Federal law enforcement officials have uncovered contact between the Trump White House and a member of the far-right extremist organization, the Proud Boys, just days before the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
According to a New York Times source, the FBI obtained “location, cellular and call record data revealed a call tying a Proud Boys member to the Trump White House.”
Earlier this week, CNN reported that law enforcement officials are looking at communications data to determine “whether lawmakers wittingly or unwittingly helped the insurrectionists.” And so far they’ve found “indications of contact” between “alleged rioters discussing their associations with members of Congress.”
On Thursday, a former Trump State Department aide, Federico Klein was arrested for taking part in the attack of the Capitol.
Klein, the first known Trump official to be arrested for crimes related to the insurrection, was charged with several felonies and was allegedly spotted in a video recording assaulting an officer with a riot shield. According to the Washington Post, the FBI said Klein “had a top-secret security clearance that was renewed in 2019” and “was still employed at the State Department as a staff assistant on Jan. 6.”
The FBI said that Klein, while wearing a Make America Great Again red hat, could be seen and heard on police bodycam video shouting directions during the insurrection.
“We need fresh people, we need fresh people,” Klein said as he and others in the mob assaulted police. According to Politico, although prosecutors asked for Klein to held until trial, the judge set a bail hearing for Tuesday.
FoxNewsDelendaEst on March 7th, 2021 at 04:31 UTC »
Lol get fucked, Boebert and Hawley.
charcoalist on March 7th, 2021 at 01:34 UTC »
After he lost the election, trump replaced the leadership at both the departments of Defense and Justice, while also trying to pin a loyalist in the top hierarchy of the NSA.
After he lost the election, he undermined the US security apparatus before making the coup attempt. Important to note that all of these major changes in US security occurred after he lost the election. Then January 6 happened.
CamoCricket on March 7th, 2021 at 01:28 UTC »
I still have close friends and family who defend him. They all say he did nothing wrong. In his words, he could walk out on the street and shoot someone and wouldn't lose his votes. What an absolutely sad joke.