Political Consultant And Attorney Sentenced To 18 Months For Role In Two Campaign Finance Schemes

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania released the below information:

 PHILADELPHIA – William M. McSwain, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Brian A. Benczkowski, the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice, announced that Kenneth Smukler, 58, a long-time Philadelphia-area political consultant and attorney, was sentenced today by the Honorable Jan E. DuBois to 18 months in prison, one year supervised release and a $75,000 fine for his role in two separate criminal schemes to violate federal campaign finance laws. 

The first scheme involved the 2012 Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District. Jimmie Moore, a former Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge, ran against the incumbent, Congressman Bob Brady. Moore struck a corrupt deal by which he agreed to withdraw from the race in exchange for funds from the Bob Brady for Congress campaign (the “Brady campaign”) to be used to pay off Moore’s campaign debts. Those debts included money that Jimmie Moore for Congress (the “Moore campaign”) owed to several vendors, to Moore himself, and to Moore’s campaign manager, Carolyn Cavaness.

On February 29, 2012, Moore withdrew from the race. Moore and Cavaness had prepared a list of debts owed by the Moore campaign which was subsequently provided to Smukler, a campaign consultant for the Brady campaign. Smukler arranged for the Moore campaign to receive $90,000 from the Brady campaign through false documents and a series of illegal pass-throughs, including the consulting firm of another Brady associate and co-conspirator, D.A. Jones. None of the payments, which exceeded the applicable contribution limits, was reported to the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”). Per the arrangement, the three installments were illegally disguised as payments for a poll and consulting services.

The second scheme involved the 2014 Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s Thirteenth Congressional District. Marjorie Margolies, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was running in the primary and Smukler, a veteran of prior Margolies political campaigns, was running the Margolies campaign. By early April 2014, the primary race was close, and the Margolies campaign was running out of money that the campaign could legally spend in the primary. Smukler caused the Margolies campaign to illegally spend general election funds in his attempt to win the primary election for his candidate, then lied about it to the campaign’s lawyer. That lawyer, in turn, unwittingly reported the lies to the FEC in response to a complaint filed by one of Margolies’ opponents. Additionally, Smukler caused excessive campaign contributions and illegal conduit contributions, all of which were hidden in FEC filings.

On December 3, 2018, a jury found Smukler guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States; two counts of causing unlawful campaign contributions; one count of causing false campaign expenditure reports; two counts of causing false statements; two counts of making contributions in the name of another; and one count of obstruction.

“In order to win at all costs, Smukler knowingly and purposefully undermined our democratic process by misusing campaign funds and lying about it,” said U.S. Attorney McSwain. “My Office will continue to prosecute public corruption wherever and whenever we uncover it. Now Smukler is headed to jail, and I am grateful that the Court imposed a just sentence reinforcing the fact that this kind of corruption will never be tolerated.”

“Campaign finance laws exist to ensure transparency and fairness in the electoral process,” said Michael T. Harpster, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Philadelphia Division. “When corruption weakens the public's trust in that process, our democracy itself is dealt a blow. Kenneth Smukler played fast and loose with the system to try to give his candidates a leg up. He broke the law repeatedly and now is being held accountable.” 

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eric Gibson and Trial Attorneys Richard Pilger and Rebecca Moses of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section. It was previously investigated by former Public Integrity Section Trial Attorney Jonathan I. Kravis.

DEA: Global Investigation Of Dark Web Drug Network Leads To Arrest Of 3 German Nationals

