{"id":2404740,"date":"2025-02-20T14:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-federal-prosecutor-probes-2-dem-lawmakers-over-potential-threats-against-public-officials\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:31:53","slug":"top-federal-prosecutor-probes-2-dem-lawmakers-over-potential-threats-against-public-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-federal-prosecutor-probes-2-dem-lawmakers-over-potential-threats-against-public-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Federal Prosecutor Probes 2 Dem Lawmakers Over Potential &#8216;Threats Against Public Officials&#8217;"},"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\">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%2Ftop-federal-prosecutor-probes-2-dem-lawmakers-over-potential-threats-against-public-officials%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=2404740&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>U.S. Attorney Ed Martin \u200dhas initiated \u2062&#8221;Operation Whirlwind,&#8221; aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">addressing violent political rhetoric<\/a>, \u200bparticularly from democratic figures. He\u2063 emphasized the need to protect goverment officials from threats, stating \u2063that while free \u200cspeech \u2062is essential, it has limits, \u200dand\u200b threatening government workers crosses the line. Martin has reached out to Democratic leaders like Rep. Robert Garcia and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer about comments they made that he\u2064 interpreted\u2062 as threatening. He insists that threats against public officials, regardless of thier position, must cease for the safety\u2064 of all involved. Martin has also voiced commitment to ensuring the safety of employees at the Department of Government Efficiency, indicating potential legal\u200c consequences for those who \u2062threaten \u2063or impede their \u2064work.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney Ed Martin has sent a message to Democrats that there may be consequences for peppering their language with threats.<\/p>\n<p>Martin, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on Wednesday announced &ldquo;Operation Whirlwind,&rdquo; which he told Justice Department staffers is designed to clamp down on runaway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-governor-escalates-democrats-extreme-rhetoric-republican-voters-ahead-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violent<\/a> political rhetoric, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/02\/19\/trump-justice-operation-whirlwind-democrats\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzM5OTQxMjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzQxMzIzNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3Mzk5NDEyMDAsImp0aSI6ImE3ZDEyMjEzLWRlY2UtNGI5NC1iN2E5LTkyYWEyYTg1N2VmMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9kYy1tZC12YS8yMDI1LzAyLzE5L3RydW1wLWp1c3RpY2Utb3BlcmF0aW9uLXdoaXJsd2luZC1kZW1vY3JhdHMvIn0.nxZ-wsLhxZi2STzGpOyTdD4Q38aZfVNkuQS8RjwapV8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Free speech has limits and threatening government workers crosses the line,&rdquo; Martin wrote in an . &ldquo;We will stop the storm of threats against officials at all levels.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are the guardians of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal workers<\/a>,&rdquo; Martin wrote. &ldquo;You and I must do whatever possible to assure government work is safe for all involved. We must protect our cops, our prosecutors, our DOGE employees, the President, and all other government employees.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Martin has written to Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-just-got-legendary-letter-trumps-doj-threats-doge-finished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Garcia<\/a> of California and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer concerning language they have used, according to letters Martin sent that were published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/02\/19\/ed-martin-dc-letters-schumer-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>,<\/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>&ldquo;I respectfully request that you clarify your comments from February 12, 2025,&rdquo; Martin wrote to Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During a live interview with CNN, when asked how Democrats can stop Elon Musk, you spoke clearly: &lsquo;What the American public wants is for us to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressmans-office-evacuated-after-suspicious-item-is-discovered\/\" title=\"...ublican Congressman&#039;s Office Evacuated After &#039;Suspicious&#039; Item Is Discovered\">bring actual weapons<\/a> to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy,&#8217;&rdquo; Martin wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This sounds to some like a threat to Mr. Musk &mdash; an appointed representative of President Donald Trump who you call a &lsquo;d***&rsquo; &mdash; and government staff who work for him. Their concerns have led to this inquiry,&rdquo; Martin wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We take threats against public officials very seriously. I look forward to your cooperation with my letter of inquiry after request,&rdquo; Martin wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Duly noted &#128077;<\/p>\n<p>Threats against public officials at all levels &ndash; whether it be the president or a line federal worker &ndash; must stop. Our safe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-republican-platform-eyes-more-federal-control-over-dc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New ...ublican platform eyes more federal control over DC - Washington Examiner\">beautiful capital city<\/a> cannot be the home of such dangerous conduct from any side, at any time. We are on the case. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4xYaXZ4cyz\">https:\/\/t.co\/4xYaXZ4cyz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Attorney Ed Martin (@USAEdMartin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAEdMartin\/status\/1891590230391554340?\">February 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In January, Martin wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chief-justice-roberts-blasts-schumers-threatening-statements-gorsuch-kavanaugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schumer<\/a> about comments Schumer made in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your comments were at a private rally off the campus of the U.S. Capitol. You made them clearly and in a way that many found threatening. Your exact words were: &lsquo;I want to tell you Gorsuch. I want to tell you Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won&rsquo;t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Martin sent Schumer two more letters requesting clarification. A Schumer aide replied to Martin with a statement Schumer made the day after the 2020 comments, saying his words that day did not accurately convey the point he sought to make.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Martin wrote Musk saying he would protect Department of Government Efficiency staffers, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us-attorney-elon-musk-doge-threats-2025438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I recognize that some of the staff at DOGE has been targeted publicly,&rdquo; Martin wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this time, I ask that you utilize me and myself staff to assist in protecting the DOGE work and the DOGE workers,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any threats, confrontations, or other actions in any way that impact their work may break numerous laws,&rdquo; he wrote then, adding, &ldquo;Let me assure you of this: we will pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people.&rdquo;<\/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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On Wednesday, he introduced &#8220;Operation Whirlwind,&#8221; aimed at addressing excessive violent political rhetoric, as reported by The Washington Post. Martin emphasized that while free speech is important, it has limits and threats against government employees are unacceptable. He stated the need to protect all government workers and expressed concern over comments made by Democratic leaders, including Rep. Robert Garcia and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, which he interpreted as threatening. Martin&#8217;s letters to these officials highlighted the seriousness of threats against public officials and called for clarification on their statements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404741,"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\/Garcia-and-Schumer.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50752,8327,3673,50753,4855],"class_list":["post-2404740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-federal-prosecutor","tag-investigations","tag-lawmakers","tag-public-officials","tag-threats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Garcia-and-Schumer.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404740","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=2404740"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404744,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404740\/revisions\/2404744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}