Whitmer trial underway and WHOO BOY it’s already good.
Defense and govt arguing before judge about allowable evidence related to FBI entrapment. Texts, photos in encrypted chats show FBI UCE (undercover) directing CHS to conduct various activities (not allowed per FBI).
Judge will allow how an FBI UCE, who posed as the girlfriend of ANOTHER FBI UCE, “ingratiated” herself with Adam Fox, the main defendant. Defense arguing FBI assets played on Fox’s emotions to develop closer relationship.
One juror still hasn’t showed up.
Looks like a 4th…
FBI asset—this time, an undercover agent—was “sworn in” as an officer for a fictional militia group in front of Fox and others.
The militia groups only existed in the FBIs sting operation.
Jury being brought in. Judge said he brought in St Pats muffins for jury. (I like him)
Judge needs to bring in alternative. Reminding jury burden of proof is government’s.
Jonker, chief judge, is very grandfatherly and appropriately lowkey for this dramatic case.
Now talking March Madness—9 Big Ten teams “plenty of other things to watch besides the news.”
FBI agent Long on cross-ex. Already accusations that govt didn’t produce under discovery comms btw along and CHS Jenny. Prosecutor says he did, Judge will address.
Defense asking why investigation was “Cat 1” domestic terror probe without nuclear or chemical weapons.
Agent confirms that a “TEI,” terrorism enterprise investigation, must be approved by FBI HQ. This was pretext of Whitmer “kidnapping” probe.
This is mind-blowing: CHS Steve, a convicted felon, operated out of numerous FBI offices including Norfolk, Mich, Milwaukee, Baltimore
CHS Jenny “sold” a handgun to CHS Steve, a felon.
CHS Jenny paid $8k for 6 months work. She was “head” of TN 3% Patriot group.
INSANE: The 1st meeting in Dublin OH of “militia” members took place June 6, 2020. Rioting in nearby Columbus for George Floyd.
CHS Steve…
got participants stoned and tried to convince them to go to downtown Columbus where riots taking place. (They didn’t go)
LOL CHS Steve not only an informant tied to several FBI offices but is HEAD of the Wisconsin chapter of imaginary 3% Patriot militia group.
CHS Steve had…
a “kill” or “shoot” house near his home in Cambria WI. FBI agent says Steve used it before.
Steve and his wife host field training for defendants. Gets them stoned.
Back to fireworks purchased by Croft that govt says was proof he planned to make a bomb.
Purchased July 1, 2020.
Text message on August 10, 2020 btw FBI agent and CHS Jenny. He instructs Jenny to “keep the group together.” Some wanted to kick out Barry Croft, the initial target under FBI investigation since 2019 for saying mean things online.
Tells CHS Jenny to remind group of all…
Croft’s “good ideas.” He stays in the group.
LOL FBI and CHS Jenny communicate via “draft” email folder on Proton so emails are never sent just viewed
FBI agent opened account, gave Jenny access. Insane.
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In one day, FBI (again) admitted it created a fake militia to lure its targets; created a FB page to surveil chatter; used 2 undercover FBI agents (acting as boyfriend and girlfriend) to set up Adam Fox, the homeless alleged ringleader. FBI also admitted the “militia” wasn’t…
a white supremacist group as media, DOJ, Whitmer/Biden alleged.
Meanwhile FBI assets engaged in illicit conduct that violated FBI policy including sharing a bed with a target (!) and repeatedly getting high with them while recording stoned conversations.
This is why I’ve said for months that DOJ will indict Trump and he’ll be convicted of any made up crime they allege.
“You've got to use your common sense and your own sense of who you are and how you'd like to conduct yourself as an American citizen… nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
before just blindly doing what a political figure says.”
That’s Beryl Howell, chief judge of DC District Court. She also oversees the grand juries handling Jan 6 cases from DC US Atty office.
A rigged, partisan, vengeful DC legal/judicial circle of hell with contempt for us.
DC US Atty Matthew Graves is undefeated before DC juries in Jan 6 trials. Unanimous guilty verdicts on every single count in record time on even bogus charges like obstruction of an official proceeding.
Think about what those same jurors will do to Trump.
Back to Whitmer trial. DOJ questioning Mark Schweers, an FBI undercover agent deployed to operation in June 2020. He reached out to Adam Fox, the alleged ringleader, on Wire and said he was "like minded," i.e., anti-lockdown posts.
Fox invited FBI agent Mark to vacuum repair...
repair shop where Fox lived in the basement with no running water or toilet. FBI agent Mark recorded conversation with Fox in June 2020 in basement as Fox smoked marijuana.
FBI agent Mark says Fox "recruited" him to his mission and to attend training exercise in Wisc on 7/11/20
"Agents from the Detroit FBI field office went to Mackinac Island and took photos" of Mich Gov summer residence. Those photos were sent by FBI to Adam Fox to prompt "surveillance" trip.
Head of Detroit FBI office at the time: Steven D'Antuono who now heads DC FBI field office.
Holy Moly--tuning in to Whitmer trial. FBI agent handling one of the informants admitted a female FBI informant slept in the same hotel room and same bed as Barry Croft, the informant's target.
This was related to a training exercise in Wisconsin hosted by another FBI informant.
Under cross, FBI agent couldn't say if that was against FBI policy handling informants.
"Sometimes informants have to play along."
They also smoked pot together. FBI agent: "It's an illegal activity. They can't participate in that."
At least 5 FBI informants surveilled Croft.
Text from FBI handler to FBI informant tasking Croft:
"Keep working to solve the differences in the group. Show them they were brought together by Croft and he has good ideas."
Defense atty notes FBI wanted to keep an alleged terror group together that wanted to disband.
Opening statements set to begin in retrial of Whitmer fednapping defendants. One juror called in sick so they're already using an alternate. (I believe April trial had 6 alternates bc it was Covid season.)
DOJ: These defendants "called for a second American revolution."
The defendants (Adam Fox and Barry Croft) believed Goc Whitmer was a "tyrant" who needed to be removed.
DOJ detailing FBI, er, defendants' plot--kill her security, abduct her from cottage, take her on Lake Michigan, and leave her to die or take her to Wisconsin to stand trial.
"A private citizen named Dan was recording conversations and giving information to the government." (That's called an FBI INFORMANT.)
These two men wanted to "hang and kill government officials" long before they wanted to kidnap and kill Gov. Whitmer.