Luigi Mangione, who faces federal murder charges after the December shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday.
Mangione appeared in Manhattan federal court in a prison jumpsuit and shackled at the wrists and ankles, entering not guilty pleas to charges of murder, two counts of stalking, and a firearms offense.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the DOJ intends to pursue the death penalty in the case, causing Mangione&#8217;s attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, to request that the court prioritize starting his federal trial before his state cases in New York and Pennsylvania, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/us/luigi-mangione-federal-charges/index.html">reported</a>.
According to authorities, Mangione “<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-directs-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-luigi-mangione">murdered</a>” Thompson, a father of two young children, in a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination” as an act of “political violence.”
Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, leading to a five-day manhunt that ended with Mangione&#8217;s arrest in Pennsylvania, more than 270 miles from the shooting scene.
At the time of his arrest, Mangione possessed “fake ID used by the suspect, the gun they believe was used in the shooting and a handwritten ‘claim of responsibility,’ authorities have said,” according to CNN.
Mangione&#8217;s targeting of Thompson appears meticulously planned, according to the DOJ, and three 9mm shell casings recovered from the crime scene had the words &#8220;delay,&#8221; &#8220;deny,&#8221; and &#8220;depose&#8221; written on them, an apparent reference to a 2010 book criticizing insurance industry tactics, according to the NYPD.
The case has sparked considerable public attention, with supporters of Mangione gathering outside the courthouse Friday, some wearing green, referencing Nintendo&#8217;s &#8220;Luigi&#8221; character, and holding banners with messages like &#8220;Luigi Before Fascists&#8221; and &#8220;Stop the Violence: End the Death Penalty Now.&#8221;
Chelsea Manning, the former Army soldier convicted of violating the Espionage Act after leaking documents to WikiLeaks, has appeared at multiple hearings in support of Mangione.
Many people, according to CNN, seem to be channeling their frustration with the health care system through Mangione, with some going as far as calling him a vigilante.
A legal defense fund in Mangione&#8217;s name has raised more than $950,000 from supporters.
Mainstream politicians have condemned Mangione&#8217;s alleged actions. &#8220;In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint,&#8221; Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said the day Mangione was arrested, adding, &#8220;He is no hero.&#8221;
Judge Margaret Garnett scheduled Mangione&#8217;s next federal hearing for December 5, when a trial date will be set. She indicated she expects the trial to begin in 2026.

Insurance CEO Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione Is Extradicted To New York

Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty As DOJ Seeks Death Penalty

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The New York Police Department (NYPD) is facing more distractions following the resignation of former Commissioner Edward Caban last week as its new interim commissioner, Thomas Donlon, was raided by the FBI late last week.
&#8220;On Friday, September 20, federal authorities executed search warrants at my residences,&#8221; Donlon said in a statement late on Saturday. &#8220;They took materials that came into my possession approximately 20 years ago and are unrelated to my work with the New York City Police Department.&#8221;
&#8220;This is not a department matter, and the department will not be commenting,&#8221; he added.
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The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/09/21/us-news/nypd-interim-police-commissioner-thomas-donlon-home-raided-by-feds/">reported</a> that the investigation into Donlon appears to center around whether he took classified material while he worked at the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.
At the FBI, Donlon was the head of the FBI’s National Threat Assessment Center and the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Post added. At DHS, Donlon was the director of New York&#8217;s Office of Homeland Security.
Donlon took over the position after being tapped by New York City Mayor Eric Adams following Caban&#8217;s abrupt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-commissioner-resigns-amid-federal-criminal-probe">resignation</a> from the job just a little over a week ago after his phone was seized by federal agents in a criminal investigation.
The investigation, at least in part, centers around a nightclub security business that is owned by Caban’s twin brother, James Caban, and whether he used his brother to “fix potential problems for clubs and bars,” The Washington Post reported. The probe is reportedly focusing on other police officials as well.
“My complete focus has always been on the NYPD – the department and people I love and have dedicated over 30 years of service to,” Caban said in a statement. “However, the news around recent developments has created a distraction for our department, and I am unwilling to let my attention be on anything other than our important work, or the safety of the men and women of the NYPD.”
The criminal investigation is being conducted by the Southern District of New York, which focuses on government corruption cases, and the IRS.
Adams, who is under criminal investigation over potential corruption stemming from actions involving the Turkish government, has seen numerous people in his orbit come under criminal investigation recently.
The FBI executed search warrants last week at the home of Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks and a home shared by First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Schools Chancellor David Banks. Investigators seized phones belonging to Caban and Timothy Pearson, a senior adviser to the mayor. A consultant, Terence Banks, brother of Philip Banks and David Banks, was also searched.
The feds raided the home of Adams’ director of Asian Affairs, Winnie Greco, earlier this year as part of a criminal probe run by the Eastern District of New York, the Times said. His former buildings commissioner, Eric Ulrich, faces bribery charges, and several donors to Adams’ campaign have been charged in a straw-donor scheme.

