Cal Thomas, James Rosen, Byron York, Kathy Szeliga and guest host Daniel Halper joined WMAL on Wednesday!

Mornings on the Mall

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Hosts: Vince Coglianese and Daniel Halper (contributing editor to the Washington Free Beacon)

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

5am – A/B/C Post-Alabama Election Analysis: Who’s To Blame For Roy Moore Losing?

• Doug Jones declared victor in Alabama race for Senate; Roy Moore may seek recount. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — In a stunning setback for the Republican Party, Democrat Doug Jones was elected Alabama’s next senator Tuesday, flipping a deeply red state after a campaign that showcased the increasing power of sexual misconduct allegations and the limits of President Trump’s political influence. Jones’s victory in a part of the Deep South that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1992 was a dramatic repudiation of his opponent, Roy Moore, a former state judge twice removed from office. Moore responded to allegations that he made sexual advances on teenagers when he was in his 30s by describing his campaign as a “spiritual battle” against a conspiracy of Republican and Democratic leaders in Washington.

5am – D/E     GILLIBRAND VS TRUMP:

• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Tells April Ryan to Get Her Mind Out of the Gutter in Regards to Trump Gillibrand Tweet
• Gillibrand says she won’t be silenced
• Mika Brzezinski: Trump tweet suggested Gillibrand would “have sex with him” to get campaign contributions
• Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED! 8:03 AM – Dec 12, 2017  
• Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren: Are you really trying to bully, intimidate and slut-shame @SenGillibrand? Do you know who you’re picking a fight with? Good luck with that, @realDonaldTrump. Nevertheless, #shepersisted.

6am – A/B/C Post-Alabama Election Analysis: How does the Alabama Election Result reflect on President Trump? Doug Jones’ Alabama victory trims the Republicans’ already narrow Senate majority, endangers Trump’s agenda.

6am – D         INTERVIEW – CAL THOMAS – Syndicated columnist — joined Vince Coglianese and Daniel Halper on WMAL’s morning show on Wednesday!

• TOPICS: 1) The Alabama election results and 2) The latest terrorist attack

6am – E/F      Sarah Huckabee Sanders Threatens To Kick CNN’s Jim Acosta Out Of Press Pool. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders threatened to remove CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta from the White House press pool over the reporter’s continuing spats with the Trump administration. Acosta claimed in a tweet Tuesday afternoon that Sanders threatened his permanent removal from the press pool if he asked President Trump a question during a bill signing about his comments earlier to Sen. Kristen Gillibrand. In response, Acosta said “Sorry Sarah.. we won’t be intimidated.”

CNN’s Jim Acosta says Sarah Huckabee Sanders warned him not to ask Trump a question at bill signing. CNN reporter Jim Acosta said Tuesday that the White House warned him not to ask President Trump a question during a bill signing event, claiming that press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders suggested his access at future events could be revoked if he did. Acosta’s claim comes a day after he clashed with Sanders about media accuracy during a press briefing.The White House press pool rotates print and broadcast reporters from different outlets on a schedule to cover events at the White House. Reporters, during the events, are allowed to ask the president and other officials questions.

7am – A         INTERVIEW – JAMES ROSEN – Chief Washington Correspondent, Fox News — joined Vince Coglianese and Daniel Halper on WMAL on Wednesday morning!

