Retired
#FBI
; former
#LAPD
. FBI BSU Profiler; 35-year
#LEO
. Member of the Bull Moose Party. Current
#TitleIX
investigator; Student of Anger, Hate, & Extremism.
President Trump: "[The Mexican border is] not known for cold weather. It's known for quite hot weather. You don't have too much snow in this area, right?... If you had any, that would be called climate change, I think, right? When they do that, I'm there, I'm a believer."
CNN just reported that the White House is now being guarded by Bureau of Prisons guards, some of whom are there all the way from Texas. This is Effin INSANE!
Wow. I rarely comment on POTUS tweets but this one deserves a response. Telecommunications companies like ZTE use their devices and networks to compile intelligence on behalf of the Chinese govt. That is just a fact.
#28YearsInIntelSaysSo
President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!
17,000 photographs of individuals who stormed the Capital have been obtained cataloged. Each and every one should expect a knock on their door by law enforcement holding an arrest warrant in the coming weeks.
#DontDoTheCrime
#IfYouCantDoTheTime
Here's a little trivia about the F.B.I. you may not know from watching tv. When the F.B.I. conducts a search, the first persons through the door--after SWAT, if needed--is the Evidence Response Team (ERT). Think CSI. Their 1st job is to photograph the entire location.
Here is another example of Gestapo police behavior. I spent 35 years in law enforcement, 7 years with the LAPD and 28 years with the F.B.I. and am personally shocked by some of the police behavior I saw ACROSS THE NATION.
#NoExcuse
Watching Sen. Rand Paul on
@MeetThePress
mix up the investigations of the SDNY and the Special Counsel. He also characterized the FISA telephone intercept that overheard Mike Flynn as illegal. The target/subject of that FISA was the Russian Federation.
Grand jury evidence is always made public at trial. In the absence of a trial or charges, a Federal judge can order the FGJ proceedings to be unsealed. The purpose of the 6E rule is to protect the FGJ from interference while in progress, not to shield or protect the subject.
Making grand jury information public would be a flagrant violation of the federal rules of criminal procedure, but you’d never know that from this story. And the Post bases the entire story on anonymous Democratic Congressional aides.
“Nice residence you got here Ambassador Sondland. Be a real shame if something happened to it. Oh, and remember, snitches get stitches. At least that what they tell me.”
Trump is sending a message—if you go against him, even if you merely testify truthfully pursuant to a subpoena, he will punish you.
There’s every reason to believe that Trump will abuse his power again. But next time, we may not learn about it.
A bomb went off yesterday in Nashville. Six police officers are heroes for evacuating the neighborhood prior to detonation. No one (at this point) is know to have perished. How about a simple statement of appreciation for their risk?
#NashvilleHeroes
The “Justice” Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation’s history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th.
In a former life I was fascinate by virology and infectious diseases. Anthony Fauci was one of my heros. He is a world renowned expert in infectious diseases. This is an insult.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was scheduled to go on all 5 Sunday talk shows and then Pence was put in charge of the coronavirus response and he was ordered to cancel
Wow! I rarely comment on POTUS’s tweets, but this is just over-the-top. Having worked the DPRK target, I know Kim Jong Un and his dictatorship as a psychopathic killers. This tweet is just naive.
North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, will become a great Economic Powerhouse. He may surprise some but he won’t surprise me, because I have gotten to know him & fully understand how capable he is. North Korea will become a different kind of Rocket - an Economic one!
As a former FBI profiler who studied the serial sexual predator personality, I found Kavanaugh’s response to Klobucher’s questioning disturbing as well.
Ex-sex crimes prosecutor reveals the one belligerent Kavanaugh testimony response she would use to convict him: "correlated with high incidence rates of sexual assault”
Didn’t tell him it was an interview? What did Flynn think it was? The boys bullshitting over beer in the WH situation room?
“Hey Pete, what’s with the pad and paper? You writing a book? Bwahahaha! Leave this chapter out, will ya!”
Strzok interviewed HRod with her *nine* lawyers in the room.
Strzok interviewed Flynn without the benefit of counsel and didn't even tell him it was an interview.
Something I’ve always suspected:
@cnn
is reporting that Twitter has removed an account claiming to be Antifa that was actually run by White supremacists. The account was urging Antifa to go into white neighborhoods “and take back what’s ours.”
We are approaching a tipping point.
When I attended the F.B.I.’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar we were provided a tour of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. Our tour was led by a Dutch female survivor of the holocaust and her emphasis was on how local police enabled the Nazis. 1/n
The FBI has always had more highly qualified candidates than it could hire. I wonder how many will now choose other jobs with higher pay, shorter hours, less danger, and a management structure that supports their work.
The damage these people are doing undermining the FBI, CIA, and other institutions, will have consequences for years to come.
This is working out better for Putin than he could have ever imagined.
