Alan Dershowitz: Cohen 'Pleading Guilty to a Crime that Doesn't Exist'

Alan Dershowitz: Cohen 'Pleading Guilty to a Crime that Doesn't Exist':

“This isn’t even close to high crimes and misdemeanors,” said Dershowitz. “First of all, it has to be a crime, and this isn’t a crime.”
Dershowitz concluded, “Cohen is pleading guilty to a crime that doesn’t exist. The only reason they put it in there [is because] they had him dead to rights on other crime. The only reason they put it in there is to connect Trump because Trump isn’t connected to any of the other crimes to which he pleaded guilty. Those are real crimes.”

Iranian-Backed 'Sleeper Cell' Militants Hibernating in U.S., Positioned for Attack

Iranian-Backed 'Sleeper Cell' Militants Hibernating in U.S., Positioned for Attack:

Iranian-backed militants are operating across the United States mostly unfettered, raising concerns in Congress and among regional experts that these "sleeper cell" agents are poised to launch a large-scale attack on the American homeland, according to testimony before lawmakers.
Iranian agents tied to the terror group Hezbollah have already been discovered in the United States plotting attacks, giving rise to fears that Tehran could order a strike inside America should tensions between the Trump administration and Islamic Republic reach a boiling point.

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Mom investigated for letting 8-year-old walk dog around the block

Mom investigated for letting 8-year-old walk dog around the block
"WILMETTE, Ill. - Just after returning home from a walk around the block with her dog, Marshmallow, an 8-year-old Wilmette girl expected a visit from a playmate. 
Instead, police officers arrived at the family's door.
An anonymous caller had contacted police after seeing the girl walking the dog alone, said her mother, Corey Widen. 
While police never pursued charges, the seemingly common activity launched an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigation to see if Widen was neglecting her children, she said.
...Widen's story is not unique. 
Mothers in the Chicago area and across the country have found themselves at the center of investigations by police or child welfare officials after their children were spotted alone but unharmed - playing in parks or left for minutes in a car parked outside a store - activities that could pass for typical or harmless but now are perceived by some as unacceptable..."
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In case you forgot: Congress paid millions in hush money to protect politicians

In case you forgot: Congress paid millions in hush money to protect politicians
"For all those Democrats and the MSM seeking to use Michael Cohen's plea deal to implicate President Trump in the alleged crime confessed to by Cohen, don't forget to use the precedent set by the highly respected institution we call the Congress of the United States of America when you make arguments that Donald Trump was trying to influence an election with a payment to silence his accusers.

The following is a list of articles from major news outlets with short excerpts written about members of Congress paying "secret settlements" for everything from sexual harassment to who knows what else – because we really don't know "what else" they did.  
It's a secret.

The secrecy, or can we say cover-up, is meant to protect the identity of the elected officials involved who need to silence their accusers.  
You know, just in case the information might become public and affect their positions in Congress or – wait for it – the outcomes of their next elections.

• Sexual harassment fund exposes Congress

Under Congressional Accountability Act, taxpayers pay for secret settlements. Where's the accountability?

When sexual harassers agree on confidential settlements with victims, at least the payments come out of the harassers' own pockets or from companies that choose to employ them.

But not, as the nation has learned this month, when the harasser serves in Congress. Then, taxpayers foot the bill. And the entire episode remains hidden.

From USA Today (11/17/2017)

• How Congress plays by different rules on sexual harassment and misconduct..."

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Kobach: Razor-Thin Margin of Victory in Kansas Illustrates Why We Must Stop Voter Fraud

Kobach: Razor-Thin Margin of Victory in Kansas Illustrates Why We Must Stop Voter Fraud:

Meanwhile, the Left continues to tell us that voter fraud is a myth, because fraudulent votes are a tiny percentage of total votes cast. That’s like claiming the drunk driving is a myth, because drunk drivers are a tiny percentage of total drivers on the road. It’s nonsense.
When elections are close, the impact of voter fraud is magnified. It’s reassuring for Kansans to know that voter fraud did not tip the scales in 2018. In a state without such election security measures, voters may be left wondering who really won.

