Trump Lawfare

DOJ Drops Full 26-Page Indictment– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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Former national security adviser John Bolton’s indictment shows he is charged with 18 criminal counts, including eight counts of transmitting national defense information and 10 counts of retaining national defense information.

The indictment also claims that after Bolton was hacked by a “cyber actor” linked to Iran, he failed to reveal what kinds of classified information he had been sending through the hacked account.

The indictment alleges that “from on or about April 9, 2018, through at least on or about August 22, 2025, BOLTON abused his position as National Security Advisor by sharing more than a thousand pages of information about his day-to-day activities as the National Security Advisor-including information relating to the national defense which was classified up to the TOP SECRET/SCI level-with two unauthorized individuals, namely Individuals 1 and 2.”

Chief Judge Bans ICE and Border Patrol From Making Civil Arrests of Illegal Aliens at Chicago Courthouses– conservativeroof.com

pgnewser October 16, 2025 0

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Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans has issued an administrative decree that effectively bars ICE and Border Patrol agents from making civil immigration arrests at or near county courthouses, even as aliens appear for hearings.

The edict, signed late Tuesday night and going into effect Wednesday, proclaims that “no person attending or returning from a court proceeding shall be subject to a civil arrest” unless there is a judicial warrant or order.

The order explicitly limits it to civil immigration arrests. The order also includes the walkways, entryways, driveways, and parking lots contiguous to courthouses. “The fair administration of justice requires that courts remain open and accessible, and that litigants and witnesses may appear without fear of civil arrest,” the order states.

Letitia James Accused of Harboring a Fugitive in Norfolk, Virginia House Amid Mortgage Fraud Cases › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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New York Attorney General Letitia James has been harboring a fugitive from justice in the Norfolk, Virginia house at the center of her federal indictment, the Daily Mail reported Monday.

Letitia James’s niece, Shamice Thompson-Hairston, has two daughters who live in separate properties owned by James in Norfolk. Both have significant criminal histories.

“Absolutely Ludicrous” – Jack Smith Speaks Out About Trump Inquisition for the First Time, Denies Politics Played a Role in His Cases (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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Jack Smith, Andrew Weissmann

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith spoke out for the first time about his politically motivated investigations into President Trump during a sit-down conversation with dirty prosecutor Andrew Weissmann at the University of London.

Andrew Weissmann ran Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia witch hunt, and many believe he was involved in other cases against Trump.

Bombshell Document Pokes Gaping Hole In Letitia James’ Legal Defense– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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Evidence undergirding the federal government’s case against New York Attorney General Letitia James has finally been made public, and the results are disastrous for the anti-Trump Democrat.

James, 66, faces 60 years in prison if found guilty of falsifying documents submitted to mortgage authorities when she purchased a Virginia homestead in 2020. The acquisition came with a “second home rider” that stipulated she would use the home as her primary residence.

That never occurred, however, and other media reports have suggested that James may have been harboring a fugitive and family member at the second house instead.

If Anyone’s Causing A ‘Judicial Crisis,’ It’s Rogue Judges– thefederalist.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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Since returning to office, President Trump has faced an onslaught of leftist-backed lawfare seeking to grind the implementation of his voters’ agenda to a halt. Unsurprisingly, many of these lawsuits have been filed in districts predominated by Democrat-appointed judges, who have been more than happy to issue a myriad of preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders blocking enforcement of the administration’s policies.

Now, with the U.S. Supreme Court largely agreeing to shut down this lower court judicial coup for the time being, a number of rogue judges have taken to anonymously attacking the high court for stopping the crisis they helped create.

Lindsey Graham Vows to ‘Sue the Crap Out of’ Jack Smith for Spying on GOP Senators– slaynews.com

pgnewser October 9, 2025 0

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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has vowed to take legal action against anyone in the federal government allegedly involved in monitoring his private phone records during Special Counsel Jack Smith’s “investigation” into Jan. 6.

The senator’s fiery remarks followed bombshell reports revealing that Smith and his team, as part of their so-called “Arctic Frost” investigation, allegedly tracked phone calls from multiple Republican lawmakers well after the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

‘Abuse Of Power’

Tuesday night on Fox News’s “Hannity,” Graham called the alleged surveillance an outrageous violation of his rights.

“If he [Trump] had never announced he was going to run for president, none of this would have happened,” Graham said.

“They were trying to destroy his comeback.

