Jan 6 Entrapment
Steven D’Antuono was the head of the Detroit FBI’s field office in 2020 when the Michigan State Capital building was stormed by protestors and when the FBI foiled a plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. He was then transferred to head the Washington, D.C. FBI field office right before the Republican “insurrection” of January 6, 2021.
The FBI set up a plot to kidnap the Democratic governor of Michigan and then get rewarded for stopping the plot. They had some unsuspecting civilians get involved to take the blame. Right wingers would be demonized in the media. Coincidently, protestors stormed the Michigan State Capitol building 6 months before the fall guys were arrested in October 2020, which also happened 3 months later in Washington, D.C. on January 6.
On January 4, 2024, author Julie Kelly wrote an article entitled, The FBI-tainted Whitmer 'kidnap plot' you've heard nothing about, for Real Clear Investigations. In it, she wrote,[1]
“From appearances, a demonstration at the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing on April 30, 2020 might well have been a law enforcement dress rehearsal for Jan. 6. Chappel traveled to the event with three members of the Watchmen later held on state charges. Some protesters were clad in military gear and carried firearms but could not enter the building. When Chappel told his FBI handler what was happening, the FBI ordered the Michigan State Police to stand down and allow protesters inside. News photographers captured the moment when protesters ‘stormed’ the Michigan Capitol and called out for Whitmer, resulting in the same sort of optics produced on Jan. 6.
The incident took on greater significance when it was revealed that Steven D’Antuono, head of the Detroit FBI field office during the Whitmer caper, was promoted to head up the Washington, D.C., FBI field office three months before the events of Jan. 6.”
Indeed, like in Washington D.C., on January 6, 2021, the police let protestors into the Michigan capitol building. Until March 2023, most people had only seen select videos of people being violent on January 6.[2]
Per the Guardian, writing about Michigan,[3]
“Police allowed several hundred protesters to peacefully enter the capitol building around 1pm, where they crammed shoulder-to-shoulder near the entrance to legislative chambers.”
Steven D’Antuono was then transferred to Washington D.C., where he was in charge of the FBI during the January 6 “insurrection.”
Per the FBI on October 13, 2020,[4]
“Director Christopher Wray has named Steven M. D’Antuono as the assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office. Most recently, Mr. D’Antuono served as the special agent in charge of the Detroit Field Office.”
Before the release of the videos inside and around the US Capitol building, Democrats had been blaming the entire thing on right wing extremists trying to overthrow the government. Now that previously unreleased security camera footage has been released from that day, the “insurrection” looks to have been instigated by several undercover officers/informants in the crowd.[5][6]
Per Miranda Devine, in an September 29, 2023 article for the New York Post entitled, FBI lost count of how many paid informants were at Capitol on Jan. 6, and later performed audit to figure out exact number: ex-official,[7]
“The FBI had so many paid informants at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, that it lost track of the number and had to perform a later audit to determine exactly how many ‘Confidential Human Sources’ run by different FBI field offices were present that day, a former assistant director of the bureau has told lawmakers.
At least one informant was communicating with his FBI handler as he entered the Capitol, according to Steven D’Antuono, formerly in charge of the bureau’s Washington field office.”
Notably, a man named Ray Epps, with video footage of him getting people to riot and storm the US Capitol Building, and whom Republicans have repeatedly noted as someone who should be punished for committing a crime that day, only received a year of probation with 100 hours of community service while other people got years and decades in prison for their “participation” in January 6.[8]
Finally, Steven Sund, the acting Chief of Police for the United States Capitol Police, the police actually defending the Capitol Building that day, penned a letter on February 1, 2021, shortly after he had been fired. The letter was addressed to the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D). He claims to have requested the aid of the National Guard days before, didn’t get good intelligence on the potential for violence, and didn’t get help from the National Guard until 4 hours after his request on January 6.
Steven Sund wrote,[9]
“I have been in law enforcement for almost 30 years, the majority of that time working in special operations. During my almost three decades in policing, I have planned multiple presidential inaugurations, dozens of National Special Security Events (NSSE), and a number of other special events, many of which included volatile protests and various levels of civil disobedience. Suffice it to say that I have never seen anything like the violent insurrection we witnessed on January 6.
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On Monday, January 4, I approached the two Sergeants at Arms to request the assistance of the National Guard, as I had no authority to do so without an Emergency Declaration by the Capitol Police Board (CPB). My regular interactions with the CPB, outside of our monthly meetings regarding law enforcement matters, were conducted with the House and Senate Sergeant at Arms, the two members of the CPB who have law enforcement experience. I first spoke with the House Sergeant at Arms to request the National Guard. Mr. Irving stated that he was concerned about the ‘optics’ and didn’t feel that theintelligence supported it. He referred me to the Senate Sergeant at Arms (who is currently the Chair of the CPB) to get his thoughts on the request. I then spoke to Mr. Stenger and again requested the National Guard. Instead of approving the use of the National Guard, however, Mr. and again requested the National Guard. Instead of approving the use of the National Guard, however, Mr. Stenger suggested I ask them how quickly we could get support if needed and to ‘lean forward’ in case we had to request assistance on January 6.
