After federal agents spotted and chased Taylor Toronto outside the DC home of
former President Obama, they say they found these guns,
hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and a machete in Toronto's van parked nearby.
>> Aah!
>> The feds had already been trying to arrest Toronto for
allegedly being part of the mob that attacked the Capitol January 6th, for
which he faces four misdemeanor charges.
>> Taylor Toronto, the man you just witnessed in that video,
the man who was arrested in Obama's DC neighborhood just last week,
was discovered with weapons and was also live streaming in the area the exact
same day that Donald Trump shared Obama's address on Truth Social.
That is the update to the story.
The prosecutors have written a memo in this case indicating that there
could be a connection between Trump's post on social media and
the actions that Toronto took on that day.
Toronto, who had an open warrant for
his arrest related to the riot charges, the January 6th riot charges,
was arrested last week in Obama's neighborhood with firearms after
claiming on an Internet livestream the day before that he had a detonator.
So you can understand that that kind of threat would lead to federal authorities
looking for this guy.
I mean, he already had a warrant out for his arrest.
Now, the weapons that they found on him, or at least in his van,
which he is allegedly living in, included two guns, 400 rounds of ammunition,
a machete, and according to some reports, materials to make Molotov cocktails.
There wasn't a bomb with a detonator found in the van,
at least as far as we know at the moment.
He was again also found to be living in the van.
He's originally from Seattle, but when he was discovered and detained, he was in DC.
Now, thanks to this new memo, federal prosecutors have provided more details
about him and what the allegations against him happened to be.
Let's watch.
>> Federal prosecutors told a judge Toronto could have learned Obama's address
from a social media post by former President Trump.
They alleged Trump posted what he claimed was Obama's address on his Truth social
platform, the same day Toronto was arrested near the home.
Toronto was also accused of targeting Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin of
Maryland, who led Trump's second impeachment.
They say Toronto posted a video on June 18th inside an elementary school near
Raskin's home.
>> Now, I wanna get to the threats against Raskin in just a moment, but real quick.
So on that day that he was found in Obama's DC neighborhood,
he also said in a Telegram post, quote, we got these losers surrounded,
see you in hell, Podesta's and Obama's.
And when it comes to the Raskin related allegations, apparently on Sunday,
June 18th, Toronto and several others entered an elementary school near Raskin's
home with Toronto livestreaming the group walking around the school, entering
the gymnasium, and using a projector to display a film related to January 6th.
And that again, is according to the prosecutor's filing.
Toronto stated that he specifically chose the elementary school due
to its proximity to Raskin's home and that he is targeting Raskin because
he's one of the guys that hates January 6 people or more like Trump supporters.
And it's kind of like sending a shockwave through him because I did nothing wrong.
And he's probably freaking out and saying stuff like, well,
he's stalking me, the filing said.
>> Yeah, that's cuz you're stalking him.
>> Yeah, you're out of- >> With a machete and
400 rounds of ammunition near his kids elementary school, you freaking lunatic.
So letting him out of prison would be insanity,
total, utter insanity.
So if you're a right wingers and you're like, he's got the right to free speech,
man, okay.
I mean, a free speech with a machete and a bunch of weapons and
400 rounds of ammunition, by guys, neighborhood and his kids?
Yum, free speech.
No, that's not free speech, that's stalking.
That's assault because you're threatening violence, right?
There are laws that are clearly being broken here.
I'm gonna tell you why there's even an issue in a second as to whether he
might be let out.
By the way, if you're a left winger and you say, no bail for anyone,
well, okay, to be fair to left wingers, they don't say that, okay?
They say that no bail for some poor people under some circumstances.
But I got to be honest with you guys,
the reason I brought it up here is cuz it would probably apply in this case.
Because these are like the level of offenses where you
have to get into a situation with bail or extreme,
it has to be like murder, rape, armed robbery.
>> It depends on the state.
