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Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted NATO during an appearance on FOX News last night for refusing to allow the United States to use their bases as part of operation Epic Fury.
Rubio noted that we didn’t even need them to actually do anything, but merely allow us to use the bases.
He rightfully suggested that when this operation is finished, we will need to re-examine our relationship with them. As a country, we give and give and ask for so little in return. This is how we get repaid?
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
SEAN HANNITY, FOX NEWS HOST: Let me ask you about NATO. You said that our NATO allies have been disappointing specifically. I know you’re talking about Spain, Great Britain, France, even Italy now.
And that after all of this is done, we will re-examine this relationship. And especially when it comes to we pay two-thirds of the freight when it comes to NATO defense. And if it’s just, quote, about us defending Europe, you said, you know, at this point, how do we call that?
And we can’t have our landing rights in European nations, our allies, at a time when we need them. What good is that alliance? And is the NATO alliance at risk?
SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: Sean, I’ve been one of the strongest defenders of NATO during my time as a United States senator because I found great value in it. And it wasn’t just about defending Europe. I said it also allowed us to have military bases in Europe that allowed us to project power into different parts of the world when our national security was threatened.
If now we have reached a point where the NATO alliance means that we can’t use those bases, that in fact that we can no longer use those bases to defend America’s interests, then NATO is a one-way street. Then NATO is simply about us having troops in Europe to defend Europe. But when we need their help, not their help, we’re not asking them to conduct airstrikes.
When we need them to allow us to use their military bases, their answer is no. Then why are we in NATO? You have to ask that question.
Why do we have billions and billions of dollars, hundreds of billions of dollars over the years, trillions of dollars, and all these American forces stationed in the region? If we can only use them, in our time of need, we’re not going to be allowed to use those bases. So I think there’s no doubt, unfortunately, after this conflict is concluded, we are going to have to re-examine that relationship.
We’re going to have to re-examine the value of NATO and that alliance for our country. Ultimately, that’s a decision for the president to make, and he’ll have to make it. We’re going to finish the job here.
Watch the video below:

Rubio: If now we’ve reached a point where the NATO alliance means that we can’t use those bases to defend America’s interests, then NATO is a one-way street…then why are we NATO? We’re going to have to reexamine that relationship. That’s a decision for the president. pic.twitter.com/JM1pKgrlqF
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 1, 2026

Rubio was such an outstanding choice for this role. His understanding of foreign policy is unparalleled.
The post Marco Rubio Blasts NATO After Denial of Bases: ‘We Are Going to Have to Re-Examine That Relationship’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

President Trump is mulling firing Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein file release, according to the New York Times and CNN.
The president has reportedly discussed replacing Bondi with EPA Chief Lee Zeldin.
Pam Bondi joined President Trump at the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on the birthright citizenship case.
Trump praised Bondi in a statement to CNN.
“Attorney General Pam Bondi is a wonderful person and she is doing a good job,” the president said in a statement to CNN on Wednesday.

President Trump has privately mused about firing his Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, we’re told, though it’s not clear even to fellow WH officials if he’s serious. Confirming NYT w @KristenhCNN @alaynatreene https://t.co/mrb6emitDb
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 1, 2026

CNN reported:
President Donald Trump has privately mused about firing his Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Frustrated by the backlash and anger in his base over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Trump has asked people about replacing Bondi, who faces a deposition later this month on Capitol Hill related to the congressional investigation into the late sex trafficker, the sources said. He has also fumed that she hasn’t investigated enough of his political opponents.
It’s not clear the president has made up his mind, the sources told CNN. Bondi was with Trump Wednesday, riding in his motorcade as he attended the Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship. Trump voiced confidence in her in a statement to CNN.
The New York Times reported that President Trump has been frustrated with Pam Bondi’s leadership at the DOJ.

