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Go to www.fieldofgreens.com and use promo code jay to get 15% off your first order or 10% off a subscription Former FBI Director James Comey is suddenly worried about the weaponization of the DOJ. Comey said President Biden must be reelected to avoid "four years of a retribution presidency." In other words, if Trump wins, he will use the FBI and other federal agencies to get revenge on his political enemies. Should the Democrats who used the Mueller Report to conduct the impeachment of Trump be concerned? The Sekulow team discusses this and more on today's show.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was “unpersuaded” by President Trump’s arguments for presidential immunity for any actions he took on January 6. So President Trump just appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in his federal election interference case. If the Supreme Court takes up the case, it would further delay the prosecution’s attempt to have a trial before the election. The Sekulow team discusses the Trump immunity trial, the ACLJ’s latest brief in the fight to stop President Biden’s attempt to silence conservatives, another vote to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the Senate’s controversial funding bill – and much more.

The Supreme Court has many options in handling litigation from Texas regarding the integrity of the election. While the date of December 14 is a critical date set for the Electoral College to meet, the Constitution ultimately dictates the course that the Supreme Court will take.

Congresswoman Introduces Legislation to Secure Border

During President Biden’s first hours in office, there has been a heavy focus on the pending impeachment of former President Donald Trump. By obsessing over moving forward with the impeachment process, the Left is effectively letting Trump impede Biden’s political agenda.

Psaki Bombs Press Conference Support the Work of the ACLJ During our Matching Challenge: https://aclj.org/support If you ask White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, every problem in the United States is because of Vladimir Putin. Anyone who's paid attention knows what problems already existed before Putin invaded Ukraine. Who actually buys the Biden White House deflections of responsibility? Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss this and more today on Sekulow.

The bad news continues for Hunter Biden as an IRS whistleblower claims the IRS is protecting the President's son. Jordan and Logan discuss this and more on today's Sekulow.

We have a NEW update on President Joe Biden’s classified documents investigation as Special Counsel Robert Hur is back in the spotlight. He is testifying today before the House Judiciary Committee – will he downplay the Biden Report’s finding on President Biden’s mental acuity? The Sekulow team addresses four key questions regarding Hur’s testimony, the likely response of Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4) and other Members of Congress to the Biden Report, how Biden’s “red line” for Rafah puts him at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – and much more.

