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BONUS POD： Senator Hawley Targets Riot Funders in Expanding Federal Probe


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Sen. Josh Hawley launches an investigation into who is funding the L.A. riots and other riots that are breaking out across the country. The list of potential suspects has now grown to include the Party for Socialism and Liberation in San Francisco and the Center for Constitutional Rights in Los Angeles.

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00:00:00.000 This is an iHeart Podcast.
00:00:02.700 Guaranteed human.
00:00:05.860 If we weren't there, if we didn't bring in the National Guard and the Marines,
00:00:10.200 you would probably have a city that was burning to the ground,
00:00:13.680 just like it was a number of months ago with the housing.
00:00:16.340 You would have had a big problem there.
00:00:18.100 We weren't, in fact, the police chief said so much.
00:00:20.580 If you look at what his statements were, he said,
00:00:22.340 we're very lucky to have had that.
00:00:23.740 If we weren't there, that city would have been burning to the ground.
00:00:26.280 We'd be burning right now.
00:00:27.440 You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
00:00:31.980 Good Thursday morning.
00:00:33.120 It is the 47 Morning Update.
00:00:35.000 It's so nice to have you with us.
00:00:36.520 And we've got two big stories for you.
00:00:39.180 Donald Trump speaking out when asked about
00:00:42.240 will he be pulling back the military presence in L.A.
00:00:46.120 This after he has said he will send wherever he needs to,
00:00:50.720 the National Guard to protect American cities.
00:00:53.620 We also have a very big report as well on where the money's coming from.
00:00:59.360 And an official investigation has been launched in Congress by Senator Josh Hawley.
00:01:04.880 We'll give you the details of the organizations.
00:01:07.740 And the scary part is some of your tax dollars were going to some of these groups.
00:01:13.340 It's the 47 Morning Update, and it starts right now.
00:01:16.980 Story number one.
00:01:18.040 Senator Josh Hawley has not only launched an investigation to who's funding the L.A. riots,
00:01:23.720 but we're getting breaking news right now that the list has expanded from what happened earlier in the day.
00:01:32.720 Senator Josh Hawley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism,
00:01:37.900 launching this new investigation into who is funding the Los Angeles riots
00:01:42.520 and other riots that are now breaking out around the country.
00:01:46.880 Now, what we knew earlier was this.
00:01:49.620 There was a target, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
00:01:54.720 It's a non-profit pro-immigration group.
00:01:58.420 The allegation was very clear.
00:02:00.540 They may have provided logistical support and financial resources to individuals involved in the protests
00:02:06.680 and escalated into riots, obviously on purpose.
00:02:10.340 Now, the formal request he sent to this group and the executive director
00:02:14.840 demanded the preservation and the production of financial documents and donor lists,
00:02:20.100 travel and coordination records,
00:02:22.080 and documents related to protest planning from November the 5th of 2024 to the present.
00:02:28.760 Well, here is now what has happened since that first letter.
00:02:32.960 Hawley's office has now come out saying we are launching an investigation to other groups as well,
00:02:38.860 not just the original one named.
00:02:41.660 Who else is being added?
00:02:43.220 Well, the Party for Socialism and Liberation out of San Francisco, California.
00:02:48.980 The letter reads this way.
00:02:50.280 To whom it may concern,
00:02:51.860 I write in my capacity as the chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism
00:02:56.540 regarding your organization's alleged role in financing and material support,
00:03:02.160 coordinated protests and riots that have engulfed Los Angeles in recent weeks,
00:03:07.480 while peaceful protests is a cornerstone of American democracy.
00:03:11.760 These demonstrations have escalated into lawless mob actions.
00:03:15.840 They have obstructed federal law enforcement,
00:03:18.340 endangered public safety,
00:03:20.080 and disrupted the rule of law.
00:03:21.800 This lawlessness is unacceptable and it must end.
00:03:25.400 He also stated this.
00:03:26.960 Credible reporting now suggests that your organization,
00:03:30.440 the Party for Socialism and Liberation,
00:03:32.660 has provided logistical support and financial resources to individuals
00:03:37.560 that are engaged in these disruptive actions.
00:03:40.900 Let me be clear.
00:03:42.400 Bankrolling civil unrest is not protected speech.
