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Sen. Graham to Newsmax: Putin 'Gaslighting' With Nuclear Threat (Newsmax/"Rob Schmitt Tonight")

By Charles Kim | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:27 PM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "gaslighting" when threatening the use of nuclear weapons to "defend" territory he's trying to annex in Ukraine.

"He's losing," Graham said during "Rob Schmitt Tonight" on Wednesday. "He's losing on the battlefield, and about 20 political figures [in Russia] call for him to resign."

Putin ordered that biggest mobilization since World War II on Wednesday, calling up 300,000 military reservists as he tries to annex a large section of Ukraine about the size of Hungary, Reuters reported.

"If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will without doubt use all available means to protect Russia and our people: This is not a bluff," Reuters reported Putin saying in a televised address to the nation. "In its aggressive anti-Russian policy, the West has crossed every line. This is not a bluff. And those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the weathervane can turn and point towards them."

Graham said that Putin's rhetoric cannot be allowed to deter Western nations from defending Ukraine and that "half of Europe" would suffer fallout from a nuclear strike in the region.

"We can't let that deter defending Ukraine. And if he did use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, it would radiate half of Europe and that would be an attack on NATO; so I don't think he's going to do that," Graham said. "Calling up the reserves means the Russian army is broken. And really, the people fighting this war for Russia are ill-trained, ill-equipped and they don't have the heart in it."

President Joe Biden spent most of his speech to the U.N. General Assembly in New York Wednesday railing against Russia and its invasion of Ukraine in February.

"Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the United Nations charter — no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force," Biden said Wednesday. "Again, just today, President Putin has made overt nuclear threats against Europe and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of the non-proliferation regime. Now Russia is calling — calling up more soldiers to join the fight. And the Kremlin is organizing a sham referendum to try to annex parts of Ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the U.N. charter."

Graham said Biden's speech was "OK to stand up to Russia," but that the president's weak foreign policy, including the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year emboldened Putin to go into Ukraine.

"President Biden's problem is that Afghanistan looms large," he said. "Do you really think Putin would have invaded Ukraine if [former President Donald] Trump were president? Once you withdrew from Afghanistan and pulled the plug, and turned the country over to the terrorists, you set in motion, I think, the Ukraine envisioned by Russia."

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Ginni Thomas Agrees to Jan. 6 Panel Interview (Newsmax)

By Luca Cacciatore | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:25 PM EDT

Ginni Thomas' lawyer Mark Paoletta confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that she is scheduled to interview with the House Jan. 6 Select Committee.

"As she has said from the outset, Mrs. Thomas is eager to answer the committee's questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election," Paoletta revealed in a statement. "She looks forward to that opportunity."

Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has come under the ire of the Jan. 6 committee after text messages emerged of her potentially pushing for several state lawmakers to challenge the 2020 election results.

She also is alleged to have had significant contact with conservative lawyer John Eastman – a legal scholar said to be at the center of former President Trump's supposed attempt to challenge President Joe Biden's victory, according to Axios.

The panel had initially asked Thomas to speak with them in June after the conservative activist told the Daily Caller she "can't wait to clear up misconceptions" and looks "forward to talking to them."

However, Paoletta later wrote an eight-page letter to the Jan. 6 committee stating he does "not understand the need to speak with Mrs. Thomas," asking them for a "better justification" on why her testimony is necessary for the investigation.

"In your June 16, 2022, letter, you base the interview request on a supposed connection between Mrs. Thomas and John Eastman … But the Committee has not identified this alleged 'evidence,'" Paoletta said.

"Indeed, leaks from this committee have led reporters to write that recently produced emails from Mr. Eastman show that Thomas's efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known. But, as you are aware, Mr. Eastman's emails show no such thing," he added.

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Ginni Thomas Agrees to Jan. 6 Panel Interview (Newsmax)

By Luca Cacciatore | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:25 PM EDT

Ginni Thomas' lawyer Mark Paoletta confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that she is scheduled to interview with the House Jan. 6 Select Committee.

"As she has said from the outset, Mrs. Thomas is eager to answer the committee's questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election," Paoletta revealed in a statement. "She looks forward to that opportunity."

Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has come under the ire of the Jan. 6 committee after text messages emerged of her potentially pushing for several state lawmakers to challenge the 2020 election results.

She also is alleged to have had significant contact with conservative lawyer John Eastman – a legal scholar said to be at the center of former President Trump's supposed attempt to challenge President Joe Biden's victory, according to Axios.

The panel had initially asked Thomas to speak with them in June after the conservative activist told the Daily Caller she "can't wait to clear up misconceptions" and looks "forward to talking to them."

