On December 3, the Center for Security Policy held its annual Freedom Flame Award Dinner in honor of Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. Joe diGenova, founding partner of diGenova & Toensing, LLP and former United States Attorney, District of Columbia, introduces Freedom Flame Award recipient Tom Fitton.
FUN FACT! CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY IS A FOREIGN NONPROFIT CORPORATION MISSION STATEMENT: To identify challenges and opportunities likely to affect American security, broadly defined, and to act promptly and creatively to ensure that they are the subject of focused national examination and effective action. TRANSLATION: TO CRANK OUT FOREIGN FUNDED PROPAGANDA *
Nothing takes the place of oversight of non-profit organizations for the christmas holiday!
What am I watching?
All I can tell you is that Mr. Tom (my pet name for Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch) may have some serious issues in the future.
You cannot advocate a judicial case in the congressional branch for the purposes of financial benefit, where, in this instance, it is for a 501c3.
That is called a propaganda operation because we have no idea about the foreign funding of Judicial Watch, due to the fact that it is a non-profit.
That is why Huber did not show up for this shit show.
Hell, I would not show up, either!
There was no one from DOJ, IRS, or any OIG who was currently employed with U.S. government.
Seriously.
Talk about an ex-parte hearing, I actually experienced an episode of Post Traumatic Fraud and do not know if I shall ever recover.
The Committee did not even extend invitation to testify to the other foundations (Trump, Clinton et al & FACT).
I believe it is difficult to call a non-profit to testify in congressional hearing when that non-profit is not a 501c3, or even incorporated, for that matter, due to it being a Corporate Shape Shifter, but hey, what do I know?
I know Mr. Tom is not even a licensed attorney, so how is he allowed to represent Judicial Watch as the President of a 501c3 non-profit organization, as a litigant, to speak upon live litigation, in the capacity of a licensed attorney, in a formal congressional hearing on oversight of non-profits?
Judicial Watch, Inc., a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. Through its educational endeavors, Judicial Watch advocates high standards of ethics and morality in our nation's public life and seeks to ensure that political and judicial officials do not abuse the powers entrusted to them by the American people. Judicial Watch fulfills its educational mission through litigation, investigations and public outreach.
2016 GROSS RECEIPTS
$67,005,461.00
2016 ASSETS
$92,365,593.00
Did Mr. Tom use a Congressional Committee for personal inurement by promulgating propaganda into the congressional record, using congressional resources, to sway the courts?
I am unable to present any specific answers to that question, but I bet the Mueller OSC team could.
Perhaps, that is another reason why Huber did not show up.
There was not one mention of trafficking tiny humans.
Why Mark Meadows would allow such a fundraiser spectacle to take place, using taxpayer dollars, knowing fully well that there are multiple, ongoing investigations into the actions and omissions of the so-called Clinton Foundation, is just beyond belief.
But, hey, what do I know?
I know Mr. Tom is going to need a few cocktails because Judicial Watch is now a willing participant of oversight as a non-profit organization.
I also know that Mark Meadows will be enjoying rum infused eggnog over the holidays.
An apparently frustrated federal judge ordered attorneys for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appear Jan. 15 for a “snap” hearing to explain why the government isn’t producing documents sought by Judicial Watch concerning former Democratic information technology aide Imran Awan.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Amit Mehta’s unusual order followed a sealed submission by DOJ attorneys Jan. 10 in the case prompted by the nonprofit government watchdog’s November 2018 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit.
Such hastily convened hearings are extremely unusual in a federal judicial system so jammed that months can pass before cases are litigated in courtrooms.
“In a hearing last month, U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta expressed frustration and ordered the Justice Department to explain its failure to produce records by January 10 and to provide Judicial Watch some details about the delay,” Judicial Watch said in a statement Jan. 14 about the snap hearing.
“Instead, the Justice Department made its filing under seal and has yet to provide Judicial Watch with any details about its failure to produce records as promised to the court,” Judicial Watch said.
Federal attorneys previously said in December 2019 that they were unable to provide the documents sought in the Judicial Watch FOIA requests because they include materials from a “related sealed criminal matter.”
