Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell gave the Department of Justice information on “100 different people” linked to child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, her lawyer David Oscar Markus told reporters on Friday, according to <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/us-news/ghislaine-maxwell-gave-doj-info-about-100-different-people-linked-to-jeffrey-epstein-lawyer-says/">the New York Post</a>.
Maxwell met with the DOJ on Thursday and Friday and was grilled by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, answering &#8220;every single question,&#8221; according to Markus.
“This was the first opportunity she’s ever been given to answer questions about what happened,” Maxwell&#8217;s lawyer said. “The truth will come out about what happened with Mr. Epstein, and she’s the person who’s answering those questions.”
Markus did not say whether Maxwell&#8217;s discussions with the DOJ tied anyone else to Epstein&#8217;s crimes. Markus was challenged by one reporter about two previous perjury counts against Maxwell, and replied by pointing to the federal government dropping those charges after she was convicted of sex trafficking.
The Trump administration is pursuing multiple avenues to release more information on the Epstein case after facing criticism for its handling of the investigation. The DOJ is also requesting that federal judges in New York and Florida unseal grand jury transcripts in Epstein&#8217;s and Maxwell&#8217;s cases. A federal judge in Florida <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hands-are-tied-federal-judge-denies-dojs-request-to-unseal-epstein-grand-jury-transcripts">denied</a> the DOJ&#8217;s request earlier this week, saying that her &#8220;hands are tied&#8221; and she does not have the authority to release the sensitive records.
Maxwell is in the process of appealing her conviction, and some commentators and legal analysts have floated that Epstein&#8217;s co-conspirator is providing more information to the DOJ in hopes of securing clemency from President Donald Trump.
As the DOJ was questioning Maxwell, Trump was asked Friday morning if he would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-hes-allowed-to-pardon-ghislaine-maxwell-keeps-option-open-after-doj-meeting">consider a pardon</a> for the sex trafficker, who is serving a 20-year sentence.
“It’s something I haven’t thought about,” Trump responded. “I’m allowed to do it, but it’s something I have not thought about.”
Maxwell&#8217;s lawyer commented on a potential pardon or commutation, calling Trump &#8220;the ultimate dealmaker,&#8221; adding, “We hope he exercises that power in a right and just way.
On Thursday, Markus said that Maxwell was questioned &#8220;all day,&#8221; but he did not comment &#8220;on the substance&#8221; of the meeting, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/top-doj-official-todd-blanche-meeting-with-ghislaine-maxwell/">reported</a>.
&#8220;This is the first time that the government has asked questions, so we were thankful that the deputy attorney general came and asked her questions. It&#8217;s the first time the government did it. So it was a good day,&#8221; Markus added.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche <a href="https://x.com/dagtoddblanche/status/1948519521071047090?s=46">said</a> in an X post after Thursday&#8217;s meeting that the DOJ &#8220;will share additional information about what we learned at the appropriate time.&#8221;

Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell Gave DOJ Info On 100 People Linked To Epstein, Her Lawyer Says

Donald Trump

Jeffrey Epstein

Trump Administration

President Donald Trump said on Friday that his meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome on Thursday was &#8220;very good,&#8221; adding that he believes Powell is ready to finally lower interest rates.
Trump met with Powell to tour the construction of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, D.C., and to discuss the Fed&#8217;s position on interest rates, an issue over which Trump has routinely blasted Powell. The Fed is set to meet again next week to discuss interest rates, but Powell <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jerome-powell-suggests-delaying-rate-cuts-beyond-july-meeting-while-fed-studies-tariff-impact?author=Reuters&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Jerome+Powell+Suggests+Delaying+Rate+Cuts+Beyond+July+Meeting+While+Fed+Studies+Tariff+Impact">told</a> Congress last month that he was not considering a rate cut at the Fed’s July meeting, citing uncertainty surrounding Trump&#8217;s tariffs.
&#8220;I think we had a very good meeting on interest rates,&#8221; Trump told reporters outside the White House before departing on his trip to Scotland. &#8220;[Powell] said to me — now I don&#8217;t know if he&#8217;s going to say this &#8230; on what day he speaks — he said to me very strongly, &#8216;The country is doing well.&#8217; He said, &#8216;Congratulations, the country is doing really well.'&#8221;
&#8220;And I got that to mean that I think he&#8217;s going to start recommending lowering rates,&#8221; the president added.
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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump might have just convinced Fed Chair Jerome Powell to *LOWER* interest rates.
LMAO! The meeting for rates is next week&#8230;
&#8220;We had a very good meeting on interest rates. He said to me&#8230;&#8217;the country is doing well.&#8217; He said, &#8216;congratulations.&#8217; I got… <a href="https://t.co/JnvPMY7D55">pic.twitter.com/JnvPMY7D55</a>
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Trump has reportedly considered firing Powell, which would be an unprecedented move, but the president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-drafted-letter-to-fire-fed-reserve-chair-but-says-were-not-planning-on-doing-it?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Drafted+Letter+To+Fire+Fed+Reserve+Chair%2C+But+Says+%E2%80%98We%E2%80%99re+Not+Planning+On+Doing+It%E2%80%99">said</a> last week that he would wait for Powell&#8217;s term as the Chair to expire in early 2026 before choosing his replacement. Trump has called the Fed Chair one of the “<a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-versus-powell-how-far-can-he-push-the-fed-chair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most destructive</a>” people in government, and took to Truth Social after his meeting with Powell on Thursday to again <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114910307760776254">urge</a> him to lower interest rates.
During his walkthrough of the Federal Reserve construction with Powell, Trump challenged him on the total cost of the renovations. With Powell by his side, Trump told the cameras that the renovations for the building had increased to $3.1 billion, resulting in Powell looking confused and shaking his head, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/awkward-trump-prods-jerome-powell-about-renovation-controversy-during-fed-visit?author=Daniel+Chaitin&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=18&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=AWKWARD%21+Trump+Prods+Jerome+Powell+About+Renovation+Controversy+During+Fed+Visit">reported</a>. Trump handed Powell a copy of a document showing the construction costs.
“You just added in a third building,&#8221; Powell said after reading over the document.
“It’s part of the overall work,” Trump replied, and Powell shot back, “It’s not new.”
Mark Paoletta, General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-is-100-correct-potus-vindicated-in-fed-renovation-clash-with-powell?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=%E2%80%98Trump+Is+100%25+Correct%E2%80%99%3A+POTUS+Vindicated+In+Fed+Renovation+Clash+With+Powell">said</a> on Friday morning that &#8220;President Trump is 100% correct in the numbers he used on his tour of Federal Reserve (FRB) site yesterday,&#8221; showing a breakdown of the cost.
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President Trump is 100% correct in the numbers he used on his tour of Federal Reserve (FRB) site yesterday.
FRB documents show FRB 2022 Budget (below) adopted in November 2021 was $1.4 Billion for the Eccles &amp; 1951 Building portion of the FRB HQ project and a total budget for… <a href="https://t.co/54IzoACGhl">https://t.co/54IzoACGhl</a> <a href="https://t.co/yRZ8iGWBAV">pic.twitter.com/yRZ8iGWBAV</a>
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Trump Believes Fed Chair Will ‘Start Recommending Lower Rates’

