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Jay Jones

American politician

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Nov 5, 2025
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New Virginia attorney General quote about two bullets

The phrase , in which he fantasized about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert; the phrase did not come from the new Virginia attorney general as a public quote. Multiple contemporaneous reports d...

Oct 24, 2025
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What were the contents of Jay Jones' leaked text messages?

Jay Jones’s leaked 2022 text messages contain explicit threats of violence — including phrasing that a Republican lawmaker “gets two bullets to the head” — alongside obscene, racist and antisemitic co...

Nov 5, 2025
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What did the Virginia State Bar or ethics authorities say about Jay Jones leaked messages?

The Virginia State Bar and other formal ethics authorities have no recorded public statement condemning or adjudicating Jay Jones’s leaked 2022 text messages; available public materials from the Bar a...

Oct 28, 2025

jay jones alledge child involvement

A series of recently disclosed text messages from Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones include violent language that explicitly referenced a Republican lawmaker and mentioned harm to...

Nov 6, 2025

Was Jay Jones referring to a specific incident or organization when alleging child involvement?

Jay Jones did not, in the reporting summarized here, appear to reference a specific incident or named organization when texts surfaced in 2022 that fantasized about violence involving an opponent and ...

Nov 5, 2025

What exactly did Jay Jones allege about child involvement and on what date did he make the claim?

Jay Jones sent private text messages in August 2022 in which he reportedly fantasized about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert and wrote that Gilbert’s children should “die in their mother’s arm...

Nov 5, 2025

What exactly did Jay Jones allege about child involvement and when did he make the claim?

Jay Jones is reported to have made a specific, disturbing remark in 2022 during a follow-up phone call to Carrie Coyner: he said Todd Gilbert’s wife “could see her child die so her husband could recon...

Oct 19, 2025

What were the exact words used by Jay Jones in the controversial text messages?

Jay Jones’s 2022 text messages are reported to include the explicit phrasing, Multiple outlets cite that he added and that there were texts expressing a wish that Gilbert’s children die; Jones subsequ...

Oct 18, 2025

Did Jay Jones apologize for the text messages and what was the response?

Jay Jones publicly apologized for text messages in which he used violent, inappropriate language; he expressed remorse and said the language “has no place in discourse,” in comments reported October 1...

Oct 13, 2025

What was the context of Jay Jones' statement about killing someone's children?

The documents provided contain no direct reporting or verifiable context for a claim that *Jay Jones* said he would “kill someone’s children”; none of the supplied source summaries quote or describe s...

Oct 7, 2025

What were the exact words used by Jay Jones in the text messages?

The available materials do not show any , so his “exact words in the text messages” cannot be produced from the provided sources. What is documented are public statements and ad transcripts that quote...

Dec 8, 2025

Are there comparable past leaks involving Jay Jones and what were the legal or ethical consequences?

Comparable past leaks involving Jay Jones in 2025 centered on private 2022 text messages that surfaced showing violent fantasies about a GOP lawmaker; those leaks produced immediate bipartisan condemn...

Dec 8, 2025

Who leaked the texts involving Jay Jones and when were they released (date)?

Leaked text messages attributed to Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones were published in October 2025 and refer to messages sent in August 2022; reporting identifies National Review and multip...

Dec 8, 2025

What specific messages did Jay Jones allegedly send in the leak and when were they dated?

Leaked text messages attributed to Jay Jones date from 2022—several reports specify August 2022—and include violent, graphic language directed at then–House Speaker Todd Gilbert and references to harm...

Nov 24, 2025

How have media outlets and public officials assessed Jay Jones's credibility and potential conflicts of interest?

Media outlets and public officials treated Jay Jones’s 2022 violent text messages as a serious credibility problem that threatened his candidacy, provoking bipartisan criticism, calls from some groups...

Nov 21, 2025

What is Jay Jones's public role or background and could that affect the credibility of his allegation?

Jay Jones is a lawyer and career politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates, worked as an Assistant Attorney General in Washington, D.C., and was the Democratic nominee — and winner — fo...

Nov 21, 2025

Which news outlets reported Jay Jones's allegation and on what dates?

Several national and local outlets reported the revelation of Jay Jones’s now-public text messages in October–November 2025, with initial coverage and sustained follow-ups across outlets including CNN...

Nov 21, 2025

What specific allegation did Jay Jones make about children and when was it reported?

Jay Jones was reported to have sent private text messages in August 2022 in which he fantasized about violence directed at then–House Speaker Todd Gilbert and described Gilbert’s children dying in the...

Nov 21, 2025

How have officials, law enforcement, or other parties responded to Jay Jones’s allegation about children?

Officials, law enforcement and political actors reacted swiftly and sharply after leaked 2022 texts showed Jay Jones fantasizing about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert and wishing death on his...

Nov 16, 2025

What did Jay Jones tweet?

Available reporting shows Jay Jones was the subject of a scandal over resurfaced 2022 text messages in which he fantasized about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert and referenced harm to Gilbert...