“This was all orchestrated by Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, Fani Willis, Letitia James to destroy this man so he could not win in 2024.

“I’ve seen this movie before.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith Spied On Multiple GOP Senators › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Special Counsel Jack Smith Spied On Multiple GOP Senators › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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An FBI document obtained by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) shows that the FBI, under Joe Biden, spied on 8 Republican senators as part of its Arctic Frost investigation.

Grassley said the 2023 investigation, which formed the basis of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s elector case against President Trump, targeted 8 GOP Senators’ personal cell phones for “tolling data” tracking their use between January 4 and January 7, 2021.

According to a press release from the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the FBI targeted 8 GOP Senators, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK),  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) as well as Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA).

In Obama, Democrats see a bridge between Biden and young voters ...

Biden FBI Spied On 8 GOP Senators In Get-Trump Probe– thefederalist.com

pgnewser October 7, 2025 0

In Obama, Democrats see a bridge between Biden and young voters ...

Biden FBI Spied On 8 GOP Senators In Get-Trump Probe– thefederalist.com
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The Biden FBI targeted eight Republican senators’ personal cell phone information as part of an investigation that evolved into lawfare against Donald Trump, new records published Monday show.

The agency document released by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, indicates that the FBI sought and obtained the cell phone “tolling data” of eight GOP senators and Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., as part of its “Arctic Frost” inquiry in 2023. That investigation ultimately became Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s elector lawfare against Trump.

According to a Senate Judiciary Committee press release, the FBI obtained the data “about the senators’ phone use from January 4 through January 7, 2021.” The information, the presser noted, “shows when and to whom a call is made, as well as the duration and general location data of the call,” but “does not include the content of the call.”

The eight Senate Republicans targeted in the probe include Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming.

“Based on the evidence to-date, Arctic Frost and related weaponization by federal law enforcement under Biden was arguably worse than Watergate,” Grassley said in a statement. “What I’ve uncovered today is disturbing and outrageous political conduct by the Biden FBI. The FBI’s actions were an unconstitutional breach, and Attorney General Bondi and Director Patel need to hold accountable those involved in this serious wrongdoing.”

Legacy Newscasts SILENT on Jack Smith Wiretapping Congress– www.newsbusters.org

pgnewser October 7, 2025 0

Legacy Newscasts SILENT on Jack Smith Wiretapping Congress– www.newsbusters.org
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It happened again: an explosive report drops detailing the breadth, width and scope of the extent to which the government was weaponized against conservatives. And again, the legacy media are nowhere to be found.

Per Fox News:

EXCLUSIVE: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith was allegedly tracking the private communications and phone calls of nearly a dozen Republican Senators as part of his investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, Fox News Digital has learned.

A document, reviewed by Fox News Digital, revealed that Smith and his “Arctic Frost” team investigating Jan. 6 were allegedly tracking the phone calls of GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and GOP Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania.

The document, recently discovered by FBI Director Kash Patel and exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, is titled “CAST Assistance” and dated Sept. 27, 2023. “CAST” refers to the FBI’s cellular analysis survey team.

Director Kash Patel Busts Jack Smith For Tracking Private Phone Calls of Several GOP Senators During J6 Probe– conservativeroof.com

pgnewser October 7, 2025 0

Director Kash Patel Busts Jack Smith For Tracking Private Phone Calls of Several GOP Senators During J6 Probe– conservativeroof.com
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Joe Biden’s FBI – and later Jack Smith – spied on eight Republican Senators during the ‘Arctic Frost’ investigation into January 6.

Republican Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson earlier this year released new records detailing the FBI and DOJ’s sweeping investigation that formed the basis of Jack Smith’s DC case against President Trump.

Grassley and Johnson previously blew the lid off another sham investigation orchestrated by Biden’s corrupt Department of Justice and compromised FBI. According to the documents released earlier this year, the FBI and DOJ weaponized their power to target President Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, and their allies through a probe dubbed “Arctic Frost.”

“Operation Arctic Frost” was a taxpayer-funded witch hunt launched in April 2022 that seized government-issued cell phones belonging to Trump and Pence while conducting a barrage of interviews across the country.

Now this… Jack Smith tracked private phone calls of eight GOP Senators.

