Hunter Biden Indicted on 9 New Felonies Related to Tax Fraud

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Hunter Biden Indicted on 9 New Felonies Related to Tax Fraud

(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square) President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, is facing nine new felony charges in California related to tax fraud.

Federal prosecutors released a 56-page indictment late Thursday. The indictment unsealed in the Central District of California alleges Biden failed to file and pay taxes, evaded an assessment and filed false or fraudulent tax returns.

The indictment alleges Biden attempted to dodge paying taxes of at least $1.4 million from 2016 through 2019.

CNN previously reported that a special counsel has been using a Los Angeles-based grand jury to gather evidence related to Biden’s finances. The new indictment contains nine charges, including lying about the taxes he eventually filed in 2018 to significantly reduce what he owed.

Notably, Hunter Biden allegedly “spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle rather than paying his tax bills,” according to the indictment.

“Between 2016 and October 15, 2020, the Defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes,” the indictment continued.

Also from the indictment:

“Between 2016 and October 15, 2020, the Defendant individually received more than $7 million in total gross income. This included in excess of $1.5 million in 2016, $2.3 million in 2017, $2.1 million in 2018, $1 million in 2019 and approximately $188,000 from January through October 15, 2020. In addition, from January through October 15, 2020, the Defendant received approximately $1.2 million in financial support to fund his extravagant lifestyle.”

Republican leadership on the House Oversight Committee and the House Judiciary Committee threatened Hunter Biden on Wednesday with a contempt of Congress charge should he skip a scheduled Dec. 13 deposition related to a separate investigation.

Republicans are looking to question Hunter Biden along with other family members and associates to build an impeachment charge against the president related to the Biden family’s overseas business dealings.

House Oversight Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said Hunter Biden will be deposed but likely be allowed to testify publicly at a later date.

Biden pleaded not guilty in October to federal tax charges in Delaware after a sweetheart plea deal fell through. That case is ongoing.

It is unlikely that the president’s son would have seen any meaningful accountability if it were not for a series of whistleblowers who testified before Congress that the investigation of then U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss had been hamstrung by the Justice Department.

The public spotlight forced corrupt Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint Weiss as special council, giving him the authority to file charges in other jurisdictions, including California.

“Weiss demonstrated remarkably little interest in prosecuting Hunter—demonstrated by his refusal to bring these charges when he knew about them years ago and by his allowing the statute of limitations to pass on other tax year charges,” noted the Techno Fog blog.

“The credit for this prosecution, really, goes the brave whistleblowers who risked their careers and retaliation to publicize just how the DOJ protected Hunter Biden,” it added. “In an era where FBI employees and DOJ lawyers turn a blind eye to abuses, whether through the FISA process or elsewhere, here we find that there are still some honest government actors out there.”

However, some political pundits speculated that with the first domino having fallen, a cascade of additional charges may follow.

“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Trending Politics‘s Collin Rugg.

House GOP Releases Scathing Impeachment Resolution Text

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House GOP Releases Scathing Impeachment Resolution Text

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) House Republicans have unveiled the text of a scathing impeachment resolution in their inquiry against President Joe Biden. 

Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., introduced Thursday a 14-page resolution on Thursday that, if passed, would authorize House Republicans to formally request information from the Biden White House regarding their investigation into allegations of bribery, corruption, and a purported influence-peddling scheme.

“It’s time to take the next step and put the House in the best position to uncover the truth,” Armstrong said in a Twitter statement.

The resolution directs three congressional committees – the House Judiciary Committee, House Oversight Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee – to investigate “whether sufficient grounds exist” to impeach the scandal-ridden president. 

The Republican-led committees have been investigating Biden but have raised concerns about stonewalling from the Biden administration, claiming the impeachment is illegitimate because the House has yet to vote for it.

Similar arguments were made during the Trump administration in response to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,’s anti-Trump impeachment efforts but were widely dismissed by Democrats. 

According to the New York Post, the House could vote on the legislation as early as Wednesday.  

Notably, the resolution’s introduction occurred within 24 hours of Biden vehemently denying any involvement in the controversial business dealings of his family members, particularly First Son Hunter Biden and the president’s brother, James Biden. 

Just last week, Johnson said that the impeachment vote was a “necessary step” due to alleged stonewalling from the Biden White House. In an attempt to counter such accusations, the White House distributed new talking points claiming that there is no obstruction of document sharing. 

