Former DC Attorney General Ed Martin Warns ‘DOJ Much Worse Than People Think’

May 15, 2025 — bunkerville

The once temporary DC US Attorney Ed Martin, who the GOP decided was too much of a danger to themselves thus was dispensed, gave a masterful interview with Tucker Carlson. Totally riveting. Former Judge Jeanine Pirro is his temporary replacement and all I can say is she has a mighty big task ahead. You will understand why the GOP had to get rid of him. Why Senator Tillis took the hit. More importantly, he gives the background to the J6 nonsense as well as the undisclosed pipe bomber story.

Zero Hedge sets it up:

Ed Martin, a senior official in the Trump administration’s Department of Justice, is warning that corruption within federal law enforcement is far more severe than the American public realizes. Martin, who holds the roles of Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney, made the comments during an interview with Tucker Carlson.

When asked by Carlson whether the DOJ is worse than people believe, Martin went further, declaring, “I think it’s worse than incompetence.” However, he urged that importance of following the facts and not getting ahead of investigations, saying, “The only way forward is not to describe what I think of the motives but to expose over and over again what’s happened. If you expose what happened and the truth gets out, then accountability is possible.”

Martin went on to praise Bongino’s efforts, noting, “He is going hammer and tongs at this stuff.” The Trump DOJ official acknowledged the complexity of pursuing accountability, saying, “You can’t arrest everybody in the first month, but you got to get this going.”

Martin then described the issues facing the DOJ as “much, much worse than people think.”

Bunk notes if you can’t sit down for all of it in one sitting, start at the beginning and go on with ” Why Would Republican Senator Thom Tillis Want to Destroy Martin?” A good start in the interview below.

Here are the time stamps for the tweet below for certain segments:

(0:00) Introduction (1:20) Ed Martin’s Response to the Crazed Leftist Who Spit in His Face (7:21) Why Would Republican Senator Thom Tillis Want to Destroy Martin? (8:33) Tillis’s Mission to Lock Up January 6th Protestors (16:14) The DOJ Is a Much Bigger Mess Than People Realize (21:43) The Republicans Trying to Sabotage Trump (31:12) Crime and Homelessness in DC (33:48) The CIA Operations Hidden Within Universities (39:02) Martin’s Plan to Clean Up DC (40:26) DC’s Absurd Gun Control Policy (54:09) Martin’s War on Wikipedia (59:54) Martin’s Plan to Repair Election Integrity in America (1:04:46) The Corruption of Merrick Garland, Obama, and Biden (1:10:04) Will We See the Epstein Files? (1:10:46) The DNC and RNC Pipe Bombs (1:12:34) Will We Ever Know What Happened With the 2020 Election? (1:13:52) Will We See Accountability in Washington? (1:18:54) Is the Democrat Party Getting Worse?

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For more background slide over to Zero Hedge

It is one big nasty swamp.

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Speaker Johnson Passes Fewest Bills in 70 Years but will hold a Trump Impeachment Vote

May 14, 2025 — bunkerville

How is it that the GOP can’t seem to pass anything of Trump’s interest but somehow this nitwit can force a House Bill? What’s in the water in Michigan? Put this down as dumb but let’s us know what awaits Trump should the GOP lose the House and Senate.  How’s this statistic:

GOP Controlled House and Senate Sent Fewer Bills to GOP President Than Any Congress in 70 Years.

At the least he will force the Dems to show their hand for the 2026 election by requiring a procedural vote to scuttle the bill which has put the Dems in a tizzy over his action.

From Fox News:

A lone House Democrat is moving to force a chamber-wide vote on his impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump.

Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., introduced his impeachment resolution as privileged on Tuesday afternoon, meaning leaders have two days of the House in session to take up the legislation.

House GOP leaders could move to table the motion, a procedural vote aimed to scuttle a piece of legislation without having lawmakers vote on the legislation itself.

Democrats have struggled to unite behind a potent message since the 2024 election, and such a vote could be politically perilous for their most vulnerable members as they work to win back the House majority in 2026.

No Republicans are likely to support impeaching Trump, however, meaning Thanedar’s measure will likely fail.

“Donald Trump has unlawfully conducted himself, bringing shame to the presidency and the people of the United States,” Thanedar said when deeming his resolution privileged.

The India-born Michigan Democrat first introduced seven articles of impeachment against Trump in late April.

