The fate of Western civilization, some three thousand years in the making, now hangs by a slender thread. That thread is Executive Order 13848 signed on September 12, 2018. The background to this is that the U.S. president can make law. As Obama said, he had a “pen and a phone” and that was all he needed to remake the United States. Read Full Story

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The White House Counsel’s office has advised President Trump against firing FBI Director Christopher Wray, warning of potential legal consequences for the move, NBC News reported.

Administration lawyers reportedly told the president the move would make explicit that he expected the personal loyalty of anyone appointed to the position, adding that it could create a ripple effect similar to the 2017 dismissal of former FBI Director James Comey, which led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller.

White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and other White House attorneys have also told the president the firing would likely be viewed as retaliation for Wray’s failure to announce investigations the president has called for into his political enemies, according to NBC News. Read Full Story

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President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Thursday blasted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, and other top Republican officials in the state for attempting to “cover-up” what he called a “crime in plain sight of the entire country.”

Giuliani argued that the governor is “making fools of Georgians” as well as “making fools of Republicans.”

The former New York mayor spoke remotely from home during a hearing in the Georgia House of Representatives on election irregularities.

The legislative hearing followed a Senate subcommittee hearing last week at the Capitol that similarly discussed allegations of voter fraud in November’s presidential election. Read Full Story

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