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24-04-2025
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Top Dem denies ignoring constituent abducted by Maduro after being lambasted for Abrego Garcia advocacy
A top Democrat refuted claims she ignored correspondence from a constituent whose son was abducted by Venezuela's military while she was publicly advocating for Salvadoran deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. — who, until Republicans retook the Senate, was third in line to the presidency — told Fox News Digital through a spokesperson on Monday they have no record of correspondence from Scott St. Clair asking for help for his imprisoned son. "Our office has no record of an inquiry from the St. Clair family; however, our staff is ready and willing to help support the return of Joseph however possible," the Murray spokesperson said, after Fox News Digital asked about comments from St. Clair to KTTH radio host Jason Rantz, wherein the father said he received "nothing" in response from Murray. "We'll be working to get in touch with the family directly," the Murray spokesperson said, adding constituent service is a "top priority." Patty Murray Went From A Mom In Tennis Shoes To Second-in-line For The Presidency Joseph St. Clair, a four-tour Afghanistan War veteran from Hansville, Washington, first went missing in November while getting PTSD treatment in Colombia. Read On The Fox News App In February, his father got a call from the Colombian consulate telling him neighboring Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro's regime had taken him hostage. As for her Abrego Garcia advocacy, her office said Murray "is also committed to protecting the fundamental right to due process in America — and will not shy away from condemning the Trump administration's dangerous efforts to undermine the rule of law." On Thursday, Murray retweeted Sen. Chris Van Hollen's, D-Md., photo with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, writing, "We're with you, Senator Van Hollen." "In America, we don't send people to foreign prisons for life with no trial and no due process. We'll keep fighting. This is about protecting our democracy," she continued. She also released a video saying the Trump administration "abruptly ripped Garcia off the streets." "They admitted that this deportation was a mistake. Now the president is trying to pretend that he has no power to bring him back from one of the most horrific prisons in the world. This is un-American. It is immoral. It is illegal. And it needs to stop," Murray said. Venezuelan Oppo Leader Joins Cuban-born Gop Lawmaker Praising Trump For Canceling Biden-maduro Oil Deal Rantz lambasted Murray's tweet, saying that while she "pretends to care about an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, she's ignoring the father of an American USAF vet who was kidnapped by the Maduro regime in Venezuela." Another Seattle figure, Discovery Institute's Jonathan Choe, recounted Murray's comments on Abrego Garcia, and then the plight of the St. Claires, remarking on X, "Make it make sense." Several other people slammed the senator on X over the situation, while a hostage aid group reprinted part of Rantz's report on the matter. Scott St. Clair told Rantz that his son was held alongside several other Americans whom President Donald Trump envoy Ric Grenell was able to bring home during a Jan. 31 meeting with Maduro. Joseph St. Clair's military credentials originally drew the Venezuelans' attention, his father said. Another Trump envoy, Adam Boehler, reached out to the family to assist them, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio officially designated Joseph St. Clair "wrongfully detained." Rantz shared apparent screenshots of Scott St. Clair's purported attempts to contact Murray, before "a senator from another state would agree to intervene." That lawmaker turned out to be Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., to whom Fox News Digital reached out for comment. Scott St. Clair appeared to reach out to Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., by email, and Murray via Twitter direct message on March 23 after Rubio officially designated his son captive. In one email from February shared with Rantz, Scott St. Clair wrote that "as a matter of record" he also sent a letter to Murray "via web form" and appeared to include text of the letter in a prior reply that was partially hidden. He also shared a screenshot of his X direct message to Murray where he shared a "Bring Joe Home" graphic and the message: "I am a Washingtonian and need advocacy to secure the release of our son from captivity in Venezuela. I sent your office an email and received no reply." Scott St. Clair said he received some response from Cantwell but ultimately pivoted to Schmitt. "We need all the help we can get. Congress needs to demand that Maduro release our citizens held hostage as political pawns," he wrote to Murray, according to one screenshot viewed by Fox News Digital. "As a matter of fact, we have been just screaming this story, ever since we found out February 4, to anybody and everybody that will listen to us," Joseph's mother added in a Monday night interview on "Fox News @ Night." "We do not have our state's backing from congressmen or senators," she said. "Thank God we do have some senators stepping up from other states to help us, but nothing at all from ours." Scott St. Clair added, "We need the Trump administration, but we need Congress to put this on their voice; to be a megaphone for the fact that this is a real American issue. And we're talking about things often that don't seem like real American issues." "We would welcome [Murray's] advocacy, yes, but I don't think it's coming," he article source: Top Dem denies ignoring constituent abducted by Maduro after being lambasted for Abrego Garcia advocacy
