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From Newsweek: The Department of Justice recently released a redacted subpoena for ex-President Donald Trump‘s account on Twitter, now named X, amid Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s investigation of attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Tom Fitton, president of watchdog Judicial Watch, also spoke about the warrant, saying that it “lends further urgency to Congress DEFUNDING NOW this rogue operation. Call your members of Congress now to share your views.” Read more here… The post Did Jack Smith Investigate Trump’s Twitter Followers? What We Know appeared first on Judicial Watch.

From Fox News: The Washington, D.C., government dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars touching up its “Black Lives Matter” street painting as crime skyrockets in the Democrat-run city. The refurbishment of the infamous mural, which Democrat MayorMuriel Bowserinitially painted in June 2020 as BLM protests were underway in the city and across the country, appears to have run taxpayers $271,231, including $217,680 in labor costs and $53,551 in paint supplies, according to documents obtained by Judicial Watch from D.C.’s Department of Transportation. “DC crime is out of control but local leaders continue to waste $270,000 in tax money promoting the extremist Black Live..

From Daily Wire: A House Democratsaid former President Donald Trumpshould be “eliminated” moments after he decried the use of “dangerous” rhetoric, an ironic choice of words that prompted blowback and led the congressman to issue an apology. Rep. Dan Goldman(D-NY), who served as lead counselin the first impeachment of Trump, alluded to Trump’s 2024 bid to return to the White House while issuing a warning about the former president’s comments in relation to January 6 and legal cases. Tom Fitton, president of the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, said, “In the least, Goldman should be investigated by the Secret Service for this threat.” Collin Rugg, co-owner of Trendi..

From Daily Caller: Washington, D.C., spent an eyebrow-raising amount of money to refresh a Black Lives Matter mural amid concerns of surging crime and declining support for the group, according to Judicial Watch. The nation’s capital reportedly spent$270,000 to repaint“Black Lives Matter Plaza,” according to a statement released by Judicial Watch on Nov. 22. The decision to refresh the Black Lives Matter mural, which rests on a two-block-long portion of 16th street NW, has raised eyebrows by those who suggest the group has heavily contributed to worsening crime rates. The Washington, D.C., city council voted to reducethe police budget by millions in the summer of 2020 as violent riots ..

From Catholic Vote: Parents and faith leaders in Lebanon, Connecticut, are outraged that satanists are planning an after-school club for elementary school children in their town beginning December 1. A representative of The Satanic Temple’s (TST) After School Satan Club says Connecticut’s first such club was requested by a parent whose child attends Lebanon Elementary School as an alternative to the Bible-based Good News Club. In 2017, the government watchdog group Judicial Watch obtained documents that showedthe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had fast-tracked tax-exempt status for an “After School Satan Club” in Tacoma, Washington, at the same time it was found to have either denied..

From Catholic Vote: The FBI finallysent us files. Only after a court forced them… At long last, the FBI handed over the documents to our legal team. That’s because time ran out (again) for the FBI in our months-long legal battle to get their records surrounding the “radical traditionalist Catholic” memo – also known as the “Richmond memo.” NOT BACKING DOWN: CatholicVote and our partners at Judicial Watch are prepared to litigate this matter to the end. We’re willing to play the long game, too. We believe Americans – and especially Catholics – have every right to know what led to the decision to authorize spying on Catholics in church! Nevertheless, as of today, they are s..

From Hungarian Conservative: Your panel discussion was about the Biden administration and the future of the Middle East after the terror attack. It seems that the Biden administration, along with nearly the whole world, is supporting Israel now. What is your opinion on this matter? This is a very schizophrenic situation: the Biden administration says all the right words and they even dispatched an aircraft carrier battle group, a huge navy force. But that’s largely a publicity stunt. That is not a real military threat to anyone. It’s just sort of a demonstration. But while they say things about protecting Israel, they’re frantically engaged in an effort to support Iran, who we know is ..

