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JERUSALEM – Middle East/Israel Morning Brief

Trump plans crippling sanctions on International Criminal Court

 

President-elect Donald Trump is thought to be planning devastating sanctions on the International Criminal Court immediately after his inauguration, with some sources suggesting an executive order could be forthcoming as soon as Jan. 21.

The sanctions package will target both individual ICC personnel, including judges and prosecutors, and the institution as a whole, Israel Hayom reported. The administration intends to classify the ICC as an organization threatening U.S. interests, employing designation procedures similar to those used by the U.S. State Department for terrorist organizations globally. This designation will trigger severe restrictions on anyone involved with the court's operations.

Financial institutions worldwide will be required to terminate relationships with ICC personnel or face U.S. sanctions themselves. Mirroring actions taken against sanctioned Israeli citizens by the outgoing administration, ICC staff will find themselves unable to perform routine banking operations or use credit cards. Their economic activities will be effectively frozen, with exceptions only for essential needs such as food purchases. Furthermore, all U.S.-based assets belonging to ICC employees and the institution will be frozen.

The Trump team is taking a hard line against the international court over its issuance of arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for the IDFs conduct during the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza.

Iranian foreign minister: Another attack on our soil will cause 'all-out-war'

 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke in a wide-ranging interview on China's CCTV about many different facets of the country's foreign policy. He said diplomacy and battlefield strategies must align as Tehran seeks to maintain its military power despite significant regional setbacks, reported Iran International.

"We are fully prepared for the possibility of further Israeli attacks," he said."I hope Israel will refrain from taking such reckless action, as it could lead to a large-scale war."

Amid speculation that Israel may escalate its response to ballistic missile and drone attacks by Iran's allies, Araghchi cautioned against the potential consequences of such actions. However, he underscored Iran's preference for diplomacy, highlighting the importance of reason in preventing conflict. "We believe that reason will ultimately prevail and prevent actions that could have serious consequences," he told the broadcaster.

3 dead, 9 wounded in Samaria shooting terrorist attack

 

A shooting terrorist attack on Monday next to the Samarian town of Kedumim, left three Israelis dead and nine wounded. The attack was filmed on a nearby security camera.

The car carrying the terrorists parks facing the road as it waits, one terrorist is seen exiting a car on the passenger's side carrying a rifle and another man is seen standing by the trunk of the car before the attack is launched and the two return into the vehicle and drive off.

Elad Winkelstein, a police officer and a father of two was identified as one of the victims of the murderous terrorist attack, reported Ynet. He managed to shoot at the terrorists before being hit in the head by a bullet. The names of two other victims, women in their 60s, have not yet been released for publication.

HTS fighters clash with Hezbollah operatives in Syria

 

Violent clashes erupted over the weekend between forces of the Syrian Ministry of Defense, which is controlled by the country's former HTS rebels, and Hezbollah terrorists. The clashes took place in the countryside west of Damascus, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, according to a report in the Jewish Press.

Hezbollah terrorists, with the help of drug traffickers with whom they have been cooperating, attempted to establish new positions in Syria. In response, the Syrian Ministry of Defense sent military reinforcements to thwart their attempts.

The sectarian violence, which seemed to have had a lid placed upon its combustible mix while Syria's former president Assad was still in charge, has been blown wide open again since his lightning-quick ouster. Syria's de facto ruling party is Sunni, with many of its fighters having fought bitter previous battles against Hezbollah's Shia militants.

Israeli intelligence missed explicit warning about Hamas' plans for Oct. 7 attack

 

Serious allegations were raised on Sunday regarding whether Israel's intelligence services missed explicit Hamas warnings on its Telegram channel about the kind of operation it had planned for Oct. 7, 2023.

Had posts published on Hamas-affiliated Telegram channels weeks prior to the Oct. 7 massacre been analyzed and monitored in Israel, the outcome of the events could have been very different, Lt.-Col. (res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi argued in an article published recently by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, reported the Jerusalem Post.

