PREDICTS FBI SURVEILLANCE TO BE EXPOSED AS “COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 6, 2019) — On Friday night’s “Hannity,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) gave an in-person interview in which he said that the coming “FISA abuse” report by DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz to be released Monday will usher […]
WHAT WILL THE REPORT SAY…OR DO? by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 18, 2019) — On Monday evening multiple sources reported that Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify publicly to the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 11, indicating that his long-awaited report on alleged “FISA abuse” stemming form the “Russia collusion” investigation will be released […]
BUT WHEN? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 24, 2019) — In an evening of fast-breaking news Wednesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Sean Hannity that he plans to have U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz to testify to his committee “pretty soon” (0:44 in video). In recent months, Graham has pledged investigations […]
WHAT IS THE “IMPACT?” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 22, 2019) — At 10:00 AM EDT Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will convene a hearing titled, “Sanctuary Jurisdictions: The Impact on Public Safety and Victims” under Chairman Lindsay Graham (R-SC). The session will be live-streamed from the committee’s website. In July, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), a […]
WILL CONGRESS ACT? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 11, 2019) — Shortly after 10:00 a.m. EDT, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) convened a scheduled hearing at which Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan will be the sole witness. While introducing the witness, Graham read from statistics from fiscal year 2019 showing […]
“WHY SHOULD YOU HAVE THEM?” by Sharon Rondeau (May 1, 2019) — During final questioning of Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday afternoon by the Senate Judiciary Committee just after 3:00 PM EDT, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) asked Barr if he “memorialized” a telephone conversation he had with Special Counsel Robert Mueller about a letter […]
AMID ALLEGED “FIRESTORM” by Sharon Rondeau (May 1, 2019) — Attorney General William P. Barr will be testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday beginning at 10 AM as to the completion and release of the much-anticipated “Mueller report” on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. During his confirmation hearings in January, Barr pledged […]
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 6, 2019) — Beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST, the Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony from U.S. Customs & Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan. The agency is a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), whose commissioner is Kirstjen Nielsen. Chairman Lindsey Graham of the […]
MEMBERS SPEAK OUT ON QUESTIONING, FITNESS OF TRUMP NOMINEES, EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 7, 2019) — 10:46 a.m. EST – The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently meeting to discuss voting on a long list of President Trump’s judicial nominees for circuit courts and U.S. district courts as well as U.S. attorney general nominee […]
BUT REMAIN SILENT ON FAIRFAX ACCUSER by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 6, 2019) — On Sunday night, Virginia politics were further stirred with the publication by Big League Politics of a woman’s allegation of a sexual assault on the part of Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Fairfax, 39, is second-in-command in […]
WILL HE BECOME THE NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL? by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 15, 2019) — Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham tweeted Tuesday evening that confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee William P. Barr are expected to conclude Wednesday after final witnesses speak on his behalf. On Tuesday Barr answered questions from members of the committee beginning […]
SUPPORTS SPECIAL COUNSEL, DISAGREES WITH AUTOMATIC SELF-RECUSAL by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 15, 2019) — Just before 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William P. Barr, read an opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, now chaired by Lindsey Graham. During that statement, Barr, 68 and attorney general under President George H.W. […]
“I’M GONNA LOOK AT IT” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 14, 2018) — Sean Hannity interviewed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday evening on several topics, including the ongoing Florida vote recounts in Florida’s Palm Beach and Broward Counties. Graham sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee and is a former JAG attorney. All Florida counties other […]
WAS IT ALL PRE-PLANNED? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 8, 2018) — In remarks to reporters on Monday evening, President Trump called the last-minute accusations against then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh “a hoax” carried out by “evil” people. Nominated on July 9, after a protracted confirmation process resulting from unexpected allegations of sexual misconduct, Kavanaugh was narrowly […]
FEDERAL JUDGE EXPECTED TO BE CONFIRMED TO U.S. SUPREME COURT by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 5, 2018) — After a much-anticipated vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate Friday morning to invoke cloture on the debate over the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, a final confirmation vote is scheduled for […]
BUT WHERE IS IT? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 5, 2018) — While speaking on the Senate floor prior to the cloture vote on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh Friday morning, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) stated that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez both presented “evidence” to support their decades-old claims of sexual […]
SENATOR CALLS OUT “THE RESISTANCE” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 5, 2018) — On Friday just before 7:30 AM EDT, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley told Fox & Friends that one of the witnesses Dr. Christine Ford identified as allegedly having been at a gathering in 1982 where Ford said she was sexually assaulted by […]
AS SENATORS REVIEW SUPPLEMENTAL FBI REPORTS by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 4, 2018) — Fox News has been told that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) will be holding a press conference at 11:00 a.m. EDT on the now-concluded supplemental FBI background check into Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by […]
“MITCH MCCONNELL JUST FILED FOR CLOTURE” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2018) — On Wednesday’s “Hannity” show, host Sean Hannity reported that the FBI has finished its “supplemental” investigation into allegations made in recent weeks by two women against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. On Thursday morning, members of the U.S. Senate will review […]
“A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISGRACE” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2018) — During a Wednesday presser before 1:30 p.m. EDT, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders described Senate Democrats’ approach toward Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings and subsequent sexual-assault allegations as “a complete and total disgrace” and a departure from routine protocol. In doing so, […]