Informant Warned FBI Before Jan. 6 That Far-Right Saw Trump Tweet As 'Call To Arms' - MSNBC Reports

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An FBI informant warned the bureau that a tweet sent by former President Trump before January 6 about a protest at the Capitol was considered by the far-right as a "call to arms." NBC's Ryan Reilly has details. - Aired on 12/21/2022.

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1. Fascist influences are still HOOVERING over the good old FBI, sadly

Among certain factions, anyway.

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2. Yikes! Prescient cartoon!

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3. Yeah. He was the quintessential Republican: furiously unwilling to live and let live

While chock-full of dark skeletons himself.

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4. Exactly. And the Republicans have adopted his philosophy.

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5. +1

A lot has been said and written about how Falwell and/or Reagan were the "fathers of the modern GOP."

They err. It was J. Edgar.

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6. Now that you mention it, you're completely right.

Yikes!

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7. Thank you, Rhiannon.

It is what it is.