Economy

Federal Reserve

Interest Rates

Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling on presidential immunity last year would likely shield former President Barack Obama from any prosecution related to the Russiagate hoax.
Trump accused Obama of committing &#8220;criminal acts&#8221; over the debunked Russian collusion claims that tied Trump&#8217;s 2016 election victory to Moscow. The president acknowledges, however, that the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling on presidential immunity, which helped Trump in 2024, would likely also protect Obama.
&#8220;It probably helps him a lot,&#8221; Trump said, adding, &#8220;But it doesn&#8217;t help the people around him at all.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s done criminal acts. There&#8217;s no question about it,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;But he has immunity, and it probably helps him a lot. He owes me big. Obama owes me big.&#8221;
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Trump correctly says Obama would benefit from the Supreme Court’s presidential powers ruling last year, making it hard to prosecute him for 2016 actions. “Obama owes me big.” <a href="https://t.co/XWjsaLUxfx">pic.twitter.com/XWjsaLUxfx</a>
&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1948750505250808067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Prosecuting Obama appears to be unlikely. Last July, the Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-rules-trump-has-immunity-for-official-acts-likely-delays-trial-past-election">ruled</a> 6-3 in favor of Trump, saying that presidential immunity shields him from federal prosecution for official acts. The ruling stemmed from the case against Trump alleging that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Trump&#8217;s Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, declassified documents last week showing that the Obama administration suppressed intelligence proving that Russia did not influence the outcome of the 2016 election. Gabbard&#8217;s revelation led to calls for the Trump administration to prosecute those in the Obama White House, all the way up to the former president himself. Gabbard said declassified documents &#8220;clearly show there was a treasonous conspiracy in 2016 committed by officials at the highest level of our government.&#8221;
An Obama spokesman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gabbard-fires-back-at-obama-after-he-denies-guilt-in-russia-collusion-hoax-the-art-of-deflection">called</a> the allegations &#8220;ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.&#8221; Gabbard responded, saying, &#8220;The intelligence community had one assessment, that Russia did not have the intent or capability to try to impact the outcome of the U.S. election leading up to  Election Day,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;The same assessment was made after Donald Trump was elected by the American people as president in 2016 defeating Hillary Clinton. And it wasn&#8217;t until after that pulled president&#8217;s daily briefing document that you referenced that the Principals Committee was called and the National Security Council, and President Obama then directed his then DNI, James Clapper, to lead the effort to create this new intelligence community assessment.&#8221;
Trump said on Tuesday that Obama, along with other Democrats, should face &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/time-to-go-after-people-trump-wants-severe-consequences-for-dems-who-pushed-russia-hoax?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=7&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Time+To+Go+After+People%E2%80%99%3A+Trump+Wants+%E2%80%98Severe+Consequences%E2%80%99+For+Dems+Who+Pushed+Russia+Hoax">severe consequences</a>&#8221; for their alleged involvement in the Russian collusion conspiracy, adding that &#8220;it&#8217;s time to go after people.&#8221;
&#8220;Barack Hussein Obama is the ringleader. Hillary Clinton was right there with him, and so was Sleepy Joe Biden, and so were the rest of them — [former FBI Director Jim] Comey, Clapper, the whole group. They tried to rig an election, and then they got caught,&#8221; Trump said in the Oval Office.
The Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/justice-department-to-form-strike-force-to-assess-weaponization-of-intel-community">announced</a> on Wednesday that it formed a &#8220;strike force&#8221; to evaluate the evidence put forward by Gabbard and look into &#8220;potential next steps.&#8221;