The DEA released the below information:  WASHINGTON – After a two-year investigation into one of the world’s largest dark web marketplaces, the DEA and other law enforcement partners today announced the arrests of three German nationals who operated the site, which sold illegal drugs and other goods to over a million customers. The three defendants were arrested in the United States and Germany on April 23rd and 24th and now face charges in both countries for their roles as administrators of the Wall Street Marketplace (WSM). (German charges: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/double-blow-to-dark-web-marketplaces) A fourth defendant linked to WSM was charged yesterday in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California.  Marcos Paulo De Oliveira-Annibale, 29, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, also faces federal drug distribution and money laundering charges for allegedly acting as a moderator who, among other things, mediated disputes between vendors and their customers.  Annibale, who used the online monikers “MED3LIN,” also acted as a public relations representative for WSM by, among others things, promoting WSM on websites such as Reddit, according to the complaint.  The case naming Annibale was unsealed today when Brazilian authorities executed a search warrant at his residence. “The dark web marketplace, Wall Street Market, was one of the largest operating hosts for vendors peddling illegal wares,” said DEA San Francisco Special Agent in-Charge Chris Nielsen.  “Law enforcement is always adapting to changes in technology and this case sends a clear message to those breaking the law and attempting to hide behind the illusion of anonymity – we will identify and find you.  The success of this case is due to the excellent cooperation between law enforcement agencies from around the globe who delivered another blow to criminal networks operating in the underground cyberspace.” DEA’s Special Operations Division coordinated this investigation and enforcement operation, which also included the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigations, HSI, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Global partners include German Federal Criminal Police (the Bundeskriminalamt), the German Public Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt, the Dutch National Police (Politie), the Netherlands National Prosecutor’s Office, Federal Police of Brazil (Policia Federal), Europol and Eurojust.  Significant assistance was provided by the Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs and Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force Program. A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles alleges that the three defendants, who currently are in custody in Germany, were the administrators of WSM, a sophisticated online marketplace available in six languages that allowed approximately 5,400 vendors to sell illegal goods to about 1.15 million customers around the world.  Like other dark web marketplaces previously shut down by authorities – Silk Road and AlphaBay, for example – WSM functioned like a conventional e-commerce website, but it was a hidden service located beyond the reach of traditional internet browsers on the Tor network, a service designed to conceal user identities. For nearly three years, WSM allegedly was operated on the dark web by the three defendants.  An “exit scam” was allegedly conducted last month when the WSM administrators took all of the virtual currency held in marketplace escrow and user accounts – believed by investigators to be approximately $11 million – and then diverted the money to their own accounts.  Exit scams are common among large darknet marketplaces, which typically hold money in escrow while a vendor delivers illicit goods. “Just as international law-enforcement partners began dismantling Wall Street Market and taking action against its members, as alleged in the complaint, the site’s administrators decided to steal their customers’ money via an exit scam,” said Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski.  “This operation sends a crystal-clear message: dark markets offer no safe haven.  The arrest and prosecution of the criminals who allegedly ran this darknet marketplace is a great example of our partnership with law enforcement authorities in Europe, with the support of Europol, and demonstrates what we can do when we stand together.” “Investigators from many countries overcame the national, legal and diplomatic challenges to hold accountable sophisticated actors who operated one of the largest known encrypted marketplaces in the shadowy environment of the Darknet,” said Assistant Director Paul Delacourt of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.  “This case is an example of successful global collaboration among law enforcement entities who share the many challenges of prosecuting transnational criminal activity conducted by individuals who operate anonymously across borders.” The affidavit in support of the criminal complaint filed in Los Angeles outlines how the defendants operated a sophisticated online marketplace that offered encrypted communications between buyers and sellers, as well as an online forum to discuss vendors and the quality of their wares.  The affidavit also describes an international investigation that was able to identify the three administrators of WSM, show how they previously operated another German-based darknet marketplace that shut down in 2016, and link them to computer servers in Germany and the Netherlands that were used to operate WSM and process virtual currency transactions. The three defendants allegedly created WSM, maintained the website, and operated the marketplace to ensure that buyers could access vendor pages and that financial transactions were properly processed.  The investigation outlined in the complaint affidavit linked the three defendants to WSM in a number of ways, including their access to the WSM computer infrastructure.  One defendant, for example, used virtual private networks to access WSM computers, but when a VPN connection would fail, his IP was revealed and authorities were able to identify his specific location. The three defendants charged in the Central District of California were arrested in Germany after the WSM administrators conducted an exit scam in the wake of WSM recently becoming regarded as the world’s pre-eminent dark web marketplace and gaining a significant influx of new vendors and users, according to the affidavit.  On April 16, vendors realized they could not collect the virtual funds that had been placed in escrow by their customers, which prompted German authorities to execute a series of arrest and search warrants. The complaint affidavit identifies several cases that have been filed in the United States against WSM vendors. One darknet vendor who advertised on WSM is currently serving a 12-year federal prison sentence after being convicted in the Western District of Wisconsin for distributing a fentanyl analogue resulting in the overdose death of a Florida resident who ordered a nasal spray laced with the powerful opioid from the vendor. Two of the “top vendors” on WSM – identified by the online monikers Platinum45 and Ladyskywalker – were based in the Los Angeles area and were major drug distributors.  One vendor, “Ladyskywalker,” operated on several darknet marketplaces, where the individual advertised and sold opioids such as fentanyl, oxycodone and hydrocodone. The second top vendor – who used the moniker “Platinum45” and operated on at least two darknet marketplaces, including WSM – advertised and sold drugs such as methamphetamine, Adderall and oxycodone to customers in the United States and around the world, including in Germany and Australia.  “Platinum45” also manufactured Adderall tablets and advertised the sale of up to 1 kilogram quantities of methamphetamine on WSM.

