Larry Kudlow asked Sen. Rand Paul for his opinion of the $95 billion war bill that does not secure US borders. “I would say it’s criminal neglect for Mitch McConnell‚ Chuck Schumer‚ and Joe Biden to get together to send $100 billion overseas to fix someone else’s border before addressing our border. “We have an […] The post Sen. Paul Calls Out the Criminal Conduct of McConnell‚ Schumer‚ Biden appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

In addition to Bidenflation and a DOJ report calling Joe Biden an elderly criminal with a bad memory‚ Tony Bobulinksi is expected to testify behind closed doors. The former Hunter business partner will say that he has “direct personal experience” that Joe Biden was “the Brand” being “sold by the Biden family.” Fox News Digital […] The post Mr. Bobulinski to Testify to Joe Biden’s RICO &; FARA Violations appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Tony Bobulinski‚ a decorated military officer and former business partner of Hunter Biden who has produced emails suggesting that Joe Biden was the “big guy” entitled to 10%‚ told the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees on Tuesday that he was never approached by federal law enforcement for evidence. Bobulinski’s opening remarks to the committees interviewing him as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden included the fact that he has never been asked to give evidence against the Bidens by federal law enforcement‚ despite his possession of reams of first-hand communications. “United States law enforcement appears to have been singularly unwilling to speak with me or to hear the facts we will be discussing today‚” said Bobulinski‚ who holds a security clearance and a bipartisan background. “I have never been contacted to provide testimony nor asked to speak with anyone connected with Joe Biden’s administration‚ including his Department of Justice‚ the Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ the Internal Revenue Service‚ or local law enforcement.” “That includes U.S. Attorney David Weiss for the District of Delaware or any of the several grand juries I now know were convened after my name became publicly known‚” he said in opening remarks that he released concurrent with his closed-door interview. Bobulinski said that in October 2020 he walked in to the FBI’s Washington Field Office “with several phones containing years of encrypted communications between me and numerous members of the Biden family” and spoke to agents there‚ but it “was never followed up upon.” Weiss‚ the Delaware prosecutor‚ did not immediately return a question from The Daily Wire about why he did not interview Bobulinski. Weiss was originally planning a lenient plea deal for Hunter Biden’s tax and gun issues‚ before whistleblowers leaked information suggesting he was going soft on the president’s son‚ and Weiss scrapped the deal. (Hunter’s attorneys used Joe Biden to their benefit in the criminal case‚ threatening to call him as a witness and spur a “constitutional crisis.”) Other more serious potential crimes by the First Son saw the statute of limitations run out as law enforcement did little. Bobulinski said he personally met with Joe Biden multiple times to discuss “broad contours of our business dealings‚” despite Biden claiming he was not involved in and never discussed Hunter’s business ventures. “The American people will finally hear the facts and evidence that I have been trying to outline for over four years‚ all backed up and supported by emails‚ texts‚ documents‚ records‚ pictures‚ and other evidence. The facts we are going to discuss today are important for America’s national security‚” Bobulinski said in his opening statement.  “For over six years‚ I was an officer in the United States Navy’s elite Naval Nuclear Power Training Command as a decorated Master Training Specialist Instructor. I later served as the Command’s Chief Technology Officer‚ where I held a Q security clearance from the Department of Energy and from the National Security Agency. When I left NNPTC‚ I was the number-one-ranked Direct Input Officer (DIO) in the entire command in my final Navy Fitness Report‚” he said.  Bobulinsky said he has donated money to Democrats‚ including Oversight Committee member Rho Khanna‚ only to have Democrats accuse him of pushing “Russian disinformation” and being a Republican operative when the facts that he saw personally were not helpful to Joe Biden.  “Joe Biden’s immediate family members were enriched to the tune of tens of millions of dollars from some of our most dangerous adversaries‚ including the Chinese Communist Party and players from Russia‚ Ukraine‚ Romania‚ Kazakhstan and other foreign nations and entities‚” he said. “From my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn‚ it is clear to me that Joe Biden was ‘the Brand’ being sold by the Biden family. His family’s foreign influence peddling operation – from China to Ukraine and elsewhere – sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family’s business; he was an enabler‚” he said. “The Chinese Communist Party through its surrogate‚ China Energy Company Limited‚ or ‘CEFC’ – a CCP-linked Chinese energy conglomerate – successfully sought to infiltrate and compromise Joe Biden and the Obama-Biden White House. This process started in the Fourth Quarter of 2015 and continued through when Joe Biden left office in January 2017 to March of 2018 when CEFC Chairman Ye was detained for corruption in China‚ never to be seen again. Note that on October 21‚ 2015‚ Joe Biden announced that he would not seek the Presidency in 2016. It is not a coincidence that CEFC’s aggressive approach to the Biden family happened around the same time‚” he said‚ adding that Joe Biden was aware of the CEFC transaction.   Bobulinski said that Hunter and Joe Biden’s brother James Biden “defrauded” him in order to maximize theoir own take in a deal involving Russia‚ China‚ and Qatar‚ and that Joe Biden served as an “enforcement” role.  Last month‚ another Hunter Biden business partner‚ Rob Walker‚ sat for a similar interview with the congressional committees‚ revealing that he received $3 million from Chinese energy firm CEFC around the time then-Vice President Joe Biden met with CEFC brass. Walker then steered $1 million of the money to Biden family members.  Walker also explained how a Romanian oligarch‚ Gabriel Popoviciu‚ paid the business partners $3 million. Popuviciu faced corruption charges in Romania‚ while Joe Biden worked on anti-corruption work in Romania as part of his vice president portfolio. Related: Hunter Biden Had Tentacles In Dark Corners Of the World Far Beyond China‚ Ukraine

Tony Bobulinski‚ a former business associate of first son Hunter Biden‚ told congressional investigators on Tuesday that President Joe Biden was an “enabler” of his family members’ foreign dealings that granted sway over the U.S. government. Two House committees received testimony from Bobulinski‚ a Navy veteran who came forward with evidence about alleged Biden family corruption just two weeks before the 2020 presidential election‚ as one of many witnesses in an ongoing impeachment investigation. The Biden family’s “foreign influence peddling operation – from China to Ukraine and elsewhere – sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government‚” Bobulinski said in his opening statement. “Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family’s business; he was an enabler‚ despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability‚” he added. Bobulinski also said‚ “The only reason any of these international business transactions took place – with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family – was because Joe Biden was in high office. The Biden family business was Joe Biden‚ period.” In his opening statement‚ Bobulinski detailed other foreign business dealings that allegedly involved the Biden family‚ and he said he met Joe Biden in 2017 to discuss deals‚ claimed he was defrauded by the Biden family‚ and suggested that law enforcement has been “singularly unwilling” to speak with him. As Bobulinski’s appearance before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees behind closed doors broke for lunch‚ lawmakers on both sides of the aisle shared diverging opinions about his testimony and level of credibility. “Bobulinski seems to be the one man Democrats are most afraid of‚” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said in a post to X. “Yelling and sputtering politically charged questions yet having no concern about the President of the United States and his son’s business deals with the CCP‚ Democrats are already trying to create their cover up and narrative on the deposition. After the facts given‚ it will be a desperate attempt at lying again for the Biden’s.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Around the same time‚ Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) posted to X‚ “I’m two hours into Tony Bobulinski’s unhinged and uncredible testimony in this impeachment scam. He has produced zero evidence linking President Biden to any business deals. Zero.” He added‚ “This is the same person who attended the second presidential debate in 2020 and spoke at a Trump campaign press conference. When I asked him who got him into the debate he said he didn’t know. LOL what a joke.” House lawmakers are expected to have a deposition with Hunter Biden‚ who is facing tax and drug-related charges stemming from a federal inquiry‚ later this month for the impeachment inquiry into his father after months of clashing with the first son over making an appearance. The Bidens and the White House have broadly denied wrongdoing.

