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Report: Senator Under Federal Criminal Investigation For Alleged Mortgage Fraud

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California Senator Adam Schiff (D) is under criminal investigation.

Fox News host Laura Ingraham broke the news on Tuesday night on “The Ingraham Angle,” saying the source said a criminal investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Attorneyโ€™s Office in Maryland on possible charges involving mortgage fraud.

The investigation comes a month after a story broke about the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) sending a criminal referral to the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging that Schiff, in multiple instances, falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms.

In a 2011 affidavit signed by the then-California congressman, Schiff certified that a property in Montgomery County, Maryland, is his primary residence.

Schiff also owns a condominium in Burbank, California, which he has also claimed as his primary residence as recently as 2023, during his campaign for Senate.

Fox News reports:

Pulte later received a memo from the Fannie Mae financial crimes investigations concluding that Schiff allegedly engaged in “a sustained pattern of possible occupancy misrepresentation” on five Fannie Mae loans.

Schiff and his wife purchased a home in Potomac, Maryland, in 2003 for $870,000, according to the letter. They entered into a Fannie Mae-backed mortgage agreement for $610,000 at a rate of 5.625% over a term of 30 years, asserting the property would be their primary and principal residence. 

The letter said they reaffirmed that the Maryland home was their primary residence in mortgage refinancing filings in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013, despite Schiff being an elected official representing the state of California at the same time. 

In 2023, the letter notes, a spokesperson for Schiff asserted that, “Adamโ€™s primary residence is Burbank, California, and will remain so when he wins the Senate seat.”

A spokesperson for Schiff in 2023 told CNN that, “Adamโ€™s California and Maryland addresses have been listed as primary residences for loan purposes because they are both occupied throughout the year and to distinguish them from a vacation property.” 

The federal housing official wrote that he believes Schiff’s alleged misconduct could be violations of federal criminal codes banning wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, and false statements to financial institutions. 

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Barron Trump โ€˜Savedโ€™ Womanโ€™s Life With Heroic Call To Police

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A woman testified in an English court on Wednesday that Barron Trump โ€œsavedโ€ her life after he realized she was being violently attacked and immediately called police, according to multiple reports.

Metro UK reported jurors at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London heard a dramatic emergency call in which President Donald Trumpโ€™s son told operators, โ€œI just got a call from a girl I know. Sheโ€™s getting beaten up.โ€

According to testimony, Barron Trump contacted authorities after FaceTiming the young woman, a friend of his, expecting a normal call but quickly realizing she was witnessing an assault in real time.

โ€œI just saw a ceiling and could hear screaming. I could see a guyโ€™s head on the phone, and then the camera turns to her crying and getting hit,โ€ Trump told operators. The call was placed from the United States.

The Daily Mail identified the accused as 22-year-old Russian national Matvei Rumiantsev, who allegedly โ€œwas jealous of the Americanโ€™s relationship with the woman and flew into a rage when he tried to phone her earlier that evening.โ€

Jurors were told Rumiantsev later went to the womanโ€™s home and repeatedly punched her. Prosecutors also allege he kicked the woman in the stomach and used degrading language during the video call with Barron Trump, calling her a โ€œwhoreโ€ and a โ€œslut.โ€

During her testimony Wednesday, the woman praised Trump for acting quickly.

โ€œHe helped save my life,โ€ she said. โ€œThat call was like a sign from God at that moment.โ€

Jurors also heard an exchange between Trump โ€” who was reportedly 18 years old at the time โ€” and the police operator, who pressed him for details about his connection to the victim as officers were dispatched.

Here is that back-and-forth:

Operator: โ€œCan you stop being rude and actually answer my questions. If you want to help the person, youโ€™ll answer my questions clearly and precisely, thank you.โ€

Barron Trump: โ€œI met her on social media. Sheโ€™s getting really badly beat up and the call was about eight minutes ago, I donโ€™t know what could have happened by now.โ€

He added a moment later, โ€œSo sorry for being rude.โ€

Trump reportedly told authorities it took him a few minutes to locate the correct phone number for British police. He placed the call at 2:23 a.m. London time, or 9:23 p.m. ET.

Rumiantsev is facing serious charges, including assault, two counts of rape, intentional strangulation, and perverting a court of justice, according to The Daily Mail.

Report: FBI Apprehends Suspects In Alleged Assassination Attempt

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Will the threats of political violence come to an end?

