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Gas Station Robberies Staged for Visas & DOJ Gets Aggressive | 10.28.26

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An aggressive Trump DOJ raids the mansion of a man who bankrolled Eric Swalwell, brings more charges against James Comey, and sues states over their handling of elections, the Trump administration cracks down on visa fraud, including one scheme involving thousands of foreign nationals staging robberies on themselves, and 60 Christians are reportedly massacred in Ethiopia as Church leaders call for help amid a string of religiously motivated attacks. Reporting from Cabot Phillips, Lynden Blake and Megan Basham. Find tickets for "Confession" here: www.dailywire.com/videos/confession#find-a-theater. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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