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Kash Patel Releases Nightmare Fuel for James Comey and the Deep State: ‘Stay Tuned’
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Kash Patel Releases Nightmare Fuel for James Comey and the Deep State: ‘Stay Tuned’

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A recent ruling dismissing the case against former FBI Director James Comey was based on procedural grounds, leaving open the possibility that the matter could be revisited.

The judge determined that the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who filed the case, was invalid, leading to dismissal without prejudice.

The ruling did not address the merits of the allegations. Questions remain regarding the statute of limitations should the case be refiled.

The Justice Department has indicated it will appeal the decision.

The dismissal prompted discussion about potential next steps, with signals that additional legal actions may follow.

FBI Director Kash Patel discussed the situation in an interview with the Epoch Times.

Patel said the Justice Department may pursue the appeal, but he also described other available options.

“Numerous options to proceed and we’re executing on all those options,” he said.

Patel added, “So we’re not done. I would say stay tuned for right after Thanksgiving, and you’ll see multiple responses, in my opinion.”

His comments suggested that more than one course of action is under consideration.

Patel also addressed developments involving “burn bags” found earlier this year.

In late July, documents relating to the Russia probe were discovered in a room at the FBI inside these bags.

The finding raised questions about the content and handling of the documents.

Patel said the information would be made available through the appropriate channels.

“You’re going to see everything we found in that room, in one way or another, be it through investigation, public trial, or disclosure to the Congress,” he said.

He continued, “It is the single largest weaponization, politicization of law enforcement against America, and specifically targeting a political party, because the institutional elite in Washington, D.C., didn’t like them and didn’t want them to win.”

Patel also said, “The American public deserves to have not only accountability but reform to make sure that never happens.”

The Justice Department’s planned appeal, combined with Patel’s statements about additional options and ongoing review of materials tied to the Russia investigation, indicates that further developments are expected following the procedural dismissal of the Comey case.

White House Launches Fake News ‘Hall of Shame’ and ‘Media Offender of the Week’
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White House Launches Fake News ‘Hall of Shame’ and ‘Media Offender of the Week’

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The White House on Friday launched a new website aimed at highlighting what it describes as left-wing media bias, including sections titled “Media Offender of the Week” and an “Offender Hall of Shame.”

The rollout comes amid ongoing disputes between the administration and several news organizations over coverage of President Donald Trump’s recent statements regarding Democratic lawmakers.

The site currently lists CBS News, the Boston Globe, and the Independent as its “Media Offender of the Week.”

According to the White House, the designation is based on the outlets’ reporting on President Trump’s responses to a video released by a group of Democratic members of Congress.

The administration said those outlets inaccurately characterized the president’s remarks as calling for “execution” of the lawmakers.

On November 18, Sens. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Mark Kelly of Arizona, along with Reps. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, Jason Crow of Colorado, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, and Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, published a video addressing servicemembers and intelligence officers.

In the video, they said that personnel “can refuse illegal orders,” suggesting that President Trump had issued unlawful directives, though they did not specify what orders they were referencing.

In response to reporting on the video and the lawmakers’ statements, President Trump posted on Truth Social.

“This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???” he wrote in one post.

In another, he wrote, “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”

The new White House site features a fact-check format with labeled sections. Under a heading titled “The Offense,” the page states, “The media misrepresented President Trump’s call for Members of Congress to be held accountable for inciting sedition by saying that he called for their ‘execution.’”

A second heading labeled “The Truth” reads, “The Democrats and Fake News Media subversively implied that President Trump had issued illegal orders to service members. Every order President Trump has issued has been lawful.”

The page continues, “It is dangerous for sitting Members of Congress to incite insubordination in the United States military, and President Trump called for them to be held accountable.”

Farther down the site is the “Offender Hall of Shame,” which currently includes the Washington Post, CBS News, CNN, and MSNBC.

The White House describes the list as a collection of outlets it believes have repeatedly mischaracterized statements or issues involving the administration.