They include charges of obstruction of justice, tyranny, bribery and corruption, and abuse of trade powers, among others.

Gateway Pundit:

Americans overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump and his agenda.

Unfortunately, this means nothing to the US GOP-controlled House and US GOP-controlled Senate.

According to Amuse and Leading Report on X the current GOP-controlled Congress sent fewer bills to President Trump to sign into law than any Congress in 70 years!

According to Punchbowl News, Trump has actually signed fewer bills into law at this point than any new president for seven decades.

At the same time President Trump has signed 124 executive orders.

So Johnson can’t figure out a way around this?

 
 

The best of the swamp.

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The Episcopal Church and Media are OK for Genocide as Long as it is Whites Being killed in South Africa

May 13, 2025 — bunkerville

Legacy Media and some Churches don’t bat an eye for 15 million illegals crossing the border but throw a meltdown over 50 immigrants from South America. Connect the dots.

Families not single men.

Nothing to worry about?

The ignorance is palpable. 

Here we go.

(The Hill) – The Episcopal Church has halted a refugee resettlement program with the federal government over the prioritization of white South Africans while other populations see their immigration protections removed.

“Just over two weeks ago, the federal government informed Episcopal Migration Ministries that under the terms of our federal grant, we are expected to resettle white Afrikaners from South Africa whom the U.S. government has classified as refugees,” Presiding Bishop Sean W. Rowe said in a Monday letter.

“In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step. Accordingly, we have determined that, by the end of the federal fiscal year, we will conclude our refugee resettlement grant agreements with the U.S. federal government,” Rowe added.

Not enough?

Clergy members protest at Delaney Hall, just days after arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka

 

Just trying to connect a few dots. Good Luck America.

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NYC Muslim Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani leads a protest against the arrest of Newark’s Mayor for storming an ICE facility

May 12, 2025 — bunkerville

 

Socialist NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani leads a protest against the arrest of Newark’s Mayor for storming an ICE facility. Zohran Mamdani has said that migrants are “residents” of wherever they live and that “we will protect you.”

To say this candidate is a Socialist is being kind. Flying under the radar is this foreign Marxist Muslim Mayoral candidate that not enough attention is being given. Zohran Kwame Mamdani was born and raised in Kampala, Uganda.

The New York City primary Mayoral race is June 24. It is a jungle primary where voters select the top five candidates so anything can happen. As goes the Primary I suspect goes the General election. After all it is NYC.

From the New York Times:

The ballot order has been randomly chosen, and you almost have to wonder if the lottery balls were momentum-weighted. Atop the ballot will be Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman who has quickly risen to second place in public polls. The front-runner, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, will be listed sixth. Does ballot order matter? It didn’t seem to in 2021, when Aaron Foldenauer nabbed the top spot, and the eventual winner, Eric Adams, was listed ninth.

What, if anything, surprised you as you pulled together the data?

Well, Mamdani’s numbers are obviously pretty eye-popping. It’s not just that he has a lot of donors, or that he’s raised a lot of money — he’s also managed to reach voters in seemingly every corner of the city. There are neighborhoods where almost everyone who made a donation to any campaign donated to Mamdani. Like in Bushwick, there were a total of 785 donors who gave to Democrats, and 692 of them were Mamdani donors.

Four years ago we have his selling point of Rent Control for the city which no doubt is appealing with its high housing costs.

Zohran Mamdani is one of a handful of democratic socialists who joined the state Legislature in 2021. He talks about his plans for when he takes office in January.

Zohran Mamdani on Plans for Taking Office in 2021 | New York NOW

 

For more on this fellow check out Bunks earlier post:

Kamala Harris Step-Daughter Ella Emhoff Backs Ugandan Socialist Mamdani for NYC Mayor

 

All is well in the swamp.

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Sunday Respite – Twin Peaks

May 11, 2025 — bunkerville

 

Here is a Respite that will take us back in time. The Twin Peaks theme done by The Danish National Symphony Orchestra.

Twin Peaks is a television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch that set a new standard with it’s unsettling mystery. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990. The background music set the tone for the series.

Rest in Peace David Lynch.

For all the Mother’s out there, a very Happy Mother’s Day.

For those who may have missed yesterday’s post of nonsense and mayhem, here is your second chance:

You may prefer to watch this in full screen.

 

Here are a few links to fellow bloggers who toil in the swamp for us. One or two may catch your fancy.

 

Tacky Raccoons – A tricked out VW and a thanks for the memory.

