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REPORT: Wasserman Schultz Caught in Frantic ‘SCREAMING’ FRENZY Over ‘Hacking Probe’
SOURCE : https://goo.gl/Svsbxv
Debbie Wasserman Shultz is in “meltdown mode.”
Clearly, Democrats really, REALLY do not want anyone poking around their computer hard drives.
They still refuse to turn over the DNC hard drives so the FBI can investigate them for so-called “Russian hacking,” and Wasserman Schultz was reportedly in a “frantic panic” to stop any probe into Democrat House hacking, after the Pakistani foreign nationals she hired were fired for breaching security.
Reports indicate that Wasserman Schultz was SO paranoid and so FRANTIC that she was screaming at House officials to “KILL THE PROBE.”
What on earth are these people hiding?
Ex-Democratic National Committee head Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she intervened in a Pakistani land deal involving her then–IT aide Imran Awan, according to two House employees. The dispute came after Awan’s father was charged with fraud in relation to the deal, and the mysterious exertion of political influence resulted in Pakistani authorities instead targeting the elderly alleged victims, according to a local report.
And when a House Office of Inspector General cybersecurity investigation found that Awan made “unauthorized access” to House servers, including the House Democratic Caucus’ shortly before the election, Wasserman Schultz became “frantic, not normal,” “making the rounds” to House officials in an attempt to kill the investigation, one House employee told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Awan told people Wasserman Schultz chose the name for his daughter, Leza — a Jewish name — and that the Florida congresswoman’s daughter regularly rode a horse that Awan kept at a boarding facility, sources with knowledge of the relationship told TheDCNF.
Wasserman Schultz cornered House Chief Administrative Officer Phil Kiko and called him a “fucking Islamophobe,” saying “you will not so much as take away their parking spots,” the two House employees said Kiko told them.
The congresswoman also told Kiko she had invited Awan’s whole family to her daughter’s bat mitzvah and said she had “helped him with a land deal,” the sources said. A spokesman for Kiko declined to comment on this story.
A 2009 article in the Pakistani publication Dawn, headlined “Influential expat shields father from long arm of law,” said Awan’s father was facing criminal fraud charges involving a land deal, but Awan used political connections to pressure the police into targeting the alleged victims instead.
Awan’s father purchased “huge chunks of land from different farmers in 2008,” but all the checks bounced, the report said. “The police high-ups are ‘ominously’ indifferent to proceed against Awan,” and it’s “noteworthy” how they were “complying with the desires of” Awan, who the paper described as a “White House employee.”
“About a dozen farmers of Chak 7-JB, Panjor, including five siblings — all aged between 57 and 70 — have given up hope of justice after they sold their agricultural lands to Ashraf Awan of Bole De Jhugi, who is father of White House employee Shahid Imran,” Dawn reported. Imran Awan also goes by Shahid Imran Awan, Virginia court records show.
The police harassed the 19 would-be victims, including the five elderly brothers and even their lawyer, and charged them with “frivolous” cases, apparently to get them to stop trying to get the money they say they were owed, the paper said.
“Mohammad Abid, a victim of [Ashraf] Awan’s alleged high-profile swindling, said that [Ashraf] Awan’s son had easy access to the corridors of power and that’s why he was able to [pressure] the police to dance to his tunes,” Dawn reported.
The article details a series of people who say they were then subject to retaliation, including widow Bushra Bibi who said “now Imran was threatening her with dire consequences.”
A third source, who’s familiar with Imran Awan, told TheDCNF that Awan recounted the intervention in the foreign criminal matter and that Awan said it was Wasserman Schultz who intervened. A fourth source — a fellow House IT aide — previously told TheDCNF that Awan said now-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was involved.
Dr. Zafar Iqbal, one of the alleged victims, told TheDCNF that “Imran came to Pakistan to get [his father] out of jail, since he had some [connections] in the Congress.”
New Report Exposes Philadelphia Eagles Plot to SABOTAGE President Trump
SOURCE : https://goo.gl/s1GGsK
President Trump canceled the White House event for Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles over the ratings-killing “anthem protests.”
Turns out the Eagles had a plan to sabotage President Trump by only sending a measly TEN players to the event.
The Eagles roster is 53 players.
President Trump called off the event, because the NFL franchise disagrees with his belief that players should show respect to their country, fans, police, and military by standing, hand-over-heart for their countries anthem.
The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles were scheduled to be honored at the White House on Tuesday. But on Monday night, President Donald J. Trump canceled the appearance since the Eagles were sending such a small group of players.
“The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow,” Trump said in a statement. “They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country. The Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better. These fans are still invited to the White House to be part of a different type of ceremony — one that will honor our great country, pay tribute to the heroes who fight to protect it, and loudly and proudly play the National Anthem. I will be there at 3:00 p.m. with the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus to celebrate America.”
Some Eagles players, including defensive end Chris Long and safety Malcolm Jenkins, made it clear months ago that they wouldn’t go to the White House due to differences with the President, including over the national anthem protests.
So what went into the Eagles’ decision to send such a small group to the White House?
NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo, who has great sources in the organization, explains.
“The Eagles did make that decision that Trump mentioned to send a smaller delegation,” Garafolo said on NFL Network Monday night. “They had conversation amongst their players and staff the last couple of weeks. There were a lot ideas kicked around.”
One idea, according to Garafolo, was the whole team traveling to Washington, but some players wanted to do other things than go to the White House.
“Some players said we can all go down as a team, certain guys can go to the White House, other guys can do some things, maybe in the community or meet with lawmakers, other guys can go sightsee, but still make it a team trip,” Garafolo said. “That was one idea being kicked around. In the end, (owner) Jeff Lurie decided he didn’t want to make it a sideshow. He wanted to keep this contingent really small.”
How small was the contingent going to be?
“I didn’t get an exact number, but I was told it wasn’t 20. It wasn’t 10. It was going to less than that,” Garafolo explained. “Obviously that decision by the team didn’t please Donald Trump and the White House.”
NFL rosters consist of 53 players.
Garafolo said one of the people who would’ve attended was the star of the Super Bowl.
“It was going to be a small contingent. Nick Foles, the Super Bowl MVP were going to among them,” Garafolo said. “It was going to be a very small group, from what I was told. And again, that decision didn’t sit well with Donald Trump. They wanted to have a small contingent, just so they could send the right message – ‘OK, let’s go with the guys that we handpicked to go down there and no make it about where’s this guy and what is everyone else doing ?around Washington D.C?’”
That won’t be a problem, because it turns out none of the Eagles are going to Washington, at least not to the White House.
All eyes are on California where Democrats are hoping to flip some Republican seats in order to take control of the House. One America’s Chris Pocock takes a look at a few key battles in the Golden State.