https://www.seattletimes.com/nation...is-arrested-remains-focus-of-political-storm/
Man who shot video of fatal Capitol shooting is arrested, remains focus of political storm.
WASHINGTON — He’s a speed skater. He organizes protests, alienating activists on both ends of the political spectrum. He drove an Uber. And his 40-minute video following rioters through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, capturing the fatal shooting of a Trump supporter, has placed John Earle Sullivan — “Activist John” — at the center of a conservative campaign to blame liberal groups for the Capitol siege.
The video also landed him in jail. Federal authorities tracking down Capitol trespassers watched Sullivan’s video, interviewed him and then obtained warrants Thursday charging him with causing a civil disorder, trespassing and disorderly conduct. Sullivan repeatedly exhorted rioters to enter the building and overwhelm police, and seemed to convince Capitol Police officers to walk away from the glass door entry to the House Speaker’s Lobby, his video shows. Moments later, with Sullivan screaming warnings about a gun, rioter Ashli Babbitt is shot and killed on the video by a Capitol Police officer.
Sullivan later claimed he was there to document — not participate — in the event.
His video attracted the attention of right wing leaders, including President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who said it showed that antifa was the true organizer of the attack; and Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala), who called Sullivan a “BLM & fascist #ANTIFA supporter arrested for role in Capitol assaults.”
But Sullivan is hardly the darling of the left. He began organizing protests in Utah last year, and at one of the first, one of the protesters shot a motorist, said Lex Scott, a racial justice organizer who founded Black Lives Matter Utah more than seven years ago.
“He came in to chase clout and get those media headlines,” Scott said of Sullivan. “Now, it’s not my place to ever tell anyone how to be an activist or what their goals should be … but the fact is that Black Lives Matter Utah has never had one arrest in seven years. We’ve never caused any violence, any destruction of property and this man comes in here and taints our reputation in a day.”
The last 4 years has been, top to bottom, the dumbest in my lifetime.I guess in these dopes minds they thought they'd be free and clear (they can't arrest us all) because of the size of the crowd and well "everybody else us doing it"
The display of stupidity is top level like only republicans can display.
Michigan ain't fucking around.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation...is-arrested-remains-focus-of-political-storm/
Man who shot video of fatal Capitol shooting is arrested, remains focus of political storm.
WASHINGTON — He’s a speed skater. He organizes protests, alienating activists on both ends of the political spectrum. He drove an Uber. And his 40-minute video following rioters through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, capturing the fatal shooting of a Trump supporter, has placed John Earle Sullivan — “Activist John” — at the center of a conservative campaign to blame liberal groups for the Capitol siege.
The video also landed him in jail. Federal authorities tracking down Capitol trespassers watched Sullivan’s video, interviewed him and then obtained warrants Thursday charging him with causing a civil disorder, trespassing and disorderly conduct. Sullivan repeatedly exhorted rioters to enter the building and overwhelm police, and seemed to convince Capitol Police officers to walk away from the glass door entry to the House Speaker’s Lobby, his video shows. Moments later, with Sullivan screaming warnings about a gun, rioter Ashli Babbitt is shot and killed on the video by a Capitol Police officer.
Sullivan later claimed he was there to document — not participate — in the event.
His video attracted the attention of right wing leaders, including President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who said it showed that antifa was the true organizer of the attack; and Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala), who called Sullivan a “BLM & fascist #ANTIFA supporter arrested for role in Capitol assaults.”
But Sullivan is hardly the darling of the left. He began organizing protests in Utah last year, and at one of the first, one of the protesters shot a motorist, said Lex Scott, a racial justice organizer who founded Black Lives Matter Utah more than seven years ago.
“He came in to chase clout and get those media headlines,” Scott said of Sullivan. “Now, it’s not my place to ever tell anyone how to be an activist or what their goals should be … but the fact is that Black Lives Matter Utah has never had one arrest in seven years. We’ve never caused any violence, any destruction of property and this man comes in here and taints our reputation in a day.”
I have one simple question for this guy...
WHAT IS THE REAL REASON WHY YOU WERE THERE IN THE FIRST FUCKING PLACE?
He seemed like he was trying to think up an answer that he thought would work, but he doesn't sound like he's quick or savvy enough to find one, so he threw some shit out there and was like, "Uh...yeah, that's it."
He looks like he's kinda slow, high, or both - or he could still be shell-shocked behind being in the moment and watching someone die in front of him.
But still, I don't get it. What the fuck was he thinking about? Being a part of history?
He had NO...FUCKING...REASON..to be there!
To be so "woke", he was pretty asleep at the wheel that day.
^^^ all this. at their core, they are all cowards.I was telling my wife that if the national guard would have been in DC that none of that shit would have went down.
These crackas are crazy, but they ain’t crazy enough to go at the military. All it would have took is one to get shot outside for everyone to see and they would have dispersed.
Mofos think they ready for an armed revolution when 99% of Americans have never seen a person get their fuckin brain blown out in real life. A mofo that rushes a building and their best friend gets his wig split in front of him will halt his ass real quick.
No!!!!!!! you should not have went in the first place
Stood down? The coward bastids slithered out that bitch. Talking about they came to see their cousin. We were just leaving. Where’s the bathroom?^^^ all this. at their core, they are all cowards.
When Secret Service dropped that crazy CAC bitch, you saw quickly that mob smooth stood the fuck down.
Stood down? The coward bastids slithered out that bitch. Talking about they came to see their cousin. We were just leaving. Where’s the bathroom?
Cacs are in a cult that predicted that the police would join them and they would be hailed as heroes for saving the country. However, as soon as that crazy bitch got hit, they left the Capitol like this
Racist white people think all white people are equally racist, they're just scared to say what they think. It's true to a certain extent but not to the degree they believe. For conservatives, white supremacy is the number 1 issue, for others it's not.Cacs are in a cult that predicted that the police would join them and they would be hailed as heroes for saving the country. However, as soon as that crazy bitch got hit, they left the Capitol like this
These dopes think their AR can take on an attack helicopter, etc....I was telling my wife that if the national guard would have been in DC that none of that shit would have went down.
These crackas are crazy, but they ain’t crazy enough to go at the military. All it would have took is one to get shot outside for everyone to see and they would have dispersed.
Mofos think they ready for an armed revolution when 99% of Americans have never seen a person get their fuckin brain blown out in real life. A mofo that rushes a building and their best friend gets his wig split in front of him will halt his ass real quick.
White people do not suffer from amnesia.how soon they forget why vets come back to the states fucked up in the head. They spend months getting mentally conditioned for war and then traumatized from seeing their squad members get fucked up. they ain’t ready for that.
Without oxygen who are you? White supremacy is their oxygen. The police are their lungs. Black excellence is their covid.Racist white people think all white people are equally racist, they're just scared to say what they think. It's true to a certain extent but not to the degree they believe. For conservatives, white supremacy is the number 1 issue, for others it's not.
Oh Karen
Notice the cops everywhere just watching this bullshit.
Oh Karen
The constitution doesn't explicitly prohibit it, but it is obviously immoral and yet to be tested in court.Can Trump legally issue Pardons while awaiting his Senate Trial?