The Hill reports:
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday acknowledged that “it’s a real possibility” that a reference to a “secret society” in a text message exchange between two FBI officials was made in jest. The Wisconsin Republican told CNN and ABC News that it was possible that there is no “secret society” amid an uproar from GOP officials about the possible “deep state” cabal.
Johnson stoked speculation on Tuesday, when he claimed in an interview on Fox News that he had been in contact with a whistleblower with knowledge of “off-site” meetings between FBI and Justice Department officials. He acknowledged on Wednesday, however, that he did not know what had been said in the alleged meetings.
The words “secret society” have been in dozens of far-right headlines and trended in the Pizzagate-O-Sphere for days.
Ron Johnson, who raised alarms this week about the FBI agents’ “secret society” text, just told me: “It’s a real possibility” the text was written in jest.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 25, 2018
#TreyGowdy : Strzok & Page Need to Explain Anti Trump ‘SECRET SOCIETY’
“It’s really clear to me that the decision was made in May 2016, two months before the press conference.” #SecretSocieties #ReleaseTheMemosNow
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— RNR Kentucky (@RNRKentucky) January 23, 2018
ABC News has obtained the "secret society" text…
It's a stand alone message from Lisa Page:
"Are you even going to give out your calendars? Seems kind of depressing. Maybe it should just be the first meeting of the secret society" https://t.co/qxlXSgYAme— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) January 25, 2018
Source who revealed existence of FBI secret society one month before it was in the news says it includes federal judges, former Attorney Generals and one sitting Attorney General of a large U.S. state.
Says they are panicked after Strzok was exposed.https://t.co/iNFlJAaG9D
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) January 24, 2018
Anti-Trump Secret Society Using Burner Phones to Stay Under the Radar – https://t.co/iNFlJAaG9D
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) January 24, 2018
Did someone say secret society? pic.twitter.com/bHGCfJcyLB
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) January 24, 2018