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On Tuesday, January 5, I hosted a virtual meeting with my Executive Team, all three principals of the Capitol Police Board, and a dozen of the top law enforcement and military officials from D.C., including the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, and the National Guard. This meeting focused on both the January 6 event, and the upcoming Presidential Inauguration on January 20. Service, and the National Guard. This meeting focused on both the January 6 event, and the upcoming Presidential Inauguration on January 20. During the meeting, no entity, including the FBI, provided any intelligence indicating that there would be a coordinated violent attack on the United States Capitol by thousands of well- equipped armed insurrectionists. In fact, all present at the meeting indicated that there was no new intelligence to report for January 6. At no time did the Department of Homeland Security issue a threat advisory bulletin in reference to violent extremists planning a coordinated, violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.
His letter continues on to January 6.
We were monitoring the actions and demeanor of the crowd, which at the time did not raise any concerns, when we received word at 12:52 p.m. that a pipe bomb had been located at the Republican National Committee headquarters, immediately adjacent to Capitol Grounds. We responded immediately to coordinate and send resources to the scene, including a number of officers, officials, and a bomb squad. We also dispatched resources to look for other explosive devices, suspects, and vehicles. At almost the exactly same time, we observed a large group of individuals approaching the West Front of the Capitol.
When the group arrived at the perimeter, they did not act like any group of protestors I had ever seen. Unlike other heated protests, these protesters did not simply congregate to angrily voice their grievances. As soon as this group arrived at our perimeter, they immediately began to fight violently with the officers and to tear apart the steel crowd control barriers, using them to assault the officers. It was immediately clear that their primary goal was to defeat our perimeter as quickly as possible and to get past the police line. This mob was like nothing I have seen in my law enforcement career. The group consisted of thousands of well-coordinated, well-equipped violent criminals. They had weapons, chemical munitions, protective equipment, explosives, and climbing gear. A number of them were wearing radio ear pieces indicating a high level of coordination.
Given these factors, it was clear to me at 1:00 p.m. that the situation was deteriorating rapidly. I called MPD and requested assistance and they responded immediately. I also requested assistance from the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division and other law enforcement agencies. I notified the two Sergeant at Arms by 1:09 p.m. that I urgently needed support and asked them to declare a State of Emergency and authorize the National Guard. I was advised by Mr. Irving that he needed to run it up the chain of command. I continued to follow up with Mr. Irving, who was with Mr. Stenger at the time, and he advised that he was waiting to hear back from congressional leadership, but expected authorization at any moment. At approximately 1:50 p.m., not yet having authorization from CPB, and noting the extreme urgency of the situation, I notified General William Walker that I should have approval shortly and that we had an urgent request for the National Guard. At 2:10 p.m., I finally received notification from Mr. Irving that the CPB authorized me to request the National Guard. However, as explained below, I soon learned that our request would also need to be approved by the Department of Defense.
Meanwhile, at approximately 1:50 p.m., USCP resources dispatched to look for other possible explosives located another pipe bomb at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, as well as a vehicle with explosives and a weapon, all within close proximity of the Capitol Grounds. that the CPB authorized me to request the National Guard. However, as explainedbelow, I soon learned that our request would also need to be approved by the Department of Defense. As a result of these explosive devices, extensive USCP resources were dispatched to the scenes, and two congressional office buildings had to be evacuated. I believe all of this was part of a coordinated plan related to the attack on the Capitol.
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Finally, I must add that I wish that before placing the blame on the USCP and on me as the Chief for the breach of the Capitol by an insurrectionist mob, more consideration would have been given to the impact of incomplete information provided by intelligence assessments, the denied National Guard request, and the subsequent delayed approval for National Guard assistance. Again, I do not believe that the U.S. Capitol Police failed. Greatly outnumbered and against tremendous odds, they kept the Members safe. I truly regret my early departure from an agency and a mission I so cherished. Working with the women and men of the USCP, sworn and civilian, and serving the congressional community, was the highlight of my 30 year law enforcement career.”
Steven D’Antuono was the head of the Detroit FBI’s field office in 2020 when the Michigan State Capital building was stormed by protestors and when the FBI foiled a plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. He was then transferred to head the Washington, D.C. FBI field office right before the Republican “insurrection” of January 6, 2021.
[2]https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1632953663822913536
[3]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/30/michigan-protests-coronavirus-lockdown-armed-capitol
[5]https://www.hamiltonmobley.com/blog/29y3fwuop8mey33dm0bzjsxrujyehi
[6]https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1744488617404203415
[8]https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/poison-spiders-at-the-center-of-the-web/