Illinois GOP Chair Demands Criminal Investigation Into Gov. J.B. Pritzker for Incitement (VIDEO)
April 29, 2025
Illinois Republican Party Chairwoman Kathy Salvi (Screenshot: The Center Square)
Illinois Republican Party Chairwoman Kathy Salvi has called for a criminal investigation into Democrat Governor J.B. Pritzker, accusing him of incitement following his recent remarks at a Democrat gathering in New Hampshire.
Gov. Pritzker’s unhinged remarks, which were captured on video and widely shared on social media, included a call for “mass protests,” “mobilization,” “disruption,” and denying Republicans “a moment of peace” under the Trump administration.
“It’s time to fight everywhere and all at once,” he said to loud applause from the audience.
“Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now.”
“These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.”
”They need to know understand that we will fight their cruelty with every microphone and megaphone that we have.”
”We must castigate them at the soap box, then punish them at the ballot box.”
Chairwoman Salvi interpreted these comments as dangerously inflammatory, especially in the current volatile political climate, during the interview with The Center Square on Monday.
Salvi: Unbelievable. Here, when world leaders are meeting to attend the funeral of Pope Francis and calling for world peace, we have our own governor calling for no peace for Republicans. And I think if you put this in the context of the two assassination attempts this past year against President Trump, if I were in charge and I had a say, it would be my opinion that there should be an open investigation for criminal incitement by this governor because words matter.
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To be in a group of lively Democrats — remember, the losing party — President Trump was elected in November as a mandate, and the people of this country want his solutions, his common-sense solutions, to be placed into law. In that audience, he did nothing with those words but incite the crowd, and I can only hope and pray that no violence or harm comes to any person on account of those irresponsible and incendiary remarks.
Well, he didn’t say anything about peaceful protest last night. Again, words matter, and he can't walk back the words that he used last night.
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Governor Pritzker has defended his speech, asserting that his call to action was metaphorical, aimed at energizing Democratic voters to stand up against Republican policies.
“The peace that I’m talking about is making sure that they know at all times that the American public opposes the policies of congressional Republicans and the White House,” Pritzker said.
GOP Sen. Rand Paul Says He Has the Votes to Block Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs — White House Fires Back, Threatens VETO
April 29, 2025
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In a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump’s bold new tariff plan aimed at rebalancing America’s broken trade system and protecting U.S. manufacturing, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has announced he has the votes in the Senate to pass a resolution that would effectively kill the America First tariffs.
CNN’s Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju reported Monday that Paul expects the resolution to pass in the Senate this week and took direct aim at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for working to block the measure in the House.
Paul attacked Johnson for “chicanery” and “dishonesty” for inserting a provision in House rules that would prevent the anti-tariff resolution from being considered.
“I would call it chicanery. I would call it dishonesty. I mean, it’s just a terrible idea that he’s actually overturning the law with a rule,” Paul said.
“I would call it chicanery. I would call it dishonesty,” Paul said of Johnson’s move to tuck a provison blocking tariff resolutions into a rule. “I mean, it’s just a terrible idea that he’s actually overturning the law with a rule.”
Senator Paul’s surprising alliance with some of the Senate’s most radical Democrats is raising red flags among conservatives who view it as another betrayal of President Trump’s America First agenda.
Earlier this month, Paul joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) to release a privileged resolution that would terminate the emergency declaration used by Trump to impose tariffs of up to 49% on foreign goods.
The so-called “bipartisan” coalition claims they are fighting for constitutional principles and consumer prices.
But their actions will only embolden globalist trade regimes, gut American manufacturing, and undermine President Trump’s ability to defend U.S. interests on the world stage.
“Tariffs are taxes, and the power to tax belongs to Congress—not the president. Our Founders were clear: tax policy should never rest in the hands of one person,” Paul said.
He continued, “Abusing emergency powers to impose blanket tariffs not only drives up costs for American families but also tramples on the Constitution. It’s time Congress reasserts its authority and restores the balance of power.”
The White House isn’t standing down. In a fiery statement of policy released Monday, the Office of Management and Budget said President Trump will veto the resolution if it reaches his desk, slamming the bill as a gift to foreign adversaries.
