Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Anthony Weiner gets early prison release for ‘good conduct’: Report
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, serving a federal prison term for sending sexual material to a child, will reportedly be released from federal prison early. Published October 9, 2018
Michael Avenatti challenges Donald Trump Jr. to MMA fight
If you think politics is already a bloodsport, Michael Avenatti reportedly wants to make it a literal bloodsport. According to Dylan Byers, the senior media reporter for NBC News, Stormy Daniels' lawyer is challenging the president's son to an MMA fight. Published October 9, 2018
Doug Jones to vote ‘no’ on Brett Kavanaugh
Sen. Doug Jones, a self-styled centrist Democrat from one of the most conservative states in the union, announced Thursday evening that he would vote against confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Published September 27, 2018
Kevin Jackson, Fox News contributor, fired over Kavanaugh accusers ‘lying skanks’ tweets
Fox News fired contributor Kevin Jackson over a series of vulgar tweets attacking the accusers of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh. Published September 27, 2018
Michael Avenatti: Julie Swetnick demands opportunity to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee
Stormy Daniels' lawyer wants more of Thursday's hearings. Michael Avenatti wrote on Twitter that his client Julie Swetnick "is demanding the opportunity to be heard, together with at least one supporting witness." Published September 27, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans’ addresses, phone numbers released on Wikipedia pages
Several Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee had their home addresses and phone numbers released to the public on their Wikipedia pages during Thursday's hearing on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination. The victims included Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Orrin G. Hatch of Utah and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Published September 27, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. praises Brett Kavanaugh’s ‘tone’
At least one man named "Donald Trump" loved Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's combative performance Thursday. Shortly after Judge Kavanaugh openly criticized Democratic senators on the Judiciary Committee for what he called an orchestrated smear campaign that had destroyed his life, presidential son Donald Trump Jr. took to Twitter to say that "I love Kavanaugh's tone" and to encourage more of it. Published September 27, 2018
Don Lemon defends protesters who harassed Ted Cruz, wife at D.C. restaurant
CNN host Don Lemon said Sen. Ted Cruz, by becoming a public official, had "signed up for" harassment by antifa activists and likened attacking lawmakers in any and every public space to the civil rights movement. Published September 26, 2018
‘Mr. Kurd,’ Rahim Rashidi of Kurdistan TV, loves Donald Trump nickname: ‘He made me happy’
President Trump used an ethnic term to refer to a reporter at Wednesday's press conference -- to the consternation of the U.S. press corps but the delight of the reporter in question. Published September 26, 2018
Elizabeth Rasor, Mark Judge’s former girlfriend, willing to talk to FBI, Senate Judiciary Committee
Elizabeth Rasor -- the former girlfriend of Mark Judge, a key witness in the sexual-misconduct charges against Judge Brett Kavanaugh -- has reportedly told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she would welcome a chance to talk to the panel -- and to the FBI. Published September 26, 2018
India Landry expelled from Windfern High School over Pledge of Allegiance; Texas backs district
Texas state officials have intervened in a dispute over the Pledge of Allegiance, backing a local school district's expulsion of a student who sat during it. Published September 25, 2018
Victor Ortiz, ‘Dancing With the Stars’ alum and boxer, arrested on rape charges
Former welterweight boxing champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz was arrested Tuesday on multiple sex-crime charges. Published September 25, 2018
Andrew McCabe memos set for House Judiciary Committee subpoena: Report
House Judiciary Committee Republicans are reportedly moving toward issuing a subpoena for memos by fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. Published September 25, 2018
Rachel Mitchell to question Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh at hearing: Report
Republicans have settled on Rachel Mitchell -- the head sex-crime investigator for Maricopa County -- Arizona, as the person who will handle the questioning of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and his accuser. Published September 25, 2018
John Clune, Deborah Ramirez lawyer, says she wants FBI probe of Brett Kavanaugh accusation
Deborah Ramirez, the woman who accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in a New Yorker article, said Tuesday through her lawyer that she wants an FBI investigation into her charges. Colorado lawyer John Clune also criticized the Senate Judiciary Committee for its handling of his client, Deborah Ramirez, and accused it of refusing to meet his client's demands. Published September 25, 2018
Anita Hill says Christine Blasey Ford hearing ‘cannot be fair,’ demands ‘real investigation’
Anita Hill, the woman who accused Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment decades ago, said Thursday's hearing on sexual-misconduct accusations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh "cannot be fair." Published September 25, 2018
Bill Cosby Hollywood Walk of Fame star won’t be removed
Bill Cosby's Hollywood Walk of Fame star is at least as safe as President Trump's. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce told a CBS affiliate Tuesday that Cosby's sentencing to 3 to 10 years imprisonment on sexual-assault charges will not change the group's longstanding refusal to remove any stars for the person's later misdeeds. Published September 25, 2018
Deborah Ramirez, Brett Kavanaugh accuser, won’t testify to Senate Judiciary Committee
A Yale University classmate of Judge Brett Kavanaugh says she will not talk to the Senate Judiciary Committee about her charges of sexual misconduct against him, a panel member said Tuesday. Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican and a panel member, said a lawyer for Deborah Ramirez told him that she already has told her story to the press. Published September 25, 2018
Andrew Wyatt, Bill Cosby publicist, compares convicted rapist to Jesus
Bill Cosby's publicist compared his client to Jesus after the legendary comedian was sentenced to prison Tuesday for rape. Published September 25, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. blasts PETA as bloodstained party over Halloween costume
The president's son did not appreciate the treatment he got from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and said the animal-rights group was the bloodstained party. Published September 20, 2018