Why Isn’t the Department of Justice Prosecuting Letitia James for Mortgage Fraud? | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

pgnewser October 6, 2025 0

Why Isn’t the Department of Justice Prosecuting Letitia James for Mortgage Fraud? | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Republican strategist Roger Stone asked bluntly on Twitter on Saturday, “Who at the DOJ is blocking the prosecution of the entire Russian Collusion cabal as well as crooks like Letitia James and Adam Schiff?”

President Donald Trump has echoed similar frustrations on Truth Social, demanding action against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who pursued the civil fraud case against himself and his organization in New York.

The question now reverberating through conservative circles is clear: why is the Department of Justice refusing to act?

One of Donald Trump’s most consequential missteps during his first term was his refusal to take control of the Department of Justice, the very branch he led as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer.

After Emergency Meeting, U.S. District Judge Blocks Trump’s Request to Deploy More California National Guard Troops to Portland– conservativeroof.com

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After Emergency Meeting, U.S. District Judge Blocks Trump’s Request to Deploy More California National Guard Troops to Portland– conservativeroof.com
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US District Judge Karin Immergut held an emergency hearing Sunday evening after President Trump circumvented her previous order halting troop deployment to Portland.

Last weekend, President Trump authorized troops to Portland, Oregon, and other Democrat-run cities to protect ICE agents from Antifa terrorists and other radical far-left groups.

“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump previously said on Truth Social.

Right on cue, Democrat-run Oregon sued the Trump Administration to stop the deployment of troops.

Judge Immergut, on Saturday, blocked President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland.

Trump wants to use the military to battle crime in US cities, but first, he has to battle judges– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser October 6, 2025 0

Trump wants to use the military to battle crime in US cities, but first, he has to battle judges– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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‘WHY IS THIS APPROPRIATE?’: A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term was aghast when she found out on Sunday that Trump was circumventing her orders not to deploy federalized troops to Portland, a city Trump said is “burning to the ground,” a claim the judge dismissed as “untethered to the facts.”

The Trump administration sought to sidestep the judge’s temporary restraining order against mobilizing the Oregon National Guard against the wishes of the state’s governor by sending in troops already under federal control in California. Both states went back to court and won a second TRO.

“How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention to the temporary restraining order I issued yesterday?” U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut said during a hastily called evening telephone hearing last night, as reported by the Associated Press. “Aren’t defendants simply circumventing my order?” she said later. “Why is this appropriate?”

“Small protests have been going on outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility since Trump’s second term began in January. There have been occasional flare-ups, including in June, but for weeks nightly demonstrations attracted only a few dozen people,” the AP reported. “Local officials have pointed out that the protest occupies one city block far from the downtown in a city that covers 145 square miles. They also say many of his claims and social media posts appear to rely on images from 2020, when unrest that grew out of the Black Lives Matter protests roiled the city for several months.”

Supreme Court lets Fed’s Lisa Cook keep job before oral argument– www.cnbc.com

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Supreme Court lets Fed’s Lisa Cook keep job before oral argument– www.cnbc.com
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to remain in her post pending oral arguments in January on whether President Donald Trump has legal cause to fire her.

The court’s move is a blow to Trump, who has repeatedly and unsuccessfully asked federal courts to allow him to terminate Cook from the Fed’s Board of Governors without delay while her lawsuit challenging her removal is pending.

Trump has cited claims that Cook committed mortgage fraud as his reason for firing her from the seven-member board.

Judge Rules Trump Unconstitutionally Targeted Foreign Anti-Israel Students– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser October 3, 2025 0

Judge Rules Trump Unconstitutionally Targeted Foreign Anti-Israel Students– legalinsurrection.com
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The Trump administration will appeal this and probably win. Marco Rubio has been very clear on this issue.

The College Fix reports:

Federal judge rules Trump unconstitutionally targeted foreign pro-Palestinian students

A U.S. District Court judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s policy of targeting foreign students and faculty for deportation based on their pro-Palestinian advocacy is unconstitutional.

Federal Air Marshal Describes How His Wife Was Put on TSA Domestic Terror Watch List After Attending Trump J6 Rally › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser October 1, 2025 0

Federal Air Marshal Describes How His Wife Was Put on TSA Domestic Terror Watch List After Attending Trump J6 Rally › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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The wife of a senior U.S. Air Marshal was branded a domestic terrorist and subjected to invasive monitoring after attending the Trump rally on the Ellipse in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, despite zero evidence linking her any unlawful activity on that day, according to a stunning new Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee report on the Biden administration’s weaponization of the Quiet Skies program.

