The Latest: Navy SEAL supervisor charged in war crime case

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO — Jan 22, 2019, 8:06 PM ET

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The Latest on the arraignment of the Navy officer who supervised a SEAL accused of fatally stabbing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017. (all times local):

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The Navy officer who supervised a SEAL accused of fatally stabbing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 has been charged with various offenses. They include allegedly conducting the SEAL's re-enlistment ceremony next to the prisoner's corpse and encouraging enlisted personnel to pose for photos with the body.

Lt. Jacob Portier's court martial began Tuesday at a San Diego Navy base with the arraignment. His defense attorney says Portier will plead not guilty to all charges at a later date. That procedure is allowed in the military court system.

Portier also is accused of impeding the investigation of Special Warfare Chief Edward Gallagher. Portier was the officer in charge of Gallagher's platoon during the deployment.

Gallagher pleaded not guilty to premediated murder and other offenses

Military prosecutors say the Navy officer who supervised a SEAL accused of fatally stabbing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 is being charged on various offenses. They include allegedly conducting the SEAL's re-enlistment ceremony next to the prisoner's corpse and encouraging enlisted personnel to pose for photos with the body.

Lt. Jacob Portier's attorney says he plans to plead not guilty to all charges Tuesday at the Navy base in San Diego.

Portier also is accused of failing to report a war crime and impeding the investigation of Special Warfare Chief Edward Gallagher by destroying evidence.

Portier was the officer in charge of Gallagher's platoon during the deployment.

Gallagher pleaded not guilty earlier this month to premeditated murder and other offenses.

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‘We still have no evidence of collusion’

USA TODAY Published 8:00 p.m. ET Jan. 22, 2019 | Updated 8:04 p.m. ET Jan. 22, 2019

What people are saying about President Donald Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Jay Sekulow, Fox News: “The level of animosity aimed at President Donald Trump by the liberal media reached new heights with the publication of BuzzFeed’s bogus report alleging, per unnamed sources, that the president told his attorney Michael Cohen to lie in congressional testimony about his business dealings with Russia. The moment the story was published, the liberal media jumped for joy — and the drumbeat started — repeating the falsehoods beginning with a common mantra used by many in the media: ‘If it’s true …’ You can fill in the blanks from there. ‘If it’s true …’ — all together now — ‘the president committed a crime and should be impeached.’ … As counsel to the president, exposing the BuzzFeed story for what it really was proved once more that media speculation with no factual backup not only damages the credibility of the news media itself but represents a danger to our constitutional republic.”

Katie Pavlich, The Hill: "The special counsel investigation hasn’t only been an indictment of Paul Manafort or Michael Cohen for personal crimes unrelated to collusion, it’s also been an indictment of the media and a transparent view into how most reporters view the Trump presidency."

Matt Margolis, PJ Media: “I understand the left’s desire to hold onto the fantasy that the Mueller investigation will reveal all the evidence and Trump will be forced to resign or be impeached and removed from office, but that’s just not going happen. … It has been two years, and we still have no evidence of collusion, because it didn’t happen.”

President Donald Trump on Jan. 19, 2019.

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Kevin Drum, Mother Jones: “It’s obvious what Rudy Giuliani has been doing ever since he started representing Trump last year: Tossing out chaff so vigorously that nobody can tell from day to day what the current story is supposed to be. The point of this — and this is the important part — is not just to confuse everyone. It’s to make Giuliani the bearer of bad news so that eventually, when Trump is forced to admit something damaging, it’s ‘old news’ that he’s been ‘saying all along.’ … It shows a sophisticated understanding of how the modern media works and how to undermine it.”

Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post: “Trump’s chances for a second term are shrinking. … This is not a prediction that Trump will be impeached and removed or forced to resign. Republicans remain sheeplike in their devotion. However, it is more likely than at any time in his presidency that he won’t finish or won’t be nominated. And if by some miracle he survives a primary challenge, he’ll reach the general election bruised and battered, a much easier target than any president since Gerald Ford. Indeed, with each passing day, the 2020 election looks like the post-Watergate 1976 election. Now imagine 1976 if Nixon were still the incumbent

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VIDEO: NBC Baits Covington Teen To Say He’s Sorry, Watch Him Refuse With PURE CLASS January 22, 2019 Clayton Keirns

On Tuesday, NBC’s “Today Show” aired an interview with Covington teen Nick Sandmann in which they tried desperately to get him to “apologize” for his actions. However, much to their dismay, Sandmann didn’t take the bait.

“Do you feel from this experience that you owe anybody an apology? Do you see your own fault in any way?“, asked TODAY host Savannah Hutrie.

“As far as standing there, I had every right to do so,” said Sandmann.

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“My position is that I was not disrespectful to Mr. Phillips. I respect him, I’d like to talk to him. I mean, in hindsight I wish we could have walked away and avoided the whole thing,” he concluded.

After the endless smear by the mainstream media, we can’t imagine what the last night 72 hours have been like for this young man.

According to a brand new Newsbusters report, the media networks spent 19 times the amount of time slandering the Pro-Trump teens than the “March For Life”:

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