White House Cybersecurity Workforce Executive Order Bolsters U.S. Frontline Defenses, Aids Job Creation

WASHINGTON – President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the federal government to take critical steps to strengthen America’s cybersecurity workforce. Importantly, the Executive Order will enhance mobility of our country’s frontline cybersecurity practitioners, support the development of their skills to encourage excellence in the field, and help ensure the United States keeps its competitive edge in cybersecurity. The United States currently has a shortage of 300,000 cybersecurity practitioners.

“America’s cybersecurity practitioners—whether working in the private sector or serving in the federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial governments—constitute a core element in our country’s frontline defense, and we must urgently bolster them in the face of a myriad of cybersecurity threats,” said Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan. “DHS and this Administration are committed to bold action. From enabling movement between the private and public sectors to supporting our workforce’s training, education, and development, the President’s action today sets the course to expand and sustain the workforce and ensure America keeps its competitive edge in the critical field of cybersecurity.”

Under the Cybersecurity Workforce Executive Order, the Department of Homeland Security will work with partners from around the federal government on several initiatives to strengthen the workforce. DHS will create the Federal Cybersecurity Rotational Program, in which Information Technology (IT) and cybersecurity practitioners in the federal government can serve temporary assignments in DHS, and vice versa, sharing knowledge and cybersecurity best practices, undergoing training, and providing invaluable, varied experiences to the workforce. Additionally, DHS will identify aptitude assessments for use in identifying current employees who would be excellent candidates to work in IT and cybersecurity.

Together with the Department of Defense, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of Management Budget, and other partner agencies, DHS will plan the President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition to spur competition as well as challenge and reward the best federal and military cybersecurity practitioners and teams. DHS and the Department of Commerce will create a National Cybersecurity Workforce Consultative Process, in which stakeholders from the private and public sectors, from the federal level to local and tribal governments, academia, and others, will assess the cybersecurity workforce and make recommendations to strengthen its skill sets. DHS will further work with other departments to identify and mitigate federal and non-federal skill gaps specific to critical infrastructure and defense cybersecurity through development of appropriate training curricula. Finally, DHS will encourage the incorporation of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education to support training and workforce development around the country. 

A Little Humor: Dying Man Wanted A Cookie

An old man was laying on his death bed. 

He had only hours to live when he suddenly smelled chocolate chip cookies.

He loved chocolate chip cookies more than anything else in the world.

With his last bit of energy, he pulled himself out of bed, walked across the floor, down the stairs and into the kitchen where his wife was baking chocolate chip cookies. 

As he reached for one, she smacked him across the back of his hand with a wooden spoon.

“Leave them alone!” she said, “They’re for the funeral!”