00:03:45.660 It is aiding and abetting criminal conduct.
00:03:48.280 Accordingly,
00:03:48.940 you must immediately cease and desist any further involvement in these organizations
00:03:52.980 in the organization funding or promotion of these unlawful activities.
00:03:59.300 Now, there's a long list of things that Hawley is asking for,
00:04:03.900 including all internal communications,
00:04:06.320 including emails, text messages, chat logs, messaging apps,
00:04:10.840 related to the protests, related to the planning, the coordination, or funding.
00:04:15.300 He is also demanding that all financial documents related to the protests,
00:04:18.980 the demonstrations, or mobilization efforts in L.A.
00:04:21.560 are elsewhere in the country relating to immigration enforcement.
00:04:25.140 He also said if there are any third-party contacts or vendor agreements,
00:04:29.540 including any arrangements with event organizers,
00:04:33.320 transportation providers, security personnel,
00:04:36.940 or communications consultants relating to immigration enforcement,
00:04:41.760 or the Los Angeles protests or similar protests elsewhere.
00:04:45.960 He also asked for grant applications and funding proposals that relate to
00:04:50.260 or reference immigration enforcement,
00:04:52.860 as well as travel and lodging records for individuals or groups supported
00:04:58.600 or reimbursed in connection with protest activities.
00:05:02.280 He also said we must have media or public relations strategies,
00:05:05.760 including your talking points, press releases,
00:05:08.260 and coordination with journalists or influencers related to immigration protests.
00:05:13.280 And finally, the big one yet again, the donor list.
00:05:16.960 Josh Hawley, the chairman of the subcommittee on crime and counterterrorism in the U.S. Senate,
00:05:21.280 said failure to comply will result in additional actions by the subcommittee,
00:05:26.000 including potential referral for criminal investigations.
00:05:29.720 So that letter has now gone out to the party for socialism and liberation.
00:05:35.200 Well, Josh Hawley isn't done there.
00:05:37.480 He has now also sent a letter to Ron Góchez,
00:05:41.140 spokesman for the Union Day del Barrio,
00:05:43.700 demanding the exact same things that they demanded for the party for socialism and liberation,
00:05:49.160 as well as the earlier letter in the day that went to the original group asking,
00:05:54.880 what do you know, when did you know it, and how long have you been funding it
00:05:58.600 with the Coalition for, quote, humane immigrant rights.
00:06:03.020 So that now brings me to Josh Hawley and what he had to say tonight on Fox News Channel
00:06:07.860 when speaking with Jesse Waters.
00:06:09.680 Take a listen.
00:06:10.480 Senator Josh Hawley joins us now.
00:06:12.080 Senator Tulsi Gabbard just said that these riots in L.A.
00:06:16.040 and all over the country are orchestrated.
00:06:18.140 Can you tell us anything about that?
00:06:19.740 Yeah, I think that's absolutely right, Jesse.
00:06:21.460 These aren't spontaneous at all.
00:06:23.140 They're about as authentic as AstroTurf.
00:06:25.420 They are bought and paid for flash mobs.
00:06:28.160 And I want to know who's doing the buying and the paying.
00:06:30.380 That's why today I've launched an investigation.
00:06:32.260 I've sent multiple investigative demands today to various groups out on social media
00:06:37.560 claiming they are paying for this, they are organizing it, they are financing it.
00:06:42.360 We've all seen the videos of vans driving up, handing out gas masks right before somebody
00:06:46.820 blows up a car.
00:06:47.940 It's time we found out where's the money coming from, who's really behind this.
00:06:51.860 I think the American people deserve answers.
00:06:53.960 Senator Hawley wasn't done there.
00:06:55.900 He also talked about these rioters, and he made it very clear that these rioters know who
00:07:00.300 their ally is.
00:07:01.400 It's the Democratic Party.
00:07:03.440 When they're saying, don't believe what you see on TV, and there's no violence at all,
00:07:09.380 doesn't that kind of remind you of the Biden cover-up?
00:07:11.780 Oh, 100%.
00:07:12.500 It's the same thing. 0.99
00:07:13.500 Don't believe your lying eyes.
