How's the process of getting some of that money back to people who have been scammed?

Well, it's ongoing.

So in those cases, we have seized it, but it's frozen.

There's a whole legal process where a judge has to determine who gets the money, who owns the money.

And that's like any litigation.

It takes time.

And ultimately, the goal is to return all that money, as much money as we can, to the victims of these scams.

Do you have any update on DOJ's efforts? Because I know that's something that's important to use existing statute around this issue.

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And, and it- you say that, and you almost feel like you have to justify that incredibly obnoxious position you're taking.

But one thing that we, we have been, that we've found that there are, um, thousands of people who are not eligible to vote, that- that's illegal aliens, but also people who are, who are here legally but are not citizens, they can't vote either, who are registered to vote.

Now, that doesn't mean that every one of them has committed a crime.

It could be they were accidentally registered, they didn't know they were registered.

But in some of these cases, they are actively voting.

And so HSI, we're partnering with DHS, and we're investigating those cases.

in a lot, lot of different areas.

Can you just talk about that a little bit?

We've done a lot in that space, too.

We have activist bar organizations.

So think about that.

These are nonprofit organizations who are charged with making sure that lawyers practicing in a given state are qualified and otherwise meet whatever expectations the bar have.

And we had jurisdictions, most notably Washington, D.C., where we know that there are individuals within that organization that are just activists against conservatives.

And so what does that mean for a lawyer? That means that if you are a lawyer who puts forward liberal causes, you are safe, nothing will happen.

It's

Uh, can you just talk about that a little bit?

We've done a lot in that space, too.

We do have, we have activist bar organizations.

So think about that.

This is a, a, these are non-profit organizations who are charged with, with making sure that, that lawyers practicing in a given state, um, are, are qualified and otherwise meet whatever expectations the bar have.

And, and we had jurisdictions, most notably Washington, DC, um, where, where we know that there are individuals within that organization that are just activists against, um, against conservatives.

And so what does that mean for a lawyer? That means that if you are a, a lawyer who puts forward liberal causes, um, you are safe.

You know, going into the midterms, where do you feel the biggest vulnerabilities are right now?

Uh, paint the picture of how widespread you find this is.

We have thousands of investigations ongoing, okay? Now, that does not mean that there are thousands and thousands of men and women that are gonna be indicted because e- for each one of these cases, we have to prove that the individual who we believe voted, who's, who's registered to vote, and we believe they're here illegally or not eligible to vote, we have to go and prove that.

And so that, that takes work.

That takes federal agents, DHS, HSI agents working cases.

And so it's a big problem.

Um, what frustrates me is, is when, when the media says, "Well, you only arrested 10 people." Well, we've only charged 96 people.

Well, let's be clear, we have not caught everybody.

What exactly did they say that you believe violated judicial ethics?

These harms cannot be undone." Um, how will you answer that in court?

Well, we ...

It's not true.

Uh, what, what the plaintiffs have tried to do in this case, um, unsuccessfully, by the way, because the Supreme Court has, has stayed that case and there's arguments later on this year and, and we'll see what happens after that.

But that ...

W- we give, we give absolutely appropriate amount of notice and of due process that the law requires.

Now, remember, what we're talking about here are individuals and w- where they're not citizens, they're here illegally, and their own countries say, "We do not want them back." Okay? So we have to find somewhere to, to, to send them, and that, again, as a nation, as a sovereign nation, the United States has to be able to do that.

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Paint the picture of how widespread you find this is.

We have thousands of investigations ongoing.

That does not mean that there are thousands and thousands of men and women that are going to be indicted.

Because for each one of these cases, we have to prove that the individual who we believe voted, who's registered to vote, and we believe they're here illegally or not eligible to vote, we have to go and prove that.

And so that takes work.

That takes federal agents, DHS, HSI agents working cases.

And so it's a big problem.

What exactly did they say that you believe violated judicial ethics?

But I understand as a department, you want to make sure that all the boxes are checked correctly so that you have an airtight case so that when it does happen and go to trial and all of that, that it actually sticks.

Yes, and we should also expect that of the Department of Justice.

We shouldn't expect something that's rushed.

When you're talking about if you're going to charge somebody with a crime, you're taking away their liberty, you're ruining them.

Look what happened to President Trump and everybody that worked for him.

Their lives were turned upside down for years and years and years.

it would hardly be the right thing for us to turn around and do the same thing, even though there are some folks out there that kind of want revenge.

So what have you done to prevent the Justice Department from being weaponized as it was under the Biden regime?

Uh, what did you share with Kansas City and the entire nation today, and what should the message be to Kansas Citians and, frankly, the entire nation when it comes to cracking down on fraud in the country right now?

Thank you.

It's, it's great to be here.

I mean, look, our, our message, w- we had a couple different messages.

One was to tout some success that we've had recently in Kansas City.

So just in the past couple months, we've indicted 10 fraud cases, and this is the federal government, and this envi- i- it involved nearly $60 million in loss.

