Author: Don Blankenship
The United States Government has granted itself a 45-day delay to review Upper Big Branch documents that it has kept hidden now for over eight years—documents the U.S. Government’s Department of Justice (DOJ) had asked the U.S. Government’s Judge to delay reviewing for 90 days. The 45-day delay the U.S. Government Judge granted to the U.S. Government DOJ is a delay just to prepare to review the documents, not to actually review them or to release them. We guess the 45-day delay versus the 90 days requested is meant to suggest compromise and reasonableness. We can only assume that the…
Fellow West Virginians: Don Blankenship is continuing our fight for a better West Virginia. His next challenge is to force the establishment politicians to put him on the ballot for this November’s West Virginia U.S. Senate general election. If you want to help preserve the U.S. Constitution this is your chance. Don has already pledged to only serve the people and not to be beholden to D.C. lobbyists or career politicians. The other candidates just want to be a US Senator. If either is elected nothing will really change. West Virginia will remain last in jobs and first in drugs…
To whom it may concern: Below you will find the most recent court filing in my case, which objects to the previously mentioned ninety-day delay in our effort to achieve justice and uncover corruption by the DOJ and MSHA. Admittedly, it is a lot of legalese, but I have decided to share it for those who care to read it. Don
My last update regarding my case status, ie my continuing efforts to get my “misdemeanor” conviction invalidated, said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had decided not to handle my filings in “Mitch McConnell Land” ie Eastern Kentucky but rather in Ohio. My attorneys did not hear directly from the Ohio US Attorney’s office until yesterday, June 5, and as expected, when they called they said that they would seek yet another delay. They were not specific as to how long a delay they would ask for. Kentucky federal prosecutors had already requested a two-week delay. Well today, ie June…
The Don Blankenship for U.S. Senate campaign has officially started it’s petition drive to gain ballot access for the 2018 general election in West Virginia as the nominee for the Constitution Party. Cabell and Kanawha County Clerks have already approved the Official Credentials form that provides authorization to solicit petition signatures for minor party candidates. Official requests for the credentials have been sent to all fifty-five county clerks. The Secretary of State’s office is aware of the county clerk petition approvals and has not objected to our campaign starting the process of gaining ballot access. After obtaining the required number…
Don Blankenship releases the following statement: The Department of Justice (DOJ) informed my attorneys on Friday that they have now changed their mind and have decided that my legal filings, to reverse and invalidate my misdemeanor conviction, will be handled by the Southern District of Ohio DOJ office and not by the Eastern District of Kentucky ie by McConnell prosecutors. We can only guess that DOJ realized that having McConnell prosecutors handle my case was a little too “Transparently Dishonest”, even for them. However, to be clear, my case will still be controlled by the same Judge that oversaw my…
This afternoon, Don Blankenship released the following statement: “My attorneys called me today to inform me that they received a call from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The purpose of the call was to inform us that the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia would no longer be handling my case and—instead—they would be handling the matter in Kentucky moving forward.” “This means that Cocaine Mitch McConnell’s appointees within the Department of Justice (DOJ) will now be deciding the DOJ’s position on whether my case should be…
On Monday, May 21, 2018, attorneys for Don Blankenship filed a motion with the court to release even more records that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) wants to keep secret. This new filing by Don’s attorneys follows a motion previously filed to vacate Don’s conviction based on the mountains of evidence improperly withheld from him at trial. Following that filing the current U.S. Attorney discovered even more relevant documents that MSHA had never provided to Don’s defense. Now the U.S. Attorney has informed Don’s attorneys that dozens more documents and emails are still being withheld by MSHA. The…
Williamson, W.Va. – West Virginia Constitution Party member, Don Blankenship, is pleased to announce that he has accepted the nomination to become the Constitution Party’s West Virginia candidate for the United States Senate. Mr. Blankenship was nominated by unanimous vote. Mr. Blankenship is honored to receive the nomination of the Constitution Party—the nation’s third largest political party in terms of its state affiliates voter registration. Mr. Blankenship finds that his personal views and the views of the majority of West Virginians are significantly aligned with the Constitution Party’s Platform. The goal of the Constitution Party is to restore American government…
In the week following the election, I have reflected on the campaign and on the last several years since the explosion at Upper Big Branch. It occurred to me that some of my supporters might have interest in hearing some of my inner-most thoughts. After all, last week, the most powerful man in the world—the President of the United States—felt compelled to prevent me from becoming the Republican nominee to represent West Virginia in the United States Senate. He said it was because I could not win. But he must have known that with his endorsement and support, the road…