Fugees felon gets 14 years for illegal Obama donations



Platinum-selling artist Pras has been sentenced to prison following charges related to illegal foreign lobbying and conspiracy.

Prakazrel Samuel Michel, member of the huge 1990s group the Fugees, has been trapped in legal turmoil for years surrounding apparent attempts to influence presidential elections and administrations.

'There's a possibility that I'm going in while I'm fighting.'

The Fugees' 1996 album "The Score" went seven-times platinum in the United States, and even though the record hit No. 1 in seven countries, it was the group's last original release.

Michel was charged in 2019 and began his trial four years later in 2023. The three-week trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio was focused on multiple money-laundering schemes related to Malaysian financier Jho Low, a Billboard report revealed.

First, Michel was accused of secretly funneling $2 million from Low to Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign. The donations were allegedly made through straw donors. In 2023, Michel said he received $20 million from Low, but it was only to help him get a photo with Obama. These figures were part of a $120 million total Michel received from Low, WCBV reported.

Secondly, Michel was accused of funneling money from Low to a lobbying campaign that had the goal of convincing President Trump's administration to drop an investigation into Low in 2019.

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Pras Michel arrives at U.S. District Court on March 31, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Michel was recently ordered to forfeit over $64 million after he was found guilty for his attempts to influence the Trump administration.

'Next chapter'

A representative named Erica Dumas told Variety, "Throughout his career Pras has broken barriers. This is not the end of his story. He appreciates the outpouring of support as he approaches the next chapter."

Pras had previously told the outlet that he planned to appeal the outcome of the case, saying he was "going to fight" and "going to appeal."

"But there's a possibility that I'm going in while I'm fighting," he said. "It's just the reality."

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Wyclef Jean (L), Pras Michel (C), and Lauryn Hill (R) attend the 24th Annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, January 1997. Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images

Tumultuous trio

The other Fugees members went on to have careers worthy of feature film.

In 2010, Wyclef Jean attempted to run for president of Haiti after a hurricane ravaged the island. He was eventually dropped from the ballot, presumably because he did not meet the country's residency requirements. It was also revealed in the process that Jean had been claiming he was three years younger than he actually was, admitting he was 40 years old, not 37.

In 2013, Lauryn Hill spent three months in prison for failing to pay around $1 million in taxes. At the time, she compared her experience in the music industry to slavery.

"I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them," she claimed. "I had an economic system imposed on me."

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‘Don’t touch it’: Michelle Obama tells white folks to ‘get out of’ black women’s hair



Michelle Obama is making waves after claiming that black women have been trapped by the beauty standards of white people, which is why they straighten their hair.

The former first lady went on her rant during a live sit-down with Tracee Ellis Ross to discuss her new book, “The Look.”

“Let me explain something to white people,” Obama said. “Our hair comes out of our head naturally in a curly pattern. So when we’re straightening it to follow your beauty standards, we’re trapped by the straightness.”

“That’s why so many of us can’t swim and we run away from the water … trying to keep our hair straight for y’all! It is exhausting and it’s so expensive and it takes up so much time. Braids are for y’all so we can work harder and focus on the work,” she continued.


“Why do we need an act, an act of law, to tell white folks to get out of our hair? Don’t tell me how to wear my hair. Don’t wonder about it. Don’t touch it. Just don’t,” she added.

BlazeTV host Pat Gray is not amused by Obama’s little rant.

“Can you imagine if this was a white person saying, ‘All right, let me talk down to black people. Let me explain something to you black people about reality.’ … You’re an instant racist if you say that. And you’re labeled as such the rest of your life,” he says on “Pat Gray Unleashed."

“There’s no escape from that. How is she immune to all of that?” he asks.

“Good lord,” executive producer Keith Malinak chimes in, adding, “She is insane.”

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White House trolls Democrats with highlights of prior administrations' scandals amid liberal furor over East Wing renovation



Numerous Democrats are foaming at the mouth over the expansion of the White House East Wing with a stunning 90,000 square-foot addition paid for by President Donald Trump and other donors.

In response to the news that construction was under way on Trump's ballroom, Hillary Clinton — the twice-failed presidential candidate and former first lady who absconded from the White House in 2001 with a small fortune's worth of furniture and furnishings that weren't hers to take — said, "It's not his house. It's your house. And he's destroying it."

'Thank you for your attention to this matter.'

Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), one of the Democrats keeping the government shut down, brought a photo into the Senate on Thursday showing the East Wing's demolition, suggesting it was not only illustrative of the White House's "desecration" but symbolic of what the president is "doing to the whole country."

In an apparent effort to troll these and other apoplectic Democrats, the White House's website has been revamped such that it now highlights a selection of past administrations' scandals on the premises.

Besides referencing in its major events timeline Presidents William Howard Taft's remodeling of the West Wing, Franklin D. Roosevelt's expansion of it, and Harry Truman's "total reconstruction" of the White House's interior, the website now makes mention of Bill Clinton's sordid sex scandal, noting that the former Democratic president's affair with Monica Lewinsky set the stage for perjury investigations and, ultimately, his impeachment.

The website also mentions the 2012 meeting between members of the radical Muslim Brotherhood and Obama White House officials, noting that "the Muslim Brotherhood is a designated terrorist organization by nearly a dozen nations."

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After highlighting how first lady Melania Trump oversaw the privately funded construction of the tasteful neoclassical tennis pavilion on the South Lawn, the White House timeline references how a bag of cocaine was found in the West Wing entrance lobby during Joe Biden's time in office as well as the degenerate LGBT event Biden hosted at the White House in 2023 where a medical transvestite showed off his fake breasts on the South Lawn.

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The new timeline appears to have already ruffled some feathers.

Sam Stein, managing editor of the anti-Trump Bulwark blog, wrote, "The White House has revamped its website to defend the destruction of the East Wing. And they've done it exactly the way you'd expect."

James Blair, White House deputy chief of staff, said in reply, "Liberal Media has [a] problem with documented historical facts being posted on White House website."

Deputy assistant to the president Kaelan Dorr got in on the fun, tweeting to Stein, "Thank you for your attention to this matter."

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Bill Nye, Pete Buttigieg rally for Democrat who stands by candidate who wished death on GOP lawmaker's kids



After refusing to call on Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones to drop out of the race over a text message scandal, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger is hoping to boost her odds with a Tuesday campaign event featuring two familiar names.

Bill Nye "the Science Guy" and Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were scheduled to join Spanberger on Tuesday for her rally in Charlottesville, according to Fox News Digital. Buttigieg and Spanberger will host a "Virtual Coalitions All Call" on Tuesday evening.

'I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words.'

Former President Barack Obama, who endorsed Spanberger last week, will attend her Norfolk rally on November 1, her campaign website states.

"Virginia's elections are some of the most important in the country this year, and I am proud to endorse Abigail Spanberger for governor. Republican policies are raising costs on working families so billionaires can get massive tax cuts," Obama stated. "As governor, Abigail will stand up for Virginia families. She'll work to build an economy that works for everyone, not just big corporations and the wealthy."

Nye attended a No Kings event in D.C. over the weekend. During his speech, he criticized President Donald Trump.

"We are here to tell our lawmakers that what's going on in our government is wrong. They must stop the abuses of this petulant president and his circle of sycophants," Nye said.

"This president and his associates cannot tolerate dissent. To them, our free speech is frightening. They are arresting people and denying due process in courts," he continued.

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Spanberger's high-profile endorsements follow a public relations scandal that Virginia Democrats have attempted to downplay. In a leaked text message exchange from 2022, Jones, a former Virginia delegate, wished death upon a Republican lawmaker and his children.

In the texts, Jones presented a hypothetical scenario in which he would choose to use "two bullets" to shoot then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R), if given the choice between Gilbert, Adolf Hitler, and Pol Pot. He also accused Gilbert and his wife of "breeding little fascists" and wished harm on their children.

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Abigail Spanberger. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Spanberger released a statement condemning Jones' violent comments but stopped short of calling for him to end his campaign. Instead, Spanberger continues to host events sponsored by her campaign and those of Jones and Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Ghazala Hashmi.

"After learning of these comments earlier today, I spoke frankly with Jay about my disgust with what he had said and texted," Spanberger stated. "I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words. What I have also made clear is that as a candidate — and the next governor of our commonwealth — I will always condemn violent language in our politics."

As of Tuesday evening, no Democrats have called on Jones to step out of the race.

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Michelle Obama's former chief of staff aborts Senate campaign amid scandal over hiring of criminal noncitizen



Jackie Norris, the chairwoman of the Des Moines Public School Board who once served as chief of staff to Michelle Obama, has pulled out of the race for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat as recommended by her Republican opponent, Rep. Ashley Hinson.

