Office of Management and Budgets Director Russ Vought has been targeted by media repeatedly for his approach at reducing the size and scope of the Federal Government. As the architect of “Schedule F” — a regulatory plan that essentially reclassified thousands of federal workers, making it easier to remove them. Director Russ Vought was targeted, isolated, ridiculed and marginalized by the far-left and their media outlets.
News reports are now revealing that a Maryland man named Colin Demarco, 26, (pictured below fold) was arrested on Jan. 22nd, after he visited the home of Director Vought wearing gloves and a facemask with the intention to murder Vought. Arlington County police intercepted the assassin and conducted an investigation.
The details of the assassin’s plan are beginning to surface.
WASHINGTON (CBS) – […] Colin Demarco, 26, was arrested on Jan. 22 by Arlington County Police on several criminal charges, court records show. He is due to appear in court on Feb. 23.
During the course of the investigation, agents with the U.S. Marshals Service also discovered that Demarco had previously claimed to be writing a manifesto and that he had also drafted a series of notes detailing everything from a weapons stash to a “Body Disposal Guide.”
The court records show that Demarco is accused of plotting to murder a victim with the initials “R.V.” who, according to the criminal complaint, “has served as a presidential appointee.”
The complaint adds that the alleged victim was involved in the creation of Project 2025 — a project funded by the conservative Heritage Foundation- to produce a policy agenda for the next GOP administration. It called for a radical reshaping of the government in ways that consolidate power in the executive branch.
Sources familiar with the case separately confirmed to CBS News that Demarco’s alleged target was Vought.
A spokesperson for OMB said in a statement, “We are grateful for the work of law enforcement in keeping Director Vought and his family safe.”
[…] According to the criminal complaint, which was drafted by an Arlington County police officer, Demarco was captured on a Ring doorbell camera at the front door of Vought’s Arlington home on Aug. 10 wearing gloves, a backpack, sunglasses and a surgical mask.
He was also seen looking through Vought’s mailbox, and he approached a neighbor to ask if anyone was home. The neighbor told investigators that Demarco appeared to have a gun tucked under his shirt.
[…] Demarco also spoke of his admiration for Luigi Mangione — the man who is charged with murdering former United Health CEO Brian Thompson.
When Marshals Service investigators obtained a search warrant for Demarco’s iCloud account, they found a series of notes discussing a stash of weapons, and another titled “Body Disposal Guide” that called for taking steps such as “always wear rubber gloves” and “make an airtight alibi.” (read more)
Colin Demarco – typical democrat voter.
Bet his Social Media has already been scrubbed…
Colin Demarco – typical
democrat voterMKULTRA alumni.FIFY
That argument lets the Democrats off the hook. This isn’t some CIA driven mind control plot. This exactly what you get when you have a major political party become a leftist socialist organization. This is as plain as day, the Democrats have created the monster.
You say that as though these two things are not linked.
A noticeable fact regarding all these leftist morons is how blatantly stupid and airheaded they are. Hopefully this idiot ends up in general population at a supermax where he can entertain all the fellas
Liberalism is a mental disease, after all.
the Democrats have created far more than ONE monster…!
CORRECTION………
THE DEMONRATS………ARE THE MONSTER!
THESE INDIVIDUAL FOOTSOLDIERS ARE THEIR OFFSPRING!
Just a low info liberal leftist
He looks the part.
I’m getting a RUPERT PUPKIN vibe…….
Deer Hunter…. ?🤔 Maybe its just the deranged democrat deniro vibe……
“yeah….Thats the ticket!”
and he will continue to vote for the next 100 years
The man’s last name seems awful close to Democrat. Synchronicity?
A typical democrat voter from the communist state of Maryland.
Democrats have accepted violence even assassination as useful tools in achieving their goals of destroying the Republic as founded and the Constitution, maintaining and continuing fraudulent elections!!!
Another shining example of the ill-educated idiots graduated from our government indoctrination centers masquerading as schools!
Government is the religion of the political left. It’s not like they’re connected to creator God or aligned with biblical ideology in any objectively true and observable sense.
