Posted on 02/03/2021 6:40:38 AM PST by yesthatjallen
The FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the first known search warrants involving people who organized and spoke at rallies preceding the attack.
CNN learned of the raids through an eyewitness account, public records, a lawyer representing one of the rally organizers and an FBI spokeswoman who confirmed details of the searches.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed that federal agents executed search warrants last week at two properties in Orange County, California, which public records indicate belong to Russell Taylor and Alan Hostetter. The two men run the American Phoenix Project, which co-sponsored a pro-Donald Trump rally near the Supreme Court on January 5, one day before the attack. Neither man has been charged with any crimes.
Footage of the rally shows the men spewing militant vitriol: Hostetter told the crowd to prepare for "war tomorrow" against "vipers" in Congress who refused to nullify President Joe Biden's win. Taylor said, "We will not return to our peaceful way of life until this election is made right."
Court documents related to the search warrants are still under seal, but the raids are the first publicly known federal actions against people who organized rallies linked to the Capitol attack. Federal investigators have issued more than 500 subpoenas and search warrants in the probe.
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“...Put the papers in front of them and hand them a pen...”
Geez, I’m reminded about that old Cheech & Chong routine, where Tommy is playing the part of an old man being tortured by a German-accented officer (played by Richard).
Cheech (as officer): “Sign ze papers, old man!”
Chong (as tortured old man, moaning): “I can’t!”
Cheech (officer): “I said, sign ze PAPERS, OLD MAN!”
(sizzle, old man cries out in pain)
Cheech (background, in normal voice): “Oh man! He just stuck a cigarette in his eye!”
Chong (still moaning in pain): “What do the papers say?”
Cheech (as officer): “They say that you have not been mistreated, while you have been here. Now, vill you sign the papers?”
Tortured Old Man (mournfully wailing) “I can’t!”
Officer: “Und vhy not?!?”
Old Man: “You have broken both my hands!”
Yep.
No but the FBI will be raiding sports bars and private homes Sunday on suspicion of hosting Super Bowl parties aggravated by unlawful showing of the game on TV. After the raids they will go back to their own parties and catch the 2nd half.
Well there is a reason they kept Weiner‘s computer... easy to transfer files when needed......
I love how cnn trips all over themselves to claim they found out about this raid by “public domain” sources. Definitely not an informant within the fbi. Just like the Roger Stone raid. I’m actually surprised cnn wasn’t filming the raid..
That is a given.
How long until some of the posters here who said they were going to DC get a visit? How about the people who talk about guns and advocate violence against politicians get a visit? They are monitoring everything on the web and you can bet they are watching here. So this place is not immune or protected.
So the Republican Party is setting up legions of lawyers to defend these dangerous criminals right?
Why do people, supposedly on the right, use violent rhetoric? It is idiotic & is just asking for trouble.
Trumps speech the day later triggered their speech the day prior. Damn he is good.
“war tomorrow” against “vipers” in Congress who refused to nullify President Joe Biden’s win. Taylor said, “We will not return to our peaceful way of life until this election is made right.” -— I suppose it is free speech, but how stupid are people to talk like that when the left controls everything in the DoJ etc (I know Trump was POTUS, but he was not really in control of DoJ)?
Ask Patrick Henry...
IOW... Because it is our Constitutionally protected RIGHT.
Period. Full stop.
Unless Madonna is also getting FBI-raided for saying she wanted to burn down the White House... No? Then piss off with that crap.
How many times will this happen before “rightwingers” learn to cover your D*MN FACE while openly resisting!!!!
The FBI has gone rogue again. They wouldn’t DARE do this to BLM and Aunt Teefah types.
The First Amendment was intended to protect all speech. Milquetoast speech does not require a First Amendment, Comrade.
Waiting for the wave of resignations of Sean Hannity’s 99% of good FBI agents. Hard to replace those GS-10 to 13s, I guess.
They’re not rogue at all. They are a Democrat Party Stassi. They are right on mission here.
GS-5?
Yes, that is certainly what it sounds like to me.
Make sure we ask Randy Weaver, his wife and son how they feel about this......or 17 kids in Waco that were burned alive and had the evidence bulldozed.
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