Media Requests Juror Info in Manafort Trial; Judge Ellis Threatened Media outlets have requested that personal addresses of jurors on the Manafort trial be released. Judge Ellis has denied the request. He stated that he has received personal threats and now is under US Marshal protection. Day 2 of jury deliberation is expected to close… Continue reading Judge Ellis Threatened, Denies Media Request for Juror Info

President Trump Levels New Tariff as Turkey Refuses to Release American Pastor President Donald Trump is doubling steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkey – and causing a drop in their currency – as part of an effort to secure the release of American Pastor Andrew Brunson. Recently the government moved Pastor Brunson from a prison… Continue reading Turkey’s Currency Tumbles After New Tariff

Last Week of Prosecution in the Manafort Trial Begins Due to a five hour delay on Friday, the prosecution will require one more day to present their witnesses against Paul Manafort. The government is pursuing charges that predate Manafort’s 8 weeks on the Trump Campaign. These charges stem from cases the government had previously chosen… Continue reading Third Week of the Manafort Trial Begins

Military Exercise and Ballistic Missile Firing Signal Increased Tensions with US-Iran Iran has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in 2018. Meanwhile, fifty gunboats swarm the Strait of Hormuz, where 30% of the world’s oil passes through. In a related story, according to the ACLJ, Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani “was brutally beaten,… Continue reading Iran Fires Ballistic Missile. Human Rights Abuses Continue

Mueller Begins His Prosecution of Paul Manafort The Manafort trial is underway. It’s slated to run for at least two weeks. None of the charges are related to the Trump Campaign. In fact, the DOJ in 2005 passed on bringing any charges to trial. A win for Mueller, the unconstitutionally appointed special counsel, would embolden… Continue reading Manafort Trial Begins

President Trump Threatens Veto of Spending Bill President Trump increases his push for border security. He vows to veto any spending bill that does not secure the border. Pray for the safety of our law enforcement agents. Pray for wisdom in negotiations. Pray that the government would complete its God-given role of protecting the citizens… Continue reading President Trump Pushes for Border Security

President Trump, EU Leaders Negotiate Over Tariffs The discussions over the controversial tariffs continue. President Trump and his team have levied tariffs on many countries products in an effort to force them to lift tariffs on US products. There will be many more such discussions in the coming months, no doubt. Pray for wisdom for… Continue reading Tariff Discussions Continue

One Week Delay of Manafort Trial Judge TS Ellis has approved delaying the Manafort trial, but only until July 31st. Mr. Manafort’s lawyers had requested it be delayed until fall to allow for more time to review documents. Mueller has selected five witnesses and granted them immunity to testify against Mr. Manafort. Jury selection takes… Continue reading Manafort Trial Delayed

DOJ Releases FISA Documents After months of waiting, the House Oversight committee has received documents relating to how the DOJ obtained a FISA warrant to surveil the Trump campaign in 2016. They contradict earlier claims by the Democrats that the Steele Dossier — opposition research paid for by the Clinton campaign — wasn’t a major… Continue reading Redacted FISA Warrant Documents Released

Judge TS Ellis Rejects Motion for Change of Venue Paul Manafort’s motion to move his trial from the politically charged Alexandria VA to Roanoke VA has been rejected. The trial will proceed as planned on July 25th. None of the charges relate to President Trump (some from early as 2005), though all stem from the… Continue reading Manafort Trial Set for July 25th in Alexandria VA