00:07:14.820 Meanwhile, they're out there blowing up cars on the 101. 0.96
00:07:17.640 They're assaulting cops. 0.60
00:07:19.000 They're rushing federal buildings.
00:07:20.640 They're burning down shops.
00:07:22.060 It's all on television, and we can see it with our own eyes.
00:07:25.060 I'm just glad Trump isn't letting the city burn.
00:07:27.700 I mean, Gavin Newsom would allow his state to burn for the second time in a year, and
00:07:31.860 the worst part is somebody is paying for all of this, and they're trying to spread it,
00:07:36.380 Jesse, just like you reported.
00:07:37.700 They're trying to spread it across the country, to Chicago, to St. Louis, to Seattle, New York,
00:07:42.120 everywhere.
00:07:42.640 We've got to figure out who is behind this.
00:07:45.760 And by the way, why is the Democrat Party now basically an extended mental ward?
00:07:49.880 I mean, what has happened to these people? 1.00
00:07:51.600 They're nuts. 1.00
00:07:52.600 They're nuts. 1.00
00:07:53.280 He's right. 1.00
00:07:53.800 But it's also the reality of what they're doing, what they're advocating for.
00:07:57.700 And the flag that they're flying, you know, the Mexican flag.
00:08:02.080 You know, you notice that CNN never even interviews anybody at the riot.
00:08:06.380 We have clips of them, and you can see why CNN doesn't want to talk to them, because they 0.84
00:08:10.640 look insane.
00:08:11.700 Your colleagues in the Senate, do they support these people?
00:08:15.080 Do they think this is good politically for the Democrat Party?
00:08:19.220 Well, that's what they're acting like.
00:08:20.600 I mean, they're out there saying all peaceful protests.
00:08:22.840 It's all peaceful.
00:08:23.380 By the way, this is Donald Trump's fault.
00:08:25.100 I'm like, really?
00:08:25.620 Donald Trump's fault?
00:08:26.360 Gee, I missed it when Donald Trump went and blew up a car on Highway 101.
00:08:30.200 I didn't see him when he was assaulting cops. 0.98
00:08:32.780 What I saw was a bunch of lunatics who were waving the Mexican flag and other flags while 0.96
00:08:37.280 they burned our own. 0.94
00:08:38.560 And by the way, Jesse, we ought to penalize people who burn the American flag while they're
00:08:43.000 committing a crime.
00:08:43.760 If you do that, you ought to have your prison sentence doubled.
00:08:46.860 It's time to get serious with these people.
00:08:48.900 It's a law and order time in America.
00:08:51.000 No more of this nonsense.
00:08:52.080 So it's like an extra, what, two years if you burn a flag in the commission of a felony?
00:08:59.680 Absolutely.
00:09:00.220 That's what I would do.
00:09:01.060 If you want to go burn a flag while you're up there rioting, while you're assaulting cops,
00:09:05.000 while you're blowing up cars, yeah, fine.
00:09:06.680 Go right ahead.
00:09:07.540 Spend double the amount of time in prison.
00:09:09.320 That flag means something to Americans.
00:09:11.700 If you think that you can just burn it and get away with it, it's time that we disabuse them
00:09:15.540 of that notion.
00:09:16.100 The other thing I'd say, Jesse, is if these protesters want to have a place to protest,
00:09:20.280 how about a nice jail cell?
00:09:22.360 And right after that, how about a one-way ticket back to the country where they came from, 0.99
00:09:26.600 never to see the United States again?
00:09:28.760 One thing that's for sure, Senator Josh Hawley is making it clear that under Donald Trump's
00:09:33.620 leadership and his leadership in the Senate, we're going to find out who's funding, who's
00:09:38.300 organizing, and who's terrorizing the American people with these riots that are expanding
00:09:43.800 all over the country.
00:09:45.280 Now, story number two.
00:09:46.660 President Trump not backing down and protecting L.A. and any other city where these radical
00:09:52.620 extremists are starting these riots.
00:09:55.380 At Fort Bragg, Donald Trump addressed U.S. troops and vowed to liberate Los Angeles, blasting
00:10:01.080 the situation as third world lawlessness and accusing rioters of bearing foreign flags.
00:10:07.920 He also defended the deployment of approximately 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines, citing
00:10:14.400 their role in protecting ICE agents and federal buildings.