Wicked people doing evil things.
The American Left has become a deadly terrorist organization, at this point.
Hard to believe half of America think like that! Makes voter fraud all the more plausible!
More like 15%. The others are paid or work for the government.
Leftists believe it’s ok to kill to get their way.
I fully expect some in the media to defend this guy since he went after someone in the Trump administration.
“What can you expect when the president chooses white men for these positions?”
—MSNOW
Why are we just hearing about this?
Excellent question. I was wondering the same thing.
There are not many reporters anymore. I suspect AP and the others have cut way back too. Less and less real news, more and more propaganda. Propaganda is cheaper to produce and is more effective.
P R O P A G A N D A is also an additional income stream for the reporter.
Selling newspapers is just their side-hustle.
“According to the criminal complaint, which was drafted by an Arlington County police officer”
Apparently the ACP has much better opsec than most/all federal & DC LE.
Maybe all news recently is devoted to Nancy Guthrie.
“The neighbor initially identified the wrong suspect, but the U.S. Marshals were later able to identify Demarco as the person in the Ring video, according to the complaint, and they interviewed him at his Rockville home.”
Demarco went to Voght’s home back in August.
From the CBS story, it sounds like that the neighbor contacted police and then failed to identify him in a line-up.
The police have been working to identify him by researching the video from the doorbell.
Good job, police!
Good job to the neighbor, too, –even if they id’d the wrong perp; at least they called the police!
Off topic so please forgive.
Several times now I have had a McAfee antivirus popup on my screen and disconnect me from this site. No problems anywhere else. I do not run that anti virus software and haven’t for years and several computers ago. To connect this time I enabled Ad Block and I see in the few minutes I have been connected it has blocked 1080 attempts.
Just wonder if anyone else is having an issue.
Yes. You are not alone. Visiting Apple Store tomorrow
I have uBlock Origin showing (15) blocked and AdBlock showing (9) blocked using Firefox browser.
uBlock shows 11.89 million blocked since install. I believe I installed it 2.5 years ago.
Yep, my uBlock Origin does the same thing. I don’t worry because it’s doing what it’s supposed to. Doesn’t even wake up my AV software, so I head back to CTH and more sunshine via Sundance.
Might be worth having an IT guru take a look at your browser’s notification settings.
Could be a shifty website somehow got permissions to inundate you with notifications dressed up as McAfee ads to get you to click through their links to God knows where.
dressed up as McAfee ads
that’s a REALLY important distinction, Mr Burns, thanks for that
I’d be more inclined to trust and click based on the McAfee pedigree
that would hold for a host of other familiar-looking brands and presentations, that’s really clever social engineering
I’m on a Kindle tablet. It is very good about diverting from unsafe websites.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
It has really ramped up over the past week or so and has been simultaneously affecting [only] a few other conservative-oriented web sites I visit.
Seems like a particularly nasty bit of malware. I have decent cyber protection and have gone thru the various recommended steps to address this invasive pop-up/notification issue, but it still seems to be occurring (maybe reduced a tad).
So, you are not imagining things.
Sideways to your off topic but several hours ago I received an email advising me that ‘my’ McAfee subscription would be renewed!
Needless to say I haven’t got nor have ever had McAfee.
I reported the email.
Coincidently, I receive a ‘virus’ type of check from Norton, when I open TheConservativeTreehouse. I have a McAfee subscription, which I have to run a McAfee scan to eliminate the Norton ‘virus’ seeming scan telling me I have a virus. … I did NOT have the Norton ‘virus’ this evening.
There a quote sometimes posted about being over target and encountering flak. … TheConservativeTreehouse is the BEST, and drawing attention from spammers.
That’s my take too. It will be interesting to see what Sundance has to say about it when he figures out what’s going on.
This happens to me when I read CTH on my apple 14 iPhone, but not when I am reading from my laptop.
Just recently for this site, a Norton scanning ad takes over my Edge browser saying I’ve got a gazillion viruses. Simply pressing the back button arrow at top left of browser takes me back to the conservative treehouse page. I’ll investigate in more detail later, annoying but only for a moment.