Facebook apparently identifying posts with conservative content as spam

Facebook apparently identifying posts with conservative content as spam
"It looks as though Facebook has altered its algorithms overnight so that people posting conservative content receive a notice from Facebook that it looks like "spam" and has been declined.  
Overnight, we have heard from many people about AT content being declined publication as spam.

Once the Facebook user responds that it isn't spam, it appears that the posting takes place.

American Thinker is not the only site to experience this automatic identification as spam..."
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YDSA urges socialists to infiltrate public education

YDSA urges socialists to infiltrate public education

• The Young Democratic Socialists of America are encouraging socialists to become teachers in order to exploit the “political, economic, and social potential the industry holds.”
• The pamphlet argues that education is a "strategic" sector for socialists to infiltrate because it is already heavily unionized, and also offers a platform to engage entire families in campaigns for socialist policies.

The Young Democratic Socialists of America organization is urging socialists to “take jobs as teachers” in order to exploit the “political, economic, and social potential the industry holds.”
“Why Socialists Should Become Teachers,” an 11-page pamphlet crafted jointly by YDSA and the Democratic Socialist Labor Commission, contends that education is “a strategic industry to organize,” and offers prospective socialist educators “a basic roadmap for how to get a job in education.”...

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Mask off! Social-media censor king revealed - WND

Mask off! Social-media censor king revealed - WND:

The Free Beacon obtained a copy of the memo, “Democracy Matters: Strategic Plan for Action,” by attending the retreat.
The memo spells out a four-year agenda that deployed Media Matters along with American Bridge, Shareblue and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) to attack Trump and Republicans.
The strategies are impeachment, expanding Media Matters’ mission to combat “government misinformation,” ensuring Democratic control of the Senate in the 2018 midterm elections, filing lawsuits against the Trump administration, monetizing political advocacy, using a “digital attacker” to delegitimize Trump’s presidency and damage Republicans, and partnering with Facebook to combat “fake news.”

Mark Levin: “Donald Trump Is in the Clear” – The Cohen Hush Money Payment IS NOT an In Kind Campaign Contribution... Obama Did It Also

 Steve Russo - Mark Levin: “Donald Trump Is in the Clear” – The...

"Mark Levin: “Donald Trump Is in the Clear” – The Cohen Hush Money Payment IS NOT an In Kind Campaign Contribution... Obama Did It Also

"I could spend two hours writing out what Mark Levin sums up in 3 minutes.

 https://youtu.be/xBW17_QJNYY

All day long, every cable network had their so-called "legal experts" on, claiming the Cohen verdict is the end for Trump. 
BS! 
Not one of them got it right or even comprehends what happened in the plea agreement on Tuesday.

Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight counts — including two campaign finance violations involving payments to silence women he believed could be detrimental to the 2016 presidential campaign as part of the plea agreement. 

But... that's not a crime. 
It's not a crime to pay off someone with a Non Disclosure Agreement. 

Cohen most likely had 20 charges and Mueller made a deal with him to plead guilty to the 6 counts and he threw the two counts of payments in as a way to make it look like Trump was guilty of something. 

The problem for Mueller is, it's not illegal.

The former FEC Chairman, Professor Bradley Smith also said the payment Cohen pleaded guilty to DOES NOT qualify as campaign violations. https://therightscoop.com/former-fec-chairman-tells-mark-l…/

If that were the case, then Obama would be charged for doing it also.

Flashback: Obama Campaign Fined Big for Hiding Donors, Keeping Illegal Donations

https://www.usnews.com/…/obama-campaign-fined-big-for-hidin…1

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The Mollie Tibbetts story isn't getting much play on the progressive outlets.

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The Mollie Tibbetts story isn't getting much play on the progressive outlets. 

The lack of coverage is due to 5 factors they deem not important enough:

1. She was white.

2. She was from a flyover state (Iowa)

3. She was murdered by a member of a class progressives protect (illegal aliens)

4. Her murder supports President Trump's premise that strong border enforcement is necessary

5. Other than those, it is clearly just a local crime story not worthy of national coverage.

You would think with all the anti-rape culture/sexual violence protests out there, the fact a female was murdered by a male would bring some attention - but what this shows is that protecting illegal aliens is far more important to the progressive left than protecting women.