However, Paoletta later wrote an eight-page letter to the Jan. 6 committee stating he does "not understand the need to speak with Mrs. Thomas," asking them for a "better justification" on why her testimony is necessary for the investigation.

"In your June 16, 2022, letter, you base the interview request on a supposed connection between Mrs. Thomas and John Eastman … But the Committee has not identified this alleged 'evidence,'" Paoletta said.

"Indeed, leaks from this committee have led reporters to write that recently produced emails from Mr. Eastman show that Thomas's efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known. But, as you are aware, Mr. Eastman's emails show no such thing," he added.

Sen. Rand Paul to Newsmax: Inflation 'Canceled Out' All That Free Pandemic Money (Newsmax/"Prime News")

By Eric Mack | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:28 PM EDT

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Newsmax delivers the bad news reality to American people: All the free money you got during the pandemic is now trumped by inflation and ultimately costing you more than what your government gave you.

"What we know for sure is that now we've lost more to inflation than they gave us in the form of free money," Paul told Wednesday's "Prime News" with Jenn Pellegrino. "Inflation came from the free checks that were passed out. They shut the economy down. They sent free checks to everyone. And they said, 'oh, this will make up for it.'

"But guess what? When people add up how much they're paying for gas, in the grocery store, it's canceled out all the free money. And I don't think the inflation is over by a long shot."

The pandemic spending sprees are still going to jack up inflation, because there remains trillions allocation that has still not be spent, Paul told Pellegrino.

"There's still about $2 trillion out there that's held in the coffers of cities, counties, and state governments," Paul continued. "It hasn't been spent yet and put into the economy as it chases goods. It's going to chase the price of our goods higher. We're going to get more inflation, so this isn't over."

Paul blasted Democrats on inflation and COVID-19 pandemic measures and spending, noting they have been damaging hand-in-hand.

"The pandemic has always been their excuse for more government and more debt and more government spending, so we spent trillions of dollars they could have never gotten through without the excuse of this," Paul said. "They've created all kinds of mandates on our behavior they never could have gotten through without the pandemic, and their fear is if the pandemic is officially over, they can't continue to lord upon us this great impulsive authoritarianism.

"Look, forgiving the student loans, they're doing that because there's a pandemic. If the pandemics over someone's going to have to tell Uncle Joe that he can't break the law anymore and forgive payments for certain kids. So the thing is, is they need the pandemic because it's an excuse for their propensity to want to have big government, and so I don't think that's why they can never let go of it."

Paul also continued his years-long rebuke of Dr. Anthony Fauci as the lead healthcare expert on the pandemic.

"It didn't save their lives to stay home," Paul said of the children being kept out of schools. "It ruined their lives to stay home. In Sweden, not one kid stayed home. The school stayed open. They didn't wear masks and no kid in Sweden died. Zero!

"How many teachers got sick? About the same percentage of every other occupation in Sweden. So everything Dr. Fauci preached was pseudoscience, and it was his own elitist sort of diatribes to submit. But it had nothing to do with the science, and the sooner we can get away from the man, the better we will be and the better the health of the country will be."

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Sen. Rand Paul to Newsmax: Inflation 'Canceled Out' All That Free Pandemic Money (Newsmax/"Prime News")

By Eric Mack | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:28 PM EDT

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Newsmax delivers the bad news reality to American people: All the free money you got during the pandemic is now trumped by inflation and ultimately costing you more than what your government gave you.

"What we know for sure is that now we've lost more to inflation than they gave us in the form of free money," Paul told Wednesday's "Prime News" with Jenn Pellegrino. "Inflation came from the free checks that were passed out. They shut the economy down. They sent free checks to everyone. And they said, 'oh, this will make up for it.'

"But guess what? When people add up how much they're paying for gas, in the grocery store, it's canceled out all the free money. And I don't think the inflation is over by a long shot."

The pandemic spending sprees are still going to jack up inflation, because there remains trillions allocation that has still not be spent, Paul told Pellegrino.

"There's still about $2 trillion out there that's held in the coffers of cities, counties, and state governments," Paul continued. "It hasn't been spent yet and put into the economy as it chases goods. It's going to chase the price of our goods higher. We're going to get more inflation, so this isn't over."

Paul blasted Democrats on inflation and COVID-19 pandemic measures and spending, noting they have been damaging hand-in-hand.

"The pandemic has always been their excuse for more government and more debt and more government spending, so we spent trillions of dollars they could have never gotten through without the excuse of this," Paul said. "They've created all kinds of mandates on our behavior they never could have gotten through without the pandemic, and their fear is if the pandemic is officially over, they can't continue to lord upon us this great impulsive authoritarianism.