Usher and longtime girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea reportedly tied the knot Sunday in Las Vegas after his Super Bowl LVIII Halftime performance at Allegiant Stadium. The 45-year-old singer — born Usher Raymond IV — and Goicoechea exchanged wedding vows at an outdoor wedding chapel with his mom Jonetta Patton in attendance as a witness‚ according to a marriage certificate obtained by People Magazine. “We can confirm that Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea took the next step in their relationship and did get married on Sunday night in Las Vegas surrounded by close friends and family‚” a rep for the singer told the outlet. “They both look forward to continuing to raise their children together surrounded by love and thank everyone for the well wishes‚” the statement added. Usher is a married man! The “Yeah!” singer had a big day on Super Bowl Sunday. In addition to performing the halftime show‚ he also tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend‚ Jenn Goicoechea. https://t.co/8ZtggDXQn0 — TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 13‚ 2024 Following the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime victory against the San Francisco 49ers‚ the singer and Goicoechea were spotted out together in Vegas‚ with the singer reportedly sporting a gold band on his left ring finger‚ People noted. The superstar singer and his girlfriend obtained a marriage certificate earlier in the week‚ according to Clark County court documents‚ The Hollywood Reporter reported. However‚ the reported newlyweds have reportedly yet to file a marriage license‚ the outlet noted. Usher and Goicoechea have been dating since 2018 and have welcomed two children together‚ a daughter Sovereign Bo‚ 3‚ and son Sire Castrello‚ 2‚ THR noted. Ahead of Usher’s halftime performance‚ the singer spoke to People about his relationship with Goicoechea. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Listen‚ when you find someone that you know is a great partner‚ of course it is an honor and a pleasure to be able to share life with someone who wants to share it with you and loves you‚ who you are‚” Usher said. “We’ve obviously made a commitment to life for life together because of our children‚” he added. “It wouldn’t be odd for us to get married. We already did here. You know what I’m saying?” “And we’re going to be in each other’s lives until we die‚ obviously‚ because we have something to share‚” Usher continued. “That’s beautiful. Our children. But not because of that. I really do feel like I have an amazing partner that I respect. We have an amazing dynamic between our relationship where I’m able to be passionate still about what I do and have an incredible partner to work through some of the harder times as a young man dealing with children.” The marriage would mark Usher’s second one‚ after previously being married to fashion designer Tameka Foster‚ with whom he shares two sons.

Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki suggested that perhaps an investigation into special counsel Robert Hur was warranted following his report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified materials. Psaki‚ now an MSNBC host‚ put the question to Biden’s personal attorney Bob Bauer after Hur released his report — in which he concluded that Biden did willfully take and retain classified documents without authorization but should not be charged‚ adding that significant lapses in memory would likely lead a jury to believe he was simply getting old and forgetful. The former White House official responded to Bauer’s initial assessment — namely that Hur’s investigation had been too broad and too far-reaching — by asking whether the special counsel should be investigated for over-stepping. “You know‚ one of the points that you’ve made and other legal minds have said about this report is that it kind of goes‚ of course‚ outside of the scope of norms. It goes — his reporting and who he talked to went outside of what would be normal‚ even for a special counsel‚” she began. “Do you think that should be investigated or looked into? Because the judicial system‚ the judiciary is kind of not a positive view necessarily by the American public at this point.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Well‚ in the role that I have‚ all I can do is point it out‚ which is you had an investigation that ran for 15 months‚ which could have been concluded in just a few months. There was never any questions the president had not engaged in criminal wrongdoing. He was the self-reporting party here. He had turned the documents over upon discovery‚ cooperated in every respect‚” Bauer asserted — in spite of the report’s conclusion that Biden had‚ in fact‚ acted outside the law with regard to the classified documents. "The special counsel is bound by the norms &; policies of the department‚ like any other prosecutor… He is to comply with those norms and policies. And he didn't." President Biden's personal attorney Bob Bauer reacts to Hur report pic.twitter.com/xdMAHwMXj3 — Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) February 13‚ 2024 “And yet somehow in this report‚ the special counsel felt compelled to engage in this irrelevant‚ unfounded‚ and often pejorative commentary. And I think it’s clear that that commentary is inconsistent with department norms‚” Bauer continued‚ suggesting that comments about Biden’s memory lapses were designed to be hurtful rather than to provide a reasonable explanation for not moving forward with prosecution.

