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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, one of Porter’s previous employers, told the Daily Mail that the allegations against Porter came from “character assassins.”

“It’s incredibly discouraging to see such a vile attack on such a decent man,” Hatch said. “Shame on any publication that would print this — and shame on the politically motivated, morally bankrupt character assassins that would attempt to sully a man’s good name.”

New Fox News FBI text pseudo-scandal falls apart on Outnumbered

HARRIS FAULKNER (CO-HOST): And so now we know that also some texts blasting the election of Donald Trump, those two. And in one November 2016 message, Lisa Page texted ominously about quote "our task ahead of us." President Trump today tweeted that the new FBI texts are bombshells. Are they, Charlie?

CHARLES HURT: Oh yes, definitely. I mean, aside from the fact --

FAULKNER: Not to put you on the spot with the president.

HURT: And by the way, as a Virginian, I apparently --

LISA BOOTHE (CO-HOST): Hey, I'm a Virginian too.

FAULKNER: I got family there. I love a hillbilly.

HURT: Yeah, so as an ignorant hillbilly, I find these things to be absolutely astonishing. But, I mean, aside from the fact that they read like some sort of -- some Spanish novella soap opera that is just unbelievable that people are actually talking like this. Saying all this stuff. It is terrifying. And it does go to the -- and people who are talking about it, they're not attacking the law enforcement, the FBI, they care about the FBI, they care about this institution, they care about constitutional rights. And the idea that you would have -- that one email about the president, involving the president, the president has clearly stated, he told Chris Wallace in no uncertain terms that he does not get involved in particular cases. And for him to -- that email raises serious questions that President Obama should have to answer.

[...]

MARIE HARF (CO-HOST): So I think there's a timing issue here. That text message was sent in September, the Clinton investigation was actually closed in July. And --

HURT: But it doesn't --

HARF: Wait, wait, let me finish Charlie, let me finish. And three days after that text message was sent President Obama was meeting with [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin in China so it is as likely that they were talking about the Russia investigation and not about the Clinton investigation. There's nothing to indicate it with the Clinton matter and there's a lot of evidence --

FAULKNER: That might be a leap too far. I mean the president was offering to reset things when he got back in office. We don't know what they were talking about with regard to Putin and Obama.

HARF: But that text message was talking about something they were working on --

HURT: But either way, the president lied to Chris Wallace --

HARF: That is absolutely not true. The Clinton investigation closed in July, this text message was sent three weeks later.

[...]

HARF: I'm just saying we cannot make the leap from that text message that Barack Obama was getting briefed on the Clinton investigation. He had every -- from a national security perspective, he had every right to be briefed about the Russia investigation. In fact, he was raising it with Putin three days later.

[...]

HURT: But either way he did lie to Chris Wallace in his interview.

HARF: That's a really strong accusation of say a president lied with no evidence, Charlie. I like ya, man, but I don't think we can go there.

Former president George W. Bush said he believes Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, departing from President Trump, who has been skeptical of intelligence agencies’ findings that the Kremlin had interfered to help him win.

“There’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled. Whether they affected the outcome is another question,” the 43rd president said at a summit in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. He added: “It’s problematic that a foreign nation is involved in our election system. Our democracy is only as good as people trust the results.”

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I was around eight years old when Nixon resigned, never bothered to read up on it; all I know is what is generally known and talked about. Never even watched a movie about it though I think there was one.

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#BREAKING: Israeli police chiefs have decided to recommend indicting PM Benjamin Netanyahu for corruption, Israeli media report

The head of the government coalition, MK David Amsalem (Likud), called Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich "smug" following Alsheikh's comments that powerful forces had collected material about police investigators working on the Netanyahu files. “The target has been marked,” said Amsalem, in comments to Uvda, Channel 2’s current affairs program. His remarks come days before Israeli police are expected to issue their recommendation whether the prime minister should be charged in relation to two ongoing corruption investigations into the prime minister.

“This is an attempted coup by the police. They see the Prime Minister as a personal enemy and are trying to topple him.”