"Look, forgiving the student loans, they're doing that because there's a pandemic. If the pandemics over someone's going to have to tell Uncle Joe that he can't break the law anymore and forgive payments for certain kids. So the thing is, is they need the pandemic because it's an excuse for their propensity to want to have big government, and so I don't think that's why they can never let go of it."

Paul also continued his years-long rebuke of Dr. Anthony Fauci as the lead healthcare expert on the pandemic.

"It didn't save their lives to stay home," Paul said of the children being kept out of schools. "It ruined their lives to stay home. In Sweden, not one kid stayed home. The school stayed open. They didn't wear masks and no kid in Sweden died. Zero!

"How many teachers got sick? About the same percentage of every other occupation in Sweden. So everything Dr. Fauci preached was pseudoscience, and it was his own elitist sort of diatribes to submit. But it had nothing to do with the science, and the sooner we can get away from the man, the better we will be and the better the health of the country will be."

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Jim Jordan to Newsmax: Dems Target Trump Because He 'Disrupted the Swamp' (Newsmax/''Eric Bolling The Balance'')

By Luca Cacciatore | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 09:44 PM EDT

Rep. Jim Jordan told Newsmax on Wednesday that Democrats are attempting to prevent former President Donald Trump from running again in 2024 because he ''disrupted the swamp'' last time.

The Ohio Republican said on ''Eric Bolling The Balance'' that Democrats have a similar plan for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pointing out that Bexar County, Texas, Sheriff Javier Salazar is pushing a ''witch hunt'' over his transporting of illegal migrants out of his state.

DeSantis ''has watched the Democrats over the last six, seven years do that to President Trump. He's a Democrat sheriff. He said, 'I'm going to do the same thing to Gov. [DeSantis].' This is how the left operates,'' Jordan explained.

''In the past six weeks, think about what we've seen from [President] Joe Biden,'' he continued. ''I mean, Joe Biden has raided the home of a former president, taken the phone of a sitting member of Congress, called half the country fascists and extremists … signed legislation to unleash 87,000 IRS agents on you, the American taxpayer.''

Jordan, who is seeking reelection in November, also condemned New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, for going after Trump on asset overvaluing allegations instead of addressing the crime wave that has hit U.S. cities including the Big Apple.

''There's an opportunity cost — primarily the fact that you're not going after the real crime that's happening every single day in New York City and other cities around our great country,'' he said, adding that ''I think it's going to backfire on them.''

Jordan further staid the proposed penalties on the former president, including a $250 million fine and barring his family from corporate board membership, ''underscores how obsessed they've become'' with going after Trump.

''They've been doing it for seven years. This started in 2016 when the FBI decided to spy on President Trump's campaign — all built on a lie,'' Jordan mentioned. ''So I guess it makes sense they're just going to keep doing it, because that's all they know.''

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Jim Jordan to Newsmax: Dems Target Trump Because He 'Disrupted the Swamp' (Newsmax/''Eric Bolling The Balance'')

By Luca Cacciatore | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 09:44 PM EDT

Rep. Jim Jordan told Newsmax on Wednesday that Democrats are attempting to prevent former President Donald Trump from running again in 2024 because he ''disrupted the swamp'' last time.

The Ohio Republican said on ''Eric Bolling The Balance'' that Democrats have a similar plan for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pointing out that Bexar County, Texas, Sheriff Javier Salazar is pushing a ''witch hunt'' over his transporting of illegal migrants out of his state.

DeSantis ''has watched the Democrats over the last six, seven years do that to President Trump. He's a Democrat sheriff. He said, 'I'm going to do the same thing to Gov. [DeSantis].' This is how the left operates,'' Jordan explained.

''In the past six weeks, think about what we've seen from [President] Joe Biden,'' he continued. ''I mean, Joe Biden has raided the home of a former president, taken the phone of a sitting member of Congress, called half the country fascists and extremists … signed legislation to unleash 87,000 IRS agents on you, the American taxpayer.''

Jordan, who is seeking reelection in November, also condemned New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, for going after Trump on asset overvaluing allegations instead of addressing the crime wave that has hit U.S. cities including the Big Apple.

''There's an opportunity cost — primarily the fact that you're not going after the real crime that's happening every single day in New York City and other cities around our great country,'' he said, adding that ''I think it's going to backfire on them.''

Jordan further staid the proposed penalties on the former president, including a $250 million fine and barring his family from corporate board membership, ''underscores how obsessed they've become'' with going after Trump.

