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Lafayette Daily AdvertiserU.S. Rep. Clay Higgins said he has "inside data" that the presidential election was compromised in a video some are calling bizarre.Higgins, R-Port Barre, who represents Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District, removed the video from his Facebook page, but it remains available on YouTube.In the video, which is poorly lit by what might be a campfire, Higgins said he stands with President Donald Trump "all the way.""I have inside data that this election is compromised," Higgins said. "Our president won this election. Feel my spirit."... Like it or not I stand with (Trump). All the way."Higgins reiterated his claim in a text to USA Today Network Friday night, but didn't say what the information was or identify his sources."I do have inside information," he said. "I’ve always had inside information. Because I’m Thin Blue Line. I receive constant boots on the ground commo&nbsp;(military abbreviation for communications) from actual cops across the country ..."Think about it.&nbsp;On top of that, I’m on the (Homeland Security Committee and the Oversight and&nbsp;Reform Committee).&nbsp;I’m close with the Commander in Chief, and I’ve just been reelected for a third&nbsp;term.&nbsp;Further, I’m trusted by American patriots. They know I would never reveal them."Damn straight I have inside information. That’s not news. (The) news would be if I didn’t have inside information."Higgins' video has gone viral on social media.Politico journalist Jake Sherman tweeted the video, calling it "very bizarre." in a landslide victory with 68% of the vote, his most dominant performance so far.Higgins burst upon the political scene in 2016 largely on the attention generated by his&nbsp;Crime Stoppers videos as a former St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy that went viral.FOR SUBSCRIBERS:He became known as the "Cajun' John Wayne," a persona he has embraced and cultivated.Higgins has posted numerous controversial videos since being in Congress. during the Holocaust that he also took down.Greg&nbsp;Hilburn&nbsp;covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1.&nbsp;

Lafayette Daily AdvertiserU.S. Rep. Clay Higgins said he has "inside data" that the presidential election was compromised in a video some are calling bizarre.Higgins, R-Port Barre, who represents Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District, removed the video from his Facebook page, but it remains available on YouTube.In the video, which is poorly lit by what might be a campfire, Higgins said he stands with President Donald Trump "all the way.""I have inside data that this election is compromised," Higgins said. "Our president won this election. Feel my spirit."... Like it or not I stand with...

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