NEWS: President Trump has discussed firing Attorney General Pam Bondi in recent days as he grows frustrated with her leadership at the Justice Department. He has floated the idea of replacing her with Lee Zeldin.https://t.co/xLh0fe97Dp
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) April 1, 2026

The Justice Department last year began releasing batches of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking cases.
The trove of documents was released after a federal judge in New York recently ordered the release of Jeffrey Epstein documents related to a 2019 sex trafficking case.
President Trump previously signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law to release all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Bondi came under fire for a disastrous Epstein document dump.
Some Epstein files were heavily redacted, and other times the DOJ failed to redact the names of the sex-trafficking victims.
Bondi also faced backlash after she claimed that she reviewed “tens of thousands” of Epstein videos.
Shortly after Bondi made the claim, FBI Director Kash Patel sparked another controversy when he said there is no Epstein “client list.”
The post BREAKING REPORT: Trump Considering Firing Bondi appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

The Justice Department is seeking to hold Brian Cole’s lawyers in contempt for violating a protective order and publicly posting allegations against former Capitol Police officer Shauni Kerkhoff.
Brian Cole, 30, of Woodridge, Virginia, was taken into custody in December and charged with use of an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.
Cole initially admitted to investigators that he planted pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5, the night before the Capitol riot.
However, Cole pleaded not guilty to the charges this year.
Cole’s attorneys argued that their client is covered by President Trump’s blanket January 6 pardons.
On Wednesday, Brian Cole’s lawyers filed a motion for early return of subpoenas and publicly disclosed information about the DOJ’s review of Shauni Kerkhoff’s alleged role in January 6.
As TGP’s Brian Lupo reported earlier, in a motion filed Wednesday morning, Brian Cole’s lawyers alleged, “according to discovery produced by the government in this case,” “the FBI began investigating, questioning, and covertly surveilling” Kerkhoff “during the time it began investigating Mr. Cole.”
On November 6, 2025, Kerkhoff was interviewed by the FBI and took a polygraph examination.
“She was asked two relevant questions: (1) “Did you place those pipe bombs?” and (2) “Did you place those pipe bombs that evening?” Ms. Kerkhoff failed the polygraph. The FBI polygraph examiner noted Kerkhoff’s “very controlled reaction to the news of her failing the polygraph and seemingly rehearsed responses to the examiner’s questions.”” the motion said.
Cole’s attorneys are now requesting subpoenas for the following information, according to the filed motion:

“A subpoena to Ms. Kerkhoff for:
(a) the video of Ms. Kerkhoff’s dog taken at her home, with her voice allegedly in the background, purportedly from the evening of January 5, 2021, shown to the FBI agents by her or Mr. Dickert in November 2025, and any other photo, video, or audio created on the same device on January 5, 2021;
(b) the identity of the phones on which the dog video was stored;
(c) Ms. Kerkhoff’s employment records from the CIA in her possession, her offer letter from the CIA, and her Standard Form 86 Questionnaire that she completed for the job at the CIA;
(d) documents provided by Ms. Kerkhoff to the government as part of its pipe-bomb investigation;
(e) Ms. Kerkhoff’s home camera records from January 5-6, 2021;
(f) communications between Ms. Kerkhoff and Mr. Dickert from January 5-6, 2021;
(g) the identity of the electronic devices used by Ms. Kerkhoff from December 15, 2020 through January 8, 2021;
(h) documents reflecting Ms. Kerkhopff’s work schedule on January 5, 2021;
(i) communications between Ms. Kerkhoff and family members with a 614-area-code telephone number from January 1-8, 2021;
(j) communications between Ms. Kerkhoff and the government and Ms. Kerkhoff and Mr. Dickert from November 1, 2025 through the present related to her polygraph, the January 5-6 pipe-bomb investigation, and any photo and video purporting an alibi for her whereabouts on January 5, 2021;
(k) documents and communications about services used to wipe publicly-available information about Ms. Kerkhoff; and (1) the phone number and carrier for any devices Ms. Kerkhoff used on January 5-6, 2021 provided by her employer.
Later Wednesday, the Justice Department moved to hold Brian Cole’s lawyers in contempt for violating a protective order.
The motion filed by Brian Cole’s lawyers was removed from the public docket.

