Beyond a Banana Republic

William Sullivan – As radio personality Jesse Kelly remarks on Twitter, there are two ways to view what is happening with Donald Trump right now:

Either you see what’s happening to Trump as being about Trump or you see it being about a weaponized government planning to make any opposition a crime.

Only one of those views is correct. You don’t have to be a Trump fan to see it’s the latter.

For most Americans who’ve paid the slightest bit of attention these past years, that’s an obvious statement. But as George Orwell said of his own time, we’ve “sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” Continue reading

189 times! Clinton’s staffer Cheryl Mills says “I don’t recall” at deposition

The Situation

depositionsHillary Clinton’s staff are currently giving depositions under oath about how she got away with having her illegal private email server when conducting matters of national security.

The depositions are being filmed, but Hillary’s lawyers have managed to persuade the judge to block the release of the tapes in case they are used to make her look bad in the election!

This is amazing and unacceptable–that films, showing the truth are being blocked from the American people, especially in the run-up to an election.

The Plan

But we have a way around this. George Orwell described journalism as “something somebody somewhere doesn’t want published.” So we are going to commit a series of acts of journalism.

The deposition transcripts have been released and we are re-enacting and filming highlights of the depositions. 

Today we’re releasing a film of Cheryl Mills’ deposition highlights, using the transcript–her actual words. Cheryl Mills has worked for the Clintons for almost 30 years. She was Hillary’s Chief of Staff at the State Department.

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