A Holdout Juror’s Account Michael Marcel of Fugitive TV interviewed the juror described by the article as the lone holdout in the Lindsay Clancy case. The source says the panel was prepared to let Clancy walk, while the juror stood against that position. The case involves the deaths of Clancy’s three children, including a baby. Because this is a tragedy involving children, the legal and human stakes are grave. The account presents the interview as the main source for the juror’s description of what happened. https://rumble.com/embed/v7ddt3w/ Political Identity Becomes the Focus The juror reportedly believes he may be targeted because he is a Republican, specifically a Black Republican, and holds conservative views. Marcel also said the juror believes media members and reporters may be treating him differently because they have left-leaning views. The source says he served on a panel with people who belonged to the Democratic Party. That is the juror’s interpretation of events, and the supplied account does not offer independent proof that his political identity caused anyone to target him. Still, it is the central claim driving the story: a juror says his politics may have shaped how he was treated after taking a position that differed…

A Heated Senate Exchange FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing and discussed a letter he had sent to committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, about FBI expenditures that had drawn attention. Patel also touted what he described as historic successes, including a record drop in violent crime rates. He pushed back against what he described as Democratic attempts to embarrass him for television time, a familiar Senate tradition in which oversight and performance art occasionally arrive in the same suit. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., pressed Patel about whether he would interfere with the will of voters in the November election and questioned his support for President Trump. Patel Rejects Welch’s Premise Welch asked Patel to pledge that he would not interfere with the will of the American people at the polls. Patel answered, “I pledge unequivocally that I will not participate in your charade of lies.” Welch then asked why Patel was being a “panderer” to President Trump and raised Trump’s claims about the 2020 election. Patel replied, “What I believe in is the rule of law.” As Welch continued, Patel asked, “Are you done with your campaign ad?” When Welch said the…