If you&#8217;ve been online over the past several days, you&#8217;ve likely seen &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; promoted by transgender activists and even some companies and government entities.
If you&#8217;re even more online, you may have seen rumors about &#8220;Trans Day of Vengeance.&#8221;
What are these days, and is there a connection to Monday&#8217;s deadly school shooting perpetrated by a trans-identifying 28-year-old woman?
Transgender Day of Visibility
&#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; has been recognized annually on March 31 by transgender activists internationally for over a decade. It was invented in 2009 by trans-identifying activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan, who was frustrated that the only day honoring transgender people was &#8220;Transgender Day of Remembrance,&#8221; which mourns the murders of trans-identifying people.
Over the last few years, &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; has gained wider recognition. In 2021, President Biden officially recognized the holiday, the first president to do so. This year, Biden recognized the day on Friday by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/politics/biden-transgender-day-of-visibility/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blaming</a> &#8220;MAGA extremists&#8221; for &#8220;attacks&#8221; on trans-identifying people, just days after a trans-identifying female school shooter shot up a Christian school in Nashville.
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It&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TDOV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TDOV</a>! Today, we: 💙 honor all trans people 🤍 celebrate trans visibility 💗 recommit to the fight for trans equality We are one in power and solidarity. Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ <a href="https://t.co/qQpmh4VzVD">pic.twitter.com/qQpmh4VzVD</a>
&mdash; Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HRC/status/1641795063507197952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“We need a Trans Day Of Visibility to recognize the trans community”
The rest of the year: <a href="https://t.co/8dUrMisNXB">pic.twitter.com/8dUrMisNXB</a>
&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1641519614667399168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.phila.gov/2020-03-12-10-things-you-can-do-for-transgender-day-of-visibility/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cities</a>, government entities, and major companies acknowledged &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; on Friday. Media outlets created lists of buzzy <a href="https://abc7news.com/trangender-day-of-visibility-san-francisco-events-sf-trans-lgbtqia/13056598/">events</a> and <a href="https://www.dosomething.org/us/articles/celebrate-trans-day-of-visibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">things to do</a> to celebrate. On Friday, some transgender activists will mark &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; by <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protests-grant-park-national-transgender-day-of-visibility/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protesting</a> in major cities.
Trans Day of Vengeance
&#8220;Trans Day of Vengeance&#8221; appears to be much more sinister than &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility,&#8221; which is little more than a corporate holiday in comparison.
A group of transgender activists, the Trans Radical Activist Network (TRAN), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-activists-called-for-day-of-vengeance-before-nashville-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> for a &#8220;Trans Day of Vengeance&#8221; on Saturday, April 1, at 11 a.m. in Washington, D.C., the day after &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility.&#8221; Protesters were told to show up to the Supreme Court wearing masks and with a buddy.
&#8220;The time is now, enough is enough,&#8221; TRAN <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-radicals-plan-day-of-vengeance-in-d-c-alongside-firearms-training" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Twitter.
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&#8220;Day of Vengeance&#8221; Canceled in D.C.
However, TRAN has now canceled the &#8220;Day of Vengeance&#8221; event in D.C. due to &#8220;a credible threat to life and safety,&#8221; the group <a href="https://www.transradicalactivistnetwork.org/transdayof-vengeance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on its website.
&#8220;This threat is the direct result of the flood of raw hatred directed toward the trans community after the Tennessee shooting,&#8221; TRAN said. &#8220;Individuals who had nothing to [do] with that heinous act have been subjected to highly serious threats and blamed only because of their gender identity. This is one of the steps in genocide, and we will continue our efforts to protect trans lives.&#8221;
Other &#8220;Day of Vengeance&#8221; events were scheduled for March 31, according to TRAN&#8217;s promotional materials.
Activists Target The Daily Wire
A group that claims to be TRAN&#8217;s Virginia chapter called for a &#8220;Trans Day of Vengeance&#8221; event to take place outside The Daily Wire&#8217;s headquarters in Nashville.
&#8220;Tennessee neighbors, when can we make this happen?&#8221; the Virginia chapter wrote in a <a href="https://archive.is/Wkbsw">tweet</a> that was retweeted by the main TRAN Twitter account.
TRAN&#8217;s Virginia chapter also said it will raise money for &#8220;firearm/self defense training for trans Virginians.&#8221;
The Democrat Connection
A former staffer for Virginia Democrats, Bo Belotti, serves as TRAN’s national recruitment director. Belotti is a &#8220;trans masculine non-binary person,&#8221; <a href="https://www.transradicalactivistnetwork.org/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to TRAN&#8217;s website.
Twitter Removes &#8220;Day of Vengeance&#8221; Tweets
Meanwhile, Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1641127428507549696" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decided</a> to <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trans-day-of-vengeance-twitter-marjorie-taylor-greene/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remove</a> tweets promoting the &#8220;Trans Day of Vengeance.&#8221; Twitter said it removed thousands of tweets sharing TRAN&#8217;s &#8220;Day of Vengeance&#8221; poster.
&#8220;We do not support tweets that incite violence irrespective of who posts them. &#8216;Vengeance&#8217; does not imply peaceful protest. Organizing or support for peaceful protests is ok,&#8221; tweeted Twitter&#8217;s trust and safety head, Ella Irwin.
Some conservatives warning about &#8220;Trans Day of Vengeance&#8221; were caught up in the crackdown. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s (R-GA) Twitter account was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-suspended-accounts-who-raised-concerns-over-trans-day-of-vengeance-now-users-demand-answers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restricted</a> for a week after she posted the &#8220;Day of Vengeance&#8221; poster, and Federalist CEO Sean Davis was similarly suspended.
Organizers Deny Any Shooting Connection
Although the &#8220;Day of Vengeance&#8221; was promoted prior to the Nashville school shooting by a trans-identifying woman, TRAN said they &#8220;reject any connection between that horrific event and ours.&#8221;