Bug of the Apocalypse

Pirate’s Cove – Does anyone think the Muslims want to save the planet?

Bummer: Majority Of Britons Want Net Zero Scrapped

The Daley Gator – Looks like the CA train to nowhere isn’t going to go anywhere. (The blog covers adult content as well.)

What if……

The View from Lady Lake – Antarctica has experienced a surprising increase in ice mass

So much for ‘climate change’ and ‘global warming’…

Bustednuckles – For the campers out there. Back in the day.

Camping Saturday

That’s all she wrote. Have a great day.

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Saturday Passel of Fun and Mayhem 5/10

May 10, 2025 — bunkerville

Let’s see what mischief our fellow earthlings have gotten themselves into this week.  Satire, Memes and Mayhem. Nonsense and animals as well. Time to take a break from the madness.   

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Good Morning!

We will start off with our usual “Deep Thoughts”

 

Deep Thoughts of Joe Biden

Deep Thoughts of Lawrence O’Donnell

 

Best of the Bee

Bunks Prime

I will close out the post with a visit to the Sun Fish.

The GIGANTIC Fish with No Tail!

That’s all she wrote. Have a great day,

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American Pope Leo XIV – The Cardinals Sleight of Hand who Delivered a Trojan Horse?

May 9, 2025 — bunkerville

The newly minted Catholic Pope speaks Spanish, Italian, Latin and English yet chose not to speak a word of English at his debut in Saint Peter’s Square as the white smoke had barely cleared. Spanish? But of course he had words of wisdom for those folks as well as Italian for the natives. But no words for the English speaking, and especially America. And he hails from Chicago no less. A Cardinal for just a year and a half.

I got the hint.

We don’t need to do a lot of research. As it turns out he makes his political stance well known by being quite a prolific Xer especially with his re-posts. I am sure the youth will find this attractive.

Leo XIV did a gig in Peru – a flashback occurred. South America- where the previous Pope earned his Marxist credentials.

No offense to Catholics but as a Protestant I believe we have been played by the selection of this Pope. Though should we have been surprised that we got a 2.0? He expanded the number of Cardinals and hand picked about 80 as I recall.

So here we go with what the United States will deal with as we add another divider in chief to the scene here.

Gateway Pundit:

While the corporate media hails Leo XIV as a centrist, a deeper dive into his public statements and social media activity reveals a different story: this pope is unabashedly pro-open borders and has openly criticized conservative leaders—most notably, Vice President J.D. Vance—for standing up for American sovereignty.

 

A review of Leo XIV’s X, account shows a pattern of left-leaning political advocacy. On February 3, he shared an article from the far-left National Catholic Reporter titled, “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others”—a clear jab at Vance’s call for immigration policies that prioritize American citizens.

Just days later, on February 12, he doubled down by promoting another piece slamming Vance’s Christian worldview as it relates to border security.

The article criticized the Vice President’s defense of the ordo amoris—the Christian principle of ordering our loves and responsibilities, with special emphasis on one’s nation, family, and community.

And most recently, Leo XIV retweeted Catholic commentator Rocco Palmo’s post blasting both President Donald Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for enforcing immigration laws.

The tweet reads, “As Trump & Bukele use Oval to Feds’ illicit deportation of a US resident (https://bit.ly/3ROMjnP), once an undoc-ed Salvadorean himself, now-DC Aux +Evelio asks, “Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?””

The story goes on with opining with more tweets including George Floyd and U.S. putting children in cages. For more:

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As a Protestant Christian I sincerely was hoping for a true conservative that would set aside politics and focus on the Word. Help to bring us together.

It was my intention with this post to express my disappointment. Not to bash any religion. When I heard on Fox from the former priest who was a regular before he lost his way, who left the church to get married and have children, opine that this was a day all Christians should celebrate including Protestants, it was one bridge too far.

Let’s have any comments be respectful.

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California Refineries Shutting Down, CA Gas Prices Could Rise by 75% by the End of 2026

May 8, 2025 — bunkerville

California after all wants to ban all gas powered cars as well as refineries.  “The state of California is currently suing major oil companies over alleged deception regarding the risks of climate change and fossil fuel combustion.”  Be careful what you wish for.

So the answer of course is to close up shop. Now Newsom has had second thoughts. No doubt he figures it won’t help his presidential race. Here is a classic example of foreseen consequences.

