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June 1, 2025 – Watchdog’s Biden Autopen review finds ‘criminal’ evidence of ‘impersonating the President’

Daniel Turner (Credit: public domain)

Energy expert Daniel Turner, founder of Power the Future, the nonprofit that released a damning report last week revealing that at least eight major actions taken by President Biden were allegedly signed via autopen, joined the latest episode of Breitbart News Saturday to highlight the gravity of his organization’s findings and of other similar reports.

(…) After Power the Future’s review discovered an utter lack of proof that Biden even knew about several major climate actions, as he never publicly spoke of or acknowledged them, the group sent letters this week to several agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of the Interior (DOI), and the Department of Energy (DOE) calling for an investigation.

Letters were also sent to the House and Senate Oversight Committees, Turner told Fox News.

Speaking to Boyle, Turner continued, “Well, when you have an executive order to ban offshore oil and gas drilling … That’s a pretty damn big ban. When you have that and you sign it by autopen, there are process crimes.”

“Someone had to draft that. Someone had to actually put it on paper. Someone had to bring that paper to the autopen machine. That autopen machine is under lock and key. Someone had to open it. Someone had to confirm,” he explained. “And I’m not throwing names under the bus, but I’m just going to use titles. The chief of staff had to know what was going on. The staff secretary — every time Donald Trump signs an executive order, we see the staff secretary hand him that order, explain it, the president signs it. There are personnel involved in processes.”

“These processes, I think, if nothing else, they deserve a good, thorough investigation,” he added.

The letter to House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) states:

In light of the growing evidence that actions purportedly taken by the former president may not have been approved or signed by him, but instead promulgated by a small coterie of advisers in his name without his knowledge or over his signature using an “autopen,” the need for congressional access to information has grown in importance with these revelations.

The letter continues:

Congress deserves to know how or whether these executive actions were authorized, and whether the former president was aware of such orders before they were implemented by the federal bureaucracy. Were these actions taken on behalf of the president and purporting to execute his authority undertaken with the president’s knowledge and approach? It appears incumbent upon Congress to inquire about all parties involved in these actions, who instructed them to do what, when.

Turner also pointed to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) claim that the former president apparently did not know that he had signed an executive order pausing the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) in an early 2024 meeting.

“Because if Joe Biden had no idea he banned natural gas … Look, I’m no Biden fan at all in any sense of the word — I loathe the man. But that guy has been in politics for 60 years because he is a savvy politician. A competent Biden would have never banned the sale of natural gas trying to win the state of Pennsylvania,” the Power the Future founder told Boyle. “Even Biden would have been like, ‘We’re not going to ban natural gas. I’m trying to win the damn state of Pennsylvania for the election.’ That’s how bad of a decision it was, and that’s how out of the loop Biden was.”

(Read more: Breitbart News, 6/1/2025)  (Archive)

June 1, 2025 – Buzz Patterson: Bill Clinton lost the nuclear codes to the “football” during his presidency

I’ve been posting a lot about Hillary Clinton. Let’s spend some time with Bill, shall we?

As the Air Force Military Aide and carrier of the “nuclear football,” the other aides and I lived and worked in the White House.

One morning, I was the first person on President Clinton’s calendar. I was scheduled to brief the president on the nuclear process and answer any questions he might have. I arrived at 7:00AM before the rest of the Oval Office was at work. It also happened to be the same morning that the Monica Lewinsky affair hit the national press.

As I walked by his secretary’s desk in the outer area of the Oval, I noticed the headlines of the Washington Post. I knew he’d been caught. I walked into the Oval and found the president with his head in his hands, bloodshot eyes. He knew he’d been caught, too. I said “Sir, if this is a bad time, I can comeback later for the briefing.” He agreed. I said, “Just one more thing. Could I just authenticate that you have the nuclear codes?” We called the codes “the biscuit” because the president would tear it open.

The president carries the codes, the aide carries the “football.” He told me that no, he didn’t have them. He didn’t know where they were. I asked him how long they’d been misplaced. He couldn’t remember. I was floored. It’d never happened before.
Instead of concern for the missing top secret document, he simply said, “Please don’t let this get out.” His only concern was his impending impeachment, Monica, and his poll numbers.

I gave the Pentagon a heads up and they were incredulous. We conducted an extensive search of the White House and the residence. Never found them. The Pentagon hopped to and created a new set that was quickly disseminated across the US nuclear arsenal. No easy task. They brought a new set the next morning.

Bill Clinton LOST the nuclear codes! For an undetermined period of time, our commander in chief didn’t have the ability to launch nuclear weapons. He never informed us, he had Monica on his mind. Dereliction of duty!

And it’s all in here:

June 2, 2025 – Head of DOJ’s ‘Capitol Siege Division’ resigns over Trump’s J6 pardons

One of the leading prosecutors of the January 6th protesters has resigned from the Department of Justice.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Rosen, who led the DOJ’s Capitol Siege Section, has taken up a post with a private law firm.

Rosen was one of the many prosecutors who worked tirelessly to harass, persecute and ultimately imprison around 1,500 individuals protesting the widespread fraud that tainted the 2020 presidential election.

In an interview with CBS News, Rosen complained about President Trump’s decision to pardon all those involved.

“The message that [the pardons] send is that political violence towards a political goal is acceptable in a modern democratic society,” Rosen said.

“That, from my perspective, is anathema to a constitutional republic.”

(Read more: Gateway Pundit, 6/2/2025) (Archive)

June 2, 2025 – Mike Benz: The CIA’s “How To Start A Riot” Guide

June 2, 2025 – Latest FBI revelations show the Mueller Special Counsel was a cover-up

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The FBI’s electronic case management system, Sentinel, allows agents to hide the existence of relevant investigative reports from other authorized users of the federal database. And during the Russia collusion hoax, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team used that functionality to keep potentially relevant documents hidden from other FBI agents investigating whether a Fusion GPS contractor lied to Congress.

The significance of these two facts cannot be overstated: Now in question is whether the federal government complies with the constitutional mandate in criminal cases to provide defendants all material exculpatory and impeachment evidence as well as its discovery obligations in civil litigation; whether Special Counsel Durham’s office, the inspector general, and agents investigating the members of the Crossfire Hurricane team had access to all relevant information; whether the DOJ and FBI provided congressional oversight committees with requested (or subpoenaed) documents; and whether FOIA responses included all relevant documents to the press and public.

Last Wednesday, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, released a recently declassified FBI “Electronic Communication,” or EC, dating from September 2019, which the Iowa Republican maintains “Proves Fusion GPS Contractor Nellie Ohr Lied To Congress About Contributions To Crossfire Hurricane.” That 43-page document, drafted by a FBI Washington Field Office agent, detailed extensive evidence indicating Nellie Ohr lied multiple times during her congressional testimony concerning the Crossfire Hurricane investigation into the Trump campaign.

The catalogue of evidence against Nellie Ohr, who is married to Bruce Ohr — one of the key FBI Russia-collusion hoaxers — raises the question of why the DOJ never pursued criminal charges against the Fusion GPS contractor. The EC also suggests that Nellie Ohr’s open-source research may have made its way into the Steele dossier and the fraudulent Alfa Bank materials provided to the FBI.

