{"id":2403057,"date":"2025-02-15T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-now-able-to-see-what-google-searches-spiked-in-dc-after-trumps-victory-they-are-terrified\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T20:00:31","slug":"we-are-now-able-to-see-what-google-searches-spiked-in-dc-after-trumps-victory-they-are-terrified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-now-able-to-see-what-google-searches-spiked-in-dc-after-trumps-victory-they-are-terrified\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Now Able to See What Google Searches Spiked in DC After Trump&#8217;s Victory &#8211; They Are Terrified"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fwe-are-now-able-to-see-what-google-searches-spiked-in-dc-after-trumps-victory-they-are-terrified%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=2403057&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 \u2064article discusses a notable increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">specific \u200bonline\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irish-police-will-be-given-power-to-demand-passwords-from-suspects\/\" title=\"Irish Police Will Be Given Power To Demand Passwords From Suspects\">search trends<\/a> originating<\/a> from Washington D.C.\u200c following the inauguration of a new administration. Searches for &#8220;Swiss bank,&#8221; &#8220;offshore \u2064bank,&#8221; &#8220;wire money,&#8221;\u200d and\u200c &#8220;IBAN&#8221; have surged, alongside a meaningful rise\u200c in queries about &#8220;wiping&#8221; or &#8220;erasing&#8221; data, as well\u2063 as a 400% jump in searches \u2063for &#8220;lawyer.&#8221; While the piece acknowledges that such searches do not directly indicate illegal\u200c activity, thay suggest a level of concern or preparation among bureaucrats for potential scrutiny or \u2062legal challenges, notably in light \u2062of the \u200cincoming administration&#8217;s policies. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-college-students-blame-israel-for-hamas-terror-attack\/\" title=\"Elite college students accuse Israel of being responsible for the recent Hamas terror attack.\">article raises questions<\/a> about\u2062 the implications of \u2063these search trends\u200c and emphasizes\u2063 that the bureaucratic community appears to be taking the new administration \u200dvery seriously.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The D.C. swamp: We have nothing to hide from Donald Trump or his administration, and to insinuate otherwise is to insult and demean the work us bureaucrats do, day in and day out, to ensure we have a better country.<\/p>\n<p>Also the D.C. swamp: Say, let me just Google how to transfer money internationally, erase information from devices, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-told-get-lawyer-msnbc-nazi-attack-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get a lawyer<\/a>. No particular reason. Doo dee doo, doo dee doo&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Look, I&rsquo;m going to say any shenanigans are going on in our nation&rsquo;s capital, at least not that I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-tries-fails-put-brave-face-hearing-homan-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could refer to a prosecutor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, as WikiLeaks &mdash; there&rsquo;s a name we haven&rsquo;t heard from in a while &mdash; noted, you didn&rsquo;t have to look hard to find that people inside the Beltway began starting some, ahem, unusual search trends beginning in January.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we can&rsquo;t tell&nbsp;<em>who<\/em> is searching these things. For all we know, it could be Department of Government Efficiency employees getting up to speed on stuff they should know.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>However, it&rsquo;s a bit disconcerting to see the spike in searches for &ldquo;Swiss bank,&rdquo; &ldquo;offshore bank,&rdquo; &ldquo;wire money&rdquo; and &ldquo;IBAN,&rdquo; the initials for the International Bank Account Number standard, coming from the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Washington DC searches soar for &ldquo;Swiss bank&rdquo; (yellow), &ldquo;offshore bank&rdquo; (green), &ldquo;wire money&rdquo; (red) and &ldquo;IBAN&rdquo; (blue) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OBEg0hW8g0\">pic.twitter.com\/OBEg0hW8g0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wikileaks\/status\/1890177866085855461?\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, one could make an argument that this surge could be theoretically connected to shifting investment strategies in the wake of a new administration coming in, particularly in regard to tariff policy.