WH Press Sec Psaki Evades Question About Joe Biden’s Records Number of Executive Orders

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday evaded the question when a reporter asked about Joe Biden’s record number of executive orders.

Dictator Biden has signed approximately 3 dozen executive orders in his first week in office.

Biden is unilaterally legislating and has completely ignored Congress – the Democrats control both the House and Senate yet Joe Biden is moving full speed ahead issuing executive fiats.

A reporter asked Psaki about Biden going against his campaign pledge to “restore unity.”

“Since Biden has gotten into office, he’s been acting largely unilaterally. I mean we saw record breaking number of executive orders, he has not yet met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill – we are not even quite sure who he’s talking to on Capitol Hill…does the White House believe this is the best way to make policy…?” the reporter asked.

Psaki totally evaded the question and gave a non-answer.

Let’s compare Dictator Biden to the last several administrations:

President Donald Trump: 4 executive orders in first week

President Barack Obama: 5 executive orders in first week

President George W. Bush: 0 executive orders in first week

President Bill Clinton: 2 executive orders in first week

President George Bush Sr: 1 executive order in first week

President Ronald Reagan: 0 executive orders in first week

President Jimmy Carter: 1 executive order in first week

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/wh-press-sec-psaki-evades-question-joe-bidens-records-number-executive-orders-video/

Trump Meets With GOP Leader McCarthy

Former President Donald Trump met with Republican House minority leader Kevin McCarthy at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday.

“President Trump’s popularity has never been stronger than it is today, and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorsement at any time,” according to a statement from the former president’s political action committee Save America.

The former president has “agreed to work with Leader McCarthy on helping the Republican Party to become a majority in the House,” according to the statement.

“The work has already started.”

https://breaking911.com/trump-meets-with-gop-leader-mccarthy/

Businessman Sentenced for Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Involving PetroEcuador Officials

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/businessman-sentenced-foreign-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme-involving-petroecuador

Electronic Health Records Technology Vendor to Pay $18.25 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/electronic-health-records-technology-vendor-pay-1825-million-resolve-kickback-allegations

Unity: Biden's Climate Change EO Draws Strong Bipartisan Pushback, Would End 'Subsidies' That Don't Exist

Despite decrying the overuse of executive orders during the campaign as dictatorial, on Wednesday, Joe Biden let loose another blizzard of executive orders. Just half a week into his presidency, CNN counted up 30 such orders coming from Biden’s Oval Office on a wide array of subjects. Biden has imposed so many executive orders that the nation, including the media, has no time to analyze or react to most of them.

But Biden executive orders concerning domestic energy production are getting attention, scrutiny — and pushback. His climate-change order includes a directive to end so-called federal “subsidies” for fossil-fuel producers.

But here’s the thing. While so-called renewable energy sources are heavily subsidized at the federal and state levels, fossil-fuel producers are not. There is no “fossil-fuel subsidy.”

Jason Modglin, president of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, was succinct when I reached out to him.

“[T]he President promised to raise $40 billion in taxes on domestic producers today. There is no fossil-fuel subsidy in the Tax Code but there are standard business deductions including: the domestic manufacturing deduction, able to deduct costs, and account for asset depletion. These are similar to other deductions for domestic businesses.”

One source told me Biden’s action would “cripple” the industry. Fossil-fuel producers can presently write off the types of operational expenses any business may write off. For energy producers, this includes intangible drilling costs and depletion write-offs. If those write-offs go away, if Biden succeeds in singling out producers from being able to take the business write-offs other types of businesses can take, it would cripple their operations.

While Republicans can be expected to oppose Biden’s actions, and several including Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Yvette Harrell (R. N.M.) have, some Democrats have also stepped up demanding that Biden rescind the order imposing a moratorium on drilling and leasing activities on federal land.

Reps. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas), and Marc Veasey (D-Texas) sent a letter to the Biden administration opposing that EO. In the letter, they tell Biden that New Mexico, which voted for him by about 10 percentage points, would be devastated if the order stays in place.

New Mexico, a small, poor state that receives a huge portion of their revenue for things like funding Albuquerque schools, will find this rule devastating. Such a rule could also tighten supplies, send heating and cooling bills up, and cause a spike in fuel prices during a pandemic. Furthermore, this benefits Big Oil over small independents that did not have the resources to stockpile permits.