Please try Brave browser instead, you might never go back!
Safari is the worst. Brave does a much better job.
I have none of that stuff while using Brave.
I have no issues using DDG and a VPN….but wonky slow loading on occasion and a myriad of crappy sleazy ads appear when VPN is off…..
Brave continually rates as the “best” safest browser for ios & mac os……
Neither do I.
I used Brave for years and got the McAfee notices several weeks ago so badly that I could not read CTH.
I switched to DuckDuckGo and it stopped completely.
Brave on my iPad did have the Norton variant pop up, repeatedly. Haven’t experienced it yet on my Win10 laptop running Brave.
Yes, this is what is happening to me also. I have been wondering why and it was only happening to me.
I don’t understand why I’m supposed to do something about it and not CTH.
No, i’m not going to change my browser. My browser is fine.
THIS WEBSITE, HOWEVER, IS NOT FINE. If i do something it will be to stop coming here because i don’t like what it is doing to my computer.
It’s not my problem. Literally. I hope it doesn’t BECOME my problem by doing something to my computer. That would be suicidal for a media website to do that to its readership.
Disable popups in your browser….all done.
I don’t have popups. It redirects me to a malicious.
The only thing i’m going to DO is stop coming here if it doesn’t get under control on CTH’s end.
I was having that problem when I tried to view on my i-phone. Annoying. So anyway I just use my laptop.
I am having the same thing happen as of yesterday. Every time I get on the site.
Always seems to happen when something important shows up here.
im running win10 with firefox, and you should go in and work on privacy setting and pop up it is documented junk. search for your browser
it’s nothing on my brower. it is THIS PLACE.
Ummm Kustie…
It’s you. And your browser.
NOT this place.
No it’s not.
It ONLY happens on this website.
That anti-vorus scan pops up often on this site. Sucks for the site but glad to know it wasn’t my phone infected.
In Edge try:
All the best.
Thanks, I’ll give that a try this weekend.
No.
I have had similar happening to me for years. I usually just close out the window and reopen; sometimes I go to a different browser. Lately, it’s been Norton hijacking the link – but look at the address, it’s not from Norton. I’ve seen it a lot lately when I access CTH from a specific browser and not with others. In the past, it’s been more from McAfee but look closely. it’s really ad (best I can remember). I do use Norton; I do not use McAfee.
It seems like I commented on this before and Sundance said it had more to do with the internet provider (ATT for me) …. best I can remember, which is not very reliable a lot of times.
i wont use either use to be a mc afee fan but its been bought I consider them both viruses at this point
Me too. But its better now.
some onw recomended Brave here years ago it is all i use no problems on any of my computers anywhere
This site is almost unreadable because of it. I get a stupid re-direct to some norton BS 9 out of every 10 times i come to CTH nowadays. Sundance needs to fix whatever that is. I don’t experience that anywhere else. It’s a problem.
I shouldn’t ad block to be able to read a website without it malevolently taking over my computer against my will.
It’s only on here and it gets worse every day. It’s nothing on my end.
I’ve been getting a McAfee pass-through interference pop-up when I follow a link from CTH (MS Edge browser) but am able to x it.
However, lately I was getting a Norton auto-download pop-up on this site, only, that required me to exit the website. uBlock Origin fixed it.
I covered yesterday on O/T, links back to 1/26
Deeper explanations if requested
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/02/05/thursday-february-5th-open-thread/#comment-12395072
I have Brave browser and it’s happened 2x over the past year. I close it out and delete search and it takes care of it for months at a time.
ALL CTH emails go to spam at Reagan; are they ad blocking or cite blocking?
Yes. Norton Antivirus is equally to blame for the disruption. I have contacted Sundance accordingly.
I guess if he had of succeeded he’d only have been charged with aggressive stalking, and the fact that a firearm was used to commit the crime ignored.
And he’ll use a mental health defense.
Which is probably deserved.
We will reach the point when asked to provide evidence of mental infirmity, a lawyer will say, he’s a democrat.
That will be all that’s needed. /s
Ooh that would be a loss.