“This resolution would undermine the administration’s efforts to address the unusual and extraordinary threats to national security and economic stability, posed by the conditions reflected in the large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficit,” the administration wrote per Politico.
“It added that “there can be no doubt that S.J. Res. 49 — if passed — would undermine U.S. national and economic security. If S.J. Res. 49 were presented to the president, he would veto it.”
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Turns Up the Heat on AG Pam Bondi — Demands Immediate Release of Epstein Client List Amid Deaths of Two Victims and Dwindling Public Trust
April 29, 2025
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, has intensified her demands for Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the long-awaited Jeffrey Epstein client list, citing the recent deaths of two victims and a growing erosion of public trust in the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The fiery congresswoman took to X on Monday, writing:
“2 Epstein victims are now dead. Every day the DOJ delays releasing the Epstein client list, public trust erodes & more lives are put at risk. I am calling on the DOJ and @AGPamBondi to act immediately — release the files. The American people deserve the truth.”
2 Epstein victims are now dead.
Every day the DOJ delays releasing the Epstein client list, public trust erodes & more lives are put at risk.
I am calling on the DOJ and @AGPamBondi to act immediately — release the files. The American people deserve the truth.
Her urgent call follows the shocking and suspicious death of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most high-profile accusers.
Luna’s latest push follows months of frustration with the DOJ’s apparent stonewalling on the release of critical documents related to Epstein’s infamous sex trafficking network.
As chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, Luna has been relentless in her pursuit of transparency, demanding not only the Epstein files but also records related to the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On February 25, 2025, TGP detailed Luna’s public confrontation with the Attorney General, noting that Luna had sent letters to the DOJ on February 11 and 19, requesting updates on the declassification process.
The DOJ’s failure to respond prompted Luna to take her grievances to X, where she wrote, “On Feb 11 & Feb 19, House Oversight sent a letter to the DOJ asking for status on releasing the Epstein files as well as JFK etc. The DOJ has not responded. Reaching out on X because we can’t seem to get a response from the AG. AG Pam Bondi, what is the status of the documents? These documents were ordered to be declassified.”
On Feb 11 & Feb 19, house oversight sent a letter to the DOJ asking for status on releasing the Epstein files as well as JFK etc.
The DOJ has not responded.
Reaching out on X because we can’t seem to get a response from the AG.@AGPamBondi what is the status of the…
Bondi has repeatedly claimed she is reviewing the Epstein files, stating on Fox News that the documents are “sitting on my desk right now” and that their release is a directive from President Trump.
However, her promises have yet to materialize into the full disclosure demanded by Luna and her allies.
The Gateway Pundit reported that Bondi’s initial release was met with backlash, particularly after conservative influencers received binders labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1,” which contained little new information.
Luna clarified that neither she nor her task force had been consulted on the release.
The documents, consisting primarily of Epstein’s address book, fell short of the comprehensive client list demanded by lawmakers and the public.
Luna expressed her frustration on X, stating, “I nor the task force were given or reviewed the Epstein documents being released today… A NY Post story just revealed that the documents will simply be Epstein’s phonebook. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE OR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ASKED FOR and a complete disappointment. GET US THE INFORMATION WE ASKED FOR!”
In March, during an interview with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on OANN, Luna announced that she is not confident about the Epstein client list release.
Gaetz asked her point-blank:
“Are you confident, as you sit here now, that there will be an Epstein client list that the American people will see?”
Luna’s response:
“I’m not confident on the Epstein client list because I haven’t had the briefing yet from the Department of Justice. I’ll know more tomorrow on that. But based on what I’m hearing from the attorney general, she keeps saying that she is going to release something, so I’m going to take her at her word for that. Now, whether that something is a full list, we have asked for the full list. We have asked for all the documentation. We are pushing for maximum transparency. But again, we do not hold declassification authority. That is up to the attorney general.”
BIG NEWS by Joel Gilbert on the Letita Files: My Visit to Letitia James’s Apartment Building CONFIRMS Mortgage Fraud Allegations (VIDEO)
April 29, 2025
There are FIVE doorbells on Letitia James’s building in NYC. This supports our previous reporting and also confirms that Letitia James lied about the number of units in her building – a likely prosecutorial offense.