''They've been doing it for seven years. This started in 2016 when the FBI decided to spy on President Trump's campaign — all built on a lie,'' Jordan mentioned. ''So I guess it makes sense they're just going to keep doing it, because that's all they know.''

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Rudy Giuliani to Newsmax: AG Case 'Another Fascist Outrage'

(Newsmax/"Eric Bolling The Balance")

By Eric Mack | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:39 PM EDT

New York Attorney General Letitia James ran her campaign on suing Donald Trump, and now that she is doing it — with a civil case, not a criminal one — former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Newsmax that she should be disbarred.

"This is an outrage; this is another fascist outrage," Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor himself, told Wednesday's "Eric Bolling The Balance," noting James vowed to "get Trump" in his past electoral campaign without having a crime to get him on.

And, Giuliani noted, even now, James is suing Trump in a civil case and not bringing criminal charges because she cannot prove a criminal case.

"Right there in front of the press, she lied. And, of course, the lapdog press will not point out she is verbally accusing him of a crime; but she's not accusing him of a crime in court where she has to prove it," Giuliani told host Eric Bolling.

"This brainwashing they do and propaganda is outrageous," he added. "You refer to it, 'When she gets a conviction.' She's not going to get a conviction. She's bringing a civil lawsuit. There's a civil case. This is not a criminal case. Even though she referred to him as a white-collar criminal, she's not even accusing him of that and she's calling him that."

Giuliani noted he was disbarred from being a lawyer in some areas merely for questioning the legitimacy of an election.

"Why this woman isn't thrown out of the practice of law, when they tortured me, I can't figure it out," he said. "I've never done anything as unethical as that."

Equally outrageously, James even called Trump an "illegitimate" president and, again, not disbarred for questioning an election's legitimacy as Giuliani was, he noted.

"She said that he was an illegitimate president, which, according to Biden, would make her a fascist or a semi-fascist, insurrectionist, semi-fascist," he continued. "I mean, it is clear that she should have been disciplined by the Bar Association for running a campaign that was essentially to go after one guy — and with inappropriate language, inappropriate charges."

Giuliani lamented he is suspended for challenging the 2020 presidential election, even though a case against him was thrown out.

"She ran a totally unethical campaign in which she basically said she was going to get Donald Trump," Giuliani said. "At the time, she didn't know what she was gonna get him for. That's absolutely outrageous for a prosecutor to run in order to get one person.

"She really should be disbarred," he added. "You should not conduct a campaign for attorney general in which you target one person."

The timing before the election, where she is struggling in the polls, is precarious, Giuliani warned.

"She brings this before the election," he said. "How she was allowed to do what she did and remain attorney general is completely astounding to me. It means that my profession has become totally compromised by politics."

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Rudy Giuliani to Newsmax: AG Case 'Another Fascist Outrage'

(Newsmax/"Eric Bolling The Balance")

By Eric Mack | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:46 PM EDT

New York Attorney General Letitia James ran her campaign on suing Donald Trump, and now that she is doing it — with a civil case, not a criminal one — former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Newsmax that she should be disbarred.

"This is an outrage; this is another fascist outrage," Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor himself, told Wednesday's "Eric Bolling The Balance," noting James vowed to "get Trump" in his past electoral campaign without having a crime to get him on.

And, Giuliani noted, even now, James is suing Trump in a civil case and not bringing criminal charges because she cannot prove a criminal case.

"Right there in front of the press, she lied. And, of course, the lapdog press will not point out she is verbally accusing him of a crime; but she's not accusing him of a crime in court where she has to prove it," Giuliani told host Eric Bolling.

"This brainwashing they do and propaganda is outrageous," he added. "You refer to it, 'When she gets a conviction.' She's not going to get a conviction. She's bringing a civil lawsuit. There's a civil case. This is not a criminal case. Even though she referred to him as a white-collar criminal, she's not even accusing him of that and she's calling him that."

Giuliani noted he was disbarred from being a lawyer in some areas merely for questioning the legitimacy of an election.

"Why this woman isn't thrown out of the practice of law, when they tortured me, I can't figure it out," he said. "I've never done anything as unethical as that."

Equally outrageously, James even called Trump an "illegitimate" president and, again, not disbarred for questioning an election's legitimacy as Giuliani was, he noted.

"She said that he was an illegitimate president, which, according to Biden, would make her a fascist or a semi-fascist, insurrectionist, semi-fascist," he continued. "I mean, it is clear that she should have been disciplined by the Bar Association for running a campaign that was essentially to go after one guy — and with inappropriate language, inappropriate charges."