At the center of Dahoah-Halevi's analysis is the figure of Maam Rashid al-Masri, also known as "Abu Hafs." Al-Masri, a Hamas Nukhba terrorist, (Hamas' elite commando unit) managed the Telegram channel named "Military Tactics" and co-founded the "Al-Qassam Brigades Dispatch" channel.

These channels were neither secret nor hidden – they were open and accessible to all. The "Military Tactics" Telegram channel even shared professional content showcasing the organization's level of preparedness and operational capabilities.

Israeli soldier who survived Nova festival massacre flees Brazil after fears of arrest warrant

 

A reserve IDF soldier who was vacationing in Brazil successfully managed to flee the country with his traveling companions after receiving a warning from Israel's Foreign Ministry that a federal court in Brazil was authorizing a criminal investigation into his actions while serving in Gaza.

Judge Raquel Soares Charelli authorized the probe on Dec. 30, according to news site Metrópoles. The reports in Brazilian media did not name the Israeli, who was a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre, and who according to Israeli media reports fled the country. He was wanted for actions allegedly taken during his military service in the Israel Defense Forces, reported the Jewish News Syndicate.

Yuli Edelstein, chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said in response to the Brazilian move that he would convene a classified discussion into the prosecution of Israelis abroad. "I am embarrassed for Brazil and its government, who surrendered to the pro-Palestinian legal terrorism," the statement continued.

Blinken: Hamas backtracked when it saw pressure applied to Israel

 

The New York Times published an interview with outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken, in which he said, Hamas has refused to agree to release the hostages in exchange for a ceasefire for two reasons.

In his words, "There have been two major impediments, and they both go to what drives Hamas. One has been whenever there has been public daylight between the United States and Israel and the perception that pressure was growing on Israel, we've seen it: Hamas has pulled back from agreeing to a ceasefire and the release of hostages, wrote Caroline Glick on the Jewish News Syndicate.

"The other thing that got Hamas to pull back was their belief, their hope that there would be a wider conflict, that Hezbollah would attack Israel, that Iran would attack Israel, that other actors would attack Israel, and that Israel would have its hands full and Hamas could continue what it was doing."

Under harsh questioning from the Times' anti-Israel reporter Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Blinken revealed U.S. pressure on Israel began immediately after Oct. 7, 2023, and became a central feature of U.S. policy in relation to the war from its very earliest days. From the outset, the provision of unlimited supplies to Gaza – euphemistically referred to as humanitarian aid – has been the constant focus of U.S. pressure on Israel.

IDF on high-alert over fears of Iran taking 'extreme steps'

 

Israel's military is said to be in the highest state of preparedness in the coming days, as IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi warned about Iran's unpredictability as the country is roiled by a number of both internal and external factors.

The report, citing unnamed defense sources, says the caution comes as Iran faces multiple challenges following setbacks in Lebanon and Syria, according to the Times of Israel. It also points to Iran's plunging exchange rate, infrastructure problems and political unrest.

The sources also note the uncertainty for Iran ahead of the return of Donald Trump to the White House later this month.

Netanyahu receives 14-day medical reprieve from providing trial testimony as he recovers from surgery

 

The Tel Aviv District Court granted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a 14-day postponement of his testimony in his corruption trial as he recovers from prostate removal surgery, reported the Jewish News Syndicate.

Netanyahu is facing bribery and breach-of-trust charges in three cases, labeled 1000, 2000 and 4000. The latter is the most serious, and the only one featuring bribery charges.

The judges wrote that other witnesses for the defense would testify during the 14-day period, according to Israel's Channel 14. The prosecution reportedly insisted that during that period Netanyahu observe the orders of his physicians, which have not been made public. Netanyahu underwent the surgery on Dec. 29 and was discharged from hospital on Jan. 2.

