Forget It Jake, It's Baltimore

Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, Feds Plan to Ask to Seize Marilyn Mosby's Florida Condo

Democrats have been working overtime in New York in an effort to seize Donald Trump's commercial and private property, including his estate at Mar-a-Lago. Thus far those efforts have come up short, but they may have inadvertently given others some ideas that could come back to bite one of their own. In Baltimore, former State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is facing sentencing on a variety of charges ranging from perjury to fraud, including the fraudulent use of pandemic relief funds to buy luxury real estate holdings in Florida. On Friday, federal prosecutors in the case filed a motion asking the court to allow them to seize one of Mosby's vacation condos there as partial payment for the fines she will be expected to pay. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. (Baltimore Sun)

Federal prosecutors filed notice Friday that they will ask to seize former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s Florida vacation condo on the same day as her sentencing on perjury and mortgage fraud charges.

The government indicated early on in the case that it would seek forfeiture. Friday’s filing formalizes prosecutors’ request and sets up the possibility of a legal fight over the condo at Mosby’s May 23 sentencing.

The government intends to sell the condo, according to the motion, which Mosby bought in February 2021 for $476,000. If there are profits from the sale, Mosby would get back her $47,600 down payment, prosecutors wrote.

As we previously discussed, Mosby has publicly called on Joe Biden to issue her a pardon so she can avoid all of this trouble. Unfortunately for her, Biden appears to have more than enough problems on his own plate at the moment. Overriding a series of lawful convictions in a case of official corruption and fraud probably wouldn't do much for his already plummeting poll numbers. In past cases of officials being prosecuted and receiving stiff financial penalties, the debt has typically followed them around once they were released from prison. That was the case with Rod Blagojevich, one of four of the past ten Illinois governors who wound up going to jail. He was hit with some hefty fines, but the court didn't wind up taking his property.

Perhaps we'll be seeing more of this in the future, however. This happens more often than some might think. There are three types of asset forfeiture available to the courts. These are described as criminal forfeiture, civil judicial forfeiture, and administrative forfeiture. Mosby would be facing criminal forfeiture, while Donald Trump is being threatened with civil judicial forfeiture in the hush money case. The courts are able to either seize the title to your property or order banks and other financial institutions to place a hold on your financial assets so you are unable to access them.

I suppose an action like this could send a message to other public officials and would likely be seen as justice being served in Mosby's case. But it still doesn't address the more important, underlying question. How is it that we keep ending up with public officials who violate the trust of the voters and seek to line their own pockets illegally? This is particularly problematic in Baltimore, where a series of mayors and City Council members have wound up in handcuffs. We are currently only a couple of weeks away from the city's mayoral primary, which winds up being effectively the same as the general election. The latest polling shows that former Mayor Sheila Dixon is running neck-and-neck in her bid to return to office.

This is the same Sheila Dixon who was driven from office and only barely avoided prison time after being convicted of fraud, theft, and criminal misappropriation. (She was sentenced to four years probation in a sweetheart plea deal.) And now the voters of Baltimore appear to be poised to potentially put her back in office. There is the answer to the question above. We keep winding up with politicians going on trial for criminal activity because we keep electing the same pack of criminals over and over again. Who is really to blame here... the politicians or the voters?

It's too bad she was caught too early to get in on the Trump feeding frenzy. I'm sure she could have found an excuse to bring him to trial. Then she'd likely have been off limits to Federal prosecutors. 

Hail To Thee My Alma Mater

Campus Reform reports Humboldt campus occupiers left 8,000 LBS of debris, university says "A spokeswoman from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt told Campus Reform that the anti-Israel campus occupiers left 8,000 lbs in debris for workers to clean up."

A spokeswoman from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt told Campus Reform that the anti-Israel campus occupiers left 8,000 lbs in debris for workers to clean up.

Protesters at Cal Poly Humboldt previously occupied a portion of campus and two buildings, naming one of the “intifada hall.”

Posts on social media show that the protesters have vandalized a building on campus with anti-Israel messaging. The university estimates damage to property is in the millions, according to a university.

”Blood on your hands,” one message inside a campus office states.
. . .
The spokeswoman said that 32 campus occupiers were arrested on early Tuesday morning, adding that 13 were students, 1 is a faculty member, and 18 were non-students.

