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Judicial Watch: Documents Reveal Extensive Relationship Between Dossier Author Steele and Top Obama State Department Officials

(Washington, DC)--Judicial Watch and The Daily Caller News Foundation today released 146 pages of State Department documents revealing that former British spy and dossier author Christopher Steele had an extensive and close working relationship dating back to May of 2014 with high-ranking Obama State Department officials.

Judicial Watch Requests Ethics Investigation of Whether Rep. Ilhan Omar Improperly Used Campaign Funds

(Washington, DC)--Judicial Watch announced today that it hand-delivered a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Office of Congressional Ethics calling for further investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar over new allegations that her alleged lover, Tim Mynett, received nearly $230,000 from her campaign since July 2018. The latest letter supplements Judicial Watch's July complaint demanding an investigation of alleged marriage, immigration, tax, and other fraud related to the allegation that Rep. Omar had married her brother. The new campaign finance allegations arise as a result of divorce filings alleging the affair between Mr. Mynett and Rep. Omar.

Judicial Watch Statement on Ruling Striking Down California’s Attempt to Require Candidates to Disclose Tax Returns

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding the preliminary injunction granted at the request of Judicial Watch, President Trump, and other challengers to a new California law that attempted to require presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns:

Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for Docs On FBI/CIA Informant in Trump Organization

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Justice seeking all records of communications, including FBI 302 interview reports and offer agreements between former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office and Felix Sater, a former Trump organization official who was recently confirmed to be an informant for the FBI and CIA. Sater reportedly pushed a Russian real estate deal in 2016 while working at the Trump organization.

North Carolina Jails Frees Hundreds of Illegal Immigrant Criminals wanted by Feds

Weeks after Judicial Watch reported that the sheriff of North Carolina’s biggest county released numerous violent illegal immigrant criminals from custody, new federal stats reveal that the problem is statewide. Nearly 500 offenders with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers have been discharged into communities throughout the Tar Heel State this fiscal year, which doesn’t end until next month so the number is likely to grow. A Charlotte news outlet obtained the latest figures from ICE, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In the article a senior DHS source condemns North Carolina law enforcement officials, reminding them that they are obstructing federal law and endangering the American public.

FOOD KITS FROM U.S. PROGRAM TO FEED "VULNERABLE" SYRIANS DIVERTED TO TERRORISTS

A multi-billion-dollar government program to feed "vulnerable" Syrians has provided food for jihadist militants in a group designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). American taxpayers have spent a fortune on "emergency food assistance" during the Syrian crisis that began with the 2011 Arab spring and some of it has actually gone to terrorists that hate us and want to kill us. The Al Qaeda affiliate is known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and it aims to establish a regional Islamic caliphate, according to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Murder or Suicide? High Stakes, Huge Challenges in Epstein Investigation

The death of financier and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in a high-security federal jail cell in Manhattan has lit up social media with conspiracy theories. Was it murder? Suicide? The wealthy Epstein for decades cultivated the rich and powerful: heads of state, barons of commerce, royalty. He skated on earlier Florida sex charges, a controversy that eventually brought down Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. According to conspiracy theories cresting on the internet, Epstein’s recent federal indictment on sex trafficking charges threatened too many prominent people—so somebody, somehow, bumped him off.

Judicial Watch: FBI 302 Interviews with Bruce Ohr on Spygate Released To Judicial Watch

(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch today released 34 pages of "302" report material from FBI interviews with Bruce Ohr, who was removed from his position as U.S. Associate Deputy Attorney General in December 2017. The newly declassified documents were produced to Judicial Watch this evening.

The Curious Case of Ilhan Omar & Her Family

On this episode of Judicial Watch’s “Inside Report,” Investigative Journalist and former editor of PJ Media, David Steinberg discusses Representative Ilhan Omar & her family–along with potential fraud she may have committed.

Judicial Watch Sues Pete Buttigieg’s City Administration for Records of ID Cards Created to Help Illegal Aliens

(Washington, DC)- Judicial Watch announced today that it filed an Access to Public Records Act (APRA) open records lawsuit against the City of South Bend, Indiana, for records of communications between Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s office related to the creation of a municipal ID card for illegal aliens that was created by La Casa de Amistad, a local not-for-profit corporation (Judicial Watch v. City of South Bend (No. 71C01-1908-Ml-000389)).

Judicial Watch Sues over California Law Requiring Presidential Candidates Appearing on Primary Ballot to Disclose Tax Returns

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four California voters to prevent the California secretary of state from implementing a new state law requiring all presidential candidates who wish to appear on California’s primary ballot to publicly disclose their personal tax returns from the past five years (Jerry Griffin et al. v. Alex Padilla (No. 2:19-cv-01477).

Why is the Left ACTIVELY Fighting against Election Integrity?

On this episode of "Tom Fitton's Issue Update," Senior Attorney and Director of Judicial Watch's Election Integrity Project Bob Popper discusses the various cases JW has tackled across the country to ensure fair and clean elections for all Americans.

Tom Fitton: Judicial Watch Obtains New Evidence of Clinton Malfeasance

The American Center for Law & Justice obtains Department of Justice’s immunity agreements with Clinton lawyers Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson; insight from Jordan Sekulow, ACLJ executive director, and Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch president.

CREDIBLE Evidence Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother--'We're Not Sure Her Last Name is Omar!'

JW President Tom Fitton appeared on Breitbart at Turning Point USA to discuss controversy surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar and potential crimes she may have committed, including marriage and tax fraud.

Tom Fitton: John Brennan Was a Key Guy Pushing This Fraudulent Dossier

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton joined “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on the Fox Business Network and said, “It’s pretty clear [John] Brennan was one of the key guys pushing this fraudulent dossier. I don’t trust anything those agencies have said about the Russiagate scandal.”

Judicial Watch Statement on Robert Mueller’s Congressional Testimony

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding the congressional testimony of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller:

Mueller Didn’t Investigate Russian Info Used for Anti-Trump Dossier–‘Probe was a Fraud!’

On this episode of “Inside Judicial Watch,” JW President Tom Fitton discusses Robert Mueller’s upcoming testimony, the illicit Deep State targeting of Donald Trump, and Judicial Watch’s work in protecting the integrity of America’s elections.

Judicial Watch Files House Ethics Complaint against Rep. Ilhan Omar Over Potential Immigration, Marriage, Tax, and Student Loan Fraud

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it hand-delivered ethics complaint to Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Office of Congressional Ethics David Skaggs calling for a full investigation into potential crimes tied to allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar may have married her biological brother. “The evidence is overwhelming Rep. Omar may have violated the law and House rules. The House of Representatives must urgently investigate and resolve the serious allegations of wrongdoing by Rep. Omar,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “We encourage Americans to share their views on Rep. Omar’s apparent misconduct with their congressmen.”

Tom Fitton: Author of Anti-Trump Dossier Worked for Clinton, DNC, & FBI At the Same Time!

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on “American Thought Leaders” on Epoch Times to discuss President Trump’s tweets about “the four congresswomen,” the upcoming Mueller testimony, and “the biggest corruption scandal of all time” in the illicit targeting of President Trump.

Tom Fitton: Mueller’s Upcoming Testimony Will Be an Attack on President Trump

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on “Justice with Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel to discuss Robert Mueller’s upcoming testimony on the special counsel probe into alleged Trump/Russia collusion during the 2016 election.