DOJ is seeking to hold alleged pipe bomber Brian Cole’s lawyer in contempt for publicly posting an allegation that former USCP officer Shuan Kerkhoff was the true pipe bomber — alongside her home address.
The defense filing, now removed from the docket, discloses details abotu… pic.twitter.com/z5EJV92K8O
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 1, 2026

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President Trump addresses the nation – April 1, 2026
President Trump is scheduled to address the nation tonight with an update on the war in Iran, nearly five weeks into the conflict. 
As The Gateway Pundit reported, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday that Trump would give an “important update on Iran.”
This comes as Trump threatens to escalate the war amid the deployment of thousands of additional troops and weighs his options to end the war or deploy boots on the ground. Trump has also given Iran until Monday, April 6, to stop blocking oil shipping in the Strait of Hormuz amid negotiations.
Trump said on Monday that he will escalate the war, targeting Iran’s energy and water infrastructure if they do not reach a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
On the deployment of ground troops, Trump told reporters the day prior, “I just have lots of alternatives,” also noting, “we have tremendous numbers of ships over there.”
Trump also told reporters that a deal with Iran “could be soon,” adding that the US is “weeks ahead of schedule.”
The President later suggested that he will withdraw troops from the Middle East and force Europe, Asia, and the Gulf nations to deal with Iran’s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after they refused his calls for help.
“The U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday, offering to supply oil from the United States if the countries cannot “build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.”
President Trump Pauses Iranian Energy Plant Destruction, Announces New Deadline
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A federal judge has revoked the U.S. citizenship of a married couple who conspired to steal sensitive American medical technology and funnel it to China.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge James E. Simmons Jr. ordered the denaturalization of Li Chen and Yu Zhou, ruling that the pair illegally obtained their citizenship after engaging in serious criminal conduct that disqualified them from ever becoming Americans in the first place.
Chen and Zhou weren’t just any immigrants—they were highly educated researchers working inside Nationwide Children’s Hospital, entrusted with cutting-edge medical research.
Instead, prosecutors say they:

Stole proprietary exosome medical technology
Profited financially from the theft
Funneled sensitive intellectual property to China
Received funding tied to the Chinese government

The couple ultimately pleaded guilty to:

Conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud

According to the DOJ press release:
On March 30, Judge James E. Simmons Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California entered an order revoking the naturalized U.S. citizenship of husband and wife Li Chen and Yu Zhou, finding they illegally procured their naturalization. Chen and Zhou each previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which the court determined constituted crimes involving moral turpitude that prevented them from having the good moral character necessary to naturalize. The court additionally found that both Chen and Zhou were ineligible to naturalize because they committed unlawful acts that adversely reflected on their moral character for which there were no extenuating circumstances.
“Gaining citizenship after committing serious crimes against the American people is an unacceptable abuse of our immigration system,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “These latest denaturalizations illustrate this Department of Justice’s focus on ensuring that citizenship remains a privilege to obtain, not a right to abuse.”
“Naturalization is not a right — it’s a privilege given by the generous people of this nation,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Divison. “When the generosity of America’s immigration process is abused, our system works to correct such abuse. Full stop.”
Chen, a Chinese national, entered the United States in 2007 on an H-1B Specialty Occupation visa sponsored by Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH). In 2011, after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker as an alien of extraordinary ability, Chen adjusted her immigration status to permanent resident. Zhou, also a Chinese national, entered the United States in 2005 as an exchange visitor. In 2008, Zhou arrived in the United States again on an H-1B Specialty Occupation visa sponsored by NCH, and he adjusted his immigration status to permanent resident in 2011 as the derivative spouse of his wife, Chen. Chen naturalized in 2016, and Zhou naturalized in 2017.
In 2019, both Chen and Zhou were arrested for criminal conduct involving the theft of medical trade secrets used in the course of their employment as NCH research scientists focused on exosome isolation. Each indictment alleged that the couple personally benefitted from their theft and sale of NCH trade secrets by establishing their own company and by acquiring shares in another company that utilized the stolen trade secrets. In addition, both Chen and Zhou received funding from the People’s Republic of China’s State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs. In total, Defendants jointly received nearly $1.5 million in transactions resulting from their exchange of exosome isolation intellectual property. Chen was subsequently sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and Zhou was sentenced to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release, with over $2.6 million in restitution ordered to be paid jointly and severally between them.
The court held that the couple’s wire fraud — and thus their conspiracy to commit wire fraud — constituted a crime involving moral turpitude that warranted the revocation of Defendants’ naturalization. The court additionally determined that, given the lack of any extenuating circumstances, Zhou and Chen’s crimes of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit trade secret theft constituted unlawful acts that reflected adversely on their moral character, and therefore these crimes represented a separate basis to revoke their U.S. citizenship.
These cases were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the ICE Office of the Principle Legal Advisor (OPLA). The cases were litigated by the Affirmative Litigation Unit of the Civil Division’s Office of Immigration Litigation. The underlying criminal cases were prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio.
The post Federal Judge STRIPS Citizenship from Chinese Couple Who Sold Out America to China appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) was left embarrassed after scaremongering on Voter ID. Credit: RNC Research X
A Democrat congressman has been left embarrassed after thinking he could get away with spreading propaganda in front of what he thought was a friendly audience.
On Wednesday, the Republican National Committee shared a video clip of Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) addressing voters at a church about the SAVE America Act, using a house of God to spread partisan propaganda.
As TGP readers know, the SAVE America Act is an absolutely critical measure that requires every American to show ID to cast a ballot.
It also requires proof of citizenship BEFORE registering to vote.
Democrats are panicking and spreading scare tactics because, should the measure pass, they will find stealing elections far more challenging.
Predictably, Figures leans into this tactic as he delivers his remarks.
He bemoans the difficulty of obtaining voter identification and then turns to the crowd with a simple question, thinking they will prove his point:
“Watch this: How many people in here do not have ID?”
But the move blows up in his face when not a single soul raises their hand.
WATCH:

