HE’S SHOT: Dr. Jill Takes Control at Welcoming Ceremony For Kenyan President as Joe Biden Struggles with Simple Directions (VIDEO)

Dr. Jill and Joe Biden on Thursday morning greeted President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto of Kenya in an Official Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn.

The Kenyan president arrived at the White House on Wednesday for a three-day visit.

As usual, the greeting ceremony was a disaster.

Joe Biden was in such bad shape that Dr. Jill had to take charge. Joe Biden looked completely lost as Jill greeted Kenya’s first lady and president.

WATCH:

Crooked Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/e3KvSBWuTh

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 23, 2024

Joe Biden’s stiffened gait as he walked across the South Lawn shocked the public.

WATCH:

Biden turned into a Roomba again pic.twitter.com/ouozMJE9tK

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 23, 2024

Biden struggled with simple directions.

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The simplest directions are highly confusing for Crooked Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/bjFOdDWvuI

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 23, 2024

Dr. Jill looked stressed out and grew impatient as she tried to lead Joe Biden back inside.

WATCH:

Jill, Ed.D., grows impatient as she tries to lead Crooked Joe back inside pic.twitter.com/ybozOIFMgh

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 23, 2024

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Renewables’ Head-On Collision With Reality

The explosive growth of data centers is the pacing item for energy demand growth across the United States

Commentary
David Walsh is a recognized energy expert and notes that demand for energy normally approximates to growth in gross domestic product, currently at about 1.6 percent per annum. However, Dominion Energy, part of the PJM Power Transmission Consortium that serves 13 Mid-Atlantic States and the District of Columbia, is looking at 7 percent growth per annum, according to Mr. Walsh.
A significant component of the growth in demand is data centers—and the epicenter of data centers for both national and international use is Northern Virginia. The data centers in Northern Virginia direct 70 percent of the world’s internet traffic.

Mr. Walsh told me: “The country is woefully short of electricity now with the displacement of coal and gas by the Biden Administration. The Supreme Court handed coal a victory—but the perception and behavior are still to drive coal out of the market. Only continuous load, fossil fuel plants can provide the energy growth and reliability needed, and data centers and population growth are driving the demand for energy growth.”

The promise of “green” or “renewable” energy will move the growth of energy in the tenths of a percentage point per annum at some distant point in the future, but the chasm of shortfalls in energy delivery through renewables is mathematically insurmountable.

AI Needs Data, Data Needs More Data Centers, Data Centers Need More Energy

 The California and Texas grids have been facing rolling brownouts for years and are getting worse. Much of this is due to the ideology of green energy that has failed to deliver. The explosive growth of data centers is the pacing item for energy demand growth across the United States.

The battle for artificial intelligence (AI) dominance is a key part of the data center boom. AI needs voluminous and growing data, data needs data centers, and data centers need energy. The routers, servers, and air conditioning for the resilience of these data centers must have reliable, constant pull energy.

Virginia has historically been the epicenter of data centers since early U.S. government work on ARPANET, and has only grown since then. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ensured that competitive terms are offered to data center providers to keep this boom going.
The original big name of AOL, America Online, was one of the first internet miracle companies in Data Center Alley, the corridor from Washington, D.C. proper to Dulles Airport. The former AOL campus is now being bulldozed and re-purposed as the new tech giants of Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and others dominate the available building space in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.
The growth of data centers is relentless, but it is not clear what the pathway is in Virginia to deliver the increased energy demands.

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Sound Great but Are 10–15 Years Away

Mr. Youngkin has worked with the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate to pass legislation on small modular nuclear reactors in the 2024 session. Currently, two large, legacy nuclear plants in Virginia at Lake Anna and Surry provide 30 percent of the energy for Virginia.

This successful legislative push was only one step on a long pathway to small modular reactors, and according to Mr. Walsh, this process could possibly be another 10 or more years before energy is delivered out of this initiative. At 7 percent growth in energy demand increase per year, the math is not adding up.

Although the Supreme Court ruled in favor of coal, Virginia is still bound by a 2020 law that mandates 100 percent renewables by 2050—but the major Virginia utility of Dominion is reportedly leveraging an escape clause in the law that cites reliability and is stating in its Integrated Resource Plan that it will build more fossil fuel plants. Mr. Walsh reports that in the last 90 days, there has been a substantial increase in orders for natural gas-powered turbines.