Giuliani lamented he is suspended for challenging the 2020 presidential election, even though a case against him was thrown out.

"She ran a totally unethical campaign in which she basically said she was going to get Donald Trump," Giuliani said. "At the time, she didn't know what she was gonna get him for. That's absolutely outrageous for a prosecutor to run in order to get one person.

"She really should be disbarred," he added. "You should not conduct a campaign for attorney general in which you target one person."

The timing before the election, where she is struggling in the polls, is precarious, Giuliani warned.

"She brings this before the election," he said. "How she was allowed to do what she did and remain attorney general is completely astounding to me. It means that my profession has become totally compromised by politics."

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Caitlin Sinclair, NY Political Correspondent
UPDATED 2:22 PM PT –Wednesday, September 21, 2022

On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the state has sued former president Donald Trump, Don Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and other executives, for years of alleged fraud.

So, Attorney General James is going after The Trump Org as New York City is at an all-time high in violent crime and homicides while New Yorkers do not feel safe walking the streets.

Priorities, right?

So our readers are up to date – The NY Attorney General Letitia James ran for election on the sole premise of promising to get Donald Trump. She failed in any criminal attempt so now, she is suing him civilly. Does anyone see an issue with her promise to get him and then her multiple attempts to get him?

Could this perhaps have anything to do with recent poll numbers ahead of her election?

The lawsuit also aims to bar the former president and his organization from buying commercial real estate in New York for five years.

This lawsuit is filed in civil court, but James also alleged that Trump’s operation violated state and federal criminal laws. She said a criminal referral is being sent to the U.S. Justice Department.

She also said that prior to Wednesday’s announcement, her office had rejected a settlement offer from Trump and his organization.

In a statement posted on the Truth Social media site, Trump blasted the lawsuit as “another witch hunt” which he said was motivated by James’ reelection bid.

“She is a fraud who campaigned on a ‘get Trump’ platform,” Trump posted.

Responding to the suit, Donald Trump Jr. used an expletive on Twitter next to a video of James: “The bullshit Dem witch-hunt continues!” he wrote.

Posting on the Truth Social media site, Eric Trump also accused James of a partisan attack: “Letitia James is the most corrupt Attorney General in United States History — she campaigned on the promise to sue my father.”

While James wants to claim that banks and major insurance companies are ‘victims’ her city is suffering. The real victims are New Yorkers who are suffering from the crime crisis, rampant pay-to-play corruption and skyrocketing cost-of-living.

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Sen. Braun to Newsmax: Accusations Against Trump a Diversion (Newsmax/"National Report")

By Brian Freeman | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 08:36 PM EDT

New York Attorney General Letitia James' announcement that the state was filing suit against former President Donald Trump, his company and family members for fraud is an attempt by Democrats to draw attention away from the failures of the current administration ahead of the midterm elections, Sen. Mike Braun told Newsmax on Wednesday.

The Indiana Republican said on "National Report," "The Democrats are going to do everything they can to distract what ought to be a platter of opportunity for us and bring it back to President Trump."

Braun insisted that the entire attempt appeared to be coordinated to help the chances of the Democratic Party in the November elections, as the senator tied it together with the Department of Justice investigation of the classified documents it accuses Trump of retaining illegally at his Mar-a-Lago home.

Braun also commented on President Joe Biden's speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly, saying that he had a problem with the president's statement that "whatever happens, we're are going to be the backstop."

The Indiana senator said, "That's exactly what's wrong with many of these engagements, especially when you got the backyard interest of the E.U. that should be shouldering it."

Braun also said he had problems with some of the other commitments Biden alluded to in his speech, accusing his administration and the Democrats of "throwing around billions [of dollars] like it's chump change."

The senator questioned how all of this gets paid for, especially when the Biden administration's policies have put our economy in peril.

Commenting on the discussions about the possibility of nuclear war, Braun said, "None of this kind of stuff happened in the previous administration because there was a general feeling that we would be firm. We would not tolerate some of the things that incrementally would lead to a pickle like this."

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Sen. Braun to Newsmax: Accusations Against Trump A Diversion

(Newsmax/"National Report")

By Brian Freeman | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 08:36 PM EDT

New York Attorney General Letitia James' announcement that the state was filing suit against former President Donald Trump, his company and family members for fraud is an attempt by Democrats to draw attention away from the failures of the current administration ahead of the midterm elections, Sen. Mike Braun told Newsmax on Wednesday.

The Indiana Republican said "National Report," "The Democrats are going to do everything they can to distract what ought to be a platter of opportunity for us and bring it back to President Trump."