While the university told Campus Reform that damage to campus is in the millions, the spokeswoman said that an exact cost will be released shortly.

Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO StandWithUs, an international nonpartisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, told Campus Reform that Cal Poly Humboldt should have intervened much earlier.

”While we stand with Humboldt’s decision to enforce both state law and its own campus policies, it’s clear that earlier intervention with this ‘encampment’ could have averted much of this chaos,” said Rothstein. “It is important that administrators nationwide take note and commit to enforcing their own policies on an ongoing basis instead of waiting for things to escalate.”

I guess they had to do something since there's no longer a statue of William McKinley in the Arcata Town Square to march around and climb on. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Jack Smith Admits to Tampering Classified Documents

John Solomon at JTN writes of a Trump Whodunnit: Prosecutors admit key evidence in document case has been tampered with "Legal experts call revelation a “serious violation” as Jack Smith’s team admits it also misled court."

In a stunning admission, Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team is admitting that key evidence in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents criminal case was altered or manipulated since it was seized by the FBI, and that prosecutors misled the court about it for a period of time. . . .In a new filing Friday, Smith’s team said that the order of documents in some of the boxes of memos that were seized by the FBI from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was altered or jumbled, leaving two different chronologies: one that was digitally scanned and another the physical order in the boxes.

Smith’s team in a footnote also conceded it had misled the court about the problem by previously declaring that the evidence had remained in the exact state it had been seized. “The Government acknowledges that this is inconsistent with what Government counsel previously understood and represented to the Court,” the footnote said.

Leading Report@LeadingReport "BREAKING: Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team is admitting that the order of documents in some of the boxes of memos that were seized by the FBI from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate were altered or jumbled, which legal experts say could prove to be a serious problem for prosecutors and a violation of court rules to preserve evidence in the state it was seized." PM, Jack Smith admits that evidence in Trump’s classified documents Mar-a-Lago case was tampered with. “The Government acknowledges that this is inconsistent with what Government counsel previously understood and represented to the Court.” Althouse cite Politico, "Special counsel Jack Smith’s team acknowledged Friday that some evidence in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump for hoarding classified documents at his Florida home...". I don't know how big a problem this is for the prosecution. Certainly, chain of custody on evidence is very important, and this suggests the evidence was handled sloppily by the Smith team. In a worst case, Judge Cannon could thrown out the evidence as tainted. With the team staffed with anti-Trumper, there's a possibility that a "smoking gun" could have been inserted later. But I'm going to bet against it.

From TNP, Trump Trial Day 7: Hope Hicks Takes The Stand, Casts Doubt On Bragg’s Election Claims. Andrew H. Giuliani@AndrewHGiuliani, "Immediately after President Trump entered the courtroom, a court officer told me that per the judges orders, I could not live report on the trial, even though The NY Times, Politico & CNN were doing it next to me…CORRUPT!" From Da Caller, Nicole Silvero, ‘This Whole Thing Is Rigged’: Former NYPD Official Reacts To Daily Caller Report On Trump Trial Judge’s Gag Order and Jason Cohen, Trial Expert Predicts Trump Jurors Will Be ‘Stunned’ By Lack Of ‘Credibility’ Of Key Witness, Michael Cohen. At WaEx Byron York details The insanity at the heart of the Trump trial. 

Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN notices Ethical scandals pile up, yet Fani Willis leads Dem challenger in Fulton County DA race poll. "Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been sued by both Just the News and a Georgia state under Freedom of Information laws." At Hat Hair Beege Welborn comments "You can expose the corruption and lead the voters to other choices, but you can't change their minds."  She may be a crook, but she's their crook.

Leading Report@LeadingReport "BREAKING: Former President Donald Trump is currently leading Joe Biden by one percentage in Washington state, a state that has reliably voted for Democratic presidential candidates since 1988, a new poll released by the Independent Center/Bullfinch Group suggests." W. Joseph Campbell@wjosephcampbell "Not sure I believe this, but a double-digit margin is impressive. Useful to remember that Rasmussen was rather bullish on Trump in 2020. At one point during that campaign, Rasmussen estimated Trump led by 1 point. Final Rasmussen #poll in 2020 had Biden up by 1; he won by 4.5 points." Anxious is anxiously trying to Understand the "double haters" who dislike Trump and Biden. Judson Berger at NRO want to know Are You More Annoyed Than You Were Four Years Ago? Dick Morris to Newsmax: Biden 'Waffling' Finally Costing Him in Polls. WaEx's Paul Bedard's White House Report Card: Unemployment, campus chaos cast shadow. 