The United States is the dominant world maker of natural gas-powered power plant turbines, and these have a low Chinese component dependency. At some point in the future, small modular nuclear reactors may be part of the solution; however, data centers need energy now, and the only realistic pathway forward is fossil fuels, despite the unicorn promises of “renewables.”

Natural gas turbines are the easiest to build and deploy to support the voracious energy growth of data centers.

All viewpoints are personal and do not reflect the viewpoints of any organization.

This article first appeared in Epoch Times and was reprinted with permission.

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NYC Liquor Store Owner Puts a Bullet in Thug After Getting Robbed and Assaulted – Owner Now Faces Years in Prison Thanks to Radical DA (VIDEO)

Credit: United Bodegas of America

In an outrageous travesty of justice, a New York City liquor store owner is facing multiple years behind bars for shooting a thief after being robbed and viciously attacked.

As the New York Post reported, 53-year-old Francisco Valerio and his brother Luis caught two suspects trying to slip bottles of alcohol into their jackets inside Franja Wines and Liquors in Ridgewood. The incident occurred at roughly 7:45 p.m. Monday.

The United Bodegas of America (UBA), a trade group, released footage showing the Valerios grabbing the thieves, who were identified as Kevin Pullutasi and Edwin Paiquiza, after catching them in the act. They then shoved them towards the door.

The incident then took a dramatic turn once it was outside on the sidewalk on Wyckoff Avenue. The brothers can be seen in the video trading insults with the suspects.

As the thieves walk away from the store, one of the Valerios says something to Pullutasi that sends him into a violent rage. The suspect charges the door and starts viciously assaulting the two men before Francisco Valerio throws a punch with his right hand.

A gun being held by Valerio goes off and sends Pullutasi stumbling until he hits a car parked on the road. Valerio then comes to assist the perp as the video concludes.

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JUSTICE? NYC liquor store owner faces years in prison for shooting attempted robber who attacked him pic.twitter.com/uIU6j6zNbd

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 22, 2024

Pullutasi was transported to Elmhurst Hospital Center for medical assistance after the shooting. He is reportedly in stable condition.

Credit: citizen.com

Despite clear-cut evidence of self-defense, far-left Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has charged Valerio with multiple crimes offenses, including two counts of assault. He faces up to seven years behind bars.

The UBA was outraged after hearing Katz’s decision, pointing out that they are victimized every day while the crooks get off scot-free. Moreover, the workers get prosecuted when they fight back.

We are threatened, robbed, assaulted, and looted every day, and the bad guys get away with it,” group President Radahmes Rodriguez said. “They are freed without bail, and nothing ever happens to them. When we fight back, we are jailed and, in some cases, prosecuted. This must stop.”

“We are once again asking DA Melinda Katz to drop the charges,” added UBA spokesman Fernando Mateo spokesman. “Mr. Valerio is an honorable man in society, this should not change his life.”

The organization also said in a statement Pullutasi and Paiquiza had stolen from Valerio’s store on multiple occasions.

During a press conference held by the UBA, Valerio’s wife, Jael Valerio, tearfully pleaded with Katz to “do the right thing” and drop the charges.

The two thieves were charged with petit larceny for stealing the alcohol. The 20-year-old Paiquiza faces a year in jail, six less than Valerio according to the Post.

Katz said Pullatasi, also 20, remains hospitalized but will criminal charges as well.

Valerio was arraigned Tuesday night on charges of second and third-degree assault, reckless endangerment and weapons possession. He is scheduled to appear in court again on July 29.

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FBI Raids Office and Businesses of Controversial Soros-Funded District Attorney in Mississippi

Jody E. Owens (Credit: Hinds County District Attorney’s Office)

The FBI raided the office and businesses of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens early Wednesday morning, WAPT reported.

The raid, which also targeted several business properties associated with Owens, including Downtown Cigar Company LLC, Downtown Pizza, and a local Daquiri bar, raises serious questions about the operations of one of Mississippi’s most controversial legal figures, reputedly funded by far-left billionaire George Soros.

Screenshot: WJTV

The nature of the items seized by the FBI—including bags, boxes, and a printer—has not been disclosed, nor has the reason for the raids.

FBI Public Information Officer Marshay Lawson confirmed the execution of multiple federal search warrants, stating, “The affidavit in support of the search warrants has been sealed by the court and so I am prohibited from commenting further. There is no threat to public safety.”