FBIย agents inย Michiganย have arrested two individuals charged with making violent threats, including one man suspected of hinting at an assassination plot targeting President-electย Donald Trump. The charges, revealed on Tuesday, come just days before theย 2024 presidential electionย and underscore an increase in threats against public officials across the country.

The Detroit Free Press explains:

One of the defendants allegedly called Trump a โ€œpiece of sโ€”โ€ and threatened to shoot up conservative Christians if Trump wins; the other allegedly called Harris a โ€œf โ€”โ€” communist piece of sโ€”โ€ and threatened violence on an unnamed PAC involved in the presidential campaign, telling the group, โ€œIโ€™m your worst fโ€”โ€” nightmare.โ€

According to criminal documents filed in federal court, here are the two Michigan men who landed on the FBIโ€™s radar in recent months over threatening comments targeting both campaigns, candidates and their supporters:

The most recent arrest involves Isaac Sissel, 25, a transient Ann Arbor man who allegedly threatened to shoot conservative Christians with an AR-15 should Trump win the election. The FBI arrested him Tuesday, but said it did not find any weapons on him when agents found him in a Travelodge motel room on Monday in Canton Township, according to the criminal complaint.

In an FBI affidavit on file in court, Sissel is described as a transient individual with no known home address who claimed to have hidden out on the University of Michigan campus and slept near a rehab clinic.

According to court documents, one of the suspects allegedly sent a message threatening violence should Trump secure an election victory. The message, cited by The Detroit News, reportedly contained plans to attack โ€œconservative Christian filthโ€ and referenced a stolen AR-15 rifle. The individual claimed to have hollow-point bullets and a chemical irritant, suggesting that the planned attackโ€™s execution and the concealment of weapons would complicate FBI intervention.

This case highlights the FBIโ€™s intensified response to rising security risks in a polarized political climate, where threats against public figures have become an acute concern for federal and local authorities.

Article Published With The Permission of American Liberty News.

Report: Minnesota Lawmaker Behind โ€˜Trump Derangement Syndromeโ€™ Bill Accused Of Soliciting Teen

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Hours after introducing a bill proposing โ€œTrump derangement syndromeโ€ (TDS) as a form of mental illness police arrested Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn for soliciting a minor.

According to The Hill, Bloomington Police Department detectives had communicated with Eichorn, who was under the assumption he was talking to a 17-year-old female.ย He arrived Monday to meet the teen in person but was instead met by localย officers.

He was later booked at the Bloomington Police Department jail and was expected to be transported to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center. A felony charge of soliciting a minor to practice prostitution was pending, authorities said in a statement Tuesday.

โ€œAs a 40-year-old man, if you come to the Orange Jumpsuit District looking to have sex with someoneโ€™s child, you can expect that we are going to lock you up,โ€ Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said in a statement. โ€œI have always advocated stiffer penalties for these types of offensesโ€ฆWe need our state legislature to take this case and this type of conduct more seriously.โ€

Eichorn, who is married with four children, represents St. Paul, Minn., according to his legislative profile

The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senators Eric Lucero, Steve Drazkowski, Nathan Wesenberg, Justin Eichorn, and Glenn Gruenhagen, seeks to amend the stateโ€™s definition of mental illness by adding a specific reference to TDS. According to the text of the bill, mental illness would include โ€œTrump Derangement Syndromeโ€ or an organic disorder of the brain that significantly impairs an individualโ€™s ability to function in daily life. (RELATED: Minnesota Republicans Propose Bill Classifying โ€œTrump Derangement Syndromeโ€ as Mental Illness)

The bill describes TDS as โ€œthe acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.โ€ According to the proposal, individuals affected by TDS exhibit symptoms of paranoia and an inability to separate legitimate political disagreements from perceived personal or psychological pathology in Trumpโ€™s behavior.

In the wake of Eichornโ€™s arrest, his colleagues have urged him to resign.

โ€œWe are shocked by these reports and this alleged conduct demands an immediate resignation,โ€ Minnesota State Republicans wrote in a statement, posted on X. โ€œJustin has a difficult road ahead and he needs to focus on his family.โ€

Wisconsin Teen Plotted To Kill Trump To Start ‘Political Revolution’

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Disturbing…

A 17-year-old Wisconsin teen accused of killing his mother and stepfather had also plotted to assassinate Presidentย Donald Trumpย to start a “political revolution,” according to court documents.

