Maryland Democrat State Senator Charged with Extortion For Threatening to Release Explicit Video of Former Campaign Consultant’s Affair
October 31, 2025
A Maryland Democrat State Senator was charged with extortion for threatening to release a sexually explicit video of a former political consultant.
According to charging documents, State Senator Dalya Attar, her brother Joseph Attar, and Baltimore police officer Kalman Finkelstein conspired to release a video of a former campaign consultant in bed with a married man.
The purpose of the threat was to silence the campaign consultant and stop her from making any negative remarks about Dalya Attar that could harm her political ambitions after the two had a falling out.
Recording devices that looked like smoke detectors captured the victim’s affair. The unnamed consultant was staying in an apartment owned by Officer Finkelstein’s family.
Dalya Attar, an Orthodox Jew, sought to harm the political consultant’s effort to marry off her daughter. The smear campaign could damage the political consultant’s reputation because she is also a member of the tight-knit Jewish community.
Dalya Attar did not want the Orthodox Jewish community to be aware of her liberal voting record.
“She wants her daughters to get married more than she wants to screw me,” Dalya Attar wrote in a WhatsApp message, NBC News reported.
Dalya Attar was charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, extortion via interstate communications, aiding and abetting, and interception and disclosure of a wire, oral, or electronic communication.
Joseph Attar allegedly threatened the married man and told him that he commented on Dalya Attar’s voting record he would release the video.
“I’ll share this video with everybody you know, everyone she knows, every Rabbi in town, your kids, your wife, her daughters,” Joseph Attar allegedly told the consultant’s paramour.
A Democratic state senator from Maryland is accused of orchestrating a scheme to secretly record two critics — including a former campaign consultant — in bed together and then using the footage to threaten and silence them, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment.
Federal prosecutors say Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar, her brother Joseph “Yossi” Attar and Baltimore Police Officer Kalman Finkelstein secretly filmed the pair during an intimate encounter, then used the recording to intimidate them into silence.
The 20-page indictment, unsealed Thursday, charges the trio with conspiracy, extortion, illegal wiretapping and violations of the Travel Act.
Prosecutors allege the group targeted the consultant, identified as Victim 1, who had worked for Attar’s 2018 campaign and later supported her political rivals. Victim 2 was in a romantic relationship with Victim 1 and was married to another person at the time, the documents say.
Exclusive Interview: “Germany Is No Longer a Democracy”: AfD’s Deputy Parliamentary Leader Beatrix von Storch Blasts Political Persecution and EU Censorship
October 31, 2025
Beatrix von Storch is co-chair of the AfD party in the German parliament
This interview was conducted by Alexander Junger and originally published by Eagle Eye Explore on October 2nd, 2025. It has been edited for clarity and readability, and is republished here at The Gateway Pundit with the kind permission of Eagle Eye Explore.
Deputy Parliamentary Leader of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), Beatrix von Storch, has become a central figure in the fight over Germany’s political future. As calls to ban the AfD grow louder and police raids target critics under vague “hate speech” laws, von Storch warns that the country is crossing a line — from democracy to what is effectively an authoritarian regime.
In this interview, she challenges the government’s crackdown on dissent, condemns the media’s silence on Germany and Europe’s ever-increasing problem with migrant crime, and outlines AfD’s plan to restore order: enforce the constitution, repatriate illegal migrants, and protect citizens from rising violence. On foreign policy, she rejects globalist orthodoxy, calling for a sovereign Germany that can cooperate with Russia, maintain independence from Washington and Brussels, and keep NATO focused on defense — not foreign adventures.
Furthermore, von Storch also calls for a pragmatic energy mix of coal, nuclear, and Russian gas to ensure affordable power. She argues that Europe’s future should be a union of nations, not a centralized superstate, and predicts a political realignment that could reshape Brussels entirely.
Her message is direct: the harder the globalist establishment clamps down, the more support grows for AfD’s vision of a secure, sovereign, and self-determined Germany.
The German political elite is openly plotting to ban your party—do you believe Germany is still a functioning democracy, or has it turned into an EU-style managed oligarchy?
This is precisely the point at which the question of whether Germany is still a functioning democracy will be decided. In a functioning democracy, the opposition is not banned but has the opportunity to take on government responsibility and change policy if it secures a majority. If Germany initiates a ban procedure against the party that, according to polls, is currently the strongest, that is proof that Germany is no longer a functioning democracy.
With over a hundred police raids targeting AfD members and right-wing dissidents under vague “hate speech” laws, how do you survive and operate in what increasingly looks like an authoritarian crackdown?
I believe these repressive actions show how nervous the establishment has become. How great must the fear be if they now storm a pensioner’s home with a large police force just because he called the minister a ‘fool’? They have lost the hearts of the people, and that’s why they respond with threats and intimidation.
Deputy Parliamentary Leader of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), Beatrix von Storch
Germany’s cities are becoming unrecognizable, with migrant-driven crime exploding—why is the mainstream media silencing the truth, and how will AfD reverse this demographic and social disaster?