Our elected officials doing the work for Putin better than RT ever could have.
As you watch FBI agents discuss the Comey interview on cable news be aware that the FBI is not a monolithic institution. Agents differ from coast to coast and field office to field office. They are Democrats AND Republicans. And they all have opinions about Comey and Trump.
“At Twitter’s offices, employees said tearful goodbyes, exchanged contact info and tried to make their documentation easily accessible for the staff who were to remain
They wanted to ensure their colleagues could keep the site running in their absence”
A quote that will be much talked about.
President Trump said on Fox News moments ago: “I learned a lot from Richard Nixon, don’t fire people. I learned a lot by watching Richard Nixon.”
He added, “I did nothing wrong and there are no tapes in my case.”
Just a reminder that acts of terrorism are always about sending a message. One need only look at the list of recipients to determine if a message was being sent.
See this picture? That Seattle officer’s name should be in letters as big as the word “POLICE”. Front and back. On his helmet and shield as well.
Start of slowly developing thread. 1/n
Fmr. fed prosecutor Joyce Vance: "What is crucially important to remember here is that two FBI agents can't launch a coup against a president, even if they want to ... Our system is set up so that independent judges must sign off on warrants and wiretaps."
Well, they wanted a riot, they got a riot. A POLICE RIOT! Oh, to be back in the F.B.I. running a civil rights squad for just one week. I’d keep my agents busy for the next three years.
Ms. Pelosi said: “The bribe is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections. That’s bribery.”
Pelosi Points to Possible Bribery Charge Against Trump
Law enforcement is taking a beating on
@CNN
for letting the parents flee. Rightly so I think. But CNN is wrong thinking the Canadian border is some sort of obstacle to their apprehension. All it does is bring the RCMP into the hunt.
2. This is to document the conditions at the premises to prevent later allegations that the F.B.I. destroyed the location during the search. The next function of the ERT is to diagram each room to be search and label the furniture or contents on the diagram for later reference.
“Nice country you got here. Be a shame if you didn’t have any javelins to protect it. Do us a favor, though, and get yourself some insurance. I’ll send my man Rudy over to explain the policies to you. Full coverage. Low premiums. The best. No pressure. I’ll see you get the money”
It stopped being hearsay the minute we all read "do us a favor, though."
And you know this, Lindsey. Stop. You know what you are doing, which makes it even more sad.
Thread👇Spoiler Alert: Once you take the individual away from the area of the initial stop it ceases to be an investigative detention, and becomes a custodial arrest because the detainee was not free to leave.
Today on TV, the Deputy Director of the federal paramilitary force in
#PDX
discussed the infamous van video. He described a textbook example of an unconstitutional arrest.
But... he doesn’t seem to know it.
That is a BIG PROBLEM. Let’s unpack this. It’s important.
(thread)
Trump to Appellate Courts: “Don’t ever say I don’t have standing. Do you know who I am? I’m the President of the U.S. Don’t ever talk to the President that way.”
3. Then, and only then, does the search commence. If a searcher finds something listed on the warrant to be seized, the location where the property was found is photographed and listed on the ERT search log.
WTF!!!! I'm a Californian, too. But I didn't grow up in Brentwood, Beverly Hills, or whatever elite neighborhood Navarro grew up in. Lived, worked, and went to school in So. Central LA, East LA, San Berdoo Co, and elsewhere. There is plenty of race and racism to see in California
Peter Navarro, WH Trade Advisor: "I'm a Californian. We don't see race out there. So, you know it's like I live my life in a race-blind world, and it troubles me that we have so much of this discussion when in fact we have got real problems in this country."
What has happened to America when the U.S. Secretary of State thinks he can dictate to a member of the press what questions they can ask a foreign minister?
I asked Peru’s foreign minister what he might do if sanctions against Maduro start negatively impacting the humanitarian situation in Venezuela. Pompeo stepped in & said I “shouldn’t ask questions like that” & accused me of blaming the crisis on the US. I didn’t, but you decide:
I tend to believe this story👇by
@NatashaBertrand
because the facts re: any Russian “conspiracy” are in the classified documents filed under seal. Mueller has an ace up his sleeve. More importantly Mueller is working a CI case here. The criminal charges are just a distraction
New: Mueller may not be done with Manafort yet. Court documents and pre-sentence hearings that dealt with the breach of his plea deal suggest that prosecutors might have more ammunition to go after him on matters that go “to the heart” of the Russia probe.
The truth is that we have an F.B.I. that is disgusted with the lack of reverence for the law by some. Sworn to up hold the Constitution, the men and women of the F.B.I. will continue to do their job of the face of constant criticism and attack.
The truth is that we have a nation that is disgusted with the FBI. We have a crisis of confidence in the number one law enforcement agency in this country (thanks Comey!).
@LouDobbs
“It’s a scandal.”