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Here’s What’s Going On With ‘Trans Days’ Of Visibility And Vengeance

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The &#8220;Trans Day of Vengeance&#8221; protest scheduled for Washington, D.C., for Saturday has been canceled by organizers, who cited a &#8220;threat to life and safety.&#8221;
Our Rights DC, the co-organizer of the event, issued a Twitter thread announcing the cancellation. The event was to take place at the U.S. Supreme Court.
&#8220;This action will not be taking place Saturday due to a credible threat to life and safety,&#8221; the organization tweeted. “The safety of our trans community is first priority. This threat is the direct result of the flood of raw hatred directed toward the trans community after the Tennessee shooting.&#8221;
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1/x: This action will not be taking place Saturday due to a credible threat to life and safety. The safety of our trans community is first priority. This threat is the direct result of the flood of raw hatred directed toward the trans community after the Tennessee shooting.
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It was not clear if the cancelation extended to loosely affiliated events scheduled to take place around the nation on Friday and Saturday.
The group claimed that after Monday&#8217;s attack at The Covenant School in Nashville, in which a woman claiming to be transgender killed three 9-year-old children and three adults, transgender-identifying people faced a threat of “genocide.”
“Individuals who had nothing to with that heinous act have been subjected to highly serious threats and blamed only because of their gender identity. This is one of the steps in genocide, and we will continue our efforts to protect trans lives,” Our Rights DC wrote.
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2/x: Individuals who had nothing to with that heinous act have been subjected to highly serious threats and blamed only because of their gender identity. This is one of the steps in genocide, and we will continue our efforts to protect trans lives.
&mdash; Our Rights DC (@OurRightsDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/OurRightsDC/status/1641589663440723969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“While we wholeheartedly believe in the mission and message we put forth for trans day of vengeance, we must prioritize the safety of our community and the people that make it up,” the group continued. “In an ideal world we would have continued on in defiance of the attempt to silence our right to free expression. However, we lack the resources to ensure the safety of the protest and cannot in good conscience move forward with it.”
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4/x: In an ideal world we would have continued on in defiance of the attempt to silence our right to free expression. However, we lack the resources to ensure the safety of the protest and cannot in good conscience move forward with it.
&mdash; Our Rights DC (@OurRightsDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/OurRightsDC/status/1641590137229389827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Earlier this week, Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michael-knowles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Knowles</a> was suspended from <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> after he posted a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/bible" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bible</a> verse in response to the planned event. Knowles appeared to have been impacted by a widespread Twitter crackdown against conservative accounts criticizing or simply alluding to the Trans Radical Activist Network&#8217;s recent call for the “Day of Vengeance.&#8221; Knowles and others who posted warnings about the event were allowed back on Twitter if they took down those initial tweets.
Knowles had <a href="https://twitter.com/mattwalshblog/status/1640903825128058881?s=46" target="_blank" rel="noopener">linked</a> on Twitter to a Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-activists-called-for-day-of-vengeance-before-nashville-shooting">article</a> about the “Day of Vengeance” and included a reference to Romans 12:19, in which the Apostle Paul exhorts Christians to refrain from taking personal vengeance: “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’&#8221;
Twitter’s reprimand against the post, a screenshot of which was shared on Tuesday evening by fellow Daily Wire host Matt Walsh, told Knowles to delete the post and said that the platform does not permit users to “share abusive content, harass someone, or encourage other people to do so.” Knowles was provided with a button through which he could delete the post.
Walsh tagged Elon Musk, the new owner and chief executive of Twitter, and noted that Knowles was “suspended for posting a Bible verse.”
Ben Zeisloft contributed to this article.
Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/michael-knowles-suspended-from-twitter-after-posting-bible-verse-in-response-to-nashville-school-shooting/">Michael Knowles Suspended From Twitter After Posting Bible Verse In Response To Nashville School Shooting</a>

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‘Trans Day Of Vengeance’ Canceled, Organizers Cite ‘Threat To Life And Safety’

‘Trans Day Of Vengeance’ Canceled, Organizers Cite 'Threat To Life And Safety' 

