Clinton apparatchik and fake journalist George Stephanopoulos said on “ABC’s This Week,” “Of course, the attorney general of Manhattan has nothing to do with the Department of Justice.”  (07:45 on the mark) Mr. Trump’s attorney, Will Scharf, replied: “I vehemently disagree that the district attorney in New York was not politically motivated here, and I […] The post Stephanopoulos Claims the Weaponized Bragg Case Isn’t Political appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The WNBA has upgraded a foul on Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, who was knocked to the hardwood by Chicago Sky player Chennedy Carter during a game on Saturday. Footage of the incident has gone viral and drawn a great deal of controversy. A review of the away-from-the-ball common foul led to it being elevated to a flagrant 1 violation, the league told ESPN on Sunday, though Carter will not be fined or suspended for the infraction. According to WNBA rules, a flagrant 1 is assessed “if contact committed against a player, with or without the ball, is interpreted to be unnecessary.” Carter knocked Clark, who was the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft this year, to the floor in the third quarter. Carter then walked away as a Fever teammate walked over and helped Clark back up to her feet. Chennedy Carter fouls Caitlin Clark on the inbound. Away-from-play foul called. pic.twitter.com/LodLF5oKMF — Matthew Byrne (@MatthewByrne1) June 1, 2024 The shove and subsequent foul drew millions of views on social media, as well as criticism. “Okay, this IS HATING on Caitlin Clark,” former Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III said on X. “Face guarding, extremely aggressive play and the occasional hard foul can be describe as competitiveness,” he added. “Going out of your way to call her out of her name and body check her to the floor without the ball is HATING.” Christie Sides, who coaches the Fever, said in a post to X the initial away-from-the-ball common foul was “unacceptable.” During news conferences after the game, which the Fever won 71-70, players on both teams faced questions about the third-quarter shove. “It is what it is. It’s a physical game,” Clark said. The point guard added later that she is “at the point where you accept it and don’t retaliate … I’m trying not to let it bother me.” Sides noted that the Fever would be “sending” plays, including the shove, to the league for review and praised Clark for how she had responded to “getting hammered the way she does and to not get rewarded with free throws or, you know, just the foul calls.” The coach added, “She’s continued to fight through that. Appreciate that from her. Really, really proud of her for doing that.” Carter declined to discuss what transpired on the court with Clark. “I ain’t answering no Caitlin Clark questions,” she told a reporter. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Rookie Angel Reese, another player on the Sky who is known for taunting Clark when they played each other in college, appeared to jump up from the bench after the foul and applaud. At the end of the third quarter, Reese could be seen embracing Carter and smiling. Why do none of Caitlin Clark’s teammates ever do anything to stop this from happening??pic.twitter.com/j2BGddbdGX — Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) June 1, 2024 The WNBA separately announced on Sunday that Reese had been fined $1,000 for failing to make herself available to the media for interviews after the game. In addition, the WNBA said the Sky organization had been fined $5,000 for failing to ensure all players comply with the league’s media policies.

A group of Senate Republicans vowed to do what they can to stand in the way of President Joe Biden‘s priorities after the guilty verdict in Donald Trump‘s New York hush money trial, marking the first time a former U.S. president has been convicted of a crime. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) revealed on Friday that he and seven of his GOP colleagues — Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) — had signed onto a pledge. Vance and Rubio are reportedly in the mix to become Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Scott is campaigning to become the next leader of the Senate GOP, along with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-SD). “The White House has made a mockery of the rule of law and fundamentally altered our politics in un-American ways,” the pledge says. “As a Senate Republican conference, we are unwilling to aid and abet this White House in its project to tear this country apart.” The pledge continues, “To that end, we will not 1) allow any increase to non-security related funding for this administration, or any appropriations bill which funds partisan lawfare; 2) vote to confirm this administration’s political and judicial appointees; and 3) allow expedited consideration and passage of Democrat legislation or authorities that are not directly relevant to the safety of the American people.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Later that day, Lee announced that the list of GOP senators who joined the pledge had grown. Two other members—Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ron Johnson (R-WI)—added their signatures, giving the group nearly one-fifth representation in the Republican caucus of the upper chamber. Despite the increase in numbers, a fraction of the minority party is limited in what they can do alone to stop Democrat leadership from making forward progress. A jury returned a guilty verdict against Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up payments in a bid to conceal a tryst with adult film star Stormy Daniels as part of a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election. Trump, who denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to the charges, said he would be “appealing this scam.” Sentencing is scheduled for July 11. “Strongly worded statements are not enough,” Lee said on X. “Those who turned our judicial system into a political cudgel must be held accountable. We are no longer cooperating with any Democrat legislative priorities or nominations, and we invite all concerned Senators to join our stand.” RELATED: Trump Shrugs Off Possible Jail Sentence After ‘Scam’ Trial, Won’t ‘Beg’ For Leniency