Braun insisted that the entire attempt appeared to be coordinated to help the chances of the Democratic Party in the November elections, as the senator tied it together with the Department of Justice investigation of the classified documents it accuses Trump of retaining illegally at his Mar-a-Lago home.

Braun also commented on President Joe Biden's speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly, saying that he had a problem with the president's statement that "whatever happens, we're are going to be the backstop."

The Indiana senator said, "That's exactly what's wrong with many of these engagements, especially when you got the backyard interest of the E.U. that should be shouldering it."

Braun also said he had problems with some of the other commitments Biden alluded to in his speech, accusing his administration and the Democrats of "throwing around billions [of dollars] like it's chump change."

The senator questioned how all of this gets paid for, especially when the Biden administration's policies have put our economy in peril.

Commenting on the discussions about the possibility of nuclear war, Braun said, "None of this kind of stuff happened in the previous administration because there was a general feeling that we would be firm. We would not tolerate some of the things that incrementally would lead to a pickle like this."

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Dershowitz to Newsmax: N.Y. Lawsuit Against Trump 'Not a Strong Case' Alan Dershowitz (Getty Images)

By Luca Cacciatore | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 08:40 PM EDT

Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Wednesday that New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against former President Donald Trump is "not a strong case" due to several factors.

The law expert outlined the problems with James' claim that Trump overvalued real estate assets during an interview on "The Record With Greta Van Susteren," specifically pointing to a lack of action by financial institutions.

"Why haven't the banks sued him?" Dershowitz asked. "They have just as good auditors, just as good ability to value something. Let's just take 40 Wall Street … he evaluated it twice as much for getting a loan as assessed. Now, can't the bank go and do their own assessment?

"As far as the taxes are concerned: That's the IRS [Internal Revenues Service] and state tax authorities. That's not Letitia James. But she should not be bringing this case, and if I were Trump's lawyer, … I would be making a motion to recuse and disqualify her."

Dershowitz also recommended that the former president's legal team should seek for the case to be turned over to a special prosecutor due to James' past comments calling for Trump to be locked up.

"And if I lost in front of the trial judge, that's an appealable, mandamusable motion that you can bring to a court of appeals," he noted. "This is not the way American justice should work: politicians running for office on the promise to get somebody, then getting that person."

The former Harvard law professor stated that defendants could not expect "neutral, objective discretion" from James after she "ran on a campaign to get Trump," adding that the case is currently civil but can become criminal.

"This is money: $250 million. Plus they can't ever be on boards or corporations or whatever. It would destroy the business. Look, if he deserves it, if he's guilty of this civil fraud, a legitimate investigation would want to prove that."

However, Dershowitz said, "I'm suspicious because the banks haven't sued him.

"I just don't see the attorney general's job as protecting big banks who failed to do due diligence."

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Dershowitz to Newsmax: N.Y. Lawsuit Against Trump 'Not a Strong Case'

Alan Dershowitz (Getty)

By Luca Cacciatore | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 08:40 PM EDT

Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Wednesday that New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against former President Donald Trump is "not a strong case" due to several factors.

The law expert outlined the problems with James' claim that Trump overvalued real estate assets during an interview on "The Record With Greta Van Susteren," specifically pointing to a lack of action by financial institutions.

"Why haven't the banks sued him?" Dershowitz asked. "They have just as good auditors, just as good ability to value something. Let's just take 40 Wall Street … he evaluated it twice as much for getting a loan as assessed. Now, can't the bank go and do their own assessment?

"As far as the taxes are concerned: That's the IRS [Internal Revenues Service] and state tax authorities. That's not Letitia James. But she should not be bringing this case, and if I were Trump's lawyer, … I would be making a motion to recuse and disqualify her."

Dershowitz also recommended that the former president's legal team should seek for the case to be turned over to a special prosecutor due to James' past comments calling for Trump to be locked up.

"And if I lost in front of the trial judge, that's an appealable, mandamusable motion that you can bring to a court of appeals," he noted. "This is not the way American justice should work: politicians running for office on the promise to get somebody, then getting that person."

The former Harvard law professor stated that defendants could not expect "neutral, objective discretion" from James after she "ran on a campaign to get Trump," adding that the case is currently civil but can become criminal.

"This is money: $250 million. Plus they can't ever be on boards or corporations or whatever. It would destroy the business. Look, if he deserves it, if he's guilty of this civil fraud, a legitimate investigation would want to prove that."

However, Dershowitz said, "I'm suspicious because the banks haven't sued him.

"I just don't see the attorney general's job as protecting big banks who failed to do due diligence."

