Stop Asking Me To ‘Unify’ With The Violent Left
There can be no unity between good and evil. Somebody has to win this thing.There can be no unity between good and evil. Somebody has to win this thing.Rabid Leftist Arrested For Threatening To Assassinate Trump And The Media Is Not All Over It
The threat of homicide is more sobering considering Trump was nearly assassinated twice last year.House Ethics clears GOP lawmaker of insider trading, calls for stock divestments anyway
The House Ethics Committee released a 23-page report on Friday detailing the investigation into Republican Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania over allegations of insider trading. Although the report largely cleared Kelly of these allegations, the committee found "substantial evidence" that he violated the Code of Official Conduct.
Kelly was first subject to investigation in July 2021 over allegations that his wife purchased a steel company's stock "based on confidential or material nonpublic information" the lawmaker learned during his "official job duties."
'My family and I look forward to putting this distraction behind us.'
After four years of investigation, the Office of Congressional Conduct found that there was "substantial reason to believe" the stock purchase was made based on the confidential information Kelly would have learned in his official capacity. However, the report also noted that the OCC "cannot definitively say what Representative Kelly and his wife knew about these developments and when they knew them" due to the "lack of cooperation" from Kelly, his wife, and his then-chief of staff.
"The Committee is particularly concerned with Representative Kelly's actions during the Committee's investigation — most notably the fact that his wife made an additional purchase of stock in the same company during the pendency of the investigation, Representative Kelly did not timely disclose that purchase, and he failed to respond to Committee questions regarding the purchase," the report reads.
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"As discussed further below, the Committee determined that Representative Kelly (and his wife) should divest of any stock in the company before Representative Kelly takes any further official actions directly related to that company," the report continues. "Additionally, the Committee found that Representative Kelly's failure to acknowledge the seriousness of the alleged misconduct and the Committee's investigation violated clause 1 of the Code of Official Conduct."
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In a statement obtained by Blaze News, Kelly insisted the investigation was just a "distraction."
"This investigation has unnecessarily lasted for nearly five years," Kelly said in the statement. "In the years since this investigation began, the Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works plant faced an uncertain future due to the Biden administration's reckless energy policies. Throughout this process, I have fought for the 1,400 workers at the plant, I've spoken with these workers, and they appreciate the hard work we have done to fight for those jobs and for Butler."
"My family and I look forward to putting this distraction behind us."
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Republican senator reminds Steve Deace about his 'friendly' subpoena of Kash Patel
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has consistently fought for transparency and answers for the American people. Johnson shared his latest push for transparency with Steve Deace on the "Steve Deace Show" Tuesday as he and many others across the country are still hungry for answers.
Over a year has passed since Thomas Matthew Crooks fired shots at former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly assassinating the incoming leader of the free world. Despite the time that has elapsed, the American people still know little about the assassination attempt or the would-be assassin himself.
Johnson decided to take matters into his own hands.
"An awful lot of what we do know, my investigatory staff, just by calling local law enforcement shortly after Butler ... were able to develop a pretty detailed timeline," Johnson told Deace. "We published a preliminary report, laid out all of the failures of the security plan of the Secret Service in Butler. Then, within two weeks, the FBI pretty well took over the investigation, and everybody clammed up."
"I assumed when President Trump won the election that he would be appointing people that would dig into this, investigate it, and release that to the public," Johnson added. "All of a sudden, the one-year anniversary is upon us, and nothing has really been released."
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Johnson decided to take matters into his own hands by issuing what he called a "friendly subpoena" to FBI Director Kash Patel for all documents related to the Butler assassination attempt.
"I issued what I consider a friendly subpoena to Kash Patel, just basically reminding him, hey, the public has a right to know what happened in Butler," Johnson said. "They have a right to know what happened in West Palm Beach there, in terms of the second assassination attempt. ... There are an awful lot of unanswered questions here that deserve answers."
Johnson's subpoena does not address the second assassination attempt.
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"I understand the challenges," Johnson added. "But all that being said, I would still think this would be the priority of President Trump's administration to get to the bottom of the assassination and make everything they found out public."
