Members of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> issued a report on Monday talking about an &#8220;influence&#8221; strategy employed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) known as &#8220;united front work&#8221; that has made its way to the United States.
Led by the Central United Front Work Department, the effort is a &#8220;unique blend of engagement, influence activities, and intelligence operations,&#8221; the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party explains in <a href="https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/uf-101-memo-final-pdf-version.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a six-page memo</a>.
The CCP uses united front work &#8220;to shape its political environment, including to influence other countries’ policy toward [<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China</a>] and to gain access to advanced foreign technology,&#8221; the memo says, adding that it is carried out &#8220;by an extensive and well-documented network of organizations.&#8221;
This network, the memo adds, operates &#8220;in parallel&#8221; to China&#8217;s &#8220;foreign ministry and intelligence services that seeks to influence universities, think tanks, civic groups, other prominent individuals and institutions, and public opinion broadly.&#8221;
Examples of united front work-linked activity, cited from various media reports, include a front group <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/04/reputed-chinese-communist-party-front-group-helped-fuel-u-s-protests-against-taiwanese-president/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stoking protests</a> against Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in the United States and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/19/chinese-police-new-york-city-foreign-influence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secret Chinese police stations</a> in places such as New York City that experts say are used to go after opponents of the CCP. The memo also lists various targets of united front work, including ethnic minorities and people with roots in Taiwan.
&#8220;United front work damages U.S. interests through legal and illegal technology transfer, surveillance of Chinese diaspora communities, promotion of favorable narratives about the PRC through ostensibly independent voices, and the neutralization or harassment of critics of the CCP,&#8221; the memo states in a section arguing why the united front work matters. &#8220;The United States has no direct analogue, and the U.S. Government has struggled to counter united front work with traditional counterintelligence, law enforcement, and diplomatic tools.&#8221;
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Such influence operations have been reported in other countries as well. After a think tank in Australia <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-17/china-communist-party-australia-united-front-aspi-report/12334498" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned about the united front work</a> branching out in that country in 2020, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying called the report &#8220;fallacious&#8221; and insisted, &#8220;China has been developing foreign relations based on principles of mutual respect and non-interference in each other&#8217;s internal affairs.&#8221;
The House panel memo was released in the weeks after President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California, and the two sides pledged to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/16/xi-biden-takeaways-from-us-china-summittaiwan-military-talks-fentanyl.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resume military talks</a> amid rising tensions over Taiwan, Beijing&#8217;s spy balloon that flew over the continental U.S. earlier this year, and more.
“Through its united front work strategy, which Xi Jinping has called a &#8216;magic weapon,&#8217; the Chinese Communist Party uses every tool at its disposal, whether legal or illicit, to influence the American people and interfere in democratic societies. Our bipartisan memo on united front work will help the American people recognize and resist the CCP’s malign influence,&#8221; Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) said in a <a href="https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
“An important, but little understood, aspect of the Chinese Communist Party’s misinformation, propaganda, and influence efforts both in the PRC and abroad is the CCP’s united front system. This background memo provides information about united front activities, and can be a potentially helpful guide in addressing and countering them,&#8221; added ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL).

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House Panel Releases Memo On China’s ‘Influence’ Strategy In The U.S.

House Panel Releases Memo On China's 'Influence' Strategy

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> signaled its opposition on Monday to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Republican bill designed to stymie migrant housing on federal lands as pressure builds for Washington to tackle the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">border crisis</a>.
A <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/HR5283-SAP.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> from the Office of Management and Budget said <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> &#8220;strongly opposes&#8221; the legislation that prohibits the use of federal funds to provide housing to &#8220;certain noncitizens, including migrants seeking asylum,&#8221; on properties under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service.
&#8220;The Administration opposes this legislation because it would significantly restrict the ability of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make decisions regarding the appropriate uses of their lands and resources, even in emergency or other situations,&#8221; the statement added.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) introduced the legislation, which has several GOP co-sponsors, in August and it <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1717978303032955381" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advanced</a> out of the House Natural Resources Committee <a href="https://malliotakis.house.gov/media/press-releases/malliotakis-bill-prevent-migrant-housing-federal-lands-passes-house-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the weeks that followed</a>.
The bill contains a clause that <a href="https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2023/09/15/floyd-bennett-field-to-house-migrants--city-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nixes a lease agreement</a> with the federal government allowing New York City — which has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-mayor-announces-billions-in-budget-cuts-and-slashes-to-nypd-to-deal-with-migrant-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resorted to budget cuts</a> amid the <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/650-23/amid-deepening-asylum-seeker-crisis-mayor-adams-new-steps-stabilize-city-s-budget-as" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ballooning costs</a> of taking care of the estimated 10,000 asylum-seekers arriving every month — to use Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn as an emergency shelter for migrants.
“Not only did President [Joe] Biden create this crisis but he unfairly wants to continue taking tax dollars and public spaces like Floyd Bennett Field from citizens to perpetuate it,” Malliotakis said in a statement <a href="https://www.silive.com/news/2023/11/white-house-against-rep-malliotakis-bill-that-would-ban-migrant-housing-in-places-like-fort-wadsworth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported by the Staten Island Advance</a>.
The congresswoman added that she expects and looks forward to the GOP-led house passing her bill this week and sending a &#8220;clear message&#8221; to Biden and leading New York Democrats that people in her district &#8220;have had enough of their self-created migrant crisis that they can and should end today.&#8221;
Though the legislation would likely face long odds in the Democrat-controlled Senate, the expected passage of the bill in the House this week comes as Congress grapples with a partisan debate over whether to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-rips-dems-for-refusal-to-link-real-border-security-to-other-challenges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link funds to national security priorities</a> in places such as Israel and Ukraine to U.S. border security reforms.
“Last month’s total southern border encounters marked the busiest October in decades of [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] records. And the harsh reality of the Biden Administration’s border crisis continues to impact millions of Americans in cities across the country,&#8221; said <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY) <a href="https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=3F6F54EC-DE8D-45CF-A37E-18C8C674E862" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in remarks pushing</a> for a swift remedy.

