[20], Congressman Weldon reiterated these statements in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 21, 2005. In comparison, the final two years of the presidencies of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan had between 55 and 70 district court judges each confirmed and between 10 and 15 appeals court judges confirmed. "[69] In private, McConnell reportedly expresses disdain for Trump[70] and "abhors" his behavior. [26] Weldon gave a talk at the Heritage Foundation with a chart he described as the one handed over on May 23, 2002. The number of federal judicial vacancies more than doubled comparing the figure near the end of Obama's term to the figure at the end of George W. Bush's term. "[101], In 2021, McConnell sought to organize Republican Senators into filibustering a bipartisan commission to investigate the storming of the Capitol on January 6. [171], In September 2019, the Morning Consult found that his approval rating had been underwater since the first quarter of 2017, when it was 44% positive and 47% negative. His full name is "Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta", and prior to 2000 he went by "Mohamed el-Amir". [17][18], In 1967, McConnell graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was president of the Student Bar Association. It is most unlikely that Able Danger would have identified a terrorist called "Mohamed Atta" before May 2000. Senator in Kentucky history. In November 2006 he was elected Senate minority leader the post he held until Republicans took control of the Senate in 2015. SHOW NOTES: On July 18, 2018, with Andy Oldham's Senate confirmation, Senate Republicans broke a record for largest number of appeals court judiciary confirmations during a president's first two years; Oldham became the 23rd appeals court judge confirmed in Trump's term. 1 min read. Trivia (4) Once worked as a private investigator. McConnell invoked the "nuclear option" to eliminate the 60-vote requirement to end a filibuster for Supreme Court nominations, after his predecessor Harry Reid had previously eliminated the filibuster for all other presidential nominations; Trump subsequently won confirmation battles on Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. [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". [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. McConnell also directed Senate Republicans in negotiations for two other COVID-19 response packages: the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, and the CARES Act. Field McConnell tells the John B. "[89][90], After Trump's acquittal, McConnell was noted for his ability to block witnesses, to secure Trump's acquittal, and to maintain party unity during the impeachment process. However, some of the people questioned by the IG claimed their statements to the IG were distorted by investigators in the final IG's report, and the report omitted essential information that they had provided. Moreover, that was the first time he had ever gone by the name "Mohamed Atta." Clare McConnell is a Canadian actress and comedian known for her role as Klingon Leader Dennas on CBS's Star Trek: Discovery. Rep. Weldon later reiterated these concerns during news conferences on February 14, 2006. The entire process revolves around removal. Furthermore, as a result of his unpopularity with Trump and the more populist base, McConnell has had historically low approval for a senator when looking at the electorate as a whole, as a 2012 poll and a 2016 poll each found that McConnell had the lowest home-state approval rating of any sitting senator. [86], On February 13, 2016, Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia died. Those associations could have been completely innocuous or nefarious. Left voice mail message as a reporter for Salem-News (Salem, OR) requesting info on the charges against Field McConnell who was arrested on Nov 4th in Plum City: "What are the charges against Field McConnell arrested on Nov 4th in Plum City? During the Trump administration, the Senate Republican majority under his leadership passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act in 2018, the First Step Act, and confirmed a record number of federal appeals court judges during a president's first two years. I have learned that, in fact, one of our Federal agencies had, in fact, identified the major New York cell of Mohamed Atta prior to 9/11; and I have learned, Mr. Speaker, that in September 2000, that Federal agency actually was prepared to bring the FBI in and prepared to work with the FBI to take down the cell that Mohamed Atta was involved in in New York City, along with two of the other terrorists. The copies within Lt Col Shaffer's files were destroyed by the DIA in approximately Spring 2004. | Sep 10, 2020. This American politeecian-relatit airticle is a stub. [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. [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. Shaffer, who at the time worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency, claims he communicated to members of the 9/11 Commission that Able Danger had identified two of the three cells responsible for 9/11 prior to the attacks, but the Commission did not include this information in their final report. He also said he would not allow other Republicans to obstruct the budget-making process. Kacie is a former hockey player. [29][30], Shaffer's lawyer, Mark Zaid, has revealed that Shaffer had been placed on paid administrative leave for what he called "petty and frivolous" reasons and had his security clearance suspended in March 2004, following a dispute over travel mileage expenses and personal use of a work cell phone. How McConnell survived a year of Trumps attacks". In November, after Republicans lost control of the Senate, they elected McConnell as the minority leader. [63], In 2013, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eliminated the filibuster for all presidential nominations except the Supreme Court. On September 21, 2006, The Washington Post reported that a Defense Department investigation into Able Danger found that Able Danger did not identify Mohamed Atta or any other hijacker before the September 11 attacks, and that a widely discussed chart was "a sample document passed to the military as an example of how to organize large amounts of data", and was created after 9/11. Additionally, she is the daughter of Ken McDonnell and Michelle McDonnell and a sister to Isabelle and Lochlan McDonnell. [129][130] He confirmed 260 federal judges over the course of Trump's four-year term, shifting the federal judiciary to the right. Flew Convair 580 domestically. Retired USAF Lt. Col Field McConnell says it's been reported to him that Barack Obama was executed on September 29, 2019 by firing squad at GTMO. [201], McConnell is a Southern Baptist, baptized at age 8. @FieldMcConnell. "[40] During the 9/11 Commission hearings, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft testified the wall was strengthened under the Clinton administration by Jamie Gorelick to prohibit sharing of terrorist intelligence within the federal government. [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. There's not anything judicial about it. [197][198] During the campaign, McConnell and McGrath agreed to one hour-long, socially distanced debate on October 12. The existence of Able Danger, and its purported early identification of the 9/11 terrorists, was first disclosed publicly on June 19, 2005, in an article[11] by Keith Phucas, a reporter for The Times Herald, a Norristown, Pennsylvania, daily newspaper. Kacie McDonnell was born on July 30, 1990, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania (U.S.). A fourth 9/11 terrorist came from the second cell. [51][52][53][54], In October 2010, McConnell said "the single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president." 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. Laura Mae November 4, 2021, 9:26 am 32. Since 9/11, of course, we have retrieved every scrap of information ever known about Mohamed Atta, so we know what information would have been available to the Able Danger data mining operation. [37] McConnell is the second Kentuckian to serve as a party leader in the Senate (after Alben W. Barkley led the Democrats from 1937 to 1949)[13] and is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Kentucky in history. Christine McConnell is widely known for her creepy DIY creations. Also, he earns through bits. Trump threatened a shutdown two days later", "Senate approves sweeping bill on defense, domestic spending", "McConnell knocks Dems for rejecting Trump's 'reasonable request' on border", "McConnell suggests shutdown could last for weeks", "McConnell keeps his head down as government shutdown drags on", "Senate Democrats pushed a vote to reopen the government. [173] As of the second quarter of 2019, however, McConnell's ratings were 36% positive and 50% negative. Rhett McConnell, more commonly known as "Bench Guy," is a character role-played by McconnellRet. Book 2 of 2: Cthulhu is Hard to Spell | by Russell Nohelty, Matthew Childers, et al. The practice either of posting B-roll footage online for usage by PACs, or of lampooning the B-roll was termed "McConnelling". Flew B727, DC10 and A320 domestic and international flights. McConnell later vowed Republicans would not force the U.S. to default on its debt or shut down the government in 2014, when stop-gap funding measures were set to expire. [160] In negotiations between congressional Democrats and White House officials for an additional aid package, McConnell was absent from the talks. [4], Assertion that Able Danger identified 9/11 hijackers, Comments by members of the Able Danger team, An example of a chart produced as output by the project's data mining and visualization suite is called the. Witnesses reported telling Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, that Able Danger had identified Atta well before the 9/11 attacks, but Zelikow