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October 9, 2025
News

The DOJ Is Investigating Ex-FBI Director Wray Alongside Brennan, Bolton, and Letitia James.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors are investigating former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan, and others.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: John Brennan, Christopher Wray, neoconservative former National Security Advisor John Bolton, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and DOJ officials.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Investigations are ongoing across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Trump hasn’t changed. What’s different is the people he appointed.” – Former DOJ spokeswoman Sarah Isgur

🎯IMPACT: The ongoing investigations, with charges expected in several cases, indicate President Donald J. Trump is successfully pressuring the DOJ into taking action against bad actors, although he is reportedly unhappy with the speed at which Attorney General Pam Bondi is moving.

IN FULL

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray alongside former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan, according to reports. Wray has long faced backlash from conservatives who believe he abused his power while he led the FBI, with current director Kash Patel saying he lied to Congress about the FBI’s presence among January 6 protesters.

“Agents were sent into a crowd control mission after the riot was declared by Metro Police, something that goes against FBI standards,” Patel recently told the media, emphasizing: “This was the failure of a corrupt leadership that lied to Congress and to the American people about what really happened.”

Subpoenas have been issued to former officials as part of the Wray investigation in recent days, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Meanwhile, in Maryland, prosecutors are expected to charge John Bolton, the war hawk former National Security Advisor, with mishandling classified information, while in Virginia, an indictment is anticipated against New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of mortgage fraud.

Sarah Isgur, a former DOJ spokesman, said of the situation, “Trump hasn’t changed [since the first Trump administration]. What’s different is the people he appointed.”

Addressing Isgur’s claims that the second Trump administration is abusing DOJ powers, a current DOJ spokesman responded: “This is an observation from an alternate reality because Democrats have in fact abused their power to target President Trump and Republicans.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi has been actively visiting the White House, reportedly around once or twice a week, but President Trump is said to be dissatisfied with the pace of the cases, telling aides, “She’s moving too slow.”

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October 9, 2025
Immigration

Another Far-Left Mayor Signs Likely Illegal Order Hindering Federal Immigration Efforts.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell (D) signed two executive orders aimed at opposing federal actions and bolstering protections for illegal immigrants.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Seattle Police Department (SPD) Chief Shon Barnes, and the Trump administration.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The orders were signed on Tuesday in Seattle, Washington.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We do not need federal troops in Seattle. This dangerous strategy will only sow fear, distrust, and confusion in our communities.” – Bruce Harrell

🎯IMPACT: The orders aim to counter federal actions, strengthen protections for immigrants, and maintain local control over law enforcement.

IN FULL

Seattle’s far-left mayor, Bruce Harrell (D), has joined Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in implementing likely illegal orders aimed at hindering federal immigration enforcement actions in order to protect illegal immigrants in their cities. Harrell’s first order establishes a task force to prepare for potential federalized National Guard deployments in Seattle and coordinates responses with the governor, state attorney general, and community organizations. Harrell stated the move was necessary due to President Donald J. Trump’s rhetoric about using cities as “training grounds” for the military.

“We do not need federal troops in Seattle,” Harrell said in a statement, adding: “This dangerous strategy will only sow fear, distrust, and confusion in our communities. We cannot be under-prepared at this critical moment.” Critics argue the move reflects Harrell’s soft-on-crime approach, which has been a feature of his tenure since running for re-election.

The second order prohibits federal law enforcement from conducting immigration raids on city property and bans the use of masks by officers, except in limited circumstances. It also mandates visible identification for all officers operating within Seattle. The city plans to draft legislation to enforce these measures while providing funding for legal aid, workforce development, and “Know Your Rights” training for illegal immigrants.

Seattle Police Department (SPD) Chief Shon Barnes supported the mayor’s stance, stating, “Decisions about Seattle’s safety should be based on facts and community feedback, not political talking points from people who do not live here.” The orders follow multiple lawsuits filed by Seattle against the Trump administration, including challenges to sanctuary city funding cuts and executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. In addition, the city’s 2026 budget proposal allocates $27.6 million to sustain services threatened by potential federal cuts and increases funding for immigrant and refugee programs by 70 percent.

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October 9, 2025
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War
World

Hamas Praises Trump for Israeli Ceasefire Deal.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Hamas is praising President Donald J. Trump for brokering a ceasefire with Israel.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, leaders of Hamas, and Israeli leaders.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, October 9, 2025, with the ceasefire announced late Wednesday, October 8.

💬KEY QUOTE: Hamas praised “the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at definitively stopping the war and the complete withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip.”

