{"id":1735455,"date":"2022-11-11T15:02:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735455"},"modified":"2022-11-11T15:51:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:51:36","slug":"uh-oh-looks-like-bidens-doj-just-raided-an-area-51-journalist-at-gunpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uh-oh-looks-like-bidens-doj-just-raided-an-area-51-journalist-at-gunpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Uh-Oh: Looks Like Biden\u2019s DOJ Just Raided An Area 51 Journalist At Gunpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuh-oh-looks-like-bidens-doj-just-raided-an-area-51-journalist-at-gunpoint%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/department-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> allegedly raided a researcher who reports information about Area 51 on his self-run website \u2014 raising larger concerns, again, that the feds are abusing their power under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Nevada reporter George Knapp tweeted, \u201cFBI agents came down hard on the operator of a popular website devoted to all things Area 51\u2013its programs, lore, and legacy. More than a dozen agents served a no-knock warrant on the Rachel, NV home of Joerg Arnu, owner of http:\/\/dreamlandresort.com.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FBI agents came down hard on the operator of a popular website devoted to all things Area 51\u2013its programs, lore, and legacy. More than a dozen agents served a no-knock warrant on the Rachel, NV home of Joerg Arnu, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CbZNzU6rLW\">https:\/\/t.co\/CbZNzU6rLW<\/a>\u2026(more)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Knapp (@g_knapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/g_knapp\/status\/1590893322322968577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FBI agents came down hard on the operator of a popular website devoted to all things Area 51&#8211;its programs, lore, and legacy. More than a dozen agents served a no-knock warrant on the Rachel, NV home of Joerg Arnu, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CbZNzU6rLW\">https:\/\/t.co\/CbZNzU6rLW<\/a>&#8230;(more)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George Knapp (@g_knapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/g_knapp\/status\/1590893322322968577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the link shows, <a href=\"https:\/\/dreamlandresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DreamLandResort<\/a> is a website that has been run since 1999 by Arnu. The site features enormous data and information from over the years relating to all things Area 51.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming Arnu did not steal any of that information or trespass on federal property to obtain the photos, it does not seem like what he does is illegal based on <a href=\"https:\/\/firstamendmentcoalition.org\/2010\/05\/aa-when-can-a-newspaper-publish-documents-meant-to-be-private\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">precedent<\/a>. It seems like he simply runs an investigative news site that focuses on Area 51.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how Arnu <a href=\"https:\/\/dreamlandresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">describes<\/a> his work:<\/p>\n<p><em>Monitoring Area 51 since 1999: Take an inside look at Area 51, a.k.a. Dreamland, the world\u2019s most famous secret Air Base. For 20 years and counting Dreamland Resort has been the most comprehensive source for information on Area 51, Black Projects, the Nellis Ranges, TTR and the ET Highway. The webmaster is a 25-year Area 51 Research veteran and a resident of Rachel, NV, right outside the gates of Area 51.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, in other words, he is just sort of an oddball, citizen journalist \u2014 which is no crime.<\/p>\n<p>The site also features a message board.<\/p>\n<p>On November 5, Arnu posted to that platform, \u201cIt has been brought to my attention that there is concern about some of the material on this site. I do not believe that collecting or publishing that material is against the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then followed up and posted new information, essentially claiming that federal agents ransacked his two homes while leaving his life in disarray for reasons unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach location saw at least 15-20 agents rummaging through our homes and about 8 vehicles. Needless to say it was a spectacle for curious neighbors, both in Rachel and in Vegas,\u201d Arnu explained. \u201cIn the process I lost ALL my data, medical files, financial and tax records, passwords, everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Area 51 researcher said he was notifying his fans of this action because he wanted to \u201cavoid any more speculation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd secondly I am concerned that overzealous government agents may use bogus charges against me to \u2018send a message,&#8217;\u201d he alleged. \u201cPutting the truth out there can not hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If he was given the illegal photos or published stolen materials, that still wouldn\u2019t be against the law. Regardless, he chose to remove the questionable information.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2) They seized all computers, files, phones, photos. At the same time, another team of a dozen or more agents stormed into Arnu&#8217;s Las Vegas home, seized all digital devices and files, held his girlfriend at gunpoint. (more)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Knapp (@g_knapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/g_knapp\/status\/1590893992992215040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2)  They seized all computers, files, phones, photos. At the same time, another team of a dozen or more agents stormed into Arnu&#39;s Las Vegas home, seized all digital devices and files, held his girlfriend at gunpoint. (more)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George Knapp (@g_knapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/g_knapp\/status\/1590893992992215040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Knapp also added that Arnu is completely unaware of what prompted the action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe warrants were served one week ago,\u201d Knapp tweeted. \u201cArnu noted on his site that he does not know the reason for the raid or whether specific images of the secret base posted online may have initiated such a vigorous action by federal law enforcement. We are gathering more info.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is now \u2014 at least \u2014 the fifth journalist raided by Biden\u2019s FBI for reasons that remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Arnu\u2019s beat may not be typical, but his work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coasttocoastam.com\/guest\/arnu-joerg-101962\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appears normal<\/a> as far as the process of journalism goes.<\/p>\n<p>Simply because Arnu isn\u2019t a member of the mainstream press, does not mean he should not be <a href=\"https:\/\/firstamendmentcoalition.org\/2010\/05\/aa-when-can-a-newspaper-publish-documents-meant-to-be-private\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">granted freedoms protected<\/a> by the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/attorney-general-garland-announces-revised-justice-department-news-media-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even recently tightened<\/a> those protections by announcing new regulations that prohibit the \u201cCompulsory legal process\u201d \u2014 which can be taken to mean a raid \u2014 \u201cfor the purpose of obtaining information from or records of a member of the news media acting within the scope of newsgathering,\u201d except in very narrow circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/page\/file\/1547046\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated<\/a>\u00a0regulations for what \u201cnewsgathering\u201d means should be read in full:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cNewsgathering\u201d is the process by which a member ofthe news media collects, pursues, or obtains information or records for purposes of producing content intended for public dissemination.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(A) Newsgathering includes the mere receipt, possession, or publication by a member of the news media of government information, including classified information, as well as establishing a means of receiving such information, including from an anonymous or confidential source.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In other words, based on the information at hand, Arnu didn\u2019t commit a crime \u2014 unless he was somehow working with foreign terrorists, per the law.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, he has not been charged with anything.<\/p>\n<p>The justification for the raid remains a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>The murkiness is damaging the little trust in government that people still have \u2014 especially the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Americans deserve answers from our government about why this alleged raid supposedly took place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Justice allegedly raided a researcher who reports information about Area 51 on his self-run website \u2014 raising larger concerns, again, that the feds are abusing their power under President Joe Biden. 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