From Da Caller, Red State Gov Signs Bill Allowing Biden To Stay On Ballot. She should have made them sweat more after they missed the deadline. Matt Margolis at PJM sees the Biden White House Go Into Full Election Denier Mode. At RedState, Nick Arama notes Biden's Handler Messes Up and Fails to Cover Him As His Stilted Walk to Helicopter Is Exposed. 

At OTP, House GOP Launches 30-Plus State Department Probes Since Taking Power In 2023 Give them a colonoscopy. Rick Moran at PJM reports a Former Gov't Official Charged With Falsely Accusing 7 Colleagues of Participating in J6 Riot. Well, that's one way to get rid of your bureaucratic enemies. Sundance at CTH sees Peak Mueller – DOJ Concealing Legal Predicate to Investigate Congressional Staff in 2017. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller sees Biden DHS Shuts Down ‘Experts’ Panel Featuring Signatories Of Infamous Hunter Biden Laptop Letter. Well, their freshness date had expired. 

At Da Wire, ‘Slap In The Face’: Biden Blasted After Giving Certain Illegal Immigrants Access To Gov Health Care. Beege Welborn, Mr. Joe #Bidenomics Been Berry Berry Good to Me. Frog Capital@ FrogNews "This is cute. Over the last 12 months. Foreign Born: Population: +1.76 Million Employed: +520k Native Born: Population: -139,000 Employed: -5,000." The Peacock, Here’s where the jobs are for April 2024 — in one chart, "The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs overall, well below Wall Street expectations. Health care and social assistance again led the way with a gain of 87,000 jobs, but construction and leisure and hospitality added fewer than 10,000 jobs each, well below the prior two months." Politico whines Biden’s final EV tax credit rules please automakers, anger China hawks. "The rules leave only around 20 percent of EV models eligible for the federal incentive." Matt Vespa at TownHall points out Here's a Liberal Policy That Now Has Bill Maher 'Incensed', student loan forgiveness. At Hat Hair, Jazz Shaw worries Biden Wants to Sell Out America to the WHO.

Fox, Japanese government responds to Biden claim that Japan is 'xenophobic': 'Unfortunate'. "The Japanese embassy affirmed that the two nations' relationship is strong, despite 'unfortunate' comments accusing Japan of 'xenophobia.'" Gordon Chang to Newsmax: China Creating Infrastructure to Attack US, thanks to Biden's immigration policies. 

Tom Jackson at Hat Hair VIP, 'Small Hands' and Liddle Marco: A Match Made in Lord Knows Where. and KT wonders Is Winsome Sears on Trump's Short List for a Running Mate? He could do worse and probably will. At Da Caller, Lara Trump Calls Out Noem Dog Incident, Says Animal Euthanasia Increased Roughly ‘Tenfold’ Under Biden Admin. That's hard to imagine. Beege Wellborn notes a new word for "pouncing" and "seizing", 'We're Stokin', Yes, Indeed, We're Stokin''. "Donald Trump is using campus protests to stoke right-wing violence for the election. Disinformation about leftist "violence" is used by MAGA to justify their own, very real crimes." At PM, Google BANS ad showing how life was better under Trump than Biden "Google removed the advertisement for the vague justification of a “policy violation.”" Restored when called on it.

At ET, RNC, Trump Campaign Challenge Nevada Mail-In Ballot Rules "A new complaint filed by the RNC and the Trump campaign seeks to bar Nevada from accepting mail-in ballots received as many as four days after Election Day." Jazz Shaw, Nevada GOP Sues to Block Bogus Ballots. 

From Unherd, The growing RFK Jr coalition "The insurgent candidate is relishing the struggle." Althouse highlights a 30 minute RJK infomercial, "Who is Bobby Kennedy?". "I like the way this begins with Bobby reading out mainstream media insults against him — he is nuts and clearly disturbed...."

At JTN, House committees to investigate NPR over 'viewpoint discrimination'. "NPR has come under fire after its former editor Uri Berliner said it had "lost America's trust" and criticized NPR’s Chief Executive Officer, Katherine Maher, for her focus on combating “misinformation” and reportedly criticizing the First Amendment."

