{"id":2277,"date":"2026-06-18T19:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:43:57","slug":"seen-heard-whispered-conservative-pressure-biden-missteps-and-gop-power-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277","title":{"rendered":"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n

\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

DOJ faces pressure to prosecute Supreme Court protesters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conservatives are prodding the Justice Department to file charges against protesters who harassed Supreme Court justices after the 2022 leak of the draft opinion in the Dobbs abortion rights case, which would go on to overturn Roe v. Wade.<\/p>

Read more Trump\u2019s Iran deal hit with fierce bipartisan backlash in Congress<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSo little has been done about attacks on the court,\u201d Mollie Hemingway, the conservative political commentator, said in promoting her new book, \u201cAlito,\u201d a profile of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who authored the Dobbs opinion.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a five-year statute of limitations on the laws that make it illegal to protest with the intent to intimidate or influence a judge. That means the DOJ has about a year to bring charges.<\/p>\n

The leak of the draft opinion set off a furor. The Supreme Court launched a futile search for the leaker, and abortion rights supporters showed up at the homes of the GOP appointees who would be the majority in the 5-4 ruling.<\/p>\n

One individual even hosted a website telling people where to meet and sharing the justices\u2019 home addresses.<\/p>\n

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley also backed the idea of prosecutions. The Iowa Republican told \u201cSeen, Heard & Whispered\u201d he wants to see the draft leaker and others who acted unlawfully toward the high court face justice.<\/p>\n

The leak spurred Nicholas Roske to plan to assassinate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, a Trump appointee and one of those in the Dobbs majority. Roske, who now identifies as Sophie, traveled from California to Justice Kavanaugh\u2019s home in Maryland on the morning of June 8, 2022, armed with a gun and knife, zip ties and tools to break into a home.<\/p>\n

A judge sentenced Roske to about eight years in prison \u2014 far less than the 30 years prosecutors had sought \u2014 after a judge decided Roske turned away from the plot at the last minute.<\/p>\n

Bidens rehire \u2019toxic\u2019 aide<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former President Joseph R. Biden and his wife Jill Biden can\u2019t seem to distance themselves from TJ Ducklo, despite reports that the spokesman has a history of bullying and sexually harassing a reporter.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ducklo is back with the Bidens, this time as chief spokesman.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s surprising even to many on the left, who say his history should have made him persona non grata for the Bidens.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Biden and Dr. Biden shouldn\u2019t be surprised that so much of the national media \u2014 and even many Democrats \u2014 no longer take them seriously or show them the respect deserving of a former first family. They continue to surround themselves with toxic spokespeople and advisers whose own credibility problems overshadow the case they\u2019re trying to make,\u201d a Democratic strategist told \u201cSeen, Heard & Whispered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Ducklo was booted from the Biden White House press shop in 2021 for his remarks threatening to \u201cdestroy\u201d a reporter who was working on a story about him. The spokesman reportedly made misogynistic comments suggesting the female reporter was jealous of a sexual relationship of a female colleague.<\/p>

Read more Data leak unmasks members of Peter Thiel\u2019s elite, secretive \u2018Dialog\u2019 society<\/a><\/p>\n

He was brought back to the reelection campaign in 2023.<\/p>\n

Now he\u2019s back, helping Mrs. Biden roll out her memoir, \u201cView From the East Wing: A Memoir,\u201d which was released June 2.<\/p>\n

The Democratic strategist, who says Mr. Ducklo has been let go three times, said the hiring undermines Mr. Biden\u2019s past criticism of bullies.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t rehabilitate your public image with people who have public relations and credibility problems of their own,\u201d the strategist said. \u201cThe Bidens either have terrible judgment or incredibly low standards. Either way, they demonstrate once again why they can\u2019t seem to read a room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Ducklo and the Bidens\u2019 office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Conservative policy, comms folks make moves in Trump-era Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kamran Daravi, who served in the Trump White House and Department of Health and Human Services, is joining Thorn Run Partners, a public relations and lobbying firm.<\/p>\n

The bipartisan-missioned firm says Mr. Daravi, who worked for President Trump starting in 2016, will help clients on domestic policy, national security, infrastructure and healthcare.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Heritage Foundation has brought on Brian Phillips, a former communications strategist for Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah.<\/p>\n

Mr. Phillips will take over as vice president of communications.<\/p>\n

The foundation found itself under scrutiny when its president, Kevin Roberts, defended Tucker Carlson\u2019s hosting of White nationalist Nick Fuentes, sparking a departure of some of Heritage\u2019s biggest names.<\/p>\n

Mr. Roberts has since apologized and denounced the antisemitic rhetoric Mr. Fuentes is known for.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Seen, Heard & Whispered is a weekly column taking you inside the conversations happening in Washington\u2019s power corridors, the moves being made and the whispers that explain what\u2019s really going on in the nation\u2019s capital. Email tips to whispered@washingtontimes.com. Click here to receive this in your inbox every Friday morning.<\/em><\/p>

Read more D.C.\u2019s democratic socialist mayor-to-be joins outsider candidates winning major elections<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conservatives push DOJ to prosecute Dobbs-era protesters, the Bidens rehire a controversial spokesman, and GOP operatives make moves in Trump-era Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-seen-heard-and-whispered"],"yoast_head":"\nSeen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves - Home Buyer Relocation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves - Home Buyer Relocation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Conservatives push DOJ to prosecute Dobbs-era protesters, the Bidens rehire a controversial spokesman, and GOP operatives make moves in Trump-era Washington.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home Buyer Relocation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-18T19:43:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/27f581aea8428bbbd8aa6fc1df604918.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b2ac56955b020950324cad4c6c27b42a\"},\"headline\":\"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-18T19:43:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277\"},\"wordCount\":859,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/199dbceb9eea93ab4f740f267939732a.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Seen, Heard And Whispered\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277\",\"name\":\"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves - Home Buyer Relocation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/199dbceb9eea93ab4f740f267939732a.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-18T19:43:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b2ac56955b020950324cad4c6c27b42a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/199dbceb9eea93ab4f740f267939732a.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/199dbceb9eea93ab4f740f267939732a.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":700},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=2277#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home Buyer Relocation\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b2ac56955b020950324cad4c6c27b42a\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves - Home Buyer Relocation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves - Home Buyer Relocation","og_description":"Conservatives push DOJ to prosecute Dobbs-era protesters, the Bidens rehire a controversial spokesman, and GOP operatives make moves in Trump-era Washington.","og_url":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277","og_site_name":"Home Buyer Relocation","article_published_time":"2026-06-18T19:43:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2550,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/27f581aea8428bbbd8aa6fc1df604918.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b2ac56955b020950324cad4c6c27b42a"},"headline":"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves","datePublished":"2026-06-18T19:43:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277"},"wordCount":859,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/199dbceb9eea93ab4f740f267939732a.jpg","articleSection":["News","Seen, Heard And Whispered"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277","url":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277","name":"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves - Home Buyer Relocation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/199dbceb9eea93ab4f740f267939732a.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-18T19:43:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b2ac56955b020950324cad4c6c27b42a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/199dbceb9eea93ab4f740f267939732a.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/199dbceb9eea93ab4f740f267939732a.jpg","width":1200,"height":700},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2277#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Seen, Heard & Whispered: Conservative pressure, Biden missteps and GOP power moves"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/","name":"Home Buyer Relocation","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b2ac56955b020950324cad4c6c27b42a","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com"],"url":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}