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Trump Pardons Two More

November 15, 2025 at 3:11 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump has issued two pardons related to the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, including for a woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents who were investigating a tip that she may have been at the Capitol,“ the AP reports.

“In a separate case, Trump issued a second pardon for a Jan. 6 defendant who had remained behind bars despite the sweeping grant of clemency for Capitol rioters because of a separate conviction for illegally possessing firearms.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Oathkeepers Relaunched

November 14, 2025 at 8:08 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Militia leader Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted for his role in the January 6 attack, is asking potential new members and supporters to send money,” Wired reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Eric Swalwell Referred for Criminal Probe

November 13, 2025 at 2:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A top housing official in President Trump’s administration has referred Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the Justice Department for a potential federal criminal probe, based on allegations of mortgage and tax fraud related to a Washington, D.C., home, NBC News reports.

He is the fourth Democratic official to face mortgage fraud allegations in recent months.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment, House of Representatives

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Judge Greenlights Lawmaker’s Prosecution

November 13, 2025 at 11:43 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A federal judge on Thursday declined to toss federal assault charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ),” Politico reports.

“The first-term Democrat was charged with assaulting law enforcement officers following a chaotic scrum outside an immigration detention facility in May.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment, House of Representatives

Ex-Louisiana Speaker Indicted for Stealing ‘Rare Artifact’

November 13, 2025 at 10:13 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder (R) was indicted on a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing a cypress board once displayed in the state Capitol, the Shreveport Times reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment, State House

Ex-Newsom Aide Indicted for Stealing Campaign Funds

November 12, 2025 at 5:43 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff, Dana Williamson, has been charged with stealing $225,000 from a campaign account held by Xavier Becerra, who was then secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Serial Felon Freed by Trump Back Behind Bars

November 10, 2025 at 7:28 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Despite being gifted a Get Out of Jail Free card courtesy of President Donald Trump, convicted felon Jonathan Braun can’t seem to stop breaking the law,” the Daily Beast reports.

“Braun, a convicted drug trafficker and loan shark from New York, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Monday after being found guilty of a litany of crimes, including physical and sexual assault.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Pardoned Capitol Rioter Faces Sexual Assault Charges

November 10, 2025 at 7:25 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A U.S. Capitol riot defendant who was accused of firing a gun into the air while among the mob on Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021, now faces charges of sexual assault and kidnapping in Utah,” CBS News reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Software Analysis Points to January 6 Pipe Bomber

November 8, 2025 at 9:05 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Blaze claims a suspect who allegedly planted pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican Party headquarters on January 6 is likely a former Capitol police officer who now works for the CIA.

The person’s home “appeared to be under the watch of law enforcement officers” on Friday night.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Subpoenas Likely in John Brennan Investigation

November 7, 2025 at 6:55 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A mounting federal investigation into former CIA director John Brennan is now getting close to grand jury subpoenas, MSNBC reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

‘Sandwich Guy’ Found Not Guilty

November 6, 2025 at 3:13 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Sean Dunn, the man who pitched a sandwich at the chest of a federal agent in a viral act of opposition to President Trump’s law enforcement policies in Washington, was acquitted on Thursday after a jury found him not guilty of misdemeanor assault,” the New York Times reports.

“The verdict, which arrived after the jury deliberated for roughly seven hours, capped a nearly three-month effort to penalize Mr. Dunn for the August outburst and the resulting chase to arrest him, after the government previously failed to persuade a grand jury to charge him with a felony.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Jury Chews Over Fate of ‘Sandwich Guy’

November 6, 2025 at 8:55 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating a verdict in the case against a man dubbed “sandwich guy” after he tossed a Subway footlong at a federal officer who was patrolling city streets on President Trump’s order, NBC News reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Judge Rips Prosecutors Over James Comey Indictment

November 6, 2025 at 5:31 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A federal judge blasted Justice Department prosecutors several times for what he described as an “indict first, investigate later” attitude in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, NBC News reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

New Warning Signs for Case Against James Comey

November 5, 2025 at 12:40 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A federal magistrate judge scolded Justice Department prosecutors for an “indict first, investigate second” posture in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, raising new questions about a “highly unusual” case that was ordered up at President Trump’s command, Politico reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Bob Menendez Got a Vote-by-Mail Ballot

November 3, 2025 at 8:36 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez was mailed a ballot to vote in tomorrow’s election despite being incarcerated in a federal prison for taking bribes since June 17, but he has not returned it,” the New Jersey Globe reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Trial Begins for Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

November 3, 2025 at 11:39 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The trial of a man charged with assaulting a Customs and Border Protection agent by throwing a sandwich at his chest in protest began on Monday, several months after federal prosecutors failed to persuade a grand jury to approve a felony indictment against him over the incident,” the New York Times reports.

“The case stands out for its unusual facts and the Trump administration’s determination to prosecute the man, even on a lesser charge. But it is one of a number of unusually minor cases the government is bringing to federal court at Mr. Trump’s direction.”

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

Kash Patel Leaked ‘Potential’ Terror Plot

October 31, 2025 at 1:51 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Senior Justice Department and FBI officials expressed frustration Friday that FBI Director Kash Patel publicly disclosed an investigation into what he called a ‘potential’ Halloween weekend terrorist plot near Detroit — before investigators had a chance to flesh out key details, including whether the attack actually was imminent,” MSNBC reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

FBI Fires Agent Who Investigated Trump

October 31, 2025 at 7:14 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The FBI has fired a special agent who previously helped oversee public corruption cases, including an investigation that became part of former special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into President Trump — another apparent casualty of the Trump administration’s retribution push, CNN reports.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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