MSNBC’s disgusting gay-bashing homophobe Joy Reid may be in big trouble for getting the FBI involved in her cover-up of damning anti-gay posts that Reid wrote on her blog, but then lied to claim that a hacker actually posted the articles.
Gay-Bashing MSNBC Homophobe Joy Reid & Others May Face Big Legal Problems For Making False Claims to FBI
Gay-bashing skank liar Joy Reid obviously knows that she did in fact write the homophobic posts on her blog, and then lied to everyone to try and cover-up the fact that she was busted once again bashing gays, and using gay people and lifestyle as punchlines for her hate.
If Joy Reid, her lawyers or MSNBC knowing used false information to start an FBI investigation, this would violate 18 USC §1001, and could face fines and up to 5 years in prison.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—
- falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
- makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
- makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under
this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years
I will laugh so fucking hard if Joy Reid’s gay-bashing cover-up ends up causing huge legal problems for her, as it definitely should! But we know how corrupt our Justice Department/FBI is at the moment, especially when it comes to protecting Democrat criminals, so we’re not holding our breaths.
MSNBC personality Joy-Ann Reid appears to have changed her story about those homophobic blog posts. And with this sea change in Reid’s defense, there could be legal trouble ahead.
At first, Reid claimed she was hacked. That story completely fell apart when The Daily Beast–where Reid had her own column until it was suspended over those same posts–published a thorough dissection and dismissal of Reid’s claims.
In no uncertain terms, Kevin Poulsen writes, “the evidence provided crumbles under scrutiny.” Citing to alleged “evidence” obtained by Reid’s “cybersecurity expert,” Jonathan Nichols, Poulsen observes, “Blog posts that Nichols claimed do not appear on the Internet Archive are, in fact, there. The indicators of hacked posts don’t bear out.”
Throughout Poulsen’s piece, various of Nichols’ statements are walked back and Reid’s story is thoroughly undercut by actual data and evidence. Let’s underscore this next bit for Reid’s erstwhile defenders on Twitter and elsewhere:
Today Nichols says Reid and her team no longer believe the archive was hacked, and the Internet Archive has denied any such manipulation could have occurred.
Reid’s already implausible defense fully withered upon basic and further inspection. After that, Reid’s tune shifted from neutral to reverse. On her Saturday morning show, Reid said:
I genuinely do not believe I wrote those hateful things because they are completely alien to me. But I can definitely understand, based on things I have tweeted and I have written in the past, why some people don’t believe me…I can only say that the person I am now is not the person I was then. I like to think I’ve gotten better as a person over time — that I’m still growing. That I’m not the same person I was 10, or five, or even one year ago. And I know that my goal is to try to be a better person, and a better ally.
What a difference a day or two makes. Except that in the interim–between Reid/MSNBC’s dogged insistence that hackers had somehow discovered time travel and Saturday morning’s Alberto Gonzales-inspired pseudo-apology–someone in Reid’s camp or at MSNBC got the FBI involved.
After Mediaite‘s Caleb Ecarma broke the story, Reid said she and Nichols “notified federal law enforcement officials of the breach.” On Wednesday, The Daily Beast confirmed that the FBI was looking into the claims. Reid’s attorney John H. Reichman said, “We have received confirmation the FBI has opened an investigation into potential criminal activities surrounding several online accounts, including personal email and blog accounts, belonging to Joy-Ann Reid.”
Reichman previously distinguished himself–in a December 2017 letter sent to Alphabet and the Internet Archive–by claiming that Reid could not have possibly written one of the disputed blog posts due to time constraints. Reichman’s argument was explored in an earlier piece for Law&Crime.
This argument also crumbled under scrutiny. To hear Reichman tell it, “Ms. Reid did not have the superhuman blogging skills,” necessary to write a two-sentence-long blog post within 70 minutes of writing her previous (undisputed) post. Let’s immediately reiterate: Reichman claims Reid could not have written a homophobic post within the span of one hour and 10 minutes. He also referred to this post as “lengthy.” Suffice it to say, this narrative probably underestimates Reid’s “superhuman blogging skills.”
So, buoyed by the failed Nichols attempt at cyber-expertise, and Reichman’s logical prowess, it appears an FBI report was filed. MSNBC quietly shopped around Nichols’ “research” to various media outlets and that farce would appear to be the basis for the FBI complaint. As of now, it’s unclear who among Reid’s team would have filed that complaint. None of Reid’s team are answering questions and the FBI does not comment on this sort of matter.
Over at Fox News, libertarianish former judge Andrew Napolitano seems to believe it was Reid herself–or possibly her lawyer–who contacted the FBI and filed the formal complaint. Law&Crime was unable to confirm who did because we have not heard back from Reid’s team or MSNBC after multiple attempts to reach them about this story.
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