Any assassin would have to be wearing special glasses, to deal with the glare off of Vought’s dome.
It’s like pointing a mirror at the sun.
Why would this guy be associated with heritage? Sounds fishy
Vought is the one associated with Heritage.
poor writting i read it three times
The strong is stupid in this one. But sadly, enough synapses connecting to still be dangerous.
Ryan Rough received a life sentence for his plan to assassinate Trump. Of course, that was FL.
Perhaps Van Hollen is mixing up another pitcher of margaritas for his latest Maryland Man pet. The Dems sure know how to pick ‘em.
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. –John 8:44
Why is it the cops arrested him and he didn’t get the face plant by the SS or Fan Belt Inspectors or the DOJ ?
What the Flying F**k good is law enforcement in the federal government if they don’t do their job ?
Arlington PD is a helluva lot closer & faster to the residence than asking for some Federales to come across the river. It’s a local prowler call off a Ring camera; their game initially.
Note that it was the U.S. Marshalls that caught him….not the FBI
Probably would’ve been a much closer call for Director Vought if the FBI were the lead on the case.
More likely than not this perp was a FBI asset like antifa.
This could be another patsy set up by the deep state. At this point nothing is impossible to imagine about these depraved people.
May Director Vought continue his important work safely!!
We believe in God. They don’t. They want us all dead. We have been beyond tolerant. It is time for us to restore law and order if Kash the Ass can not do it. HUZZAH!
was he a fed employee??
— he’s got that look in his eye—–
Happened AUGUST 10; Arrested JANUARY 22? And makes the news on February 5? Something seems askew, no?
Askew? Congrats for what might be the understatement of the year so far. The story as presented smells like a dirty damp dog in a soaking rain. I don’t know where to begin. Maybe in about a week or so some of this will make sense.
Sounds like very good opsec @ ACP.
Testing 123 (change browsers). Please ignore.
With the latest Loon Marxist getting elected to Governor I hope Federal charges are filed or there is a good chance he will walk.
What was Demarco doing in the 6 months since his visit to Director Vaught’s house? Reminds me of Lee Harvey Oswald. He took a shot at General Walker 7 months before shooting at President Kennedy.
I doubt writing a manifesto takes very long. He could just ask AI to write it.
US Marshals huh, interesting that it wasn’t FBI. Glad they caught him.
Demarco wanted one of those redundant government jobs with a guaranteed paycheck full benefits and retirement pension with no way to be fired for incompetence or a position being eliminated.
Simply put another form of government welfare for people who don’t want to sleep all day, or maybe they do but behind a desk.
Russell Vought is a threat to the Democrat employee voting base.
Demarco was attempting to eliminate the threat.
He looks stoned.
He’s probably altering his face to mess up facial recognition.
Domestic terrorist…
The real kind….
Squeeze him till he pops…..
Exactly what the Democrats intended
And whatever you do Colin, be sure to post all your genius strategy on social media. What a maroon.
It’s good that most of the unhinged are also stupid as hell.
Sounds like another FBI set up manifesto and all they are at an all time low. Don’t believe this garbage for 10 seconds
Russ Voight is an a**hole for saying that ALL federal employees should be traumatized. This from a man who doesn’t look like he’d hold up to very much trauma himself. Though he shouldn’t be targeted for assassination, if someone punched him in the mouth, maybe he wouldn’t say stupid shit.
‘Maryland Men’ becoming a club
like a “Men’s Club”?
like Spearmint Rhino?
Put him in a cell with ryan routh.
They deserve each other.
How long until we find out he was on the FBI’s “radar”?
Another Maryland man? 🤣
Sounds like a contract hit. Who put the price on RV’s head?
Great mugshot. Looks like his ‘shrooms kicked in.
So glad to hear that the police were on the ball and the Marshalls stepped in also Tired of hearing of the thumblings of FBI and DOJ.
Will bet this guy was on SSRI’s coupled with a relationship with “online” pals who steered him in this direction…..I mean what 26 year old would even now what Russ did much less Project 2025 was. Needs to be asked why none of these nut jobs never goes after the left. Make the left fess up these are their voters.