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Sep 15 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: Robert Keith Packer — who wore a "CAMP AUSCHWITZ STAFF" sweatshirt when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 — has been sentenced to 75 days in federal prison.
STORY: nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Judge: “It seems to me that he wore that sweatshirt for a reason. We don’t know what that reason was, because Mr. Packer hasn’t told us.” nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
“Mr. Packer showed the world who he was on Jan. 6 by both his deeds and his actions," Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Furst told the court Thursday. "He posted his belief on his clothing that day.” nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
“He was very mad when people were calling him a white supremacist,” Robert Packer's lawyer said. “He wanted me to sue Nancy Pelosi when she made some statement on the House floor about him being a white supremacist.” nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

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Sep 15
Robert Packer had a lot of trouble operating Zoom, but we're underway now. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
"Mr. Packer showed the world who he was on Jan. 6 by both his deeds and his actions... He posted his belief on his clothing that day."

-- Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Furst

nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Mona Furst is showing the image, reported by NBC News last night, that shows Robert Packer had an S.S. shirt under his hoodie.
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Sep 15
NEW: Jan. 6 participant Salvatore Vassallo, aka #GrabbyGrappler, arrested in New Jersey.
An anonymous tip to the FBI included this photo: justice.gov/usao-dc/press-…
"VASSALLO is seen wearing a camo baseball hat with white lettering, a black and white bandana around his neck, a gray backpack, and gray pants. VASSALLO also had a cigar in his mouth."
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Sep 15
"The Pending Criminal Investigation."

Here's the filing laying out what former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark is under investigation for.

- false statements
- conspiracy
- obstruction of justice

First spotted by @kpolantz + @Tierney_Megan.
Background: nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Uploaded here: documentcloud.org/documents/2241…
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Sep 15
The Jan. 6 rioter who wore a "CAMP AUSCHWITZ STAFF" sweatshirt when he stormed the U.S. Capitol is set to be sentenced today as his sister urges the court not to "judge a book by [its] cover."

Earlier in the day, he was wearing an S.S. shirt.

nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Robert Keith Packer's defense attorney said his client "appeared to be similar to the character played by Tom Hanks in the movie Forrest Gump — a man who went through life almost as if he was outside of his body and mind, looking in." nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
"hands down the BEST BROTHER with a HUGE heart and gentle soul." nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
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Sep 14
Robert Packer wore a “CAMP AUSCHWITZ STAFF” sweatshirt on Jan. 6.

He told the FBI he wore it "because I was cold,” and his sister told a judge you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

So let’s rip off the proverbial cover jacket, shall we?

Ah, there’s a SS shirt underneath.
Robert Packer was wearing a Schutzstaffel shirt when he was closer to Trump’s speech, but layered up when he got to the Capitol.

Believe this is a new discovery today. Sentencing is set for tomorrow.
A Schutzstaffel shirt, next to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Add it to the list.
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Sep 14
In other Jan. 6 news, Trump fanatic Jack Wade Whitton took a plea:

nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Jack Wade Whitton, a 32-year-old from Georgia, bragged in a message obtained by the government that he "fed" a cop "to the people." nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Whitton was an early target of the "Sedition Hunters" community that came together online to identify Capitol rioters after Jan. 6. Prosecutors referenced the role that "unknown Twitter users" played in tracking his movements using the hashtag #Scallops. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
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