actions during his tenure as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Cruz said the report had “exposed his misconduct as USCIS director.”
The report investigates how Mayorkas interfered with the EB-5 visa program process for wealthy investors in a questionable manner. According to the Washington Post, it ultimately concluded that Mayorkas did not violate the law, but created signs of “special access.
Cruz emphasized that Mayorkas did not have any Republican support in the Senate when he was confirmed in 2013.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday in a speech against the confirmation that he believes Mayorkas “should not be confirmed by the Senate as the leader of Homeland Security.
McConnell added that “frankly, his record portends that even a lesser position should not be confirmed.”
Another Biden Cabinet pick who appears to face serious obstacles is former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who was nominated by Biden on Dec. 7, 2020, to be secretary of the Department of health and Human Services (HHS).
Senate Republicans strongly opposed Becerra’s confirmation because of his lack of experience in public health and longtime support for federal funding of voluntary abortion (abortion-on-demand).
A confirmation hearing for Becerra has not yet been scheduled. Senator Mike Braun (R-UT) urged Biden to withdraw his nomination.
New Defense Secretary Austin Removes Hundreds of Advisers at Defense Department as Trump Pick Is Removed
On Feb. 1, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the firing of hundreds of members of the Pentagon Advisory Board, a move expected to affect a series of appointees made in the final days of the former President Trump Administration.
Austin said in the memo that all members of the Pentagon’s 31 advisory committees will be fired effective Feb. 16; at the same Time, the memo also lists 40 advisory committees that will undergo a “zero-based review,” meaning the Defense Department will conduct an in-depth operational review of each of the sponsored advisory committees. Each sponsored advisory board will be subject to an in-depth business case investigation and will be required to show proof of continued operation or face dissolution or dismissal of its members.
The deadline for DoD to complete a “zero-based review” of each committee ranges from Feb. 26 to April 30, according to the memo.
Austin said, “This is an interim step, and I am directing that all advisory committees be immediately suspended until the review is completed, unless otherwise directed by myself or the Under Secretary of Defense.”
DOD advisory committees date back to at least the 1950s and were designed to be bipartisan and to provide input to Pentagon leaders on possible policies. Although advisory board members are not Pentagon employees, they hold coveted positions and have some influence over DoD leadership.
Biden DOJ Drops Charges in Yale Admissions Discrimination Case Against Asians and Whites
The Justice Department sent a notification letter to Yale University in August 2020 informing the university that the government intended to file a lawsuit. Eric Dreiband, the assistant attorney general in charge of the civil rights division at the time, said investigators found that Yale had systematically favored and illegally disadvantaged Asian-American and white applicants.
Apollo.com commentator Wang Dukran said Asian-Americans are well aware of the reverse discrimination in Yale admissions and have been trying to get the next generation a normal Education, but the left is in power to hold on to the reverse discrimination to the end.
In a surprising move, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a notice to a federal court on Feb. 3 that it was dropping an admissions discrimination lawsuit it had filed only a few months earlier.
In a terse notice, the DOJ described its decision as a voluntary withdrawal of the lawsuit the department filed last October after a two-year investigation.
Rep. Greene “Learns a Lesson” by Apologizing for Inappropriate QAnon Comments
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Texas) apologized for her controversial past comments and her endorsement of QAnon conspiracy theories during a heated closed-door Republican meeting, where she received a standing ovation from some of her colleagues.
The Hill newspaper quoted two sources present as saying Green told her colleagues that her curiosity about conspiracy theories was a mistake and that she had told her children that she had learned a lesson about what to put on social media.
She denied that she knew anything about Jewish space lasers (QAnon believes that the 2018 California fires were sparked by a space laser controlled by a Jewish Family) and tried to explain that she had said it was inappropriate to say that the school shooting was a prank when she herself had experienced a school shooting firsthand.
Green also said that while she apologized, she believed that nothing she said herself would be enough to satisfy the media or Democrats.
At the end of her remarks, some caucus members stood and applauded.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) statement Wednesday unequivocally condemned Green’s inappropriate comments before he became a House member, but declined to take disciplinary action against Green.
McCarthy and members of the Republican caucus met with Green on Tuesday (2), and during the meeting, McCarthy told members he did not want to remove Green from her committee seat, according to a source present.
Several media outlets previously dug up past comments by Greene on social media supporting QAnon conspiracy theories.
The reports have led many Republicans to criticize Greene and have allowed Democrats to find a way to put further pressure on Republicans. At one point, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) crossed out McCarthy’s Republican leadership (GOP) in an official statement and replaced it with QAnon.
Democrats have tried to tie the Republican Party to Greene and the most ridiculous statements Greene has ever made. Pelosi’s office released a blistering statement earlier Wednesday mocking McCarthy for being cowardly and suggesting he was the QAnon leader.