The response from Owens’ office was predictably restrained. DA Chief of Staff Samantha Grant said per WLBT, “This morning, FBI agents came to our offices. We are fully cooperating with their efforts. The Hinds County District Attorney’s Office is fully functioning and continues its work on behalf of the citizens of Hinds County. That has been and will continue to be our primary focus. Currently, we have no further statements.”

Owens, whose election campaign benefited from substantial funding linked to Soros, a well-known supporter of liberal causes and criminal justice reform, has been under scrutiny by conservative groups who argue that his prosecutorial decisions have been unduly influenced by his benefactor’s political agenda.

Daily Mail reported:

Owens was elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023.

In 2022, he was accused of threatening a man with a gun inside his chief of staff Samantha Grant,’s apartment.

Owens was accused of having a relationship with Grant.

He has denied all allegations.

The George-Soros funded prosecutor ran on a platform that promised alternatives to incarceration.

He oversaw a record-high number of murders in Jackson in 2021, as reported by CNN.

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NEW: Biden’s FBI Prepared to KILL Melania and Barron Trump in Mar-a-Lago Raid?! | Elijah Schaffer’s Top 5 (VIDEO)

Welcome to The Gateway Pundit’s Week-in-Review with Elijah Schaffer, where he covers the top 5 stories throughout the week in around 10 minutes.

ARTICLE 1: UPDATE PART TWO, BIDEN’S ARMED & DANGEROUS MAR-A-LAGO RAID: FBI Took DOZENS of Photos in Melania Trump’s Room – Were Focused On Her “Binders” – And They Were Ready to Kill (VIDEO)

ARTICLE 2:  Feds Ban Memorial Day Event to Honor Fallen Heroes From National Cemetery, Call it a ‘Demonstration’

ARTICLE 3: Megyn Kelly Schools Bill Maher on Hillary Clinton’s Election Denialism (VIDEO)

ARTICLE 4:  CAUGHT ON TAPE: Car Thief Causes Insane Hit and Run Crash in Front of Horrified News Crew While They Report on a Local Shooting (VIDEO)

ARTICLE 5:  DISGUSTING: Media Animals Physically Violate and Harass Christina Bobb Outside Court Following Democrat Party Arrest on Speech Charges – Christina Responds WITH FIRE! (VIDEO)

Please leave your opinions / comments on these stories below as Elijah reads every single one and appreciates your perspective.

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DON’T FORGET… The Gateway Pundit will Broadcast Live Today at President Trump’s Bronx Rally – With Surprise Guest – Starting at 2 PM ET

President Trump will hold a rally on Thursday May 23rd at Crotona Park in The Bronx. The Gateway Pundit will be there broadcasting live.

The Bronx is the bluest of New York City boroughs with a majority of Spanish voters. Biden “won” 83% of the Bronx vote back in 2020.

In December, The Gateway Pundit contributor and Newsmax reporter Cara Castronuova went down to the Bronx to take the temperature on Joe Biden.

Cara, who routinely breaks major investigations at The Gateway Pundit, was shocked with what she heard. There is huge support for President Donald Trump in the Bronx!

EVERYONE knows life was better under Trump – no matter what the media is pushing. EVERYTHING is worse under Joe Biden, and the Marxist left is destroying the country. And it’s not likely to get any better as long as they hold on to power.

Cara’s report went viral and was re-Truthed by President Trump!

Cara went back to the Bronx to ask residents if they would like Trump to hold a rally there and if he did, would they attend?  Once again, the response was OVERWHELMING – The Bronx voters WANT TRUMP!

NEWSMAX correspondent Cara Castronuova takes to the streets of The Bronx to ask residents if they would attend a Donald Trump rally in the South Bronx.@CaraCastronuova pic.twitter.com/i3AAsZ0LQS

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) December 21, 2023

Last week President Donald Trump announced he will hold a rally in South Bronx, New York this Thursday to “highlight the horrendous effects Crooked Joe Biden’s presidency had had on our economy, according to a statement released by the former president’s campaign Friday.

President Trump will be visiting the South Bronx, New York on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 6:00 PM EDT #truth #trump2020 #MAGA pic.twitter.com/OjK85NovX1

— Lara #IStandWithTrump (@Lara_maga47) May 18, 2024

This announcement comes after President Trump delivered remarks to a massive crowd of roughly 100,000 supporters in Wildwood, New Jersey.

