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White House Official
Since you brought up the judges, I would like to point out that the judges in this country are acting erroneously. We have judges who are acting as partisan activists from the bench. They are trying to dictate policy from the President of the United States. They are trying to clearly slow walk this administration's agenda. And it's unacceptable. As the President said last night, we will continue to comply with these court orders. We will continue to fight these battles in courts. But it's incredibly apparent that there is a concerted effort by the far left to judge shop, to pick judges who are clearly acting as partisan activists who from the bench in an attempt to derail this president's agenda. We will not allow that to happen. And not only are they usurping the will of the President and the chief executive of our country, but they are undermining the will of the American public, tens of millions of Americans who duly elected this president to implement the policies that are coming out of this White House. 67% of all of the injunctions in this century have come against which President Donald J. Trump. Let me say that again. 60% of the injunctions by partisan activists in the judicial branch have come against President Donald Trump. And 92% of those have been from Democrat appointed judges. This is a clear concerted effort by leftists who don't like this president and are trying to impose or slow down his agenda. And I would just like to point out that the judge in this case is essentially trying to say that the President doesn't have the executive authority to deport foreign terrorists from our American soil. That is an egregious abuse of the bench. This judge cannot, does not have that authority. It is the opinion of this White House and of this administration, and that's why we're fighting this in court. And it's very, very clear that this is an activist judge who is trying to usurp the President's authority under the Alien Enemies Act. The President has this power, and that's why this deportation campaign has continued. And this judge, Judge Boasberg, is a Democrat activist. He was appointed by Barack Obama. His wife has donated more than $10,000 to Democrats. And he has consistently shown his disdain for this president and his policies. And it's unacceptable.
Steve Bannon
Wednesday, the 19th of March, year of our Lord 2025. Okay, the first hour, we talked about the color revolution, the escalation of violence you're seeing around the country, whether it's a Tesla dealership or right now outside and often inside Trump Tower in Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Now, we're going to talk about the main line of battle of these radicals and that is the courts. We've got Julie Kelly's going to join us momentarily, have Laura Loomer, who's been on fire, also George Fishman from Center for Immigration Studies, a brilliant piece this morning in Axios about President Trump's legal team and what they're doing on the deportations, every angle of it. So we're going to get to that in this hour. And we'll start with Julie Kelly. I saw some breaking news, Julie, a moment ago. Your favorite barrel Howe is basically unwinding or trying to unwind. I know you're shocked, Julie, but they're trying to unwind the Doge effort and the in the effort of the State Department over at the Institute for Peace to essentially shut it down. Is that correct?
Julie Kelly
Correct. So I'm just trying to catch up on this lawsuit. As you can imagine. It's like every 30 minutes there's a new update or a new lawsuit. But it looks like former chief judge this is James Bosberg's predecessor, another Obama appointee. So it looks like she denied a motion lawsuit for temporary restraining order to reinstall some of the board members and staffers. I think this is just the board members who were dismissed by President Trump and replaced.
Steve Bannon
So and there's also other breaking news you've got about other in this process. What do you have for us at the appellate level?
Julie Kelly
So the court appears to the appellate court has been expediting the appeal of Jeb Bosberg's temporary restraining order class wide temporary restraining order against the president's Alien Enemies act proclamation that was published on Saturday. So just breaking news right now. Oral arguments in that case is scheduled now for Monday at 1:30. I will cover that live as well. And so this will determine the appellate court. And there's a three judge panel. And actually, Steve, this is the same three judge panel that heard the lawsuit by now former special counsel Hampton Dellinger. And this is the appellate panel who actually dismissed Hampton Dellinger oorTurning Amy Berman Jackson's reinstatement of Hampton Dellinger. And now he is attempting to drop that lawsuit. This is the same panel, Karen Henderson, who is a George H.W. bush appointee, Patricia Millet, who is an Obama appointee, and then Justin Walsh Walker, a Trump appointee.
Steve Bannon
So pull the camera back. Tell us where we stand on this Wednesday afternoon. We had Mike and the team on this morning. People were talking about we're getting the Warren Posse is very focused on getting into House Judiciary Committee about impeachments there's all types of legislation going around. This is the number one thing. Everybody's up on the ramparts. You've done the best job of anybody in this quite complicated battlefield because there's so many things going on. Just where do we stand here on Wednesday afternoon, ma'am?