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Biden Admin ‘Strongly Opposes’ GOP Bill To Block Migrant Housing On Federal Lands

Biden Admin 'Strongly Opposes' GOP Bill To Block Migrant Housing On Federal Lands

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Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) shared on Monday that he has been in contact with Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) ahead of a possible expulsion vote following a scathing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee report.
Speaking to reporters during a trip to Sarasota, Florida, Johnson noted that he had &#8220;spoken to Congressman Santos at some length over the holiday and talked to him about his options.&#8221;
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VIDEO: Speaker Johnson tells reporters he spoke to Rep. George Santos &quot;at some length&quot; over the Thanksgiving holiday and &quot;talked to him about his options&quot;
Santos could become the first member of Congress expelled in over 2 decades. 
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On the prospect of an expulsion vote this week, Johnson said <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-george-santos-face-expulsion-house-week-rcna126849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;it remains to be seen,&#8221;</a> adding that lawmakers will be discussing the matter when they return from the Thanksgiving recess on Tuesday.
Voters elected Santos to his first term representing a Long Island district in the November elections, helping Republicans win a narrow majority in the House. But controversy soon followed related to the congressman&#8217;s candor and finances, spurring multiple inquiries and growing pressure for him to leave office.
Santos has since been dealt 23 federal charges —  including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy — to which he <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a>. And then, earlier this month, the House Ethics Committee released a <a href="https://punchbowl.news/isc-santos-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> saying investigators found evidence of Santos violating House rules and criminal laws.
Though Santos criticized the congressional inquiry as a political &#8220;smear,&#8221; he announced soon after the House Ethics report&#8217;s release that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would not seek re-election</a> while declaring, &#8220;I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed.&#8221;
Santos survived <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple attempts</a> by colleagues to expel him from the House earlier this year, but that may change with House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) announcing another <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/11/17/u-s-rep-michael-guest-introduces-measure-to-expel-new-york-congressman-santos-from-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expulsion resolution</a> and <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4313613-growing-number-of-lawmakers-say-theyll-vote-to-expel-santos-after-ethics-report/#:~:text=House-,Growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers%20say%20they'll%20vote,expel%20Santos%20after%20Ethics%20report&amp;text=A%20growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers,scathing%20House%20Ethics%20Committee%20report." target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing number of lawmakers</a> saying they would vote for New York Republican&#8217;s ouster.
Expulsion from the House, which has only happened <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a handful of times throughout U.S. history</a>, requires a two-thirds majority vote to succeed.
During an hours-long X Spaces conversation on Friday night, Santos reportedly insisted that he would not resign, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/25/santos-lashes-out-expulsion-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claiming</a>, &#8220;[I&#8217;d] admit [to] everything that&#8217;s on that report&#8221; by doing so. Yet Santos also <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/27/george-santos-expel-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">predicted</a> that he will be expelled from the House if another expulsion resolution goes to the floor for a vote. &#8220;I’ve done the math over and over, and it doesn’t look really good,&#8221; he said.

Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republica

Speaker Johnson Says He Spoke To Santos ‘About His Options’ As Expulsion Looms

Speaker Johnson Says He Spoke To Santos 'About His Options' As Expulsion Looms

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> are setting the stage for what could be a vote on articles of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment</a> against President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> early next year.
A report published this week <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/21/house-republicans-biden-impeachment-00128154" target="_blank" rel="noopener">by POLITICO</a> quoted multiple GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee — which would spearhead the drafting of any articles of impeachment — urging the chamber to move quickly toward a decision heading into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024</a>, which is a presidential election year in which Biden is seeking a second term in the White House.
“We understand that the further you go toward an election, the more politicized these conversations become. That’s why it’s all the more important for us to begin to take action sooner rather than later,” Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), a member of the Judiciary Committee, told the news outlet. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), another member of that panel, added, “I think it needs to move with alacrity. I’ve always felt that we should be able to move faster. … But I do anticipate that it comes to Judiciary soon.&#8221;
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The report also noted that Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, predicted a decision would happen early in 2024 and said, &#8220;We can decide on whether or not there’s articles&#8221; after completing a series of depositions that lawmakers hope to complete in the coming weeks.
For months, the GOP-led House has been <a href="https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1701715899248726504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigating</a> whether the business practices of Biden&#8217;s family members fostered corruption in government — spurred by a money trail showing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-oversight-releases-memo-alleging-hunter-biden-received-millions-from-oligarchs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">millions of dollars</a> from foreign countries. Congressional investigators have also been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-shares-key-takeaway-from-hunter-biden-prosecutors-testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looking into</a> how the Department of Justice handled the criminal probe into the president&#8217;s son, Hunter Biden.
Biden and his allies insist there is no wrongdoing by the president and claim the investigative efforts by House Republicans are tainted by politics.
What happens in the coming weeks could prove critical.
Though some GOP members want quick action, the <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/21/house-republicans-biden-impeachment-00128154" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO report</a> said centrist Republicans do not want a vote on impeachment articles without a &#8220;smoking gun.&#8221; A handful of GOP defectors could prove fatal to any impeachment articles, which require a simple majority to pass. The House is narrowly controlled by Republicans, and Democrats are almost certain to vote in a bloc against any articles brought forward.
Then there are outside factors that could significantly affect the timeline of events, such as new deadlines in January and February to avert a government shutdown after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-overwhelmingly-votes-to-continue-government-funding-with-no-spending-cuts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passage</a> of another <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/johnson-led-house-passes-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-with-dem-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">short-term spending</a> bill.
Oversight Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Comer</a> (R-KY) — who is leading the impeachment inquiry with the help of Jordan and Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) — announced a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-oversight-subpoenas-hunter-biden-presidents-brother-and-ex-business-associate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wave of</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-issue-subpoenas-over-hunter-biden-art-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subpoenas</a> and transcribed interview requests this month. Among the subpoena targets were Hunter Biden and the president’s brother, James Biden.
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Planned depositions stretch over the next several weeks but could go longer if there is a legal fight. White House special counsel Dick Sauber wrote a letter to GOP leaders <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/17/biden-impeachment-subpoena-white-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling on them to withdraw</a> the subpoenas and interview requests, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTimBurchett/status/1726995593812164633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, &#8220;you have misrepresented the facts&#8221; and &#8220;ignored the overwhelming evidence disproving your claims.&#8221;
House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA), who took on the leadership role roughly one month ago, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-says-biden-impeachment-inquiry-has-reached-stage-for-key-witness-testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last week that he received a briefing from Comer and the other impeachment leaders on their progress.
&#8220;At this stage, our impeachment inquiry has already shown the corrupt conduct of the president’s family and that he and White House officials have repeatedly lied about his knowledge and involvement in his family’s business activities,&#8221; Johnson said.
&#8220;It has also exposed the tens of millions of dollars from foreign adversaries being paid to shell companies controlled by the president’s son, brother and their business associates. Now, the appropriate step is to place key witnesses under oath and question them under the penalty of perjury, to fill gaps in the record,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I commend the good work of Chairmen Comer, Jordan, and Smith. As we move forward toward an inflection point in this critical investigation, they have my full and unwavering support.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)</a> will not be investigated by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee for pulling a fire alarm in a House office building ahead of a government spending vote at the end of September when there was not an emergency.
In a <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Press%20Release_305.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brief statement</a> on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ethics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethics</a> Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) announced that a majority of the panel&#8217;s members &#8220;did not agree&#8221; to establish an Investigative Subcommittee (ISC) or report to the House regarding Bowman&#8217;s conduct.
The firm alarm triggered by Bowman, a former <a href="https://bowman.house.gov/biography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">middle school principal</a> and member of the leftist &#8220;Squad,&#8221; led to an evacuation of Cannon House Office Building and a Capitol Police investigation that resulted in a criminal referral to prosecutors in Washington, D.C.
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Bowman pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm, agreeing to pay a $1,000 fine, serve three months probation, and issue a formal apology to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP).
“I really regret that this caused so much confusion and that people had to evacuate, and I just caused a disturbance. I hate that. It’s pretty embarrassing,” Bowman said after his plea hearing, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bowman-fire-alarm-house-shutdown-vote-misdemeanor-c32d97c1d86f2f1769596613d29678f3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Associated Press</a>.
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Though the incident took place during a showdown over spending that ultimately resulted in Washington averting a government shutdown with a 45-day continuing resolution, Bowman denied that pulling the alarm was a delay tactic.
“It was the exact opposite – I was trying urgently to get to a vote, which I ultimately did and joined my colleagues in a bipartisan effort to keep our government open,&#8221; Bowman said in a statement, insisting that he &#8220;mistakenly&#8221; thought activating the fire alarm would open a door that was &#8220;usually open for votes&#8221; but on that weekend day &#8220;would not open.&#8221;
House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) released a <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseAdmin/status/1717281077893464560" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> last month dismissing Bowman&#8217;s explanation of what transpired on September 30, citing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bowman-charged-over-fire-alarm-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">findings by law enforcement</a>.
&#8220;Rep. Bowman&#8217;s excuse does not pass the sniff test. After pulling the fire alarm, Rep. Bowman fled the scene, passed by multiple Capitol Police officers and had every opportunity to alert USCP of his mistake,&#8221; Steil said. &#8220;I want to thank U.S. Capitol Police for their swift attention to this incident, and encourage the Ethics Committee to further pursue this matter.&#8221;

