🚨IMMEDIATE RELEASE 🚨 Rep. Dan Crenshaw Threatens to Sue Shawn Ryan…

I want to address something directly with all of you who’ve supported this show and made it what it is today. On December 9th, 2025, I received a legal demand letter from lawyers representing Congressman Dan Krenshaw. They are threatening to sue me for defamation because of comments I made on my podcast about a message that he sent me. They want me to remove content, issue a public apology, and stop talking about him. I’m not going to do any of that. Let me give you full context so you can judge for yourself. What I originally said a while back, I commented on my show about Congressman Krenshaw throwing an extremely expensive party and the fact that he seems to have become quite wealthy during his time in Congress. I raised questions about how a congressman making $174,000 a year can afford that kind of a lifestyle. These are legitimate questions. And to be honest, I didn’t even mention Dan Krenshaw’s name in that initial conversation. I just brought up the fact that he was having Steve Aoki, a major DJ spin at his party. And then, you know, let’s fast forward a couple years and they got Steve Aoki DJing their 40th birthday party. How does that happen? I don’t have firsthand experience in this. I have often questioned the same thing. These are legitimate questions. Multiple news outlets have reported on concerns about congressional insider trading and members of Congress, including Congressman Krenshaw, actively trading stocks while having access to non-public information that affects those very stocks. I’m not the only person asking these questions, but apparently I’m the one that got under Dan’s skin. After I made those comments, Congressman Crunchaw sent me an Instagram message. I’m going to publish the actual screenshot so you can see for yourself right here. Here’s what it says. Hey Sean, you have the ability to contact your fellow team guy if you’ve got a problem with me or have questions about how I’m getting rich. Some of my boys at six told me about your indirect swipe at me. From the comment you made, it sounds like you have some beliefs that are based on trendy narratives instead of facts. Now, let me be clear about what I saw when I read that message. A sitting United States congressman who happens to be a former Navy Seal sent me a message saying, “My boys at six told me about my criticism of him.” My boys at six, that means SEAL Team 6 Development Group, the most elite special operations unit in the United States military and arguably the world. When I received that message in the context of me criticizing him, I interpreted it as threatening. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe he just meant that some guys he used to work with told him about my comments and he wanted to have a friendly chat. But that’s not how it read to me and I said so on my podcast. Now, here’s a clip of Congressman Dan Krenshaw literally saying if he ever meets Tucker Carlson, he will [ __ ] kill him. Have you ever met Tucker? Twitter. So, I’m just curious. What would you think if Congressman Dan Krenshaw sent you a message saying his boys at six after he threatened to kill Tucker Carlson? Now his lawyers are claiming that my interpretation of his message is defamation. They say I accused him of threatening me with assault, which is a crime, and that I need to publicly apologize and remove the content from my show. Here’s my response. No, I’m publishing their full demand letter along with my lawyer’s response so that you can read both and decide for yourself whether my interpretation was unreasonable. This isn’t really about whether I misunderstood a message. This is about whether a sitting member of Congress can use the threat of an expensive litigation to silence criticism. I asked questions about Congressman Krenshaw’s wealth. Those questions are fair game. He is a public official. He makes decisions that affect all of us. He trades stocks while having access to classified and non-public information. The public has a right to ask how he’s getting rich while he’s in office. Instead of answering those questions, he sent me a message that referenced Seal Team 6. And when I said that message felt threatening, he lawyered up and demanded I apologize and shut up. And I won’t. Now, what’s going to happen next? If Congressman Krenshaw wants to sue me, he can. My lawyers are ready. And if he does, we’re going to use the discovery process to get answers to all the questions I originally asked. questions about his finances and how he affords the lifestyle he’s living on a congressional salary. I suspect that’s the last thing Dan actually wants. But here’s what I think is really going on. Congressman Dan thought he could intimidate me into silence. He thought a legal threat would make me back down. But unfortunately, Dan, you’re wrong. I’m a veteran. I’ve been in combat, too. I’ve faced actual threats. A demand letter from a DC law firm unfortunately does not scare me. So, let me clarify my position for the record. Congressman Krenshaw sent me a message that said, “My boys at six told me about my criticism of him.” I interpreted that as threatening. Maybe he didn’t intend it that way. Maybe he’s just really bad at communication. But when a congressman invokes elite special operations forces into a message to someone who’s criticizing him, that person is allowed to find it threatening. And you know what? I still want answers to my original questions. How has Congressman Krenshaw accumulated significant wealth while serving in Congress? What stocks has he traded and when? Did he have access to non-public information that affected those trades? How did he afford that expensive party? These are questions every American should be asking about every member of Congress. The fact that Congressman Krenshaw’s response is to threaten litigation rather than provide answers tells you everything you need to know. To my audience, I’m publishing everything. the original message, the demand letter, my lawyer’s response, because I believe in transparency. You’ve made this show what it is. You deserve to see all the facts and make your own judgment. If you think I misinterpreted the message, that’s fine. Reasonable people can disagree, but I don’t think my interpretation was unreasonable. And I’m certainly not going to apologize for asking legitimate questions about a public official’s finances. To Congressman Krenshaw, sir, if you want to clarify what you meant by my boys at six, you’re welcome to do so. If you want to answer your questions about your wealth accumulation and your stock trading, I’ll give you air time to do it. But if you think you’re going to silence me with legal threats, you’ve badly miscalculated. I’m not going anywhere. And neither are the questions. Thank you, Dan. I’m sure we’ll talk soon.

