The Columbia Bugle's Sunday Newsletter
August 8th-14th
“They’re not after me. They’re after you. I’m just in the way.”
The Regime is hellbent on preventing President Donald Trump from running again. They haven’t forgiven him and his supporters for thwarting Hillary Clinton’s coronation. This week they orchestrated a pre-emptive coup against President Trump in order to stop him from returning to the White House in 2024. But their sloppy fishing expedition appears to have only rallied support to him and made Trump and his supporters more energized.
Never forget Mar-a-Lago.
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Table Of Contents
The Raid On Mar-a Lago
Let’s begin with some of the main things we know about the Raid so far.
Trump’s Statement On August 8th
On Monday August 8th, President Trump announced that his home, Mar-a-Lago, had been raided by a large number of FBI agents.
It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don't want me to run for President in 2024, especially based on recent polls, and who will likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections.
Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. Sadly, America has now become one of those Countries, corrupt at a level not seen before. They even broke into my safe!
I stood up to America’s bureaucratic corruption, I restored power to the people, and truly delivered for our Country, like we have never seen before. The establishment hated it. Now, as they watch my endorsed candidates win big victories, and see my dominance in all polls, they are trying to stop me, and the Republican Party, once more. The lawlessness, political persecution, and Witch Hunt must be exposed and stopped.
The Warrant
Senior Editor at Human Events Jack Posobiec published on August 12th the Warrant and Property Receipt from the Mar-a-Lago Raid.
Anonymous lawyer Techno Fog has a great Substack piece discussing the warrant and providing legal analysis.
Techno Fog also points out that we still do not have the affidavit.
We don’t have the most important part of the warrant application: the affidavit in support prepared by an FBI agent. The affidavit would likely describe:
The basis for believing that classified documents, including those relating to nuclear weapons, were at Mar-A-Lago;
The history of the Trump classified documents investigation;
The assertion of probable cause that Trump had committed a crime; and
Information gathered through surveillance or through informants (most notably whoever told the FBI about the safe).
As to unsealing the affidavit, Judicial Watch and some media companies, including The New York Times, are leading that fight. Judicial Watch has asked that all warrant materials, including the affidavit, be unsealed “as expeditiously as possible.” The DOJ’s response to that issue is due on Monday, August 15.
Threads by Constitutional Lawyer Mike Davis on Presidential Powers with regard to declassification.
Chairwoman of the Republican National Lawyers Association Harmeet Dhillon joined Tulsi Gabbard to discuss the warrant and why we probably won’t see the affidavit anytime soon.
Fishing Expedition
As you can see in the warrant above, this appears to have been nothing more than a fishing expedition to try and dig up anything they could find to use against President Trump.
The Judge Who Greenlit The Raid
So who is the Judge that signed off on this Raid? Meet Bruce E. Reinhart.
The National Pulse can also reveal that Judge Reinhart has donated to the campaigns of former President Barack Obama and to the establishment opponents of Donald J. Trump during the 2016 election, including Jeb Bush.
As reported by the Miami Herald, Judge Reinhart began representing Epstein’s employees on January 2nd, 2008, just one day after departing the U.S. Attorney’s Office where he served as an assistant U.S. attorney closely involved on the convicted pedophile’s case.
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Role
On August 11th, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he had “personally approved” the raid on Mar-a-Lago.
And refused to take questions.
So much for this story earlier in the week.
Garland then went on to whine about the hurt feelings of the FBI and DOJ.
President Trump’s response on Truth Social.
And then this happened after the briefing.
A quick reminder of the Senate Republicans who helped make Garland Attorney General.
Declassification
President Trump and many of his advisors have consistently said this week that the documents in question were declassified.
Here’s Mike Davis’ thread again on declassification.
Reactions To The Raid
Lib Reactions
The reactions from Libs ranged from cheering on the raid to worry over whether the raid will help Trump.
We’ll start with this loser NPC’s reaction.
General Hayden’s typically unhinged take on Twitter.
But not all Libs were too excited. Some were even nervous that this may end up helping re-elect President Trump.
Pathetic Responses From RINOs
GOP Leadership:
RINO Fraud Senator Tim Scott:
Representative Matt Gaetz Calling Out Tim Scott:
America Last Crenshaw:
MTG Rightfully Blasting Crenshaw On Twitter:
Liz Cheney’s Predictable Response:
Conservatives Rally To Defend President Trump
Steve Bannon and Steve Cortes also called for President Trump to respond to this by announcing that he’s running for President immediately.
Graham needs to be banned from Mar-a-Lago. He is a total snake who voted for Garland.
Elected Republicans:
MAGA Rallies Outside Mar-a-Lago:
Nuclear MAGA
This week woke up a lot of Americans to the threat of our out of control National Security Apparatus, which has been weaponized by the Regime not to stop criminals, but to crush their political enemies.
Republicans must be prepared to wield political power to stop this madness. Words and hearings are not enough.
Impeaching Garland
Garland has got to go. He’s a pathetic little tool of the Regime and is obviously still bitter about losing his chance to become a Supreme Court Justice. He must be impeached.
This week, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene filed articles of impeachment against Merrick Garland.
Senator Josh Hawley also called for Garland to be impeached.
Reining In The National Security State
Darren Beattie’s Piece In Newsweek: The National Security Apparatus Is Now the Enemy
The real threat to the American way of life is not Russia, or even China—it is the corrupt and illegitimate ruling class that runs America. The national security apparatus, together with the corporate media, has become the ruling class' most potent weapon. It's time the ruling class be held accountable for its corruption, and it's time that all Americans understand our politics will be nothing but fake and performative until the national security apparatus is brought to heel.
Congressional Candidate Joe Kent echoed this call.
Kyle Shideler In American Greatness: For The Rule Of Law To Reign, The Bureau Must Be Destroyed
The FBI cannot be saved. It must be rendered into component parts and distributed to the four winds.
Ron Paul was right about the FBI.
If we are to truly Make America Great Again, we must take power from Permanent Washington and give it back to the people. We must go #NuclearMAGA.
Other Stories We’re Tracking
#ForeignAidMoratorium
Americans are tired of watching our leaders in Washington send billions and billions of our own money to line the pockets of defense contractors, corrupt foreign oligarchs and lobbyists. The looting must end. On Tuesday, Congressman Paul Gosar announced his support for a “Total Foreign Aid Moratorium.”
The solutions to many of our problems are actually quite simple. Historic flood of immigration? Close the border. Other countries are shamelessly looting our own? Turn off the money spigot. It's time for a Total Foreign Aid Moratorium. 10 years minimum sounds good to me.America needs a Foreign Aid Moratorium. We're getting played.
The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸☢️ @ColumbiaBugleValiant News: MTG, Massie Join Gosar In Call For Immediate Foreign Aid Moratorium
Yes, stop foreign aid and impose an immigration moratorium. Put Americans FIRST!Millions of illegals are flooding across the border bringing drugs, disease, & crime. Inflation, food costs, & gas prices are record high. Families are hurting. We simply can’t afford to be sending tens of billions of dollars overseas anymore. We need a Foreign Aid Moratorium.
Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS @RepGosar
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