The Main Goal is Recovery: How The FBI Responds To International Kidnappings

The FBI released the below information:

When a loved one is among the more than 90 million Americans who travel internationally each year, it’s not unusual to hope for a phone call saying all is well. What nobody ever expects is a call demanding a ransom. But on the exceptionally rare occasion that an American is kidnapped and held overseas, an FBI-led network of experienced investigators, negotiators, and foreign liaisons are in place to assist.

The FBI’s jurisdiction in crimes or terrorist attacks against Americans abroad dates back more than three decades, to the mid 1980s, when Congress passed laws authorizing the Bureau to investigate hostage-taking and kidnappings of Americans overseas. That doesn’t mean the FBI handles these cases alone, however; it relies heavily on foreign partners in host countries, as well as other U.S. agencies with a global footprint. And while every kidnapping or hostage case presents unique and challenging circumstances, the goal is always the same.

“The main goal is recovery of the victim,” said Jerald Burkin, head of the FBI’s International Violent Crimes Unit, which oversees criminal investigations of international kidnappings and hostage-takings. “But then after that, we want the prosecution of the bad guys.”

International kidnapping and hostage cases generally fall into two categories—criminals seeking a ransom for captive Americans, or terrorist organizations like al Qaeda and ISIL making similar demands. Both are inherently challenging, since the longstanding U.S. policy is to not pay hostage ransoms. But the latter cases can take much longer to resolve.

To provide better coordination in complex cases and continued support to the families of the victims, the White House in 2015 established the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell (HRFC) at FBI Headquarters, which is made up of specialists from the FBI, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and other U.S. agencies with strong overseas relationships.

All kidnappings have the resources of the HRFC available,” said Matt Ploskunak, a special agent in the fusion cell. “That’s the whole-of-government approach to getting people back.”

Since the HRFC’s inception four years ago, more than 200 kidnapped American citizens have been recovered. And the Bureau continues to work to bring home kidnapping victims who are still being held hostage overseas.

When someone in the U.S. gets a ransom call from overseas and they reach out to law enforcement or a U.S. Embassy for help, it sets in motion a well-honed process. The nearest FBI field office, in coordination with Headquarters’ Criminal Investigative and International Operations divisions, sends special agents, hostage negotiators, and victim specialists to meet with the family that received the call. In some cases, specially trained negotiators from the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group are dispatched to assist on the case. Agents work with family members, offering guidance through the trying process.

Meanwhile, in the country where a hostage is being held, the FBI’s in-country liaisons, or legal attachés, work closely with the ambassador and the U.S. Embassy team to request assistance from the country’s local law enforcement. The FBI has more than 60 legal attaché offices—managed by the Bureau’s International Operations Division—providing coverage for more than 180 countries, territories and islands. The legal attaché coordinates the FBI’s piece of an overseas investigation run by local police. “Whatever they find in their investigation, the legal attaché is going to have access to that information,” Burkin said.

In rare kidnap-for-ransom cases, and at the request of host countries, the FBI has dispatched agents from designated field offices with extraterritorial responsibility to assist host-nation investigators.

Back in the U.S., while agents run their investigation, victim specialists from the FBI’s Victim Services Division are on scene to ensure the needs of the victim’s family are being met and considered throughout the ordeal. “The victim specialists are brought in to the front end so that they have that relationship established for any follow-on care that’s needed,” Burkin said.

A hostage’s release does not mean the end of a case. Often, the host country will pursue a criminal prosecution. A robust case—built on investigative work at each end of the kidnapper’s ransom call—may lead to an offender’s extradition to the U.S. for prosecution.

Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Espionage

The U.S. Justice Department released the below information:

A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to communicate, deliver and transmit national defense information to the People’s Republic of China.  Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger for the Eastern District of Virginia, Assistant Director for Counterintelligence John Brown of the FBI and Assistant Director in Charge Nancy McNamara of the FBI’s Washington Field Office made the announcement after Senior U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III accepted the plea.

