The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the national Black Lives Matter organization over allegations that the group’s leadership defrauded donors.
Federal agents are probing the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation after years of financial scandals and infighting at the group. Officials have issued multiple subpoenas and carried out at least one search warrant against the foundation and other leftist groups in recent weeks, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/black-lives-matter-fraud-doj-investigation-trump-371e3277ff3b78bc73d3467c4692c66c">Associated Press</a>.
The investigation began under former President Joe Biden, according to the AP.
In a statement, the foundation denied that it is the subject of a “federal criminal investigation.”
“We remain committed to full transparency, accountability, and the responsible stewardship of resources dedicated to building a better future for Black communities,” the foundation told the AP.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles is leading the investigation into the foundation, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-prosecutors-investigate-blm-leaders-over-alleged-misuse-90m-donations">Fox News</a>.
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The Black Lives Matter foundation received a cascade of donations following the death of George Floyd, a chronic drug abuser and repeat criminal, during his arrest in Minneapolis in 2020. The foundation received an estimated $90 million in contributions following Floyd’s death, which kicked off nationwide protests and riots over alleged systemic racism within law enforcement that resulted in over <a href="https://www.axios.com/2020/09/16/riots-cost-property-damage">$1 billion</a> in damages.
No criminal charges have been filed in the investigation into the foundation or related groups. The investigation itself is part of the Trump administration’s effort to probe potential illegal activity within leftist organizations and identify the financial interests behind violent riots spurred by political agendas, according to <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/justice-department-investigates-black-lives-matter-leaders-for-potential-fraud/">National Review</a>.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been rocked by allegations of scandal and the abuse of donor funds in recent years.
In 2022, the national foundation <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/black-lives-matter-hemorrhaged-cash-in-2022-tax-documents-show/">hemorrhaged</a> funds while paying out substantial paychecks to its former executive director Patrisse Cullors and a number of her family members and friends. Part of the $90 million trove the national foundation raised in the immediate aftermath of Floyd’s death went toward luxury homes in Los Angeles and Toronto together worth about $12 million.
Another nearly $11 million was paid out for contracts, many of which went to companies run by Cullors&#8217; family and friends. For instance, Cullors’ brother, a graffiti artist, received $1.6 million between two companies for providing &#8220;professional security services&#8221; for Black Lives Matter.
The national group and its offshoots, particularly Black Lives Matter Grassroots, have <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/as-civil-war-consumes-black-lives-matter-8-7-million-goes-missing/">suffered</a> from infighting within the Black Lives Matter movement over millions of dollars-worth of donations that have seemed to go missing.

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An elderly pro-life Catholic sidewalk counselor who was brutally beaten outside of a Baltimore Planned Parenthood wants the Trump administration to intervene after his attacker was given a slap on the wrist earlier this year. 
Mark Crosby, 75, sent a letter to the Justice Department on Thursday requesting that they “consider prosecution” of the 28-year-old man who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-full-video-shows-lead-up-to-brutal-attack-of-elderly-pro-lifers-by-man-who-dodged-prison?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Full+Video+Shows+Lead-Up+To+Brutal+Attack+Of+Elderly+Pro-Lifers+By+Man+Who+Dodged+Prison">assaulted</a> him and 84-year-old Richard Schaefer outside of Planned Parenthood in downtown Baltimore on May 26, 2023. The letter, obtained by The Daily Wire, suggests that their attacker, Patrick Brice, could face federal charges for targeting them based on their religious beliefs. 
“The attack is shocking for its violence and brutality and was captured on surveillance video,” Terrell Roberts, a lawyer for Crosby, wrote to Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon. “He was [at Planned Parenthood] with another counselor, Dick Schaefer, age 84. They hand out rosaries and religious literature to women and offer religiously based counseling with the goal of preserving the life of the unborn.&#8221;
Footage of the May 26 assault shows Brice getting into an argument with Schaefer before tackling the octogenarian into a potted plant and knocking him out. When Crosby runs up to check on Schaefer, Brice throws him to the ground before punching and kicking him in the head. 
As a result of the attack, Crosby has photophobia, which is extreme sensitivity to bright lights. 
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In August, Brice escaped jail time after Baltimore City Circuit Judge Yvette Bryan sentenced him to just one year of home detention and three years of probation. State prosecutors requested a total of 10 years in prison, asking that the judge send a “strong message of deterrence” against attacking people in broad daylight over their political and religious views.
