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Covering crime/court chaos for Law&Crime. Opinions expressed are my own. Send story tips ➡️ chris.perez@lawandcrime.com.

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The United States entered war with Iran without settling on a single reason, advancing four distinct justifications in just days.
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03.03.2026 19:20 👍 18 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 1
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'I am going to kill the president': Man threatened to cut Trump's 'jugular,' feds say A West Virginia man allegedly threatened to kill President Trump in DMs to Donald Trump Jr., which described how he would cut open his dad's "jugular" and watch "the life" leave his "pathetic eyes."

'I Am Going to Kill the President':

Man threatened to slit #Trump's 'jugular' and watch the life leave 'his pathetic eyes' in DMs to Don Jr., feds say…

"I will kill you[r] b— a— dad," the man said in an Instagram post that had both Trump and Don Jr. tagged…

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05.03.2026 14:00 👍 27 🔁 7 💬 5 📌 3
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In the first eleven months of 2025, 10,109 doctoral-trained scientists left the federal government. The losses were concentrated in agencies that fund medical research, regulate environmental standards and model climate.
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28.02.2026 18:00 👍 21 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0

Now wtf would you want to do that when you could just as easily get one from
Temu and not be killed for trying to take the potus face off?

02.03.2026 22:09 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Man vowed to kill Trump and 'wear his face as a mask,' insisted it was 'not a joke': DOJ A Washington state man repeatedly promised that he was going to assassinate President Donald Trump and "wear his face as a mask," even after federal agents asked him to stop, the DOJ says.

“I AM GOING TO KILL THE PRESIDENT”

Man promised to assassinate #Trump and “wear his face as a mask” because he was angry about “Trump's involvement with Jeffrey Epstein,” the DOJ says…

"This is not a joke," the man warned.

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02.03.2026 20:11 👍 30 🔁 11 💬 6 📌 2
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'Needs to die': Man vowed to kill Trump 'to save lives,' DOJ says An Oklahoma man is facing a slew of federal charges for allegedly attempting to kill law enforcement officers and threatening to murder others, including "MAGA" supporters and President Donald Trump.

“NEEDS TO DIE”

Man vowed to take out #Trump “to save lives,” declared that the 2nd Amendment must be used for “ending MAGA” and urged people to “stop pretending he’ll obey the courts”…

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24.02.2026 22:34 👍 35 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 0
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Trump threat suspect 'guarantees' his death, says enjoy him in office 'while you can': DOJ "We will kill him," said South Carolina prison inmate Eric Rome Jr., who "guarantees" that President Donald Trump will be taken out by an assassin while in office.

“ENJOY TRUMP IN OFFICE WHILE YOU CAN”

Prison inmate “guarantees” he will break out and kill the president, others close to him…

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23.02.2026 18:29 👍 15 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
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U.S. Military Archbishop Says It Is “Morally Acceptable to Disobey” Orders Over Greenland

As U.S. threats over Greenland and military actions abroad escalate, a senior Catholic leader warns that conscience and command may collide.
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'We will kill you Joe Biden': Trump 'patriot' vowed to take out former presidents A self-described "patriot" from Florida has admitted to threatening to kill Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and other "prominent politicians" in online posts defending President Donald Trump.

'We will kill you Joe Biden':

Trump 'patriot' vowed to take out former presidents and called for the 'extermination' of Obama and his family…

Now he’s headed to prison…

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19.02.2026 22:50 👍 34 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 0
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Charlie Kirk’s Murder Opens America’s Door to Power Without Limits Charlie Kirk’s murder has been framed not only as a crime but as a crisis — a familiar pattern in which mourning becomes mandate and tragedy becomes pretext for centralization.

On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. Within hours, candlelight vigils rose in grief and solidarity. In Washington, however, the framing shifted.

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16.09.2025 18:08 👍 25 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 2
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Jan. 6 rioter says he was 'wrongly' injected with 'massive levels of estrogen' behind bars A Jan. 6 rioter claims he is "permanently injured, disfigured, and sterile" after being injected with "massive levels of estrogen and other improper drugs" while locked up for the U.S. Capitol attack.

NEW TODAY: #Jan6 rioter claims he was 'wrongly' injected with 'massive levels of estrogen' while behind bars for 2021 Capitol attack...

"This caused Taake to develop female breast tissue and leak breast milk," lawyers for Andrew Taake say in a complaint...

STORY: lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

16.09.2025 17:02 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 5 📌 2
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Jan. 6 defendant refuses to learn from other rioters who asked for restitution refunds Another federal judge has swatted down a request from a Jan. 6 defendant seeking a refund of restitution after being pardoned by President Donald Trump, marking the fifth time it's happened this year.

'DOES NOT MAKE AMENDS FOR THE PAST': Jan. 6 defendant refuses to learn from other rioters who requested restitution refunds after #Trump pardon...

STORY: lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

14.08.2025 20:45 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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'Remorseless' Jan. 6 defendant deserves life in prison for FBI murder plot, DOJ says After refusing to drop his conviction, the Trump administration now wants a Jan. 6 defendant who was found guilty last year of plotting to kill FBI agents to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

NEW TONIGHT: 'Remorseless'Jan. 6 defendant deserves life in prison as he 'continues to believe he was justified' for plotting to kill #FBI agents as a self-proclaimed 'patriot,' #DOJ says...