Democrat Rep. Shomari Figures tries to fearmonger about voter ID and it backfires
FIGURES: “How many people in here do not have ID?”
*no one raises their hands*
FIGURES: “Everybody has ID…so I thought something a little bit different…” pic.twitter.com/rRf9R8lX68
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 1, 2026

A surprised Figures goes on to awkwardly acknowledge that he was wrong.
“Everybody has ID,” he says. “So I thought something a little bit different.”
But if Figures paid any attention to what Americans thought about voter ID, he would have expected this very reaction.
Polling has consistently shown that over 80% of the public supports requiring all voters to show government-issued photo ID to vote. This number includes at least 2/3 of all Democratic voters.
Moreover, 83% of Americans support requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote for the first time.
The post WATCH: Democrat Congressman Tries to Scaremonger Church Attendees About Voter ID and It Blows Up in His Face appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

US forces in Iraq. Photo courtesy of the Nevada Office of Veterans Affairs.
As President Trump deploys more troops to the Middle East and reportedly weighs a ground invasion of Iran, it’s being reported that Israel will not commit any ground troops to the potential mission. 
This comes as Trump threatens to escalate the war amid the deployment of thousands of additional troops and weighs his options to end the war or deploy boots on the ground. Trump has also given Iran until Monday, April 6, to stop blocking oil shipping in the Strait of Hormuz amid negotiations.
Trump said on Monday that he will escalate the war, targeting Iran’s energy and water infrastructure if they do not reach a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. On the deployment of ground troops, Trump told reporters the day prior, “I just have lots of alternatives,” also noting, “we have tremendous numbers of ships over there.”
Trump later suggested that he will withdraw troops from the Middle East and force Europe, Asia, and the Gulf nations to deal with Iran’s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after they refused his calls for help. “The U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday, offering to supply oil from the United States if the countries cannot “build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.”
JUST IN: President Trump Tells Europe and Gulf States to Fix the Strait of Hormuz Themselves Amid Reports That He is Willing to End War Without Reopening Strait – “You’ll Have to Start Learning How to Fight for Yourself. Go Get Your Own Oil!”
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Noelia Castillo reportedly ‘had second thoughts’ about the assisted suicide.
Trump is taking on the European ‘death culture’.
We have been following the horrifying case of Spanish 25-year-old Noelia Castillo, who became a victim of rape by migrants, and finally ‘opted’ for the Assisted Suicide, as you can read in Globalist State-Sanctioned Suicide: Spain to Euthanize 25-Year-Old Gang-Rape Victim Abandoned in Migrant-Filled Juvenile Center.
But while Castillo’s life ended early, the repercussions seem to be far from over.
It turns out that the Donald J. Trump administration is ‘demanding answers from Spain’.

