Logan Act

Graham and Blumenthal: Congressional Authority in Ukraine

Posted on by Helena

On June 2, Kyiv has a debt payment due to hedge fund investors in the amount of $665 Million.  Zelenskky has declared Ukraine will not make the payment and no restructuring agreement has been made.  Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal decided that they would fly to Kyiv to celebrate the passage thru the house of a New Great Bill that will give Ukraine another $60 Billion of US Taxpayer funds.  The One Big Beautiful Bill is now in the senate – wherein no one will read it and simply vote according to their scripted Handlers.

The Big Beautiful Bill is over 1,100 pages.   And given the laziness of Congress I doubt they will even get thru the Table of Contents for their back flap book report.  If you want to give it a shot – here it is:  https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text

It is notable that this Bill contributed to Elon Musk’s negative comments claiming it adds significantly to the deficit and basically negates DOGE cost cutting.   There are a few Defense budgets that stand out:  1)  Indo Pacific – which would coincide with Hegseth’s fear mongering about China and Taiwan, and 2)  the largest single allocation – over $4 billion for ‘classified military space superiority. 

The Bill is sponsored by Jody Arrington, a war hawk from the Bush/Cheney era.  His political contributors include Koch, Inc and AIPAC.   

It is notable that so many politicians have been able to easily come and go in Ukraine without incident – but then AI does wonders when you need to create fake stage sets. While in “Ukraine”, Graham and Blumenthal both stepped across the line of the Logan Act by specifically engaging in political dialogue and government activities with a nation at war.  When those comments cross to tariffs and the imposition of sanctions, and funding they have overlorded OFAC and The Treasury. 

OFAC:  The Office of Foreign Assets Control, is a financial intelligence and enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions.  As US Senators, Graham and Blumenthal are responsible for writing laws, oversight of the executive branch, budget authority, confirmation of presidential nominees and the ratification of treaties.  They are representatives of their ‘STATE” – not   the country.

While they are free to travel abroad like any American, their discourse and meetings with government officials is quantifiably prohibited.  In this case, Graham and Blumenthal could only be permitted to travel in an official capacity as a Congressional Delegation.  Delegations are organized by committees within the Department of State – in this case, the overseer would be the Acting Director of Legislative Affairs, Philip Laidlaw – appointed by Biden.  He would necessitate reporting to Marco Rubio.

The two committees available for approval include:  House Foreign Affairs Committee Chaired by Brian Mast, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chaired by Jim Rische.  They would be responsible for approval of a delegation’s authority. 

Graham:  “What I learned on this trip is he (Putin) is preparing for more war”.  Thus attempting to spike the validation of the $60 Billion in funding while having a blow party and counting how much they can siphon from the Taxpayers.  They are also loudly advocating for a 500% sanction tariff on any country that buys Russian oil and Gas.  Unfortunately, that would include the EU which continues to necessitate those supplies amidst an already out of control price hike – that has hit manufacturing the hardest.

China, India and Turkey remain the top importers of Russian oil and gas, with Europe’s dependence down from 45% to 20% – officially.  But that isn’t wholly accurate.  Because Europe has a middleman – Turkey.  So the EU can pretend they have lowered dependence effectively, because they use a middleman – they pay significantly more.

The US, aka President Trump, needs to decide if he is friend or foe.  The flip flopping is most certainly losing MAGA support and will impact Putin in deciding whether a full assault takeover of Ukraine is the only solution.  Blumenthol and Graham need to be held accountable for violating the Logan Act, not submitting the proper committee authority, and over-riding Rubio and OFAC leadership completely.  Despite traveling to Ukraine 7 or 8 times – neither Graham or Blumenthal have seemingly submit a Statement of Disbursements report as required – 2024 or 2025.

If they traveled outside of Federal authority with private money, they have no license to conduct ANY Congressional business.  Including meetings, conferences, and making international television appearances pretending they are representatives of America.