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, stated that the Constitution does not mandate a formal impeachment inquiry vote but suggested that such a vote would rebuttal claims of illegitimacy by the White House. 

“Constitutionally, it’s not required. Speaker said we’re [in] an impeachment inquiry, [then] we’re in an impeachment inquiry,” Jordan said, according to the Hill. 

“But if you have a vote of the full House of Representatives and the majority say we’re in that official status as part of our overall oversight work or constitutional oversight duty that we have, it just helps us in court,” he added.

Melania Pushing Tucker for VP as Trump’s ‘Loyalty’ Cabinet Takes Shape

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Melania Pushing Tucker for VP as Trump’s ‘Loyalty’ Cabinet Takes Shape

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) As the 2024 presidential election looms and polls indicate a strong lead for former President Donald Trump, the formation of an official Trump cabinet is taking shape. 

Axios released a report shedding light on the potential administration under consideration should Trump reclaim the White House in 2024. 

Amid discussions about potential vice presidents and cabinet members, former First Lady Melania Trump has shown interest in conservative commentator Tucker Carlson for the top ticket.  

Notably, Carlson has reconciled with the former president after alleged criticism regarding the 2020 election and is widely consider a popular conservative star. 

Other individuals in the mix for the vice presidency include former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio; Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark; Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D.; and Rep. Byron Donalds R-Fla. 

Noem expressed her readiness to serve in whatever capacity Trump deems fit, while Rep. Donalds indicated openness to the possibility, as reported by Axios.

Melania Trump’s interest in Carlson stems from his popularity as a conservative host known for his sharp commentary, which could pose a challenge to Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail. 

Axios suggested that if Carlson were chosen, Melania Trump might join the campaign. Carlson recently gained attention by issuing a warning about the 2024 presidential election, citing concerns about the state of the country under President Joe Biden’s leadership. 

Attorneys Stephen Miller and Kash Patel are also being considered for key roles in this potential administration. Miller is speculated to be a candidate for attorney general, while Patel, known for his role in countering claims about Russian involvement in Trump’s 2016 victory, could potentially lead the CIA or the National Security Council. 

Johnny McEntee, the former director of the White House presidential personnel office, might return to vet individuals seeking roles in a hypothetical second-term Trump administration, according to Axios. 

The potential Trump-Carlson ticket received celebration among some of Trump supporters on Twitter:

Major Biden Supporter Donates Quarter of a Million to Nikki Haley

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Major Biden Supporter Donates Quarter of a Million to Nikki Haley

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) It was revealed that a prominent donor to the Democratic Party and Joe Biden supporter donated $250,000 to help Nikki Haley’s 2024 presidential campaign.

Days after JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon called on Democratic donors to support Haley, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman donated $250,000 to a super PAC supporting Haley, according to the New York Times.

The propaganda outlet reported that Hoffman’s political adviser, Dmitri Mehlhorn, confirmed the donation to SFA Fund Inc.

The super PAC was asked if it would accept cash from a Biden-supporting Democrat and they responded affirmatively, Mehlhorn said.

According to the Daily Fetched, Hoffman, who endorsed Biden earlier this year, also helped fund writer E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit against Donald Trump, in which she accused him of sexual assault in the dressing room of a New York City department store in the 1990s.

When it comes to accepting support from Democrats, Haley has never been shy about that.

“Anybody that wants to come to support the cause, whether they’re Republican, independent or Democrat, we’re going to take them. And that’s the way the Republican Party should look at it. This is a story about [adding], not about getting people and pushing people away,” she said.

Trump, however, doesn’t share the same perspective as Haley.

“While globalist special interest donors from both parties forge an unholy alliance to beat us, I’m calling on our grassroots donors like YOU to fight back,” he said.

Hoffman has been very strategic in his attempts to derail Trump’s campaign by donating to RINO candidates, such as Haley.

When it comes to Haley herself, she stopped hiding her true colors when she started running for president and started attacking Trump herself by claiming, for example, in September that Americans are too smart to vote for “convicted criminal,” obviously referring to Trump.

“The American people are not going to vote for a convicted criminal. The American people are going to vote for someone who can win a general election,” she said.

Ronna McDaniel Taps CNN for Next 2 GOP Debates in Iowa, N.H.