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The Weinstein scandal put Hollywood’s hypocrisy in broad daylight. RT if you agree the DNC should return his donations.
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Still no word from DNC on returning all of Harvey Weinstein's donations...
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RNC spokesman says Wynn stepping down as CEO doesn’t change party’s decision not to return his donations unless a board investigation finds him guilty of wrongdoing. Wynn gave $375K to RNC late last year

Uranium One informant says Moscow paid millions in bid to influence Clinton

An FBI informant connected to the Uranium One controversy told three congressional committees in a written statement that Moscow routed millions of dollars to America with the expectation it would be used to benefit Bill Clinton's charitable efforts while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton quarterbacked a “reset” in U.S.-Russian relations.

The informant, Douglas Campbell, said in the statement obtained by The Hill that he was told by Russian nuclear executives that Moscow had hired the American lobbying firm APCO Worldwide specifically because it was in position to influence the Obama administration, and more specifically Hillary Clinton.

“The contract called for four payments of $750,000 over twelve months. APCO was expected to give assistance free of charge to the Clinton Global Initiative as part of their effort to create a favorable environment to ensure the Obama administration made affirmative decisions on everything from Uranium One to the U.S.-Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation agreement."

APCO officials told The Hill that its support for the Clinton Global Initiative and its work with Russia were not connected in any way.

In addition to his written statement, Campbell on Wednesday was interviewed for several hours behind closed doors by staff from both parties on the Senate Judiciary, the House Intelligence and the House Oversight and Government Reform committees.


Campbell also said he asked his FBI handlers why the U.S. was not more aggressive. "I expressed these concerns repeatedly to my FBI handlers. The response I got was that politics was somehow involved,” he stated.

The FBI found Campbell’s undercover work valuable enough to reward him with a $50,000 check in 2016. “My FBI handlers praised my work. They told me on various occasions that details from the undercover probe had been briefed directly to FBI top officials. On two occasions my handlers were particularly excited, claiming that my undercover work had been briefed to President Obama as part of his daily presidential briefing,” he said.

The Hill’s stories last fall prompted the Justice Department to take the rare step of freeing Campbell from his nondisclosure agreement as an intelligence asset so he could testify to Congress about what he witnessed inside Russia’s nuclear industry.

Pelosi’s marathon speech doesn’t calm Dem discontent over DACA

Top Democrats said Wednesday that they weren't corralling rank-and-file lawmakers to oppose the budget pact, leading some of the party's immigration advocates to question the forcefulness of Pelosi’s opposition.

Pelosi, who has been the top House Democrat for roughly 16 years, is under intense pressure from the Democrats’ liberal wing to protect the dreamers -- as well as preside over enough Democratic victories in the 2018 midterms for the party to take control of the lower chamber.

Pelosi, who has been the top House Democrat for roughly 16 years, is under intense pressure from the Democrats’ liberal wing to protect the dreamers -- as well as preside over enough Democratic victories in the 2018 midterms for the party to take control of the lower chamber.

The fresh threats exposed deepening divisions within a Democratic Party struggling to address a liberal priority in Republican-controlled Washington.

"I'm not a loyal Democrat," Linda Sarsour, a controversial and far-left political activist who co-chaired the 2017 Women's March, declared during a fiery rally near Capitol Hill. "We will be joining primaries this year and we will primary Democrats who did not have the spine or the courage to stand up for our undocumented family."

The activists who filled a Washington church Wednesday, like liberal leaders nationwide, called out Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for failing to attach immigration legislation to a must-pass bill like the budget deal.

"What are they thinking? They're giving up their leverage," asked Angel Padilla, policy director for the liberal group Indivisible.

Attorney for Uranium One Informant: Clintons 'Can Attack All They Want,' My Client Has the Truth

In a story first reported by The Hill, Douglas Campbell informed three congressional committees that Moscow hired APCO Worldwide to "provide in-kind support for the Clintons’ Global Initiative." The information came from Russian nuclear officials, Campbell said.

Campbell's attorney, Victoria Toensing, said on "America's Newsroom" Thursday that APCO is a firm "with all kinds of former Clinton staffers on it" and was paid $3 million.

In response, Hillary Clinton's spokesman Nick Merrill dismissed the new report as a "charade."

"He came out because he thought he was dying from cancer and he wanted his story to be told. ... They can go attack all they want to. He's got the truth, he's got briefings, the FBI has all kinds of videotapes," she said.