Task forces won’t cut it. Trump needs a truth commission.



No one’s cheering the pace of accountability since the Biden administration ended. Not even those who promised it. Bureaucratic obstacles, legacy systems built to resist scrutiny, and a federal culture allergic to transparency have slowed progress — sometimes to a crawl.

The reality is worse than expected. Even those with the best intentions have found it nearly impossible to extract and expose the truth. That failure isn’t just frustrating. It’s unacceptable.

A commission on political persecution would offer Americans what they’ve long been denied: justice, reconciliation, and a full accounting of the truth.

One of President Trump’s key promises for his second term was accountability — real, lasting de-weaponization of the federal government. His success will be judged by whether he delivers on that pledge.

Several months in, it’s clear the current approach may not be enough. What’s needed isn’t more subcommittees or working groups. What’s needed is a Trump-style solution: a big, beautiful operation designed to supersede the siloed efforts now underway.

Every new administration faces the same dilemma: clean up the last one’s messes while managing the day-to-day chaos of federal governance. Cabinet secretaries and agency heads walk into jobs already on fire. Few have the time, staff, or political will to launch sweeping internal investigations — especially when they’re tasked with running the agencies they’d be probing.

And time is the enemy. As months pass, political momentum cools. Distance sets in. Memories fade. I saw this firsthand during Trump’s first term. Having worked on the House Oversight Committee during the Obama years, I believed we would finally get answers about Benghazi, Operation Fast and Furious, and Hillary Clinton’s emails. We didn’t. Too many in Washington shrugged and said it was time to “move on.”

That can’t happen again.

The Biden administration oversaw one of the most sweeping and coordinated campaigns of federal abuse in modern U.S. history. Nearly every major department played a role.

The Department of Justice targeted pro-life activists and traditional Catholics. The FBI chased down January 6 defendants over misdemeanor charges and shattered lives in the process. Federal health agencies turned Orwellian, assuming censorship powers once considered unthinkable. Immigration authorities weaponized the law against citizens while rewarding illegal entry.

Meanwhile, intelligence agencies manipulated information, partnered with tech companies to censor dissent, and colluded with legacy media to shape a false public narrative. All of this operated with one shared goal: crush political opposition, and above all, destroy Donald Trump.

This wasn’t rogue behavior. It was systemic. And systemic abuse demands a systemic response.

A few scattered task forces won’t cut it. Today, we have the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias, and another to combat anti-Semitism. Fine. But these efforts lack coordination, power, and focus.

They should be consolidated — or at least centralized — under a larger, empowered investigative body.

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This new entity must have one mission: hold the weaponizers accountable. It must have real teeth — subpoena power, prosecutorial authority, the ability to grant immunity for witness testimony, and the mandate to provide restitution for the Americans harmed by the Biden administration’s abuses.

We’ve seen this before. The United States has convened truth-seeking bodies to investigate civil rights violations. Other democratic nations have formed “truth commissions” to heal from periods of state overreach.

A commission on political persecution wouldn’t just fulfill one of Trump’s key promises. It would offer Americans what they’ve long been denied: justice, reconciliation, and a full accounting of the truth.

If Trump wants to succeed where others failed, he must go big. Not with more bureaucracy — but with a focused, powerful effort to make the permanent government answer to the people again.

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Joy Reid and Adam Schiff complain that Congress will be investigating instead of legislating under a President Biden: 'Tearing down our democracy'



MSNBC's Joy Reid and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are not routinely described as people who are overly gifted with self-awareness.

Schiff shouted accusations against President Donald Trump even before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2017. He was the face of congressional investigations of Trump and his team that went essentially nowhere — other than the impeachment of the president, which was a political, not a legal, result.

He claimed Trump had colluded with Russia in 2016 but came up empty — and then hid evidence that he knowingly lied about it.

And Reid and her cronies at MSNBC cheered Schiff on all the way.

Now, suddenly, Reid and Schiff think ongoing congressional investigations of an incoming president will be "tearing down our democracy."

What did they say?

Schiff appeared on Reid's MSNBC show Thursday, and the pair lamented together how terrible Republican investigations during a Joe Biden presidency would be.

Reid began by complaining, "Both House and Senate Republicans have made it clear that, when sort of the normal order resumes and when Congress is back in session and at work, they're not interested in doing any work that involves legislating or helping people during this awful pandemic."

"What they want to focus on is investigating. They want to go after Hunter Biden still. They want to go after the investigations that led to impeachment," she cried. "They want to go after the Mueller probe again."

Then she asked the big question — without, apparently, noticing the irony:

"Is this what we're going to have to sit through for the next four years — Republicans just doing investigations and refusing to legislate?" she asked.

Naturally, Schiff went right along with Reid's sudden concern over ongoing congressional investigations.

He lamented Republicans' desire to continue engaging in "tearing down our democracy."

The lawmaker said he and his fellow Democrats would have to have the courage to "overcome" Republicans who want to "go after" Biden.

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Army Reserve announces investigation into Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham as second woman comes forward, says she's cheated with him since 2012



Simon B. Flake, chief of media relations and public information for the Army Reserve Strategic Communication, announced on Wednesday an investigation into scandal-plagued Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham.

What's a brief history here?

The news comes on the heels of the bombshell allegation that Cunningham, who is a married father of two, had an affair with a married strategist, as well as allegations of a second affair with a different woman.

