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A newly declassified email from former Obama official Susan Rice conflicts with the statement her lawyer gave to Congress about that email in 2018. The email was sent by Rice to herself on the day of President Trump’s inauguration in order to document her notes about a meeting of Obama officials about incoming national security advisor Michael Flynn. The newly un-redacted portion of the email involves the warning from former FBI director James Comey that Flynn had an unusual number of interaction with a Russian ambassador. Director Comey affirmed that he is proceeding “by the book” as it relates to law enforcement. From a national security perspective, Comey said he does have some concerns that incoming NSA Flynn is speaking frequently with Russian Ambassador Kislyak. Comey said that could be an issue as it relates to sharing sensitive information.  President Obama asked if Comey was saying that the NSC should not pass sensitive infor...

CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins has been slammed for being a hypocrite after she demanded to know why President Trump wasn’t wearing a mask during an event in the Rose Garden on Friday, then was caught removing her own mask as soon as the cameras stopped rolling following the media briefing. During the event in the Rose Garden, President Trump and some other administration officials were not wearing  masks  while certain coronavirus task force members, like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, were wearing them,  Mediaite  reported. “ Mr. President, can you just clarify, why are some of you wearing a mask and why are some of you not wearing a mask? ” Collins asked. Trump replied, “ We’ve all been tested and we’re quite a distance away and we’re outdoors, so I told them, I gave them the option, they could wear it or not.” “ So you can blame it on me, but I gave them the option. We could wear it or not ,” he said. Af...

The World Health Organization (WHO) needs new leadership and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is the man for the job, at least according to Sen. Lindsey Graham, who says he has “ great respect ” for Gates and his work. “ What I want to see [is] a change of leadership because I think they conspired with China to downplay the nature of the virus, ” Graham, a member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said during an April appearance on ABC’s  The View . “ They reported all through January there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission. I’ve lost confidence. The money that’s being suspended will go to other people throughout the world to deal with health issues. “ (R-SC) Lindsey Graham endorses Bill Gates as New Leader of W.H.O. (World Health Organization) pic.twitter.com/1YXnCEyFHm — Sparky (@Sparky6461) May 14, 2020 “ The WHO has great scientists, but it’s lost confidence — I’ve lost confidence in the leadership. So a guy like Bill Gates — if...

President Trump has urged Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham to demand Barack Obama testify amid new revelations that the Obama administration “unmasked” Michael Flynn’s name in intelligence reports. “If I were a Senator or Congressman, the first person I would call to testify about the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR, is former President Obama,”  Trump tweeted.  “He knew EVERYTHING.” “Do it @LindseyGrahamSC, just do it,”  Trump urged.  “No more Mr. Nice Guy. No more talk!” If I were a Senator or Congressman, the first person I would call to testify about the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR, is former President Obama. He knew EVERYTHING. Do it @LindseyGrahamSC , just do it. No more Mr. Nice Guy. No more talk! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 14, 2020 The bombshell order from POTUS comes as Trump has repeatedly accused Obama o...