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Kim Guilfoyle to Newsmax: N.Y. AG 'Not Tough' Nor 'Smart Enough to Beat Us' (Newsmax/"Rob Schmitt Tonight")

By Eric Mack | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 07:48 PM EDT

New York Attorney General Letitia James is struggling in the polls and needing to fulfill her campaign promise to sue former President Donald Trump, so she is willing get behind the wheel of justice and crash it into the wall, Kim Guilfoyle tells Newsmax.

"When all is said and done, and all the facts come out in this, people will really truly see what they already believed and knew in their heart: That she is somebody who was unhinged, out of control behind the wheel of justice and crashing it into a wall," Guilfoyle, the fiancee of eldest son Donald Trump Jr., told Wednesday's "Rob Schmitt Tonight."

James announced a $250 million civil lawsuit against Trump, his family, and his businesses, fulfilling her publicly stated campaign promises to find ways to sue Trump every day she came into her office.

"She should actually prosecute herself, because she's nothing but a stalker of Donald Trump," Guilfoyle, a former California prosecutor, told host Rob Schmitt. "That's the only thing she seems to be good at. She's not good at her job. She lacks ethics, she lacks morals, and it's just a shame because the state of New York deserves better than the person that we're seeing on the screen. Look at all the video, all the quotes, everything that she said.

"She has such a bloodlust and a thirst to go after President Trump."

This latest election meddling and weaponization of justice against Democrats' political opposition is going to end like all of the others, according to Guilfoyle: a failure.

"But once again, just like all the other fake investigations, Mueller and Russia, Russia, Russia and Jan. 6, the president will be vindicated," Guilfoyle continued. "But what kind of person does this and goes after the president's children as well? But I tell you something, she's not tough enough, and she's not smart enough to beat us. Count on that."

James will not only fail to get Trump, as she promised in his campaign, but she will also ultimately doom the Democratic Party, according to Guilfoyle.

"It's nothing but a witch chant, this political persecution; she hurts her party; she hurts the office of attorney general and all the good prosecutors that are out there are actually seeking justice and basing cases on facts and evidence," Guilfoyle said. "This is going to have a boomerang, vicious effect on the Democratic Party, and if they are actually are honest with themselves, they'll see they are not being served in any way by this individual representing them and going after the president, having no evidence or facts to support it whatsoever.

"She should be thrown out of the office, investigated, and lose her license to practice law."

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Trump Docs Probe: Court Lifts Hold on Mar-a-Lago Records (Getty Images)

ERIC TUCKER Wednesday, 21 September 2022 07:45 PM EDT

A federal appeals panel has lifted a judge's hold on the Justice Department's ability to use classified records seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate in its ongoing criminal investigation.

The ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is a victory for the Justice Department.

The decisiion clears the way for it to immediately resume its use of the documents as it evaluates whether to bring criminal charges in its investigation into the presence of top-secret government records held at Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House.

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Trump Docs Probe: Court Lifts Hold on Mar-a-Lago Records (Getty)

ERIC TUCKER Wednesday, 21 September 2022 07:45 PM EDT

A federal appeals panel has lifted a judge's hold on the Justice Department's ability to use classified records seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate in its ongoing criminal investigation.

The ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is a victory for the Justice Department.

The decisiion clears the way for it to immediately resume its use of the documents as it evaluates whether to bring criminal charges in its investigation into the presence of top-secret government records held at Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House.

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Dick Morris to Newsmax: Dems Losing 'Hope' of Stopping Trump Run

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By Jay Clemons | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 06:35 PM EDT

Dick Morris, political activist, author and adviser to former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, loosely prognosticated the New York attorney general office's $250 million lawsuit against Trump in his new book, "The Return: Trump's Big 2024 Comeback."

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While speaking on Newsmax Wednesday night as a guest on "The Chris Salcedo Show," Morris relayed how the book references the Democratic Party's four-step plan of "hope" for precluding Trump from winning the presidency again in 2024:

• Hope Trump opts not to run for the White House altogether.
• Hope that another Republican, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, usurps Trump in the 2024 GOP primaries.
• Hope that Republican voters eventually turn on Trump regarding his endorsement selections for the 2022 midterm elections.
• Hope that legal entanglements prohibit Trump from getting American conservatives and independents on his side.

"Now, [the Democrats] only have this [final] move left," said Morris, while adding that New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit represents "persecution by prosecution, and it has all to do with Trump's success."

At that point in the interview, Morris ran down the litany of previous "Get Trump" ventures among the Democrats, incidents that were designed to either put the former president in jail or sour his popularity levels with the American public.