Rick Moran at PJM reports A 4th State Is Defying Biden on Changes to Title IX Affecting Trans Students, Arkansas. From Breitbart, Court Reverses Ban West Virginia Girls Who Protested Transgender Athletes.

Mary Chastain at LI notes U. Wisconsin Anti-Israel Protesters Chant ‘Heil Hitler’ at Jewish Students. "I was told this doesn’t happen." From Twitchy, MOSTLY PEACEFUL UPenn Protesters Harass Students With Strobe Lights, Threats. Hat Hair's John Sexton looks carefully at the Mostly Peaceful Protest at Berkeley. At the Center Square, NYPD says protesters had weapons, gas masks and 'Death to America!' pamphlets. Beege Welborn comments "Amanda Marcotte types would be all, "It's just stuff! They're peaceful! No hate in their hearts like YOU ALL."" From the Free Bacon, Anti-Israel Georgetown Professor Dubs US Congressman a 'Race Traitor' and 'Uncle Tom'. "Zein El-Amine has long history of supporting Students for Justice in Palestine, which is leading anti-Israel campus protests." The Victory Girls report Harvard Picks Anti-Israel Commencement Speaker, Maria Ressa. PJM's Grayson Bakich, George Washington Students Hold 'People's Tribunal,' Call for Faculty's Deaths. At Campus Reform, Deported terrorist speaks to University of Chicago Hamas-endorsed encampment. WSJ, Activist Groups Trained Students for Months Before Campus Protests. "Left-wing groups and veteran demonstrators provided guidance and support before rise of pro-Palestinian encampments." Althouse, The NYT looks into the "outside agitator" rhetoric. "Yesterday, I noted the NYPD report that "More than a quarter of protesters arrested Tuesday at Columbia and 60 percent at the City College of New York had no connections to the schools." I asked: "But who are the outside agitators? If they are not students, who are they? How about some details? Lots of them were arrested. Why isn't there a torrent of detail about what sort of people they are?" . . . This article set off my bullshit detector." Scott Hogenson at TownHall, on The Left’s Radicalization Of Our Children. Jack Dunphy at The Pipeline, On the Violent Left, Eternal Recurrence. Mark Hemingway@Heminator "There are some echos—for instance, at Kent State they were protesting in support of the mass murdering Khmer Rouge regime and today’s protests are in support of the mass murdering Hamas regime!" Quote The Associated Press@AP. "Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today's campus protests https://apnews.com/article/kent-state-ac60fdcb2a2dc852e49ee9fc2e6aaf31?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter"

Nick Arama at RedState, After CEO Says He Is 'Eager' to Hire Campus Protesters, Company Takes a Huge Hit Right in the Wallet. Jonathan Turley sees “Actions Have Consequences”: Dartmouth Jewish Studies Professor Arrested at Pro-Palestinian. Becca Lower at RedState, WATCH: ASU Senior Is Triggered After Learning Her Arrest During Pro-Hamas Protests Has Consequences Ben Brown @bdbrown473. "WATCH: We spoke with ASU senior Breanna Brocker outside the courthouse, who said she will not be able to graduate because the suspension will cause her to miss her final exam." At the Volokh Report, Dave Bernstein looks at Hans Bader on Selective Law Enforcement. "Law professor David Bernstein notes that "Baltimore police will not assist in removing illegal encampment at Johns Hopkins University. Worse, they actually praise the illegal encampment as a valid exercise of First Amendment rights, which is complete nonsense. It's especially nonsensical because most of the protesters are trespassers with no connection to the university."" At NYPo, Columbia prez Minouche Shafik says pro-terror protesters ousted from Hamilton Hall during NYPD raid ‘crossed a new line’ and Dave Harsanyi writes US taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing idiotic college extremism.

