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Verbal sparring between Fanone and Raiklin broke out during the committee hearing. It’s unclear what sparked the altercation.

Video posted to social media showed Fanone yelling, “This guy is threatening my family, my children, threatening to rape my children.” It’s unclear what comments Fanone was referring to. Raiklin has not been charged with making threats against Fanone or his family.

Later in the hearing, Fanone coughed into his hands and appeared to say, “Go f— yourself,” as Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) spoke. Nehls, addressing the former officers in the room, blamed Capitol Police leadership for the events of Jan. 6, not President Trump.

As fellow officers tried to restrain him, Fanone made alarming accusations. 'This guy has threatened my family, threatened my children, threatened to rape my children,' he shouted. Raiklin has not been charged with making such threats.

Footage from multiple angles on Thursday found Fanone and Raiklin exchanging words before Fanone walked towards Raiklin and called him a “traitor to this country.”

A Capitol officer eventually stepped between the two.

“This guy’s threatened my family, threatened my children,” Fanone said as another officer stepped into the middle of the scene. “Threatened my — threatened to rape my children, you sick b*stard! Rape my children!”

Dunn eventually got Fanone back to his seat. Fanone warned one officer, “Do not f**king touch me” after the confrontation.

"Thank you, Mr. Fanone," said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking Democrat, as supporters stood up and applauded as Fanone and Dunn were escorted out by a police officer. "Mr. Chairman, please control the deranged observer, Mr. Raiklin, so he doesn't create any other problems with this today."

"Imagine what he did on Jan. 6 with that demeanor," Raiklin replied from his seat. "Look at my demeanor."

MADRID, Jan 23 (Reuters) – A series of accidents in one week on Spain’s railways, including one of the deadliest in Europe, has left the country reeling and put the spotlight on whether investment to maintain the network is keeping pace with surging passenger demand.

Nearly 40 million passengers used a high-speed train in Spain in 2024, almost double the 2019 number and pushing the overall use of Spain’s railway system to a record 549 million, according to data from the competition authority.

However, the high usage on Europe’s largest high-speed rail network means more wear and tear, and data, reports and experts point to a focus on expanding the system, rather than on investment in maintenance, which is lower than in other large European countries.

NETWORK IS A VICTIM OF ITS OWN SUCCESS

“Spain’s high-speed rail is dying from its own success. It’s under greater strain, and it’s starting to break down,” said Salvador Garcia-Ayllon, a professor at Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes wildly suggested that residents can open fire on masked ICE agents if they feel their life is in danger under the state’s self-defense laws.

The Democrat, in a sit-down with 12 News anchor Brahm Resnik, warned that Arizona’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows citizens to use deadly force if they believe they’re in imminent danger, could become a “recipe for disaster” if protesters clash with immigration officers.

“It’s kind of a recipe for disaster because you have these masked federal officers with very little identification, sometimes no identification, wearing plain clothes and masks,” Mayes said in the Monday interview, calling ICE “very poorly trained.”

“And we have a Stand Your Ground law that says that if you reasonably believe that your life is in danger and you’re in your house or your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself with lethal force.”

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel has ordered the removal of a number of senior figures at the bureau who were either involved in or helped spearhead politically motivated actions against President Donald J. Trump. It is believed that senior field office leaders in Atlanta and New Orleans, as well as the acting assistant director overseeing the New York field office, were among those removed. Several of the agents have already filed lawsuits to attempt to prevent their removal.

Additionally, as many as six agents in Miami, Florida, were reportedly forced out due to their involvement in the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago, which included authorization to use deadly force. Other agents removed were tied to the Biden-era Arctic Frost scandal, a corrupt investigation overseen by former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault and, subsequently, by special counsel Jack Smith.

News of the firings follows Jack Smith testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. He was pressed on several instances of overreach, including the subpoenaing of phone toll records pertaining to then House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was bizarrely considered a flight risk.

On Thursday, Smith admitted that he expects to be indicted for his role in Arctic Frost, and was unable to explain why his investigative team considered McCarthy—who was the newly elected House Speaker—to be a possible risk for fleeing the country.

The account 'Blue Lives Matter' has been working very hard to fight back against the Left, specifically the Leftists following ICE agents around and making their jobs very difficult. They started by having retired law enforcement and military drive around and appear to be ICE. Then, the Leftists follow the decoys and leave the real agents alone to do their job. Recently, they came up with this new plan.
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Leftists started publishing phone numbers people could call and report 'ICE activity'. When activity was reported, a whole bunch of protestors would descend and harass the ICE officers. 'Blue Lives Matter' decided to use those hotlines against them and reported ICE activity at some interesting places ... biker bars. They claimed ICE officers were inside drinking beer. Leftists had a big surprise when they showed up. That's hilarious.