FBI Agent Admits Stealing Silver Bars During Raid on Jan. 6 Defendant

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An FBI agent has pleaded guilty to stealing from targets during raids and arrests, including from a man who was part of the mob that invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Nicholas Anthony Williams, who worked out of the FBI’s Houston office but is no longer with the bureau, admitted Monday to four thefts while serving search warrants.

One of those was a July 13, 2023, raid on the home of Alexander Fan, a member of Asians for Trump who breached the Capitol as part of the protest against the Electoral College count that confirmed President Biden’s win. . .

He also stole $1,200 during a raid on another residence on Dec. 16, 2020; got $4,145 from a raid on March 15, 2022; and pocketed $1,574 from a raid on Jan. 12, 2023. The theft from Fan is the last one he admitted to and, according to court documents, appears to have led to the agent’s downfall.

He also admitted to using his FBI-issued credit card to buy three cell phones, which he pawned. He spent $899.97 in taxpayers’ money and collected just $105 from the pawn shop. (Read more from “FBI Agent Admits Stealing Silver Bars During Raid on Jan. 6 Defendant” HERE)

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs 24 Gun Controls in California

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California is already No. 1 for gun control among states in the Union, according to Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety, yet Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed 24 new gun controls on Tuesday.

Prior to Tuesday, California already had an “assault weapons” ban, a “high-capacity” magazine ban, universal background checks, a ten-day waiting period on gun purchases, gun registration requirements, a limit on the number of guns a law-abiding citizen can buy each month, a ban on campus carry for self-defense, a ban on K-12 teachers being armed for classroom defense, background checks on ammunition purchases, and more.

A September 24, 2024, press release from Newsom’s office made clear the following controls have now been signed into law as well:

AB 960 by Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Porterville) – School safety: web-based or app-based school safety programs

AB 1252 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) – Office of Gun Violence Prevention

AB 1858 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Comprehensive school safety plans: active shooters: armed assailants: drills

AB 1974 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) – Family conciliation courts: evaluator training (signed earlier this year)

AB 2565 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) – School facilities: interior locks

AB 2621 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Law enforcement training

AB 2629 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) – Firearms: prohibited persons

AB 2642 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Elections: intimidation

AB 2739 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) – Firearms

AB 2759 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine)

AB 2822 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Domestic violence

AB 2842 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) – Firearms

AB 2907 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) – Firearms: restrained persons

AB 2917 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) – Firearms: restraining orders

AB 3064 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) – Firearms

AB 3072 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) — Child custody: ex parte orders (signed earlier this year)

AB 3083 by Assemblymember Tom Lackey — Domestic violence: protective orders: background checks

SB 53 by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank) – Firearms: storage

SB 758 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) – Firearms

SB 899 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) – Protective orders: firearms

SB 902 by Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) – Firearms: public safety

SB 965 by Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) – Firearms

SB 1002 by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) –Firearms: prohibited persons

SB 1019 by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) – Firearms: destruction

(Read more from “Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs 24 Gun Controls in California” HERE)

SHOCK ENDORSEMENT: You Think This Endorsement Is Going to Give Kamala’s Team Heartburn?

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After all the pandering and sanitized statements concerning the war in Gaza, the Democrats’ plan to keep Michigan from falling away might not be working. It’s not a slam dunk, but this mayor’s endorsement is rather damning for the Kamala Harris team, which has worked overtime to keep Muslim Americans from either staying home or, worse, backing Trump. The former was likely the biggest fear, as Arab American voters are incensed over Israel’s justified war of self-defense in the region against Hamas. Yet, in Hamtramck, Michigan, America’s only Muslim-majority city, its Democrat mayor decided to make his 2024 decision public: He’s voting for Trump (via Fox News):

The mayor of a Muslim-majority city in Michigan says he is endorsing Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, calling the former commander-in-chief, “the right choice for this critical time.”