The website also contains a running list of claims it labels false or misleading.

These entries are organized into categories such as “Bias,” “Malpractice,” “Lie,” and “Left-wing lunacy.”

Each category includes links to specific examples the administration says demonstrate inaccurate reporting or misrepresentation.

The site features a “Leaderboard” ranking outlets based on the number of entries assigned to them by the White House.

The Washington Post is currently ranked first overall, followed by MSNBC and CBS News. CNN, the New York Times, Politico, and the Wall Street Journal also appear on the leaderboard.

The administration said the site will continue to be updated with new entries.

The launch comes as media organizations and the White House remain at odds over how recent statements by lawmakers and responses from the president have been framed in news coverage.

‘This isn’t a Lone Wolf… Obama is Still in the Mix’: General Mike Flynn
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‘This isn’t a Lone Wolf… Obama is Still in the Mix’: General Mike Flynn

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General Mike Flynn and Steve Bannon used a recent “War Room” segment to link the Afghan shooter incident to what they described as a broader, coordinated effort targeting the United States.

The discussion centered on their view that the event reflects an ongoing “color revolution” directed by figures they named as former President Barack Obama and former CIA Director John Brennan.

Flynn said his reaction to the shooter’s background immediately raised concerns for him.

“My first thing was, when I heard about where this guy came from, I was like, Oh my God, this guy was this isn’t a one off. This isn’t a lone wolf. This is an intentional design to start a basically an internal, physical component of what I call this color revolution. And this is just one among many that I think that we’re we should expect to see.”

Bannon pressed Flynn on who he believes is directing the effort.

“You’re saying the date was chosen, or this guy was was used for color revolution, one, tell the audience, what do you mean by that, and who’s in charge? Who? Who’s draw in your best thinking, who’s driving this color revolution against the people and the sovereignty of the United States?”

Flynn pointed to events that he said trace back to the Obama administration.

“Yeah, I think that right now, and we have to really take a hard look at what happened all the way back to 2016 under Obama. And I think that Obama is still in the mix, mix here. I think the operational commander on the battlefield here in the United States of America is John Brennan. I just believe that. I mean, that’s my gut.”

He said the effort involves what he called an international coalition.

“I call it the Axis of Resistance. The Axis of Resistance essentially consists of communists, both that are emanating from the CCPs control, but also communists inside of our country.”

Flynn referenced voting patterns in Congress as an example and said foreign and domestic groups are working in tandem.

He expanded the list of groups he believes are part of the structure.

“So you got communism, you’ve got Islamism, you’ve got you’ve got these Narco cartels, these these terrorist groups that are also part of this. It’s not just Hamas and Hezbollah, it’s FARC and it’s the cartel Del Sol.”

He said the organizations have people directing actions and cited written doctrine he has reviewed.

Flynn linked the concept to events overseas.

“When we talk about color revolutions, that’s what’s going on over in Ukraine, that total loser war that I keep talking about. We have to get the hell out of there.”

He said the United States must ensure that executive orders issued by President Trump are carried out fully.

He urged a more assertive approach inside the government.

“Trump signs all these executive orders. Who’s checking to make sure these things are actually put being put into effect, all the way down to the lowest levels, right?”

Flynn said his military experience informs his view.

“Lawyers advise, leaders decide. And so Donald president, Donald J Trump, you need to make a decision. Now, listen to your lawyers, but make a decision.”

Flynn said Trump should bring in leadership from across federal agencies.

“Get your team, whether it’s CIA DNI, sect, war, you know, sex, state, sec, commerce, I don’t care, get them all in and tell them, and especially the Secretary of Homeland Security.”

He tied the shooter case to what he called a long-running campaign.

“The essence of a color revolution is a in this case, for the United States of America. This is a long period of time that this has been going on. They kicked it into higher gear when Trump won in 2016 and then they’re balls to the walls right now.”

Flynn said the shooter was acting with intent.