IRAN: Democrats Coaching Iran attacks on Saudi’s

Posted on by Helena

Saudi Arabia has claimed that the recent drone attacks on it’s oil refinery came from the northeast, making the Yemen Houthi claim as the inciter, highly unlikely.   Yemen is situated south of Saudi Arabia.   The attack is more likely another bully posture, pushing down the other kid on the playground.   But this isn’t the first bully attack; May 2019 – 4 merchant ships in the Persian Gulf are attacked.   June 2019 – two oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman.   And then:  September 1 – Iran took steps to enhance relations with Qatar.  

Iran’s military spending as a percentage of GDP is more than 23 countries in the EU, including Germany at  2.6%.

Retaliation is not so simplistic as the Bolton style of bomb, bomb, bomb.   Retaliation would mean calling in chits, for Iran that could mean Russia, for the Saudi’s that could mean the US.   It would fracture the Middle East, possibly see casualties in the EU and pit the remaining two non-socialist mega-countries against one another; Russia and the US.

And that would mean – World War. It should be noted, that destroying Russia and the US is a top priority of the Soros globalization agenda.

The Saudi Prince knows this, and President Trump knows this.   US involvement would rip Trump’s chances for a 2020 reelection. Oil prices would skyrocket. The stock market would collapse.   A Great Depression would envelop the globe.  And casualties would likely reach into the millions.

The Swampers and Liberals are exasperated, their entire globalized agenda is crumbling, they have lost their footing, and war has always been – their go-to resort given it serves multiple purposes; lowering population, propping up and capitalizing on war effort spending, and the inevitable ‘rebuilding’ scheme. More $$$$.  It was, after all, the entire purpose of the Iran Deal under Obama.   Follow The Money.

In lifting sanctions against Iran, the terrorist organization Hezbollah was slated to be relieved of it’s status and embraced along with Iran. Currently, Hezbollah is on the terrorist list of: the US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Australia, Argentina, Paraguay, and the EU.   They currently occupy Lebanon and their Jihadist and Islamification motives are unprecedented.

Germany and France are desperate to reinstate the Iran Nuclear Deal claiming this is the only way to deescalate Iran’s provocative moves toward war.   In other words, Iran and her US allies under Obama are attempting to blackmail the EU and using Obama officials to coach this end result.

Former Secretary of State, John Kerry, has repeatedly launched a campaign to prop up the Iran Nuclear Deal on the whisper of Trump’s impending impeachment.  Kerry has been a favorite among the Qatar regime, visiting frequently as he props up Iran.

According to Col Waurishok, a National Security Advisor, Iran’s foreign minister Zarif continually meets with John Kerry, Ben Rhodes, Diane Feinstein and John Brennan.   Although these meetings are in violation of the Logan Act, they are not deterred.

In 2018, Random House (see my blog about Obama Book Deal) published Ben Rhodes memoirs, a NYT bestseller.  Random House is an integral player in what appears to be a blackmail scheme to buy  politicians lobbying efforts. In a New York Times interview, Rhodes was quoted as boasting of how he created an ‘echo chamber’ to market the administration’s foreign policy”, including the international nuclear agreement with Iran, while a member of the Obama team.

And of course, no decent research would be complete without a reference to funding.

Ben Rhode’s interview mentioned a donor NGO, Ploushares Fund which is actively advocating for the reduction of nuclear stockpiles. Ploushares aggressively funds the Atlantic Counsel, Brookings Institute, J-Street, and The National Iranian American Council.   Ploushares funding comes from the Soros Open Society.

Ben Rhodes received his BA from Rice University in Texas. Rice University and seven other US Universities have a partnership relationship with Qatar Foundation.

It is believed that Squad member, Ilhan Omar, was groomed by Qatar and Al Shabaab. In 2018, Muhkter Robow, a member of Al Shabaab, and formerly a member of Al Qaeda, ran for president of Somalia. It is believed he was groomed by Qatar.

In September 2018 when Kerry admitted to numerous meetings with Zarif, the conservative members of government were rife with condemnations asserting that Kerry was coaching Iran, as well as possibly providing intelligence information and secret data.   Instead of stopping his intrusions, Kerry ramped it up with phone calls to Iran and to other EU countries who are signatories of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

In July, 2019, with no Deal in place and a ravaged economy, Iran threatened the EU that there would be significant repercussions if they did not reinstitute trade.   Those EU trading partners would include France, Germany and the UK.  Could the significant repercussions be the drone attacks on the Saudi oil field of Aramco?

