Scott Bessent's Would-Be Assassin Identifies As a 'Transgender Woman'
The Massachusetts man who was arrested last week for allegedly plotting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent identifies as a "transgender woman," according to federal court filings.
Bessent's alleged would-be assassin, 24-year-old Ryan Michael English, a biological male, goes by the trans alter-ego "Riley Jane," attorneys revealed Wednesday.
In a motion requesting English's release, the suspect's court-appointed public defenders refer to their client as "Ms. English" and note that he is "a transgender woman, who has faced ridicule, discrimination, abuse, and scorn from family and friends because of her identity."
This is insane. Last week, a would-be assassin drove to DC to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is also a gay man, and has made history as the highest ranking gay official in our history. It has now been reported that the suspect is a trans identified male.
I can barely find anything in the news about this. I wonder why.
Imagine if a male Trump supporter planned to assassinate Pete Buttigieg. I think we’d hear quite a lot about that for a very long time.