Former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara said over the weekend that President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is in serious trouble in his federal trial that starts this week over alleged gun crimes. Bharara, a Democrat who served in the Southern District of New York during the Obama era, made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’s “Face The Nation” with host Margaret Brennan. “Tomorrow, in another unusual situation our country is in, the Biden Justice Department will begin a trial in Delaware against the president’s son, where Hunter faces three felony gun possession charges, maximum 25 years prison,” Brennan said. “How much hot water is he in here?” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Bharara responded, “He’s in substantial hot water because he’s been charged federally,” noting that the case was very serious given that “you have the son of the sitting president of the United States of America going to trial at the hands of his own Justice Department.” WATCH: Days after the verdict against Donald Trump, President Biden’s son Hunter is this week set to face trial for federal felony gun possession charges.@PreetBharara says Hunter Biden is “in substantial hot water” in the case but adds: “Can anyone listening to this broadcast… pic.twitter.com/TTABqXgPw8 — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 2, 2024

Anthony Fauci, the former chief medical advisor to the president, could not recall a scientific study supporting the masking of children prior to the widespread masking of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and was influential in the U.S. response to COVID-19, first advising former president Donald Trump, then President Joe Biden. Republicans have grown increasingly critical of Fauci for misleading the American people over the risks of COVID-19 and other issues. The former top health official testified on the U.S. response to COVID-19 in a closed-door meeting with members of the select subcommittee on the COVID-19 pandemic in January. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability, which oversees the subcommittee’s work, released transcripts of Fauci’s testimony on Friday. Fauci is expected to return to Capitol Hill on Monday to testify publicly in front of Congress. During the closed-door testimony in January, Republicans asked Fauci about the scientific support for masking children before masking policies were adopted widely during the pandemic. Fauci, though he hedged his answer, failed to provide a specific example of a study he viewed supporting child masking. He suggested that he may not have looked at any data at all. “Do you recall reviewing any studies or data supporting masking for children?” GOP counsel asked, according to the transcript. Fauci responded, “You know, I might have, Mitch, but I don’t recall specifically that I did. I might have.” The counsel then pointed to studies and data from the pandemic that suggest masking harmed child development and education. “There’s been a lot of studies that have come out since the pandemic started, but specifically on this there have been significant on, kind of like the learning loss and speech and development issues that have been associated with particularly young children wearing masks while they’re growing up. They can’t see their teacher talk and can’t learn how to form words. Have you followed any of those studies?” the counsel asked. “No,” Fauci answered. He went on to say he believes the scientific data on child masking is still mixed. “I believe that there are a lot of conflicting studies too, that there are those that say, yes, there is an impact, and there are those that say there’s not. I still think that’s up in the air,” he said. “I mean, I’m very sensitive to children. I have children and I have grandchildren. So, I don’t want to have anything that would do to harm them [sic]. But I think that there was a conflicting discussion about the negative impact on speech and formation of the bones of the face, and that I think was debunked pretty easily.”

