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Elon Musk fires Twitter counsel James Baker, former top FBI lawyer under James Comey, for reportedly scrubbing FBI references in the Twitter Files about Hunter Biden’s laptop 👀
Not The Bee ^ | December 06, 2022 | Joel Abbott

Posted on 12/07/2022 7:06:02 AM PST by Red Badger

HOLY MOLY.

James Baker was Twitter's legal counsel. He formerly worked for the FBI, and it is alleged that he removed references to the FBI's involvement in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story after the NY Post published it before the 2020 election.

Remember, about 17% of voters said they would have switched their vote if they had heard about the laptop or other scandals around the Biden name.

More from The Post Millennial:

On Tuesday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that attorney Jim Baker had been "exited" from the company following recent revelations that he may have played a role in facilitating censorship on the platform.

Baker had been hired by Twitter as deputy general counsel following a stint at the FBI that ended with him essentially being forced out of the job.

"In light of concerns about Baker's possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today," Musk wrote on Twitter.

Musk said that Baker's explanation was "unconvincing" once he was confronted.

The Twitter files included revelations that "Twitter took extraordinary steps to suppress the [Hunter Biden laptop] story, removing links and posting warnings that it may be 'unsafe.' They even blocked its transmission via direct message, a tool hitherto reserved for extreme cases, e.g. child pornography.

At this point, it is unclear if Baker acted in his own or was working to cover up information on behalf of the FBI or other actors.

This begs the question:

Just how corrupt is our government???

The next batch of info regarding the Twitter files will be published by Bari Weiss.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: censorship; comey; elonmusk; erased; erasure; evidencetampering; fbi; hunterbiden; hunterbidenslaptop; jamesbaker; jamescomey; jmesbaker; kiddieporn; matttaibbi; musk; taibbi; tampering; twitter; twitterfiles; yourefired
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Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec

Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸

James Baker was the FBI's asset at Twitter and scrubbed the Twitter Files before Matt Taibbi received them

He has just been escorted from Twitter HQ

And you wondered why there were no references found to the FBI and the Hunter laptop... 4:26 PM · Dec 6, 2022

James Baker intercepted the Twitter Files before they could get to Taibbi and scrubbed references to the FBI.................

1 posted on 12/07/2022 7:06:02 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

THE FBI INTERFERED IN THE 2020 ELECTION!!!!! THREW IT TO BIDEN!!!


2 posted on 12/07/2022 7:07:13 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (THE FBI INTERFERED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION!!!)
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To: Red Badger

I wonder if he committed a crime in doing this?
FR Lawyers?


3 posted on 12/07/2022 7:08:26 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Red Badger

These guys must be looking for a way to shut down Musk, or they were successful at cleaning the trail before Baker was caught.


4 posted on 12/07/2022 7:08:40 AM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: Red Badger

James Freeman was on Newsmax this morning talking about this....first thing he said was “why didn’t Elon do this on day one?”

That’s a pretty good question


5 posted on 12/07/2022 7:09:09 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: EEGator

Destruction of private intellectual property.

Interfering in an investigation.

Tampering with evidence.

Wire fraud.

Aiding and abetting a felony.

RICO..................................


6 posted on 12/07/2022 7:10:56 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: V_TWIN

He, like Trump, is too trusting initially....................


7 posted on 12/07/2022 7:11:47 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Just what do we mean by “scrubbing”? Is this the Hillary bleach bit and hammers to the devices MO? Can this info be reliably accessed now? After all, was the damn FBI doing the scrubbing.


8 posted on 12/07/2022 7:12:50 AM PST by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

It’s time.


9 posted on 12/07/2022 7:13:44 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Red Badger
Miranda Devine commented on that I think Monday.

This embedding of FBI assets into corporate America is another potential tie in to that article at CTH.

You wonder at the arrogance of Wray, or Schumer's "six ways from Sunday" comment several years ago? Crap like this is why.

10 posted on 12/07/2022 7:14:13 AM PST by Tench_Coxe
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I’ve said that a RICO case should be built to prevent people like Bill Barr running out the clicj on the statute of limitations.


11 posted on 12/07/2022 7:16:03 AM PST by Tench_Coxe
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To: V_TWIN
James Freeman was on Newsmax this morning talking about this....first thing he said was “why didn’t Elon do this on day one?”

Maybe he was watching him to see what he would do next. Like cover up more shit? Sorry POS.

12 posted on 12/07/2022 7:17:18 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Red Badger

I’m sure there is an unmolested backup copy of the twitter files. Elon just has to re-release them.


13 posted on 12/07/2022 7:17:19 AM PST by farming pharmer (fork you :(){ :|:& };:)
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To: Red Badger

“Just how corrupt is our government?”

How wild is your imagination?


14 posted on 12/07/2022 7:20:12 AM PST by skeeter
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To: V_TWIN

If the documents are still archived undefiled, not a problem.

Besides, you caught this sleazeball in the act - worse for him.

Gave him the rope and he used it.


15 posted on 12/07/2022 7:20:26 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: Red Badger

“He has just been escorted from Twitter HQ”

Or ‘exited’ as Musk tweeted. Now let’s see if Musk takes the next step which is to sue the crap out of Baker. Would be fun if that happens!


16 posted on 12/07/2022 7:25:50 AM PST by BobL (By the way, low tonight in Estonia: 24 degrees)
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To: hardspunned

Like with a cloth?......................


17 posted on 12/07/2022 7:31:19 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Well I believe he'll say, what files...oh those files well that was personal stuff, recipes and the like, private communications from my mom, and anyway, you can't PROVE any wrong doing and NO judge is going to touch any case against me ever.

Remember Sandy Burger?

He illegally took confidential documents from the Archives on more than one occasion. He folded documents in his clothes, snuck them out of the Archives building, and stashed them under a construction trailer nearby until he could return, retrieve them, and later cut them up. After he was caught, he lied to the investigators and tried to shift blame to Archive employees.

And the Libs just laugh and laugh.
18 posted on 12/07/2022 7:31:27 AM PST by The Louiswu (- .-. ..- -- .--. / ..--- ----- ..--- ....-)
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To: BobL

Excreted.


19 posted on 12/07/2022 7:31:28 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: The Louiswu

Sandy Burgurgler.


20 posted on 12/07/2022 7:31:57 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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