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This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Pope Francis Hospitalized
Pope Francis was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pope-francis-hospitalized-in-rome-will-stay-a-few-days-vatican-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hospitalized</a> today with a lung infection, and according to the Vatican will remain admitted for several days of treatment. Vatican officials say the pope does not have COVID. A spokesman said the 86-year-old pope had been suffering breathing troubles in recent days and went to the hospital for tests. The hospitalization was the first since Francis had his colon removed in July of 2021.
Nashville Shooting Update
As Nashville reels from the Covenant School shooting, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/head-of-nashville-school-murdered-when-she-ran-toward-shooter-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">details of heroic action taken</a> by students, teachers, and staff are trickling in. In one instance, the late Dr. Katherine Koonce, age 61, the head of the School, reportedly ran toward the shooter before she herself was gunned down. 
Koonce is being praised for her bravery after a witness said she ran toward the shooter to stop her on Monday. According to Nashville Councilman Russ Pulley, a witness said that Koonce &#8220;was on a Zoom call when she heard the first shot. She immediately ended the call, got up, and headed straight for the shooter.&#8221;
Pulley told Fox news that Koonce, “did what principals and headmasters do; she protected her children.” Koonce also prepared the children and staff with advanced-level active-shooter drills. That training is also being credited for saving lives.  
D.C. Crime Rate Under Scrutiny
On Saturday, a staffer for Senator Rand Paul was stabbed in broad daylight in Washington, D.C., allegedly by a former convict who was released from a city prison just days before. The staffer is expected to survive, but the attack highlights the growing crime in D.C. Congress held a previously scheduled hearing on crime in the city on Wednesday, hearing from city leaders as to what is behind the rising crime. 
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Washington, D.C. Police Union President Gregg Pemberton outlines just SOME of the anti-police, pro-criminal legislation introduced by the Democrat-controlled D.C. Council over the past two years <a href="https://t.co/8aahp4F0x6">pic.twitter.com/8aahp4F0x6</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1641091424006356993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesComer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesComer</a>: &quot;Carjackings in [Washington, D.C.] have increased 105% compared to this time last year — 56% of these carjackings are committed by juveniles. Totally property crime is up 28%. Homicides are up 37% since 2019.
&quot;D.C. clearly has a crime crisis.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/mSeeVb5uvV">pic.twitter.com/mSeeVb5uvV</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1641080548561940480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Senator Paul released the following statement on the attack: &#8220;I ask you to join [wife] Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions.&#8221;
Biden Wants More Banking Regulations
President Biden will reportedly seek stronger banking regulations in response to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. Republicans such as Senator Katie Britt of Alabama warn that rushing to give the federal government more power is premature. Here she is on Wednesday addressing Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Michael Barr during a hearing on the matter:
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SenKatieBritt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenKatieBritt</a> blasts regulators following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank:
&quot;I think this is what people hate about Washington: we have a crisis and you come in here without knowing whether or not you did your job, and you say you want more [power/regulation]&#8230;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/me9tlXKK3I">pic.twitter.com/me9tlXKK3I</a>
&mdash; Will Hild (@WillHild) <a href="https://twitter.com/WillHild/status/1641076001470922754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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North Carolina Rpeals Permit Req. For Pistol Purchase
North Carolina lawmakers <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pistol-permit-veto-override-north-carolina-b9d0ee55bf658ca72043bd3f706b128f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> on Wednesday to repeal the permit requirement to buy a pistol, overriding Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto. 
Levi&#8217;s Will Use AI Fashion Models
And Levi’s has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/levis-says-it-will-use-ai-clothing-models-in-the-name-of-diversity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> it will start using AI-generated fashion models as part of an effort to increase “diversity” for online shoppers of the denim company’s clothing. The company will partner with Lalaland.ai. Levi&#8217;s human models will not be replaced, and instead, the AI will “supplement” them to create a more “personal” online shopping experience.
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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rand-paul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rand Paul&#8217;s</a> (R-KY) staffer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rand-paul-says-staffer-brutally-attacked-in-dc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who was attacked</a> by a knife-wielding man in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/d-c-withdraws-overhaul-of-criminal-code-after-biden-rebuke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington, D.C.</a>, last weekend is expected to make a full recovery, according to his parents.
Chuck and Helen Todd released a statement on Wednesday providing an update on the health of their son, Phillip Todd, and asking for privacy so that they can focus on his rehabilitation, as reported by <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/rand-paul-staffer-phillip-todd-stabbed-washington-dc-crime-attack-injuries-stable-condition-trauma-hospital-h-street-victim-suspect-arrest-weapon-knife-mpd-police-investigation-attempted-homicide-capitol-hill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC affiliate 7News</a>.
Phillip Todd &#8220;was randomly and brutally attacked by a person armed with a knife, who, according to the police report, attempted to kill him. The intervention of our son&#8217;s friend helped prevent the wounds from being fatal,&#8221; the statement said.
&#8220;Our son is in a stable condition, having undergone trauma surgery to address the wounds in his body,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;He also has a fracture on his skull, which will be treated with non-invasive neurosurgery. He is expected to make a full recovery due to his young age and good health.&#8221;
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said Todd sustained injuries to his head, ear, torso, and lungs during the stabbing incident on H Street NE on Saturday afternoon. <a href="https://eaccess.dccourts.gov/eaccess/search.page.3.1?x=gCQCUNDqLBUi4NX*q1SNGH5pPisBRn9BJ9WE7-*5bXMDtqDrXZ1-z0murPb9dAMtUuY14zL1edoXMEnaugxvnFoLkVF-UtXabnx0er1GUCFvvQ7D5sch4gRspta76bDNl-mEqTsZPZlcZ1SINzU-naq8nM6sByd28n7T4WzOqGY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An affidavit</a> shows the attack came at random after Todd and a friend exited a restaurant. Todd told a detective he did not know the suspect, nor did the suspect demand anything of him before the violence began.
Police said the friend who accompanied Todd tackled the suspect to the ground, allowing Todd and the friend to run away and seek help. Detectives tracked down and arrested 42-year-old Glynn Neal of Southeast D.C. on Sunday using a cell phone recovered from the scene, according to the affidavit. Neal has been charged with assault with intent to kill using a knife, a felony. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 6.
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/us/politics/rand-paul-staffer-stabbed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Court records indicate</a> that Neal was released from federal prison roughly 24 hours before the attack.
Chuck and Helen Todd said their &#8220;hope is that Washington D.C. continues to be the safe and beautiful city our son loves so much.&#8221;
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In addition to thanking police, first responders, and hospital staff for their efforts, Todd&#8217;s parents expressed gratitude to Paul and his chief of staff for making a personal visit to their son to offer encouragement, Senate Chaplain Reverend Black for praying over Phillip, the Antioch Church, and everyone else who reached out with prayers and offered to help.
&#8220;Our son and our family draw strength from our faith to see us through this challenging time,&#8221; they added. &#8220;Phillip is conscious and alert and has repeatedly stated, &#8216;the joy of the Lord is my strength&#8217; (Nehemiah 8:10).&#8221;

