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Matt Gaetz Interviews Ed Martin: Did Adam
Schiff and the January 6th committee mishandle
or even destroy key evidence?

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Posted By: earlybird, 8/20/2025 2:10:13 PM

Matt Gaetz is one of the few members of congress who reviewed the activity of the J6 Committee after it was disbanded. In this interview, Matt Gaetz discusses the activity of the J6 Committee with DOJ Working Group leader, Ed Martin. Ed Martin is now tasked with assembling all of the various information from open source, classified and declassified documents while reviewing them for potential criminal violations. Gaetz asks Martin whether any of the J6 activity is positioned to be a part of Ed Martin’s criminal activity review. WATCH:

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Catherine 8/20/2025 4:58:11 PM (No. 1993171)
I don't know if they did but I watched the entire event from start to finish. There was no insurrection. There were a handful of people let into the House. A Capitol cop had opened the door. I saw one window being broken and all the MAGA watching quickly said "no, no, don't do that." So Nancy Pelosi's planned big riot never happened. Now the next day or so, a staged event of masses of people storming up the steps happened. Not MAGA people, Pelosi and Shumer people.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: chance_232 8/20/2025 10:51:34 PM (No. 1993274)
The answer is yes and yes. We already know that all of the electronic files were deleted before the Republicans took control of the House. Its shocking that there has been no repercussions Oh wait.......Republicans in charge. Never mind.
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