00:10:17.740 Now, Trump also called the protesters animals, a foreign enemy, and paid troublemakers, which
00:10:24.700 will have more on that story of where the money's coming from for all of these protests, asserting
00:10:30.940 that somebody's paying them.
00:10:32.620 Now, Trump has framed the unrest as part of a broader threat, describing it as a full-blown
00:10:50.880 assault on peace, on public order, and national sovereignty. 0.98
00:10:55.180 He directly challenged California leaders, calling Governor Gavin Newsom, new scum, and saying 0.99
00:11:02.160 they are afraid to act. 0.97
00:11:04.300 Trump also insists his forceful response demonstrates decisive leadership and exactly what the American
00:11:10.820 people voted for.
00:11:11.820 Well, the president was also at the Kennedy Center, walking the red carpet with his wife,
00:11:18.340 the First Lady, and he was asked about some of these decisions.
00:11:22.380 Take a listen.
00:11:23.460 Will you be pulling back on the military?
00:11:26.120 Will you be pulling back on the military presence in Los Angeles and in California soon?
00:11:31.140 What's the barometer you're using?
00:11:32.400 If we weren't there, if we didn't bring in the National Guard and the Marines, you would
00:11:39.440 probably have a city that was burning to the ground, just like it was a number of months
00:11:44.400 ago with the housing.
00:11:45.760 You would have had a big problem there.
00:11:47.780 We weren't.
00:11:48.260 In fact, the police chief said so much.
00:11:50.920 If you look at what his statements were, he said, we're very lucky to have had them.
00:11:54.540 If we weren't there, that city would have been burning to the ground, would be burning right
00:11:57.960 now.
00:11:58.280 Mr. President, I'm just trying to do another summer of unrest.
00:12:03.160 What are you prepared to do, sir?
00:12:05.020 About what?
00:12:05.800 If this turns, well, the protests have spread now to 16 cities across the U.S.
00:12:10.120 Well, I don't know.
00:12:10.820 That's what you're saying.
00:12:11.780 Do I believe you?
00:12:12.600 I don't think so.
00:12:13.420 Well, I got that from the cops.
00:12:14.360 I can tell you that what we have, what we have is a situation in Los Angeles that was
00:12:19.180 caused by gross incompetence.
00:12:21.360 They didn't have the police to handle it.
00:12:23.000 The police were asking us to come in.
00:12:25.300 They were very late.
00:12:26.040 We had to go in to save a lot of ISIS officers, as you know, who were held up.
00:12:30.460 They were holed up in a building and they were being attacked.
00:12:34.420 And the military went in.
00:12:35.600 The National Guard went in and got them.
00:12:37.300 The police weren't able, unfortunately, to move fast enough.
00:12:40.440 But we moved fast enough.
00:12:41.520 And while we were there, we stayed there and we stopped tremendous destruction and death.
00:12:47.980 We stopped death.
00:12:49.220 We stopped a lot.
00:12:50.560 And if you look at them cutting up and breaking up the sidewalk and getting it and using it
00:12:54.520 as a weapon.
00:12:55.160 Did you see that with the curb where they're breaking up the curb?
00:12:58.620 Nice curb.
00:12:59.740 And they break it up with a hammer because they couldn't get the bricks in.
00:13:02.580 You know, they got caught with the bricks.
00:13:04.020 We have them under arrest.
00:13:05.200 They were bringing bricks in to throw at our police.
00:13:08.880 Bringing in bricks to throw at our police.
00:13:12.120 Who paid for the bricks is the big question now that everyone is asking.
00:13:15.720 But the president is also calling on leaders, governors, to take the lead, take a stand and
00:13:22.880 stop the anarchy.
00:13:24.420 And guess what?
00:13:25.300 Many conservative governors are doing exactly that.
00:13:28.420 The governor of Texas, for example, Greg Abbott, has proactively deployed the National Guard
00:13:34.220 to San Antonio ahead of planned anti-ice demonstrations.
00:13:39.220 Gavin Newsom, that's how it's done.
00:13:42.040 Texas, the governor said, will not be under siege like California.
00:13:47.180 And that's exactly the type of leadership that so many Americans are looking for.
00:13:51.840 Thank you for listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
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