Brice also dodged a more serious first-degree assault charge in both a jury trial and a bench trial. Bryan acquitted Brice of the charge because she claimed Crosby provoked him by coming to Schaefer&#8217;s aid.
&#8220;Finding Brice not guilty of a violent felony in the face of overwhelming evidence and showing extraordinary leniency by imposing a sentencing without any imprisonment in the face of the prosecution&#8217;s request for a 10-year sentence of imprisonment was a gross miscarriage of justice,&#8221; Roberts wrote.
Crosby accuses Brice of ripping off a crucifix he was wearing around his neck at the time of the attack. During sentencing, Brice disputed this and claimed that he had no animosity toward Christians.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Wednesday that his recent referral for criminal prosecution was clear proof that he was being targeted personally by Republicans.
Brennan, appearing on MSNBC, reacted to the news that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) had referred him to the Justice Department — via a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi — over allegations that he had lied to Congress.
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John Brennan says he&#8217;s “sad that this is the state of the country” after being referred to the DOJ for criminal prosecution.
&#8220;They don&#8217;t care about doing things like this to destroy individuals, to go after me, to hurt me and my family and others.&#8221;
Unfreakingreal. <a href="https://t.co/d6aui8PoTJ">pic.twitter.com/d6aui8PoTJ</a>
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&#8220;Well, when these things happen, I certainly get mad,&#8221; Brennan began. &#8220;I get angry. I also get sad that this is the state of our country and the state of our politics these days.&#8221;
&#8220;The fact that individuals like a Jim Jordan are going to go after somebody — I served nearly three and a half decades in public service, a lot involving counter-terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11,&#8221; Brennan reminded the audience clearly taken aback that anyone would dare try to hold him to account. &#8220;They don&#8217;t care about doing things like this to destroy individuals, to go after me, to hurt me and my family and others.&#8221;
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&#8220;And so I&#8217;m saddened by what has happened,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Sometimes I&#8217;m dispirited and disheartened. At the same time, I feel motivated to be able to stand up and I&#8217;m glad that other people are standing up as well. And I see that more and more people are starting to realize what Donald Trump is all about, and so I&#8217;m hoping that the Republicans in Congress, and I know it&#8217;s a — it&#8217;s a wish that I&#8217;ve had for quite a while — they&#8217;re really going to draw the line.&#8221;
Brennan went on to accuse Trump of &#8220;abuse of power.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that his legal team is seeking damages from the Department of Justice.
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that his legal team was seeking damages from the Department of Justice because “they rigged the election.” While noting the conflict of interest involved in the case, he said that any money he received would go to charity.
“I don&#8217;t know what the numbers are, I don&#8217;t even talk to them about it,” the president said, referring to the amount of money his legal team has demanded from the Justice Department. “All I know is that they would owe me a lot of money, but I’m not looking for money. I’d give it to charity or something.”
The president noted cases he has already settled with CBS for $16 million and ABC for $15 million. “They paid me a lot of money because what they did was wrong,” the president said before admitting that the DOJ case is different because “I&#8217;m the one that makes the decision.”
“That decision would have to go across my desk, and it’s awfully strange to make a decision where I’m paying myself. In other words, did you ever have one of those cases where you have to decide how much you’re paying yourself in damages? But I was damaged very greatly and any money that I would get, I would give to charity,” said Trump.
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President Trump on NYT reporting he&#8217;s seeking $230 million from the DOJ in response to the investigations into him: &#8220;With the country, it&#8217;s interesting because I&#8217;m the one that makes the decision, right? And that decision would have to go across my desk. And it&#8217;s awfully strange… <a href="https://t.co/i86VXEJVTq">pic.twitter.com/i86VXEJVTq</a>
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) <a href="https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1980760746498969694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
The president’s explanation of his legal wrangling with the Justice Department came in response to a reporter’s question about a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/politics/trump-justice-department-compensation.html">story</a> in The New York Times that Trump’s legal team is seeking $230 million in damages from the DOJ for prior investigations into the president.
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Trump’s legal team submitted its first complaints against the DOJ, starting the process that could eventually lead to a lawsuit, in 2023 long before the president began his second term in office. That complaint requested compensation for the FBI’s investigations into the president’s 2016 campaign, and a special counsel investigation into false ties between the president and Russia, according to The New York Times.
Trump’s legal team filed a second complaint in 2024 that is related to the Justice Department’s investigation into his handling of classified documents, which involved an FBI raid on Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago.