To say it’s been an extremely rough 12 months for trans activists in the state of Iowa would be an understatement. Last March‚ the governor of Iowa signed legislation banning doctors from giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors. The law also outlawed the genital mutilation of children. There was nothing particularly unusual about this bill. It resembled legislation that had already been passed in Tennessee‚ Mississippi‚ Utah‚ South Dakota‚ Arizona‚ Arkansas‚ Alabama‚ and several other states. But trans activists in Iowa thought of a somewhat unique way to protest the ban. For reasons that still aren’t entirely clear‚ they held an impromptu freak show in a park‚ in which they demanded to be taken seriously. And naturally‚ they received sympathetic coverage from local news stations. Here’s what it looked like: This demonstration was apparently intended to convey the credibility and legitimacy of these trans activists. They want you to know that they’re definitely not self-obsessed narcissists. And to prove it‚ they’ll dress up in Halloween costumes and prance around in public. And of course‚ they’ll repeat the argument that so-called “trans kids” are just trying to live their lives by taking hormones and puberty blockers‚ as if children can consent to permanent sterilization and early-onset bone disease. It’s laughable and evil at the same time‚ and needless to say‚ it convinced no one. Iowa’s law banning child castration was signed by the governor shortly afterwards. So this year‚ Iowa’s trans community was back with a new strategy. This time‚ in response to new bills making their way through the Iowa legislature‚ trans activists decided to commit what can only be described as an act of flagrant insurrection against the United States of America. The display was not contained to the park this time‚ although as you’ll see‚ they did that too. This is footage from the past week in Iowa’s capitol. Watch: Needless to say‚ everyone involved should be arrested as insurrectionists and sent to prison for 15 years. That’s the precedent that has been set‚ and it should be applied equally. As you heard from the guy with the colored hair‚ “We shut it down today‚ but they’re going to try to bring this back when we’re not looking.” That’s a reference to a bill that would have classified gender dysphoria as a disability. The Iowa House rejected that legislation after the mob showed up and occupied the statehouse‚ which is apparently acceptable when trans activists do it. But as the walking anime character predicted‚ there would indeed be more legislation coming that these activists wouldn’t like. And in response‚ they once again occupied the capitol. This latest bill that we’re told will inevitably lead to the genocide of trans activists is actually pretty straightforward. For one thing‚ it would provide a clear definition for “man” and “woman.” Specifically‚ the bill would define a “female” as “a person whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova.” And it would define “male” as someone “whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.”  WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show One thing you’ll notice about those definitions is that they aren’t circular. They also aren’t subjective — which is to say‚ they’re actual definitions‚ unlike anything trans activists are capable of producing. Leftists who use the word “nuance” all the time but wouldn’t know nuance if it smacked them over the head have tried to quibble with the definitions by pointing out‚ as they always do‚ that some small number of males and small number of females have dysfunctional reproductive systems. This obviously doesn’t undermine the definition of the terms‚ and in any event‚ the definition in the law says that the male’s “reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female‚” and that the female’s reproductive system is developed to produce the ova.” That doesn’t mean this system plays out perfectly in every case‚ with every person. It just means that the systems develop to that end. So the definition works very well. But the bill does run into some major problems as it goes along. They’re not the problems that trans activists are complaining about‚ though. So first I’ll present their argument‚ which as usual‚ isn’t really an argument at all.  According to the opponents of this bill‚ the legislation would:  … require special gender markers for transgender people on birth certificates‚ measures that were compared to ‘pink triangles’ once used to identify LGBTQ+ people by Nazis in the 1940s. That’s according to a trans activist writing in The Guardian. Apparently these special gender markers “were compared” to something the Nazis did‚ and this comparison was made by some unnamed entity or individual. And we’re supposed to be very alarmed by this‚ even though it’s now obvious to everyone that transgender activists are incapable of making reasoned‚ calm points about anything. They have to compare everything they don’t like to Hitler‚ at every possible opportunity. So now they’re implying that people identifying as transgender are going to be hunted down in Iowa based on their birth certificates or other documentation. This article was written by trans activist Erin Reed. So‚ by his logic‚ if I compare Erin Reed to serial killer John Wayne Gacy — whether the comparison makes sense or not — then the rest of you‚ when referring to Erin Reed‚ can say‚ “Erin Reed‚ who has been compared to serial killer John Wayne Gacy.” That’s the way it works now. I don’t make the rules‚ but I will have fun exploiting them.  