During a press conference in which Jeff Sessions appeared alongside FBI Director Christopher Wray and representatives of other organizations who responded to the threat of bombs sent through the mail to Democratic lawmakers, former officials, news outlets, and anti-Trump celebrities, he acknowledged that the bomber may, in fact, be “partisan.”
‘I don’t know. Other than what you might normally expect. He may have been — appears to be partisan but that will be determined by the facts as the case goes forward.’
Here’s the side of bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc Jr.’s van.
No false flag you conspiracy idiots. pic.twitter.com/ZYGgyJtYMH
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 26, 2018
It appears, however, that this is more than just a possibility.
The Daily Beast reports that:
‘Mail-bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc Jr. advertised his affinity for President Donald Trump on his white Dodge Ram van—and he also owned $7,000 worth of Trump-branded clothing. Or so says a 2015 police record in which Sayoc reported that a burglar swiped $45,000 worth of his property from his white Dodge Ram van and a U-Haul trailer while he was working out in a gym in Oakland Park, Fla. An itemized list of the items said Sayoc claimed that 11 pieces of clothing from Trump’s clothing line were taken, along with other apparel and computer equipment. Police said they reviewed security video and did not see anyone enter the area where the van was parked. One of Sayoc’s Facebook pages shows that earlier that month, he was trying to sell brand new Trump suits and other designer clothing at incredibly deep discounts.’
Sure Cesar Sayoc attended Trump rallies, wore MAGA hats, drove round in a van featuring Trump opponents with targets on their faces and sent bombs to individuals Trump had publicly criticised, but it’s too early to speculate on his motivation #MAGABomber pic.twitter.com/9vM0gW5mQJ
— Rod Kelly (@rodkelly50) October 26, 2018
Trump insists that he has not seen photos of Sayoc’s van, and that he believes the man “was a person who prefers me over others, but I did not see that…There’s no blame, there’s no anything.” Not only is this an overwhelming understatement, it’s certainly not any statement Trump would have made had Sayoc been an actively registered Democrat out for revenge against conservatives at the behest of a Democratic president.
"As a documentary filmmaker, there’s a part of me that is always looking to keep a record and I would say to these conspiracy minded people that everyone’s entitled to their perspective and their own opinions, but you’re not entitled to your own reality." https://t.co/Jk5IBMW1PT
— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) October 26, 2018
Trump’s statements followed a tweet earlier in the day, prior to Sayoc’s arrest, in which the actual president of the United States intimated that the “bombs” (quotations his) were nothing more than a political ploy staged by Democrats ahead of the midterms. Sayoc’s arrest, and all of the evidence that he was a conspiracy theorist and avid fan of Trump, proved that to be false.
Cesar Sayoc had been kicked out by his parents so he has been living in the white van that we have seen pictures of today, according to a law enforcement official, per @evanperez https://t.co/Z6JmWFPAdP
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 26, 2018
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