Julie Kelly
So what's happening now? Now there's a separate hearing in this Venezuelan terrorism case on Friday. So the battle right now and this unfolded today. We talked a little bit about it this morning. Jeb Bosberg asking, demanding from the Trump administration these details about the deportation flights of these Venezuelans. And they are resisting. The Trump DOJ is resisting giving Jeb Bossberg that information. He came back and said, well, I want it in an ex parte or sealed form. And the DOJ filed this real, this was a fiery response, saying that they were going, they were considering invoking state secrets privilege to keep this information away from Jeb Bossberg like we talked about this morning. But also, and so now later, after we talked this morning about this, Jeb Bosberg gave only a one day reprieve. So he is going to demand this information by tomorrow. But here is some of what the DOJ said in their filing this morning. The court, Jeb Bossberg has now spent more time trying to ferret out information about the government's flight schedules and relations with foreign countries than it did in investigating the facts before certifying the class action in this case. That observation reflects how upside down this case has become as digressive micromanagement has outweighed consideration of the case's legal issues. Now, of course, that's true because we still haven't heard from Jeb Bosberg, why he was justified in entering that temporary restraining order. And as the DOJ has noted, Steve, that there is precedent in this D.C. appellate court, and this will be raised during oral arguments on Monday, that the Alien Enemies act is not up for judicial review. It's not reviewable by a judge. This is solely within the president's purview. And so this is one thing that they have argued in their briefs and I'm sure will come up on Monday, that court precedent. So look, and I have a piece on my substack, what Bosberg appears to be doing is establishing, setting up a contempt of court trap for the Trump administration. He wants these granular details about the flights not so he can determine how these terrorists were being treated or anything of that nature. He wants it to see, look at the timeline and see if at any step they defied his order on Saturday night that prevented the DHS and DOJ from authorizing these flights. That's what it appears he is setting up. I appear, I'm sure that the DOJ is well aware of this and again, why they want to keep these details away from Jeb Bosberg. He does not need to know about these flights. It's way outside of his lane. He has no justification for pursuing the granularity of how these flights are conducted, where they land, who was on them. But this is, I think, I believe, his goal here.
Steve Bannon
Where else do we stand? Because on the unitary theory, the executive they're coming after, President Trump of whether he's chief executive and he can make decisions on personnel or on money. You've seen this now today on the Institute for Peace, they're trying to come after him, Commander in chief, the example you just brought. They're also trying to come after his chief magistrate and chief law enforcement officer. On the others, where do we stand? Because they're also now it's quite evident, and correct me if I'm wrong, any major action he takes, they are ready to springboard with a lawsuit with top lawyers funded by source. So folks got to understand to delay is to deny. And that's the game they're playing now. And they, and they, in their mind, it's the most successful thing they have so far against President Trump. Julie Kelly, Correct.
Julie Kelly
So there was also appellate oral arguments yesterday morning on the firing of a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board. This is the three member board above the special counsel's office that handles all these federal employee complaints, whistleblower complaints, Hatch act violations, et cetera. The president fired the chairwoman, Kathy Harris, from that board. She sued. She was reinstated by another judge. She's a Biden appointee as well. So oral arguments were held yesterday morning. Also in that same oral argument proceeding, the firing of a member of the National Labor Relations Board who is reinstated by Beryl Howell. So we should be getting a decision, you know, shortly about the reinstatement of those two fired board members on these alleged independent boards. You know, all of a sudden, all of these boards under the purview of the executive branch are independent. You know, the special counsel is independent. So this will actually be a landmark decision, what the D.C. appellate court comes up with. But, Steve, a case that we have been talking about now for weeks, what happened last night, as I predicted, and you and I have talked about Judge Tanya Chutkin, of course, who presided over Jack Smith's J6 indictment against the president. Tanya Chutkin overturning EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's freeze on the billions of dollars that were sheltered hidden at Citibank a few days before the election last year that were doled out to politically tied, politically connected climate nonprofits. And so not only did Lee Zeldin freeze those funds, he ordered Citibank to return those funds and not give any of the billions of dollars to these specially selected climate nonprofits. Judge Chuck in last night, entering another temporary restraining order, denying Lee Zeldin's demand to get those funds back, unfreezing the funds, ordering the EPA to and Citibank to put out those disbursements to respond to any requests. Because these nonprofits are going to be harmed if the funds are frozen and not given to them as they demand, with, of course, no congressional oversight and now no EPA oversight as well. Not surprising. We've talked about that happening. But here you've got up to $20 billion that sheltered at Citibank. November 1st of 2024. The terms of these grant agreements were changed twice, including a week before the inauguration, to make it harder for the EPA to cancel those grants, which is exactly what Lee Zeldin did last week. And so they did everything that they can to make sure that this $20 billion, no one can touch it, Citibank has it and these climate nonprofits, including one tied to Stacey Abrams, can just put their hand out and Citibank will give them whatever they want. That's what Tanya Chutkin endorsed in her ruling last night.
