Adviser: Trump was not affected by the Twitter Facebook block, he is happier
The Trumps are pictured on the South Lawn of the White House on Dec. 23, 2020.
Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, said he is happier now that Trump is not using Twitter or other social media.
Miller told Britain’s Sunday Times, “The president has said he feels happier now than he has in a while.”
Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms permanently halted Trump’s account after the Capitol riots last month. Critics have condemned the censorship of Trump by these big tech giants and say it will have a chilling effect on free speech.
Miller told The Sunday Times that Trump said it was actually good to stay off social media and out of the way of hate speech. “The First Lady (Melania) agrees with that. She said she likes it. He’s (Trump) much happier and having a much happier Time.”
On the eve of impeachment, Trump’s lawyers issued a 78-page brief denouncing the political drama
U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured leaving Texas on Jan. 12, 2021.
Former President Donald Trump’s defense team filed a brief Feb. 8 calling the impeachment trial political theater and the House Democrats’ “rabid hatred” of Trump, who is already a private citizen, suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.
The 78-page brief is the most comprehensive defense provided by the Trump defense team to date. It was also put up in Trump’s post-presidential office.
The U.S. Congress will begin its second impeachment trial against former President Trump on Tuesday (Feb. 9). Trump’s lawyers on Monday again reiterated the two main arguments against impeachment – that the Senate has no jurisdiction to convict the former president, while the articles of impeachment violate Trump’s right to free speech, and furthermore, that the House impeachment delegates’ allegations are false.
They again called on House Democrats to withdraw the articles of impeachment, but were rejected, as expected. House impeachment representatives accused Trump of “high crimes and misdemeanors” for inciting a mob to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6.
But the impeachment delegates’ brief appears to be selective in quoting testimony against Trump. Trump defense attorneys also revealed this in their brief. They said House Democrats were “purely deceptive” and that “they cherry-picked (Trump’s speech)” to quickly and ominously support impeachment charges.
Trump’s lawyers recapped his full public speech, in which he told the crowd to “make your voices heard peacefully and patriotically” and put the phrase in bold at least three times.
They said the House impeachment representatives’ claim that Trump incited violence was “simply absurd” because what Trump said in his speech “speaks for itself.
Bipartisan agreement on impeachment proceedings, Trump issues statement
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Former President Trump’s office said in a statement Monday (Feb. 8) that Trump and his legal team, were satisfied that Senate Republicans and Democrats, were able to reach an agreement on the upcoming impeachment trial proceedings.
“We thank the Senate Republican leadership for their unwavering support for due process and for ensuring a process that is consistent with past precedent,” the statement said. “This trial process will provide us with an opportunity to explain to Senators why an impeachment trial of an ordinary citizen is absurd and unconstitutional.”
The announcement comes after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that the Senate had reached a bipartisan agreement on how the impeachment trial would proceed the day before the impeachment proceedings were scheduled to begin.
Schumer said Monday, “All parties have agreed to follow a process that will ensure a fair and impartial impeachment trial of the former president in the Senate.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has reached an agreement with the House Democratic impeachment manager and Trump’s lawyers.
The agreement agrees that the impeachment trial against Trump will begin with a four-hour debate on whether the impeachment proceedings should be dismissed.
U.S. Senate Republican IV announces he will not be re-elected, supports Trump as candidate
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama (Republican, pictured center)
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama (R-Ala.) said Monday (Feb. 8) that he will not seek re-election in 2022.
Shelby is the fourth-ranking Republican senator in the Senate and is 86 years old. Shelby is a Trump supporter in the Senate, supporting him on matters such as the U.S.-Mexico border wall injection.
Before that, Republican Senators Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Rob Portman of Ohio said they would retire at the end of their current terms, and Republican Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina said he would not run for re-election.
Rep. Mo Brooks (R) of Alabama is seen as a potential candidate. Brooks has been actively fighting for electoral integrity in the House.
Republicans have 20 Senate seats to run for in the 2022 midterm elections, and Democrats have 14.
Trump Calls Secretary of State to Discuss Election Lawsuit Investigated by Joe State
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured at the White House.
The Georgia Secretary of State’s office launched an investigation Monday (Feb. 8) into a phone call between former President Trump and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. The call came as Trump and his lawyers tried to settle two election lawsuits.
Reuters was the first to report the news. The report noted that the secretary of state’s office received a complaint from George Washington University law professor and legal activist John Banzhaf and two Democratic lawmakers that Trump may have interfered in the U.S. election.