Amer Ghalib, mayor of the Detroit-area suburb Hamtramck, announced his endorsement of Trump in a Facebook post Sunday. While admitting he and Trump didn’t “agree on everything,” he said he regarded the former commander-in-chief as “a man of principles.”

“Though it’s looking good, he may or may not win the election and be the 47th president of the United States, but I believe he is the right choice for this critical time,” Ghalib wrote in Arabic on his Facebook page. “I’ll not regret my decision no matter what the outcome would be, and I’m ready to face the consequences. For this, and for many other reasons, I announce my support and endorsement for the former, and hopefully, the next president of the United States, Donald Trump.”

(Read more from “You Think This Endorsement Is Going to Give Kamala’s Team Heartburn?” HERE)

‘Finish the Job’: DOJ Publishes Bounty Offer From Latest Would-Be Trump Assassin; Bill Barr Blasts DOJ for Releasing Letter: ‘Dumbfounded’

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By The Federalist. Prosecutors for the U.S. Department of Justice released a letter, allegedly penned by the man arrested for attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he golfed in West Palm Beach last week, which offers a $150,000 reward to anyone who could “complete the job” of murdering the Republican candidate.

“This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I am so sorry I failed you,” the letter addressed to the “World” reads. “I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.”

The alleged author of the letter, Ryan Routh, attributed Democrat and corporate media rhetoric painting Trump as “unfit to be anything, much less a US president,” as motivation for his crime. He also blamed Trump’s decision to cut ties with Iran as the primary reason the “Middle East has unraveled.” . . .

According to court papers, Routh dropped off the letter in a package with an unnamed person “several months prior” to the golf course assassination attempt. It wasn’t until days after Routh’s arrest, however, that the “civilian witness” reportedly first opened the box containing “ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters” and alerted authorities.

The circumstances surrounding the letter’s appearance raise many questions. The content of the letter, however, makes clear that the would-be assassin’s ultimate goal in hiding in the bushes at Trump International Golf Course on September 15 was to permanently remove Trump from the planet by whatever means necessary. (Read more from “‘Finish the Job’: DOJ Publishes Bounty Offer From Latest Would-Be Trump Assassin” HERE)

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Bill Barr Blasts DOJ for Releasing Letter of Alleged Would-Be Trump Assassin Ryan Wesley Routh: ‘Dumbfounded’

By New York Post. Former US Attorney General William Barr panned the Justice Department he once ran for publicly disclosing a chilling letter from the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump earlier this month.

In a court filing Monday, prosecutors released the disturbing note they claim was authored by suspect Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, as proof of his intention to kill the 45th president.

“I was dumbfounded that the DOJ made public this morning the contents of the letter that, Ryan Routh, left with an acquaintance prior to the attempted assassination of former President Trump,” Barr told Fox News.

Prosecutors claimed to have acquired that note — addressed “To the World” — from an unnamed source who found it in a box they said was delivered to them by Routh prior to the shooting last week.

“The letter calls on people to ‘finish the job’ of killing President Trump, attempts to rouse people in incendiary terms to do so, and offers $150,000 to anyone who succeeds. There was no apparent justification for releasing this information at this stage,” Barr went on. (Read more from “Bill Barr Blasts DOJ for Releasing Letter of Alleged Would-Be Trump Assassin Ryan Wesley Routh: ‘Dumbfounded’” HERE)

Trump Fights Jack Smith Efforts to ‘Litter’ Jan. 6 Case With Evidence Dump

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Donald Trump‘s attorneys said on Monday that they oppose Jack Smith’s request to submit a massive filing to the court that would contain evidence supporting the special counsel’s election interference charges against the former president.

Trump’s attorneys asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to deny the request after Smith asked the court over the weekend if he could file a 180-page document justifying Trump’s charges in the wake of the Supreme Court‘s presidential immunity ruling.

“Allowing the Special Counsel’s Office to litter the docket sheet with an unnecessary tome would be inconsistent with the fact that there are dispositive threshold legal questions identified in Trump v. United States that can and should be resolved first,” Trump’s attorneys wrote.

