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During a recent appearance at a tech conference in Las Vegas , Former President Barack Obama told the audience: “I didn’t have scandals, which seems like it shouldn’t be something you brag about…No one in my White House ever got in trouble for screwing up as long as there wasn’t malicious intent behind it.”   President Obama apparently made that statement in an effort to contrast himself with the current Administration.     During Saturday’s edition of “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” host Jeanine Pirro read the quote aloud and then asked the one and only Ann Coulter to weigh in on that statement: “As long as The New York Times doesn’t call it a scandal, then it’s not a scandal as far as Democrats are concerned.”   She concluded by saying, “There were many scandals.   I have no healthcare.   Thank you, Obama.” Perhaps President Obama could use a little refresher on some of the scandals that his cheerleading squad in the mainstream media either refuse...

A showdown looms between the City of Chicago and the United States Department of Justice.   Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has indicated that he will file a lawsuit against the Justice Department for threatening to withhold federal funds from the Windy City and other sanctuary cities if they do not abandon their sanctuary city policies.   In the past, the city has used the federal funds, provided by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, to purchase law enforcement equipment.   The Trump Administration has made cracking down on sanctuary cities a top priority.   Miami is the only notable large city that has abolished its sanctuary policy in the wake of threats from the Trump DOJ to defund them.   All others remain defiant.   You can check out this list of all the sanctuary cities and counties across the nation, compiled by the Center for Immigration Studies.                Sar...