But none of the prior schemes or allegations have stuck, Morris said, and "none of [the New York lawsuit] is going to matter," relative to the 2024 presidential race.

In fact, James' allegation of the Trump Organization "manipulating" real-estate values elicited a chuckle from Morris, who said, "It's New York. Property values can quadruple in an hour … or drop 90% in a day."

Regarding the upcoming midterms on Nov. 8, Morris said Trump's endorsement picks such as Senate candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz of Pennsylvania, J.D. Vance of Ohio, Blake Masters of Arizona, Adam Laxalt of Nevada and Herschel Walker of Georgia are all faring well with their respective races, even if certain select polls are more consumed with influencing public opinion than painting an accurate electoral picture.

As one example, Morris explained that Georgia GOP challenger Walker had been leading in various polls, but now one survey suddenly has Walker trailing incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., by six percentage points.

"When you look at [that particular] poll, there are six points more of Democrats than Republicans in the sample. So of course, they're going to come up with that result," said Morris, who hosts "Dick Morris Democracy" on Newsmax.

From Morris' perspective, left-leaning polls are trying to create the narrative of the Senate "slipping away" for Republicans.

"And that's entirely manufactured by these polls. It's not an error. It's a deliberate attempt to discourage Republicans from raising more money" before the midterms, added Morris.

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Rep. Carter to Newsmax: Republicans Just Want Transparency from FCC on Conservative Deplatforming (Newsmax/"The Chris Salcedo Show")

By Solange Reyner | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 05:46 PM EDT

Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., says he prepared a resolution seeking documents from the Biden administration on deplatforming cable networks because Republicans want transparency.

"What we're trying to do, of course, is to have transparency," Carter said Wednesday during an appearance on Newsmax TV's "Chris Salcedo Show."

"What's wrong with transparency, particularly at the FCC? I mean, if we're trying to fight political corruption here and we want to make sure there's not political censorship and simply by doing that we just asking for transparency at the FCC and asking for freedom of speech I don't think there's any reason why we shouldn't see that.

"What we've seen across the country is the suppression of conservative voices, of conservative channels, and we want to make sure that there are no documents out there that the FCC might be trying to hide."

Carter also slammed Democratic lawmakers' response to immigrants sent to sanctuary cities by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and New York Attorney General Letitia James' announcement of a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his companies, and his children.

"What we see here is nothing more than the liberal media falling victim to political stunts," Carter said.

"(James) has got a failed campaign and she's just trying to divert attention from the violent crime in New York City to try and look at the Trump family and this is nothing more than a ploy by her. And what Gov. Abbott has done, what Gov. DeSantis has done, I applaud them for that because they have brought attention to the problem here," said Carter.

On the federal reserve's hiking of interest rates by 75 basis points Wednesday, Carter said the U.S. needs to stop spending money.

Republicans, he said, "are not going to stand by. We're going to cut this spending. We're going to make sure we are not adding fuel to the fire. This inflation acceleration act that was just passed by the Democrats in a partisan vote – that's the worst thing that could be done right now. We need to stop the spending. We need to make sure we're doing no harm."

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Harvard-Harris Poll: Voters Say Trump Outperformed Biden on Key Issues (Newsmax)

By Luca Cacciatore | Wednesday, 21 September 2022 04:36 PM EDT

Most registered voters are still saying that former President Donald Trump performed better than President Joe Biden on a slate of critical issues, according to a new Harvard-Harris poll.

The first is Biden's overall job approval rating. His disapproval currently stands at 55%, with only 41% of respondents approving of his performance.

Meanwhile, an average of polls by FiveThirtyEight showed that, at the same time last year, Trump's approval stood 2 points higher and his disapproval 2 points lower.

Further data compiled by Breitbart showed that Trump held a 56% approval rating on the economy in January, 2021, while Biden's rating in September of this year currently stands at 37%.

Trump also saw higher approvals on immigration, fighting terrorism, foreign affairs, and administering the government — besting Biden by nearly 10 points or more in every category.

Inflation and crime, the top two categories registered voters cared about, were two of Biden's worst-performing categories. He scored a low 36% and 38% approval on both issues, respectively.

Amy Walter described voters' growing resentment toward Biden in an analysis published in June this year on the Cook Political Report.

"Biden … started with a more consolidated base than Trump, but has seen that support wane over the last year," she wrote. "For example, in June of 2021, 95 percent of Democrats approved of the job Biden was doing in office. By May of 2022, that approval rating had dropped down to 82 percent."

The Harvard-Harris survey of 1,885 registered voters was taken from Sept. 7 to Sept. 8.

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