Jack Smith lashes out at the Office of Special Counsel for its investigation into his possible violations of the Hatch Act and his possible illegal political activity. Lisa Cook prepares to file a lawsuit after President Trump fired her as Federal Reserve Governor. First Lady Melania Trump unveils the Presidential AI Challenge. Cracker Barrel sells off nearly $100 million worth of stock.
00:00:00.000Hello everybody, I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Wednesday, August 27th.
00:00:05.720Jack Smith, Junkyard Jackal, former special counsel, lashing out at the office of the special counsel for its investigation
00:00:11.880into his possible violations of the Hatch Act and his possible illegal political activity.
00:00:18.100Earlier this month, it was reported that the office of special counsel has launched an investigation into Jack Smith
00:00:22.640for possible violations of the Hatch Act.
00:00:25.080Smith was appointed as special counsel in 2022 by Joe Biden. Attorney General Merrick Garland tapped him to investigate Trump
00:00:32.320just one day after President Trump announced his 2024 bid for the White House.
00:00:37.040The office of special counsel opened the investigation after Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter alleging Jack Smith's actions
00:00:42.940politically harmed President Trump during the 2024 election.
00:00:46.740We all knew it was political witch hunt. It was a sham.
00:00:50.320It's what they've done to this man for the last 10 years and they've continued to do it and they've lost every single time and will continue to lose.
00:00:57.160Jack Smith, of course, indicted President Trump on 37 federal counts in Miami in June of 2023 for lawfully storing presidential records
00:01:04.440at his Mar-a-Lago estate, which was, of course, protected by Secret Service agents.
00:01:09.560Trump was charged with 31 counts under the Espionage Act of willful retention of national defense information
00:01:14.440and six other process crimes stemming for his conversations with lawyers.
00:01:19.980That's right. Attorney-client privilege doesn't exist if your name or your last name is Trump.
00:01:25.360The junkyard jackal, Jack Smith, has got to be investigated for his role in what I think is election interference.
00:01:32.180Lisa Cook is preparing to file a lawsuit after President Trump fired her as Federal Reserve Governor.
00:01:36.800Her firing comes and in mortgage fraud allegations. Yes, another Democrat possibly partaking in mortgage fraud.
00:01:44.520Special Prosecutor Ed Martin is currently investigating Cook for mortgage fraud and falsifying bank statements.
00:01:49.800According to housing regulator Bill Pulte, criminal referral that he just recently filed,
00:01:54.780Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud by lying on her mortgage application and falsifying bank statements
00:01:59.100when she designated her out-of-state Atlanta condo as her primary residence.
00:02:03.200Just two weeks after taking a loan out on her Michigan home, which she also claimed was her primary resident.
00:02:09.540Now, conveniently, within weeks of signing these mortgage documents,
00:02:13.420Cook also listed one of the properties on Zillow to be rented.
00:02:17.120I don't know anybody who lists their primary resident on Zillow to be rented while they're living there as a primary resident.
00:02:24.820Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't make much sense.
00:02:27.280And in a new effort to boost American ingenuity and put United States back at the forefront of technology,
00:02:34.040First Lady Melania Trump has unveiled the nationwide Presidential AI Challenge,
00:02:38.700inviting students from kindergarten through 12th grade to harness artificial intelligence to solve real-world problems.
00:02:45.480It's the first-of-its-kind competition to bring students together, educators and supervisors,
00:02:50.300in a team to create AI-powered solutions for issues in their schools or community.
00:02:54.800Melania Trump, in just over six months, doing more than, quote, Dr., end quote, Jill Biden did in four years.
00:03:03.920Dr. That's at least that's what she calls herself.
00:03:06.780And President Trump is celebrating Cracker Barrel, keeping their logo, their slogan,
00:03:12.180and not changing the old country store that they were originally set to do.
00:03:16.140Latest efforts by Cracker Barrel to go woke,
00:03:18.480facing massive backlash from the American people, from shareholders,
00:03:23.560selling off nearly $100 million in the hours after releasing their new plan,
00:05:10.260It's it's we are finding documents literally tucked away in the back of safes and random offices in these bags and in other areas,
00:05:19.940which, again, speaks to the intent of those who are trying to hide the truth from the American people
00:05:24.520and trying to cover up the politicization that was led by people like John Brennan and James Clapper and others
00:05:32.260that have caused really immeasurable harm to the American people and to our country.
00:05:37.060Tulsi Gabbard, as I often say, probably the president's best pick in his cabinet doing the Lord's work with disposing these corrupt scumbags
00:05:46.200who have infiltrated our society, our justice system and every facet of the government.
00:05:51.760Jamie Raskin, or as I like to call him, Jamie Ratskin, accusing President Trump.
00:05:57.920Of trying to militarize our society and intimidate his political opponents.
00:06:04.800This is the idiot who sat on the sham January 6th committee and perpetrated lies and used his congressional immunity to lie and never be held responsible for it.
00:06:14.840Raskin also says that crime is part of our society and it's very normal.
00:06:20.480It's always been part of our history is exactly what he said.
00:06:54.640But the point is that in our system of federalism, the different branches of government and the different departments of government are supposed to work together.
00:07:01.500If Donald Trump thinks he's got some great ideas for Chicago or Miami or Houston, Texas or whatever, he should call a summit for the White House and say,
00:07:11.520hey, here's some ideas where the feds can work together with states and localities, not have a series of rolling National Guard invasions of people's cities.