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FBI raids homes of 2 men who held rally on eve of Capitol attack
CNN ^ | 02 03 2021 | Paul P. Murphy and Marshall Cohen

Posted on 02/03/2021 6:40:38 AM PST by yesthatjallen

The FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the first known search warrants involving people who organized and spoke at rallies preceding the attack.

CNN learned of the raids through an eyewitness account, public records, a lawyer representing one of the rally organizers and an FBI spokeswoman who confirmed details of the searches.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed that federal agents executed search warrants last week at two properties in Orange County, California, which public records indicate belong to Russell Taylor and Alan Hostetter. The two men run the American Phoenix Project, which co-sponsored a pro-Donald Trump rally near the Supreme Court on January 5, one day before the attack. Neither man has been charged with any crimes.

Footage of the rally shows the men spewing militant vitriol: Hostetter told the crowd to prepare for "war tomorrow" against "vipers" in Congress who refused to nullify President Joe Biden's win. Taylor said, "We will not return to our peaceful way of life until this election is made right."

Court documents related to the search warrants are still under seal, but the raids are the first publicly known federal actions against people who organized rallies linked to the Capitol attack. Federal investigators have issued more than 500 subpoenas and search warrants in the probe.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alanhostetter; capitol; capitolrally; deepstate; fakenews; fbi; firstamendment; insurrrection; notfakenews; russelltaylor; stopthesteal
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"...two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection." "...the men spewing militant vitriol":


1 posted on 02/03/2021 6:40:38 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Next, they’ll be charged with possession of child pornography that the FBI “found” (supplied) during the raid.


2 posted on 02/03/2021 6:42:21 AM PST by Spirochete
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To: yesthatjallen

Poor guys. Doubt the accusations. Arrested for the Free Speech and Assembling.


3 posted on 02/03/2021 6:42:42 AM PST by madison10
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To: yesthatjallen

ALCU MIA


4 posted on 02/03/2021 6:45:02 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: Spirochete

Hunter Biden’s laptop does have a purpose after all


5 posted on 02/03/2021 6:45:24 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: madison10

“Neither man has been charged with any crimes.”

So how did they get someone to sign off on their raid?


6 posted on 02/03/2021 6:46:18 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: madison10

Sounds like they were arrested for expressing their 1st Amendment Rights.


7 posted on 02/03/2021 6:47:24 AM PST by bray (Pray for fake President Biden)
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To: yesthatjallen

Any FBI raids over the riots where cities burned, city halls and police stations were destroyed, federal Court buildings were attacked, and hundreds of millions of dollars of property were destroyed?

If there were, I haven’t read about it.


8 posted on 02/03/2021 6:47:34 AM PST by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Shut the deuce up!!! I'll do the fighting!!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Would the FBI please post a list of the raids and the results thereof, on antifa and black lives matter organizers.

Just for historical reference.


9 posted on 02/03/2021 6:47:48 AM PST by old curmudgeon
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To: a fool in paradise

Put the papers in front of them and hand them a pen.


10 posted on 02/03/2021 6:48:10 AM PST by sport
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To: yesthatjallen

Antifa/BLM activists and their allies are laughing their asses off. A two-tiered justice system is on display.


11 posted on 02/03/2021 6:48:49 AM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: a fool in paradise

It’s a fishing expedition. They’ll find something unrelated to charge then with. It’s what they do.


12 posted on 02/03/2021 6:48:52 AM PST by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Shut the deuce up!!! I'll do the fighting!!!)
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To: a fool in paradise
ALCU MIA

Anti Christian Lawyers' Union or should it be

Anti Lawyers Christian Union? ;-)

13 posted on 02/03/2021 6:50:16 AM PST by ladyjane
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To: a fool in paradise

They will continue to be missing. They just appointed the “first black woman” to head up the organization.


14 posted on 02/03/2021 6:53:32 AM PST by jersey117
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To: madison10

“Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime”

Lavrentiy Beria, the most ruthless and longest-serving secret police chief in Joseph Stalin’s reign of terror in Russia and Eastern Europe, bragged that he could prove criminal conduct on anyone, even the innocent.

Beria targeted “the man” first, then proceeded to find or fabricate a crime. Beria’s modus operandi was to presume the man guilty, and fill in the blanks later.

Seems like that standard prevails today.


15 posted on 02/03/2021 6:54:33 AM PST by alloysteel (Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition.)
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To: yesthatjallen

This was just a dress rehearsal for the upcoming FBI raids against Antifa and BLM riot organizers....right?

After than, the FBI will raid the WTO rioters, plus all of the sports championship winners & losers riots!

Then all of the MSM talking heads and Democrat Congress critters who have been inciting to riot ever since Trump was elected.


16 posted on 02/03/2021 6:54:36 AM PST by BwanaNdege ( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
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To: a fool in paradise

https://www.newsbreak.com/district-of-columbia/washington/news/2155587407685/aclu-elects-its-first-black-woman-as-president


17 posted on 02/03/2021 6:55:50 AM PST by jersey117
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To: yesthatjallen

If you ever wondered just much the deep state had control of Federal agencies and just why there was no accountability of those who formulated and executed the Russian collusion hoax, all you have to do is observe the speed and the tenacity that the FBI is demonstrating against people who are speaking freely. Now that the Left is in full control, all pretense of respecting constitutional rights is gone. Sad time for America and disgrace for a once vaunted FBI. Biden no doubt will reinstate or embrace openly McCabe, Comey and Szork.


18 posted on 02/03/2021 6:57:23 AM PST by allendale
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To: yesthatjallen

Isn’t it called free speach. We’re in trouble. But praise the Lord and pass the ammo.


19 posted on 02/03/2021 6:58:36 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

Exactly!


20 posted on 02/03/2021 7:04:08 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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