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Feds charge man accused of attacking Ilhan Omar at town hall with assault

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Federal authorities charged a man who allegedly attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) this week at a town hall in Minnesota with assaulting or impeding a federal employee.

Minneapolis resident Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, allegedly charged at Omar on Tuesday night and sprayed her with a liquid after she called for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, addressing constituents at a town hall amid unrest in the city following the fatal shootings of two Minneapolis residents this month.

Kazmierczak apparently responded, “She’s not resigning. You’re splitting Minnesotans apart,” according to video evidence reviewed by the FBI.

Kazmierczak was tackled by two security guards and later arrested by the Minneapolis Police Department. He is set to make an initial court appearance in Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.

A hazardous materials specialist later identified the substance from the syringe as water and apple cider vinegar, with Kazmierczak allegedly admitting to squirting Omar with vinegar at the time of his arrest, according to an affidavit.

At a Wednesday press conference, Omar — who has been a frequent target of Donald Trump’s criticism — blamed the president for threats against her.

“Every time the president of the United States has chosen to use hateful rhetoric to talk about me and the community that I represent, my death threats skyrocket,” she said.

The attack came less than a week after Trump wrote in a social media post that Omar “should be investigated for Financial and Political Crimes, and that investigation should start, NOW!” Trump has criticized her many times on social media.

Shortly after the incident, Trump reiterated his criticism of the Minnesota Democrat, telling ABC News: “I think she’s a fraud.” He also alleged, without evidence, that Omar may have “had her herself sprayed.”

Kazmierczak, who has been arrested twice for driving under the influence and was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, apparently told a close associate that “someone should kill” Omar several years ago, per the affidavit.

He also has a history of pro-Trump social media activity. In one October 2021 Facebook post, he shared a political cartoon depicting Omar holding a sign that reads “Defund police” and saying: “Security for me, none for thee.” The cartoon also depicts a security officer holding a bag of money that reads: “Omar and the squad spent a combined $100,000 on security last quarter,” an apparent reference to the young progressive group of House Democrats.

Kazmierczak also repeatedly posted in defense of Kyle Rittenhouse, the man who shot three people — killing two — at a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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Sanders warns Democrats about spending too much time investigating Trump

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Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday applauded the Democrats’ midterm victories but warned the incoming majority against spending too much time investigating President Donald Trump.

In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Vermont progressive said holding the Trump administration “accountable” is important — but addressing affordability must take priority.

“We cannot spend all of our time investigating Trump,” Sanders said. “We’ve got to stand up for working-class families, make a real difference in their lives.”

Democrats ran on a message of affordability ahead of the midterms, knocking the Trump administration for sky-high gas and grocery prices, the cost of living and rising healthcare costs. But they also vowed to investigate administration officials; incoming House Oversight Committee leader Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Sunday warned that Democrats could investigate everything from pardons Trump made earlier in his second term to Trump allies including Elon Musk and the president’s newly appointed chief of staff Stephen Miller.

Still, Sanders on Sunday said the election was about more than just Americans wanting to tackle the Trump administration’s “corruption and illegal, unconstitutional actions.”

“What I think this election was about, is the American people not only expressing disgust with Trump and his policies, but are demanding real change, no more tinkering around the edges,” said Sanders. “And what the American people are saying: Look, we are working long hours. We’re worried about our kids. We can’t afford healthcare. We can’t afford housing.”

But Sanders, who serves on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), also told BLN’s “State of the Union” that he would be “open” to a proposal by Sen.-elect Annie Andrews (D-S.C.) to impeach Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

“At the very least, I think, he is the most dangerous secretary of the HHS in history and he needs to be held accountable,” said Sanders. “We’re going to bring him before the committee, that’s for sure, and ask him some tough questions that have not been asked of him previously.”

And though Sanders accused Trump of being “erratic,” he added that the president is “a good politician” that Democrats may be able to work with.

“I think, when Trump looks out in the world and he sees millions of people working for starvation wages, he might not be unsympathetic to raising the minimum wage to a living wage,” said Sanders. “He would love, I think, to take credit for doing what every other major country does: guaranteeing healthcare to all people.”

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Rep. Robert Garcia: ‘The days of us not fighting back are over’

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The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee vowed Sunday to lead a series of probes into Trump administration officials, telling BLN’s “State of the Union” that Democratic leaders will no longer “take the high road.”

“When Republicans go low, what we’re not going to do anymore is just take that, take the high road and turn the other cheek,” said Rep. Robert Garcia. “The days of us not fighting back are over.”

Following his party’s decisive midterm wins, the California Democrat formally announced his bid to chair the Oversight Committee in a letter to colleagues Thursday.

The bid comes after Garcia warned members of the Trump administration and others to “lawyer up.” On Sunday, he added that even members of the president’s family — such as President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump, Jr., and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner — could “absolutely” be subjects of the committee’s investigations.

“They should be expected to answer questions,” Garcia said.

He also indicated that pardons Trump made earlier in his second term could be investigated, as well as donors helping finance the president’s White House ballroom; the operation into the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro; the Iran war; and Trump allies including Elon Musk and the president’s newly appointed chief of staff Stephen Miller.

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday accused Garcia and other Democratic leaders of “outright threats” and condemned the promised probes of “basically every member of the Cabinet,” including Miller.

“You have members of Congress who, after Tuesday, have done nothing but threaten everything that’s happening in this administration. That is not governing, that is not leading, that is not oversight,” Blanche said in an interview immediately preceding Garcia’s. “That’s actually a disappointment. And it’s sad.”

Blanche on Sunday appeared to indicate the Justice Department could investigate Democratic members at the behest of Trump, who has called Democratic leaders extortionists and, on multiple occasions, called for them to be jailed.

“What Todd Blanche is doing right now is a threat,” said Garcia. “He is threatening our committee. He’s trying to stop us from doing real oversight.”

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Johnson’s meeting request

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Sen. Ron Johnson is sending a letter Monday requesting a conference meeting to discuss the midterm results and a delay in the leadership election.

Johnson has gathered enough signatures to force the meeting under the Senate GOP’s rules and is proposing the gathering for 9 a.m. Tuesday.

“Tuesday’s result was a stunning defeat,” Johnson and his backers write in the letter to Conference Chair Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a copy of which was obtained by POLITICO. “Holding leadership elections without engaging in a robust discussion and evaluation of how those running for leadership intend to lead would be political malpractice”

Republicans still expect their leadership election to be held Tuesday, where Majority Leader John Thune is so far unopposed to lead the party next year in the minority.

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