SORD: Q4 Update 8 – Epstein File/Emails Drop, AZ scandal, Butler Trump Assassin Update, Trans Attack and Protest in NC, AI conducts cyberattack, Veteran charged with Felony for posting meme in TX.

Across the country; in AZ, the Attorney General blocked federal attempts to reclaim SNAP funds while Gov. Hobbs authorized emergency aid, continued facing scrutiny over Sunshine Residential Homes contracts, and advanced legislation on supervised drug injection sites. In DC, House Oversight released Epstein emails involving Trump, Democrats selectively censoring information that partially clears Trump of wrongdoing, while investigators also revealed 2018 emails showing Epstein in collusion with Russia. In DC, House leadership scheduled a vote to force release of all unclassified Epstein documents after a bipartisan discharge petition reached 218 signatures, Epstein File Release imminent after major vote. In PA, the FBI reported that Crooks acted alone in the Butler assassination attempt after reviewing digital devices, financial accounts, video footage, and thousands of tips. In FL, police arrested a Palm Beach Gardens man accused of threatening mass violence against Christ Fellowship Church after posting videos mimicking rifle fire and referencing genocide. In TX, a Navy veteran in Granbury was arrested and charged with felony online impersonation for posting a Facebook meme that appeared to come from a local activist. In NC, protests erupted in Charlotte following ICE and CBP’s “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” with 81 arrests, large demonstrations, and a Trans-extremist vehicle-ramming attack on federal agents. On a national level, Chinese state-sponsored hackers hijacked Anthropic’s Claude Code tool to conduct the first largely autonomous AI-driven cyber-espionage operation targeting tech firms, financial institutions, chemical manufacturers, and government networks.See more at www.graymanbriefing.com