Mainstream media do not report openly on this because more citizens would then turn against these policies and vote for the AfD. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic states that no one has a right to asylum in Germany if they arrive via a safe third country, which is the case for almost all refugees and asylum seekers. We will therefore work according to what is written in our constitution consistently. In addition, we will initiate the return of those who are not entitled to asylum and are no longer threatened in their home countries—that is, the vast majority. Furthermore, we will send home all foreigners who commit crimes in Germany and take a tough stance against crime in general.
The German government is blindly following the transatlantic globalist script—what would AfD’s foreign policy look like regarding Germany’s sovereignty and strategic autonomy from Washington and Brussels?
We want to organize Europe as a community of sovereign nation-states. We support a common market and close cooperation, but not a political union. We want NATO to remain a purely defensive alliance. States and conflicts outside NATO territory should not fall within NATO’s scope. A meaningful future task for NATO could be to assist its member states in protecting their borders against illegal immigration.
Does AfD view Russia as an enemy, or rather as a natural partner for peace, energy cooperation, and balancing global power against American and EU imperial overreach?
It is in Germany’s interest to be part of the West while maintaining good relations with Russia. Diplomatic coordination with Washington and Moscow, for example, made German reunification possible. For the Russians, it is beneficial to have a partner in the West, and for the West, it is valuable to have a strong Germany that can build bridges to the East. A global confrontation between the West and Russia may serve the agenda of certain hardliners and ideological firebrands on both sides—but it is not in our interest.
Would an AfD government end Germany’s submissive military dependence on NATO, and seek a more independent European or national security model, perhaps even exiting NATO altogether?
It’s paradoxical that those who have dismantled the Bundeswehr over the past twenty years now want to spend hundreds of billions on rearmament. We need a sensible middle ground. The military requires solid, long-term planning beyond war hysteria and panic about Russia. The same applies to NATO. It should fulfill its traditional role as a defensive alliance, but NATO has no place in Afghanistan or Ukraine.
The Green Party has turned Germany into an energy basket case—what’s AfD’s vision for energy independence, and would you reintroduce coal, nuclear, and affordable Russian gas?
We want an energy mix consisting of coal, nuclear power, and gas—including from Russia. We do not want to be dependent on a single energy source or supplier.
Deputy Parliamentary Leader of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) Beatrix von Storch
Von der Leyen called dissenting MEPs ‘extremists’—do you see this as an admission of fear by the EU elites, and how can the European Right capitalize on this growing popular rebellion against Brussels?
Ursula von der Leyen is a politician of the past. Merkel and Macron made her President of the European Commission. Merkel is gone, and Macron is politically a lame duck. In Brussels, they’re trying to wall themselves off against the winds of change and ignore reality. But for the EU, the quote by Mikhail Gorbachev applies: ‘Those who are late will be punished by life.’
How do you envision the role of AfD in building a patriotic, sovereign alliance across Europe—do you see prospects for deeper cooperation with parties like Fidesz, RN, and Patriots for Europe?
Yes, obviously. I believe the time will come when the majority of EU member states will be governed by right-conservative governments, and a new majority will also form in the European Parliament. Perhaps Ursula von der Leyen’s successor will be Viktor Orbán—sounds unrealistic? But who would have believed in 2016 that the new U.S. President would be Donald Trump, or that Milei would become President of Argentina, or that Nigel Farage could be a frontrunner for Prime Minister in the UK? We are currently witnessing a historic shift, and many things are possible.
And lastly, you recently made a surprise trip to the White House. Can you tell us about that?
My recent visit to the White House left me deeply encouraged. The U.S. government has clearly recognized the growing threat to democracy and free speech posed by censorship policies and state repression across Europe. The unwavering support of the Trump administration for liberty-minded, conservative, and patriotic movements cannot be overstated.
Should President Trump succeed in pressing the European Union to repeal the censorship mandates embedded in the Digital Services Act, it would mark a major victory—not only for the United States, but for every freedom-loving citizen across Europe. Such a breakthrough would send a powerful message: that the values of open debate, individual liberty, and national sovereignty still matter in the Western world.
HORROR: Illegal Alien Beats North Carolina Man to Death with a Baseball Bat, Crushing His Skull
October 31, 2025
Roberto Hernandez Arreola Credit: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
Another completely avoidable, terrifying crime by an illegal alien has occurred in America, thanks in no small part to Democrats.
WCNC Charlotte reported on Thursday that Catawba County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an incident in their county around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday that involved disorderly conduct.
When they arrived, the victim, Jose Figueroa, was unconscious outside. Detectives later learned from witnesses that 51-year-old Roberto Hernandez Arreola was the party responsible for the savage beating.
WBTV revealed more details about the disturbing incident. It turns out Arreola was so filled with rage that he used a baseball bat to bash Figueroa in the skull several times.
Figueroa’s head was found completely crushed.
Here is the WBTV video report on the incident.
WATCH:
BREAKING: Search Warrant reveals that an illegal alien beat a man to death with a bat, crushing his skull in North Carolina on Thursday.
Police arrested Arreola and took him into custody. Figueroa was rushed to a hospital, but later died of his injuries.
Arreola has been charged with murder and remains in jail under no bond. He has his first court appearance on Thursday.
