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President-reelect Donald J. Trump’s enemies seem overwhelmed by his growing sense of invincibility. Civil lawsuits, criminal indictments, Democrat nominees, media mudslinging, and even a crazed gunman’s bullet bounced right off him. So, Trump’s enemies now aim their fire at his Cabinet nominees. Anonymous rumors and accusations often are the weapons of choice. The Democrat Left’s vicious sniping prompted attorney-general nominee Matt Gaetz to withdraw his name from consideration. This only deepened the hunger of Hate Trump Inc. Democrats and their regime-media servants salivate at the prospect of toppling my friend Pete Hegseth, the battle-hardened, decorated veteran and natural-born broadcaster whom Trump has tapped as secretary of defense. Just days after the Left got Gaetz, their potshots began anew. Now-cliché anonymous sources aimed from the bushes and accused Hegseth of being a bumbling, spendthrift, womanizing drunk. Such charges are a breeze to deploy while hiding namelessly behind a mask. Conversely, Trump haters hate on-the-record comments by named individuals who admire their targets. No surprise, Hegseth’s former colleagues describe someone completely different: a capable, inspiring, and eloquent leader with abundant potential. • “I have known Pete Hegseth for 18 years,” said Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia. The man who hired Hegseth to run Vets for Freedom continued: “Pete is bold and willing to make decisions that will keep America safe, which is the primary reason he continues to be relentlessly targeted.” Bellavia added: “There are few men born with the fire and grit of Pete Hegseth. Washington doesn’t build men like Pete. Combat builds men like Pete. He will deliver the antidote that the Department of Defense has been begging for—screaming for, in every formation, throughout all branches of our military.” • “Over the years when the burdens of war crept up, Pete has always been the guy that I could call no matter how bad it was,” Sgt. Shawn Bryan (USMC, Retired) remembers. Hegseth’s Vets for Freedom colleague also observed: “No matter how busy he was, Pete would answer and give sound advice. That is the leadership that President Trump sees in Pete.” • “I have always known Pete to be a man of honesty, integrity, and character,” said Holly K. Talley of Concerned Veterans of America, which Hegseth managed from 2013 to 2016. “During my time with CVA [October 2014-December 2016], I frequently traveled to Defend Freedom Tour stops, policy-maker town halls, and various other events,” Talley said. “I personally never witnessed any unprofessional or inappropriate behavior by Pete during these events.” • “Pete brought incredible energy, focus, and a clear vision to the organization, and it showed in everything the team accomplished together,” said Casin Spero, CVA’s digital media director. • Tina Kingston, CVA’s Louisiana state director from 2014 to 2016, said: “What The New Yorker published could not be further from the truth! I never saw Pete Hegseth flirt or do anything inappropriate with his female staffers or any other female.” • “CVA recognizes and appreciates his accomplishments as CEO,” trustee Randy Lair wrote in a January 2016 letter upon Hegseth’s departure. “Pete has provided strong leadership during the growth of CVA as an influential organization on many fronts.” Author and commentator Deroy Murdock is interviewed by “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-hosts, from left, Dean Cain, Jedediah Bila, and Pete Hegseth on Saturday morning, Aug. 10, 2019, minutes after news broke that financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had been found dead in his Manhattan jail cell. (Screenshot via Grabien courtesy Deroy Murdock) Meanwhile, NBC “News” soiled itself Tuesday with a third-rate hit piece in which 10 of Hegseth’s TV “associates” claimed that he reeked of alcohol and, consequently, required babysitting while on air. Typically, these “sources” were anonymous. I refuted this rubbish in Thursday’s American Spectator. I cited 15 of Hegseth’s Fox News Channel colleagues who report zero such behavior. Most significant: the testimony of Hegseth’s regular “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-hosts. • “Your story is horseshit @NBCNews,” Will Cain declared via the social media platform X. “Signed, The guy who sat next to him for 8 hours every week for five years starting at 6 am.” Cain added: “Bullshit. 100 percent bullshit. Actually … horseshit.” • “@willcain is right – your story IS horseshit,” co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy wrote. “You now have 2 people who sat next to him 8+ hours a week on the record. Will you retract or correct your story?” Hegseth has interviewed me on air for Fox News many times. He consistently was sharp, professional, and sober. Hegseth also was supportive and helpful to my family as we tried to navigate the labyrinthine VA health bureaucracy during my late Uncle Howard’s battle with cancer. As we concluded a conference call about the dying Air Force veteran, Hegseth told me and my kin: “God bless Uncle Howard.” Since we met around 2007, Hegseth has been reliably smart, congenial, and well-prepared for the next challenge, no matter how formidable. For years, Hegseth has earned the confidence of employees, peers, and supervisors alike. All we are saying is: Give Pete a chance. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post All We Are Saying Is: Give Pete a Chance appeared first on The Daily Signal.