Obama/Trump

Trump Says SCOTUS Immunity Ruling Could Protect Obama: ‘He Owes Me Big’

Barack Obama

Crime

Executive

Politics

Russia Collusion Hoax

Supreme Court

Asked about the Jeffrey Epstein files again on Friday morning, President Donald Trump told reporters on the White House lawn that they should focus on former President Bill Clinton&#8217;s connection to the convicted child sex abuser.
The president also mentioned Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard and Treasury Secretary under Clinton, and &#8220;some of his friends that are hedge fund guys.&#8221; Neither Summers nor Clinton has been accused of any crimes related to Epstein&#8217;s sex trafficking and abuse.
&#8220;You ought to be speaking about Bill Clinton, who went to [Epstein&#8217;s] island 28 times. I never went to the island,&#8221; Trump said.
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President Trump just named checked Bill Clinton and Larry Summers when asked about Epstein:
“You ought to be talking about Larry Summers…. or Bill Clinton, who went to the island 28 times. I never went to the island.” <a href="https://t.co/YkUNToInL9">pic.twitter.com/YkUNToInL9</a>
&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1948744096455295232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump&#8217;s comments come amid continued pressure for the administration to release more information on the Epstein files after the Department of Justice concluded earlier this month that there was no evidence that Epstein kept a client list. Trump has blasted the focus on the Epstein files as a Democrat &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-dismisses-epstein-case-hoax-as-his-justice-department-interviews-ghislaine-maxwell?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Trump+Dismisses+Epstein+Case+%E2%80%98HOAX%E2%80%99+As+His+Justice+Department+Interviews+Ghislaine+Maxwell">CON JOB</a>,&#8221; but suggested on Thursday that more information would come to light after his DOJ requested that grand jury transcripts in the case be unsealed.
Clinton has acknowledged that he was a former associate of Epstein&#8217;s, but denied that he had any knowledge of the pedophile&#8217;s crimes against young girls. A spokesman for Clinton <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/politics/bill-clinton-jeffrey-epstein#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIn%202002%20and%202003%2C%20President,young%2Dlooking%20girls%2C%20prosecutors%20say">claimed</a> in 2019 that the former president traveled on Epstein&#8217;s private jet on four occasions between 2002 and 2003, &#8220;one to Europe, one to Asia, and two to Africa, which included stops in connection with the work of the Clinton Foundation.&#8221;
The Clinton spokesman added that the former president &#8220;has never been to Little St. James Island, Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida.&#8221;
A 2016 article from Fox News, however, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/flight-logs-show-bill-clinton-flew-on-sex-offenders-jet-much-more-than-previously-known">reported</a> that Clinton traveled on Epstein&#8217;s private jet at least 26 times, according to flight records. In 2020, a <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/08/18/photos-show-bill-clinton-getting-massage-from-epstein-accuser/">picture</a> surfaced of Clinton getting a massage from Epstein accuser Chauntae Davies after a 2002 flight on Epstein&#8217;s &#8220;Lolita Express,&#8221; the New York Post reported. Davies alleged that Epstein raped her on multiple occasions and also accused Epstein&#8217;s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, of recruiting her to work for the predator. Davies did not accuse Clinton of any wrongdoing.
Clinton&#8217;s name also <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67865190">appeared</a> — alongside the names of President Trump, Prince Andrew, and others — in court filings related to the Epstein case. The court filings only detailed Clinton&#8217;s and Trump&#8217;s connection to Epstein and did not implicate the U.S. presidents in any criminality. Prince Andrew was <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-andrew-allegations-jeffrey-epstein-documents-no-uk-police-investigation/">accused</a> of groping Johanna Sjoberg in 2001 and was also accused of sexual abuse by Virginia Giuffre, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/most-prominent-epstein-sexual-abuse-victim-virginia-giuffre-dies-by-apparent-suicide?author=Mairead+Elordi&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Most+Prominent+Epstein+Sexual+Abuse+Victim+Virginia+Giuffre+Dies+By+Apparent+Suicide">died</a> by apparent suicide earlier this year. Prince Andrew has denied any wrongdoing and settled the case brought by Giuffre out of court in 2022.
In a 2016 deposition, Sjoberg said that Epstein mentioned Clinton to her. “He said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls,” Sjoberg said, but added that she never saw the former president on Epstein&#8217;s island. A Clinton spokesman said in 2019 that Clinton had not spoken to Epstein in more than a decade and had no knowledge of any criminal activity when he was last in contact with the disgraced financier.
The Wall Street Journal has published two <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?mod=hp_lead_pos7">reports</a> over the past week on alleged birthday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-clinton-commended-epstein-for-childlike-curiosity-in-unearthed-birthday-letter?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Epstein+Birthday+Book+Also+Included+Bill+Clinton+Letter+Commending+Predator%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Childlike+Curiosity%E2%80%99">messages</a> sent to Epstein from Trump and Clinton. Trump ripped the WSJ over the report, calling it &#8220;FAKE,&#8221; and then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-files-massive-libel-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-over-fake-epstein-letter">filed</a> a libel lawsuit against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and two Wall Street Journal reporters. A Clinton spokesman declined to comment on the alleged birthday message, according to the WSJ.
Asked about the WSJ report on Friday, Trump said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re talking about. Somebody could&#8217;ve written a letter and used my name. That&#8217;s happened a lot.&#8221;

