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THE TALK SHOW AMERICAN: 06/25/2017 - 07/02/2017

Saturday, July 01, 2017

Fed Judge Blocks California’s Latest Gun Grab



A Federal district judge has blocked a ban on so-called “high capacity” magazines from going into effect on Saturday. Californians approved the ban as a part of Proposition 63 which also mandated background checks for ammunition.


U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued the preliminary injunction that found the law was likely unconstitutional. Benitez reasoned that it was unconstitutional because it did not allow gun owners to use firearms that used, “whatever common magazine size he or she judges best suits the situation.” according to the Sacramento Bee. The law forbid Californians from possessing any magazines that contain more than 10 bullets.

“The State of California’s desire to criminalize simple possession of a firearm magazine able to hold more than 10 rounds is precisely the type of policy choice that the Constitution takes off the table.”

The sale of “high-capacity” magazines has been outlawed in California since 2000. However, those who had the magazines before the ban went into effect were allowed to keep their magazines.

Pro-gun California sheriffs were not exactly lining up to enforce the new ban.

“We’re not going to be knocking on anybody’s door looking for them,” Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said. “We’re essentially making law-abiding citizens into criminals with this new law.”

It’s always a good day whenever a judge tosses out one of California’s anti-freedom laws. This particular law not only made criminals out of law-abiding citizens, but it also makes them less safe. When facing multiple criminals such as in a gang home invasion, it’s good to have a high-capacity magazine weapon.

The lawsuit was brought by the National Rifle Association’s affiliate, the California Rifle & Pistol Association.

Read more at http://americanactionnews.com/articles/federal-judge-blocks-california-s-latest-gun-grab#HB7lr8gFA7upQjJU.99

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Did the FBI Retaliate Against Michael Flynn by Launching Russia Probe?



The FBI launched a criminal probe against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn two years after the retired Army general roiled the bureau’s leadership by intervening on behalf of a decorated counterterrorism agent who accused now-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe and other top officials of sexual discrimination, according to documents and interviews.

The FBI sought to block Flynn’s support for the agent, asking a federal administrative law judge in May 2014 to keep Flynn and others from becoming a witness in her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) case, memos obtained by Circa show. Two years later, the FBI opened its inquiry of Flynn.

The EEOC case, which is still pending, was serious enough to require McCabe to submit to a sworn statement to investigators, the documents show.

The deputy director’s testimony provided some of the strongest evidence in the case of possible retaliation, because he admitted the FBI opened an internal investigation into Gritz’s personal conduct after learning the agent “had filed or intended to file” a sex discrimination complaint against her supervisors.

McCabe eventually became the bureau’s No. 2 executive and emerged as a central player in the FBI’s Russia election tampering investigation, putting him in a position to impact the criminal inquiry against Flynn.

Three FBI employees told Circa they personally witnessed McCabe make disparaging remarks about Flynn before and during the time the retired Army general emerged as a figure in the Russia case.

The bureau employees, who spoke only on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, said they did not know the reason for McCabe’s displeasure with Flynn, but that it made them uncomfortable as the Russia probe began to unfold and pressure built to investigate Flynn. One employee even consulted a private lawyer.

“As far as the troops in the field, the vast-majority were disgusted with the Russia decision, but that was McCabe driving the result that eventually led [former FBI Director James] Comey to make the decision,” said a senior federal law enforcement official, with direct knowledge of the investigation.

One of the FBI’s most famous whistleblowers says McCabe has an ethical obligation to recuse himself in the Flynn probe to avoid the appearance of retribution or bias.

“I don't think they have any choice. He has to step aside,” said Frederic Whitehurst, who as an FBI special agent and forensic chemist blew the whistle on misdeeds inside the FBI crime lab two decades ago and prompted widespread reforms.

“If he stays involved, the case against Flynn has no credibility,” explained Whitehurst, now often called as an expert witness in court cases. “If there are criminal charges that could go against Flynn, that's got to go to court. And those agents at some point may be called before a grand jury and anything he (McCabe) said to them about Flynn could be used as exonerating information or evidence of misconduct.”

Read More Here: http://circa.com/politics/accountability/did-the-fbi-retaliate-against-michael-flynn-by-launching-russia-probe

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Report: FBI Collaborated with Dem Oppo Research Firm to Smear Trump


A secretive Washington firm that commissioned the dubious intelligence dossier on Donald Trump is stonewalling congressional investigators trying to learn more about its connections to the Democratic Party.

The Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month threatened to subpoena the firm, Fusion GPS, after it refused to answer questions and provide records to the panel identifying who financed the error-ridden dossier, which was circulated during the election and has sparked much of the Russia scandal now engulfing the White House.

What is the company hiding? Fusion GPS describes itself as a “research and strategic intelligence firm” founded by “three former Wall Street Journal investigative reporters.” But congressional sources say it’s actually an opposition-research group for Democrats, and the founders, who are more political activists than journalists, have a pro-Hillary Clinton, anti-Trump agenda.

“These weren’t mercenaries or hired guns,” a congressional source familiar with the dossier probe said. “These guys had a vested personal and ideological interest in smearing Trump and boosting Hillary’s chances of winning the White House.”

Fusion GPS was on the payroll of an unidentified Democratic ally of Clinton when it hired a long-retired British spy to dig up dirt on Trump. In 2012, Democrats hired Fusion GPS to uncover dirt on GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. And in 2015, Democratic ally Planned Parenthood retained Fusion GPS to investigate pro-life activists protesting the abortion group.

Moreover, federal records show a key co-founder and partner in the firm was a Hillary Clinton donor and supporter of her presidential campaign.

In September 2016, while Fusion GPS was quietly shopping the dirty dossier on Trump around Washington, its co-founder and partner Peter R. Fritsch contributed at least $1,000 to the Hillary Victory Fund and the Hillary For America campaign, Federal Election Commission data show. His wife also donated money to Hillary’s campaign.

Read More Here:https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/06/26/report-fbi-collaborated-with-dem-oppo-research-firm-to-smear-trump/?cn=cmV0d2VldA%3D%3D or here: http://nypost.com/2017/06/24/inside-the-shadowy-intelligence-firm-behind-the-trump-dossier/