Cross-Examination

• Durham’s last case? Today begins the trial of Igor Danchenko, accused by special investigator John Durham of five counts of lying to the FBI. Durham’s investigation into those responsible for creating the Russian collusion hoax, a hoax that handicapped much of Donald Trump’s presidency, has failed to net any major players or any significant members within the Justice Department. As Judicial Watch founder Tom Fitton observed: “Three years and three prosecutions. Just to describe it is to condemn it as a failure.” The Durham investigation has spent over $5 million and three years investigating the political crime of the century. Its scope and the level of government corruption dwarfs the Watergate scandal, but thanks to a mainstream media beholden to the Democrats’ political narrative, much of the country still believes in the hoax created by Hillary Clinton’s campaign. What may end up being the lasting value of the Durham investigation is that it did expose the scope of the hoax and the degree to which the political corruption has spread into the Justice Department. Unfortunately, however, it appears that those behind this corruption will not face justice.

• Abrams claims “it’s a fallacy” that we know when pregnancy starts: Georgia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is not a scientist, nor is she a medical professional, although she apparently believes she should be. Fresh off denying a baby’s heartbeat, Abrams — who advocates that there should be no limits placed on abortion — was questioned as to her extreme views on abortion. She responded: “The arbitrary standards of timelines ignore the medical reality that it is a fallacy we know exactly when the pregnancy starts, that we know exactly where we are in the system, I mean, in the term.” The truth is that modern science has long known the exact moment of a pregnancy — it’s when the sperm fertilizes the egg. At that exact moment, a zygote is formed, the beginning of a new human life. Even Planned Parenthood doesn’t deny this scientific reality, as information on its website notes, “Pregnancy officially starts when a fertilized egg implants in the lining of the uterus.” Any politician who would blatantly deny reality shouldn’t be seriously considered by voters.

• Russia loses a bridge, targets civilians: Over the weekend, Ukraine attacked a critical bridge leading into Crimea from the Russian mainland. The attack on the Kerch bridge did significant damage, but not enough to destroy the bridge. The Kerch bridge serves as the main supply line from Russia into Crimea; putting it out of commission severely impacts the Russian military that has been slowly losing ground to the Ukrainians over the last month of the war. A clearly frustrated Vladimir Putin asserted that the attack on the Kerch bridge was a “terrorist” act, and soon afterward Russia retaliated by launching 84 missiles that indiscriminately targeted civilian areas across Ukraine, including the capital city of Kyiv. Several civilians were killed in the missile attacks. Evidently for Putin, it only counts as terrorism when Ukraine strikes targets that hamper his military’s ability to fight a war that he started. Meanwhile, all Russia’s indiscriminate attacks have accomplished is to further cement NATO’s support for Ukraine.

Headlines

• Tulsi Gabbard announces she’s leaving the “cowardly” Democrat Party in fiery takedown (Fox News)

• Joe Biden falsely claims that he personally created 10 million jobs (Based Politics)

• Kamala Harris criticizes Governor Abbott, gushes about Biden during “Late Night with Seth Meyers” appearance (Fox News)

• Kelly C. Tshibaka projected to defeat 20-year incumbent Lisa Murkowski, election forecaster says (Fox News)

• Conservative PACs inject millions into local school races (AP)

• Colorado officials “incorrectly” sent out 30K voter registration postcards to noncitizens (Daily Wire)

• Twitter blocks — and then restores — COVID vaccination post from Florida’s surgeon general (Politico)

• Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes trial in Los Angeles opens with jury selection (NBC News)

• Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed nine (AP)

• Gavin Newsom signs bill getting rid of plastic produce bags (Daily Wire)

• Tyson Foods latest large business to flee Chicago (Fox Business)

• Nissan pulls out of Russia, sells all assets to state for 1 Euro (Fox Business)

• New Zealand farmers fume after government proposes animal gas tax (Daily Wire)

• Policy: Liberal media spin rising violent crime as vast right-wing conspiracy (Daily Signal)

• Satire: Kamala Harris demands to know who locked up all these drug offenders (Babylon Bee)

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