So, Lee Stranahan—my friend and
occasional client—has declared today to be a second Everybody Blog About Brett
Kimberlin Day.
The first time seemed to be about
protecting me and others, and protecting free speech in general. The whole idea was this: if Brett Kimberlin
would do anything he could to silence anyone who talked about him—including suing
people, getting bogus gag orders from courts, and even in my case attempting to
frame me for a crime—then maybe one way to defeat it is to have so many people
talking about him that he couldn’t retaliate against all of us. Thus, because it
was in part about protecting me, I said privately and publicly that I didn’t
have the heart to ask anyone to do that.
I mean, how do you ask someone else to take a metaphorical bullet for
you?
This time appears to have a different
goal: to bring more attention to Kimberlin’s involvement in the investigation
of 2016 election “interference” by the Russians. Here’s a typical headline: “Former
DNC Official Partnered With Convicted Bomb Maker To Investigate Trump.”
Kimberlin was
convicted as the so-called “Speedway Bomber,” who terrorized the city of
Speedway, Indiana, by detonating a series of explosives in early September
1978. In the worst incident, Kimberlin placed one of his bombs in a gym bag,
and left it in a parking lot outside Speedway High School. Carl Delong was
leaving the high school football game with his wife when he attempted to pick
up the bag and it exploded. The blast tore off his lower right leg and two
fingers, and embedded bomb fragments in his wife’s leg. He was hospitalized for
six weeks, during which he was forced to undergo nine operations to complete
the amputation of his leg, reattach two fingers, repair damage to his inner
ear, and remove bomb fragments from his stomach, chest, and arm. In February
1983, he committed suicide.
Some have also pointed at the
extensive evidence—which I personally find to be convincing—that Brett Kimberlin
is also a pedophile. I gathered some
evidence here,
but that piece is six years old. Since writing
it, I can add that his wife, who I will only called T. Kimberlin here,
testified under oath in open court that Brett Kimberlin seduced her when she
was only 14 years old and a jury found that my claim that he was a pedophile
was true (or more precisely, they found that the claim that I had falsely called Brett Kimberlin a
pedophile was itself false).
But that isn’t what you should
focus on today, either.
What you should focus on is that Brett
Kimberlin has a history of falsifying
evidence. He is a convicted perjurer
and a convicted document forger. For
instance, this is what the Seventh
Circuit said when he was caught leaving a copy shop with documents that contained
a forged copy of the Presidential Seal and the Department of Defense insignia:
[FBI Agent] Lucas
had been called to a printing establishment. He observed defendant wearing
clothing with badges and insignia. The insignia was identical to that of the
Security Police of the Defense Department. Defendant had in hand a facsimile of
the Presidential Seal and other documents, one or more of which he attempted to
chew up. He had been at the establishment the day before to have copies of the
documents printed. He had been wearing the same clothing. At the printer’s
instructions, he had returned to give final approval of the layout. Army
investigators were also present. They had just previously observed defendant
drive the Impala into the parking lot and enter the establishment. The Impala
had remained there since defendant’s arrest.
Nor had he given up his tendency
toward forgery. He has admitted to two
forgeries since 2012 in court, and admitted to submitting third forged document. And as I have documented before, he
tried to frame me for a crime. To
summarize that last link, he basically claimed I beat him up at the Montgomery
County (Maryland) Circuit Courthouse and he claimed to have medical records and
photographs documenting how I injured him but he forgot one detail: there were
video cameras in that courthouse, and they proved I did no such thing. The linked-to post is a summary post that
links to two different versions of my article: one long one which allegedly
causes serious slowdown on your computer, and a version that is broken down
into smaller chunks that your computer will probably have an easier time
with. And yes, the video footage is
included in both versions of the piece.
In other words, you don’t have to believe my words: you only have to
believe your eyes.
So, dear reader, that should be
the headline: the DNC hired a man to investigate the president of the United States, who has a history of forging
documents and attempting to frame a man (me) for a crime. Even if he had never set a single bomb, even
if he never seduced a single underage girl, this should be disqualifying. Even if Alex Chalupa is as pure as new-fallen
snow, Kimberlin has tainted any investigation he has been a part of. He creates, at the very least, reasonable doubt
as to any “evidence” he has been involved in gathering. That’s what everyone should be focused on. The bombing and pedophilia might be what
grabs your attention, but it’s falsifying evidence that should have disqualified
him from any election investigation. The
fact he was not removed is at the very least gross negligence, if not something
more sinister.
So, as you read more and more about
him today, keep that in mind: his tendency to falsify evidence is the story,
today.
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Disclaimer:
I have accused some people,
particularly Brett Kimberlin, of reprehensible conduct. In some cases, the conduct is even criminal. In all cases, the only justice I want is
through the appropriate legal process—such as the criminal justice system. I do not want to see vigilante violence
against any person or any threat of such violence. This kind of conduct is not only morally
wrong, but it is counter-productive.
In the particular case of Brett
Kimberlin, I do not want you to even contact him. Do not call him. Do not write him a letter. Do not write him an email. Do not text-message him. Do not engage in any kind of directed
communication. I say this in part
because under Maryland law, that can quickly become harassment and I don’t want
that to happen to him.
And for that matter, don’t go on
his property. Don’t sneak around and try
to photograph him. Frankly try not to
even be within his field of vision. Your
behavior could quickly cross the line into harassment in that way too (not to
mention trespass and other concerns).
And do not contact his
organizations, either. And most of all,
leave his family alone.
The only exception to all that is
that if you are reporting on this, there is of course nothing wrong with
contacting him for things like his official response to any stories you might
report. And even then if he tells you to
stop contacting him, obey that request. That this is a key element in making out a
harassment claim under Maryland law—that a person asks you to stop and you
refuse.
And let me say something else. In my heart of hearts, I don’t believe that
any person supporting me has done any of the above. But if any of you have, stop it, and if you
haven’t don’t start.
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