If you ever wondered why I was perfectly content to leave the Twitter-alternative space to Gab and keep SG a small and private service for our community instead of opening it to the world, this public letter from Andrew Torba should suffice to explain why.
As I sit down to write this, a convincing forged image is circulating all across the X, appearing to be a federal warrant for my arrest. When I first stumbled upon a network of anonymous accounts on X posting it this afternoon, it was news to me because I had not been arrested and I was not contacted by anyone in the US government about this.
My lawyer got in touch with the FBI, and their response was ambiguous to say the least. They said they can’t, as a matter of policy, confirm whether someone has an arrest warrant out on them or not. If there were one out, it wouldn’t be public, and they would have just gone out and picked me up. You would think they would be interested in a forged federal indictment floating all over the internet, but I digress.
Constitutional lawyer Mike Yoder weighed in and had this to say about it, which is similar to what the FBI told my lawyer.
So, I think we’re in the clear, but who knows?
Perhaps I’ll be woken up at 5am to an FBI raid on my home. Crazier things have happened on my journey building Gab and dedicating my life’s work to defending free speech online at great personal and financial cost. We live in an age of chaos and uncertainty, which is why I am so thankful to serve and worship God who brings order and peace.
I long ago accepted that lawfare, jail, and some form of witch hunt were on the table for the Regime to attack me with. I am at peace knowing that God is sovereign over my life and I trust fully in His plan.
I suspect that this is likely a disinformation psyop campaign being run against me by any number of foreign governments that I’ve angered for refusing to censor content over the years, but I won’t rule out anything given the state of things.
I ask that you please keep my family in your prayers.
Torba and I settled our differences privately a long time ago. I respect him, I wish him all the best, I admire his willingness to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world in a forthright manner, and I have no doubt that he will come out of this most recent trial stronger and better off than before.
Even so, pray for him and his family. Especially the latter, as it’s often hard for family members to fully understand the various implications and consequences of being targeted as an enemy by the wicked minions of Clown World.