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The College Textbook Pricing Racket | Intellectual Takeout

The College Textbook Pricing Racket | Intellectual Takeout:
"The business of selling college textbooks is a racket. 
As Ernie Smith of Atlas Obscura notes, it has a long history.
Every academic year a new edition of practically every college textbook is released by the publisher.
The prices of college textbooks are horrendously high, sometimes in excess of $200. 
Since textbooks are required reading in almost every college course, students must buy or rent the newest, and thus the most expensive, edition.
...Sometimes publishers contact professors asking them to write textbooks.
The profit motive for publishers is immense.
So is it for the professor who writes a widely used textbook.
Royalties from a single book have been known to pay entire mortgages.
But why do college textbook publishers charge so much? 
George Washington University political science professor Henry Farrell offers an explanation:
“College textbook publishers charge vast and extortionate amounts for their textbooks for one simple reason.
They do it because they can. 
Students usually have to take a few required big courses for their major, and they have to buy the required textbooks for these courses.
 This means that the market is price insensitive (which is economic jargon for saying that demand doesn’t go down as much as it should when prices go up)..."
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Muslims chant 'Allahu akbar' at Vikings stadium - WND

Muslims chant 'Allahu akbar' at Vikings stadium - WND: 

CAIR, however, founded by members of Hamas, was named an unindicted co-conspirator in a plot to fund the terrorist group. And CAIR itself was designated a terrorist organization by the Muslim Gulf state United Arab Emirates, along with groups such as ISIS and al-Qaida.

Senators Introduce Bill That Would Require State and Local Governments To Use Paper Ballots in an Effort To Secure Elections

Senators Introduce Bill That Would Require State and Local Governments To Use Paper Ballots in an Effort To Secure Elections
"On Tuesday, nine Senators introduced a bill that would require state and local governments to use paper ballots in an effort to secure elections from hackers. The bill would also require rigorous audits for all federal elections to ensure that results match the votes. "Leaving the fate of America's democracy up to hackable election machines is like leaving your front door open, unlocked and putting up a sign that says 'out of town,'" Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, said in a release. "Any failure to secure our elections amounts to disenfranchising American voters." The Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018 was drafted amid intense scrutiny of voting systems ahead of the mid-term elections in November. Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has elevated concern over the security of the country's voting systems. The senators said rigorous audits will ensure votes are legitimate. Currently, 22 states don't require post-election audits, according to the release."

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History for August 23

History for August 23 - On-This-Day.com
Louis XVI (France) 1754, Oliver Hazard Perry 1785, Gene Kelly 1912


Tex Williams 1917, Barbara Eden 1934 - Actress ("I Dream of Jeannie"), Richard Sanders 1940 - Actor ("WKRP in Cincinnati")


1939 - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty.

1947 - Margaret Truman, U.S. President Truman's daughter, gave her first public performance as a singer. The event was at the Hollywood Bowl and had an audience of 15,000.


1959 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Sally debuted as an infant.


1962 - The first live TV program was relayed between the U.S. and Europe through the U.S. Telstar satellite.


1990 - President Saddam Hussein appeared on Iraqi state television with a group of Western detainees that he referred to as "guests." He told the group that they were being held "to prevent the scourge of war."


1998 - Protestors in Sudan carried a sign that bore the resemblance of Monica Lewinsky and the words "No War for Monika." The anti-U.S. demonstration was in Khartoum, Sudan.

Let there be light bulbs! Trump looks to flip switch on Obama ban

Let there be light bulbs! Trump looks to flip switch on Obama ban:

An Obama administration decision to ban incandescent light bulbs was based on a misunderstanding of the law, according to the Department of Energy, meaning those faithful products that had been in use for a century may be returning.
The development in a war that began when Congress restricted some bulbs to increase energy efficiency during the George W. Bush administration was reported by Tim Nerozzi at AMI Newswire.
The original campaign to ban incandescent bulbs was criticized as one of the “most blatantly unconstitutional and amazingly stupid congressional acts,” inspiring the creation of a bumper sticker that states “I’m pro-choice on lightbulbs.”
Opponents of the ban argued incandescents have benefits not offered by alternatives.

