{"id":1546305,"date":"2022-07-10T06:05:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T10:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1546305"},"modified":"2022-07-10T06:05:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T10:05:13","slug":"former-federal-informant-warned-of-antifa-blm-infiltrators-at-capitol-on-jan-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-federal-informant-warned-of-antifa-blm-infiltrators-at-capitol-on-jan-6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Federal Informant Warned of Antifa, BLM Infiltrators at Capitol on Jan. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-federal-informant-warned-of-antifa-blm-infiltrators-at-capitol-on-jan-6-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1546305&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Law enforcement aware large crowds would be travelling to Capitol from the Ellipse, documents show<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The man whose posting on social media warned authorities that agent provocateurs from Antifa and Black Lives Matter would be at the U.S. Capitol dressed as Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, is a self-described government informant tied to former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenstein warned about a \u201csoft coup\u201d against then-President Donald Trump in fall 2020.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 4, 2021, an account under the name @JohnHereToHelp posted on Twitter that Antifa and BLM agitators were being bussed from Baltimore to Washington to cause trouble at the Capitol on the day of Trump\u2019s speech at the Ellipse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4585528\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/08\/JonMcGreevey.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4585528\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/08\/JonMcGreevey.png\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Jon McGreevey is running for U.S. Senate in Maryland. (Ballotpedia)<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPantifa\/BLM, Balt.\/DC branches, are already bussing people in to disturb Jan. 6,\u201d the post read. \u201cOrders [were] given to dress like \u2018MAGA,\u2019 blend in [and] cause trouble, especially around cameras. At night, arson has been ordered. All to be blamed on Trump supporters attending. Please be careful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post caught the attention of an assistant commander in the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Branch of the United States Park Police, who forwarded it to officials at the U.S. Capitol Police, the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The now-suspended Twitter account belonged to Ryan Dark White, also known as Jon McGreevey.<\/p>\n<p>McGreevey has described himself in court papers and interviews as a former Department of Justice informant who supplied information on corruption in the federal government, law enforcement, and the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>He once used the name Ryan White as a cover but now identifies as McGreevey. He is running for federal office in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>JohnHereToHelp\u2019s original post was shared more than 6,000 times before it hit the radar of the Park Police.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, McGreevey had more than 120,000 followers on Twitter, according to an archived version of his page stored at the Wayback Machine.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter later suspended his account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are multiple replies to this comment that says BLM\/Antifa will wear MAGA hats backwards, wear camo, and attempt to blend in with MAGA crowd,\u201d the Park Police official wrote to his colleagues on January 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Wayback Machine archive of White\u2019s post shows nearly 600 replies, but the replies are not visible from links on the website.<\/p>\n<h2>Infiltrator Warning<\/h2>\n<p>The emails, part of a trove of documents obtained in 2021 through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judicialwatch.org\/judicial-watch-january-6-documents-show-park-police-expected-large-group-to-march-on-us-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judicial Watch,<\/a> show that federal law enforcement knew that infiltrators could be among the crowds at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>They also back up anecdotal reports of BLM and Antifa activists from Oregon, Maryland, and other states causing disruption and committing vandalism on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>Trump supporters tangled with alleged Antifa provocateurs in several spots on Jan. 6, including the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria White of Rochester, Minnesota, scuffled with a man attempting to break an arched window adjacent to the Capitol\u2019s tunnel entrance.<\/p>\n<p>As the tightly-packed crowd chanted \u201c[expletive] Antifa,\u201d White wrestled for control of the red wooden club wielded by the man, who wore a green helmet with Trump stickers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018We don\u2019t do that. We don\u2019t do that. Trump supporters, we don\u2019t do that,\u2019\u201d White told The Epoch Times in an interview for an upcoming documentary, \u201cThe Real Story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-january-6\">January 6<\/a>,\u201d on Epoch TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then there\u2019s other people [who said] \u2018No, we\u2019re all on the same team.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018No. No, we\u2019re not.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4585576\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-1.37.42-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-full wp-image-4585576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-1.37.42-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"1190\" height=\"665\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4585576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-1.37.42-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"1190\" height=\"665\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Victoria White lunged to grab a club from a protester as the crowd shouted \u201c[expletive] Antifa!\u201d at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Screenshot via The Epoch Times)<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWho brings something like that to a Trump rally, let alone to break out the Capitol windows?