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AP Photo/Morry Gash The federal magistrate who signed off on the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago has now set a hearing on whether the affidavit used to establish probable cause will be released. Judge Bruce Reinhardt, who has his own checkered history , will hear arguments on Thursday where the government will continue to argue secrecy must be maintained.
Donald Trump called for the release of the affidavit on Monday, insisting it would provide much-needed transparency about what had transpired. At the same time, DOJ officials provided a laundry list of reasons why the document must be kept under wraps. South Florida US Attorney Juan Gonzalez and Justice Department counterintelligence chief Jay Bratt said in a court filing that publishing the document would reveal cooperating witnesses and violate required grand jury secrecy. “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” the prosecutors wrote. The authorities also said, “The fact that this investigation implicates highly classified materials further underscores the need to protect the integrity of the investigation.” The DOJ’s completely earned lack of credibility makes these excuses ring hollow. Is the argument that names can’t be redacted? It also doesn’t make much sense that showing the probable cause of the raid would “serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation.” If the investigation is legitimate, then who cares if the public is made aware of what charges are being pursued? Either the evidence exists or it doesn’t. Right now, it feels a whole lot like it doesn’t and that the DOJ is trying to hide how weak its case is.
Then there’s the nod to classified material being the issue, which will never cease […]
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
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JD Rucker