Zero Hedge:

California gas prices could skyrocket by as much as 75 percent by the end of 2026 with the expected shutdown of oil refineries in the state, according to an analysis released May 5 by a researcher at the University of Southern California (USC).

Two Phillips 66 refineries in Los Angeles—about 8 percent of the state’s oil refining capacity—are slated to close by the end of this year. Valero Energy Corp. also announced last month it will shut down or restructure its Benicia refinery in the San Francisco Bay area—which accounts for about 9 percent of refining capacity—by April 2026, increasing concerns over gas prices and supply.

The USC analysis states that based on current demand, consumption, state regulations, and other factors, the refinery closures could result in a potential 21 percent drop in refining capacity from 2023 to April 2026.

The state of California is currently suing major oil companies over alleged deception regarding the risks of climate change and fossil fuel combustion.

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(Newsom has had second thoughts about this. One of the answers? State takeover.)

Governor Urges Energy Commission to Take Action

In an April 21 letter, Gov. Gavin Newsom directed California Energy Commission (CEC) vice chair Siva Gunda to “redouble” the state’s efforts to work closely with oil companies to ensure a “safe, affordable, and reliable supply of transportation fuels, and that that refiners continue to see the value in serving the California market, even as demand for fossil fuels continues its gradual decline over the coming decades.”

The governor also referred to the CEC’s Transportation Fuels Assessment report, which lists a state takeover of oil refineries in California as one of several options, and directed Gunda to recommend “any changes in the state’s approach that are needed” by July 1.

Republican state Sen. Brian Jones from San Diego, the Senate minority leader, issued a May 6 statement citing the USC study and calling the refinery closures “a looming energy and economic crisis.”

“If the Governor doesn’t act now, Californians will be blindsided by sticker shock at the pump and skyrocketing prices on everyday goods,” Jones said.

In a May 6 letter to Newsom, Jones called for urgent measures to prevent further refinery closures and support long-term energy stability, such as investment tax credits or other relief from taxes and regulations.

So says the video:

California may lose two of the state’s major gasoline producers in the next 12 months. The departures could hasten the state’s push away from fossil fuels but make another problem worse: California’s high gasoline prices.

Meanwhile, Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove from Bakersfield urged the governor to increase new drilling permits to support in-state oil production instead of relying on “expensive foreign imports, often from hostile nations,” she told The Epoch Times.

New permits have plummeted 97 percent over the last five years, according to data from the California Department of Conservation. New drilling permits in the state dropped from 2,676 in 2019 to 86 in 2024.

“This is catastrophic for every Californian at the gas pump,” Grove said in an April 16 social media post.

“Refineries are shutting down or barely hanging on because they can’t get the oil they need to produce the gas used every day by California families.”

Keep reading

While we keep hearing “Drill Baby Drill” the loss of the ability to refine all this liquid gold puts a big dent in lowering the price.

Back in 2014 Bunk gave a warning. I doubt this has gotten any better, and I have not read of any new refineries.

Why the United States is giving away ownership of our Energy and Refineries

August 7, 2014 — bunkerville

While we have been puffed up feeling good about our new energy finds, the continued eroding of its control and ownership has been slipping away. I first started reporting on the story when the major refineries closed in Philadelphia, once known as a major hub. What I found several years ago was chilling. We may have lots of oil, but  between the EPA bearing down, and the sale to foreign entities, mainly China, we have much to be concerned about, particularly our refineries….

I ended the post with “So who has the interests of the United States? Do not count on our government.”

The best of the swamp.

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D.A. Attorney Martin Confirmation for D.C Looks Sunk Leaving Court Appointment by Boasberg Open

May 7, 2025 — bunkerville

People are not appreciating the magnitude of the confirmation of District Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin.  He runs all DC criminal investigations. He is the choke point for DC’s worst secrets. If Ed Martin is blocked, and D.C. Court Boasberg gets to pick the U.S. Attorney for D.C.. Trump 2.0’s momentum is totally paralyzed.

Fox:

Sen. Thom Tillis’ office brushed off concern that a left-wing court could select an interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia after the North Carolina Republican bucked President Donald Trump’s pick for the role, putting the onus on the Trump administration to select a successor and avoid involvement from federal judges. 

Tillis, R-N.C., sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is overseeing the confirmation process of Ed Martin, Trump’s pick to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Martin has served as interim U.S. attorney since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration but is facing a May 20 deadline to be confirmed.