From New York Post: New photos show the “filth” and unsafe conditions in which an illegal Chinese-owned lab in California carried out risky research on mice genetically altered to carry COVID-19, according to records obtained by a conservative legal group. The Fresno County Public Health Department revealed the “hazardous and non-compliant conditions” of the illicit lab, which kept SARS-CoV-2 and other “infectious agents.” The stunning assessment was found in responsive documents from a California Public Records Act request made by Judicial Watch. “Americans should know that dangerous biological research doesn’t just occur in ‘Wuhan,’ it is happening all over the United S..

From Townhall: According to 1,719 pages of documents from the City of San Francisco, obtained by Judicial Watch, San Francisco will allocate tax dollars on a preferential basis for black and Latino transgender individuals through a program that offers financial assistance to transgender people, Fox News Digital reported: The pilot program provides low-income transgender residents with payments of up to $1,200 each month for up to 18 months with the goal of providing “economically marginalized transgender people with unrestricted, monthly guaranteed income as a way to combat poverty.” It uses pre-paid debit cards due to participants potentially not having bank accounts. The amount..

From Daily Wire: One week before Hamaslaunched asurprise attackinIsrael, a top aide to PresidentJoe Bidentouted a relative calm in theMiddle East. “The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades,” said U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan,according to The Atlantic. He went on to stress that “challenges remain,” citing Iran’s nuclear weapons program and “tensions” between Israel and the Palestinians, but added, “the amount of time I have to spend on crisis and conflict in the Middle East today compared to any of my predecessors going back to 9/11 is significantly reduced.” Sullivan, a former Obama administration official, was speakingat The A..

From BizPac Review: A new report has just dropped suggesting that President Joe Biden physically abuses his pets with insiders claiming he “kicks” his dogs violently when no one is around. This might explain the recent aggression of his dogs toward Secret Service agents, biting a number of them and subsequently being banished from the White House. Many did not immediately blame “Commander” for his behavior. After all, a lack of training and the behavior of an owner is usually what is at fault when a dog misbehaves. “The dog reportedly has been removed from the White House after its most recent attack on a Secret Service agent and other White House staff. According to a Judicial Wat..

From The Daily Caller: The Daily Caller News Foundation and Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education (DOE) for failing to produce records regarding correspondence on the subjects of book bans, parental rights organization Moms for Liberty and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. On July 3, the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona gave a speech to the National Education Association noting the “divisive drama” in education in recent weeks, according to a copy of his remarks. Several days prior, Moms for Liberty had hosted a summit with Republican presidential candidates, including DeSantis, who expressed concerns about “woke ideology” in schools. Tom..

From Fox News: A program in San Francisco to hand out money to low-income transgender-identifying people favored Black and “Latinx” recipients and even sets race targets for recipients, new documents show. Judicial Watch obtained more than 1,700 pages of documents from the City of San Francisco related to the Guaranteed Income for Transgender People (GIFT) program, which was announced by Mayor London Breed last year. The pilot program provides low-income transgender residents with payments of up to $1,200 each month for up to 18 months with the goal of providing “economically marginalized transgender people with unrestricted, monthly guaranteed income as a way to combat pov..

From Daily Wire: The judge presiding overDonald Trump‘s civil fraud trial in New York City got blasted by the former president’s allies for flashing a smile in front of a camera before the proceeding got underway on Monday. News networks aired scenes from the courtroom showing Trump sitting with his lawyers and, a few rows behind them, New York Attorney GeneralLetitia James, who brought the $250 million lawsuit over allegations of business fraud against Trump, members of his family, and the Trump Organization. When the camera panned to the front of the room, Judge Arthur Engoron appeared to take notice. He smiled, took off his glasses, and smiled again. Upon looking to the side, the judg..

