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Alex Jones to Newsmax: If They Think I'm Paying $965M, 'They're Gravely Mistaken'

(Newsmax/"Eric Bolling The Balance")

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 13 October 2022 10:28 PM EDT

InfoWars founder Alex Jones mocked the $965 million verdict against him, calling it a "total joke," a "railroad job," a blatant effort to silence and bankrupt him, and an affront to freedom of speech and opinion, adding to Newsmax that there is a 99% chance he can get it overturned on appeal.

"So, look, nobody's talking about the appeal," Jones, who was sued by Sandy Hook victims' families and an FBI agent, told Thursday's "Eric Bolling The Balance." "We are very, very sure — like 99% — that this is such a joke, this thing is such a fiasco, such a kangaroo court, such a railroad job that these will be overturned, both the Texas rulings and the Connecticut rulings, at the Supreme Court of Connecticut and Texas, if not the Supreme Court of the United States.

"But it doesn't matter at the end of the day. I don't have $10 million cash. I got a couple of houses, a couple million bucks in the bank. It's a total joke. And so if they think they're gonna get 900-plus million dollars, they're gravely mistaken."

Jones told host Eric Bolling in the exclusive interview after the ruling, the astronomical numbers in the ruling are "just not reality based" and ultimately will not be received by the plaintiffs.

"They put in attorneys' fees for $400 million, as if that really cost him $400 million to persecute me in the last four years," Jones noted, breaking down total rulings being made against him for once questioning whether the deadly Sandy Hook shooting actually happened.

"So they're asking again for over a billion and a half dollars. They've had a jury, who was told I was already guilty, say that I owe $965 million. Well, guess what? You can't get blood out of a stone."

Jones told Bolling his opinion on Sandy Hook is not worth what the ruling claims, adding it originated in an effort by Democrats like Hillary Clinton to start the attacks on their political enemies.

"I didn't kill their kids," Jones said. "You know, it's like O.J. Simpson was found civilly guilty of murdering two people. He paid $33.5 million. So I didn't murder anybody. I just question the public event. I didn't send people to harass anybody — hardly ever even talked about it.

"It wasn't an issue for the first five to six years when Hillary ran against [Donald] Trump. She ran against Trump on Sandy Hook and a little short clip she edited of me, and then the Democrats actually believed I was the Sandy Hook man.

"Four years ago, they filed this lawsuit. They got all the discovery, our bank records, our documents, our emails. They had no case, so they default to this; and they had this huge show trial and then gave 15 defendants tens of millions of dollars apiece. An FBI agent, never said his name, didn't even know who he was; and he sued me four years ago. He was given $90 million.

"Under Connecticut law and under Texas law, they also sued me. You can't sue somebody when we haven't said their name, but these judges don't care."

Jones also noted the lawyers for the plaintiffs clearly cared more about putting InfoWars out of business than getting the huge dollars they sought.

"This group came out and said at a press conference to my listeners: 'Don't buy his products, don't support him, because we're gonna shut him down,'" Jones added to Bolling. "See, they don't even want money for their plaintiffs. They want to shut us down.

"So I'm in Chapter 11, subchapter 5 bankruptcy, which is not a liquidation. It's a reorganization. So as long as I want to work, basically for free, I mean, instead of making $2 million a year, and a half million dollars a year under it, I'm happy to do that.

"InfoWars will continue on because the bankruptcy is going to be successful, as long as listeners and people support us."

Jones also said "good luck" getting any money out of him.

"Under Texas law: can't get my house, can't get my car; I'm not into a bunch of stuff; I'm not into fancy garbage," Jones said. "I care about free speech.

"So, Mark Twain once said, 'Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.' And that is exactly what I'm saying here. And to quote John Paul Jones, the founder of the U.S. Navy, when his ship — one-third the size of the British ship — was sinking, they yelled across on their bullhorn and said, 'Are you ready to surrender?'

"He said, 'Surrender? I have only begun to fight.'"

Jones told Bolling the Sandy Hook issue was long apologized for, admitted it was not a hoax, and resurfaced only because Jones was a conservative and backing Trump.

"They targeted me because of Trump; they went after me over the Trump thing," Jones said, before concluding: "I didn't kill the children. Adam Lanza did."

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Alex Jones to Newsmax: If They Think I'm Paying $965M, 'They're Gravely Mistaken' (Newsmax/"Eric Bolling The Balance")

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 13 October 2022 10:28 PM EDT

InfoWars founder Alex Jones mocked the $965 million verdict against him, calling it a "total joke," a "railroad job," a blatant effort to silence and bankrupt him, and an affront to freedom of speech and opinion, adding to Newsmax that there is a 99% chance he can get it overturned on appeal.

"So, look, nobody's talking about the appeal," Jones, who was sued by Sandy Hook victims' families and an FBI agent, told Thursday's "Eric Bolling The Balance." "We are very, very sure — like 99% — that this is such a joke, this thing is such a fiasco, such a kangaroo court, such a railroad job that these will be overturned, both the Texas rulings and the Connecticut rulings, at the Supreme Court of Connecticut and Texas, if not the Supreme Court of the United States.