At the Blaze, 'We believe in God and Jesus ... we don’t stand for that': Pro-Hamas radicals evacuated from Ole Miss — in face of Old Glory. Hank Berrien at Da Wire, It’s Trending: Patriotic Students Drown Out Pro-Hamas, Anti-American Activists At LSU. "Students at universities across the South are standing up for America." Insty, THEY HAVE TO SCOTCH THIS STUFF, IT’S HURTING DEMOCRATS: Wash U Law Faculty, Students, And Alumni Condemn Protest Crackdown. Michael Barone is looking forward to Campus Riots and a Chicago Convention: Deja Vu All Over Again? At WaEx, Hagerty joins chorus of GOP senators stoking efforts to cut funding from universities hosting protests

Palm Sunday

Featuring Kaylee Ricciardi:

Palm trees in Canukistan? Palm trees on Montreal's Ste-Catherine Street as film crew takes over the Village  "Merchants welcome the production as street transformed to look like San Diego."

Oregon, My Oregon

From John Sexton at Hat Hair, Arsonist Attacks Portland Police Vehicles

When Portland police arrived at a department training facility to help with a fire on Thursday morning, they found at least 15 patrol vehicles burning.

The Portland Police Bureau is searching for a suspected arsonist who they believe set the cop cars on fire around 1:55 a.m. while the vehicles were parked in a fenced training area, the department said in a news release.

The PPB released several photos of the burned cars, including this one.

Press Release: Portland Police Training Vehicles Burned, Arson Investigation Underway (Photo)
Link: https://t.co/joAmmRRC1g pic.twitter.com/UwnIOcaUi3

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 2, 2024

The investigation is underway but the arsonist was caught on video so there's no question what happened here. The question that does remain is who is responsible. Everyone seems to know the answer even if they aren't saying it outright. Portland anarchists have had quite a week. Wednesday, just prior to the arson, a group walked through the city breaking windows.

Fireworks were set off, windows were broken and property was spray-painted by a group of suspects marching through downtown Portland Wednesday, according to Portland Police Bureau...

Police said among the businesses damaged include banks, coffee shops, cell phone and electronic stores, retail clothing and accessories shops and property belonging to Portland State University.

As mentioned, there was also a lot of damage done to the library at Portland State University. Are all of these things connected? There's no proof of that so far but what we can say is that the same sort of masked anarchists who smash windows and start fires also may have been involved at PSU. The police released a list of everyone they arrested yesterday when they cleared out the campus library and very few of these people strike me as the usual undergrads.

Greater Idaho can't come soon enough. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Biden Losing Catholics

Some good news from Baltimore Harbor,  Key Bridge Unified Command prepares for removal of bridge piece on top of M/V DALI. Stand back while the deplorable boys with big toys go to work.

From WaEx, Paul Bedard think Trump in blowout territory, leads Biden by 10-12 points. Debra Saunders at Am Spec notices While Beltway Media Fawn, Biden’s Poll Numbers Freefall. "Corners of America that normally would vote Democrat have turned away." From Fox, Catholics' support swings for Trump over Biden by significant margin: poll "Hispanic Catholics saw the most drastic shift towards the GOP compared to a similar poll from Pew in 2020." That tends to happen when you sic the FBI on someone. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair comments "Interesting, and perhaps a very big red flag for Democrats. There really isn't a distinct Catholic vote in the US any longer; it's more a bellwether for the general electorate. And that would be very bad news for Biden if this turns out to be predictive." PJM's Stephen Kruiser asserts Biden's Handlers Finally Got Him Enough Adderall to Condemn Campus Brownshirts—Sort Of. Nick Arama at RedState sees Biden Almost Face-Plants Coming Off Helicopter, While Trump Lights It Up in New York. J Stewart@triffic_stuff_ "Another bad night for Joe" Quote  J Stewart@triffic_stuff_ "Joe Biden looks shocked and saddened as crowds chant F-Joe Biden during ceremony to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State John Kerry." To hear Bonchie at RedState tell it, Joe Biden's Medal of Freedom Ceremony Goes South As His Brain Fries and He Slurs Uncontrollably. Ben Kew at RedState reports Mark Hamill Makes Cringey Appearance at White House Press Briefing, Lame Jokes Fall Flat "‘Can I call you Joe-B-Wan Kenobi?'” Ace is outraged (he does it so well), America is Back, Baby! Biden Insults Top US Asian Ally Japan to Show How Enlightened His Open-Border Policy Is. "(And the site is back, baby!) Remember, Biden considers his foreign policy "expertise" to be his greatest strength. The decrepit dolt Biden showed off his famously "earthy" racism again, attacking, out-of-the-blue, India and our closest Asian ally and friend, Japan. He attacked them in order to make his open border seem virtuous. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.03.24, at LI, Leslie Eastman reports White House Plans to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana "The shift in marijuana classification could also be a lifeline for California’s struggling pot industry." Also a desperate ploy for the stoner vote.