• Trump lawyer wants separate special prosecutor to probe DOJ-Fusion conflicts. (Fox News) – A top member of President Trump’s outside legal team called Tuesday for the appointment of a separate special prosecutor to look into potential conflicts of interest involving Justice Department and FBI officials. Jay Sekulow made the call following a Fox News report revealing that the wife of a DOJ official demoted for concealing his meetings with the firm behind the anti-Trump “dossier” herself worked for the same firm, Fusion GPS, during the 2016 election. Sekulow told Fox News that a special prosecutor should be appointed to look into these issues.
• Rosen scoop: Wife of demoted DOJ official worked for firm behind anti-Trump dossier. (Fox News) — EXCLUSIVE: A senior Justice Department official demoted last week for concealing his meetings with the men behind the anti-Trump “dossier” had even closer ties to Fusion GPS, the firm responsible for the incendiary document, than have been disclosed, Fox News has confirmed: The official’s wife worked for Fusion GPS during the 2016 election. Contacted by Fox News, investigators for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) confirmed that Nellie H. Ohr, wife of the demoted official, Bruce G. Ohr, worked for the opposition research firm last year. The precise nature of Mrs. Ohr’s duties – including whether she worked on the dossier – remains unclear but a review of her published works available online reveals Mrs. Ohr has written extensively on Russia-related subjects. HPSCI staff confirmed to Fox News that she was paid by Fusion GPS through the summer and fall of 2016.

7am – B/C     ‘F TRUMP’: Texts between ex-Mueller team members emerge, calling Trump ‘loathsome human,’ ‘an idiot’ (Fox News) – Text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page in 2016 that were obtained by Fox News on Tuesday refer to then-candidate Donald Trump as a “loathsome human” and “an idiot.” More than 10,000 texts between Strzok and Page were being reviewed by the Justice Department after Strzok was removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe after it was revealed that some of them contained anti-Trump content. The messages were sent during the 2016 campaign and contain discussions about various candidates. On March 2, Strzok texted Page that someone “asked me who I’d vote for, guessed [Ohio Gov. John] Kasich.”

7am – D         GILLIBRAND VS TRUMP:

• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Tells April Ryan to Get Her Mind Out of the Gutter in Regards to Trump Gillibrand Tweet
• Gillibrand says she won’t be silenced
• Mika Brzezinski: Trump tweet suggested Gillibrand would “have sex with him” to get campaign contributions
• Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED! 8:03 AM – Dec 12, 2017  
• Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren: Are you really trying to bully, intimidate and slut-shame @SenGillibrand? Do you know who you’re picking a fight with? Good luck with that, @realDonaldTrump. Nevertheless, #shepersisted.

7am – E         INTERVIEW – MD DELEGATE KATHY SZELIGA – Maryland House of Delegates Minority Whip

• Proposed Bill Would Allow Church Members To Carry Gun (WBAL) — In response to some recent shootings in places of worship, a newly proposed bill could allow members of churches and other places of worship to carry a gun. The legislation called the Partitioner Protection Act of 2018 would allow any law-abiding member of a church, if they have permission from the church and legally own a fire arm, to carry it on church property during congregation meetings. Delegate Kathy Szeliga, along with Senator Wayne Norman and Sheriff Jeff Gahler are working on the legislation.

8am – A         INTERVIEW – BYRON YORK – the chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner — joined Vince Coglianese and Daniel Halper on WMAL on Wednesday to give his post-Alabama election analysis. Byron is originally from Alabama.

8am – B/C     Post-Alabama Election Analysis: Who’s To Blame For Roy Moore Losing? Doug Jones declared victor in Alabama race for Senate; Roy Moore may seek recount.

8am – D/E     Fairfax Co. student says teacher threw him outside for not standing for Pledge of Allegiance. (Fox 5) — CENTREVILLE, Va. – A northern Virginia high school student says he was physically removed from class and was forced to stand outside for not standing up for the pledge of allegiance. Eric Trammel, a sophomore at Centreville High School says it happened during Driver’s Ed class last month. Now, Fairfax County says the teacher won’t be returning to any school in the district. Maxwelle Sokol, who tells FOX 5 this is the first time the teen has ever received backlash for something he’s  been doing every morning for years. “He didn’t stand up. Mr. Ferrick told him to stand up, and he again said I’m not going to do that, respectfully. He wasn’t making a scene or anything. And then Mr. Ferrick grabbed him, shoved him outside and made him stand in the cold and somewhere along the line made some comment ‘this isn’t the NFL,” says Sokol.