A top lawyer for Google in the search giant’s landmark trial with the US government is also a key adviser to the Kamala Harris campaign — and tech antitrust watchdogs are calling the cozy relationship “outrageous,” The Post has learned.

In a doubleheader that turned heads across the Beltway, Google attorney Karen Dunn last Tuesday delivered an opening defense in Virginia federal court against the Biden-Harris Justice Department’s lawsuit targeting its digital ad business – and then reportedly raced out of the courtroom to assist Harris that same afternoon with final preparations to take on Trump in Philadelphia.

“You couldn’t have scripted this any better if you were writing a TV movie,” said Jeff Hauser, executive director at the Revolving Door Project.

With Harris receiving rave reviews over her debate performance against Trump, Dunn’s influence in Democratic circles is hitting its peak. That could bode well for Google, which was already determined to have an illegal monopoly over online search in a separate federal trial.

“One imagines her stature in Harris world has only gone up after the debate – which could be concerning if she’s ever negotiating a potential settlement with the Justice Department under Harris,” Hauser said.

Dunn is the top litigator at white-shoe law firm Paul Weiss, whose chairman Brad Karp is heading up a “Lawyers Committee for Kamala Harris” to raise cash for her White House bid. She is tasked with defending Google against a DOJ case that is seen as an existential threat to its business model.

The Dunn dynamic has drawn the attention of anti-monopoly experts who fear that she and tech-friendly advisers in Harris’s inner circle will push behind the scenes for a “slap-on-the-wrist settlement” rather than a breakup of Google’s dominant monopolies, as The Post has reported.

While Dunn is a highly regarded lawyer with a long history of defending Big Tech clients like Apple and Uber in major cases, some experts nevertheless saw Google’s selection of her to deliver its opening statement as a clear power play meant to flex her ties to the White House.

“It has to be demoralizing for the team of attorneys at the DOJ working around the clock to get the adtech case against Google ready for trial on the ‘rocket docket’ timetable to see the administration sitting down with the opposition’s lawyer for advice,” said Brendan Benedict, an antitrust litigator at Benedict Law Group who has faced off against the tech giant in court.

The cozy ties could “very well mean that Dunn is on the shortlist to replace [antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter] at the DOJ when Harris takes office,” Benedict added. Dunn was reportedly considered for the gig at the start of President Biden’s term in office.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/16/business/top-google-lawyer-coached-kamala-harris-for-trump-debate-and-tech-antitrust-watchdogs-are-crying-foul/

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Late last week, there was word that an ABC News whistleblower was set to expose both the network and the Kamala Harris presidential campaign for allegedly rigging the network's Sept. 10th debate in the Democrat nominee's favor and against former President Donald Trump. The information that they said would be revealed was that Harris was given advance notice on what questions would be asked, and that Trump would be fact-checked live.

Now, the whistleblower has released a sworn, notarized statement, which is dated Sept. 9, 2024–the day before the debate. They say the Kamala Harris campaign allegedly "restricted the scope" of the ABC News debate questions, that the campaign allegedly demanded that only Donald Trump would be fact-checked during the debate.

The whistleblower wrote:

I have worked for ABC news [sic] for over 10 years in various technical and administrative positions.

Since the acquisition ABC news [sic] in 1996, I have observed significant transformations there in the nature of news reporting at the organization. These changes suggest a shift from unbiased reporting to a model influenced by external factors.

They also clarified the purpose of releasing the statement and information, stating in the document that they "do not endorse Donald Trump in his capacity as candidate for President of the United States," but are sharing it "to address concerns regarding perceived biases within news reporting within my employer's debate that will be hosted on September 10, 2024."

They said that the Harris campaign "imposed restrictions on the scope of questioning." They allegedly included "no questions regarding the perceived health of President Joe Biden," "no inquiries related to her tenure as Attorney General in San Francisco," and "no questions concerning her brother-in-law, Tony West, who faces allegations of embezzling billions of dollars in taxpayer funds and who now may be involved in her administration if elected."

The whistleblower added that they sent several copies to themselves, and a copy has been sent to Speaker Mike Johnson. They also claim to have secret recordings buttressing the claim on the fact-checking stipulation, and "what questions were not to be asked under any circumstances," or the Harris campaign would not appear at the debate.

https://redstate.com/beccalower/2024/09/15/breaking-abc-whistleblower-says-harris-campaign-allegedly-restricted-the-scope-of-debate-questions-n2179354

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The latest information about ABC News is that moderator Linsey Davis admits the fact checking was aimed at Donald Trump. This is totally nuts. It’s not acceptable for news agencies protected by the Constitution to do anything like this. The whistleblower is a hero and we should stand by him.