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Key Senator: Trump’s DOJ, FBI Slow-Walking Assassination Attempt Investigations
Sen. Ron Johnson has issued a subpoena to FBI Director Kash Patel for the agency's records on the shooter and the shooting.DEI run amok? Secret Service 'cat fight' outside Obama home raises questions
Two female Secret Service agents were caught on video tussling outside former President Barack Obama's residence in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, reigniting concerns that diversity, equity, and inclusion-related policies implemented under previous administrations continue to impact the agency negatively.
Around 2:30 a.m. on May 21, two agents assigned to guard the Obama home "got into a physical fight," according to Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics. Crabtree confirmed to Blaze News that both women are black. They were also likely armed at the time.
Crabtree told Blaze News that the altercation began after an agent with 15 years' experience became upset that her shift replacement, an agent with three years' experience, arrived late and in the wrong vehicle. The more senior agent then reportedly made a call to a Secret Service line, threatening violence in notably crude, colloquial terms.
"Can I get a supervisor down to Delta 2 before I whoop this girl's a**?" she said, according to audio shared by Crabtree.
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'We likely witnessed the catastrophic consequences of sacrificing job knowledge, skills, fitness standards, and personal conduct in favor of immutable gender and racial characteristics to meet arbitrary diversity standards.'
Shortly after that call, the fight broke out, Crabtree explained. She later shared video of it on X:
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The crass language and brief scuffle both seem to qualify as "offenses" delineated in a "Professionalism in the Workforce" report prepared by the USSS and submitted to Congress by the Department of Homeland Security in 2015.
In a statement obtained by Blaze News, the Secret Service acknowledged the "on-duty altercation" involving "two Uniformed Division officers." The statement claimed that both participants have been "suspended from duty."
"The Secret Service has a very strict code of conduct for all employees and any behavior that violates that code is unacceptable. Given this is a personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further," the statement said.
A representative for Obama did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.
Crabtree indicated to Blaze News that the fracas is yet another example of the "lowering of standards" at the "once-vaunted agency." She added that officials must give a strong response to it to demonstrate that they take such incidents "seriously."
Former FBI Special Agent Steve Friend claimed it is yet another "real-world consequence" of identity politics.
"Here we likely witnessed the catastrophic consequences of sacrificing job knowledge, skills, fitness standards, and personal conduct in favor of immutable gender and racial characteristics to meet arbitrary diversity standards," Friend said in a statement to Blaze News.
'What I’ve seen ... is a different set of standards based on gender.'
As the incident apparently involved two black female officers, many have begun to wonder whether past DEI emphases still affect the agency today, despite President Donald Trump's efforts to eradicate DEI policies across the federal government.
Though the alleged aggressor in the fight has been with the force for 15 years, the other officer joined just three years ago under President Joe Biden, who appointed Kimberly Cheatle to be USSS director in 2022. Just the second woman in history to lead the agency, Cheatle took several steps to increase female and minority representation at the Secret Service, including joining the 30x30 initiative, which called on law enforcement agencies across the country to increase female participation in policing to 30% by 2030.
Cheatle was still at the helm on July 13, 2024, when then-candidate Trump was shot and nearly assassinated during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Iconic images from the shooting showed both male and female Secret Service agents hustling to protect Trump and to shuttle him off the rally stage to safety.
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Video taken moments later went viral because it featured multiple female USSS agents gathered around the vehicle that would transport Trump away from the area. On the video, a heavyset female agent — seen in the above photo sliding off stage — struggled to holster her weapon. She and other agents, according to Friend, "appeared overwhelmed by the situation."
Cheatle resigned 10 days later.
In February, Special Agent Rashid Ellis, a 13-year veteran of the USSS, stated publicly that DEI policies were at least partially responsible for the Butler shooting. "My initial thoughts when seeing the Butler assassination attempt was dread," Ellis told the Independent Women’s Forum. "My stomach was in knots watching it because we had known for years that this was coming."
Though black, Ellis said he was passed up for a leadership position in part because of the agency's focus on gender "quotas."
"I’ve always viewed [it] as an honor and privilege to serve in this capacity. However ... what I’ve seen with the United States is a different set of standards based on gender."
While sources told Crabtree that some women at the USSS do excellent work, others have difficulty meeting physical standards and maintaining professionalism.
"To be in the Secret Service, you have to be worthy of trust and confidence," Ellis explained.
"Real danger is out there. We need to restore confidence. We have to be focused on the threat that’s outside and the threat that’s in front of us."
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