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Biden 'not an inspired' candidate, got help from 'media cheerleading,' says writer for liberal magazine The Nation

May 14, 2020

Biden 'not an inspired' candidate, got help from 'media cheerleading,' says writer for liberal magazine The Nation

Left-leaning magazine "The Nation" published an article on Thursday calling 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden an uninspiring figure and credited media bias with putting him over the top, during his primary fight against Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

Brennan, who sought to 'unmask' Flynn, claims release of names is ‘abominable abuse of authority’

May 14, 2020

Brennan, who sought to 'unmask' Flynn, claims release of names is ‘abominable abuse of authority’

Former CIA director John Brennan, one of the Obama-era officials who sought to “unmask” Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period, claimed Thursday the release of the names was an “abominable abuse of authority.”

Ken Starr reacts to Michael Flynn unmasking list: 'Why did Vice President Biden need to unmask?'

May 14, 2020

Ken Starr reacts to Michael Flynn unmasking list: 'Why did Vice President Biden need to unmask?'

Former Whitewater independent counsel and Fox News contributor Ken Starr told "Your World with Neil Cavuto" Thursday that the recently disclosed list of top Obama administration officials who requested the "unmasking" of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn raises "very serious questions."

Sen. Rand Paul: Flynn case abuses – Protect liberty without sacrificing security. Here's how

May 14, 2020

Sen. Rand Paul: Flynn case abuses – Protect liberty without sacrificing security. Here's how

Congress has largely abdicated its responsibility to protect the Bill of Rights, and small tweaks to the system have not stopped abuse.

Trump calls for Obama testimony amid unmasking controversy; Graham cool to idea

May 14, 2020

Trump calls for Obama testimony amid unmasking controversy; Graham cool to idea

President Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham to call former President Barack Obama to testify amid new developments surrounding the origins of the Russia investigation and efforts at the time to "unmask" Michael Flynn's name in intelligence reports.

Rand Paul: Flynn unmasking was 'devastating abuse of power' by Biden, Obama officials

May 14, 2020

Rand Paul: Flynn unmasking was 'devastating abuse of power' by Biden, Obama officials

Top Obama-era officials' unmasking of former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn was "a devastating abuse of power," Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul accused Thursday.

Tucker Carlson: Amoral Obama administration creeps should be punished for ruining Michael Flynn's life

May 14, 2020

Tucker Carlson: Amoral Obama administration creeps should be punished for ruining Michael Flynn's life

It is clear that Michael Flynn did not commit a crime. Obama administration officials, by contrast, did commit crimes -- felonies.

Obama officials' actions on Flynn unmasking were the 'worst thing since Watergate': former DOJ spokesman

May 14, 2020

Obama officials' actions on Flynn unmasking were the 'worst thing since Watergate': former DOJ spokesman

Although Democrats and the liberal media argue that the "unmasking" process happens "all the time," former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn's case was "very different," former Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesman Ian Prior asserted Thursday.

Gregg Jarrett: Here's the real reason Obama officials targeted Flynn 'with a vengeance'

May 14, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Here's the real reason Obama officials targeted Flynn 'with a vengeance'

Obama-era officials involved in the unmasking of former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn went after him "with a vengeance" because they knew he would expose the "Russia hoax," Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett asserted Thursday.

Trump weighs in on unmasking: 'Greatest political crime in the history of our country'

May 14, 2020

Trump weighs in on unmasking: 'Greatest political crime in the history of our country'

President Trump weighed in Thursday in an interview with Fox Business Network on the former Obama officials -- including former Vice President Joe Biden and former FBI Director James Comey -- who requested to "unmask" former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn during the transition period between the Trump and Obama administrations.