\u201d White said. \u201cThat\u2019s not us. That\u2019s not what patriot Americans do. We don\u2019t do that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After another man got control of the club and began smashing the window, White helped pull him down before she was pulled away by other bystanders.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the crowd vented anger at the vandals. \u201cWe are not Antifa!\u201d one protester shouted. A man with a green stocking cap pulled over his MAGA hat pulled what appeared to be a stereo speaker from a backpack, spurring more howls of protest from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>At the same window, the crowd shouted at a man dressed all in black. \u201cNo, no, Antifa!\u201d a woman yelled from the crowd. \u201cAntifa\u2019s breaking the windows! Antifa\u2019s breaking the windows!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While conducting a live stream on January 6, independent journalist Tayler Hansen recognized a protester in a gas mask from her appearance at riots in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recognize you from Portland,\u201d Hansen told the woman as she quickly turned away from the camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019ve got Antifa here, too. You have Antifa and Trump supporters within the same vicinity here for the same thing. This is absolutely [expletive] crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The documents obtained by Judicial Watch include other disclosures that run counter to the prevailing Jan. 6 narrative that a mob incited by Trump rampaged to the Capitol to storm the building and upend the counting of Electoral College votes.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cDaily Operational Snapshot\u201d circulated by U.S. Park Police on Jan. 5 noted multiple events planned for the area around the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLarge crowds expected to gather at and travel between the Ellipse and the U.S. Capitol,\u201d the document said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4585517\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/08\/January-6th-Rally-14500-1200x1553.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy wp-image-4585517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/January-6th-Rally-14500-270x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"340\" height=\"440\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4585517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/January-6th-Rally-14500-270x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"340\" height=\"440\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> This map shows the multiple events planned at or near the Capitol on January 6. (Wayback Machine\/Screenshot via The Epoch Times)<\/figure>\n<p>Other scheduled events included a Freedom Rally, Jericho March, the March for Trump, and the \u201cWild Protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A MAGA Rally Map Guide said of the Wild Protest: \u201cWe the people must take to the U.S. Capitol lawn and steps and tell Congress #DoNot Certify on #Jan6!\u201d U.S. Park Police circulated a copy of the map to other agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The WildProtest.com website said, \u201cThe Congress cannot certify this fraudulent Electoral College. Our presence in Washington D.C. will let Members of Congress know that we stand with Rep. Mo Brooks and his colleagues in the House of Representatives who will bravely object to the certification of the Electoral College.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The activist group ShutDownDC circulated a statement asking people to call hotels and demand they cancel reservations of \u201cpeople coming to town to undermine democracy on Jan. 6.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Whistleblower Role?<\/h2>\n<p>McGreevey <a href=\"https:\/\/johnheretohelp.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on social media and his own website that he was a longtime informant for the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>He said he worked under Rosenstein, who became a central figure in the Trump Russiagate scandal.<\/p>\n<p>According to McGreevey, Rosenstein ran what was nicknamed the \u201cDirty Tricks Squad\u201d out of the Baltimore office of the U.S. Attorney.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Washington did not respond to a request from The Epoch Times for comment on McGreevey\u2019s warning about Antifa or his allegations about Rosenstein and the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>McGreevey accused the federal government of conducting illegal surveillance on journalists, federal judges, political rivals, and other Americans, planting evidence in criminal cases, and other criminal acts.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, he warned of a \u201ccovert coup\u201d to be carried out by Democrats via the forthcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>McGreevey also made other explosive allegations in 2021 court papers, accusing Vice President Mike Pence, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, and others of sexual impropriety.<\/p>\n<p>McGreevey said the DOJ had scrubbed online and offline records of his academic achievements and military service.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of 10 Republicans on the ballot in the primary for the U.S. Senate in Maryland. The primary will be July 19.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-joe-hanneman\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WEB_JoeHanneman.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph M. Hanneman\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joseph M. Hanneman is a reporter for The Epoch Times with a focus on the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol incursion and its aftermath; and general news in the State of Wisconsin. His work over a nearly 40-year career has appeared in Catholic World Report, the Racine Journal Times, the Wisconsin State Journal and the Chicago Tribune. Reach him at: joseph.hanneman@epochtimes.us<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law enforcement aware large crowds would be travelling to Capitol from the Ellipse, documents showThe man whose posting on social media warned authorities that agent provocateurs from Antifa and Black<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1546305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1546305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1546305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1546305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1546305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}