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May 8, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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#SeditionHunters - you may have read Steve Schmidt's bombshell thread tonight detailing Paul Manafort's long-term efforts to aid Russia's interests - first in the McCain campaign in 2008, then Trump's in 2016. So let's remember Manafort's connection to January 6, 2021 too. 1/
Paul Manafort's company ran the Ellipse rally where Trump spoke, that brought 1000s to DC. But rally planning was late and started a mess: Jan 6 was not green-lit til Dec. 19th early AM, and by the 21st it was tangled in a power grab by Cindy Chafian to put herself in charge. 2/
On Dec. 22d - 3 days after green-lighting Jan 6 - Trump pardoned 2016 campaign advisor George Papadopolous (convicted for lying about his Russia contacts), also Blackwater guys convicted of murder. On the 24th, he pardoned Roger Stone & former campaign chair Paul Manafort. 3/
By at least the 29th, Manafort's company Event Strategies had taken over rally planning. His impressively competent machine rolled in and made it happen. Here's Manafort employee Justin Caporale on the 31st, smoothly talking to NPS about developments in the last "several days" 4/
In less than a week Manafort's company produced a 15,000-person event: seating, a giant stage, crowd control, audio equipment, a press pen, overflow lots with video screens. Even industrial-scale matting to protect the lawn. The mob in DC was not possible without that work. 5/
AP wrote an article in Jan 2021 and interviewed Kim Fletcher, who ran the small Moms for America rally on the 5th. Her response suggests amazement at the scale of the production: "when I..saw the size of the stage.. I don't know who was in the background..." That was Manafort. 6/
There's no evidence - yet - that Manafort provided logistics beyond the Ellipse on Jan 6. While someone helped run an organized attack at the Capitol, we can't say who... But for managing the crowd in the AM, Manafort was the one who got it done. The pardon was not random. 7/
Our "lead-up and VIP" timeline details these events and links to sources, including the 1500 page FOIA of NPS emails about the rally. This summary is an effort by many #SeditionHunters working to understand January 6. Manafort is part of that story. 8/
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
We owe much of our understanding of Jan 6 to the photos and videos taken that day. Photo credits here -
Tweet 5: Mark Peterson, Redux
Tweet 7: Jacquelyn Martin, AP
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Typo fix: Pardons for Paul Manafort and Roger Stone were issued on Dec. 23rd, not Dec. 24. The Capitol attack happened less than 2 weeks later. 10/
justice.gov/file/1349071/d…
There's a whole lot of January 6 in Trump's December pardons. Both Roger Stone and pardoned Blackwater contractor Paul Slough were in the VIP tent at Freedom Plaza the night before. Stone: "One million Americans are going to come here tomorrow." 11/
The pardoned Paul Slough also used his DC trip to meet up with his former Blackwater buddies, now working as bodyguards for InfoWars' Alex Jones - who climbed the Capitol steps during the attack and gave a speech to the mob. So many connections. 12/

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Feb 1
Alex Pretti's killers are identified by ProPublica. The man who shot Pretti in the back ("A4") is Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa. The man who instigated the confrontation ("A1") is CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Not new hires: 8 & 12 years service. 1/
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Jan 31
The Epstein files show his wild geopolitical schemes, but realize: he was a huckster who conned his way up; his friends called him dumb. He may have been a tool. @TVolscho digs up early details: Epstein lied to get a Dalton job, got fired mid-semester since he couldn't teach. 1/ Image
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Jan 29
New video implies one of Alex Pretti's shooters wore a bodycam that day - and shows his face.

Two agents at Pretti's murder - "A1" (NS-919), the instigator who fired at his prone body, & "A12" (NS-909) - are now seen earlier attacking another observer. The bodycam is clear. 1/ Image
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There is no suggestion that agents have changed their identifier numbers. The details of A1 / NS-919's vest match on both days, though it's seen more clearly in the new video. build. His build is the same. The new video also shows his face, partially. 2/ Image
The new video is now linked in the summary document covered in this thread. (See Tweet 2 for link to Google Doc.) 3/
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Jan 27
Bari Weiss is a propagandist, but not a talented one who knows how to tune her messaging by audience. She's now installed the bootlicking Niall Ferguson in all 3 of her vehicles: the University of Austin, The Free Press, and now CBS News. Same message, same tone everywhere. 1/ Image
CNN on the same Davos speech that Ferguson gushed about: Trump was "subdued", the speech "winding, antagonistic", "filled with grievances"; the crowd "restless". Ferguson, like many rw pundits, seems to have a Daddy complex, wanting to be dominated. 2/
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Jan 25
The murder of Alex Pretti is seen in at least 5 videos. The incident unfolded over less than a minute. One agent instigated. One shot. Pretti held only a camera. He had a gun, but never touched. it. The shooter saw him get disarmed, then shot him in the back, point blank. 1/ Image
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As promised, here is a multi-camera timeline, with sources and screenshots. Other people have drawn the same conclusions - that it was murder, that Pretti's shooter saw his gun removed - but this document can serve as a general reference. 2/
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It's important to understand not just the shooting but what happened before it: how the hyper-aggressive Agent 1 chased and repeatedly pushed two women, followed them when they walked over to stand with Pretti, then turned his rage on Pretti instead. He was the instigator. 3/ Image
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The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/
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Not many media outlets have specialized video analysis teams. CNN posted a video last week that showed Ross crossing in front of Good's car, but they missed the significance. The NYT's multicamera, frame-by-frame analysis is what's needed to understand. 2/
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