"But it doesn't matter at the end of the day. I don't have $10 million cash. I got a couple of houses, a couple million bucks in the bank. It's a total joke. And so if they think they're gonna get 900-plus million dollars, they're gravely mistaken."

Jones told host Eric Bolling in the exclusive interview after the ruling, the astronomical numbers in the ruling are "just not reality based" and ultimately will not be received by the plaintiffs.

"They put in attorneys' fees for $400 million, as if that really cost him $400 million to persecute me in the last four years," Jones noted, breaking down total rulings being made against him for once questioning whether the deadly Sandy Hook shooting actually happened.

"So they're asking again for over a billion and a half dollars. They've had a jury, who was told I was already guilty, say that I owe $965 million. Well, guess what? You can't get blood out of a stone."

Jones told Bolling his opinion on Sandy Hook is not worth what the ruling claims, adding it originated in an effort by Democrats like Hillary Clinton to start the attacks on their political enemies.

"I didn't kill their kids," Jones said. "You know, it's like O.J. Simpson was found civilly guilty of murdering two people. He paid $33.5 million. So I didn't murder anybody. I just question the public event. I didn't send people to harass anybody — hardly ever even talked about it.

"It wasn't an issue for the first five to six years when Hillary ran against [Donald] Trump. She ran against Trump on Sandy Hook and a little short clip she edited of me, and then the Democrats actually believed I was the Sandy Hook man.

"Four years ago, they filed this lawsuit. They got all the discovery, our bank records, our documents, our emails. They had no case, so they default to this; and they had this huge show trial and then gave 15 defendants tens of millions of dollars apiece. An FBI agent, never said his name, didn't even know who he was; and he sued me four years ago. He was given $90 million.

"Under Connecticut law and under Texas law, they also sued me. You can't sue somebody when we haven't said their name, but these judges don't care."

Jones also noted the lawyers for the plaintiffs clearly cared more about putting InfoWars out of business than getting the huge dollars they sought.

"This group came out and said at a press conference to my listeners: 'Don't buy his products, don't support him, because we're gonna shut him down,'" Jones added to Bolling. "See, they don't even want money for their plaintiffs. They want to shut us down.

"So I'm in Chapter 11, subchapter 5 bankruptcy, which is not a liquidation. It's a reorganization. So as long as I want to work, basically for free, I mean, instead of making $2 million a year, and a half million dollars a year under it, I'm happy to do that.

"InfoWars will continue on because the bankruptcy is going to be successful, as long as listeners and people support us."

Jones also said "good luck" getting any money out of him.

"Under Texas law: can't get my house, can't get my car; I'm not into a bunch of stuff; I'm not into fancy garbage," Jones said. "I care about free speech.

"So, Mark Twain once said, 'Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.' And that is exactly what I'm saying here. And to quote John Paul Jones, the founder of the U.S. Navy, when his ship — one-third the size of the British ship — was sinking, they yelled across on their bullhorn and said, 'Are you ready to surrender?'

"He said, 'Surrender? I have only begun to fight.'"

Jones told Bolling the Sandy Hook issue was long apologized for, admitted it was not a hoax, and resurfaced only because Jones was a conservative and backing Trump.

"They targeted me because of Trump; they went after me over the Trump thing," Jones said, before concluding: "I didn't kill the children. Adam Lanza did."

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Michigan Governor Hopefuls Clash Over Abortion Rights (Dreamstime)

JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT Thursday, 13 October 2022 09:12 PM EDT

The candidates for governor of Michigan criticized each other's positions on abortion Thursday, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer saying women's “fundamental rights" are at risk and GOP challenger Tudor Dixon calling the Democrat's support for abortion rights “extremely radical.”

Dixon is a former commentator for a conservative online program who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. She has never held public office and is still working to introduce herself and her ideas to voters — some of whom she acknowledged were hearing from her directly for the first time during a debate Thursday night.

For months, Whitmer and fellow Democrats have been airing attack ads portraying the Republican as too extreme on the issue, noting Dixon’s opposition to the procedure even in cases of rape or incest. Those ads have largely gone unanswered as Dixon has struggled to raise money to compete with Whitmer’s multimillion-dollar campaign fund.

On Thursday, she said she is “pro-life with exceptions for the life of the mother" and criticized Whitmer for not supporting limits on abortion.

Whitmer said she will continue fighting for abortion rights. She noted that prior to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the right to an abortion, she filed a lawsuit to block a dormant 1931 state ban on abortion from taking effect. When the Supreme Court ruled and ended the national right, Whitmer said, Dixon celebrated.

Abortion has been a particularly prominent issue in Michigan this year because voters in November also will decide whether to enshrine the right to the procedure in the state constitution.

Dixon, who has been endorsed by anti-abortion groups including Right to Life of Michigan, said that if elected governor, she will abide by the will of the voters on that ballot question.

“I will always respect the will of the voter,” she said, adding that she believes “in the right of the people to decide.”

Asked whether she will abide by the Nov. 8 vote on the ballot measure, Whitmer noted the court case she filed remains pending before Michigan courts, meaning the vote on the ballot measure may not be the final word.

She also scoffed at Dixon's statement about respecting the will of voters, saying “this is a candidate who still denies the outcome of the 2020 election.”