Jeffrey Epstein/ Donald Trump/ Bill Clinton

Trump Demands Media Cover Bill Clinton’s Epstein Links: ‘I Never Went To The Island’

Bill Clinton

Media

The official Democratic Party X account yanked down a post on Thursday night after its attempt to pin high grocery prices on President Donald Trump backfired.
The chart posted by the Democrats showed the prices of produce, meat, cheese, dairy, and alcohol hitting record highs in 2025. The Democratic Party captioned its post &#8220;Trump&#8217;s America,&#8221; but X users quickly noticed that the massive spike in grocery prices shown on the chart happened while former President Joe Biden was in office. There has been only a slight increase in prices since Trump stepped back into office in January.
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In a now-deleted post, the <a href="https://twitter.com/democrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Democrats</a> account on X shared “Trump’s America” alongside a chart that read, “U.S. Grocery Prices Reached Highs in 2025.”
They really thought they scored a win. <a href="https://t.co/ofXALkwv9x">pic.twitter.com/ofXALkwv9x</a>
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1948550364006916461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The official &#8220;Rapid Response&#8221; X account for the White House <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1948521565454516606">responded</a> to the Democratic Party&#8217;s post, highlighting the spike that occurred when Biden was in the Oval Office.
&#8220;Democrats deleted this tweet after everyone with eyes pointed out it showed grocery prices skyrocketed under Biden,&#8221; Washington Free Beacon Editor Peter Hasson <a href="https://x.com/peterjhasson/status/1948550822649889010">posted</a> on X.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s anything more Democratic Party than posting a chart of grocery prices exploding during the Biden administration in an attempt to blame Donald Trump,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/ianmSC/status/1948521575793524775">wrote</a> Outkick writer Ian Miller.
&#8220;This is the breathtakingly moronic tweet deleted by the official X account of the Democratic Party, which shows almost no inflation under Trump, massive inflation under Biden, then almost no inflation under Trump 2,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/rkylesmith/status/1948566240860987456">added</a> Wall Street Journal film critic Kyle Smith.
Under Biden, <a href="https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category-line-chart.htm">inflation</a> hit a staggering 9.1% in June of 2022, and the cost of food skyrocketed 22% during Biden&#8217;s one term in office, The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/24/us-news/democratic-party-effort-to-highlight-record-high-grocery-prices-completely-backfires/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social">reported</a>. In Trump&#8217;s first six months in office, the average cost of food in U.S. cities has increased around 1%, according to federal <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIUFDSL">data</a>.
Nearly every monthly Consumer Price Index report during Trump&#8217;s second term has defied economists&#8217; predictions, showing lower inflation levels than expected. The most recent report, however, did show a slight increase in year-over-year inflation as food, shelter, and energy prices rose.
The White House maintains that the economic data &#8220;proves that President Trump is stabilizing inflation and the Panicans continue to be wrong about tariffs raising prices.&#8221;

Democratic Party

Democratic Party Deletes Post After Getting Mocked For Trying To Pin High Grocery Prices On Trump

Democrats

grocery prices

Inflation

Social Media

The three Lorain, Ohio, police officers who were shot on Wednesday in an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-ohio-police-officers-shot-in-ambush">ambush</a> have been identified, along with the suspect, who was found dead from a gunshot wound.
Two officers, 35-year-old Phillip Wagner and 51-year-old Peter Gale, parked on the side of a dead-end industrial parkway to eat lunch when they were fired upon, Fox 8 <a href="https://fox8.com/news/ne-ohio-police-officers-shot-during-ambush-suspect-dead/">reported</a>. The suspect, 28-year-old Michael Parker, was also sitting in his car on the side of the road, where he was “lying in wait&#8221; with an arsenal of weapons, according to Acting Lorain Police Chief Michael Failing.
Parker is the only suspect believed to be involved in the ambush. Police found “multiple high-powered rifles, handguns, and a substantial quantity of loaded magazines,” along with a “significant quantity of improvised explosive materials” inside and around his vehicle. Police also found &#8220;suspicious items&#8221; after searching his home, where he lived with his parents, according to Fox 8.
After the suspect opened fire on Wagner and Gale with a high-powered rifle, the third officer, 47-year-old Brent Payne, arrived on the scene. Wagner and Payne were hit multiple times in the shootout, while Gale was shot in the hand. More police raced to the scene, where some engaged the suspect and others transported the injured officers to the hospital.
As of Wednesday night, Wagner and Payne remained hospitalized with serious injuries after being life-flighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, about 30 miles away. Gale was treated for his injuries at a local hospital.
The police department in the neighboring city of Elyria is investigating the shooting. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, but it remains unclear if he was killed by return fire from police or a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Elyria Police Chief James Welsh.
“This incident has deeply impacted all of us in law enforcement. Our hearts are with the officers who were injured, their families, and the entire Lorain Police Department during this incredibly difficult time,&#8221; Welsh said. &#8220;We want to extend our sincere gratitude to all of the agencies that responded swiftly and selflessly during this critical incident. The coordinated efforts of our regional law enforcement partners—including tactical teams, bomb technicians, patrol units, and investigators—were instrumental in ensuring public safety, securing the scene, and advancing this complex investigation. In moments of crisis, it’s the strength of our partnerships that carries us through.”
One of Parker&#8217;s neighbors, Jody Burnsworth, told <a href="https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2025/07/24/suspect-s-neighbor-shares-experiences">Spectrum News</a> that Parker was &#8220;different&#8221; and there was &#8220;something odd&#8221; about him. Burnsworth added that it was &#8220;absolutely shocking&#8221; to find out that Parker fired on police officers with a high-powered rifle. She said his parents are &#8220;sweet, conventional Christians.&#8221;

