Capitol Rioter Who Raided Pelosi's Office Makes Kremlin TV Debut Ahead of Putin Summit

[Nevilledog]

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Helen Kennedy
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In case you didn’t think this guy was traitorous enough, he went on Russian TV where he allowed them to use him as propaganda ahead of Putin’s meeting with Biden, presenting him as the victim of a political persecution. #quisling

https://thedailybeast.com/capitol-rioter-who-raided-pelosis-office-makes-kremlin-tv-debut-ahead-of-putin-summit…
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/capitol-rioter-who-raided-pelosis-office-makes-kremlin-tv-debut-ahead-of-putin-summit

The looming summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin—set to take place in Geneva on Wednesday—has unleashed a flurry of threats from the Kremlin’s propaganda machine, and a promise of staunch resistance to American demands on everything from cyber attacks to human rights abuses.

It has also triggered another bizarre press strategy: The debut and glorification of an infamous Capitol rioter on Russian airwaves.

On Sunday, Russian state TV aired an interview with insurrectionist Richard Barnett—notoriously pictured with his feet up at on a desk in Nancy Pelosi’s office on Jan. 6—and his attorney, Joseph McBride.

Barnett, a self-proclaimed white nationalist, was introduced as a “colorful” individual, the same expression Putin frequently uses to describe Trump. McBride welcomed Rossiya-1 special correspondent Valentin Bogdanov into his office and FaceTimed his client, who appeared cheerful and at ease at his Arkansas ranch, flashing a big smile and showing off his car collection.

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[lagomorph777]

1. Why the fuck is he not in jail?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. If some random Russian had done anything even remotely like this

He'd have been cracking rocks in a Siberian Gulag within 48 hours. ANd most of those 48 hours would've consisted of him getting the living shit beaten out of him.

Russia's fcking hypocrisy is breathtaking.

BTW, whatever Judge granted him release before the trial should be revoking it forthwith over this continued traitorous behavior

[Nevilledog]

15. But wait.....there's more

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Judge did not immediately rule today on whether this accused Insurrectionist can travel to a car show 215 miles from home Friday.

Yes... a federal judge is being formally asked by this defendant for permission to go to a classic car show in Arkansas on Friday

Scott MacFarlane
@MacFarlaneNews
Gonna take a long time to get thru these Jan 6 cases

Rich Barnett (man accused of putting feet on desk in Pelosi office, leaving vulgar note) is asking court permission to loosen his release conditions so he can attend this car show in Morrilton, Arkansas

Judge will consider
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6:25 PM · Jun 15, 2021

[MrsCheaplaugh]

9. White man's privilege. Nt

[SergeStorms]

17. White supremacist man's privilege.

This guy is a real piece of fecal matter. I hope they throw the book at him, but they'll probably give him a round-trip airline ticket for the next insurrection instead.

[jpak]

2. Hope the judge sees this

Yup

[Maraya1969]

4. All of those Russian talking heads say awful things about the US. Screw them

I know enough to know I don't know about diplomacy but my true feeling is I'd like the US to completely ghost Russia and let them hang out to dry. But that's why Biden is president and not me.

But Putin actually still wants the US and Russia to jointly work on cybersecurity! (And last time Trump was very enthusiastic about it until our security officials shut it down) Maybe that would work if the US gave Russia a bunch of fake passwords and websites kind of like the FBI did recently. That might be funny.

From the article.......


"One item of continued interest to the Kremlin is an agreement on cybersecurity, championed by the Russians since the early 2000s. In 2017 and 2018, Putin proposed a joint Russian-American “Cybersecurity Unit,” an idea that was enthusiastically promoted by Trump until it prompted bipartisan backlash and was shot down by American national security officials."

[gulliver]

5. Snowden needs a roommate

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Not the brightest bulb on the string.

[bullwinkle428]

7. So he owns a "car collection"? So much for the "economic anxieties" defense!

[W T F]

8. Isn't that a violation of the conditions of his release while out on bail?

[Botany]

10. Isn't he the asshole smeared feces on the walls of

.... speaker Pelosi's office?

I hope the judge pulls his bail today.

[Crowman2009]

11. Once we jail a lot more of these traitors, the rest may flee to Russia.

Where they will live an impoverished life and freeze to death.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

12. Traitors. Scum.

The whole f’ing lot of them. They belong in Siberia. We should f’ing put them there.

[Martin68]

13. Not much propaganda value in showing that a violent anti-government rioter is actually still alive

and free after interrupting an electoral process for the purpose of helping Donal Trump get elected. I don't have to wonder what would have happed in Russia if a Navalny supporter had invaded the Kremlin with a mob of rioters...

[calimary]

14. A schmuck is a schmuck is a schmuck.

[Grins]

16. Stalin would describe him as "a useful idiot."

What is so surprising is that he doesn’t see that he is THAT IDIOT!!!!!