Dixon said during the Republican primary that she believed the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, whose loss to Joe Biden in Michigan by some 154,000 votes was confirmed through multiple investigations and lawsuits.

“People in this country are allowed to question elections, it doesn’t mean that you’re not going to accept the will of the people," Dixon said when asked following the debate about her previous comments on the 2020 election.

The outcome of the November race will be significant beyond Michigan, a presidential election battleground. The winner will be in office for the 2024 contest, and could influence voting laws and how the election is conducted.

Dixon also criticized Whitmer for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying she was heavy handed in issuing lockdowns that hurt small businesses and the statewide economy and kept kids out of school. Whitmer shot back that Dixon promoted “conspiracy theories."

“Had she been governor during the pandemic, thousands more people would have died," Whitmer said.

“And what about our students, who she kept locked out of our schools and wouldn’t listen to parents when they begged her to let them play," Dixon said. “She wouldn’t even listen.”

The two candidates are scheduled to debate again on Oct. 25 at Oakland University in Rochester.

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UPDATED 2:12 PM PT – Thursday, October 13, 2022

The New York Post has reported that the FBI has deliberately targeted 45th President Donald Trump while protecting Joe and Hunter Biden. This information comes amid a debate of political bias at the bureau.

The opinion article was released on Wednesday. The New York Post claimed that the FBI has framed Trump and has shielded Hunter Biden over the past few years.

The article said that the FBI employed Russian-born analyst, Igor Danchenko, to help manufacture the false Christopher Steele Dossier. The dossier sparked the crossfire hurricane investigation into false claims of Russia collusion. Meanwhile, the FBI claimed that Hunter Biden’s foreign dealings were Russian propaganda, yet the bureau refused to investigate it.

The report said that the ongoing Durham probe puts the entire FBI and its questionable methods on trial, which in turn may erode the bureau’s credibility.

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House Republicans Denounce 'Political Ploy' of Trump Subpoena

(Newsmax/"Spicer & Co.")

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 13 October 2022 08:24 PM EDT

The Jan. 6 House select committee's unanimous vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump was blasted by House GOP members Thursday.

"Today's subpoena of President Donald J. Trump less than one month from the midterm elections is a desperate political ploy by Democrats and their mainstream media stenographer allies," House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York wrote in a statement, The Hill reported.

"The American people are smart and the Democrats' abuse of power will only energize the American people to fire Nancy Pelosi once and for all and deliver a red tsunami that will elect a historic Republican majority to hold Joe Biden accountable."

Trump's former White House doctor, Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, tweeted his rebuke.

"The January 6th Committee is out of control!" he wrote on Twitter. "Subpoenaing President Trump is a disgrace! They want to destroy Trump and every one of his supporters! They'll stop at nothing. We must beat them in November!!"

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., tweeted the committee was "illegitimate" and a "political hatchet committee."

"The illegitimate January 6 Committee's vote to subpoena President Trump is a political hatchet job read by a political hatchet committee," Biggs wrote on Twitter. "This committee is illegitimately formed, in violation of House rules, and is organized to search and destroy perceived political enemies."

Trump called out the timing of the subpoena, noting the "unselect committee" only subpoenaed him at the end because it was a "bust."

"Why didn't the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago?" Trump wrote in his rebuke on Truth Social. "Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting? Because the committee is a total 'bust' that has only served to further divide our country which, by the way, is doing very badly — a laughing stock all over the world?"

Save America PAC spokesman Taylor Budowich on Twitter accused panel members of "partisan theatrics" and said "Trump will not be intimidated by their meritless rhetoric or un-American actions."

Thursday's session was serving as a closing argument for Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., who have essentially been shunned by Trump and their party and will not be returning in the new Congress. Cheney lost her primary election, and Kinzinger decided not to run.

Under committee rules, the Jan. 6 panel is to produce a report of its findings, likely in December. The committee will dissolve 30 days after publication of that report, and with the new Congress in January.

House Republicans are expected to drop the Jan. 6 probe and turn to other investigations if they win control after midterm elections, primarily focusing on President Joe Biden, his family and his administration.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Trump Dossier Source Shocked Speculation Portrayed as Fact Russian analyst Igor Danchenko walks to the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse during a break in his trial on October 11, 2022 in Alexandria, Virginia. (Drew Angerer/Getty)

Associated Press Thursday, 13 October 2022 06:46 PM EDT

A Russian-born analyst who provided the bulk of the information for a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump told an FBI agent he was shocked and dismayed that the speculative information he provided was portrayed as fact, an agent testified Thursday.

FBI agent Kevin Helson is the second bureau employee to testify at the trial of Igor Danchenko, who's accused of lying to the FBI about his own sources for the information he passed on to British spy Christopher Steele.

The “Steele dossier” contained numerous allegations about connections between Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Kremlin, and also included allegations of salacious sexual activity that Trump supposedly engaged in at a Moscow hotel.

Prosecutors say Danchenko should have been more forthcoming about his own sources and that if he had done so, the FBI would not have treated the dossier as credulously as it did. As it turned out, the FBI used the allegations in the dossier to obtain a surveillance warrant against a Trump campaign staffer, Carter Page.