Police

New Details Emerge On Ambush Shooting Of 3 Ohio Police Officers

Ohio

Shooting

U.S.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A Vanderbilt University administrator was caught on camera admitting that the school is actively pursuing diversity, equity, and inclusion goals in violation of President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive action cracking down on colleges pushing the leftist DEI agenda.
G.L. Black, the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, said last month that the school remains &#8220;thoughtful around DEI work&#8221; and its &#8220;focus on belonging and building communities and sustaining communities and access and resources,&#8221; according to a video obtained by The Daily Wire.
&#8220;All the things that I would say are components of DEI work are part of what we do,&#8221; Black added. &#8220;Even if we don&#8217;t label everything as DEI work.&#8221;
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Footage obtained by The Daily Wire shows the <a href="https://twitter.com/VanderbiltU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VanderbiltU</a> Vice Provost for Student Affairs admitting that the university continues to push DEI, &#8220;even if we don&#8217;t label everything as DEI work.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/MZbv8enIgf">pic.twitter.com/MZbv8enIgf</a>
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Along with being nationally recognized for its pre-law and business programs, Vanderbilt — located in Nashville, Tennessee — is also a leading medical school, <a href="https://news.vumc.org/2024/03/11/school-of-medicine-in-top-10-in-nih-funding-survey-2/#:~:text=Vanderbilt%20University%20School%20of%20Medicine,of%20the%20last%2010%20years.">receiving</a> hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Last year, Vanderbilt ranked 10th in the country in total research support from the NIH.
After taking office in January, President Trump signed multiple executive orders targeting DEI practices in the federal government and at federally funded colleges and universities. In one executive <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity/">order</a>, Trump blasted DEI policies, saying they &#8220;undermine our national unity, as they deny, discredit, and undermine the traditional American values of hard work, excellence, and individual achievement in favor of an unlawful, corrosive, and pernicious identity-based spoils system.&#8221;
Vanderbilt told The Daily Wire that it remains &#8220;fully compliant with all applicable federal and state laws&#8221; and added that it is &#8220;aware of recent covert recordings by external groups on university campuses nationwide.&#8221;
&#8220;Any comments by individual employees that suggest otherwise do not reflect university policy and are being reviewed through appropriate channels,&#8221; the university said.
Vice Provost Black did not return a request to comment from The Daily Wire.
After publication of this article, Vanderbilt released a statement saying that it hired the law firm Baker Donelson, which &#8220;will be tasked with reviewing the specific circumstances related to the recordings and identifying steps the university can take to ensure all employees fully understand the university’s policies and consistently act in accordance.&#8221;
&#8220;The university will review the findings and recommendations of the report and take any appropriate follow-up actions,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;As part of our protocol, staff involved will step back from regular responsibilities to allow the review to unfold.&#8221;
The Education Department told The Daily Wire that Vanderbilt is already under investigation &#8220;for allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices in their graduate programs.&#8221; That <a href="https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/office-civil-rights-initiates-title-vi-investigations-institutions-of-higher-education-0">investigation</a>, which was announced in March, also targets 44 other universities nationwide. The Education Department alleges that Vanderbilt&#8217;s PhD Project, which focuses on providing networking opportunities for PhD students, “limits eligibility based on the race of the participants.”
&#8220;We expect all academic institutions that receive taxpayer support to abide by federal law and will continue to vigorously hold violators accountable,&#8221; the Education Department added.
Another Vanderbilt employee was recently caught on camera saying that the university&#8217;s DEI agenda has remained unchanged, even if the name has changed, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-dei-efforts-were-rebranded-2-red-state-colleges-skirt-trump-orders-staffers-admit">reported</a>. She said the new names for DEI help &#8220;clue people in.&#8221;
&#8220;At one point, you know, everybody, like different universities, were under investigation for their, like, DEI practices and stuff like that. So, that&#8217;s why I think the naming has changed,&#8221; said Ivie Carmouche, an academic coach at the university&#8217;s Center for Student Wellbeing.
&#8220;We&#8217;re in the Center for Student Wellbeing — like I said, we have things that clue people in and let people know that this is a safe space for everybody,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Belonging and Communities is like as close to that DEI work you can probably get. Previously, they were the Center for Social Justice and Identities.&#8221;
Yet another Vanderbilt employee was recently caught discussing the school&#8217;s DEI policies and ripping Republican Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn.
&#8220;We have this one, gosh I think she&#8217;s a representative or something like that, and I just heard that she may run for governor. And I&#8217;m going, oh God, help us,&#8221; said Janet Roberts, Vanderbilt&#8217;s Peabody Facilities Manager. &#8220;She&#8217;s ridiculous.&#8221;
&#8220;We are heavily supported by federal funding &#8230; we&#8217;re not advertising diversity and inclusion lectures,&#8221; Roberts added. &#8220;We&#8217;re flying under the radar.&#8221;
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🚨BUSTED: <a href="https://twitter.com/VanderbiltU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VanderbiltU</a>&#39;s Janet Roberts was CAUGHT ON CAMERA disparaging Sen. Marsha Blackburn and hiding the school&#39;s DEI practices. 
&quot;God help us&#8230;[<a href="https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarshaBlackburn</a>&#39;s] ridiculous&quot;
&quot;We are heavily supported by federal funding&#8230;[so] we&#39;re not advertising diversity and… <a href="https://t.co/CIxV6FCrwe">pic.twitter.com/CIxV6FCrwe</a>
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Blackburn on Wednesday wrote to Vanderbilt University Chancellor Dr. Daniel Diermeier to express her &#8220;concern regarding reports that Vanderbilt University is concealing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs instead of fully complying with President Trump’s executive action to end wasteful DEI programs in educational institutions,&#8221; The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-blackburn-warns-tennessee-universities-against-hiding-dei-programs-behind-coded-language">reported</a>.
&#8220;Renaming woke DEI programs to circumvent compliance and public scrutiny degrades the educational experience of your students and the trust placed in institutions of higher education like Vanderbilt,&#8221; Blackburn added. &#8220;As a beneficiary of federal funding, Vanderbilt has a responsibility to align with the President’s executive order and return to a focus on providing quality education to your students. Instead of rebranding harmful, woke DEI initiatives, woke DEI initiatives, Vanderbilt should focus on the important work of research and workforce development that the institution does so well.&#8221;