Steve Bannon
It's unbelievable. Julie, can you hang for one second? Do you have a few minutes? I want to bring in George Fishman from Center for Immigration Studies. I just sent you Julie, so you can catch up. I know you've been swamped and everything else. Mark Caputo, who's recently gone to Axios, has written, quite frankly, a breathtakingly brilliant piece this morning inside Trump's supreme plot on immigration, where he goes through. And this is how it starts. President Trump has accelerated a multi pronged, methodically planned strategy to push the Supreme Court to bless his power to deport vastly more people with vastly fewer judicial restraints. Top officials tell Axios this was so this was given by the White House to Caputo, who's one of the people that covers the MAGA movement and covers the Trump movement and the Trump White House. I think as good as anyone and better than most. George Fishman, you've had a chance to go through this. Walk me through the case that President Trump's White House is making about the kind of multi pronged attack and strategy. They have to basically get around the problem we've had so far, which is these federal courts to try to chop block us at the first step. Just walk us through this, sir.
George Fishman
Well, I think it's a fantastic move by the administration. We need Supreme Court decisions on these cases. And I think in the article the administration said we don't want to put all our eggs in one basket. We're going to pursue a multitude of strategies to deal with illegal immigration, and we need approval from the Supreme Court on as many of these strategies as we can get. I was in the general Counsel's office at DHS during President Trump's first term and pretty much everything we worked on got enjoined by a federal court. So, yeah, we need Supreme Court decisions on these cases.
Steve Bannon
Why is this. Hang on, why is it, why is this strategy different than others? I mean, you know, we tried in the first term. We've also done this for a number of different agencies. Now you see how they're using these radical judges to enjoin everything we want to do. What is different about this strategy? What? Why do they think they're going to game the system to get to the Supreme Court and have the Supreme Court have our back on this?
George Fishman
Well, I think their best odds are with the Supreme Court rather than the appellate courts. And so instead of just appealing to appellate courts and going through a multi year process, if they can get the Supreme Court to take up a case directly from a district court's decision, you know, they'll be able to resolve this much sooner than they had in the past. And, you know, by going through the entire appellate process, if the Supreme Court plays ball. One thing they need to be careful about, Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh have turned down the Trump administration a number of times. In the first, in his first term, the termination of DACA that was stopped by Justice Roberts in the first, a few years ago, the State of Texas's attempt to force DHS Secretary Mayorkas under President Biden to enforce immigration laws, that was turned down. Texas was turned down by Justice Kavanaugh. So, you know, in terms of not all eggs in one basket, they have to remember these are not guaranteed wins at the Supreme Court either.
Steve Bannon
Guaranteed wins. So far, we've actually had a problem, and I want to know from the article, because this is obviously Miller's thinking, why does he think he's got odds at them even picking it up? I mean, we've seen to date a real hesitancy of the Supreme Court to get involved in This, I think the only time they've gotten involved two times. One is to reaffirm this procedural aspect which Mike Davis and Julie Kelly tell us. Ridiculous. The other is Roberts coming out yesterday and I think putting out this proclamation that only empowers these radical judges. When we talked, when he talked about impeachment. So from the article, which is clearly Stephen Miller's and others thinking, why do they think they have a higher probability of even the Supreme Court wanting to get involved instead of saying it's not for us?
George Fishman
Well, you know, you were definitely right. The Supreme Court on a number of occasions has been able to come up with decisions that don't really answer the base question. You know, on daca, they didn't determine whether DACA was legal or illegal. They just made a procedural ruling. So you're exactly right. I would presume that the administration's goal is to, in essence, put the Supreme Court in a box where the Supreme Court has to make a ruling on the merits of the case that they have no other option. And that would be my guess.
Steve Bannon
George, before I let you go, we know that in the supplemental or in the reconciliation, they're talking about $170 billion. And Todd Benson comes on here, breaks this down for. Because the logistics chain's been broken and this is what they need to set up the logistics, the actual logistical mechanism to deport up to 10 million illegal alien invaders. We've seen now this firestorm, Julie, and she's going to come back with us right after you bounce. You've seen the firestorm off of even deporting the worst of the worst. The criminal gangs, the Venezuela criminal gangs have been designated terrorists. And you had this firestorm on the left. Oh, did they get due process? What in here leads you to believe that this will give us a pathway and the Supreme Court will want to take it up to actually deport up to 10, do mass deportations of up to 10 million people. Sir.
George Fishman
The Alien Enemies act has essentially been used three times. War of 1812, World War I, World War II. You know, classic military situations. The goal of the Trump administration is to use it in the context of these mafia states governments such as Venezuela, where there's such a close connection between the government and organized crime or a terrorist group that when the organized crime group or the terrorist group acts, it's really the acts of the national government. And you need to do that. The Alien Enemies act, because it only applies in instances where there's an actual by a foreign government. So if they can get the Supreme Court to buy off on the theory that the Alien Enemies act can be used against these mafia states, then for instance, just theoretically, if Mexico was determined to be a mafia state that in actions of the Mexican drug cartels are actions of the Mexican government, that would theoretically give the President the ability to use the Alien Enemies act against any Mexican national in the United States who is not a US Citizen. So it has tremendous implications. But we need to get the Supreme Court to issue a ruling.
