08/17/2020 05:12 CDT

DURHAM LAYS DOWN HIS FIRST CHARGE IN OBAMAGATE INVESTIGATION; TRUMP TO GIVE NOMINATION SPEECH ON WH LAWN; OBAMA SKEPTICAL OF BIDEN’S POLITICAL SKILLS

TODAY’S TOP TEN

DURHAM GETS STARTED WITH OBAMAGATE CHARGES

DURHAM’S FIRST CHARGE: FBI LAWYER who falsified key fact on FISA warrant against Carter Page. Mollie Hemingway.

• Plea deal hints more to come. Adam Mill.
• Durham is constructing his case methodically. J.E. Dyer.
• Carter Page: Corrupt attorney put my life at risk. Sean Davis.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE INTENDS to accept Republican presidential nomination on White House lawn. Daily Caller.

BARACK OBAMA PRIVATELY DOUBTS WHETHER Joe Biden can pull off election victory. Daily Mail.

IS LIBERAL MINNESOTA IN PLAY IN THIS YEAR’S presidential race? Spectator USA.

AOC REFUSES TO CONDEMN BLM ACTIVISTS who demanded whites turn over their homes. Daily Wire.

THE LIBERAL NINTH CIRCUIT STRIKES DOWN California’s ban on high-capacity magazines. ZeroHedge.

NEW YORK CITY HAS THROWN AWAY “BROKEN WINDOWS” policing and crime rate is soaring. New York Post.

SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR NOEM DECLINES federal funding for unemployment boost, cites state’s economic rebound. Daily Wire.

CANCELED FALL SPORTS COULD COST UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN more than $56 million. Legal Insurrection.

KAMALA HARRIS CO-SPONSORED BILL that would force schools to let male athletes compete in girls’ sports. Daily Caller.

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COMMENTARY WORTH READING

Why America is in real danger. Dennis Prager.

The ritual masking of America. Fay Voshell.

Is Gretchen Whitmer America’s most incompetent public official? Matthew Walther.

VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• Chris Christie blasts NJ Governor Murphy for allowing long lines at DMV but saying voting in person is unsafe. Real Clear Politics.
• FBI’s 34-month coverup of the Steele dossier’s illegitimacy. The Last Refuge.
• Pollster Robert Cahaly: Midwestern swing voters will punish candidates who want to cancel college football. Real Clear Politics.

OFFBEAT BEAT

• Incredible tale of tunneling under the Berlin Wall. BBC.

TWEETS OF NOTE

• (@Bubblebathgirl) Why did Jim Acosta just tweet the “fine people” lie when it’s been debunked for 3 years now? Tweet.
• (@RedWingGrips) Lisa Page hasn't tweeted in 16 days. Peter Strzok hasn't tweeted in 18 days. James Comey hasn't tweeted in 22 days. Silence is golden. Tweet.

MOST CLICKED ITEM FRIDAY

• BARR SAYS LAST NIGHT THERE WILL BE DEVELOPMENT today in Durham probe. Breitbart.

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