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| 2022-08-10 | |
[FoxNews] Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry
Release the warrant. Let us see which Judge they own Perry, in an exclusive statement, told Fox News on Tuesday that while traveling with his family earlier in the day, he was approached by three FBI agents who handed him a warrant and requested that he turn over his cellphone. The confiscation of the congressman’s personal phone comes one day after FBI agents searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. "This morning, while traveling with my family, 3 FBI agents visited me and seized my cell phone. They made no attempt to contact my lawyer, who would have made arrangements for them to have my phone if that was their wish. I’m outraged — though not surprised — that the FBI under the direction of Merrick Garland’s DOJ, would seize the phone of a sitting Member of Congress," Perry said in his statement. "My phone contains info about my legislative and political activities, and personal/private discussions with my wife, family, constituents, and friends. None of this is the government’s business." Perry asserted in his statement that "as with President Trump last night, DOJ chose this unnecessary and aggressive action instead of simply contacting my attorneys. These kinds of banana republic tactics should concern every Citizen — especially considering the decision before Congress this week to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to further persecute law-abiding Citizens." Fox News reached out to the FBI, which declined to comment on this story. Perry, a five-term congressman and loyal Trump ally, is an original member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and took over as the group’s leader at the beginning of the year. Perry was also a strong supporter of Trump’s repeated unproven claims that his 2020 election loss to now-President Biden was due to massive voter fraud. Perry has been a target of interest of the Democratic dominated January 6 House select committee that is investigating the deadly 2021 attack on the Capitol by right wing extremists and other Trump supporters who aimed to disrupt the congressional certification of Biden’s Electoral College victory. Perry was in communication numerous times with the Trump White House in the days and weeks ahead of the storming of the Capitol. Trump announced on Monday that his Florida residence had been raided by the FBI. Sources told Fox News Digital the search was in connection with materials that Trump took with him from his time as president. Sources also said National Archives and Records Administration referred the case to the Justice Department, which recovered 15 boxes of classified materials from the home. Related: Scott Perry: 2022-05-17 California Rep. Ted Lieu Demands GOP Denounce ‘Racist And Vile Replacement Theory’ He Once Boasted About Scott Perry: 2022-05-17 'Replacement' conspiracies driving gunmen creep into mainstream politics Scott Perry: 2022-03-23 Federal agency that broadcasts America's message had chronic security lapses, records show | |
| Posted by:NN2N1 |
| #34 Maybe they were sniffers like The Big Guy. Sniffers and grifters and Feebs, oh my! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-08-10 19:04 |
| #33 Heard a rumor that the cameras were not actually turned off. Unknowns source so 24, no 48 hour rule applies. there is a NewsWeek article that Eric Trump mentioned it - for what that's worth. If true this could get very interesting.. especially if it includes audio... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-08-10 18:06 |
| #32 #29. Maybe they were sniffers like The Big Guy. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2022-08-10 17:23 |
| #31 Probably leave little Hunter Biden laptops around as recording devices, because they think nobody can see them. Wipe the security system DVR with a cloth. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-08-10 16:48 |
| #30 More than likely they were seizing used undergarments for "investigation" later. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-08-10 15:49 |
| #29 The 'agents' were probably trying Mel's stuff on, asking one another 'does this color go with my hair? and Does this make my butt look small? Zeros. |
| Posted by: Grampaw Dingle1155 2022-08-10 14:19 |
| #28 I wouldn't put it past the federal babu inquisitors to plant 'evidence' for their masters. Trump suggests FBI could have PLANTED evidence during 10-hour long 'power flex' raid at Mar-a-Largo because his team were blocked from watching - and DOJ 'wanted security cameras turned OFF': Melania wardrobe was 'ransacked' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-10 11:02 |
| #26 #14, you can only gripe for so long before you need to actually plan and do something about it. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-08-10 10:36 |
| #25 Nothing would surprise me. These people are capable of anything. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2022-08-10 10:33 |
| #24 When will the round up of the rest of the J6ers begin? I thought that was going to be a thing. It would certainly give the Feds the incident(s) they are looking for. |
| Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 2022-08-10 09:29 |
| #23 And so the war on conservatives goes on. Dont be surprise when they go after state elected officials more often. Not just sitting in fed positions but Governors and AG. Here it comes! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2022-08-10 09:26 |