The Supreme Court found in July that presidents enjoy some immunity from criminal prosecution. The high court also ordered Chutkan to decide what conduct in Smith’s indictment was immunized and therefore unable to be used against Trump in light of the justices’ newly established definition of presidential immunity.

Prosecutors for Smith told Chutkan they wanted to submit the mammoth filing, which would be roughly four times the size of a typical court motion, to create a “robust record” of why their indictment should pass the Supreme Court’s immunity test. (Read more from “Trump Fights Jack Smith Efforts to ‘Litter’ Jan. 6 Case With Evidence Dump” HERE)

Donald Trump ‘Chemical Attack’ Assassination Attempt Fears Explode — As Expert Warns Rally Goers May Have Been Hit with Toxic Blast

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Death-dodging Donald Trump is at the center of fears he may have been targeted in a chemical attack assassination attempt, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The ex-US president, 78, saw a string of his MAGA supporters hospitalized with burning eyes and temporary blindness after his recent rally in Tucson, Arizona – and experts now say their injuries may have been the result of being blasted with toxic gas.

They were rushed for emergency treatment on September 12, with “victims” reporting eye swelling and light sensitivity – with one saying her eyeballs were “burning”. . .

Mentions of the toxins has sparked a flood of theories online the Tucson rally may have been the target of another assassination attempt on Trump.

A source said: “These hospitalizations are really mysterious, and theories are erupting all over the web on how they could have been caused by a possible chemical attack, or test for one, on Trump. (Read more from “Donald Trump ‘Chemical Attack’ Assassination Attempt Fears Explode — As Expert Warns Rally Goers May Have Been Hit with Toxic Blast” HERE)

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House Rules Committee Nixes Vote on Short-Term Spending Bill After GOP Opposition

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The House Rules Committee on Monday opted against voting on a short-term spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, setting the stage for a scenario in which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will need to rely on Democrats to pass the contentious measure.

Johnson’s three month continuing resolution, which would keep the government funded through Dec. 20, was expected to be among a slate of bills approved by the GOP-controlled rules committee Monday night but it was not brought up for consideration after multiple Republicans expressed opposition to the measure.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a member of the rules committee, argued that the House speaker was attempting to “set up a government funding crisis the week before Christmas” to pressure lawmakers to vote for a bill that would be written “behind closed doors.”

“Why Christmas? So he can pressure Members to vote for a bill they haven’t read, by using their desire to see their families on Christmas Eve against them,” the Kentucky Republican wrote on X. . .

Without a rule, House GOP leadership is expected to bring the spending bill to the floor under a procedure known as suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority vote to pass. (Read more from “House Rules Committee Nixes Vote on Short-Term Spending Bill After GOP Opposition” HERE)

Zelenskyy Flown Into Key Swing State at Taxpayer Expense After Attacking Trump, Vance

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew into a key U.S. swing state this week on a taxpayer-funded aircraft after publicly criticizing former President Donald Trump and Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.

Zelenskyy touched down in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Sunday in a U.S. Air Force C-17A aircraft and toured a local munitions factory that has been producing armaments for Ukraine amid the country’s ongoing war against Russia. During his visit, Zelenskyy met with high-level Democratic Pennsylvania officials such as Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Matt Cartwright and expressed his gratitude “for their support.”

“Trump makes political statements in his election campaign. He says he wants the war to stop. Well, we do, too…. My feeling is that Trump doesn’t really know how to stop the war even if he might think he knows how,” Zelenskyy told The New Yorker in the interview published Sunday, noting that he was appreciative that Trump has expressed his support. “With this war, oftentimes, the deeper you look at it the less you understand. I’ve seen many leaders who were convinced they knew how to end it tomorrow, and as they waded deeper into it, they realized it’s not that simple.”

Zelenskyy was even more critical of Vance to The New Yorker, referring to him as “too radical.” In an interview with the Shawn Ryan show in mid-September, Vance recently proposed a peace deal where Russia retains the territory it has seized so that a demilitarized zone could be established along the current battle lines. . .

