Trump Rally Arrest Press Conference. (Photo: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco)
Coachella, Donald Trump & the Sheriff
The California Way: man arrested upon suspicion of a few gun charges and immediately released
By Thomas Buckley, October 15, 2024 12:11 pm
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s deputies stopped a guy with some guns and fake ID’s and driving an unregistered car from entering the Donald Trump event in Coachella over the weekend.
Those are the facts and show that Bianco’s team did what it was supposed to do.
It is also a fact that the man in question, Vem Miller, claimed to be a “journalist” and to have a “VIP” pass given to him by, um, someone (Nevada Republicans?) to enter the event.
As a reporter (oh God, not a journalist) when reporters actually existed and wrote for things like newspapers, I can say without fear of contradiction that I did not show up to any event with illegal guns in an illegal car with a dodgy invite (oh, and while I am dating myself, Bob Dole was actually funnier in person.)
“The red flags started raising themselves” when he drove up to the perimeter of the event, Bianco said.
Miller was taken into custody, transported to the local sheriff’s office, arrested upon suspicion of a few gun charges and immediately released. California has the toughest gun ownership, etc. rules in the nation for proper gun ownership, but you can still walk away with a couple of misdemeanors when you have them at a political rally.
Bianco, interestingly, finds it ironic/humorous/odd that– no matter what the eventual investigation reveals – a person who shows up to a presidential candidate event with guns in the state with the strictest gun laws in the nation simply gets a citation is released.
By the way, Miller’s side of the course of events is here. He says he was in no way trying to kill Donald Trump.
It’s interesting that someone who carries two guns around with him claims to have never shot a gun.
I’ve never owned a gun, but even I have shot one or two or three or more, so that statement in the Miler’s video seems, um, odd.
In other words, feel for Miller all you want but that is absolutely not how that works at all. It was not a conspiracy that got Miller arrested – it was Miller.
Oh, but he’s an independent “truth seeker” that doesn’t play by the rules?
Again, no – you cannot build being a “truth seeker” on a bed of lies.
Anyway, whether Miller was engaged in an assassination attempt is highly unlikely. Bianco himself even said (as have the FBI and Secret Service since the incident) that he never directly called Miller’s actions part of one.
As for the event itself, Bianco – a Trump supporter – said he found the crowd “excited and happy and friendly” and that the crowd estimate of about 27,000 seems about right.
Additionally, Bianco noted that his office is, unlike most local law enforcement around the nation, is extremely used to dealing with elected officials, local, state, national, or even international.
In other words, the president of Indonesia may stop by to meet rich/important people in Palm Springs or La Quinta or Bermuda Dunes or Rancho Mirage far more often than they swing by, oh, North Platte, Nebraska.
So they know what they are doing and they did the job right.
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As a law enforcement officer with a great deal of power wrt the ordinary citizen, Bianco has a responsibility to use that power wisely and judiciously. BIanco showed poor judgement in jumping to conclusions by holding a press conference and declaring publicly that his officers probably prevented an assassination. He did this to make a media splash, without giving the public Vem Miller’s side of the story. So, in effect, he DID accuse Vem Miller of being an assassin, imo in order to promote his own political career. His assertion that he did not DIRECTLY call Miller an assassin may be factually true but smacks of cya media spin control. Vem Miller has the right to believe and say what he wants politically…..it’s called the 1st Amendment. He admits that his mistake was forgetting that he was in California (aka Commiefornia, Crazifornia) with it’s unconstitutional gun laws; so he agreed that he will have to pay the fines. Riverside county needs to get ready for a humongous lawsuit.
Sheriff Bianco and his deputies did what they needed to do given ALL the red flags they encountered.
The story could have ended much differently than they did. Such precautions —- again, given the circumstances — are absolutely necessary.
“It’s interesting that someone who carries two guns around with him claims to have never shot a gun.”
Interesting in what way Thomas? I carry samurai swords to trade shows in my car all the time. These are deadly weapons that I have never used myself. So what? Why is that “interesting” as you say.
I get your point, but do you drive around with your swords, especially when you are going to a supposed job like him?
While boarding a flight to attend a conference, TSA stopped me because I had a small pocket knife in my possessions that I had completely forgotten that I had. Yes, I was at work. Miller says that he forgot that he was going to be in a state, California, with different gun laws. Seems like a plausible explanation to me. I didn’t remember that a small two inch pocket knife was illegal to carry on the flight, until I was told. I said they could keep the knife and TSA let me board the flight.
I do not believe in justifying the misconduct of an authoritarian….no matter which party they are affiliated with – Republican, Democrat or Independent:
“Chad Bianco in the spotlight, again, for all the wrong reasons – Orange County Register”
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/10/16/sheriff-chad-bianco-gets-egg-on-his-face/
https://nypost.com/2024/10/16/us-news/vem-miller-is-in-hiding-and-fears-for-his-life-after-being-branded-would-be-assassin/
and now miller has announced a defamation lawsuit because of something someone said publicly about his ‘possible’ intent. Seems his intent was pretty clear from the start.
1. He ‘intended’ to cross state lines with loaded firearms and accessories that are clearly illegal in CA.
2. He ‘intentionally’ dove an unregistered rental car to an event that unless you were living under a rock at Kamala’s house in Brentwood, that there would be MASSIVE law enforcement oversite and scrutiny.
3. He ‘intended’ to present FALSE Identification when questioned about the nature of his visit.
Seems to me the only unanswered question on his ‘intent’ wasn’t one necessarily of attempted assasination but how big osf an ASS was he ‘intending’ to be by voraciously waving SO MANY red flags at law enforcement.
This is very reminiscient of tactics Anti-fa-la-la’s use as well as other extreme left groups when trying to garner national attention to make sure someone looks their way as they preen in the mirror of self flagellation…..
yes, much like to sociopathic masturbator sits in his car doing his ‘duty’, he then calls out to a ‘member’ of the general public to then unwittingly come over and witness in horror at the conclusion of his self satisfaction……..
Mr. Milleer is not an intelligent man, really, just misunderstood perhaps………
What was Chad Bianco’s “intent” in joining the Oath Keepers in the first place?
“Following a hacking incident in September 2021 against a database belonging to the Oath Keepers, Bianco, along with over 200 law-enforcement officers, was exposed as a former member of the organization.[1][5][16] He later stated that he had paid for a $40 one-year membership in the organization in 2014 and did not renew it for the next year. Bianco has since disavowed the group’s violent conduct.[17][1][2] – Wikipedia”
In a nutshell, Miller is an idiot, Bianco (once again) engaged mouth without putting brain in gear, and Bianco’s detractors are giggling and wringing their hands in delight – and it will all end up amounting to nothing. A more suspicious sort might suspect that somebody was trying to embarrass Bianco to perhaps derail his rumored run at the governor’s office. I suppose it would be prudent to look into whether or not Miller received any cash or expensive gifts recently…