According to court documents, Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 54, left the CIA in 2007 and began residing in Hong Kong.  In April 2010, two Chinese intelligence officers (IOs) approached Lee and offered to pay him for national defense information he had acquired as a CIA case officer.  The IOs also told Lee they had prepared for him a gift of $100,000 cash, and they offered to take care of him “for life” in exchange for his cooperation.

Beginning sometime in May 2010 and continuing into at least 2011, Lee received requests for information, or taskings, from the Chinese IOs.  The majority of the taskings asked Lee to reveal sensitive information about the CIA, including national defense information.  On May 14, 2010, Lee made or caused to be made a cash deposit of $138,000 HKD (approximately $17,468 in USD) into his personal bank account in Hong Kong.  This would be the first of hundreds of thousands of dollars (USD equivalent) in cash deposits Lee made or caused to be made into his personal HSBC account from May 2010 through December 2013.

“This is the third case in less than a year in which a former US intelligence officer has pled or been found guilty of conspiring with Chinese intelligence services to pass them national defense information,” said Assistant Attorney General Demers.  “Every one of these cases is a tragic betrayal of country and colleagues.  The National Security Division will continue to prosecute individuals like Lee who abuse their former access to classified information for financial gain while threatening the security of America.  Many thanks to the agents, analysts and prosecutors whose work led to today’s outcome.”

“Those Americans entrusted with our government’s most closely held secrets have a tremendous responsibility to safeguard that information,” said U.S. Attorney Terwilliger.  “Instead of embracing that responsibility and honoring his commitment to not disclose national defense information, Lee sold out his country, conspired to become a spy for a foreign government, and then repeatedly lied to investigators about his conduct.  This prosecution should serve as a warning to others who would compromise our nation’s secrets and betray our country’s trust.  My thanks to the prosecutors, agents and our intelligence community partners for their terrific work on this important case.”

“Today, Mr. Lee accepts responsibility not only for his crimes but also for their dangerous ramifications” said Assistant Director Brown.  “By knowingly aiding a foreign government, Mr. Lee put our country’s national security at serious risk and also threatened the safety and personal security of innocent people, namely his former intelligence colleagues.  He deserves to answer for his treachery and he will do so as a result of the dedication of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division, the Washington Field Office, and the Department of Justice in pursuing this case.”

“Today's guilty plea is an example of how the FBI and the Department of Justice successfully pursue threats to our nation's security and intelligence,” said Assistant Director McNamara.  “U.S. Government employees are entrusted by the American people to keep our country safe and secure from adversaries.  The targeting of former U.S. security clearance holders by Chinese intelligence services is a constant threat we face, and the FBI will continue to combat these threats and guard our nation against those who conspire to compromise our national security.  I would like to thank the hardworking people of the FBI who work each day to defend our security and intelligence.”

On May 26, 2010, Lee created on his laptop computer a document that described, among other things, certain locations to which the CIA would assign officers with certain identified experience, as well as the particular location and timeframe of a sensitive CIA operation.  After Lee created this document, he transferred it from his laptop to a thumb drive.  The document included national defense information of the United States that was classified at the Secret level.

In August 2012, the FBI conducted a court-authorized search of a hotel room in Honolulu, Hawaii registered in Lee’s name.  The search revealed that Lee possessed the thumb drive within his personal luggage.  The FBI forensically imaged the thumb drive and later located the document in the unallocated space of the thumb drive, meaning that it had been deleted.  The search also revealed that Lee possessed a day planner and an address book that contained handwritten notes made by Lee that related to his work as a CIA case officer prior to 2004.  These notes included, among other things, intelligence provided by CIA assets, true names of assets, operational meeting locations and phone numbers, and information about covert facilities.

During 2012, Lee had a series of interviews with the CIA.  Throughout these interviews, in response to questions about what the IOs had wanted from him, Lee intentionally failed to disclose that he had received taskings from them.  In May 2013, the FBI conducted three interviews with Lee.  During one of those interviews, Lee admitted that he had received taskings but stated that he had not kept the written requests because they would tend to incriminate him.