Energy producers in Texas, New Mexico, and other producing states are still reeling from the collapse in demand caused by the COVID pandemic. Layoffs have been massive. Biden’s orders would add to that misery.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/01/28/unity-bidens-climate-change-eo-draws-strong-bipartisan-pushback-would-end-subsidies-that-dont-exist-n1415261

So as I see it, while the black hats were busy taking power in the US.

The white hats went in and took over the Vatican.

And ended the control by DC over the Union.

Is the DS all in DC? Has anyone left and/or been seen outside of DC?

Now they are trying to make DC a state as they've realized they are not part of the Union therefore not part of the country.

They are effectively trying rule the US from afar.

It's all fake!

Hunter Biden reportedly still owns a stake in Chinese private equity firm co-owned by the Bank of China

In December 2019, Joe Biden pledged that his family would not be involved in overseas business dealings

Hunter Biden purportedly still owns a stake in a Chinese private equity firm, despite scrutiny about his overseas business dealings. Hunter joined the board of BHR Partners in 2013, when it was created.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in August 2019 that "BHR was formed in November of 2013 by a merger between the Chinese-government linked firm, Bohai Capital, and a company named Rosemont Seneca Partners," which was co-founded by Hunter.

Previously reported by TheBlaze:

In 2015, BHR, in partnership with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, acquired the U.S. auto company Henniges Automotive for $600 million. Henniges produces technologies that have military applications. The Aviation Industry Corporation of China has been suspected in the past of hacking U.S. networks to steal military airplane designs for their own use.

BHR Partners, which manages over $2.3 billion in assets, is co-owned by the Bank of China, which is one of the four biggest state-owned Chinese banks.

More on BHR from Fox News:

BHR was named as one of China's top 10 Mergers & Acquisitions funds in 2017 by Equity Investment Association of China (EIAC) and the Beijing Private Equity Association (BPEA). BHR went on to receive "top honors" at the 2017 China Venture Awards, which also named the CEO Jonathan Li as one of China's "Top 10 M&A Investors 2016."

In October 2019, Biden announced that he was stepping down from the board of BHR, and his lawyer claimed that there was no wrongdoing that prompted that decision.

"Hunter will agree not to serve on boards of, or work on behalf of, foreign-owned companies," George Mesires said in his statement.

At the time, presidential candidate Joe Biden applauded his son's decision by saying it "represents the kind of man of integrity he is and what in fact he has done and why he stepped down."

"He's decided that he does not think that is good to do. He has said that he does not like the appearance of it," Joe Biden said, ABC News reported.

Biden added that there would be no conflicts of interest in his administration. "No one in my family will have an office in the White House, will sit in at meetings as if they're a cabinet member, will in fact have any business relationship with anyone that relates to a foreign corporation or a foreign country. Period. Period. End of story," Joe Biden said in the ABC News report.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/hunter-biden-chinese-business-dealings

Epstein, Maxwell ‘Ordered Virginia Roberts’ to Have Sex With Prince Andrew, Unsealed Court Docs Say

Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s third child, is mentioned in evidence offered by Andrew Figuero, the ex-boyfriend of the most prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser, Virginia Roberts, who shared what he had discussed in private with her during their relationship.

UK royal Prince Andrew appears to be mentioned more than once in newly-unveiled court filings pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein’s former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell. Despite the evidence having been derived from previously sealed sit-downs with the suspected “madam” from 5 years ago, when she was sued for defamation by an alleged Epstein victim, it is likely to be used in the run-up to her trial next summer.

In particular, what holds relevance is arguably the mentioning of the Duke of York, now 60, in the files, and more specifically, in evidence given by Andrew Figueroa, the ex-boyfriend of Virginia Roberts, who testified under oath that she was ordered to have sex with Prince Andrew three times and was routinely abused at the hands of Epstein when she was 17.

The UK royal, who was reportedly forced to quit his senior court duties in the wake of the paedophile-related scandal, has denied claims that he had sex with the minor teenage girl.

Dwelling on his memory of Robert's talking about having sex with the prince, Figueroa replied as cited by the Telegraph:

“I don't recall talking to them about that, but, I mean, it could be possible”.

The lawyer proceeded, asking:

“Other than sex with the prince, is there anyone else that Jeffrey wanted Ms Roberts to have sex with that she relayed to you?”

“Just Ms. Maxwell and all the other girls”, he replied, implying Maxwell could have engaged in abuse herself.

Separately, according to court documents, Maxwell claimed she could not remember the trip to London in which Roberts testified that she had sex with Prince Andrew.