Kerry is somewhat of a regular in Germany.   His most recent known trip was to Berlin this past June for a climate summit. He used the opportunity to derail President Trump as putting the entire globe in jeopardy for his denunciation of the Paris Accord.  Is Kerry collaborating with Merkel to coach the flames of Iran?

Various MSM outlets decry Trump as being not hawkish enough… Lindsey Graham, McCain’s best buddy, has called for Trump to bomb Iran. The Slate argues that President Trump has done nothing to de-escalate the tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.   But The MAGA’s don’t want another war.   And in this case, sanctions seem to be the order of business.

Again, it is note worthy that the Iran Nuclear Deal was accomplished via – Obama’s Executive Order in detailing the agreement as a ‘commitment’ and not a treaty. But that would be a play of words given that Obama did sign an EO revoking all nuclear sanctions on Iran.

Therefore, President Trump didn’t revoke a treaty… he simply reinstated sanctions.

Presidential Executive Orders

Posted on by Helena

As elections loom for 2020, Democrats are going to have to answer for their accomplishments since taking over the House majority.   Fixated on Trump demonizing, they have failed to actually do much of anything of importance.   While Congress typically averages the passage of 758 bills per session, a total of eighteen bills have been passed this year, including:

1)   Seven extensions of previous bills

2)   Two bills to further budget appropriations

3)   One bill to recognize a ‘reference’ as a bill

4)   A bill to clarify the pay of VA podiatrists

5)   A bill to authorize the honorary appointment of Robert Dole to colonel

6)   A bill to change the address of a postal facility designated in honor of Captain Humayun Khan

7)   A bill that directs the Secretary of Education to recognize school employees award program

8)   A bill requiring the Secretary of Interior to process agreements regarding Colorado River drought

9)   A bill to expand public target ranges in some states

10)   A bill to compensate federal employees affected by lapses in appropriations

11) A bill to amend the charter of Future Farmers of America

That’s it folks!

In essence what this highlights is the fact that the bigger the government, the less that is accomplished.   Immigration, infrastructure, Medicare, Healthcare, those issues that are most pressing according to The People, are blocked by the House through Pelosi and Schumer.   The only way Trump can bypass the moronic is through Executive Order.

During Clinton’s term he issued 364 Executive Orders.   George Bush issued 165 Executive Orders. And Obama issued 215 Executive Orders, but altered history by utilizing Executive Memorandums as a means to circumvent public outcry. As such, Obama asserted a historic 644 Executive Memorandums and 1186 Presidential Proclamations through January 19, 2017. A vast number of Obama’s orders included the establishment of new agencies within the government including; Office of Urban Affairs, National Economic Council, Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Council on Women and Girls, Office of Health reform, Commission for the Study of Bioethical issues, Council of Governors, etc…, etc…

Despite the fact that even the most liberal within government agree that Obama crossed the threshold of legality in many of his Executive Orders and Memorandums, these transgressions have gone without consequence.

Trump has signed 109 Executive Orders and 42 Executive Memorandums.

Of course, one of the more controversial executive Orders issued by Obama was the Iran Nuclear Deal and the billions in payments to Iran including a massive interest rate for funds held due to sanctions.   The deal was administered and signed by then Secretary of State, John Kerry. The same John Kerry who maintains a majority of his wealth in offshore tax havens, and the same John Kerry who has been found to be secretly meeting with Iran government officials promising to reinstate the Iran Nuclear Deal, despite this being potentially in violation of the Logan Act.

Enacted in 1799, The Logan Act criminalizes anyone negotiating with a foreign government having a dispute with the United States. In addition, Kerry avoided a $500,000 tax bill on his 76 foot yacht by docking it in Rhode Island instead of his home state of Massachusetts.   A move that was seen as rather hypocritical given his continual cry for imposing ‘higher taxes’.

With 23 Democrat contenders for President in 2020, citing their accomplishments for The People as opposed to their personal gains will likely become a dominant debate.

