A hearing in the House Oversight Committee once again devolved into chaos as Republican lawmakers attempted to pillory former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci over his involvement in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fauci was summoned before the committee on Monday, where Republicans grilled him over the effectiveness of social distancing measures, his relationship with major pharmaceutical companies, and a slew of pandemic-era conspiracies.
Never one to miss an opportunity to perform for C-span’s cameras, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) refused to address Fauci as a doctor,...
Fauci was summoned before the committee on Monday, where Republicans grilled him over the effectiveness of social distancing measures, his relationship with major pharmaceutical companies, and a slew of pandemic-era conspiracies.
Never one to miss an opportunity to perform for C-span’s cameras, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) refused to address Fauci as a doctor,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
After having her body insulted during a House hearing earlier this month, controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) got her revenge on Monday by posting a flattering bikini shot to mark her 50th birthday.
“From being the first person to graduate college in my family, to carrying three babies in my womb and the absolute miracle of 3 childbirths, to raising my children and teaching them about God’s creation and man’s dangers, to running successful businesses and carrying the weight of the responsibility, being a member of Congress, running, cycling, swimming, competing, training, reading, always learning, creating, building, skiing, surfing, hiking, making mistakes, learning lessons, and most importantly God’s grace that I don’t deserve but am thankful for beyond words, my 50 years have been an incredible journey that I’m thrilled to be on,” Greene wrote in her post.
It was a markedly different tone from the...
“From being the first person to graduate college in my family, to carrying three babies in my womb and the absolute miracle of 3 childbirths, to raising my children and teaching them about God’s creation and man’s dangers, to running successful businesses and carrying the weight of the responsibility, being a member of Congress, running, cycling, swimming, competing, training, reading, always learning, creating, building, skiing, surfing, hiking, making mistakes, learning lessons, and most importantly God’s grace that I don’t deserve but am thankful for beyond words, my 50 years have been an incredible journey that I’m thrilled to be on,” Greene wrote in her post.
It was a markedly different tone from the...
- 5/29/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) got into a heated exchange at Thursday’s House Oversight meeting. The meeting focused on GOP efforts to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Garland refuses to release audio recordings of President Joe Biden‘s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
The Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday morning that it had canceled a hearing scheduled later in the day in which lawmakers planned to interrogate D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about her response to pro-Palestinian student protests at George Washington University. The cancellation came hours after police raided and cleared the student encampment, which had been occupying a lawn on the university campus since April 25.
According to The Gw Hatchet, the university’s student newspaper of record, more than 30 protesters were arrested by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (Mpd) around 3:30 a.
According to The Gw Hatchet, the university’s student newspaper of record, more than 30 protesters were arrested by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (Mpd) around 3:30 a.
- 5/8/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Hunter Biden plans to level a lawsuit against the right-wing network Fox News “imminently,” according to a letter obtained by multiple outlets on Monday.
The letter, issued by Biden attorney Mark Geragos, warns Fox News Corp. and Fox News Digital that they are preparing to sue over “conspiracy and subsequent actions to defame Mr. Biden and paint him in a false light, as well as the unlicensed commercial exploitation of his image, name and likeness, and the unlawful publication of hacked intimate images of him.”
The letter specifically mentions “The Trial of Hunter Biden,...
The letter, issued by Biden attorney Mark Geragos, warns Fox News Corp. and Fox News Digital that they are preparing to sue over “conspiracy and subsequent actions to defame Mr. Biden and paint him in a false light, as well as the unlicensed commercial exploitation of his image, name and likeness, and the unlawful publication of hacked intimate images of him.”
The letter specifically mentions “The Trial of Hunter Biden,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Updated, with additional details from the hearing: The three major news networks largely bypassed live coverage of the latest chapter in a House GOP-led inquiry of whether to impeach President Joe Biden.
That in and of itself was a sign of just how much the effort has been losing steam, even among Republican lawmakers.
The House Oversight hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” featured Tony Bobulinski a former associate of Hunter Biden. Also testifying, albeit remotely, was Jason Galanis, another associate, who is in an Alabama prison serving a sentence for securities fraud.
Also testifying, as a Democratic witness, was Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani. Parnas said that Giuliani, in advance of the 2020 presidential election, trafficked in false claims that the Biden’s were involved in a Ukrainian corruption scheme, and that the Russians were behind the disinformation effort.
CNN, MSNBC...
That in and of itself was a sign of just how much the effort has been losing steam, even among Republican lawmakers.
The House Oversight hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” featured Tony Bobulinski a former associate of Hunter Biden. Also testifying, albeit remotely, was Jason Galanis, another associate, who is in an Alabama prison serving a sentence for securities fraud.
Also testifying, as a Democratic witness, was Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani. Parnas said that Giuliani, in advance of the 2020 presidential election, trafficked in false claims that the Biden’s were involved in a Ukrainian corruption scheme, and that the Russians were behind the disinformation effort.