“This is not some guy who’s a loony bin. No, this guy is extremely well trained. He is a soldier of the left. Okay? He is a soldier of the movement to destroy the United States of America.”

He listed the forms of conflict he believes are underway.

“We are seeing economic warfare being played against us. We’re seeing cyber warfare.”

Flynn referenced commentary from researcher Mike Benz and said political interference is another component.

He pointed to what he described as a domestic movement in Virginia.

“Most people, Steve, don’t know about what’s called the new I wrote it down here, the new Virginia majority, right? There’s a name Tram Nyan (spelling?). Nyan, new Virginia majority. This is a communist movement inside of the United States to make sure that they get as many people that are communists running at the local level, school boards on up.”

Flynn also said cultural and religious tensions are being manipulated.

“Within the color revolution, you have what’s called contrived cultural shifts. And that’s this whole Islamification OF THE UNITED STATES OF. America in different places of the country.”

He cited locations in Florida, Dearborn, and Houston as examples.

He concluded with a warning about ideological conflict. “Islam is not compatible with Christianity and Sharia law is not compatible with constitutional law. We cannot have either.”

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Hegseth Claps Back on Fake News Reports of Illegal Orders Given in SEAL Team 6 Mission
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Hegseth Claps Back on Fake News Reports of Illegal Orders Given in SEAL Team 6 Mission

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a response Friday following a report alleging that the Department of War ordered secondary strikes on narcoterrorists in the Caribbean Sea and that U.S. forces acted without legal justification.

The Washington Post report claimed that during a September 2 operation, SEAL Team 6 targeted narcoterrorists and that Hegseth gave a verbal order “to kill everybody.”

The strike killed 11 individuals designated as terrorists.

The report stated that “as two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors,” according to an anonymous source cited in the article.

President Donald Trump posted footage from the September 2 strike at the time, writing, “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!”

Nearly three months after the operation, sources quoted by the Washington Post compared the strike to “murder” and a “war crime.”

Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts said the actions were “blatantly illegal,” adding, “Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”

Six Democratic lawmakers recently made public statements warning service members that they “can refuse illegal orders,” implying that President Trump had issued unlawful commands.

The lawmakers did not specify which orders they considered illegal.

Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan said in a recent appearance that President Trump “has not given a single illegal order to members of the military.”

Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, a retired Navy captain, is under investigation by the Department of War and faces potential recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings.

According to the Department, Kelly is being investigated for alleged violations of federal law, including 18 U.S.C. § 2387, which prohibits actions intended to interfere with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces.

CNN reported Friday on developments in Venezuela and discussed the narcoterrorism operation. Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Beth Sanner said the reporting was “really shocking,” if true.

She compared the actions described to Russian forces killing Ukrainian prisoners and to reports of civilian deaths in Gaza. She also questioned whether service members might be prosecuted.

The United States has increased operations targeting Venezuelan narcoterrorists and the Maduro regime. Current actions include strikes at sea, with possible future strikes on land and air operations.

On Saturday, President Trump declared airspace in and around Venezuela “CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY,” addressing the warning to “Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers.”

Hegseth issued his full response Friday, saying recent reporting was “fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory.”

He said the operations were lawful and aligned with stated mission objectives involving “lethal, kinetic strikes.”

Hegseth stated, “We have only just begun to kill narco-terrorists,” in an additional post.

His full statement read:

“As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland.

As we’ve said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be ‘lethal, kinetic strikes.’ The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization.

The Biden administration preferred the kid gloves approach, allowing millions of people — including dangerous cartels and unvetted Afghans — to flood our communities with drugs and violence. The Trump administration has sealed the border and gone on offense against narco-terrorists. Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them.

Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict — and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command.

Our warriors in SOUTHCOM put their lives on the line every day to protect the Homeland from narco-terrorists — and I will ALWAYS have their back.”