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The uncle of Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rand-paul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rand Paul&#8217;s</a> (R-KY) staffer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rand-paul-says-staffer-brutally-attacked-in-dc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who was attacked</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/d-c-withdraws-overhaul-of-criminal-code-after-biden-rebuke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington, D.C.</a>, over the weekend reportedly said his nephew faces the possibility of seizures for the next month due to a knife wound to the head.
Tim Todd shared the update about his nephew, Phillip Todd, in a post to Facebook, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-staffer-suffered-deep-knife-wound-required-surgery-dc-attack-uncle-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Fox News</a>.
&#8220;Doctors are concerned about possible seizures for the next month resulting from the deep knife wound to the head,&#8221; Todd wrote about his nephew. &#8220;Phillip is resting well.&#8221;
He also asked people to &#8220;continue to pray&#8221; for his nephew, whom <a href="https://eaccess.dccourts.gov/eaccess/search.page.3.1?x=kJBOdYl4aWbAno4w9ZNtLo5oE72VHXRRqNfjvhDIrEgxYwPLkH0rL52y243sUfid9D5Lt4vdGDJ7RlpsBVaE3J*wpa141N4FqATNlra7HRuqkKtG*iSGQouGHusza6xG-T4m5Cm-CF5PKw1k9nkC4fthMBDD-3bx2EaFQ7LRd44" target="_blank" rel="noopener">court documents</a> said suffered injuries to his head, ear, torso, and lungs that required surgery.
Paul announced on Monday that a member of his staff was &#8220;brutally attacked in broad daylight&#8221; in D.C., but did not identify the employee. The senator also said a suspect had been arrested.
&#8220;I ask you to join Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions,&#8221; Paul added, referring to his wife. &#8220;We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested. At this time we would ask for privacy so everyone can focus on healing and recovery.&#8221;
Phillip Todd is an economist on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for the Republicans, per the LegiStorm website. Paul is the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_membership/committee_memberships_SSGA.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ranking member</a> of the panel.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said Todd was stabbed multiple times on H Street NE on Saturday and treated at a hospital for life-threatening injuries. An affidavit suggests the attack came at random, as Todd told a detective he did not know the suspect nor did the suspect demand anything of him before the attack.
A <a href="https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/arrest-made-assault-intent-kill-knife-offense-1300-block-h-street-northeast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police news release</a> on Monday said the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Glynn Neal of Southeast D.C., was arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill using a knife. A preliminary hearing is now scheduled for April 6.
Court records indicate that Neal was released from federal prison roughly 24 hours before the attack, <a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/suspect-accused-of-stabbing-senate-staffer-in-dc-got-out-of-prison-day-before-records-show/3314853/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to NBC Washington</a>. An MPD spokesperson declined to confirm to the Daily Wire whether Neal had in fact just been released from federal custody.
The Washington Examiner <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dc-pimp-gets-12-years-for-forcing-women-into-prostitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported in 2011</a> that someone with the same name who was a 30-year-old pimp at the time was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for what prosecutors said was forcing women into prostitution and threatening to kill them.
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Crime in the nation&#8217;s capital has received increased attention in recent weeks in part because President Joe Biden recently <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/politics/biden-dc-crime-bill/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed a measure</a> that blocked changes to the D.C. criminal code that critics regarded as being too soft on crime.
A House Democrat, Angie Craig of Minnesota, made headlines last month after she was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-congresswoman-angie-craig-releases-statement-following-violent-assault" target="_blank" rel="noopener">violently assaulted</a> in an elevator at her apartment building in D.C. Police arrested a <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/10/dc-police-arrest-homeless-man-kendrick-hamlin-accused-of-assaulting-rep-angie-craig/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homeless man</a>, 26-year-old Kendrick Hamlin, in connection to that attack.

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Uncle Says Rand Paul Staffer Sustained ‘Deep Knife Wound To The Head’: Report

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Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo blasted President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>’s creation of national monuments in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada</a> on Tuesday.
Biden used authority granted to the president under the Antiquities Act of 1906 on Tuesday to create two national monuments — one in Nevada and one in Texas — and he directed resources toward studying a possible marine national monument southwest of Hawaii. The two national monuments together impose strict regulations on roughly 510,000 acres of land.
The national monument declared in Nevada is by far the bigger of the two, itself covering over half a million acres. The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument was designated over a region known as Spirit Mountain in southern Nevada. Lombardo said that the designation, made without his input, locks up land long planned for mineral development and other projects.
“Since I took office, the Biden White House has not consulted with my administration about any of the details of the proposed Avi Kwa Ame national monument which, given the size of the proposal, seems badly out of step,&#8221; the Republican governor told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nevada-governor-blasts-biden-locking-up-mineral-rich-land-historic-mistake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> in a statement.
“Upon learning that the President was considering unilateral action, I reached out to the White House to raise several concerns, citing the potential for terminal disruption of rare earth mineral mining projects and long-planned, bipartisan economic development efforts,” he continued. “While I’m still waiting for a response, I’m not surprised.”
The region of Avi Kwa Ame is rich in minerals. The state of Nevada has large reserves of lithium in particular, a key ingredient in green technology such as batteries. The designation potentially killed at least one green energy project, the 400-megawatt Angora Solar Project by Avantus, a California-based renewable energy company. The company had requested the Biden administration carve 2,000 acres for the solar farm, which Biden did not accommodate, according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/21/biden-creates-national-monuments-nevada-texas-00088011" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>.
“It’s one of our most beautiful landscapes that ties together one of the largest contiguous wildlife corridors in the United States: 500,000 acres. It’s breathtaking,” Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/03/21/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-white-house-conservation-in-action-summit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Rich in biodiversity; sacred lands that are central to the creation story of so many tribes who have been here since time immemorial.”
“It’s a place of reverence. It’s a place of spirituality. And it’s a place of healing. And now it’ll be recognized for the significance it holds and be preserved forever,” he added.
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The Biden administration claimed while designating the national monument that it would not “slow the positive momentum of clean energy development in the State of Nevada.”
Lombardo disagreed, saying that the national monument would cost his state jobs and raise the price of land for Nevada residents.
“This kind of ‘Washington Knows Best’ policy might win plaudits from unaccountable special interests, but it’s going to cost our state jobs and economic opportunity — all while making land more expensive and more difficult to develop for affordable housing and critical infrastructure projects,” the governor said. “The federal confiscation of 506,814 acres of Nevada land is a historic mistake that will cost Nevadans for generations to come.”
Biden also designated nearly 7,000 acres near El Paso, Texas, as the Castner Range National Monument.
“The people of El Paso have fought to protect this for 50 years. Their work has finally paid off,” Biden said. “And now we’ll clear the area of old munitions, create access to the outdoors for communities and parks, and we’re going to — green spaces that — they’re harder and harder to find. And importantly, Castner Range will be preserved for future generations.”

