Prince Andrew must 'call the FBI' about Jeffrey Epstein, London bus sign says

“If you see this man please ask him to call the FBI to answer their questions," the sign said.

LONDON — A school bus has been spotted driving around London with two large pictures of Britain’s Prince Andrew on the side and a message telling people who see him to “ask him to call the FBI.”

The bus was driven past Buckingham Palace and through the upmarket Mayfair neighborhood in the center of the United Kingdom’s capital.

The sign said: “If you see this man please ask him to call the FBI to answer their questions."

It also featured the website address for the high-profile U.S. attorney Gloria Allred, who represents a number of victims of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

In an email to NBC News, Allred confirmed she was behind the sign.

She said she represented five of Epstein's victims, adding that Andrew had not responded to a letter she sent him about the case.

"As far as I know, he did not respond to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York who held a press conference recently and also urged Prince Andrew to speak with the FBI," she said.

She added: "I believe that victims have been denied justice in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. At the very least, they deserve the truth. Prince Andrew could and should provide what he knows to the FBI."

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the bus advertisement or whether Andrew had spoken to the FBI.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/prince-andrew-urged-call-fbi-about-jeffrey-epstein-london-bus-n1140326

>>8207896

It's not to pick up schoolchildren.

White House plans 5G summit with global tech leaders as battle with Huawei continues

The Trump administration is planning a 5G summit with global tech leaders in April at the White House, officials said.

The meeting is part of the White House’s efforts to keep Chinese telecom giant Huawei from becoming dominant in next generation communications technology.

Behind the scenes, tech executives such as Microsoft President Brad Smith have been meeting with Trump to discuss maintaining American communications dominance.

The Trump administration is planning a 5G summit at the White House in early April as part of its global effort to ensure that Chinese telecom giant Huawei does not become dominant in next generation communications technologies, officials told CNBC.

The event has not been officially announced yet. The president’s top economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, told reporters Friday that such a meeting would happen.

“We’re going to have a lot of them in the White House to have a discussion. I’m sure the president will join us in part. That would include Samsung, that would include all of our guys,” Kudlow said.

The development comes at a crucial moment for U.S.-Chinese relations. China, which is grappling with the coronavirus outbreak, last month signed a “phase one” trade deal with Trump as both sides look to complete additional phases.

Behind the scenes, a senior administration official said telecom and technology CEOs have been visiting with President Donald Trump at the White House to explain their views on how to make sure that American firms continue to dominate the communications industry.

Particularly influential in shaping White House thinking has been Microsoft President Brad Smith, who has discussed the issue face to face with Trump.

“We’ve been working with him,” the senior administration official said of Smith. “He spoke to POTUS about a month ago and they saw each other in Davos.”

The input of Smith and other tech CEOs who have met with the president has helped shape an emerging view that the 5G issue is as much about software as it is about physical infrastructure.

“They’re smarter than we are, and they’re patriots,” the official said of the CEOs. “They want to help the U.S. be in the lead on 5G. Software and the cloud are going to revolutionize infrastructure.”

The upcoming 5G summit is intended to gather information from the tech industry to help the White House press its case with allied countries that they should not allow Huawei equipment into their telecommunications networks. The administration fears that the Chinese government has installed “back doors” in the gear that will allow for spying on sensitive communications.

Despite pressure from the U.S., the U.K. has decided to allow Huawei equipment in its 5G networks.

The White House plans to invite foreign companies based in allied countries, including Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung, the official said.

Attorney General William Barr suggested earlier this month that the United States should go as far as purchasing a controlling stake in Nokia and Ericsson in order to provide a safe harbor for non Chinese telecommunications equipment.

But other officials within the White House quickly shot that idea down privately, worrying that it was inappropriate for taxpayers to buy large stakes in private firms.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/21/trump-plans-5g-summit-with-global-tech-leaders-in-huawei-battle.html

>>8208029

Why Obama May Be Terrified by Trump Commuting Blagojevich’s Sentence

Ever since President Trump commuted the sentence of disgraced former governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, I’ve been asking myself why he would do such a thing. I have a theory about what might have contributed to the decision, and if I’m right, Barack Obama should be concerned.

When Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, it was then-Governor Blagojevich’s responsibility to appoint someone to fill the seat. But, Blagojevich didn’t just want to give it away, he wanted something for it. “A Senate seat is a f—ing valuable thing. You don’t just give it away for nothing,” Blagojevich said at the time.

In 2011, Blagojevich was sentenced to 11 years in prison on corruption charges. Of course, he wanted a pardon from Obama, but never got one. That had to be tough for the disgraced governor, considering Obama granted clemency to terrorists and traitors, but couldn’t (or wouldn’t) give one to a former political ally.

This naturally should have people asking: Why?

In my opinion, it all comes back to Blagojevich's attempt to sell Obama’s former Senate seat. Soon after Obama’s victory, negotiations began for Blagojevich to appoint an Obama-approved candidate to fill his seat. Obama even provided a list of suitable candidates. At the top of the list was Valerie Jarrett. But, as previously mentioned, Blagojevich didn’t just want to give away the seat to someone. He wanted something in return: a position in Obama’s cabinet. Unfortunately for him, at the time, he was politically unpopular and the target of a federal corruption probe, and being wiretapped by the FBI. The chances of him getting picked for a cabinet position were slim. Jarrett also eventually decided to follow Obama to the White House as an advisor.

When the Senate-seat-for-sale scandal broke, Obama denied having any contact with the governor about his Senate seat, and his transition team conducted an internal investigation, which obviously cleared him of violating any laws–because what other conclusion would the Obama transition team come to? However, the criminal complaint and sworn testimony during Blagojevich’s trial contradicted Obama’s statements, as did media reports at the time. Obama advisor David Axelrod also accidentally revealed that Obama spoke directly with Blagojevich about the Senate seat–though he later claimed he misspoke.

Blagojevich even wanted Obama subpoenaed to testify in his trial. One government witness in the trial testified that Obama sent intermediaries to negotiate on his behalf about who should be named to fill his former seat–directly contradicting Obama White House claims to the contrary.

Now that Blagojevich is a free man, slighted by Obama but ingratiated by Trump, it could mean that he'll be willing to talk more freely about Obama’s illegal actions in the Senate-seat-for-sale scandal. I’d love to see that happen. That scandal was one of many that Obama was never held accountable for.

https://pjmedia.com/trending/should-obama-be-terrified-by-trump-commuting-blagojevichs-sentence/

New Yorker gifts S. Miller with Profile for Wedding /S

How Stephen Miller Manipulates Donald Trump to Further His Immigration Obsession

Donald Trump’s senior adviser has been the true driving force behind this Administration’s racist agenda. How far will he go?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/how-stephen-miller-manipulates-donald-trump-to-further-his-immigration-obsession

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>>8208174

When a man stands firm and remains unmoved in the front rank

and forgets all thoughts of disgraceful flight,

steeling his spirit and heart to endure,

and with words encourages the man standing next to him.

This is the man good in war.

• Tyrtaeus (Spartan poet, 7th Century B.C.)

>>8208436

woa!