Daily Show Prep: Thursday, January 2

Back from vacation!

Hour 1

Barack Obama welcomed leader of US embassy attack to the White House: Iran’s ‘point man’ in Baghdad Hadi al-Amiri was hosted in the Oval Office in 2011

First wave of 750 US paratroopers leaves for the Middle East in response to attack on the US embassy in Baghdad with thousands more set to deploy after Trump promised Iran will pay a ‘big price’

‘No Benghazis On His Watch’: Lindsey Graham Praises Trump’s Response After US Embassy Attacked

Bernie Sanders tops Democratic field with massive $34.5 million haul in Q4, as other candidates release totals

Pete Buttigieg raises $24.7 million during the 4th quarter

Wall Street Starts 2020 at Record Levels on China Stimulus, Trade Hopes

Indiana AG Dropped A Report On Prolific Abortionist Ulrich Klopfer On New Year’s Eve. Here’s What’s New

Least-Educated State: 2,471,189 California Residents 25 and Older Never Completed 9th Grade; Highest Percentage in Nation

 

Hour 2

‘Being Nice’ A ‘Tool Of White Supremacy,’ Female Racial Activists Warn

BREAKING — Missouri Senator Hawley to Introduce MEASURE TO DISMISS Pelosi’s Slapdash Impeachment on Monday

FISA Judge Orders FBI To Identify All Cases Involving Lawyer Who Allegedly Altered Carter Page Email

The Pope Apologized For Slapping A Woman’s Hand Away But The Memes Are Still Here

‘Widow’s Tax’ axed

 

Hour 3

US raises tobacco and e-cigarette purchase age from 18 to 21

FDA bans some vaping products, including fruit and mint flavors

Changing patterns of first e-cigarette flavor used and current flavors used by 20,836 adult frequent e-cigarette users in the USA

 

Democrat IT Aide Imran Awan Case May Not Be Over

The case that seemingly only Luke Rosiak and I covered regularly isn’t over. The infamous Imran Awan is back.

Newly released docs from the DOJ:

Pursuant to an Order issued by the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan, who is presiding over a related sealed criminal matter the Government is prohibited from disclosing certain information pursuant to formal and informal information request in this matter. The Government advised Judge Chutkan of the instant FOIA matter and sought clarification from Judge Chutkan concerning the Government’s permissible response in light of her Order in the sealed matter. Defendant received the clarification December 5, 2019, the date of this filing, that permitted Defendant to say the following: The Government is prohibited from disclosing any information pursuant to an Order issued by the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan. …

…The “difficulties” in providing responsive material was due to the unexpected and unique set of facts described above that was out of the control of the Defendant. Defendant’s only motivation was to maintain the integrity of the sealed matter as much as possible, until the issuing Court provided guidance.

The DOJ originally said they couldn’t release the docs because of ‘technical difficulties’ but eventually admitted there’s an ongoing case.

This is an interesting response to a FOIA request on this case since the government said the case was closed in 2018 after the plea deal.

“Court records that have since been erased suggest that far from prosecuting the Awans for new crimes, the ‘sealed’ matter might be because Chutkan agreed to essentially expunge records related to Awan’s wife Hina Alvi — a request that was strongly opposed by the DOJ itself as unfounded and extraordinary,” The DCNF added. “Sometime in the past few months – as the FOIA lawsuit heated up – Chutkan appears to have belatedly granted the proposed seal or something similar. The proposed motion to seal and the government’s opposition are apparently gone from the court docket, and Alvi’s name has been removed – though all 80 documents pertaining to the Imran Awan case remain.”

I was the first person in the media to connect Awan to the DNC server ‘hack.’ Eventually, even President Trump started to see the connection. There were too many coincidences to be simple chance.

I’m also in the camp that Awan is likely a Pakistani intelligence asset. The ISI and Russia have a very close relationship.

Source: Scandal Reopens? Court Papers On Democrat IT Aide Imran Awan Make New Revelation | The Daily Wire

 

Wednesday, Dec. 11 – Hour 1

Graham Excoriates FBI, Media In Fiery Opening Statement

CNN skips Lindsey Graham’s opening statement before Senate Judiciary Committee

Lindsey Graham: Carter Page Should ‘Sue The Hell Out Of’ FBI And DOJ

DOJ IG Michael Horowitz Shoots Down James Comey: ‘The Activities Don’t Vindicate Anybody Who Touched This’

FLASHBACK: FISA court says James Comey’s FBI was constantly breaking the law 

FLASHBACK: James Comey Sued By Former Intelligence Contractor For Hiding Illegal Surveillance

FLASHBACK: Comey Broke From FBI Procedures in Clinton Probe, Watchdog Finds

FLASHBACK: New York Times Reporter Reveals That James Comey Had a Spy In Loretta Lynch’s Office, and Knew That She Had Declared She Would Not Permit the Clinton Email Scandal to Go Very Far

FLASHBACK: FBI’s Use of Surveillance Database Violated Americans’ Privacy Rights, Court Found

 

Daily Show Prep: Wednesday, Dec. 11

Hour 1

Graham Excoriates FBI, Media In Fiery Opening Statement

CNN skips Lindsey Graham’s opening statement before Senate Judiciary Committee

Lindsey Graham: Carter Page Should ‘Sue The Hell Out Of’ FBI And DOJ

DOJ IG Michael Horowitz Shoots Down James Comey: ‘The Activities Don’t Vindicate Anybody Who Touched This’

FLASHBACK: FISA court says James Comey’s FBI was constantly breaking the law 

FLASHBACK: James Comey Sued By Former Intelligence Contractor For Hiding Illegal Surveillance

FLASHBACK: Comey Broke From FBI Procedures in Clinton Probe, Watchdog Finds

FLASHBACK: New York Times Reporter Reveals That James Comey Had a Spy In Loretta Lynch’s Office, and Knew That She Had Declared She Would Not Permit the Clinton Email Scandal to Go Very Far

FLASHBACK: FBI’s Use of Surveillance Database Violated Americans’ Privacy Rights, Court Found

 

Hour 2

Gunmen In New Jersey Targeted Jewish Supermarket, Says Mayor

Shooters at N.J. Kosher Market Linked to ‘Black Hebrew Israelite’ Group

US government repeatedly misled Americans on war in Afghanistan as top officials vented in private, report says

Reporters Enraged Over Media Portrayal in ‘Richard Jewell’

https://twitter.com/RealCaseyH/status/1204763405300781058

 

Hour 3

Banning cellphones while driving, raising smoking age: Here are Holcomb’s goals for 2020