Those details, however, pale in comparison to two explosive facts the EC revealed by way of background. First, the EC explained the FBI’s Sentinel case management system allows investigative material to be coded “Prohibited Access,” which renders the files not merely inaccessible to other agents — but invisible to them. And second, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team designated the Trump/Russia-collusion investigations “Prohibited Access” in Sentinel, meaning any agents running keyword search in Sentinel would wrongly believe there were no responsive documents.

Here’s how the FBI Washington Field Office agent put it in the EC: “On May 3, 2019, relevant FBI/DOJ information related to this assessment [of Nellie Ohr] was inaccessible to FBI investigators given that the Trump/Russia-collusion investigations were in FBI systems under ‘Prohibited Access’ status which, unlike ‘Restricted Access’ status, precludes investigators from detecting the existence of potentially relevant serials.”

“In other words,” the EC continued, “when search terms that exist in the Prohibited Access-status cases are searched in Sentinel, the particular search will receive a false-negative Sentinel search response.”

The existence of the “Prohibited Access” classification came as a surprise to several former career prosecutors and FBI agents. Jay Town, a former career prosecutor and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama under Trump 1.0, told The Federalist he was not aware of the “Prohibited Access” classification and shared that many of his colleagues likewise had never heard of it. “This is a staggering revelation for nearly all of us,” Town said.

At least one former assistant U.S. attorney, however, indicated he knew of the “Prohibited Access” coding, and clearly the FBI Washington Field Office agents who drafted and approved the EC were familiar with its use as well. But how many DOJ and FBI agents knew of the “Prohibited Access” functionality is unknown.

There is also scant public information about the coding and when or why it is used. For instance, the redacted public version of the FBI’s Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide does not appear to discuss the use of “Prohibited Access” in Sentinel. An inspector general’s report from 2021, however, confirms Sentinel offers a “Prohibited Access” coding and that that coding renders the files invisible to other FBI agents, with a footnote in that report explaining:

Documents and data uploaded into Sentinel are assigned one of three access levels:  unrestricted, restricted, or prohibited. The extent to which information appears in search results depends on the data’s access level and the searcher’s permissions.  Prohibited data is visible only to users with permission to view the underlying case; all other users receive no search results and would not know that information relevant to their search exists in a prohibited case.

That the FBI’s case management system allows documents, including witness statements and other evidence, to be rendered invisible to other agents searching Sentinel for relevant documents is horrifying because the federal government is legally obligated in a variety of circumstances to produce such information — but it cannot produce something that it does not know exists. (Read more: The Federalist, 6/2/2025)  (Archive)

June 3, 2025 – Ron Rowe is out at Secret Service; Many agents now hope for an end to DEI policies

Former Acting Secret Service Director Ron Rowe said he planned to resign and retire in February but has remained on the payroll as a “senior adviser” for more than four months into the Trump administration, collecting paid leave.

Rowe’s last day was Friday, according to a knowledgeable Secret Service source, and many agents are hoping his departure will sweep out the DEI policies and lowering of standards that led to two assassination attempts against now-President Trump. After years of DEI hiring priorities, their impact is still plaguing the agency as demonstrated by the recent fistfight between two Uniformed Division officers in front of former President Obama’s D.C. residence late last month, which @RCPolitics first reported.

At least one of the big DEI priorities of former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s has now ended. With Trump’s executive order barring all DEI policies across the federal government, which placed hundreds of DEI officials on paid leave, Secret Service Director Sean Curran is no longer supporting the national 30X30 pledge to hire at least 30% women agents and officers by the year 2030, according to sources familiar with Secret Service policies. This was a major Cheatle priority, and sources say she aggressively pursued it and had achieved 24% women agents and officers with the Secret Service by the time of her forced resignation after the J13 assassination attempt last year.

There are plenty of women agents and officers who adhere to the highest Secret Service standards, but others were not hired solely on merit and at times were pushed through the process even if they didn’t pass all the training tests and requirements.

Within the hour, I’ll report in a separate post about multiple DEI conferences around the country the Secret Service was paying for its agents and employees to attend at the HEIGHT of the frenetic campaign last year while Rowe was complaining that the agency didn’t have enough taxpayer funds to keep manpower levels up.

June 3, 2025 – 50 Wins in the One Big Beautiful Bill

Here are 50 reasons why President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is the best chance in a generation to pass critical reforms for which Americans voted:

