Did Senator Ron Johnson pretend he suddenly couldn’t hear when he was being told about my New York City investigation?

Jessica Hockett, PhD

My friend Shannon Adcock, founder of advocacy group Awake Illinois, participated in a Space today that featured Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI). 

Shannon told the Senator about my New York City investigation. (I didn’t know about the Space and didn’t ask or expect Shannon to point Johnson to my work, but I appreciate her doing so.)

As Shannon was talking about a potential fraud event and saying it is “a huge glimpse into true accountability,” Johnson said, “I’m not hearing anything. Is somebody talking?”

This is strange, given that Shannon had been speaking for approximately 35 seconds. Was Senator Johnson able to hear her and then suddenly couldn’t?

See what you think: https://x.com/MythinformedMKE/status/1768023924141412360

Transcript

Shannon Adcock • 00:00 Hi, Senator Shannon Adcock. I’m an Illinois resident. Thanks for speaking truth for your state. Wish we had somebody like you in office. But, great to see the work that you’re doing. I want to let you know that if you are interested in actually seeing COVID accountability, follow my friend Jessica Hockett on Twitter. She is Wood underscore House 76. She has done some amazing investigative data into New York City into to what she believes is a total fraud that happened in spring of 2020. And I think that that’s actually a huge glimpse into true accountability.

Senator Ron Johnson • 00:33 I’m not hearing anything here. Is somebody, is somebody talking?

Shannon Adcock: • 00:36 Can you guys hear me?

Scarlett Johnson: • 00:40 I can hear you.

Participant: • 00:40
I could hear you.

Shannon Adcock: • 00:41
Okay. Senator can’t hear me? Well maybe he can hear the recording, but yeah, Wood underscore House 76. She has investigated New York City in spring of 2020. It’s a total, total fraud. So I think a lot of people in Congress have an opportunity to get the the 411 if you follow follow her work. It’s excellent.

Scarlett Johnson • 01:05
Were you able to hear that at the end?

Senator Johnson • 01:08
No, I could hear you two but I couldn’t hear, I couldn’t hear Shannon.

Participant: Okay.

Scarlett Johnson: Okay.

Shannon Adcock • 01:14
Okay. The system doesn’t want me to to uh get to the Senator

Scarlett Johnson • 01:19
She yes, she just had some information about uh somebody who’s done a deep dive into the COVID fraud in New York.

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UPDATE (3/14/24): Senator Johnson’s staffers have responded to me about this incident. See the pinned comment below and this reply on Twitter. (Related thread). UPDATE (3/15/24): Johnson staffer Chandler Rebel has deleted the comment I pinned below. I’ve posted a screenshot of the reply on this Note. Kiersten Pels, the Senator’s Comms Director, has likewise deleted her reply to me on X, citing “getting inundated with unrelated replies” as the reason for doing so. 

Comments from Substack version of post

FOLLOW-UP: Communications with Senator Ron Johnson’s Staff, March 14-15, 2024