ignoring the stupid music on the clip, this is extremely bizarre and unsettling. i can’t for the life of me understand why this would have been done if it is what people are suspecting. why not simply have Harward do this himself? he’s an admiral. the feds can likely force him to do whatever. was he resisting? has anyone seen him alive since the DOJ fiasco with House Republicans? there’s clearly defectors throughout the federal government. i imagine that goes up to the highest levels in charge too.

some are saying this is a shadow or encoding issues or green screen artifacts. sure, alright, maybe. but as a skeptical person myself, i spent some time looking around and couldn’t find a compelling explanation that didn’t feel like cope or handwaving.

maybe Harward is embarrassed about his flabby turkey neck and had his fed buddies whip him up a realistic mask of himself to use for camera appearances, y’know, like a toupee situation. now he’s caught in front of the entire world and is too embarrassed to admit to it.