Fox News
24-04-2025
- Politics
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Top Dem denies ignoring constituent abducted by Maduro after being lambasted for Abrego Garcia advocacy
A top Democrat refuted claims she ignored correspondence from a constituent whose son was abducted by Venezuela's military while she was publicly advocating for Salvadoran deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. — who, until Republicans retook the Senate, was third in line to the presidency — told Fox News Digital through a spokesperson on Monday they have no record of correspondence from Scott St. Clair asking for help for his imprisoned son. "Our office has no record of an inquiry from the St. Clair family; however, our staff is ready and willing to help support the return of Joseph however possible," the Murray spokesperson said, after Fox News Digital asked about comments from St. Clair to KTTH radio host Jason Rantz, wherein the father said he received "nothing" in response from Murray. "We'll be working to get in touch with the family directly," the Murray spokesperson said, adding constituent service is a "top priority." Joseph St. Clair, a four-tour Afghanistan War veteran from Hansville, Washington, first went missing in November while getting PTSD treatment in Colombia. In February, his father got a call from the Colombian consulate telling him neighboring Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro's regime had taken him hostage. As for her Abrego Garcia advocacy, her office said Murray "is also committed to protecting the fundamental right to due process in America — and will not shy away from condemning the Trump administration's dangerous efforts to undermine the rule of law." On Thursday, Murray retweeted Sen. Chris Van Hollen's, D-Md., photo with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, writing, "We're with you, Senator Van Hollen." "In America, we don't send people to foreign prisons for life with no trial and no due process. We'll keep fighting. This is about protecting our democracy," she continued. She also released a video saying the Trump administration "abruptly ripped Garcia off the streets." "They admitted that this deportation was a mistake. Now the president is trying to pretend that he has no power to bring him back from one of the most horrific prisons in the world. This is un-American. It is immoral. It is illegal. And it needs to stop," Murray said. Rantz lambasted Murray's tweet, saying that while she "pretends to care about an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, she's ignoring the father of an American USAF vet who was kidnapped by the Maduro regime in Venezuela." Another Seattle figure, Discovery Institute's Jonathan Choe, recounted Murray's comments on Abrego Garcia, and then the plight of the St. Claires, remarking on X, "Make it make sense." Several other people slammed the senator on X over the situation, while a hostage aid group reprinted part of Rantz's report on the matter. Scott St. Clair told Rantz that his son was held alongside several other Americans whom President Donald Trump envoy Ric Grenell was able to bring home during a Jan. 31 meeting with Maduro. Joseph St. Clair's military credentials originally drew the Venezuelans' attention, his father said. Another Trump envoy, Adam Boehler, reached out to the family to assist them, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio officially designated Joseph St. Clair "wrongfully detained." Rantz shared apparent screenshots of Scott St. Clair's purported attempts to contact Murray, before "a senator from another state would agree to intervene." That lawmaker turned out to be Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., to whom Fox News Digital reached out for comment. Scott St. Clair appeared to reach out to Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., by email, and Murray via Twitter direct message on March 23 after Rubio officially designated his son captive. In one email from February shared with Rantz, Scott St. Clair wrote that "as a matter of record" he also sent a letter to Murray "via web form" and appeared to include text of the letter in a prior reply that was partially hidden. He also shared a screenshot of his X direct message to Murray where he shared a "Bring Joe Home" graphic and the message: "I am a Washingtonian and need advocacy to secure the release of our son from captivity in Venezuela. I sent your office an email and received no reply." Scott St. Clair said he received some response from Cantwell but ultimately pivoted to Schmitt. "We need all the help we can get. Congress needs to demand that Maduro release our citizens held hostage as political pawns," he wrote to Murray, according to one screenshot viewed by Fox News Digital. "We do not have our state's backing from congressmen or senators," Joseph's mother Patty added in a Monday night interview on "Fox News @ Night." "Thank God we do have some senators stepping up from other states to help us, but nothing at all from ours." "We would welcome [Murray's] advocacy, yes, but I don't think it's coming," Scott St. Clair added.