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FBI Raids Home Of NYPD Interim Commissioner, A Week After Similar Raid Caused Predecessor To Resign

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In April 2023, after former President Donald Trump was indicted in New York, his concealed carry license was suspended. Now the New York City Police Department is reportedly preparing to revoke it entirely.
According to a senior NYPD official, Trump relinquished two pistols he was licensed to carry on March 31, 2023, but another gun listed on Trump’s license “was lawfully moved to Florida,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/05/politics/trump-gun-nypd-revoke/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The official said an investigation by the NYPD’s Legal Bureau “will likely lead to revocation of his license,” although Trump could challenge such a decision in a hearing.
Because Trump was convicted of 34 felonies at his Manhattan trial, it is a federal crime for him to possess a firearm.
Trump has had a license from the NYPD to carry a concealed firearm for more than a decade, law enforcement sources told CNN.
The verdict in Trump’s trial has been harshly criticized. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) stated:
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&#8220;I disagree with the jury&#8217;s verdict here. A jury can only act within the constraints that a judge puts on it, and this case was rigged from the very beginning. You had Alvin Bragg, who campaigned on getting Donald Trump. You had the judge, who&#8217;s a literal Biden donor, and at every turn he ruled in favor of the prosecution. &#8230; He never even insisted the prosecution reveal the alleged underlying crime for which Donald Trump supposedly covered up in – in bookkeeping entries. At every turn the judge put his finger on the scales, practically forcing the jury to find – to reach this outcome. &#8230; there’s no question Donald Trump should win on appeal.&#8221;
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Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr stated, “I said from the very start that this was an abomination. And I actually was surprised that they went ahead with the case because there really was nothing there. There was no crime there and they never were able to really articulate it until after the defense rested its case. So I thought the whole thing was a travesty.”
“This case is going to be overruled because there are just multiple errors and violations of constitutional rights,” he continued. “This will be eventually overruled after the election.”
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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> ripped into President Joe Biden on Monday over his handling of illegal immigration after an illegal immigrant from Venezuela <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspect-in-shooting-of-2-nypd-officers-is-an-illegal-immigrant-from-venezuela" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allegedly shot</a> two New York cops. 
Trump said that Biden had enabled a wave of crime from illegal immigrants that was endangering the public. His comments came after police said that 19-year-old Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata shot officers Christopher Abreu, and Richard Yarusso after they attempted to question him about a robbery. 
“Biden Migrant Crime is out of control and is ravaging America! Last night, two brave NYPD officers doing their job were shot by a Monster Illegal Immigrant who came here illegally from Venezuela last year and was living in a tax-payer funded migrant shelter,” Trump posted on <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112553579754674188">Truth Social.</a> “Crooked Joe Biden has trafficked in the worst people from around the world, many with heinous criminal records, and unleashed them into our communities.” 
The former president then pivoted to saying the border needed to be secured and a border wall built. 
“Soros-funded DA Alvin Bragg should focus on keeping the streets of New York safe, but has instead wasted time and money engaging in a ridiculous political witch-hunt against yours truly,” he said. “We must focus on finishing the wall, securing our border, and keeping our streets safe. MAGA 2024!”
According to investigators, police attempted to stop Castro-Mata on Monday after they saw him driving a moped down the wrong side of the street as they investigated a robbery in Queens at 1:40 a.m. 
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After police attempted to speak with him, Castro-Mata ran away on foot and fired “multiple times” at the officers, hitting one in his bulletproof vest and the other in the leg, according to New York City Police Commissioner Eddie Caban. The officers responded, shooting Castro-Mata in the ankle. 
The <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/06/03/us-news/two-nypd-cops-shot-in-queens-by-19-year-old/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officers</a> were taken to a nearby hospital where they were in stable condition. Castro-Mata was also expected to survive after having surgery on his foot.
According to NYPD Detective Joseph Kenny, Castro-Mata illegally crossed into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-authorities-lock-down-eagle-pass-but-border-crossings-persist-in-surrounding-areas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eagle Pass</a>, Texas, in July 2023. Kenny added that Castro-Mata’s current address was at a hotel that had been turned into housing for migrants.

