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Overnight... the Justice Dept notified a judge they have additional phone records for US Capitol Insurrection defendant Brad Bennett of North Carolina. Bennett allegedly got inside the Senate chamber & is linked to Q-Anon.
Bennett's case is different than the others...
Feds say Bennett made his intentions clear on Jan. 2... changing his profile picture to read, “FAIR WARNING. IF THIS ELECTION IS STOLEN FOR BIDEN . . . PATRIOTS WILL GO TO WAR"
But it's what happened AFTER Jan 6 that's convinced the feds to ask Bennett be jailed
Prosecutors say Bennett suspected his arrest was imminent in March... and took off. Disabling his phone and connecting to the rest of the world through fast-food restaurant WI-FI
He vanished
Capitol riot defendant allegedly dodged FBI phone & text messages & used encrypted app
Feds say Brad Bennett went quiet on FACEBOOK and lied about his whereabouts
Bennett's attorneys told a judge Friday that Bennett wasn't trying to "dodge or evade" law enforcement"
But the feds say, 'The amount of trust this Court can place in Defendant’s word is questionable at best."
Brad Bennett appears for ARRAIGNMENT in DC federal court Tuesday afternoon. I'll be covering.
Of the 400+ defendants charged so far ... approx. 60 are in pretrial detention.
We'll see what happens w/ Bennett
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