Administrators at two other Tennessee universities, the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-dei-efforts-were-rebranded-2-red-state-colleges-skirt-trump-orders-staffers-admit">University of Tennessee</a> and <a href="https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/07/16/belmont-university-is-hiding-illegal-aliens-on-campus-n2659728">Belmont University</a>, were recently caught on camera discussing their respective institutions&#8217; DEI goals.
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Three police officers in Lorain, Ohio, were shot on Wednesday afternoon in what authorities described as an &#8220;ambush.&#8221;
According to <a href="https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/2-police-officers-shot-in-lorain">multiple</a> local <a href="https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-lorain-police-officers-ambushed-and-shot/">reports</a>, two of the officers were seriously wounded and life-flighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, which is around 30 miles east of Lorain. The third officer was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect in the shooting was killed, according to Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley, who added that there was &#8220;no current threat&#8221; to the community.
The ambush and subsequent shooting took place around 1:15 p.m. ET at Colorado Industrial Park, according to News 5 Cleveland. Police responded to a shots fired call in the area when they were fired upon from a gunman in a tree line, according to authorities, Cleveland.com <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/lorain-county/2025/07/3-lorain-officers-shot-in-ambushed-attack-near-colorado-industrial-park.html">reported</a>.
Police believe the suspect used a high-powered rifle, and it&#8217;s unclear if he was killed by return fire or by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators were also trying to determine if there was more than one suspect.
The shooting forced the East Lorain Horizon Education Center, a daycare, to go into lockdown.
&#8220;No one is going out of the center, no one will be permitted in until the situation is resolved,&#8221; read a statement from the daycare. &#8220;ALL the children are safe and secure.&#8221; Parents were instructed to pick up their children after the police reopened the roads in the area, Fox 8 <a href="https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-lorain-police-officers-ambushed-and-shot/'">reported</a>.
Law enforcement and fire departments from the surrounding area responded to the scene, and a bomb squad arrived around two hours after the shooting, according to <a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/lorain-police-officer-shot-colorado-avenue-missouri-henderson/95-aa2470a9-b4d8-42c5-a14d-bcc7a6ce0610">WKYC</a>.
Ohio Republican Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted said their teams were monitoring the situation.
&#8220;My team is monitoring this situation in Lorain and I&#8217;m keeping these officers and their families in my thoughts. Attacks on law enforcement are unacceptable and I&#8217;m proud to stand with our brave men and women in blue,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/1948110107306287413">said</a> Moreno.
&#8220;I have been monitoring the terrible situation in Lorain, where police officers were just ambushed,&#8221; added Husted. &#8220;There is no place for this kind of violence in our state or country. Tina and I are praying for these brave officers and their families, and we are grateful for the first responders. My team has reached out to local leaders to offer any assistance we can.&#8221;
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A federal judge in Florida denied the attempt from President Donald Trump&#8217;s Department of Justice to release grand jury transcripts from the investigation into convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, an Obama appointee, said in a 12-page opinion on Wednesday that she does not have the legal authority to release the transcripts, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/23/epstein-transcripts-florida-judge-justice-department/">reported</a>. Last week, at the behest of Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi requested that grand jury testimony be released in both Epstein&#8217;s case and the case of his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
&#8220;For the reasons set forth below, Eleventh Circuit law does not permit this Court to grant the Government’s request; the Court’s hands are tied—a point that the Government concedes,&#8221; Rosenberg&#8217;s <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/439be34e-b5e9-4cc1-93a1-a7d892b473cc.pdf?utm_medium=referral_home&amp;utm_source=webview&amp;utm_campaign=atp_2507%3Aa%3Brct_2406%3A2%3Bdr_2503%3Apersonalized&amp;no_nav=true&amp;itid=lk_inline_manual_3">opinion</a> stated.
The judge added that the Justice Department did not provide sufficient arguments for unsealing records that are protected by rules that &#8220;emphasize a presumption of secrecy&#8221; and protect participants from disclosing information given to a grand jury.
Rosenberg&#8217;s decision does not mark the end of the Trump administration&#8217;s attempts to unseal Epstein&#8217;s or Maxwell&#8217;s grand jury transcripts. The DOJ sent three total requests to judges in Florida and New York seeking to unseal records related to the Epstein investigation, ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/judge-denies-justice-department-request-unseal-epstein-grand/story?id=124008233#:~:text=A%20federal%20judge%20in%20Florida,a%20public%20order%20released%20Wednesday.">reported</a>.
The DOJ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-requests-judge-unseal-grand-jury-testimony-in-epstein-maxwell-cases-at-trumps-behest?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=7&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=DOJ+Requests+Judge+Unseal+Grand+Jury+Testimony+In+Epstein%2C+Maxwell+Cases+At+Trump%E2%80%99s+Behest">moved to release</a> the records of witnesses in the case in an effort to address the &#8220;extensive public interest&#8221; and controversy over the Trump administration&#8217;s July 6 memo, concluding that there was no “credible evidence” to prove that Epstein kept a client list or that he blackmailed powerful people who supposedly took part in Epstein’s sex crimes.
A significant portion of Trump&#8217;s base, along with some Republican lawmakers, are calling on the administration to be more transparent on the Epstein investigation. Bondi was criticized for her handling of the case after she said earlier this year that she had Epstein’s client list on her desk, but recently clarified that she meant she had the Epstein files on her desk for review.
The DOJ said on Tuesday that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is expected to meet with Maxwell soon and determine if she will provide the Justice Department with any more information on Epstein.
“President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence. If Ghislane Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say,” Blanche said.
Republicans in the House are also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-panel-votes-to-subpoena-ghislaine-maxwell?author=Daniel+Chaitin&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=House+Panel+Votes+To+Subpoena+Ghislaine+Maxwell">attempting</a> to get more information on the Epstein investigation and voted on Tuesday in favor of subpoenaing Maxwell to appear for a deposition. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), however, said Monday that lawmakers should give the Trump administration some “space,” and the House is expected to go into its August recess at the end of the week.