Fox News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
FREE SPEECH SHUTDOWN: Jason Rantz Weighs in on SHOCKING Attack on Free Speech in WA Legislature
Jason Rantz, host of The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH in Seattle and author of What's Killing America , joined The Guy Benson Show today via Comrex to expose a series of radical moves by Washington State Democrats. Rantz detailed how lawmakers used a brand new loophole to shut down debate on a pro-parent bill as it was introduced in the Washington legislature. The same bill has also been prevented from being added to a ballot, but the story continues to be avoided by mainstream media. Rantz also blasted a recent CNN soundbite that Republicans are the primary drivers of political violence, pointing to left-wing attacks on Tesla dealerships and others in recent memory. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Yahoo
$10,000 worth of stolen Lego bricks recovered via search warrant alongside stolen guns and drugs
This story was originally published on Pierce County sheriff's deputies used a search warrant to uncover approximately $10,000 worth of stolen Legos within a storage unit. Sasquatch Bricks toy store in University Place was victim to a robbery Feb. 13. The crime took place during off-hours, with the owner, Scott Nelson, learning about the crime through his security system. When Nelson called the police, they said they had already been notified. The suspect allegedly backed a U-haul to the front door of the store in order to steal $10,000 worth of Legos. 'Thankfully, our neighbor upstairs, when the thief backed up with a U-Haul, they ran into our store sign that was just hanging outside the front door, which promptly woke them up. And they were like, 'Well, this is a little unusual for just being about five o'clock in the morning,'' Nelson told 'The Jason Rantz Show' on KTTH. The case went cold until Thursday when investigators served a search warrant on a storage unit. Within the unit, the suspect, the stolen legos, stolen guns, and drugs were discovered, according to Pierce County Deputy Carly Cappetto. Nelson acknowledged that he was, in some ways, lucky that this was the first time his store had been broken into. He chalked up this incident to the recent surge in retail theft plaguing the region. 'I don't know if it's political or not, but when these thieves or retail theft rings know that there's not going to be a whole lot of consequences involved with it, you know, they'll continue to do it,' he said. He was arrested and charged with possession of stolen property.
Fox News
07-02-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
WA Democrats reportedly block move to nix 48-hour scholastic assault reporting requirement
A new Washington state bill characterized as a repeal of the state's Parents Bill of Rights now includes a provision allowing information to be essentially withheld from parents regarding assaults of their children for up to 48 hours. State Sen. Claire Wilson, D-Federal Way, attested to the Washington State Standard the bill overall "doesn't change any rights" and is a "cleanup bill" that updates health privacy provisions to align with current law. In a House Education Committee hearing this week, one lawmaker unsuccessfully attempted to undo the 48-hour rule and require immediate parental notification. "The underlying bill essentially states that schools can wait 48 hours before they tell parents if their children were involved in any kind of criminal action or if there was any sexual misconduct of staff," said state Rep. Travis Couture, R-Shelton. "And we have seen a stunning amount of sexual misconduct and sexual assaults by educators in our schools just in the last year itself." He cited reports that two principals in the Vancouver, Wash., area "hid information" from parents on sexual misconduct against a teen. "As a parent myself, I would be disgusted and sickened to know if my kids had some kind of sexual abuse put upon them by staff, and I wasn't notified immediately of those things. . . . For God's sake, vote yes [on the amendment]." But Democrat Lillian Ortiz-Self argued that as a school guidance counselor, she was trained in how to best deal with such situations. "It's very clear that we take direction from law enforcement and from the Department of Children and Family Services whenever there's a crime that has taken place and that we must sit here and give them the time to do the investigation so that justice can be served. Our role in the schools is to support the child and support the parents," said Ortiz-Self, of Mukilteo. Ortiz-Self said authorities must not have their investigations "impeded," to which KTTH commentator Jason Rantz reacted incredulously in a column. "She didn't say, most likely because it's a completely contrived concern," he wrote. Couture's amendment to ensure immediate parental notification failed in an ensuing voice vote, with House Education Committee chairwoman Sharon Tomiko-Santos, D-Seattle, voting "nay" and deeming the vote unsuccessful. Following Couture's attempt to undo the change, another committee member raised a new amendment regarding parental notification if they are accused of a crime and have "more than just a meet and greet with a police officer." "We just heard if law enforcement are involved, parents should be involved as well. They should have the bare minimum of a notification when it comes to law enforcement questioning a child," said state Rep. Matt Marshall, R-Roy. "There are just certain protections that are afforded to all of us as members of society given by our Constitution. And one of them is the right to legal protection. And we're innocent until proven guilty. If parents aren't even involved, then children are potentially not aware of their rights. If they're being questioned, who's to say what they're going to admit to when they're being accused of a crime?" Marshall later said committee Democrats rejected two dozen Republican amendments in what he called a "blatant disregard for parents' rights" and children's safety. "[This is] further proof that Dems care more about their woke agenda than protecting our kids," he said.