“This would be an awful idea, if a person were actually going to carry it out,” Zelenskyy told The New Yorker. “But there’s certainly no way this could ever happen… And it wouldn’t necessarily end the war, either. It’s just sloganeering.” (Read more from “Zelenskyy Flown Into Key Swing State at Taxpayer Expense After Attacking Trump, Vance” HERE)

‘Radioactive’: Radical Historian Says America ‘Walking Into a Doomsday Scenario’ if This Presidential Candidate Wins

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Historian Douglas Brinkley claimed Monday that the election of former President Donald Trump would usher in a “doomsday scenario,” just over a week after an assassination attempt on Trump was thwarted by the Secret Service.

The Secret Service thwarted the apparent assassination attempt on Trump September 15 by firing shots at Ryan Welsey Routh, who was allegedly lurking near Trump International Golf Club, two months after Trump was shot and slightly wounded in the right ear while giving a speech at a July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Brinkley and “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski maintained that criticism of Trump did not lead to the assassination attempt. “What would you say to those that say you can’t even suggest that Donald Trump doing all that he did is a threat to democracy or else you’re engaging in political hate speech?” Scarborough asked.

“What would you say to those that say you can’t even suggest that Donald Trump doing all that he did is a threat to democracy or else you’re engaging in political hate speech?” Scarborough asked.

“Well, it’s nonsense. You know, I’m a — I’m a practicing Catholic. When I see somebody like Donald Trump, it’s shot in the ear or what almost happened in Mar-a-Lago, you know, your prayers go off for him because you honor all humans. But if you’re talking about the danger, the inherent danger of Donald Trump, he’s radioactive,” Brinkley claimed. “He wants to come in and gut government because it’s rhetoric that sounds good. And you start trying to get rid of civil service, collapse the federal government, you are going to find a country in disarray.” . . .

“We’re walking into a doomsday scenario if Trump gets in. People better wake up, take the smelling salt and, you know, and pay attention right now,” Brinkley continued. “These next — these next days are going to be fast.” (Read more from “‘Radioactive’: Radical Historian Says America ‘Walking Into a Doomsday Scenario’ if This Presidential Candidate Wins” HERE)

More U.S. Troops to Deploy Amid Rising Tensions in the Middle East

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In a significant move amidst escalating violence, the Pentagon has announced the deployment of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East. This decision comes as fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, raising concerns about a potential wider regional war.

Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder refrained from providing specifics about the number of troops or their intended missions. Currently, approximately 40,000 U.S. service members are stationed in the region. Recently, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expedited the deployment of a guided missile submarine and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to the area, underscoring the urgency of the situation.

The situation in Lebanon has dramatically deteriorated, with Israel preparing for further military operations against Hezbollah. This escalation follows a series of airstrikes that targeted hundreds of Hezbollah positions, resulting in at least 274 casualties—marking one of the deadliest days in the ongoing conflict.

In light of the escalating violence, the U.S. State Department has issued urgent warnings for American citizens to evacuate Lebanon. The embassy highlighted the unpredictable nature of the conflict and recent explosions in cities, including Beirut, stating, “Due to the ongoing conflict, we urge U.S. citizens to depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available.”

The increase in U.S. military presence signals a commitment to stabilizing the region, but it also raises questions about the potential for American forces to become more deeply involved in the conflict. Analysts warn that further military escalation could lead to unintended consequences, drawing the U.S. into a complex web of alliances and hostilities.

The backdrop of this conflict is shaped by long-standing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, as well as the wider geopolitical dynamics involving Iran, which supports Hezbollah and has been vocally critical of U.S. involvement in the region. As the situation evolves, international diplomatic efforts are likely to intensify, aiming to de-escalate hostilities and prevent a broader war.

As both the U.S. and Israel prepare for possible further action, the risk of a wider confrontation remains high.