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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee quietly changed its policy this week to comply with President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order and ban men from competing against women.
The move marks another major win for conservatives and the Trump administration, who have fought to protect women&#8217;s sports. The committee, which posted an update to its Athlete Safety Policy on Monday, stated that it would &#8220;continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities &#8230; to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic &amp; Amateur Sports Act,&#8221; NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/us-olympic-paralympic-committee-will-comply-trumps-ban-transgender-wom-rcna220369">reported</a>.
Executive Order 14201 refers to Trump&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/">Keeping Men Out of Women&#8217;s Sports</a>&#8221; action that he signed on February 5. The U.S. Olympic Committee&#8217;s updated policy flew under the radar when the change was made on Monday since it does not mention the word &#8220;transgender&#8221; in any of its 27 pages. The committee confirmed that the men are now banned from competing against women, saying it held “a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials” after Trump signed the executive order, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/us-olympics-trans-women-athletes-ban-trump.html">The New York Times</a>.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee&#8217;s decision doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that other countries will prevent men from competing in women&#8217;s sports, but the committee said it would work with international groups, such as the International Olympic Committee, to focus on providing safe and fair environments for women. The next Summer Olympic Games will be held in the United States under Trump&#8217;s watch in 2028. The 2026 Winter Olympics will be hosted by Italy.
In the 2024 Summer Games, Imane Khelif of Algeria, a boxer who had failed gender tests, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boxer-who-failed-gender-tests-wins-gold-in-womens-boxing-without-dropping-single-round-entire-olympic-run">dominated</a> the women&#8217;s welterweight division and won the gold medal. Khelif&#8217;s success in Paris drew outrage across the globe. In 2021, trans-identifying man Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand competed against women in weightlifting in the Tokyo Games, but Hubbard did not compete in Paris. Chelsea Wolfe, a man who identifies as a woman, was also at the Tokyo Olympics as a reserve cyclist for the U.S. women’s BMX Freestyle team.
Recent <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-americans-oppose-trans-women-competing-female-sports-2-3-gen-z-rcna203658">polling</a> from NBC News showed that a vast majority (75%) of Americans do not want trans-identifying men competing against women in female sports. That included two out of three people in Gen Z, who want women&#8217;s sports to be protected from men.

