Florida failed to conduct thousands of background checks for concealed weapons permit applicants

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services failed to conduct background checks on tens of thousands of applications for concealed weapons permits due to an unresolved issue in the computer system.

A report found that the state stopped using the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, an FBI crime database that flags applicants that have disqualifying history in other states, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The employee in charge of conducting the background checks allegedly suffered from a login issue and eventually stopped trying to access the system.

From February 2016 to March 2017, potentially disqualified people were able to carry firearms in public due to approval without a background check.

The year 2016 broke a record in concealed weapon permit applications in Florida at 245,000 applications. The mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub that left 50 dead in Orlando, Fla., happened in the same year.

State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was skewered by political opponents for allowing such a mistake to occur.

"Adam Putnam's rhetoric on guns has been dangerous — but this is far worse," Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a Democratic candidate for governor, said in a statement. "His department's failure to conduct background checks is a dereliction of Putnam's duties, and he should consider whether he is able to continue running for Governor or serving as Commissioner of Agriculture."

https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/florida-failed-to-conduct-thousands-of-background-checks-for-concealed-weapons-permit-applicants

Bernie Sanders: Starbucks CEO 'dead wrong' on government-run healthcare

Liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders says outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is "dead wrong" for saying that moving to a healthcare system fully funded by the government isn't realistic.

The Vermont independent, who has been pressing for the U.S. to move toward socialized medicine, was asked to respond to comments Schultz made about the plan in another interview.

Schultz recently announced that he would be leaving Starbucks and said he was considering "public service." He said on CNBC he was concerned about the way "so many voices within the Democratic Party are going so far to the left.”

“And I ask myself, how are we going to pay for all these things? In terms of things like single-payer or people espousing the fact that the government is going to give everyone a job, I don’t think that’s realistic,” he said

CNN’s Chris Cuomo asked Sanders about the possibility of Schultz running as "the Left's Trump" who may go up against the current president in 2020.

Sanders said he didn't know Schultz but his comment was "dead wrong."

"You have a guy who thinks that the United States apparently should remain the only major country on earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people,” Sanders said. “The truth of the matter is that I think study after study has indicated that Medicare for All is a much more cost-effective approach toward healthcare than our current, dysfunctional healthcare system, which is far and away the most expensive system per capita than any system on earth.”

Sanders reintroduced his Medicare for All Act last year, which would enroll every U.S. resident in the Medicare program. The bill has unprecedented backing from Democrats, with 16 co-sponsors. They include possible 2020 presidential hopefuls Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. A majority of lawmakers in the House have co-sponsored a similar bill.

[Opinion: Democrats seem poised to field at least one 2020 candidate from the business world]

https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/bernie-sanders-starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-dead-wrong-government-run-healthcare

Ben Rhodes can't answer questions about Obama secretly granting Iran access to US financial system

Ben Rhodes, a former top aide to President Barack Obama, repeatedly dodged questions from CNN's Wolf Blitzer Friday about a new report claiming his administration misled Congress about granting Iran access to the U.S. financial system during the negotiation of the Iranian nuclear deal.

On Wednesday, Senate Republicans released a report claiming that the Obama administration secretly granted Iran a license "that authorized a conversion of Iranian assets worth billions of U.S. dollars using the U.S. financial system," despite administration officials testifying before Congress that granting Iran access to the U.S. financial system was never on the table as a negotiating tool.

The former deputy national security adviser for strategic communications tried to shoot down the idea the administration misled Congress by telling Blitzer that it was only a "single license granted" that was "never even used."

Rhodes added that it doesn't really matter how the administration operated, as Republicans "got what they wanted. They tore up the Iran deal."

"Instead of actually putting forward a policy for nuclear weapons going forward, they are investigating things in a partisan way that happened years ago," he stated. "And frankly what is more concerning to me is the fact that a few days ago the supreme leader of Iran said they're going to resume the nuclear enrichment activities. That is what we should be worried about here."

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, gave a slightly different reaction to the report.

