I’ll keep this brief since it really isn’t that complicated.
Democrats are complaining that former White House adviser Hope Hicks wouldn’t answer questions in a closed door meeting with the House Judiciary Committee. They say she’s under orders from White House counsel to not discuss her actions while working for the campaign or administration. They say executive privilege does not cover her. They are wrong.
Hicks cooperated with Robert Mueller’s investigation and is mentioned in his report several times. This was the right thing to do. But testifying before Congress on the internal workings of the White House or the Trump campaign are not the same thing. The DOJ, which conducted the Russian probe, is under the executive branch and therefore has authority to ask pertinent questions, even about the White House itself. Congress does not.
Some are claiming Congress has oversight over much of what the executive branch does and therefore needs to have answers. But that’s not true at all. What they’re fishing for is dirt on a political level since the Mueller investigation yielded zero fruit. This is why executive privilege applies to Hicks. The legislative branch cannot use their oversight responsibilities for the sake of political gain.
If there’s an issue with the actions of an agency, department, or the White House itself, then Congress should act as part of the checks and balances written into the Constitution. But the White House and the Trump campaign have been cleared of wrongdoing by the DOJ, so there is nothing for Congress to investigate. That doesn’t mean they can’t investigate; as Capitol Hill is wont to do, wasting time and taxpayer dollars is, unfortunately, an aspect of the latitude they’re given. But just because they choose to investigate doesn’t compel the executive branch to comply with their investigation.
Again, the case has already been investigated and settled.
They can (and will) claim this is all part of the larger impeachment investigation, which is why they’re able to get away with wasting time and money. But their powers of subpoena and ability to hold hearings cannot go unchecked. They can’t invoke these powers on a whim and expect complete compliance in every situation.
This is a situation where the burden of justification is placed solely on the Democrats’ desire to find something, anything they can use to eject President Trump from the White House, whether by impeachment or through the 2020 election.
At the end of the day, this really comes down to one thing: a smokescreen. They have to keep the pressure on the White House to stay relevant in the news cycle. Otherwise, people might hear about real problems in this country.
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One Sick Day Proves We Need More Voices in Truthful Media
On October 19, I was sick. It crossed my mind that I had finally gotten the ‘rona, but my wife’s cream of chicken soup and a few extra hours of sleep into mid-afternoon had be back up and running after a sleepless night before.
When I finally stumbled over to my computer in the evening, I was met with a deluge of concern from readers. They asked what had happened as only one article had been posted that day. Generally, we post between 10-20 daily between all of the sites, not included curated and aggregated content. Seeing that we’d only posted my super-early morning article before taking the rest of the day off had readers assuming the worst.
We have a wonderful and talented group of writers who volunteer their time for the sites and their readers. Sharing their amazing perspectives has always been a blessing to us because we cannot afford to hire anyone at this time. But having great writers is meaningless if we don’t have great editors, or at least one additional. My wife helps me read and edit stories from time to time, but I’m a one-man show when it comes to getting the stories posted.
Whenever I highlight our desperate need for donations, I note that we do not receive money from Google ads even though most in conservative media are beholden. I often ambiguously note that the money donated will help us grow. Today, I’m highlighting a specific need. We must get an editor to help take some of the load and to expand on our mission of spreading the truth to the world. One sick day proved that.
The great news is that there is no shortage of people who CAN help. I am emailed variations of resumes every week by people who are much smarter than I am. As much as I’d love to hire some of them, we simply cannot. That takes money and as blessed as we’ve been to receive donations and collect ad money (though not from Google or Facebook), we have still fallen short.
Those who have the means, PLEASE consider donating. We have the standard Giving Fuel option and people can donate through PayPal. We are also diving into what we believe is extremely disruptive technology at LetsGo.finance, the world’s first major donation portal for crypto. I’ll be talking a lot more about them in the near future. Those who prefer Bitcoin can send to my address here: 3A1ELVhGgrwrypwTJhPwnaTVGmuqyQrMB8
We can get the voices out there and we’re willing to shine a spotlight on new talent. We just need the resources to make it happen. If you can help, we would be extremely grateful.
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JD Rucker
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