Nikita Casap, 17, had images and messages on his phone that referenced a “self-described manifesto regarding assassinating the president, making bombs, and terrorist attacks,” FOX6 Milwaukee reported, citing a search warrant filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Images of a three-page document titled “Accelerate the Collapse” called for the assassination of Trump, according to the report. 

Trump was specifically referenced in an excerpt from the document, which said “getting rid of the president and perhaps the vice president” is “guaranteed to bring in some chaos. โ€ฆ Point being this manifesto is specifically for the attack that targets Trump.”

Casap was charged earlier this month in theย shooting deathsย of his mother, Tatiana Casap, and his stepfather, Donald Mayer. The couple were found severely decomposed in their home on Feb 28 โ€“ more than two weeks after prosecutors allege Casap killed them.ย 

During an interview with one of Casapโ€™s classmates, authorities learned that Casap told the female classmate he had been in contact with aย man from Russia, who they claim knew about the teenโ€™s scheme to take passports, a car and the family dog and flee to Ukraine, according to the report.

A recent study by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) has revealed a concerning trend: a significant portion of left-leaning Americans believe that political violence, including assassination, is justifiable against figures such as President Donald Trump and the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk. The study surveyed over 1,200 U.S. adults and found that 38% of respondents felt that assassinating Trump would be at least “somewhat justified,” with this figure rising to 55% among those identifying as left-leaning. Similarly, 31% of overall participants, and 48% of left-leaning individuals, expressed some level of justification for assassinating Musk.

This data suggests a troubling normalization of violent political rhetoric within certain segments of the population. The NCRI report highlights that this shift has been particularly pronounced following the December 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly by Luigi Mangione. Mangione’s actions have been glamorized in various online communities, leading to a proliferation of memes and discussions that endorse political violence.

Screenshot via X [Credit: Elon Musk]

Report: FBI Thwarts New Years Eve Terror Plot

Federal law enforcement officials announced over the weekend that they successfully disrupted a credible terrorist threat, arresting four alleged members of a radical pro-Palestinian extremist group who were reportedly planning coordinated bombing attacks in Los Angeles on New Yearโ€™s Eve.

According to the FBI, the suspects self-identified as part of a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF)โ€”an extremist organization driven by a combination of pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government ideology.

Federal agents say the group intended to deploy improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a series of synchronized attacks targeting five separate locations across the Los Angeles area. Authorities believe the suspects were preparing to test explosive devices in Lucerne Valley when they were taken into custody. Each of the four has been charged with conspiracy and possession of a destructive device.

In a related development, the FBI announced Monday that a fifth individual believed to be connected to the same TILF extremist network was arrested in New Orleans in connection with a separate planned attack.

Social media accounts linked to TILF describe the groupโ€™s mission as freeing what they call โ€œTurtle Islandโ€โ€”an Indigenous name used by some activists to refer to North Americaโ€”from the โ€œillegal American empire.โ€ One Instagram post attributed to the group declared: โ€œFree Palestine. Free Hawaii. Free Puerto Rico.โ€ The post continued, โ€œFreeing the world from American imperialism is the only way to a safe and peaceful future.โ€

These arrests come amid a broader pattern of the FBI and other federal agencies disrupting terror plots across the country during President Donald Trumpโ€™s second administration. In recent months, federal authorities have thwarted an alleged ISIS-inspired terror plot in Michigan that involved suspicious encrypted communications and preparations at gun ranges, leading to multiple arrests before a planned attack could take place.

Earlier this year, the FBI also intercepted another potential terror plot in Dearborn, Michigan, charging suspects with conspiracy to provide firearms and ammunition knowing they would be used to commit acts of federal terrorismโ€”again highlighting the agencyโ€™s proactive work in identifying and stopping threats before they materialize.

These disruptions follow a national trend in which federal law enforcement has prioritized identifying and intercepting violent extremist plots before they can harm Americans. According to recent FBI press releases, multiple individuals have been charged or convicted this year for providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations like ISIS and attempting to aid violent extremist causes from within the United States.

Republican leaders have emphasized the importance of strong law enforcement and border security in preventing homegrown terrorism and protecting American communities. The arrests in Los Angeles and New Orleans underscore the ongoing threat from ideologically motivated violent extremists and the need for vigilant counterterrorism efforts.

As the nation enters the holiday season, federal officials say their work will continue to ensure that Americans can celebrate safely, free from the specter of coordinated terror attacks.

