Federal Judge Obama Appointed Strikes Down His Fast and Furious Executive Privilege Claim

On a tip from Ed Kilbane

 I believe there was like 1,800 guns that “walked’. "Stedman's" recklessness got two border patrol agents killed. How many others have died? When it comes to death by gun his antics no doubt caused more deaths than in Chiraq. Funny, Barry likes to pontificate on expanded background checks to get a gun but when it comes to "Holder's guns" he wants to keep a lid on it.

From what I understand, a president cannot use executive privilege to cover up a crime. Unless your name is BHO.

Breaking story today.

Rifle capable of taking down helicopter found at 'El Chapo' hideout purchased through Fast and Furious program

I have a tendency to get excited about these kinds of stories. Then reality sets in (crime vs punishment). Of the multitude of scandals originating in this administration, no one is ever charged, prosecuted, and found guilty.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

 Katie Pavlich 

After significant deliberation U.S. District Judge Amy Berman has struck down Obama's assertion of executive privilege over documents pertaining to Operation Fast and Furious, the Department of Justice program that allowed the sale and trafficking of thousands of weapons to violent Mexican drug cartels. Berman was appointed to the Court by President Obama in 2011. POLITICO has the details: 

U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled Tuesday that the Justice Department's public disclosures about its response to the so-called "gun walking" controversy undercut Obama's executive privilege claim.

The standoff over the records led to a House vote in 2012 holding then-Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over the records. The House later initiated a lawsuit to try to force disclosure of the files.

Jackson left open the possibility that some of the records could be held back from Congress because they contain sensitive information on law enforcement techniques or implicate foreign policy concerns.

President Obama asserted executive privilege over thousands of documents after former Attorney General Eric Holder refused to turn over them over to Congress in June 2012 and just hours before the House Oversight Committee voted to hold Holder in contempt. This is what I wrote at the time just prior to the vote on Capitol Hill: 

Just 15 minutes before the House Oversight Committee vote against Attorney General Eric Holder is set to take place, the Department of Justice has asked the White House to assert Executive Privilege for all Operation Fast and Furious documents according to Chairman Issa's press secretary Becca Watkins. Regardless, the vote will move forward. If President Obama decides to invoke executive privilege, it is an indication that President Obama was involved in Operation Fast and Furious, which he has boldly denied. President Obama said as early as last week he stood with "full faith and confidence" next to Attorney General in his handling of the Fast and Furious scandal. 

President Obama granted the executive privilege request despite claiming to know nothing about Operation Fast and Furious when it was active from 2009-2010. 

Holder was later held in civil and criminal contempt of Congress by Republicans and Democrats in the House for failing to cooperate with a congressional investigation and for refusing to turn over requested documentation. 

The next step here is the Justice Department to turning over the disputed documentation to Congress unless of course the White House appeals the decision. 

Federal Judge Obama Appointed Strikes Down His Fast and Furious Executive Privilege Claim

"I'm supporting Trump" barely left her lips...

Doesn't take them long.

 Sarah Palin's Son Arrested for Punching and Kicking Girlfriend, Police Say 

 Sarah Palin 's son was arrested last night in a domestic violence  incident, police said, one day before the former Republican vice presidential candidate endorsed Donald Trump  for president. 

 Track Palin, 26, was arrested in Wasilla, Alaska  late Monday and charged with three misdemeanors, including assault, interference with the reporting of a domestic violence crime and weapons possession while intoxicated, according to Alaska court records. 

 The Wasilla Police Department alleged in a statement that Palin "had committed a domestic violence assault on a female" Monday night. 

 According to the criminal complaint, Palin allegedly punched and kicked his girlfriend before she says she thought he might shoot himself. 

Investigators said that Palin appeared intoxicated and allegedly threw her phone, possibly breaking it, the complaint said. 

 His bail was set at $1,500. It is unclear whether he has been released on bail, or entered a plea. 

 U.S. Sen. John McCain  (R-Arizona) selected Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate during his 2008 run for the White House. 

 No attorney was listed in court records and a Palin family lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"I'm supporting Trump" barely left her lips...

Report: Pentagon Might Demote Retired General David Petraeus

Well well well...things are not looking good for Petraeus. So if he's the gold standard by which all others are judged can we interpret Killary will be removed as a presidential candidate relegated to mopping the floors with Susan Smith at Leath Correctional Institution? 

Now would be a great time for another concussion.

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The Pentagon is looking for generals to punish. According to insiders, that may involve retroactively punishing retired Army Gen. David Petraeus with a demotion for leaking classified information to his biographer.

