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Secretary Hegseth Paves the Way for Department of Defense Accountability

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Service members applaud the Department of Defense’s latest move, hoping it brings them one step closer to holding accountable those who implemented and enforced former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s tyrannical COVID-19 shot mandate.

While Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently stated that the COVID-19 shot mandate was “unlawful,” The Gateway Pundit previously reported that his comments were not in writing. From a legal perspective, it is important to note that video and verbal statements are admissible in the same manner for court cases.

The Department of Defense (DoD) wasted little time putting his choice of words to paper. On May 7, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OSD) Personnel & Readiness sent a “MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS,” noting that the now-rescinded 2021 COVID-19 shot mandate was “unlawful as implemented.”

TGP spoke to whistleblower and “forced into retirement” Navy Medical Service Corps officer Lt. Ted Macie. According to Macie, “Those responsible for forcing the shot on service members can no longer deny their acts were unlawful, which will be a great benefit to ongoing cases or any litigation that’s on the way.” Since the mandate was “unlawful as implemented,” he said, “the persons responsible now have no top cover for implementing the mandate that violated the law. Period.”

In a recent X post, he also pointed out the alleged conspiring between Department of Defense, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Pfizer to “push” the COVID-19 shot mandate.

According to Macie, “Whoever was involved in implementing the mandate should be held accountable, and some of those people should be court-martialed or face another appropriate trial if they were a civilian, like in the case of the Director of Civil Law and Litigation, Robert J. Preston, who argued that the interchangeability of the EUA and the unavailable FDA Approved shots was legitimate enough to mandate the EUA version, clearly against the law (as noted in the above X post).” In Macie’s opinion, “The most egregious cases need to be investigated and be given a proper trial, if necessary.”

Kacy Dixon, a former Air Force intelligence officer and Judge Advocate General (JAG), agreed. She told The Gateway Pundit that “when you are aware of unlawful actions taking place within the Department of Defense, the next natural step is to investigate that unlawfulness, and depending on what the investigation bears out, take appropriate action based on that information. This action could come in the form of administrative punishment, grade determinations, or even criminal charges, she explained. “Depending on what information the investigations reveal, that would determine what appropriate accountability looks like.”

In her opinion, “The most egregious offenders should be held accountable first—and to the greatest extent of the law.” As investigations “trickle down” the military chain of command, she said, “it would get a little more complicated, [determining] the varying levels of culpability.”

“For instance, who acted in knowing contravention of the law, who was derelict even after service members had raised concern about the mandate being unlawful, and who was merely ignorant of the legal issues?” she offered. Concerns raised by many servicemembers were “totally disregarded” and “service members’ careers were ended with their lives turned upside down.”

“[Commanders] issued punishment and discharges without flinching, she asserted. “Secretary Hegseth should also be quick to initiate thorough, fair investigations and ensure swift true justice in the same unflinching manner,” she noted

Macie also shared his thoughts about the accompanying Supplemental Guidance to OSD’s memo. Military Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records were provided further guidance for considering requests from service members adversely impacted by the mandate.

After reviewing the guidance, he argued, “the burden is much heavier for the service member to right the wrongs made against them.” He explained, “The DoD should carry a greater burden to right their wrongs.” For example, he personally knows “people fighting to fix their records and get back in and no one is helping them, [and] there’s even a lack of response from recruiters.”

Macie suggested, “there needs to be a more active pursuit of all servicemembers, not just the 8,700 and those who took a deal, which is a form of coercion in itself.” He explained, “They (referring to DoD) offered separation in exchange for a possible honorable discharge, which in some cases the DoD didn’t live up to and separated some with less than honorable discharge statuses or they were marked with ‘misconduct – serious offence.’”

In addition, he said, “It’s important to point out the different ways people were separated, as everyone who was offered the deal to get out should be covered, which includes members who took the deal, members who didn’t take the deal and made it to the time a court injunction (preventing separation) was in ordered, and lastly, the many instances similar to mine where commands found roundabout ways to separate them from service.”

By his estimation, “This is the majority and we’re failing to recruit them, all while making it more difficult than it has to be for them to return.”

“For the people who upheld their Oath and resisted the unlawful order, they should be awarded,” Macie argued. “Many were willing to end their career and do right by the Constitution and their Oath, and those are the kind of people we want to serve our country. Until there is some accountability or display of trust, many won’t return.”

“Secretary Hegseth and his team have expressed that they want to remedy the situation through several avenues,” and in Macie’s opinion, “using the ‘unlawful’ language implies sincerity, but there is still much that needs to be done, and the sooner they realize that they need the assistance of those who understand the nuances, the sooner actual remedy is a possibility.”

“This is the reason many of us [affected by the shot mandate] have lobbied for COMCAP (a proposed executive order), which addresses everything in a comprehensive and fair manor,” he offered.

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President Trump Taps Dr. Ben Carson for New Role — A HUGE Win for America First Agenda

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Dr. Ben Carson is the newest member of the Trump administration.

On Wednesday, former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, was sworn in as the national adviser for nutrition, health, and housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins shared that Carson’s role will be to oversee Trump’s new Big Beautiful Bill law, which aims to ensure Americans’ quality of life, from nutrition to stable housing.