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‘Biden Migrant Crime’: Trump Slams Biden After Illegal Immigrant Allegedly Shoots Two NYPD Cops

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Joe Biden

New York

Venezuela

Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> cops were shot early Monday morning by a 19-year-old Venezuelan man who illegally entered the United States last year, according to law enforcement. 
Investigators <a href="https://pix11.com/news/morning/migrant-who-shot-2-police-officers-in-queens-crossed-into-us-illegally-nypd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the NYPD officers were shot by Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata after they attempted to stop him for driving a moped down the wrong side of the street when they were investigating a robbery in Queens at 1:40 a.m. After police attempted to speak with him, Castro-Mata ran away on foot and fired “multiple times” at the officers, hitting one in his bulletproof vest and the other in the leg, according to New York City Police Commissioner Eddie Caban. The officers responded, shooting Castro-Mata in the ankle. 
The <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/06/03/us-news/two-nypd-cops-shot-in-queens-by-19-year-old/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officers</a>, Christopher Abreu, and Richard Yarusso, were taken to a nearby hospital where they were in stable condition. Castro-Mata was also expected to survive after having surgery on his foot.
“This morning we get another reminder of everything our officers do and what they do to put themselves on the line to make sure our city is safe. Every day they go toward the danger,” Caban said at a press conference. “This could have gone a very different way.”
New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams called the incident a “senseless act of violence” and said the suspect showed a “total disregard for life.” 
According to NYPD Detective Joseph Kenny, Castro-Mata illegally crossed into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-authorities-lock-down-eagle-pass-but-border-crossings-persist-in-surrounding-areas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eagle Pass</a>, Texas, in July 2023. Kenny added that Castro-Mata&#8217;s current address was at a hotel that had been turned into housing for migrants. 
Castro-Mata was suspected of being involved in several robberies, including one where a woman was attacked and her credit card was stolen. “We’re looking at him for several other robbery patterns in the Queens area where he does have other co-defendants,” Kenny told reporters. 
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Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association in New York City, said that his union would ensure justice is served. 
“When the cameras are on, everyone is doing their job holding criminals accountable. When the cameras are off and people aren’t paying attention the criminal justice system is putting police officers and the public at risk,” he said. 
New York has been flooded with illegal immigrants in recent years, with thousands being bussed in from Texas. The influx has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-cuts-police-education-budgets-to-deal-with-ongoing-illegal-immigration-crisis-pounding-nyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">placed a strain</a> on city budgets, with both police and education funds being cut to help accommodate migrants.

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Suspect In Shooting Of 2 NYPD Officers Is An Illegal Immigrant From Venezuela

