Tarik Johnson, a former Capitol Police (USCP) officer, called out the head of the force in charge of protecting Congress during the Jan. 6 assault. "Message to J. Thomas Manger," Johnson began a post Thursday accusing Manger of covering up what happened on Jan. 6 and trying to prevent Donald Trump from being re-elected in 2024.
The former officer maintained that Manger had managed to avoid public scrutiny for his role in the raid on the Capitol, but that "the tide will turn." He launched a campaign on X (formerly Twitter) to make Manger's name and story known. The question, "Who is J. Thomas Manger?" was trending on Thursday. Johnson's goal is to keep Manger's name in the limelight every day until Aug. 30, when interviews for a new USCP deputy chief of police will begin.
Message to J. Thomas Manger:
I know you and your people are watching everything that is transpiring in the country and laughing at the J6 community as most are focused on officers from the USCP and MPD and not on you or Pittman. I will acknowledge that you are winning now but I…
— Tarik Johnson (@elleonCEOTK) August 24, 2023
ALCON…I’m sorry to be so chatty today but information is rapidly coming in and I have no choice but to tell you. To put it in a way as not to draw attention to anyone I would call a source…As of TODAY, J. Thomas Manger is not going to even consider interviewing anyone for the…
— Tarik Johnson (@elleonCEOTK) August 23, 2023
It is not the first time that Johnson has expressed doubts about what happened on Jan. 6. "I guess the focus was on Donald Trump," he opined in an interview with Fox News, after expressing his surprise that he was not summoned to appear before the January 6 Committee.
On that occasion, as in his recent post, he also took aim at Yogananda Pittman, then assistant chief of the Capitol Police.