Helson, though, offered largely positive assessments of his interviews with Danchenko when he was cross-examined by Danchenko's attorneys. In that respect, Helson's testimony mirrored that of the first FBI witness, analyst Brian Auten, who contradicted the prosecution theory that Auten fabricated interactions with one of his supposed sub-sources, Sergei Millian.

Helson served as Danchenko's handler from 2017 through 2020, a time period in which Danchenko was a paid “confidential human source” for the FBI.

Helson said Danchenko was upfront from the start that the information he gave to Steele was mere rumor and speculation, and that he had no ability to corroborate it.

He also said Steele seemed to be telling the FBI in the months after the dossier was leaked and prompted a media frenzy that Danchenko's sourcing was more solid than Danchenko ever claimed it to be.

“Steele was really trying to prove it (the dossier), even during that time period, because he wanted it to be true. And that was putting pressure on Danchenko,” Helson said.

Danchenko is being prosecuted by Special Counsel John Durham, who was appointed by then-Attorney General William Barr to investigate any misconduct in the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign and its alleged ties to Russia. Danchenko is the third person to be prosecuted by Durham. It is the first of Durham’s cases that delves deeply into the origins of the dossier, which Trump derided as fake news and a political witch hunt.

Durham’s other two cases resulted in an acquittal and a guilty plea with a sentence of probation.

In the Danchenko trial, prosecutors say he lied when he told the FBI he obtained some of his information during an anonymous phone call from a man he believed to be Millian, a former head of the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce.

Prosecutors say Danchenko never spoke with Millian and that phone records show he never received an anonymous phone call at the time Danchenko claimed it occurred.

They also say Danchenko lied when he told the FBI he never “talked” with a man named Charles Dolan about the allegations contained in the dossier.

Defense lawyers say that Danchenko did receive a call, perhaps over an internet app, from someone he genuinely believed to be Millian, and that he was truthful when he said he never “talked” with Dolan about the information in the dossier because their relevant exchanges were over email.

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Trump: Committee a 'BUST': That's Why It Wants My Testimony Now (Getty Images)

By Jack Gournell | Thursday, 13 October 2022 05:29 PM EDT

Former President Donald Trump slammed the January 6 committee, calling it a "total 'BUST'" after it voted to subpoena him on Thursday.

"Why didn’t the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago?" Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. "Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting? Because the Committee is a total “BUST” that has only served to further divide our Country which, by the way, is doing very badly – A laughing stock all over the World?"

The committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena Trump, demanding the former president's personal testimony as it unveiled new video from his closest aides describing what it called his multi-part plan to overturn his 2020 election loss that resulted in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.

“We must seek the testimony under oath of January Sixth's central player,” said Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the committee’s vice chair.

Trump is almost certain to fight the subpoena and decline to testify. Spokesman Taylor Budowich in tweets accused panel members of “partisan theatrics” and said, “Pres Trump will not be intimidate by their meritless rhetoric or un-American actions.”

In the committee's 10th public session, just weeks before the congressional midterm elections, the panel summed up what it termed Trump’s “staggering betrayal" of his oath of office

Under committee rules, the Jan. 6 panel is to produce a report of its findings, likely in December. The committee will dissolve 30 days after publication of that report, and with the new Congress in January.

House Republicans are expected to drop the Jan. 6 probe and turn to other investigations if they win control after midterm elections, primarily focusing on Biden, his family and his administration.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Trump: Committee a 'BUST': That's Why It Wants My Testimony Now

(Newsmax/"John Bachman Now")

By Jack Gournell | Thursday, 13 October 2022 06:06 PM EDT

Former President Donald Trump slammed the Jan. 6 committee, calling it a "total 'BUST'" after it voted to subpoena him on Thursday.

"Why didn’t the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago?" Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. "Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting? Because the Committee is a total 'BUST' that has only served to further divide our Country which, by the way, is doing very badly — A laughing stock all over the World?"

The committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena Trump, demanding the former president's personal testimony as it unveiled new video from his closest aides describing what it called his multi-part plan to overturn his 2020 election loss that resulted in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.

"We must seek the testimony under oath of January Sixth's central player," said Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the committee's vice chair.

Trump is almost certain to fight the subpoena and decline to testify. Spokesman Taylor Budowich in tweets accused panel members of "partisan theatrics" and said, "Pres Trump will not be intimidate by their meritless rhetoric or un-American actions."

In the committee's 10th public session, just weeks before the congressional midterm elections, the panel summed up what it termed Trump's "staggering betrayal" of his oath of office.

Under committee rules, the Jan. 6 panel is to produce a report of its findings, likely in December. The committee will dissolve 30 days after publication of that report, and with the new Congress in January.

House Republicans are expected to drop the Jan. 6 probe and turn to other investigations if they win control after midterm elections, primarily focusing on President Joe Biden, his family and his administration.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Trump WH Economist to Newsmax: New Inflation Numbers 'Pretty Depressing' (Newsmax/"American Agenda")

By Jay Clemons | Thursday, 13 October 2022 03:50 PM EDT

Tomas J. Philipson, the former acting chairman of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers during the Trump administration, had a blunt response to whether America was in a recession, while appearing on Newsmax Thursday.