Guest post by Joel Gilbert
Over the past six weeks, I have detailed the evidence of mortgage fraud by New York Attorney General Letitia James in my series “The Letitia Files” on The Gateway Pundit.
Meanwhile, forensic accountant Sam Antar has published damning mortgage fraud information in regard to Letitia James on his website, whitecollarfraud.com.
Our research appeared in the referral on James by Bill Pulte, Director of the United States Federal Housing Finance Agency. The case has been sent to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. James has since hired Democrat attorney Abbie Lowell.
This past week, Sam and I decided to visit the “crime scene,” the apartment building owned by James since 2001 at 296 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. Sam and I set out to document two central issues: the number of apartment units and the number of floors in James’s building.
Watch this video with Joel Gilbert and Sam Antar – the two leading investigators in the Letitia Files.
In obtaining loans and refinancing for her building, James has consistently claimed only four apartment units. This claim contrasts with the official Certificate of Occupancy (CoO), which states it is a five-unit building.
Letitia James alleged the building she own only contained 4 units.
There is an advantage to lying about the number of units. Four-unit apartment buildings qualify for lower residential mortgage and insurance rates, while buildings with five or more apartments are given higher commercial rates.
There is an incentive for James to lie. Falsely registering a building with HPD as having three stories instead of four stories, and four apartment units instead of five, offers a property owner potential financial and regulatory advantages.
The real number of units in Letitia’s building is 5 units.
One advantage is avoiding the stricter legal and safety requirements that apply to larger buildings. In New York City, once a residential building reaches four stories, or five units, it can become subject to additional regulations under the Housing Maintenance Code, Building Code, and sometimes the Multiple Dwelling Law.
These regulations could include mandates to create fire escapes, add sprinklers, install accessibility upgrades under ADA guidelines, require more frequent inspections by HPD, or even require elevator installations, depending on the building’s size and configuration. In addition to the regulatory burdens, the larger size might lead to higher insurance premiums.
Complying with these requirements can involve significant financial investment, another powerful incentive for a building owner to understate the building’s specifications.
On our visit to 296 Lafayette Avenue, Antar and I sought to document the number of units in the building and the number of floors. The first thing we did was walk up the steps to the elevated first floor of the building.
Just outside the main entrance were doorbells for four units, labeled “1 floor,” “2 Floor,” “3A” and “3B” – four separate apartment units beginning at the elevated first floor.
The entire first and second floors were single apartments, while the third floor was split into two apartments, exactly as indicated on the official Certificate of Occupancy.
On the CoO, there is an additional apartment unit on the ground floor, listed as “basement.” We looked at the ground level, and sure enough the basement apartment had a separate entrance with its own doorbell.
This made for five total apartment units as listed on the CoO, and not four as James has claimed in her many mortgage applications.
The next issue we sought to verify whether the building had four stories or three stories as James has maintained in her annual HPD registrations.
In New York City, a building with a basement apartment and three additional floors above it is considered a four-story building for the purposes of HPD registration.
To qualify as “a story” a basement unit must have at least half of its height above the ground level.
If the building’s lowest level meets the definition of a basement, especially if used as an apartment, it must be counted as a story. Misclassifying a basement unit to understate the number of stories is a registration violation and can lead to potential penalties.
I measured the height from the sidewalk to the top of the floor of the basement apartment at 87 inches or 7 1/4 feet. Then I measured the distance from the sidewalk level to the bottom of the single step that led to the door of the basement apartment at only 16 inches, or 1 1/3 feet.
In sum, the ground floor “basement” apartment was roughly 82 percent above ground, unmistakably more than the 50 percent above ground needed to qualify as a “story.”
In fact, the Certificate of Occupancy for James’s building lists a “cellar” as well, under the “basement” unit, further indicating that James’s basement apartment unit is a “story” and cannot possibly be considered a cellar.
This visit gave us the photographic evidence needed to prove Letitia James has lied consistently over the years about the number of units and the number of stories in her apartment building.