After being sworn in, Carson shared, “Today, too many Americans are suffering from the effects of poor nutrition. Through common-sense policymaking, we have an opportunity to give our most vulnerable families the tools they need to flourish.”

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., was sworn in as the National Advisor for Nutrition, Health, and Housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“There is no one more qualified than Dr. Carson to advise on policies that improve Americans’ everyday quality of life, from nutrition to healthcare quality to ensuring families have access to safe and stable housing,” said Secretary Rollins.

“With six in ten Americans living with at least one chronic disease, and rural communities facing unique challenges with respect to adequate housing, Dr. Carson’s insight and experience is critical. Dr. Carson will be crucial to implementing the rural health investment provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill and advise on America First polices related to nutrition, health, and housing.

“As the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the first Trump Administration, Dr. Carson worked to expand opportunity and strengthen communities, and we are honored to welcome him to the second Trump Administration to help lead our efforts here at USDA to Make America Healthy Again and ensure rural America continues to prosper.”

“Today, too many Americans are suffering from the effects of poor nutrition. Through common-sense policymaking, we have an opportunity to give our most vulnerable families the tools they need to flourish,” said Dr. Ben Carson. “I am honored to work with Secretary Rollins on these important initiatives to help fulfill President Trump’s vision for a healthier, stronger America.”

On Sunday, Dr. Carson was one of the many speakers at the memorial service of the late TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.

During the memorial service, Carson highlighted that Kirk was shot at 12:24 p.m. and then continued to share the Bible verse John 12:24, which reads, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

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LEAKED MEMO: Deep State Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia Claim There Isn’t Enough Evidence to Convict Comey Amid Reports of Imminent Indictment

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On Wednesday evening, disgruntled officials in the Eastern District of Virginia leaked contents of a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey.

As reported earlier, former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in the next few days.

Comey will reportedly be charged for lying to Congress in a 2020 testimony about whether he authorized leaks to the media.

Officials in the Eastern District of Virginia are still fighting to stop Comey from being charged after Trump fired US Attorney Erik Siebert.

President Trump last week fired Erik Siebert as the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia because he refused to bring charges against Letitia James, Comey, Schiff and others.

On Saturday evening, President Trump announced that he had appointed Lindsey Halligan – his personal attorney who defended him against the Mar-a-Lago raid – as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Now, with just days to go before the statute of limitations runs out to charge Comey for lying during a September 30, 2020 testimony, Lindsey Halligan is reportedly gearing up to indict Comey.

Prosecutors reportedly gave newly sworn-in Halligan a memo defending James Comey and explaining why charges should not brought against the fired FBI Director.

Per MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian:

Two sources familiar with the matter tell me prosecutors in the EDVA US attorney‘s office presented newly sworn US attorney Lindsey Halligan with a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey, because there isn’t enough evidence to establish probable cause a crime was committed, let alone enough to convince a jury to convict him.

Justice Department guidelines say a case should not be brought unless prosecutors believe it’s more likely than not that they can win a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Nearly 8 in 10 Voters Say the United States is in Political Crisis After the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

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Nearly eight in ten voters believe that the United States is in a political crisis in the wake of the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk.

According to a Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters released on Wednesday, a massive 93 percent of Democrats, 84 percent of independents, and 60 percent of Republicans said the nation is in a political crisis.

“The Kirk assassination lays bare raw, bipartisan concerns about where the country is headed,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said of the poll results.

Quinnipiac reports:

Seventy-one percent of voters think politically motivated violence in the United States today is a very serious problem, 22 percent think it is a somewhat serious problem, 3 percent think it is a not so serious problem, and 1 percent think it is not a problem at all.

This is a jump from Quinnipiac University’s June 26 poll when 54 percent thought politically motivated violence in the United States today was a very serious problem, 37 percent thought it was a somewhat serious problem, 6 percent thought it was a not so serious problem, and 2 percent thought it was not a problem at all.

Nearly 6 in 10 voters (58 percent) think it will not be possible to lower the temperature on political rhetoric and speech in the United States, while 34 percent think it will be possible.

Over half, 54 percent, of voters believe the US will see increased political violence over the next few years. Another 27 percent said they think it will stay “about the same,” while just 14 percent believe it will ease.

A 53 percent majority also said they are “pessimistic about freedom of speech being protected in the United States.”

Surprisingly, a 53 percent majority also believes the current system of democracy is not working.

“From a perceived assault on freedom of speech to the fragility of the democracy, a shudder of concern and pessimism rattles a broad swath of the electorate. Nearly 80 percent of registered voters feel they are witnessing a political crisis, seven in ten say political violence is a very serious problem, and a majority say this discord won’t go away anytime soon,” Malloy added.

The vast majority, 82 percent, said the way that people discuss politics is contributing to the violence.

“When asked if political discourse is contributing to violence, a rare meeting of the minds…Republicans, Democrats, and independents in equal numbers say yes, it is,” Malloy said.

The survey was conducted from September 18 to 21 among 1,276 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.

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