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Who is John Sullivan

The political right is painting John Sullivan as the criminal mastermind behind an Antifa plot to overthrow the government.

Published

4 years ago

January 15, 2021

Malcontent News Staff

From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 14, 2021

‘BLM activist’ John Sullivan has become a central figure of right-wing conspiracy that he is the mastermind of the insurrection

On Thursday, John Sullivan, aka Jayden Sullivan, aka Activist John aka Activist X, was arrested for his involvement in the insurrection in the Capitol.. John Sullivan is the brother of James Sullivan, a Proud Boy. A dive into John’s background paints a complex picture of someone who is not a criminal mastermind with the plan to organize thousands to overthrow the government. John appears to be a nihilistic narcissist who hungers for attention.

We looked at the research done by Rebellion Baby and Max Blumenthal. Is he a supporter of Black Lives Matter, a Proud Boy double-agent, a grifter, a cop, a purveyor of protest porn, or just a pawn in a tug-of-war for accountability?

UPDATE: John Sullivan was released from custody with no bail requirement on Friday. In another strange twist in the journey of John Sullivan, Rudy Giuliani tweeted out about a text conversation he has with James Sullivan about using John as blame for the insurrection and blaming Antifa. Although the phone number is blacked out, it has been authenticated by third parties.

Rudy Giuliani accidentally tweeted part of a text convo w/John Sullivan’s pro-Trump brother, James, who says he’s working with the FBI to blame Antifa for the riot and makes a reference to “Kash” that might be SecDef chief of staff Kash Patel. This story keeps getting stranger. https://t.co/1egyF800Fs pic.twitter.com/gHgc44H8xc
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) January 15, 2021

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