Adam Schiff Says If Trump Pardons Michael Flynn He'd Be 'Acting Like An Organized Crime Figure'

Maybe that bug-eyed bastard should check this!

Out of the last 4 which one's record resembles 'Al Capone' the most? Hint like Al he's a product of Chicago. 

Oh...and let's not forget Lady Boy.

He/she/it was sentenced to 35 years for espionage. Out in 7 thanks to Barry.

Remember this POS?

Tried by general court-martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Six guys died looking for him. Never went to prison. Barry was not directly tied to it but I'm sure he pulled the strings.

Got to border patrol agents and 300 Mexicans killed in his half-assed F&F scheme. Lied his ass off at the hearings. Just when he was about to go down Barry used his executive privilege to save his boy. 'Stedman' became the first U.S. Attorney General in history to be held in both criminal and civil contempt.

Wrongdoing, I can go on and on...

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Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said President Donald Trump would be "acting like an organized crime figure" if he were to pardon former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN anchor John Berman on Wednesday morning that such a move "frankly reflects so ill on our democracy, on the United States."

"Imagine what people around the world think when we have a president who's acting like an organized crime figure," he added. "But this is who Donald Trump is. It's who he was on his way into the presidency, it will be exactly who he is on his last days of the presidency."

Axios reported late Tuesday that Trump told confidants he plans to pardon Flynn, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about his contacts with Russia during the 2016 transition. Flynn was the only former White House official to plead guilty in the probe led by former special counsel Robert Mueller into Russia's election interference.

CNN also recently reported that talks were ongoing at the White House about pardoning the former national security adviser, who served less than a month in the Trump administration.

Schiff didn't dispute that Trump had the authority to pardon Flynn, but clarified that the power wasn't "absolute" and the president likely couldn't attempt to pardon himself without going into court.

Flynn's legal saga has been a drawn-out battle, during which he's avoided being sentenced to prison.

In May, the Justice Department abruptly moved to drop the case based on a review of the case ordered by Attorney General William Barr. The internal review found that Flynn's false statements weren't "material" to the Russia probe and therefore weren't a crime.

At the time, Trump said he was "very happy" about the DOJ's decision and that "what happened to General Flynn should never happen again." But the Justice Department's attempt to dismiss the case has since been tied up in federal court.

In September, Flynn's attorney Sidney Powell said at a court hearing that she recently spoke with Trump about the politically charged case and that she asked the president not to pardon Flynn.

If Trump did decide to pardon Flynn, it wouldn't be the first time that the president did so for a member of his inner circle. Earlier this year, Trump commuted the sentence of former associate Roger Stone. Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison for crimes including obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress.

Schiff told CNN on Wednesday that a Flynn pardon "would send a message that at least as far as President Trump is concerned if you lie on his behalf, if you cover up for him, he will reward you, he will protect you, but only if he thinks it's in his interest."

Adam Schiff Says If Trump Pardons Michael Flynn He'd Be 'Acting Like An Organized Crime Figure'

Its official Gen. 'Mad Dog' Mattis... you can drop the Mad

Gen. Mattis Calls on Biden to End ‘America First’ Policies: It Means ‘America Alone’

This coming from a former United States Marine Corps four-star general!!!

Can’t believe what I’m reading. Been saying that a lot lately. 

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

They may look similar but...

"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. An army without profanity couldn't fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag. As for the types of comments I make, sometimes I just, By God, get carried away with my own eloquence."

Can you imagine "Blood and Guts" wanting to end 'America First’ policies? 

Former Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis is calling on President-elect Joe Biden to kill “America first” policies.

“To achieve defense in depth, simply strengthening the U.S. military is not enough; nor the even more urgent task of strengthening U.S. diplomacy and other civilian elements of national power,” Mattis wrote in a Monday op-ed in Foreign Affairs. “Enhancing national security must start with the fundamental truth that the United States cannot protect itself or its interests without the help of others.”

He also wrote that the U.S. under President Donald Trump had undermined the “foundations” of “international order” as a result of “basic ignorance” of international affairs. “In practice, ‘America first’ has meant ‘America alone,'” Mattis added. “That has damaged the country’s ability to address problems before they reach U.S. territory and has thus compounded the danger emergent threats pose.”