So very short period of time, and did a lot of work on important cases.

When did this really start to, as you understand it, pick up in prevalence, and what's been the motivator behind that?

Can you speak to that, some of what has been worked on specifically in the Atlanta area, some of the cases you're highlighting there as examples of the sorts of high-profile, uh, drug trafficking, corruption, a- and other cases that are an absolute focus for your Department of Justice?

Oh, absolutely.

So yes, Atlanta is a, a shining star at the Department of Justice for the great work that they're doing combating violent crime, combating the narcotics problem in, in Georgia and Atlanta and everywhere in the country.

Fraud, which is a, a big issue in, in every city, but, uh, Atlanta is not excluded from that.

And, and so d- down here, what they do, like in a lot of our cities, is the Homeland Security Task Force, which is a group of federal, state, and local law enforcement, kinda get around a big table, and they tackle a problem, whether it's a gang, whether it's a, a fraud problem, whether it's human trafficking, and that's what they've been doing here.

I think there's, there's a great...

There's two great cases to talk about that I think your listeners will-- that will resonate with them.

What did the court say, the Supreme Court, and why was it significant? Uh, I'll let you analyze it.

Can you speak to that, some of what has been worked on specifically in the Atlanta area, some of the cases you're highlighting there as examples of the sorts of high-profile, uh, drug trafficking, corruption, a- and other cases that are an absolute focus for your Department of Justice?

Oh, absolutely.

So yes, Atlanta is a, a shining star at the Department of Justice for the great work that they're doing combating violent crime, combating the narcotics problem in, in Georgia and Atlanta and everywhere in the country, fraud, which is a, a big issue in, in every city, but, uh, Atlanta's not excluded from that.

And, and so w- down here, what they do, like in a lot of our cities, is the Homeland Security Task Force, which is a group of federal, state, and local law enforcement, kind of get around a big table, and they tackle a problem, whether it's a gang, whether it's a, a fraud problem, whether it's human trafficking, and that's what they've been doing here.

I think there's, there's a great...

There's two great cases to talk about that I think your listeners will-- that will resonate with them.

The first is a, a guy that, that, that they just indicted this week.

What did the court say, the Supreme Court, and why was it significant? Uh, I'll let you analyze it.

Any scenario in which it comes back? Or what do you say to Democrats who say, "Well, there are other funds and other measures within DOJ you're using to do the same thing"?

No, I mean, the fund is, is dead, or whatever word you want to use.

It never started, so it's not as if the fund is coming back.

It's the fund never started.

And, and Senator Schiff, um, is not being honest.

He's not being honest with the American people and he, and, and he knows it.

So he knows that I have said under oath.

He says courts are gonna strike it down.

Any scenario in which it comes back, or what do you say to Democrats who say, "Well, there are other funds and other measures within DOJ you're using to do the same thing"?

No, I mean, the fund is, is dead, or whatever word you want to use.

It never started, so it's not as if the fund is coming back.

It's the fund never started.

And, and Senator Schiff, um, is not being honest.

He's not being honest with the American people, and he, and, and he knows it.

So he knows that I have said it under oath.

He says courts are gonna strike it down.

Any scenario in which it comes back, or what do you say to Democrats who say, "Well, there are other funds and other measures within DOJ you're using to do the same thing"?

No, I mean, the fund is, is dead, or whatever word you want to use.

It never started, so it's not as if the fund is coming back.

It's the fund never started and, and Senator Schiff, um, is not being honest.

He's not being honest with the American people, and he, and, and he knows it.

So he knows that I have said it under oath.

He knows that I have put it in writing.

He says courts are gonna strike it down.

Any scenario in which it comes back? Or what do you say to Democrats who say, well, there are other funds and other measures within DOJ you're using to do the same thing?

The fund is dead, or whatever word you want to use.

It never started.

So it's not as if the fund is coming back.

The fund never started.

And Senator Schiff is not being honest.

He's not being honest with the American people, and he knows it.

Why don't you just go to Congress?

What do you mean by potential vandalism? Who did it?

Well, what, there's a witness that said, "I observed the defendant, um, vandalizing the, the, the reflecting pool." Now, that's different than whether ultimately we had the proof and, and you saw what US Attorney Piro said about that in her filings.

And, and I, I've said this before.

This is, we're talking about a single case, okay? We're talking about one case.

We had another case of vandalism, um, against the memorial earlier this week.

This is horrible what's happening in our nation's capital with, with some of these, um, really, really sick people, um, vandalizing our national monuments.

And so, and Attorney General, I mean, US Attorney Piro is, is doing a phenomenal job of enforcing that, going after anybody who's doing it.

Would you take his opinions into consideration when he says, "I think this case should be revived"? Will you take that into consideration?

I'm just telling you what I know.

Do you have signage for where 100 feet is?

Now, how do you reconcile that with obviously the federal law that prohibits federal law enforcement to be armed at these locations?