  • It delivers the largest tax cut in American history. This means an extra $5,000 in Americans’ pockets with a DOUBLE-DIGIT percent DECREASE to their tax bills. Americans earning between $30,000 and $80,000 will pay around 15% less in taxes.
  • It makes the Trump Tax Cuts permanent, preventing the largest tax increase ever. If the bill doesn’t pass, Americans will see the largest tax increase in history.
  • It raises Americans’ take-home pay by as much as $13,300 and wages by as much as $11,600.
  • It reverses the spending curse plaguing Washington, D.C. The bill delivers the largest deficit reduction in nearly 30 years, with $1.6 trillion in mandatory savings — the largest single reduction in mandatory spending in our country’s history.
  • It delivers NO TAX ON TIPS and NO TAX ON OVERTIME. This makes good on two of President Trump’s cornerstone campaign promises and will benefit hardworking Americans where they need it the most — their paychecks.
  • It provides historic tax cuts for seniors.
  • It finishes President Trump’s border wall. As a result, 701 miles of primary wall, 900 miles of river barriers, 629 miles of secondary barriers, and 141 miles of vehicle and pedestrian barriers will be constructed.
  • It boosts Border Patrol and ICE agents on the frontlines with the largest border security investment in history. This means funding to hire 10,000 new ICE personnel, 5,000 new customs officers, and 3,000 new Border Patrol agents to detain and deport at least one million illegal immigrants annually.
  • It increases the child tax credit to $2,500 per family.
  • It protects Medicaid for Americans who truly need it. This bill eliminates waste, fraud, and abuse by ending benefits for at least 1.4 million illegal immigrants who are gaming the system.
  • It implements popular work requirements for able-bodied Americans receiving taxpayer-funded benefits. Through commonsense, Clinton-era work, volunteer, education, or training requirements, the One Big Beautiful Bill lifts Americans up to find a better quality of life through the dignity of work.
  • It eliminates hundreds of billions of dollars in Green New Scam tax credits. The legislation immediately stops credits from flowing to China, saving taxpayers $500+ billion every year.
  • It reverses electric vehicle mandates that let radical climate activists set the standards for American energy.
  • It ends Biden’s war on American energy. The bill finally unleashes American energy dominance by opening federal lands and waters to oil, gas, coal, geothermal, and mineral leasing.
  • It streamlines onerous permitting processes so America can get building again.
  • It refills the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to safeguard America’s energy security.
  • It repeals and rescinds every “green” corporate welfare subsidy in Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act.”
  • It stops illegal immigrants from receiving tax credits and taxes remittances sent to foreign countries.
  • It supports small businesses by increasing the Section 199A deduction to 23% — promoting the growth and success of Main Street.
  • It incentivizes MADE IN AMERICA. The bill rewards companies that build their products in America with lower taxes — and allows Americans who buy an American-made vehicle to fully deduct their auto loan interest.
  • It creates new Trump Savings Accounts for newborns — allowing children across America to experience the miracle of compounded growth.
  • It expands access to childcare for hardworking American families.
  • It provides a historic increase in funding for the U.S. Coast Guard. This will help block illegal drugs and migrants from entering our country, protect our sovereignty in the Arctic, and promote our national security.
  • It supports building new factories to grow domestic business operations. The bill renews 100% immediate expensing and interest deductions, increases the small business deduction, and establishes 100% immediate expensing for equipment and machinery.
  • It helps American farmers, producers, and ranchers compete and sell products in foreign markets. The bill makes sure American farmers aren’t crowded out by foreign imports in liquid fuel production markets.
  • It holds woke, elitist universities accountable by increasing the endowment tax on large universities.
  • It protects hardworking taxpayers by canceling Biden’s illegal and unfair student loan bailouts.
  • It ends taxpayer-funded sex changes. It reverses the Biden-era mandate that Medicaid cover so-called “gender transition” procedures — ending the taxpayer-funded chemical castration and mutilation of American children.
  • It’s a once-in-a-generation chance to revolutionize our nation’s defense capabilities and protect the homeland against new threats by funding President Trump’s Golden Dome.
  • It enhances the capacity of America’s naval fleet. The bill provides billions of dollars to revitalize America’s shipbuilding and maritime industrial base.
  • It modernizes air traffic control — fulfilling President Trump’s plan to completely overhaul the systems that keep Americans flying safely and efficiently.
  • It strengthens SNAP benefits. The legislation requires states to contribute a greater portion of the cost of administering benefits, thereby controlling costs, and closes the excessively broad loopholes for work requirements.
  • It implements critical program integrity and cost containment provisions in Medicaid to strengthen it for future generations. These include removing deceased individuals from the program and limiting retroactive coverage from three months to one month prior to enrollment.
  • It safeguards Second Amendment rights by removing tax and registration requirements for firearm silencers and eliminating silencers from the National Firearms Act.
  • It provides critical disaster recovery funding to farmers, producers, and ranchers.
  • It provides funding to rebuild America’s military — including $9+ billion to improve quality of life for our servicemembers, $20+ billion to bolster U.S. munitions production, and $12+ billion to modernize our nuclear arsenal.
  • It expands health savings accounts to give Americans greater choice and flexibility in how they spend their money.
  • It gives $10,000 bonuses annually over the next four years to Border Patrol and ICE agents on the frontlines.
  • It incentivizes scholarships that empower American families and students to choose the education that best fits their needs.
  • It repeals Democrats’ insane attack on the gig economy — ending the requirement that Venmo, PayPal, and other gig transactions over $600 be reported to the IRS.
  • It reforms and streamlines the federal student loan program to drive down tuition costs and simplify repayment plans. This includes reasonable limits on amounts students can borrow.
  • It strengthens accountability for students and taxpayers on federal student loans. The bill imposes “skin in the game” requirements to hold universities financially accountable to the government on defaulted federal student loans.
  • It implements critical reforms to Pell Grants to make sure they prioritize students who truly need financial assistance while promoting completion. The legislation allows grants to be used for short-term, high-quality workforce training programs to support Americans who want to learn a trade instead of the traditional four-year colleges.
  • It increases timber sales on federal lands. This means an increase in timber production and improvement to forest management — improving the resilience of timber and saving billions on future wildfire suppression costs.
  • It authorizes the sale of expanded spectrum MHz to strengthen rural broadband and secure America’s technological dominance in AI and other emerging technologies.
  • It creates permanent fees that illegal immigrants must pay for their applications so American taxpayers aren’t saddled with covering these costs. These fees will bring in over $77 billion to cover adjudication costs and fund immigration processes and enforcement actions.
  • It protects family farmers. The bill prevents the greedy death tax from hitting two million family-owned farms who would otherwise see their exemptions cut in half and cuts taxes on farmers by over $10 billion.
  • It ends abusive financing practices in Medicaid by freezing existing provider taxes and prohibiting new provider taxes. This ensures states cannot improperly increase the federal government’s cost-share of a state Medicaid program at the expense of taxpayers.
  • It reins in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This brainchild of Sen. Elizabeth Warren has long functioned as another woke, weaponized arm of the bureaucracy — with minimal accountability or oversight — that leverages its power against certain industries and individuals disfavored by the so-called “elites.”
  • It rolls back harmful Biden-era regulations that increase cost and administrative burdens with limited flexibility for states. These burdensome regulations, such as federal staffing mandates at nursing homes, lead to closures, reduced access to care, and increased costs, particularly in areas already overwhelmed by labor shortages.

(The White House, 6/3/2025) (Archive)

June 3, 2025 – John Brennan is worried that the CIA and FBI won’t be “apolitical” under Trump

John Brennan, Russiagate Conspirator and Laptop Hoaxer, is worried that the CIA and FBI won’t be “apolitical” under Trump —

— and will no longer attract “principled individuals.”

“It is just so similar to the totalitarian regimes that I saw overseas in terms of making sure that the security services are doing the bidding of the political leader.”

“That’s why I think that the FBI is going to have a tough time attracting individuals that have that type of principled approach to government service.”

June 3, 2025 – Police say teen was molested by illegal alien who Biden admin sent her to live with

June 4, 2025 – Tucker responds to Mark Levin calling for war with Iran

Tucker Carlson and Mark Levin (Credit: public domain)

Mark Levin was at the White House today, lobbying for war with Iran. To be clear, Levin has no plans to fight in this or any other war. He’s demanding that American troops do it. We need to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, he and likeminded ideologues in Washington are now arguing. They’re just weeks away.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because the same people have been making the same claim since at least the 1990s. It’s a lie. In fact, there is zero credible intelligence that suggests Iran is anywhere near building a bomb, or has plans to. None. Anyone who claims otherwise is ignorant or dishonest. If the US government knew Iran was weeks from possessing a nuclear weapon, we’d be at war already.

Iran knows this, which is why they aren’t building one. Iran also knows it’s unwise to give up its weapons program entirely. Muammar Gaddafi tried that and wound up sodomized with a bayonet. As soon as Gaddafi disarmed, NATO killed him. Iran’s leaders saw that happen. They learned the obvious lesson.

So why is Mark Levin once again hyperventilating about weapons of mass destruction? To distract you from the real goal, which is regime change — young Americans heading back to the Middle East to topple yet another government. Virtually no one will say this out loud. America’s record of overthrowing foreign leaders is so embarrassingly counterproductive that regime change has become a synonym for disaster. Officially, no one supports it. So instead of telling the truth about their motives, they manufacture hysteria: “A country like Iran can never have the bomb! They’ll nuke Los Angeles! We have to act now!”

