Politics
‘Our Work Has Been Effectively Stopped’: Top Ukrainian Anti-corruption Prosecutor Says That Even if Zelensky’s Backtrack Law Gets Approved, the Damage Is Done

Head of SAPO Oleksandr Klymenko says that all their work has been compromised.
Here on TGP we are keeping a close look on the developments in Kiev regarding regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky’s power grab and dismantling of the Anti-Corruption agencies NABU e SAPO.
Street protests across the country and severe backlash from Western allies shook Bankova Street to the core.
While Zelensky eventually relented and presented new legislation undoing the previous contentious law, his ‘faux-pas’ has unleashed developments that would have been unthinkable just a couple of months ago.
To begin with, reinforcing previous reporting by Seymour Hersh, we learn that Russian Intel: US and UK Working to Oust Zelensky and Enthrone Zaluzhny – Ukrainian General Is Portrayed in the Pages of Vogue.
And even across the sea, we find out that European Union Suspends ALL Aid to Ukraine as Kiev Continues to Pressure the Anti-corruption Agencies.
And today, Ukraine’s top anti-corruption comes public in the western media to warn that the anti-corruption agencies are facing ‘more political pressure and smear campaigns’.
Zelensky: close aindes under investigation, protests in the streets, pressure from western ‘sponsors’.
Financial Times reported:
“Oleksandr Klymenko, head of Ukraine’s Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sapo), in an interview with the Financial Times, described recent moves against his agency as part of a ‘coordinated’ effort by senior government officials. The pressure culminated in Zelenskyy signing a law last week that placed Sapo and its law enforcement counterpart, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu), under executive control.”
Zelensky’s police gained access to all case files and disrupted the investigations.
“Even if parliament overturns the controversial law that MPs rammed through last week — a vote on a new bill restoring both Sapo and Nabu’s independence and endorsed by Zelenskyy is set for Thursday — Klymenko made clear that serious damage had already been done. He warned that the ‘lasting’ consequences of the assault could severely limit his office’s ability to function.
“’Our work has been effectively stopped’, he said. ‘Almost all of our whistleblowers stopped co-operating with us over fears that they could be exposed’, he added.”
The bill restricting @nab_ukr and #SAPO independence has caused all the whistleblowers to suspend their cooperation with investigators-SAPO head Klymenko to @Bloomberg https://t.co/SJ9G4ieHTt
— Volodymyr Solohub (@v_solohub) July 30, 2025
But who is responsible? The ‘highest echelons of power’, he says, unwilling to name names at this critical juncture.
For those who understand, it’s Zelensky and his chief of the Presidential office, the ‘grey eminence’ Andriy Yermak.
Zelensky pledged to remedy the concerns about executive over-reach with his new bill.
“The outcome of Thursday’s vote is uncertain, with upwards of 70 lawmakers from Zelenskyy’s ruling party unsure of whether they will join others in approving it over fears of retribution.”
Read more:
Zelensky Stripped Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Agencies of Power Because They Were Investigating Officials Linked to His Grey Eminence Andriy Yermak: REPORT
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Politics
Hulk Hogan’s Death Certificate Released

Hulk Hogan’s death certificate was obtained by TMZ on Friday.
Hogan passed away at the age of 71 last Thursday from acute myocardial infarction. He also had a history of leukemia.
The wrestling legend was rushed to the hospital last week after emergency responders received a phone call for “cardiac arrest.”
The death certificate revealed Hulk Hogan was cremated in Clearwater, Florida.
“Hulk’s official cause of death was previously revealed as a heart attack. His medical records also showed a history of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. HH was also diagnosed with a form of cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), though details surrounding the cancer are unclear,” TMZ reported.
Hulk Hogan death certificate / TMZ
President Trump praised Hulk Hogan for his “absolutely electric” speech at last year’s RNC convention.
“We lost a great friend today, the “Hulkster.” Hulk Hogan was MAGA all the way — Strong, tough, smart, but with the biggest heart. He gave an absolutely electric speech at the Republican National Convention, that was one of the highlights of the entire week. He entertained fans from all over the World, and the cultural impact he had was massive. To his wife, Sky, and family, we give our warmest best wishes and love. Hulk Hogan will be greatly missed!”
Hulk Hogan and his wife were baptized in December 2023.
“Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life. No worries, no hate, no judgment… only love!” Hulk Hogan said.
Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life. No worries, no hate, no judgment… only love! pic.twitter.com/gB43hTcLU6
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) December 20, 2023
RIP to an American icon.
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Politics
Stephen A. Smith SLAMS Zohran Mamdani and the Democrat Party

Stephen A. Smith SLAMS Zohran Mamdani and the Radical Democrat Wing: “Either the Party Ends, or the United States Ends”
In a bold and fiery statement that has made waves across social media and major news outlets, commentator Stephen A. Smith unleashed a scathing rebuke of the radical left’s takeover of the Democratic Party. Targeting the likes of New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Bernie Sanders, Smith warned of the existential threat their socialist ideas pose to the future of the United States.
Smith reacted to a recent statement by Mamdani, who argued that “no
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Politics
Trump Gets Backlash Over RNC Chair Endorsement: An LGBT ‘Ally’ Who ‘Just Tried to Pass Amnesty’

