Welcome to the RedState Weekly Briefing — where we take a quick look at the week’s most viewed stories in case you missed any of them. Sit down for a cup o’ coffee with this 21st Century Weekend Edition (online).
#1 – That ‘Flight’ Christopher Wray Told Senators He Had to ‘Catch’ Turns Into a Scandal — by Bonchie
Many things should be considered, not least the fact Wray clearly misled Congress about why he needed to go. The idea that a government-controlled FBI jet couldn’t wait an extra few minutes for Republicans to finish their questioning is ludicrous. Wray is nothing if he isn’t manipulative, though, and the way he played things while in the hearing was clearly meant to make it seem as if he were catching a commercial flight. That’s not a “lie,” I guess, but it is dang sure dishonest.
Then there are the questions around whether Wray’s flight was even legal. I can’t say as I’m no expert on that area of the law, but I’ve always been under the impression that government officials can’t use government aircraft for personal trips, with the only exception being the President of the United States. If Wray tries to claim that he needed to go to his favorite vacation spot on an FBI jet for “business,” that’s scandalous. He should at the minimum reimburse the government. Does he do that?
#2 – Trump Attorneys Spill the Beans on Issues With FBI Raid, Warrant — by Nick Arama
She confirmed that it was due to the Presidential Records Act, which the host indicated has never been prosecuted–one of the many reasons this “rationale” to seize documents from Trump’s home is ridiculous. They were also looking for classified documents, she said. “The irony of both…is it is the president [Trump]He decides what constitutes a presidential record. So, why they get to redefine that is unclear and why they get to search, why that’s even in a warrant, it doesn’t really make any sense,” she said. “The same thing with any potential classified information.”
This is absurd because of how different they treat Hillary Clinton. Her home was not raided and she was never pursued for her classified emails.
#3 – Details of What FBI Seized at Mar-a-Lago Make FBI Raid Look Downright Scandalous — by Bonchie
It only shows how outrageous the whole raid was. The justification is so paper-thin that it’s only logical to assume the FBI had other motives, and given the DOJ’s obvious coordination with the January 6th committee, wouldn’t that seem likely?
However, this is not the way that the Presidential Records Act was ever enforced. Even if FBI believed it had probable cause, it only took a call to a few plain-clothed officers and one telephone call. Instead of sending rifle-wielding officers in full armor to storm the home of an ex-president, it sent them to do so for dinner napkins.
#4 – After the FBI’s Trump Raid, Don’t Take the Bait — by Bonchie
Biden’s administration and most of the left want another January 6th minute before the mid-terms. They want it so much that they will go to any length to control reactions and feed their narrative. Why? They believe that it will save them from November’s certain destruction.
Further, the FBI specifically wants justification to fight its war on “domestic terrorism.” They want to crush you and anyone who thinks like you. All they need is some on the right to lash out to enact their plan, and they have the entirety of the country’s institutions, including the press, supporting them.
You can’t give them everything they need.
#5 – Glenn Greenwald Goes to Town on Why Dick and Liz Cheney Hate Trump so Much — by Nick Arama
Greenwald said that Trump expelled the “Bush-Cheney” ideology by denouncing them and he won, thereby changing the very nature of the Republican party. That’s why the Cheneys and the Bushes hate Trump, “petty dynastic vengeance,” Greenwald said. Cain notes how “principled” the left is when they align themselves with the neo-conservatives because the neo-conservatives are against Trump.
Things haven’t been the same since Trump showed you can unseat the establishment. That’s why he’s truly “evil” to these people on both sides of the aisle, it has nothing to do with Jan. 6. They hated him way before that, indeed, ever since he won and that’s why. He upset the plan, and demonstrated that it was possible to be overthrown. That’s why he has to be crushed so that no one will ever dare to do that again.
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