Mattis served as Trump’s first secretary of defense, beginning in 2017 and ending with his resignation in February 2019. His tenure was marred by disagreement with the president on a range of issues, including U.S. participation in NATO as well as the president’s desire to take more a more aggressive stance toward Iran and Syria.

The conflict between Trump and Mattis escalated to such a degree, The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward revealed in September, that Mattis once even contemplated taking “collective action” against the president during tensions with North Korea, allegedly telling then-National Intelligence Director Dan Coats he believed Trump was “dangerous” and “unfit” for office.

In Monday’s op-ed — which also featured bylines from two staffers at the Hoover Institution, along with one from the American Enterpriser Institute — Mattis called on Biden to transform America first policies into something more “cooperative.”

“In January, when President Joe Biden and his national security team begin to reevaluate U.S. foreign policy, we hope they will quickly revise the national security strategy to eliminate ‘America first’ from its contents, restoring in its place the commitment to cooperative security that has served the United States so well for decades,” Mattis wrote. “The best strategy for ensuring safety and prosperity is to buttress American military strength with enhanced civilian tools and a restored network of solid alliances — both necessary to achieving defense in depth. The pandemic should serve as a reminder of what grief ensues when we wait for problems to come to us.”

Imagine there was a General Romney?

Its official Gen. 'Mad Dog' Mattis... you can drop the Mad

Spotted lanternfly makes landfall in Ohio; officials urge vigilance

It was a flickering neon light that may have attracted it. It’s likely the red and grey distinctive spotted fly hopped from a nearby rail car, which routinely runs about 50 feet away from the shop’s window. 

Jason Kopras, an auto glass shop owner, found the spotted lanternfly on the windowsill of his business JK Auto Glass, in Mingo Junction.

It marks the first documented case of the spotted lanternfly in Ohio. If, and when, the invasive species becomes entrenched in Ohio, experts say it will have a devastating ripple effect on state growers.

More: Ohioans urged to be on lookout for destructive spotted lanternfly

“I said, ‘Man, it's the weirdest-looking moth I've ever seen. When I looked at it, it was dead. I picked it up, brought it inside and set it on my file cabinet for about a week,” Kopras said.

He tied it to a fishing lure as a joke.

“I kept showing people that came in because the design on this thing was amazing. I didn't know it was a nuisance," he said.

The spotted lanternfly, which is native to Asia, decimates almonds, apples, blueberries, cherries, peaches, grapes and hops, as well as hardwoods such as oak, walnut and poplar, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture. The insect is likely to find Ohio's weather ideal. 

(Well I'll be damned. So in the dreaded year of  2020 out of 50 states they just so happened to wind up in OH...the state with the ideal weather.)

And what country is the heart of Asia?

First this.

Then this.

And now we have the Spotted lanternfly.

But keep your mouth shut because you may be deemed a racist!

I'm sure the left will tell you it's all just a coincidence.

About a week after Kopras found the fly, Ben Long, 43, a mechanic who follows Ohio State University's extension Facebook group, immediately recognized the fly from posts online.

More: Great Lakes anglers remain wary of invasion of Asian carp

Long called Ohio Department of Agriculture's tip line on Oct. 19.

"I snapped a picture with my phone and texted it," The state ag department responded immediately, saying that insect was a spotted lanternfly.

"We determined that there are railroad tracks all around this location. We started looking in that area," said David Adkins, an inspection manager in the pest control section at the Ohio Department of Agriculture, who went to check for an infestation.

It didn't take long for him to find them.

"I think it was the second tree I looked at, there was a spotted lanternfly. It was an an Ailanthus tree, (also known as tree of heaven). So at that time, we dug a little deeper, found some more."

The spotted lanternfly favors an invasive plant as a its food source, the Ailanthus, which is also native to Asia.

The invasive plant often grows along cleared right of ways of railroad tracks. It's not easy to eradicate. The Ailanthus has a deep root system. If it's cut down, it just grows back. The plant has to be cut down and also treated with an herbicide. To remove it completely would be cost prohibitive for property owners, Adkins said.