STORY: lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

18.06.2025 23:04 👍 52 🔁 22 💬 2 📌 0
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Windows being boarded up at the federal government's César E. Chávez Memorial Building in #Denver ahead of the #NoKingsProtest on Saturday...

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Judge refuses to give Jan. 6 defendant Trump pardon treatment, keeps gun conviction On the same day a federal judge in Baltimore applied President Donald Trump’s mass pardon for Jan. 6 defendants to a man's gun charge, another in Tennessee did the exact opposite.

Judge refuses giving Jan. 6 defendant Trump pardon treatment

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12.06.2025 14:08 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing

My exact thoughts

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Judge blocks Noem from 'shredding' TSA bargaining deal and 'likely' violating due process A judge in Seattle has thrown a legal wrench into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s plans to blow up a union contract that protects TSA workers, saying she "afforded no notice or process."

"UNDERTAKEN TO PUNISH":

ICYMI: Federal judge scolds and blocks #KristiNoem from "shredding" #TSA collective bargaining deal and for "likely" violating workers’ due process rights...

STORY: lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

04.06.2025 22:58 👍 61 🔁 17 💬 2 📌 1
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'Habitual cemetery thief' stole items from graves to use as landscaping art at her home: Cops Cops in Florida arrested a woman after she allegedly stole mementos from graves so she could use them as lawn art at her home.

Oh, #Florida! "Habitual cemetery thief" stole grave markers to decorate her own lawn. (Bet she had a great Halloween display.) lawandcrime.com/crime/habitu... via @chrispereznews.bsky.social

01.06.2025 20:55 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 2
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Driver who allegedly fled cops after crash offers shocking justification for hitting woman The judge reportedly noted in the bond hearing that Gomez allegedly said it was "just a homeless person that I hit" and "it's just an accident." Gomez denied making the statement.

A #Florida woman is behind bars after cops say she fatally struck a pedestrian with her BMW before driving away and then tried to minimize her actions by saying the victim was “just a homeless person.” lawandcrime.com/crime/just-a... via @chrispereznews.bsky.social

03.06.2025 18:04 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
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Adult daughter shoots dad while watching him do custody exchange with younger kids: Cops A Florida woman allegedly shot her own father outside a sheriff’s office on Sunday, blasting him in front of his four kids during a child custody exchange with his estranged wife, police say.

A #Florida woman shot her own dad in the back outside a sheriff’s office, blasting him in front of his younger kids during a child custody exchange with his estranged wife. The younger kids didn't want to get out of the car. lawandcrime.com/crime/shot-h... via @chrispereznews.bsky.social

03.06.2025 18:15 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump improperly added plaintiffs to pollster lawsuit to keep case in state court: Judge Trump improperly added an Iowa congresswoman and former senator to his lawsuit against the Des Moines Register to "destroy" the court's jurisdiction and keep his case local, a judge ruled Friday.

‘NO LEGITIMATE RATIONALE’:

#Trump improperly added plaintiffs to Iowa pollster lawsuit to keep case local and ‘destroy’ court’s jurisdiction, federal judge rules...

STORY: lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

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SCOTUS order letting Trump remove leaders 'favors the president over our precedent': Kagan Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court ruling that lets POTUS remove two Biden-appointed agency heads "effectively blesses" Trump's attempts to boot them "without a legitimate reason."

'PRESIDENT OVER OUR PRECEDENT’:

Justice Kagan roasts #Trump and his ‘subservient’ administration in fiery dissent after #SCOTUS gives him green light to purge Biden-appointed agency heads...

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#NuggetsIn7

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Nurse gets license suspended after allegedly having sex with 15-year-old stepson, officials say A Florida woman had her nursing license suspended last week as she faces criminal charges for allegedly having sex with her 15-year-old stepson, according to state records.

#Florida man catches his wife, a nurse, having sex with 15-year-old stepson. She has now lost her nursing license. lawandcrime.com/crime/while-... via @chrispereznews.bsky.social

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VIDEO: Aerial view of today's #HandsOff protest in Denver as thousands of demonstrators made their way toward the #Colorado state capitol building on 14th ave...

05.04.2025 23:16 👍 142 🔁 28 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump's decision to 'unlawfully impound funds' for USAID was unconstitutional, judge rules A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fork over nearly $2 billion in foreign aid that it owes for existing contracts and grants formed by the USAID and authorized by Congress.

‘UNBRIDLED VIEW OF EXECUTIVE POWER’:

#Trump’s decision to ‘unlawfully impound funds’ appropriated by Congress for #USAID was unconstitutional, judge rules...

STORY: lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

11.03.2025 19:20 👍 89 🔁 34 💬 3 📌 1

Are you at the courthouse? Or know of any reporters who are?

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Judge fears Trump will kill Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before she can stop him A judge in Washington, D.C., refused to mince words Monday when responding to arguments made over a firing sweep that President Trump has carried out at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

‘Choked out of its very existence’: Judge fears Trump will dismantle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau completely before she can stop him. lawandcrime.com/high-profile... - Follow me for daily updates of his many antics.

03.03.2025 22:49 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0