Get ready for the next clash of conservatives.
When Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced Thursday he is entering the race for Senate in North Carolina, he did more than put a second high-profile name in the running in the Tar Heel State.
He set up what could be a bruising battle for leadership of the GOP on a nationwide scale.
In a July 24 post on the social media platform Truth Social, President Donald Trump, the hands-down heavyweight of party politics, heartily endorsed Whatley in the North Carolina race, and at the same time endorsed Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, the party’s current national treasurer, to step into Whatley’s place.
But there’s already a groundswell of opposition to Gruters. And one of his most vocal opponents is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
As the Sunshine State news website Florida Politics noted in a July 16 report, DeSantis slammed Gruters in a news conference where DeSantis appointed Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia to the post of Florida chief financial officer.
It’s a job Gruters has been running for since May of last year.
While appointing a rival to the vacant post, DeSantis made his distaste for Gruters painfully clear.
“If George Washington rose from the dead and came back and tapped me on the shoulder and said, ‘Will you appoint Joe Gruters CFO?’ my response would be, no, I can’t do that without betraying the voters that elected me,” DeSantis said, according to Florida Politics.
He accused Gruters of siding with teachers’ unions in battles with the state government, as well as supporting the marijuana industry (a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational use failed in November).
According to the Tampa Bay Times, DeSantis and Gruters clashed over a bill Gruters supported that would have put the job of chief immigration officer in the state in the hands of the state’s agriculture commissioner.
In a post on the social media platform X, DeSantis called the bill “truly contemptible” and described it as “amnesty.”
This successful operation under Operation Vigilant Sentry would have been illegal under the Perez/Gruters amnesty bill that I vetoed earlier this year.
It was a truly contemptible piece of legislation that would have allowed these illegals to pour in on our shores with impunity. https://t.co/bj5MBwQjww
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) July 24, 2025
And as the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported in January 2020, Gruters had a history of sponsoring pro-gay legislation in the state before appearing to reverse course.
“I’m an ally of the LGBTQ community,” he told the newspaper.
More recently, in April, Gruters made the wrong kind of headlines when the U.K.’s Daily Mail, a British outlet with a major North American presence, revealed he was a follower of 60 accounts on the adult-themed OnlyFans site.
(“I typically engage accounts that are recommended or interact with my account,” Gruters told the Daily Mail. “That said, I will review my follows and remove any content that may be considered questionable.”)
Conservative media users aren’t letting that past go.
“Perfect for San Francisco, nightmare for Florida,” one pro-DeSantis account on the social media platform X declared.
When Amnesty Joe Gruters co-sponsored PRO LGBTQIA+ legislation with far left covid tyrant Carlos Smith AND promoted legalized weed with Far Left Radical Shev Jones, he became the UNIPARTY.
Perfect for San Francisco, Nightmare for Florida. pic.twitter.com/aNGrzyf0tY
— DeSantis Appreciation Society (@KickboxerEsq) July 19, 2025
“Gruters just tried to pass amnesty for illegal aliens in Florida,” wrote another user.
Gruters just tried to pass amnesty for illegals aliens in Florida.
— Sunny (@sunnyright) July 25, 2025
The conservative pro-life website LifeSiteNews made its view clear in its headline and summary head about Trump’s endorsement.
“Trump endorses LGBT ‘ally’ Joe Gruters to be next RNC chair,” the headline declared.
The summary headline?
“Donald Trump has endorsed Joe Gruters to lead the Republican National Committee despite the Florida lawmaker’s liberal stances on LGBT ‘discrimination,’ immigration, teachers’ unions, and marijuana.”
According to Florida Politics, Gruters was the first Florida lawmaker to make an official endorsement of Trump in the Republican 2024 primary — snubbing DeSantis’ short-lived, mistake-in-hindsight primary challenge to the 45th president.
That no doubt plays a role in both Trump’s support for Gruters and DeSantis’ opposition, but there appear to be deeper factors at play here.
In a job as crucial as the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, having anything less than sterling, unblemished bona fides is going to be a problem with a voter base with a limited trust in establishment politicians, even if they have an “R” next to their name.
Questionable positions on “trans” issues, illegal immigration, and drugs — not to mention raising eyebrows by following OnlyFans models — are serious red flags for any contender for the job.
Trump has proven over and over again what he can accomplish with sheer force of will, and he’s almost single-handedly responsible for revising the ideological power of the Republican Party after the dormancy of the post-Mitt Romney world.
As the titular head of the party, as well as probably the single most influential human being in the world, much less the American GOP, he could almost certainly install any chairman of the party he chooses.
However, the situation now is the midterms are approaching next year, and the magic “Trump” name is not on the ballot — which means the energy of the party faithful is going to be at a premium for all of the Republican Party.
The question for Trump is, is a clash with conservatives worth it?
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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