This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliteratetheir own understanding of their history.” George Orwell Aug. 19-25, 2024 August 19 1791 – Benjamin Banneker, born a free black in Maryland, publishes his first almanac. He published the Farmer’s Almanac from 1792 to 1797. He was […] The post This Week in History: Aug. 19-25, 2024 appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A months-long Republican-led investigation into President Joe Biden’s influence on his family’s business dealings found that the president “engaged in impeachable conduct,” “abused his office,” and “defrauded the United States to enrich his family,” a 292-page Congressional report alleged. The report, which was released Monday and prepared by the House Oversight Committee, House Judiciary Committee, and House Ways and Means Committee, said there is “overwhelming evidence” that Biden took part in his family’s foreign business dealings by using his public office “to enrich his family.” The report further alleged that the Biden family and its associates were paid more than $27 million by foreign individuals or entities since 2014, Fox News reported. “As Vice President, President Biden actively participated in his conspiracy by, among other things, attending dinners with his family’s foreign business partners and speaking to them by phone, often when being placed on speakerphone by Hunter Biden,” the report states. It adds, “Foreign money was transmitted to the Biden family through complicated financial transactions. The Biden family laundered funds through intermediate entities and broke up large transactions into numerous smaller transactions.” House Republicans state in their report that in 2014, then-Vice President Biden attended a dinner with Russian oligarch Yelena Baturina. Following the dinner, Baturina wired $3.5 million to Hunter Biden’s firm, Rosemont Seneca Thornton. Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. As revealed by records on Hunter Biden’s laptop — which was deemed “Russian disinformation” by 51 current and former intelligence officers in 2020 — Biden also met with Hunter’s business associates from Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan while he was vice president in 2015. “Several witnesses testified that Hunter Biden invoked his father in business dealings with Romanian, Chinese, Kazakhstani, and Ukrainian companies, resulting in millions of dollars flowing to the Biden family,” the report states, adding, “President Biden’s participation in this conspiracy to enrich his family constitutes as impeachable conduct. By monetizing the Vice Presidency for his family’s benefit, he abused his office of public trust, placing the welfare of his family ahead of the welfare of the United States.” Earlier this year, Hunter Biden confirmed during a deposition to lawmakers on Capitol Hill that his father was the “big guy” in a text message regarding a 10% stake in a 2017 deal with CEFC China Energy. Hunter’s business associate James Gilliar texted, “held by H for the big guy.” Hunter claimed his father was not aware of the deal. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI “Remember, again, is that Joe Biden, for the first time in 48 years, is not an elected official and is not seeking office,” Hunter said. “And so James is probably, like, wow, wouldn’t be great if a former vice president could be in our business together?” In their report, Republicans argued that “not one of these transactions would have occurred, but for Joe Biden’s official position in the United States government.” “This pattern of conduct ensured his family – who provided no legitimate services – lived a lavish lifestyle,” the report continues. “The evidence uncovered in the Committees’ impeachment inquiry reflects a family selling the ‘Biden brand’ around the world with President Biden – the ‘big guy’ – swooping in to seal the deal on speaker phones or in private dinners. It shows a concerted effort to conceal President Biden’s involvement in the family’s influence peddling scheme.”

Federal law enforcement arrested Democrat Washington, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. over the weekend in an upscale part of the city. The Washington Post reported that nearly a dozen FBI agents were spotted at a luxury apartment complex in Navy Yard — where rents for studio units start at more than $2,000 a month — carrying battering rams used to break down doors. There was no information available about the charges that he was arrested on, but a judge is expected to unseal the indictment at his arraignment in court on Monday. The two-term Democrat who represents Ward 8 in Southeast Washington was on track to win a third term, The Post reported. Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. His arrest reportedly came as a shock to those around him, including other city council members and even his own lawyer. DC Councilman @trayonwhite has been arrested by federal authorities according sources @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/jDhAY3ys64 — Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) August 18, 2024 While no information is available about his charges, The Post noted that problems started to emerge during his primary race this summer when information emerged about campaign finance issues from his previous two campaigns. “Earlier this year, the office fined White $40,000, writing that the committees for his 2022 mayoral campaign and 2020 reelection campaign had, at various points, failed to provide requested documentation to correct discrepancies involving thousands of dollars of reported expenditures and contributions,” the report said. “That included $58,000 from his mayoral campaign that the campaign finance office said was not properly accounted for.” White garnered national attention in 2018 when he said in a social media post that Jewish bankers control the weather around the world so that they can gain control of cities. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI “Man, it just started snowing out of nowhere this morning, man,” White said. “Y’all better pay attention to this climate control, man, this climate manipulation.” “And D.C. keep talking about, ‘We a resilient city,’” White continued. “And that’s a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities, man. Be careful.” Democrat D.C. councilman Trayon White Sr. blames the Jews for the snow D.C. last week, claims it’s a conspiracy for them to take over cities. He says it’s “a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities.” pic.twitter.com/IMwNGZhpmg — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 19, 2018

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A viral video shared on X claims conservative commentator Candace Owens is starring in purported “indoctrination videos” created by Hillsdale College. Candace Owens stars in @Hillsdale’s indoctrination videos Republicans are paying them to show in public schools ? https://t.co/JsGmQnrnbh — Rachel Bitecofer ?????? (@RachelBitecofer) August 15, 2024 Verdict: False The claim is false. The clip […]