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Ronna McDaniel Taps CNN for Next 2 GOP Debates in Iowa, N.H.

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Republican National Committee Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel faced intense criticism after the GOP selected CNN as the host for the upcoming two presidential debates.

CNN enthusiastically announced the decision in a statement on Thursday, declaring its role in hosting two presidential primary debates in Iowa and New Hampshire.

The first debate is scheduled for Jan. 10 in Des Moines, followed by the second on Jan. 21 in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

Candidates aiming to participate in the debate must receive at least 10% in three national polls. Former President Donald Trump, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have qualified thus far.

The news drew sharp reactions from prominent conservative commentators on Twitter. From pro-Trump activists to the CEO of the Federalist, criticism was widespread and even vitriolic. 

“CNN is trash, and its only interest in hosting a debate is to damage Republican electoral prospects in November,” stated Sean Davis, the CEO of the Federalist.

Conservative attorney and former RNC chair candidate Harmeet Dhillon expressed her opposition to the debate, denouncing the party’s leadership. “I’d like to be able to explain this CNN debate thing to you, but I can’t,” she said before calling for a change in party leadership.

“Some of the most replaceable RNC members will get re-elected because nobody has the guts to go up against them. That’s a shame, because Republicans deserve better,” she added. 

Pro-Trump activist Laura Loomer adopted a harsher tone against McDaniel. “She really is such a dumb bitch. It’s honestly inexcusable,” said Loomer in an insult-ridden Twitter post. “In person, she looks like a dumbfounded deer in the headlights on the highway in front of a fast moving semi. She’s so stupid.”

McDaniel previously defended the party’s decision to hold primary debates despite Trump’s substantial lead in polls. Trump has received invitations to the debates but has notably chosen not to participate, urging the party to support his candidacy.

In a statement, an RNC spokesperson highlighted the debates as an opportunity for candidates to showcase their ideas. 

“The RNC will continue to enact a fair, transparent debate process. In addition to sanctioning the primary debates, the RNC is continuing to buildout our 2024 operation, with in-state hires for Political and Election Integrity staffers in key battleground states,” the spokesman stated in October. 

This would not mark the first time the RNC received criticism for inviting leftist commentators to host primary debates. Twitter rebuked the RNC’s decision to invite Univision reporter Ilia Calderón, who pressed conservative candidates on their opposition to transgenderism.

Texas City Caught Operating Top Secret Camp for Illegals

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Texas City Caught Operating Top Secret Camp for Illegals

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) It was revealed that the city of San Antonio has been operating a top-secret camp for illegals out of an aircraft hangar for eight months.

Insiders said that the facility, which has even been kept hidden from the city’s elected officials, is being paid for by the taxpayer, according to the Daily Mail.

The venue that is currently operating out of an empty hangar at San Antonio Airport has been hosting hundreds of people who were bussed in from the Mexico border daily.

Sources of the Mail also revealed that illegals are spending anywhere from a few hours to a few days there before catching flights across the United States.

In addition to that, concerns have been raised by local human rights activists over the conditions in the warehouse, with adults and children forced to use portable toilets out in the cold.

San Antonio City Councilor Marc Whyte revealed that he learned about the shelter for illegals just weeks ago.

“When I found out about this, I lost my mind. What the hell is going on next to the airport? Any expansion of migrant holding facilities I, of course, am adamantly against,” he said.

The shelter for illegals is currently over capacity, with people sleeping outside in tents and even off on sidewalks near the shelter. This situation led to dozens of illegals sleeping at the airport nightly, which upset residents of San Antonio.

“Earlier this summer and earlier this year, these migrants were all over the airport,” Whyte said.

To keep illegals out of the airport and help alleviate overcrowding at the shelter, the city decided to open the airport facility without telling anyone about it, including even city council members.

There was never a notification that the facility was operational nor did the city council vote to authorize that city tax dollars be spent in this way, the elected official confirmed.

According to the city’ own dashboard of illegals, nearly 400 of them, including women and children, are packed into the hangar every night, even though the building is not meant to house people.

The shelter has been operated by the city of San Antonio since May, as city officials themselves confirmed.

Gang Members Allegedly Kill and Mutilate Gay Man, Send Photos to Family

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Gang Members Allegedly Kill and Mutilate Gay Man, Send Photos to Family

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Three men have been charged with the horrific murder in connection with the brutal killing of Bernardo Pantaleon, a 30-year-old gay man, the Arizona Republic reported on Tuesday.