Tom Homan Predicts Most of Biden’s Third World Illegals Will be Deported Due to This
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Tom Homan Predicts Most of Biden’s Third World Illegals Will be Deported Due to This

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White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that the Trump administration will likely deport the majority of migrants who entered the United States from Third World countries because those nations cannot provide reliable information needed for vetting.

His comments followed a shooting on Wednesday that left one National Guardsman dead and another critically injured.

The alleged gunman is an Afghan national brought into the country under the Biden-Harris administration.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday on X that his administration would “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” after the attack.

During an appearance on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Homan said the United States cannot rely on governments in those regions to verify identities or criminal histories.

“[T]hese Third World nations, they don’t have systems like we do. So, a lot of these Afghanistans, when they did get here and get vetted, they had no identification at all. Not a single travel document, not one piece of identification,” Homan said.

“And we’re going to count on the people that run Afghanistan, the Taliban, to provide us any information [on] who the bad guys were or who the good guys are? Certainly not. And many people need to understand that most terrorists in this world aren’t in any database.”

Homan said the same problem applies to migrants from other countries that lack robust identification systems.

“And the same thing with illegal aliens, the over 10 million that came across the border under Joe Biden. There’s no way to vet these people. You think El Salvador or Turkey or Sudan or any of these countries have the databases or system checks that we have?” he said.

“Do you think the government[s] of China, Russia, Turkey, do you think they’re going to share that data with us even if they did have it? There’s no way to clearly vet these people 100% that they’re safe to come to this country, from these Third World nations.”

In his Thursday post, the president also said he would “terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions” and deport migrants who do not provide value to the United States.

Homan said a large share of those admitted during the Biden years would ultimately be removed.

“I really, truly think that most of them are going to end up being deported because we’re not going to be able to properly vet them,” he said.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” that the administration would also deport individuals with pending asylum claims.

West Virginia Army National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died Thursday from injuries sustained during Wednesday’s shooting.

The second victim, Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remained in critical condition at the time of publication.

The alleged attacker, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the United States in September 2021 following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

He previously worked with the U.S. government, including the CIA, and was brought into the country under the Biden-Harris administration’s Operation Allies Welcome, which resettled Afghans who assisted American forces.

Lakanwal applied for asylum in 2024. The Trump administration granted the application in April 2025, according to Reuters.

Independent journalist Julio Rojas reported that the gunman shouted, “Allahu akbar!” before opening fire with a revolver.

As of December 2024, more than 180,000 Afghans had been resettled in the United States following the August 2021 withdrawal, the State Department said.

In the aftermath of the shooting, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced an immediate pause on “all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals” with the suspension remaining in place “indefinitely.”

The agency also said Thursday it would conduct a full reexamination of all green cards issued to individuals from 19 countries identified as “of concern,” following direction from the president.

USCIS said it would consider “negative, country specific factors,” including whether a country can “issue secure identity documents,” when reviewing cases involving nationals of those countries.

Leaked FDA Memo Links COVID Vaccine to Child Deaths
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Leaked FDA Memo Links COVID Vaccine to Child Deaths

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An internal memo from the Food and Drug Administration states that at least 10 children died as a result of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

The findings were detailed in a 3,000-word document written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, and circulated inside the agency on Friday.

According to the memo, the review focused on 96 child deaths reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

Dr. Prasad wrote that “no fewer than 10” of the deaths were determined to have been caused by the vaccine.

“I am writing to report that OBPV career staff have found that at least 10 children have died after and because of receiving COVID-19 vaccination,” he stated.

The memo also described myocarditis as a major concern identified during the evaluation.

Dr. Prasad wrote that the condition affected younger individuals at higher rates than older adults.

“Unlike the COVID virus, which has a steep age gradient— being at least 1000 times more likely to kill an 80 year old than an 8 year old— myocarditis appeared to have the opposite pattern. Young, healthy boys and men— those least likely to experience bad covid outcomes— bore the greatest risk,” he wrote.

Dr. Prasad said he believed federal health agencies did not fully confront the implications for younger populations.