The FBI interviewers also confronted Lee with the sensitive document discovered on the thumb drive.  Lee falsely denied that he possessed it, claimed not to know who created it, and denied knowing why it would have been on his computer.  He also denied deleting the document.  Approximately one week later, in another FBI interview, Lee admitted that he created the document in response to two taskings from the IOs and transferred it to a thumb drive.  He also said he thought about giving it to the IOs but never did.

In a January 2018 interview with the FBI, Lee falsely denied that he ever kept any work-related notes at home.  When shown a photocopy of the front covers of the day planner and address book described above, as well as a copy of his handwriting therein, Lee falsely denied that he possessed the notebooks while transiting through Hawaii in August 2012.  Lee also falsely denied that either of the books contained notes from asset meetings but conceded that any such notes would be classified.  Further, Lee falsely denied that he ever put the sensitive document on a thumb drive, notwithstanding the fact that he had admitted having done so when interviewed by FBI agents in May 2013.  Finally, Lee also falsely told the interviewing agents that in drafting this document he was writing down things “more [like] a diary thing,” notwithstanding the fact that in May 2013 he had told FBI agents that he had created the document in response to two taskings from the Chinese IOs.

Lee pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deliver national defense information to aid a foreign government and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison when sentenced on Aug. 23, 2019.  Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties.  A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Hammerstrom and Trial Attorneys Patrick T. Murphy and Adam L. Small of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section are prosecuting the case.

Dennis Miller's Anti-Anti-Trump Comedy

Kyle Smith at National Review offers a piece on Dennis Miller, whose comedy special, Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes, is appearing on Amazon Prime Video.

Other political comedians are of one mind about Donald Trump. Dennis Miller is of another. The president’s tweeting addiction? “I’m sorry but I find it hilarious,” Miller says. “I think since Trump doesn’t drink, lighting up a–holes on Twitter is his Cognac before bed.”

Stand-up comedians pride themselves on their independent minds, their supposed provocations and subversions. If everyone is “edgy” in the same way, though, isn’t the real free thinker the one who chooses to be different? Traffic is dense on the highway of comedy, but Miller is in a lane almost all by himself. Being your own man comes with a cost; Miller was once a mainstay of HBO, but not anymore. For breaking with orthodoxy, he gets treated as a comedy apostate. And this, in a church of apostasy. To put it in Miller-ese: The senior leadership of the Cool Kids Club ran away from him like he was a fast zombie with radioactive Ebola.

In Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes, which has just popped up without fanfare on Amazon Prime Video, Miller applies his trademark polysyllabic freestyle to the Great Awokening, the baroque period of political correctness. Consider the apoplexy that greeted North Carolina’s move to preserve the status quo for gender segregation in public bathrooms. North Carolinians “are all of the sudden Pol Pot, Torquemada, the worst people who ever lived,” Miller says. “It’s so funny to me; the progressives don’t even sense the irony of the fact that they all wanna go to Havana, Cuba, but none of ’em will connect through Charlotte, North Carolina.”

The case of Caitlyn Jenner is another area that makes progressives check themselves into the pop-culture psych ward. Miller says he’s happy for her “but can I get like a weekend to process this sort of stuff? ‘Who’s that, the decathlon champion Bruce Jenner, he’s on the cover of Vanity Fair in a camisole?’” It’s the way Caitlyn’s story causes progressives to bend over backwards until their spines snap that Miller finds hilarious. He cites an interview he read with Jessica Lange in which the interviewer compared her appearance to Caitlyn’s: “‘You’re so absolutely beautiful, you remind me of . . . Caitlyn Jenner.’ And Jessica Lange on the phone has to say, ‘I’m so flattered!’ And you know she’s thinking, ‘What are you, f—ing kidding me? I’m JESSICA LANGE! Did you see King Kong for God’s sakes?’”

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/dennis-miller-comedy-special-fake-news-real-jokes-political-humor/