GOP leaders bullish Sessions weighs second Trump’s approach tax bill will pass the special counsel to probe to human rights? It’s House this week Clinton related matters personal, critics say. PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 14 Volume 19, Issue 37 November 15-21 , 2017 lasvegastribune.com Fred Steese was pardoned for ’92 murder in North Las Vegas EDITED NOT By Hans Sherrer Fred Steese was convicted on Soules until he left Las Vegas on ship. After initially denying killing justicedenied.org March 1, 1995 of first-degree June 4th or June 5th. Soules, he admitted it in a very Special to the Las Vegas Tribune murder with a deadly weapon and A friend suggested Steese return detailed taped confession. He said Frederick Lee Steese was grant- other charges related to 56-year-old to Las Vegas. He was arrested on he intended to rob Soules while he ed a full and unconditional pardon Gerard Soules’ murder in North June 18 for speeding near Alamo, was asleep, but he awoke and was on November 8, 2017 by an 8 to Las Vegas on the evening of June north of Las Vegas. killed during the ensuing fight. He 1 vote of the Nevada Board of 3, 1992. During his audio recorded in- said he stabbed the nude Soules Pardons Commissioners. It was On June 6 the police identified terrogation by the North Las Vegas “maybe 100” times, and he covered their first pardon of a convicted Steese, 29, as a friend of Soules. police, Steese described himself his face. murderer in at least 21 years. Steese Steese was in Indiana on June as a hobo who was hitchhiking in Steese said he took Soules’ has claimed for more than 20 years 10 when the police talked with him May when Soules picked him up. television, VCR, and camera from he was in Idaho at the time of the FREDERICK LEE STEESE on the phone. He said he lived with They developed a sexual relation- (See Steese Pardoned, Page 3) crime. My Point Tax reform bill divides Nevada of View By Rolando Larraz delegation along party lines I am lucky enough to be happy By Thomas Mitchell lowers the individual tax rates for with whatever I have and who I Like everything else to come out all but millionaires, allows 100 am. I don’t envy anyone and I don’t of Washington, the House tax re- percent expensing of business costs know what jealousy is. form bill introduced this past week instead of the current 50 percent, Just because I do not agree with has turned into a partisan hissing eliminates deductions for state and someone’s opinion it doesn’t mean match in a fact-free zone. local taxes, except for property that they have to be my enemies; in Republicans hail it as an econ- taxes, and allows mortgage interest fact, the only time that the friends omy stimulating second coming, deduction. of my enemies are also my enemies, while Democrats decry it as a sop Republican Dean Heller said the is when it comes to communism or to the wealthy and a death knell for bill will provide tax relief for mid- anything close to Castro’s regime the middle class. dle class families, while Democrat in Cuba or Castro’s disciples in The bill lowers the corporate tax Catherine Cortez Masto said the bill Venezuela. rate from 35 percent to 20 percent, rewards corporations and the rich Lately there is a big commotion doubles the standard deduction, (See Nevada Divided, Page 5) among local political writers after the editor of the Internet newspa- per The Independent, Jon Ralston, Vietnam War veteran cries on President was banned from several political groups and blocked from elected officials who do not agree with Trump’s shoulder during Vietnam speech Ralston’s style or liberal point of By Jim Hoft view. The Gateway Pundit I personally do not agree with The liberal mainstream media Jon Ralston’s opinion too often, hid this beautiful moment from and have only spoken to him twice the American people. It does not in my life, but find him to be a good fit their narrative. father — a very good virtue in my On Saturday President Trump book — and a good writer — albeit delivered a speech in Da Nang, one who does not agree with my Vietnam on Veterans Day. principles and political opinion, but Behind him stood several U.S. a good writer nevertheless. veterans from the Vietnam War. What Ralston is facing nowa- President Trump delivered an- days I have been facing myself for other outstanding speech in honor the last nineteen years — censure of the U.S. veterans: for writing what others had not “I’m very honored to be repre- written or thought, but never had senting our country, and