The sheriff’s office contacted ICE after discovering that Arreola was in America illegally.
The investigation into the murder of Figueroa remains ongoing.
The horror of this particular crime in North Carolina will ring familiar to TGP readers.
Back in August, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was brutally murdered by a low-life thug in Charlotte, North Carolina, who had no business walking free to begin with.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department revealed Zarutska suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the East/West Boulevard light rail station at 10 P.M. ET on August 22.
Police identified 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. as the person responsible for Zarutska’s death. He has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
The Justice Department later charged Brown with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system.
The DOJ is seeking the maximum punishment, which is life in prison or death.
‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre, our sister, a child when she was sexually assaulted by Andrew, never stopped fighting for accountability for what had happened to her and to countless other survivors like her. Today, she declares victory.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was rude to Kate Middleton from the start because he didn’t think she was from an aristocratic background…
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor married a posh slapper.
Kate Middleton will be Queen Catherine and Andrew and his horrible wife will watch the… pic.twitter.com/S0l1z79OJA
“Andrew, 65, has also agreed to surrender his lease on Royal Lodge and will be banished to a private home on the monarch’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
[…] Buckingham Palace’s statement marks a devastating and unprecedented fall from grace for a man who was born second in line to the throne, found fame as a Falklands hero and was handed a plum role as Britain’s special ambassador for trade.”
‘This is a huge humiliation for Andrew.’
GB News Royal Correspondent Cameron Walker believes it’s a significant action to ‘exile’ Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to the private Sandringham Estate.
Andrew’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, ‘will make her own arrangements’ when it comes to her future.
“Andrew is eighth in line to the throne and a counsellor of state who could step in for the King, although Parliament has made it clear that non-working royals will not serve in this capacity.
[…] The Palace has not announced exactly where on the Sandringham estate Andrew will move to. However, the Daily Mail understands that it is not Wood Farm, as had been speculated.”
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince) has been weighed, measured and publicly humiliated.
WATCH: Indicted Anti-ICE Ilinois Congressional Candidate Abruptly Rage Quits Interview After Being Shown a Damning Clip of Her Alleged Crime, Leaving the Journalist Shocked
October 31, 2025
Journalist Tara Palmeri, left, interviews Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, right, who later quit the interview. Credit: Tara Palmeri YouTube screenshot
An Illinois Congressional candidate who the Department of Justice indicted for crimes against an ICE officer abruptly quit an interview this week in a fit of rage after being shown what she had done.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Katherine Abughazaleh, who is running for Congress in Illinois’s 9th Congressional District, joined other anti-ICE protesters in Broadview last month.
On Wednesday, Abughazaleh was indicted along with five others for conspiring to impede the work of a federal law enforcement officer. She allegedly “surrounded a federal officer’s vehicle, banged on its hood and windows, etched ‘PIG’ on the side, and impeded movement.”
Abughazaleh shared a partial clip of her actions on X, blaming the ICE officer for her crime.
At the Broadview ICE facility, an ICE agent tried to run dozens of protesters over with an SUV as we walked on a public crosswalk.
He kept driving for about a full football field until ICE barraged us with pepper balls. pic.twitter.com/bGX7vh5o84
On Thursday, Abughazaleh joined journalist Tara Palmeri on her podcast to speak about the incident.
Palmeri opened by asking Abughazaleh about the alleged charges and was particularly intrigued by the allegation that the congressional candidate had written the word “PIG” on the officer’s vehicle.
Abughazaleh dodged the question, saying she would plead not guilty in court and vowed to win.
Palmeri then performed her journalistic duty by showing a clip of Abughazaleh blocking and banging on an ICE vehicle along with her fellow protesters, which was part of the alleged crime.
She then asked the Illinois Democrat what she thought about this. Abughazaleh responded by reiterating that she planned on pleading not guilty and would win in court.
She then abruptly quit the interview.
Unaware of what happened, Palmeri went on to ask another question before realizing Abughazaleh had stormed off.
Palmeri could not believe what had just happened.
WATCH:
Indicted Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh rage quits an interview after Tara Palmeri plays the video of her banging on the hood of a federal agent’s car and attempting to impede it. pic.twitter.com/hQwzFvc7BO
PALMERI: The indictment alleges that you and others surrounded a federal officer’s vehicle, banged on its hood and windows, etched “PIG” on the side, and impeded movement. Did you etch the word “PIG” on an officer’s car?
ABUGHAZALEH: Um, I’m not speaking to the specifics of anything that’s in the indictment right now. But I do plan on pleading not guilty, and the evidence, uh, will come out in court, and I plan on winning.
PALMERI: Let’s watch the video of what happened that day.
(Clip plays showing Abughazaleh and other Anti-ICE protesters blocking and banging on an ICE vehicle while shouting open-borders slogans)
PALMERI: When you see that, what do you think right now?
ABUGHAZALEH: You know, Tara, once again, this is my first time being federally indicted, like I said…
PALMERI (laughing): Yeah.
ABUGHAZALEH: I plan on pleading not guilty, the evidence will come out in court, and I plan on winning.
Thank you so much for having me.
(quits interview)
PALMERI: I just wanted to ask you…Did she just sign off?
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