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-police-department-nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Police Department</a> officers said they found posters and leaflets with disturbing anti-American and anti-Israel messages, including calls for violence and death, while an anti-Israel protest encampment was being cleaned up at New York University and The New School.
Kaz Daughtry, the NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations, posted pictures of literature found &#8220;at the illegal encampment on @NYU property.&#8221; Among the items found, there was a poster with the messages: &#8220;Occupy the Occupiers,&#8221; &#8220;Disrupt/Reclaim/ Destroy,&#8221; &#8220;Long Live the Intifada,&#8221; &#8220;Death to Israeli Real Estate,&#8221; and &#8220;Death to America.&#8221;
Another poster was titled: &#8220;Enough with De-Escalation Trainings; Where are the Escalation Trainings!&#8221;
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPDnews</a> proudly protects everyone’s right to free speech and peaceful protest. 
Here’s a look at just some of the inflammatory literature and signage we observed today at the illegal encampment on <a href="https://twitter.com/nyu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYU</a> property:
“Enough with De-Escalation Trainings: Where are the… <a href="https://t.co/Zo3hSF55rG">pic.twitter.com/Zo3hSF55rG</a>
&mdash; NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry (@NYPDDaughtry) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDDaughtry/status/1786350049343033644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In an interview, Daughtry said the troubling findings in the anti-Israel encampments convince him that &#8220;there is somebody behind this movement.&#8221;
&#8220;There is some organization behind this movement,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The level of organization that we&#8217;re seeing in both of these encampments here and at Columbia — leaflets on how to protest, leaflets on how to commit civil disobedience, leaflets on what to do when you get arrested, leaflets on what to say to police when they ask you — there is somebody funding this. There is somebody radicalizing our students.&#8221;
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&quot;Somebody is radicalizing out students&quot; Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz spoke after NYU and New School raid this morning, &quot;we will find out who that is&quot;. Chief of Patrol John Chell showed literature found inside the New School &#39;Gaza Solidarity Encampment&#39; after it was… <a href="https://t.co/LObfkp5Vmd">pic.twitter.com/LObfkp5Vmd</a>
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Daughtry promised that the NYPD&#8217;s counterterrorism division &#8220;will find out who it is.&#8221; The Deputy Commissioner of Operations also said there were disturbing items found at Columbia&#8217;s Hamilton Hall after officers removed anti-Israel protesters who had illegally taken over the building earlier this week. Daughtry said officers found &#8220;gas masks, ear plugs, helmets, goggles, tape, hammers, knives, ropes, and a book on TERRORISM&#8221; in Hamilton Hall.
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Pencils, books, laptops, those are the tools of students and what you expect to find on a college campus. But here’s what the NYPD found in Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after we were able to arrest the protestors and agitators for commandeering and barricading themselves… <a href="https://t.co/EKQV6nJySu">pic.twitter.com/EKQV6nJySu</a>
&mdash; NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry (@NYPDDaughtry) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDDaughtry/status/1786449287359992179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;These are not the tools of students protesting, these are the tools of agitators, of people who were working on something nefarious. Thankfully, your NYPD was able to prevent whatever they were planning and stop them before they could do it,&#8221; Daughtry added. &#8220;Continue to peacefully and lawfully protest; but know that if you engage in illegal conduct, the NYPD will hold you responsible and hold you accountable—someone has to.&#8221;
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The findings appear to back up statements made by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who said on Wednesday that the anti-Israel protest at Columbia has been influenced by “outside agitators” who appeared to be trained.

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Police Alarmed By ‘Death To America’ Signs Found At NYU Anti-Israel Encampment: ‘There Is Somebody Funding This’