<\/p>\n<p>This seems somewhat unlikely, given that the incoming Trump administration had telegraphed exactly what it planned to do in that department, while it had <em>not<\/em> made it quite as clear how swiftly the Department of Government Efficiency would move, particularly in regard to organizations like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-helped-dems-steal-2020-election-funding-wuhan-lab-created-covid-ultimate-excuse-illegal-election-tampering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USAID<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you buy that, there&rsquo;s another search trend in D.C. that doesn&rsquo;t feel coincidental, as WikiLeaks notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Washington DC searches soar for &ldquo;wipe&rdquo; (blue) and &ldquo;erase&rdquo; (red) according to Google trends data. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WTbK1C1zxy\">pic.twitter.com\/WTbK1C1zxy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wikileaks\/status\/1890385252809417166?\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-protected-testifying--server-scotus-rejects-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> server maintainers<\/a> are overloaded with queries and Google had to work in a pinch.<\/p>\n<p>And, while there&rsquo;s probably never a shortage of queries related to legal help in D.C., the 400 percent spike in Google searches for &ldquo;lawyer&rdquo; after the inauguration is, um, unusual.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Washington DC searches for &ldquo;lawyer&rsquo; have increased 400% (data from Google trends) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CxeSJ0VKgG\">pic.twitter.com\/CxeSJ0VKgG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wikileaks\/status\/1890170500288241990?\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, of course, wanting to 1) send money internationally, 2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zuck-fb-execs-use-shock-tool-to-erase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">erase data from devices<\/a>, or 3) retain legal advice is in no way dispositive of illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>These things, in and of themselves, are <em>totally<\/em> legal. We don&rsquo;t mean to imply they aren&rsquo;t. There aren&rsquo;t a raft of searches emanating from D.C., asking Google, &ldquo;will my <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingbad.fandom.com\/wiki\/2004_Pontiac_Aztek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pontiac Aztek<\/a> draw attention to my massive meth-producing operation?&rdquo; at least as far as WikiLeaks has discovered or that we could confirm.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Washington, D.C. is a company town that makes nothing but laws and bureaucrats. What does it say, then, that the latter seem to be very, very interested in international wealth transfers, data erasure, and legal representation in the aftermath of Jan. 20?<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, this is indicative of a general trend we&rsquo;ve noticed about Trump 2.0: This time around, the swamp is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-senator-flips-elon-musks-doge-arrives-irs-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking the president and his administration <em>very<\/em> seriously<\/a>. As for whether they&rsquo;re behind these web searches and there&rsquo;s some nefarious intent behind them, you be the judge &mdash; but whatever the case, it&rsquo;s not a good look.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Meanwhile, in the D.C. swamp: Let me just search how to transfer money internationally, delete information from devices, and find a lawyer\u2014no specific reason. It\u2019s concerning to see increased searches for terms like \u201cSwiss bank,\u201d \u201coffshore bank,\u201d \u201cwire money,\u201d and \u201cIBAN\u201d originating from Washington, D.C. While these searches could be linked to investment strategy changes due to a new administration, it seems unlikely given the clarity of Trump&#8217;s plans in that area. Additionally, there\u2019s been a notable rise in searches for &#8220;wipe&#8221; and &#8220;erase,&#8221; which raises eyebrows about potential data deletion activities following January 20th. Furthermore, there has been an unusual 400% increase in Google searches for &#8220;lawyer&#8221; post-inauguration. Although wanting legal advice or transferring money isn\u2019t inherently illegal, the focus on these topics by those in D.C., especially after Trump&#8217;s inauguration, suggests they are taking his administration seriously\u2014whether this indicates any wrongdoing is up for debate but certainly raises questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2403058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-20.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50451,47637,33017,50452,43466],"class_list":["post-2403057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc-reactions","tag-google-trends","tag-political-analysis","tag-search-spikes","tag-trump-victory"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-20.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403057","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=2403057"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403061,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403057\/revisions\/2403061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}