{"id":7640,"date":"2025-11-25T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:30:16","slug":"democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump\u2019s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 in Wyandotte, Michigan. (Photo by Paul Sancya \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump\u2019s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 in Wyandotte, Michigan. (Photo by Paul Sancya \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required to follow illegal orders announced Tuesday the Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked to speak with them about the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Four House members, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin wrote the inquiry will not deter them from publicly stating their concerns about the Trump administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cLast night, the FBI\u2019s Counterterrorism Division appeared to open an inquiry into me in response to a video President Trump did not like,\u201d Slotkin wrote in a statement published on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe President directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place,\u201d Slotkin added. \u201cHe believes in weaponizing the federal government against his perceived enemies and does not believe laws apply to him or his Cabinet. He uses legal harassment as an intimidation tactic to scare people out of speaking up.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kelly\u2019s office said it had \u201creceived this inquiry via the Sergeant at Arms.\u201d\u00a0 The House members said the FBI has contacted the House Sergeant at Arms office requesting interviews.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSenator Kelly won\u2019t be silenced by President Trump and Secretary Hegseth\u2019s attempt to intimidate him and keep him from doing his job as a U.S. Senator,\u201d the spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania and Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire separately issued a joint statement alleging that \u201cTrump is using the FBI as a tool to intimidate and harass Members of Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNo amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs and honoring our Constitution,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath lasts a lifetime, and we intend to keep it. We will not be bullied. We will never give up the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">President Donald Trump after learning of the video\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/trump-accuses-6-democratic-lawmakers-seditious-behavior-punishable-death\" target=\"_blank\">posted on social media<\/a> that he believed the statement from six Democratic lawmakers represented \u201cSEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The FBI declined to comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Illegal orders<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Those six lawmakers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorSlotkin\/status\/1990774492356902948\" target=\"_blank\">posted a video<\/a> on social media on Nov. 18 telling members of the military and intelligence community that they \u201ccan\u201d and \u201cmust refuse illegal orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNo one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution. We know this is hard and that it\u2019s a difficult time to be a public servant,\u201d they said. \u201cBut whether you\u2019re serving in the CIA, in the Army, or Navy, or the Air Force, your vigilance is critical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Defense Department\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/pentagon-investigates-arizona-sen-mark-kelly-after-he-appears-video-blasted-trump\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> Monday that it was looking into \u201cserious allegations of misconduct\u201d against Kelly, a former Navy captain and NASA astronaut, for his participation in the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The statement said defense officials may recall Kelly \u201cto active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kelly wrote in a statement responding to the investigation that he had \u201cgiven too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIf this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won\u2019t work,\u201d Kelly wrote.<\/p>\n<h4>Hegseth asks for briefing<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeptofWar\/status\/1993436056008507865\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">posted on social media<\/a> Tuesday that he wants the Secretary of the Navy to brief him \u201con the outcome of your review by no later than December 10, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Members of Congress\u2019 official actions are generally protected under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/essay\/artI-S6-C1-3-1\/ALDE_00013300\/\" target=\"_blank\">the speech and debate clause<\/a> of the Constitution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/R45043?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22speech+and+debate+clause%22%7D&amp;s=4&amp;r=4\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service states the judiciary\u2019s \u201cimmunity principle protects Members from \u2018intimidation by the executive\u2019 or a \u2018hostile judiciary\u2019 by prohibiting both the executive and judicial powers from being used to improperly influence or harass legislators.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump\u2019s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 in Wyandotte, Michigan. (Photo by Paul Sancya \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images) WASHINGTON \u2014 Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7641,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI - WestplexNews.com<\/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:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI - WestplexNews.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump\u2019s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 in Wyandotte, Michigan. (Photo by Paul Sancya \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images) WASHINGTON \u2014 Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WestplexNews.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-25T20:30:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brad Hildebrand\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brad Hildebrand\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Brad Hildebrand\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/86ac6e2a917ca881b22f6d55d1b955f0\"},\"headline\":\"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-25T20:30:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/\"},\"wordCount\":682,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025-Y8TlrO.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/\",\"name\":\"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI - WestplexNews.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025-Y8TlrO.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-25T20:30:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025-Y8TlrO.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025-Y8TlrO.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":683},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/\",\"name\":\"WestplexNews.com\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"WestplexNews.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-Westplex-News-MASTER-PNG-CLEAR-CROP-690-X-242.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-Westplex-News-MASTER-PNG-CLEAR-CROP-690-X-242.png\",\"width\":690,\"height\":242,\"caption\":\"WestplexNews.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/86ac6e2a917ca881b22f6d55d1b955f0\",\"name\":\"Brad Hildebrand\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc2f8931c569b15114c958f40a15bda5a2ae504b7f31d3ecf1c2227aa19e0071?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc2f8931c569b15114c958f40a15bda5a2ae504b7f31d3ecf1c2227aa19e0071?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brad Hildebrand\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/Westplexnews.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/author\/bradh\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI - WestplexNews.com","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:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI - WestplexNews.com","og_description":"Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump\u2019s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 in Wyandotte, Michigan. (Photo by Paul Sancya \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images) WASHINGTON \u2014 Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required...","og_url":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/","og_site_name":"WestplexNews.com","article_published_time":"2025-11-25T20:30:16+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Brad Hildebrand","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brad Hildebrand","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Brad Hildebrand","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/86ac6e2a917ca881b22f6d55d1b955f0"},"headline":"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI","datePublished":"2025-11-25T20:30:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/"},"wordCount":682,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025-Y8TlrO.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/","url":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/","name":"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI - WestplexNews.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025-Y8TlrO.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-25T20:30:16+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025-Y8TlrO.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elissaslotkin2025-Y8TlrO.jpg","width":1024,"height":683},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/democrats-threatened-by-trump-over-video-say-theyre-now-being-probed-by-the-fbi-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they\u2019re now being probed by the FBI"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/","name":"WestplexNews.com","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#organization","name":"WestplexNews.com","url":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-Westplex-News-MASTER-PNG-CLEAR-CROP-690-X-242.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-Westplex-News-MASTER-PNG-CLEAR-CROP-690-X-242.png","width":690,"height":242,"caption":"WestplexNews.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/86ac6e2a917ca881b22f6d55d1b955f0","name":"Brad Hildebrand","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc2f8931c569b15114c958f40a15bda5a2ae504b7f31d3ecf1c2227aa19e0071?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc2f8931c569b15114c958f40a15bda5a2ae504b7f31d3ecf1c2227aa19e0071?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Brad Hildebrand"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/Westplexnews.com"],"url":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/author\/bradh\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}