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Judiciary Committee Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) subpoenaed a federal prosecutor who allegedly placed constraints on the years-long investigation into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden</a>, House Republicans <a href="https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1727076808657682589" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Tuesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf of Delaware was directed to appear for a deposition <a href="https://twitter.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1727362535157072043" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on December 7</a> as part of the House GOP&#8217;s review of how the Department of Justice (DOJ) has conducted its criminal probe into Hunter Biden as well as the corruption-focused <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-says-biden-impeachment-inquiry-has-reached-stage-for-key-witness-testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment inquiry</a> against his father, President Joe Biden.
Jordan explained in a <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-11-21-jdj-to-wolf-subpoena-cover-letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Wolf the various ways in which information obtained by the judiciary panel indicates she was &#8220;responsible for many of the decisions to deviate from standard investigative protocol during the Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden.&#8221;
These included claims that Wolf, either directly or by instructing others, blocked certain lines of inquiry about Joe Biden and tipped off Hunter Biden’s legal team about a planned search of a storage unit.
In addition, testimony from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/internal-revenue-service-irs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internal Revenue Service (IRS) </a>whistleblower Gary Shapley alleged that Wolf &#8220;obstructed&#8221; another U.S. attorney&#8217;s team in Pennsylvania from briefing Delaware U.S. Attorney Davis Weiss&#8217; office about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-biden-bribery-file-released-burisma-head-says-he-was-coerced-into-paying-bidens-10-million" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bribery allegations</a> concerning Joe and Hunter Biden, the letter said.
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The Daily Wire reached out to the DOJ seeking comment on the subpoena. Previously, the agency has raised concerns to Jordan about <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23886269/justice-department-letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;misrepresentations&#8221;</a> that could impede public confidence in the administration of justice.
Jordan said the DOJ has allowed other employees to testify, &#8220;albeit with substantial scoping limitations,&#8221; but noted that Wolf is an exception because of &#8220;unpersuasive&#8221; arguments that the agency has an &#8220;ongoing investigation&#8221; as well as a &#8220;longstanding policy&#8221; of not making non-Senate-confirmed and line-level DOJ employees available for interviews.
After a plea deal with Hunter Biden collapsed under scrutiny from a judge, Attorney General Merrick Garland <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/appointment-special-counsel-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">granted</a> Weiss special counsel status in August of this year, giving Weiss broader authority to bring charges outside of his own district.
A federal grand jury in Delaware indicted Hunter Biden on federal gun charges in September, after which he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hunter-biden-pleads-not-guilty-to-gun-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a>. The first son may also face an indictment on tax evasion charges, which were part of the plea agreement.
Weiss testified in a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month, after which Jordan indicated <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-shares-key-takeaway-from-hunter-biden-prosecutors-testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;the key takeaway&#8221;</a> was that the prosecutor requested but did not receive <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/515#:~:text=The%20Attorney%20General%20or%20any,jury%20proceedings%20and%20proceedings%20before" target="_blank" rel="noopener">special attorney powers</a> that would have allowed him to bring charges outside of his jurisdiction in Delaware last year without the partnership of the local U.S. attorney.
That would appear to affirm concerns, spurred by whistleblower testimony from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/irs-whistleblower-says-story-from-hunter-biden-prosecutor-has-been-changing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shapley and another IRS agent</a> who also worked on the Hunter Biden case, that the DOJ slow-walked the inquiry in a way that may have <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-irs-whistleblowers-expose-how-bidens-were-treated-differently%EF%BF%BC/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">precluded other serious charges</a> due to the statute of limitations.
In response to an inquiry by The Daily Wire, the DOJ shared a statement from Weiss to the House Judiciary Committee in which he said &#8220;processes&#8221; associated with investigative and charging decisions did not &#8220;interfere&#8221; with his authority.
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&#8220;At no time was I blocked, or otherwise prevented from pursuing charges or taking the steps necessary in the investigation by other United States Attorneys, the Tax Division or anyone else at the Department of Justice,&#8221; he testified.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Jordan Subpoenas Prosecutor In Hunter Biden Probe