🎯IMPACT: As of Thursday morning, Israel had begun the process of pulling back its military forces to a withdrawal line. Once complete, Hamas is expected to release the 48 remaining hostages, both alive and deceased, in its possession—with the transfer expected to take place on Monday.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump‘s brokering of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is receiving rare praise from the latter. This follows the announcement Wednesday night that the Israeli government and the Hamas terror group—which controls the Gaza Strip—had reached a deal on a ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Hamas on Thursday praised “the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at definitively stopping the war and the complete withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip.” Notably, President Trump is under consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is set to be announced on Friday, October 10.

As of Thursday morning, Israel had begun the process of pulling back its military forces to a withdrawal line. Once complete, Hamas is expected to release the 48 remaining hostages, both alive and deceased, in its possession—with the transfer expected to take place on Monday.

These steps only mark phase one of a broader peace plan proposed by President Trump. The next steps, which include the disarmament of Hamas and an international governing body charged with rebuilding Gaza, are still being discussed and could face more resistance.

“I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed-upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace,” President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social late Wednesday, announcing the success of phase one of the peace accords.

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October 9, 2025
War
World

China Constructs Mock Taipei for Invasion Drills, Satellite Images Reveal.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Satellite images reveal China has expanded a mock-up “city” of Taiwanese administrative buildings at a military training base in Inner Mongolia, tripling the site’s size since 2020.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Taiwan’s leadership, and analysts from the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The Zhurihe Combined Tactics Training Base in Inner Mongolia, with expansions noted between 2020 and 2023.

💬KEY QUOTE: “By adding a ‘mock Judicial Yuan’ and even building an underground tunnel, the PLA is sending a message to Taiwan—that even if you build escape routes, there will be no way out.” – JINF researcher Maki Nakagawa

🎯IMPACT: Analysts suggest the site is used for realistic invasion training and psychological warfare, increasing tensions between China and Taiwan.

IN FULL

New satellite photos suggest China is significantly expanding a mock city modeled on the administrative center of Taiwan‘s capital, Taipei. The site, located at the Zhurihe Combined Tactics Training Base in Inner Mongolia, now includes structures resembling Taiwan’s Presidential Office and Judicial Yuan, and has tripled in size since 2020.

The Zhurihe base, the largest training site for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), spans an area nearly the size of Los Angeles. It is designed to simulate realistic battlefield conditions, with analysts suggesting the replicas are used to train for a potential “decapitation operation” targeting Taiwan’s leadership.

Analysis by the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF), published on October 1, highlighted the addition of a 280-meter underground tunnel connecting the mock Judicial Yuan to the Presidential Office. Satellite imagery also shows a red-roofed building resembling Taiwan’s National Defense Reserve Command Headquarters. The think tank noted frequent PLA training exercises at the site, simulating attacks on these structures.

Maki Nakagawa, a researcher at Japan‘s National Institute for Information Research, stated in the Japanese press: “Under the Xi Jinping administration, the Zhurihe training base has been rapidly expanded for realistic combat preparation. By adding a ‘mock Judicial Yuan’ and even building an underground tunnel, the PLA is sending a message to Taiwan—that even if you build escape routes, there will be no way out.”

China’s Communist Party claims Taiwan as its territory, despite never having ruled the island. President Xi Jinping has called unification “inevitable,” while Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, responded in a recent speech: “Unity ensures victory, while aggression inevitably fails.”

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October 9, 2025
Crime
News

Texas Arrests Eight Illegal Abortionists, Half Are Foreign Nationals.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Eight people, including four foreign nationals, were arrested for allegedly collaborating with a Houston-area abortion provider accused of illegal procedures and practicing medicine without a license.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), Maria Rojas, and the eight arrested suspects.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The arrests were announced on October 8, 2025, following law enforcement operations across the Houston area.

💬KEY QUOTE: “In Texas, life is sacred. I will always do everything in my power to protect the unborn, defend our state’s pro-life laws, and work to ensure that unlicensed individuals endangering the lives of women by performing illegal abortions are fully prosecuted.” — Ken Paxton.

🎯IMPACT: The arrests highlight Texas’s commitment to enforcing its strict abortion laws and ensuring medical practices operate within legal boundaries.

IN FULL

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced on Wednesday, October 8, the arrests of eight people accused of operating illegal abortion clinics in the Houston area. The arrests are connected to Maria Margarita Rojas, a 49-year-old midwife previously indicted on 15 felony counts, including the unlawful killing of unborn babies and practicing medicine without a license. Rojas allegedly operated unlicensed clinics in northwest Houston, where prosecutors say she and others performed illegal medical procedures, including abortions.