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On Tuesday, officers of the New York Police Department yanked down the Palestinian flag which demonstrators had used to replace the American flag at City College of New York last week, and replaced it with the American flag, hoisting it up the flagpole as an officer threw the Palestinian flag to the side.
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Video shows NYPD raising the American flag on City College campus and tossing the Palestinian flag away <a href="https://t.co/RZCOYS2wB1">https://t.co/RZCOYS2wB1</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qc3y8T6ALd">pic.twitter.com/Qc3y8T6ALd</a>
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The demonstrators had set up an encampment at the Harlem Heights campus last week.
&#8220;An incredible scene and proud moment as we have assisted <a href="https://twitter.com/CityCollegeNY" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/CityCollegeNY&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714656999313000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3eXRqEsO6I9fvJ7f9cToP3">@CityCollegeNY</a> in restoring order on campus, culminating in raising Old Glory once again on their campus flagpole,&#8221; NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry tweeted.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HAPPENINGNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HAPPENINGNOW</a>: An incredible scene and proud moment as we have assisted <a href="https://twitter.com/CityCollegeNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CityCollegeNY</a> in restoring order on campus, culminating in raising Old Glory once again on their campus flagpole. 🇺🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDPC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPDPC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPD1stDep?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPD1stDep</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDChiefOfDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPDChiefOfDept</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDChiefPatrol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPDChiefPatrol</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPDnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/XZWFmvXcUs">pic.twitter.com/XZWFmvXcUs</a>
— NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry (@NYPDDaughtry) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDDaughtry/status/1785529408201134330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Demonstrators at CCNY tried to break through the police barricades and were repulsed.
Earlier this week, journalist Ami Horowitz was attacked when he brought an American flag into the pro-Hamas encampment at the City University of New York.
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“Before I had a chance to even wave the flag – I just took it out – this mob descended upon me,” Horowitz told The Daily Wire. “It began with punches to the torso, to the kidneys, and one to the private parts. I ran back a second time, they grabbed me again. This time there weren’t any punches thrown, but two guys grabbed me in an armlock and dragged me off the property, threw me down. I went back in a third time, this time more punches were thrown, one to the throat, a headbutt. We grappled a whole bunch.”
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Journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/AmiHorowitz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AmiHorowitz</a> went to <a href="https://twitter.com/CUNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CUNY</a> with an American flag. Immediately, violent extremists stole his flag and assaulted him.
The police detained him, and ordered him not to return to the protest with his “different views.” <a href="https://t.co/YVa2AWzrYo">pic.twitter.com/YVa2AWzrYo</a>
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“If you did a Venn diagram of those who hate Israel, and those who hate America, they’d be concentric circles,” Horowitz said. “It’s the administration, the professors … they’re feeding this garbage into the minds of these students. These students look up to these professors. It’s garbage in and garbage out.”
Spencer Lindquist contributed to the article.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-journalist-was-assaulted-by-a-pro-hamas-mob-police-detained-him-not-his-attackers" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-journalist-was-assaulted-by-a-pro-hamas-mob-police-detained-him-not-his-attackers&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714656999313000&amp;usg=AOvVaw340GOqYOPnWGb9USdiGWE3">A Journalist Was Assaulted By A Pro-Hamas Mob. Police Detained Him, Not His Attackers</a>

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WATCH: NYPD Rip Down Palestinian Flag At City College Of New York, Replace With Old Glory

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Hamas

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A large number of New York Police Department officers swarmed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/columbia-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia University&#8217;s</a> campus on Tuesday after the school finally gave the department permission to enter and help regain control after pro-Hamas extremists illegally overtook a building this week.
The police arrived on campus wearing helmets, and carrying zip ties and riot shields. They gathered outside Hamilton Hall around a heavily armored vehicle that had a ladder deployed so that officers could enter the building through an upstairs window.
NBC News reported that law enforcement made dozens of arrests, removed multiple barricades, and nearly cleared the entire building within a short period of time.
There were no reported injuries to police, students or faculty, the report said.
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BREAKING: Police at Columbia are entering Hamilton Hall: <a href="https://t.co/CjqeC8p6EQ">pic.twitter.com/CjqeC8p6EQ</a>
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) <a href="https://twitter.com/sfmcguire79/status/1785482204383965269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NOW</a> NYPD Drove BEARCAT into Columbia University, accessing occupied building through a window. Hundreds of cops continue to pour into the University.
Video by <a href="https://twitter.com/yyeeaahhhboiii2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yyeeaahhhboiii2</a> Desk@freedomnews.tv to license <a href="https://t.co/7w3COwAKKu">pic.twitter.com/7w3COwAKKu</a>
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScooterCasterNY/status/1785482478162997720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a> MASS ARRESTS as NYPD pour hundreds of cops inside Columbia University, Raiding Encampment
Video by Olga Fe Desk@freedomnews.tv to license <a href="https://t.co/YnS6v4V00p">pic.twitter.com/YnS6v4V00p</a>
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScooterCasterNY/status/1785490527443460273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The NYPD is physically removing campus protesters from Columbia. <a href="https://t.co/HQoJgqP0qx">pic.twitter.com/HQoJgqP0qx</a>
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1785492467070243024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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NYPD raids Hamilton Hall, which was renamed to Hinds Hall, to conduct the physical removal and arrests of campus protesters at Columbia. Here’s a view from the inside. <a href="https://t.co/hBQxOKfV8u">pic.twitter.com/hBQxOKfV8u</a>
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1785492221086588955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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A Tactical Team with NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit and other Officers with the Strategic Response Group have now Breached the 1st Floor of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University. <a href="https://t.co/C8gKos8L07">pic.twitter.com/C8gKos8L07</a>
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href="https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1785494025639809305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Hamas supporters at Columbia have a meltdown inside Hamilton Hall now that the NYPD is making arrests: “Fuck you. It’s finals. Can I go home?” 
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— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1785496564443525550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said in a letter to the NYPD requesting their assistance that the school believes that outside extremists were responsible for much of what had happened.
&#8220;We believe that while the group who broke into the building includes students, it is led by individuals who are not affiliated with the University,&#8221; she wrote.
CBS New York reporter Ali Bauman posted on X that New York City Hall sources told the news station that they have evidence that &#8220;the wife of a known terrorist is with protestors on Columbia University campus.&#8221; The post went viral before Bauman later deleted it.
This is a breaking news story; refresh the page for updates.

