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Trump on Trial: The Defense Rests Trump doesn't testify. TECHNO FOG MAY 21     Trump deletes 'unified Reich' video from Truth Social after severe backlash - Hindustan Times It’s a wrap in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump. Both the State and the defense have rested. Trump’s fate is now up to the jury, which will begin deliberations next Wednesday. And while the week was short – there were less than two days of testimony – it was, at times, explosive. Frustration from a defense witness caused Judge Merchan to clear out the courtroom and the State’s star witness, Michael Cohen, admitted to stealing from the Trump Organization. Last week concluded with the cross examination of Michael Cohen. And cross examination continued Monday morning. The Examination of Michael Cohen (continued) To provide a brief recap, last week’s cross of Cohen focused on a number of key areas: Cohen’s failed memory, his bias and motives to lie, his personal reasons for protecting ...

Thank you, Tucker He spoke truth to the powerless TECHNO FOG APR 25   SHARE   Back in 2007, Christopher Hitchens  said  he wished Tucker Carlson “wouldn’t give up writing for TV.” Were he alive today, Hitchens might offer a different piece of advice: “Tucker cannot give up TV.” But has TV given up on Tucker? Like you, I was shocked to learn that Tucker was essentially fired from Fox. I didn’t believe the reports at first. He had the second-largest total audience on cable news and consistently dominated his 8pm time slot. He was both entertaining and enlightening on a nightly basis (not easy for someone on cable news) - a feat achieved through his natural gifts and supported by his talented producers. For culturally and politically significant moments, Tucker was and is essential. After the shock dissipated, a stronger feeling emerged: one of  sadness . The loss of Tucker from Fox News isn’t an extinction-level event; rather, it’s like the death of the last of an...

  Classified documents found in Biden's Garage - C'Mon man C'Mon They were unsecured, next to the Corvette. Techno Fog Jan 12   Cross-post   Today, counsel to President Biden revealed that classified documents were found in Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware residence. This is the second batch of classified materials that were taken by Biden in 2017 - the first being those found at the Penn-Biden Center. Here’s the relevant part of the statement of Richard Sauber, Special Counsel to President Biden (highlights are ours): “Following the discovery of government documents at the Penn Biden Center in November 2022, and coordinating closely with the Department of Justice, the President’s lawyers have searched the President’s Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, residence - the other locations where files from his Vice-Presidential office might have been shipped in the course of the 2017 transition. The lawyers completed that review last night. During the review, lawyer...

Investigating the Investigators Areas of focus for the House committee on the “Weaponization of the Federal Government" TECHNO FOG JAN 9   CROSS-POST   With House Republicans having decided on the Speaker, one of their next items of business is one that is well overdue: the formation of a  new subcommittee  on the “Weaponization of the Federal Government,” which would conduct a thorough investigation of abuses by federal law enforcement and national security agencies.   According to a recent interview with Rep. Chip Roy, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has “ committed  to giving the subcommittee at least as much funding and staffing as the House special committee in the last Congress that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.” It’s about time. Of course, the very name of the subcommittee – the “Weaponization of the Federal Government” – suggests a wide-ranging inquiry that could look into the actions of a number of federal agencies – the FBI/DOJ, Dep...