I will say the courage to say or write. that, when you speak of honors, one Las Vegas Tribune was born of my great honors is to present the nineteen years ago when I became people standing right behind me — victim of a corrupt police admin- great, great warriors and veterans istration and its Organized Crime of the Vietnam War. Unit, with several criminal and “Our veterans are a national drug-user detectives who were as treasure, and I thank them all for corrupt as the then administration On Saturday President Trump delivered a speech in Da Nang, Vietnam on Veterans Day. (See Veterans, Page 5) was, along with the cowards who And then one veteran began crying. President Trump hugged him. knew right from wrong, but kept their mouths shut. Up to now, none of those “elite Trump returning to U.S. with over $250 billion in reporters” had the energy and/or the courage to show some type of soli- deals, China announces ‘this is truly a miracle’ darity with this newspaper, maybe By Jack Davis “Both the United States and because they were afraid of a Metro The Western Journal China will have a more prosperous retaliation or of the Tarkanian Team On his final day in Beijing, future if we can achieve a level after the Tarkanian Matron ordered Trump and China’s President Xi economic playing field. Right now, me escorted out of her domain in Jinping oversaw a ceremony in unfortunately, it is a very one-sided city hall — when she was “Mayor which corporate giants such as and unfair one. But — but I don’t for a Day” — because she did not Boeing and Qualcomm signed blame China,” he said. like what I had to say. multibillion-dollar deals. “After all, who can blame a Normally the Board gives the “This is truly a miracle,” China’s country for being able to take ad- public speakers three minutes, but Commerce Minister Zhong Shan vantage of another country for the when “MOM Baker Tarkanian saw said at a news briefing in Beijing. benefit of its citizens? I give China me approaching the podium, she, Trump said Thursday he was great credit,” he said. as “Mayor for a Day,” changed the looking forward to a change in the Trump did not cite former Pres- speaking time from three minutes U.S.-China relationship. ident Barack Obama by name, but to just one minute; and — on top of “Discussing trade … knowing he had him in mind. that — Tarkanian deprived me and that the United States really has to President Donald Trump announced Thursday roughly $250 billion “But, in actuality, I do blame Las Vegas Tribune from doing our change its policies because they’ve in deals between American businesses and China. (See $250 Billion Deal, Page 4) job, thereby depriving the public gotten so far behind on trade with the opportunity to read the other China and frankly with many other side of the story. countries,” he said. CNN sued for racial discrimination Not that I need any of these “And I have great respect for By Kylie Handler President Donald Trump and his “fighters for freedom of the press” you with that because you’re rep- (HORN NEWS) — A serious supports “racist.” to defend me or consider me an resenting China. But it’s too bad lawsuit claiming racial discrimi- An Atlanta lawyer, who previ- ally because I am used to being that past administrations allowed it nation has been filed against liberal ously filed a discrimination case the Lone Ranger, and I am happy to get so far out of kilter. But we’ll news network CNN — and top that was dismissed, is refiling his enough with that. make it fair and it’ll be tremendous executives at the company are not lawsuit with a new set of plaintiffs When the Nevada Independent to both of us.” happy. and even more alleged victims. opened its door at the beginning of Trump went out of his way to Of course, racial discrimination new claims against the televi- Alleged racial discrimination is (See My Point of View, Page 2) avoid alienating his host. and sexual discrimination are not sion channel infamous for calling (See CNN Sued, Page 4) Page 2 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / November 15-21, 2017 GOP leaders bullish tax bill will pass the House this week A vote is expected Thursday, though members are being asked to keep Friday open in case. By Rachael Bade Passage in the House this week Politico would be a big boon to the tax Republican leaders are confident reform effort after widespread they have the votes to pass their skepticism that Republicans could once-in-a-generation tax reform bill shepherd legislation through the in the House this week.