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Top New York City Police Department officials slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday for demonizing law enforcement&#8217;s response to anti-Semitic protests on Columbia University&#8217;s campus.
Ocasio-Cortez <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1783224425074086256">responded</a> to a video posted on X that showed NYPD counterterrorism officers on campus who were there to ensure that the far-left extremists did not become violent.
&#8220;Not only did Columbia make the horrific decision to mobilize NYPD on their own students, but the units called in have some of the most violent reputations on the force,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;NYPD had promised the city they wouldn’t deploy SRG [Strategic Response Group] to protests.&#8221;
&#8220;So why are these counterterror units here?&#8221; she asked.
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell fired back at AOC: &#8220;Truly amazing! Columbia decided to hold its students accountable to the laws of the school. They are seeing the consequences of their actions. Something these kids were most likely never taught. Good SAT scores and self-entitlement do not supersede the law. I am sure you would agree that we have to teach them these valuable life skills.&#8221;
&#8220;Secondly, I was with those &#8216;units&#8217; last Thursday that you describe as having, &#8216;the most violent reputations.&#8217; These &#8216;units&#8217; removed students with great care and professionalism, not a single incident was reported,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;The only incidents that day on campus were the student&#8217;s hateful anti-Semitic speech and vile language towards our cops. I am sure you agree any hateful speech is unacceptable. You should rethink your comments to a simple thank you to the NYPD and hate has no place in our society.&#8221;
Chell said that AOC should visit the campus and &#8220;listen to their remarks of pure hatred.&#8221;
&#8220;I will ensure those &#8216;units&#8217; will protect you as they do for all NYers 24/7/365,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Lack of accountability = consequences. Hate from anyone, anywhere has no place in our city and country.&#8221;
NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry also responded to AOC&#8217;s remarks on X: &#8220;Everyone has a Constitutional right to protest, it’s one of the pillars our great democracy is built on. But kids also have a right to go to school without being harassed, threatened, intimidated or assaulted.&#8221;
&#8220;There is nothing &#8216;horrific&#8217; about protecting the safety of Columbia’s young students who are just trying to go to school,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We’ve said it time and time again, the NYPD will always protect and defend your right to protest but just because you hold a sign while you’re threatening, harassing, intimidating and assaulting people doesn’t give you a free pass from criminal conduct.&#8221;
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&#8220;Being anti-Semitic and spewing hate to kids will never ever be tolerated in our city,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Our officers are the best and most highly trained law enforcement professionals in the world. Everyday, they have to endure insults, threats, and hate speech merely because the uniform they wear as they try to keep the peace and protect everyone’s rights. I encourage you @AOC to visit Columbia and do a walk through; I promise our officers will, like always, do their job, and protect you like they have protected everyone on campus regardless of what your political beliefs are. We’ll also take a report if you feel threatened.&#8221;
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Everyone has a Constitutional right to protest, it’s one of the pillars our great democracy is built on. But kids also have a right to go to school without being harassed, threatened, intimidated or assaulted. There is nothing “horrific” about protecting the safety of Columbia’s… <a href="https://t.co/a3fEQQEIeh">https://t.co/a3fEQQEIeh</a>
— NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry (@NYPDDaughtry) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDDaughtry/status/1783469997508944072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2024</a></blockquote>