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Nevada Governor Rips Biden For ‘Federal Confiscation’ Of Over 500,000 Acres: ‘Historic Mistake’

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Way back in 1998, internet media pioneer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-drudge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Drudge</a> told a room full of reporters, &#8220;You would be amazed what the ordinary guy knows.&#8221;
It was probably the truest statement ever made in U.S. politics. Americans were reminded of its wisdom yet again after clips from the new PBS documentary &#8220;American Masters: Dr. Tony Fauci&#8221; showed the face of the pandemic, Fauci, getting blasted by &#8220;ordinary&#8221; citizens in one of the roughest, toughest parts of the nation&#8217;s capital over his claims about the COVID vaccine and the pandemic itself.
In the summer of 2021, Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser and Fauci went door-to-door in Southeast D.C. trying to evangelize the residents into becoming true believers in the COVID vaccine. The evidence indicates that the pair got more than they bargained for.
A man and woman speaking in the documentary clips getting the most attention have been retroactively proven right on just about every point that they raised to the two &#8220;experts.&#8221;
&#8220;People in America are not settled with the information given, so I&#8217;m not going to be lining up taking a shot on a vaccination for something that wasn&#8217;t clear in the first place,&#8221; the unidentified man said.
He even questioned how a vaccine could be trusted when it was created at such blazing speed.
&#8220;And then you all take a shot in miraculous time. It takes years to create a vaccine,&#8221; he continued.
&#8220;Nine months is definitely not enough for nobody to be taking no vaccination that you all came up with,&#8221; he argued.
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Bowser meekly defended the vaccination by saying, &#8220;The only reason I&#8217;m talking to you right now, as close as we are, is that I&#8217;ve been vaccinated. But if thousands of people like you don&#8217;t get vaccinated, you&#8217;re going to let this virus continue to percolate in this country and in this world.&#8221;
The man would not budge.
&#8220;Something like the common flu then, right?&#8221; the man interjected.
After some back and forth, with Fauci arguing that COVID is way more dangerous than the flu, Bowser appeared to understand that she had been defeated.
&#8220;You gonna pass?&#8221; she asked.
&#8220;When you start talking about paying people to get vaccinated, when you start trying to incentivize people with other things, then something else is going on,&#8221; he added.
As the public health team walked away, he shouted after them that their &#8220;campaign is about fear. It&#8217;s about inciting fear in people. You all attack people with fear.&#8221; That&#8217;s what this pandemic is. It&#8217;s a fear, it&#8217;s fear, this pandemic. That&#8217;s all it is.&#8221;
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This guy speaks with more clarity and conviction on COVID and the jab than 99% of Republicans. <a href="https://t.co/VQQ5OL3rEw">pic.twitter.com/VQQ5OL3rEw</a>
&mdash; Tim Meads (@TimMeadsUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimMeadsUSA/status/1637831514514702341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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That same man disagreed with the official COVID death toll count.
Well, we know the gentleman is correct. Now, folks like Fauci are saying Americans will &#8220;likely&#8221; learn to live with COVID as we do the flu. It&#8217;s seasonal and here to stay. Fauci himself <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fauci-now-says-hospitals-are-overcounting-covid-19-cases-in-children-because-they-automatically-get-tested-sound-familiar?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwbrand&amp;fbclid=IwAR1tALbb_xfpaC9N_-pYA0-GMod7Y3k7Y_NIbr3ykviFGK4e3d25rAOlXg0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted that COVID deaths</a> were being overcounted in some instances in 2021.
Then there was another woman in Anacostia who also wasn&#8217;t picking up what Fauci was putting down.
&#8220;Well, I heard that [the vaccine] doesn&#8217;t cure it and doesn&#8217;t stop you from getting it &#8230; sooo,&#8221; she said, perhaps wondering what the point was.
&#8220;On the very, very, very very rare chance that you do get it even if you&#8217;re vaccinated, you don&#8217;t even feel sick. It&#8217;s like you don&#8217;t even know you got infected. It&#8217;s very, very good at protecting you.&#8221;
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Anacostia resident: &quot;I head the [vaccine] doesn&#39;t cure it and doesn&#39;t stop you from getting it.&quot;
Fauci: &quot;On the rare chance that you do get it even when you&#39;re vaccinated, you don&#39;t even feel sick. It&#39;s like you don&#39;t even know you got infected. It&#39;s very good at protecting you&quot; <a href="https://t.co/QueSljq3kk">pic.twitter.com/QueSljq3kk</a>
&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1637859065761079301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Contrary to Fauci&#8217;s insistence that the vaccines work as advertised except in &#8220;very, very, very rare&#8221; occasions, we know that &#8220;breakthrough&#8221; infections occur and that the vax touted by Fauci at that time became less effective over time. Five shots later, and now health officials say Americans should get a yearly shot — again, like the flu. Other data show that natural immunity is <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/natural-immunity-protective-covid-vaccine-severe-illness-rcna71027" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as protective</a> against severe illness and death from COVID.
In other words, the &#8220;ordinary&#8221; guys appear to be right and the self-proclaimed experts were wrong on COVID. It is nothing new, but it sure is nice seeing it on camera.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 11: Washington DC Mayor Murial Bowser participates in a virtual meeting with Director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus on June 11, 2021 in Washington, DC. Fauci spoke on the urgency to get all eligible individuals vaccinated against COVID-19. design – 2023-03-20T155936.486