Hinson stressed earlier this month that Norris, a champion of DEI, had "lost all shreds of credibility" over the role she played in the hiring of the Des Moines district's former superintendent, a criminal illegal alien who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept 26.

'The state is so red that having her albatross on the ticket all but assured a Democrat loss.'

Ian Andre Roberts, a native of Guyana, has a lengthy criminal record. In addition to being convicted in 2012 of reckless driving and in 2022 of unlawful possession of a loaded firearm, Roberts — who served as superintendent and worked with children until late last month — was previously charged with criminal possession of narcotics with intent to sell; criminal possession of narcotics; and criminal possession of a forgery instrument.

According to ICE, when agents went to arrest Roberts last month, he "identified himself then sped off, abandoned his vehicle, and hid in a brushy area about 200 meters away, where ICE officers located him with help from Iowa State Patrol officers."

After apprehending Roberts, arresting officers allegedly found a loaded handgun, a hunting knife, and $3,000 cash in his vehicle. Roberts was subsequently charged with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms.

"Ian Andre Roberts, a criminal illegal alien with multiple weapons charges and a drug trafficking charge, should have never been able to work around children," stated Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

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Ian Andre Roberts. Photo: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

"As chair of the Des Moines School Board, Iowa Democrat Senate candidate Jackie Norris hired an illegal alien with a rap sheet to be her superintendent and work with children," Samantha Cantrell, the regional press secretary for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, noted in the wake of Roberts' arrest. "Jackie Norris has put every single Des Moines student and family in danger. Democrats will stop at nothing to protect criminal illegal aliens."

In addition to being a convicted criminal noncitizen, Roberts reportedly lied about his academic bona fides, falsely suggesting, for instance, that he had attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Norris seemingly made things worse for herself by suggesting in the immediate wake of Roberts' arrest that the community should "engage in radical empathy as we work through the situation together."

Rep. Hinson suggested that instead of "radical empathy," it was time for "radical accountability."

Norris later suggested the school board had similarly been victimized by Roberts' deceit, then attempted to displace blame over the decision to hire him, filing a lawsuit against the headhunting firm JG Consulting for alleged negligence in the process of offering Roberts as a candidate, reported the Iowa Capital Dispatch.

In addition to facing significant backlash from parents, the district is now under investigation by the Trump Justice Department over its alleged discriminatory hiring practices.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon noted in a Sept. 30 letter to Matthew Smith, the interim superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, that "DMPS may be engaged in employment practices that discriminate against employees, job applicants, and training program participants based on race, color, and national origin in violation of Title VII."

Just days after telling Axios she was going to stay in the race, Norris announced she was instead calling it quits.

"The recent Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent crisis demanded my full attention as Board Chair and, overnight, put the School Board, our community, and me personally in the crosshairs of vicious and coordinated attacks," said Norris. "Those realities took time and oxygen away from the work I set out to do: stand up for our kids and families — and the backbone of our communities, their educators and caregivers."

Norris, who was the state director for Barack Obama's 2008 general election campaign, noted further, "I leave this race with my head high."

Blaze News has reached out to Norris for comment.

"Do not think Jackie is the first Democrat in recent memory to have any sense shame or self-awareness in ending her bid," BlazeTV host and Iowa native Steve Deace told Blaze News. "This is still the party that won't denounce their attorney general nominee in Virginia who has a murder fetish."

"Rather," continued Deace, "Jackie is ending her bid because Iowa isn't Virginia. The state is so red that having her albatross on the ticket all but assured a Democrat loss, and obtaining power is all Democrats care about. Now it's time to pursue her criminally and make an example out of her."

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Obama Judge Tosses John Podesta-Endorsed Lawsuit Claiming Trump's Energy Policies Are Killing Children

An Obama-appointed judge in Montana dismissed with prejudice a high-profile lawsuit a group of 22 children brought against the Trump administration, accusing it of pursuing energy policies that will worsen global warming and, as a result, threaten their lives.

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'No longer welcome': State Dept. revokes visas of foreigners who celebrated Charlie Kirk's death



President Trump's Department of State has drawn a line in the sand for foreign visitors: They are not permitted to openly celebrate the deaths of Americans.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned visa holders in September that the administration was not looking to host "foreigners who celebrate the death of our fellow citizens."

'Aliens who take advantage of America's hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.'

