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Last month, former assistant Treasury Secretary Monica Crowley predicted the November midterm elections would be an extinction-level event for Democrats.

Shes right and the party knows it.

Because theres simply no defense for their epic abuse of power and the damage it has caused, party leaders have once again tapped the ageless wisdom of the late communist Saul Alinsky. In his well-known book Rules for Radicals, he instructs followers to accuse your opponent of what you are doing, to create confusion and to inculcate voters against evidence of your own guilt.

The Democrats new message? Republicans are undermining our democracy and pose the greatest existential threat to Americas future.

Hillary Clinton, perhaps the most corrupt woman in American politics, warned a Financial Times reporter on Friday, We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy.

Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, agreed, telling late-night host James Corden last week, I actually think theres a fair chance that we could completely lose our constitutional democracy for a couple of decades if we keep making if we make bad decisions. ... But Ive never before been as worried about the structure of our democratic form of government.

This talking point is the centerpiece of the Democratic Partys deliberate, coordinated propaganda campaign, and its intended to distract voters from the enormous harm their far-left policies have inflicted upon the country.

But this isnt the first time Democrats have launched a dishonest propaganda campaign with the hope of distracting from their own failures.

The effort to portray then-candidate Donald Trump as an agent of Russia began with Yahoo writer Michael Isikoffs late September 2016 report that U.S. intelligence officials were investigating ties between Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page and the Kremlin. Soon, a second article appeared in Mother Jones. And just before Election Day, the New York Times published another damaging story.

Every Democratic leader gleefully ran with the narrative that Trump had been an agent of Russia and that he colluded with the Kremlin to steal the 2016 presidential election. These allegations were baseless, as several lengthy investigations have confirmed. Yet that didnt stop Democrats and their allies in the media from using the Russian collusion narrative to hamper Trumps presidency and damage the GOP as much as possible.

Heading into the midterm elections, Democrats strategy is the same though the narrative is slightly different.

The truth, however, is that the most serious threat to our democracy is the Democratic Party itself, which has brought the United States closer than ever before to becoming a socialist state.

The Biden administration has run roughshod over the Constitution, and weve witnessed the gradual erosion of our civil liberties.

Examples include the failure to enforce federal laws (particularly immigration laws), the FBIs targeting of parents who object to the teaching of critical race theory, the firing of healthcare workers and first responders who rejected the COVID-19 vaccine, and the denial of due process to Jan. 6 protesters. Anomalies? Or deliberate attempts to change America as we know her?

During a 2008 campaign rally, then-candidate Barack Obama told supporters, We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America. The crowd roared. Those werent mere words. The junior senator from Illinois was deadly serious. It began with a determined effort by then-President Obama and his attorney general, Eric Holder, to fill the government and its agencies with as many liberals as they possibly could, politicizing them.

Federal law prohibited the administration from basing hiring decisions on political affiliation, but they found ways around that.

In 2010, PJ Media filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain the resumes of attorneys hired into the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.

The following year, Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and attorney J. Christian Adams published a special investigation series titled Every Single One, which drew some frightening conclusions.

The resumes obtained through the FOIA request revealed that Obamas Civil Rights Division was engaging in politicized hiring in the career civil service ranks and that it had been unprecedented in scope.

At the time of Holders resignation in September 2014, Spakovsky wrote that he was responsible for spearheading an unprecedented politicization of the Justice Department. ... In clear violation of civil service rules, Mr. Holder filled the career ranks of the Justice Department with political allies, cronies and Democratic Party donors.

[Holder] corrupted the law enforcement duties of the Justice Department to carry out the political objectives of President Obama, Spakovsky concluded.

If this was happening with impunity at the DOJ, we can assume similar hiring practices were adopted by other government agencies. This would explain how the once highly revered FBI was able to carry out its bogus investigations of former President Donald Trump and members of his campaign. By the time Trump took office, most DOJ employees were Democrats.

The corruption that began in the Obama administration has deepened and accelerated to a dangerous extent in the Biden administration. Were experiencing the consequences of this corruption now.

So when Democrats try to convince voters this fall that Republicans are a threat to democracy as we know it, remember that a more insidious enemy, one that masquerades as a political party and controls the White House and both chambers of Congress, is leading an assault on America from within.

Elizabeth Stauffer is a contract writer at the Western Journal.Her articles have appeared on many conservative websites, including RedState, Newsmax, theFederalist,Bongino.com, HotAir, MSN, andRealClearPolitics. Follow Elizabeth onTwitterorLinkedIn.

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GANG member Eric Holder was accused of shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle dead on March 31 2019.

But who is Eric holder and why has he been accused of gunning the singer down in cold blood?

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Eric Holder was a member of the same gang as Nipsey Hussle. He has been accused of killing Nipsey.

They were both part of the gang known as the Rollin 60s and were both aspiring rappers.

Asghedom, who went by the name Nipsey Hussle, became a hip-hop star, neighborhood legend and local hero, while Holders music never caught on.

He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.

