{"id":12600,"date":"2023-12-07T02:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T02:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/07\/sen-vance-in-letter-to-biden-admin-accuses-wapo-writer-of-encouraging-open-rebellion-against-us\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T02:11:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T02:11:16","slug":"sen-vance-in-letter-to-biden-admin-accuses-wapo-writer-of-encouraging-open-rebellion-against-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/07\/sen-vance-in-letter-to-biden-admin-accuses-wapo-writer-of-encouraging-open-rebellion-against-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen Vance in letter to Biden admin accuses WaPo writer of encouraging \u2018open rebellion\u2019 against US"},"content":{"rendered":"

FIRST ON FOX:<\/strong> Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, sent a letter Wednesday to\u00a0Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers regarding a recent Washington Post op-ed that he said suggested \u2018open rebellion\u2019 against the United States.<\/p>\n

Robert Kagan, an editor at large at the newspaper, wrote a piece last week, claiming that \u2018resistance\u2019 to former President Donald Trump, should he win the 2024 presidential election, \u2018could come from the governors of predominantly Democratic states such as California and New York through a form of nullification. States with Democratic governors and statehouses could refuse to recognize the authority of a tyrannical federal government.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018That is always an option in our federal system,\u2019 Kagan added.<\/p>\n

Vance wrote in his letter to Garland and Blinken that Kagan\u2019s piece potentially violates federal law.<\/p>\n

\u2018Excuse me? I must have missed that day in civics class,\u2019 he wrote after quoting Kagan\u2019s piece. \u2018According to Robert Kagan, the prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency is terrible enough to justify open rebellion against the United States, along with the political violence that would inevitably follow.\u2019<\/p>\n

Vance also mentioned in his letter that Kagan is married to Victoria Nuland, who is currently serving as the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and he asks whether her \u2018close relationship with her husband might compromise her judgment about the best interests of the United States.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Vance gave Garland and Blinken a Jan. 6 deadline to answer several questions, including\u00a0whether the Department of Justice will open an investigation into Kagan.<\/p>\n

\u2018If not, what factors counsel against such an investigation? Why were those factors inapplicable in President Trump\u2019s case?\u2019 he asked.<\/p>\n

\u2018How does the Department of Justice distinguish between heated political rhetoric and evidence of a conspiracy to violate rights or rebel against the United States?\u2019 he asked. \u2018In the view of the Department of Justice, could a demand for \u2018nullification\u2019 or secession \u2018intimidate\u2019 a voter into changing his behavior at the ballot box?\u2019<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to Kagan, The Washington Post, the State Department and the DOJ for comment.<\/p>\n\n

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