"The Obama Iran nuclear deal was a devil's bargain, but one exclusively designed to help the devil," Cruz said in a statement responding to Wednesday's report. "The Obama administration was even working in secret to circumvent the weaker sanctions left over from the nuclear deal - and they were lying to Congress about it."

"They subordinated American law and the U.S. financial system to the deal, hatching a scheme that would have put the U.S. dollar and U.S. banks to work moving money for the Iranians," he added, before calling for an investigation to "get to the bottom of whatever else the Obama administration sacrificed at the altar of the Iran deal."

https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ben-rhodes-cant-answer-questions-about-obama-secretly-granting-iran-access-to-u-s-financial-system

DNC panel adopts rule that would require presidential candidates to commit to being Democrats

A rule adopted Friday by the Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws panel would require that any person who runs for the party's presidential nomination must fully commit to the Democratic Party.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers and a member of the DNC, said the party “changed the rules to ensure to run for President as a Democrat you need to be A Democrat," in a tweet along with a photo of the rule's language after it was included in the proposed draft call for the 2020 Democratic convention at a meeting in Providence, R.I., Yahoo News reported.

@DNC #RBC just changed the rules to ensure to run for President as a Democrat you need to be A Democrat pic.twitter.com/RyHhV0Exhr

— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) June 8, 2018

“At the time a presidential candidate announces their candidacy publicly, they must publicly affirm that they are a Democrat,” the rule stipulates. “Each candidate pursuing the Democratic nomination shall affirm, in writing, to the National Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee that they: A. are a member of the Democratic Party; B. will accept the Democratic nomination; and C. will run and serve as a member of the Democratic Party.”

While at first glance the rule would appear designed to bar an outsider like Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who competed against and lost to Hillary Clinton for the 2016 nomination, the self-proclaimed democratic socialist may still be able to run for the Democratic ticket in 2020.

The Vermont Democratic Party passed a resolution in May supporting Sanders' strategy of competing in the state's Democratic primary, but opting to decline the nomination after he wins. The resolution says he could be considered a member of the Democratic Party “for all purposes and entitled to all the rights and privileges that come with such membership at the state and federal level.”

A source who spoke to Yahoo News said the DNC rule isn't aimed at Sanders, nor would it guarantee that he is barred from the 2020 contest. Further, the source described the move as a necessary one to help progress in committee one of Sanders' priorities: getting rid of superdelegates.

“With the full DNC heading toward the path of essentially eliminating superdelegates on the first ballot, people felt this would help garner support for the superdelegate proposal,” the source told Yahoo News.

All proposed changes will face a final DNC vote in August.

https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dnc-panel-adopts-rule-that-would-require-presidential-candidates-to-commit-to-being-democrats

Wasserman Schultz Refuses To Respond To Accusations She Attempted To Shut Down Awan Probe [VIDEO]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz refused to respond Friday to accusations that she attempted to shut down an investigation related to a former IT staffer of hers who made unauthorized access to House servers.

The IT aide, Imran Awan, plus his wife, two brothers and friends are suspected of breaching House IT network rules.

Two House sources told The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Luke Rosiak that the former Democratic National Committee chairwoman told House Chief Administrative Officer Phil Kiko, “you will not so much as take away their parking spots.”

According to TheDCNF, Wasserman Schultz was also being investigated for intervening on a Pakistani land deal Awan was involved in with his father.

The Daily Caller asked Wasserman Schultz repeatedly Friday if she would respond to the insinuations that she attempted to shut down the Awan probe and the Florida Democrat gave no response to that or that she accused a staffer of being an Islamaphobe.

http:// www.dailycaller.com/2018/06/08/wasserman-schultz-refuses-to-respond-awan-investigation-video/

Iran Facilitated Passage Of 9/11 Attackers, Iranian Politician Says

A prominent Iranian politician admitted that Iran knowingly facilitated the passage of al-Qaeda members who later carried out the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, potentially confirming allegations in a 9/11 Commission report.

Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former diplomat, member of a politically influential Iranian family, and current international affairs assistant in the Iranian judiciary, made the comments in an interview with Iranian state TV on May 30, according to an Al Arabiya report. The interview translation was independently confirmed by The Daily Caller News Foundation.

The 9/11 Commission Report was released on July 22, 2004. It is the official report of the events leading up to and after the events of the terror attacks, and was put together by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States at the request of Congress and then-President George W. Bush.

There was strong evidence that al-Qaeda hijackers traveled through Iran “on their way to or from Afghanistan, taking advantage of the Iranian practice of not stamping Saudi passports,” the report stated.

“We believe this topic requires further investigation by the U.S. government,” the commission concluded.

The commission refered to the no-stamp situation as an Iranian practice; however, Larijani recalled it slightly differently. The al-Qaeda members asked the Iranian authorities not to stamp their passports because the Saudi government would prosecute them if it knew they traveled to Iran, he said.

“Our government agreed not to stamp the passports of some of them because they were on transit flights for two hours, and they were resuming their flights without having their passports stamped,” Larijani said. “However their movements were under the complete supervision of the Iranian intelligence.”

One of the pilots who passed through Iranian airspace before September 11 was responsible for carrying out the attacks, and a Hezbollah military leader sat next to him, Larijani added.

These remarks could possibly serve as further confirmation of the commission’s findings on Iran’s involvement in the attacks.

A New York federal judge ordered Iran to pay billions of dollars in damages to 9/11 victims in May, court documents obtained by ABC News show. The lawsuit was first filed in 2004 and allowed to go forward in 2016 after Congress passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.

“In December 2011, a New York federal court held a hearing and found that the evidence presented established that Iran’s provision of material support to al-Qaeda was a cause of the 9/11 attacks and the resulting damage, injuries, and deaths,” said attorney Robert Haefele of Motley Rice LLC, who represented the plaintiffs.

Larijani acknowledged this lawsuit in his interview with Iranian state TV and said he believes the U.S. incorrectly took the airport facilitation as evidence of direct Iranian involvement, despite confirming Iran’s involvement in the interview.

http:// www.dailycaller.com/2018/06/08/iran-facilitated-passage-of-9-11-attackers-politician/

>>1673700

I think everyone should be intimadated, look at all of that power, the purple just really helps to pull the whole look off, Superb, KEK, Just so laughable!

7 ISIS Terrorists Killed In Failed Suicide Bombing

Forces belonging to the Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT), a U.S. and coalition backed Syrian militia group, engaged and killed seven ISIS terrorists earlier this week while manning a security checkpoint near At Tanf, which U.S. military commanders say is “within the 55 km southern Syria de-confliction zone.”

According to officials from the U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), on June 4, a vehicle attempted to bypass the checkpoint. When it was stopped by MaT personnel, seven fighters jumped out of the car and began attacking. One of the fighters detonated an explosive vest.

During the firefight, all seven of the fighters, later identified as members of ISIS, were killed by MaT forces. CENTCOM officials state that there were “no Coalition or partner casualties.”

CENTCOM officials state that the MaT and other similar coalition partners routinely conduct patrols and establish security checkpoints to deny ISIS “safe havens.”

“This is another example of the dedication and hard work by our partners to defeat the remaining Daesh threat in southern Syria,” Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, deputy commander for strategy and support for Operation Inherent Resolve, said via a press release.

This latest victory coincides with several other operations taking place as part of Operation Roundup, the coalition’s new offensive to drive ISIS out of Syria and Iraq permanently.

Syrian Democratic Forces initiated ground operations for phase two of #OperationRoundup to #DefeatDaesh remnants in northeastern #Syria today.https://t.co/sv3gQyZ6zO

— Inherent Resolve (@CJTFOIR) June 3, 2018

http:// www.dailycaller.com/2018/06/08/7-isis-terrorists-killed/

First Justice Suspended From Scandal-Ridden State Supreme Court

West Virginia’s Judicial Investigation Commission cited state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry for 32 alleged violation of the state ethics code, prompting Loughry’s colleagues to suspend him from his official duties.