Steve Bannon
George Fishman, where do folks follow you? You were part of the Trump's first term. You're considered an expert in this field and very close to the Trump administration. Where do people get you, sir, thank you so much.
George Fishman
I'm at the center for Immigration Studies. Everything I publish is on the website of the center for Immigration Studies. And you know, as is Todd Benzeman and Andrew Arthur and other people more expert than I am. But I appreciate you saying that.
Steve Bannon
Thank you, sir. Appreciate you. Julie Kelly, you're seeing the fight up close and personal on deporting as commander in chief in a national security crisis, the worst of the worst that have been designated a terrorist group. As you read this closely and think that Miller and these guys have worked on this now for years. It's going to be a, it's going to be a tough. We're going to have to punch hard on the deportation of 10 million people, are we not? Given what the left's going to do and create a firestorm about this not just in the media, but also in the courts when you see how radical these judges have been to date.
Julie Kelly
Well, I mean, I think reading through this quickly, the strategy was really smart to start with these disgusting lowlifes as the biggest example of something that's easy use this rarely applied statute, the Alien Enemies act, to deport all of these Venezuelan terrorists tied to the Maduro regime and the TDA gang. And it does though, give the American people a glimpse of how the courts are gonna handle this. And even with what should be considered a layup case, the lowest hanging fruit to get these scumbags out of our country who are here illegally anyway. And I posted the little snippets of the five, the first five unidentified Venezuelans and oh, you know, he's a tattoo artist and oh, he came here in May of 2024. They're being persecuted by this. They're not members of the gang. Well, okay, I am assuming that we're going to learn a lot more about who these individuals are. But talking about them, having the ACLU defend them, Mark Elias defend them. This is a really illuminating glimpse into these judges and how they are going to handle this and defend these illegals being here and the American people having an opportunity to say, wait a second, how can a judge who's thrown J6ers American citizens in federal prison for doing nothing, how can he swoop in and defend this? So, I mean, to start with this, basically, aside from a few others, the Hamas protesters, et cetera, is a really interesting and I think convincing and smart strategy. If this is accurate, how they're going to proceed.
Steve Bannon
No, I think it's very accurate and I think it's very smart. But you're already seeing the unbelievable. You have the Democratic left and the progressive left arguing about, as you said, all these guys tatted up all over. Well, actually he's an innocent victim of this group. This group is a terrorist group, a terrorist criminal group from one of the worst regimes in the world. And look at the fight we're going through on this. That's why I think the White House has been very smart to line everything up. Because then when you get to the mass deportations, I tell you, not just the media, but the left wing legal apparatus is going to come. What they want to do is destroy the sovereignty of this republic and they will go, they will pull out any stop to do it. Julie, where do people go? I know you're writing nonstop trying to catch up with all this on your substack. Where do people go to get the latest update so we can keep our head above water on this.
Julie Kelly
And also I think I just want to say, putting Democrats in the position of defending these terrorists as well. This will probably be, I assume, aside from what's happening in doge doge and immigration, the two defining issues in the 2026 congressional midterm elections. And so putting Democrats in the position of the only two groups of people Democrats will defend are federal government workers and illegal aliens, some of whom are suspected terrorists. So this is, this will be, these will be two good wedge issues next year, of course. I'm on Substack Declassified with Julie Kelly. I have a new piece up about this issue and there's new appellate briefs that were just filed. I'll be posting that later tonight on X. Julie Underscore Kelly too.
Steve Bannon
Julie Kelly working 24 7. Thank you so much, ma'am. Great work.
Julie Kelly
Thanks, Steve. Thank you.
Laura Loomer
Thank you.
Steve Bannon
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Emily Galvin Almanza
Loophole that lets prosecutors use different rules of evidence in court when they are prosecuting specific, usually black or brown people. Here's what I mean. Most places around the country have some kind of gang law at this point. And a lot of these gang laws are really loosey goosey. They basically define a gang as like any two or more or three or more people who have any kind of uniform unifying symbol who commit a kind of crime together. Now when you think of how teenagers are and how often kids have unified, how often did we all draw that weird S in our notebooks and I don't know, like shoplift candy, whatever. The point is these laws can be very broadly applied because they are very, very vague. Who are they applied to? When we look at databases, for example, New York's gang database, it becomes becomes apparent that these laws are almost exclusively applied to people of color. So for example, In New York, 99% of people in the gang database are not white. This is really significant because what gang law is really intended to do is prosecute groups of people for doing crimes together. Right? We actually already have laws for that. The law of conspiracy, for example, is intended to prosecute groups of people who do a crime together. But conspiracy actually requires prosecutors to do the work of proving that the people had a common scheme and that they actually took material steps towards completion of their scheme. Gang law, they can just claim that people are all in the same gang, so whatever crime one of them does, the other ones must have wanted to do too, and therefore be culpable for. This opens the door to prosecutors using evidence in court that they would never be allowed to use in any other context. So, for example, if I'm accused of a crime and I am saying, hey, I'm completely innocent of this crime, I did not do this. Most of the time, prosecutors are not allowed to introduce evidence that my friend committed a whole bunch of crimes and kind of imply to the jury that if my friend did a whole bunch of crimes, I must be a crappy person who does crimes too. But in gang cases, that's exactly what they're allowed to do. Which is essentially a totally huge departure from the normal rules of evidence being applied only to black and brown people, which makes them more likely to be convicted because it's much easier to bias juries when you can say, hey, this person's friends are crappy. And then they are subjected to harsher penalties because gang crimes also confirm more turns.