From Philipson's perspective, the average American might be indifferent to the nation's Gross Domestic Product posting negative growth for back-to-back quarters. Instead, the people are focused on their hard-earned dollar stretching further than this time last year.

Americans "couldn't care less about economists arguing about whether or not we're in a recession," said Philipson, while appearing on "American Agenda" with hosts Bob Sellers and Katrina Szish.

"The people care about the decline. … If the people's paychecks cannot buy as much as it could a year ago" or 18 months ago. "That's what matters," said Philipson, currently an economist at the University of Chicago.

Philipson was also quick to note: Thursday's inflation number for September — 8.2% over this time last year — leaves out two vital staples for American consumers.

"It's pretty depressing, because the core inflation [numbers] don't include food and energy," says Philipson.

In other words, the government may claim inflation has gone up only 8.2%, but Philipson says that number could be substantially higher when Americans regularly stop to purchase gasoline, or hit the grocery chains for soaring food prices — particularly meat and eggs.

On Thursday, the Biden White House announced a boost in Social Security payments for 2023 — at 8.7% — the highest rise in 40 years.

However, Philipson cautions that senior citizens, and especially the elderly, likely won't experience any benefits from the increased payments, due to higher inflation (averaging 8.5% in recent months).

"All the inflation is a direct reduction in [seniors'] standard of living," says Philipson. "Wow, 8.5% … that's an enormous hit."

Philipson then reminded the Newsmax audience the boost in Social Security payments was adjusted to the Consumer Price Index, but doesn't necessarily account for wage-to-population increases.

"All this [White House] talk about a 'soft landing' is kind of irrelevant to [seniors]. They basically hard-landed a long time ago," said Philipson, while adding that Democrats "have taken a huge hit with fixed-income population. … Relative to population increases, I don't think people realize how dire it is."

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1/6 Panel Votes to Subpoena Former President Trump (AP)

Thursday, 13 October 2022 03:32 PM EDT

The House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol voted 9-0 on Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump, the Republican former president.

The panel, which held perhaps its final hearing before the midterm elections on Thursday, has indicated it holds Trump responsible for fomenting the violence with election fraud claims following his loss in the 2020 presidential race.

Trump, who has maintained that his loss to Joe Biden was due to widespread fraud, has denied inciting the action at the Capitol.

The panel has two Republicans on it, including highly vocal Trump critic and panel vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming.

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High Court Rejects Trump Plea to Step Into Mar-a-Lago Case (AP)

MARK SHERMAN Thursday, 13 October 2022 03:10 PM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's bid to have an independent arbiter vet more than 100 classified documents that were seized by the FBI from his Florida home as part of his legal battle against investigators probing his handling of sensitive government records.

The justices in a brief order denied Trump's Oct. 4 emergency request asking them to lift a federal appeals court's decision that prevented the arbiter from reviewing more than 100 documents marked as classified that were among the roughly 11,000 records seized at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach on Aug. 8.

There were no publicly noted dissents by any of the nine justices to the decision, which came two days after the U.S. Justice Department urged them to deny Trump's request and keep the classified documents out of the hands of the arbiter, known as a special master.

The court has a 6-3 conservative majority, including two justices appointed by Trump, who left office in January 2021.

Federal officials obtained a court-approved warrant to search Trump's residence after suspecting that not all classified documents in his possession had been returned after his presidency ended.

Investigators searched for evidence of potential crimes related to unlawfully retaining national defense information and obstructing a federal investigation. Trump has denied wrongdoing and has called the investigation politically motivated.

Trump went to court on Aug. 22 in a bid to restrict Justice Department access to the documents as it pursues a criminal investigation.

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Report: 4 Nebraska GOP Senators Want Probe of State's Education Department Nebraska sign (Marek Uliasz/Dreamstime.com)

By Solange Reyner | Thursday, 13 October 2022 02:04 PM EDT

Four Nebraska state senators are calling for an investigation into the Department of Education's alleged promotion of Critical Race Theory and potential inappropriate sex education curriculum, reports the Daily Caller.

The move follows the release of a document titled, "Winning Racial Justice in Our Schools; Resisting the Right Wing Attacks on Critical Race Theory," that offers talking points for "communities advocating for anti-racist schools" responding to attacks on CRT.

"Right-wing conservatives are using simple sound bites that are based in falsehoods, activate people's fears, and reinforce biases," it states. "In advocating for schools to #TeachTruth, we must use a simple, powerful message that is based in truth, activates people's vision for what our schools can be, and reinforces the desire for justice and solidarity."

State Sens. Steve Erdman, Joni Albrecht, Steve Halloran, and Dave Murman, all Republicans, are behind the effort calling on the Nebraska Legislature to probe the Education Department.

"Parents, not educators, are responsible for the teaching of children," Erdman said. "Public schools should educate children on the facts of history, not indoctrinate them with Critical Race Theory, which deliberately distorts these facts in order to push an erroneous Left-wing, Woke narrative about our nation's founding, its history, and its heritage."

"Due to the recent underhanded tactics of the Department of Education to reform Nebraska's sex-ed curriculum, I believe an investigation into teaching CRT in Nebraska's public schools is now warranted," Erdman continued.

