In a recent development, Senator Ron Johnson engaged in a discussion with Laura Ingraham on Tuesday night, focusing on the testimony given by the Secret Service and FBI before the Senate committees earlier that day.
The testimony was centered around the ongoing investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the murder of a Trump supporter in Butler, Pennsylvania.
According to Gateway Pundit, the FBI, represented by Deputy Director Paul Abbate, and the U.S. Secret Service, represented by Acting Director Ronald Rowe, were the key figures in the testimony. The FBI, in a controversial move, attempted to associate Thomas Matthew Crooks, the deceased would-be assassin of Trump, with a social media account allegedly filled with anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic rhetoric.
Abbate, contradicting initial reports that investigators found no threatening posts on Crooks' social media accounts, stated, Something just very recently uncovered that I want to share is a social media account which is believed to be associated with this shooter. He further added, Some of these comments, if ultimately attributable to the shooter, appear to reflect anti-Semitic and anti-immigration themes to espouse political violence and are described as extreme in nature.
This move by the FBI to link Crooks to right-wing extremism has raised eyebrows among Americans who have been closely following the proceedings. The situation took a turn when Andrew Torba, the founder of Gab, responded to the FBI's allegations by releasing what he described as evidence contradicting the agency's narrative.
Torba claimed that his team discovered posts attributed to Crooks on Gab that suggested Crooks was pro-Biden and supportive of his immigration policies. He had previously announced that his team had found evidence suggesting Crooks may have operated an account on Gab under the username EpicMicrowave.
Torba wrote, "The FBI is now claiming that the Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks had an unspecified social media account in 2019/2020 (when he was 14/15 years old) that posted anti-immigrant and anti-semitic content. This is not consistent with Gabs understanding of the shooters motives based on an Emergency Disclosure Request (EDR) we received from the FBI last week for the Gab account EpicMicrowave which, based on the content of that EDR, the FBI appeared to think belonged to Thomas Crooks."
Torba's response included a partial release of the EDR, which the FBI states, FBI investigative efforts identified several E-Mails, Telephones, and One Possible GAB account associated with Crooks. This Emergency Disclosure Request is being submitted to identify any co-conspirators.
Later on The Ingraham Angle, Senator Ron Johnson expressed his skepticism towards the testimony by the government officials. He questioned the FBI's ability to conduct the investigation honestly, citing contradictions in their claims about Crooks' political affiliations. He also expressed concern over the Biden administration's approach to classifying the incident as domestic terrorism, which he believes is an attempt to paint half of America as potential domestic terrorists.
Ingraham echoed Johnson's sentiments, questioning the FBI's efficiency and the justification for its funding. She said, "Senator Johnson, you got the deep state that can surveil the Trump campaign, right, back in 2015 and 16. They cant seem to put two and two together on a 20-year-old. Why are we spending all this money on the FBI? This seems ridiculous."
Johnson responded, "What am I missing? You know I do not trust the FBI do this investigation, honestly. But I caught that contradiction as well. I thought I thought I heard him say, Initially, anti-immigrant, and then you said another one was pro-immigrant. Thats the reason I asked the question at the very end of my questioning is, they say theyre investigating this as an assassination attempt and also as domestic terrorism. It was obviously an assassination attempt. Why are you classifying as domestic terrorism? Again, my concern is the way this Biden administration has basically accused half of America being potential domestic terrorists. In his testimony, hes talking about as anti-immigrant. Again, theyre trying to paint this as a MAGA Republican trying to take out, I guess, the MAGA President. It makes no sense whatsoever, but thats why you cant trust the FBI."
This incident has raised questions about the FBI's credibility and its approach to investigations, particularly those involving political figures. It also highlights the need for transparency and accountability in such high-stakes investigations.
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