From NY Post: Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has beendenied Secret Service protectiondespite the agency determining that he is at an elevated “risk for adverse attention,” documents show. Eleven pages ofrecords obtained by Judicial Watch, a government watchdog group, show that the Biden administration’s Secret Service conducted a “protective intelligence assessment” on the longshot presidential candidate and documented several specificthreats aimed at RFK Jr. “Kennedy’s family history, perceived controversial stance on vaccines, and his status as a challenger to President Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination elevates his risk for adverse att..

From The Washingtonian: President Joe Biden’s two-year-old German Shepherd, Commander, has reportedly bitten another Secret Service agent at the White House. The incident, which happened last week, marks the11th timeCommander has nipped an officer since October 2022. One agenthad to go to the hospitalafter an attack last November. After the watchdog group (no pun intended) Judicial Watchuncovered emailsabout some of the incidents in July, Jill Biden’s communications director Elizabeth Alexandersharedthat the family was “partnering with the Secret Service and Executive Residence staff on additional leashing protocols and training.” In a recent statement toWashingtonian, Alexander said..

From Fox News: Conservative legal activist group Judicial Watch previously obtained reports of the 10 previous incidents of Commander terrorizing staff from October 2022 through January 2023. Read more here… The post Biden’s dog, Commander, bites Secret Service officer in 11th recorded incident appeared first on Judicial Watch.

From Fox News: Former President Barack Obama praised Pennsylvania for enacting automatic voter registration in the key swing state as conservatives cried foul over the move ahead of the 2024 election. “Great news — starting today, Pennsylvania will begin automatic voter registration for folks getting a driver’s license or state ID card at the DMV.Hopefully even more states will follow,” Obama wrote on X, formerly Twitter. But the move faced criticism from some conservatives, including Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, who wrote to his 2.3 million followers, “Leftist Pennsylvania governor decides to ‘automatically’ register ‘voters’ — a legally-dubious a..

From Fox News: PresidentJoe Bidenwas blasted by conservatives on social media for “spiking the football” with a fundraising link posted on X.com as former President Trump was arrested in Georgia. “Apropos of nothing, I think today’s a great day to give to my campaign,” Bidenposted on X, formerly known as Twitter, around the same time Trump was being booked into the Fulton County Jail on charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Conservatives on social media unloaded on the president for the post. “Biden uses his party’s arrest of Trump to raise campaign funds,” Judicial Watch founder Tom Fitton tweeted. Read more her..

From The Western Journal: The Capitol Police lieutenant who shot Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt to death during the Capitol incursion will be promoted to captain, according to a new report. Michael Byrd’s promotion was revealed byRoll Call, which said an internal document it reviewed showed Byrd is among 30 Capitol Police employees being promoted on Sunday. A representative of the department said it does not discuss personnel matters. Byrd defended his actions last year in aninterviewwithNBC News. Byrdsaid that at the moment he killed Babbitt, “she was posing a threat to the United States House of Representatives.” However,documentsobtained by Judicial Watch from the Washington, D.C., M..

From BizPac Review: Conspiracy theories continue to circulate around the drowning death of the Obamas’ personal chef Tafari Campbell, due to what one media outlet is calling a “cover-up” by the Massachusetts police. “Police in Massachusetts are continuing to cover up information about the death of Obama personal chef Tafari Campbell even after declaring the case closed this week,”DailyMail.comreports. Of particular interest to online sleuths is the unnamed female companion that was reportedly with Campbell, a seemingly strong swimmer, when he drowned in shallow water while paddle boarding near Barack Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard summer home. Among those speculating is Tom Fitton, ..

From NY Sun: Freedom of Information claim is pressed against the Central Intelligence Agency over epistle calling the Hunter Biden laptop story ‘Russian disinformation.’ Judicial Watch is pressing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the CIA. The conservative watchdog group seeks all communications about the letter calling the Hunter Biden laptop story “Russian disinformation,” a reverse October Surprise that’s now seen as shielding President Biden from scandal on the eve of the 2020 election. Judicial Watch v. Central Intelligence Agency seeks “all communications of the spy agency’s Prepublication Classification Review Board regarding an October 19, 2020, email request..

