[91][92][93], On January 12, 2021, it was reported that McConnell supported impeaching Trump for his role in inciting the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, believing it would make it easier for Republicans to purge the party of Trump and rebuild the party. She runs the famous reality show 'The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell'. [24] McConnell attempted to run for a seat in the state legislature but was disqualified because he did not meet the residency requirements for the office. [189], In 2002, he was unopposed in the Republican primary. [232], During the 2014 campaign season, McConnell was lampooned for posting campaign B-roll footage online for use by allied PACs. [95] McConnell called for delaying the Senate trial until after Joe Biden's inauguration. [41], This assertion was disputed by former senator Slade Gorton (R-WA), a member of the 9-11 Commission, who said, "nothing Jamie Gorelick wrote had the slightest impact on the Department of Defense or its willingness or ability to share intelligence information with other intelligence agencies." 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It was created as a result of a directive from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in early October 1999 by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Hugh Shelton, to develop an information operations campaign plan against transnational terrorism. "There were two sets, classified and unclassified, and also an 'all sorts,'" which contained a blend of the two, "plus charts we'd produced." "[85], On December 14, 2019, McConnell met with White House counsel Pat Cipollone and White House legislative affairs director Eric Ueland. If this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy would enter a death spiral. "I have briefed the Department of the Army, the Special Operations Command and the office of (Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence) Dr. Cambone as well as the 9/11 Commission. [63], In 2013, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eliminated the filibuster for all presidential nominations except the Supreme Court. Refused to serve under William Jefferson Clinton per information given by General Hunter H. Harris IV USAF who had secured my appointment to Annapolis. In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint Base Andrews.Andrews, located near Morningside, Maryland in suburban Washington, D.C., is the home base of two Boeing VC-25A aircraft with the call sign . "[132] Kavanaugh was confirmed on October 6. 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International moratoriums on bankruptcies run 70 years. In the United States Senate, any senator may speak for unlimited duration unless a 60-person majority votes to invoke cloture, or end debate, and proceed to a final vote. [19][24] He also served as acting United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs under President Ford in 1975. DIA also prevented key personnel from testifying to both the Senate Judiciary and Senate Intelligence Committees, though after numerous denials did admit the program's existence.[10]. [12], In 1956, his family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended duPont Manual High School. When voters heard that legislation had been 'defeated', journalists rarely highlighted that this defeat meant a minority had blocked a majority. It is most unlikely that Able Danger would have identified a terrorist called "Mohamed Atta" before May 2000. [192], In 2008, McConnell faced his closest contest since 1990. Commissioned 2nd Lt United States Marine Corps with guarantee of Aviation Military Operational Specialty, July 1971 to February, 1972, attended USMC The Basic School, July 1971 to February, 1972, qualified as 0301, Infantry Platoon Commander, February, 1972 to June, 1972 attended US Naval Aviation Indoctrination and Primary flight training, Naval Air Pensacola, Florida, July, 1972 to December, 1972 attended US Naval Aviation Basic Jet Training, McCain Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi, January, 1973 to June 1973, attended US Naval Aviation Advanced Jet Training, NAS Kingsville, Texas, June 22, 1973 Designated US Naval Aviator, July, 1973 to January, 1974; assigned to VMA-102, VMFA-101, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona and USAF C130 Combat Crew Training at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, February 1974 to October, 1974, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, MCAS El Toro, California flying KC130F. [112][113] Later in a 2019 interview, McConnell credited himself for the large number of judicial vacancies created in the last two years of Obama's presidency. But he's sitting this one out", "McConnell blocks bill to reopen most of government", "McConnell Faces Pressure From Republicans to Stop Avoiding Shutdown Fight", "Trump signs bill to end shutdown and temporarily reopen government", "The Government Shutdown Was the Longest Ever. Charity did", "Mitch McConnell on Trump and divisiveness in politics", "In 1990, Mitch McConnell Supported Affordable Healthcare for All", "Biography About U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell", "Mitch McConnell's Commitment to Civil Rights Sets Him Apart", "How Mitch McConnell Enabled Barack Obama", "Mitch McConnell Is Headed Down the Stretch", "Mitch McConnell Got Everything He Wanted. The Pentagon describes the witnesses as "credible" but stated that the document which allegedly mentioned Atta could not be found. To prevent two entries from occurring in NIIS, the inspector should have crossed out the admission number on the new I-94, made a reference to the previous admission number and noted that it was not a new entry.[47]. "[50] A number of political scientists, historians, and legal scholars have characterized McConnell's obstructionism and constitutional hardball as contributors to democratic erosion in the United States. [24], On September 15, 2005, Weldon asserted that he had identified an employee who had been ordered to destroy the 2.5 terabytes (TB) of data collected by Able Danger two years before the 9/11 attack. And while youre studying that realityjudiciously, as you willwell act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and thats how things will sort out. Join our radio network Today as we host great Live guests and play the best picks of recent recorded shows >> truthcentralradio.com. The record for the number of circuit court judges confirmed during a president's first year was broken in 2017, while the previous two-year record took place under President George H. W. Bush, and included 22 nominations. [48] According to Purdue University political scientist Bert A. Rockman, "pure party line voting has been evident now for some time but rarely has the tactic of 'oppositionism' been so boldly stated as McConnell did. Weighing this with the information about Atta's actual activities, the negligible information available about Atta to other U.S. government agencies and the German government before 9/11, and the interviewer's assessment of the interviewee's knowledge and credibility, the Commission staff concluded that the officer's account was not sufficiently reliable to warrant revision of the report or further investigation.