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When presented with uncomfortable irrefutable statistics on migrant crime, those on the left don’t debate—they threaten violence and scream about history as an excuse for chaos today.

That’s exactly what unfolded outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, Saunday. GB News chief US correspondent Ben Leo was on the ground covering anti-ICE protests—already marked by days of clashes, a hunger strike by detainees, and assaults on officers—when he calmly laid out basic facts about illegal migrant crime patterns in the UK while engaging with the ‘protesters’.

The furious black nationalist got inches from Leo’s face, accused Brits of colonizing the world “through rape, murder and pillaging,” and warned he was “holding everything back not to break your f***ing jaw.”

As controversy surrounding Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner continues to mount, attention is turning to a little-known provision of Maine law that could allow Democrats to replace him on the general election ballot after the primary.

The question has taken on new significance because Maine election law provides a mechanism for replacing a nominee who withdraws after winning a primary.

Under Maine law, a candidate who wins the June 9 primary and subsequently withdraws by 5 p.m. on July 13 may be replaced by a nominee selected by party officials. Any replacement candidate must be chosen no later than 5 p.m. on July 27. The timeline would give Democrats just 14 days to settle on a replacement candidate and prepare for the general election campaign.

While there is no public indication that Democrats are pursuing such a strategy, the provision has fueled speculation about what options the party would have if concerns about Platner's candidacy continue to grow.

On Monday’s CBS Mornings, correspondent Adam Yamaguchi spotlighted one man convicted of having stolen over a quarter billion dollars to fund a life of luxury in Democrat Gavin Newsom’s California.

“Over the last several months, the CBS News investigative unit has followed the government crackdown on criminals who steal from taxpayers. That’s not nice. They commit fraud, targeting hospice, daycare, and food assistance programs,” co-host Gayle King began, offering a very brief recap.

“So, this morning, we’re taking a look at how prosecutors are trying to figure out where is all that money going. Adam Yamaguchi takes us inside the case of one convicted fraudster,” she added.

Immediately, Yamaguchi sought to capture the viewers’ attention: “In the Southern California warehouse, a fresh haul of exotic cars paid for by defrauding American taxpayers. I’ve seen over a dozen Ferraris, Lamborghinis, a Bugatti, Lotus. ...”

Yamaguchi later explained he also used fraudulent entitlement dough to buy “Kobe Bryant game-worn sneakers, baseball cards of Jackie Robinson and Mickey Mantle,” and seven homes, including an eight-bedroom, ten-bathroom mansion on a private road in Orange County.

He explained they were all previously “owned by Paul Randall, who pleaded guilty this year in one of the largest Medi-Cal fraud cases in California history,” which First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said amounted to “over $270 million worth of claims to the state of California” and a scheme that “should offend every American taxpayer[.]”