Ed Martin (intro by Charlie Kirk)
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Well, first of all, the most glaring example of weaponization of government that we've probably ever seen is, at least in terms of numbers, is the January 6th use of the 1512 charge. The 1512 charge was written 20 years ago to deal with evidence, destruction of evidence, physical evidence,
Well, first of all, the most glaring example of weaponization of government that we've probably ever seen is, at least in terms of numbers, is the January 6th use of the 1512 charge. The 1512 charge was written 20 years ago to deal with evidence, destruction of evidence, physical evidence,
A guy named Andrew Weissman tried to use the 1512 during the Mueller investigation on Donald Trump to claim that the 1512 charge, which refers to obstruction of an official proceeding, but it refers to evidence destruction.
A guy named Andrew Weissman tried to use the 1512 during the Mueller investigation on Donald Trump to claim that the 1512 charge, which refers to obstruction of an official proceeding, but it refers to evidence destruction.
A guy named Andrew Weissman tried to use the 1512 during the Mueller investigation on Donald Trump to claim that the 1512 charge, which refers to obstruction of an official proceeding, but it refers to evidence destruction.
In other words, the official proceeding ongoing at the time the law was written was when they had Arthur Anderson was destroying documents because there was an investigation at Enron. And the idea was, wait a second, if you know there's an investigation, official proceeding, you shouldn't be destroying things, Arthur Anderson. That's why it was written.
In other words, the official proceeding ongoing at the time the law was written was when they had Arthur Anderson was destroying documents because there was an investigation at Enron. And the idea was, wait a second, if you know there's an investigation, official proceeding, you shouldn't be destroying things, Arthur Anderson. That's why it was written.
In other words, the official proceeding ongoing at the time the law was written was when they had Arthur Anderson was destroying documents because there was an investigation at Enron. And the idea was, wait a second, if you know there's an investigation, official proceeding, you shouldn't be destroying things, Arthur Anderson. That's why it was written.
Well, the 1512 charge was then used against hundreds and hundreds of Americans, and a bipartisan Supreme Court threw it out. People spent years in jail, some of them over a year in solitary confinement, having walked through the Capitol because of the 1512. That's weaponization. That's the use of the law against individuals in a very specific way.
Well, the 1512 charge was then used against hundreds and hundreds of Americans, and a bipartisan Supreme Court threw it out. People spent years in jail, some of them over a year in solitary confinement, having walked through the Capitol because of the 1512. That's weaponization. That's the use of the law against individuals in a very specific way.
Well, the 1512 charge was then used against hundreds and hundreds of Americans, and a bipartisan Supreme Court threw it out. People spent years in jail, some of them over a year in solitary confinement, having walked through the Capitol because of the 1512. That's weaponization. That's the use of the law against individuals in a very specific way.
And my office, where I am, is the one that did that. So I've been investigating why they do that. Who made the 1512 call? You know, how did you make that decision? That's an example. You can't really weaponize the law only by the FBI. When the FBI was abusing the Catholics, they made a list, you know, target the Catholics. That's the beginning of the abuse.
And my office, where I am, is the one that did that. So I've been investigating why they do that. Who made the 1512 call? You know, how did you make that decision? That's an example. You can't really weaponize the law only by the FBI. When the FBI was abusing the Catholics, they made a list, you know, target the Catholics. That's the beginning of the abuse.
And my office, where I am, is the one that did that. So I've been investigating why they do that. Who made the 1512 call? You know, how did you make that decision? That's an example. You can't really weaponize the law only by the FBI. When the FBI was abusing the Catholics, they made a list, you know, target the Catholics. That's the beginning of the abuse.
The further abuse is when you use the prosecutor because you got to. grand jury and you subpoena people and you look at their records. And that's in, again, a prosecutor's office. The surveillance of people under FISA, the FISA is, of course, secret and it's in D.C. But our office is butting up against that. And some of that's classified.
The further abuse is when you use the prosecutor because you got to. grand jury and you subpoena people and you look at their records. And that's in, again, a prosecutor's office. The surveillance of people under FISA, the FISA is, of course, secret and it's in D.C. But our office is butting up against that. And some of that's classified.
The further abuse is when you use the prosecutor because you got to. grand jury and you subpoena people and you look at their records. And that's in, again, a prosecutor's office. The surveillance of people under FISA, the FISA is, of course, secret and it's in D.C. But our office is butting up against that. And some of that's classified.
So it's hard to talk about to you on the on the on the TV right now. But this is all the use of government against individuals and discovering how they're doing it. is an ongoing process. And again, this office is one of the places where you needed the tool, meaning the prosecutor's office, to abuse people. And so that's why we're digging into it.
So it's hard to talk about to you on the on the on the TV right now. But this is all the use of government against individuals and discovering how they're doing it. is an ongoing process. And again, this office is one of the places where you needed the tool, meaning the prosecutor's office, to abuse people. And so that's why we're digging into it.
So it's hard to talk about to you on the on the on the TV right now. But this is all the use of government against individuals and discovering how they're doing it. is an ongoing process. And again, this office is one of the places where you needed the tool, meaning the prosecutor's office, to abuse people. And so that's why we're digging into it.