In the newly-unveiled batch of court files, Maxwell is portrayed as a trusted accomplice in Epstein’s crimes, with the socialite reportedly arranging a whole room “full of underage girls” romping with each other in front of Epstein.

One alleged witness was cited as relaying to the court that he had once seen a crying girl who complained about Maxwell hiding her passport when she was procured for Epstein’s sexual appeasement.

https://sputniknews.com/world/202101281081911613-epstein-maxwell-ordered-virginia-roberts-to-have-sex-with-prince-andrew-unsealed-court-docs-say/

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Pelosi: We will pass COVID stimulus spending using reconciliation 'if needed'==

President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the Democratic-led Congress will pass a large-scale coronavirus stimulus bill using budget reconciliation "if needed."

Reconciliation bills that impact the federal budget require only a simple majority to pass. According to congressional rules, reconciliation starts with a "congressional budget resolution" and the "budget cannot be stalled in the Senate by filibuster, and it does not need the President’s signature."

President Joe Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan.

“We will pass a reconciliation bill – if we need it. We would hope that we would have bipartisan cooperation to meet the needs of the American people," Pelosi said during a news conference. "I hope we don't need it [reconciliation] but if needed we will have it."

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/pelosi-we-will-pass-stimulus-using-reconciliation-if-needed

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What the fuck does your statement have to do with MILITARY IS THE ONLY WAY?

Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on ‘Current State of Stock Market’

"People on Wall Street only care about the rules when they're the ones getting hurt"

Reports now suggest that a panel in the Senate will hold a hearing on the “current state of the stock market,” after Congressmen from both parties supported one.

Bloomberg now reports that incoming Senate Banking Chairman, Sherrod Brown, will hold a hearing on the “current state of the stock market,” as ordinary daytraders face off against hedgefunds in a massive short squeeze of GameStop stocks, netting Americans huge profits as shorters face losses of around $70 billion.

“People on Wall Street only care about the rules when they’re the ones getting hurt. American workers have known for years the Wall Street system is broken – they’ve been paying the price,” Brown said in a statment. “It’s time for the SEC and Congress to make the economy work for everyone not just Wall Street,” he added, saying a hearing was very necessary to “do that important work.”

*SENATE PANEL TO HOLD HEARING ON CURRENT STATE OF STOCK MARKET

— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) January 28, 2021

Robinhood, one of America’s most popular free trading platforms, shut down buy orders on GameStop and other “meme stocks” supported by the users of Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum, claiming that due to “the recent volatility” they had to only allow “position closing only,” sending many of the stocks in a nosedive. As National File reported:

As a result of their shenanigans, a class action lawsuit has been filed against Robinhood in the Southern District of New York, claiming that Robinhood delisted GameStop from its app and stopped the buying of shares in it and other memestocks “in order to slow the growth of GME… [and was] done purposefully and knowingly to manipulate the market for the benefit of people and financial institutions who were not [their] customers.”

Accusations had already been flying of collusion and corruption between Robinhood and Wall Street, with some users highlighting that Robinhood’s “primary revenue stream” last year was from selling orders to hedgefunds like Citadel Securities. Citadel bailed out Melvin Capital, the hedgefund that took the biggest hit from their attempt to short GameStop.

Congressmen from across the political spectrum had been calling for a hearing into Robinhood’s behaviour before Brown’s announcement. In a tweet, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described the situation as “unacceptable,” and saying that she would support a Congressional hearing as a member of the Financial Services Committee, to which Senator Ted Cruz said he fully agreed.

Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Dr Paul Gosar also joined in. Tlaib said that the “absurd” situation was tantamount to obvious “market manipulation… to protect Wall St hedge funds,” while Gosar highlighted this was another example of Big Tech colluding with people, in this case Wall Street, “in a clear Securities Exchange Act violation and Sherman-Anti Trust violation.”

It is unclear whether the hearing announced by Brown would cover the actions of Robinhood, although the language in his statement suggests the panel would be far more focused on the actions of the Wall Street firms themselves, rather than the day investors.

Senator Pat Toomey, who is currently tipped to be the top Republican on the Banking Committee, did specifically call out Robinhood and some of the other platforms blocking the trades. “I find it very disturbing that a platform would suddenly freeze out investors,” Toomey said. “People should be free to make the investment decisions they choose.”

https://nationalfile.com/breaking-senate-panel-to-hold-hearing-on-current-state-of-stock-market/