They don’t really mean this, and you can tell they don’t by what they omit. At least two of Iran’s neighbors — both Islamic nations — already have nuclear weapons. That fact should scare the hell out of Mark Levin. Yet for some reason he never mentions it. How come? Because it’s not the weapons he hates. It’s the ideology of the Iranian government, which is why he’s lobbying to overthrow it.

It goes without saying that there are very few Trump voters who’d support a regime change war in Iran. Donald Trump has argued loudly against reckless lunacy like this. Trump ran for president as a peace candidate. That’s what made him different from conventional Republicans. It’s why he won. A war with Iran would amount to a profound betrayal of his supporters. It would end his presidency. That may explain why so many of Trump’s enemies are advocating for it.

And then there’s the question of the war itself. Iran may not have nukes, but it has a fearsome arsenal of ballistic missiles, many of which are aimed at US military installations in the Gulf, as well as at our allies and at critical energy infrastructure. The first week of a war with Iran could easily kill thousands of Americans. It could also collapse our economy, as surging oil prices trigger unmanageable inflation. Consider the effects of $30 gasoline.

But the second week of the war could be even worse. Iran isn’t Iraq or Libya, or even North Korea. While it’s often described as a rogue state, Iran has powerful allies. It’s now part of a global bloc called BRICS, which represents the majority of the world’s landmass, population, economy and military power. Iran has extensive military ties with Russia. It sells the overwhelming majority of its oil exports to China. Iran isn’t alone. An attack on Iran could very easily become a world war. We’d lose.

None of these are far fetched predictions. Most of them comport with the Pentagon’s own estimates: many Americans would die during a war with Iran. People like Mark Levin don’t seem to care about this. It’s not relevant to them. Instead they insist that Iran give up all uranium enrichment, regardless of its purpose. They know perfectly well that Iran will never accept that demand. They’ll fight first. And of course that’s the whole point of pushing for it: to box the Trump administration into a regime change war in Iran.

The one thing that people like Mark Levin don’t want is a peaceful solution to the problem of Iran, despite the obvious benefits to the United States. They denounce anyone who advocates for a deal as a traitor and a bigot. They tell us with a straight face that Long Island native Steve Witkoff is a secret tool of Islamic monarchies. They’ll say or do whatever it takes. They have no limits. These are scary people. Pray that Donald Trump ignores them.

Jeffrey Sachs divulged to Tucker Carlson the “Origination of The Deep State Project started under Clinton to expand NATO”

He explains how yesterday was truly HISTORIC DAY once that call between Trump & Putin occurred.

Every president since Clinton has signed onto this secret plan until Trump.

We had made assurances not to expand NATO to Russia and then after the fall of the Soviet Union we embarked on warp speed expansion. And the most dangerous move was to back out of the ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty) in 2002 which was designed to prevent nuclear war.

We then attempted to absorb Ukraine & Georgia into NATO.

This full segment is worth the time because it lays out how we arrived to this dangerous point that many times could have led us to WW3.

June 4, 2025 – General Flynn advises President Trump on the Russia/Ukraine war and avoiding WWIII

1. While most of America remains blissfully uninformed by our establishment press, the world’s two greatest superpowers are being manipulated by Dark Forces inside and outside our government, into a major military confrontation that no country wants, and no sane person would ever want.

2. I have no role in the Trump Administration, but over a long career in the active uniformed military, specifically military intelligence, I have made it a point to cultivate many sources of information around the world. From what I can piece together, I want to share my deep concerns about who is behind this march to war, and my recommendations for how our nation and the West can avoid a major military confrontation with Russia.

3. I believe that the American Deep State is staffed by those with a deep, visceral, and irrational hatred for Russia, and these persons have conspired to box in President Trump’s decision making through the Russiagate Hoax. During the time the Soviet Union was expanding and infiltrating our government, I was an outspoken anti-communist, but, despite the lies told by our Deep State, Russia is not the Soviet Union and Putin is not Stalin. Even today, years after the Russiagate Hoax has been exposed, President Trump’s efforts to bring peace are met with resistance. The Establishment Press, deeply influenced and even sometimes controlled by our Deep State, labeled President Trump and those who work for him “Putin’s Puppets” to goad him into taking unwarranted and aggressive steps against Russia. These voices from the establishment press reflect the views of the Deep State, not the American People, and not the MAGA movement, and should be completely disregarded, if not mocked.

4. During almost all of the post-World War II period, and certainly since the establishment of the CIA in 1947, these unelected dark establishment forces have acted to destabilize the world, bringing death, famine, assassinations, violence, coups, riots, revolutions, and destruction to our planet. Currently, these forces are working to provoke Russia into a major — perhaps a final — military conflict with the West.

5. This provocation has many forms. Most recently, it involves the surprise drone attack on the Russian federation strategic arsenal, said to affect 40 bombers, or about a third of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet. Since Russian and American strategic bombers are generally required by agreement to be visible to satellite surveillance, never before has anyone engaged in an attack on these visible targets. If Russian bombers can be attacked with impunity, so can American bombers. By this action, the Ukrainian Government has not just weakened Russia, it has jeopardized America. Thus, those in the Ukrainian government who ordered these strikes have made themselves enemies not just of Russia, but of the United States. Making matters worse, this unwarranted attack was followed by Ukrainian attacks on the Kerch Strait Bridge connecting Russia and Crimea.

6. I do not believe that the recent escalation against Russia’s strategic bomber fleet was authorized by or coordinated with President Trump. Rather, it is my view that the Deep State is now acting outside of the control of the elected leadership of our nation. I believe that these persons in our Deep State are engaged in a deliberate effort to provoke Russia into a major confrontation with the West, including the United States. The time is now to take aggressive action against those who abuse their authority as government employees to manipulate the elected leadership of our nation.

7. Growing up in an Irish Democrat family in Rhode Island, I was only about five when John Kennedy was assassinated, but our family viewed John Kennedy as a hero. Not just for my family, one of our most beloved Presidents, John F. Kennedy, in 1961, found himself manipulated by earlier versions of these same Deep State forces when they attempted to manipulate President Kennedy to launch Air Force planes to attack Cuba after the failed invasion, resulting in an open conflict with both Cuba and the Soviet Union. In President Kennedy’s June 1963 speech at American University declaring his vision of peace with the Soviet Union, he declared himself to be an enemy of this Deep State, which by all indications then retaliated by participating in his assassination five months later in Dallas. The American Deep State is not only a threat to peace, but a threat to the President.

8. President Trump has already faced at least two assassination attempts. If there is one person who I believe has the character and love for our nation to rid our government of these forces, it is President Trump. After the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, President Trump displayed the type of personal courage that those of us who have served in the military deeply admire. With great affection for the President, I now urge him to risk the wrath of the Deep State once again by taking actions to purge enemies of our nation within our agencies and departments. Removing such persons from power is absolutely necessary to achieve the type of peace he described during his campaign and the beginning of his Administration.

