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"Today,the truth prevailed."
"The truth could not be buried by mudslinging politicians or their powerful benefactors. I've said many times: Seek the truth! And that is what was accomplished.
"I thank the 4.2 million Texans who voted for me last year. I will always be grateful for your support, and I will continue to honor your vote by defending the rule of law and our constitutional rights. I'm also grateful for the state senators who followed the law and refused to overturn an election. I also thank my legal team for exposing the absurdity of these false allegations.
"Most importantly, I want to thank my amazing wife Angela, who I love dearly. She is a brave woman of deep faith, unquestionable integrity, and the light of our entire family.
"The sham impeachment coordinated by the Biden Administration with liberal House Speaker Dade Phelan and his kangaroo court has cost taxpayers millions of dollars, disrupted the work of the Office of Attorney General and left a dark and permanent stain on the Texas House.
"The weaponization of the impeachment process to settle political differences is not only wrong, it is immoral and corrupt.
"Now that this shameful process is over, my work to defend our constitutional rights will resume. Thank you to everyone who has stood with us during this time.
"Finally, I can promise the Biden Administration the following: buckle up because your lawless policies will not go unchallenged. We will not allow you to shred the constitution and infringe on the rights of Texans. You will be held accountable.
"I will next address the nation and Texas on Tucker Carlson next week. Now it is back to work!"
Michael and William Null, twin brothers, and Eric Molitor were found not guilty of providing material support for an act of terrorism and unlawful possession of firearms. Jurors began deliberations Thursday afternoon following a 14-day trial before Judge Charles Hamlyn.
During the course of the federal proceedings, defense attorneys uncovered an elaborate entrapment scheme that involved dozens of FBI informants, supervising agents, and undercover employees."In this Case, the undisputed evidence...establishes that government agents and informants concocted, hatched, and pushed this 'kidnapping plan' from the beginning, doing so against defendants who explicitly repudiated the plan. When the government was faced with evidence showing that the defendants had no interest in a kidnapping plot, it refused to accept failure and continued to push its plan. The government's exploitation of its virtually unlimited resources, poured into its investigation, further underscores entrapment as a matter of law."The FBI arrested 14 men, including the Null brothers and Molitor, in early October 2020.
Whitmer and Joe Biden leveraged the news in the final weeks of the 2020 campaign, accusing Trump of inspiring right-wing "militia" men to kidnap and kill one of his top political foes.
As Whitmer played the victim, Biden compared the alleged kidnappers to ISIS.
Perhaps jurors did not take kindly to Hamlyn's arrogant preachifying. Or perhaps jurors simply recognized there was no evidence outside of the conduct of FBI agents and informants to support the charges. Or perhaps the jury, like the majority of Americans, no longer trusts the FBI — two agents testified during the trial — and refused to reward the agency's bad behavior.
Brandon Caserta, one of two men acquitted on federal charges last year, cheered the verdicts."The acquittals solidify the truth that this was an FBI set up. Out of all the people charged, half were found innocent by law. And that's a big deal. It proves that the FBI is targeting innocent people to frame them for political and career advancement. It also goes to show that my and Daniel's acquittal wasn't just a fluke. Adam Fox and Barry Croft need to be released."Attorneys representing Fox and Croft filed appeal briefs last month."[The FBI assets] were behind every key event--including all four attended by Croft, as well as both drive-bys and the 'WMD' nonsense with [FBI undercover agent Tim] Bates' video--and they incited the men at every opportunity. It was the FBI's 'conspiracy' to 'kidnap' and use 'WMD,' not Croft's."DOJ has until November to respond. It is expected to be a lengthy process.
In the meantime, those on the side of truth and justice can celebrate another humiliating loss for the government and a darkening black eye on the FBI.
Editor's note: The following column is adapted from the author's new book, What's Killing America (Center Street, September 26)In the past few years, Oregon and Washington have effectively legalized drugs as part of the Black Lives Matter movement's criminal justice reforms. It's been an abject failure, taking thousands of lives. Now, voters say they've had enough. But will anything actually change?
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