Steve Bannon
Okay, there's whole tons of issues in criminal justice reform about these RICO charges and nonviolent drug dealers, et cetera, but this is something quite different. Laura Loomer. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that woman employs the daughter of the judge that's basically making decisions about when President Trump is commander in chief, is trying. Has designated certain gangs to be terrorist organizations. Terrorist criminal organizations. He's deporting them immediately. And this judge's beloved daughter works for the woman we just saw, Is that correct?
Laura Loomer
That is correct. The woman who you just saw is a woman by the name of Emily Galvin Almanza, and she's actually the founder of Partners for Justice. And as I exclusively reported, Partners for justice is a 501c3 organization that relies on federal government grants for most of their funding. And they are the employer of Katherine Boasberg, who is the daughter of Judge James Boasberg, the federal judge who just struck down the deportation of all of these dangerous train agua gang members. Actually, terrorists is now what the Trump administration is calling them. They are now newly designated gang members. And you can see in the video that her employer, this group, Partners for Justice, they have an affinity for it gang bangers, and they think that gang laws are discriminatory. And this entire organization focuses on helping people get out of jail, mostly, as she said, black And Hispanic individuals. And as we've seen, the Train de Agua gang members are not white people. And that's not a racist thing to say. Those are just the facts. These are minority criminal illegal aliens, brown and black individuals who are committing heinous crimes in our country. And organizations like Partners for Justice are getting a tax exempt organization status so that they can help release these criminals onto our streets.
Steve Bannon
But hang on, but hang on, hang on, hang on. There's a whole. There's a lot of stuff in criminal justice that can be reformed and needs reform. One of the things that needs reform is this whole aspect of it. But that's different than the guy that is in charge of this and getting involved. And he's getting involved in the details of this case, like how many airplane, et cetera, that his daughter actually works for the woman that's one of the heads of his group. Is that not at a minimum grounds for recusal for him recusing himself or being forced to recuse himself?
Laura Loomer
It is, and that's why I broke the stories, right? Because I investigate all of the family connections, just like I did with Judge Marshawn and his daughter Lauren of authentic campus campaigns during the trial of President Trump in New York City. All of these judges have massive financial conflicts of interest or massive family conflicts of interest. And as I reported Steve in my report, the code of conduct for federal judges requires them to recuse themselves if a case that they are overseeing interferes with the professional interests of a direct family member. And I think that we can all agree here that the daughter of the judge is a direct family relations Steven. So I don't know why the subject and the focus today during the White House press briefing conversation that took place, Steve was around the wife. I mean, yeah, we get it, the wife runs an abortion clinic. But this is far more egregious. And I don't understand why the mainstream media refuses to talk about it.
Emily Galvin Almanza
Right.
Laura Loomer
I know they. My name is like Voldemort to them. So they don't want to report on stories that I break because they have me blacklisted. But regardless of whether they like me or not, Steve, these people should be reporting on the fact that this is enough to get the judge to recuse himself. So we're pontificating and we're wasting all this time, you know, listening to all these ridiculous pundits on TV talk about how they're so outraged. Wow. We're so outraged over the fact that a federal judge is blocking the deportation orders. Oh, my God. How can the judge try to create policy for the White House. Well, then why don't you actually use information that has been uncovered by an independent journalist to file a motion for recusal? I just don't understand, like this dance that people engage in, it seems like a waste of time. I'm a very proactive person and if I was in the White House or if I was on the President's legal team, I would be using this information to immediately get this judge to recuse himself.
Steve Bannon
Well, look, since somebody's paying attention and that's source, tell me about they're coming after you today. I think they just filed something or they've given you a notice. They're going to file the source. Lawyers, what's this about?