Shawn Ryan has a message. Please see the links below for all references.

Link to the Cease and Desist: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1FBNqbg1a9WmbKZ4jVA-xaIn6t2P9EXQK

Link to My Defense’s Response: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KxV8NHwXK77rQz_eukCa17c_kJjjB9y1?usp=sharing

Tulsi Gabbard Episode Referencing the Party: https://youtu.be/hgbDlqzsbh0?t=5973

Tucker Carlson Threat: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0dpbfG_LAKE

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44 comments

  4. As a lawyer my opinion is that the demand letter sent to Shawn is complete bulllshit. If Crenshaw wants to spend money litigating, there are are plenty of lawyers that will go to bat for Shawn pro bono. He doesn’t need to spend a dime and the discovery getting Crenshaw’s text messages to his “6” buddies and his financials would be fun.

  6. If this was a real world like say back in the 17-18th century…tar and feather would happen and there would be little to no hesitation! Today patriots are labeled terrorists and threatened by those same POS's who would be a stinking pile of sticky black mud in the middle of the street being spat upon! There is no nuance or perecption here, just fact, black and white!

  10. Well done Shawn. British but live in Singapore and Abu Dhabi. Love your show, keep fighting the good fight!

  11. Go get em! We should be asking for information on all reps in DC and how they all become millionaires on their salary and who is paying them. They work for us and we should be able to see how it works.

  19. U Go Shawn….!!!
    I'm from Houston Texas. We don't like Dan Crenshaw….. He doesn't think that Law abiding citizens should be allowed to be well armed…. He has become a member of the DC swamp…

  21. Thank you for doing this !! Your going to open the public eye to what's really happening and help fix some of the corruption in our government

  22. Stand strong. DC was probably a good person once. But it appears he may have succumbed to the evils of power.

  28. I stand with you Shawn. Don't back down.

    Rep Crenshaw had my support a while back but he lost it when he started pushing his support of red flag laws. Anyone who is okay with law enforcement removing firearms from US citizens without a warrant can kiss my a$$.

  34. I'd say that was a threat. And threatening you with sueing you. Is another one what a looser DC &. All the other politicians using public service as a get rich quick ladder at our expense .

  38. amen it should be illegal for all sitting politicians and immediate family members to trade and if their term expires they have a 1 year wait and must a specific percentage of any profitable trades for upto 5yrs after the fact and term limits need to be invoked why do we have fossils and petrified livers making decisions for us that they themselves dont understand

  39. I don’t think he has bios at 6 anymore. After the way he fucked Eddie Galliger. Bois really ment a lot then didn’t it you two faced POS…..

  43. I don’t like congress getting rich either but to take that DM as a “threat” is something a female would say and all this coming off of your last rant about being a “man” and not a “bitch.”

    This is a bitch move

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