“She was placed in the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database and, for two years, followed on domestic flights by Federal Air Marshals, who reported her movements and interactions, sometimes on a minute-by-minute basis. Her name was finally cleared only after the FBI closed its case due to mistaken identity,” Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) stated in a press release, Monday.

The Transportation Security Administration’s Quiet Skies initiative was launched in 2010 to monitor air travelers exhibiting suspicious behaviors or travel patterns, even if they were not on official watchlists. The now canceled program reportedly failed to prevent a single act of terrorism.

Tulsi Gabbard, a combat veteran and former congresswoman, now serving as Director of National Intelligence, was also surveilled on at least five flights in 2024, according to the report.

That surveillance reportedly began just one day after Gabbard publicly criticized Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump from Firing Hundreds of Employees at Voice of America– slaynews.com

pgnewser October 1, 2025 1

Federal Judge Blocks Trump from Firing Hundreds of Employees at Voice of America– slaynews.com
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to fire more than 500 employees at the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM).

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth sided with plaintiffs who challenged the layoffs.

Lamberth blocked Acting USAGM CEO Kari Lake’s plan to lay off 532 staffers, most of whom worked for Voice of America (VOA), while litigation over the case continues.

“The Reduction in Force announced by Defendant Lake on or about August 29, 2025, is SUSPENDED and may NOT be implemented, effectuated, or completed in any way,” Lamberth wrote in his ruling.

Trump’s Push to Rein in Bureaucracy Stalls

Lake and the administration have argued that the mass firings were necessary to streamline the bloated agency, which oversees outlets such as Radio Free Europe and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.

“These reductions are critical to help reduce the federal bureaucracy, improve agency service, and save the American people more of their hard-earned money,” Lake said last month.

She has described Voice of America as “rotten to the core” and “anti-American.”

 

Trump taps former acting ICE director as his new 'border czar ...

Trump border czar Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents– www.yahoo.com

pgnewser September 22, 2025 0

Trump taps former acting ICE director as his new 'border czar ...

Trump border czar Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents– www.yahoo.com
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The FBI reportedly recorded Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover agents who were posing as business contractors last year.

A new report from MSNBC on Saturday reveals that the agents recorded Homan, six weeks before the 2024 election, allegedly promising to assist in securing government contracts across the border security industry during Trump’s second term.

Six sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC that the FBI and justice department – then run by Joe Biden’s administration – had intended to hold off and assess whether Homan would follow through on his alleged promises after he was appointed as Trump’s border czar. However, the investigation stalled after Trump took office, and in recent weeks, officials appointed by Trump decided to close the case, according to MSNBC.

According to the sources, a justice department official who was appointed by Trump called the case a “deep state” investigation.

In a separate statement to MSNBC, the FBI director, Kash Patel, and the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, said: “This matter originated under the previous administration and was subjected to a full review by FBI agents and justice department prosecutors. They found no credible evidence of any criminal wrongdoing.”

They added: “The Department’s resources must remain focused on real threats to the American people, not baseless investigations. As a result, the investigation has been closed.”

Trump nominates replacement for acting U.S. attorney in office probing Letitia James– www.cbsnews.com

pgnewser September 22, 2025 0

Trump nominates replacement for acting U.S. attorney in office probing Letitia James– www.cbsnews.com
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President Trump said Saturday that he would be nominating senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Virginia office that was thrown into turmoil when its U.S. attorney, Erik Siebert, abruptly left on Friday.

In a social media post just after he departed the White House for an event at Mount Vernon, Mr. Trump wrote he would be nominating Halligan as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, writing that she “will be Fair, Smart, and will provide, desperately needed, JUSTICE FOR ALL!”

Mr. Trump’s selection of Halligan came just hours after another conservative lawyer, Mary “Maggie” Cleary, said in an email to staff that was obtained by CBS News that she had been named acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

“While this appointment was unexpected, I am humbled to be joining your ranks,” Cleary told employees in the email. “The Eastern District of Virginia has a distinguished legacy upon which we will build.”

CBS News has reached out to the White House for clarification on whether Cleary or Halligan will be leading the Eastern District of Virginia while Halligan’s Senate nomination process plays out.

Halligan has been part of Mr. Trump’s legal orbit for the last several years, including serving as one of his attorneys in the early days of the FBI’s investigation into Mr. Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.