Cunningham, who is running to unseat Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), has said he has no plans to withdraw from the race. The allegations against Cunningham are especially important since the upcoming North Carolina election is critical to control of the U.S. Senate.

The polls have been showing a tight race between Cunningham and Tillis.

Cunningham is a military veteran.

What are the details?

Flake in a statement said, "The Army Reserve is investigating the matters involving Lt. Col. James Cunningham. As such, we are unable to provide further details at this time."

On Thursday, the National File exposed Cunningham's sexual messages to a woman identified as Arlene Guzman Todd, who is described as a "media director of a marijuana public relations company" who has also been a lecturer at California State University.

Todd, who is a married mother, has also reportedly donated at least $450 to the Cunningham campaign since April.

On Friday, Cunningham issued an apology.

"I have hurt my family, disappointed my friends, and am deeply sorry," he said. "The first step in repairing those relationships is taking complete responsibility, which I do. I ask that my family's privacy be respected in this personal matter. I remain grateful and humble by the ongoing support that North Carolinians have extended in this campaign, and in the remaining weeks before this election I will continue to work to earn the opportunity to fight for the people of our state."

Todd also issued a statement on the allegation, which was published by the Associated Press.

"A few months back, I displayed a lapse in judgment by engaging in a relationship with Cal Cunningham during a period of marital separation," she said of the relationship with the Senate candidate. "The relationship spanned several months and consisted primarily of a series of text exchanges and an in-person encounter."

According to The Daily Wire, questions later emerged over whether Cunningham could be court-martialed over the misconduct, and on Sunday, a North Carolina attorney came forward and said that one of her friends was also having an affair with Cunningham.

The unnamed woman has reportedly been engaging in an affair with Cunningham since 2012.

Following the revelation, Cunningham on Monday dropped out of a town hall event scheduled to bolster his campaign. He also backed down from attending a fundraiser event that was set for Tuesday.

Suspected arson levels Trump supporter's garage, vehicles. Graffiti at the scene reads 'Biden 2020,' 'BLM.'



A Trump supporter's garage was set ablaze in what authorities are saying could be an act of arson.

What are the details ?

According to WCCO-TV, Minnesota officials are investigating a fire that demolished a family's garage and three of their vehicles.

The fire broke out Wednesday morning at Dennis Molla's residence in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

Molla, an immigrant from Ukraine, told the Star Tribune that he's in disbelief that someone could target another person in such a way for differing political beliefs.

"I think things have gotten way out of control," he told the outlet. "I'm not one of those confrontational people. ... I just feel very sorry for my parents, just because they wanted to leave the USSR for us to have a better future and life in America. ... For them to see me express my beliefs as a Republican, it's crazy to think it came down to this."

The family, in a since-deleted Facebook post, wrote, "This morning, at 3:48am our house was supposedly targeted by BLM/Antifa. We woke up to a loud explosion, and saw that our camper was on fire, along with both of Dennis's trucks, his garage, and our entire back yard. Thank God our main house is safe. We are safe. Our children are safe. Thank you so much to the Brooklyn Center Police Department, Minnesota for helping us get our family out of the house, and a special thanks to officer C. Jordan and another officer and firefighters for saving our dogs. He said it was so ht they almost had to leave them. Thank you God we are alive and safe, and pray that justice is served."

The family's garage also had graffiti sprayed on it, reading, "Biden 2020" and "BLM" as well as what appeared to be an anarchy symbol.

'My son smells like smoke'

Dennis' wife, Deana, told the outlet that when the family heard the explosion, Dennis "climbed out of a basement window in his boxers and T-shirt, and saw three people running and picked up a box of matches."

She said that two of the vehicles that burned had an American flag and a Trump 2020 flag on them.

She also added that the timing of the fire seemed rather suspicious.

"She recalled a troubling experience her husband had about 10 days ago while working in downtown Minneapolis on a construction site," the Star Tribune reported. "His pickup with the Trump flag was parked nearby, when someone 'drove by slowly and took pictures,' she said, and feces was later left at his vehicle when he went on a water break."

"[The suspects] saw that we have a jungle gym and toys in the backyard," she told the outlet. "To put our babies in harm's way because you don't agree with our politics; just don't put our kids in danger. My son smells like smoke."

'This fire is considered suspicious and our investigation remains extremely active'

In a Wednesday statement, the Brooklyn Center Police Department said:

Just before 4:00 am, Brooklyn Center police officers and firefighters were dispatched to the report of an explosion and fire in the area of 69th Ave N and Morgan Ave N in Brooklyn Center. Officers located a fire at a residence in the 6900 block of Morgan Ave N. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, but not before a detached three car garage and three vehicles were destroyed. There was minor damage to the house. There were no injuries during this incident. Officers and firefighters were able to save the three dogs in kennels and four puppies located in the garage.* This fire is considered suspicious and our investigation remains extremely active. The home occupants had a fairly large “Trump 2020" sign that was destroyed, and our officers observed what appeared to be fresh spray paint on the garage before it burned down. The spray paint included “Biden 2020", “BLM" and capital letter “A" with a circle around it.

The FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are also investigating the fire. A reward of $5,000 is being offered for information on the case. Tips can be called in to 1-800-723-2020.

(H/T: The Daily Wire)