Crime Archives - Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Shots Fired During Correspondents’ Dinner https://www.scottbradford.us/2026/04/25/shots-fired-during-correspondents-dinner/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:21:01 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=92088 President Donald Trump (R) and other high-ranking U.S. officials were evacuated from a ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel after an attacker charged a security checkpoint and fired at U.S. Secret Service officers. The ballroom was the site of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an annual event attended by numerous administration officials, media personalities, reporters, […]

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]]> A 2020 Revelation In Georgia https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/12/27/a-2020-revelation-in-georgia/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:22:47 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=91653 The 2020 presidential election was a strange and controversial moment in American history. Then-incumbent President Donald Trump (R) was challenged by former Vice President Joe Biden (D), and the campaign took place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the absurd overreaction to it, widespread race riots, on-the-fly changes to election rules and norms, and generally enflamed political […]

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]]> The Murder of Charlie Kirk https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/09/11/the-murder-of-charlie-kirk/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:14:12 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=89902 Conservative political activist and writer Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated yesterday during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Most people—including, to their credit, many prominent Democratic politicians—reacted with disgust and condemnation. Sane people of all political stripes agree that we cannot solve our political disagreements with bullets. Political […]

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]]> Trump Assassination Attempt Foiled https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/09/15/trump-assassination-attempt-foiled/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 01:35:40 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=87344 U.S. Secret Service agents fired on a suspect who allegedly pointed a rifle in the direction of former President Donald Trump (R) at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, this afternoon. Trump was not injured. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement that the incident “appears to be […]

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]]> Former President Trump Injured in Shooting https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/07/13/trump-shot-at-rally-reportedly-safe/ Sat, 13 Jul 2024 23:00:29 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=85044 Former President Donald Trump (R) was shot and injured Saturday evening while speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump’s right ear was damaged, but his injuries are considered minor. One rally attendee was killed and two were critically injured. The shooter was killed at the scene by U.S. Secret Service agents. Trump is […]

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]]> Pancreases Sue Insulin Makers https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/06/25/pancreases-sue-insulin-makers/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 01:31:58 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=84394 The International Association of Pancreases (IAP) today announced a lawsuit on behalf of its members against makers of artificial insulin, including Sanofi, Eli Lilly, and Novo Nordisk. The suit alleges that numerous manufacturers of insulin have refused to license the design of the peptide hormone from the organ that created it. If successful, the suit […]

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]]> Trump Indictments, Part 6: Conclusions https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/06/24/trump-indictments-part-6-conclusions/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:13:19 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=84271 In this series, I have provided a detailed written analysis of all the criminal charges currently faced by former President Donald Trump (R). These include thirty-four counts in the New York business records case, forty in the federal documents case, four in the federal election case, and thirteen in the Georgia election case—a grand total […]

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]]> Trump Indictments, Part 5: Election (Georgia) https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/06/24/trump-indictments-part-5-election-georgia/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:01:43 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=84268 The fourth (and, so far, final) of former President Donald Trump’s (R) indictments was issued by a Georgia grand jury on August 14, 2023. Trump appeared for booking in Fulton County, Georgia, on August 24 and filed a “not guilty” plea in writing on August 31. The indictment lists forty-one charges against nineteen defendants—Trump and […]

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]]> Trump Indictments, Part 4: Election (Federal) https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/03/25/trump-indictments-part-4-election-federal/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:06:29 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=80432 The third of former President Donald Trump’s (R) indictments was issued by a federal grand jury on August 1, 2023. The four-count indictment was released to the public the same day. Trump appeared at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 3 where he pleaded “not guilty.” Prosecutors filed a superseding […]

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]]> Trump Indictments, Part 3: Documents (Federal) https://www.scottbradford.us/2023/12/15/trump-indictments-part-3-documents/ Sat, 16 Dec 2023 01:18:32 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=75557 The second of former President Donald Trump’s (R) indictments was issued by a federal grand jury on June 8, 2023, with a superseding indictment adding more charges on July 27. Trump appeared at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on June 13 and August 10 where he pleaded “not guilty.” The […]

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