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CNN Correspondent Says the Quiet Part Out Loud – Admits Hunter Was Pardoned Out of Fear His Family Would Be Investigated by Trump

Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent from CNN, said the quiet part out loud on Sunday night after news broke that Joe Biden had granted Hunter Biden a blanket pardon for any criminal acts he partook in from 2014 to present including, trading influence for cash, trafficking prostitutes, and taking on the role of the Biden Family bagman.

Jeff Zeleny: We were told that this came to a head this weekend, and this is why President Biden decided now to do this. But as Isaac was just saying, that really is a sense of the conversation that has been going on really inside the family.

I’m told this has been very much a family discussion and something that has been not widely shared or discussed as a policy matter inside the West Wing.

But there was a worry of future prosecutions or future the potential of what the incoming Trump Justice Department could do.

So that, of course, is fretted in all of this as well.

But for now, this moment, this certainly is a decision that President Biden, I’m guessing, did not come too easily. But as you played that statement before, so much has changed since June when he told David Muir of ABC News that he would not do that.

Of course, his station in life has changed. Did not complete his campaign. So that is why, leading up to this, that’s why I’m told a decision was reached finally this weekend after spending time together in Nantucket.

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California moves to fund state justice department, prep litigation for incoming Trump admin: report

California is bracing for potential legal battles against President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, with Governor Gavin Newsom vowing last week that the state will not be caught “flat-footed” despite claiming he hopes that “there’s not one lawsuit with the Trump administration.” 

The legislature has a special session planned for appropriating funds to the California Justice Department and other agencies before Trump takes office, Politico reported.

During Trump’s first term, California’s Department of Justice (DOJ) significantly ramped up its legal efforts, with then-Attorney General Xavier Becerra filing over 100 lawsuits challenging federal policies on issues such as healthcare, immigration, and the environment. The department’s annual litigation budget of $2.5 million more than tripled during that time. 

Now, Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California DOJ are preparing for another round of legal confrontations. The outlet detailed how the state plans to navigate potential changes under Trump’s second term. 

“California’s DOJ requires significant research to build a case. For example, if Trump and his administration were to make changes to the Medicaid program, that would affect who would be covered in California,” the report explained. “To challenge such changes, the state’s justice department would need to work with various state agencies to develop evidence, establish harm (and identify who would be affected) and find experts to testify to those facts in federal court.” 

Bonta’s office is arguing that such litigation often recovers more money than it costs. For instance, blocking a citizenship question from the 2020 census led to $850,000 being returned to the federal government. Similarly, immigration-related cases during Trump’s first term resulted in California recouping nearly $30 million in 2017 and 2018.

The California DOJ, which employs 5,176 people—including 1,390 lawyers—faces potential capacity challenges. Each case typically requires multiple attorneys, and officials warn that a surge in lawsuits could stretch resources thin. 

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Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan Says Trump Administration Will Investigate Foreign Countries and NGOs Behind Border Invasion

In an interview on Fox News, incoming Trump Border Czar Tom Homan laid out an aggressive and detailed plan to combat the border crisis and restore order after what he called “four years of disastrous open-border policies” under the Biden administration.

Speaking with former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway on the Hannity show, Homan promised to hold foreign governments, NGOs, and even elements of the United Nations accountable for their roles in fueling the migrant surge.

Homan said that the groundwork for securing the border has already begun, even before President-elect Trump takes office on January 20th. He is already coordinating with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to secure the southern border.

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Trump’s Team Discusses Halting All Weapons Shipments to Ukraine If It Refuses to Enter Peace Talks

According to BRICS News President Trump’s team is proposing halting all weapons shipments to Ukraine if the country does not enter peace talks with Russia.

Trump has been pushing to deescalate the tensions in the region.

Earlier this week Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Trump had been trying to negotiate peace between Ukraine and Russia but Joe Biden continues to escalate the war between the two nations before he leaves office.

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Trump: Deal Made With Mexico Leader To CLOSE THE BORDER

President-elect Trump announced Wednesday that he has spoken to Mexico’s president and that she has agreed to stop mass migration of people across the southern border into the United States.