Jim Geraghty at NRO calls Biden-Harris a Profile in Cowardice on Campus Disorder. Ellie Gardey at Am Spec notices how Kamala Quiet is on Anti-Israel Protests "She has only expressed vague “concern” over them." Capt. Ed, "I'd guess that Harris may finally have learned a very old lesson: It is far better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. Would that Harris not open her mouth more often. Or maybe she's just figuring out how to have a vision of what can be without being burdened by what has been." From the Jewish Insider, Mainstream Jewish groups pull out of Dept of Ed meeting over inclusion of far-left activists. "One of the invited groups is closely associated with IfNotNow, the far-left Jewish advocacy group that has allied itself with anti-Israel organizations." Capt. Ed, "Wow -- that's a pretty scummy bait-and-switch by Miguel Cardona and Neera Tanden. JVP has backed the pro-Hamas demonstrations and riots on campuses. Stay tuned for more on this ... " From the Free Bacon, Biden Judicial Nominee Honored by Anti-Israel Group Whose Board Member Cheers Hamas.

Steve Greenhut at Am Spec, GOP Fights Biden for Independent Contractors "The Biden administration continues with its union-backed plan to ban most types of freelancing — despite the dire evidence from California." I&I, Stagflation Stages A Comeback. Ace, Unexpectedly, the Jobs Report Comes In "Far Below Expectations" "America is back, baby!" It happens so often, you kind of expect it. Hat Hair's Dave Strom calls this video Unbelievable

This is absolutely priceless. And probably the most frightening clip you'll ever watch on the people in charge of the US economy.

Jared Bernstein is literally the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, the main agency advising Biden on economic policypic.twitter.com/1b31FPFPCQ

— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) May 3, 2024

At Ace's Biden Is Giving Obamcare to DACA Illegals "Of course they claimed this would never happen when they first imposed DACA." Hat Hair's KT has A Different Kind of Feel-Good Friday Story: Border Patrol Agent in WhipGate Hoax Awarded by DHS, but no apology. 

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.03.24, Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed has 10 Lies Democrats Tell About Our Elections (And How To Refute Them). Dan Oliver at Am Great, American Elections for American Citizens: Does Anybody Care? "Republicans everywhere should realize: this is a national, all-hands-on-deck emergency. The future of America may, and probably does, depend on limiting this election to Americans. " Hayden Ludwing at Am Con is Inside the Battle to Keep Only Citizens Voting "Fairness advocates are working in 15 states to preserve American citizens’ exclusive right to vote—and that’s just the start of this new effort that’s showing a path to victory." At Da Caller, Meet The ‘New George Soros’ Using Front Groups To Influence Elections. AZ Sun Times reports the Arizona Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Sanctions Against AZGOP for Its Lawsuit Challenging Maricopa County’s Hand Count. "The state’s highest court said there is some merit to election lawsuits, even if a “long shot,” and ruling against them for questioning an “election’s legitimacy” would have a “chilling effect.”"

