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Oct 7, 2021 • 16 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X
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BREAKING: The feds have arrested two Trump-loving cousins who were caught on video attacking cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6: huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
#MississippiFlagGuy #KingstonAsh were identified by #SeditionHunters back in February. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
Here’s Tommy Smith in a Trump beanie, carrying the old Mississippi state flag that features the confederate battle flag, standing in front of the National Museum of African American History & Culture. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
"What a wonderful day and Washington” he wrote on Jan. 8.
The arrests are yet another indication of the huge role that online sleuths are playing in helping the FBI identify the Trump supporters who assaulted police and stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
Here’s Trump fanatic Donnie Wren photographed attacking cops: huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
Much like the charges against #ThreePercentSheriff and #CatSweat, #MississippiFlagGuy and #KingstonAsh were charged via grand jury indictment. But here’s a look behind the curtain at how they were IDed: huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
“We pretty much got our asses kicked by the cops then we kick the cops asses…. Patriots stood together and battled the tyrannical cops throughout the entire afternoon.” huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
There’s much, much, much more to come: huffpost.com/entry/feds-mad…
“You sleuths always manage to turn a foot into a leg, leg into a body, & body into a face… Add it to the charges.”
“Still can’t believe these pics made it so far LOL.”
“Front page again.”
“I hate to see a picture of myself with my state flag attached to a headline like this.”
Here was the breakthrough:
Thomas Harlen Smith has a court appearance in Greenville, Mississippi, this afternoon. He’s got a $10,000 unsecured bond and a federal public defender. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
One of the guys who brought an old Mississippi flag featuring the confederate battle cross complained that he was asked to stop whistling “Dixie” at work.

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Oct 23
.@nickquested has an important new film out called 64 Days that zeroes in on the critical timeframe in the lead up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

I’ve watched far more Capitol attack footage than any sane human being should, and even I was floored by what he’s got.
If you’re in the DC area, come see a screening on Thursday. eventbrite.com/e/64-days-dc-p…
If not, here’s how to see the film:
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The day after the 2020 election, a mob of Trump supporters who believed Trump’s lies about voter fraud flooded to the TCF Center in Detroit, the largest majority-Black city in the nation.

NBC News’ own ⁦@PattersonNBC⁩ was inside, here’s some of what he saw:
As @janestreet and I report in our new story on the chaos at the TCF Center in 2020, some of the key instigators there — including folks banging on the windows — had official ties to the Trump 2020 campaign operation.

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NEW: One of the worst Jan. 6 rioters, David Dempsey, hit with 20 years in federal prison by a Reagan-appointed federal judge who has spoken out about the “preposterous” and dangerous rhetoric some Republicans have used in an attempt to “rewrite history" on Jan. 6.
Dempsey appeared to flash an “OK” sign as he was led out of court, several witnesses observed. Other rioters have yelled “Trump won!” as they were led out of court.

More to come:

nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
My report for @MSNBC:
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Jul 31
DOJ inspector general concludes, as folks who were paying attention four plus years ago did contemporaneously, that having Bureau of Prisons guards man civilian protests was a bad idea. Image
"Allowing federal law enforcement to operate with anonymity all but eliminates accountability when force is inevitably used against demonstrators." huffpost.com/entry/william-…
"A senior Justice Department official credited Barr with the idea of bringing in federal prison corrections officers, calling it an example of Barr’s 'outside the box' thinking." huffpost.com/entry/william-…
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“If [we] don’t have a charge, we don’t say anything about an investigation; we just don’t do that.”

From the OIG report on Willam Barr and the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney who helped fuel the ex-president's bogus voter fraud narrative back in 2020. Image
He announced his resignation just before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was fueled by Trump's election lies. huffpost.com/entry/david-fr…
"Freed’s unusual conduct came under intense scrutiny from Justice Department veterans who noted it was “wildly improper” for a federal prosecutor to be making public declarations about investigations that could be used as a political cudgel and help undermine confidence in the electoral process." huffpost.com/entry/david-fr…
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DOJ inspector general's report on the Roger Stone sentencing recommendation (remember that?) is now out. It calls former interim U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea's leadership "ineffectual" and DOJ's handling of the Stone sentencing "highly unusual." Bill Barr refused to cooperate.
"we found that Barr had articulated his position about the sentencing recommendation both before and shortly after the first sentencing memorandum was filed, and before the President’s tweets." oig.justice.gov/sites/default/…
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"Barr was in the middle of listening to what others thought about the idea of a second filing when someone mentioned the tweets, and then 'the air almost went out of the room.'" Image
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