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Wasserman Schultz Interfered With Criminal Probe Of Her IT Staffer, Promising ‘Consequences’ For Capitol Police

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Luke Rosiak Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz attempted to interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation into cybersecurity breaches by her top technology aide, using her position on the U.S. Capitol Police’s appropriations committee to threaten its police chief earlier in May with “consequences” if he didn’t relinquish a piece of…

Meet Hugo Chavez’s Pals in Congress and Hollywood

By JP Carroll  Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (1954-2013) would not have been so well-known in the U.S. were it not for powerful friends in the halls of Congress and studios in Hollywood. Chavez, who ruled over Venezuela from February 1999 until his death from cancer in March 2013, won the presidential election in 1998. The socialist dictator quickly…