The complaints are still administrative claims filed with the Justice Department and may not become a lawsuit, as the people atop the department were positioned there by the president. For instance, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is one of two people able to sign off on settlements for administrative claims per DOJ guidelines.

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Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s case against him on Monday, claiming he was the victim of a “vindictive” prosecution.
Comey was charged last month with making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding over his handling of an FBI investigation into Russia. In his <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135.59.0.pdf">motion</a> to dismiss, he said that he has committed no crimes and is being targeted because of his criticism of President Donald Trump. 
“The government has singled out Mr. Comey for prosecution because of his protected speech and because of President Trump’s personal animus toward Mr. Comey. Such a vindictive and selective prosecution violates the First Amendment, Due Process Clause, and equal protection principles. The proper remedy for this unconstitutional prosecution is dismissal with prejudice,” his legal team wrote. 
The indictment accuses Comey of lying to Congress about authorizing a person identified as “Person 3” to leak information to the media. Person 3 was identified in Comey’s motion to dismiss as his longtime friend and Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman. He pleaded not guilty on October 8. 
Comey’s motion to dismiss alleges that the indictment “presents an inaccurate description of the testimony at the heart of this case.” His motion also cited Trump’s Truth Social posts about Comey before and after the indictment, including one on September 25 in which Trump celebrated the charges.
“JUSTICE IN AMERICA! One of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former Corrupt Head of the FBI. Today he was indicted by a Grand Jury on two felony counts for various illegal and unlawful acts. He has been so bad for our Country, for so long, and is now at the beginning of being held responsible for his crimes against our Nation,” Trump wrote. 
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On Sunday, the Justice Department <a href="https://x.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1980268461176533170">took aim</a> at Comey’s defense, arguing that Patrick Fitzgerald, his lead lawyer, may be caught up in a conflict of interest. This is based on reports that Fitzgerald was involved in Comey’s media strategy in the days before Trump fired him. 
“Based on publicly disclosed information, the defendant used current lead defense counsel to improperly disclose classified information,” the DOJ said. “This fact raises a question of conflict and disqualification for current lead defense counsel.”
Fitzgerald has denied that he or Comey ever leaked classified information to the media. 
The complicated case is overseen by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. A trial date has been set for January 5.

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Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to his handling of classified information.
The <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.592875/gov.uscourts.mdd.592875.1.0_3.pdf">indictment</a> covers 18 counts of retention and transmission of national defense information. According to the indictment, Bolton shared classified information over his personal email that later hacked by Iran, and he sent classified information to unauthorized recipients with messages such as &#8220;More stuff coming!!!&#8221; and &#8220;None of which we talk about!!!&#8221;
Bolton has been charged related to the documents probe. He allegedly shared highly classified information with his wife and daughter, according to CNN. The former Trump adviser has previously denied mishandling classified information. He is expected to surrender himself to federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, as soon as Friday.
Bolton was under investigation for his handling of classified materials and subjected to FBI raids on his home in Maryland and office in Washington, D.C. Bureau agents seized multiple documents bearing some level of classified marking.
In a statement, Bolton <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/john-bolton-indictment-10-16-25?post-id=cmgtzrco2004n3b6n64eia5v9">said</a> he is the victim of a political prosecution.
“For four decades, I have devoted my life to America’s foreign policy and national security. I would never compromise those goals. I tried to do that during my tenure in the first Trump Administration but resigned when it became impossible to do so,” said Bolton in a statement.
“Now, I have become the latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department to charge those he deems to be his enemies with charges that were declined before or distort the facts,” he said.
Bolton is the third high-profile Trump critic to face charges in recent weeks. New York Attorney General Letitia James was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/letitia-james-indicted-following-doj-probe-into-2023-sweetheart-home-loan">indicted</a> last week on fraud charges over a house in Virginia she allegedly claimed as her primary residence on mortgage documents in 2023. At the time, she was serving as New York’s attorney general, a position which requires the official to live in New York.
Since being indicted, James has been outspoken in public that she believes she is a victim of a political prosecution. Critics have pointed to the civil case she brought against President Donald Trump and the nearly half-billion-dollar penalty against him that resulted as a political prosecution that undermines her claims of victimhood.
Former FBI Director James Comey was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comey-indicted-for-lying-to-congress-no-one-is-above-the-law">indicted</a> in late September on charges of giving false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. Comey has pleaded not guilty.