If you read the actual text of the bill‚ here’s what you’ll find. The bill defines the word “sex” to mean‚ “a person’s biological sex‚ either male or female‚ at birth.” Right away‚ you’ll notice that’s a circular definition‚ which isn’t a great sign. Things get worse as the bill goes on to state: The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in the state‚ when the state registrar receives … a notarized affidavit by a licensed physician and surgeon … stating that by reason of surgery or other treatment‚ the sex designation of the person has been changed. At that point‚ the new birth certificate will include: …a designation of the sex of the person‚ as male or female‚ both at the time of birth and at the time the new certificate of birth is established. This is incoherent. It’s actually nonsense. Someone’s “sex” cannot be changed. It is not “assigned” at birth. A notarized affidavit from a physician is incapable of changing someone’s sex or “sex designation‚” no matter how many body parts that physician cuts off. What Iowa should be doing is requiring that people’s birth certificates accurately state their sex. That’s it. Once you buy into the lie that sex can be changed‚ then you’ve given trans activists 95% of what they want. They may be too hysterical to realize it‚ but that’s what you’re doing. The only solution is to embrace reality and ban people from changing their “sex” or their “gender” entirely‚ because these are things that cannot be changed. This is what Florida did a couple of weeks ago. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced that residents can no longer change their gender from “male” to “female‚” whether they have a letter from a medical provider or not. This is obviously the right approach. And predictably‚ it led trans activists to melt down in their typical melodramatic fashion. As we saw yesterday‚ they staged this “die-in” at the DMV‚ because of course‚ if you can’t change your gender on your driver’s license‚ then you’re as good as dead. Watch: This is also an illegal demonstration‚ by the way. They’re blocking access to the Florida DMV. Now you might say that they’re mostly silent and peaceful‚ but that didn’t stop the DOJ from sending SWAT teams to the homes of pro-life activists when they were silent and peaceful outside of abortion clinics. Those activists are now facing a decade in prison. The only punishment these trans activists received‚ by contrast‚ is mockery on the internet because of how completely detached they are from reality. Never in history has a group reacted so hysterically to laws this benign and common sense. And never have they been more coddled. This approach — coddling these people — creates a lot more problems than it solves. The Iowa bill is the perfect example of that. It doesn’t just concede that sex can be changed. It also gets bogged down in confusing and unnecessary explanations‚ instead of laying down simple and straightforward rules to deal with this nonsense. For example‚ the bill states that “the term ‘equal’ does not mean ‘same’ or ‘identical.'” But the bill doesn’t actually define what “equal” means‚ if not “same” or “identical.” The bill also states‚ “separate accommodations are not inherently unequal.” That’s true‚ depending on the context‚ but no one is going to read that line and not think of “Plessy v. Ferguson” and racial segregation. All you need to do is say men can’t use women’s bathrooms and locker rooms‚ and women can’t use men’s bathrooms and locker rooms. It’s not that complicated. But the bill leaves itself open to attack here‚ apparently in an effort to explain things to trans activists that don’t need to be explained. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP Here’s the thing: the claims made by trans activists are so fundamentally false and ridiculous that any attempt to meet them on their turf‚ any ground given to them‚ even just an inch‚ will end up with you getting lost in a web of incoherence. All you can do is lay things out very simply‚ according to the basic biological truth‚ and leave it at that. These people cannot be defeated with half-measures. Any form of compromise only emboldens them further. They see weakness and they exploit it. That’s why the Iowa bill doesn’t go far enough. Trans activists who want to deny reality should not receive any kind of endorsement of the state. They are not entitled to some third category of gender‚ nor should we create “separate but equal” systems on their behalf — nor is there any political reason to afford them any of these concessions. Trans activists‚ as a group‚ have never been weaker‚ more exposed and less organized. After years of completely dominating the conversation by shrieking as loudly as they can‚ now they’re on the defensive. If we want to end this conversation forever — a conversation we never should have had — then the solution is not to humor them anymore. This movement deserves nothing but our scorn and contempt and absolute‚ uncompromising rejection. When that’s all they get from us‚ then no‚ “trans people” won’t die. But their ideology will.

New footage emerged this week of the moment a private jet attempted to land on an interstate in Florida after experiencing catastrophic engine failure and ended up crashing and bursting into flames. Of the five people on the plane‚ two were killed and three survived when the Bombardier Challenger 600 jet crashed on I-75 near Naples‚ Florida‚ around 3:15 p.m. local time on Friday. The moment the crash happened was captured on dashcam footage from a vehicle traveling in the lanes where the plane attempted to land. WATCH: WATCH: New video shows Friday's plane crash on I-75 in Naples‚ Florida pic.twitter.com/M8EvNtgcxv — BNO News (@BNONews) February 12‚ 2024 Those killed included Capt. Edward Daniel Murphy‚ 50‚ and co-pilot Frederick Hoffman‚ 65‚ according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. Those who survived included crew member Sydney Ann Bosmans‚ 23‚ and passengers Aaron Baker‚ 35‚ and Audra Green‚ 23. CNN reported that tracking data showed that the plane took off from Ohio State University Airport early Friday afternoon and was headed toward Naples Airport when it crashed. The report added that shortly before the plane crashed‚ a pilot radioed air traffic control to report that the plane had experienced a catastrophic event. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Lost both engines. Emergency‚” the pilot said. “Make an emergency landing.” The plane was close enough to the airport that an air traffic controller cleared the plane to land. “Cleared to land‚ but we’re not going make the runway‚” the pilot responded. Robin King‚ the director of communication with the Naples Airport Authority‚ said: “It was coming in for a landing. We received word that it had possibly lost an engine‚ we have not confirmed that. Then we lost contact.” Related: Private Jet Crashes On Florida Interstate; At Least 2 Killed