CNN, MSNBC...
- 3/20/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday, Hunter Biden appeared on Capitol Hill for deposition in the GOP’s impeachment inquiry into his father, President Joe Biden, and to deny the claim that the president had any involvement in his business dealings.
House Oversight and Judiciary Committees members interviewed Hunter during a closed-door session on Capitol Hill.
The president’s son came for the deposition before 10:00 a.m. while being flanked by his attorney Abbe Lowell. He did not give statements or speak to reporters.
“I am here today to provide the Committees with the one uncontestable fact that should end the false premise of this inquiry: I did not involve my father in my business,” Hunter told lawmakers in his testimony. “Not while I was a practicing lawyer, not in my investments or transactions domestic or international, not as a board member, and not as an artist. Never.”
Hunter accused Republicans of hunting...
House Oversight and Judiciary Committees members interviewed Hunter during a closed-door session on Capitol Hill.
The president’s son came for the deposition before 10:00 a.m. while being flanked by his attorney Abbe Lowell. He did not give statements or speak to reporters.
“I am here today to provide the Committees with the one uncontestable fact that should end the false premise of this inquiry: I did not involve my father in my business,” Hunter told lawmakers in his testimony. “Not while I was a practicing lawyer, not in my investments or transactions domestic or international, not as a board member, and not as an artist. Never.”
Hunter accused Republicans of hunting...
- 3/4/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Republicans are trying to spin the Biden impeachment inquiry forward after an hours-long deposition with his son Hunter Biden on Wednesday. It’s proving difficult, as the closed-door hearing doesn’t seem to have yielded many revelatory details.
Some Republicans are even conceding that Biden performed well under questioning. “I think when the transcript comes out, it’s gonna read well for him, because they did a great job prepping,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) told Fox News host Harris Faulkner Thursday.
GOP Rep. Andy Biggs on Fox News admits that...
Some Republicans are even conceding that Biden performed well under questioning. “I think when the transcript comes out, it’s gonna read well for him, because they did a great job prepping,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) told Fox News host Harris Faulkner Thursday.
GOP Rep. Andy Biggs on Fox News admits that...
- 2/29/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Pay no attention to the discredited informant facing prison time.
GOP officials were scrambling Wednesday after Alexander Smirnov, a key witness in the impeachment proceedings against President Biden, was accused of being informed by Russian intelligence.
Smirnov was arrested last Thursday after Special Counsel David Weiss charged him on suspicion of providing the FBI with fraudulent information. Smirnov, an FBI informant for over a decade, was further discredited after a DOJ report Tuesday indicated he was not only lying to the FBI about Biden, but had “contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies.
GOP officials were scrambling Wednesday after Alexander Smirnov, a key witness in the impeachment proceedings against President Biden, was accused of being informed by Russian intelligence.
Smirnov was arrested last Thursday after Special Counsel David Weiss charged him on suspicion of providing the FBI with fraudulent information. Smirnov, an FBI informant for over a decade, was further discredited after a DOJ report Tuesday indicated he was not only lying to the FBI about Biden, but had “contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies.
- 2/21/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
FBI informant Alexander Smirnov has been indicted on charges of concoction of a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme that involved President Joe Biden, Biden’s son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company.
The claims made by Smirnov have played a central role in the Republican-led impeachment inquiry against Biden.
Court documents say Smirnov, 43, falsely reported to the FBI in June 2020 that executives linked to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid Hunter and Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016. Smirnov alleged that an executive had hired Hunter to leverage his father’s influence in order to avoid potential complications. However, prosecutors assert that Smirnov’s interactions with the company were routine business dealings in 2017, and he only made the bribery allegations after he expressed bias against Biden in his presidential candidacy.
After a brief appearance in Las Vegas court, Smirnov was charged with making false statements and creating a fictitious record. He did not enter a plea,...
The claims made by Smirnov have played a central role in the Republican-led impeachment inquiry against Biden.
Court documents say Smirnov, 43, falsely reported to the FBI in June 2020 that executives linked to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid Hunter and Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016. Smirnov alleged that an executive had hired Hunter to leverage his father’s influence in order to avoid potential complications. However, prosecutors assert that Smirnov’s interactions with the company were routine business dealings in 2017, and he only made the bribery allegations after he expressed bias against Biden in his presidential candidacy.
After a brief appearance in Las Vegas court, Smirnov was charged with making false statements and creating a fictitious record. He did not enter a plea,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Hunter Biden walked out of a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday as Chairman James Comer called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to speak on a resolution to hold the president’s son in contempt of Congress.
Biden made a surprise, in-person appearance at the hearing and offered to address the committee directly. Last month, Biden had flouted a subpoena from the Oversight Committee ordering him to appear before Congress for a closed-door interview. Biden countered that the committee had offered him the option to deliver his testimony in a public hearing,...