This is an unprecedented move for a Republican candidate.

But the time is now, and this President was and will be the president of the ENTIRE country, not just the coastal elites like Joe Biden.

The rally will start at 6:00 PM – doors will open at the venue at 3:PM.

The Gateway Pundit contributors Jordan Conradson and Cara Castronuova will be at the venue speaking to Bronx Trump supporters.

We also have a GUEST HOST who will join Cara and Jordan in the Bronx tomorrow.

Check out The Gateway Pundit on Thursday starting at 2 PM ET at the Bronx Trump Rally!

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Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and Head Coach Andy Reid Come to Kicker Harrison Butker’s Defense

Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker at Benedictine College on May 5th, 2024

Earlier this month, Kansas City Chief’s kicker Harrison Butker came under fire for a commencement speech he gave at the Benedictine College.  The speech encouraged the graduates, especially women, to start a family and raise kids, mirroring his 2023 speech, where he said:

“In the end— no matter how much money you attain— none of it will matter if you are alone and devoid of purpose… I can offer one controversial antidote that I believe will have a lasting impact for generations to come: GET MARRIED AND START A FAMILY.”

Clips of the 2024 commencement speech went viral after Butker told the women present that they’ve “had the most diabolical lies told to [them].”  He then asked:

“How many of you are sitting here now, about to cross the stage, and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you’re going to get in your career?

Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.

I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabel, would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.  I’m on this stage enabled to be the man I am because I have a wife who leans into her vocation.

I’m beyond blessed with the many talents God has given me, but it cannot be overstated that all of my success is made possible because a girl I met in band class back in middle-school would convert to the faith, become my wife, and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker.

While several social media posts excoriated the Chiefs’ kicker for daring to make such a Christian statement at a Catholic college, his jersey skyrocketed to the top-selling jersey for the Chiefs following the event. A kicker beat out Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

A former Chiefs cheerleader on Tik-Tok put out a smug video stating that because Butker “represents a billion dollar organization” and likely took the same PR classes as her, he is “no longer just Harrison Butker”.  Apparently, he’s “Harrison Butker that plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and anything you say or do that doesn’t align with that brand…will be grounds for termination.”  If you don’t have anything glass or fragile around you, here is a clip from her video:

Watch the video without listening to the sound or reading the captions.

Do you find her mannerisms highly annoying?

pic.twitter.com/JaPOZXdn0D

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) May 22, 2024

The fascist idea that Butker is somehow forbidden by “the brand” from making a lawful, innocent statement about his faith, having nothing to do with football or the team, at a commencement speech for a Catholic college, is absurd.  Further, the implication that Butker’s ‘owners’ wouldn’t agree with the speech is also incorrect.

Both the wife and daughter of Chiefs’ owner Clark Hunt, have come out in support of Butker.  His daughter, Gracie Hunt, expressed support for Butker and his faith during a FOX News interview and his wife, Tavia Hunt, posted a wonderful message about motherhood and faith on her Instagram:

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Tavia Hunt (@taviahunt)

Now This…

Yesterday, Butker’s teammate, the team’s All-Pro quarterback Patrick Mahomes, came out and supported Butker, calling him “a good person”.

Head Coach Andy Reid joined Mahomes in supporting Butker, saying that “we all get along, we all respect each other’s opinions” and “we respect everybody to have a voice…that’s the great thing about America, man.”

A reporter asked, “With so many women on the staff here and in the building, his comments kind of touched on women in the work force.  What do you tell them if they come to you with a concern about players speaking ill of, you know, women in general?”

Reid responded, “Yeah, that hasn’t happened.  I don’t think he’s speaking ill of a woman.  But he has his opinions, and we all respect that.”

JUST IN: Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid and QB Patrick Mahomes strongly defend kicker Harrison Butker for his pro-traditional values speech.

Reid even shot back after one reporter tried claiming that Butker was speaking “ill” of women.

Mahomes: “I’ve known [Harrison] for… pic.twitter.com/Lj9Hm8XLCv

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 22, 2024

Are some people that far gone that they are actually offended by a Christian man giving a speech at a Catholic school that praises his wife and her sacrifices while embracing a family-centered life, held together by the bounds of a strong matriarch?