@AlanDersh
4. Then the document is examined by the clean team to see if it is privileged material. If the clean team--usually F.B.I. and DOJ lawyers determine that the document is not legally privileged, only then is it shown to the case agents and seized.
6. This is to ensure that no possibly privileged document is ever seen by the case agents or prosecutors. Finally, the ERT photographs the location AGAIN, to show the condition in which it was left.
5. In highly sensitive investigations like the one at Mar-a-Lago, sometimes the clean team will separate suspected privileged documents from the seized docs for further review by a second clean team away from the location.
What I think the POTUS fears most is the revelation that, but for Russian interference in the 2016 election, he would not have won. That fact delegitimizes his presidency.
@joshscampbell
Count me in. I'm no longer active, but the LAPD and the F.B.I. were my entire adult life. 35 years. And I am always offended when anyone accuses the F.B.I. of being corrupt.
A lot of my followers think I’m a liberal. I am not. I am a free choice, fiscal moderate, law and order conservative who would like to see a Constitutional conservative nominated to the SCOTUS. Just not this nominee whom I view as tempermentally flawed.
That’s easy to answer.
1. Make it a national priority
2. Designate the White Supremacy Movement a Major Case (FBIHQ knows what I mean)
3. Pull out all the stops. Infiltrate cells, work undercover, use RICO laws
4. Make mass murder using a firearm a Federal offense
The scandal is you have an acting DNI who has no idea what unmasking is, or why officials who are privy to the intelligence from an establishment wiretap might be interested in the identity of a U.S. Citizen talking to the Russians.
7. F.B.I. agents are suppose to leave a location in as close to the condition in which it was found, and if not, document via FD-302 why it was left in a different condition.
CBP leadership and those working the detention centers are in desperate need of a guided tour of the Holocaust Museum to learn how easily good law enforcement became cogs in an ultimately evil system of detention. Couldn’t have happened without their willing participation
This
@gingerthomp1
piece about how a CPB agent rationalized his job warehousing kids separated from their parents at the border is the most illuminating thing I've read on how good people get caught in the gears of terrible cruelty:
I'm guessing the POTUS doesn't understand that his DOJ National Security Division was briefed on the asset and the information he/she provided for the FISA application, AND APPROVED IT.
My office is now getting calls from folks who say they watch Tucker Carlson and are upset that we're not siding with Russia in its threats to invade Ukraine, and who want me to support Russia's "reasonable" positions.
That headline should tell you all you need to know about the *National Security* crisis at the border.
Imagine we were being invaded by a foreign army and the GOP Senate refused to fund and reopen the DoD.
With regard to Lewandowski’s tweet, one must understand that the initial FBI investigation was an FCI investigation, not a criminal one. That precluded the type of interviews, cooperating witness, and FGJ testimony that Mueller is currently obtaining
Lisa Page acknowledged a momentous fact: After nine months of using some of the most awesome surveillance powers afforded to U.S. intelligence, the FBI still had not made a case connecting Trump or his campaign to Russia’s election meddling.
Cops need to begin to understand that shooting or killing an unarmed suspect is bad. Thinking they may be armed is unacceptable.
Arresting someone for “contempt of cop” is also unacceptable.
And that cameras are ubiquitous and will eventually reveal the ultimate truth.
So this is interesting. A full DT investigation requires a group, not an individual, to be investigated. That means there was some creative writing being done. Or the F.B.I. knows something that we don’t yet know.
Classified material is illegal to possess unless you have an active security clearance at the appropriate level. I wonder what the FBI is going to do about this?
I agree. This is very disturbing from a CI perspective. Especially considering today’s news about a Russian CI source. Did Nunes know about the existence of a source prior to today? And was he trying to compromise him in the interest of protecting the POTUS?
This is why we need new legislation guaranteeing a 10-year-term for the Director, FBI. The Director should not be removed just on the whim of the POTUS. Their forced removal needs to be tied to gross malfeasance, corruption, or criminal conduct.
I’ve been working on crisis/emergency response and homeland security for over 30 years and never, NEVER, have I seen a more f***ed up response to a crisis than this one. Perhaps the POTUS and his staff should consider taking the FEMA courses on the incident command system (ICS)
...I am reminded of that little old Dutch woman, who was but a child herself in 1944. She said, it was up to us, the F.B.I. and police executives attending that seminar to prevent local police from ever being used in this manner again. Yesterday, her warnings became reality. 5/5
FBI Bomb techs and Evidence Response Team (ERT) members from across the country are right now being called to respond. I will continue to provide background and insight into the manner in which the F.B.I. conducts these types of investigations. For example:
"Kelly and others in the West Wing believe McEntee has been unfairly maligned in the media."
Poor guy, under investigation by the
@SecretService
for financial fraud and unfairly maligned. Yes, definitely, let's bring him back. But Fuck that McCabe guy.