Biden Administration CAUGHT Rewriting History

Justice Alito has ordered a response in one of the Pennsylvania election cases. On today’s Jay Sekulow Live, we discussed the breaking news that Justice Samuel Alito has ordered a response in the Pennsylvania election case and has moved up the date. Justice Alito wants a response before the electors are seated. Justice Alito is the Circuit Justice for the 3rd Circuit, which is significant in that a case has been brought by Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16) challenging some of the election irregularities that allegedly took place in Pennsylvania. They took an application up to the Supreme Court of the United States and originally the response date for the state of Pennsylvania per the order of Justice Alito was this coming Wednesday, December 9th. This new order has moved the date up to Tuesday, December 8th. Why is that significant? Because on Tuesday afternoon, the electors are to be seated. Justice Alito is demanding a response from Pennsylvania before any elector is seated so that he can then determine how he is going to deal with this issue. ACLJ Senior Counsel Andy Ekonomou elaborated on the significance of Justice Alito’s order: "That’s exactly why he moved it up. He wanted to give himself more time before the electors met, in order to make a decision as to what he’s going to do on the case. By moving up the response date from the state from Wednesday to Tuesday – Tuesday, December 8th at 9 a.m. – that gives him three hours between then and when the electors meet at noon on that day to make a decision as to whether or not he may grant a stay of the seating of the electors." The case is captioned “Mike Kelly, U.S. Congressman” and then some other individuals versus the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the General Assembly, also Governor Thomas Wolfe, and Kathy Boockvar, the Secretary of State for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Congressman Kelly and the other plaintiffs have filed an emergency application for a writ of injunction pending the filing and disposition of the certiorari petition. They are asking for a stay, that everything stays in place. ACLJ Director of Policy Harry Hutchison explained what that means: "Essentially, a stay prevents the parties, in this particular case the parties associated with the government of Pennsylvania, from moving forward and basically allowing the electors of the state of Pennsylvania to vote in favor of the so-called certified candidate who in this case would be Vice President Joe Biden. I think that it is clear on the face that the state of Pennsylvania violated the United States Constitution by essentially changing the rules for electing the electors [in violation of the state constitution] and that is called forth in the United States Constitution. On its face, there is a plausible claim but the real issue right now is timing." Timing is the key issue. We’ll continue to keep our audience updated as the situation unfolds. The full broadcast is complete with much more discussion and analysis by our team about this important case coming out of Pennsylvania and its potential impact on the election.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a MAJOR abortion case. The case – Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – is related to a Mississippi law that banned most abortions (with limited exceptions) after 15 weeks, which directly contradicts the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide prior to viability – Roe v. Wade. As we pointed out, lower federal courts struck the law down, citing Supreme Court cases that declare that the right to abortion prevents states from protecting children in the womb before the child is “viable,” even when the child is as fully developed as in babies of 15 weeks’ gestation and beyond. From there, Mississippi filed a petition seeking the Supreme Court to intervene. We filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to put the Constitution itself ahead of its misguided pro-abortion precedents, and today the Supreme Court agreed to take the case. CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law Steve Vladeck described the significance of this case: This will be, by far, the most important abortion case the Court will have heard since the Casey decision in 1992. If states are allowed to effectively ban abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, as the Mississippi law in this case does, then pregnant women would have a far shorter window in which they could lawfully obtain an abortion than what Roe and Casey currently require. This case comes at a time when we have a new Supreme Court, including Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Many legal scholars and Justices have criticized Roe v. Wade on whether it aligns with the Constitution or not. However, this decision has been able to lead the way because of the judge-made doctrine of “stare decisis,” which simply put means cases that are based on the same facts and the same laws should be decided the same way. And this makes sense in the lower courts, but the Supreme Court has always been able to overrule even its own precedents when they do not comport with the Constitution. Indeed, the Constitution itself says that the Constitution itself – not opinions of the Supreme Court – is the “supreme law of the land.” This Mississippi case could determine if Roe v. Wade is still the correct framework to decide these cases. ACLJ Senior Counsel Walter Weber explained the impact of this new state law if upheld: The prohibition on abortions goes after 15 weeks of gestation. The consensus is that viability starts at approximately 20-22 weeks of gestation depending how you measure it. So, we are talking about 5-7 weeks before the baby would survive outside of the womb, there is still a baby there obviously – heavily developed, but it would be before the cutoff of viability. So, if the Supreme Court were to say the viability is a hard and fast line and you can’t ban abortions before that, as lower courts have ruled in this case and other cases, then that is the end of the statute. They would have to modify Roe v. Wade or reinterpret its provisions in order to uphold this law. ACLJ Senior Counsel Cece Heil summed it up this way: Roe v. Wade was a judicially created right to abortion. There is none in the Constitution. Life is protected by the Constitution. We need Justices who will follow the Constitution – who will not be bullied by Senators or anyone else, but they will be true to what their position is and follow the Constitution and protect life. It is clear that the Biden Administration is further empowering the abortion industry and the abortion giant Planned Parenthood by reversing a pro-life Title X funding rule. As we told you, under the Trump Administration, no federal funding, through the Title X Family Planning Program, was provided to organizations where abortion services were part of their “family planning” services. The Biden Administration’s reversal of this rule guarantees $60 million worth of your tax dollars will be sent directly to Planned Parenthood year after year as they continue to perform record high numbers of abortions. Today, we filed public comments on behalf of 557,000 ACLJ members – half a million people – who oppose this reversal. The ACLJ is needed now more than ever to defend the lives of the unborn. We hope the Supreme Court has the courage to remain true to the Constitution on the issue now before it out of Mississippi. We have already filed an amicus brief asking the Court to take this case and it was granted. Next, we will file another brief on the merits of the case. We will continue to be a voice for the voiceless and make sure not one penny of your tax dollars goes to funding abortions. Today’s full Sekulow broadcast is complete with even more analysis of the Mississippi case that could challenge Roe v. Wade at the Supreme Court.

Is the mainstream media force feeding you into chaos? 

Today on Sekulow/The Logan Sekulow ReProgram, we talked vaccines and impeachment. Is the media forcing chaos to get ratings and clicks?

 The upcoming impeachment trial – which we’ve already said is likely D.O.A. – is taking up a lot of the news cycle, but we’re also hearing a lot about vaccines this week. This morning we received news about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Between that, the looming impeachment trial, and a lot of other issues happening right now, I can’t help but feel like the media is just desperately tossing out misleading headlines in a ploy to get our attention. And what they’re really doing is causing you to feel internal chaos that will send you down a spiral, leading you to the next article or story.

 But that’s nothing new with the media. Especially since the advent of the twenty-four hour news cycle. One of these examples today is on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna’s and Pfizer’s vaccine studies showed they had an effective rate of higher than ninety percent. The main headline on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, coming out of the mainstream outlets like Politico and the New York Times, were fixating on a number. That number is sixty-six percent effective, which is an interesting thing. While that is part of the data, sixty-six percent effective, the next line that’s buried in their data is that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has a one hundred percent effect rate for preventing death, severe hospitalization, or hospitalization in general due to COVID-19. The sixty-six percent effective rate that the media is hyping with their scary headlines refers to contracting the virus, period. This is why we have to call out the media when something like this happens because the headline should be something like, “Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine: One Hundred Percent Effective Against Death and Hospitalizations.”

