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Breaking: The FBI has seized the cell phone of Republican Congressman Scott Perry a day after executing a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago.
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doc03
(35,349 posts)BlueTsunami2018
(3,493 posts)Who is Perry? What significance could he have?
leftieNanner
(15,124 posts)He was one of the lunatics in the White House before the insurrection.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)leftieNanner
(15,124 posts)That Cassidy Hutchinson reported that Mark Meadows burned documents in the fireplace after having a meeting with Perry.
liberalla
(9,249 posts)Thanks.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)gohuskies
(1,156 posts)to have him replace Jeffrey Rosen as acting AG to facilitate the election fraud scheme.
msfiddlestix
(7,282 posts)MerryHolidays
(7,715 posts)crickets
(25,981 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)He's one of the specific guys mentioned by the Jan 6th Committee that requested a pardon. Whenever there's a list that includes Gaetz, Boebert, MTG, et al - be it for voting against a certain bill, spewing conspiracy theories, whatever - he's usually there too.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,493 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)durablend
(7,460 posts)Had involvement in that little tourist 'incident' amongst other things (that he apparently needed a pardon for)
Beachnutt
(7,324 posts)How did they take his phone ?
unweird
(2,540 posts)Or so I read here earlier. Sorry for the weak attribution.
leftieNanner
(15,124 posts)Novara
(5,844 posts)The Feds are on the move
elleng
(130,974 posts)is an American politician. He is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. It was numbered the 4th district from 2013 to 2019. It includes Harrisburg, York, and most of the inner suburbs. Wikipedia
n November 2021, Perry was elected chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, the most conservative group among U.S. House Republicans.[2]
On December 20, 2021, the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack called for an interview with Perry, the first time it publicly sought to question a sitting member of Congress. Perry declined the request the next day. The panel's chairperson said it had evidence from several witnesses that Perry had "an important role" in efforts to install Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general as part of attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. The committee subpoenaed Perry on May 12, 2022.[3]n November 2021, Perry was elected chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, the most conservative group among U.S. House Republicans.[2]
Irish_Dem
(47,131 posts)Novara
(5,844 posts)But this is regarding Jan 6. Two separate issues.
Irish_Dem
(47,131 posts)But Perry could be involved in espionage too.
We know Putin installed more than one MOC.
Or could not be connected at all.
But I agree the sale of classified intel has to be on the list.
Novara
(5,844 posts)Except ...
Maybe the DOJ got tired of sitting around on all of these many, many investigations and an order came down to go after everybody. Now. Let's get this show on the road.
Maybe the DOJ was waiting until the 137 new lawyers (or however many they hired) got acclimated to the department and they are now up to speed and ready to prosecute.
Maybe the DOJ is deciding to fill the space until the next J6 committee hearings in September.
Maybe they hope to stun the entire criminal cabal and go after all the big players at once so that no one feels insulated from the carnage.
Could be coincidence.
Most detectives don't believe in coincidences.
All of your points are good ones.
Yes sending some message to all the GOP criminals, getting the show on the road, having a full staff now, etc.
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carpetbagger
(4,391 posts)Remember the first WTC bomber got caught trying to get the deposit on the truck back. Trumpmay be dumber.
Irish_Dem
(47,131 posts)chuluma
(67 posts)It's about something else.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Same reason they never stfu, I suppose.
Cosmocat
(14,566 posts)about Warren Jeffs.
They never were able (or chose) to do anything about him until they finally "raided" his elaborate temple, where he had all kinds of information, including actual videos, of his child sexual abuse - he had a big vault where he kept it all.
Now, 45 is a Benny Hill level buffoon, so he probably isn't as organized as Jeffs was, but same basic concept as a completely self absorbed, lunatic cult leader.
They are get so deluded about how powerful they are, which is part of being able to suck weak minded people into it in the first place, the feel they are above the law.
Irish_Dem
(47,131 posts)Like the serial killers
onetexan
(13,043 posts)I may need to stay up tonight for all the action still unfolding. Still waiting for the lock & load action by the RWers but i may not last
NowISeetheLight
(3,943 posts)We he on the I want a pardon list?
Novara
(5,844 posts)japple
(9,833 posts)phones confiscated by the FBI, including my own rep--MTG from the 14th district of GA.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Please!!!
Tetrachloride
(7,849 posts)Jarqui
(10,126 posts)sniffing USB/digital devices.
If some of these documents got into the hands of others, there might be digital evidence to tie it back to Trump.
12 boxes or more of evidence reportedly seized at Mar-a-lago yesterday will generate more leads and could provide evidence to nail more crooks.
Novara
(5,844 posts)it will take some time to go through. I hope they got everything.
Jarqui
(10,126 posts)The good news is they appear to have got a fair amount.
What they got may well lead to other desires to get more. Trump's people are probably burning that stuff now if they haven't already. Some other efforts may already be in motion like Perry's cell phone.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)The FBI is finally acting NOW when they should have acted 18 months ago.
However the built-in "Chumpy-ness" of the FBI and DoJ explains everything.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)This could be a good sign. The dead fish rots from the head down.
RedSpartan
(1,693 posts)Doubtful this is a coincidence.
littlemissmartypants
(22,695 posts)prodigitalson
(2,425 posts)kentuck
(111,103 posts)It is going to put a damper on the big mouths in the House. They may begin to think that they might be next.
ecstatic
(32,712 posts)In a lame attempt to pre-insulate themselves in the court of public opinion.
Novara
(5,844 posts)... that made them seize Perry's phone. Even if they have a warrant for one thing, if they find evidence of another crime, they can legally act on it.
kentuck
(111,103 posts)How could his phone records be related to the stolen documents in Trump's basement?
Could this be the "planted" evidence Trump and his lawyers are so concerned about?
Novara
(5,844 posts)... prosecutors are absolutely authorized to act on it.
Keep in mind, nobody has read the warrant and nobody knows what it entails. It likely involves far more than boxes of classified documents, which they knew about for months. This search warrant was issued for new information.