President Biden Delivers Remarks In Triangle, VA

NYPD Official Rips AOC For Demonizing Police Who Responded To Anti-Semitic Campus Protesters

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville literally laughed off the idea that President Joe Biden, who was in New York City for a fundraiser at the time, should have taken some time to drop by the funeral of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-for-return-to-law-and-order-at-wake-for-slain-ny-police-officer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fallen NYPD officer</a> Jonathan Diller.
Carville, who joined fellow guest Geraldo Rivera in a discussion with NewsNation host Chris Cuomo, called the notion &#8220;idiotic&#8221; and asserted that fundraising schedules should not be disrupted when police officers were killed: &#8220;Unfortunately, it happens about 120 times a year.&#8221;
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Last night Dem strategist James Carville said it would be &quot;idiotic&quot; for Biden to care about Officer Jonathan Diller being murdered and to modify his fundraiser plans because cops are shot all the time: &quot;They&#39;re raising money, they got guest lists&#8230;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/kkYAmuZFDG">pic.twitter.com/kkYAmuZFDG</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1775174956160094712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Cuomo began by pointing out the stark comparisons that many had made — namely that while Biden was hobnobbing with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and shilling for high-dollar donations, former President Donald Trump was speaking at Diller&#8217;s funeral just minutes away — and he argued that Biden could have undercut the bad optics by simply making an appearance, however brief.
Carville just laughed.
&#8220;James, when you&#8217;re done laughing,&#8221; Cuomo prompted.
&#8220;Well, I think — I think it&#8217;s idiotic,&#8221; Carville replied. &#8220;I&#8217;ll tell you why: they have a fundraising schedule, they have Radio City Music Hall, they&#8217;re out there raising money, they got guest lists, they got everything done. Unfortunately, it happens about 120 times a year, a police officer was shot.&#8221;
&#8220;And so you&#8217;re really saying he should just unring the entire bell.&#8221; Carville then abruptly pivoted to complain about conservatives who had objected to the president&#8217;s decision to honor &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; even though it coincided with Easter Sunday, claiming that people just wanted to always be outraged about something.
&#8220;No, James, that was an easy one. It&#8217;s a layup,&#8221; Cuomo protested, saying that all Biden really had to do was make an appearance at the fallen officer&#8217;s funeral. &#8220;You stop by, you see the family, you give them some private moments, you get back in the car, you go to the fundraiser. That&#8217;s not a stretch.&#8221;
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&#8220;I profoundly disagree,&#8221; Carville pushed back, repeating his initial assessment that the idea was &#8220;idiotic.&#8221;
&#8220;Here&#8217;s how you fix it with minimal effort and you make people feel better,&#8221; Rivera weighed in then, saying that all Biden really had to do was acknowledge Diller — even if all he did was say a few words about him during the fundraiser.
&#8220;It is not uncommon for a peace officer to be killed in the line of duty,&#8221; Carville continued to push back, arguing that keeping the fundraising schedule on track was the more pressing of the two issues.