Biden made a surprise, in-person appearance at the hearing and offered to address the committee directly. Last month, Biden had flouted a subpoena from the Oversight Committee ordering him to appear before Congress for a closed-door interview. Biden countered that the committee had offered him the option to deliver his testimony in a public hearing,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
According to House Democrats, former President Donald Trump received at least $7.8 million from foreign governments during two out of his four years in the White House.
The revelation came in a report released by the House Oversight Committee’s Democratic members on Thursday.
According to the report, 20 foreign governments in countries like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait helped finance Trump’s businesses within two years that the committee was able to look over.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), the committee’s top-ranking Democrat, mentioned in the report’s foreword that these payments originated from some rival governments. It was confirmed in the report that most of the money came from China, which paid $5.5 million to properties owned by Trump.
“This is a limited window on a far-broader universe of foreign government spending that took place,” Raskin told the reporters on Capitol Hill.
For the most part, the countries used their money for...
The revelation came in a report released by the House Oversight Committee’s Democratic members on Thursday.
According to the report, 20 foreign governments in countries like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait helped finance Trump’s businesses within two years that the committee was able to look over.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), the committee’s top-ranking Democrat, mentioned in the report’s foreword that these payments originated from some rival governments. It was confirmed in the report that most of the money came from China, which paid $5.5 million to properties owned by Trump.
“This is a limited window on a far-broader universe of foreign government spending that took place,” Raskin told the reporters on Capitol Hill.
For the most part, the countries used their money for...
- 1/5/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
A new report released by House Oversight Democrats revealed $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments to former President Donald Trump’s businesses and properties during the years he was in office. The bulk of the payments, to the tune of $5.6 million, came from China.
“We know about only some of the payments that passed into former President Trump’s hands during just two years of his presidency, from just 20 of the more than 190 nations in the world, through just four of his more than 500 businesses,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the committee,...
“We know about only some of the payments that passed into former President Trump’s hands during just two years of his presidency, from just 20 of the more than 190 nations in the world, through just four of his more than 500 businesses,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the committee,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The House of Representatives has officially authorized an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, formalizing their years-long fishing expedition against the president in a floor vote on Wednesday.
Lawmakers voted 221-212 along party lines to approve the resolution authorizing the inquiry.
Before being ousted from the speakership by his own party, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) initiated a vote-less, officially unofficial impeachment inquiry into the president. His successor, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced his decision to move forward with a floor vote to legitimize the probe via an...
Lawmakers voted 221-212 along party lines to approve the resolution authorizing the inquiry.
Before being ousted from the speakership by his own party, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) initiated a vote-less, officially unofficial impeachment inquiry into the president. His successor, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced his decision to move forward with a floor vote to legitimize the probe via an...
- 12/13/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Updated with Joe Biden statement: The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, a move Democrats say is being made without evidence of wrongdoing and at the behest of his likely rival in 2024, Donald Trump.
The vote was along party lines, 221-212.
From the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, President Biden quickly shot back, calling the inquiry vote a “baseless political stunt.”
The inquiry means that Congress, for a third time in four years, likely will be engulfed in an impeachment proceeding. Trump was impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021, when Democrats held the House, but he was acquitted in the Senate.
It didn’t take long for the White House to respond to the expected vote. Less than half an hour after the Republican win, Potus tried to flip the script.
“I wake up every day focused on the issues facing the American...
The vote was along party lines, 221-212.
From the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, President Biden quickly shot back, calling the inquiry vote a “baseless political stunt.”
The inquiry means that Congress, for a third time in four years, likely will be engulfed in an impeachment proceeding. Trump was impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021, when Democrats held the House, but he was acquitted in the Senate.
It didn’t take long for the White House to respond to the expected vote. Less than half an hour after the Republican win, Potus tried to flip the script.
“I wake up every day focused on the issues facing the American...
- 12/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
House Republicans will vote Wednesday on whether to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The party has struggled to gin up a legitimate rationale for moving forward with the inquiry, which has yet to produce any credible evidence of wrongdoing, but one Republican is saying the quiet part out loud.
When Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) was asked Tuesday on Capitol Hill what he’s hoping to gain from an impeachment inquiry, Nehls responded: “All I can say is: Donald J. Trump 2024, baby!”
Republican Rep. Troy Nehls on...
When Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) was asked Tuesday on Capitol Hill what he’s hoping to gain from an impeachment inquiry, Nehls responded: “All I can say is: Donald J. Trump 2024, baby!”
Republican Rep. Troy Nehls on...
- 12/13/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Hunter Biden took House Republicans to task on Wednesday, defying a subpoena for closed-door testimony and instead delivering a statement outside the Capitol decrying the party’s efforts to impeach his father, President Joe Biden.
