John Sullivan was at the forefront of pro-Trump violence in the Capitol, egging it on as he filmed. Now he's Exhibit A in right-wing claims that Antifa instigated the riot. I investigate his disturbing history of sabotaging BLM while posing as a leader.https://thegrayzone.com/2021/01/12/chaos-agent-right-wing-us-capitol-riot-black-lives-matter/ …
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In June 2020, John Sullivan emerged practically out of nowhere and began organizing BLM-esque rallies in Utah. The first one spiraled into chaos, led to this shooting where he was present, prompted mass arrests, and triggered the formation of the Utah Citizen's Alarm militia.pic.twitter.com/44XVziF9rb
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Following this and many other incidents, James Sullivan told me Utah's BLM chapter reached out to him to help banish John from the scene. John left for Portland, where he was banished for unusual acts that caused mass arrests, then locked out of DC for his destructive presence.
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The night after the Capitol riot, John Sullivan was spotted fraternizing with Utah Proud Boy leader Thad Cisneros outside DC's Hamilton. A source sent me this photo. In fact, John platformed Proud Boy Thad at a July 2, 2020 rally in Provo, Utah.pic.twitter.com/7olWNZu8td
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Moments later, John Sullivan was detained by DC Metro PD and questioned by the FBI. After an hour or so, despite the copious documentation of his role in the Capitol riot, he was let go. (Jade Sacker filmed throughout)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3_0f5LeIxU&feature=emb_title …
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Now, Sullivan is back in Salt Lake City and is seeking to organize an "armed march" at the Utah State Capitol to "end government control" this month. Note that he is not calling for a march for Black liberation, or Black lives, or anything to do with BLM. This is from his site:pic.twitter.com/zDKPhWLm9S
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Many BLM activists call John Sullivan an "agent provocateur." Some suspect he is a law enforcement asset, which he denies. Others say he's simply a nihilist who is dedicated to chaos above all else. What's clear is he is not BLM or Antifa, and is out to wreck their cause.
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This is one of the strangest and more unsettling stories I've worked on in a while. I will be discussing it live with
@kthalps in about five minutes.https://www.youtube.com/user/katiehalper …Show this thread -
Turns out John Sullivan initially uploaded footage apparently showing an exchange of a kiss between himself and filmmaker Jade Sacker before taking it down and reuploading with this part edited outpic.twitter.com/UN275p9xSQ
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More footage of revealing exchanges between John Sullivan and documentarian Jade Sacker that Sullivan deleted after initially uploading HT
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James Sullivan, John’s right-wing brother, just went on Infowars with Alex Jones to claim Jade Sacker was faking her friendship w/ John to get access. Which would mean she was taking advantage of an obviously troubled young man and incentivizing him to “perform” at the Capitol.pic.twitter.com/JpbARdQqj7
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