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Democrat Strategist Says It’s ‘Idiotic’ To Expect Biden To Ditch Fundraiser To Honor Fallen Cop

Democrat Strategist Says It's 'Idiotic' To Expect Biden To Ditch Fundraiser To Honor Fallen Cop

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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> slammed President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> this week for being too weak to support law enforcement because his base won&#8217;t allow him to.
Trump made the remarks after attending the wake of slain 31-year-old New York City Police Department officer Jonathan Diller, who was allegedly murdered by 34-year-old Guy Rivera.
During a traffic stop, as Diller attempted to get Rivera to vacate the car, Rivera allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot Diller in the stomach. Rivera had 21 prior arrests and was released from prison in 2021 after serving five years for criminal possession of a controlled substance.
&#8220;I think that politically he can’t support the police. I think he’s also making a mistake, but I think politically, his base won’t let him support the police,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;And I support the police, I would say at the highest level of any president by far, maybe double or triple. And they knew that. That’s why when I walked into that funeral parlor, it was — it was like love. It was just — they want to shy away from it. They didn’t even call the family. They could have called. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know even a call would be, perhaps — I’m not sure they would take his call.&#8221;
Trump applauded everyone who turned out to show support for Diller and said that he enjoyed meeting Diller&#8217;s wife and grandmother.
&#8220;When I was leaving, we’re driving down the road and it felt like we were driving for miles and there were men and women in blue,” he said. “They were going for such a period, I said, ‘That’s a lot of people.’ It was a long blue line.”
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Trump says Biden&#8217;s &#8220;base won&#8217;t let him support the police&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/CWHDWE0jgS">pic.twitter.com/CWHDWE0jgS</a>
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1773763085779472738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2024</a></blockquote>

Former President Donald Trump Attends Wake For Slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller

Trump Rips Biden For Being Too Weak To Stand Up For Police

Law Enforcement

Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> expressed his condolences for the family of a slain police officer and called to restore “law and order” on Thursday.
Trump attended the wake of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on Thursday and met with people close to the slain police officer, including his widow and 1-year-old son. Diller was killed on Monday during a traffic stop in Far Rockaway, Queens.
“What happened is such a sad, sad event. Such a horrible thing, and it’s happening all too often and we’re just not going to let it happen, we just can’t,” Trump said in brief remarks at the funeral. “But the Diller family will, you’ll never be the same, you can never be the same, but we have to stop it, we have to stop it. We have to get back to law and order. We have to do a lot of things differently because this is not working. This is happening too often.”
Trump noted that the Queens man accused of murdering Diller, 34-year-old Guy Rivera, had a lengthy history of run-ins with the police before Monday’s fatal shooting. Rivera had at least 21 prior arrests. Rivera has been charged with first degree murder and attempted murder related to Monday’s shooting.
“This is such a sad occasion. The only thing we can say is maybe something is going to be learned. We’ve got to strengthen it up, we’ve got to toughen it up,” Trump said.
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BREAKING: Trump at the wake for NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller: &quot;We have to get back to law and order.&quot; WATCH <a href="https://t.co/60PnCHiMMP">pic.twitter.com/60PnCHiMMP</a>
&mdash; Simon Ateba (@simonateba) <a href="https://twitter.com/simonateba/status/1773421939379573209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Rivera <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/nyregion/nypd-officer-shooting-charges-rivera.html">sat</a> in the passenger seat of a parked car in Far Rockaway on Monday when Diller repeatedly instructed Rivera to exit the vehicle. Rivera ignored the order, pulled a gun, and shot Diller, the bullet hitting the officer just below his protective vest, according to prosecutors. Diller’s partner, Veckash Khedna, shot Rivera in the back.
Diller was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he died. Rivera is undergoing treatment at the same hospital.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/227-24/transcript-mayor-adams-holds-in-person-media-availability">said</a> during a press conference on Tuesday following Diller’s death that repeated crimes committed by “dangerous people” is a significant problem in the city.
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“We&#8217;ve been talking about the severe recidivism of dangerous people over and over again and how do we stop them from coming into our streets,” Adams said. “There&#8217;s a total disregard. They could care less when they discharged that gun if they shot a cop or if they shot someone that was at Selvena Brooks‑Powers&#8217; office, who was the councilperson that it happens right near her office. Just a total disregard.”
“These are bad people who are doing bad things to good people. It&#8217;s the good guys against the bad guys. And we have to recognize that,” he added.

Trump Calls For Return To ‘Law And Order’ At Wake For Slain NY Police Officer

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