This Means War: Holding the DOJ Accountable for Swatting Attacks

A Wave of swatting of prominent conservative voices sweeps the country, met with crickets by the DOJ.

Swatting is Terrorism, Period, End of Story.

Thursday, March 13th, 2025: By Walter Curt.

In the past 24 hours, an alarming series of incidents has shattered the illusion that American political discourse remains rooted in respect and civility. At least four prominent conservative voices—Nick Sortor and his family, Gunther Eagleman, Joe Pags, and Shawn Farash—were all targeted in a spree of “swatting” attacks. These are not harmless pranks; they are carefully crafted operations aimed at weaponizing law enforcement against private citizens. Under the cloak of anonymity, these perpetrators call police with false reports of emergencies—some involving dire threats, explosions, or violence—triggering a high-intensity police response and, in some cases, heavily armed SWAT teams.

Late last night, Nick Sortor reported that both his sister and his father were swatted. Officers reportedly arrived with weapons drawn, ready to face an imagined threat. As if that were not horrific enough, the same day, Gunther Eagleman was swatted in broad daylight, followed by pizza deliveries after the incident—an unsettling hallmark of a coordinated campaign. Similarly, Joe Pags and Shawn Farash, known for his spot-on Trump impersonations, fell victim to the same crime.

What is crystal clear is that these attacks are not random. Sending pizza to victims’ homes after the chaos is a brazen signature, indicating that the same group or network is behind these acts. It is also a smug way to signal their success and intimidate anyone else who dares to speak against them. Such cowardice and cruelty are intolerable in a nation predicated on the freedom of speech, especially when it is carried out against citizens who have committed no crime beyond expressing their conservative viewpoints.

It is important to note that this trend of political intimidation is not unprecedented. Last year, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger spoke about the “swatting crisis” affecting members of Congress. One of the more harrowing incidents involved Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose swatting call resulted in a tragic car accident that took the life of a responding officer. Manger’s testimony before the Senate underlined the severity of the issue: the Dignitary Protection division is overextended and understaffed, officers are working exhausting overtime hours, and the scale of these attacks is escalating at an alarming pace. If this can happen to sitting members of Congress, then what hope does an ordinary citizen have of protection?

Let’s not mince words: swatting is attempted murder by proxy. When you call the police and falsely report that someone has committed a violent act or is on the verge of inflicting harm, you are inviting a potentially lethal force response. Officers—believing they are walking into a life-threatening situation—must react accordingly. The tragedies that can unfold from such deception are not abstract possibilities; they are real. When the police arrive expecting a shootout, any sudden movement, any misunderstanding, can lead to a fatal outcome.

That is precisely why these incidents must be met with swift and unyielding justice. There is zero reason to believe the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) cannot track down those orchestrating these calls. In our modern, hyper-connected world, digital footprints are everywhere. If law enforcement wants to catch these criminals, they have the tools and the know-how. Yet, here we stand, once again, witnessing a wave of dangerous harassment against conservatives with little to no visible response from our federal authorities. The silence is deafening—and, quite frankly, unacceptable.

Let us also be absolutely clear that these acts of political aggression will not deter conservative voices. If anything, they affirm our cause. We will not be intimidated by the threat of overwhelming police force at our doors in the middle of the night. We will not cower simply because some radical left-wing extremists believe they can bully the truth out of us. Instead, we will continue to speak loudly and stand firmly on the bedrock principles that this nation was founded upon: free speech, individual liberty, and equal protection under the law.

It is high time for action. We demand that the FBI immediately investigate this coordinated swatting operation and bring the full weight of federal prosecution against its perpetrators. And let’s be explicit: we also call upon Pam Bondi’s DOJ—yes, the same Pam Bondi who has made no secret of her commitment to the rule of law—to throw the book at these criminals. Swatting is not a joke; it’s not a teenage prank gone too far. It is a deliberate and potentially lethal attack, one that must be treated with the same gravity as terrorism or any other assault on our civil liberties.

The country stands at a dangerous crossroads where political disagreements are no longer resolved in the court of public opinion, but rather through calculated acts of intimidation. For the sake of our democracy, this cannot stand. The left-wing extremist elements behind these attacks may believe they can terrorize conservatives into silence, but they are sorely mistaken. Let these swattings be a wake-up call to law enforcement agencies, politicians, and everyday citizens alike: if one voice can be silenced by violence and deceit, then all of us are vulnerable.

This crisis demands your outrage. Demand accountability. Demand investigations. Most importantly, demand real, tangible consequences for the people orchestrating these swattings. Because if we do not put a stop to it now—if we allow this cowardly tactic to go unpunished—then someone, somewhere, is going to pay a tragic price with their life. We cannot wait until that happens. The time to act is now.