Results for Jennifer Van Laar

  1. LA County Registrar Claims Dead People Signed Gascon Recall Petition, Asks for AG Investigation https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/03/23/la-county-registr…ned-gascon-recall-petition-asks-for-ag-investigation-n720118
    Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder Dean Logan asked California Attorney General Rob Bonta to initiate an investigation into the signature gathering process in two recent petitions circulated in the county, one a petition to trigger a recall election against District Attorney George Gascon and one a statewide petition to place an...
  2. Biden Judicial Nominee Thinks a Brady Motion - a Key Issue in J6 Prosecutions - Has to Do With 'Second Amendment' https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/03/22/biden-judicial-no…e-in-j6-prosecutions-has-to-do-with-second-amendment-n719903
    Judge Kato Crews, nominee for US District Court for the District of Colorado, appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday as part of his confirmation hearings and became the latest nominee who was unable to answer a basic legal question by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA). Crews, who currently serves as a...
  3. Trans Activists Dylan Mulvaney and Jeffrey Marsh Discuss 'Girlhood' and Reveal Their Misogyny https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/10/trans-activists-d…rey-marsh-discuss-girlhood-and-reveal-their-misogyny-n729123
    Years ago, when leftists started pushing for gender-neutral toy aisles and gender-neutral children’s clothing (seems so quaint compared to the times we live in, doesn’t it?), I observed that the people pushing these things were actually reinforcing the very gender stereotypes they claimed they wanted to do away with. We’re...
  4. San Diego Supervisors Call Emergency Meeting, Asking for Immediate Resignation of Nathan Fletcher https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/04/10/san-diego-county…ing-for-the-immediate-resignation-of-nathan-fletcher-n729057
    As our Managing Editor Jennifer Van Laar reported, Fletcher was caught on camera leering at Figueroa, who, in the video, appeared uncomfortable … Figueroa’s attorneys presented instances of this in the pleading, as Van Laar also notes. … Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) April 7, 2023 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the…
  5. China Begins 3-Day Military Drill Near Taiwan Over McCarthy Meeting With Taiwan President https://redstate.com/beccalower/2023/04/08/china-begins-3-da…r-taiwan-over-mccarthy-meeting-with-taiwan-president-n728393
    As my colleague Jennifer Van Laar wrote, China “announced sanctions against the Library and two of its officials.…
  6. LOL: China Sanctions Reagan Library, Library Officials Over McCarthy Meeting With Taiwan President https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/07/lol-china-sanctio…fficials-over-mccarthy-meeting-with-taiwan-president-n728056
    Earlier this week Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), accompanied by a bipartisan group of legislators, met with Taiwan president Tsai Ing-Wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Of course, China was not pleased with that, and now they’ve announced sanctions against the Library and two...
  7. Video Shows San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Leering at Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/06/video-shows-san-d…r-leering-at-woman-who-accused-him-of-sexual-assault-n727768
    In Grecia Figueroa’s sexual harassment lawsuit against San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, she alleges that Fletcher would stare at her in a leering, inappropriate manner during work meetings and events, making her uncomfortable, and making her fear that other people noticed Fletcher’s keen interest in her. On Thursday, video...
  8. Now We Know Why They Wanted to Keep the Trump Indictment Sealed https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/06/now-we-know-why-they-wanted-to-keep-the-trump-indictment-sealed-n724427
    With the indictment and now arrest of Donald Trump, we’ve officially entered a new and very troubling phase in our country’s history. In this new phase prosecutors use their position to punish political enemies for made-up crimes – and half of the country cheers it, believing that their own personal...
  9. Turley Skewers the Trump Case, Lays out How It 'Could Collapse' https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/04/05/turley-skewers-the-trump-case-lays-out-how-it-could-collapse-n726773
    My colleague Jennifer Van Laar wrote about how legal experts on both sides of the aisle were scoffing at the indictment.…
  10. Legal Experts Across the Political Spectrum Are Laughing at Alvin Bragg's Indictment of Donald Trump https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/04/legal-experts-acr…laughing-at-alvin-braggs-indictment-of-donald-trump-n726570
    RedState’s Nick Arama has had Alvin Bragg’s number for quite some time, predicting that the 34-count indictment would amount to charge stacking and that there could be nothing a serious lawyer would put their name to in it (and she’s written a new analysis now that we have the actual...