He stated that “the FDA and CDC abdicated their duty to the American people” by not addressing the risks to young boys with greater scrutiny.

As part of the memo, he summarized the results of the agency’s internal review, which categorized cases on a causality scale.

“In this scale ranging from certain to unlikely— certain, possible/ likely, and probable are broadly considered as related to the product.

The team has performed an initial analysis of 96 deaths between 2021 and 2024, and concludes that no fewer than 10 are related. If anything, this represents conservative coding, where vaccines are exculpated rather than indicted in cases of ambiguity. The real number is higher,” the memo said.

Dr. Prasad wrote that the findings mark a significant development in the government’s assessment of vaccine safety.

“This is a profound revelation. For the first time, the US FDA will acknowledge that COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children. Healthy young children who faced tremendously low risk of death were coerced, at the behest of the Biden administration, via school and work mandates, to receive a vaccine that could result in death,” he wrote.

He added that the impact of mandates should be reconsidered in light of the documented cases.

“In many cases, such mandates were harmful. It is difficult to read cases where kids aged 7 to 16 may be dead as a result of covid vaccines. Did COVID-19 vaccine programs kill more healthy kids than it saved? We do not have reliable data estimating the absolute benefit (absolute risk reduction) regarding severe disease and death in healthy children from vaccine receipt.”

Bombshell Email Leak: NGO Group Was Warned of DC Shooter’s Decline Long Before Attack
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Bombshell Email Leak: NGO Group Was Warned of DC Shooter’s Decline Long Before Attack

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A national refugee organization received repeated warnings beginning in 2023 that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan man accused of killing one National Guard member and critically injuring another in Washington, D.C., was experiencing severe mental and behavioral deterioration, according to emails obtained by the Associated Press.

Lakanwal, 29, was granted asylum in April 2024 despite the documented concerns and despite failing to maintain required contact with Washington state social services.

He is charged with first-degree murder in the death of West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and the shooting of Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, on the day before Thanksgiving.

The emails were sent by a local community advocate to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, describing significant changes in Lakanwal’s behavior beginning in early 2023.

“Rahmanullah has not been functional as a person, father, and provider since March of last year [2023]. He quit his job that month, and his behavior has changed greatly,” the community member wrote in January 2024.

The individual also told the agency that they worried Lakanwal had become suicidal.

Lakanwal was part of the CIA-backed Zero Unit in the Afghan Army before being brought to the United States in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome.

He moved to Bellingham, Washington, with his wife and their five young sons.

According to the emails, he struggled to adjust to life in the country, did not maintain steady employment, and did not progress in learning English.

The community member described a pattern in which Lakanwal experienced prolonged periods of isolation and extended episodes of erratic travel.

The emails stated that he sometimes spent weeks in his “darkened room, not speaking to anyone, not even his wife or older kids.”

During what the person described as manic periods, “take off in the family car, and drive nonstop,” the emails said, noting that he sometimes traveled as far as Chicago or Arizona for up to two weeks at a time.

The concerns also included his failure to stay in contact with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, a requirement under the terms of his entry into the United States.

According to the emails, Lakanwal complied only intermittently, with brief stretches in which he would “do the right things” before returning to isolation or extended absences.

The community advocate expressed worries about the welfare of the children.

When Lakanwal’s wife traveled to visit relatives and left him alone with their sons, the children reportedly arrived at school unwashed, wearing dirty clothes, and not having eaten well.

Their school alerted authorities about the situation.

The family also faced eviction at one point in 2023 after several months of unpaid rent.

According to the emails, USCRI attempted to visit the family in March 2024 after receiving two messages from the advocate.

When no further updates came, the advocate believed Lakanwal had declined assistance.

It remains unclear whether the warnings were reported to any state or federal authorities.

