“A serious effort is underway to prevent Pelosi from becoming speaker, backed by the GOP and Democrats who are disturbed by their party’s embrace of extreme rhetoric and policies like ‘defund the police,’” The Epoch Times was told on Dec. 30 by a veteran senior congressional aide who advises multiple members of Congress. …A senior House Republican aide who asked not to be identified told The Epoch Times on Dec. 30 that “it’s no surprise that Democrats want to run away from Speaker Pelosi’s failed leadership. From her baseless impeachment to her needless delay of coronavirus aid, it’s clear she should not be speaker of the House.”
Day: December 31, 2020
Mueller Team’s Wiped Phones and the Accountability Crisis in Government: Epoch Times
Also, the IRS said it had lost 30,000 key emails sent and received by Lois Lerner and other officials regarding improper IRS targeting of conservative nonprofit groups. As luck would have it, 422 backup tapes containing the emails also were said to be inadvertently destroyed. …Also in 2020, following the prison death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, federal prosecutors told a judge that video of guards finding Epstein no longer existed. They also said that the backup video didn’t exist “as a result of technical errors.” Separately, it was reported that video of the cell exterior where Epstein tried to commit suicide weeks before had also been lost.
Joe Biden: Trashing Fossil Fuel in US While His Family Seeks to Make Money From It in Ukraine, China: Epoch Times
Undisputed is the fact that Hunter and other members of the Biden family have been involved in numerous complex, and sometimes controversial, multinational, multimillion-dollar deals involving Ukraine, Russia, China, Luxembourg, and the UK. Numerous observers have stated that they believe the Bidens’ main qualification to conduct such business is simply that they’re connected to a powerful political figure who has influence over policies and practices that can impact the businesses: Joe Biden. …Tony Bobulinski, a Democrat and business associate, claims he met with Joe Biden personally as Hunter and James sought to convince Bobulinski to lead a giant business venture with a communist Chinese energy company. He claims Joe Biden was to secretly receive 10 percent equity in the company, money allegedly to be laundered through Hunter. …And Bobulinski alleges the Biden’s lucrative entanglements with the Chinese have made Joe Biden hopelessly compromised by a foreign government.
DOJ: Ohio Property Was Obtained With Funds Misappropriated From Ukrainian Bank
The two Ukrainian nationals “obtained fraudulent loans and lines of credit from approximately 2008 through 2016, when the scheme was uncovered, and the bank was nationalized by the National Bank of Ukraine,” the agency wrote. …“They purchased hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate and businesses across the country, including the properties subject to forfeiture: the office tower known as 55 Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio, the Louisville office tower known as PNC Plaza, and the Dallas office park known as the former CompuCom Headquarters. The buildings have a combined value of more than $60 million,” the DOJ said.
Hunter Biden Laptop Repairman Speaks About His Recent Experience: Epoch Times
“There’s been several times where I thought this nightmare was over. And (then) to turn around and just discover it to get deeper and deeper.” He said, “the Russian and the hacking labeling has definitely had a negative impact on my character. And my business is destroyed, it’s hard in my industry to come back from getting that kind of label.” He thinks that being labeled as a hacker is a death sentence in his business and that the truth is being filtered: “I think that it’s hard to get the truth out when the truth is being filtered. And that hasn’t helped my credibility if people only hear one side of the story.”
Michigan Attorney in High-Profile Case Asks Court to Keep Some Expert Witnesses Secret: Epoch Times
Matthew DePerno asked the court in a Dec. 21 motion obtained by The Epoch Times to enter a protective order that would prevent county and state officials from disclosing any personal or business information about the plaintiff’s forensic team to protect the team’s safety. …DePerno, in the motion, noted that he has received threats. In a letter to Nessel earlier this month, he pointed to how state Rep. Cynthia Johnson, a Democrat, issued a warning to Trump supporters and a call to action from “those of you that are soldiers.”
Lessons Georgia Voters Can Learn From California: Epoch Times
While coming down hard on California’s citizens, Newsom lived the life of privilege and was discovered dining maskless at a $1,200-per-person dinner party at a tiny Napa Valley restaurant. Now he’s facing recall with reportedly more than half of the 1.5 million signatures needed by next March already gathered. …In November’s elections, Republicans in California regained four of the eight House seats they lost in 2018. And amid the refrain of the left accusing our nation of systemic racism, two of the recaptured Republican seats were won by Asian Americans …Republicans captured these seats by campaigning against defund-the-police calls from the left and warning against the threat of socialism. …Three ballot initiatives pushing to the left—one raising property taxes; one that would have restored racial preferences in government hiring, contracting, and education; and another expanding government power to control rents—all were defeated.
‘Statistically Impossible’: Poll Observer Says 90 Percent of Military Ballots in Georgia County Went for Biden: Epoch Times
“Throughout the day, it made me sicker to see” them all going for Biden, she said, adding: “I find that statistically impossible.” In that part of Cobb County, she said, traditionally, voters typically cast ballots for Republicans—not Democrats—based on her experience in prior elections. “Of those ballots, as I walked through them piece by piece … I noticed something disturbing,” Fisher said. “They were inordinately perfect” in how they were filled out, Fisher said. “They were all perfectly filled out,” she added. …“About 90 percent of them had no paper folds,” she further stated, flagging the scenario as anomalous.
“I was told that in Cobb County, the military is required to mail these in,” Fisher told the lawmakers, adding that it’s impossible for ballots to have no paper folds if they are mailed in.
LA Supervisor’s Home Surrounded by Rally to Reopen Restaurants: Epoch Times
Kuehl was among three supervisors who voted against a resolution that would have allowed restaurants to continue serving patrons outdoors. She drew the ire of restaurateurs after being photographed dining at Il Forno Trattoria in Santa Monica Nov. 24, a day before the new rules were implemented. …“I feel like they are so out of touch with what’s going on. We had five restaurant owners here, and between all of us, we employed 1,000 employees—those employees no longer have jobs,” Angela Marsden, owner of Pineapple Hill Saloon, told The Epoch Times.
Dozens of Republicans Planning to Challenge the Electoral College Results: Epoch Times
Twenty-four representatives and representatives-elect, who will enter office several days before the session, plan on filing objections. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is the only member or member-elect of the upper chamber to commit to an objection. “You’ve got 74 million Americans who feel disenfranchised, who feel like their vote doesn’t matter… “If irregularities exist, we should examine and provide solutions to make sure our electoral process is accurate and represents the will of the people,” Rep.-elect Burgess Owens (R-Utah) told news outlets in a statement. “Millions of Americans across this country are concerned about the electoral process and we do them a great disservice by merely ignoring their voices.”