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The Full List Of Anti-Trump Attacks And Harassment This Year Is Stunning | The Daily Caller

The Full List Of Anti-Trump Attacks And Harassment This Year Is Stunning | The Daily Caller
"Violent anti-Trump rhetoric, harassment of White House officials and attacks on the president’s supporters have seemingly become the new norm since Trump took office.

In the latest incident on Sunday, Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings joked that it would be a “catastrophe” if anyone saved President Trump from drowning. (RELATED: Dem Rep. Alcee Hastings Jokes About Trump Drowning In The Potomac River) 

The Daily Caller compiled a list of nearly two-dozen incidents alone since January in which Democratic officials made violent jokes about the president and his supporters, Trump officials were harassed in public and other disturbing incidents that lowered the state of discourse.

Here’s the full list:

• JANUARY: 

1/02: Police discover FB live of people beating disabled man while shouting “Fuck Trump!”

1/12: CNN guest Rick Wilson threatens to “gut” a Trump supporter “like a fish”...
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The struggle between free people and Communists,... - David L Rosenthal

The struggle between free people and Communists,... - David L Rosenthal
"The struggle between free people and Communists, and between free people and Islamofascists, is not politics. 
The struggle is war. 
The goal is to enslave or destroy us.

Defending America from domestic enemies is as easy and as difficult as enforcing the existing laws that were passed specifically to prevent Communism and Fascism from destroying America. 
One does not coexist with cancer. 
One destroys it. 
As for upcoming generations, one eliminates indoctrinating agents from public education. 
Our enemies in government and law enforcement are those who refuse to enforce our laws. 
They must be removed and prevented from having any influence in government, law enforcement, or education.

Those who oppose the Constitution, the purposes explained in its Preamble, and the Bill of Rights, whether intentionally or inadvertently, support our enemies in the furtherance of their destructive objectives. 
It does not matter that some of them are labelled Republican.

Unless an official is willing to support and defend the Constitution, they are a domestic enemy."

DOJ's Bruce Ohr wrote Christopher Steele was 'very concerned about Comey's firing -- afraid they will be exposed' | Fox News

DOJ's Bruce Ohr wrote Christopher Steele was 'very concerned about Comey's firing -- afraid they will be exposed' | Fox News:

A collection of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's emails, texts and handwritten notes, reviewed by Fox News, reveals that he was deeply connected to the unverified Steele dossier as well as its author and, during the presidential election campaign, the alleged government surveillance abuses involving a Trump campaign official.
The dossier, which was used by federal officials to justify the surveillance of a top Trump aide, Carter Page, was created by Fusion GPS and paid for by Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee.

2016 Trump Tower Meeting Looks Increasingly Like a Setup by Russian and Clinton Operatives | RealClearInvestigations

2016 Trump Tower Meeting Looks Increasingly Like a Setup by Russian and Clinton Operatives | RealClearInvestigations
"The June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between high-ranking members of the Republican presidential  campaign staff and a Russian lawyer with Kremlin ties remains the cornerstone of claims that Donald Trump colluded with Russia to steal the election.
A growing body of evidence, however, indicates that the meeting may have been a setup -- part of a broad effort to tarnish the Trump campaign involving Hillary Clinton operatives employed by Kremlin-linked figures and Department of Justice officials.
This view, that the real collusion may have taken place among those who arranged the meeting rather than the Trump officials who agreed to attend it, is supported by two disparate lines of evidence pulled together for the first time here: newly released records and a pattern of efforts to connect the Trump campaign to Russia..."
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Pulling Their Clearances Is Only the Start – It’s Time to Stamp out Elite Privilege

Pulling Their Clearances Is Only the Start – It’s Time to Stamp out Elite Privilege
"...those fascist monsters took away my TOP SECRET security clearance.
...But John Brennan, that hack, and his elite pals are supposed to get the special privilege of keeping it.
Why?
As a professional courtesy.
See, security clearances are things you pass out as favors or rewards, I guess, at least among the elite. Courtesy among them, nothing for you, though.
You aren’t special.
You’re just some guy serving his country and not turning it into a profit center on the outside.
Like a sucker.
I got my clearance for the same reason you readers who got one got yours –because I needed it to do my job in the service of our country. 
And when I stopped needing it because I was no longer doing a job in the service of my country, I didn’t get to keep it to inflate my value as a pundit or “consultant.”..."
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