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Transgender Woman Sentenced In Bessent Assassination Attempt

Fadingcorroborated6 outlets reported this themselves in 11 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
  1. nypost.comseen 20 Aug, 19:56headline rewritten

    Transgender wannabe assassin sentenced to prison for Luigi Mangione-inspired plot to kill Scott BessentTransgender wannabe assassin sentenced to prison for Luigi Mangione-inspired plot to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Tue, 18 August 2026peak 10 reports on Tue, 18 August 2026Wed, 19 August 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 3 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

Mike JohnsonLuigi MangioneScott BessentJeanine PirroPete HegsethJustice DepartmentCapitol PoliceMassachusetts, United StatesWashington, Washington, United StatesSouth Deerfield, Massachusetts, United StatesRudolph ContrerasKaren Friedman AgnifiloAudrey Elizabeth HaleAudrey HaleJohn FreemanBrian ThompsonTyler RobinsonMarc AgnifiloCharlie KirkUtah Valley University

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
iheart.com6 original reports
nypost.com1 original report - edited after publishing
The Hill1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report
gazettenet.com1 original report
18 Aug, 16:57over 23 hours19 Aug, 16:02

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 11 original reports

  1. Tue, 18 August 2026

    10 reports
    • iheart.com16:57first to report

      Ryan Michael English, a transgender woman, was sentenced to over six years for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English traveled to Washington, D.C., with weapons and confessed to planning the attack. The Justice Department emphasized the need to protect officials fr...

    • iheart.com16:57

      Ryan Michael English, a transgender woman, was sentenced to over six years for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English traveled to Washington, D.C., with weapons and confessed to planning the attack. The Justice Department emphasized the need to protect officials fr...

    • iheart.com16:57

      Ryan Michael English, a transgender woman, was sentenced to over six years for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English traveled to Washington, D.C., with weapons and confessed to planning the attack. The Justice Department emphasized the need to protect officials fr...

    • iheart.com16:57

      Ryan Michael English, a transgender woman, was sentenced to over six years for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English traveled to Washington, D.C., with weapons and confessed to planning the attack. The Justice Department emphasized the need to protect officials fr...

    • iheart.com16:57

      Ryan Michael English, a transgender woman, was sentenced to over six years for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English traveled to Washington, D.C., with weapons and confessed to planning the attack. The Justice Department emphasized the need to protect officials fr...

    • iheart.com16:57

      Ryan Michael English, a transgender woman, was sentenced to over six years for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English traveled to Washington, D.C., with weapons and confessed to planning the attack. The Justice Department emphasized the need to protect officials fr...

    • nypost.com17:55edited after publishing

      previouslyTransgender wannabe assassin sentenced to prison for Luigi Mangione-inspired plot to kill Scott Bessent

    • The Hill19:25

      The person arrested last year in connection with an attempted assassination plot against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced. Ryan Michael English, a 24-year-old from South Deerfield, Mass., who goes by Raleigh Jane English, confessed the plot to U.S. Capitol Police outside the legislative...

    • The Guardian World19:48

      Riley English said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing drugs, and that she planned to kill Scott Bessent A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the US Capitol to kill Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years in prison. Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing drugs when she drove to Washington in January 2025 and...

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)23:26

      Ryan Michael English, 24, receives 73-month sentence after pleading guilty in May

  2. Wed, 19 August 2026

    1 report

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