In November, Republicans subpoenaed Hunter, ordering him to appear before members of Congress to answer questions in a closed-door setting. Biden rejected the demand despite threats to hold him in contempt of Congress, instead offering to testify before the committee in a public setting, where his statements would not be subject to cherry-picking and selective releases by the GOP.
In November, Republicans subpoenaed Hunter, ordering him to appear before members of Congress to answer questions in a closed-door setting. Biden rejected the demand despite threats to hold him in contempt of Congress, instead offering to testify before the committee in a public setting, where his statements would not be subject to cherry-picking and selective releases by the GOP.
- 12/13/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Update: House Republicans said that they will begin contempt of Congress proceedings against Hunter Biden, after he refused to testify in closed doors before lawmakers.
Rep. James Comer (R-ky) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-oh) also said that the House will vote on Wednesday whether to authorize an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.
“Today’s obstruction by Hunter Biden reinforces the need for a formal vote,” they said.
Earlier, Hunter Biden appeared on Capitol Hill, where he told reporters that he was willing to testify publicly.
Comer and Jordan said, “President Biden and his family must be held accountable for their corruption and obstruction. And we will provide that to the American people.”
But the White House has been quick to note that the committee has yet to produce evidence that the president did anything wrong.
Hunter Biden was indicted last week on additional federal tax charges, adding to a...
Rep. James Comer (R-ky) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-oh) also said that the House will vote on Wednesday whether to authorize an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.
“Today’s obstruction by Hunter Biden reinforces the need for a formal vote,” they said.
Earlier, Hunter Biden appeared on Capitol Hill, where he told reporters that he was willing to testify publicly.
Comer and Jordan said, “President Biden and his family must be held accountable for their corruption and obstruction. And we will provide that to the American people.”
But the White House has been quick to note that the committee has yet to produce evidence that the president did anything wrong.
Hunter Biden was indicted last week on additional federal tax charges, adding to a...
- 12/13/2023
- by Greg Evans and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) has once again flopped in his latest attempt to link President Joe Biden and his son Hunter to purported business dealings with foreign entities.
On Monday, the House Oversight Committee announced that Comer had released subpoenaed bank records allegedly “revealing Hunter Biden’s business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden.” The statement touted that the committee allegedly found 20 shell companies and “uncovered how the Bidens and their associates raked in over $24 million dollars between 2015 and 2019 by selling Joe Biden as ‘the brand.
On Monday, the House Oversight Committee announced that Comer had released subpoenaed bank records allegedly “revealing Hunter Biden’s business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden.” The statement touted that the committee allegedly found 20 shell companies and “uncovered how the Bidens and their associates raked in over $24 million dollars between 2015 and 2019 by selling Joe Biden as ‘the brand.
- 12/4/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Hunter Biden said in a letter from his lawyer that he is willing to testify before a Republican-led House Oversight Committee on December 13.
Hunter was subpoenaed earlier this month to appear for a closed-door interview as part of Republican’s impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden.
“We have seen you use closed-door sessions to manipulate, even distort the facts and misinform the public,” wrote his lawyer Abbe Lowell to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Kentucky) on Tuesday.
“Your Committee has been working for almost a year— without success— to tie our client’s business activities to his father,” said Lowell. “You state that one of your purposes is to review how a President’s family’s business activities raise ethics and disclosure concerns to inform the basis for a legislative solution.”
“But all your focus has been on this President’s family while turning a blind eye toward former President...
Hunter was subpoenaed earlier this month to appear for a closed-door interview as part of Republican’s impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden.
“We have seen you use closed-door sessions to manipulate, even distort the facts and misinform the public,” wrote his lawyer Abbe Lowell to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Kentucky) on Tuesday.
“Your Committee has been working for almost a year— without success— to tie our client’s business activities to his father,” said Lowell. “You state that one of your purposes is to review how a President’s family’s business activities raise ethics and disclosure concerns to inform the basis for a legislative solution.”
“But all your focus has been on this President’s family while turning a blind eye toward former President...
- 11/30/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, agreed to testify in a public hearing before the House Oversight Committee. Republicans immediately shot him down.
According to a Tuesday letter addressed to committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), Biden agreed to testify before the committee on Dec. 13 — as long as the hearing was public. In the letter, Biden’s attorneys quoted Comer’s own demand, issued in November, that given Biden’s “willingness to address this investigation publicly up to this point, we would expect him to be willing to testify before Congress.
According to a Tuesday letter addressed to committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), Biden agreed to testify before the committee on Dec. 13 — as long as the hearing was public. In the letter, Biden’s attorneys quoted Comer’s own demand, issued in November, that given Biden’s “willingness to address this investigation publicly up to this point, we would expect him to be willing to testify before Congress.
- 11/28/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The House is back in session, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s first order of business was to announce that he will direct a House committee to open “a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.” Notably, the decision allows McCarthy and Republicans to skirt a full vote in the House on weather or not to proceed with an impeachment investigation.