Hitchhiking into Ohio

Railroad tracks runs on both sides of Kopras' business. 

"They need to do something about it. Spray these train cars with some kind of killing agent," Kopras said. "Get rid of these things. That should be a regulation they should have to take care of." 

There are major railroads and interstates that provide pathways for the insects to travel.

They spotted lanternflies don't fly as much as glide. They can jump by about 25 to 35 yards.

"A lot of times, to get greater distance, these insects will climb up higher in the trees or up higher on a building, and then putting themselves off so that they can get greater distance," Adkins said. 

More: Asian jumping worms latest threat to Ohio gardens, woodlands

Without an established population, "it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. ... It doesn't get easy until you get a heavy population. And that's what we're trying to avoid," he said.

Upon finding the first spotted lanternflies, Adkins knew he would need a larger crew.

He returned with a team of about 20 staff members from agencies, including the Ohio Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio State University Extension. They all pitched in to do visual surveys and insect trapping.

About 40 insects were found after crews canvassed the area.

“Right now, it's not widespread at all. We just have the one area in Mingo Junction that we've identified as a potential problem area. We have not confirmed and established population yet. We have not found any egg masses,” Adkins said.

To be considered an infestation, Adkins said, egg masses would have to be found showing a complete life cycle. 

While the insects may be beautiful to look at, both nymphs and adults annihilate plants. The spotted lanternfly feeds on the sap of plants. But then the insects produce a substance, known as honeydew, that they spew out, soaking the leaves. The honeydew prevents the plant from being able to photosynthesize. That leads to mold and rot, which kills the plant.

The life cycle of the flies begins as early as March, when the insects are solid black, hatching from eggs. By mid-summer, the insect is red with black stripes and white dots, about a half-inch in size, and preparing to transition from nymph to adult. From August, the insects grow into adults with wings. They lay eggs in the fall. 

In the fall months, well into November, spotted lanternflies are easy to find. They are fully grown adults spanning about an inch in size.

State agencies are tasked with trying to squash an infestation before it begins. They have limited resources to do it as state revenue plunges amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"There's always a concern. Where are we going to come up with the money to do what we need to do?" Adkins said. "That's why we're trying to find this early when populations are small and we can eradicate it early in these small areas is very important, but we have to stay vigilant."

Adkins encourages Ohioans to contact the Ohio Department of Agriculture if they believe they find one of the spotted lanternflies.

So far, Kopras hasn't found any more spotted lanternflies. 

"I look all the time," he said.

Ohioans can use an online form to contact ag officials or call the Plant Pest Control Division at 614-728-6400.

Spotted lanternfly makes landfall in Ohio; officials urge vigilance

Outrage after 'The Butcher of New York' accepts an Emmy for his daily C-19 press conferences Monday

  Critics insist he's more deserving of a 'prison cell' than he is of an award for his pandemic response

(Too bad Hitler committed suicide he would have received an Oscar for his part in WWII)  

Cuomo was given the International Founders Emmy on Monday in a virtual ceremony that credited his 'masterful use of TV' during the pandemic

Before delivering his acceptance speech, he was praised by a number of New York-based stars, including Spike Lee, Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller 

His new book:

About as believable as this one.

A few of the tweets:

Fox News senior Meteorologist Janice Dean, who lost both of her in-laws to COVID-19, meanwhile, said it was 'sickening' to see Cuomo 'profiting off deaths of our loved ones.'

Oh...and a special shout out to the Emmy Awrd Winner. Trump busted his balls to send the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort to New York City to help alleviate non-COVID-19 medical needs.

Don't think it was there a week before becoming infected with C-19.

Outrage after 'The Butcher of New York' accepts an Emmy for his daily C-19 press conferences Monday

Let's see how they're going to blame a white cop for this one

Breonna Taylor protest leader, 21, is shot dead 'during carjacking' near University of Louisville campus

Hamza 'Travis' Nagdy may have thought he would get some notoriety. After all, isn’t his life just as valuable as Breonna Taylor’s? Sadly Hamza, you were shot by members of your own race which makes you a nobody in the eyes of BLM and the MSM.

Let's see how they're going to blame a white cop for this one