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A whistleblower is a person, usually an employee, who exposes information or activity that is deemed illegal.
Each case concerning the events of January 6 in the United States contains the so-called «Statement of facts» for a specific charge with identification of the participant. To do this, the FBI uses a full arsenal: CCTV recordings, social media publications, surveys. The list is endless. In addition, active citizens also help FBI to identificate. As a result, families, relationships, and lives are sometimes destroyed.
By the way, there is a section on the FBI website for identifying participants in the events of January 6, 2021. On a par with maniacs, terrorists, robbers! Did you say constitutional rights and democracy?
Arrested 1/19/21. There is no indication that Reffitt entered the Capitol building, nor is there any detail of violence committed by Reffitt. At the same time, the list of charges remains extensive (as with the rest of the participants). Note that the main accusation, the threat of violence, as well as involvement in the events of January 6 appeared after reports to the FBI from his son Jackson. And now the man faces at least 20 years in prison.
The first message from Jackson Reffitt came to the FBI two weeks before the January events.
“My father said that some big event was coming. I didn't know what he was going to do, so I did my best to be safe. "
The second was directed by Jackson, in his words, after his father's remark - “If you give me up, you will be a traitor. And you know what they do with traitors. They are being shot. " There is no confirmation of this. On the other hand, we know that the FBI generously rewards those who help them in their search. And on the background of national hysteria it's one's chance to become famous.
The last thesis looks especially true, because the mother and sisters did not know about what their son and brother had done. Everything became known after a series of interviews with gross media. He told his family: "Yes, I'm that guy with CNN."
The guy also created a wallet on a crowdfunding platform with requests for material support for college and separate living, since Jackson "worries about his own safety." By the way, even there he did not forget to mention CNN. At the moment, the total amount of donations is 152 thousand US shekels.