In a televised statement delivered Tuesday at the Capitol, McCarthy cited allegations of “abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption,” against Biden that warranted “further investigation by the House of Representatives.
In a televised statement delivered Tuesday at the Capitol, McCarthy cited allegations of “abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption,” against Biden that warranted “further investigation by the House of Representatives.
- 9/12/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the special counsel Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed to investigate Hunter Biden, will file a new indictment against the president’s son by the end of September, according to a court filing.
“The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by a grand jury by Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at the earliest,” the special counsel’s office wrote in the Wednesday filing. “The Government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date.”
Garland appointed Weiss as special counsel on Aug.
“The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by a grand jury by Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at the earliest,” the special counsel’s office wrote in the Wednesday filing. “The Government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date.”
Garland appointed Weiss as special counsel on Aug.
- 9/6/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
House Oversight Democrats are calling on committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) to use his subpoena power to investigate the foreign business dealings of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — an investigation Comer has been personally stalling for more than a year.
Since Republicans gained control of the House in 2022, Comer has focused the bulk of the Oversight Committee’s work on a sprawling probe into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.
But earlier this month, Comer himself acknowledged that Kushner had “crossed the line of ethics” in his foreign business dealings,...
Since Republicans gained control of the House in 2022, Comer has focused the bulk of the Oversight Committee’s work on a sprawling probe into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.
But earlier this month, Comer himself acknowledged that Kushner had “crossed the line of ethics” in his foreign business dealings,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday named David Weiss, a federal prosector appointed by Donald Trump, as a special counsel tasked with investigating Hunter Biden.
Weiss, who has been investigating the president’s son since 2019, requested to be made a special counsel on Tuesday. The appointment gives Weiss the authority to continue investigating Biden “as well as any matters that arose from that investigation or may arise,” and to “prosecute federal crimes in any federal judicial district arising from the investigation of these matters.”
Trump nominated Weiss to serve as...
Weiss, who has been investigating the president’s son since 2019, requested to be made a special counsel on Tuesday. The appointment gives Weiss the authority to continue investigating Biden “as well as any matters that arose from that investigation or may arise,” and to “prosecute federal crimes in any federal judicial district arising from the investigation of these matters.”
Trump nominated Weiss to serve as...
- 8/11/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has been overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden, has been appointed to the post of special counsel, a move intended to give him a new level of independence from the Justice Department.
Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement on Friday, amid Republican claims that the investigation of the president’s son had been treated differently and that a proposed plea deal was too lenient.
Weiss, a Donald Trump appointee to the post of top federal prosecutor in Delaware, has supervised the case since 2018, and remained in his position after Biden took office.
Last month, the proposed plea deal unraveled in a Delaware federal court. Biden was to plea guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax, and to enter a diversion program that would resolve a potential gun charge. At one point during the hearing, prosecutors had insisted that the investigation was ongoing,...
Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement on Friday, amid Republican claims that the investigation of the president’s son had been treated differently and that a proposed plea deal was too lenient.
Weiss, a Donald Trump appointee to the post of top federal prosecutor in Delaware, has supervised the case since 2018, and remained in his position after Biden took office.
Last month, the proposed plea deal unraveled in a Delaware federal court. Biden was to plea guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax, and to enter a diversion program that would resolve a potential gun charge. At one point during the hearing, prosecutors had insisted that the investigation was ongoing,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) whipped out several barely-censored display boards featuring images of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, having sex with various women. It’s been clear for some time that Republicans are obsessed with Hunter’s nudes, but the stunt was especially bizarre given the hearing was about a criminal case brought by the Justice Department related to Hunter Biden’s taxes.
“Before we begin, I would like to let the committee and everyone watching at home [know] that parental discretion is advised,...
“Before we begin, I would like to let the committee and everyone watching at home [know] that parental discretion is advised,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump is once again mad online, this time because a federal prosecutor he appointed struck a plea deal with Hunter Biden that didn’t involved the president’s son being put to death.
“Weiss is a Coward, a smaller version of Bill Barr, who never had the courage to do what everyone knows should have been done,” the former president wrote of U.S. Attorney David Weiss. “He gave out a traffic ticket instead of a death sentence. Because of the two Democrat Senators in Delaware, they got to choose and/or approve him.
“Weiss is a Coward, a smaller version of Bill Barr, who never had the courage to do what everyone knows should have been done,” the former president wrote of U.S. Attorney David Weiss. “He gave out a traffic ticket instead of a death sentence. Because of the two Democrat Senators in Delaware, they got to choose and/or approve him.
- 7/11/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Department of Justice announced on Monday an indictment against Gal Luft, the Israeli-American co-head of a Maryland-based think tank, on charges related to violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (Fara). Luft, currently a fugitive from American authorities, has been touted by Republicans as a potential whistleblower in their ongoing efforts to link the Biden family to corrupt business dealings abroad.
