The Patriot Post® · Friday Executive Summary
Collusion Delusion
Christopher Steele dossier’s main source was investigated by FBI as a “threat to national security” from 2009-2011 (Washington Examiner1)
“Trump was right”: Explosive new FBI texts detail internal furor over handling of “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation (The Federalist2)
FBI official on Robert Mueller’s team said Michael Flynn prosecution had “get Trump” attitude, collusion probe was “not there” (Fox News3)
Politics
John Durham reviewing FBI handling of Clinton Foundation investigation (Washington Examiner4)
Grandstanding Democrats to introduce “Supreme Court Term Limits” bill (The Washington Times5)
President Trump signs executive order on preexisting conditions (WBTV6)
“Vote him out!” Trump and First Lady booed by miscreants as they pay respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg (The Daily Wire7)
Perpetually moving the goal posts: Leftists who claim 2016 was “hacked” warn of Trump “stealing” 2020 then panic over “legitimacy” (The Federalist8)
Voter Fraud
Military ballots found in the trash in Pennsylvania — all were Trump votes (PJ Media9)
DOJ orders Pennsylvania county to change ballot practices after “troubling” findings (Fox News10)
Ballot mischief also crops up in Wisconsin and Texas (The Daily Wire11)
Around the Nation
Texas governor announces proposals for harsher penalties to those involved in riots (CBS DFW12)
Ohio police tase woman for not wearing a mask at an outdoor middle-school football game (Hot Air13)
The Latest on COVID-19
New wave of cases builds in the U.S. (The Hill14)
Is the official COVID-19 death toll accurate? Evidence suggests it’s not, but either way, it’s a distraction (Issues & Insights15)
National Security
Iranian drones track U.S. warships in Persian Gulf (The Washington Free Beacon16)
Terror probe opened into Paris knife attack; incident was near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo (Fox News17)
Other Notables
Pac-12 approves seven-game football season starting November 6-7 (Sports Illustrated18)
The pandemic jobs recovery has lost momentum (Washington Examiner19)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Has the Paycheck Protection Program succeeded? (Brookings20)
Policy: Hot air and the offshore wind industry (RealClearEnergy21)
Humor: Watch dudes come running when their wives play the Monday Night Football theme song (Not the Bee22)
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Links
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/steele-dossiers-main-source-was-investigated-by-fbi-as-threat-to-national-security
- https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/24/trump-was-right-explosive-new-fbi-texts-detail-internal-furor-over-handling-of-crossfire-hurricane-investigation/
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-official-on-mueller-team-says-flynn-prosecution-was-used-to-get-trump-says-collusion-probe-was-not-there
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/john-durham-reviewing-fbi-handling-of-clinton-foundation-investigation
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/24/supreme-court-term-limits-bill-be-introduced-democ/
- https://www.wbtv.com/2020/09/24/president-trump-signs-executive-order-pre-existing-conditions-charlotte/
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/vote-him-out-trump-and-first-lady-booed-as-they-pay-respects-to-ginsburg
- https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/25/leftists-who-claim-2016-was-hacked-warn-of-trump-stealing-2020-then-panic-over-legitimacy/
- https://pjmedia.com/election/matt-margolis/2020/09/24/military-ballots-found-in-the-trash-in-pennsylvania-all-were-trump-votes-n964614
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/military-ballots-trump-pennsylvania
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/investigation-launched-after-absentee-ballots-found-along-road-in-swing-state-report-says
- https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/09/24/texas-gov-abbott-proposals-harsher-penalties-riots/
- https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/09/24/video-day-woman-tasered-not-wearing-mask-outdoor-middle-school-football-game/
- https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/517953-new-wave-of-covid-19-cases-builds-in-us
- https://issuesinsights.com/2020/09/25/is-the-official-covid-19-death-toll-accurate/
- https://freebeacon.com/national-security/iranian-drones-track-u-s-warships-in-persian-gulf/
- https://www.foxnews.com/world/paris-knife-attack-charlie-hebdo
- https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/pac-12-early-vote
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pandemic-jobs-recovery-has-lost-momentum
- https://www.brookings.edu/bpea-articles/has-the-paycheck-protection-program-succeeded/
- https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2020/09/23/hot_air_and_the_offshore_wind_industry_578328.html
- https://notthebee.com/article/watch-dudes-come-running-when-their-wives-play-the-monday-night-football-song
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