The PDF document alleges that the effort to oppose CRT "has been conceived by former Trump strategists, funded by billionaire donors throwing tens of millions of dollars at the misinformation campaign, and managed by some of the same right-wing organizations driving racist voter suppression laws across the country."

Murman said any promotion of comprehensive sex education and critical race theory in Nebraska's public schools "must be rooted out."

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President Biden Claims Son Beau 'Lost His Life in Iraq' Newsmax/"Greg Kelly Reports"

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 13 October 2022 12:49 PM EDT

In his latest verbal if not cognitive gaffe, President Joe Biden claimed his son "lost his life in Iraq."

Biden, speaking in Colorado on Wednesday, suggested Beau Biden – who died of brain cancer in the U.S. in 2015, years after serving in the military – was killed in Iraq.

"I say this as a father of a man who won the Bronze Star, the conspicuous service medal, and lost his life in Iraq," President Biden told those at the Army's 10th Mountain division, The Washington Times reported. "Imagine the courage, the daring, and the genuine sacrifice — genuine sacrifice they all made."

The latest questionable verbal slip should lead to Biden to take a "cognitive exam or resign," according to former White House presidential doctor, Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas.

"Today Biden said his son lost his life while serving in Iraq, NOT years later due to cancer," Jackson tweeted. "If he's forgotten moments in his life like this, HOW could he have the cognitive ability to lead the country? This has gone too far. Biden needs to take a cognitive exam or RESIGN!"

Jackson served as former President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama's private White House doctor, including when Joe Biden was vice president.

Biden has alleged Beau Biden's brain cancer was related to exposure of burn pits in Iraq, but no link has been definitely proven, according to the Times.

Defenders of the president are referring to burn pit exposure as reason for Biden's claim Beau "lost his life in Iraq."

Still, that explanation does not sit well with some on social media, including Marine veteran Joey Jones, who lost both his legs to a landmine.

"My friend Dave was blown up in Afghanistan," Jones tweeted Wednesday. "He lost both legs and had several lingering injuries. 5 years after his injury he died from a heart attack. Doctors believe it was a blood clot. If Dave wasn't 'Killed In Action.' Beau Biden certainly didn't 'die in Iraq.' Disgraceful!"

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N.Y. AG Letitia James Seeks Court Oversight of Trump's Businesses (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 13 October 2022 12:09 PM EDT

New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James filed a preliminary injunction against former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization, seeking to have the court monitor business dealings amid a civil lawsuit.

James is now alleging Trump might be seeking "to move assets out of New York to evade legal accountability."

James seeks to stop Trump and the Trump Organization's alleged "ongoing fraudulent scheme," prohibiting the Trump Organization from transferring any material assets to another entity without court approval, requiring that any new financial disclosures to banks and insurers contain all supporting and relevant material, and requesting a special master to oversee compliance.

"Our investigation uncovered the fact that Donald Trump and the Trump Organization engaged in significant fraud to inflate his personal net worth by billions of dollars to illegally enrich himself and cheat the system," James wrote in a statement Thursday.

"Since we filed this sweeping lawsuit last month, Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have continued those same fraudulent practices and taken measures to evade responsibility. Today, we are seeking an immediate stop to these actions because Mr. Trump should not get to play by different rules."

Trump has denounced James' lawsuit as politically motivated and designed to keep him from running for president again. Trump and many legal experts have pointed to James' campaign promises to seek ways to get and sue Trump.

Trump denounced the U.S. legal system, especially in New York state, as a "broken disgrace" Wednesday in a Save America PAC statement, calling out "Peekaboo James" in another unrelated lawsuit filed against him that he called "a complete scam."

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Social Security Announces 8.7 Percent Boost in Benefits in 2023 (Dreamstime.com)

Thursday, 13 October 2022 09:17 AM EDT

Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in benefits in 2023, a historic increase fueled by inflation, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday.

That’s a historic increase and welcome news for American retirees and others — but it’s tempered by the fact that it’s fueled by record high inflation that’s raised the cost of everyday living.

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The cost-of living adjustment means the average recipient will receive more than $140 extra a month beginning in January, according to estimates released Thursday by the Social Security Administration.

The boost in benefits. the biggest in 40 years, will be coupled with a 3% drop in Medicare Part B premiums, meaning retirees will get the full impact of the jump in Social Security benefits.

"This year’s substantial Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is the first time in over a decade that Medicare premiums are not rising and shows that we can provide more support to older Americans who count on the benefits they have earned,” said Social Security Administration’s Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakaz.

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However, a separate government report showed inflation newly accelerating, a trend eating into the Social Security gains for older people. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent for September after just 0.1 percent in August and is up 8.2 percent for the past 12 months. Jobless claims for unemployment benefits rose for the week.

The Social Security announcement came just weeks before the midterm elections, and at a time when Democrats and Republicans are sparring about high prices now and how best to shore up the program financially in the future.

President Joe Biden has pledged to protect both Social Security and Medicare. “I’ll make them stronger,” he said last month. “And I’ll lower your cost to be able to keep them.”

About 70 million people — including retirees, disabled people and children — receive Social Security benefits. This will be the biggest increase in benefits that baby boomers, those born between the years 1946 and 1964, have ever seen.

