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Republican Precinct Chair. Constitutionalist. Investigative Journalism. Army Veteran. Parent/Child Advocate. FOIA Queen.

Sep 11, 2023, 25 tweets

As we begin day 5 of the Paxton Impeachment trial, allow me to give you yet another perspective by giving you some deep knowledge about the U.S. attorney, Johnny Sutton. The attorney for ALL of the whistleblowers involved. This will be a very long thread. Be patient with me as all the posts load.

Do you know who Gary Brugman is? After today, I hope that you won’t forget his name.

1. Sutton earned a law degree in 1987. During a Houston radio interview, Sutton bragged that he tried 17 murder cases “and I put three people on death row.”
His career took a turn in 1995, when then-Gov. George W. Bush appointed him his law enforcement policy advisor, moving him to Austin and putting him close to both Bush and Gonzales, then the governor’s general counsel. For five years Sutton coordinated various state police agencies, and he oversaw an attempt to change the juvenile justice code, though the program failed to pass in the Legislature.

2. George P. Bush is one of former president George W. Bush’s nephews. He ran for Texas Attorney General in the 2020 election cycle, and he was obliterated by Paxton in the primaries.

3. “Johnny Sutton is the “bagman” of George P. Bush and his colleagues. He’s the man who, essentially, is called upon to gather money to support their causes. Sutton is the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District (or Austin), appointed by George W. Bush while he was president, and he served as a governor right before this.”

Sutton later became George P. Bush’s bagman, working more or less as his and his friends’ lawyer.

4. Then, somebody called George P. Bush and let him in on the plan to impeach Paxton.

Before George P. Bush and his colleagues hired Sutton, they attempted to get him paid by the attorney general’s office as a lawyer in their case. When they realized they couldn’t do this because they’d all hired him, they all departed, and he became their lawyer.

5. So, Who is Johnny Sutton?

While serving as federal prosecutor, he was Based in San Antonio, his border district reached to El Paso. For five years he was the top federal lawman in one of the nation’s busiest regions, a job he long dreamed of having.

But Johnny Sutton angered many conservatives. That's because he prosecuted two border patrol agents who shot an alleged Mexican drug smuggler. (A drug smuggler that was caught not even a year later attempting to smuggle drugs over the border again).

6. On February 17th 2005, near El Paso, Texas, former border patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean spotted a suspicious van being driven by a Mexican national named Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila. The agents thought Davila was smuggling drugs. Davila wouldn't yield to the agents when they told him to stop. He got out of his van and started running.

They were alerted to a smuggler, presumably carrying large quantities of marijuana. They tried to stop him. The aliens fled, then there was a high-speed pursuit, and one of them engaged in an altercation with another border patrol agent. One of the BP officers, who was down in an 11-foot ditch, heard an exchange of shots. To which he responded with fire. (This incident is mentioned more in my interview with Brugman. Coming up)

The border agents both got mandatory prison sentences of more than 10 years because of Johnny Sutton.

7. Before this happened, Sutton went after a different Former Border Patrol Agent, Gary Brugman. Brugman was prosecuted and sent to jail for doing his job. Gary has been dubbed the "forgotten Border Patrol Agent" because is was one of the first victims of Johnny Sutton. Brugman was overlooked by the media who were focused on Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean.

8. I met Gary Brugman in 2021 at an event we both spoke at. I was deeply saddened to hear his side of the story.

9. On Saturday, 9/9/2023, I asked Gary for an interview. Before we hopped on the phone the next day, he sent me some texts that will sum up his interview he later had with me.

Gary stated “So in MY case, I was never asked my side of the story during the investigation. An 18 month investigation and not a single person ever asked my side of the story. First time I was ever able to say what happened was at my trial when o was on the stand.”

“His (Sutton’s) office WRITTED a convicted drug smuggler, (who I put in prison for 5 years) out of of prison to testify against me, then sealed his records and sent him back to Mexico.”

“I believe he rewarded the illegal alien I was charged with by providing medical treatment for his daughter in Mexico.”

“In the Ramos & Compean case, he gave a drug smuggler immunity to testify against the agents, while under immunity the smuggler was once again arrested for smuggling drugs into the U.S. and Sutton gave him even more immunity on that as well…”

10. During the interview with me (next post), Brugman claimed that Sutton’s corruption was apparent throughout his trial. And that Sutton even changed the time of the incident to an earlier time in the day to assure that a coerced agent would be able to testify that he was present and could give “eye witness” testimony regarding the incident that had occurred.

11. Listen to my revealing interview with former Border Patrol Agent, Gary Brugman. He gives his personal experience regarding US Attorney Johnny Sutton.

Of all the posts in this thread, take the time to listen to this one. (Language warning)

12. Gary has been heard at speaking events all over Texas. To watch one of his short speeches, click here -

13. Gary Brugman was pardoned by Trump in 2020. Johnny Sutton was NOT happy about this.

14. To listen in detail about what Gary Brugman was accused of, and specifics regarding the handling of the case by Sutton, watch this podcast here. At one point, Gary describes how his words were shockingly twisted by Sutton.

15. here is the “Johnny Satan” video referred to in the interview. I encourage you to fast forward to the 2 minute mark for actual commentary. But if you don’t have time, I clipped it for you.

16. Here is another clip (with Hannity) that Gary Brugman referred to in his interview. Regarding yet another incident in which Sutton went after yet another law enforcement officer. And was not supported for his decision by local law enforcement.

17. Gary sent this to me. However, it is in Spanish. Brugman said - “This is in Spanish but if you watch it, about 5 minutes in…Your whistleblower’s attorney makes a special appearance…speaking Spanish!” He refers to this video in the interview and gives further explanation.

18. During David Maxwell’s testimony (yes, the one where Maxwell bragged about having the ability to throw off the cross examiners and grinned as he admitted to committing perjury before the House Investigators Committee) the jury was left with the impression that Maxwell’s lawyer is TJ Turner. While it is true that Maxwell is represented by TJ Turner in the “whistleblower” lawsuit, Maxwell is ALSO represented by Johnny Sutton.

19. It needs to be understood by the jury that ALL of the co-conspirators aka alleged whistleblowers are represented by Johnny Sutton.

Johnny is one of the highest paid attorneys in Texas. And supposedly has not been paid by the whistleblowers for the last three years. The whistleblowers are attorneys with large bank accounts. Who is paying Johnny Sutton? Of course you all know by now that when the whistleblowers went to the FBI, George P renewed his law license after a 10 year hiatus.

20. Sutton has been advising the whistleblowers the entire past three years for supposedly no pay. Brugman stated that “if he hasn’t been paid, it’s because there’s a bigger paycheck at the end of whatever they’re expecting to happen. Or he was promised a position”.

Johnny Sutton is simply a large link in the chain. The plan is referred to by the whistleblowers as “the bomb”.

21. During the cross examination between one of Paxton’s defense attorneys, J. Mitchell Little and Whistleblower Ryan Vassar, a “to do list” was brought up.

This is the list.

1. Update Johnny.
2. Have someone call the new meat.
3. Discuss with Luis
4. Coordinate group office clean out.

And number 5 (not shared in the trial but is on the exhibit submitted for evidence. WHY?)

5. Drop the bomb.

22. When the whistleblowers admit that there is no evidence, and that they lied to the house investigators, you then must begin to examine the character of those involved in bringing this impeachment to the senate floor.

CHEERS!

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