If an interim U.S. attorney is not confirmed by the Senate within 120 days, however, judges on the federal district court for that district could name a new interim U.S. attorney until the role is filled. Trump antagonist Judge James Boasberg, an Obama-appointed judge at the center of legal efforts targeting Trump’s deportation efforts, is the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. 

The Senate looks likely to sink the nomination of Ed Martin, President Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., leaving his future in doubt amid a pressure campaign on the GOP from the president.

His prospects took a major hit Tuesday when Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he would not back the controversial nominee.

“If Mr. Martin were being put forth as a U.S. attorney for any district except the district where Jan. 6 happened, the protest happened, I’d probably support him, but not in this district,” Tillis told reporters Tuesday.

A former “Stop the Steal” speaker, Martin represented several Jan. 6 defendants in trials, while one of his first moves in his current post was to reassign or dismiss prosecutors on those cases. He also simultaneously represented one client while moving to dismiss charges against him as U.S. attorney, doing the same for all cases in the wake of broad pardons issued by Trump on his first day in office.

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The worst of the swamp.

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Kamala Harris Step-Daughter Ella Emhoff Backs Ugandan Socialist Mamdani for NYC Mayor

May 6, 2025 — bunkerville

Zohran Kwame Mamdani was born and raised in Kampala, Uganda. Why am I not surprised? So far the race is shaping up for the leaders to be Cuomo, Progressive Landers and the Mamdani the Socialist. Cuomo is looking better, or rather, the last best hope. As of now there are seven candidates. It’s a jungle primary with the voter ranking the top 5 candidates. Seven weeks to go until the primary election. Here is the Mamdani bio….

…. Taking that lesson with him, he went on to co-found his college’s first Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and later organize across the country with different progressive organizations seeking to win national elections as well as expand healthcare coverage. As life took its inevitable turns, with detours in film, rap, and writing, it was always organizing that ensured that the events of our world would not lead him to despair, but to action.

Zohran is proud to be the first South Asian man to serve in the NYS Assembly as well as the first Ugandan and only the third Muslim to ever be a member of the body. For too long, communities such as these have been left out of our state’s politics and priorities. Zohran will seek to amplify the voices of the preferably unheard across both the district and the state for as long as he remains in office.

Source

Inside NYC progressives’ battle to pick Zohran Mamdani or Brad Lander for mayor

Here we have Mandami.

And of course the headliner is the step-daughter thing.

Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter Ella Emhoff backs socialist candidate Zohran Mamdami for NYC mayor

Ella Emhoff, the stepdaughter of failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris, officially backed Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor on Sunday ahead of his rally at Brooklyn Steel.

The 25-year-old fashion designer and Brooklyn resident showed support for the card-carrying Democratic Socialists of America member the same evening hundreds of millennials and Gen Zers packed into the music venue for the lefty pol’s campaign event.

Emhoff, whose father is former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, shared a video on Instagram of herself and Mamdani together at Brooklyn Steel ahead of the candidate’s speech.

A warning….in England.

 
All this was achieved by just 4 million Muslims out of 68 million people in England. How is this possible ?
 
 
 
London video after mayoral election The Mayor of London is a Muslim.
The Mayor of Birmingham is a Muslim.
The Mayor of Leeds is a Muslim.
The Mayor of Blackburn is a Muslim.  
The Mayor of Sheffield is a Muslim. 
The Mayor of Oxford is a Muslim  
The Mayor of Luton is a muslim.  
the Mayor of Oldham is a Muslim.
The mayor of Rochdale is a Muslim. 

Lastly, let us not forget New Jersey. Bunks box of gold:

NJ Muslim Mayors and the Foreign D.C. Court Judges: The Road to Germany 2.0

April 15, 2025 — bunkerville 

Paterson mayor calls NJ city ‘capital of Palestine’ in Ramadan kickoff remarks: ‘4th holiest city in the world’

Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh made the remarks at a Feb. 28 Hilal Lighting Ceremony surrounded by other lawmakers and community leaders in the city with the highest Muslim population in the Garden State.  

“I’m not the one who said it, but I heard people say that Paterson is probably the fourth most halal or holiest city in the world. Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina and Paterson, New Jersey,” the 50-year-old Democrat said.

“Paterson is the capital of Palestine in the United States of America,” he later added.

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Bonus Time….. about the foreigners running things? Check out the D.C. Court.

The very best of the swamp.

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