Despite the more obvious issues abounding, Democrats continue to state as their top priorities:

Kamala Harris:   justice for immigrants, blacks and LGBT

Joe Biden:   A mini New Green Deal, anti-Trump and Make America Great Again

Cory Booker:   Anti-lynching, carbon tax for climate change, and rental control

Bernie:   free everything for everybody including all illegals present and future

Buttigeig:   Medicare for all who want it, Green New Deal, LGBT rights

Of course Medicare for all who want it is essentially the package of socialist medicine for the middle class, while the elite will continue to embrace their own private health insurance. LGBT rights are already essentially in effect.   The New Green Deal is scary given the Roosevelt New Deal was administered via Executive Order…   And justice for immigrants is a bizarre concept that bears a load of question marks.

Unfortunately, none of the candidates espouse anything that would make them unique with attainable goals.   But they are united on one common goal – demonize all things Trump and all Trump supporters.

Obama and Kerry: Negotiating with Global Leaders

Posted on by Helena

While the press is fixated on personal jabs at Trump, McCain at personal jabs at Trump, there is a rumbling beneath the surface that is growing exponentially.   Despite the fact that Obama is no longer president, he continues to act as though he is meeting with foreign dignitaries across the globe from the presidents of China to India to France, to Germany, to Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan to the infamous Farrakhan leader of the Nation of Islam.  

John Kerry is also making world tours under the guise of his former status as Secretary of State, most importantly meeting with heads of state in Iran.   Kerry is also running around the globe speaking at the UN as the US representative while fomenting division as he speaks with France’s Macron, with the European Union foreign policy chief, and with Germany’s president, Steinmeier.  Coincidentally, today Steinmeier (who rarely comes out of the proverbial closet to offer an opinion on anything) made front page news as he slams Trump for alienating what was formerly known as the ‘global community” and for not backing the Iran deal…

Simultaneously, Michelle Obama is making tours representing herself as the ‘forever First Lady”, and Hillary is raising money across the globe purportedly in the guise of book tours.

Theories circulate as to the radical flurry of these comrades-in-armswho seemingly are securing their place, their name, their power – as a potential transfer of power underlying the rumbling in the US White House.   Impeachment or coup, they are desperate to secure their grab of righteous authority.

But these trolls of the White House are losing ground as Trump continues to drain The Swamp and reveal the corruption that has plagued our government for decades.   A bitter war is being fought as we stand idly on the sidelines.   Most of The People are completely unaware of the magnitude of this purging.   Most are not privy to the layers upon layers that have slowly been built only to find that as one layer is uncovered and displaced, ten more are revealed.

James Baker – FIRED 

Lisa Page – FIRED

Mike Kortan, FBIAssistant Director for Public Affairs – FIRED

Josh Campbell, Special Assistant to James Comey – FIRED

David Laufman, Chief of the Justice Department’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section [NAT SEC – HRC email invest]- FIRED/FORCE

John Carlin, Assistant Attorney General – Head of DOJ’s National Security Division – FIRED/FORCE

Sally Yates, Deputy Attorney General & Acting Attorney General – FIRED

Mary McCord, Acting Assistant Attorney General – Acting Head of DOJ’s National Security Division – FIRED/FORCE

Bruce Ohr, Associate Deputy Attorney General – Demoted 2x – cooperating witness [power removed]

Rachel Brand, Associate Attorney General – No. 3 official behind Deputy AGRosenstein – FIRED/FORCE

It is interesting that despite these revelations, many within even the conservative ranks and Libertarian ranks, are still unsatisfied.  As though it isn’t ‘enough’, it isn’t ‘fast enough’, it isn’t enough players…   They speak with the same entitlement and impatience that one would normally expect from within the Liberal Democrat ranks.   Perhaps it is simply a societal anomaly of everything must happen immediately without the business and political insight of rules of order, of cause and effect, and of thorough research and investigation.

While Kerry’s actions of colluding with the ‘enemy’ are categorically illegal under the Logan Act, Obama continues to traverse a skimming line that is carefully announced within the vein of Foundation work – much like the Clinton Foundation skimming that was regurgitated just a year+ ago.   But given there were no real consequences paid by the Clinton’s for their corrupt funding, Obama has nothing to preclude him from playing the same game.

At least not – Yet.