Trump admin to investigate Noelia Castillo death. Castillo opted to legally kill herself last Thursday under Spain’s right-to-die law, that had passed back in 2021:
“The Trump administration is demanding answers from Spain a week after 25-year-old sexual assault victim Noelia… https://t.co/9YsCAvw9UT pic.twitter.com/ctNOWdDSi3
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) April 1, 2026

The New York Post reported:
“A leaked diplomatic cable, obtained by The Post, shows the State Department instructed the US Embassy in Madrid Tuesday to open an investigation into the Spanish law enforcement’s handling of repeated sex attacks, including gang rapes, against Castillo leading up to her tragic death.”
Embassy officials also conveyed to the Spanish government the ‘serious concerns’ with the ‘many systemic human rights failures’ and the fact that the euthanasia was performed even after the young woman reportedly ‘expressed hesitancy’ in her final hours.
“’We are deeply concerned by allegations that Ms. Castillo was repeatedly sexually assaulted while under state care and that no perpetrators have been brought to justice’, the cable reads.
‘We are also aware of reports that Ms. Castillo expressed hesitancy to undergo euthanasia in her final hours, but that these indications were ignored’, it continues. ‘This case raises serious concerns about the application of Spain’s euthanasia law, particularly in cases involving psychiatric conditions and non-terminal suffering’.”
And it will surprise no one to learn that the Spanish socialists are doubling down in their monstrous policies, with the Health Minister attacking Donald Trump.
Daily Mail  reported:
“Health Minister Monica Garcia reacted to the reports on X: ‘In the United States, thousands of people without health insurance die every year, whilst Trump supports and carries out human rights violations in Gaza and Iran.’
She posted a front page picture of the country’s leading newspaper El Mundo’s report echoing the New York Post’s story, writing: ‘Trump should stop fueling the international far-right agenda by sticking his nose into everything.
‘Spain is a serious country, with a robust healthcare system and a framework of rights that protects and cares for everyone, including those who choose to seek assistance to die with dignity in contexts regulated by law, assessed by clinical committees and endorsed by the courts’.”
Read more:
Globalist State-Sanctioned Suicide: Spain to Euthanize 25-Year-Old Gang-Rape Victim Abandoned in Migrant-Filled Juvenile Center
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The FBI found no probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago in August 2022, but Biden’s DOJ sent machine-gun-toting agents to Trump’s Florida home anyway.
Biden’s FBI raided Mar-a-Lago in 2022 and seized boxes of records from Trump’s Florida estate.
More than 3 dozen machine-gun-toting agents descended on Mar-a-Lago in August 2022, and by November, Biden’s DOJ appointed a special counsel to investigate the documents stored at the Florida residence.
The raid came after the National Archives (NARA) visited Mar-a-Lago in early 2022 and demanded documents from Trump.
Court documents revealed that Biden’s FBI authorized the use of deadly force during their raid on Mar-a-Lago, which was authorized by US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Corrupt FBI agents released staged photos of the ‘classified’ documents laid out on the floor of Mar-a-Lago.

Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch obtained smoking gun documents confirming the FBI had no probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago, but the DOJ proceeded anyway.

BREAKING: @JUDICIALWATCH FOIA UNCOVERS FBI OBJECTIONS TO MAR-A-LAGO RAID! The documents also how leftist groups helped spur the targeting of President Trump over presidential records, FBI objections over there was “probable cause” to justify the planned raid on Trump’s home, and…
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) March 31, 2026

Via Judicial Watch:

Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained 207 pages of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) records that reveal the FBI’s concerns about the legal basis for the raid of then-former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. The records expose deep concerns within the FBI itself, including explicit objections from field agents who warned the U.S. Department of Justice that the unprecedented August 8, 2022, raid on Trump’s home lacked probable cause.
The documents were uncovered in response to a March 11, 2026, Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed with the FBI regarding the counterintelligence investigation codenamed Plasmic Echo—a “sensitive investigative matter” launched following a referral from the National Archives and Records Administration.
The records include a July 13, 2022, email between FBI field agents explicitly stating they did not believe probable cause existed to search Mar-a-Lago and urging the Justice Department to cooperate with Trump’s attorney instead of insisting on a raid:
WFO [Washington Field Office] has made numerous suggestions to DOJ [Justice Department] over the course of this investigation that the most expedient way to ensure recovery of all classified documents would be to go through Mr. Corcoran [then-Trump’s attorney Evan Corcoran]. DOJ has persistently disagreed. * New NARA Referral for all PRA vs. classified. If NARA pursued “presidential records” which are likely to still be located at Mar a Lago, they could recover any additional records which may, upon review, identify additional classified material. WFO has been rebuffed in this request by DOJ.
WFO does not believe (and has articulated to DOJ CES [Counterintelligence and Export Control Section]), that we have established probable cause for the search warrant at Mar a Lago. DOJ has opined that they do, requesting a wide scope including residence, office, storage space.
Finally, if the goal is to identify and recover classified records quickly, so as to protect the information, the 5 weeks spent fixated on probable cause for a search warrant have been counterproductive.