The men, identified as Leonardo Santiago, 21, Manuel Carrasco Calderon, 21, and Jose Rodriguez, 20, were taken into custody by Phoenix police officers. A fourth man, Christopher Ibarra, was apprehended on Monday in connection with the alleged killing. 

Pantelon’s family described the harrowing ordeal the victim faced before his passing and mentioned receiving photos of the horrifically mutilated body of the victim.

“He was brutally attacked, and there was a trail of blood all over where they had found him, meaning that he had to run for his life and tried to get safe. He couldn’t make it,” said Anai Pantaleon, a cousin of the deceased man.

Prosecutors stated that the man was shot several times and subsequently cut with a knife. Days after the alleged murder, Pantaleon’s family received disturbing photos of his dead body.  

Investigators identified the sender’s account as belonging to Rodriguez. A search warrant revealed conversations suggesting that the murder was planned. 

The accused men are purported members of the North Side 15th Avenue street gang and allegedly discussed robbing and killing the 30-year-old. They also targeted Pantaleon’s sexual orientation in unveiled text messages. 

A day after Pantaleon was killed, Calderon and Rodriguez allegedly went to the murder scene, where police said they mutilated the body. Santiago reportedly admitted he killed Pantaleon because of a supposed unwanted sexual advance. 

The Arizona Republic reported that Santiago was charged with first-degree murder. Calderon and Rodriguez were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Santiago and Calderon are facing charges of crimes against a deceased person. The outlet stated that they are all charged with assisting a street gang. 

The Pantelon family created a GoFundMe to raise money to help in the prosecution of the accused perpetrators. 

“He will be missed and didn’t deserve to suffer the way he did,” the page read. “We are asking the public for any information to help us get the justice he deserves.” 

During court proceedings, a prosecutor detailed the horrific ordeal. 

“The charges that have been outlined by the affiants speak for themselves. What the court cannot see is the horrific mutilation that this defendant caused on the victim’s body and the apparent joy that he and his codefendant who is up next derived from inflicting this brutality on this deceased victim whom the codefendants just an hour earlier savagely murdered,” a prosecutor said, according to Fox10. 

GOP Senator’s Son Reportedly Killed Officer in Chaotic Car Chase

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GOP Senator’s Son Reportedly Killed Officer in Chaotic Car Chase

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., announced on Wednesday that his 42-year-old son was involved in a police chase of a stolen vehicle that led to the killing of a law enforcement officer. 

The senator’s son, Ian Cramer, was en route to an emergency room with his mother, Kris Cramer, before taking off in the family’s SUV. He ultimately crashed the vehicle into an unoccupied police vehicle, resulting in the officer’s fatal injury. 

Ian Cramer reportedly suffers from mental disorders, including paranoia and hallucinations. The man insisted on going to his brother Ike. However, as detailed by Kevin Cramer, Ike passed away in 2018, prompting his mother to urgently take him to a hospital.

Upon their arrival, Ian Cramer gained control of the vehicle and drove off. Law enforcement tracked the vehicle via the mother’s cellphone and proceeded to chase him. 

Ian Cramer crashed the vehicle into a Mercer County Sheriff’s Office car, as reported by KFYTV. The vehicle was parked adjacent to the road and had its emergency lights flashing. 

Tragically, a police officer standing next to the vehicle was struck by Ian Cramer’s stolen SUV, resulting in the officer’s fatal injury. 

The Sheriff’s Office identified the deceased officer as Paul Martin, a 53-year-old veteran with 18 years of service. Martin leaves behind a wife and three children.

At the time of the accident, Ian Cramer fled on foot but was ultimately apprehended. He was taken to the Sakakwea Medical Center and then transferred to the McLean County Detention Center, KFYTV reported.

Ian Cramer was reportedly charged with manslaughter and fleeing an officer, one Associated Press reporter said on Twitter.

Kevin Cramer extended his condolences to Martin’s family in a heartfelt letter and stated he was traveling back to his home state. 

“We grieve especially for the family of the hero who tried to help Ian, and we pray for our gracious God to show up as He always does in tragedy,” he said. “We ask the public for prayers for the lost officer’s family and colleagues who serve us every day and are grateful for all they do for us.”