9. Once President Kennedy realized he was being manipulated, and opposed because he sought peace, he removed Allen Dulles as Director of Central Intelligence, and several of his assistants. I urge President Trump to immediately clean house of any in government who had prior knowledge of or participated in any way in the Ukrainian attack on the Russian federation strategic bombers, and to go further by immediately declaring an end to any support for the Ukraine War. President Trump is right: this is not “his” War. I urge him to recall all open and covert military and other government personnel from Ukraine. I urge him to have all those personnel removed and interrogated by the FBI or the military to learn of their possible participation in unauthorized military activities. Any Americans who have aided and abetted Ukraine’s attacks should be investigated for violation of American law, and prosecuted as necessary.

10. I also believe President Trump should distance himself from certain Western leaders such as German Chancellor Fred Merz, who have acted and spoken in an irresponsible manner with respect to the Ukraine War. If there are countries in Europe who wish to provide military assistance to Ukraine, that is their concern, and they should not be surprised by President Putin’s response to their actions against Russia. If such leaders want to lead their nations to war by persisting in such irresponsible behavior, they will go it alone.

11. I urge President Trump to also distance himself from demonstrated war mongers in our own government, chief among whom is U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham. Those who love wars fought by others are no friends of America, and have no entitlement to be friends of the President.

12. Finally, I urge the American people to stand prayerfully and resolutely with President Trump as he cleans house and acts in pursuit of the type of peace which President Kennedy embraced. Peace is not the normal state of man. Freedom requires a price be paid by every generation. It is time to recommit our nation to both.

Food for thought…

General Flynn’s warnings about unelected bureaucrats hijacking foreign policy align with the core mission of exposing government waste and unaccountability. The Ukraine Support Act (H.R. 2913) allocates $300M annually through 2027 for military aid, yet Flynn’s analysis highlights a critical flaw: taxpayer dollars risk fueling proxy conflicts without congressional oversight or strategic clarity. This mirrors the bill’s Section 205, which mandates reports on allied contributions but lacks enforceable mechanisms to prevent mission creep.

The real issue? Bureaucrats weaponize aid to serve globalist agendas, not American interests. While national defense is non-negotiable, unchecked spending on foreign wars—without measurable outcomes or audits—is fiscal malpractice. Trump’s leadership must dismantle this corruption, redirecting resources to secure borders, energy independence, and crushing inflation.

Accountability starts with defunding Deep State operatives embedded in agencies, as Flynn rightly demands. Every dollar sent abroad should face the same scrutiny as domestic programs. No more blank checks for foreign quagmires.

June 4, 2025 – Dem House leader Hakeem Jeffries vows to reveal the identities of ICE agents while they face a massive uptick in death threats

June 4, 2025 – Phone records show Columbia protester and self-proclaimed ‘Jew-hater’ had direct link to Hamas terror cell

Tarek Bazrouk allegedly punched Jonathan Lederer in the face after ranting about Hitler and Nazis. (Credit: DCPI)

A “Jew-hater” who protested against Israel on Columbia University’s campus and contemplated setting a student on fire allegedly had a direct link to Hamas’ deadly al-Qassam Brigades militant group, The Post can reveal.

Tarek Bazrouk — awaiting trial after being indicted on three federal hate crimes against Jewish people — was “a member of a chat group that received regular updates from Abu Obeida,” the official spokesperson for the brigades, according to allegations in federal documents.

The accusation is the first evidence of an agitator receiving information directly from Hamas and taking action during protests on the university campus.

Bazrouk, 20, who was not a Columbia student, also frequently wore the green headband used by Hamas terrorists and boasted to friends about having relatives overseas who were part of the terror group, prosecutors claim in a letter filed with the court.

While on Columbia’s campus during protests in April 2024, Bazrouk allegedly texted a pal saying he lit a flare and considered lighting someone on fire, but that there were “too many” people around for him to take on, otherwise he “would’ve hurted [sic] them.”

Columbia University said it has no record of Bazrouk being on campus and wanted “to be clear that this individual is not affiliated with our University in any way,” adding that the school “strongly condemns antisemitism and violence, and we are horrified by the violence and hate crimes described in the indictment.”

Bazrouk, a US citizen born and raised in New York, was also arrested next to the campus in December 2024 for one of the three attacks against Jewish people of which he stands accused.

It is not clear how Bazrouk got on campus, which is private university property, but Columbia was beset with anti-Israel protesters shielded by masks throughout 2024, resulting in the NYPD being called to flush them out in April that year. (Read more: New York Post, 6/4/2025)  (Archive)

June 4, 2025 – NGOs & UN agencies were paid by US taxpayers to facilitate the movement of illegal aliens into the United States

June 4, 2025 – Articles of Impeachment have been filed against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

Last week, Michigan’s dirty Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was the first elected official in the state’s history to be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over subpoenaed election information to lawmakers. Today, Articles of Impeachment have been filed against the current Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for Governor, Jocelyn Benson.

The subpoena issued by the Michigan House, which demanded that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson provide election training materials, was issued in April with a May 22 deadline for submitting the materials. Unfortunately, for the citizens of Michigan, a significant portion of taxpayer dollars has been spent on defending the illegal activity by Michigan’s Secretary of State, Benson, who spends more time in court fighting lawsuits by plaintiffs demanding transparency and honest voter rolls than actually doing her job.

Former MI Clerks, Rep. Ann Bolin (l), Speaker Pro-Tem Rachelle Smit (c), and Rep. Jay DeBoyer (r)(Credit: public domain)

House Speaker Pro Tempore Rachelle Smit (R-Martin) released a statement following the contempt vote, highlighting the House’s persistence: “For seven months, we’ve given Secretary Benson every opportunity to sit down with us and discuss the training process for clerks and their staffs. I made my first information request in November of last year. Since then, we’ve gone back and forth repeatedly as MDOS has blocked our access to the materials used to train our clerks and their staff.” Joining Smit at the podium were Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Township), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay Township), Chair of the House Oversight Committee.

The civil contempt vote was sponsored by Representatives Jay DeBoyer (R) and Ann Bollin (R) and was approved along party lines. Fifty-eight representatives voted in favor of contempt, while 47 voted against, and 5 representatives abstained from voting.  (Read more: Gateway Pundit, 6/4/2025)  (Archive)

June 5, 2025 – Senate Judiciary is investigating FBI agent Walter Giardina, who “falsely said the Steele dossier was corroborated as true” and who destroyed his govt laptop

(…) Grassley demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel search for and produce all records related to Mueller and the Biden Crime Family that may currently be hiding in the “Prohibited Access” files.

“As I’m sure you are aware, the impact of parking records in a way that impedes, or in some cases prevents, responsive records from being produced to Congress pursuant to a valid request and during the course of court litigation, whether criminal or civil, is wide-ranging and potentially catastrophic to constitutional requirements,” Grassley wrote to Bondi and Patel. “Indeed, if the FBI has failed to take steps in the past to access records in ‘Restricted’ or ‘Prohibited’ status, the FBI has not fully responded to many years of my oversight requests.”

Chairman Grassley is also seeking records related to DOJ/FBI officials who destroyed federal documents related to Mueller’s bogus Trump-Russia collusion investigation.

Recall that Mueller’s top henchman Andrew Weissmann deleted his government phones numerous times during the Mueller inquisition.