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party">Republican</a> Celeste Maloy easily defeated Democratic candidate Kathleen Riebe in a special election Tuesday for an open <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/utah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Utah</a> congressional seat that was left vacant by the resignation of Republican Chris Stewart. 
Maloy earned 57% of the vote for Utah’s 2nd congressional district, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/21/us/elections/results-utah-us-house-district-2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">winning</a> every county but one. In a victory speech, Maloy, who worked as a lawyer for Stewart, said she understood the responsibility of being a representative. 
“I want everybody in the second district to know that I really do want to be their representative. I want them to know me, I want them to know how to get a hold of me, and I want them to say, ‘That’s my representative, and I know she cares about the things that are happening in my town,’” she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Bo6eqwvhA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
In an <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/21/celeste-maloy-wins-utah-house-seat-00128421" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with POLITICO after the election, she said that Republicans needed to focus on issues like inflation and government overreach to win elections.
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“I hope Republicans learn that you can still win running on the issues,” she said. “I think that’s a message that we should be using more nationally. We should be talking about core conservative values. The issues that divide Republicans shouldn’t be the center of all of our campaigns.”
Maloy, who was <a href="https://www.deseret.com/2023/7/24/23791698/celeste-maloy-the-country-girl-running-for-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised</a> in a single-wide trailer in Nevada, defeated former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes for the nomination of the state&#8217;s Republican delegates in June. Maloy was helped by the endorsement of Stewart, who stepped down to help his sick wife. In the September primary, Maloy <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/09/06/utah-election-becky-edwards-celeste-maloy-primary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">edged</a> out anti-Trump Republican Becky Edwards. 
“I know Congress is a bit of a mess right now and I feel like I can go and be helpful, and be a good solid member who is even keeled and low drama,” Maloy said. 
Riebe conceded to Maloy on Tuesday night, thanking her supporters for their votes. 
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“The voters of the Second District have made their decision. I just spoke to Representative-elect Maloy and wished her the best. I look forward to her advocacy on behalf of our state at the national level, and the pressing issues of water, affordable housing, and sustainable growth that face all Utahns,” she <a href="https://www.riebeforutah.com/blog/detail/election-night-statement-from-senator-kathleen-riebe/">said</a>.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Democrat</a> has parted ways with the Congressional Progressive Caucus amid a growing rift on Capitol Hill over <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a>&#8216;s war on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas</a>.
The Intercept <a href="https://theintercept.com/2023/11/20/israel-lois-frankel-progressive-caucus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke the story</a> on Monday that Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) left because of differing opinions on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gaza</a> Strip siege.
In a follow-up report on Tuesday, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/21/lois-frankel-progressive-caucus-israel-hamas-gaza?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Frankel&#8217;s office confirmed her departure, and the news outlet cited a source who pinned the decision to leave on how some members of the leftist caucus were responding to the Israel situation.
The Internet Archive&#8217;s Wayback Machine <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231015120146/https://progressives.house.gov/caucus-members" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shows</a> Frankel was removed from the caucus&#8217;s online membership page sometime over the past several weeks.
Frankel, who is Jewish, voiced <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLoisFrankel/status/1712874333658353750?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;unwavering support&#8221;</a> for Israel after Hamas carried out terrorist attacks on Israeli soil that killed more than 1,000 people and led to hundreds of hostages being taken on October 7.
Her strong pro-Israel stance puts Frankel at odds with members of the leftist &#8220;Squad&#8221; who have <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/01/house-liberals-primary-challenge-israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized Israel</a>, prompting a wave of primary challenges in the 2024 election cycle.
The chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jayapal-tries-to-walk-back-israel-is-a-racist-state-comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drew controversy</a> and sought to apologize in July after she said Israel was a &#8220;racist state.&#8221;
Weeks into the operation in Gaza, though there is a growing number of leftist members of the House and Senate <a href="https://pressley.house.gov/2023/11/15/pressley-joins-colleagues-in-calling-on-biden-admin-to-establish-a-ceasefire-protect-children-in-the-gaza-strip/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling for a ceasefire</a> while raising concerns about casualties among Palestinian civilians, other Democrats have stayed resolute in standing by Israel as it fights to root out Hamas.
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Frankel was <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023622" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of 22 Democrats</a> who voted in favor of censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who is a member of the &#8220;Squad&#8221; and a vice chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, for her rhetoric about Israel.
The <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/845/text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">censure resolution</a>, which passed with broad GOP support earlier this month, reprimanded Tlaib for promoting &#8220;false narratives&#8221; regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas assault on Israel and for &#8220;calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.&#8221;
In addition, Frankel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/12-house-dems-ignore-biden-veto-threat-help-pass-israel-aid-with-irs-cuts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> with 11 other House Democrats and most Republicans to pass a White House-opposed plan to offset $14.3 billion in aid for Israel by slashing the same amount of funds meant for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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“The United States has a moral duty and national security urgency to aid Israel in defending herself,” Frankel said in a statement on the vote. “Make no mistake, Hamas terrorists and others in the region are out to destroy Israel and kill all Jews. We must send an unequivocal message to the world that we stand with Israel.”

Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla.

House Dem Leaves Progressive Caucus In Break Over Israel

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCathy</a> (R-CA) praised his successor in the role of House speaker, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA), on Sunday for overseeing the long-awaited release of more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 6</a> footage to the public.
In an interview on Fox News&#8217; &#8220;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6341442240112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunday Morning Futures</a>,&#8221; McCarthy said, &#8220;Johnson&#8217;s doing a tremendous job with that, adding more and more&#8221; after the new speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-announces-public-release-of-january-6-footage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced the rolling online disclosure</a> of tens of thousands of hours of video on Friday.
Before he was ousted as speaker last month, McCarthy kickstarted the process of releasing U.S. Capitol security tapes, which began to show the public an unvarnished look at the scenes of the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, in contrast to the images shown during hearings led by the January 6 Committee when Democrats ran the House.
McCarthy shared access with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-mccarthy-releases-41000-hours-of-exclusive-jan-6-footage-to-tucker-carlson-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson</a>, who aired footage that included video showing police officers appearing to stand by passively as people poured into the Capitol. Also during his speakership, the House had begun to grant <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/09/01/media-defendants-to-get-access-to-capitol-video-from-jan-6-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restricted access</a> to other members of the media and January 6 defendants.
&#8220;The one thing I had found is, we wanted transparency. So, when we took the majority, [the] first thing I did was make sure those tapes became under the responsibility of House Administration. What we found was, [the] January 6 Committee had lied to us, that there were thousands of more hours of tape,&#8221; McCarthy said.
&#8220;And the first thing I wanted to make sure is, anybody who was in jail, had the right to a defense was able to see those tapes. So that was the priority,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The defense was able to go through those. We started bringing press in to be able to see it. We were building a portal where every time the press looked at something and they went through it, the public was able to get it.&#8221;
One particular area in which the video footage made a difference, as noted by McCarthy, was to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-of-reconnaissance-tour-story-fires-back-at-january-6-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">counter allegations</a> about Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) — who is now working to process the footage for public release on a rolling basis as chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight for the Committee on House Administration — giving a “reconnaissance tour” a day before January 6.
&#8220;Barry Loudermilk has done a tremendous job, congressman from Georgia walking through this,&#8221; McCarthy said, adding, &#8220;Remember, he got — they accused him of something that&#8217;s not true, the January 6 Committee, and the tapes actually proved that it was not true, that he wasn&#8217;t giving tours inside. And that&#8217;s really what drove this.&#8221;

Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy Praises Speaker Johnson For ‘Tremendous Job’ Releasing January 6 Tapes