Luft was initially arrested in Cyprus in February, and fled the country after being released on bail. A six-count indictment was released on Monday. Charges include “offenses related...
Luft was initially arrested in Cyprus in February, and fled the country after being released on bail. A six-count indictment was released on Monday. Charges include “offenses related...
- 7/11/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is not letting the Burisma-Biden bribery allegations fade away quietly. In a bold move, Comer has demanded that the Department of the Treasury hand over suspicious activity reports (SARs) pertaining to individuals and entities connected to Ukrainian energy firm Burisma and the alleged bribery scheme involving former Vice President […]
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- 6/29/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, plans to plead guilty to tax and gun charges following a Justice Department investigation.
Biden will plead guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax. He also has agreed to enter a diversion agreement related to another charge, for possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to a controlled substance.
The agreement was outlined in a letter sent by U.S. Attorney David Weiss to the U.S. District Court in Delaware.
The tax charges are misdemeanors, and the gun charge is a felony. Prosecutors do not plan to recommend jail time, but two years of probation, according to The Washington Post. The gun charge would be removed if Biden does not violate conditions during that period.
A judge has not yet approved the plea agreement.
According to the Justice Department,...
Biden will plead guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax. He also has agreed to enter a diversion agreement related to another charge, for possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to a controlled substance.
The agreement was outlined in a letter sent by U.S. Attorney David Weiss to the U.S. District Court in Delaware.
The tax charges are misdemeanors, and the gun charge is a felony. Prosecutors do not plan to recommend jail time, but two years of probation, according to The Washington Post. The gun charge would be removed if Biden does not violate conditions during that period.
A judge has not yet approved the plea agreement.
According to the Justice Department,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Hunter Biden is pleading guilty to two federal misdemeanor charges related to failing to pay his taxes, the Justice Department announced in a court filing on Tuesday.
The president’s son has reached an agreement to plead guilty on two counts of “willful failure to pay federal income tax.” Biden has also been charged with “possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.” He reached a pretrial diversion for the firearms charged, and it is likely to be dismissed if he meets certain conditions.
The president’s son has reached an agreement to plead guilty on two counts of “willful failure to pay federal income tax.” Biden has also been charged with “possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.” He reached a pretrial diversion for the firearms charged, and it is likely to be dismissed if he meets certain conditions.
- 6/20/2023
- by Ryan Bort and Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
In a shocking turn of events, GOP-led House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has made astonishing allegations against the Biden family. During an exclusive interview with Maria Bartiromo, a prominent figure on a widely watched news network, Comer claimed that illicit payments totaling a staggering $20-30 million have been made to what he calls the […]
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- 6/19/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Fox News’ Jesse Watters is having a busy week, displaying all the talent that has led him to being the host of “Jesse Watters Primetime” and chief instigator on “The Five.”
Here’s a quick list. (1) He pissed on helping the homeless: “You can’t subsidize antisocial behavior you have to stigmatize it. These are people that have failed in life and they’re on their deathbed.” 2. He casually explained that Donald Trump was just “sifting through [documents] and determining which were personal and which were presidential.” 3. He compared not letting Rfk Jr. come on his show to making a girl beg for a date. 4. He misidentified “The Five” panel member Jessica Tarlov as “Katie.” 5. In another episode, Watters cut off Tarlov, aka Katie, and threatened to “smack” her with his copies of the Presidential Records Act.
This kind of behavior is not out of character for Watters, who said last...
Here’s a quick list. (1) He pissed on helping the homeless: “You can’t subsidize antisocial behavior you have to stigmatize it. These are people that have failed in life and they’re on their deathbed.” 2. He casually explained that Donald Trump was just “sifting through [documents] and determining which were personal and which were presidential.” 3. He compared not letting Rfk Jr. come on his show to making a girl beg for a date. 4. He misidentified “The Five” panel member Jessica Tarlov as “Katie.” 5. In another episode, Watters cut off Tarlov, aka Katie, and threatened to “smack” her with his copies of the Presidential Records Act.
This kind of behavior is not out of character for Watters, who said last...
- 6/16/2023
- by Stephen Rodrick
- Variety Film + TV
In a move that has caught the attention of many, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has initiated a probe into Chair Lina Khan’s management of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This investigation stems from complaints of alleged abuse of power within the agency, which has raised concerns among various companies and trade groups, […]
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- 6/4/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
In a stunning turn of events, the FBI has formally declined to release an investigative memo detailing a potential bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden. This refusal has left members of the House Oversight Committee outraged, with Chairman Rep. James Comer declaring the FBI’s actions as obstructionist and unacceptable. As tensions rise, the committee is […]
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- 6/1/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
House Republicans have been promising to expose President Joe Biden’s supposedly criminal business dealings with foreign entities for months. But the biggest takeaway from Oversight Committee Chair James Comer’s (R-Ky.) much-hyped press conference on Wednesday revealing the GOP’s “findings” was just the opposite — they don’t have the goods.