Two therapy dogs are becoming famous for the joy they bring to young patients at the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Nacho and Corrin, the first two dogs with the hospital’s new Facility Dog Program, have been helping raise the spirits of kids who are struggling with treatments and recovery. Nacho recently paid a visit to a little boy named Mason, and they two became fast friends. In a special series called “Mic’d up with Corrin and Nacho,” the four-legged healers hang out with patients while a microphone captures the conversations. Nacho and Mason hosted the first episode. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stead Family Children’s Hospital Facility Dogs (@uichildrens_facilitydogs) While the two hung out, they played games and talked about cars and other pets. They also shared a pair of awesome star sunglasses. During the entire visit, the sweet pooch lay in Mason’s bed and offered endless snuggles while the little boy chattered away. Nacho And Corrin Spent Over A Year Learning How To Be Children’s Hospital Therapy Dogs Nacho and Corrin are often on-site to encourage kids to walk and even teach them how to take medications, according to a press release. They also help ease anxiety and fear and offer endless emotional support. “Our new facility dogs are very important members of the health care team.”Racheal Niensteadt, CCLS, Manager of the Child Life Specialist Program at UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, said.  “Together with their handlers, Corrin and Nacho will help children achieve specific clinical goals through animal-assisted interventions. We are very excited to offer this transformative care to pediatric patients and their families at our hospital.”  To become therapy dogs, handler Emily Bradley said Nacho and Corrin went through a “bond-based instruction program through a nonprofit called Canine Assistants.” They joined the program when they were only a few weeks old and spent more than a year learning the ropes. Bonding with their handlers and the children doesn’t just benefit the patients and their families either. It’s also great for the dogs. Because of their relationships with humans, they’re “happier” pups. “The idea is that because we’re asking these dogs to help our patients lead happier lives, the dogs themselves deserve to be happy,” says Aly Humphrey, MS, CCLS, CTRS, handler for Corrin. “It’s a relationship that benefits all of us.”   You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Mic Catches Sweetest, Most Wholesome Conversation Between Therapy Dog & Children’s Hospital Patient appeared first on InspireMore.

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As we've noted for months, the Democrat-allied media energetically present Trump's prosecutors as nonpartisans enforcing a "rule of law." They couldn't possibly be prosecuting Trump to advance their career among Democrats.  Just about five hours after the guilty verdicts were announced on Thursday, Politico published "Will Trump’s guilty verdict hurt him?" by Adam Wren and Lisa Kashinsky. About halfway into the story is a section that can be best described as blatant Alvin Bragg adulation, "Alvin Bragg sealed his place in Democratic lore," in which the authors conceded that their beloved Bragg ran on a "Get Trump" platform thus revealing that his case was extremely political, especially since it was delayed to serve as election interference. When he walked into the courtroom at 100 Centre Street on Thursday, showing his face there for the first time, the first-term top prosecutor in Manhattan had not talked about the case for months. “I only talk about that matter in court filings and in the court. That’s what we do,” Bragg told POLITICO before the trial began. But Bragg had campaigned on the promise to take on Trump. That was enough to win a competitive primary three years ago, before he took criticism from some fellow Democrats — and a former prosecutor, for his handling of probes into Trump. His vindication came on Thursday, with Bragg becoming the first-ever prosecutor to take on a former president, and likely cementing his status as a Democratic folk hero. Bragg, who is Black, has been called by Trump “a degenerate psychopath that truely [sic] hates the USA!” and an “animal.” Wow! "...Bragg had campaigned on the promise to take on Trump. That was enough to win a competitive primary three years ago..." Thank you for that amazing admission that most of the rest of us already knew about Bragg. Here is more of Politico's Bragg adulation in which they predict a bright POLITICAL future for him. Mayor Bragg? Governor Bragg? Now, Bragg can write his own political ticket, having won his case on all 34 counts. At a press conference following the verdict, Bragg struck the pose of a steely, above-the-fray prosecutor. Of course no mention by Politico of the man who did the big heavy lifting in the case, Matthew Colangelo formerly the #3 person at the Biden DOJ, who provided the prosecution's opening statement at the trial. Don't be too surprised if Trump's attorneys enter Politico's admission about Bragg into their evidence file when they appeal the case by citing Politico to prove that Bragg acted in an utterly political matter in taking up the Trump case. In fact he ran for office based on going after Trump which Politico has admitted, now that the Democrat mission is accomplished.