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Trump Files Motion To Halt Hush Money Case Sentencing

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Time is running out…

On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team filed a motion urging Judge Juan Merchan to hold off on sentencing him on Jan. 10 in his New York criminal conviction.

Last week, the New York judge announced sentencing wouldย move forward this Fridayย despite his imminent return to the White House

Trumpโ€™s attorneys told Merchan they are appealing his recent rulings upholding the juryโ€™s guilty verdict and argued the judge must pause the case in the meantime. 

โ€œBy virtue of President Trumpโ€™s filing of appellate proceedings raising his claims of Presidential immunity, all proceedings in this Court are automatically stayed by operation of federal constitutional law,โ€ Trumpโ€™s attorneys wrote in the new filing, which was made public Monday. 

โ€œIn the alternative, even if such a stay were discretionary, the Court should grant such a stay. The Court should vacate the sentencing hearing scheduled for January 10, 2025, and suspend all further deadlines in the case until President Trumpโ€™s immunity appeals are fully and finally resolved, which should result in a dismissal of this case, which should have never been brought in the first place,โ€ they continued. 

They asked Merchan to notify the parties by 2 p.m. EST Monday whether he will cancel the sentencing and said they would be filing two appeals Monday in state court. 

โ€œThe Supreme Courtโ€™s historic decision on Immunity, the state constitution of New York, and other established legal precedent mandate that this meritless hoax be immediately dismissed,โ€ Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung, who is set to become White House communications director, said in a statement.ย 

A New York jury found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment made to adult film performer Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election so she would keep an alleged affair secret.  

It is the only one of Trumpโ€™s criminal prosecutions to have reached trial.

Trumpโ€™s sentencing in New York comes after the judge rejected two of his attempts to dismiss the case.

In scheduling Fridayโ€™s sentencing, Merchan rejected a proposal to delay the proceeding until after Trumpโ€™s White House term, calling it โ€œless desirableโ€ and citing a need for finality in the case.

Man Who Falsely Claimed To shoot Charlie Kirk Sentenced To Prison

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In a strikingly bizarre footnote to the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a Utah man who falsely claimed responsibility for the fatal shooting has now been sentenced and faces up to 15 years in prison.

Seventy-one-year-old George Hodgson Zinn โ€” who dramatically approached law enforcement at Utah Valley University, yelling โ€œI shot him โ€” now shoot meโ€ moments after Kirk was gunned down โ€” has now pleaded no contest to obstruction of justice and guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to court records.

While Zinnโ€™s initial false confession drew headlines and confusion during the chaotic aftermath of the shooting โ€” leading some to believe he was the shooter โ€” investigators quickly ruled him out as a suspect in Kirkโ€™s assassination.

During questioning at a hospital after the incident, Zinn shocked authorities by admitting he had child sexual abuse material on his phone. A warrant later uncovered more than 20 images depicting abused minors, and prosecutors charged him accordingly.

In Salt Lake County district court, Zinn was sentenced to zero to five years for obstruction and one to 15 years for each exploitation count, with the judge ordering the terms to run concurrently. The exact amount of time he will serve will be decided by the Utah parole board.


Remembering Charlie Kirk: A Conservative Voice Silenced

The backdrop to this strange prosecution is one of the most shocking episodes of political violence in recent U.S. history. On Sept. 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk โ€” founder and executive director of the conservative youth advocacy group Turning Point USA and a leading voice in the MAGA movement โ€” was assassinated by a sniper while speaking at an outdoor event on the Utah Valley University campus.

Kirk, just 31 years old, had become one of the most recognizable young conservative figures in America. He built Turning Point USA from a student organization into a powerful grassroots force shaping Republican campaigns, energizing young voters, and challenging campus liberal orthodoxy across the country.

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His death prompted an outpouring of grief and outrage from Republican leaders and conservative grassroots activists, who saw the attack as not just a crime but part of a broader pattern of hostility toward conservatives. Thousands attended memorial events, and his legacy has become a rallying point in debates over political violence and free speech on college campuses and beyond.

The suspect in the shooting โ€” 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson โ€” was later arrested and charged with aggravated murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, underscoring the gravity of the crime and the national attention still focused on the case.


What This Means Going Forward

Zinnโ€™s sentencing closes one strange chapter in the unfolding story of the Kirk assassination, but it also highlights the turmoil that followed one of the most prominent conservative leaders of his generation. A man who tried โ€” for reasons still unclear โ€” to throw law enforcement off the trail of the real shooter now faces prison time for his own criminal behavior.