Willie Clark, 65, of Waukegan, Illinois, says his budget is “real tight” and the increase in his Social Security disability benefits could give him some breathing room to cover the cost of the household expenses he's been holding off on.

Still, he doubts how much of the extra money will end up in his pocket. His rent in an apartment building subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is based on his income, so he expects that will rise, too.

Social Security is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes for 2023 is $160,200.

The financing setup dates to the 1930s, the brainchild of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who believed a payroll tax would foster among average Americans a sense of ownership that would protect the program from political interference.

Next year's higher payout, without an accompanying increase in Social Security contributions, could put additional pressure on a system that's facing a severe shortfall in coming years.

The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in June says the program's trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035.

If the trust fund is depleted, the government will be able to pay only 80% of scheduled benefits, the report said. Medicare will be able to pay 90% of total scheduled benefits if the fund is depleted.

In January, a Pew Research Center poll showed 57% of U.S. adults saying that “taking steps to make the Social Security system financially sound" was a top priority for the president and Congress to address this year. Securing Social Security got bipartisan support, with 56% of Democrats and 58% of Republicans calling it a top priority.

Some solutions for reforming Social Security have been proposed — but none has moved forward in a sharply partisan Congress.

Earlier this year, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., issued a detailed plan that would require Congress to come up with a proposal to adequately fund Social Security and Medicare or potentially phase them out.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., publicly rebuked the plan and Biden has used Scott's proposal as a political bludgeon against Republicans ahead of midterm elections.

"If Republicans in Congress have their way, seniors will pay more for prescription drugs and their Social Security benefits will never be secure," Jean-Pierre said.

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The DOJ is asking for the Supreme Court to deny former President Donald Trump’s request to reconsider an appeals court ruling that allows federal agencies keep his documents.

On Tuesday, according to The New York Post, the DOJ argued that Trump’s legal team could not prove that the involvement of the Supreme Court would harm his case.

This comes after the 11th Circuit Court overruled Judge Aileen Cannon by not permitting Special Master, Raymond Dearie, to examine the 100 documents that were seized during the Mar-a-Lago raid.

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Rep. Markwayne Mullin to Newsmax: '23 to 'Feel' Like 'Full Recession' (Newsmax/"Prime News")

By Charles Kim | Wednesday, 12 October 2022 10:43 PM EDT

Things are bad now, but 2023 will "feel like a full recession," Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Wednesday.

"It's funny that they listened to the experts supposedly when it comes to science, but yet they don't listen to experts when it comes to the economy," Mullin told "Prime News" with Jenn Pellegrino. "There isn't an economist out there that you talk to that doesn't believe that we're headed toward recession.

"In fact, most people now, if you start reading these different magazines, you'll find out that most of them believe 2023 is going to feel very rough. It's going to have all the impressions of a full recession, but it's going to feel like a long-term recession because you're going to continue to see inflation climb."

Mullin was reacting to President Joe Biden's televised interview on CNN where he said he did not think the country was facing a recession now but could face a "slight" one in the near future.

"[A recession] hasn't happened," Biden told CNN on Tuesday. "I don't think there will be a recession. If there is, it will be a very slight recession."

Mullin said the administration cannot admit the economy is in recession because they know it came from their policies and would not fit their narrative.

"The administration denies it because it doesn't fit their narrative," Mullin said. "If it fits their narrative then they would have to, then they wouldn't have to lie about what they're saying. But the fact is, it's their policies that have driven [the economy] this way."

Mullin said, if they had to admit things are going wrong, they would have to take responsibility for the failures, and bring back the policies of former President Donald Trump.

"They'd have to admit that they've done something wrong and have to go back and undo it, which means they have to bring in President Trump's policies because that was leading us out of a recession," he said.

During his interview, Biden touted the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, passed primarily by Democrats in 2021, as showing his administration's commitment to helping the economy.

"Look at we've got done," Biden said. "We've passed so much legislation, the American Rescue Plan, the Inflation Act, there's so much that has been accomplished."

Mullin said he thinks the American people have had enough, predicting a "red wave" is coming during the midterm elections in November.

"I think the American people Nov. 8 are going to tell people what they believe," Mullin said. "I really do believe the red wave is coming."

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Rep. Markwayne Mullin to Newsmax: '23 to 'Feel' Like 'Full Recession' (Newsmax/"Prime News")

By Charles Kim | Wednesday, 12 October 2022 10:43 PM EDT

Things are bad now, but 2023 will "feel like a full recession," Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Wednesday.

"It's funny that they listened to the experts supposedly when it comes to science, but yet they don't listen to experts when it comes to the economy," Mullin told "Prime News" with Jenn Pellegrino. "There isn't an economist out there that you talk to that doesn't believe that we're headed toward recession.

"In fact, most people now, if you start reading these different magazines, you'll find out that most of them believe 2023 is going to feel very rough. It's going to have all the impressions of a full recession, but it's going to feel like a long-term recession because you're going to continue to see inflation climb."

Mullin was reacting to President Joe Biden's televised interview on CNN where he said he did not think the country was facing a recession now but could face a "slight" one in the near future.

