🚨THREAD🚨: Given the reactions from our sources inside @CapitolPolice to last night’s thread, I’ve decided to go ahead and drop the names of those who produced and distributed the anonymous letter on USCP letterhead on May 19, 2021. Follow this thread. ⬇️
It's no secret I had direct contact with @CapitolPolice Officer Harry Dunn for several weeks. This began with a four-hour-long personal meeting in September of this year. We maintained contact until @theblaze went public with Part 1 of our series about him and SA Lazarus.⬇️
The whole context of those communications will remain between @libradunn and me, but I am prepared to reveal that it was Officer Dunn acting of his own volition to create and release that anonymous letter, violating multiple department policies in the process.⬇️
@libradunn worked with members of the Capitol press pool in crafting the language of the letter and then released it to the press through @CNN’s law enforcement correspondent Whitney Wild (@WhitneyWReports).⬇️
@libradunn was additionally assisted and encouraged to execute this process by Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin). Raskin’s Chief of Staff Julie Tagen (@julietagen) then distributed the letter to other Congress Members and their staffers.⬇️
@theblaze is also aware that an investigation and disciplinary action were initiated in this matter with @libradunn. We call for @CapitolPolice to release these disciplinary reports to the public, as Dunn’s overt partisan political activities while representing USCP…⬇️
…likely disqualified Dunn from testifying before the @January6thCmte and most certainly in last year's Oath Keepers trial. The fact this deception was covered up and withheld from defense attorneys in those trials raises far more critical questions.⬇️
All the aforementioned individuals in this thread are welcome to DM me for discussion or comment. The original thread can be seen here:
🚨THREAD🚨: This anonymous letter on @CapitolPolice letterhead was distributed to members of the Capitol press pool and circulated by Rep. Jamie Raskin’s office to other Congress members on the evening of May 19, 2021. There are a few big problems…⬇️
…with this letter. As a department, @capitolpolice does not issue anonymous press releases. Indeed, not of a political nature. This letter, drafted by a USCP officer, violates several USCP employee regulations.⬇️
Most egregiously, the author violated many departmental directives against using USCP time and resources for political purposes. @theblaze has learned that @CapitolPolice knows the identity of the officer who wrote this letter. @TheBlaze also knows the identity of the officer.⬇️
🧵THREAD 🧵: Now that everyone is in a tryptophan coma . . .
I spoke with a Senior Congressional Aide on Tuesday morning regarding the fallout after the limited release of J6 videos under the direction of @SpeakerJohnson. ⬇️
They, too, are following and monitoring all the comments. They are aware the first thing that needs to be addressed is the timecodes are stripped once they convert from the Capitol CCTV software to basic MP4 format for uploading. ⬇️
This is a problem we've all had in this process, and short of 'screen recording' from the original proprietary files, they don't yet have a solution. They KNOW the timecodes are an essential element of this process, and . . . ⬇️
THREAD: Day Four of John Sullivan's trial begins this morning. This will likely be the last day of testimony before the jury gets this one. John took the stand yesterday afternoon, about half an hour before recess. He'll resume direct examination this morning. ⬇️
My article on the first two days of the trial pissed some of you off, but flooding my X with screenshots of Sullivan's past social media posts, Discord, videos, etc., of his previous words and activities doesn't show me anything I don't already know.⬇️
In the aftermath of J6, I had the same assumptions about Sullivan as many of you. And for good reason. He was prolific in his left-wing activism, participation in and attendance at the 2020 protests, and public efforts to recruit other 'anti-fascists' to attend J6. ⬇️
THREAD: The John Sullivan trial has a 'different' kind of feel. I'm not insinuating anything, but while the government attorneys are saying and presenting all the "facts" and video evidence related to Sullivan's behavior, they are doing so without much exuberance.⬇️
By comparison, in the trial of indy journalist Stephen Horn - who made the mistake of joining in a chant of "USA, USA, USA" - he was basically treated like a terrorist by the government prosecutors, who oozed disdain for the defense's presentations of his historical journalism.⬇️
Sullivan's accusers have argued that he "Came to create chaos. To burn our democracy to the ground. He put actions to his words to 'burn the system down.'" But when his attorney argues that he was only there with a "tripod and camera to document history," the prosecution yawns.⬇️
🚨THREAD🚨: Regarding @theblaze 's recent story about @CapitolPolice Special Agent David Lazarus's Oath Keeper trial testimony, we are pleased to finally be able to release a statement from @RepLoudermilk, followed by never-before-seen screenshots from Capitol CCTV video...⬇️
“An allegation of a Capitol Police officer lying under oath is very serious and must be fully investigated. For this reason, I am releasing these still frames from USCP CCTV video footage, with timestamps, showing the movements of Officer Lazarus on January 6, 2021.” ⬇️
That statement is directly from Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Chairman of the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight. We are grateful to the Congressman for helping us get this critical information out to the American people. ⬇️
THREAD: Not a book review. Just a list of questions to help me prepare for what’s coming.
We’re only five days away from the release of @HachetteBooks @HachetteUS book by @CapitolPolice Officer Harry Dunn @libradunn’s book, “Standing My Ground.” ⬇️
In addition to all the videos I’ve harvested from Capitol CCTV for @theblaze’s upcoming series on “A Day in the Life of @CapitolPolice Officer Harry Dunn” . . . Perhaps others can help me acquire certain videos to tighten everything up. ⬇️
@SeditionHunters have done amazing work in identifying violent perpetrators on J6. Perhaps they can provide us with open source video of the many incidences in which Harry Dunn was attacked, pepper sprayed, or battling rioters? ⬇️