On Tuesday evening — Charlie Kirk's birthday — the State Department wrote a series of posts on X that condemned foreigners who "wish death on Americans," seemingly following through on Rubio's warnings.

"The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk," the department wrote.

This was followed by a list of several examples of "aliens who are no longer welcome" in the United States after making horrific statements about Kirk, who was murdered on September 10.

First, the State Department said it had revoked the visa of an Argentine national who said Kirk can "rest in f***ing piss" and labeled him a purveyor of "racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric."

This was just the tip of the iceberg, though.

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Additional visa revocations included a South African who mocked those who were grieving over Kirk's death and said the mourners were "hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom."

The person also called Kirk's supporters members of a "white nationalist" movement.

Furthermore, a Mexican had his visa revoked for saying Kirk "died being a racist" and a "misogynist."

Other revocations included a Brazilian who said Kirk had hosted a "Nazi rally" and "died too late," while a Paraguayan national said Kirk had "died by his own rules" and was a "son of a b****."

These were in addition to a German national who, according to the State Department, attempted to justify Kirk's murder by writing, "When fascists die, democrats don't complain."

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The administration concluded its thread by saying Secretary Rubio and President Trump will defend the United States' borders, culture, and citizens by enforcing immigration laws.

"Aliens who take advantage of America's hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed," the administration added.

Rubio had even written in September that the visa revocations were "under way" and that those in the U.S. on a visa who were found to be cheering on the public assassination of a political figure should "prepare to be deported."

"You are not welcome in this country," Rubio wrote on X.

In comments to CNN last month, Harold Hongju Koh, a legal adviser for the State Department under President Obama, claimed that revoking visas based on such statements is a "First Amendment violation."

"It shouldn't matter whether you agree with what they say or not, but the idea that they lose their visa over this is essentially violating the first premise of U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment law," Koh told CNN.

Koh revealed that the standards for visa revocation are "incredibly vague" but at the same time said that during his time in the Obama administration it would have been unlikely that any lawyer would have signed off on these actions.

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This Group Helped Cancel Columbus Day and Pardon Cop Killer Leonard Peltier. Now It's Helping Plan America's 250th Birthday Bash.

Former Obama administration official Rosie Rios, who chairs the taxpayer-funded America250 commission overseeing next year's semiquincentennial celebration, tapped to help organize the festivities a left-wing nonprofit which has been the driving force behind efforts to remove Christopher Columbus memorials and cancel the federal holiday honoring the famed explorer.

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Obama encourages Tylenol-taking pregnant women; blasts Trump over warnings



After President Trump announced that the results of a study from Harvard show pregnant women could be endangering their unborn babies' health by taking the pain reliever Tylenol — liberal pregnant women across the country have been uploading videos of themselves taking the pain medication out of spite.

And former President Barack Obama is egging them on.

“So we have the spectacle of my successor, in the Oval Office, making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproved. And the degree to which that undermines public health to the degree to which that can do harm to women who are pregnant,” Obama said in a speech following Trump’s announcement.

“I’d love to see Trump say pregnant women shouldn’t drink alcohol and watch them deny that,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray says in the middle of Obama's rant on “Pat Gray Unleashed.”


“For parents who do have children who are autistic, which by the way itself is subject to a spectrum and a lot of what is being trumpeted as these massive increases actually have to do with a broadening of the criteria across that spectrum so that people can actually get services and help,” Obama continued.

“All of that is a violence against the truth,” he added, despite Tylenol being reported years ago to be unsafe for pregnant women — before Trump ever mentioned it.

“Medical health experts have released an important statement on pregnancy and pain medication. It’s part of a study in the British Scientific Journal Nature, and here’s what it does,” a reporter on the Canadian Broadcast Company said in October 2020.

“It cautions pregnant women about using acetaminophen, and that is the active ingredient in Tylenol and many other medications that so many of us use to relieve pain or fever,” the reporter added.

“The statement is backed by nearly 100 scientists and doctors from around the world. They insist a higher level of caution is needed when pregnant people use fever and pain meds that contain acetaminophen, including Tylenol. The authors don’t have any new evidence showing the drug harms a developing fetus,” CBC’s health and science reporter Christine Birak chimes in.

“But their statement does say a growing body of experimental and epidemiological research suggests that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen might alter fetal development, which could in turn increase the risks of certain neurodevelopmental, reproductive, and urogenital disorders,” she added.

Gray is shocked, commenting, “Wow, did you hear the violence? Did you hear the violence against the truth?”

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