WATCH: D.C. Residents Shred Fauci, The Door-To-Door COVID Vax Salesman, In 2021

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> press briefing room erupted on Monday after a reporter from an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Africa</a>-focused outlet accused press secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> of making a “mockery of the First Amendment.”
Jean-Pierre stepped to the briefing room podium followed by the cast of the Apple TV series “Ted Lasso,” who was visiting the White House to meet with President Joe Biden about mental health awareness. Soon after taking the stage, Jean-Pierre was pelted with accusations of discrimination from Today News Africa correspondent Simon Ateba.
Jean-Pierre tried to hush Ateba. “We’re not doing this,” she told him repeatedly.
Ateba pressed forward: “You’ve been discriminating against me. You’ve been discriminating against some people in the briefing room. And I’m saying that this is the U.S. This is not China, this is not Russia.”
“What you are doing, you are making a mockery of the First Amendment,” Ateba continued over protests from others in the briefing room. “It’s been seven months. You have not called on me. I’m saying that’s not right.”
White House staff as well as other reporters told Ateba repeatedly to be quiet, accusing him of being disrespectful of the briefing room and to the other reporters.
“Sir, let it go,” someone said.
“Decorum, please!” another yelled.
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Ateba eventually quieted down and the press briefing began with remarks from Jean-Pierre and “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis. After Sudeikis’ comments, the actor and the rest of his co-stars left the room.
After the cast departed, Ateba again launched into Jean-Pierre.
“You can’t keep discriminating against some people in the briefing room because you don’t like them, you don’t like their questions,” he said. “That’s not right. This is not China, this is not Russia. This is the United States.”
Others in the room were apparently fed up with Ateba’s commotion.
“The rest of us are here too, pal,” someone snarked.
“If you have grievances, you should being them to her later,” another stated.
“It isn’t always about you, Simon,” said another.
Ateba continued undaunted, “I understand that you get questions all the time and you don’t understand what it is to sit here for eight months and be discriminated against. I understand that you’re in the front row … and you get questions all the time, but there are people in the back who don’t get any questions.”
A reporter in the briefing room then lashed out at Ateba: “Don’t make assumptions about what the rest of us do, mind your manners when you’re in here, if you have a problem bring it up afterwards, but you are impinging on everybody in here who’s only trying to do their job.”
After a couple more exchanges, Ateba ended his tirade. Jean-Pierre then lectured the briefing room over what had just transpired.
“As you all know, many of you know, this is the White House press briefing room, a historic room, a room that should have decorum, a room where folks should respect their colleagues and respect the guests that are here. And I understand that there is going to be give and take,” Jean-Pierre said. “I will always respect that. But what I will not appreciate is disrespecting your colleagues and disrespecting guests who are here, who were here to talk about an incredibly important issue which is mental health.”
“What has just occurred these last 10-15 minutes is unacceptable,” she said. “So we are either going to continue the briefing or we can just end the briefing right here.”
After someone in the audience answered that they wanted the briefing to continue, the press secretary continued with her remarks.
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‘Decorum, Please!’: White House Briefing Erupts After Reporter Accuses Jean-Pierre Of Discrimination

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> made a series of cringeworthy jokes at the expense of Irish people at a St. Patrick&#8217;s Day event Friday.
While speaking at the annual <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0mxqTkotiw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Friends of Ireland Luncheon</a> with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar Friday afternoon, Biden made a series of jokes stereotyping Irish people as drunks and criminals. Biden said that because he doesn&#8217;t drink and doesn&#8217;t have relatives in jail, he&#8217;s &#8220;really not Irish.&#8221; Twitter users pointed out the stereotypes, and also that he does, in fact, have relatives in legal trouble.
Biden began his remarks with a quote attributed to the 20th-century Irish diplomat Shane Leslie. &#8220;Every St. Patrick’s Day, every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to,” Biden said. “Well, that’s why I’m here.&#8221;
He then recounted a story from his time as vice president, when a previous prime minister, or Taoiseach, told former President Obama to stop sending Biden on trips. “[T]he Taoiseach — I brought him into the Oval and he sat down. And before Barack could say anything, he said &#8216;For God’s sake, Barack, let the boy come home.’” Biden said in a butchered Irish accent. “‘Let him come home.&#8217; And he said, &#8216;You keep sending him to places like Afghanistan, Iraq, and all the — let him come home.’”
Next, Biden talked about a previous trip to Ireland to visit his ancestral family. &#8220;It was a great experience,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I’d been to Ireland many times, but not to actually look up to find my actual family members — and there are so many.  And they actually weren’t in jail.&#8221;
&#8220;And one of the things that — and the Finnegans were from County Louth,&#8221; he said of his distant family line. &#8220;And they’re still — if you go to County Louth, there’s still a place called &#8216;Finnegan’s Pub,&#8217; which is — it’s related to my family.  And I’m the only Irishman you’ve ever met, though, that’s never had a drink. So, I’m okay. I’m really not Irish.&#8221;
Commenters under a New York Post <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1636813878624485377?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet</a> blasted Biden for stereotyping the Irish.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve found the one nationality it&#8217;s still acceptable to make fun of!&#8221; one Twitter user commented.
&#8220;guy did the first irish american hatecrime since like 1910,&#8221; one user tweeted.
&#8220;As an Irishman, I wouldn&#8217;t even *mind* this, and would think it kinda funny&#8230; If it didn&#8217;t come from a guy who&#8217;s continually lecturing me and everyone else how racist *WE* are&#8230;&#8221; another user wrote.
&#8220;This is about the most Irish-American (pejorative) thing a yank can say,&#8221; said another.
&#8220;Joe Biden is in fact less Irish than Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy,&#8221; The Spectator editor at-large <a href="https://twitter.com/bdomenech/status/1636854710236749825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636854710236749825%7Ctwgr%5E8d36cc24b40a1bfd95f710087c2164aa6dab991b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fbdomenech2Fstatus2F1636854710236749825widget%3DTweet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Domenech</a> noted. &#8220;Biden is an English name and his paternal lineage is overwhelmingly English.&#8221;
Other users mocked Biden&#8217;s comment about not having family in jail, noting that several members of the Biden family are currently in trouble with the law.
&#8220;Joe Biden’s relatives have had many MANY serious run ins with the law — but have managed to avoid jail time in every case,&#8221; the New York Post&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/LevineJonathan/status/1636835637046267904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636835637046267904%7Ctwgr%5E84e2cd4923b971af6775eea2a9cd77282b0b3439%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FLevineJonathan2Fstatus2F1636835637046267904widget%3DTweet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jon Levine</a> tweeted, linking to a Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/07/11/joe-bidens-family-has-a-long-rap-sheet/amp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> from 2020 detailing legal troubles of his niece Caroline, daughter Ashley, brother Frank, and son Hunter.
&#8220;He’s sent two kids and a niece to court-ordered rehab,&#8221; one user added. &#8220;The Bidens are doing more than their part to ruin the curve.&#8221;
&#8220;No but he has a son who isn&#8217;t sober and should be in jail,&#8221; said another, referring to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter</a>&#8216;s shady business dealings.