Laura Loomer
So I've been breaking all of the stories that relate to the funding sources of these very violent Tesla takedown protests that you're seeing and Loomer unleashed. We actually have created a community that is documenting all of the protests. We are the leading investigative outlet exposing all of these people. And we found that the Sunrise movement was directly tied to donations through the Hopewell Fund and the 1630 Fund, which are two organizations, radical leftist funds that are funded by George Soros that Reid Hoffman has donated to. He's donated to the Hopewell Fund. And I put out an exclusive report on X last week and it got the attention of Reid Hoffman because it quadruple ratioed him. And then Elon Musk replied because it was a fight between Reid Hoffman and Elon Musk where Reid Hoffman said, hey, Elon, stop accusing me of funding your protest, the protests at your Tesla showrooms, I have nothing to do with it. So I followed the money and then yesterday my lawyer and I received a letter from the lawyers representing the Hopewell Fund and the 1630 Fund, which are two of the largest and most well funded Soros entities on the radical left that are funding all of the protests against against President Trump and they are threatening to sue me if I do not delete my posts and if I do not issue an immediate retraction. And so that's really interesting. We'll have to deal with that because they're demanding a response by 5pm Eastern tomorrow.
Steve Bannon
Hang on, hang on. I'm kind of confused. We had Alex Jones on at the beginning and then, Natalie, we're talking about, Alex is talking about the rising levels of violence in this protest. And we started the show with another protest outside of President Trump's headquarters on Fifth Avenue. And it looks like police had barricaded it. So they Couldn't get into the atrium this time. But Alex went through, and Natalie went through, this kind of color revolution, whether it's a Tesla dealership or some of these protests. You see a rising level of violence and implied violence. You got the swattings, you got all that. What are you saying? Are you saying that you have a couple of major not for profits that are these institutions, foundations that are actually. You have documented evidence that they're funding some of these protests, and now they've come to you to take down your evidence, ma'am?
Laura Loomer
Well, I have evidence that the violent groups, specifically the Sunrise Movement, this is the organization that was involved in vandalizing the Tesla showroom in the Meatpacking district in New York City. And they have been tied to all of these Tesla takedown events across the country. They are a violent organization, and they are on video literally getting arrested in New York City for their violent vandalism at Tesla. And so I looked at their financial records and saw that they have received funding from the 1630 Fund, which also received funding from the Hopewell Fund and Reid Hoffman, who funded, I'll remind everybody, the E. Jean Carroll lawfare against President Trump, in which they falsely accused President Trump of being a rapist, a violent rapist. Okay? Reid Hoffman is also an associate of Jeffrey Epstein. His name was on the list. And this is well documented. He's also the founder of LinkedIn. This is the same Reid Hoffman I'm talking about. He has given massive donations to the Hopewell Fund, which has. The way you have to understand it, Steve, is that it's not just a single source of funding. So the way that the funding on the left works for all these organizations is you have a mega donor that gives. Gives a large donation to a group like Hopewell Fund, then Hopewell Fund sends a lot of that money to groups like the 1630 Fund, and then 1630 Fund sends a lot of that money to these other offshoot groups, these radical leftist organizations. That's exactly the same thing that happens with Arabella Advisors, which is oftentimes described by myself and others as being the big daddies of all daddies of all the slush funds within the Democrat Party. Right? You have these big umbrella organizations that then give one entity money, and then they funnel it to a million different groups through these larger umbrella organizations. So that's how the money laundering in the left, in the Democrat Party works, Steve. And so that is what they're threatening me to remove. They are saying that I need to remove my post in which I showed with Irrefutable evidence, Steve, the funding pattern between Hope well Fund.
Steve Bannon
But slow down, slow down. If you've got irrefutable evidence and you've put it up on a platform like Twitter, how can they demand that you take it out? Are they saying that you put up false information, that you misinterpreted, that you made a mistake? Are you doing it maliciously? What are they accusing you of?
Laura Loomer
They're saying that my posts are defamatory. You can pull up the letter on the screen. I tweeted it earlier. They're saying that it's defamatory because they're trying to argue that, yes, we did give $500,000 to the Sunrise PAC, but that was in 2020, and the money is gone. And so they've provided no evidence that the money that they gave this organization is gone. You have to show me with your financial records that the $500,000, the half a million that you donated to this violent organization is gone. And they won't do that. And so they're also accusing me of tortious interference, because I guess they're pissed off that I tagged Reid Hoffman, who's one of their big mega donors, and he is one of the largest donors in the Democrat Party. So in the letter, they actually said that they would sue me for tortious interference, which I guess they're trying to say that I'm interfering with their funding sources by naming and shaming and publicly exposing their big donors.
Steve Bannon
Okay, we've got about two minutes and we're going to have to bounce. We got a hard stop here at the top of the end of the show. Walk me through other things. You're working on a ton of things. You're unearthing more of this. What is your main line of attack right now?
