****Breaking News**** DOJ Charges MAGA Who Attacked Ilhan Omar

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The Justice Department filed charges Thursday against a man who allegedly tried to spray Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with a substance from a syringe during a town hall in Minneapolis this week.

Anthony Kazmierczak faces a count alleging that he “forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated and officer and employee of the United States” while she was engaged in official duties.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/doj-files-federal-charges-man-accused-attacking-rep-ilhan-omar-rcna256511

MAGAS are practically feral.

[Walleye]

1. Has he said why he did it?

Trump called her garbage. That is unacceptable. she was actually giving a pretty good talk, reasonable, and full of American values.

[bagimin]

20. "But..

look at her skin"....trump

[leftstreet]

2. Why? So Trump can pardon him?

Suddenly the DOJ has time for this, but not the Epstein files

[IcyPeas]

4. EPSTEIN FILES!

[Bluetus]

13. Because he is not an ICE Nazi, just a private Nazi

And that allows the DoJ to say, "Look at how we are even protecting enemies of Trump (wait, was I not supposed to say that last part out loud?"

[UTUSN]

35. "not an ICE Nazi" - exactly. Not the DoJ thugs who tackled Senator PADILLA

[surfered]

22. And the Georgia ballots..

[leftstreet]

25. Maybe the Epstein files are in GA

That's the ticket

[ret5hd]

3. what charge do you press on a "paid actor"???

public performance without a license?

bad busking?

or do you truly recognize his actions?

[popsdenver]

23. Most likely

the pettiest legal misdemeanor..........This incident will give ALL KINDS of MAGAots ideas.....

[Torchlight]

30. Mandatory attendance at the new porn-documentary playing at the White House

while sober and awake

[Doodley]

5. Call Trump as a witness. He claims he had special knowledge about the event.

[Volaris]

6. Maga is feral because theyre too fucking dumb to understand the precedent Pam is setting.

'...opposed....an employee...of the United States...' = every ICE scumbag on payroll.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I'm a bit surprised his DOJ is charging the perp.

[Volaris]

8. Theyre setting the precedent that Apples are the same as Oranges.

Besides, if DOJ leaves this to the locals, he can't be pardoned by trump THE INSTANT he's found guilty.

This is ass-covering, they're just (finally maybe) getting better at calling it Something Else.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. He can still be charged on state crimes.

[Volaris]

10. If that happens, ill be happy.

[Tasmanian Devil]

11. "and officer" ?

Does nobody proof read anymore?

I thought maybe it was an NBC typo, but the ABC coverage has the same typo:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-faces-federal-assault-charge-attack-rep-ilhan/story?id=129675896

Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, has been charged with "forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated and officer and employee of the United States," according to the federal complaint.

So maybe the error is in the original. I'm no lawyer, can the charges be dismissed because of a typo?

[littlemissmartypants]

14. Possibly. I know of laws interpreted as something other than the original intent because

Of punctuation.

Just more of their idiocy and possibly haste at creation of the document with poor proof reading.

An AI proofreading program may not catch that and humans rarely proof read anymore. Plus stress can affect visual processing.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. No. It can't be dismissed because of a typo.

[llmart]

27. Thank you. I was just going to reply the same thing.

[BaronChocula]

12. WTF was in the syringe?!

I get biopsy results back faster than this!

[littlemissmartypants]

16. I wonder if they know. I heard apple cider vinegar but who knows? 🤷‍♀️

[dflprincess]

17. Apple cider vinegar

Local news reported that yesterday. At least it wasn't harmful, but it might have been & should be treated as if it was.

[BaronChocula]

18. Interesting choice

Not exactly a mastermind. Dangerous person nevertheless.

Thx for the update.

[Moostache]

33. It was a dry run...

The RWNJs are testing the system to find weaknesses when they begin targeted assassinations of Democratic office holders and leaders. This time was to get close enough and to test the response time of security. The next time will be to smuggle in weapons and see if they are detected. The last time will be to assassinate the target.

This is NOT some back-page story. In the past, when we had independent media and news organizations that actually INVESTIGATED stories, this would have been a plum assignment. Now? I see more chatter about Bezos bankrolling "Melania" for $35M than actual reporting. Pathetic.

[BaronChocula]

36. Have there been other examples of test runs?

Seems totally plausible. Oxy-rush lover limbaugh really ginned those dipshits up.

And the media? PBPBPBPSHHH. There's more time devoted to news broadcasts with fewer stories being covered. The availability of true journalism has been a casualty of the reich-wing scare machine.

[2na fisherman]

24. Chemical/Biological Weapons

This kind of stochastic terroristic threat needs to be taken seriously. And it is not paranoid to think some nut with a rudimentary knowledge of chemistry and biology may be motivated to try something like this but with lasting consequences to the intended target and bystanders. The poisoning of dissidents in Russia comes to mind. How about a cup of polonium tea or giving someone a virus?

[ProfessorGAC]

28. It Doesn't Take Somebody Like Me To...

...make this very dangerous.
Everyone knows drain cleaner is dangerous and every supermarket sells it.
HCl is available at every hardware store.
It doesn't require knowing how to make a lachrymator or nerve agent to be a major threat.

[Johonny]

19. Are there state charges too

Because Trumps DOJ likely to lose any case. Seems like they got morons that barely passed the bar working there these days.

[Conjuay]

21. In the video she looks ready to clock him...

I wish she had.

[BaronChocula]

37. Per MPR

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged him with one felony count of terroristic threats and one count of fifth-degree assault.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/29/anthony-kazmierczak-who-sprayed-vinegar-on-rep-ilhan-omar-faces-charges

Mary Moriarty's office is on it. Their plate is full.

[Warpy]

26. I'm hoping it was no more dangerous

thatn the brown slush that builds up on urban street corners between snow storms. It's nasty but the most dangerous component of it is the green salt they spread on streets to melt the ice.

I also hope she sends Fatso the dry cleaning bill.

[Marie Marie]

29. I'm sure that they will put their "best" people on this prosecution.

I hear that Guilianni, Habba or that other one just removed are all available and looking for work.

[Bev54]

31. Did they present the pardon with the charging documents? or will that come later?

[barbtries]

32. I'd like it more

if the state tried him. krasnov just loves passing out pardons to magats who do violence in his name.

[markodochartaigh]

34. Wow.

"Divorce records from 2017 showed that he was unemployed at the time and was receiving disability insurance benefits of nearly $40,000."

Almost twice my pension for thirty years of nursing. And he is allied with the party which wants to get rid of disability benefits.