“No one is above the law,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement at the time. “Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people.”

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John Bolton Indicted After Classified Documents Probe

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) demanded Thursday that a radical pro-abortion organization provide answers on its involvement with the Biden administration’s targeting of peaceful pro-life protesters, according to a letter obtained by The Daily Wire. 
In a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/10.16.25-CR-to-NAF-Gonen-re-DOJ-coordination.pdf">letter</a> to the National Abortion Federation, Roy gave the organization two weeks to provide documents and communications on its relationship with former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department. The letter comes after The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-fbi-worked-with-radical-pro-abortion-group-to-target-pro-lifers-emails-show">reported last month</a> about emails that appeared to show that a pro-abortion group had worked with Biden’s FBI and DOJ to investigate Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) cases. 
Under Biden, elderly grandparents, devout Christians, and other pro-life activists were sent to prison over FACE Act convictions. Republicans have argued that these prosecutions were politically motivated. Roy, the chair of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, is heading up an investigation into the abuse of the FACE Act. 
“Documents indicate that the Biden-Harris DOJ may have coordinated with radical anti-life groups, including the National Abortion Federation (NAF), to prosecute peaceful pro-life demonstrators,” Roy wrote, citing The Daily Wire. “This coordination raises significant questions about the Biden-Harris DOJ’s misuse of the FACE Act.”
The documents, which were obtained by the Functional Government Initiative, included an email from National Abortion Federation Security Manager Robert Ledogar saying that his organization has “been part of several FACE Act investigations working with [assistant U.S. attorneys] and the FBI in TN, FL, VA, CA, NY, MD, and NC.” The email also touted the “amazing relationship” between the NAF and the Biden administration. 
“The Biden-Harris Administration weaponized the federal government to target its political opponents, including by selectively enforcing the FACE Act against pro-life Americans,” Roy wrote to the NAF. “During the Biden-Harris Administration, DOJ used the FACE Act to target prayer and peaceful demonstration near abortion clinics while failing to prosecute criminals who vandalized or threatened pro-life pregnancy counseling centers.”
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Roy noted that the apparent relationship between the NAF and DOJ raised questions about testimony from National Abortion Federation lawyer Talcott Camp when she told Congress in May 2023 that she had no contact with the Biden administration related to the FACE Act. That testimony came five months after Ledogar bragged in January 2023 about the NAF’s relationship with the DOJ. 
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A National Abortion Federation lawyer testified to <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chiproytx</a> that it had no influence over the Biden FACE Act prosecutions.
But Jan 2023 emails revealed today by The Daily Wire show it partnered with the Biden’s FBI and DOJ on multiple FACE Act cases. <a href="https://t.co/7uKMjhWR20">pic.twitter.com/7uKMjhWR20</a>
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“Given her senior position at NAF, the Committee has questions about who was engaging with the Biden-Harris DOJ regarding FACE Act prosecution,” Roy wrote Thursday. 
It is unclear which specific FACE Act investigations the National Abortion Federation was involved in, but at least two of the states referenced by Ledogar had major FACE Act prosecutions. 
For example, six pro-lifers in Tennessee faced over 10 years in prison after they were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-church-meeting-is-now-a-conspiracy-pro-lifers-pray-outside-court-after-conviction-over-peaceful-protest">convicted</a> of violating the FACE Act and conspiring against rights. Three of the pro-lifers were sentenced to prison over that case, which involved a group of Christians singing and praying inside the hallway of an office building outside an abortion facility.
“To develop effective legislation ensuring that civil rights laws are not used to target Americans who engage in protected speech, the Committee must understand the extent to which the Biden-Harris DOJ worked with ideologically-aligned groups to target pro-life Americans,” Roy wrote. 
The House Judiciary Committee voted earlier this year to repeal the FACE Act, citing its disproportionate use against pro-life defendants. Since its inception, data obtained by Roy shows that over 90% of FACE cases have targeted pro-lifers, even though it is supposed to protect crisis pregnancy centers and churches as well.

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The Trump administration filed its first terrorism case against Antifa after a cell of militants shot up a Texas immigration detention center in a summer ambush.
A federal grand jury indicted two alleged members of Antifa, Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts, on Wednesday with charges of providing material support for terrorism, attempting to murder federal and assisting officers, and discharging firearms during attempted murders, according to court <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/doj-brings-first-antifa-related-terrorism-charges-texas-ice-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">documents</a> obtained by Fox News.