The embattled justice has been implicated in a range of alleged wrongdoing, including abuse of state resources, lying under oath, and hiding information from colleagues.

The complaint charges that Loughry “engaged in a pattern and practice of lying and using his public office for private gain.”

The details set forth allege Loughery lied pervasively about the procurement of new furnishings for his chambers, telling local news anchors, radio talk show hosts, newspaper editors, and members of the West Virginia state legislature that he was not involved in the lavish renovations of his office. Emails, eyewitness testimony, and other records show he was intimately involved in the selection of a $32,000 suede sectional, and a $7,500 wooden medallion with a county-by-county rendering of the state.

The total cost of the renovation ran over $350,000.

The complaint also identifies some 12 instances in which Loughery used state transportation for personal reasons, and notes the justice used state transportation some 148 times without logging his activity. He later attempted to exempt the justices from transportation disclosure requirements.

In April state auditors discovered Loughry removed a state-owned antique desk to his private residence. The so-called Cass Gilbert desk, named for an architect most famous for designing the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., in his possession is valued at almost $50,000.

The justice also concealed two federal subpoenas related to court business from the other four justices on the court. The subpoenas were issued in December 2017 and February 2018, when Loughry was serving as chief justice. He was removed as chief on a 4-1 vote when the other justices were made aware of the subpoenas on Feb. 16, 2018.

The complaint butresses its allegations with lengthy quotes from his book “Don’t Buy Another Vote, I Won’t Pay For A Landslide,” a meticulous history of political corruption in the state.

“Of all the criminal politicians in West Virginia, the group that shatters the confidence of the people the most is a corrupt judiciary,” he wrote.

http:// www.dailycaller.com/2018/06/08/first-justice-suspended-state-supreme-court/

Robert De Niro Slams Trump During Award Ceremony For High School Students [VIDEO]

Robert De Niro set a new low Thursday when he slammed President Donald Trump during an award ceremony in New York City for high school writers.

“The one characteristic that comes through of all of your work that I read, and that is the same quality of everything that Jimmy Breslin wrote, is the truth,” the 74-year-old actor explained while presenting the first award for the Jimmy and Rosemary Breslin “American Writer Award,” according to Page Six.

“So what about the truth? What does the truth even mean today? I mean, if you’re Donald Trump it doesn’t mean anything,” he added to large applause and cheers. “If you’re cowardly Republican enablers in Congress you don’t let the truth stand in the way of pathetically clinging to power.”

“Our country is led by a president who believes he can make up his own truth,” he continued. “And we have a word for that — bullshit.”

The “Casino” star then praised the young writers for having a more “articulate” vocabulary before going off again on Trump.

“For example, you might say, as have many professionals, that Trump manifests a serious mental illness that renders him psychologically incapable of discharging duties of the President of the United States,” De Niro said. “That he’s afflicted with a narcissistic personality disorder.”

“That he’s a congenital liar. A mean-spirited, soulless, a moral, abusive con-artist son of a bitch,” he added. “Fuck Donald Trump. And I say this, cause I am not political, but I am now. You guys are the future.”

Breslin was an American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. The award was open to high school seniors who submitted non-fiction, New York-centered stories.

http:// www.dailycaller.com/2018/06/08/robert-de-niro-slams-trump-high-school-students/

>>1673857

But they are innocent right? They should spent more time in jail than the other criminals they have jailed, better yet why don't they share a cell, I'm willing to be there would be a few who wouldn't mind that one bit.

>>1673905

Could he be so unhinged he'd be next?

>>1673730

>>1673756

I think it's simple really anything to change the current narrative, spygate.

>>1673952

Ahh, you want to give him the rope yourself, maybe a few words first, just to get it off your chest, kek, worthy cause for sure.

>>1673622

Most Definitely and then again they don't play any other way.

>>1673882

I saw that myself, but knew it had been posted, wondered if they might be siblings.

>>1674028

I absolutely agree with all of what you are saying, question is would that fear drive him to the brink where he off'd himself?