Iran increasing weaponry supply to Houthis in Yemen to maintain pressure on Israel

 

The Iran-backed Houthi forces have intensified their missile attacks, forcing hundreds of thousands of Israelis to seek shelter in the dead of night, deterring foreign airlines, and sustaining what may be the final major front in the ongoing Middle East conflicts, according to the Jewish Press.

Last Thursday, the Houthis launched their sixth missile attack on Israel in one week, with the strikes becoming increasingly frequent despite intense Israeli air raids targeting the group's critical infrastructure.

Iranian news outlets repeat the Houthis' jovial announcements of victory against the Jewish state, and on Sunday morning quoted the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brig.-Gen. Yahya Saree that the YAF missile force carried out a military operation targeting the Orot Rabin power plant in Hadera.

Syrian leader asks U.S. to pressure Israel to retreat

 

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, is urging the United States to put pressure on Israel to withdraw from the buffer zone it established on the border, including the Syrian section of Mount Hermon, according to All Israel news.

Israeli authorities stated they have received no formal communication regarding the request, but an official told Israeli channel Kan the country "would not compromise its security."

According to the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Israel sees al-Jolani as a terrorist who is likely to act against Israel, with senior Israeli security officials describing him as a "wolf in sheep's clothing."

"The reality in Syria hasn't stabilized," stated Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. "The regime in Damascus is essentially a gang – not a legitimate government. Other areas, like Idlib, are controlled by Islamist groups with extreme ideologies."

Al-Sharaa has attempted to promote a more kindly face to his nascent administration, allegedly disavowing the more extreme Islamic radicalism of previous years. Outwardly it seems to have worked on some – many viewing him as an imperfect improvement on the butcher Assad – although Israel is certainly not one of those.

UNRWA denies report it will stop operating in Gaza, Judea and Samaria

 

UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, strongly denied a recent report it is preparing to end its activities in the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria, in light of Knesset legislation passed that bans the organization's activities on Israeli soil, Ynet reported.

The denial comes after the report in the New York Times on Friday, which claimed that the agency "is preparing to close its activities due to new Israeli restrictions."

The report quoted Louise Wateridge, a senior UNRWA official, as saying the law would undermine the necessary coordination with Israel to deliver aid to the territories. According to her, "the lives of our staff will be at risk" if information is not shared with Israeli authorities.

Closing the operation "would be a massive impact on an already catastrophic situation," added Jamie McGoldrick, who was in charge of U.N. aid operations in Gaza and Judea and Samaria until April. "If that is what the Israeli intention is – to remove any ability for us to save lives – you have to question what is the thinking and what is the end goal?"

'Free Iran', 'Woman Life Freedom' slogans sprayed on walls of Iran's Damascus embassy

 

Bahar Ghandehari, an activist who opposes the Iranian regime, posted a video on Saturday that shows her spray-painting "free Iran" and "woman, life, freedom" on the outside walls of the Iranian embassy in Damascus.

"I left a message for the criminal Iranian regime on its embassy in Damascus," she wrote. "For 14 years, the Iranian regime propped up Assad's dictatorship, crushing the Syrian revolution for freedom. Today, Assad and Khamenei are out of Syria. Soon, Iran will be free too."

Jonathan Harounoff, international spokesman for the Israeli mission to the United Nations in New York, told JNS that the messages that Ghandehari wrote on the building are "significant."

"Like the people of Iran who, unlike their brutal regime, seek peace and prosperity, we're seeing signs of ordinary Syrians disavowing the actions of the Iran-backed Assad regime and murderous 'axis of resistance' in pursuit of liberty and peace," he said.

Israeli government outlines $1 billion framework to start returning residents of the North by March 1

 

The Finance Ministry on Sunday presented a NIS 3.4 billion ($934 million) compensation plan to help bring thousands of evacuated residents of Israel's battered northern communities back home in early March, after more than a year of fighting with Hezbollah, reported the Times of Israel.