“As @POTUS has made clear, Antifa is a left-wing terrorist organization. They will be prosecuted as such,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X Thursday.
Mask-wearing anarchists lured Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents out of the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4 before shooting bullets in their direction, according to court documents.
When police began to respond, Arnold yelled, “Get to the rifles!” according to the indictment.
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As <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> has made clear, Antifa is a left-wing terrorist organization. They will be prosecuted as such. <a href="https://t.co/bPiE8nqkky">https://t.co/bPiE8nqkky</a>
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1978870482314092711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
It was only “seconds later” that Arnold “opened fire on the officers, striking the Alvarado officer in the neck area as the unarmed correctional officers ducked and ran for cover,” the indictment read.
“The wounded officer fell to the ground but was able to return a few shots. Coconspirator-1 continued to fire additional rounds until his rifle jammed. The attackers then left the scene,” it added.
Ten suspects were initially <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/17/us-news/how-texas-ice-ambush-suspect-evaded-cops-for-a-week-before-capture-revealed-in-court-docs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a>, while former Marine Corps Reservist Benjamin Hanil Song, who also allegedly fired upon federal agents during the attack, was on the run for a week before he was nabbed.
Upon searching the attack scene, cops found cans of spray paint and flyers stating, “FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!” and “FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS,” and a flag that read, “RESIST FACISM – FIGHT OLIGARCHY.”
Official vehicles were also vandalized with the words “traitor” and “ice pig.”
President Donald Trump recently designated <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/09/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-designates-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antifa</a> as a domestic terrorist organization following a surge of leftist violence against federal immigration authorities and conservatives.
“I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices,” Trump wrote when he made the designation.

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Former President Barack Obama triggered a virtual wave of backlash on Monday when a video clip went viral showing him calling for a Justice Department, FBI, and court system free from the &#8220;meddling&#8221; of politicians.
Obama joined comedian and podcast host Marc Maron for his final episode — and in an obvious attempt to attack Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations under President Donald Trump, he accidentally delivered a knockout punch to his own administration.
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Barack Obama: &#8220;We don&#8217;t want kangaroo courts and trumped up charges. We want our court system and our DOJ and FBI to be playing things straight and not meddling in politics.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/7gJMWGCsO4">pic.twitter.com/7gJMWGCsO4</a>
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&#8220;That’s not who we are. That’s not our idea of America,&#8221; Obama said of the crackdown on urban crime — and the use of ICE agents and National Guard troops to keep order. &#8220;We don’t want masked folks with rifles and machine guns patrolling our streets. We want cops on the beat who know the neighborhood and the kids around, and that’s how we keep the peace around here.&#8221;
He pivoted to the court system then, adding, &#8220;We don’t want kangaroo courts and trumped up charges. That’s what happens in other places that we used to scold for doing that. We want our court system and our Justice Department and our prosecutors and our FBI to be, just playing things straight and looking at the facts and not meddling in politics the way we’ve seen lately. And I think if enough people start not to being in a fetal position, but also not being &#8212; just not worrying about it and and detached from it, but being vigilant, but also saying, you know what – yeah, we can stand up to this. We can call it like we see it. We need people who have whatever platforms they have to be able to say, no, that’s not who we are, and to be willing to get attacked on X by whoever for doing that. And it’s not easy.&#8221;
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But critics were quick to point out that the federal government under Obama had been highly politicized, from lawsuits targeting the Little Sisters of the Poor and an Internal Revenue Service weaponized against conservatives to the Justice Department&#8217;s politically-driven investigation into President Donald Trump.
&#8220;Irony alert,&#8221; Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) posted.
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🚨 Irony alert. <a href="https://t.co/vgNuVmM7Bq">https://t.co/vgNuVmM7Bq</a>
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&#8220;He’s desperate. His legacy is trash and he knows it,&#8221; Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) added.
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He’s desperate. 
His legacy is trash and he knows it. <a href="https://t.co/k9ocR7uAax">https://t.co/k9ocR7uAax</a>
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1978076668381016545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) added, &#8220;Says the guy who presided over the fabrication of the Russian collusion narrative and the IRS targeting of conservatives &#8230;&#8221;
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Says the guy who presided over the fabrication of the Russian collusion narrative and the IRS targeting of conservatives… <a href="https://t.co/7DNVilkfOR">https://t.co/7DNVilkfOR</a>
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis/status/1978240382711247118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) added, &#8220;Barack Obama has no business lecturing anyone about &#8216;playing things straight.&#8217; Under Obama’s watch: His IRS targeted conservatives; His DOJ spied on reporters; His FBI wiretapped the Trump campaign; His administration pushed the Russiagate hoax against Trump. Obama set the standard for political meddling, and thank goodness President Trump is there to clean up the mess he and Biden left behind.&#8221;
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Barack Obama has no business lecturing anyone about “playing things straight.”
