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The Hunter Biden laptop story is likely to take on a new life when the Republican House takes its seat next year and gains investigatory powers. A central figure in that story is the laptop repairman, John Paul Mac Isaac, who turned the laptop over to the FBI, and eventually a copy of it to the press after the FBI "lost" their copy. Apparently he had some reason to suspect that they might given their treatment of him.
Mac Isaac described one of his first interactions with an FBI agent as "chilling." He said he was "overjoyed" when the agents handed him a subpoena, and he made a comment that he would change their names when he eventually wrote his book."That's when Agent Mike turned around and told me that, in their experience, nothing ever happens to people that don't talk about these things[.]" ... The comment, Mac Isaac suggested, was a warning against speaking out about what was going on.And while Mac Isaac has said that Americans should be able to go to authorities without fear of retribution, he has experienced otherwise."I have been dealing with retaliation from multiple fronts for the past two years when what I did was leaked to the country."
I don't know if he was wearing that hat when the FBI talked to him, but if he was they were fools to try to threaten him. You don't tug on a man's kilt for much the same reason.
You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off the ol' line ranger and you don't mess with a man with a tam o shanter on his head
ReplyDeleteLike the original Tam o'Shanter, I'll bet he also feels like he's been chased by the Devil and a pack of witches.
ReplyDelete"I have been dealing with retaliation from multiple fronts...."
ReplyDeleteI guess there's no longer any need for him to change the names of the agents who served the subpoena on him, or to withhold the name(s) on the subpoena besides his own.
Agent Mike--who dat? Full, and true, name, please. They're not undercover, either, so imagery, too, if you got 'em.
Eric Hines
The last time he wound up in court the NYC judge ruled against him and then made him pay Twitter’s legal fees. You have to remember that the courts there and in DC are reliable partisan fighters, not instruments of justice.
ReplyDeleteWhat I want to hear more about is his name. “Mac Isaac” is not one of the better known Scottish families.
I ran across this on the Clan MacIsaac: https://electricscotland.com/webclans/m/macisaac.htm
ReplyDeleteAnd this: https://www.houseofnames.com/macisaac-family-crest
And of course, there's a merch page; maybe it's actually related.... https://clan.com/family/macisaac
Eric Hines
Fascinating. I don’t think I’ve ever met a member of this sept in a lifetime spent going to Scottish Highland Games. The arms do include differenced elements of the MacDonalds’, though, suggesting that the story might be accurate.
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting. Thanks for the links!
ReplyDelete"Wi' usquabae, we'll face the devil!"
ReplyDeleteUsquabae being Whisky. The moment I saw that I realized that Whiskey must be a Gaelicization of Acqua Vitae- Sure enough-
"The art of distillation spread to Ireland and Scotland no later than the 15th century, as did the common European practice of distilling "aqua vitae", spirit alcohol, primarily for medicinal purposes.[17] The practice of medicinal distillation eventually passed from a monastic setting to the secular via professional medical practitioners of the time, The Guild of Barber Surgeons."
Wonderful to learn something new today! Thanks for the lead into that.