CHERNOBYL!!! I knew this outbreak reminded me of something. Trump is the old Soviet codger at the first meeting who tells them to cut off comms with the outside world.
The coronavirus is Trump’s Chernobyl—a growing catastrophe in which the government response is deadly because Trump is more worried about protecting the myths that define his alternative reality than protecting vulnerable people who will die. My column:
I was a cop. It’s not easy to run into a room knowing that someone inside is armed with a high powered weapon. Not everyone can do it. Even cops. It takes a special kind of bravery.
Bizarre thing with liberal journalists and activists saying you can't blame a cop after his inaction allows a killer to commit a mass murder. What exactly is wrong with you people?
@SkinnerPm
This has been the most challenging two weeks in my lifetime. I joined the LAPD at age 21, which led to a lifetime career in law enforcement. Most cops are good people. But the brutality that I have witnessed by police, whose job is “to protect and serve,” is heartbreaking.
1. I’ve had a chance to check in with sources, including two US officials who had intelligence briefings after the strike on Suleimani. Here is what I’ve learned. According to them, the evidence suggesting there was to be an imminent attack on American targets is “razor thin”.
Now is when the flipping starts. Remember it's a small lifeboat on this sinking ship and only a few life vests. The first ones to flip will get the best deal. My money is on Mark Meadows to be
#1
.
WH Deputy Press Sec Brian Morgenstern confirms that the VP will likely no longer head to the Hill for the Judge Barrett confirmation vote and will likely stay on the campaign trail. (h/t
@gabrielle_ake
)
The real fear of complying with anonymous, camouflage-wearing individuals driving rented minivans who claim to be "police" is that these could just as well be right-wing militia extremists masquerading as federal officers.
#WeWouldNeverKnow
.
How many secret armies, police do we have at the federal level anyway? And who do they report to. Most americans only know about US military, national guard, fbi, ICE and state, local police units
Bwahahaha! I feel bad for the Florida State Patrol Officers who have effectively lost their pension, but at least they still have the leadership of
@RonDeSantisFL
BREAKING: The Florida Retirement System invested $300 million in Russian assets. They've now lost $200 million of that. Ron DeSantis oversaw the loss of 2/3 of the pension of the state of Florida. TWO THIRDS!
The only Russian asset still in Florida is Ron DeSantis.
I mean, the fact of the matter is I told you so.
I did. You all ignored it.
But I'm refraining from a big I Told You So dance bc I expected the I Told You So-ing dance is just beginning.
I'm old. Don't want to get tired of dancing.
@cestlah
@NBCNews
If true, this is a gross external manipulation of an FBI investigation. Background investigations almost always generate additional leads based on authorized interviews. To restrict follow-up investigation is to attempt to control the outcome and results.
I can’t help but think about all the F.B.I. agents who were called in this weekend to work 24/7 surveillance on known or suspected IRGC agents in the U.S., all because the POTUS decided teach a lesson to Iran, with no thought of the unintended consequences that would result.
#Sad
Under a new domestic surveillance program, air marshals are tracking people not suspected of a crime or on any terrorist watch list. Some air marshals told the Globe they are shadowing travelers who pose no real threat.
So whoever you are, or wherever you came from, enjoy your tacos, noodles, pirogi, Shepard’s pie, curry, empanadas, jerk chicken, BBQ, ribs, pork, burgers and hot dogs. Along with watermelon, cake, and apple pie. This is America, land of mutts. Enjoy it and cherish its diversity.
I have a theory that the ratio of police violence or brutality is directly proportional to the public’s ability to identify that officer in film and photographs. An anonymous officer is more likely to use excessive force than an identifiable officer. 2/n
Wait and see if this POTUS calls his entire Federal law enforcement community together and directs them to infiltrate the white supremacy movement and eliminate it as a threat to the American people. It just won’t happen because this movement is his base.
When you take off a helmet and mask and add a large name tag you demilitarize that officer. You also humanize him. He is no longer the Gestapo, but reverts to ofcr Smith or Jones. A member of the community. That’s why some NG units in DC were ordered to take off their helmets 3/n
Three F.B.I. employees is not a political divide. Every F.B.I. field office has two or more F.B.I. agent attorneys whose job it is to advise on the constitutionality of investigations and operations. These three just didn't like the decisions.
Three ex-FBI employees’ testimony shows America’s political divide is reflected within the bureau regarding its vast probe into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, report
@aviswanatha
and
@sgurman
I got 5 calls today from reporters doing stories trying to understand how the FBI screwed up the school shooting threat info. Most didn’t understand THERE WAS NO FEDERAL JURISDICTION!
Not true. The F.B.I. ALWAYS wants to hear “your side of it.” They are all about fairness and equity, and agree with you about why you had to commit violence against those who stole the election. They will even buy you a soda and a donut during your interview if you ask for one.