Authorities say Lakanwal drove from Bellingham to Washington, D.C., earlier in the week before allegedly opening fire on Beckstrom and Wolfe at around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Tim Walz Fraud Scandal Explodes as 400+ MN Gov Employees Blow the Whistle
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Tim Walz Fraud Scandal Explodes as 400+ MN Gov Employees Blow the Whistle

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More than 400 employees at the Minnesota Department of Human Services have accused Gov. Tim Walz of ignoring repeated warnings about fraud and retaliating against staff who attempted to report the misconduct.

The allegations were posted by the Minnesota Department of Human Service Employees account on X, which states it represents more than 480 current DHS staff members.

The group wrote that Walz is “100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota.”

In the post, the employees said their attempts to alert the governor to ongoing fraud were met with pushback.

“We let Tim Walz know of fraud early on, hoping for a partnership in stopping fraud but no, we got the opposite response. Tim Walz systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression, and did his best to discredit fraud reports,” the statement said.

The account also claimed the governor weakened oversight mechanisms.

“In addition to retaliating against whistleblower[s], Tim Walz disempowered the Office of the Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to disregard their audit findings and guidance.”

The allegations come as federal officials continue to prosecute what they describe as one of the largest COVID-era fraud cases in the country.

Last week, the Department of Justice announced charges against the 78th defendant tied to the Feeding Our Future scheme, which authorities say involved more than $250 million in stolen federal child nutrition funds.

More than 70 defendants have been convicted.

Many individuals charged in the scheme are members of Minnesota’s Somali community.

The New York Times reported that state and federal officials now view the Feeding Our Future case as part of a broader pattern.

According to law enforcement authorities cited by the Times, several fraud operations have expanded in parts of Minnesota’s Somali community over the past five years.

Investigators say multiple individuals created companies that billed state agencies for millions of dollars in social services that were never delivered.

City Journal published a report citing unnamed federal counterterrorism sources who claimed some stolen funds were transferred to Somalia and may have reached the group Al-Shabaab.

Walz addressed the matter at a press conference last week, saying the fraud “undermines trust in government,” and “undermines programs that are absolutely critical in improving quality of life.”

He added, “If you’re committing fraud, no matter where you come from, what you look like, what you believe, you are going to go to jail.”

The governor was questioned about the allegations Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

When asked if he takes responsibility for failing to stop the fraud, Walz said, “Well, certainly, I take responsibility for putting people in jail.”

He added that Minnesota’s status draws criminal activity.

“I will note, it’s not just Somalis. Minnesota is a generous state. Minnesota is a prosperous state, a well-run state. We’re AAA-bond rated. But that attracts criminals. Those people are going to jail. We’re doing everything we can. But to demonize an entire community on the actions of a few, it’s lazy,” he said.

President Donald Trump weighed in on the issue in a Nov. 21 Truth Social post, saying he would end temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota in response to “fraudulent money laundering activity.”

He wrote, “Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER!”

 

Oregon’s Lesbian Governor Threatens to Prosecute Federal Agents for Enforcing U.S. Immigration Law
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Oregon’s Lesbian Governor Threatens to Prosecute Federal Agents for Enforcing U.S. Immigration Law

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a proud lesbian (not that it matters, but she put it in the first paragraph of her website’s about section), said the state will investigate and potentially prosecute federal agents who carry out immigration enforcement actions inside Oregon.

Governor Tina Kotek, ‘the first openly lesbian governors elected in American history.’

In a video posted to Instagram, Kotek accused the Department of Homeland Security of using improper tactics and said the state would take legal action if federal officers violated Oregon law.

In her statement, Kotek said the state supports public safety while also maintaining what she described as a welcoming environment for immigrants.

“I believe as you do, in the rule of law and keeping our community safe,” she said.

“We also believe in being a welcoming place, where our immigrant and refugee community help our state thrive. The ongoing violent actions of the federal Department of Homeland Security are unacceptable — going after Oregonians, and stoking fear in the name of ‘immigration enforcement.’”

Kotek said DHS had engaged in behavior she described as dangerous to the public.

She said the tactics used by federal officers were inconsistent with the state’s approach to law enforcement.