The suspects arrested this week were allegedly working under Rojas, providing unauthorized medical services without proper licensing. Those named by Paxton’s office include Yaimara Hernandez Alvarez, Alina Valeron Leon, Dalia Coromoto Yanez, Yhonder Lebrun Acosta, Liunet Grandales Estrada, Gerardo Otero Aguero, Sabiel Bosch Gongora, and Jose Manuel Cendan Ley. According to a statement from Paxton, these individuals “endangered the very people they pretended to help” by operating outside the law.

“In Texas, life is sacred. I will always do everything in my power to protect the unborn, defend our state’s pro-life laws, and work to ensure that unlicensed individuals endangering the lives of women by performing illegal abortions are fully prosecuted,” Attorney General Paxton said.

These arrests follow the recent closure of a major Planned Parenthood facility in Houston, once one of the largest abortionist clinics in the country. Texas enforces some of the strongest pro-life laws in the United States, banning nearly all abortions except in limited medical emergencies.

Rojas is the first person charged under a new Texas law that heightens penalties for those involved in unlawful abortions.

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October 9, 2025
News
UK

UK Synagogue Terrorist Had Three Wives, Swore Allegiance to Islamic State.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Syrian immigrant Jihad al-Shamie, who carried out a deadly attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Manchester, England, is revealed to have been an Islamic State (ISIS) acolyte with three wives.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jihad al-Shamie, British police officers, and British Jews, including attack victims Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The morning of Thursday, October 2, outside Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, during Yom Kippur, with more information released this week.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Minutes after the first call was made to GMP [Greater Manchester Police] and as firearms officers were making their way to the scene, al-Shamie called 999 claiming responsibility for the attack. He also pledged allegiance to Islamic State.” — Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts

🎯IMPACT: Two people were killed, several others were injured, and the Manchester Jewish community was deeply traumatized.

IN FULL

Jihad al-Shamie, the Syrian immigrant responsible for the deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, called emergency services during the assault to declare his allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed that al-Shamie dialed the 999 emergency line just minutes after the first reports of the incident were received, using the call to both claim responsibility and express his support for the Islamic terrorist group. He is also reported to have had three wives, including two white converts.

Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts of Counter Terrorism Policing North West said, “Minutes after the first call was made to GMP and as firearms officers were making their way to the scene, al-Shamie called 999 claiming responsibility for the attack. He also pledged allegiance to Islamic State.”

The attack began when Al-Shamie drove a car into worshippers outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue. He then exited the vehicle armed with knives and wearing a fake suicide belt, attempting to stab people and storm the building during the Yom Kippur service. Worshippers and security staff managed to hold the synagogue doors shut until armed officers arrived.

Two men were killed in the incident. Melvin Cravitz, 66, died at the scene, while Adrian Daulby, 53, was fatally shot by police by mistake while trying to keep the attacker from entering the building. Another man, Yoni Finlay, was also wounded by police gunfire and remains in hospital.

Although al-Shamie pledged allegiance to ISIS in his 999 call, MI5 has found no evidence of direct contact between him and any proscribed terrorist group. Police now believe he was a self-radicalised lone actor inspired by Islamist extremist ideology. He was not previously known to MI5 or the government’s Prevent programme.

The attack has intensified scrutiny of the United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism systems, particularly following reports that al-Shamie was on bail for a rape charge at the time of the incident. His ability to carry out a deadly attack while supposedly under police supervision has raised questions about their handling of high-risk individuals.

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October 8, 2025
Crime
News

Pritzker Compares Trump Crackdown on Chicago Crime to ‘Nazi Regime.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) compared actions by the Trump administration to tackle crime and enforce federal immigration law in Chicago to the “early days of the Nazi regime” and claimed the National Guard may be deployed at polling places during the 2026 midterm elections.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor Pritzker, President Trump, and federal law enforcement agencies.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Statements made on Wednesday, following similar rhetoric at Pritzker’s February budget address.

💬KEY QUOTE: “In the early days of the Nazi regime, they started slowly but surely taking away people’s rights, and what we’re seeing now is the very same thing.” – J.B. Pritzker

🎯IMPACT: The remarks raise concerns over the Democrats’ ongoing and escalating rhetoric, with leftist gunmen already targeting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel and assassinating conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk in recent weeks.