Laura Loomer
Well, we're exposing all of the lawfare and this judicial coup that is happening in our country, where you have a barrage of judicial appointees, mostly Obama and Biden appointees, who are engaged in activism from the bench to attack President Trump. They are trying to serve as the President of the United States. They are trying to undermine the authority of the executive branch. And so I'm focused on that. And then, as I said before, I'm mapping out all of the domestic terror networks through this Red Green Alliance, Steve, that we've seen gain tremendous force since the second inauguration of President Donald Trump. And what I mean by the Red Green alliance, of course, is the Islamic and Communist alliance that is happening where you have these radical leftists who are currently, as I speak, right now standing outside of the White House protesting President Trump's airstrikes on Houthi terrorists in Yemen. And so the red green axis is storming the United States Congress. They are going up to the gates of the White House where they were last night waving the Hamas flag. And so I'm very interested in identifying these individuals and then submitting their information to the DOJ and also Marco Rubio so that we can begin the deportation of many of these jihadist invaders who are violating the terms of their green cards and their visas. So if you have any tips or you have any information about any of these domestic terrorists or foreign terrorists who are subject to deportation if they are identified and exposed for their illegal activities, please be sure that you DM me on Twitter auraloomer. You can also follow me and subscribe to me on substack lauralumer.substack.com, you can subscribe to me on x. I'm an independent journalist and now I'm going to have to assume enormous financial costs in litigation with these Soros funded entities. They are trying to silence my voice because I am probably the most effective investigative reporter right now when it comes to mapping out these financial networks of these domestic terror organizations and exposing the lawfare machine.
Steve Bannon
Real quickly, we gotta bounce. Give us your podcast. When's the podcast? Where do people go?
Laura Loomer
It's usually every Tuesday and Thursday. Not this week because I'm traveling, but every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm Eastern on Rumble. Rumble.com Laura Loomer. My show is called Loomer Unleashed.
Steve Bannon
Thank you, ma'am. Laura Loomer, a fighter, old school fighter right there. Soros is trying to take her down, no doubt. We're going to be back at 10:00am Eastern Standard Time tomorrow morning. Show's already packed. So much going on as we report the Trump administration, that second Trump term and the forces against it. They're trying to stop it. Incredible. What a fight. Birchgold.com birchgold.com/bannon the end of the dollar empire. Get the six free installment today. Talk to you about why we're in the fix. We're in modern monetary theory, the idea that broke the world. We're about to have the world's largest margin. Call find out what that is. Go to Birch Gold and talk to Philip Patriot Team. Why is gold a store of value in time of financial turbulence? See you tomorrow morning, 10:00am Eastern Standard Time when you'll be back in the worry. Are you a yo yo, dieter. You diet, lose weight, but gain it all back Plus a few extra pounds for the effort. Then later you lose it again and regain it again. And on and on and on. I think I resemble this. It's dangerous. Studies show that you can increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes and other health problems. Breaking free of your yo yo diet pattern is a main reason doctors created Lean. Lean is a supplement, not an injection, and you don't need a prescription. The science behind Lean is impressive. It studied natural ingredients target weight loss in three powerful ways. Lean helps maintain healthy blood sugar. It helps control appetite and cravings. And it helps burn fat by converting fat into energy. Listen, if you're tired of losing weight and gaining it back, if you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace, Lean was created for you. Let me get you started with 20% off when you enter Bannon 20 that's B A N N O N 20@takelean.com that's code Bannon 20@takelean.com Bannon 20 that's20akelean.com lose it and keep it off. Human really trying to fill this gap with quality supplements and of course, the beef liver being our flagship products. For those who don't know, beef liver is loaded with highly bioavailable ingredients such as vitamin, vitamin A, B12, zinc, CoQ10, etc. And because it is 100% grass fed and natural, your body is able to absorb these nutrients far better than taking any other synthetic multivitamin or any other synthetic vitamin in general. So we have some other amazing products, but if you'd like to check us out, you can go to sacredhumanhealth.com and cheers to your health. 700,000Americans every year. Yes, heart disease is the number one killer every year, year in and year out. Heart disease builds over time. Hypertension, high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, diabetes, all of it affects our heart. A healthy heart is key to being energetic as we get older. It is never too early to take care of your heart. You see, heart disease sneaks up on us. You can start in your 30s and when this happens, you're at serious risk by the time you turn 60. If you want to take care of your of your heart and those you care about, please go to war roomhealth.com that's war room health.com all one word war roomhealth.com use the code war room at checkout to save 67% of your first shipment. That's code war room at checkout to save sixty seven and do it again. War room health all one word war roomhealth.Com go there today. You need if you're going to be part of the posse, you need a strong heart. You need a lion's heart. It how we're going to do that is with salty. Go there, do it today, check it out.
WarRoom Battleground EP 728: Judge Continued Assault On President Trump's Agenda Release Date: March 20, 2025
Overview
In Episode 728 of "Bannon's War Room," hosted by WarRoom.org, Stephen K. Bannon delves deep into the ongoing judicial opposition to President Donald J. Trump's administration. The episode focuses on the strategic legal battles facing Trump's agenda, particularly surrounding immigration and deportation policies. Featuring insights from legal experts Julie Kelly and George Fishman from the Center for Immigration Studies, as well as investigative journalist Laura Loomer, the discussion unpacks the complexities of partisan activism within the judiciary and its implications for Trump's policy implementations.
