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The FBI IS Not Looking For These Men |
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The nation’s premiere law enforcement agency is not above breaking the law
in order to pursue a political objective. It might be helpful to remember that
more
than two dozen of the
highest-ranking
officials in the FBI and DOJ have been fired, forced to resign, or have
been
criminally
charged and convicted for criminal actions taken during the Trump/Russia
investigation.
But there are more “Deep State” criminals who yet wield authority. As an
“unindicted co-conspirator” for my coverage of the Bureau of Land Management’s
siege of the Bundy Ranch in 2014, and the Bundy occupation of the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge in 2016, this reporter can speak with some authority
on this issue.
FBI Agents in Oregon submitted a falsified Form 302 (an FBI agent’s handwritten
narrative of an interview) of an interview with talk show host Pete Santilli - an
interview which never took place - and prosecutors were forced to drop
the charges; but nobody from the FBI was ever disciplined for this blatant,
and illegal, attempt to frame an American citizen for a crime he did not
commit. In another travesty, FBI agent Joseph
Astarita was arrested after allegedly lying about shooting at rancher LaVoy
Finicum as he exited his truck with his hands raised; but Astarita was
acquitted of charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice.
After the Bundys prevailed with a series of not guilty verdicts in Oregon
they – and Santilli – stood trial in Nevada, where the government’s case fell
apart in the face of whistleblower
testimony which proved a militaristic and bigoted mindset among BLM agents
who maintained a “kill list” and lied to investigators and the court about BLM snipers
surrounding the Bundy ranch, and the destruction of Bundy’s cattle and ranch infrastructure
prior to the “standoff” between armed federal agents and hundreds of ordinary
citizens from around the country. District Judge Gloria Navarro publicly
dressed down Steven Myhre, a partisan and vindictive federal prosecutor, who
also lied to the court and withheld Brady material that would have benefited
the defense.
In the case US v. Bundy, et al, as she dismissed the Government's case
"with prejudice," U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro cited "flagrant
prosecutorial misconduct," as the reason, noting that prosecutor Myhre,
"made several misleading statements to the defendants and the court,"
that, "The government conduct in this case was, indeed, outrageous,"
that the prosecution showed, "a reckless disregard for the constitutional
obligation to seek and provide evidence," that Mr. Myhre engaged in
"deliberate attempts to mislead and distort the truth," and that,
"The court finds that the universal sense of justice has been violated."
Daniel P. Love, The BLM Special Agent-in-Charge of the raid at the Bundy
Ranch was eventually
fired, but was not imprisoned for illegal actions spanning more than a
decade; and in a slap in the face to those who expect the federal government to
seek and dispense justice fairly, prosecutor Myhre – who has been slapped on
the wrist by the court for prosecutorial misconduct twice now - was assigned
new duties; teaching “ethics” to new DOJ lawyers.
I had to mention these events because I was involved in them, so I know the
government is not necessarily my friend (or yours) and because Pete Santilli – who
is my friend, brother Marine, and fellow journalist – spent 619 days in
federal custody, without the opportunity to post bail, before the bogus charges
against him were dismissed. By publishing this story I am attempting to
accomplish two objectives: Bring to justice those who were really behind
the attack on the US Capitol on January 6th and, hopefully,
indemnify myself from a fate similar to that of my fearless friend Pete.
“The truth shall set you free,” right? Well, for me, that may be true. For
others, however…
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Bobby Powell In DC 1/6/21
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Here is the truth: I was at the East Entrance to the US Capitol on January 6
th,
2021. Two men I recorded attacking the building, breaking windows and pushing
people inside, have not been arrested, nor are they on the list of suspects
being sought by the FBI.
Though I provided the FBI with 29-minutes of stable, 1080p Hi-Definition
video more than NINE months ago, neither man appears in any of the 600+
indictments of those arrested (I checked all of them,) nor does one frame of
video, or a single screenshot, of either man appear on the FBI webpage that
asks the public for help in identifying those who attacked the Capitol, the FBI’s
YouTube channel, or the FBI’s Facebook page.
I spoke with investigators from the FBI, the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the
Secret Service, and the NCIS on 1/15/21, providing each with a copy of the
footage via email, along with a narrative of what I saw that day. I ended my
emails by informing them that if they wished to interview me further, they
should contact my lawyer and I would be happy to answer whatever questions they
might have.
As of 11/23/21 I have not been contacted by any law enforcement agency to
inquire about what I recorded, at the East Entrance to the US
Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
An email containing the following questions, sent
to the FBI’s media contact on 5/4/21 as a follow-up asking for comment:
1. Who gave the order to that squad of eight uniformed Capitol Hill police
officers to leave the window broken by Hunter Ehmke undefended with a mob
beating down the doors 30 feet away?
2. Who are the two men - who acted calmly, with military bearing, as if they
were carrying out orders with an authorized purpose - who pulled the window
from the frame and tried to push me and others inside the Capitol?
3. I provided the FBI with 29-minutes of HD video almost four months ago,
yet no images of these two men are anywhere to be found. The FBI has not
arrested them, does not appear to be looking for them, and is not looking for
input from the public to ascertain their identities; that is a fact. My viewers
and I would really like to know, “Why?”
Again, I have received no reply to those questions, or a reply or inquiry of
any kind, from any federal agency. This, in and of itself, is extremely odd to say the least. If they don't want to say something, the government will usually respond with, at least, a "No comment." I have heard nothing but crickets for more than 10 months.
Several of the Capitol Hill defendants from Michigan, where The Truth Is Viral is based, are
being represented by the Federal Defender's Office in Detroit. Messages left
with these DOJ lawyers have not been returned. Having been seen tens of millions of times across multiple platforms, this
video is not a secret. It's almost as if these federally employed public
defenders do not want to know about exculpatory evidence that might benefit
their clients.
Why is that? Private defense attorneys representing Capitol Hill
“rioters” are tripping over themselves to get a copy. Could it be because that
video – and events that have occurred since Jan 6th – might also implicate
the FBI in criminal activity?
The fact that I never entered the Capitol, and that my instincts as a US Marine under
Oath to "protect and defend the Constitution," and the Capitol, kicked
in - I successfully repelled a few intruders from entering the broken window, with
naught but a “war face” and a “barbaric yawp” - gives me a degree of immunity
from arrest by the FBI; but we shall see. Pete Santilli, also a Marine, never
committed a crime during either Bundy incident, his reportage exposing
government corruption was simply “inconvenient,” and the federal government
held him for 619 days without bail for no reason other than to shut his mouth.
Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Josh Hawley have taken possession of the
raw video; but the only reason they know about it at all is because I called a
local office and left a message.
Curiously, hundreds of emails sent to elected
officials, reporters, and news organizations around the world over the past 4
months have been returned, marked, "Undeliverable” or have not been received. Hundreds more “private
messages” to the same group of people on Facebook have been deleted by the
social media giant, having never been read by the intended recipients.