Judge Voids Rigged La. Election Where Dem. Won by 1 Vote

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Judge Voids Rigged La. Election Where Dem. Won by 1 Vote

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A Louisiana judge has overturned the result of a disputed sheriff’s election in Caddo Parish where questions swirled about voters filling out multiple ballots after the Democrat candidate appeared to win by a single vote in an election of more than 43,000 people.

Republican John Nickelson sued after a recount of 7,700 absentee ballots still found Democrat Henry Whitehorn ahead, despite the disclosure that several voters had doubled up.

Clerk of Court Mike Spence initially downplayed the double voting, despite the impact it may have had on the outcome.

“It’s a sad situation because it’s two people who didn’t understand what they were doing,” Spence said. “This wasn’t malicious.”

However, Judge E. Joseph Bleich ruled that Whitehorn’s victory was likely due to the proven illegal votes, thus voiding the results of the election, Slay News reported.

Bleich wrote that “it was proven beyond any doubt that there were at least 11 illegal votes cast and counted,” calling it “legally impossible” to determine a winner due to the fraud.

As a result, Bleich–a registered independent–ordered that a new election would have to be held.

In response, Whitehorn lashed out at Nickelson and announced that he will appeal the decision all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court of needed.

“I was always taught that the person with the most votes wins, even if that’s by a thousand votes or by one vote,” Whitehorn said. “But it seems as though the rules of the game are different depending on who the players are.”

He also claimed to have “won” the sheriff’s race, “not once but twice,” suggesting that Nickelson “conveniently chose to question the integrity of the election only after he lost.”

The lawsuit was initiated by Nickelson soon after the recount still determined that Whitehorn had won by one vote.

And yet parish officials only recounted absentee ballots because Louisiana’s in-person voter touchscreens do not have paper trails.

Ireland’s Free-Speech Crackdown a ‘Test Case’ for Global Thought-Control

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Ireland’s Free-Speech Crackdown a ‘Test Case’ for Global Thought-Control

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) Red-pilled ex-liberal journalist Michael Shellenberger posted a stark warning to his Substack blog, noting that recent legislation being rammed through in Ireland may be the harbinger of a global conspiracy to undercut free speech.

The so-called the Hate Speech Bill purports to protect Irish citizens from hate crimes; but in reality, Shellenberger argued, it will only serve to curtail free speech and allow the state to punish anyone who speaks out against open borders and diversity—issues that have become particularly contentious for the Irish, as they have throughout other parts of the Western world.

As written, it allows authorities to enter the homes of private citizens, search their electronic devices and arrest them for the content they read and post online. Those who refuse may be subject to incarceration for up to a year.

“It sounds like a Black Mirror episode,” Shellenberger said in the video, referencing Netflix’s well-known dystopian series, a sort of high-tech Twilight Zone.

“… But it’s not a Black Mirror episode,” he added. “It’s worse than that. It’s real life.”

Shellenberger speculated that the “intelligence, military, and security agencies around the world” are behind the push for censorship, but especially the American elites who have spent decades “grotesquely abusing their power in a mad bid to take control of the Internet.”

According to the journalist, two leading Irish attorneys noted that the bill would allow entire swaths of society to be punished.

“One of the key features of the Bill is the provision for offences [sic] by corporate bodies,” the attorneys said.

The same attorneys also claimed that the bill, if it passes as is, constitutes an agreement between large global corporations and the Irish bureaucracy to censor anti-immigration opinions.

“The current iteration of the Bill provides a defence [sic] for the corporate body to show that it took all reasonable steps and exercised due diligence to avoid the commission of the particular offence [sic],” they said.

Corporations will, as a result, be required to set up additional compliance offices so that they can censor the words and thoughts of their employees, customers and stakeholders more generally.

In the words of the attorneys, corporations will “need to have the appropriate processes and procedures in place.”

The bill was almost dead-in-the-water until the recent anti-immigration protests that swept the nation in the wake of yet another act of Muslim terrorism—this time at the hands of an Algerian immigrant who allegedly stabbed a woman and three children outside a Dublin primary school.

Shellenberger urged people to visit the website of his nonprofit organization, Environmental Progress, which is spearheading an effort to fight the Hate Speech Bill as part of a broader fight against what he terms the Censorship Industrial Complex.

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