Comey seeks to have indictment tossed for vindictive prosecution, questions about prosecutor’s appointment

[ad_1] Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey filed a slate of motions Monday, seeking to have the two-count federal indictment against him dismissed before a potential trial date early next year.  Comey’s attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, moved to dismiss the case on the grounds that it is based on a vindictive and unlawful prosecution. He…

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Analysis: NY Times writer Jim Rutenberg on the future of free speech in America

[ad_1] In his second Inaugural Address, President Trump, who had campaigned against “cancel culture,” vowed to prohibit “government censorship” and promote “free speech.” This week, the president celebrated ABC’s indefinite suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show. New York Times writer-at-large Jim Rutenberg analyzes the Trump administration’s attack against critical voices. [ad_2] Source link

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The facts behind the government shutdown debate over health care and immigrants in the U.S. illegally

[ad_1] One of the main lines of attack the White House and Republican lawmakers have leveled against Democrats amid the government shutdown is the claim that Democratic lawmakers want to give immigrants in the U.S. illegally free healthcare — which Democrats deny.  “Democrats are holding the American government HOSTAGE so they can give FREE health…

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