Attempted Assassination Of Trump Trialย Delayed

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The trial for the man accused of plotting to assassinate President-electย Donald Trumpย at his West Palm Beach golf course has been delayed.

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon ruled Monday that the trial for 58-year-old Ryan Routh would begin on September 8, 2025, instead of the originally scheduled February 10. Routh is facing multiple charges including the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate. 

Cannon said that Routhโ€™s defense team โ€œhad not meaningfully respondedโ€ to prosecutorsโ€™ requests for evidence, the Washington Examiner reported. Cannon also noted that Routhโ€™s lawyers maintained that โ€œmental health evaluations are ongoingโ€ but hadnโ€™t yet decided if they would be pursuing an insanity defense. 

Routhโ€™s team has until February 3 to officially announce โ€œan insanity defenseโ€ or โ€œnote of expert evidence of a mental condition.โ€ 

Routh is accused of hiding in the bushes with a rifle near Trumpโ€™s golf course on September 15 allegedly with the intent of killing the then-presidential candidate. Law enforcement said Routh fled after being confronted by a Secret Service agent who shot at him after he saw a rifle barrel poking out of the bushes. 

He alsoย faces chargesย of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

In a separate case, Florida hasย chargedย Routh with attempted murder over a car crash that occurred as he was apprehended by law enforcement.ย 

Trump Mulls Arresting Bidenโ€™s Homeland Security Secretary: Watch

President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

President Trump said he is open to considering investigating and possibly arresting Biden-era Homeland Security Secretaryย Alejandro Mayorkas.

During a Tuesday press conference in Florida after a tour of a migrant detention center dubbed โ€œAlligator Alcatraz,โ€ Trump held a press conference alongside Florida Governorย Ron DeSantisย (R) and current Homeland Security Secretaryย Kristi Noem. The President was asked about people calling for the arrest of Mayorkas due to his handling of the southern border under former Presidentย Joe Biden.

NEW YORK CITY (September 11, 2022) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas lays flowers for USSS Master Special Officer Craig Miller and participates in the September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City, NY. (DHS photo by Sydney Phoenix)

โ€œI ran into former DHS Secretary Mayorkas and I asked him a couple of questions about his disastrous handling of the border. He didnโ€™t like my questions, but the number one question that I heard from people responding to my video was, โ€˜Why hasnโ€™t he been arrested yet?’โ€ The Blazeโ€™sย Julio Rosasย asked the president at Tuesdayโ€™s presser.

Trump blasted Biden for the last-minute pardons he handed out before leaving office. However, the President was unaware of whether Mayorkas received a Biden pardon. He did not.

โ€œWas he given a pardon, Mayokas? Was he not?โ€ Trump asked.

โ€œI donโ€™t believe so,โ€ Rosas said.

โ€œWell, Iโ€™d take a look at that one because what he did is itโ€™s beyond incompetence. Something had to be done. Now, with that being said, he took orders from other people, and he was really doing the orders. And you could say he was very loyal to them because it must have been very hard for him to stand up and sit up and, you know, talk about what he allowed to happen to this country and be serious about it. So he was given orders. If he wasnโ€™t given a pardon, I could see looking at that,โ€ Trump said.

The president was then reminded that the House of Representativesย votedย to impeach Mayorkas, though the effort never made it anywhere in the Senate. The vote in the House to impeach Mayorkas was over โ€œwillful and systemic refusal to comply withโ€ immigration laws.

โ€œHe was impeached, but yeah, it was just a fake impeachment. It was a fake impeachment. But why donโ€™t you take a look at it? I think he was so bad. They were all so bad, look, it was the worst president in the history of our country,โ€ Trump said.

Trump’s remarks against Mayorkas come hours after the President floated potentially deporting billionaire Elon Musk back to South Africa.

โ€œWeโ€™ll have to take a look,โ€ Trump said. โ€œWe might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon! Wouldnโ€™t that be terrible?โ€

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After a brief ceasefire between the president and his former DOGE lieutenant, the war of words has ratcheted up again over the past 24 hours โ€” with Musk revving up his criticism of the Trump-backed โ€œBig, Beautifulโ€ budget bill. Musk, in a Monday post on X, denounced the legislation and floated the idea of forming a new political party.