"The key to returning home is security and we are not going to compromise on this matter," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, at a press conference in Jerusalem. "Residents of the north are returning to a different security reality, and we will make sure that quiet is maintained for years."

The announcement of the return-to-home plan comes after extended delays and numerous complaints from residents of Israel's northern communities, who have been internally displaced for more than a year.

Are Afghanistan and Pakistan about to go to war with each other?

 

Afghanistan, led by the Taliban, and Pakistan appear to be heading towards war, highlighting the dangers of supporting erratic, unpredictable elements, according to a report in Israel Hayom.

Just a week ago, at least 46 people were killed and six injured in Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika Province. The Taliban government condemned the attack, claiming most victims were refugees from Waziristan, and vowed retaliation. Meanwhile, Pakistani security officials, speaking anonymously to the AP, said the operation aimed to dismantle a training facility and eliminate insurgents in the area.

The tensions between these two nations have deep historical roots, and the current escalation is merely the surface of a long-standing rivalry divided by a contentious border.

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Hakeem Jeffries, the Democrats' failed nominee to be House Speaker in a GOP-majority House, unleashed a comment that might have to be interpreted as the party's political plan for the next few years, with Donald Trump in the White House and GOP majorities in the House and Senate.

"We will fart hard, fight hard for the freedom to vote," he said.

"Let's hope for America's sake Jeffries does not succeed in keeping his latest promise," chuckled a commentary at the Gateway Pundit.

The House election of Republican Mike Johnson to the leadership post "also means Jeffries has now lost 20 CONSECUTIVE votes for Speaker of the House," the report said.

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Military records reveal possible links between two New Year's Day terrorists: They both served at Fort Bragg in North Carolina during their service careers.

A report at the Gateway Pundit documents the intersections that may have occurred between Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, who rented a Ford pickup truck and drove it through a New Orleans crowd, killing 15 and injuring dozens, and Matthew Livelsberger, 37, of Colorado Springs, who detonated a rented Tesla truck in Las Vegas, killing himself and injuring a handful of passersby.

In addition to both terrorists having military careers, they also both rented their trucks from the Turo app, the report said.

Tony Kovaleski, a reporter for Denver's Channel 7, said, "Sources also confirming Livelsberger served at the same military base as the terrorist responsible for the attack in New Orleans and authorities are investigating a possible connection between the two men."

The New Orleans attack involved a truck being through a Bourbon Street crowd, leaving behind 15 dead and dozens with injuries. The driver died when he jumped out of the truck and started shooting at people, and police returned fire.

In the Las Vegas violence, reports say the vehicle's bed contained a combination of fireworks, gas tanks, and camping fuel, and the truck exploded when it apparently was triggered by the driver, who died.

An ISIS flag was found at the scene of the New Orleans attack.

Joe Biden said federal law enforcement members are investigating and tracking the incidents and any connections.

Speaking after the Las Vegas blast, he said. "Law enforcement and the intelligence community are investigating this as well, including whether there is any possible connection with the attack in New Orleans."

He said, "Thus far there is nothing to report on that score for this time."

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There were multiple indicators, including the ISIS flag on Shamsud Din Jabbar's truck after he drove through crowds in New Orleans early New Year's Day and killed 15, injuring dozens more, of his political and theological persuasions.

For one, authorities report he had wanted to hurt his family but was concerned those actions to distract the media from what he considered more important: the battle between "believers & disbelievers," a phrase adherents to Islam use to differentiate themselves from others.

But the suspect's brother now has confirmed that while Shamsud Din Jabbar was "Christian" early in life, he had converted to Islam a long time ago.

Fox News notes that Abdur Jabbar, 24, was interviewed in Beaumont, Texas, "where he and Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, grew up."

He confirmed the "now-deceased suspect had converted to Islam," and was a Muslim "for most of his life."

However, the brother claimed that the violence inflicted by the 42-year-old did not "represent Islam."

"This is more some type of radicalization, not religion," he explained.

