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The spectacle inside the Judiciary Committee hearing room on January 22, 2026 read like a scene from the political theater Washington has become, when former Green Beret and activist Ivan Raiklin tried to greet former Capitol Police officer Michael Fanone during a recess and was met with a torrent of profanity and chest-pounding. What began as a handshake quickly devolved into Fanone shouting that Raiklin had threatened his family and even leveling revolting allegations, forcing colleagues to physically restrain him before the moment escalated.
Fanone’s outburst was more than loud; it was unmoored and troubling. Eyewitness video shows him calling Raiklin a traitor and accusing him of vile threats against his children, language so extreme it undermines the credibility of those who have been elevated as the left’s permanent martyrs. The fact that such accusations were made in public without calm, credible evidence reveals how raw and partisan these proceedings have become.
Raiklin handled himself with restraint, refusing to be baited into a physical confrontation and later posting the exchange on social media while asking whether he should pursue defamation charges. Instead of rising to the bait, he stood firm and pointed out the hypocrisy of a system that applauds performative outrage while crushing ordinary Americans over politics. That measured reaction is exactly what Americans should expect from patriots who refuse to be intimidated by leftist mobs.
Let us be blunt: this incident exposes the left’s favorite narrative weapon—a manufactured moral authority that shields any behavior from scrutiny so long as it serves the political objective. Democrats and their media enablers treat figures like Fanone as untouchable icons, even when their conduct devolves into incoherent tirades inside hallowed government spaces. The double standard is damning: righteous indignation for political theater, but ruthless prosecution for those who dare to challenge the establishment’s story.
The Jack Smith hearings were supposed to be about law and facts, not circus acts; yet day after day they have become a platform for partisan grandstanding and raw emotion. Conservative Americans can see what’s happening: hearings turned into rallies, witnesses elevated as untouchable demigods, and dissenters vilified instead of engaged. If the left wants a country where disagreement is criminalized and political spectacle substitutes for justice, they will one day answer to the voters.
The lesson for patriots is clear: stand firm, document the abuses, and fight back in the courts and in the court of public opinion. Ivan Raiklin showed what disciplined confrontation looks like—calm, unapologetic, and ready to hold the left accountable for its lies and smears. Hardworking Americans will not be cowed by threats or by the manufactured sanctimony of a single side; we will keep speaking the truth and defending our country.
