Right-Winger Jack Posobiec, Retweeted by Trump, Is Navy Intel Officer

[DonViejo]

Source: NBC News




by COURTNEY KUBE

WASHINGTON — A right-wing activist who brought attention to debunked conspiracy theories — and who gained new prominence when he was retweeted by President Donald Trump this week — is a U.S. naval intelligence officer detailed to a reserve unit, Navy service records show.

John Michael Posobiec III's security clearance is currently suspended, according to a U.S. official, who did not disclose the reason for the suspension. Posobiec, who goes by Jack, is a lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Navy Reserves, assigned to Joint Reserve Intelligence Support Element Dekalb. From March 2014 through March 2017 he was assigned to a Reserve Intelligence Unit at Office of Naval Intelligence's Naval Maritime Intelligence Center in Washington.

During that time frame, Posobiec used his social media accounts to draw attention to false theories, including the rumor that former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was murdered for leaking emails to Wikileaks.

He also delved into the so-called Pizzagate theory, which posited that Hillary Clinton was running a pedophile ring out of a pizzeria. Shortly after the election, Posobiec visited Comet Pizza and posted a video in which he talked in a seemingly joking way about trying to find out what's happening in the bathroom.

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[dixiegrrrrl]

1. WAS Navy Intel Officer. it seems. n/t

[Blue Idaho]

2. Rip them out - root and branch. Nt.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Looking for Larry Craig?

"in a seemingly joking way about trying to find out what's happening in the bathroom"

[NCjack]

4. Looks like a career breaker. nt

[WhiteTara]

5. Isn't this against military regs?

[haele]

7. Not exactly against regulations...but his secuirty clearance is compromised by his extremism.

And with a compromised security clearance, he's not going to advance.

You can be in the military and have gang or KKK affiliations. In fact, many gangs and questionable organizations will get their members who don't have a record (yet) to join, just to get military training or access to weapons and technology.

You just can't be active in those groups, have committed a crime, mis-use government property, or otherwise act in such a way that gives aid and comfort to National enemies or Foreign Governments, or suggest the dissolution of the Constitution and/or an overthrow of the U.S. Government.

It's even worse for an Officer - you've got a Commission that's 24/7 - no time off.
Even in the Reserves, officers don't have "non-drilling/civilian time" privileges - you get into trouble, or participate in an activity that would otherwise be proscribed on your own civilian time, it's on your record and you could face courts-martial for the revocation of your commission as soon as someone finds out.

For an intel Officer, that guy sure was a stupid a-hole who thought that what he did on his own time wouldn't be tracked.

Haele

[WhiteTara]

8. Thanks

[atreides1]

9. General Article 134 UCMJ

Commonly known as the "catch all" Article! It's the one that the chain of command can use if none of the other articles cover!

Article 134. General article:
Though not specifically mentioned in this chapter, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to this chapter may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special, or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court.
—?10 U.S.C. § 934

[Initech]

6. Well here's hoping he gets a dishonorable discharge!