 And for what it’s worth, I don’t even think you’re going to have much of a choice in which vaccine you receive at this point. I don’t know anyone that has gotten vaccinated that has said, “I want that one.” There’s no menu. It’s not an option right now. You’re going to get what you get.

 My co-host, Will Haynes, made the following point about what the media is doing with these headlines: "Because of the way the rollout happens, the way they’re ordered, the government is helping with shipping across the country; you’d think the media would want to boost up confidence; but when they lead, across the board, we’re seeing these headlines that say “sixty six percent effective.” That’s not going to boost public confidence in something when most people, as we know, see the headline and move on." So now you’re going to have a bunch of people who go in and decide to wait on the vaccine based on these misleading headlines. It’s borderline unethical journalism, and quite frankly, it’s dangerous. The full broadcast is complete with a lot more talk about misleading headlines, vaccines, impeachments, and a whole lot more.

The Constitution requires the Chief Justice to preside over an impeachment trial of “the President.” The news that Chief Justice John Roberts will not preside over the upcoming impeachment proceedings for former President Trump, making a very loud statement about the validity of this trial.

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams just accused the entire medical and scientific communities of colluding to create a grand conspiracy "to convince people that men have the right to take control of a woman's body away from her." What's her claim? Jordan, Logan, and the Sekulow team break it all down for you today on Sekulow.

On today’s Jay Sekulow Live, we cover the breaking news that the state of Texas is suing four battleground states at the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a case of original jurisdiction at the high Court and could be outcome determinative on the election.

Biden Makes Wild Claims in New Interview

Speaker for the House Kevin McCarthy has officially denied Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell seats on the House Intelligence Committee. Not only that, but McCarthy also released a strong statement explaining his decision. Jay and the Sekulow team discuss this breaking news and more today on Sekulow. Go to http://fieldofgreens.com/ and use promo code JAY to get 15% off

In breaking news, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre just released a statement this morning disclosing that President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. Jay, Logan, and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss this and more today on Sekulow.

It’s clear the “quiet diplomacy” strategy that the Biden Administration is using to handle the attacks between Hamas and Israel is not working. In fact it seems like it’s starting to make President Biden panic. While the Middle East is crumbling, the President was in Michigan to test drive a new Ford electric truck, and decided that was the time to make an inappropriate joke. While President Biden was driving, a reporter asked him if he would take a quick and legitimate question about Israel. Before the reporter could even get the full question out, he responded: "No, you can’t. Not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it. I’m only teasing." Why would he ignore a critical question about the state of our ally Israel? Instead of answering this simple question, he made a joke about running over a reporter. The reporter was actually doing her job. The press has an obligation to get information to the American people. Americans need to know the role that their tax dollars are playing in these attacks – especially now that President Biden has restarted funding the Palestinian Authority which in turn funds members of Hamas and other terrorist organizations. President Biden’s weak leadership and policies have led to unrest in the Middle East. The U.S. response to our ally getting attacked has been unacceptable. Today, President Biden made a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed that he expects a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire. He is putting all the pressure on Israel to de-escalate and stand down instead of defending themselves from a multi-front terrorist attack. ACLJ Senior Counsel for Global Affairs and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has experience dealing with international conflict, summed it up best: "One thing you learn very quickly in the National Security world is that money is fungible. Wherever you think you may be sending it, it may well be going someplace else. You can be sure U.S. taxpayer dollars are being used for corrupt purposes. It’s why we stopped it – this very reason. The fact that they are not holding the Hamas terrorists, the corrupt Palestinian leadership, and the West Bank accountable. Then now I heard today President Biden saying he expects a decrease in violence. I know how to get a decrease in violence quickly – have the Iranians stop underwriting Palestinian terror. The Israelis have every right to defend themselves. I hope they take out every bit of Hamas’s infrastructure and make sure something like this cannot happen again and I hope Americans across the broad political spectrum will make clear that this is U.S. policy. It is not enough for Democrats to say they are pro-Israel they need to call out congressmen like Ro Khanna, AOC, and Rashida Tlaib who are acting in a way that is deeply antisemitic. They need to be clear and articulate about it and need to defend Israel’s right to defend [itself]." As we told you yesterday, the Left is still divided on how to handle Israel. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is introducing a resolution of disapproval today that would block the $735 million sale of weapons to Israel. The Biden Administration is going to have to stand up to their own party if they want to de-escalate the situation between Israel and Hamas. Instead, President Biden is making jokes and trying to charm the press while innocent people are dying in Israel, America’s ally. This is not a time for jokes. This is a time for action. The only course of action left to do is send aid to Israel and not use U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund terrorists whose number one goal is to destroy Israel. Today’s full Sekulow broadcast is complete with even more analysis of President Biden making an inappropriate joke when asked about Israel and updates on how the United States is responding to the attacks on the Middle East.