Joe Biden Makes Cringe Jokes Stereotyping The Irish At St. Patrick’s Day Event With Irish PM

Joe Biden Makes Cringe Jokes Stereotyping The Irish At St. Patrick's Day Event With Irish PM

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A trio of federal law enforcement agencies have reportedly worked together to strip dozens of Americans of their gun rights through secretive plea agreements and a form not authorized by Congress.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/secret-service" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Secret Service</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a> stripped at least 60 people of their right to firearms between 2011 and 2019, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fbi-secret-service-plea-agreement-stripping-defendant-of-gun-rights-secretly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Examiner</a>. In at least one case, the FBI and Secret Service worked with a federal prosecutor to pressure a defendant into signing his gun rights away as a condition for a legal agreement.
“Dear Agent [redacted], You will find enclosed the NICS firearm form which has been signed by my client and his doctor. This is being provided in compliance with [redacted] plea agreement. Yours sincerely,” an attorney’s letter to a Secret Service agent on June 10, 2019, said according to the Examiner.
The letter was obtained by the gun rights group Gun Owners of America through a Freedom of Information Act request. It’s unclear what the defendant was charged with or why the FBI and Secret Service were involved. The case number on the letter was redacted.
The form that effectively strips signatories of their gun rights registers them in the FBI&#8217;s National Instant Criminal Background Check System and labels them as a “danger” to themselves. It also says they lack the “mental capacity adequately to contract” their lives, according to the Examiner.
“There&#8217;s a bit of a contradiction,” attorney Gilbert Ambler, who specializes in firearms law, told the Examiner. “They&#8217;re having you agree you&#8217;re incompetent. If you&#8217;re incompetent, how is that a binding agreement?”
Republicans in the House have said that reports of federal law enforcement pressuring Americans to give up their gun rights warrants investigation. Lawmakers say that such pressure appears to be unconstitutional.
“Americans can&#8217;t simply sign their constitutional rights away, even to the FBI,” Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/fbi-used-secret-powers-to-strip-more-americans-of-their-gun-rights-documents-reveal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in December. “As Republicans enter a House majority, we must use our investigative power to put a check on federal agencies who have proven to be eager and willing to crack down on Americans&#8217; right to keep and bear arms.”
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Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jim-jordan-subpoenas-connection-fbi-stripping-gun-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> similar comments last year.
“We’ve said all along we’re going to do investigations in a way that’s consistent with the Constitution,” said Jordan. “We’re going to do them aggressively. And there is nothing off the table when it comes to getting the facts and the truth for the American people on all these issues that fall under the broad category of politics at the DOJ.”

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Federal Law Enforcement Pressured Dozens Of Americans To Forfeit Gun Rights: Report