On Friday, in the run up to trial Judge William Scott Henry of Florida’s 14th Judicial Circuit Court handed Navy veteran and Plaintiff Zachary Young several legal victories in a pair of orders exclusively obtained by NewsBusters. Among them were affirmations that punitive damages would still be on the table for a jury to potentially award Young, CNN’s “retraction” of the story wasn’t good enough, Young’s expert witnesses would remain as part of his case, Young did not take money from the Afghans he was helping to evacuate, and he did nothing illegal. Describing CNN’s intentions to get punitive damages off the table, Judge Henry wrote in his summary judgement order: “In its motions, Defendant now asks this Court for assistance to evacuate it from this lawsuit and from the potential for punitive damages.” “Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is denied as to Plaintiff, Zachary Young, and he shall be allowed to proceed with his claim for punitive damages,” Judge Henry ordered. And a key part to being able to receive a punitive damage reward is whether the alleged defamer acted with “actual malice.” And according to Judge Henry, “There exists an issue of material fact as to whether Defendant published the Pieces with actual malice. Sufficient evidence exists upon which a reasonable jury could find with convincing clarity that Defendant acted with actual malice.” He found the same was true for “express malice.”   HAPPENING NOW: CNN defamation suit hearing https://t.co/dylHDtOLMo — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) December 5, 2024   CNN did get a minor victory in that Young’s company, Nemex Enterprises was essentially removed from being considered for damages since only Young was mentioned directly in the offending CNN report, not his company. As the Judge put it, “there is no record evidence to show that the Pieces were “of and concerning” Nemex or that an average person could reasonably have concluded that Nemex was implicated.” As for CNN’s retractions, they were ruled inadequate. While Judge Henry noted that a retraction was ran on the offending show, The Lead with Jake Tapper, “This retraction/correction was not made during the other television shows in which the Segment aired” and “No retraction, correction or apology was posted on any online article or with any social media posting.” He also pointed out that, “Defendant’s representatives referred to the statement made on the Jake Tapper show as a correction rather than a retraction.” According to the document, Florida law dictates that retractions for possible defamatory material must be done as close as possible to how they were originally distributed. But the order found that CNN failed to do that in some cases, opening themselves to liability: There exists an issue of material fact as to whether Defendant provided a “full and fair” retraction as to the TV segment such that Defendant’s affirmative defense #29 is applicable to this portion of Young’s claims. However, the Court finds that Defendant did not publish a retraction as contemplated by the statute with regard to the Tweets and online article, and therefore summary judgment in Young’s favor on this affirmative defense would be applicable to these publications. On Young’s activities in helping to evacuate women from Afghanistan, the order noted that an “important part of the Court’s prior ruling was that Young did not do anything criminal or illegal.” Further, “The Court finds that Young did not take money from Afghans.”   CNN defamation suit hearing - 11/25/2024 - Pre-Trial Conference https://t.co/Hlu62tloOR — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) November 25, 2024   As NewsBusters previously reported, CNN wanted to the court to kick expert witness General James V, Young (no relation to the Plaintiff) off the case because, according to them, he was just too good. Judge Henry’s second order put an end to that effort. He found that General Young’s testimony would be helpful to a jury in order to understand what conditions were like on the ground in Afghanistan: General Young was retained to render opinions regarding the circumstances and evacuations occurring in Afghanistan and Young’s employability after the Pieces were published. While certainly the subject of news reporting, what exactly was occurring on the ground in Afghanistan and what specifically was necessary to perform evacuations are not things within the common knowledge of jurors. This information, along with Young’s employability, are issues relevant to those being presented at trial. Young would also be allowed to keep his economic damages expert witness, Richard Bolko. “Mr. Bolko was retained to render an opinion regarding Plaintiffs’ damages. These damages are certainly an issue to be presented at trial, and therefore any such opinion would be relevant,” Judge Henry wrote. Adding: “In reaching his conclusions, Mr. Bolko examined past income documentation, performed a projection of this income into the future, and discounted the calculation to present value. This is the standard method for calculating future lost income or damages. Therefore, the method utilized by Mr. Bolko is sufficiently reliable.” CNN also scored a loss in their effort to have the court label Young a “limited public figure” as opposed to a private individual, arguing that he inserted himself into a public controversy by trying to rescue women from Afghanistan. But the court didn’t agree. “Based on the foregoing, the Court determines as a matter of law that Plaintiffs should be considered private individuals for purposes of their defamation claims as opposed to limited public figures,” the order said. And “as a matter of law,” the court found that “Young and Nemex are private individuals.” These orders set the stage for the trial, which is slated to begin on January 6, 2025.

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