“Excessive force, reckless tactics,” she said, had “put bystanders and law enforcement in danger,” which she said was “not how public safety works.”

The governor said Oregon would take steps to scrutinize arrests, detentions, and other actions carried out by federal agents.

“Oregon is monitoring all ICE actions closely,” Kotek said.

“We will investigate misconduct, and if a federal officer breaks Oregon law, they will be held accountable — just like anyone else. I will not tolerate reckless, or unconstitutional behavior in our state.”

Kotek has previously criticized federal officers deployed in Oregon during periods of unrest.

In an October interview with CBS News, she accused federal agents of escalating encounters with protesters in Portland and said local law enforcement should take the lead in managing demonstrations.

“[T]his set of demonstrations that are happening are managed by local law enforcement, as they should be,” Kotek said at the time.

“People have the right to lawfully protest, but if they cross the line, they are being held accountable. If criminal activity occurs, they are being held accountable. This is what free speech looks like, and I believe the federal government can continue to do the work right here.”

Kotek’s comments come as federal immigration enforcement remains a point of conflict between state officials and the Department of Homeland Security.

Oregon has previously limited cooperation with federal immigration agencies.

Jasmine Crockett Refuses to Retract Epstein Smear Against Zeldin Despite FEC Records
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Jasmine Crockett Refuses to Retract Epstein Smear Against Zeldin Despite FEC Records

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Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett declined Sunday to withdraw her accusation that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin accepted campaign contributions from Jeffrey Epstein, even after being shown that the donations she cited came from a different individual with the same name.

Crockett made the claim on the House floor on Nov. 18.

The contributions in question were not from the deceased sex offender, who died in 2019, but from a physician named Jeffrey Epstein who donated to Zeldin in 2020.

The issue resurfaced during Crockett’s appearance on MS NOW’s “The Weekend,” hosted by Jacqueline Alemany.

Alemany noted Crockett’s comments and said the congresswoman had made news by “mistakenly” accusing Zeldin and other Republicans of accepting money from the sex offender.

Crockett interrupted to state that her accusation was not accidental. Alemany then told her that Federal Election Commission data showed Zeldin and the other lawmakers identified by Crockett did not receive donations from the deceased Epstein.

“I want to give you the opportunity to amend that,” Alemany said.

“I have no amendments,” Crockett replied, again defending her original comments.

She said she did not have enough time before her floor speech to determine which Jeffrey Epstein had made the contributions.

“I had maybe 20 minutes. We researched the FEC and, because I like to speak with specificity — that’s kind of what comes with being an attorney — I made clear that there was a Jeffrey Epstein,” Crockett said.

She added that she did not have sufficient time to research the matter fully.

“They knew on the other side that I did not have time to actually pull up and actually research, especially since that particular one that Lee Zeldin got up in an uproar about was specifically out of the New York area. We know that he was out of that area and this obviously was not done post Jeffrey Epstein’s life, so I made sure that I said ‘a Jeffrey Epstein.’”

Alemany noted that the physician named Jeffrey Epstein made the donations in 2020, one year after the sex offender’s death. She then pressed Crockett further.

“But you were trying to insinuate that it was the Jeffrey Epstein,” Alemany said.

“Oh, I absolutely was insinuating that it could be possible. That is true,” Crockett responded.

She said she avoided directly naming the deceased Epstein because she could not verify the source of the donations at the time.

“But the point is, I never said that it was that specific one because I did not have the adequate time to do it. And so the Jeffrey Epstein has stepped forward and that’s not like, you know, a normal name. And I think that what would have been problematic is if I would have claimed that, say, that happened and it legitimately never happened. So ultimately, he cleared the record. I have not researched further. I’ve not talked to this doctor.”

Alemany asked Crockett to acknowledge that Zeldin did not receive money from the deceased sex offender. Crockett did not directly do so.

“I can agree that Lee Zeldin has said that he’s not received money from the Jeffrey Epstein,” she said. “Absolutely.”


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