Holder is due to face a jury on January 5th, 2022, and his lawyer, Deputy Public DefenderAaron Jansen, toldRolling Stone: Hes nervous, but he knows its time to get the case moving to trial.

According to prosecutors, Holder showed up "unannounced" to Nipsey's clothing store 'Marathon' in Los Angeles.

The two exchanged words, which "had something to do with Mr Asghedom (Nipsey) accusing Mr Holder of snitching.

Mr Holder reportedly left and then returned with a firearm. He has been accused of approaching Nipsey in the parking lot of the shop.

CCTV shows Holder appearing to fire several shots at Nipsey.

Jansen says Holder was experiencing a substantial mental health issue and was off his medication the day of the shooting.

Nipsey, whose real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom, accused Holder of being a "snitch", which could be the reason that Holder gunned down Nipsey, according to a LA gang member.

"[Calling someone a snitch] is the worst thing you can say," says Cedric, a long-term member of a local gang. "That's a very bad statement.

"I'm killing you if you call me a snitch."

The L.A. County District Attorney charged Holder with 4 crimes, including premeditated murder.

At the time of his death, Nipsey was working on several civic development projects in a bid to revitalize his Los Angeles neighborhood.

Holder reportedly claimed he was paid to kill Nipsey, according to unconfirmed reports, as a result of these projects.

He was allegedly offered $75,000 and was told he would not be charged.

Holder was arrested two days after the fatal shooting outside of the LA store owned by Nipsey.

He is currently in jail awaiting trial after pleading not guilty.

The high-profile case was repeatedly delayed by the COVID pandemic and issues caused by the elevation of Holders prior lawyer to a judgeship.

The court date has been rescheduled for January 5.

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Who is Eric Holder and why did he kill Nipsey Hussle? - The Sun

GANG member Eric Holder was accused of shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle dead on March 31 2019.

But who is Eric holder and why has he been accused of gunning the singer down in cold blood?

1

Eric Holder was a member of the same gang as Nipsey Hussle. He has been accused of killing Nipsey.

They were both part of the gang known as the Rollin 60s and were both aspiring rappers.

Asghedom, who went by the name Nipsey Hussle, became a hip-hop star, neighborhood legend and local hero, while Holders music never caught on.

He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.

Holder is due to face a jury on January 5th, 2022, and his lawyer, Deputy Public DefenderAaron Jansen, toldRolling Stone: Hes nervous, but he knows its time to get the case moving to trial.

According to prosecutors, Holder showed up "unannounced" to Nipsey's clothing store 'Marathon' in Los Angeles.

The two exchanged words, which "had something to do with Mr Asghedom (Nipsey) accusing Mr Holder of snitching.

Mr Holder reportedly left and then returned with a firearm. He has been accused of approaching Nipsey in the parking lot of the shop.

CCTV shows Holder appearing to fire several shots at Nipsey.

Jansen says Holder was experiencing a substantial mental health issue and was off his medication the day of the shooting.

Nipsey, whose real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom, accused Holder of being a "snitch", which could be the reason that Holder gunned down Nipsey, according to a LA gang member.

"[Calling someone a snitch] is the worst thing you can say," says Cedric, a long-term member of a local gang. "That's a very bad statement.

"I'm killing you if you call me a snitch."

The L.A. County District Attorney charged Holder with 4 crimes, including premeditated murder.

At the time of his death, Nipsey was working on several civic development projects in a bid to revitalize his Los Angeles neighborhood.

Holder reportedly claimed he was paid to kill Nipsey, according to unconfirmed reports, as a result of these projects.

He was allegedly offered $75,000 and was told he would not be charged.

Holder was arrested two days after the fatal shooting outside of the LA store owned by Nipsey.

He is currently in jail awaiting trial after pleading not guilty.

The high-profile case was repeatedly delayed by the COVID pandemic and issues caused by the elevation of Holders prior lawyer to a judgeship.

The court date has been rescheduled for January 5.

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Who is Eric Holder and why did he kill Nipsey Hussle? - The US Sun

More than three years after the fatal shooting of the rapper Nipsey Hussle, a proudly local Los Angeles artist whose killing reverberated far beyond the world of West Coast hip-hop, the trial of the accused gunman, Eric R. Holder Jr., is finally underway. Jury selection in the case, which had been repeatedly delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, began on June 2. Opening arguments are expected to start this week, with the trial likely to last about four weeks.

Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was shot and killed on March 31, 2019, outside a clothing store he owned in South Los Angeles, with the police soon attributing the attack to a personal dispute. Two days after the shooting, which also wounded two bystanders, Mr. Holder, then 29, was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. He pleaded not guilty and has since been held in lieu of $6.5 million bail.

According to court records, Los Angeles County prosecutors plan to argue that Mr. Holder and the 33-year-old Hussle, two old acquaintances who belonged to the same street gang, had a chance encounter in a strip mall parking lot, during which the rapper mentioned neighborhood rumors that Mr. Holder had cooperated with law enforcement a very serious offense in the gang world. Minutes later, prosecutors say, Mr. Holder returned with two handguns and began firing repeatedly. Here is what else to know about the case.

