On 1/15/23 1:02 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 10:15:09 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
On 1/14/23 9:40 PM, ScottW wrote:
Has some interesting testimony for the defense.
For example, attorney Nick Smith, who’s representing [Ethan] Nordean, showed jurors a screenshot of messages from one of the informants. “PBs did not do it or inspire,” the informant wrote. “Crowds did, herd mentality. Not organized.”
That's an FBI informant.
So? They set themselves up in strategic locations and shepherded the
normies past barricades and into the Capitol. Just because the sheep
weren't organized doesn't mean the PB aren't involved.
Is your biased opinion testimony going to outweigh that of an FBI informant who was there?
My informed opinion vs his self-serving opinion? Let's see what you think:
Didn't think so.
What was your opinion of the trustworthiness of FBI informants before
they started saying stuff you like? You remember Michigan, yes?
https://redstate.com/brutalbrittany/2023/01/14/fbi-informants-and-rock-band-member-to-testify-for-defense-in-proud-boys-seditious-conspiracy-trial-n688690
What about rock band members? But seriously, Nordean's been on the radar
for over a year now. One comment:
"The government has never accused the Proud Boy conspirators of planning
to use violence themselves, though there is evidence they knew their
incitement could spark violence among “normies.” There’s even evidence that Ethan Nordean tried to rein in one attack (though only after he had presumably witnessed other assaults on cops).
That is, that claim is utterly irrelevant to the government’s conspiracy cases against the Proud Boys."
And the informant:
[NYT] The records show that, after driving to Washington and checking
into an Airbnb in Virginia on Jan. 5, the informant spent most of Jan. 6
with other Proud Boys, including some who have been charged in the
attack. While the informant mentioned seeing Proud Boys leaders that
day, like Ethan Nordean, who has also been charged, there is no
indication that he was directly involved with any Proud Boys in
leadership positions.
In a detailed account of his activities contained in the records, the informant, who was part of a group chat of other Proud Boys, described
meeting up with scores of men from chapters around the country at 10
a.m. on Jan. 6 at the Washington Monument and eventually marching to the Capitol. He said that when he arrived, throngs of people were already
streaming past the first barrier outside the building, which, he later
learned, was taken down by one of his Proud Boy acquaintances and a
young woman with him.
End quote.
Yes, it is interesting testimony for the defense.
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