The report noted that a next-door neighbor to the Jabbar residence also said Shamsud Din Jabbar had been loading lightweight items in the white pickup truck he used for the attack on Tuesday.

"He said he spoke with Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who told him he had gotten a job and was moving to Louisiana. The neighbor said he was under the impression Shamsud-Din Jabbar had gotten another job in IT," the report explained.

The neighbor said he was shocked on learning Shamsud Din Jabbar was suspected of the mass murder in New Orleans.

Authorities have said Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a rented pickup carrying an ISIS flag into a crowed of New York revelers early Wednesday morning.

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There are – or at least were – barricades installed in New Orleans' Bourbon Street district to prevent terror attacks by people driving vehicles into crowds – as happened early New Year's Day when 15 were killed and dozens injured.

But they were removed for overhaul.

A report from NOLA explained the security barriers were installed in 2017 and designed to prevent people from driving into crowds along Bourbon Street.

They are removable stainless-steel bollards that were to be locked at each crosswalk along Bourbon between Canal and St. Ann streets.

But they were in the process of being replaced.

The repair and replacement project began in November and was scheduled for three months, the report said.

"The bollard project began in November and was scheduled to last three months. It involves removing and replacing sections of road to take out the existing bollards. A city press release on Tuesday night noted the project was ongoing, but did not provide details of work done thus far," the report said.

Bob Simms, spokesman, said the old barriers didn't work well.

"They were very ineffective. The track was always full of crap; beads and doubloons and God knows what else. Not the best idea, Simms said in the report. "Eventually everybody realized the need to replace them. They're in the process of doing that, but the new ones are not yet operational."

U.S. Rep. Troy Carter explained the barriers should have prevented any vehicle from driving down Bourbon. If they were not working, the city should have blocked access with heavy equipment, he said.

"If they were not operable, that's unacceptable. And if they were not operable, there should have been a Plan B. There should have been a tow truck," Carter said.

The report said the work partly was in reaction to the July 2016 mass murder in Nice, France, when a terrorist used a truck as a weapon to plow into a Bastille Day crowd, killing 86 and injuring hundreds more. A few months later a copycat killed 12 shoppers in a Berlin Christmas market.

A witness to Wednesday's attack, Jimmy Cothran, confirmed that the barriers were not being used:

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Dr. Marc Siegel, a contributor to Fox News, has delivered a prescription for those who hate President-elect Donald Trump, who believed he was a "Hitler," who call him evil:

"I have a prescription for that. … Give the man a chance."

Siegel made the comments this week on the show Outnumbered.

He offered his "prescription for Dems who won't let go of the idea Trump is evil," the report said.

Even now, a poll shows 40% of Democrats continue to be "stressed" about 2025 and the looming second term of Trump's presidency.

Democrats for years already have made untrue claims that Trump is evil, he's misogynistic, he's racist, he has Nazi sympathies.

Siegel said it's true that Democrats are more depressed and feel more anxiety as a result of the 2024 election.

But he said they should adopt a different point of view, try to find something on which to agree.

"Maybe the border will be more secure," he suggested.

"Let go of your bad feelings."

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Fani Willis, the Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutor who has been struggling to keep her organized crime allegations against President-elect Donald Trump alive despite massive ethical lapses, now has lost the support of even her own state's attorney general.

Fox News reports that Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr now has urged his state's highest court to reject an appeal by Willis.

A lower appeals court had thrown her off the case against Trump because of ethical lapses, and that meant her entire office was disqualified.

The options were for the case to be handed off to another prosecutor, or she could appeal to try to regain control of the situation.

Willis has alleged election interference against Trump and a list of other defendants under the state's organized crime laws.

However, just days ago a court of appeals disqualified Willis her because of an "appearance of impropriety."

The panel cited a romantic relationship between Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who Willis hired at a cost of more than $600,000 to taxpayers to assemble the case.