The investigation, which will focus on an hour-long phone call between Trump, Raffensperger and their attorneys on Jan. 2. Trump spoke about the lawsuits and said, “I just want to find 11,780 votes,” referring to the number of extra votes President Joe Biden (R) received in the state. Trump added in the conference call, “We won by hundreds of thousands of votes.” However, Raffensperger’s team repeatedly disputed that claim.
Raffensperger later admitted that it was his office that called The Washington Post and leaked the conversation to the press.
On Jan. 7, the Trump legal team voluntarily withdrew the case on the grounds of an “out-of-court settlement agreement.
Democrats push bill with major implications for 2022 congressional elections
The Washington Post reports that they have obtained a 22-page bill, Voice of Hope reports. The bill will be introduced on Monday (Feb. 8). Under the plan, families with children under age 6 would receive $3,600 per child from the IRS; families with older children would receive $3,000 per child. The exact amount depends on the Family‘s income last year.
The WaPo said the legislation is so important to Democrats that its success or failure could have an impact on the 2022 congressional elections, as it could affect many families. The bill is expected to be resisted by Republicans.
According to the New York Times, some Democrats want to make the legislation permanent. But Republicans are more concerned that the move will add to the nation’s debt burden and are prepared to challenge the legislation.
Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said, “Larry Summers is a liberal Democrat …… who favors big government spending. Even he says this time that it’s too much.”
Biden not boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics; Canada warns athletes to be careful what they say
Photo: A scene from the Beijing Yanqing venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 5, 2021.
A coalition of human rights organizations has called on democratic governments around the world to boycott the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as more and more evidence reveals that the Chinese Communist Party has committed genocide against the Uighur people in Xinjiang. U.S. Senate Republicans have also drafted a measure calling for the Winter Olympics to be held in other countries. But the Biden Administration and Canada have disappointed many with their approach.
Last Tuesday (2), a coalition of 150 human rights groups issued a public call for a worldwide boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to ensure that the Chinese Communist government’s appalling human rights abuses and crackdown on dissidents are not indulged.
In a statement, the groups wrote that “China’s human rights record has not only failed to improve, but its human rights abuses have increased dramatically as it goes unchallenged.
According to Reuters, Hidetoshi Ishii, vice president of the Free Indo-Pacific Alliance, one of the groups in the coalition, emphasized that support from Washington would send a strong message that the Communist Party’s atrocities are unacceptable The support from Washington will send a strong message that the CCP’s atrocities are unacceptable.
Ishii said, “This is not something that only Japan can do, so we want the international community to act together, and we want the new Biden administration to join us.”
As Reuters notes, however, there is no evidence that Biden would support such a boycott. White House press secretary Jen Psaki has made her refusal clear. She said last Wednesday that the Biden administration currently has no plans to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Canada has followed Biden’s lead and is preparing to send athletes to Beijing, and their Olympic committee has warned athletes in advance not to say anything “controversial” that might upset the Chinese Communist Party.
U.S. Justice Department moves to tell 56 prosecutors nationwide to leave
The Wall Street Journal reported that officials with knowledge of the matter revealed that acting Attorney General Wilkinson (Monty Wilkinson) intends to call for the resignation of federal prosecutors appointed by former President Trump (Donald Trump) to remain in office. Right now the Biden administration is working to build their own Justice Department team.
The Justice Department official said the resignation request applies to 56 federal prosecutors, but they are not expected to leave immediately. The two officials revealed that Justice Department officials have scheduled a conference call with federal prosecutors on Tuesday to discuss related handover issues.
Trump appears in new Donald Jr. video: We’re not done yet
Donald Trump, Jr. (left) is pictured greeting his father, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during a town hall debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 9, 2016.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s son Donald Jr. said recently that Trump and his team are continuing their actions to protect American interests.
In an article published Monday (Feb. 8) on the U.S. conservative website ConvervativeBrief, Donald Jr. described Trump’s actions as “a movement of the people …… against the elite.
In a video posted on his social media Facebook account on Feb. 4 with the caption “This is the next step in our amazing movement,” Donald Jr. told supporters, “Wanted everyone to know that we’re not done.
He then shared a video clip of Trump playing golf last month, in which he walks off the golf course while telling supporters who came to thank him, “We’re not done yet.”
Donald Jr. said his father Trump’s statement was actually accurate. “The reality is this campaign is not over. All the blood, sweat and tears that you put in are well preserved. And you guys have seen that. I mean, this really is a movement of the people, a movement against the establishment, a movement against the elite.”
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