  11. Dang, Even CNN Panelist Elie Honig Knows the Trump Indictment Is a Load of Horse Hockey https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/04/04/dang-even-cnn-panelist…knows-the-trump-indictment-is-a-load-of-horse-hockey-n726576
    As RedState’s Managing Editor Jennifer Van Laar pointed out, Bragg’s case is based on “charge stacking,” and does not seem to even…
  12. Big Banana Republic Vibes in Trump Indictment: Here Are Some of the Problems With It https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/04/04/big-banana-republ…ump-indictment-here-are-some-of-the-problems-with-it-n726419
    The indictment has now been unsealed, and my colleague Jennifer Van Laar has also written a good piece on the matter. … Trump SOF by Jennifer Van Laar
  13. Mark This Day https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2023/04/04/mark-this-day-n726486
    As Managing Editor Jennifer Van Laar puts it: When the indictment was published, it was immediately clear that they kept it under…
  14. BREAKING: Donald Trump Arraigned, Enters Not Guilty Plea to 34 Charges https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/04/breaking-donald-trump-arraigned-enters-not-guilty-plea-to-34-charges-n726345
    Trump Indictment by Jennifer Van Laar And the Statement of Facts from DA Bragg can be read below. Donald J. … Trump SOF by Jennifer Van Laar Read our ongoing updates here.…
  15. MTG and George Santos Show up at Trump Courthouse, Leave the Left Breathless https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/04/04/mtg-and-george-sa…how-up-at-trump-courthouse-leave-the-left-breathless-n726181
    This is the only answer we ever need to give https://t.co/OSKrDVPHw5 — Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) April 4, 2023 Exactly…
  16. Judge Rules Against Video Cameras in Courtroom During Trump Arraignment https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/04/judge-rules-against-video-cameras-n726142
    Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan issued a decision Monday night that video cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom on Tuesday afternoon when Donald Trump is arraigned. Five pool still photographers will be allowed to take pictures for “several minutes” before the arraignment gets underway. Trump’s lawyers argued against...
  17. San Diego MTS Said Sexual Assault Allegations Against Nathan Fletcher Were a Surprise; Letter From Victim's Attorney Contradicts https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/03/san-diego-mts-sai…a-surprise-letter-from-victims-attorney-contradicts-n725913
    Last week Grecia Figueroa, a former employee of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) filed a civil lawsuit against county supervisor Nathan Fletcher and the agency for sexual harassment, sexual assault, and whistleblower retaliation. Fletcher had suddenly dropped out of a California State Senate race and checked into rehab...
  18. OPEN THREAD: Ongoing Trump Indictment Coverage https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/04/03/ongoing-trump-indictment-coverage-n725615
    Trump Indictment by Jennifer Van Laar   Donald J. … Trump SOF by Jennifer Van Laar   Update: Tuesday, 3:51 PM (Eastern) – Jake Gibson, a federal law enforcement producer for Fox News…
  19. LAWSUIT: California Union Boss Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher Threatened Retribution Against Sexual Harassment Whistleblower https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/02/lawsuit-californi…retribution-against-sexual-harassment-whistleblower-n723867
    Judging by her public remarks in press conferences and from the floor of the California State Assembly, from her Twitter account, and from her own claims, California Labor Federation chief Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher’s entire career has been about protecting marginalized workers against the management and corporations she believes take advantage...
  20. After Flaming Out on His 'Red State Tour,' Gavin Newsom Returns to California and Pretends He Cares About Fentanyl https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/04/20/after-flaming-out…s-to-california-and-pretends-he-cares-about-fentanyl-n733943
    Managing Editor Jennifer Van Laar covered that, and it went as expected.…
  21. Nathan Fletcher Used His Democrat Campaign Committee Fund to Bypass Campaign Finance https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/04/20/nathan-fletcher-u…t-campaign-committee-fund-to-bypass-campaign-finance-n733789
    A campaign committee fund can even accept contributions from other politicians’ campaign funds, as Managing Editor Jennifer Van Laar
  22. House Armed Services and Intelligence Committees Launch Investigation Into Pentagon Classified Docs Scandal https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/19/house-armed-servi…investigation-into-pentagon-classified-docs-scandal-n733301
    Although Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a system-wide review of “intelligence access, accountability and control procedures” in wake of the leak of more than 100 pages of classified documents, the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees are also investigating the leak and demanding the Pentagon provide answers about how...
  23. Whoops, Biden's HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Violated the Hatch Act https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/18/hhs-secretary-xav…ed-the-hatch-act-by-campaigning-for-sen-alex-padilla-n733161
    When Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra appeared at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Annual Awards Gala in September 2022 in his official capacity and expressed his support for California Sen. Alex Padilla’s re-election he violated the Hatch Act, according to a Tuesday letter to President Joe...
  24. NEW: Air Force Unit in Which Jack Teixeira Served Temporarily Loses Its Intel Mission https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/18/new-air-force-uni…teixeira-served-temporarily-loses-its-intel-mission-n733145
    Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown appeared before the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee Tuesday and the first question wasn’t about funding, but instead about Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira, who is charged with leaking classified documents. At Senate Approps Committee for Department...
  25. BREAKING: Former DNI Ratcliffe Testifies That Wuhan Lab Is Responsible for Spawning a Global Pandemic https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/04/18/breaking-former-d…an-lab-is-responsible-for-spawning-a-global-pandemic-n733070
    During the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe testified that “a lab leak is the only explanation credibly supported by our intelligence, by science, and by common sense.” Ratcliffe’s sworn testimony comes the morning after...