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Trump Ally Sen. Rick Scott Officially Throws Hat in the Ring for Senate GOP Leader, Challenging RINOs Cornyn and Thune

Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has officially entered the race to succeed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (RINO-KY).

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that 82-year-old McConnell announced he would be stepping down as leader of the Senate GOP in November.

“One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter,” McConnell said earlier this year in a statement obtained by The Associated Press. “So I stand before you today … to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.”

Senator Scott’s announcement came via a public post on X following an initial report by The Wall Street Journal. In a candid letter to his colleagues, which was obtained by WSJ News, Scott articulated a vision for a transformed Republican leadership, one that breaks away from the complacency of current Washington politics.

“I believe that our voters want us to use this leadership election to make a choice to upend the status quo in Washington,” Scott said in a letter to colleagues. “If you also believe this to be true and want a leader dedicated to that principle, I would be honored to have the opportunity to earn your support.”

In an X post, Scott wrote, “Our country is in big trouble. Look at the border, the debt, inflation. Washington is broken. We don’t need minor adjustments, we need a sea change to make Washington work for YOU. That’s what I’m fighting for and why I’m running to be the Senate Republican leader.”

WATCH:

Our country is in big trouble. Look at the border, the debt, inflation. Washington is broken.

We don’t need minor adjustments, we need a sea change to make Washington work for YOU. That’s what I’m fighting for and why I’m running to be the Senate Republican leader. pic.twitter.com/LiXH1s4qg5

— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) May 23, 2024

Scott’s candidacy poses a significant challenge to other senators in the race, notably RINO Senators John Cornyn (RINO-TX) and Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.). Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) also hinted that he may run to succeed McConnell as Senate Republican leader.

This isn’t Senator Scott’s first attempt at shaking up the GOP hierarchy. In 2022, at the behest of former President Donald Trump, he mounted a challenge against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, capturing 10 votes out of 49 in the GOP conference.

“I ran for the Senate because, like each of you, I have core beliefs and would like to improve our country. While I might vote a different way than you at times, I respect each of you, your votes and your commitment to your respective states,” Scott wrote in 2022.

“I’m writing to you today because I believe it’s time for the Senate Republican Conference to be far more bold and resolute than we have been in the past. We must start saying what we are for, not just what we are against. I do not believe we can simply continue to say the Democrats are radical, which they are. Republican voters expect and deserve to know our plan to promote and advance conservative values. We need to listen to their calls for action and start governing in Washington like we campaign back at home. There is a Republican Party that is alive and well in communities across America. It is time there is one in Washington, D.C., too. That is why I am running to be Republican Leader.”

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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Harriet Hageman Discusses Trump NY Show Trial and Dan Goldman’s Payments to Judge’s Daughter, Says Judge “Has Intentionally Committed The Most Egregious Reversible Error” to Help Democrats in 2024 (VIDEO)

Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) and Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY)

Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman recently spoke to The Gateway Pundit about the NY v. Trump show trial and the Democrats behind President Trump’s persecution, including Judge Merchan whose “egregious” rulings aimed at convicting Trump only later to be overturned on appeal. 

“In the meantime, prior to the election, the Democrats can claim that Donald Trump is a convicted felon,” said Hageman.

The Trump Defense rested its case on Tuesday and closing arguments are expected next week.

The Gateway Pundit reported on part one of our exclusive interview with Representative Hageman, where we discussed last week’s Congressional hearings to advance a resolution that will hold corrupt Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for his refusal to hand over audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with Joe Biden.

The Gateway Pundit reported that last Thursday afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee voted to move forward with a resolution to hold corrupt Garland in contempt for refusing to provide the tapes from Hur’s interview, which exposed the current White House occupant as nothing more than an “elderly man with a poor memory.”

Later on Thursday evening, the House Oversight Committee also voted 24-20 to recommend that Garland be held in contempt of Congress.

Hageman slammed Garland for flouting the law “in order to protect Joe Biden and to further the Democrat agenda” by hiding Biden’s cognitive decline:

We also discussed the persecution of Donald Trump and bad actors like Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), who are involved with the Judge’s family. Watch below.

The Gateway Pundit recently reported that Rep. Goldman, a loyal supporter of Joe Biden and client of Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter’s firm, had several preparatory meetings with Cohen before his testimony in the sham Biden/Bragg trial.