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday revealed the details of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-lands-indonesia-trade-deal-as-e-u-readies-retaliation">trade deal</a> with Indonesia that was announced last week, calling the agreement a &#8220;HUGE WIN for our Automakers, Tech Companies, Workers, Farmers, Ranchers, and Manufacturers.&#8221;
Trump said the trade deal wipes out &#8220;99%&#8221; of Indonesia&#8217;s trade barrier, opening the market of the fourth most populous nation in the world for American-made products.
&#8220;The United States of America will now sell American Made products to Indonesia at a Tariff Rate of ZERO, while Indonesia will pay 19% on all of their products coming into the U.S.A. — The Best Market in the World!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114898507608732258">posted</a> on Truth Social.
The president also said that Indonesia agreed to &#8220;supply the United States with their precious Critical Minerals, as well as sign BIG Deals, worth Tens of Billions of Dollars, to purchase Boeing Aircraft, American Farm products, and American Energy.&#8221;
Indonesia&#8217;s trade with the United States has been growing in recent years, totaling around $40 billion last year, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-lands-indonesia-trade-deal-as-e-u-readies-retaliation">according</a> to Reuters. The biggest Indonesian products imported to the United States are palm oil, furniture, rubber, textiles, and electronics, according to <a href="https://www.importglobals.com/blog/the-key-imported-and-exported-products-of-indonesia-with-united-states#:~:text=Export%20Data%20are%2C-,1.,2023%20%2D%20400%20million%20US%20dollars.">Import Globals</a>. Indonesia also sends a significant amount of precious metals to the United States, with precious metal imports totaling around $400 million in 2023.
While Indonesia will pay a 19% tariff on most products, a Trump administration official told reporters that products made in Indonesia containing a certain percentage of materials from nonmarket economies such as Russia, China, and Vietnam would be hit with a 40% tariff, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/trump-indonesia-trade-deal.html">reported</a>.
The White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-the-united-states-and-indonesia-reach-historic-trade-deal/">said</a> that under the deal, Indonesia will exempt &#8220;U.S. companies and originating goods from local content requirements&#8221; and accept American-made vehicles that are &#8220;built to U.S. federal motor vehicle safety and emissions standards.&#8221; The Southeast Asian country also agreed to &#8220;address and prevent barriers to U.S. agricultural products in the Indonesian market.&#8221;
On Tuesday, Trump also <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114898069194751986">announced</a> a similar trade deal with the Philippines, saying the island country will pay a 19% tariff to export products to the American market, while the United States will pay no tariff to send products to the Philippines. The deal with the Philippines also included an agreement to &#8220;work together Militarily,&#8221; according to Trump.

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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrats, such as former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, along with former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, should face &#8220;severe consequences&#8221; for their alleged involvement in the Russian collusion conspiracy.
Trump commented on the bombshell documents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-admin-suppressed-intel-showing-russia-didnt-impact-2016-election-tulsi-reveals?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Obama+Admin+Suppressed+Intel+Showing+Russia+Didn%E2%80%99t+Impact+2016+Election%2C+Tulsi+Reveals">released</a> last week by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, telling reporters in the Oval Office that Gabbard &#8220;caught President Obama absolutely cold.&#8221; On Sunday, the Department of Justice reportedly received a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-receives-tusli-gabbards-criminal-referral-for-obama-russia-intel-controversy-report">criminal referral</a> from Gabbard over the allegations against Obama administration officials.
&#8220;They tried to rig the election and they got caught — and there should be very severe consequences for that,&#8221; Trump said.
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Documents declassified by Gabbard last week <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-admin-suppressed-intel-showing-russia-didnt-impact-2016-election-tulsi-reveals?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Obama+Admin+Suppressed+Intel+Showing+Russia+Didn%E2%80%99t+Impact+2016+Election%2C+Tulsi+Reveals">showed</a> that the Obama administration suppressed intelligence proving that Russia did not influence the outcome of the 2016 election. For the entirety of Trump&#8217;s first term in office, Democrats and the legacy media pointed to the intelligence compiled by the Obama administration to connect Trump&#8217;s election victory to the Russian government.
The president accused Obama of being the &#8220;ringleader&#8221; of those who put forward the false narrative that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to rig the 2016 election in Trump&#8217;s favor.
&#8220;Barack Hussein Obama is the ringleader. Hillary Clinton was right there with him, and so was Sleepy Joe Biden, and so were the rest of them — [former FBI Director Jim] Comey, [former Director of National Intelligence James] Clapper, the whole group. They tried to rig an election, and then they got caught.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Barack Hussein Obama is the ringleader. Hillary Clinton was right there with him and so was Sleepy Joe Biden, and so were the rest of them — Comey, Clapper, the whole group. They tired to rig an election and then they got caught.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/zf2GqE3Dox">pic.twitter.com/zf2GqE3Dox</a>
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Trump said that during his first term, he decided not to pursue criminal charges against his political rival, Clinton, but added that the latest revelations are too big to ignore.
&#8220;I let her off the hook, and I&#8217;m very happy I did, but after what they did to me, and whether it&#8217;s right or wrong, it&#8217;s time to go after people,&#8221; he added.
Gabbard said the information released last week &#8220;clearly shows there was a treasonous conspiracy in 2016 committed by officials at the highest level of our government.&#8221;
&#8220;Their goal was to subvert the will of the American people and enact what was essentially a years-long coup with the objective of trying to usurp the President from fulfilling the mandate bestowed upon him by the American people,&#8221; she added.
Conservatives have called for the DOJ to arrest former government officials who were involved in pushing the Russia conspiracy.

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