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February 16, 2020

Devin Nunes says Trump 'has to tweet' to combat 'hard left' media after Barr backlash

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., fired back at Democrats who criticized Attorney General William Barr for his role in former Trump associate Roger Stone's sentencing and defended the president's use of Twitter after he used the platform to comment about the ongoing criminal case.

February 16, 2020

John Kennedy on Trump's tweet: 'Just because you can sing, though, doesn’t mean you should'

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., warned President Trump on Sunday against tweeting about criminal cases like he did with the one involving Republican operative and Trump ally Roger Stone.

February 16, 2020

Klobuchar wants Barr to testify before Senate about Roger Stone case

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., wants Attorney General William Barr to appear before the Senate to answer questions about why Justice Department officials went against their own prosecutors in asking for a shorter prison sentence from Trump ally Roger Stone.

February 15, 2020

MSNBC guest calls on thousands of federal prosecutors to resign in protest of Trump, Barr

The Nation's justice correspondent Elie Mystal on Saturday called for thousands of prosecutors to resign in order to counter the "authoritarian" influence of President Trump and Attorney General William Barr.

February 15, 2020

Von Spakovsky & Smith: Barr is right to reject overly harsh prison term recommended for Roger Stone

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is not happy – again. And neither are other Democratic elected officials who have mounted a full-scale attack against Attorney General William Barr for recommending a reasonable prison sentence for Roger Stone, rather than the draconian sentence Barr’s subordinates advocated for in a court filing.

February 15, 2020

Tucker Carlson: Roger Stone case is about the left wanting to send political enemies to jail

The left wants a harsh prison sentence for Roger Stone because Stone was an adviser to Donald Trump.

February 15, 2020

Brandon Judd: Sanctuary cities like Los Angeles sending 'wrong message' by not cooperating with ICE

Sanctuary cities like the city of Los Angeles are sending the 'wrong message' by working against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), National Border Patrol President Brandon Judd said Saturday.

February 15, 2020

Curtis Ellis: Dems demand harsh punishment for Roger Stone – Not violent criminals and illegal immigrants

The Democratic version of criminal justice is short on justice and nothing short of downright criminal.

February 15, 2020

Chris Swecker: FBI FISA abuses could weaken US ability to combat terrorists and spies

One of the most effective tools law enforcement agencies use to protect the American people against terrorists and foreign intelligence operations may be undermined as a result of abuses committed by fired FBI Director James Comey and fired Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

February 15, 2020

Trey Gowdy insists Barr working hard to clean up DOJ despite McCabe decision: 'Lady Justice needs that blindfold back on'

The Justice Department's decision to not pursue criminal charges against former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe continues a "terrible four years" for the department, former House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy told Fox News on Friday.