In breaking news, early this morning an armed man who had made threats of violence against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested just a block away from Justice Kavanaugh's home. It's been reported he told law enforcement that he was there to kill Justice Kavanaugh. Jay, Jordan, and the rest of the Sekulow team provide analysis on this story as it unfolds. This and more today on Sekulow.

We’ve told you how bad the conditions at our Southern border continue to get since the Biden Administration established its immigration policies. The United States hit record levels for the highest amount of migrant surges in 20 years. The reality is conditions at the border are so out of control that the Biden Administration is diverting $2 billion that was meant for COVID relief to try to cover up his own mess. In a time where immigrants are crossing the border illegally in record numbers, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge said HUD is not prioritizing U.S. citizens over illegal immigrants for public housing assistance, despite a shortage of available units following the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the opposite of former Trump Administration HUD Secretary Ben Carson who was working on putting American citizens first for public housing. According to statistics, there were about 32,000 undocumented immigrants living in public housing in 2019. Nevertheless, the President and Vice President still haven’t even gone to visit the border to see the reality for themselves. Congress and the American people have noticed their absence and are demanding action. Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-1) is introducing a bill that would temporarily stop taxpayer money from being used for the travel expenses of Vice President Kamala Harris until she visits the border herself and devises a game plan for solving the crisis. After all, she was the one tasked to solve this situation in the first place. President Biden’s campaign message of open arms to immigrants crossing the border illegally and his dedication to reverse all of the former Administration’s immigration policies encouraged waves of migrants to run straight for our border. There are bi-partisan solutions being put forth by Congress to solve this crisis. If President Biden and Vice President Harris wanted to act on this issue, they could. This seems to be another political move to undo former President Trump’s immigration policies and use it as political chess for the next election. The crisis at the border is not the only situation that the Biden Administration lacks leadership and action to handle. As we’ve told you, Hamas’s attacks on Israel have escalated and our ally is suffering for it. Special guest Major Doron Spielman, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman, set the record straight about what is actually happening in Israel following the rocket attacks by Hamas: "From the Israeli perspective, we are in the middle of protecting our citizens from an unprovoked attack of 4,000 plus rockets that have been raining down on us. I just came from Ashkelon where 3 or 4 hours ago a family was having lunch and they heard a siren. The mother and the son ran in the shelter and because of that they’re alive. The entire home was obliterated. The father and daughter weren’t there, but you can just see that it was a miracle that the family is still alive. That is the potential of every rocket. From the Israeli perspective, we are under attack. At the same time, we have restraint in attacking our enemies in a way that nobody else ever would. Any other country in the world would level and obliterate their enemy if they were shooting rockets at them. But we manage to send notifications, text messages, phone calls, knocks on the roof with unarmed rockets to make sure the buildings are clear and then if there is still someone left, we don’t hit. Then you look at the media, the reality simply has no connection to what the media is doing. It is disheartening, but we are strong people." When asked about what Americans can do, Major Doron said: "The bottom line is – make sure that Hamas is [held] responsible." We will continue to hold Hamas accountable for these attacks and hold President Biden accountable for his inaction and refusal to help our ally Israel defend itself. Today’s full Sekulow broadcast is complete with even more analysis of the conditions at our Southern border and the Biden Administration’s response to solving this crisis.

The Supreme Court just issued a 6-3 opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association. v. Bruen. At issue is New York's "proper cause requirement" which forces applicants to prove "a special need for self protection distinguishable from that of the general community" in order "to obtain an unrestricted license to 'have and carry' a concealed 'pistol or revolver'." The opinion ruled that the requirement "violates the Fourteenth Amendment by preventing law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in public for self-defense." Jay, Jordan, and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss and give their expert constitutional analysis of this significant Supreme Court opinion.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited South Korea yesterday and in a speech bragged, "The United States shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance with the Republic of North Korea. And It is an alliance that is strong and enduring. And today there were several demonstrations of just that point." Jay, Jordan, and the Sekulow team break down the VP's gaffe and much more today on Sekulow.

Biden stashed yet another batch of classified documents – this time, at a Chinatown office. Also, Biden's former executive assistant refuted the White House's narrative surrounding the classified documents. The Sekulow team discusses this and more on today's Sekulow.

Go to www.fieldofgreens.com and use promo code jay to get 15% off your first order or 10% off a subscription Senator Chuck Grassley says that the Burisma whistleblower who allegedly bribed President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden has 17 audio recordings of their conversations. Remember the impeachment of President Donald Trump for making a phone call to Ukraine? Will Capitol Hill hold President Biden to the same standard? Or will the D.C. swamp cover up this bribery scandal like it did the investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop? The Sekulow team discusses the Biden Deep State corruption – and more – on today's show.