Yesterday, Traitor Greene went whining to McCarthy that the “Freedom” Caucus “drama club” had kicked her ass and it was hurting her brand, so in the midst of trying to deal with his coalition falling apart over the Pentagon budget, McCarthy went in front of a bunch of reporters and said, “I think Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the best members we have, I think she's the one of the most conservative members and one of the strongest legislators. I support Marjorie Greene very strongly… I don’t know why they would do something like that from any perspective. I think it’s a loss for the Freedom Caucus.”
Meanwhile, she was busying herself by offering multiple amendments to the NDAA to stop aid to Ukraine and one to force Biden— who is at a NATO summit this week— to withdraw from NATO. Absolutely— one of the best members they have. Absolutely fabulous!
And Tommy Tuberville, the senator who represents the Ku Klux Klan, was all over right-wing media defending white nationalism yesterday, forcing other GOP senators who have been using dog whistle tactic for decades to carefully cultivate bigots and racists to go public denouncing racism. Even Katie Britt, his Alabama colleague, ha dot hold her nose and say, when pursued by a reporter, “White supremacy and racism have absolutely no place in our country. Period. The end.” He's also the White House's new favorite punching bag for his blockade of promotions for military officers.
The Murdochs have soured on Meatball Ron and don’t see him being able to beat Trump, worrying them that Trump will be free to wreak revenge on them. Just one nut case after another, all day yesterday— and the best is yet to come. And that would be the Republican man of mystery… Gal Luft, there long-touted “missing” witness who could send the whole Biden family to prison with the revelations Marjorie Traitor Greene, James Comer, Gym Jordan, Ron Johnson and Maria Bartiromo babble and on about.
Paul Kane decided to get to the bottom of the mystery yesterday, noting that the Republicans still plan to have him come in as a witness… if they can find him and extradite him. An unregistered agent for China, he was arrested in Cyprus last November, released on bail and vanished, probably to Israel where he’s from. (He’s also an arms trafficker.) Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee: “The Justice Department has had information on the Bidens’ corrupt schemes for years and has done nothing but cover up for the Bidens. We need to root out the politicization and misconduct at the Justice Department and hold bad actors accountable.” That sounds serious— unless you know anything at all about Comer and his clown routine. Luft is facing 36 counts— and could get a maximum of 100 years in prison. Ron Johnson (R-WI) wants to grant him immunity if he can come up with some juicy dirt on the Bidens. He told Bartiromo on Fox this past weekend that Poor Gal is “literally fleeing for his life right now. He’s on the run. He’s an important witness. He needs to be granted immunity to be able to testify and tell his story.”
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, on Monday unsealed an indictment, dated Nov. 1, 2022, against Gal Luft alleging that the Israeli-American citizen who ran a Maryland think tank had been arrested on the island nation of Cyprus in February and has been on the run ever since he was released by authorities there while awaiting extradition.
Luft faces charges of agreeing to “covertly recruit and pay, on behalf of principals based in China,” individuals with ties to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to try to influence views of China, without registering under the Justice Department’s Foreign Agents Registration Act. Moreover, he is also charged with illegally brokering arms deals.
“In his role as a broker or middleman, Luft worked to find both buyers and sellers of certain weapons and other materials, without a license to do so as required under U.S. law,” the Justice Department wrote in an announcement about the indictment, alleging one deal “for Chinese companies to sell certain weapons to Libya, including anti-tank launchers, grenade launchers, and mortar rounds.”
Rather than distance themselves from Luft, House Republicans accused law enforcement agencies of orchestrating these charges — filed before last year’s midterm elections actually gave the GOP the majority in the chamber— to block their own congressional investigation.
“No one should be surprised here. I don’t trust the DOJ or the FBI. They are trying to silence our witnesses. This is a way to do that,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), a member of the Oversight Committee, said on Fox Business Network on Wednesday morning.
A spokesman for the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office declined to comment.
Democrats and their allies accused Comer and the committee of falling for the equivalent of a con man who sold them a bill of goods that does not add up and now has even less credibility.
“If you thought James Comer couldn’t drop the ball anymore, think again,” the Congressional Integrity Project, an outside liberal group formed to defend the White House from GOP investigations, said in a statement Tuesday.
“Time and time again Comer hypes up his bombshell evidence, and each time, his evidence is refuted, and his house of cards continues to crumble,” the group added.
In his statement Wednesday, Comer reiterated allegations that Luft was interviewed four years ago by the FBI and relayed that he had proof that Hunter and Joe Biden had been involved a corrupt scheme for the same Chinese energy company that was paying Luft.
According to a person familiar with the committee’s work, Comer has not spoken directly to Luft, but staff members for the panel have been in contact with his representatives. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.
Comer has said his investigation has shown that Hunter Biden sought a deal from the Chinese energy company and that more than $1 million was sent to the president’s son. The committee chairman has also suggested Joe Biden, then the former vice president, was involved— an allegation the president, his lawyers and staff members have said is false.
Comer still wants to receive testimony from Luft, although it is unclear whether he knows where the fugitive is.
“Anyone who says that we shouldn’t take Gal Luft’s allegations seriously discounts the fact that the Bidens wanted to share office space,” Comer said on Fox News late Tuesday.
“We definitely want to hear more about these allegations. Gal Luft was interviewed by the FBI and allegedly provided information about the Bidens and CEFC,” he added, referring to the Chinese company. “The House Oversight Committee intends to obtain these records at the FBI.”