As reported earlier, moderator Linsey Davis admits fact-checking was only for Trump:

In a post-debate interview, Davis acknowledged that the fact-checking of Trump was impacted by earlier CNN debate, which ended badly for President Joe Biden, leading to his withdrawal from the 2024 White House race.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times over breakfast at the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia, Davis said she only intended to address worries that Trump’s remarks may “hang” there unchecked by Harris or the moderators just like his June debate against Biden.

“People were concerned that statements were allowed to just hang and not [be] disputed by the candidate Biden, at the time, or the moderators,” she stated.

Yeah, no, you don’t put your finger on the scale because you don’t want the same thing to happen to Harris. She has to stand on her own or shouldn’t be president.

Black Insurrectionist:

Breaking: I have agreed to put the Gateway Pundit in touch with the attorney for the whistleblower at ABC.

In return for Gateway Pundit keeping the whistleblower identity secret, It is my belief that an interview will be made whereas the Gateway Pundit promises to push ABC for answers on the September 10th Debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

https://www.independentsentinel.com/abc-is-a-collapsing-house-of-cards/

By Terrance Kible

Published: September 15, 2024 1:26pm

Eighty-three percent of registered voters strongly or somewhat support former President Donald Trump's proposal to end taxes on social security benefits, a Wall Street Journal poll found.

The proposal would help seniors struggling on a fixed income amid inflation, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Tax Policy Center said the policy would provide an average benefit of $3,400 per senior.

Sixty-four percent of participants "strongly favored" ending social security benefit taxes. Another 19% "somewhat" favored the policy. Only 10% of participants opposed the proposal.

The proposal to end social security benefit taxes had strong bipartisan support. Seventy-six percent of Democrats and 89% of Republicans supported the proposal.

The WSJ poll sampled 750 registered voters from Aug. 24 to 28 with a margin of error of ± 3.6%.

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/83-favor-trump-plan-end-social-security-taxation-wsj-poll

Sunday, during CNN’s coverage of a second attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, former FBI counterterrorism agent Tim Clemente told host Erin Burnett that finger-pointing at Trump, including claims his “verbiage” about a “bloodbath” for the auto industry if his Democrat opponent wins misconstrued to bolster claims of violence if he didn’t win, was a likely motivation for the accused assassin.

“It’s unprecedented in a civilized society, and I think we’re becoming more and more uncivilized, sadly, with the political diatribes that are going on and the political new indictments of either candidate,” he said. “And sadly, the finger pointing at Trump has led to — you know — you know, the line about the blood — bloodbath, talking about the auto industry being used as if he’s going to create a bloody coup if he loses.”

“That — that kind of — that kind of verbiage is something you use in a third world country when you’re talking about a dictator, and that sadly has led to, I think, these attempts on Trump’s life and I don’t think it’s going to end. I think we just have to realize, look, we’re political opponents,” Clemente continued. “You and I might not agree on 50% of what we care about politically. It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t mean we can’t be friends, neighbors, relatives, and have a regular dialogue every day. We have to get back to that talk about our differences, but not in a way that makes us feel like you’re the enemy and I’m all good.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/09/15/fmr-fbi-agent-to-cnn-verbiage-about-trump-being-a-dictator-led-to-attempts-on-his-life/

She's one of the Hollywood's finest acting talents, yet Meryl Streep still found herself compared to the most unflattering of items on Sunday evening.

The Oscar-winning star, 75, was in attendance as the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards got underway at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles when her on-screen proficiency was played for laughs.

Presenting the award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, for which Streep was nominated courtesy of her starring role in Only Murders In The Building, Rob McElhenney and wife Kaitlin Olson compared her to a jockstrap.

'Ladies and gentlemen, we are here to honor the comedic performances that hold everything in place. They show crucial support when it's really needed,' McElhenney told guests while announcing the nominees.

Chiming in, Olson quipped: 'Much like a jockstrap… what you were describing sounds very much like a jockstrap.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13855055/What-left-Hollywood-legend-Meryl-Streep-complete-shock-infuriated-viewers-attended-76th-annual-Primetime-Emmy-Awards.html

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NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign to win the White House is getting a huge boost from Paul Weiss, a white shoe law firm with deep links to the Democratic Party.

A favorite of Big Tech and Wall Street, Paul Weiss employees have donated more to Democratic candidates this election cycle than any other law firm. A partner from the firm has also helped Harris prepare for debates, while Chairman Brad Karp is rallying other lawyers around the vice president.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-presidential-campaign-finds-legal-world-booster-paul-weiss-firm-2024-08-12/