IN FULL

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) has bizarrely compared President Donald J. Trump’s law enforcement policies to oppression in the Third Reich in a new interview. “In the early days of the Nazi regime, they started slowly but surely taking away people’s rights, and what we’re seeing now is the very same thing,” Pritzker said in an interview this week, in reference to the Trump administration’s deployment of federal forces to cities grappling with incredibly high levels of violent crime in Democrat-run cities.

The comments came after National Guard troops, including several hundred from Texas, arrived in Chicago as part of a federal crime crackdown. Despite Chicago’s ongoing violent crime crisis, Pritzker and other Illinois Democrats are pushing back. The governor claims the deployment is part of a broader plan to “militarize” American cities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

“Next year, I fear that what they’re going to do is deploy these folks eventually to polling places and say they’re protecting the vote,” Pritzker said. “Donald Trump knows that without shenanigans and without these breaches of the Constitution, he’s going to lose the Congress.”

The White House Rapid Response team slammed the remarks, calling Pritzker a “SICK scumbag” and accusing him of encouraging left-wing extremism with his dangerous rhetoric. Pritzker blamed Trump for “causing the mayhem on the ground,” in response, ignoring the fact that Chicago is often subjected to tens of shootings on the weekend already.

The latest deployments come as federal judges and state officials spar over the legality of Trump’s troop movements. In Oregon, a federal judge temporarily blocked similar efforts to send troops to Portland, Oregon. However, in Illinois, no such ruling has been made yet.

Chicago has long been a focal point for debates over federal intervention. Violent crime remains well above national averages, and cooperation between local and federal law enforcement on migrant crime has been strained under Illinois’s sanctuary state policies.

One recent incident in Broadview, Illinois, saw federal agents attacked while local police allegedly stood down. The standoff highlighted the ongoing breakdown in cooperation between state and federal agencies under Democrat leadership.

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October 8, 2025
Education

‘Antifa Handbook’ Professor Flees America.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Rutgers University professor responsible for writing an Antifa “handbook” is relocating to Spain following an online petition accusing him of being “Antifa aligned” and a series of alleged death threats.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mark Bray, a Rutgers assistant teaching professor, and Megyn Doyle, a student and treasurer of the university’s Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The events unfolded in New Jersey, with Bray announcing his immediate move to Spain in late October 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This is reflective of the broader trend in the country. The Trump administration, I believe, is moving the country in a markedly authoritarian direction.” – Mark Bray

🎯IMPACT: The incident shows the culture is beginning to shift shift against activist academics, as conservatives become increasingly willing to use the left’s tactics against them in the public arena.

IN FULL

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University assistant teaching professor and author sympathetic to Antifa, is leaving New Jersey with his family and moving to Spain. This follows an online petition launched by Megyn Doyle, a student and treasurer of the school’s Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter, which Bray alleges was followed by death threats.

Bray, who wrote the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, has been accused of supporting political violence and funding Antifa-aligned causes. The petition, which has garnered over 950 signatures, states that Bray’s book promotes “militant anti-fascism” and brands conservative figures fascists. Doyle has called for Bray’s termination, citing his alleged support for a “violent extremist movement.”

Bray has denied being a member of any Antifa group, stating, “I’m not now, nor have I ever been. I’m a history professor, but I support anti-fascism.” He has also attributed the threats and backlash to what he claims is a broader trend of authoritarianism under the Trump administration, supposedly targeting academic freedom and higher education.

“All of this shows the effort to basically make it so that if you’re someone who promotes ideas outside what the Trump administration says its [sic] what real Americans think, you are someone who is not only an enemy, but even a terrorist,” Bray contends. “And that’s what’s wrapped up in this whole campaign to talk about antifa and the more broad antifa-aligned.”

The National Pulse reported in 2020 that Bray was previously denounced by his former employer, Dartmouth University. “Recent statements made by Lecturer in History Mark Bray supporting violent protest do not represent the views of Dartmouth,” the university said at the time, adding: “Dartmouth embraces free speech and open inquiry in all matters, and all on our campus enjoy the freedom to speak, write, listen, and debate in pursuit of better learning and understanding; however, the endorsement of violence in any form is contrary to Dartmouth values.”

Doyle, while condemning the alleged death threats against Bray, has maintained her stance that his actions are incompatible with his role as a university professor. “Free speech does not protect individuals from the consequences of advocating for political violence,” Doyle said.

Rutgers University has acknowledged the situation and stated that they are gathering more information. Bray plans to remain in Spain for at least the academic year.

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October 8, 2025
Crime
News

Leftist Arrested at SCOTUS Mass Had 200 Explosives, Anti-Catholic Manifesto.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A man was arrested outside a Washington, D.C., church with hundreds of explosive devices and a manifesto targeting the Supreme Court and Catholics.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Louis Geri, 41, and police and bomb squad officers.