Wade left the case earlier after a lower court judge said he would have to go or the case could fail entirely.

At the time the case was being developed, and Wade was getting paid massive amounts, he and Willis took exotic vacations together.

"The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that the Fulton County DA created her own conflict and rightfully removed her from the case against President-elect Trump," Carr wrote. "'Lawfare' has become far too common in American politics, and it must end."

He said he would encourage the high court "to not take her appeal. It's our hope that the DA will now focus taxpayer resources on the successful prosecution of violent criminals in Fulton County."

WND has reported that Willis' problems with the case aren't ending, even if that case is rejected entirely.

A judge has said the Georgia state Senate can issue a subpoena to her as part of its investigation into whether she engaged in misconduct during her lawfare case against Trump. And she must appear.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram filed the order that instructs Willis she has until Jan. 13 to submit arguments over whether the subpoenas seek legally shielded or confidential information.

A state Senate committee had ordered her earlier to answer questions and produce documents about her campaign against Trump.

But she's been opposing any effort to allow lawmakers to access information about her schemes against Trump.

According to a report at Red State, "She may have been disqualified from the Georgia election interference case involving President-elect Donald Trump by an appeals court earlier in December, but that ruling isn't the end of the Fani Willis saga. Not only has she vowed to appeal that decision, but in addition to the court challenges to the Fulton County District Attorney's continued involvement in the case due to conflicts of interest, the Georgia legislature has been investigating Willis' involvement in the case to determine whether she engaged in misconduct."

The ruling said Willis can be subpoenaed to appear, but she does have the option of challenging the extent of the questions.

While the legislative committee will expire with the end of the legislative term in Georgia early in January, Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal of Cumming already has announced plans to renew it.

"Despite our committee's lawful subpoena, DA Willis has refused to testify," Dolezal said in a statement. "This, coupled with troubling revelations of apparent violations of Georgia's open records laws, paints a disturbing picture of an office operating as though it is above the law. This behavior undermines public trust and raises serious questions about the integrity of her office."

A report at the Gateway Pundit said the lawmakers are investigating "misconduct during her witch hunt of Donald Trump."

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Often angry and irascible, Tim Walz, the extreme leftist governor of Minnesota who was Kamala Harris' pick to be her vice presidential candidate this year, failed to make a good impression on voters.

His statements frequently were the subject of discussion for their lack of truthfulness, his long association with China and its communist regime was questioned and his radical pro-abortion and pro-transgender ideologies were horrifying to many.

Now he's released a video reminding people of the words of wisdom they could have gotten from him, as vice-president, but now will have to take from him as Minnesota governor: He's throwing away an old computer box.

Online was the post: "Tim Walz is such a nerd. He made a video on throwing away a box as a New Year's resolution. Imagine him being second in line."

Social media commenters worried. "A scary thought," and "We almost had this for 4 years."

Others cited another feature of the video to which they objected: The placement in the Walz's room of a television hanging in front of a bookcase, blocking shelves.

One said, "Working through difficult decisions I see. Imaging (sic) putting him in charge of anything?"

A commentary at Twitchy said, "Failed vice presidential candidate, Tim Walz, and his wacky wife, Gwen, have subjected the public to another cringey video. This time the kooky couple want us to know their New Year's resolution involves throwing away an empty box instead of holding onto it. Yes, really!"

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While tens of thousands of fans of President Donald Trump rallied in Washington in January 2021 to support his doubts about the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, an election evidence now confirms was skewed by a various of undue influences including the FBI's interference, a few hundred rioted at the Capitol.

There was trespassing, and vandalism, and members of Congress said they were scared for the lives, although the only fatality in the violence that day was a protester shot at point-blank range by a police officer. Further, Democrats in Washington had rejected Trump's offer in advance to have National Guard troops to secure the building.

But federal officials have made a concerted effort to identify and charge everyone they can identify from that day, and hundreds already have been convicted of various offenses and jailed.