Special Agent Walter Giardina who played a major role in the Mueller probe, Peter Navarro prosecution, Arctic Frost, Crossfire Hurricane, Roger Stone and Hillary Clinton cases illegally wiped his government laptop.

Per Grassley:

  • SA Giardina was an initial recipient of the Steele Dossier and falsely said that the report was corroborated as true.
  • SA Giardina stated openly his animosity toward President Trump and made known his personal motivation to investigate Trump.
  • SA Giardina electronically wiped the laptop he was assigned while working for Special Counsel Mueller outside of established protocol for record preservation, raising the possibility that he destroyed government records. The destruction of the laptop was reported to the DOJ Office of Inspector General.
  • SA Giardina instructed agents to use false Emolument Clause predication on President Trump to “dig around.”
  • SA Giardina was a case agent assigned to the Crimson River case, later changed to Red Maasari. This case was leaked, by whom it is not known, to the Washington Post in August 2024, roughly 90 days before the presidential election, in an attempt to falsely discredit President Trump.

(Read more: The Gateway Pundit, 6/5/2025)  (Archive)

June 5, 2025 – Nellie Ohr documents were inaccessible to FBI investigators due to their “Prohibited Access” status

A GoFundMe account was set up for the Ohr’s in October 2020 and they received over $51,000 in donations for their legal costs.. (Credit: GoFundMe)

(…) As FBI investigators were looking into FBI records of Nellie Ohr, they hit a roadblock set by the Special Counsel’s Office:

“Relevant FBI/DOJ information related to this assessment was inaccessible to FBI investigators given that the Trump/Russia-collusion investigations were in FBI systems under ‘Prohibited Access’ status which, unlike ‘Restricted Access’ status, precludes investigators from detecting the existence of potentially relevant serials. In other words, when search terms that exist in the Prohibited Access-status cases are searched in Sentinel [the FBI’s case management system], the particular search will receive a false-negative Sentinel search response.”

From the Electronic Communication, it’s pretty clear that the agents Federal Public Corruption squad were not surprised by the segregation of the Trump/Russia records. There’s no doubt that the Federal Public Corruption unit would be familiar with the Prohibited Access status, as they have (until their recent disbanding) investigated fraud, bribery, and corruption of public officials, both elected and unelected. Most likely they restricted many, if not all, of their investigations in a similar matter.

After all, it’s natural that some investigations require more secrecy than other, especially ones that are politically-charged, involve threats to the homeland, or are otherwise sensitive. And the existence of the “Prohibited Access” level – especially with regard to Crossfire Hurricane – is not itself a surprise.

In fact, it has been known since December 2019 that Crossfire Hurricane was a Prohibited Access case. In his Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, DOJ Inspector General Horowitz was informed by witnesses that:

“Because the information being investigated related to an ongoing presidential election campaign, the Crossfire Hurricane case file was designated as ‘prohibited’ meaning that access to the file was restricted and viewable to only those individuals assigned to work on the investigation. Agents and analysts referred to the investigation as ‘close-hold’ and, as discussed later in this chapter, used covert investigative techniques to ensure information about the investigation remained known only to the team and FBI and Department officials.”

 

Similarly, as our friend Walkafyre observed, the opening Electronic Communication for the Midyear investigation (which looked into Hillary Clinton’s transmission of classified information) stated it would be “designated as a prohibited investigation” due to its sensitive nature and “the damage its disclosure would cause.”

 

But it’s not only the political cases that are designated Prohibited. IG Horowitz, in his 2021 review of the FBI’s adjudication of employee misconduct investigations, noted that “documents and data uploaded into Sentinel are assigned one of the three access levels: unrestricted, restricted, or prohibited.” At that time, Sentinel was programmed so that FBI misconduct cases were “automatically designated ‘prohibited access.’”

So it’s not the existence of cases designated “Prohibited Access” being, by themselves, a scandal. But its rather the abuses that can stem from the prohibition. It cannot be forgotten that top officials within the FBI and the Mueller Special Counsel had a significant self-interest in the Prohibited Access designation, one relating to self-preservation and also their political desire to continue to their investigative pursuits. Sunlight was the disinfectant, though it came too late.

And we get an example of that abuse in the Electronic Communication released by Grassley. The Special Counsel’s Office (SCO) refused to provide a number of requested documents, including those relating to Nellie Ohr’s boss at Fusion GPS, Jake Berkowitz. Migration of the cases from Prohibited Access to Restricted Access was slow and incomplete. At other times, the SCO never provided documents to the search requests provided by the Federal Public Corruption.

That’s your scandal – using Prohibited Access as a way to not only insulate a corrupt case but to hinder the legitimate case against Nellie Ohr, with self-protection being the ultimate goal. (The other scandal being the still unexplained decision to not prosecute Nellie Ohr.) The timing is important – the materials continued to be prohibited, and the SCO continued to be uncooperative, even after the SCO had wound-down and Mueller had issued his report in the spring of 2019.

(…) Finally, on the topic of secrecy, apparently the FBI – apparently including former Director James Comey – had other means to hide documents. It was quite simple: keep paper copies but don’t digitize the files through the normal FBI procedures. (Read more: Techno Fog/The Reactionary, 6/5/2025)  (Archive)

June 5, 2025 – Jeffrey Epstein’s defense attorney: “I can say authoritatively, unequivocally, and definitively that he had no information to hurt President Trump”

June 6, 2025 – A Tennessee federal prosecutor resigns in protest over Kilmar Abrego Garcia indictment

Ben Schrader (Credit: LinkedIn)

A high-ranking federal prosecutor resigned in protest after a grand jury indicted MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia on charges of trafficking aliens.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is an El Salvadoran national who was illegally residing in Maryland. In 2019, an immigration judge ordered Abrego Garcia, an alleged member of the dangerous MS-13 gang, removed from the US.

After a months long court battle over his deportation, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was transported back to the United States from El Salvador to face criminal charges.

(…) A federal grand jury in Tennessee indicted Kilmar Abrego Garcia for “transporting undocumented migrants within the United States.”

He was charged with one count of conspiracy to transport aliens and one count of unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens.

According to the indictment, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and co-conspirators from El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and the US were trafficking illegal aliens from 2016 through 2025.

Read the indictment here.

(…) Ben Schrader, the Chief of the Criminal Division at the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, quit in protest after a federal grand jury indicted Abrego Garcia.

Schrader believed the federal case against Abrego Garcia was pursued for political reasons.

“Earlier today, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, I resigned as Chief of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. It has been an incredible privilege to serve as a prosecutor with the Department of Justice, where the only job description I’ve ever known is to do the right thing, in the right way, for the right reasons. I wish all of my colleagues at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and across the Department the best as they seek to do justice on behalf of the American people,” Ben Schrader said on LinkedIn.

