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President Joe Biden's Department of Justice is still targeting Donald Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case despite ending its lawfare against the president-elect.Special counsel Jack Smith, who has led two federal indictments against Trump, requested on Tuesday that the case be dismissed against "Trump only."'Just because you can doesn't mean you should.'The case out of Florida, which accused Trump of mishandling classified documents after the government led a raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate, was previously dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida in the summer. Cannon ruled that Smith's appointment was unconstitutional because it circumvented Congress.Smith then moved to appeal her ruling but pulled part of his request after Trump secured the presidency. Smith has continued to pursue an appeal in the case against Trump's co-defendants: longtime aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira. Nauta faces eight criminal charges, while De Oliveira is charged with four counts. Before the case was dropped against Trump, the president-elect was charged with 38 counts."The appeal concerning the other two defendants will continue because, unlike defendant Trump, no principle of temporary immunity applies to them," Smith wrote in his motion to dismiss the appeal against Trump, citing the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity.In a separate filing, Smith called Cannon's ruling to dismiss the case over his appointment a "flawed analysis.""The Supreme Court held more than 50 years ago that Congress vested the Attorney General with the power to appoint special prosecutors like the Special Counsel," Smith claimed.John Irving, De Oliveira's lawyer, told the New York Post that Smith's decision to pursue the charges against a Mar-a-Lago employee was "poor judgment.""The special counsel's decision to proceed in this case even after dismissing it against President Trump is an unsurprising tribute to the poor judgment that led to the indictment against Mr. De Oliveira in the first place," Irving said. "Just because you can doesn't mean you should. If they prefer a slow acquittal, that's fine with us."Nauta's lawyer did not respond to a request for comment from the Post.Smith has reportedly already wasted at least $50 million in taxpayer funds to pursue the lawfare against Trump and his allies.Trump pledged to fire Smith "within two seconds" of taking office. Sources also reportedly told the New York Times that Smith was planning to wrap up the cases and retire ahead of Inauguration Day.In a statement to the Post, a spokesperson for Smith's office explained that upon the office's closure, its duties and ongoing matters can be transferred to "other components of the Department of Justice and the FBI."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Lawmakers and the National Football League have reportedly discussed resurrecting the canceled logo of the team formerly known as the Washington Redskins. Montana Sen. Steve Daines (R), a firm believer that the American Indian logo "is a depiction of pride and strength," recently told Fox News' "America Reports" that there are "good-faith negotiations" under way leaning toward the league and the Commanders "allow[ing] this logo to be used again." Leftists embarrassed by American history and grudging of Western greatness committed to a campaign of deracination and iconoclasm in the summer of 2020, digging up graves, toppling statues, renaming animals, switching out historical place names, melting down busts, and knocking out church windows. While the Biden administration and Democratic lawmakers led the way, this was not just a governmental effort. Corporations similarly rushed to break with tradition and sacrifice iconic brands to the woke zeitgeist. The NFL was no exception. Activist investors leaned on major sponsors to threaten to terminate their relationships with the Washington Redskins unless the team, owned by Daniel Snyder, dropped its name. FedEx and other woke sponsors obliged them. Despite vowing "never" to change the name, Synder ultimately caved, and the team announced in July 2020, "We will be retiring the Redskins name and logo." In the woke frenzy, critics and eager iconoclasts appear to have overlooked the history of the logo. Walter "Blackie" Wetzel, an American Indian who served as Blackfeet tribal chairman and president of the National Congress of American Indians, designed the logo. Don Wetzel Jr., Blackie's son, told the Guardian that his father called the logo "his Most Beautiful Chief." 'It is not a caricature.' The circled image of the feathered chief was reportedly a composite of portraits of a Blackfeet chief named Two Guns White Calf. During a hearing earlier this year, Sen. Daines, ranking member of the Senate National Parks subcommittee, explained the state significance of the logo and its history: "In 1971 Blackie met with George Herbert Allen, who was then the head coach and general manager of the Washington Redskins. Knowing that Coach Allen admired and supported Native Americans, Blackie Wetzel encouraged him to replace the team’s 'R' logo with something that represented Indian Country." Cowboy State Daily reported that public opinion polls taken between 2016 and 2020 consistently showed that a majority of American Indians — between 50% and 90% — indicated they were not offended by the Redskins name. "Blackie brought Coach Allen designs based off prominent Native American figures including Blackfeet Chief Two Guns White Calf," continued Daines. "On behalf of the team, Coach Allen adopted the now iconic logo that’s placed prominently on this beautiful helmet that I received from former players. I am proud to display it today. Make no mistake, this logo was inspired and envisioned by Wetzel as a tribute to Native Americans. It is not a caricature. It is a depiction of pride and strength. Of courage and honor." Daines made clear that he doesn't want the name restored but that the "failure to properly honor the pride and history embodied by the iconic logo must be made right by both the new team ownership and the NFL. Doing so would honor the Blackfeet tribe, my constituents, in Montana." An opportunity to pressure the the league and the team came in the form of a piece of legislation that would permit the Washington Commanders to use the federally owned land whereon the derelict Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium now stands as the site for a new stadium. Daines spent months blocking the bill in the Senate, insisting upon the restoration of the logo. On Nov. 19, he changed his tune and voted the bill out of committee. The Montana senator explained to "America Reports" last week why he ultimately supported the bill, signaling optimism that the team might embrace its old logo. 