📍WHEN & WHERE: October 5, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during the annual “Red Mass;” further information reported on October 8.

💬KEY QUOTE: “You might want to stay back and call the federales, I have explosives,” Geri told police, according to an affidavit.

🎯IMPACT: The incident highlights ongoing security threats against the Supreme Court and religious institutions, raising concerns about domestic terrorism.

IN FULL

Police have discovered over 200 explosive devices in the tent of a man arrested outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on October 5. The man also allegedly wrote a far-left manifesto expressing hostility toward the Supreme Court, the Roman Catholic Church, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and other institutions. The incident occurred during the annual “Red Mass,” traditionally attended by Supreme Court justices to mark the start of the judicial term. This year, no justices attended due to heightened security concerns.

The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Louis Geri of Vineland, New Jersey, was living in a motel in Mesa, Arizona, prior to the incident. Police found him camped in a tent on the church steps. When approached, he warned officers, “You might want to stay back and call the federales, I have explosives.” He later threatened, “Do you want me to throw one out, I’ll test one out on the streets? I have a hundred-plus of them,” threatening that “Several of your people are gonna die from one of these.”

Officers arrested Geri after he exited his tent to urinate. A vial containing yellow liquid with an attached explosive device was found in his pocket. A search of the tent uncovered over 200 additional devices, some containing nitromethane, a volatile chemical commonly associated with high-powered explosives. Investigators reported that the devices included modified grenades and bottle rockets equipped with aluminum foil and rubber-band secured fuses. Geri also had a butane lighter on him at the time of arrest.

According to court documents, Geri handed police a notebook titled “Written Negotiations for the Avoidance of Destruction of Property via Detonation of Explosives.” Law enforcement said the manifesto revealed “significant animosity towards the Catholic church, members of the Jewish faith, members of SCOTUS, and ICE facilities.” In a jailhouse interview, Geri described his devices as grenades and remotely detonated rockets.

He is currently being held without bond and faces multiple federal charges, including possession and manufacture of destructive devices, making threats to injure, and committing a hate crime with weapons of mass destruction.

This arrest comes amid growing concerns over politically motivated violence, with pro-illegal immigration gunmen targeting ICE in multiple incidents and conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk being publicly assassinated, allegedly by a leftist with a transgender lover.

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October 8, 2025
Corruption
News

Bannon Slams Comey’s Special Treatment Before Court Appearance.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey was spared a “perp walk” ahead of his arrival in court on Wednesday, where he pleaded not guilty to charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: James Comey, WarRoom host and former Trump White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon, Trump advisor Peter Navarro, and legal analysts, including Andrew McCarthy.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday, following court proceedings involving Comey.

💬KEY QUOTE: “They slipped Comey in through another entrance, so he didn’t have to come through here. This is bulls**t.” – Stephen K. Bannon

🎯IMPACT: The disparity in treatment highlighted by Bannon raises questions about fairness and impartiality within the justice system.

IN FULL

WarRoom host and former Trump White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon criticized the preferential treatment of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey. Speaking outside the courthouse, Bannon expressed frustration that Comey was allowed to enter the building through a private entrance, avoiding the “perp walk” and associated public and media attention that he and other Trump allies were subjected to during the Joe Biden-era lawfare campaign against President Donald J. Trump and his associates.

“They slipped Comey in through another entrance, so he didn’t have to come through here. This is bulls**t,” Bannon said. “Why is Comey not coming in from outside like everybody has to? There’s no way of taking you below a thing, and I don’t wanna hear ‘security.’ You don’t think there was higher security at taking out Steve Bannon or Peter Navarro, right, than James Comey?” he demanded.

Bannon, who served a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress, was clear that he had no issue with being “perp walked” during his case. “I proudly walked in there because I was proud of what I did, and I’m not gonna have the media… But they try to sit there and psychologically break you, so they got that image of you walking to court the entire time,” he explained.

“They allowed Comey to do something they didn’t allow anybody else to do. This is the problem. The problem is the system is rigged on this guy’s side, OK? It’s got to stop. Is Comey gonna be shackled? Is Comey gonna be strip-searched? … Comey’s there for felonies,” Bannon stressed.

Comey has pleaded not guilty to charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. The Trump Justice Department has opened a grand jury investigation into the origins of the Russiagate hoax more broadly, reportedly focused on whether prior probes into alleged ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia were politically motivated or improperly conducted.

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