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This week Americans learned more about the FBI's efforts to cultivate informants to spy on traditionalist Catholic congregations.

This undertaking fits a pattern of the bureau infiltrating conservative or faith-based groups that The Western Journal founder Floyd Brown chronicles in his new book, "Counter Punch: An Unlikely Alliance of Americans Fighting Back for Faith and Freedom."

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— Floyd Brown (@floydbrown) April 13, 2023

He pointed to the plot the FBI uncovered to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the summer of 2020.

An April 2022 trial of four alleged co-conspirators revealed that but for an FBI informant coming up with the scheme and helping lead the group in the preparations for it, there would have been no plot.

Brown noted in "Counter Punch" that even the liberal outlet BuzzFeed couldn't hide its scorn regarding the FBI's involvement in the whole matter.

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I am convinced the America we love hangs by a thread.

As a believing Christian, and having worked in politics and journalism for over 40 years, I brought… pic.twitter.com/2vOjAMdb89

— Floyd Brown (@floydbrown) April 7, 2023

"Working in secret, [FBI informants] did more than just passively observe and report on the actions of the suspects. Instead, they had a hand in nearly every aspect of the alleged plot, starting with its inception. The extent of their involvement raises questions as to whether there would have even been a conspiracy without them," according to BuzzFeed News, which Brown quoted.

He advised, "[I]f someone in your group is advocating for violence, it’s probably an FBI informant come to put you in jail. Kindly disinvite them and then sweep for the bugs they’ve left behind."

Beyond the plot to kidnap Whitmer, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies had dozens of informants and undercover officers participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion, defense attorneys said in a recent court filing, according to American Greatness reporter Julie Kelly.

The defense attorneys said their information came directly from the Justice Department.

NEW bombshell filing in Proud Boys trial.

Defense writes that DOJ just recently disclosed involvement of undercover officers/informants from other agencies aside from FBI--DC Metro police and DHS.

"At least 40 undercover informants..." pic.twitter.com/aNErkjDtAr

— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) April 6, 2023

In January 2022, GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas questioned then-FBI Assistant Executive Director Jill Sanborn about the bureau's involvement on Jan. 6 during her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

More than 1,000 Americans have been charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 incursion, though most present on the Capitol grounds that day were nonviolent.

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“How many FBI agents or confidential informants actively participated in the events of Jan. 6?” Cruz asked.

“Sir, I’m sure you can appreciate that I can’t go into the specifics of sources and methods,” Sanborn answered.

Her response appeared to be an admission that the FBI had some presence that day.

Cruz then asked the broader question, “Did any FBI agents or confidential informants actively participate in the events of Jan. 6? Yes or no.”

“Sir, I can’t answer that,” Sanborn replied.

Senator @tedcruz's Full Questioning Of The FBI At Senate Judiciary Hearing Today About Whether There Were FBI Informants Present On January 6th And Ray Epps

"How many FBI agents or confidential informants actively participated in the events of January 6th?"

"Who is Ray Epps?" pic.twitter.com/Haufq3kym2

— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) January 11, 2022

The FBI also used an informant to spy on Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016 in an effort to connect Trump with Moscow.

The New York Times reported the bureau tasked informant Stefan Halper to meet with Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos in London in September 2016. Halper lured Papadopoulos to the U.K. with a $3,000 offer to write a policy paper on a Mediterranean natural gas project.

According to Papadopoulos, as soon as the two men met, Halper began badgering him on the subject of Trump and Russia. Papadopoulos told Halper he knew of no involvement of the Trump campaign with Russia.

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— Kari Lake (@KariLake) April 11, 2023

In a 2019 interview with The Western Journal, Papadopoulos said he believed the whole point of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation was to "cover up surveillance abuse of the Obama administration upon the Trump team.”

Brown concludes: "The FBI has lost so much trust it cannot be made whole again without a top-to-bottom overhaul of the entire organization. Maybe it should even be abolished."

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— Floyd Brown (@floydbrown) April 12, 2023

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, spent more than $400 million on the 2020 election, and they said they did so to promote safe elections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said there is much more to the story than that.

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In an interview with The Western Journal, Landry said he launched an investigation as soon as he heard Zuckerberg was trying to funnel money into Louisiana through a group called the Center for Tech and Civic Life.

After he learned about the details of CTCL's grant applications in September 2020, the attorney general said, he knew they were "contrary to what we believed the law was in Louisiana."

"We believed that the ability to inject direct money into our election system was prohibited," he said.

Landry and his office decided to sue the center in October 2020 because it refused to stop offering money to Democratic parishes in Louisiana. While they received an unfavorable opinion initially, they appealed it, and the case is ongoing.

The lawsuit prevented most of the CTCL money from making its way into Louisiana, which Landry said was a major victory.

"That suit had a chilling effect in Louisiana, which we were very excited about, we were glad to see, because that money was being spent predominantly in Democratic strongholds in this state," he said.

As a result, Louisiana did not see its elections tainted by Zuckerberg's money, and then-President Donald Trump ended up winning the state. Sadly, some other states were not so successful in stopping the money.

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For example, an investigation by former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman found Zuckerberg gave more than $8 million to the five largest Democratic cities in that state.

In an April 12 opinion article for The Washington Times, Citizens United President David Bossie said Zuckerberg spent $5.1 million in the critical swing state of Arizona, and 76 percent of that money went to crucial counties Biden won.

"[Gableman] issued a 150-page scathing report, of which I read, and anyone who reads that report -- you don't even really have to read the whole report, you can read the beginning and the end -- you can come to the conclusion that Zuckerberg's entire idea behind this, the whole motive behind what he did, was to basically put his thumb on the scale in support of Joe Biden," Landry said.

Despite Zuckerberg's promises, most of his money did not go to COVID-19 safety measures. Landry said he has little doubt Zuckerberg "basically rigged the 2020 election."

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This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.