UPDATE: Grisanti and Wife Involved in Altercation at Casino Event

According to sources who were at the Casino, Grisanti was punched in the ribs by a man after a verbal exchange. Sources say a different man then hit Grisanti in the back of the head. Grisanti’s wife Maria, who started to walk his way, was then attacked and knocked to the ground by two women, according to sources. Maria Grisanti spent part of Saturday at an area hospital with minor injuries. Security officers were able to break up the confrontation. A Seneca Nation spokesperson said this was a private matter between private citizens and that neither the Seneca Nation nor Seneca Gaming Corp. officials were involved. Grisanti and other local officials were at the casino to attend the Chairman’s Ball event to raise money for the Seneca Diabetes Foundation.

Senator Grisanti released the following statement:

Friday night my family and I attended the Seventh Annual Seneca Diabetes Foundation Chairman’s Ball at the Seneca Niagara Hotel in Niagara Falls. This was a wonderful event raising funds for a great cause. We also had additional interest in the event because my daughter was performing on stage with the world-famous Scintas singing group.

Later in the evening, two men from the Seneca Nation were in a heated argument that appeared about to turn physical when I stepped in, introduced myself and tried to calm to the situation. One of the men then physically attacked me. My wife, Maria, was then also attacked and I moved to try to protect her.

As a result, my wife was injured and was subsequently treated at a local hospital. Maria is doing fine today and resting comfortably at home. We were stunned by the incident and truly relieved nothing worse occurred.

I appreciate the quick response of Seneca Niagara security and particularly the professional actions of the Niagara Falls Police Department. My family and I are also thankful for the support we have received from the community and the compassionate apology from Seneca Nation of Indians President Robert Odawi Porter.

This isolated incident by a few people must not detract from what was a successful event that raised funds to support diabetes education outreach, prevention awareness and research to improve the lives of Seneca Nation members and non-Native Americans affected by diabetes.

-Senator Mark Grisanti, 60th District.

 
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MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace unleashed on FBI Director Kash Patel for what she called a "sick, twisted and cruel" way of destroying the FBI.

On Tuesday, Wallace welcomed New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush, who exposed the FBI for going after an agent who was blamed for being part of an investigation he had nothing to do with. Another was shoved out at a time his wife was facing cancer and having an adverse reaction to chemotherapy.

Last week, three fired FBI agents filed a lawsuit against the FBI and Kash Patel. On Tuesday, two more are seeking solutions to fight back against their firing.

Chris Meyer and Walter Giardina, both decorated combat veterans with years of service in the FBI, are now also suing after their firing, too. These agents were likely the two that the previous three supervisors mentioned fighting for in the previous lawsuit, Thrush said.

"Last month, Mr. Patel summarily fired Mr. Meyer and another top agent in the Washington, D.C., field office who had been targeted by the right, Walter Giardina," the report said. "Mr. Patel did so after being told that the terminations were unlawful and that pushing out Mr. Giardina, who was caring for his dying wife, would be 'inexcusably cruel,' according to a lawsuit filed by three F.B.I. supervisors also dismissed by Mr. Patel."

"There's a special provision in the law that allows FBI agents who are veterans to have due process, whereas if they had not been veterans, they could be fired without cause," said Thrush.

They requested due process as part of an official investigation before they were fired, but they were denied it.

"You know, these were not folks who were aspiring in the political arena or wanted to make a lot of money or wanted to even trade in these jobs for more lucrative private sector gigs. They wanted to spend their entire career in the bureau," Thrush said.

Thrush noted that Walter Giardina was a midshipman who graduated from the Naval Academy.

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She pointed out the exchange between Patel and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) in which the senator asks about key people being taken off of jobs involving terrorism and trafficking to deal with deportations. Patel claimed he cared about those issues, but those experts working on the cases are the ones being shoved out.

"And there's something so cynically tragic about depriving the FBI — like the people in charge of stopping and catching the people that trafficked children and women and international drug cartels. I mean, to take the people who would wear capes if it didn't give them away and run them out of the agency for which he could get the most credit for doing a good job and the things he says he cares about is so sick and twisted and tragic," said Wallace.


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After Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA who was renowned for youth engagement and a number of controversial positions about race, religious freedom, and civil rights, was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Omar criticized the media rush to whitewash his beliefs, saying on Zeteo News, "There is nothing more f----- up to completely pretend his words and actions have not been recorded and in existence for the last decade or so." She also reposted a comment calling Kirk a "stochastic terrorist."

The right-wing activist rage over Omar was further amplified after she was confronted by far-right Trump confidante Laura Loomer and an associate, ignoring their demands for an apology.

"Moments ago, @IlhanMN fled into her office after @LoomerUnleashed and @TheCharlesDowns asked her if she would apologize for resharing a video calling Charlie Kirk a 'terrorist' following his assassination by a radical leftist," Loomer posted on X. "Omar’s refusal to apologize for embracing political violence is a clear sign that she MUST be removed from her Congressional committees, and MUST be CENSURED immediately."

Many of the commenters cheered on the new push by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to censure Omar and strip her of committee assignments.

"Rep. Nancy Mace introduces a resolution on the House floor to remove Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar from all of her Committee Assignments. This must pass!" wrote bodybuilder and MAGA commentator Ian Jaeger.

"Nancy Mace just officially filed a Resolution that will REMOVE Ilhan Omar from her committee assignments and censure her! EVERY LAST GOP REP. NEEDS TO BE ON BOARD!" wrote Texas-based MAGA activist "Gunther Eagleman."

"Ilhan Omar is officially in DANGER of being kicked off her committees and CENSURED for justifying Charlie Kirk's assassination," wrote right-wing internet personality Nick Sortor. "Rep. Nancy Mace just filed filed the resolution to make it happen. ALL REPUBLICANS SHOULD SUPPORT THIS! Somali Rep. Omar has ZERO BUSINESS having power over our country."