“These documents show the FBI knew there was no probable cause, yet Biden’s Justice Department pushed forward with an abusive raid on President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
“This is a historic abuse of power that demands full accountability. Judicial Watch will continue pursuing additional disclosures to uncover the full truth behind one of the most controversial federal investigations in American history,” Fitton said.

SMOKING GUN: FBI agents warned no probable cause to raid Trump’s home: “WFO does not believe (and has articulated to DOJ CES [Counterintelligence and Export Control Section]), that we have established probable cause for the search warrant at Mar a Lago. DOJ has opined that… pic.twitter.com/TjA4xHcgHC
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) April 1, 2026

Last month Fox News obtained FBI emails revealing that Joe Biden was indeed coordinating with the DOJ in the months leading up to the Mar-a-Lago raid.
The Biden White House repeatedly denied having any foreknowledge of the raid. In fact, Joe Biden said he found out about the raid in media reports.
“New emails obtained by Fox News from May 2022, 3 months before Mar-a-Lago was raided by the FBI, illustrated coordination between the White House Counsel’s office and the DOJ regarding an interview of Walt Nauta,” Fox News reporter Davis Spunt said.
Walt Nauta, a former White House employee and Navy veteran who worked as a valet for Trump and served as a personal staffer at Mar-a-Lago, was indicted along with Trump in 2023.
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Ron DeSantis signed the legislation into law on Wednesday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a new election integrity bill into law, requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and tightening voter ID standards across the state.
The measure, widely seen as Florida’s version of the federal SAVE America Act Republicans have so far failed to pass through Congress, will ensure only American citizens will be able to vote.
Most provisions will take effect after the upcoming midterm elections.
“This bill protects and expands integrity in our voter registration process,” DeSantis said upon signing the legislation.
“Our Constitution in the state of Florida says only American citizens are allowed to vote in our elections, so we need to make sure that is the law.”

BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis just SIGNED INTO LAW Florida’s SAVE America Act, which fortifies citizenship verification for voters, makes voter ID more strict, and sets PAPER as the default method of voting
LFG. Do this NATIONWIDE! Our US Senate should follow suit pic.twitter.com/2ogIBenUIf
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 1, 2026

Under the new law, election officials will verify a voter’s citizenship status after registration.
Those who have already provided documentation, such as a passport or birth certificate, when obtaining a driver’s license will be automatically approved.
Others will be required to submit proof within a set period or risk removal from the voter rolls.
The legislation is designed to strengthen public confidence in elections by closing potential loopholes and standardizing verification procedures.
Millions of Floridians have already provided citizenship documents through existing identification systems, making compliance straightforward for most voters.
The law also narrows the types of acceptable identification at polling stations, removing certain non-government IDs and reinforcing stricter verification standards.
The move comes as multiple Republican-led states consider similar legislation, with growing momentum behind requiring documentary proof of citizenship as part of voter registration.
Left-wing groups, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, have already filed a legal challenge seeking to block the law before it is fully implemented over concerns it will make it harder for them to cheat.
“We are most concerned about impact as it relates to the most vulnerable Florida voters,” complained ACLU attorney Jonathan Topaz.
“This could mean older Black voters who grew up in Jim Crow South who don’t have access to birth certificates [and this could be naturalized citizens.”
Enabling non-citizens to vote is one of the many methods Democrats use to steal elections.
State officials are expected to begin implementing new systems and procedures ahead of the law’s rollout next year.
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