FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testified before Congress on Tuesday about the possible motivation of the Trump rally shooter, but the CEO of Gab immediately contradicted his claim. Abbate testified that Thomas Matthew Crooks had posted hundreds of messages to social media, including some that expressed anti-Semitic and anti-immigration sentiments. 'To the best of Gab's knowledge, as of 2021, Crooks was a pro-lockdown, pro-immigration, left-wing Joe Biden supporter.'“Some of these comments, if ultimately attributable to the shooter, appear to reflect antisemitic and anti-immigration themes, to espouse political violence, and are described as extreme in nature,” said Abbate. The posts were reportedly published between 2019 and 2020. “While the investigative team is still working to verify this account to determine if it did in fact belong to the shooter, we believe it important to share and note it today, particularly given the general absence of other information to date from social media and other sources of information that reflect on the shooter’s potential motive and mindset,” Abbate added. Andrew Torba, the CEO of the Gab social media platform, then said that he had received a request from the FBI about posts that might be attributed to Crooks but added that they appeared to show motivation opposite to Abbate's testimony. "This is not consistent with Gab's understanding of the shooter's motives based on an Emergency Disclosure Request ('EDR') we received from the FBI last week for the Gab account 'EpicMicrowave' which, based on the content of that EDR, the FBI appeared to think belonged to Thomas Crooks," said Torba from his official social media account. He went on to say the company doesn't usually confirm law enforcement communications, but it made an exception because of the "overwhelming public interest" in this case. "The story is this: the account for which data was requested was, UNEQUIVOCALLY, pro-Biden and in particular pro-Biden's immigration policy," said Torba. "To the best of Gab's knowledge, as of 2021, Crooks was a pro-lockdown, pro-immigration, left-wing Joe Biden supporter."Torba also posted a copy of the request from the FBI but blocked out some information out of courtesy to the agency's investigation. Abbate was challenged in his testimony by Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. "We understand that the Gab account is pro-immigration, pro-lockdown, leftist views. Is that accurate?" she asked. "I haven't seen it directly, but I believe, from what I've been told, that is accurate, with the Gab account," Abbate responded. "We're still working to verify that that's his account. But it does have differing points of view, it would appear." Abbate's testimony was published to YouTube. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) used a viral moment from last month's presidential debate to respond to President Joe Biden's eyebrow-raising comment about him.On Monday, Biden released his plan to reform the Supreme Court, a three-item proposal that aligns with progressive demands (sans court-packing). 'I really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don't think he knows what he said, either.'But that plan will never see daylight in the halls of Congress, Johnson responded, describing the proposal as "dead on arrival in the House.""President Biden’s proposal to radically overhaul the U.S. Supreme Court would tilt the balance of power and erode not only the rule of law, but the American people’s faith in our system of justice," Johnson said. "This proposal is the logical conclusion to the Biden-Harris Administration and Congressional Democrats’ ongoing efforts to delegitimize the Supreme Court."The Republican leader pointed out, "It is telling that Democrats want to change the system that has guided our nation since its founding simply because they disagree with some of the Court’s recent decisions."Later in the day, a reporter asked President Biden to respond to Johnson's statement."I think that’s what he is," Biden said."That he is?" the reporter followed up."That he is dead on arrival," Biden clarified. — (@) The comment immediately triggered confusion among reporters and political commentators alike because of the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the subsequent campaign to abstain from using threatening political rhetoric.In that regard, Speaker Johnson found the perfect way to respond, using a viral moment from the presidential debate between Biden and Trump last month."I really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don't think he knows what he said, either," Trump quipped at the debate. — (@) Meanwhile, Biden tried to clarify his remarks later in the day."I think his thinking is dead on arrival," Biden said.The truth is, however, Johnson's thinking will almost certainly prevail. That's because Biden's proposal would require the movement of the political heaven and earth to pass.Biden's first two proposals — a "No One Is Above the Law" constitutional amendment and term limits for Supreme Court justices — would both have to go through the difficult constitutional amending process, which requires approval from two-thirds of Congress and ratification from three-fourths of all states.The third proposal — a new ethics code for Supreme Court justices — is the least problematic, but the high court already self-enforces an ethics code.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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