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Justice</a> (DOJ) could indict more than 1,000 additional people on charges related to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 6</a>, 2021, riot at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/us-capitol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Capitol</a>.
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The DOJ sent a letter to Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the District Court for the District of Columbia on October 28 warning that the court should prepare for another 700 to 1,200 defendants, according to <a class="c-link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-15/doj-told-court-to-expect-a-deluge-of-new-jan-6-prosecutions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-15/doj-told-court-to-expect-a-deluge-of-new-jan-6-prosecutions" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Bloomberg</a>, which reviewed the letter and first reported it Wednesday. At the time, the DOJ had filed charges against roughly 900 people.
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The number of DOJ arrests has since <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/26-months-jan-6-attack-capitol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">risen</a> to roughly 1,000. The department’s estimate of the remaining cases corresponds roughly with the number of individuals that officials have estimated entered the U.S. Capitol during the riot, somewhere between 2,000 to 2,500 people.
The current number of arrests and prosecutions has strained resources at the DOJ, federal public defender’s office, and court system. DOJ officials have made clear in public statements that the department is committed to seeing every potential case through.
“In the months and years to come, the FBI Washington Field Office will continue to partner with U.S. attorney’s offices across the country to bring to justice those who attempted to use violence to substitute their will over the will of the people,” David Sundberg, assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/feds-say-long-haul-jan-6-investigation-rcna61728" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a January statement.
Most federal crimes have a statute of limitations of five years.
News of the October letter comes after Fox News host Tucker Carlson received 41,000 hours of footage of the Capitol on January 6. Carlson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-we-werent-shown-about-january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broadcast</a> some of the video earlier this month showing the crowd inside the U.S. Capitol. The Fox News host challenged the portrayal of what happened that day by the House January 6 Committee and the media.
“A small percentage of them were hooligans. But the overwhelming majority weren’t. They were peaceful. They were orderly and meek. These were not insurrectionists – they were sightseers,” Carlson said.
Most of the footage given to Carlson has been available to defense attorneys representing clients charged over the events of January 6. The enormous volume of video may pose too great a challenge for defense teams to view thoroughly, however.
“Gov. gives me 14,000 hours of video and says ‘Your client is captured on that video.’ Are you suggesting I need to watch video 24 hours a day for 583 days in order to do my job?” William Shipley, who is representing the “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley in his trial over January 6, said in a recent <a href="https://twitter.com/shipwreckedcrew/status/1635610622300749825" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Twitter.
The FBI said in January that it had <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc/news/fbi-washington-field-office-marks-second-anniversary-of-january-6-violence-at-the-us-capitol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">compiled</a> and reviewed more than 30,000 files of video footage from law enforcement, cell phones, and other sources. The files amount to nine terabytes of information, and it would take at least 361 days to view all of it if it were played 24 hours a day.

Jacob Chansley

DOJ Warns Court To Expect Hundreds More Indictments Over January 6

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Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida</a> Congressman Greg Steube said Wednesday that he was cleared to return to work after falling roughly 25 feet from a ladder
Steube said in an announcement on Twitter Wednesday afternoon that his doctors cleared him to fly, meaning that he would be able to return to Washington, D.C., later this month. Steube fell 25 feet from a ladder at his house in Sarasota in January. Despite being confined to his house, Steube has still been an active legislator.
&#8220;I’m happy to report my doctor has cleared me to fly,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/RepGregSteube/status/1636046089257205773?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steube</a> wrote. &#8220;I am looking forward to returning to D.C. later this month!&#8221;
Several of Steube&#8217;s colleagues sent well wishes to him on Twitter.
&#8220;Great news! Looking forward to having you back!&#8221; wrote Steube&#8217;s Florida colleague, Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/DrNealDunnFL2/status/1636107309662314496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636107309662314496%7Ctwgr%5Eebd89b8bf0c4c7977014f2e9847be1bf2b8db6aa%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FDrNealDunnFL22Fstatus2F1636107309662314496widget%3DTweet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Neal Dunn</a> (R-FL).
&#8220;Great news! Looking forward to having you back,&#8221; echoed Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/repmccormick/status/1636148131544043521?s=12&amp;t=gFyN1tvscUvI_L3dwuQKhQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rich McCormick</a> (R-GA).
&#8220;Great news,&#8221; replied Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/repjimbanks/status/1636055078766272515?s=12&amp;t=gFyN1tvscUvI_L3dwuQKhQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Banks</a> (R-IN).
&#8220;Welcome news,&#8221; House Speaker <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy/status/1636106893281095682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636106893281095682%7Ctwgr%5E53b5fda754bbd13e906c069473ddadf8b0714032%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FSpeakerMcCarthy2Fstatus2F1636106893281095682widget%3DTweet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) replied. &#8220;Can’t wait to have you back!&#8221;
Steube fell 25 feet off a ladder while doing chores around his house on January 18. According to a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-greg-steubes-25-foot-fall-seen-delivery-driver-called-help-911-audio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> report from the time, he was cutting branches from a tree when a branch hit his ladder and caused it to collapse. He was rescued by Darrell Woodie, a delivery driver who also works part-time as a field staffer for Steube&#8217;s colleague, Rep. Vern Buchanan, whose district borders his own. Woodie reportedly said he went to Steube&#8217;s house to congratulate him on his re-election win, when saw the fall and called 911.
He was hospitalized, which included an overnight stay in the ICU, before he returned home on January 21. After four days at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Steube tweeted a photo of himself at home, still wearing a stabilizing brace around his neck, on a couch with his dogs — and he shared how his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-am-blessed-gop-rep-gives-health-update-after-fall-landed-him-in-icu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recovery</a> was going.
“I am blessed to have a great support team in my wife Jennifer as well as numerous friends and family, including the Steube pups,” he tweeted on January 23. “Grateful for everyone’s prayers and well-wishes as I recover from a fractured pelvis, a punctured lung, and several torn ligaments in my neck.”
“While I will be sidelined in Sarasota for several weeks, I will be carrying out as many of my congressional duties as possible,” he added. “And our D.C. and district staff continue to be readily available to assist Floridians in FL-17.”
“I’m eager to rejoin my colleagues in Washington as soon as possible!” he concluded.
Steube also <a href="https://twitter.com/RepGregSteube/status/1620187903388446720" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> Woodie to be his guest for the State of the Union address in February. “Mr. Woodie called 911 after witnessing my accident and is the epitome of a Good Samaritan!” he tweeted, along with a picture of the two together.
Despite being out of his office, Steube has continued to be an active legislator. He was <a href="https://steube.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-greg-steube-appointed-to-select-subcommittee-on-the-weaponization-of-the-federal-government" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appointed</a> by McCarthy to serve on the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. He has also introduced several pieces of legislation, most notably the &#8220;<a href="https://steube.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-steube-introduces-the-safe-storage-lockers-for-house-office-buildings-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act</a>,&#8221; which would require the Capitol Police to install storage lockers at all pedestrian entrances to each House Office Building, so that employees can safely store weapons for self-defense.
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Rep. Greg Steube fell off his roof. He fell off his ladder.

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