McCarthy Praises Speaker Johnson For 'Tremendous Job' Releasing January 6 Tapes

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marjorie-taylor-greene" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> (R-GA) said on Sunday that she would try again to get Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> impeached after the House punted on her latest effort last week.
The congresswoman, who often is referred to as &#8220;MTG,&#8221; told Fox anchor Maria Bartiromo that she would bring articles of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment</a> back to the House floor when lawmakers return after the Thanksgiving break.
&#8220;This time, the Republicans in Congress better deliver different results,&#8221; Greene said on &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures.&#8221; &#8220;Mayorkas must be impeached, and the invasion must stop,&#8221; she added, referring to the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Americans deserve security and sovereignty.
After the holiday break, I’ll reintroduce my articles to impeach Secretary Mayorkas. Congress must choose between protecting our homeland or the Biden regime.
I will not stop fighting for border security and the rule of law.… <a href="https://t.co/zG6Z1bdPYD">pic.twitter.com/zG6Z1bdPYD</a>
&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1726283722201137350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Eight Republicans <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1724226153794416723" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> with all voting Democrats last week to approve a motion that kicked Greene&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment</a> resolution to the House Homeland Security Committee, which is already investigating Mayorkas for <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2023/06/08/chairman-green-announces-comprehensive-investigation-full-committee-hearing-to-examine-secretary-mayorkas-dereliction-of-duty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleged dereliction of duty</a> in a probe that <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2023/06/20/what-they-are-saying-homeland-republicans-launch-mayorkas-investigation-with-preliminary-report-full-committee-hearing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">could lead to</a> impeachment proceedings in the future. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security has derided what a spokesperson called &#8220;reckless impeachment charades&#8221; by congressional Republicans.
Some of the GOP holdouts explained that they do hope to see Mayorkas impeached, but stressed they want to do so in a way that is not rushed and ensures a conviction in the Senate — a high bar at the moment as the upper chamber is controlled by the Democrats who are generally aligned with the White House.
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&#8220;We didn’t kill a Mayorkas impeachment. We voted to launch hearings and make our case to the entire nation. If we impeached Mayorkas today, the Senate would have rejected it today,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/repdarrellissa/status/1724613515795726431" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) in a post to X. &#8220;House Democrats will now have to defend Biden or admit his border disaster. We can win this.&#8221;
Greene, who has been critical of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-mtgs-impeachment-of-mayorkas-hit-a-regular-order-roadblock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;regular order&#8221;</a> route favored by some of her colleagues, argued in favor of taking immediate action against Mayorkas despite the setback last week, citing such pressing issues as drug trafficking and the prospect of a terrorist attack.
&#8220;It&#8217;s absolutely outrageous,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I serve on the Homeland Committee. We have had hearing after hearing listening to parents cry over their children murdered by fentanyl. I mean, we are wondering how many &#8230; dead American bodies are going to have to pile up before Republicans in Congress get serious about impeaching Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.&#8221;

President Biden Delivers His First State Of The Union Address To Joint Session Of  Congress

MTG Plans Another Mayorkas Impeachment Effort After Thanksgiving

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The GOP-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> began on Friday to release tens of thousands of hours of video footage from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 6</a>, 2021 — the day of the U.S. Capitol breach — to the public.
Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA), who is less than a month into the job, announced the rolling disclosure of more than 40,000 hours of footage to a website. His office <a href="https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1725609829513732313" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the footage will not include a small portion of video that may contain sensitive security information or information that could lead to retaliation against private citizens.
&#8220;To restore America’s trust and faith in their Government we must have transparency. This is another step towards keeping the promises I made when I was elected to be your Speaker,&#8221; Johnson said in a post to X that <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1725614509895692335" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> a link to a House Administration Committee webpage with dozens of video files already posted.
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Follow the link below to view the January 6th tapes for yourself.
To restore America’s trust and faith in their Government we must have transparency. This is another step towards keeping the promises I made when I was elected to be your Speaker.
This website will be updated…
&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1725625685396394402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Some Republican lawmakers and others have long pressed for the release of security footage of the day when a crowd of people entered the U.S. Capitol, disrupting lawmakers who were meeting to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Proponents of disclosure have argued a disclosure would show a different side to the mainstream narrative about January 6 that mainly focused on the violence that took place.
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BREAKING: In this never-before-seen footage of the January 6th insurrection, you can see capitol police officers fighting for their lives as the violent insurrectionists endanger American democracy in real-time <a href="https://t.co/DDqPWafrHI">pic.twitter.com/DDqPWafrHI</a>
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Indeed, some of the footage that was <a href="https://cha.house.gov/cha-subcommittee-reading-room-fe781e74-d577-4f64-93cc-fc3a8dd8df18" target="_blank" rel="noopener">immediately released</a> on Friday showed people walking down a hallway past law enforcement in an orderly fashion and even waving to officers.
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), one of the GOP lawmakers to show appreciation to Johnson for the release, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepHageman/status/1725637688143851589" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X, &#8220;Sunshine is the best disinfectant. It’s past time for the public to have information on what happened on January 6th. I thank the Speaker for his efforts.&#8221;
Johnson&#8217;s predecessor in the speaker&#8217;s role, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), did <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-mccarthy-releases-41000-hours-of-exclusive-jan-6-footage-to-tucker-carlson-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">share with then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson roughly 41,000 hours</a> of video earlier this year, after which Carlson aired previously unseen security footage of January 6 that also showed police officers appearing to stand by passively as people poured into the Capitol, drawing a sharp contrast to the more chaotic scenes often put on curated display by the January 6 Committee during its hearings.
Some criticized the disclosure to Carlson. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who served as chairman of the January 6 Committee, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/january-6-panel-chairman-issues-warning-over-tucker-carlson-getting-tapes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> of the potential security risks. The head of the Capitol Police <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/capitol-police-chief-responds-to-tucker-carlsons-airing-of-january-6-footage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> Carlson&#8217;s airing of a small portion of the footage as misleading and cherry-picked. And President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-scolds-republicans-over-tucker-carlson-airing-january-6-tapes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scolded</a> House Republicans, saying that he hoped they felt &#8220;ashamed for what was done to undermine our law enforcement.”
Others kept pushing for more disclosure. Various members of the media and January 6 defendants successfully <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/09/01/media-defendants-to-get-access-to-capitol-video-from-jan-6-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gained restricted access</a> to the footage in the fall using terminals overseen by the House Administration Committee.
Johnson said in his statement on Friday that a public viewing room will &#8220;ensure every citizen can view every minute of the videos uncensored&#8221; while the online roll-out takes place.
The speaker also thanked Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight for the Committee on House Administration, for working quickly to upload the videos online. In addition, Johnson said processing the videos will involve blurring out the faces of private citizens in yet-to-be-released tapes to prevent retaliation and &#8220;segregating&#8221; an estimated 5% of the footage that may involve &#8220;sensitive security information related to the building architecture.&#8221;

