Trump appointee alleges 'rampant anti-Christian sentiment' at USAID

A Trump administration appointee on Monday alleged that there is "rampant anti-Christian sentiment" at the United States Agency for International Development. Merritt Corrigan, who serves as the deputy White House liaison to the agency, which is responsible for federal foreign aid, wrote on Twitter that she plans to "expose" the bias in a Thursday press conference. Corrigan also accused New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and New York Rep. Eliot Engel of engaging in a "corrupt campaign" to remove her from USAID. Corrigan also criticized Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker for calling for her ouster. Corrigan said that she is concerned by what she sees as funding that favors gay and transgender causes in opposition to "Christian beliefs, which are shared by the majority of Americans." "The United States is losing ground in the battle to garner influence through humanitarian aid because we now refuse to help countries who don’t celebrate sexual deviancy," Corrigan tweeted. "Meanwhile, Russia and China are happy to step in and eat our lunch."

Corrigan described how she "watched with horror" as USAID distributes material that contradicts her Christian beliefs and creates a hostile culture at that agency. She singled out the term "cis-gendered" as offensive. "I'm not cis-anything," she wrote. "I'm a woman." Engel, along with other House Democrats, in July called for Corrigan to resign from USAID, citing her history of "homophobic, misogynistic, and xenophobic" comments. Corrigan told the Washington Examiner that House Democrats have also privately put "tremendous pressure" on her and other people at the agency who share her beliefs. Corrigan worked at the Hungarian Embassy prior to her appointment to USAID, where she tweeted many of the statements for which she has been criticized. Some of these include praise for Hungarian President Viktor Orban, criticism of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's support for gay marriage, and criticism of pro-immigration partisans. Project 1599, the group hosting Corrigan's press conference, was co-founded by lobbyist Jack Burkman and stunt activist Jacob Wohl. Corrigan's tweets came just as she was departing the agency, Politico reported.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-appointee-alleges-rampant-anti-christian-sentiment-at-usaid

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Kek you are forgiven.. partially my fault didn't realize spoiler was on when trying to bold. With that said we'll be there together:)

Adam Schiff activates inquiry into DHS intelligence office over response to protests

Rep. Adam Schiff sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security officials announcing an investigation into the actions the agency took to respond to widespread protests in Portland, Oregon, over the last few weeks. The California Democrat, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, addressed concerns over how the department collected intelligence and extensively monitored journalists and nonviolent protesters. The letter was addressed to DHS acting Secretary Chad Wolf and Horace Jen, Office of Intelligence and Analysis acting undersecretary. "Let me be clear: reporting regarding the monitoring of peaceful protesters, creating and disseminating intelligence reports about journalists and protesters, and potential exploitation of electronic devices is deeply troubling," Schiff writes. "The revelations require a full accounting, and, if substantiated, must never be allowed to occur again."

The committee is requesting several DHS and I&A officials be made available this month for transcribed interviews, including Jen, the former acting Undersecretary for I&A Brian Murphy, and others involved in the activities surrounding the protests. The committee is also seeking additional intelligence reports, including those referenced in Washington Post articles and a copy of I&A policies and guidance. "If the department does not produce the information and persons requested, and according to the timetable described in this letter, the committee will consider all options necessary to obtain compliance—including compulsory process," Schiff writes. The inquiry comes after Murphy was removed from his post after reports from the Washington Post revealed his office had compiled intelligence reports on journalists and protests in Portland. In days leading up to Murphy's removal, his office compiled Open Source Intelligence Reports about the work of two journalists who had published leaked department documents. In a separate intelligence report, the office also analyzed the communications of protesters. Murphy was reassigned to a new position in the department's management directorate, an administrative support office, at the direction of Wolf. Wolf ordered I&A to stop collecting information on journalists and ordered an investigation after the article came out. Portland became the focus of federal activity, and monitoring after unrest led to increased violence in the area, prompting the Trump administration to send in federal agents to help quell the activity.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/adam-schiff-activates-inquiry-into-dhs-intelligence-office-over-response-to-protests

https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20200803_chm_letter_to_murphy_wolf_re_civil_liberties.pdf

DHS official whose office compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists and protesters has been removed from his job

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-official-whose-office-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-and-protesters-has-been-removed-from-his-job/2020/08/01/f01247be-d3ff-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html

Trump administration preparing to send additional federal agents to Portland

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-administration-sending-up-to-150-additional-federal-agents-to-portland

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Indeed, tired of this guy's antics.