(Read more: The Gateway Pundit, 6/6/2025)  (Archive)

June 6, 2025 – Former CIA Larry Johnson claims Lindsey Graham has laundered significant amounts of money from Ukraine

Bank account records show Senator Lindsey Graham is laundering money from the Ukraine war back into his personal bank accounts

CIA Officer says it’s “significant amounts of money” being laundered back to Senator Lindsey Graham

“Let me say something about Senator Graham. There will be news coming out in the next couple of months about how he has profited financially off of money that came out of Ukraine, laundered through Latvia and made it way into his bank account. And now we’re talking significant amounts of money. The Department of Justice is looking at it.

Those are serious allegations leveled by CIA officer, former CIA officer Larry Johnson.“

June 6, 2025 – DNI Tulsi Gabbard targeted for operating outside DC silo rules – ICIG office compromised

As we have watched things unfold, we have noticed that Tulsi Gabbard and Marco Rubio seem to be the most effective at delivering results despite the efforts of the entrenched control mechanisms of the deep state intelligence community.  Actions speak louder than words, and while the words of many are strong, it is the actions of Gabbard and Rubio that show focus.

Previously Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard removed the National Intelligence Council from the CIA and removed the heads.  In the latest development, the intelligence apparatus is in a state of apoplexy because DNI Gabbard has experienced the politicization of the Intelligence Community Inspector General’s network (ICIG), and she is now taking bold actions around the silo control mechanism.

(Credit: Conservative Treehouse)

Before getting to the substance, it is worth reminding everyone of clear politicization within the ICIG when Michael Atkinson changed the CIA whistleblower rules in order to facilitate a false accusation against President Trump using CIA operative Eric Ciaramella and Alexander Vindman. Atkinson worked with his former boss in the DOJ, Mary McCord, to frame the construct of an impeachment against President Trump.

Also remember, Atkinson’s testimony to the House impeachment committee was sealed and classified by co-chairs Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler who were part of the framing.  That transcript has NEVER been released.

Tamara A. Johnson was named Principal Deputy Inspector General of the Intelligence Community in October 2020. (Credit: public domain)

In the latest development, DNI Tulsi Gabbard has installed a key ally, Dennis Kirk, into the ICIG apparatus.  Kirk is in place to monitor the political operations of the Intelligence Community and report to DNI Gabbard so that she can eliminate the bad actors.  To say the Deep State IC embeds are apoplectic would be an understatement.  The Inspector General system within the Intelligence Community is a critical control mechanism for politicization of intelligence.

The leaks to the media are to the Washington Post, because this core part of the IC is a CIA element.  The CIA uses the Washington Post as their public relations and narrative distribution network.

WASHINGTON POST – Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard installed one of her top advisers to a position within the office of the inspector general of the intelligence community, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The move potentially compromises the integrity of the independent watchdog office while it is investigating the use of the Signal messaging app by top government officials to discuss classified details of a pending U.S. military strike against the Houthis in March.

The adviser, Dennis Kirk, was placed within the watchdog office on May 9, but reports to the DNI, according to one of the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.

Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-Massachusetts), the leading Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to acting intelligence community inspector general Tamara A. Johnson on Thursday, demanding information about the appointment of Kirk, who was an adviser in the Office of Personnel Management during President Donald Trump’s first term and co-author of a Project 2025 chapter on the federal workforce.

Lynch said the Oversight Committee was informed of the appointment by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), a group made up of government watchdogs.

In a statement to The Washington Post, Gabbard’s press secretary, Olivia Coleman, accused the intelligence community inspector general of failing to fulfill “the responsibility to be an independent organization unbeholden to partisan interests.”

Coleman said that Kirk was assigned to the watchdog office as part of the transition team and found “evidence of overwhelming and intentional politicization by the current IC IG team.”

The office’s leadership, she said, has “bucked President Trump’s directives” regarding diversity, equity and inclusion, “slow-walked responses to Congressional Republicans while prioritizing responding to Democrats, abused taxpayer dollars for personal purposes, and created a workplace environment filled with politically motivated action,” she said. “This is unacceptable on all fronts, and the DNI is taking action to ensure the IG office is focused on fulfilling its mission.”

[…] “The purported appointment of the IC IG ‘senior adviser’ heightens existing concerns about politicization and improper conduct at ODNI, including the subordination of competence and accountability at the agency to political fealty to President Trump,” Lynch wrote.

[…] The intelligence community inspector general was set up by statute in 2010 to provide independent oversight over the now 18 agencies in the intelligence community. (read more)

Pay attention to when the ICIG office was constructed, 2010! 

Barack Obama took office in January 2009, with the House and Senate fully controlled by Democrats (60 Senators) throughout 2009 and 2010.  The establishment of the ICIG was part of the construct for the Fourth Branch of Govt.

Current DNI Tulsi Gabbard is working through a process to deal with the IC weaponization legacy we have discussed on these pages for quite some time.  Again, one of the few cabinet officials actually confronting the constructs within the Deep State.

Keep watching.

(Conservative Treehouse, 6/6/2025)  (Archive)

June 6, 2025 – FBI Director Kash Patel says Anthony Fauci’s Covid-era cell phones and hard drives thought to be missing, have been found

Via @VigilantFox

FBI Director Kash Patel sat down with Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas, where he dropped a series of revelations about the Bureau’s ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, including a promise to release jail cell surveillance footage and newly uncovered evidence that could implicate Anthony Fauci.

(…) The most explosive moment of the interview came when Patel shifted his focus to Dr. Anthony Fauci.

This was the bombshell.

After years of stonewalling, vanishing records, and unanswered questions, a major breakthrough had finally arrived: Fauci’s COVID-era phones and hard drives—once thought to be missing—had been found.

“We just had a great breakthrough this week on Fauci,” Patel revealed.

The FBI had been investigating the origins of COVID, but a key problem remained: Fauci’s communications during the most pivotal months of the pandemic were nowhere to be found.

“And nobody had found it… till two days ago.”

Now, the original hard drives are in hand. And Patel made the mission clear: “Did that guy lie? Did he intentionally mislead the world and cause countless deaths?”

He stressed that this isn’t about politics—it’s about accountability. “The best evidence is always the people’s evidence,” he said.

“We’re going to exploit those hard drives… We’re not done. We’re on the case.”

If there’s evidence Fauci manipulated data, covered up dissent, or shaped the narrative to fit a political agenda, Patel believes it could be sitting right there on those devices.

And this time, he says, the truth won’t be buried.

(Read more: Zero Hedge, 6/7/2025)  (Archive)

June 8, 2025 – Verified X account calls for criminal sabotage against ICE during LA riots

For years, the popular “LA Scanner” account on X presented itself as a simple, neutral feed with just scanner updates, crime alerts, and public safety notices. But now, the left-wing mask has finally slipped.

And what do we see underneath? A raging left-wing activist with Stage 5 TDS, an open hatred for law enforcement, and a not-so-subtle agenda to turn his 40K followers into digital foot soldiers for sabotage against ICE.

In a now-viral post, the account openly encouraged people to commit a federal crime – calling in fake reports to ICE in order to tie up their resources and “make them look like fools.” That’s not free speech. That’s incitement. That’s obstruction. And, as we mentioned, that’s a felony.