Three different sources reportedly spoke to The Daily Beast regarding Petraeus as a potential target for discipline. What this means is that Defense Secretary Ash Carter may soon go against an early decision by the Army and reduce Petraeus’ rank.

A demotion would carry major consequences. First, Petraeus would lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in future pay and be forced to pay back part of his pension and benefits he received while being a retired four-star general. Second, it would further tarnish his reputation in the public eye. But since Petraeus is already living a comfortable lifestyle, the blow to his reputation is likely to be much more severe and impactful, as the military only very rarely considers demotions for four-star generals.

“The Department of the Army is still in the process of providing the Secretary with information relevant to former‎ Secretary McHugh’s recommendation,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told The Daily Beast. “Once the Secretary‎ has an opportunity to consider this information, he will make his decision about next steps, if any, in this matter.”

Still, the matter is not finalized. Carter may come to a separate decision which allows Petraeus to keep his current rank, or he may simply defer to the Army’s take on the matter.

Reconsidering Petraeus’ record comes at a time when the Federal Bureau of Investigation has provided the Army with new information about his poor handling of classified information. This is now reemerging almost four years after the scandal took place with his biographer and mistress Paula Broadwell. Petraeus had reportedly handed over eight notebooks containing classified information to Broadwell without clearing them for sensitive details first. After receiving questioning, Petraeus lied to investigators. Of course, the FBI soon found out the lies. He pled guilty in 2015 to a misdemeanor, at which point he accepted a two-year probation, avoided prison and paid a fine of $100,000.

“Today marks the end of a two-and-a-half-year ordeal,” Petraeus said after his sentencing, according to CNN. “I now look forward to moving on with the next phase of my life.”

That next phase may involve the Pentagon bringing old skeletons out of the closet.

Report: Pentagon Might Demote Retired General David Petraeus

Robin Leach on banning Trump from entering UK

Listen to this video carefully. If Leach is correct Brits can join ISIS and still return to the UK... yet they're thinking about banning Trump! They are the

"Neville Chamberlain's" of their time who fear Muslims so much they believe making peace by appeasing terrorism is the right way to go.

Truly a sorry state of affairs. They probably arrived at the fallacy listening to Barry. 

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Robin Leach on banning Trump from entering UK

Linda Tripp reveals Bill Clinton had other affairs including a SECOND White House staffer – and Monica Lewinsky's life was in danger

I'm sure a lot of this is BS. Bill's sex drive was so rampant, and so long lasting, the number of women at the WH now stands at 'thousands' of women'?  

What struck me the most in this piece was Linda Tripp. This was her back in the day.  

Check her out now! She most certainly has gone under the knife.

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The woman who exposed Bill Clinton's affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, leading to his impeachment by the House in 1998, went public with a radio interview on Sunday harshly critical of both Clintons during his eight-year presidency.

Linda Tripp, the one-time confidante of Lewinsky who secretly taped her phone conversations and turned them over to a federal prosecutor, said the former president had affairs with 'thousands' of women' - and that the former first lady knew about them.

Tripp also said she went public about the Lewinsky-Clinton affair to save her life, as she was worried at the time that she was in danger.

Tripp made the comments in an interview with investigative radio reporter Aaron Klein on Sunday. In the interview, she also said the president had an ongoing affair with another staffer at the same time as Lewinsky.

Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, shown here in New York City in October, had an affair with President Bill Clinton in the 1990s that eventually led to Clinton's impeachment by the House

I didn't recognize her. Linda Tripp, shown here in an undated photo, slammed the Clinton family in a radio interview on Sunday

Linda Tripp on meeting Monica Lewinsky for the first time.

The former first lady not only knew about her husband's misbehavior, 'She made it her personal mission to disseminate information and destroy the women with whom he dallied,' Tripp said.

("dallied"...Interesting choice of words)

Tripp said Clinton is inappropriately presenting herself as 'a champion of women’s rights worldwide in a global fashion, and yet all of the women she has destroyed over the years to ensure her political viability continues is sickening to me.'

Under questioning by Klein, Tripp said she turned tapes of her conversations with Lewinsky over to independent counsel Kenneth Starr because Lewinsky was threatening Clinton with exposing the affair, putting her and Tripp's lives in danger.

(Probably heard about Vince Foster)

'I say today and I will continue to say that I believe Monica Lewinsky is alive today because of choices I made and action I took,' Tripp told Klein.

Linda Tripp reveals Bill Clinton had other affairs including a SECOND White House staffer – and Monica Lewinsky's life was in danger