Miami-Dade County Republican Party’s WhatsApp group under criminal investigation after …

Published:  March 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM A recent leak of last year’s WhatsApp posts falls on Florida International University Republicans WhatsApp FILE – (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) (AP) (Martin Meissner/AP) MIAMI — Detectives with the Florida International University Police Department were working with local, state, and federal law enforcement to investigate a Miami-Dade County Republican Party’s WhatsApp group. FIU President Jeanette M. Nuñez announced the investigation on Thursday after the Floridian Press reported “Miami GOP Secretary’s Group Chat Pushes Antisemitism, ‘Killing [N-word]’” on Wednesday about alleged posts from last year, and The Miami Herald and New York Times followed on Thursday. “FIU does not and will not tolerate violence, hate, discrimination, harassment, racism or antisemitism,” Nuñez wrote in a statement. “This is not who we are. This is not what FIU stands for.” Under Florida law, it is a felony to post threats to kill or cause serious bodily injury to another person. The alleged posts by activists on the chat’s leak included screenshots of a “Total [N-word] Death!” message and other detailed descriptions of racist violence on Sept. 28 that included crucifying and beheading. Nuñez mentioned harassment. The Floridian reported the messages followed a discussion about a student
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