"[A recession] hasn't happened," Biden told CNN on Tuesday. "I don't think there will be a recession. If there is, it will be a very slight recession."

Mullin said the administration cannot admit the economy is in recession because they know it came from their policies and would not fit their narrative.

"The administration denies it because it doesn't fit their narrative," Mullin said. "If it fits their narrative then they would have to, then they wouldn't have to lie about what they're saying. But the fact is, it's their policies that have driven [the economy] this way."

Mullin said, if they had to admit things are going wrong, they would have to take responsibility for the failures, and bring back the policies of former President Donald Trump.

"They'd have to admit that they've done something wrong and have to go back and undo it, which means they have to bring in President Trump's policies because that was leading us out of a recession," he said.

During his interview, Biden touted the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, passed primarily by Democrats in 2021, as showing his administration's commitment to helping the economy.

"Look at we've got done," Biden said. "We've passed so much legislation, the American Rescue Plan, the Inflation Act, there's so much that has been accomplished."

Mullin said he thinks the American people have had enough, predicting a "red wave" is coming during the midterm elections in November.

"I think the American people Nov. 8 are going to tell people what they believe," Mullin said. "I really do believe the red wave is coming."

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Google Allows Donald Trump's Truth Social in Play Store (AP)

by Glenn CHAPMAN Wednesday, 12 October 2022 09:36 PM EDT

Google on Wednesday said it has allowed Donald Trump's Truth Social app in its Play Store for Android devices — after receiving assurances the app would meet the platform's standards for moderating harmful content.

The app — which Trump launched after being barred from Twitter over the 2021 Capitol riot — had been kept out of Google's store over its lack of moderation tools, including for violent threats.

Google said Truth Social has since been updated to comply with its policies barring objectionable posts, and has built in effective systems for reporting and removing unwanted content as well as blocking abusers.

"Apps may be distributed on Google Play provided they comply with our developer guidelines, including the requirement to effectively moderate user-generated content and remove objectionable posts such as those that incite violence," a Google spokesperson said in response to an AFP inquiry.

Developers can make Android apps available elsewhere on the internet, but the Play Store is a main source of content for users.

A Truth Social app for Android devices is available on the social network's website and other venues that may not have Google's content moderation rules, according to the Alphabet-owned tech titan.

"It's been a pleasure to work with Google, and we're glad they helped us to finally bring Truth Social to all Americans, regardless of what device they use," Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) chief executive said in a released statement.

TMTG early this month announced today that a Truth Social app was freshly available for people in the United States who use Samsung smartphones, which are powered by customized Android software and have their own app shop.

Samsung's share of the U.S. smartphone market is about 30 percent, according to industry analysis firm Counterpoint.

A version of Truth Social tailored for Apple mobile devices is available at the App Store, which also enforces rules about content moderation.

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Google said in August that it had notified Truth Social that its app violated Play policies and required "effective systems for moderating user-generated content" in order to be offered on the platform.

The online giant said at the time that Trump's app broke rules barring content that incites physical threats and violence, but was working on addressing those issues.

Truth Social was conceived as Trump's answer to Twitter — from which he was ejected in January 2021, days after protesters stormed the Capitol to halt congressional certification of his election loss to Joe Biden.

Billionaire Elon Musk, who has made a $44-billion deal to buy Twitter, has said he would likely allow the former U.S. leader back on the platform. After trying to walk away, Musk now says the troubled deal is back on and could close by the end of this month.

Meanwhile, a merger between TMTG and a blank check company named Digital World Acquisition Corp — intended to bring in fresh funding for the Trump platform — has yet to take place. Digital World shares were up more than seven percent to just over $17 in after-market trades in the wake of the Play Store news.

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Biden Inflation Puts Senate Dem Candidates at Risk (Newsmax)

By Jack Gournell | Wednesday, 12 October 2022 09:43 PM EDT

While the GOP is heavily favored to take the House, a new report from Breibart indicates they could also take the Senate due to the economy under President Joe Biden.

Breitbart's Wendell Husebø reports the record high inflation, not seen in nearly 40 years, offers a "key indicator" for how the Democrats will perform in the midterms.

Husebø, citing from a Politico/Morning Consult poll Wednesday, indicates that Biden's approval rating among independents has plunged by four points in the last week.

"Last week, Biden's approval rating among independents was 33%," Husebø writes. "Seven days later, Biden's approval dropped to 29 percent, a huge dip in one week heading into the November 8 election just 27 days away."

In order for Democrats to keep control of the Senate, they must hold on to "North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania or prevent Republicans from winning any of five currently held Democrat seats: Georgia, New Hampshire, Nevada, Arizona, or Washington State," according to the analysis.

But in states such as "Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Arizona," the economy remains a top issue.

In Nevada, a USA Today/Suffolk University Poll on Wednesday revealed the economy is the top issue for 43% of registered voters in the state.

"Nevadans are faced with the highest inflation rate they've seen in decades, making it harder for them to afford everyday goods and more expensive to raise their families," Trump-backed Nevada Senate candidate Adam Paul Laxalt tweeted in August. "@CortezMasto's record of voting with Biden on the economy 100% of the time is costing Nevadans $9,975/year."

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