'I think Senator Daines was misled.' "We were calling out leaders in case of, really, woke gone wrong. The irony is that they were canceling Native American culture as the DEI movement went way too far," said Daines. "We have good discussions with the NFL and with the Commanders. There's good-faith negotiations going forward that's going to allow this logo to be used again — perhaps revenues going to a foundation that could help Native Americans in sports and so forth," said the Montana senator. "We're making good progress, and based on the good-faith negotiations, I made a decision to support this bill yesterday in the committee." Daines indicated in a statement that he voted in favor of the bill's passage out of committee "with the condition that the team follows through on the commitments made to the family." "I urge the team to continue their dialogue and reach a conclusion that honors their past, honors Don Wetzel's vision to use the logo to help Indian Country and honors the will of the Blackfeet Tribe to restore the logo to place of honor and prominence," added the senator. The Native American Guardians Association reportedly wanted Daines to see through his blockade of the bill until the team officially restored the logo. NAGA president Tony Henson told the Cowboy State Daily, "Honestly, we were disappointed that Daines did let the legislation go through. I think Senator Daines was misled about the Redskins language." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Between the ideologically captured mainstream media and Big Tech giants that control the internet, it’s hard to know what is true these days. But Glenn Beck has a tried-and-true system his very own research team uses that will also help you discern truth from lies. Glenn says the most frequent question he gets from his audience is: “How do I know who to trust?” “I want to give you some simple ways to test information that I and my research team use every day,” he says. 1. The "liar, liar" test “When someone in a media source lies to you, you have to remember that,” says Glenn. Going forward, you must “evaluate them with a higher level of scrutiny.” “They have to earn your trust back with interest. An apology or a loud correction helps this,” he says, adding that “this applies to all sources, even if they’re on your side of the political aisle.” “The overarching goal must always be to find the truth — not the thing that we would like to be true but the truth. A good source will be willing to publish the truth even when it conflicts with its own ideological views.” 2. The "What is a woman?" test “Let's say you’re reading something an expert is talking about on any topic. Try to find out what that expert's position is on an issue where there is zero doubt about what the correct answer is,” says Glenn. While there are probably multiple issues that would work, one foolproof litmus test is the “what is a woman?” question. “If they cannot accurately tell the difference between a man and a woman, then the source is definitely unreliable,” says Glenn. 3. The "egg-throwing gorilla" test Glenn took the name for this test from Larry Elder’s race for California governor in 2021. During his campaign, Elder was repeatedly called a racist by the left. One Los Angeles Times reporter called him “the black face of white supremacy.” “A woman even went to one of Elder’s rallies wearing a gorilla mask and then threw eggs at him,” Glenn recalls. “When a bias is this obviously backward, the source is untrustworthy,” he says. 4. The "beware of bias" test When publishers “publish things that go against their own interests, then [the source] is more likely to be true, and this counts in credibility for other stories,” says Glenn, pointing to Michael Shellenberger as a great example of this. “He's a longtime environmentalist, and yet his reporting in recent years on green energy corruption and failures” — ideas that might undermine his personal ambitions — “means it's more likely that he's telling the truth,” he adds. 5. The "bloodthirsty tyrant" test Simply put, “if someone supports or calls for violence in any way, you should not trust the information coming from that source without a lot of corroborating evidence,” says Glenn. “If you think your cause is so righteous it justifies rioting, violence, burning cities down, then I don't trust you.” 6. The “original source” test “This one is tough because it takes patience; it takes digging,” Glenn prefaces. “Whenever possible, don't take [news] firsthand. … Once we know the original source, we can ask — is that guy trustworthy? If you hear something reported as absolute fact and is repeated verbatim by multiple outlets, try to find out where that fact originated,” he explains, adding that “if a media outlet doesn't mention the source of that fact that they share, that's a red flag.” To learn more, watch the clip above. For a deep dive into Glenn’s truth-discerning system, check out “Propaganda Wars: How the Global Elite Control What You See, Think, and Feel.” Want more from Glenn Beck? To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.