The U.S. Department of Justice charged Natalie Greene, 26, with one count of conspiracy to convey false statements and hoaxes and one count of making false statements to federal law enforcement. In a release, the DOJ said Greene and a co-conspirator staged a faux attack on Greene that they blamed on three men. The co-conspirator claimed the men referenced Greene's employment with Van Drew, who is referred to in the indictment as Federal Official 1.
hoping to build her large social media following into a platform to elected office. In September, she was in a viral video being tear-gassed and slammed to the ground by an ICE agent during protests outside an ICE facility in Broadview, a Chicago suburb. Earlier this month, Abughazaleh was again among protesters at the Broadview ICE facility and said that she was struck in the face with a baton by a police officer.
If it were President Biden and he had sent a direct message that was made public directing his attorney general to prosecute someone, you guys would have been calling for impeachment, she said to GOP strategist Lance Trover.
New York Mayor Eric Adams said on Sunday that he is dropping out of the mayoral race, abandoning his campaign for re-election. In an over eight-minute announcement posted to social media, Adams said "I know I cannot continue my campaign." In the video, Adams declined to endorse any of his rivals in the election, instead urging whoever takes over for him "to continue what we've done."