FBI gave #RonJohnson defensive briefing in 2020 warning he was being targeted by Russia to spread disinformation on Biden.
What did he do?
He considered it “completely useless and unnecessary”
With his usual paranoia, he thought FBI briefing was a trick
2. And then, worse of all, Johnson continued to use his office to act as a conduit for the Russian disinformation campaign to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
4. Ron Johnson in his own—self-incriminating—words:
“I suspected that the briefing was being given to be used at some future date for the purpose that it is now being used: to offer the biased media an opportunity to falsely accuse me of being a tool of Russia despite warnings.”
5. Worth recalling this is not a partisan issue.
Fellow Republican Senators—including Richard Burr and Marco Rubio—warned Johnson that he was using his congressional powers in a way that could aid the Kremlin’s efforts.
At start of #TrumpTrial, Trump's violations of recent #GagOrder are likely to come up with key question being what sanctions Justice Merchan may threaten or impose.
Great discussion here ⬇️ between @ErinBurnett, District Attorney @Mimirocah1 and @OMGrisham
DA Rocah: "Trump coming out and calling them liars is about as stark a violation as you can get."
2/
On left:
#GagOrder provision prohibiting former President Trump making public statements about witnesses in Manhattan criminal case.
On right:
Trump public statements about witnesses in violation of the gag order (plus one about judge's daughter)
3/ And .... here we go (as anticipated):
Manhattan District Attorney prosecutors asking judge to move toward holding Trump in contempt of court for violations of #GagOrder.
Donald Trump announced a vigil for #January6th inmates in DC jail and promised to free them.
Who exactly are they?
@just_security obtained official list.
Almost all of them (27 out of 29) are charged with assaulting law enforcement officers.
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2/ DC jail January 6th inmate Daniel Ball
Ball is charged with several felonies and misdemeanors. The felony charges include assaulting law enforcement officers by allegedly throwing an explosive device that detonated on at least 25 officers.
3/ DC jail January 6th inmate David Dempsey
Dempsey is charged with felonies including assaulting law enforcement officers with “bludgeoning weapons or projectiles” and mace-like agents.
Judge Terry Doughty claimed email from Dr. Collins to Dr. Fauci discussed plot for “quick and devastating take down” of social media content.
On right:
Actual email⬇️
Doughty omitted a key word - “quick and devastating published take down” (and real context).
3/ On left:
Judge Terry Doughty painted picture of White House official's email to Facebook as though it were conversation about taking down antivax social media content.
On right:
The actual emails⬇️
It was about technical problem having to do with Biden’s Instagram account.
"Butler says he told investigators that Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt repeated classified submarine secrets following a conversation with Trump in spring 2021.
Pratt met with Trump and heard from the former president about US and Russian submarines at their meeting, then relayed that information to his chief of staff while in the backseat of Butler’s car."
3/ As direct witness, Butler adds significant evidence to a key part of the Indictment.
"Butler told CNN how he unknowingly helped Nauta deliver boxes of classified information from Mar-a-Lago to the former president’s plane" on June 3, 2022.