1. Judicial Resistance to Trump's Agenda
The episode opens with a White House Official (00:12) voicing strong criticisms against the judiciary, accusing judges of acting as partisan activists impeding the President's policies. The official asserts:
"We will continue to comply with these court orders. We will continue to fight these battles in courts. But it's incredibly apparent that there is a concerted effort by the far left to judge shop, to pick judges who are clearly acting as partisan activists who from the bench in an attempt to derail this president's agenda."
The official further highlights that 67% of all injunctions in this century have been filed against President Trump, predominantly by Democrat-appointed judges, underscoring a perceived systematic bias within the judicial branch.
2. Legal Strategies and the Alien Enemies Act
Julie Kelly provides a detailed analysis of ongoing lawsuits and court proceedings targeting Trump's deportation initiatives. At 02:34, Bannon introduces Julie Kelly, who discusses the legal setbacks faced by the administration:
"The appellate court has been expediting the appeal of Jeb Bosberg's temporary restraining order against the president's Alien Enemies Act proclamation that was published on Saturday."
Kelly explains that the administration is vigorously contesting Judge Boasberg's rulings, emphasizing the administration's stance that:
"The Alien Enemies act is not up for judicial review. It's not reviewable by a judge. This is solely within the president's purview."
The discourse reveals the administration's reliance on the Alien Enemies Act, a rarely invoked statute historically used during major military conflicts, to legitimize expansive deportation efforts against individuals deemed threats to national security.
3. Specific Judges and Conflict of Interest
A significant portion of the discussion centers on Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee accused of undermining Trump's policies. At 04:15, Julie Kelly highlights:
"Judge Boasberg, is a Democrat activist. He was appointed by Barack Obama. His wife has donated more than $10,000 to Democrats. And he has consistently shown his disdain for this president and his policies."
The episode further explores the ethical concerns surrounding judicial decisions, particularly focusing on the influence of judges' personal affiliations and potential conflicts of interest that may affect their rulings against the Trump administration.
4. Immigration Policies and Supreme Court Strategy
George Fishman from the Center for Immigration Studies shares insights on the administration's multi-pronged legal strategy aimed at overcoming judicial obstacles. Introduced at 14:47, Fishman elaborates:
"The administration has accelerated a methodically planned strategy to push the Supreme Court to bless his power to deport vastly more people with vastly fewer judicial restraints."
Fishman discusses the administration's intent to engage the Supreme Court directly, bypassing prolonged appellate processes in hopes of securing favorable rulings that would cement Trump's immigration policies. He acknowledges the challenges, noting previous Supreme Court decisions that have not favored similar administrative actions.
5. Funding of Protests and Soros Connection
Laura Loomer, an independent journalist, presents an exposé on the financial networks supporting anti-Trump protests. At 38:26, Loomer states:
"The Sunrise Movement was directly tied to donations through the Hopewell Fund and the 1630 Fund, which are two organizations, radical leftist funds that are funded by George Soros."
Loomer uncovers how these organizations funnel funds from mega-donors to various leftist groups, enabling sustained opposition against Trump's policies. She further reveals personal conflicts of interest involving Judge Boasberg's daughter, who is employed by an organization opposing Trump's deportation efforts, raising questions about judicial impartiality.
6. Conclusions and Final Thoughts
Throughout the episode, Bannon and his guests emphasize the perceived systematic efforts by liberal-leaning judges and organizations to thwart Trump's administration. They portray the legal battles as critical fronts in maintaining the President's policy agenda, particularly in immigration. The episode underscores the administration's commitment to battling judicial opposition while highlighting the intricate interplay between politics, law, and personal affiliations within the judiciary.
Notable Quotes:
White House Official [00:12]:
"We will continue to comply with these court orders. We will continue to fight these battles in courts."
Julie Kelly [04:15]:
"Judge Boasberg, is a Democrat activist... he has consistently shown his disdain for this president and his policies."
George Fishman [14:47]:
"The administration has accelerated a methodically planned strategy to push the Supreme Court to bless his power to deport vastly more people with vastly fewer judicial restraints."
Laura Loomer [38:26]:
"The Sunrise Movement was directly tied to donations through the Hopewell Fund and the 1630 Fund, which are two organizations, radical leftist funds that are funded by George Soros."
Final Remarks
EP 728 of "Bannon's War Room" offers a comprehensive analysis of the ongoing legal confrontations facing President Trump's administration. By dissecting judicial resistance, strategic legal maneuvers, and the financial underpinnings of anti-Trump movements, the episode provides listeners with a detailed understanding of the multifaceted challenges within the political and legal landscape.