Under Obama’s watch: 
&#8211; His IRS targeted conservatives 
&#8211; His DOJ spied on reporters 
&#8211; His FBI wiretapped the Trump campaign 
&#8211; His administration pushed the Russiagate hoax against Trump
Obama set the… <a href="https://t.co/oHXU9kDtn3">https://t.co/oHXU9kDtn3</a>
— Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepGregSteube/status/1978116299608789165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The audacity of hypocrites like @barackobama is breathtaking, after what he did to his political opponents,&#8221; actor Nick Searcy commented.
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The audacity of hypocrites like <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@barackobama</a> is breathtaking, after what he did to his political opponents. <a href="https://t.co/5l50a5iCRM">https://t.co/5l50a5iCRM</a>
— Nick Searcy, Actor/Director/Producer/Author (@yesnicksearcy) <a href="https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy/status/1978139743637385618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is parody, right?&#8221; Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) asked.
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This is parody, right? <a href="https://t.co/3XlteEGMex">https://t.co/3XlteEGMex</a>
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1977955922040537103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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‘Irony Alert’: Barack Obama Ridiculed For Saying Politics Has No Place In Courts, DOJ

'Irony Alert': Barack Obama Ridiculed For Saying Politics Has No Place In Courts, DOJ

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Conservative commentator Benny Johnson pressed Democrats about mainstreaming political violence after the Department of Justice arrested and charged a man for sending Johnson communication fantasizing about the conservative&#8217;s assassination.
The threatening communication was sent to Johnson&#8217;s home, where he lives with his wife and four young children. The incident occurred just days after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, 31. Johnson founded TPUSA Productions back in 2018 and was close friends with Kirk.
Alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi, Johnson spoke at a press conference on Friday. He said the man who threatened him, who&#8217;s been identified as a California man named George Russell Isbell Jr., wanted him dead because Johnson is a white, male, Christian Trump supporter.
&#8220;They described in great detail how I&#8217;d be killed in an open field, just like Charlie. How much blood would come out of my head and neck when it was blown off,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;This individual described orphaning my children and widowing my wife, with great joy.&#8221;
&#8220;You might want to say, &#8216;another left-wing radical, another extremist,'&#8221; Johnson continued. &#8220;And to that, I&#8217;d like to direct your attention to the state of Virginia, where Democrats have nominated and are about to vote for the chief law enforcement officer in that state, a man who has done the exact same thing. An individual who is calling for the assassination, by bullets, of Republicans that he disagrees with, the killing of their children, the slaughtering of, as he says, &#8216;little fascists.&#8217; Are my four innocent, beautiful, little children &#8216;little fascists&#8217;?&#8221;
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As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-them-virginia-dem-sent-shocking-texts-about-killing-gop-leader-pissing-on-graves">The Daily Wire</a>, Democrat Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones, in recently uncovered text messages, fantasized about murdering a state GOP leader with “two bullets to the head,&#8221; the death of the Republican&#8217;s children, and “piss[ing]” on the graves of other state Republicans.
Nearly all Democrats have refused to call on Jones to step down from the race.
&#8220;Violence has been mainstreamed by the Democratic Party,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;It is not &#8216;extremist,&#8217; it is mainstream. And we need a moment of reckoning, here. This has to stop. This cycle must end. Is any Democrat courageous enough to disavow violence?&#8221;
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🚨 JUST IN: Benny Johnson says the leftist man who wanted to KILL HIM explicitly said why &#8211; and now Democrats are nominating a candidate in Virginia who wants to do the SAME THING
&#8220;I am a white, cis, Christian Trump supporter. They described I&#8217;d be killed in an open field, how… <a href="https://t.co/834aqXu10S">pic.twitter.com/834aqXu10S</a>
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1976677311966511358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
Johnson&#8217; wife, Kate Johnson, asked if Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA) would disavow the man who sent the threatening letter to her home, as the suspect resides in California.
