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The most recent unclassified version of the House Intel Committee’s report exposes how DOJ and FBI improperly use redactions to protect people like James Comey from public scrutiny. The before/after versions show what dirty pool DOJ/FBI were playing. Examples forthcoming…
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) May 4, 2018
Outrageous Redactions to the Russia Report (National Review)
Cute how this works: Kick off the week with some “the Department of Justice is not going to be extorted” bombast from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, by which he rationalizes that his defiance of subpoenas and slow-walking document production to Congress — which is probing investigative irregularities related to the 2016 campaign — is required by DOJ policy and “the rule of law.” Then end the week with the Friday-night bad-news dump: the grudging removal of DOJ and FBI redactions from a House Intelligence Committee report on Russia’s election meddling. [Read More]
Israel Exposes Iran’s Nuclear Lies, and the Limits of U.S. Intelligence (Bloomberg)
Since Iran and six world powers reached an agreement to pause Iran’s enrichment of uranium and allow weapons inspectors into declared facilities, Israel’s prime minister has argued the deal would give Iran a glide path to a nuclear weapon. On Monday he announced that he had proof.
If the West can verify the new Israeli intelligence that Iran had preserved its design and research work into a nuclear weapon, that’s a big deal — particularly now in light of the May 12 deadline that President Donald Trump has imposed on U.S. negotiations with Europe to come up with fixes to strengthen the nuclear bargain. The trove of data would be a blow not only to Iran’s credibility but also to the reputation of American intelligence gathering. [Read More]
Maryland governor plans to sign free community college bill into law (The Washington Post)
Maryland is set to become the latest state to cover the cost of community college tuition for its residents, as Gov. Larry Hogan (R) plans to sign into law a measure ushering in the program, his office said Friday.
“Since taking office, the Hogan administration has been committed to increasing access to quality, affordable higher education for Maryland students,” said Amelia Chasse, Hogan’s spokeswoman. “The governor remains committed to helping more students achieve their educational goals and looks forward to signing this bill into law.” [Read More]
Conservatives Offer A Better Deal For Black America (Townhall)
Some who claim to represent the black community have correctly pointed to the reality that poverty in their demographic remains higher than the rest of the nation. They note that young black males have higher rates of incarceration and altercations with police.
Defensively, some respond by pointing to a half-century of anti-poverty and affirmative action programs. Some blame police-black tensions on a higher proclivity to respond negatively to law enforcement on the part of those youth and suggest an absence of fathers as benevolent authority figures leading to that attitude. [Read More]
Oliver North New President of NRA, Wayne LaPierre to Continue as CEO (Breitbart News Network)
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre announced in Dallas on Monday that the NRA’s board of directors directly elected the iconic Lt. Col. Oliver North as the new president of the NRA, making him partners with LaPierre and Chris Cox to lead the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States.
The NRA is currently holding a meeting of its board of directors on the heels of the NRA’s annual meeting, which was held in Dallas over the weekend, and hosted President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The NRA’s officers and board then met in one of their regularly scheduled meetings. [Read More]
HILLARY CLINTON THOUGHT ABOUT MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND AFTER LOSING ELECTION TO TRUMP (Newsweek)
Former Secretary of State and Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited New Zealand over the weekend, confessing she considered moving there after losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump.
Clinton recalled how her Kiwi friends suggested she move to New Zealand at a talk on Monday. “And I appreciated the offers. Gave them some thought,” she said at an event organized in Auckland by The Growth Faculty with ticket prices starting at NZ$195 ($135) and soaring to $595 ($415) for special seats, covered in a live blog in The New Zealand Herald. [Read More]
N.J. Senate to hold hearings on ‘offensive’ NJEA videos (NJ.com)
The state Senate announced Monday it will hold hearings to investigate videos appearing to show local leaders of New Jersey’s top teachers union talking about protecting teachers accused of abusing students.
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney, the state’s top lawmaker, told NJ Advance Media on Monday morning that he asked the chairs of the Senate education and labor committees to convene a joint hearing. [Read More]
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