If you're here illegally, you are not allowed to vote.

So I, I also am not sure of the uproar of the risk of having a border patrol or an ICE agent at a polling location or looking into whether somebody is voting that shouldn't be.

If you are here illegally, you cannot vote, and so what's the risk?

That's why we've teamed up with AMAC, the Association of Mature American Citizens, to build a real community of folks who care about faith and our country's future.

There is no force on Earth that can stop us from saving our country.

[smacks lips] And right now, we're gonna discuss that in a moment, but right now, we are gonna go to Todd Blanche, who is speaking, and, uh, let you hear that.

We haven't done it because of me.

We haven't done it because of anybody standing behind me.

We've done it because of each and every one of you.

And the goal, our goal was simple: create a city that's as beautiful and as amazing as the country that it represents.

Whether it's a world leader coming to negotiate peace or trade with the President of the United States, or a third grader or a fifth grader from Kansas coming to see the sights of this great city, they have every right and every expectation to do it in an environment that is safe and beautiful.

Talking about alignment, from DOJ's perspective, how do you ensure consistency in corporate enforcement outcomes across the districts while respecting the judgments of the individual U.S. attorneys?

Yeah.

Look, we just issued a new enforcement policy, and I think this happens every...

For those of you that practice in this space, this happens every three to seven years, depending on who's in the administration.

And that is the most important thing that companies want and expect, is some sort of stability in these types of investigations.

And I think what we tried to do and what we're trying to do is provide that so that no matter what district's investigating the company, no matter whether it's main justice, whether it's a particular d- criminal division, or whether it's antitrust, or whether it's a U.S. attorney's office, civil division U.S. attorney's office, criminal division U.S. attorney's office, there's some standard that will always apply.

It was frustrating, and I think it's frustrating to anybody in this room that's either gone through investigations or represented companies or individuals in investigations, to have to adjust what you do because of the office you're in front of.

Can you help us to read those tea leaves to determine what do those cases give any indication of what DOJ's broader approach to FCPA is going to be under those revised guidelines?

So where does that sit now?

Look, uh, there's, it's an indictment, so it's moving forward.

The investigation's ongoing bec- uh, as, as folks know.

We, we charged the company a few weeks ago.

And the indictment lays out pretty clearly what, what, a lot of what you just described.

And, and, uh, the, the things that I think the, the serious conduct alleged in the indictment is, is that there were massive amounts of money sent to the, the very organizations that they were advertising against.

And separate from the indictment, their public messaging for many, many years, there were, there were banks that used w- if, if, if the Southern Poverty Law Center said, "This is a racist organization," banks de-bank them.

but, uh-

Should individuals who were convicted of assaulting law enforcement on January 6th be able to get money from this fund?

So, as I said yesterday, I don't know why this needs clarification.

I said it multiple times yesterday.

The commissioners will determine who receives money.

Now, the conditions, uh, uh, the settlement's public.

My order is public.

There's nothing that's not transparent about this process.

So are, are you saying this was not an effort to help him avoid financial liability?

It's great to be here, uh, in, uh, in the great state of Florida.

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The indictment was returned by a grand jury sitting in this district in Miami on April twenty-third, twenty twenty-six, and was unsealed today.

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willing to takeTo get him back here.

Is the United States at war with Iran?

Uh, no.

But what President Trump said, uh, this weekend is, is absolutely true.

My, my job as the acting attorney general is to, is to make sure that the president, that, that we all are doing the right thing legally, and we absolutely are.

As we said to Congress last week, there has been nothing going on, no hostilities, no exchange of fire since, in, in almost a month, in almost a month.

And how do you end a conflict? How do you end this? You have a ceasefire, and that's exactly what we have.

And, and Congress knows that, and the leadership knows that, and there's a lot of, uh, drama.

Blanch, when Mr. Comey himself said he didn't understand that some people would look at that and think about violence?

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Yeah.

You got the White House counsel, Dave Warrington, who is the biggest Second Amendment proponent you've ever seen, okay? You have me, you have Harmeet Dhillon.

What is the very latest you can share about the investigation into the suspect and any potential motive?

motive?So we, law enforcement, FBI, Secret Service, police departments in Los Angeles and, and in DC worked through the night executing search warrants on a couple of different locations and also on devices to try to, uh, continue to investigate.

It's been about 12 hours or so since the incident happened.

And what, what we believe happened, at least as of now, is that the suspect traveled by train from Los Angeles to Chicago and then Chicago to Washington, DC, where he checked into, to the hotel where the, where the, the Correspondents' Dinner was at, um, in the na- in the last day or two.

We believe that the two firearms he had on him, he had purchased within the past couple of years.

And, and there's also, there's a- We're, we're still investigating motive, and that's something that will necessarily take a couple of days at least.

Uh, we believe that he was targeting administration officials in, in this attack, attempted attack.

Does the Justice Department commit to not reopening this investigation if and after Kevin Warsh is confirmed?