In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said his conversation with president Claudia Sheinbaum was “wonderful,” and that the two also discussed strategies to tackle drug trafficking.

“She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border. We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States, and also, U.S. consumption of these drugs. It was a very productive conversation!” Trump wrote.

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Alleged Would-Be Trump Assassin Ryan Routh Touts Direct Connection to Thomas Matthew Crooks

Alleged would-be Donald Trump assassin Ryan Routh wrote in a letter to the news outlet Politico that he shared a trait with Butler shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Routh, who has pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted assassination of Trump in September, argued in a letter sent to Politico writer Ankush Khardori before this month’s election, saying that he, like Crooks, was “ready to die for freedom and democracy.”

Crooks was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper after the would-be assassin opened fire at a Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, grazing the now president-elect in the ear, while killing one rally attendee and seriously wounding two others.

A Secret Service agent spotted Routh’s rifle protruding from the hedge line at a Florida golf course where Trump was playing on Sept. 15.

The agent opened fire on the suspect, who fled the scene but was quickly captured.

Routh, who claimed to be independent politically, wrote in his letter, “My entire life has been plagued by D’s and R’s. It seems not long ago there was a push for the libertarian party and now a green party and maybe Truth party. But for some reason our leaders have not allowed any other party [to] be recognized in any race.”

He explicitly disclaimed having an affiliation with the Democratic Party, recounting, “A guard [in] Palm Beach asked jokingly if I was a democrat — I said, ‘NO — Independent — I vote for the best candidate.’”

His pickup truck parked at his Hawaii home had a Biden-Harris bumper sticker on it, and he has made 19 donations to a Democratic political action committee since 2019, the New York Post reported.

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Trump Announces 25% Tariff on All Products From Mexico and Canada Until Illegal Alien Invasion is Stopped, Will Impose Additional Tariff on China Over Fentanyl

President Trump on Monday evening announced a 25% tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada until the illegal alien invasion is stopped.

More than 15 million illegal aliens – mostly military-age males – poured over the border since Joe Biden was installed in January 2021.

Biden’s “border czar” Kamala Harris did absolutely nothing to stop the invasion of illegals so President Trump is ready to stop the invasion on day one of his second term.

Trump said that Mexico and Canada have all the power to stop the illegal alien invasion and the tariff will remain in place until the flow of Fentanyl and illegals stops.

“As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before. Right now a Caravan coming from Mexico, composed of thousands of people, seems to be unstoppable in its quest to come through our currently Open Border. On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country! Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!” Trump said on Truth Social on Monday evening.

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Trump’s FDA Pick Thinks Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug’ That Causes Heart And Mental Health Problems

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a medical marijuana skeptic, promoting claims that cannabis use is linked to cardiovascular issues and mental health problems for youth. He has also suggested that marijuana is a gateway drug.

Marty Makary, a surgeon and medical commentator, has been selected to serve as FDA commissioner in the incoming Trump administration—a critical role as far as federal cannabis policy is concerned.

While the Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the president-elect’s choice for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that oversees FDA supports ending marijuana prohibition and legalizing certain psychedelics for therapeutic purposes, Makary has been critical of cannabis use.

In September, he said that “people think marijuana today is the marijuana of hippies and that it’s entirely safe—but marijuana today is roughly 20 times more potent.”

“Even though it may have lower health complications in adults, that may not be true for adolescents where their mind is still developing,” he said on the mindbodygreen podcast. “The drug may have a different impact on young, healthy teenagers.”

“Some studies have found that among teenagers who use marijuana the risk of a psychosis diagnosis later in life goes way up—as many as 25 percent of people who consume it,” Makary said in the comments, which were first flagged by Cultivated Media, adding that he’s “not making a statement about the legalization or non-legalization,” but “to suggest that it is entirely safe is not consistent with the real scientific literature.”

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Trump To Remove Transgender Individuals From Military Immediately: Report

President-elect Trump will remove serving transgender individuals from the military on his first day in office, according to sources quoted in a report by the Times of London.

“The ban is expected to be wider ranging than a similar order made during his first term in office, when Trump prevented transgender people joining the armed forces, but allowed those already serving to keep their jobs,” the report notes.

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