A workmanlike rapper with underground credentials and an A-list network of supporters, Hussle was more than 15 years into his music career when he released his proper debut album in 2018. Before the Grammy-nominated Victory Lap, Hussle had built a career that was richer in industry respect and good will than hit records, though he collaborated widely with artists like Snoop Dogg, Drake and Rick Ross. Known for his independent business ethos and novel marketing ideas, like the limited-edition $100 mixtape Crenshaw, Hussle had partnered with Jay-Zs Roc Nation management company as he eyed a move toward the mainstream.

A self-proclaimed member of the Rollin 60s Crips, Hussle had also made a name for himself as a community ambassador and an entrepreneur in his South Los Angeles neighborhood. While seeking to stem gang violence in the area, he preached Black empowerment through business ownership, reinvesting his earnings as a musician in the place where he grew up.

With a group of backers, Hussle had bought the strip mall at the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue that housed his Marathon clothing store, while also helping to open a nearby co-working space dedicated to increasing diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

At the same time, even as Hussle was praised after his death as an inspirational neighborhood fixture and a peacemaker, his properties were the subject of alongstanding investigationby the Los Angeles Police Department and the city attorneys office, which considered the area a Rollin 60s stronghold.

That Sunday afternoon, according to grand jury transcripts, Hussle arrived at the shopping plaza for an unannounced visit, as he often did. While catching up with neighborhood friends and employees in the parking lot in front of his Marathon store, Hussle spent about half an hour signing autographs and posing for photos with fans.

At the same time, a woman Mr. Holder was casually dating was driving him around the area just to hang out, the woman testified to the grand jury in 2019. As they stopped to get something to eat, the woman noticed Hussle outside the store and remarked in passing that he looked handsome, she said. Mr. Holder did not indicate that he knew the rapper, but approached him for a brief conversation after ordering chili cheese fries at a nearby burger place while the woman waited in the car.

Apparently the conversation had something to do with Mr. Asghedom telling Mr. Holder that word on the street was that Mr. Holder was snitching, John McKinney, the Los Angeles County deputy district attorney, told the grand jury, citing witnesses. The conversation wasnt particularly intense, it wasnt particularly belligerent, and it lasted for about four minutes.

Hussle, the witnesses said, seemed to be looking out for Mr. Holder, telling him he needed to address the rumors. When Mr. Holder asked Hussle and those around him if they had heard the music he had been working on, they said they had not. As the men finished speaking, the woman driving Mr. Holder approached Hussle for a selfie, which she soon posted to Facebook.

Upon returning to the car, Mr. Holder told the woman to pull into another nearby parking lot so he could eat his fries, she said. After a few bites, he loaded a 9-millimeter pistol, she testified, and walked back toward Hussles store. According to witnesses, Mr. Holder confronted the rapper and said, Youre through as he opened fire with a gun in each hand, hitting Hussle at least 10 times and then kicking him twice in the head.

You got me, Hussle said, according to court testimony. Two other men, Kerry Lathan and Shermi Villanueva, were wounded by the gunfire.

Recognized in the neighborhood as another member of the Rollin 60s Crips, Mr. Holder was better known by his nickname, a descriptive epithet. Surveillance footage captured the shooting, in addition to the car he used to flee the scene, and the police soon publicized the information. Upon seeing her vehicle on the news, the woman who had been with Mr. Holder submitted to a five-hour interview with police officers, along with searches of her car and her mothers home, where Mr. Holder had spent the night of the shooting before moving to hide out at a Motel 6.

The woman later testified that she had heard the gunshots but was confused about what had occurred until she saw coverage of Hussles death online. When Mr. Holder first returned to the car, she recalled, Hes like, Drive, drive, before I slap you. The woman declined to press him on the specifics of what happened out of fear, she said.

That Tuesday, two days after the shooting, Mr. Holder was arrested without incident in Bellflower, Calif. The murder weapons were never found.

The woman, whose identity has been kept secret to protect her from threats and harassment, later agreed to immunity from prosecution in exchange for her testimony at trial. She is expected to be among the prosecutions key witnesses.

Mr. Holder was originally represented by Chris Darden, a lawyer perhaps best known as one of the prosecutors in the 1995 trial of O.J. Simpson. But Mr. Darden soon withdrew from the case, citing death threats against his family. Instead, Mr. Holder will be represented at trial by a public defender, Aaron Jansen, who said in an email that he plans to argue that the case was overcharged.

Mr. Eric Holder, Jr. should not have been charged with First Degree Premeditated Deliberate murder in the unfortunate death of Mr. Asghedom, Mr. Jansen wrote. Similarly, Mr. Jansen added, he should not have been charged with First Degree Attempted Murders of Mr. Lathan and Mr. Villanueva. Mr. Holder, Jr. did not know either man, had no beef with them, and certainly did not have the intent to kill either gentleman.

The lawyer has also alluded to Mr. Holders struggles with mental health, noting that the defendant was on a high dosage of medication and had been treated with electroshock therapy as a last resort to help him. Whether Mr. Holder will testify, the lawyer said, is his clients decision. He faces life in prison.

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