Did a Government Intel Asset Plant Key Evidence in Proud Boys Case?
It’s week five of the Justice Department’s most high-profile—and high-stakes—criminal trial related to the events of January 6, 2021. Five members of the Proud Boys face the rare “seditious conspiracy” charge. Guilty verdicts—almost certain given the government’s near-perfect conviction rate for January 6 defendants—would build legal momentum for a similar indictment against Donald Trump. (The trial is so crucial that Matthew Graves, the Biden-appointed U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia responsible for prosecuting every January 6 case, has shown up in the courtroom on at least three occasions.)
Trump is a major figure in this trial, an unindicted coconspirator of sorts. Last week, Judge Timothy Kelly allowed prosecutors to play a clip of Trump’s extemporaneous comment for the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by”—a remark uttered during a presidential debate in September 2020 more than three months before the Capitol protest. The Justice Department wants to portray the comment as a call to arms, tying the alleged “militia” group to the former president.
The clip is just another thin reed of evidence in the government’s landmark domestic terrorism case. In fact, much of the “evidence” amounts to nothing more than worthless trinkets, braggadocious group chats, and otherwise protected political speech.
It now appears that one key piece of evidence was not the work of any defendant in this case but rather written by a one-time government intelligence asset with unusual ties to both the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, another group involved in January 6.
A document titled “1776 Returns” is cited by the government to indicate the group had an advanced plan to “attack” the Capitol. In two separate criminal indictments, prosecutors explained how the document ended up in the hands of Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys: “On December 30, 2020 [an unnamed] individual sent Tarrio a document—[that] set forth a plan to occupy a few ‘crucial buildings’ in Washington, D.C. on January 6, including House and Senate buildings around the Capitol, with ‘as many people as possible’ to ‘show our politicians We the People are in charge.’” MORE
Ooh! Look! UFOs!
Like a train derailment that happens in the exact town where they recently filmed a movie about a train derailment?
The FBI has become the swamp’s secret police. They obviously spent a lot of time setting this up to take out Trump and discourage anyone not swamp approved.
There are NO coincidences in government….
FJB
BEACHMOM
Conservatives said that when GWB put Herr Mueller in charge 21 years ago. Libs said we were exaggerating. I think history has shown us to have been right. But a lefty like Karl Rove will continue to lie and say were were/are wrong and these are “isolated happenings”.
I may faint is Rove ever is honest.
GWB has hated Ronny since “VOO DOO ECONOMICs” – 43 years ago. Because he hates Ronny he hates conservatives. Current tense s right.
GWB still hates conservatives.
Coincidence is a word that superstitious people use to describe complex events that are mathematically inevitable.
Spock
After the covid mass murder years go along, Washington is something to be feared as far as far as what they are capable of doing. Humans always have surprises to come up with, just when you thought…
I just saw a picture of Sam Armes, and he looks like on of those Fedbois in that infamous picture where they’re trying to pose as protesters in their pastel tee-shirts and shorts. What a smirking douchebag faker. I bet Sam Armes is not even his real name.