On Wednesday, Rep. Hageman went off on Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) in a Judiciary Committee Hearing for not only preparing liar Michael Cohen for his testimony but also having Merchan’s daughter’s consulting firm on his campaign’s payroll and giving her over $150,000 as her father oversees a sham election interference trial against the Democratic Party’s top political rival, Donald J. Trump.

Conflict of Interest? Rep. Hageman Blasts Democrat Dan Goldman After Prepping Michael Cohen for His Testimony While Paying Over $150K to Judge Merchan’s Daughter’s Firm (VIDEO)

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, on Thursday outside the Manhattan courthouse during Trump’s show trial, delivered similar criticisms of Goldman and Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter:

Luna: “It is by no coincidence that you have Goldman, a member of House Oversight, who’s a Democrat and prepared Cohen for his testimony, is also retained by the Judges daughter as a client. Does that seem like it’s not a sham to you? It is corrupt lawfare. It’s the Biden prosecutions, and Biden you’re gonna lose this election cycle.”

Rep. Hageman further slammed Goldman for working with liar Michael Cohen “in order to go after Donald Trump” and Judge Merchan’s misconduct while presiding over this case in order to interfere with the 2024 election.

Hageman also slammed the Judge for reversible errors, including the gag order and restricting the testimony of Trump’s star witness, former FEC Commissioner Bradley Smith, who she describes as “one of the foremost experts in the United States on federal election law.”

“It’s almost as though he has intentionally committed the most egregious reversible error, knowing that if there is a conviction, it will be reversed on appeal. But in the meantime, prior to the election, the Democrats can claim that Donald Trump is a convicted felon,” Hageman told The Gateway Pundit correspondent Jordan Conradson. “That’s what this is about.”

Fox reports,

Former President Trump’s legal team was slated to call on a former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission to testify in the NY v. Trump case, but the expert’s testimony was not heard after the presiding judge curbed the scope of what he could discuss before the jury.

“Judge Merchan has so restricted my testimony that defense has decided not to call me. Now, it’s elementary that the judge instructs the jury on the law, so I understand his reluctance,” former FEC Commissioner Bradley Smith posted on X on Monday.

“But the Federal Election Campaign Act is very complex. Even Antonin Scalia – a pretty smart guy, even you hate him – once said ‘this [campaign finance] law is so intricate that I can’t figure it out.’ Picture a jury in a product liability case trying to figure out if a complex machine was negligently designed, based only on a boilerplate recitation of the general definition of ‘negligence.’ They’d be lost without knowing technology & industry norms,” he continued.

Smith is an election law expert who Trump has called the “Rolls-Royce” of experts in his field, but he will not testify after Judge Juan Merchan ruled that Smith could speak before the court on the basic definitions surrounding election law but not expand beyond that scope.

Watch below:

Conradson: I saw you go off on Dan Goldman, the Democrat who’s paying Judge Merchan’s daughter $150,000, as they carry through with this political persecution against the President, as a consultant. So whether that means helping his campaign or, you know, honestly, going after Donald Trump, who knows what that means?

Hageman: The hearing about yesterday, the irony of it was that the very topic was how our judicial system has become weaponized against Donald Trump and conservatives. And the whole idea is that we have to have equal protection under the law; whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, you should be treated the same. And what we’re seeing is that our judicial system is going after conservatives and going after President Trump in order to stop them from succeeding. And so, that was what the purpose of the hearing was about. And then you listen to Dan Goldman, and he is just absolutely going off about this idea of how horrible Donald Trump is, and he’s on trial, and he should be on trial and blah blah blah blah blah. I thought that everybody ought to know what his conflict was in terms of making those accusations. The primary one being that he is paying and he has paid Judge Merchan’s daughter $157,000 in consulting fees to help him get elected so that he can attack Republicans and Donald Trump. So, the irony of that was incredibly rich. The other thing is, is that he was on MSNBC earlier this week, explaining that he had actually helped prepare Cohen, the prosecutor’s star witness, the liar and perjurer, serial perjurer, Cohen! He actually at one time helped prepare him to get ready for testimony. So again, this is somebody who works with a known liar and known perjurer, in order to go after Donald Trump. I think it’s pretty clear that our government is being weaponized against Donald Trump and conservatives.

Conradson: In all your years as an attorney, did you ever think this would be possible, such a conflicted judge, so many conflicts of interests outside of just the judge?