From American Family News: Monday’s nearly 100-page indictment of Donald Trumpand 18 of his allies accuses the defendants of meddling in the 2020 election results in Georgia. But Trump’s defenders contend that all Trump and company wanted to do was challenge what they believed was a fraudulent election result in Georgia. AFN talked with Tom Fitton, president ofJudicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption. Fitton says the prosecutors’ objective is quite clear. “The goal is to interfere with the election, as the Biden regime is seeking to put him on trial literally as the primary season begins,” he offers. Fitton e..

From New York Post: A watchdog group said Thursday it is suing to get CIA records that could shed light on the process used by the intelligence agency to “clear” a letter falsely claiming that emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop were Russian disinformation. Judicial Watch, which filed the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, is seeking all records and communications of the spy agency’s Prepublication Classification Review Board regarding an Oct. 19, 2020, email request made by former CIA Acting Director Mike Morell. Morell wrote to the agency asking for the review board to “clear” a letter drafted by him and signed by 51 former intelligence community officials characterizingThe Post..

From The Daily Signal: Recourse to Garland’s appointment of Weiss as special counsel will have to be political, said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, a government watchdog group. “Congress should and can demand a more independent special counsel,” Fitton told The Daily Signal. “Weiss should be a subject of a special counsel investigation. There is a string of evidence of corruption, obstruction of justice, and fraud on the courts by the Justice Department regarding the Hunter Biden probe.” Read more here… The post Special Counsel for Hunter Biden Doesn’t Meet DOJ Regulations. Now What? appeared first on Judicial Watch.

From Washington Examiner: Conservatives point to the FBI’s role in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story in October 2020 that turned out to be accurate as one egregious example of government overreach. They worry the Biden White House could try similar tactics going forward if not restricted. “[The White House] considers concerns about mail-in balloting and voter ID to be misinformation,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “We should be concerned that the Biden administration, given their prior record, will further intervene in elections.” Read more here… The post Biden’s social media court fight could have major election implications appe..

From Washington Times: Tom Fitton, president of the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, was called to testify before the grand jury that indicted Mr. Trump over his post-election actions. Mr. Fitton, who consulted with Mr. Trump following the election, said he testified to the grand jury about his concerns in 2020 when it was reported that a group of top government officials, including Democrat John Podesta, participated in a project called the Transition Integrity Project. The participants played out 2020 election scenarios that would keep Mr. Trump out of office. Read more here… The post Fake electors play starring role in Jan. 6 charges against Trump appeared first on Judici..

From CatholicVote: CV NEWS FEED // There are more registered voters than citizens of legal voting age in several Illinois counties, a government watchdog group just found. On August 6, Judicial Watch, a conservative organization that promotes integrity in government affairs, released the results of a study of voter records which found that 14% of Illinois’ counties have more voters than citizens of legal voting age. In addition, the entire state has close to 800,000 inactive voters still registered, indicating that the counties are failing to keep accurate voter records in accordance with federal law. The group found that counties in Illinois are neglecting to maintain their voter records ..

From The National Desk: Judicial Watch, a conservative group focused on exposing government misconduct, has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Justice Department for records pertaining to the Hunter Biden investigation. “There’s powerful evidence of unprecedented corruption at the Justice Department to protect Hunter and Joe Biden,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “We’re looking for the full truth about that.” Read more here… The post Watchdog group sues DOJ for release of Hunter Biden documents appeared first on Judicial Watch.

From Fox News: Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton went even further and stated that the development should, at a minimum, lead to an impeachment inquiry targetingAttorney General Merrick Garland. “If the DOJ had an ethical culture, this astonishing development would result in the resignations of US Attorney Weiss, Attorney General Garland and other responsible officials (such as the US Attorneys in CA and DC who helped subvert the prosecution), Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “This development lends added urgency to an impeachment inquiry targeting Biden and, at least, Garland,” Fitton added. “And if a special counsel isn’t immediately appointed by Ga..