<div class="css-175oi2r r-xoduu5">&#8220;[Hey [Gavin Newsom] &#8211; the man who threatened to kill my husband, [Benny Johnson], and harm my 4 small children is a resident of your state,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Are you going to disavow him? Or is this ok with you [Gavin Newsom]?&#8221;</div>
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Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/CAgovernor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CAgovernor</a> &#8211; the man who threatened to kill my husband, <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bennyjohnson</a>, and harm my 4 small children is a resident of your state. Are you going to disavow him?
Or is this ok with you <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinNewsom</a> ?
— Nursekate (@Nursekatejohn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nursekatejohn/status/1976844726977679865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
Bondi noted at the presser that Johnson &#8220;is a well-known media personality carrying a message very similar to Charlie&#8217;s, grounded largely in faith and love of country.&#8221;
&#8220;Just days after Charlie&#8217;s assassination, Benny received a letter at his home, where he and Kate are raising their beautiful, beautiful young family,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;The author of this letter made it very clear that he hated Benny because of his views and he wanted him dead. This was a coward hiding behind a keyboard who thought he could get away with this.&#8221;
According to the DOJ, the letter sent to Johnson was mailed around September 18, eight days after Kirk was assassinated. The letter said Johnson needed “to be exterminated&#8221; and referenced Kirk.
“Maybe someone will blow your head off!!! We can hope!&#8221; the letter said. &#8220;Planning any public engagements? Love to see your head explode and your blood stain the concrete red. What a sight!”
Isbell is facing up to five years in prison.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-them-virginia-dem-sent-shocking-texts-about-killing-gop-leader-pissing-on-graves">READ THEM: Virginia Dem Sent Shocking Texts About Killing GOP Leader, ‘Piss[ing]’ On Graves</a>

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Benny Johnson Unleashes On Dems After DOJ Arrests Man Threatening His Assassination

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Federal prosecutors reportedly indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday after a months-long investigation into potential mortgage fraud.
Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s former personal lawyer who the president installed as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia last month, presented the case for the indictment to the grand jury, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-secures-indictment-of-new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-0cc2ce4f?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAjz3_xVxqjqGd7DOAjeW9OF_fgoGbzqZNeWtCjLpTn-BtEnWes9wDcj_m33JUg%3D&amp;gaa_ts=68e822e1&amp;gaa_sig=8uhDExWB_EYX_l_bkm5ln2OOTBmY2wZMaB-DdqgJDjcxIxhcKe5QqAAS2ER6wvES1alU0eaHvP7KW_UXYdeMtA%3D%3D">The Wall Street Journal</a>. The Justice Department has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/payback-trump-admin-targets-new-york-ag-letitia-james-over-housing-fraud">investigated</a> James since May over a mortgage she took out in 2023.
The indictment against James accused her of bank fraud, according to WSJ.
In a statement on Thursday, James <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1976404730038391230">said</a> that the charges against her are a result of the “weaponization” of a justice system directed at her “all because I did my job as New York state attorney general.”
“These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost,” said James.
To ascend to the office of state attorney general, James campaigned on investigating and prosecuting Trump. She won a civil penalty against the president of $450 million. In the case, James accused Trump of inflating his worth to defraud lenders, though no lenders had claimed that they were defrauded. An appeals court in August <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/appeals-court-throws-trumps-454-million-civil-fraud/story?id=124848691">tossed</a> the nearly-half billion dollar penalty dropped on Trump in James&#8217; civil suit.
The investigation into James stemmed from an April <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/1ffb28b3-31d0-4df6-9694-7e970c059050.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_9">referral</a> to the Department of Justice made by federal housing regulator Bill Pulte, who said James “falsified records” to get more favorable loan terms on a Virginia property.
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“Based on media reports, Ms. Letitia James has, in multiple instances, falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms. This has potentially included 1) falsifying residence status for a Norfolk, Virginia-based home in order to secure a lower mortgage rate and 2) misrepresenting property descriptions to meet stringent requirements for government backed loans and government assistance,” said Pulte’s letter.
Trump appointed Halligan as interim U.S. attorney last month after <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115239044548033727">expressing</a> frustration over the pace of investigations into some of his top political and legal foes, including James and former FBI chief James Comey. Halligan brought charges against Comey last month of allegedly making a false statement and obstructing a congressional hearing.

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Letitia James Indicted Following DOJ Probe Into 2023 Sweetheart Home Loan

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Federal officials on Wednesday announced the arrest of a man accused of deliberately sparking the deadly blaze that devastated Pacific Palisades, California, in January.