Speaker Mike Johnson

Speaker Johnson Announces Public Release Of January 6 Footage

The man who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrat-assaulted-in-elevator-of-dc-apartment-building" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assaulted Rep. Angie Craig</a> (D-MN) in an elevator at her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington-d-c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington, D.C</a>., apartment complex, as well as police officers earlier this year, received a prison sentence on Thursday.
A judge ordered Kendrid Hamlin, a 27-year-old homeless man with a lengthy rap sheet, to spend two years and three months behind bars followed by three years of supervised release in connection to the February incident, though <a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/man-who-assaulted-minnesota-congresswoman-in-dc-elevator-sentenced-to-27-months-in-prison-kendrid-hamlin-angie-craig/65-379dc376-e490-47a0-be1c-9034407c960f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local CBS affiliate WUSA9 noted</a> he will receive credit for time served since his arrest.
Prosecutors had asked for a steeper sentence — 39 months in prison rather than the 27 months Hamlin received, followed by three years of supervised release — while citing Hamlin&#8217;s &#8220;extraordinary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal</a> history&#8221; after Hamlin <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/dc-man-pleads-guilty-assaulting-member-congress-and-law-enforcement-officers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded guilty</a> to assaulting a member of Congress and law enforcement officers who detained him.
Craig says she witnessed Hamlin acting erratically in the lobby of her apartment building before he followed her into an elevator, punched her in the face, and grabbed her neck and slammed her against a steel wall. The congresswoman managed to escape by throwing her hot coffee at the man.
Hamlin was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-release-photo-of-suspect-in-assault-of-house-democrat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> shortly after the encounter. Court documents <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/angie-craig-assault-kendrid-hamlin-guilty-plea/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Hamlin kicked one officer and bit a detective while they took him into custody.
Defense attorneys for Hamlin asked for a more lenient sentence of a year and a day with inpatient treatment, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congresswoman-angie-craig-assault-minnesota-washington-4e0ddca04bcf6581d3089e25e1be8f2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Associated Press</a>, as they cited their client&#8217;s struggles with drug addiction, homelessness, and schizophrenia. They read a statement from Hamlin apologizing to Craig, as well as the officers.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said much of Hamlin&#8217;s behavior could be attributed to a &#8220;very hard upbringing &#8230; compounded by very serious, unaddressed mental health” and drug abuse issues, but he emphasized the attack was “just the latest in a series of violent behavior and assaultive behavior,&#8221; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/16/angie-craig-attacker-sentenced/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per The Washington Post</a>.
The judge indicated he would recommend Hamlin serve his sentence in a Bureau of Prisons medical facility and require him to seek out substance abuse and mental health treatment upon release.
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Craig, a three-term congresswoman, issued a <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24166380-victim-impact-statement-from-rep-angie-craig" target="_blank" rel="noopener">victim impact statement</a> that said she endured bruising, a cut lip, as well as several days of soreness and discomfort because of the attack. The House Democrat also shared how her mental and emotional recovery continues to this day.
In addition, Craig said she moved out of her apartment for security reasons after the address of her building got &#8220;doxed&#8221; by a media outlet. Craig also said that she and her staff have &#8220;received a flurry of additional targeted physical violence and death threats&#8221; following comments about the assault by media personalities.
Craig&#8217;s office has said there was &#8220;no evidence&#8221; that the attack was politically motivated.
The violent incident took place amid a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-granddaughters-secret-service-detail-opens-fire-during-car-break-in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spike in crime</a> across the nation&#8217;s capital this year. Another member of the House, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-congressman-carjacked-at-gunpoint-in-washington-d-c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">carjacked at gunpoint</a> last month.

Rep. Angie Caig

Man Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Assaulting House Dem, Police

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