At PJM, Vicky Taft thinks It's Hard to Imagine a Worse Day for Stormy and the NYC Prosecutors in the Hush Trump Case and notes Well, Well, Well, Guess Whose Name Just Came Up in the Trump NYC Trial (Harvey Weinstein), and Matt Margolis asserts Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Just Destroyed Bragg’s Case Against Trump. Ace, Trump's Defense Finds a Lot of Helpful Testimony from a Surprising Source -- Stormy Daniel's Lawyer/Blackmail Agent, "Stormy Daniels' lawyer was quizzed as a witness in Trump's bulls*** trial." From Althouse, "Jesus Christ, can you [expletive] believe I’m not going to Washington, after everything I’ve done for that [expletive] guy? I’ve saved the guy’s ass so many times. That guy [Trump] is not even paying me the $130,000 back." "Said Michael Cohen, according to the witness Keith Davidson, the lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels, quoted in "The Tawdry Tabloid World in Which Trump Lived" (NYT)," and "Then, when Mr. Trump’s lawyer began his cross-examination, Ms. Hicks started to cry." "From "Hope Hicks Reluctantly Confronts the Man She ‘Totally Understands’ in Court/The dramatic appearance of Ms. Hicks, once one of Donald J. Trump’s closest aides, riveted the audience. During her testimony, she blinked back tears" (NYT)." NYPo, Hope Hicks breaks down on witness stand, defends Trump and Melania’s relationship. NewsMax, Trump: Judge Making Case 'Salacious as Possible' From TNP, WATCH: Manhattan DA Attorney REFUSES To Deny Breaking the Law While Investigating Trump.  “And did you knowingly break any laws when investigating President Trump?” Gaetz asked Pomerantz. The attorney formerly with the Manhattan D.A‘.s office responded, “Same response,” referring to an earlier invocation of his Fifth Amendment rights. At the start of the questioning, Pomerantz invoked his “Privilege against self-incrimination.” At Da Fed, MD Kittle warns The Left’s Phony ‘Fake Electors’ Crusade Ramps Up As 2024 Election Draws Closer. At WaEx, DOJ declined to charge nine officials over classified documents, Trump argues. "Former President Donald Trump asked a judge in Florida to dismiss charges against him related to classified documents on the grounds that the Department of Justice was unfairly targeting him, according to court documents made public on Thursday. Trump’s defense attorneys made the request in March in a previously sealed filing, claiming that special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution against him was “selective and vindictive.”" Leading Report@LeadingReport, "BREAKING: Newly unsealed documents in Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Trump reveal Smith’s top prosecutor, Jay Bratt, met with a top Biden aide in September 2021, before any classified documents were discovered at Mar-a-Lago, furthering speculation that Biden’s DOJ set up Trump."

Matt Margolis reports O’Keefe Media Group Exposes Alleged CIA Plot Against Trump. Ace, CIA Operative Brags: We Hid Information From the Commander-in-Chief All the Time. "Another O'Keefe sting."

At WaEx, Gabe Kaminsky reports Hillary Clinton group wired $500,000 to climate activists behind disruptive protests. 

Tim Graham at Front Page, Anti-Censorship Group Canceled by Pro-Hamas Authors "The neo-Nazi Left eats its own." Dave Strom is pretty sure Your Rights Are Being Trampled "There is zero ambiguity about this. Time and again, the companies' internal emails show that they were scared of the Biden administration, which openly discussed using regulation to force changes to how the companies worked." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.03.24, Twitchy, Google Removes Trump PAC Ad Targeting Black Men and it is Very Suspicious. Nicole Silvero at Da Caller, ‘Let’s Hope It’s True!’: Liberal Media Head Reportedly Urged Staff To Publish Barron Trump Story They Couldn’t Verify. Dan Chaitin at Da Wire, House Republicans Seek NPR CEO Testimony About Liberal Bias Allegations. That would be amusing. Ace, Ukranian Troll Farm Employee Confesses: I Was Paid to Inject Pro-Ukraine Propaganda Into American Social Media. But For Some Reason, We Were Told to Propagandize for Joe Biden. "She suspects that this troll farm was funded by the CIA, which would mean the CIA was running yet another psyop targeting the citizens of the United Fucking States who pay these scumbags their salaries."

From TNP, Far-Left Politician Admits Gay Relationships ‘Not Normal’, ‘Not Equal’ to Traditional Families.

And, yet again, too much on Campus unrest, so it's going below the line:

Rule 5 Saturday - Kaylee Ricciardi

For Rule 5 this week, allow me to introduce Kaylee Ricciardi:

A Boston native who attended the University of Colorado and studied Neuroscience. After graduation she became a proud resident of Los Angeles. She has traveled extensively, lived in Spain for a period of time, and had a successful career in fashion modeling. With over five years of experience in the luxury vacation market, she’s made a name for herself. Her extensive knowledge and experience abroad brings a flair of unique approaches to selling and buying for all of her clients. Kaylee has organized events/activations and worked with some of the top fashion designers, recording artists and athletes in the world. 

She is known in the art world for her work and has a background in art/design. With these skills she loves helping clients sketch out plans for properties. With her attention to detail, hands on approach, and a knack for bringing people together, allows her to thrive in business development wherever she goes. She has partnered with AKG | Christie’s International Real Estate, the nation’s top luxury team to combine strengths and excel.

 

A devotee of Coachella and Burning Man, Kylee's Instagram offers this piece of wisdom: Instagram is not real life.