{"id":1949291,"date":"2023-06-16T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-brad-finstads-staffer-attacked-at-gunpoint-near-us-capitol\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:43:25","slug":"rep-brad-finstads-staffer-attacked-at-gunpoint-near-us-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-brad-finstads-staffer-attacked-at-gunpoint-near-us-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Brad Finstad&#8217;s aide assaulted at gunpoint near US Capitol."},"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\">20<\/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%2Frep-brad-finstads-staffer-attacked-at-gunpoint-near-us-capitol%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=1949291&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--><h2>Staffer Attacked Near U.S. Capitol Following Congressional Baseball Game<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) revealed on Friday that one of his staffers had been attacked near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night. The incident occurred outside the staffer&#8217;s residence after the Congressional Baseball Game, where Finstad himself had participated.<\/p>\n<h3>Quick Recovery and Minor Injuries<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Thankfully, he will be able to make a full recovery and the extent of his physical injuries was minor,&#8221; stated Finstad. He expressed gratitude towards the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department for their swift response and attention to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police Department, however, could not provide further details about the attack to the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Details of the Attack<\/h3>\n<p>According to Fox News&#8217;s Chad Pergram, the victim is a legislative staffer in his late 20s working within Finstad&#8217;s office. The attack took place in Navy Yard, near Nationals Park where the game was held. The staffer was approached by two men, one of whom was armed. A struggle ensued, resulting in the staffer being assaulted with the weapon but fortunately not shot. The victim sustained cuts and bruises but did not seek immediate medical attention.<\/p>\n<h3>Finstad&#8217;s Critique of &#8220;Soft-on-Crime&#8221; Policies<\/h3>\n<p>In his statement, Finstad criticized Washington&#8217;s &#8220;soft-on-crime&#8221; policies, which have been a target of the GOP in recent weeks. Republicans have been attempting to block or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-brad-finstads-staffer-attacked-at-gunpoint-near-us-capitol\/\" title=\"Rep. Brad Finstad's aide assaulted at gunpoint near US Capitol.\">overturn crime bills subjected<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-demand-investigation-into-irans-nuclear-violations\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into Iran\u2019s Nuclear Violations\">congressional oversight<\/a>. Finstad emphasized the need to treat criminals as criminals and reinstate commonsense policies that protect the public, imprison career criminals, and enable police officers to effectively safeguard communities.<\/p>\n<p>Crime rates have been on the rise in 2023, with homicides up by 16% compared to the previous year, and assaults with dangerous weapons and robberies up by 5% and 31% respectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Recent Attacks on Congressional Members and Staffers<\/h3>\n<p>This incident is not an isolated one, as there have been other attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-call-for-mother-of-eight-to-be-held-in-jail-indefinitely-for-her-role-in-storming-the-us-capitol-in-january\/\" title=\"Prosecutors Call for Mother of Eight to Be Held in Jail Indefinitely for Her Role in Storming the US Capitol in January\">congressional members<\/a> and staffers in recent months. In March, a staffer with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was hospitalized after a knife attack, sustaining injuries to the abdomen, skull, brain, and lungs. Additionally, Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) was attacked in an elevator at her Washington apartment a month prior.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to do more to protect these aides and members,&#8221; Finstad emphasized, expressing concern for the safety of those attending games at Nationals Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) reported an attack on his staffer near the U.S. Capitol after the Congressional Baseball Game. The incident occurred outside the staffer&#8217;s residence by an armed assailant. Finstad, who played in the game, shared the news on Friday. Meanwhile, Biden begins his 2024 campaign amidst Trump&#8217;s lingering influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1949294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5769,7981,9909,4172,28865,10818,7129],"class_list":["post-1949291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aide","tag-assaulted","tag-brad","tag-capitol","tag-finstads","tag-gunpoint","tag-rep"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1949291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1949294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1949291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1949291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1949291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}