{"id":2359676,"date":"2024-10-25T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiffany-henyard-says-she-will-arrest-political-opponents-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T15:18:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T19:18:08","slug":"tiffany-henyard-says-she-will-arrest-political-opponents-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiffany-henyard-says-she-will-arrest-political-opponents-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiffany Henyard says she will arrest political opponents &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftiffany-henyard-says-she-will-arrest-political-opponents-washington-examiner%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=2359676&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>Tiffany Henyard, the mayor \u2064of\u2063 Dolton, Illinois, has declared\u2062 her intention \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">arrest\u2063 political opponents amidst<\/a> several\u200d scandals that threaten her position.\u200c In a lengthy Facebook \u2064livestream, she voiced her\u200b frustrations about criticism \u2062regarding\u200c her lavish\u2063 spending and claimed that these \u2062attacks were \u200bmere distractions. Henyard\u2063 stated, &#8220;I will be seeking arrests for individuals involved,&#8221; \u200csuggesting that she plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-deadlocks-on-becerra-nomination\/\" title=\"Senate Committee Deadlocks on Becerra Nomination\">pursue legal action<\/a> against her detractors. She expressed dissatisfaction\u200c with the public&#8217;s\u200c perception of her, claiming\u2064 they have not heard her\u2062 side of the story. Elected in 2021 with over 80% of the vote,\u200c Henyard is under \u200cscrutiny due to her spending of taxpayer \u2062money and is facing increasing pressure to resign. \u200bDespite this, she plans to run for\u2063 reelection.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-village-freezes-credit-card-after-mayor-tiffany-henyards-spending-frenzy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Illinois village freezes credit card after Mayor Tiffany Henyard&#039;s spending frenzy - Washington Examiner\">worst mayor&#038;rsquo<\/a>; Tiffany Henyard says she will arrest political opponents<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727336\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Embattled Dolton, Illinois, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiffany-henyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tiffany Henyard\">Tiffany Henyard<\/a> announced she will be arresting her political opponents amid a cascade of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"scandals\">scandals<\/a> that threaten to unseat her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a 90-minute-long Facebook video, Henyard ranted against her believed enemies, saying that the attacks against her lavish spending and other activities were a distraction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will be seeking arrests for individuals involved,&rdquo; she announced. &ldquo;I will be pressing charges.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s a lot.&nbsp;And that&rsquo;s just me telling you a little bit because all this pointing the finger at Tiffany, or lying on me &mdash; I&rsquo;m over it. Now, it&rsquo;s time for me to speak. As I say, truth speaks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Henyard then bashed the public, arguing that they hadn&rsquo;t heard her side of the story.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why is it with me and my life &hellip; y&rsquo;all don&rsquo;t hear my side? Y&rsquo;all judge off the one side of the narrative that&rsquo;s out in the world but never hear from me &hellip; I was always told &hellip; &lsquo;if you want the tea, get it from me.&rsquo; You have to get it from the horse&rsquo;s mouth,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Henyard was elected mayor of the Chicago suburb in 2021 in a landslide, winning over 80% of the vote. She has since come under scrutiny over her lavish personal spending of taxpayer money and erratic behavior. She has refused growing calls to step down, instead announcing that she will run for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was hired to run an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3193800\/tiffany-henyard-plans-run-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"audit\">audit<\/a> of Henyard&rsquo;s finances. The audit revealed that, under Henyard&rsquo;s leadership, the village&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/residents-lash-out-at-illinois-mayor-for-lavish-spending-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Residents lash out at Illinois mayor for lavish spending - Washington Examiner\">credit cards paid<\/a> for nine domestic trips, $43,000 on Amazon in one day, $8,000 of purchases at Wayfair, and $2,000 at Best Buy.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chicago mayor found Dolton&rsquo;s general fund balance at a $3.65 million deficit. When Henyard took office in April 2022, the town had a surplus of $5.6 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Federal agents are investigating Dolton Village Hall, and Henyard has been forbidden from making appointments to village posts without the board of trustees&rsquo; approval.&nbsp;She also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;reportedly<\/a>&nbsp;faces eviction from the home she rents.<\/p>\n<p>Henyard&rsquo;s landlord, Genetta Hull, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-seek-arrest-political-opponents-she-faces-eviction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> Fox 32 Chicago that the mayor and her boyfriend haven&rsquo;t paid their rent since August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727336\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727336\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Tiffany Henyard vows to arrest political rivals amid scandals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2359677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-06-at-1.42.18-PM-1024x578.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43740,36934,32076],"class_list":["post-2359676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-political-opponents","tag-tiffany-henyard","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-06-at-1.42.18-PM-1024x578.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359676","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}