The lawsuit was prompted by DOJ’s failure to produce documents sought by Judicial Watch in two separate FOIA requests in the Awan scandal.
Awan, a Pakistani national, and several members of his family and friends were IT aides to more than 40 Democratic members of key national security and foreign policy committees in the House of Representatives. Their positions gave the aides access to all of the members’ digital communications and documents.
With the exception of Imran Awan, all of the Awan network members lost their access to the House IT network in February 2017, as a result of a report by the top House administrative officials that said the aides “are an ongoing and serious risk to the House of Representatives, possibly threatening the integrity of our information systems and thereby members’ capacity to serve constituents.”
Imran Awan was kept on the House payroll by then-Democratic National Committee Chairman Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.) until he was arrested by federal agents while trying to leave the United States.
Awan was subsequently charged with bank fraud in connection with a loan from the Congressional Federal Credit Union.
Awan pleaded guilty in a plea deal in which federal prosecutors agreed to drop a bank fraud charge against Awan’s wife, and said they found no evidence that he “illegally removed House data from the House network or from House members’ offices, stole the House Democratic Caucus server, stole or destroyed House information technology equipment, or improperly accessed or transferred government information, including classified or sensitive information.”
To date, federal prosecutors haven’t explained why their investigation reached a conclusion opposite to that of House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving and House Chief Administrative Officer Phil Kiko.
Awan served no time in prison and only three months of supervised release. His attorney in the bank fraud case was a longtime associate of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The Awan scandal was first exposed by Daily Caller investigative journalist Luke Rosiak, who subsequently published a book on his findings, titled “Obstruction of Justice: How the Deep State Risked National Security to Protect the Democrats.”
None of the Awan network members were reportedly required to undergo security background checks prior to being employed on congressional staffs.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in the nonprofit’s statement that “the DOJ’s handling of the Awan brothers case has long been an issue of concern and now we are expected to believe some secret investigation prevents the public from knowing the full truth about this scandal. We are skeptical.”
The following is a letter from a U.S. military veteran who just wants his voice to be heard by the Chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Bob Goodlatte: Dear Honorable Congressman Goodlatte, Thank you for your service and conviction to justice for the American people. I've spent the better part of 24 months in my free time digging deep, very deep, into areas I never thought I would be digging. From human trafficking in places like Haiti (Larau Silsby), to things like Pakistani spies working in Congress for no apparent good reason (Awans), It all makes me sick and scared at the same time. It's unfathomable that our country can be "led" by people who are so brazenly compromised. They are so confident in themselves and in the protection given, that we, the people won't hold them to account. I'm utterly sick of it. Here's the bottom line, you Trey Gowdy, Louie Gohmer, and a handful of others like Luke Rosiak, Tom Fitton, George Webb, have gone well over the call of duty to hold people to account. I have one critical observation of all these 100's of CSPAN congressional hearings I've watched over the years. Without improvement, these hearings will continue to produce nothing for the people. They currently occur as a "school play" for our entertainment only. How many times are we going to hear a subject be questioned for critical information just to hear them say, "I'm not sure or I can't answer that so I'll have to get back to you"?????? This happens so much it's almost comical. What would it take for these important questions to be make available to the subject 24 or 48 hours in advance of the hearing? That way, they at least have a chance to develop their lies under oath for exposure, as oppose to a complete dodge of the issue at hand. Honestly, I think we could produce a vastly different "research" if the subjects were given a chance to know what they are being interrogated over. Again, thank you for your service. I', not in your district though I feel like my voice should be heard. Thank you for your consideration as well in my concerns.
Allow me to respond, as Bob probably has his plate full at the moment. I am quite sure Bob is appreciative. Right, Bob?
Judiciary is a major component in this investigation because the former Ranking Member, John Conyers, Jr. and Ranking Member of Oversight, Elijah Cummings were the ones who initially requested the DOJ OIG investigations and the hearings. Bob has been "awakened". There is a plan and it has been in play for a few years. Grand Juries have been convened for quite some time, all over the nation. Stay tuned and get your popcorn ready.