What Republicans presented on “judgment day” was a memo outlining more than $10 million in payments received by members of the Biden family from foreign businesses between 2015-2017. But the findings lacked a crucial detail — concrete evidence linking Biden...
What Republicans presented on “judgment day” was a memo outlining more than $10 million in payments received by members of the Biden family from foreign businesses between 2015-2017. But the findings lacked a crucial detail — concrete evidence linking Biden...
- 5/11/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Lawmakers have sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, expressing concern over an alleged unclassified Fd-1023 form that reportedly describes a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national. The letter, signed by Senator Charles Grassley and Representative James Comer, claims that the document includes a precise […]
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- 5/4/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Gun violence is rampant in the United States, and a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation sheds light on the toll the nation’s addiction to firearms is taking on American families.
The poll found that a majority of adults have personally experienced or have a family member who has experienced a gun-related incident — meaning they have either been threatened with a gun, witnessed someone being injured by a gun, been injured by a gun, or been killed by a gun.
One in five American adults has a family...
The poll found that a majority of adults have personally experienced or have a family member who has experienced a gun-related incident — meaning they have either been threatened with a gun, witnessed someone being injured by a gun, been injured by a gun, or been killed by a gun.
One in five American adults has a family...
- 4/11/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Republicans in the House of Representatives have been hounding Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for information about his case against Donald Trump. Bragg’s office once again bashed this effort on Friday, a day after a grand jury voted to indict the former president.
“We urge you to refrain from these inflammatory accusations, withdraw your demand for information, and let the criminal justice process proceed without unlawful political interference,” Leslie Dubeck, the general counsel for Bragg’s office, wrote in a letter addressed to Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.
“We urge you to refrain from these inflammatory accusations, withdraw your demand for information, and let the criminal justice process proceed without unlawful political interference,” Leslie Dubeck, the general counsel for Bragg’s office, wrote in a letter addressed to Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.
- 3/31/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
On Sunday, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg for allegedly prioritizing a case against Donald Trump over addressing the rampant local crime in the area. During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Comer accused Bragg of engaging in a “political stunt” by convening a grand jury to investigate Trump’s […]
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- 3/27/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Rather than attacking the merits of the impending alleged hush money case against Donald Trump, Republicans on Fox News suggested that the news of former president’s potential arrest is part of a secret plan to distract from the allegations against Hunter Biden.
“Well, it’s very odd that [the news of a possible Trump indictment] would come out just the very next day after I revealed bank records which showed that the Biden family — the president in particular — hasn’t been truthful with respect to his family receiving payments directly from the Chinese communist party,” Republican Rep.
“Well, it’s very odd that [the news of a possible Trump indictment] would come out just the very next day after I revealed bank records which showed that the Biden family — the president in particular — hasn’t been truthful with respect to his family receiving payments directly from the Chinese communist party,” Republican Rep.
- 3/19/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
In a major development, the House Oversight Committee has been granted access to review suspicious activity reports related to President Biden‘s family. This announcement was made by committee chairman James Comer, who believes that the records submitted by banks to the US government could shed light on the foreign income of the first family and […]
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- 3/15/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
The Conservative Political Action Conference is taking place this week at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Cpac is the year’s most biggest gathering of conservative thought leaders, serving as a kind of Coachella for misinformation, bigotry, religious zealotry, and veneration of a twice-impeached president who lost the 2020 election. The 2023 edition will feature speeches from likes of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, and others, although big names like Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are skipping the conference,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
CNN anchor Don Lemon called into a staff meeting Friday to apologize for calling former South Carolina governor and 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley past her prime.
Lemon had the day off from CNN This Morning on Friday — a break that was scheduled before Thursday’s on-air dustup — but offered an apology to co-workers during a daily editorial call at the news network. Sources say he owned up to his badly chosen words and said he stands against sexism and racism. He also thanked his female colleagues. (TMZ first reported Lemon apologizing on the call.)
His apology Friday came a day after saying the 51-year-old Haley wasn’t “in her prime” after Haley, in announcing her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, said there should be a mental competency test for any politician over age 75 — something that would apply to both President Joe Biden and fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump.
“Nikki...
Lemon had the day off from CNN This Morning on Friday — a break that was scheduled before Thursday’s on-air dustup — but offered an apology to co-workers during a daily editorial call at the news network. Sources say he owned up to his badly chosen words and said he stands against sexism and racism. He also thanked his female colleagues. (TMZ first reported Lemon apologizing on the call.)
His apology Friday came a day after saying the 51-year-old Haley wasn’t “in her prime” after Haley, in announcing her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, said there should be a mental competency test for any politician over age 75 — something that would apply to both President Joe Biden and fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump.