| #22 I guess all federal prosecutions will be moved to the 6 counties surrounding DC because their ability to get anyone to believe any testimony from their agents or analysts elsewhere is approaching zero. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-08-10 08:46 |
| #21 Nobody can afford to take that many days off. I'm sure that weekends will be the primary time for trouble. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2022-08-10 08:40 |
| #20 Well to me the only question is will there be massive civil disobedience to the Federal government before the gunfire or not? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-08-10 08:37 |
| #19 Well, the United States of America has apparently been superseded; Any preference for the new name? 1. Bidenzuela 2. The Happy Peoples Republic of North America 3. The Fifth Reich 4. Bac Gwai Province (China) other? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-08-10 08:36 |
| #18 #16 ^ : M. Murcek Reworded as: "IQ adjustment", "Reduced Environmental Impact", "Reduction in adverse Carbon Footprint", "Ideology solution", "Having a Meeting of the Minds", etc.... |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-08-10 07:15 |
#17  Phon's post at Number 9 is what the Deep State really fears. These bastards will be rampaging in the weeks and months ahead. If we can only get through the election without them declaring Martial Law and shutting everything down.Trump backed candidates sweep elections that were held day after infamous raid. Trump backed candidates now 192 wins - 11 loses. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-08-10 07:06 |
| #16 You mean like, "unexpected redistribution of brain tissue?" |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-10 06:55 |
| #15 Remember in modern Banana Republics, Dictatorships, Coup's, Junta's and Social Media all actively seek out and abused those expressing conflicting views. Avoid OPEN threats and certain words that flag you for review. words that can be used against you in court. Consider using their Own "Verbage" and re-meaning of words as we have seen. eg. Peaceful Protest, Redistribution of ________ and etc. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-08-10 06:42 |
| #14 Republican Congressional leaders, after initially expressing shock at the raid of Trump's home, are suddenly beginning to scale back thiet criticism of the raid in unison. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 01:45 |
| #13 I wouldn't put it past the federal babu inquisitors to plant 'evidence' for their masters. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-08-10 01:16 |
| #12 ^^^ Will do. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 01:15 |
| #11 Swept? How utterly delightful! Schadenfreudelicious, to not coin a phrase. Hoist by their own petard, and all that. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-08-10 01:13 |
| #10 Oh — to submit an article: At the top of the Rantburg.com page you’ll see Post a news link Post your own article Click on the one that suits your needs and fill in the boxes, click on Preview to make sure it looks the way you want, then click Submit to drop it in the hopper for moderator perusal. Note that Source means the URL, not the name of the source, which when submitted will turn the headline into a hot link so that our readers can go to the original article and judge for themselves. Also, it really helps if you put the name of your source in square brackets at the beginning of any text in the text box, providing another way to find the article if there’s a problem while you’re climbing the learning curve. (We all had to climb it — I don’t doubt you’ll do better than I did at first.) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-08-10 01:08 |
| #9 Trump backed candidates sweep elections that were held day after infamous raid. Trump backed candidates now 192 wins - 11 loses. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 01:07 |
| #8 """Correction*** 1-4 and 6. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 01:03 |
| #7 Comments 1-3 and 5 are summaries from numerous links and sources as the flood of reports continue from many entities. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 01:02 |
| #6 30 FBI agents ransacked President Trump's home for 9 hours. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 01:00 |
| #5 We had eight separate posts on the subject yesterday, Phons Omert2327, plus more links and discussion in the comments. See here. You are welcome to submit articles of your own, individually or as a roundup with links under a single headline to corral all the discussions in one place. In the meantime, please provide links to the sources you reference in your comments #1-3 above. Thank you for your participation in the group project that is Rantburg! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-08-10 00:58 |
| #4 ^^^ First signs of armed insurrection against Biden's FBI. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 00:54 |
| #3 For the complete lack of coverage by Rantburg of the crisis created by the FBI raid on President Trump at this time, I am having to post relative developments here at news about Trump Allie Rick Scott. Mar-a-Lago area law enforcent alerted to to possibly armed Trump Supporters enroute to Mar-a-Lago. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 00:46 |
| #2 They also searched Melania's personal belongings, her wardrobe, etc.. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 00:23 |
| #1 The beginnings of a Biden Deep State orchistrated politically historic Purge. |
| Posted by: Phons Omert2327 2022-08-10 00:09 |