That political agenda now is reaping the whirlwind: A $50 billion lawsuit that is being prepared against the government over its agenda.

It is the Gateway Pundit that revealed more than 100 January 6 "political prisoners" have come together for the action against the Department of Justice.

It's called the January 6 Restitution and Wrongful Incarceration Lawsuit and is being spearheaded by Jake Lang, who already has been incarcerated nearly four years.

His organization, "Federal Watchdog," is being joined by a team of lawyers with the aim of exposing the injustices inflicted on the prisoners.

The report said the lawsuit is to be filed January 20, 2025.

"This historic legal action seeks to compensate these individuals for the extensive harm inflicted by what they describe as a weaponized justice system. From the loss of generational family businesses, homes, and careers to the irreparable emotional and psychological damage suffered during years of wrongful incarceration, the plaintiffs are demanding accountability for the Federal Government's actions," the report explained.

Lang explained, "Weaponized government and lawfare against conservatives can never become the standard in America."

The organization putting the agenda together said the plaintiffs were "hunted down like animals" by the FBI for "peacefully protesting."

Convictions have been followed by sentencing enhancements and long terms behind bars for relatively minor infractions, such as being in the Capitol without authorization, even though many times protesters entered through doors held open for them by security officers.

"The damage to children who have spent four years without their fathers at home cannot be put into monetary value," Lang charged.

The Gateway Pundit explained, "The timing of the lawsuit is symbolic, as it will be filed just before January 20, 2025, a date many believe will mark the beginning of a new chapter for these patriots. Supporters are optimistic that former President Donald Trump will pardon the remaining 250 prisoners still behind bars on his anticipated inauguration day, bringing an end to years of suffering and uncertainty."

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Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis has suffered another loss in her legal campaign to prosecute President-elect Donald Trump on her "organized crime" charges.

This after a court already has ruled that she's off the case because of the impropriety she exhibited by hiring her paramour to work on her case against Trump.

Now a judge has said the Georgia state Senate can issue a subpoena to her as part of its investigation into whether she engaged in misconduct during her lawfare case against Trump.

And she must appear.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram filed the order that instructs Willis she has until Jan. 13 to submit arguments over whether the subpoenas seek legally shielded or confidential information.

A state Senate committee had ordered her earlier to answer questions and produce documents about her campaign against Trump.

But she's been opposing any effort to allow lawmakers to access information about her schemes against Trump.

According to a report at Red State, "She may have been disqualified from the Georgia election interference case involving President-elect Donald Trump by an appeals court earlier in December, but that ruling isn't the end of the Fani Willis saga. Not only has she vowed to appeal that decision, but in addition to the court challenges to the Fulton County District Attorney's continued involvement in the case due to conflicts of interest, the Georgia legislature has been investigating Willis' involvement in the case to determine whether she engaged in misconduct."

The ruling said Willis can be subpoenaed to appear, but she does have the option of challenging the extent of the questions.

While the legislative committee will expire with the end of the legislative term in Georgia early in January, Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal of Cumming already has announced plans to renew it.

"Despite our committee's lawful subpoena, DA Willis has refused to testify," Dolezal said in a statement. "This, coupled with troubling revelations of apparent violations of Georgia's open records laws, paints a disturbing picture of an office operating as though it is above the law. This behavior undermines public trust and raises serious questions about the integrity of her office."

A report at the Gateway Pundit said the lawmakers are investigating "misconduct during her witch hunt of Donald Trump."

The report said, "Willis is trying to block subpoenas requiring her to testify before a Georgia State Senate Committee about her relationship with Nathan Wade after she was caught perjuring herself."

An earlier subpoena concerned information about her hiring and payments made to paramour Nathan Wade, and communications between them.

She hired him, using $600,000 plus in tax money, to work on her anti-Trump agenda. The two also took exotic vacations together.

An appeals court ruling recently found that Willis – and everyone in her office – has "no authority" to proceed with the case against Trump.

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