Hageman: No. And one of the points that I have repeatedly made is the judges know when they are making reversible error, and they try to avoid it. And the other thing that you’ll see is when you go in for a trial, and you’re trying to get an exhibit in, the judge may say, ‘Yeah, I’m not going to allow you to get this exhibit in but you can have this witness,’ and ‘no prosecution, you don’t get to have this document in but you get to have this witness.’ They’re going to balance the rulings in a way to try to make sure that they’re fair to both parties. The other thing is that we had a gentleman testify in front of our committee yesterday, who worked for the Department of Justice for over 30 years as a prosecutor, and he testified he’s never seen a gag order issued against a defendant. Gag orders might be issued against the prosecution so that they’re not out there trying their case in the press and that they’re not leaking information. There are gag orders, but they’re typically applied against the prosecution, not the defendant. The defendant has a right to defend themselves. They have a First Amendment right to defend themselves, whether it is in the court of public opinion or in the court itself. And so, here you have a situation where every single ruling that Judge Merchan makes is against Donald Trump. He’s not being fair at all. He’s not even attempting to be fair at this point.

It’s almost as though he has intentionally committed the most egregious reversible error, knowing that if there is a conviction, it will be reversed on appeal. But in the meantime, prior to the election, the Democrats can claim that Donald Trump is a convicted felon. That’s what this is about. Because this judge has committed such an incredible reversible error. He is not going to allow one of the foremost experts in the United States on federal election law, he’s not going to allow him to testify as an expert witness in Donald Trump’s defense that Donald Trump did not violate federal election law. He is the former head of the FEC (Federal Election Commission). He has been hired by Donald Trump as an expert witness, and this judge has precluded him from testifying that Donald Trump did not violate federal election law. Well, that’s the foundation of the prosecution’s case. If you have the foremost expert in the world on that particular issue, coming in and giving an expert opinion, obviously we know what the verdict is going to be. This judge is excluding that testimony; it’s egregious, it’s clearly reversible error. And in addition to the fact, you’ve got the conflict of interest. His daughter has raised almost $100 million dollars for Democratic candidates who are then going out and attacking Republicans and Donald Trump. Clearly, again, a conflict of interest. And, you know, I look at his decisions. I looked at the rulings, the pretrial rulings that he’s made, and I’m sorry, it is absolutely absurd, some of the decisions that he has made.

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Illegal Aliens Caught Staging Armed Robberies So ‘Victims’ Can Apply For Green Cards

Six men in Chicago have been charged with staging robberies and filing false police reports so the supposed “victims” can apply for green cards.

In a federal indictment unsealed over the weekend, the six men were accused of recruiting individuals to pose as robbers at gas stations, fast food restaurants, and liquor stores in Chicago, Louisiana, and Tennessee.

CBS reports:

A federal indictment unsealed on Friday in Chicago accuses the men of recruiting people to pose as robbers and then filing false police reports in order to obtain forms to qualify for U nonimmigrant status, also known as a U-visa, from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Such visas are set aside for victims of certain crimes who have suffered physical or emotional abuse and are providing assistance to police or prosecutors.

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Parth Nayi, 26, of Woodridge; Kewon Young, 31, of Mansfield, Ohio; Bhikhabhai Patel, 51, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Nilesh Patel, 32, of Jackson, Tennessee; Ravinaben Patel, 23, of Racine, Wisconsin; and Rajnikumar Patel, 32, of Jacksonville, Florida, are charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud.  Ravinaben Patel is also charged with making a false statement in a visa application.

Federal prosecutors said Nayi and Young organized a series of staged armed robberies between July 2022 and January 2024, in which the four other men pretended to be robbery victims so they could apply for U-visas.

According to the indictment, the supposed “robberies” involved a three-step process:

During the staged robberies, individuals acting as robbers brandished what appeared to be firearms, approached the purported victims, and demanded money and property.
Afterwards, some of the purported victims submitted forms to local law enforcement to obtain certification that they were victims of a qualifying crime and had been or would be helpful in the investigation.
Upon receiving certification, some of the purported victims then submitted fraudulent U-visa applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services predicated upon their alleged status as a robbery victim.

The defendants facing conspiracy charges are facing up to five years in prison, whereas Ravinaben Patel, charged with making a false statement, could face up to 10 years behind bars.

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