[19]. Not only did this strategy produce an atmosphere of gridlock and dysfunction; it also chewed up the Senate calendar, restricting the range of issues on which Democrats could progress. It would appear, particularly given the Defense Department's outright refusal to allow those involved with Able Danger to testify today, that an obstructionist attitude exists. 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The witnesses reported to the journalists that the IG investigators got increasingly hostile in an effort to intimidate the witnesses into changing their testimony to drop any assertion that they had identified and tracked Atta, and this suggests a cover-up by the IG of Able Danger's findings. The anti-terrorist program, Able Danger, did not identify Mohamed Atta or any other 9/11 terrorists before the 9/11 attack. After Trump faced heavy criticism from some right-wing media outlets and pundits for appearing to back down on his campaign promise to "build the wall", he announced that he would not sign any appropriations bill that did not fund its construction. A member of the Republican Party, he is the Minority Leader of the Senate, succeeding Chuck Schumer. [166] McConnell called the bill a choice between "do[ing] something" and "do[ing] nothing",[167] and said he was holding the procedural vote to get lawmakers on the record about their willingness to compromise on COVID-19 legislation. [39], In 1990, McConnell faced former Louisville Mayor Harvey I. Sloane, winning by 4.4%. [3], McConnell is married to former secretary of transportation and former secretary of labor Elaine Chao. [217][218] McConnell was inducted as a member of the Sons of the American Revolution on March 1, 2013. [104], Throughout Obama's tenure McConnell led Senate Republicans in what has been called "a disciplined, sustained, at times underhanded campaign to deny the Democratic president the opportunity to appoint federal judges". The information was omitted primarily because they found it to be suspect despite having been briefed on it two times by two different military officers on active duty. Paul Cantanese, McClatchy reporter. The second record reflects a second entry on January 10, 2001, with an admission period from January 10, 2001, to July 9, 2001 (admission number 10847166009). [23], Congressman Peter Hoekstra, who was then chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, investigated the matter at Weldon's request, was reported to have cautioned against "hyperventilating" before the completion of a "thorough" probe. Weldon called the activities "a deliberate campaign of character assassination. States currently cannot declare bankruptcy. "Let me emphasize two specific items for clarification purposes because they have been distorted and invited undue criticism from some. Major Erik Kleinsmith, who was with the Army and chief of intelligence for LIWA until February 2001, testified that he was ordered to destroy Able Danger's information. Clearly that mandatory sentence cannot be applied to somebody who has left office. [52], On February 14, 2006, Congressmen Curt Weldon charged that contrary to testimony, not all the data on Able Danger had been destroyed. The NIIS printout for the first entry reflects that Atta entered with an admission period of January 10, 2001, to September 8, 2001 (admission number 68653985708). McConnell worked to withhold Republican support for major presidential initiatives during the Obama administration, having made frequent use of the filibuster, and blocked many of President Obama's judicial nominees, including Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. [83][84], On November 5, 2019, as the House of Representatives began public hearings on the impeachment of President Trump, McConnell said, "I'm pretty sure how [an impeachment trial is] likely to end. In December 2006, an investigation by the US Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that assertions could not be confirmed. [133][134] McConnell afterward admitted the confirmation process was a low point for the Senate, but also downplayed reports of dysfunction in the Senate; he said claims that the Senate was "somehow broken over this [were] simply inaccurate". According to Shaffer, the CIA representative said, "I clearly understand. [4][5], McConnell was born on February 20, 1942, to Julia Odene "Dean" (ne Shockley; 19191993) and Addison Mitchell "A.M." McConnell II (19171990). The best rating since that time was in the fourth quarter of 2018, when he had a 38% positive rating and a 47% negative rating among Kentuckians. The copies within Lt Col Shaffer's files were destroyed by the DIA in approximately Spring 2004. 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[144], During this shutdown, McConnell blocked the Senate from voting on appropriations legislation, and said it was not his place to mediate between the Senate and Trump. [117] Garland's nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress. [179] McConnell has supported stronger border security, free trade agreements and reductions in taxes. The 9/11 Commission has released multiple statements over the past week, each of which has significantly changed from initially denying ever being briefed to acknowledging being briefed on both operation ABLE DANGER and Mohamed Atta. [164] Democrats panned the bill as "completely inadequate" given the scope of the crisis brought on by the COVID-19[165] and as a partisan maneuver to help Republican senators up for reelection. [6][8], In 1944, at the age of two, McConnell's upper left leg was paralyzed by a polio attack. The Posse Comitatus Act prevents the military from being engaged in law enforcement activities, including gathering information on U.S. persons, despite the aliens were not specifically United States citizens. Born on , , Clare McConnell hails from Ottawa, Canada. Asked whether this meant "endless, or at least frequent, confrontation with the president", McConnell clarified that "if [Obama is] willing to meet us halfway on some of the biggest issues, it's not inappropriate for us to do business with him. [202] He was married to his first wife, Sherrill Redmon, from 1968 to 1980 and had three daughters, Porter, Eleanor (Elly), and Claire. [80], Later that day, he described the storming of the Capitol building (which occurred while the Electoral College votes were being counted) as a "failed insurrection" which "tried to disrupt our democracy". She is the "baby" of the family. [37], The Defense Department announced its findings on September 1, 2005, after a three-week investigation into Able Danger. 11-4-21 Field McConnell "I want to start with the good news. Every four years would be a scramble for power at any cost. Last edited on 27 November 2022, at 16:42, War games in progress on September 11, 2001, "Specter: Pentagon may be obstructing committee", "prepared statement of mark s. zaid, esq., before the committee on judiciary, united states senate", "Exclusive: Witnesses in Defense Dept. [190], In 1996, he defeated Steve Beshear by 12.6%,[191] even as Bill Clinton narrowly carried the state. Gorton also asserted that "the wall" was a long-standing policy that had resulted from the Church Committee in the 1970s, and that the policy only prohibits transfer of certain information from prosecutors to the intelligence services and never prohibited information flowing in the opposite direction. 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