{"id":2640935,"date":"2026-08-05T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-arrested-at-trumps-golf-course-was-out-on-bail-doj\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:01:03","slug":"gunman-arrested-at-trumps-golf-course-was-out-on-bail-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-arrested-at-trumps-golf-course-was-out-on-bail-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman arrested at Trump&#8217;s golf course was out on bail: DOJ"},"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%2Fgunman-arrested-at-trumps-golf-course-was-out-on-bail-doj%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=2640935&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>An individual named Jeanine John Taele was arrested at President Donald Trump\u2019s California golf club after being caught with weapons and allegedly snooping around in advance of Trump&#8217;s visit. Taele had previously posted bail for gun and robbery charges from a 2025 Los Angeles case and now faces federal charges for possessing an unregistered firearm, along with local charges related to the recent arrest. His behavior raised security concerns for law enforcement, especially given previous threats against trump, and prompted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-agrees-to-pay-1-9-million-to-settle-claims-it-failed-to-disclose-foreign-ties\/\" title=\"Stanford to pay .9M to settle undisclosed foreign ties claims.\">joint investigation involving<\/a> the FBI, Secret Service, ATF, and local authorities. Taele&#8217;s residence was found to contain additional guns, ammunition, body armor, and a notebook. The case is ongoing, with Taele expected to appear in federal court. This incident follows a recent arrest of a gunman at a White House event suspected of plotting to harm the president, highlighting ongoing threats faced by Trump.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The armed suspect arrested at President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> golf club on Sunday had posted bail in an ongoing case from last year, officials said Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeanine John Taele was detained on gun and robbery charges in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> in 2025 and granted $250,000 bail, according to statements from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> that did not elaborate on the case. He now faces <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/downey-man-who-was-arrested-loaded-pistol-trump-golf-club-charged-federal-complaint\">federal charges<\/a> after local sheriff\u2019s deputies allegedly caught him snooping around <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4675264\/armed-man-arrested-trump-california-golf-course\/\">Trump National Golf Club<\/a> with weaponry ahead of the president\u2019s Tuesday visit for a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\">Republican National Committee<\/a> dinner.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4675529\/gunman-arrested-trump-golf-course-bail-prior-case\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gunman arrested at Trump\u2019s golf course was out on bail for prior case: DOJ<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4675264\/armed-man-arrested-trump-california-golf-course\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Man armed with pistol arrested at Trump\u2019s Southern California golf course<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4674593\/soldier-indicted-charges-arson-attack-ice-nyc-building\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former soldier indicted on charges of \u2018calculated\u2019 arson attack on federal Manhattan building<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMr. Taele\u2019s troubling behavior at the President\u2019s public golf course \u2014 merely days before the President was expected to arrive \u2014 raised serious red flags for law enforcement and led to the discovery of an unregistered firearm, a loaded weapon, as well as additional items of concern,\u201d FBI Assistant Director in Charge Patrick Grandy said in a statement. \u201cThere is no room for error, particularly in light of previous attempts on President Trump\u2019s life, and the FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force, working with our partners at the U.S. Secret Service, the ATF, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department, will investigate this case thoroughly.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Court records do not yet list Taele\u2019s federal case or an attorney. He is expected to make his first appearance in federal court on Wednesday on a felony charge of possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle while also facing local charges stemming from the Sunday arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4620337\/anarchist-website-far-left-tool-evidence-doj-probe\/\"><strong>ANARCHIST WEBSITE TURNS FROM FAR-LEFT TOOL TO EVIDENCE IN DOJ INVESTIGATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials \u201care still investigating this individual\u2019s motives,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4665634\/seiu-california-david-huerta-anti-ice-protest-charges-dropped\/\">First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli<\/a> said. Officers approached Taele after seeing him filming and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >photographing \u201csecurity-planning activities\u201d related<\/a> to Trump\u2019s event, according to Essayli. A later search at Taele\u2019s residence found more guns, ammunition, body armor, and a notebook, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrest came four months after a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4618711\/judge-rejects-accused-whcd-shooters-bid-disqualify-todd-blanche-jeanine-pirro\/#google_vignette\">gunman was arrested<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543512\/terror-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4666497\/dc-agency-confirms-police-rigged-crime-stats-the-left-used-to-debunk-trump\/\">Washington<\/a> for allegedly trying to kill the president and his officials in attendance. Trump has endured a volley of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3792526\/pirro-faces-grand-jury-problem-as-dc-residents-refuse-to-indict-anti-trump-suspects\/\">violent threats<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-assassination-attempt\/\">assassination attempts<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/05\/01\/trump-assassinations-us-presidential-history-cole-thomas-allen-butler-iran-isis\/\">unparalleled in U.S. presidential history<\/a> since his 2016 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed man at Trump\u2019s golf club out on bail from 2025 case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1239,"featured_media":2640936,"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\/2026\/08\/AP26217151305784.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,4550,7076,10272,60548],"class_list":["post-2640935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-bail","tag-doj","tag-gunman","tag-trump-golf-course"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217151305784.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640935","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\/1239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640935"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640939,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640935\/revisions\/2640939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2640936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}