showed no interest in their testimony. The vote was a bipartisan majority (5743) but not enough to pass the two-thirds threshold. Until the date, her major source of income is believed to be acting, and getting roles in movies. [105] In June 2009, following President Obama's nominating Sonia Sotomayor as Associate Justice, McConnell and Jeff Sessions opined that Sotomayor's seventeen years as a federal judge and over 3,600 judicial opinions would require lengthy review and advocated against Democrats hastening the confirmation process. Flew DC9, MD80,B727 and CV580 domestically Republic Airlines bought by Northwest Airlines January, 1986. [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. We plan, design, permit, construct and manage facilities with one mission in mind: Make our clients successful. [116] Under McConnell's direction, Senate Republicans refused to take any action on the Garland nomination. As of 2023, Clare McConnell's age is N/A. "[132] Kavanaugh was confirmed on October 6. [222], McConnell's detractors have called him by a number of nicknames, including "Moscow Mitch",[223] "Cocaine Mitch",[223] the "Grim Reaper",[178] "Darth Vader",[224] "Rich Mitch",[225] "Nuclear Mitch",[224] "Midnight Mitch",[226] and "Old Crow". [17][24], In his early years as a politician in Kentucky, McConnell was known as a pragmatist and a moderate Republican. Able Danger was a classified military planning effort led by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). If this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy would enter a death spiral. 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]. 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). The May 2, 2001, transaction with Atta was data entered and then uploaded to NIIS as if it were a new entry by Atta. "[79] On January 6, during the Electoral College vote count, McConnell spoke out against the efforts of Trump and his allies to overturn the election: Trump claims the election was stolen. Field McConnell Update TV Episodes Interview with Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer: Pastors for Trump 17 February 2023 by Warriors Rise Interview with Mary Flynn O'Neill & Liz Crokin - Protecting our Children 15 February 2023 by Warriors Rise Interview with Pryme Minister - Sharing his Story 4 February 2023 by Warriors Rise [17] Hamilton told the media, "The Sept. 11 commission did not learn of any U.S. government knowledge prior to 9/11 of surveillance of Mohamed Atta or of his cell. Had we learned of it obviously it would've been a major focus of our investigation. speculates that "the 'Atta' fingered by Able Danger was really the first, 'Abu Nidal' Atta, and not the second, 9/11 'Al Qaeda' Atta", and that this may help explain this Able Danger issue. The DOD's Defense Intelligence Agency reviewers identified more than 200 passages suspected of containing classified information. "[18], On August 12, 2005, Hamilton and former 9/11 Commission chairman Thomas Kean issued a statement in response to media inquiries about the commission's investigation of the Able Danger program. [56][59][52][62], Political scientists Hacker and Pierson describe the rationale behind McConnell's filibusters, "Filibusters left no fingerprints. [20][21]:1112 His first day of training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, was July 9, 1967, two days after taking the bar exam, and his last day was August 15, 1967. Atta was identified by Able Danger in January/February 2000", he was quoted as saying. The assertions range from specific local allegations to constitutional arguments to sweeping conspiracy theories nothing before us proves illegality anywhere near the massive scale the massive scale that would have tipped the entire election. Paul withdrew from the race following the Iowa caucus, and McConnell endorsed presumptive nominee Donald Trump on May 4, 2016. Florida Swamp Pigs On Freak Out!!! Senator Specter wondered if the Posse Comitatus Act may have been the reason Defense Department attorneys would not allow Able Danger to turn over information to the FBI. [43][44][45][46], McConnell regularly obtained earmarks for businesses and institutions in Kentucky, until the practice was banned by Congress in 2010. 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Join our radio network Today as we host great Live guests and play the best picks of recent recorded shows >> truthcentralradio.com. Patience Wait has reported that a follow-on project appears to have been funded and implemented by the Intelligence Community and was originally named Able Providence. In December 2006, an investigation by the US Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that assertions could not be confirmed. [98] After the vote McConnell lambasted and condemned Trump, despite his vote to acquit, in a 20-minute speech on the floor of the Senate, saying he believes Trump to be guilty of everything alleged by the House managers. 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