Text messages received and sent on the day of the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill last year were “wiped” from government-issued phones of senior defense officials in the Trump administration, according to court documents. The Pentagon wiped phones belonging to officials including former Defense Secretary Chris Miller, former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Mr. Miller’s former chief of staff Kashyap Patel after they turned them in after they resigned on January 20. “That when an employee separates from [Department of Defense] or military hands over the government-issued phone and the phone is wiped,” the document said. Meanwhile, Mr Trump’s endorsement of “Eric” for the Republican primary for a US Senate seat to replace retiring Senator Roy Blunt has sent party members into an uproar. There are two GOP frontrunners named Eric in this race – former Gov. Eric Greitens and state Attorney General Eric Schmitt. Both appeared to assume they had been endorsed by Mr Trump. There is also a third GOP candidate named Eric McElroy on the Republican primary ballot. Mr. Schmidt won the Republican Senate primary on Tuesday.
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Killing Al Qaeda Leader in Biden’s ‘Bin Laden Moment’ Says Fox News Host
Fox News host Bret Baier called the killing of top al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan President Joe Biden’s “Bin Laden moment.” Mr Bayer told viewers of the right-wing news channel that the drone strike that killed the terror boss was a “big, big success” for the country, moments after the news broke on Monday.
Fox News Host Calls Killing of Al Qaeda Leader Biden ‘Bin Laden Moment’
Brett Baier called the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri a “major, major success” for both the president and the United States Oliver O’Connell3 August 2022 07:30 1659501000
Judd Deere joins Sarah Sanders’ campaign
A former White House spokesman who testified before a House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot is joining Sarah Sanders’ campaign for governor of Arkansas. The Sanders campaign on Tuesday announced that Judd Deere will serve as communications director. Deere was among several senior hires announced.
The former White House spokesman is joining Sarah Sanders’ campaign
A former White House spokesman whose testimony about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was aired before a House committee is joining Sarah Sanders’ campaign for Arkansas governor Oliver O’Connell3 August 2022 05:30 1659498463
Federal grand jury subpoenas Pat Cipollone
Pat Cipollone, former President Donald Trump’s White House counsel, has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building, ABC News reported Tuesday. ABC News, citing unnamed sources, said Mr. Cipollone’s lawyers were expected to negotiate the terms of his deposition before the grand jury. Mr. Cipollone late last month testified via videotape before the commission Jan. 6 in a lengthy closed-door interview that was also part of the commission’s most recent public hearings. “I’ve been pretty clear that there needs to be an immediate and strong response, statement, public statement, that people need to leave the Capitol now,” Mr. Cipollone said in his Jan. 6 committee testimony. Shweta Sharma3 August 2022 04:47 1659495690
What’s next for global jihad?
After Al-Zawahiri’s assassination, what’s next for global jihad?
The killing comes as al-Qaida seeks to regain its terror leadership, while Islamic State is still reeling from the loss of its caliphate, writes Kim Sengupta. Oliver O’Connell3 August 2022 04:01 1659492030
Cyber Ninjas’ ‘dead voters’ claim shot down by Arizona attorney general
A firm whose investigation into alleged voter fraud at the behest of Trump loyalists in Arizona has been able to uncover only one instance of a fraudulent ballot cast in the name of a dead voter, according to the state’s top elections official. Mark Brnovich, Arizona’s attorney general, issued a letter to Republicans who have led the effort to demand a recount of the 2020 state Senate election on Monday. In the letter, Mr Brnovich describes how the Cyber Ninja investigation led to hundreds of unfounded fraud allegations involving the names of “dead” voters who actually turned out to be alive. John Bowden has the story.
Cyber Ninjas’ ‘dead voters’ claim shot down by Arizona attorney general
The now-defunct firm was tasked with investigating unsubstantiated claims of fraud in Arizona Oliver O’Connell3 August 2022 03:00 1659488430
Biden task force reunites 400 immigrant children with families separated under Trump
A Biden administration task force has reunited 400 immigrant children separated under Donald Trump with their families, but advocates say more than 1,000 remain separated. The youths were from about 5,000 families separated during the Trump administration as migrants crossed into the United States at the southern border with Mexico.
Admin Biden Reunites 400 Immigrant Children Separated Under Trump With Their Families
About 5,000 families separated as migrants cross southern border under Donald Trump Oliver O’Connell3 August 2022 02:00 1659484837
Ron DeSantis plans to fight ‘woke CEOs’ at financial services firms
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set his sights on the next horizon in his administration’s fight in the so-called culture wars: “woke CEOs.” The Republican governor, who is considered a possible 2024 presidential candidate, said during a press briefing last week that he plans to take on money-transfer giants such as PayPal, as well as investment funds and banks that are trying to impose an alleged “woke ideology’ to their potential customers. He also hopes to introduce a slew of legislative and executive initiatives that would curb these companies’ abilities to “discriminate” against customers based on their political or religious beliefs. Johanna Chisholm reports.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vows to fight ‘woke CEOs’ in financial services like Paypal
“Do we govern ourselves through our constitution and through our elections, or do we have these masters of the universe occupying these commanding heights of society?” the Republican governor said during a news conference Oliver O’Connell3 August 2022 01:00 1659482137
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she “would be honored to be Trump’s running mate
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green has publicly backed the idea that she could take on Donald Trump’s possible 2024 presidential bid, saying she would be “honored” to run with him as his running mate. “I think if he asked me, I would definitely take it seriously,” she said when asked by the hosts during an interview on America’s Real Voice last week if she would be interested in being the twice-impeached president’s running mate.
Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘would be honored’ to join Trump on 2024 presidential ticket
The Georgia congresswoman said she had a great relationship with the president and spoke with him often Oliver O’Connell3 August 2022 00:15 1659479437
Trump ‘significant drag’ on GOP Senate chances
Negative impressions of former President Donald Trump are leading Republican U.S. Senate candidates in four key state races, according to a recent poll commissioned by a political action committee tied to a top former Trump adviser. The survey of 1,200 voters — 300 general election voters each in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia — was commissioned by the John Bolton Super PAC. The PAC is run by Ambassador John Bolton, Mr. Trump’s third national security adviser. It found that Trump-endorsed candidates in three of the four states trail their Democratic rivals and rate largely unfavorably with “independent and undecided voters.” Andrew Feinberg reports the findings.
Trump is a “significant blow” to the GOP’s chances in the Senate, according to a poll
A recent poll by former Trump adviser John Bolton’s political action committee found that the former president’s name remains toxic among independent voters Oliver O’Connell 2 August 2022 23:30 1659476737
What would happen if the January 6 panel issues a criminal impeachment against Trump?
Speculation continues to swirl about whether Donald Trump would face criminal charges stemming from the Jan. 6 attack after it became clear the select committee was building a case to prove his various wrongdoings. Attention has turned in recent weeks to the committee’s chairman and vice chairman, who appear to have opposing positions from their respective party majorities on whether the committee itself would formally seek the impeachment of Donald Trump.
What if the January 6th panel issues a criminal impeachment against Donald Trump?
Committee members disagreed on whether to formally seek charges against the former president Oliver O’Connell 2 August 2022 22:45
