Below is my column in The Hill on the appointment of David Weiss as special counsel. Despite my enthusiastic support at this nomination, I have come to view Attorney General Merrick Garland as a failure as Attorney General. This decision captures why I have lost faith...
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Federal Court Declares Trump a Flight Risk in Secret Subpoena Decision
by Jonathan Turley | Aug 10, 2023 | Featured Articles
DC District Court Federal Judge Beryl HowellThe disclosure of a subpoena of Twitter by Special Counsel Jack Smith was surprising in a number of respects, including the hefty $350,000 fine imposed by US District Court Beryl Howell for a three-day delay as the company...
Making History in the Wrong Way: The Second Trump Indictment is a Threat to Free Speech
by Jonathan Turley | Aug 4, 2023 | Featured Articles
Below is my column in USA Today on the second indictment of former President Donald Trump. While many are celebrating the charges, the implications for free speech are chilling. While Smith did not charge incitement or insurrection (or seditious conspiracy),...
'Four Pinocchios': The Washington Post Admits Biden Has Been Lying About Hunter Not Accepting Money from China
by Jonathan Turley | Aug 3, 2023 | Featured Articles
President Joe Biden has been a regular recipient of “Pinocchios” by the Washington Post for his false statements on subjects ranging from election laws to abortion protections to deficit reduction. Biden is undeterred and regularly repeats false stories from his life...
Pew: Seventy Percent of Democrats and Democratic-Leaning Independents Support Speech Limits
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 27, 2023 | Featured Articles
I have previously written columns about the rising generation of censors in our country. After years of being told that free speech is harmful and dangerous, many young people are virtual speech phobics — demanding that opposing views be silenced as “triggering”...
The White House Changes Long-Standing Position of President on Hunter Biden’s Foreign Deals
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 26, 2023 | Featured Articles
Starting with his campaign for the presidency and continuing until this week, President Joe Biden has maintained one clear and consistent position on his son’s influence peddling schemes. As a virtual mantra, Biden — and the White House staff — have categorically...
Friendly Fire: Dan Goldman Demolishes the Biden Defense in Whistleblower Hearing
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 20, 2023 | Featured Articles
Below is my column in the New York Post on one of the most damaging moments in yesterday’s hearing on the IRS whistleblowers alleging special treatment for Hunter Biden in their criminal investigation. What was most remarkable was not just the content but the cause of...
Gallup: Public Confidence in Higher Education Plunges
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 15, 2023 | Featured Articles
We have previously discussed how activism in the media and corporations has triggered increasing public backlash. Social agendas have undermined trust and profits, but the pressure to pursue those goals remains high regardless of their cost. The same appears to be...
My Wray or the Hard Wray: New Twitter Files Contradict FBI Director’s Testimony
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 13, 2023 | Featured Articles
Yesterday’s hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray was another maddening experience of faux contrition and the open evasion. Wray apologized for violations that have already been established by courts or Congress (often over the best efforts of the FBI). However,...
CNN Host: We Should Yield to Government Censorship Demands
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 6, 2023 | Featured Articles
As a long-standing free speech advocate, the last few years have been alarming and, frankly, depressing. The censorship efforts of the government are, unfortunately, not new. However, what is new is the support of the media and the Democratic Party in such censorship....
Was Garland Lying? New York Times Confirms Weiss was Blocked from Bringing Additional Charges
by Jonathan Turley | Jun 28, 2023 | Featured Articles
I recently wrote a column entitled “Who is Lying? Merrick Garland or the Whistleblowers?” after the allegations of IRS whistleblowers and the categorical denial of Attorney General Merrick Garland on the Hunter Biden investigation. I noted that it would not be a...
Who is Lying? Merrick Garland or the Whistleblowers?
by Jonathan Turley | Jun 26, 2023 | Featured Articles
Below is my column in the Hill on the growing controversy surrounding the investigation of Hunter Biden. I previously wrote on the failure of Attorney General Merrick Garland to restore public trust in his department. This is far more serious. Someone is lying. The...
The House Oversight Committee Releases Whistleblower Report of Alleged Interference in the Hunter Biden Investigation
by Jonathan Turley | Jun 23, 2023 | Featured Articles
Hunter Biden was back in Washington last night for a formal dinner at the White House with the Indian Prime Minister. With his plea deal and settlement in Arkansas, Hunter is apparently back in circulation. However, the House Oversight Committee has released a...
Harvard Poll: 55 Percent of the Public View the Trump Indictment as 'Politically Motivated'
by Jonathan Turley | Jun 19, 2023 | Featured Articles
A Harvard/Harris poll is bad news for Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Justice Department. The poll shows that 55% of Americans believe Trump’s indictment is politically motivated and 56% believe that it constitutes election interference. The poll captures the...
'God is Not the Author of Confusion': Charges Dropped Against Protester Who Read Biblical Passages at Pride Event
by Jonathan Turley | Jun 12, 2023 | Featured Articles
The Berks County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed that it is dropping charges against Damon Atkins after the preacher was arrested citing the Bible in protest of an LGBTQ Pride event in Reading, Pennsylvania. The only reason that the charges were dropped is...
War’s First Casualty: Ukraine Reportedly Sabotaged Nord Stream and Then Lied About It
by Jonathan Turley | Jun 9, 2023 | Featured Articles
It is often said that “The first casualty when war comes is truth.” The line is attributed to Hiram W Johnson in 1929 in a debate over a dubious effort to legislatively ban war. That line is not original to Johnson but what followed should be equally notable: “this...
University of Colorado Site Declares Misgendering an 'Act of Violence'
by Jonathan Turley | May 31, 2023 | Featured Articles
The University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder) is under fire this week for a statement on the “Pride Office” website stating that misgendering people can be considered an “act of violence.” The guide on pronouns is reportedly the work of students associated with the...
No Laughing Matter: John Cleese Holds Line Against Calls to Cancel Scene in Life of Brian
by Jonathan Turley | May 29, 2023 | Featured Articles
We have previously discussed how comedians have been objecting that woke activists are killing comedy. The complaint is that a group of perpetually pissed off, humorless people are remaking the world in their own image. It began with college campuses which comedians...
Wait! Washington Post’s Bump Makes the Last Pitch for Russian Collusion
by Jonathan Turley | May 18, 2023 | Featured Articles
Shortly before the release of the Durham report, I wrote about the concern that we have a de facto state media in the United States. The column explored the pattern of false claims replicated across media platforms in the last four years. Then the Report was released...
America’s State Media: The Blackout on Biden Corruption is Truly 'Pulitzer-Level Stuff'
by Jonathan Turley | May 15, 2023 | Featured Articles
Below is my column in The Hill on the continued media blackout on evidence of influence peddling and corrupt practices by the Biden family. The coverage of the recent disclosure of dozens of LLCs and bank accounts used to funnel up to $10 million to Biden family...
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