The Justice Department and the Los Angeles Police Department said at a press conference that 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht of Melbourne, Florida, started the Lachman Fire on New Year’s Day. The Lachman Fire eventually became the Palisades Fire after it was rekindled by severe winds a week later. In the federal criminal complaint, Rinderknecht is charged with maliciously starting the fire that eventually “burned down the Palisades,” according to Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli.
If convicted on that charge, Rinderknecht faces up to 20 years in prison. However, Essayli stated that authorities have not yet determined all the charges that Rinderknecht will face, and more charges will likely be presented to a federal grand jury.
Essayli said that Rinderknecht, an Uber driver, was in Pacific Palisades late on New Year’s Eve after working throughout the evening. Rinderknecht allegedly got out of his car and walked up a trail to a nearby hilltop, where he recorded videos and listened to a rap song. The song was accompanied by a music video that showed objects being set on fire, according to Essayli.
“Twelve minutes into the new year, environmental sensing platforms indicated that a fire had started. It took the defendant several tries to contact 911 to report the fire,” Essayli said. “He fled the scene in his car, but turned around after passing fire engines driving in the opposite direction to fight the fire. While the Lachman Fire burned, the defendant walked up the same trail from earlier that night to watch the fire and firefighters, using his iPhone to take short videos of the scene.”
The U.S. attorney added that while firefighters successfully extinguished the blaze, the fire continued to smolder underground “within the root structure of the dense vegetation” and was rekindled by heavy winds on January 7, “causing what became known as the Palisades Fire.”
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Rinderknecht was questioned by law enforcement on January 24 and is accused of lying to investigators about where he was when he first saw the Lachman Fire. Rinderknecht claimed that he was near the bottom of the hiking trail, but geo-location data from his 911 call revealed that he was standing “above the fire in a clearing nearly 30 feet from the blaze as it rapidly grew,” Essayli said.
Some of Rinderknecht’s passengers on New Year’s Eve told investigators that the suspect appeared agitated before he dropped them off. Essayli also pointed to images the suspect allegedly generated on the artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT that showed a burning city. The suspect allegedly generated the image in the months leading up to the fire.
Charging documents contained snippets of a conversation Rinderknecht had with ChatGPT, in which he reportedly said, &#8220;I am 28 years old. And … I basically … This just happened. Maybe like … I don’t know, maybe like 3 months ago or something. Like, the realization of all this. I literally burnt the Bible that I had. It felt amazing. I felt so liberated.&#8221;
They also included the prompt that Rinderknecht allegedly entered on July 11, 2024, to create the image:
<blockquote>“A dystopian painting divided into distinct parts that blend together seamlessly. On the far left, there is a burning forest. Next to it, a crowd of people is running away from the fire, leading to the middle. In the middle, hundreds of thousands of people in poverty are trying to get past a gigantic gate with a big dollar sign on it. On the other side of the gate and the entire wall is a conglomerate of the richest people. They are chilling, watching the world burn down, and watching the people struggle. They are laughing, enjoying themselves, and dancing. The scene is detailed and impactful, highlighting the stark contrast and the direct connection between the different parts of the world.”</blockquote>
Rinderknecht was arrested in Florida, where he was most recently living, but was living in Pacific Palisades at the time of the fire. Essayli stated that Rinderknecht has no criminal history, and authorities did not disclose their belief regarding Rinderknecht’s motive, adding that it would be addressed in court.
Rinderknecht is scheduled to appear in the U.S. District Court in Orlando at 1:30 ET on Wednesday.
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Today we are announcing the arrest of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht on a criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what became the Palisades Fire in January. 
⁰The complaint alleges that Rinderknecht&#8217;s started a fire in Pacific Palisades on New Year&#8217;s Day &#8211;… <a href="https://t.co/UzrFa0Lmrz">pic.twitter.com/UzrFa0Lmrz</a>
— Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) <a href="https://twitter.com/USAttyEssayli/status/1975954598201536880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Palisades Fire ripped through the Los Angeles neighborhood on January 7, killing 12 people and destroying thousands of homes. It was one of multiple devastating fires that ripped through Los Angeles County in January. The Eaton Fire, about 15 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in Altadena, was the most destructive blaze, killing 19 people and destroying more than 9,000 buildings. The cause of the Eaton Fire is still being investigated.

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