In doing so, she appears to have defrauded mortgage companies, insurance companies, tax authorities, and the city of New York. As James has told us repeatedly in her harassment of Donald Trump on mortgage fraud related charges, “No one is above the law.” Hypocrisy may not be a crime – if it were, James would get the chair – but mortgage fraud most certainly is.
As someone who breaks the law, Attorney General Leticia James can no longer uphold the law. Her immediate resignation is in order.
Joel Gilbert, is a Los Angeles-based film producer, and president of Highway 61 Entertainment. He is on Twitter: @JoelSGilbert.
Trump Goes SCORCHED EARTH on NYT, ABC/WaPo, Fox News Over Fake Polls — Demands Investigations Into Corrupt Media Outlets
April 29, 2025
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President Donald Trump came out swinging Monday on Truth Social, torching the “fake polls” released by The New York Times, ABC/Washington Post, and Fox News and exposing the establishment media’s relentless campaign to demoralize him and his America First agenda, and suggested they should be investigated for “ELECTION FRAUD.”
Calling out the “FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS,” President Trump pointed to polling numbers that dramatically understate his real support among voters.
“The Polls from the Fake News are, like the News itself, FAKE! We are doing GREAT, better than ever before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump’s tirade was prompted by a string of recent polls from these same fake news outlets that painted a dire and false picture of his standing.
The New York Times/Siena poll, for example, pegged his approval rating at around 42%, and an ABC News/Washington Post survey went even lower at 39% – allegedly the lowest 100-day approval of any president since World War II.
The Fox News survey also noted 44% approval, down from previous months.
Trump pointed to renowned pollster John McLaughlin — “one of the most highly respected in the industry,” according to Trump — who flagged serious red flags in the media polls’ methodology.
“When President Trump received 50 percent of the popular vote, but The New York Times includes only 37 percent of his voters in their poll and ABC/Washington Post has only 34 percent Trump supporters, it seems that they deliberately biased their polls against President Trump,” McLaughlin told Newsweek.
Trump noted that the Times poll included “only 37% Trump 2024 voters, and the ABC/Washington Post Poll has only 34% Trump Voters” in its sample – far below his actual share of the electorate.
Such skewed samples are “unheard of… unless looking for a negative result, which they are,” Trump said, implying the pollsters deliberately undercounted his base to produce an artificially negative outcome.
Newt Gingrich weighed in, stating, “John McLaughlin points out that the NYTimes and ABC/Wash Post polls about Donald Trump approval are fake polls from fake news. The NYTimes has only 37% Trump 2024 voters and the ABC/WashPost had only 34% Trump voters. Trump gout 50% of the vote so add 13 and 16 points to his ratings and it is pretty darned good.”
John McLaughlin points out that the NYTimes and ABC/Wash Post polls about @realDonaldTrump approval are fake polls from fake news. The NYTimes has only 37% Trump 2024 voters and the ABC/WashPost had only 34% Trump voters. Trump gout 50% of the vote so add 13 and 16 points to his…
To President Trump, this isn’t just bad polling—it’s outright fraud, and he wants it investigated. Trump has called for an investigation into the corrupt media outlets and crooked pollsters responsible for these rigged, anti-Trump surveys.
“Great Pollster John McLaughlin, one of the most highly respected in the industry, has just stated that The Failing New York Times Poll, and the ABC/Washington Post Poll, about a person named DONALD J. TRUMP, ME, are FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.
The New York Times has only 37% Trump 2024 voters, and the ABC/Washington Post Poll has only 34% Trump Voters, unheard of numbers unless looking for a negative result, which they are.
These people should be investigated for ELECTION FRAUD, and add in the FoxNews Pollster while you’re at it. They are Negative Criminals who apologize to their subscribers and readers after I WIN ELECTIONS BIG, much bigger than their polls showed I would win, loose a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying for the next cycle, only worse.
They suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, and there is nothing that anyone, or anything, can do about it. THEY ARE SICK, almost only write negative stories about me no matter how well I am doing (99.9% at the Border, BEST NUMBER EVER!), AND ARE TRULY THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! I wish them well, but will continue to fight to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
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