>> And it definitely depends on the state and the jurisdiction, thank you for
that clarity.
>> Yeah, and in this case, we're talking about federal prosecutors, but yeah,
I mean, point taken.
And look, just to comment on your free speech point, obviously protecting free
speech is important, but there are limitations to every constitutional right,
including the First Amendment.
So you're not allowed to go around threatening people's lives or
threatening people with violence.
Now, after his involvement on January 6th, prosecutors wanted him to
be detained pending a trial, but the judge said that he couldn't do that,
mostly because of the fact that he's only facing four misdemeanor charges.
>> That's right.
>> And there needs to be proof that this guy is a flight risk, and
there was no indication of that, so they did not detain him pending a trial.
And so now the real question is,
considering the very legitimate threats that he put out there,
the fact that he was found in Obama's neighborhood, will they detain
him until he faces trial for both January 6th and also these latest charges?
We'll see what happens.
>> Well, so now the explanation of why, so they're trying to keep him in jail because
of January 6 charges but they already failed on that cuz they're misdemeanors.
And I'm sorry, but like I said, the right wing and
the left wing agree that on misdemeanors, you should walk until your trial, right?
So now there's new threats against Obama and Raskin and yes,
Kevin McCarthy as well, obviously the leader of the Republicans in the House,
but they haven't charged those.
So I'm wondering what's taking so long?
>> Yeah- >> This-
>> [INAUDIBLE] strange.
>> Potential assassination attempt on a former president.
What are we waiting on?
And I think that they're probably a little worried about, like, hey,
is it actual assault?
Because he's saying, hey, you're gonna get it, but he didn't say,
I'm gonna chop your head off.
You're in a lot of trouble, and I know where you live and
I know where your kids are, but he didn't say he was gonna dismember them, right?
And by the way, the guy brags about it.
He's like, I got told by another right winger how to cheat and
threaten them without calling it free speech.
And that if you don't say you're gonna do it directly, they can't do anything.
No, okay, so is this the loopholes games we're playing?
And now, right wingers, prepare to have your feelings hurt.
So are all Republicans lunatics going around Raskin and Obama's house?
Of course not, right, but you guys ever say anything about this?
I've never seen it.
I've never seen a right wing media pundit or politician.
Now, to be fair, sometimes the politician because it affects them,
like McCarthy, right?
But the pundits, like, for example, us, we're principled and we pay the price for
it, right?
>> Yeah. >> So
when a left wing activist surrounded- >> Riley Gaines.
>> Riley Gaines, that swimmer, and wouldn't let her out of a room,
we're like, don't do that,
guys, they didn't touch her, but she felt trapped in that room.
And the cops thought she was trapped in that room,
and she was a little afraid, right?
And I'm like, that's not helpful to our cause.
I mean, we're calling that out, right?
On the right winger, are you calling out the lunatics?
And are you telling me, yeah, it's all even, man?
Really? Are there people circling around Republic?
Actually, in fact, the one time that they did a candlelight vigil in front of
Bret Kavanaugh's, house Republicans like, pass a law.
You should never be allowed to protest a Republican.
How dare you? What do you think you got freedom?
Now, they're like, you're about to murder Raskin and Obama and maybe their kids.
That's fine, no big deal.
I don't see any problem, I see no evil, I hear no evil.
Right wingers violence, we would never be violent.
[LAUGH] Go get them, go get them, every lunatic in our audience, go get them.
That's what the right wing says every day and that's why you have guys like this.
>> Okay, so just a few points of clarification.
Riley Gaines did allege that she was hit by one of those protesters,
although that hasn't been proven yet, and I haven't seen any updates on that,
I just wanted to mention that.
The other thing I wanted to just quickly mention is, look,
this is a guy who's living in his van.
I'm not trying to say, like, let him go, okay?
I do think that he is a threat to public safety, he has made numerous threats,
not just to Obama, not just to Raskin, even Kevin McCarthy.
