BREAKING: @FBI has found contact between a #ProudBoys member and a Trump associate days before the January 6th #Capitol siege.

Scoop: @ktbenner @alanfeuer & @adamgoldmanNYT
nytimes.com/2021/03/05/us/…
2/ #ProudBoys leader Enrique Tarrio separately told the @nytimes today that he put Roger Stone on speaker at a protest at @marcorubio's house before Jan 6th...

...but a law enforcement official speaking to the times said this was *NOT* the call being scrutinized.
3/ Also: same data hasn't surfaced communication between members of Congress & rioters during #Capitol siege.

...but there are records of communications between far-right extremists & lawmakers that planned to appear at Tump rally that morning.

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7 Mar
Fact check: Yes! There were guns at the #Capitol siege.

Look for yourself: Sig P320/M17 on a man heading up the steps.

(@EpochTimes & @LawEnforceToday making misleading mileage out of the @FBI saying no guns recovered *during* siege.)

1/
2 / Moreover, the @FBI was explicitly NOT speaking for #Capitol Police or @DCPoliceDept when they gave that answer to @SenRonJohnson.

Multiple people got gun charges on the 6th, as @RickRouan @USATODAY reports.

Story:usatoday.com/story/news/fac… Image
3/ The source of this deeply misleading factoid is, of course, questioning last week by @SenRonJohnson who continues to float the falsehood hat the mob was unarmed.

Prior reporting: @MollyBeck @journalsentinel
jsonline.com/story/news/pol… quote from senator Ron John...Senator Ron Johnson asking ...
Read 4 tweets
5 Mar
BREAKING: Johnn McAffee & advisor of his cryptocurrency team indicted by @TheJusticeDept for fraud & money laundering.

Pump & dump scheme & hyping ICOs without disclosing stakes..

McAffee already detained in Spain. Advisor arrested in Tx.

Source: justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/j…
2/ Alleged illicit earnings by @officialmcafee et al:

-$2 million 💵: pump & dump
-$11 million 💵 : promoting altcoin ICOs while concealing stake & compensation for hyping them

Source: justice.gov/usao-sdny/pres…
3/ Coins that @officialmcafee & team allegedly pumped & dumped include:

-XVG: Verge
-ETN: Electroneum
-BURST: Burstcoin
-DGB: DigiByte
-RDD: Reddcoin
-HMQ: Humaniq
-TRX: Tron
-DCT: Factom
-DOGE: Dogecoin
-XLM: Stellar Lumen
-SYS: Syscoin
-RCN: Ripio Credit Network
Read 7 tweets
4 Mar
Wild story: Meet Kurt Jantz (rap name Forgiato Blow aka 'Donald Trump's Nephew').

By his telling, he's the grandson of Auto Trader's founder.

Jantz flew to DC in a private jet on January 6th... 1/

Pics: Parler, Facebook.
2/ Jantz and entourage then went to the #Capitol and filmed the pro-Trump "We Outside" rap video restricted grounds.. in the middle of the siege.

Lyrics like:
"my president is Trump never be sleepy Joe.."
"free all my people at last or Imma have to hit em with the gas""
3/ Jantz jetted home. His spokesperson told @donie @CNN he didn't enter the #Capitol building.

He did keep up the flow of music videos, which bring us to him dancing with Roger Stone at CPAC.

Read 8 tweets
2 Mar
NICE: new @gwupoe report has a helpful framework for arrested #Capitol siege participants:

-Militant Networks (33)
-Organized Clusters (82)
-Inspired Believers (142)

THREAD on their latest report.
Link: extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/…
2/ MILITANT NETWORKS:
Tip of the spear in breaches & violence. Planned & mobilized resources & executed as units (e.g. #Oathkeepers, #IIIPER s, #ProudBoys)

They are also the most likely to commit follow-on attacks.
2/ ORGANIZED CLUSTERS
Radicalized individuals, motivated by conspiracy theories & extremist ideology found each other (or were family members & friends) and went to the #Capitol as a group.
Read 8 tweets
2 Mar
NEW best-yet picture of #ProudBoys #Capitol assault emerges in Gov motion on Seattle leader Ethan Nordean's detention.

-Planning & recruiting
-Pre-programmed radios & encrypted comms
-Multiple assault teams

THREAD

Story by @kyledcheney & @joshgerstein: politico.com/news/2021/03/0…
2/ First, some background on Ethan Nordean from the Gov. He's a Seattle-based #ProudBoys leader and has held local & national leadership posts.

We know this in part because of a face-palmingly bad redaction job of their own bylaws.
3/ Gov outlines how Nordean used social media to recruit, connect to other militia groups & solicit donations, including of of tactical gear.
Read 7 tweets
26 Feb
BREAKING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved capture/kill operation against journalist Jamal #Khashoggi, per US Intelligence assessment. THREAD 1/ Image
2/ Assessment highlights:

-MBS' "control of decisionmaking"
-involvement of MBS' key advisor & protective detail in #Khashoggi operation
-MBS' support for violent operations to silence dissidents abroad
-his absolute control of KSA security & intel Image
3/ Aides to #MBS were likely afraid failure to complete tasks might result in being fired or *arrested.* Would not have undertaken a sensitive action without MBS consent. Would not have questioned his orders. Image
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