Democrats want to squeeze Biden’s Green out of committee
The House is scheduled to vote Feb. 4 on whether to strip Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) of her membership on two committees.
A senior Democrat said the newly elected congresswoman should be stripped of her House committee membership because of her public online support for “conspiracy theories” and other comments she has made.
Green said on Feb. 3 that Democrats are running a “Mob cancel campaign” and said the mainstream media has refused to cover her rebuttal.
She wrote, “Their goal is to destroy Republicans, your jobs, our economy, your children’s education and lives, steal our freedoms, and erase what God created.”
Parler CEO John Martz Announces Firing
Parler co-founder and CEO John Matze is pictured in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2019.
Parler CEO John Matze announced Wednesday evening that he has been relieved of his duties as the company’s chief executive officer.
Matze said Parler’s board decided to terminate his position on Jan. 29, adding that he was not involved in the decision.
Parler’s board is controlled by Rebekah Mercer, daughter of hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer. In a memo obtained, Martz said, “I am aware that those individuals who now control the company have made a number of communications to employees and other third parties that, unfortunately, have created confusion and prompted me to make this public statement.”
Maz added, “Over the past several months, I have faced constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in freedom of expression, and my views on how Parler should be managed. For example, I have advocated for more product stability and what I believe to be a more effective approach to content moderation.” “I have put in countless hours and fought a constant battle over the past few weeks to get Parler’s website up and running, but at this point, Parler’s future is no longer in my hands.”
He plans to take a few weeks off. “After that, I’ll look for a new opportunity, a place that needs and respects my technical acumen, my vision, and the causes I’m passionate about.”
Biden refuses to commit to Huawei sanctions, GOP lawmakers call for blocking Commerce secretary appointment
Despite repeated pressure from the Republican Party, the Biden Administration has only acknowledged that Huawei “poses a threat” to the United States and its allies, and has not yet committed to continuing sanctions against Huawei. In response, several Republican lawmakers have called for the suspension of the confirmation of Biden’s nominee for commerce secretary to continue to pressure the White House.
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday (Feb. 3) is expected to vote on the confirmation of Biden’s nominee for commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined 20 House members in calling on the Senate to suspend the confirmation process for Raimondo until the Biden administration clarifies its position on Huawei.
Last week, Raimondo said during his nominee confirmation hearing that he would “take a firm position” on Beijing. But when asked whether to keep Huawei on the Commerce Department’s list of entities, she did not immediately state her position.
Previously, the Trump administration took a series of restrictions on telecom giant Huawei, which has a Communist Party military background, for national security reasons, and placed it on the Commerce Department’s entity list in 2019 to prevent the company from obtaining key technologies and products from the United States.
Fearless, Hawley alone voted against all six of Biden’s cabinet members
After Biden took office, six of his cabinet nominees have been passed in the U.S. Senate, but Sen. However, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Texas) voted against all six, and was the only senator in the Senate to oppose all six members.
Senator Hawley, a Republican representing Missouri, and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, who voted against them, are supporters of the “climate crisis” and active proponents of the Paris Climate Accord and the Democratic Party’s extreme “Green New Deal” policies, according to a China Compilation.
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, whom Hawley voted against, is a supporter of open borders policies and opposes President Trump’s border wall construction. Senior Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accused Mayorkas of “disregarding the rule of law and embracing the Chinese Communist Party. Mayorkas was exposed as having abused his power to secure EB-5 visas for executives of the Chinese Communist spy company Huawei when he was formerly immigration director.
Defense Secretary Austin received the most votes in the Senate for a Biden nominee, 93 to 2. The two dissenting votes were cast by Senator Hawley and Senator Mike Lee of Utah. The two dissenting votes were cast by Senator Hawley and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).
Austin is a retired four-star general who commanded U.S. forces in the war in Iraq. Senator Hawley believes that the Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat to the United States and that Austin’s knowledge of the Chinese Communist threat and experience in Indo-Pacific affairs is insufficient.
Treasury Secretary Yellen has a conflict of interest with Wall Street, having received more than $7.2 million in speaking fees paid to her by large corporations over the past two years.
Secretary of State John Blinken previously founded WestExec Advisors, a consulting firm that helps U.S. universities raise money from China without interfering with requests for funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has been spot-on in his criticism, saying, “America is not going to be stronger or more secure if its foreign policy and national security apparatus is led by people who just got paid to help U.S. companies do business with the Chinese Communist Party.”
Haynes, the director of national intelligence, was previously employed by WestExec Advisors, Blinken’s consulting firm. Haynes ran an independent bookstore before his early career in politics, and one of its selling points was erotic readings.
Arizona also files suit to lift immigration freeze
Following the lead of Texas, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a lawsuit Feb. 3 against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), arguing that the 100-day immigration freeze is illegal and seeking to have it lifted.
Brnovich announced the lawsuit on Twitter Wednesday night, saying the policy “puts Arizona’s public safety at risk.
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