The fact that if this is proven to be true, all Trump would need to do
is post an address, and this guy would show up tells me that he's not well.
So what I wanna argue is yeah, I mean,
I think that it would be helpful if the more moderate Republicans,
whatever, said that they do not stand with this, that they condemn it.
But more importantly, if let's say this is so laughable, but
if Bernie Sanders did something like what Obama did and
posted a political opponent's address online,
I would be specifically condemning Bernie Sanders for that.
>> Yeah, what are you doing posting addresses for Bernie,
why would you put McConnell's address what does that have to do with
getting paid family leave or higher minimum wage?
We would say, and not only that, we've proven it.
We've said it a hundred times in different instances and upset our own side.
No, don't be principal, don't be it's okay when we do it.
But not okay when they, but also, no false equivalencies.
Like the worst we've gotten from the left is, did they touch Riley Gaines?
Did they brush up against Riley Gaines or not?
Whereas other sides got bombs in the travans, and
you got the guys sending the pipe bombs to every Democrat there is.
There's the shooting, after shooting, after shooting,
after shooting, it's not a coincidence.
The right wing media weaponizes people that they know
are mentally unwell in their audience.
They know they're speaking to a broad audience, but instead of saying, hey,
guys, don't do violence.
Don't do anything physical, as we say a thousand times on this show, they're like,
well, is somebody going to do anything about this?
I mean, this is the worst thing in the world, right?
Lunatics, go, go grab a weapon.
And weapons are awesome, weapons are awesome, let's go get them.
I didn't say anything, so is Tucker Carlson that different than this guy who's
like, hey, technically, technically, I'm not sure I did anything illegal, okay?
I just told you these are the worst people on earth and
that maybe somebody should do something about it, and that your most important
right is the one that have a weapon against government tyranny.
If you just happen to think that thing is tyrannical,
maybe you should go into Pelosi's house with a hammer.
Maybe you should go to Obama and Raskin's house with machetes and weapons.
Do I see anybody on Fox News calling it out?
No, zero, zero!
>> Further, just to buttress your point, and remember,
the reason why we know about these statements is because he was livestreaming
as he was in these various places, including Obama's neighborhood and
the elementary school near Jamie Raskin's home.
Going back to Jamie Raskin and what he had said while he was at the elementary school
Toronto, further comments and this is according to the prosecutor's memo, quote,
I didn't tell anyone where he lives cuz I want him, meaning Raskin, all to myself.
And that that was Piney Branch Elementary School in Maryland,
right next to where Representative Raskin and his wife live.
So these are pretty specific threats, and I do think he poses a threat
to various politicians, possibly other members of the public.
So I do think that he should be detained pending a trial, and
it should be a speedy trial.
That's the one other thing I'll just say about all of this.
Look, one of the, I think, legitimate complaints about
the criminal justice system overall, of course, you hear it on the left,
usually you don't hear it in the context of like the January 6 riders and stuff,
everyone has a right to a speedy trial.
So for any January 6 rider that might still be detained and
hasn't seen their day in court, I do agree that's ridiculous.
>> Yeah, look, I hear you.
And they violate that concept every day, a million times a day, and
they generally do it to poor and middle class people all across the country.
So yeah,
it also happens to apply to the people who tried to do a coup against our country.
I'm gonna cry for them the least, but the overall principle is correct.
And I'll tell you what, if I had Secret Service protection and
this guy thinks it's cute to threaten my kids,
I'd educate the Secret Service on Stand your Ground, okay?
Because the last time white right wingers came to attack and murder government
officials chanting things like, hang Mike Pence, half the cops let them in.
So I would be very clear with the cops in the Secret Service,
if this guy's anywhere near my kids with a weapon,
remember what stand your goddamn ground is, okay, and let's go.
Because what, the right wing is allowed to murder everyone, but
the left wing can't even protect our kids?
No, I'm not gonna agree to an uneven playing field.