{"id":8795,"date":"2025-01-28T16:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8795"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:10:51","slug":"police-arrest-would-be-assassin-targeting-freshly-confirmed-trump-cabinet-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/crime\/police-arrest-would-be-assassin-targeting-freshly-confirmed-trump-cabinet-officials\/njackson\/2025\/01\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Arrest Would-Be Assassin Targeting Trump Cabinet Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Capitol police have arrested a Massachusetts man who allegedly traveled to Washington, D.C. armed with Molotov cocktails and a knife to kill newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Michael \u201cReily\u201d English, who turned himself in to U.S. Capitol Police at 3:12 p.m. ET Monday, said he traveled to Washington, D.C., initially planning to kill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a police affidavit revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1080px-Pete_Hegseth_45527410795-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1080px-Pete_Hegseth_45527410795-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1080px-Pete_Hegseth_45527410795-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1080px-Pete_Hegseth_45527410795-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1080px-Pete_Hegseth_45527410795-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1080px-Pete_Hegseth_45527410795-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1080px-Pete_Hegseth_45527410795-681x454.jpg 681w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1080px-Pete_Hegseth_45527410795.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America &#8211; Pete Hegseth, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>But English shifted his target to Bessent after stopping at a library in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and reading that the Senate was voting Monday on his nomination as President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s Treasury chief, the document said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>CNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/01\/28\/man-arrested-molotov-cocktail-trump-treasury-scott-bessent.html\">reported<\/a> English contemplated throwing the Molotov cocktails at Bessent\u2019s feet, according to the affidavit, which was filed in Washington, D.C., federal court. And if he were able to get close enough, English said, he would have stabbed Bessent with a knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bessent\u2019s nomination was confirmed about three hours after English\u2019s arrest. President Trump\u2019s Cabinet nominee received bipartisan backing and was confirmed Tuesday with a 77-22 vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English has been charged with unlawful receipt, possession or transfer of a firearm, as well as carrying a firearm, explosive or incendiary device on Capitol grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The affidavit said English approached an officer at the south door of the Capitol and said, \u201cI\u2019d like to turn myself in.\u201d English told the officer that he was carrying weapons, including two Molotov cocktails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two officers detained and searched English, finding two devices constructed of 50-milliliter vodka bottles with gray cloth affixed to their tops. They also found a folding knife and a lighter, according to the court documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>He said he was at the Capitol to \u201ckill Scott Bessent,\u201d the affidavit said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said they searched the vehicle and found a 750-milliliter bottle of 100-proof vodka and a gray sweatshirt with cloth cut off the sleeves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Capitol-building.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Capitol-building.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Capitol-building-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Capitol-building-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Capitol-building-630x420.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Capitol-building-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Capitol-building-681x454.jpeg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ted Eytan from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before transporting English into custody, police said they found a receipt in his pocket with a note written on the back of a receipt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cJudith dear god I am so sorry. You must understand I can feel myself dying slowly b\/c of my heart. This is terrible but I cant do nothing while nazis kill my sisters,\u201d the note read, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love you. This is awful. Im so sorry. I love u. Please stay alive and heal. you can. you are strong enough. [F&#8212;] them for pushing us so far. you dont deserve this. Im so sorry for lying and plotting and lying. Please survive [7 hearts],\u201d it read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his initial intention of killing Hegseth or Johnson, English told police he considered burning down the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English said that he surveilled the Capitol grounds and figured he would have to kill at least three police officers in order to get to Bessent. English \u201cexpressed acceptance and content with the possibility of suicide by cop,\u201d the affidavit said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. 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