“Nikki...
- 2/17/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CNN typically devotes its daily morning editorial call to hashing out the news cycle, lining up “rundowns” for its various programs; and internal housekeeping. On Friday’s call, according to three people familiar with the matter, anchor Don Lemon took time out for something different — an apology.
Lemon sought to tamp down internal and external backlash to polarizing comments he made on Thursday’s “CNN This Morning” about when women are in their prime, though it remains unclear whether all staffers will let the matter drop.
Speaking for a few minutes, one of these people said, Lemon said he regretted saying that women who are past their 40s are no longer in their prime, a comment that appeared to be off the cuff and inspired by coverage of Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who recently declared her candidacy for the 2024 U.S. presidential race. “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime,...
Lemon sought to tamp down internal and external backlash to polarizing comments he made on Thursday’s “CNN This Morning” about when women are in their prime, though it remains unclear whether all staffers will let the matter drop.
Speaking for a few minutes, one of these people said, Lemon said he regretted saying that women who are past their 40s are no longer in their prime, a comment that appeared to be off the cuff and inspired by coverage of Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who recently declared her candidacy for the 2024 U.S. presidential race. “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The premise of a good morning-news show is that it helps viewers wake up with their morning coffee. CNN’s new A.M. entry is quickly turning into a place where the coffee is being thrown.
Don Lemon, one of the three anchors of ‘CNN This Morning,” apologized Thursday afternoon for remarks made on the morning’s broadcast about when women are in their prime, during a segment about comments from new Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley regarding the age of some of her political rivals.
“She says people, you know, politicians or something are not in their prime,” Lemon said on the program “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.” The comment spurred co-anchor Poppy Harlow to try to get Lemon to modify his stance. “What are you talking about, wait — prime for what?...
Don Lemon, one of the three anchors of ‘CNN This Morning,” apologized Thursday afternoon for remarks made on the morning’s broadcast about when women are in their prime, during a segment about comments from new Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley regarding the age of some of her political rivals.
“She says people, you know, politicians or something are not in their prime,” Lemon said on the program “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.” The comment spurred co-anchor Poppy Harlow to try to get Lemon to modify his stance. “What are you talking about, wait — prime for what?...
- 2/16/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
It didn’t take long for Hunter Biden’s lawyer to reject a request made Wednesday by House Republicans for documents regarding the president’s son’s business dealings.
The morning after Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, wrote to Hunter Biden seeking financial and scheduling documents as well as communications with his father, uncle, and aunt from Jan. 20, 2009 to Jan. 20, 2021, Biden attorney Abbe Lowell sounded off, writing that the committee “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose,” as Biden is a private citizen, according to The Washington Post.
The morning after Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, wrote to Hunter Biden seeking financial and scheduling documents as well as communications with his father, uncle, and aunt from Jan. 20, 2009 to Jan. 20, 2021, Biden attorney Abbe Lowell sounded off, writing that the committee “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose,” as Biden is a private citizen, according to The Washington Post.
- 2/9/2023
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
House Republicans have made clear they intend to do everything they can to cast President Biden as the ringleader of a global crime racket that he’s now using the White House to facilitate. The House Oversight Committee, led by a guy who just a few days ago wondered if the alleged Chinese spy balloon was carrying bioweapons from Wuhan, is going to be responsible for a big chunk of this effort. It will hold its first hearing on Wednesday to investigate, what else, Hunter Biden stuff.
More specifically, the...
More specifically, the...
- 2/7/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Adam Lambert has shared an unenthusiastic response to the suggestion that Theo James should play George Michael in a future biopic.
James, who starred in the most recent season of The White Lotus, appeared on the Bravo talk show Watch What Happens Live last week.
Sat next to co-star Meghann Fahy, James responded to a question about whether he’d be interested in playing the pop star in a possible movie about his life.
“Oh yeah, I would love that, he’s an icon,” he replied. “He’s a lot of Greek, and I’m a lot of Greek. Put that Greek together, and you get falafel.”
However, when the online publication The Advocate shared the story on social media, frequent Queen collaborator Lambert didn’t hesitate to share his feelings about the possible casting.
“Yay another straight man playing a gay icon,” he commented on Tuesday (17 January), adding an...
James, who starred in the most recent season of The White Lotus, appeared on the Bravo talk show Watch What Happens Live last week.
Sat next to co-star Meghann Fahy, James responded to a question about whether he’d be interested in playing the pop star in a possible movie about his life.
“Oh yeah, I would love that, he’s an icon,” he replied. “He’s a lot of Greek, and I’m a lot of Greek. Put that Greek together, and you get falafel.”
However, when the online publication The Advocate shared the story on social media, frequent Queen collaborator Lambert didn’t hesitate to share his feelings about the possible casting.
“Yay another straight man playing a gay icon,” he commented on Tuesday (17 January), adding an...
- 1/19/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - Music
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