Definitely don’t call in fake reports to tie up their resources and make them look like fools pic.twitter.com/vE23FMmKCG

— LA Scanner (@LAScanner) June 8, 2025

And here’s the kicker: the guy knew exactly what he was doing. His snarky “definitely don’t call in fake reports” phrasing was a wink-and-nod to his activist base. The intent was clear—and now that it’s blowing up in his face, he’s panicking.

For those that don’t know, filing false reports to a federal law enforcement agency is illegal under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. It carries up to 5 years in prison or 8 years if it involves terrorism-related targets. And according to Grok and legal analysts, it’s easily traceable thanks to SS7 signaling, ANI data, and VoIP tracing. Translation: You will get caught.

One X user put it bluntly:

“Food for thought in case anyone wants to try and commit a felony by filing false reports… ANI makes it easy to trace your line, even if you spoof your Caller ID.”

However, things took a turn for Mr. LA Scanner once the violence escalated in LA and once MAGA accounts started calling for his arrest and removal from X. LA Scanner panicked. He posted a desperate backpedal:

“I want to be absolutely clear: I do not support the violence currently happening… If you are rioting, you need to stop… But if you’re peacefully protesting the removal of immigrants… I support your right to do so.”

Look:

The sudden backtrack from felonious wink-winks to “safety is the top priority” wasn’t just weak; it was transparent. He knew what he did. He just didn’t think it would come back on him. But it did. Because this is what happens when the left’s emotion-driven activism crosses the line into actual crime. Their fake moral high ground crumbles the second the consequences hit.

Here’s where this all started – because this isn’t just about ICE. It’s about Trump Derangement Syndrome taking over another American who let his rage cloud his judgment. Take a look at this unhinged statement he posted in the wee hours of June 9th.

LA Scanner:

I am absolutely sickened by the actions of this administration. I cannot — and will not — stand by while Donald Trump tears apart families, lives, and entire communities. What he says and what he does are not the same. While claiming to target criminals, he is deploying militarized agents to job sites and detaining entire construction crews. An 18-year-old was reportedly forced to relieve himself in front of adult men—some potentially dangerous—while in custody. Others are being held in conditions that can only be described as inhumane: sleeping on concrete floors with nothing but Mylar blankets, crowded into facilities that resemble modern-day concentration camps. This is not justice. This is cruelty. Trump is dismantling a nation built by immigrants, for immigrants. Mr. Trump: Stop. End these actions now. History is watching.

Clearly, the person running this account has more than scanners on his or her mind.

But it gets worse.

While those violent far-left mobs and Mexican nationalist rioters were wreaking havoc in L.A., Mr. LA Scanner decided to up the ante by posting what amounted to a hit list. A list of ICE locations, published in the middle of a live riot. This wasn’t public info sharing. It was tactical incitement.

Peter St. Onge:

And it’s not the first time this kind of thing has happened from LA Scanner. (Read more: Revolver News, 6/9/2025) (Archive)

INSURRECTION: Democrat activists like Jack Quillin who runs the LA Scanner 𝕏 account doxxed federal agents and directed protesters to federal buildings before and during the riots. As a result, both the agents and the buildings were repeatedly attacked. Last night he began to realize that he was putting lives in danger stating, “I genuinely hope this doesn’t end in anyone losing their life” after posting the address of a federal agent. When he provided a list of federal offices in the LA area to protesters he made sure to remind them to remain peaceful. Quillin’s operation, NightSunTV, LLC, collected the names, addresses, photos of federal officials going as far as to build an interactive map that provided a real-time view of their locations throughout the LA area. I think it would make a LOT of sense @FBIDirectorKash to have someone from the FBI reach out to Quillin before someone gets hurt.

June 8, 2025 – 30-year cover-up: Newly unearthed records confirm FBI lied about OKC bomb footage

Rescue workers stand in front of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building, following an explosion on 19 April 1995, in downtown Oklahoma City.(Credit:: David Longstreath/AP)

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) There was a lot of news last week about the FBI suppressing evidence: Sen. Chuck Grassley alleged Thursday that the bureau has a “Prohibited Access” label to hide damning documents, while Director Kash Patel was widely criticized a day later for his dubious claims that the FBI doesn’t have footage of sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s associates abusing girls.

To top it off, an attorney suing the FBI in federal court filed a motion Friday afternoon, accusing the bureau of lying about footage in another scandalous case: the Oklahoma City bombing, which remains the deadliest domestic terrorism attack in American history.

Jesse Trentadue is photographed in Salt Lake City, Saturday July 26, 2014. (Credit: Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune)

The late-Friday motion comes from Utah attorney Jesse Trentadue, who’s been suing the FBI for records on the OKC bombing for decades. Trentadue said in his motion that a researcher he works with recently uncovered previously hidden FBI records about the bombing. Those records, unearthed by OKC bomb researcher Richard Booth, show that an agent falsely testified in court that the bureau didn’t have surveillance footage of OKC bomber Timothy McVeigh and his mystery accomplice “John Doe 2.”

“Booth did a text based search of those FBI records and discovered therein four documents proving that the Bureau is in possession of videotapes from security cameras at the Regency Towers Apartments (“RTA”) that show the destruction of the Murrah Federal Building, and Timothy McVeigh actually arming the truck bomb at approximately 8:57 am on the morning of [April] 19, 1995, when the Ryder Truck that was carrying the bomb was parked in front of the RTA,” Trentadue’s motion states.

“More importantly, these same RTA videotapes would show John Doe 2, the accomplice that 24-witnesses have said was in the truck with McVeigh that morning, but who the FBI insists never existed.”

Trentadue’s filing comes some 17 years after he initially sued the FBI for surveillance footage of the OKC bombing in 2008. His lawsuit went to trial in 2014, and the FBI vociferously argued that no footage from the RTA buildings exists. The presiding judge has yet to issue a final judgment, in large part due to allegations that the FBI tampered with one of Trentadue’s witnesses (that wild saga can be read here). (Read more: Headline USA, 6/8/2025)  (Archive)

June 8, 2025 – Far-left riots break out in LA – 16 things to know about their “revolution”

We were warned that an internal revolution started by the communists would be coming.  We were also warned that the summer of 2025 would be a “summer of chaos” in the United States.  So the truth is that what happened in Los Angeles over the past few days shouldn’t be a surprise to any of us.  The next couple of years are going to be a time when the far left in this country gets crazier than they have ever been before.

What we have just witnessed is only the beginning.  So buckle up and hold on tight because things are only going to get wilder from here.  The following are 16 things that everyone needs to know about the extremely violent far-left revolution that just erupted in Los Angeles…

#1 The protests in Los Angeles have been extraordinarily violent.  It is being reported that objects were being thrown at police vehicles, and at one point a car was set on fire in the middle of an intersection…

KTLA video footage shows lines of law enforcement officers standing in the streets as protesters taunted them, while others blocked a roadway and threw objects at police vehicles. In addition, a car sitting in the middle of an intersection was seen engulfed in flames:

#2 The mainstream media has generally been downplaying this fact, but it has been confirmed that “multiple federal law enforcement officers” have been injured by the protesters…

Large-scale protests have sprouted throughout L.A. County including in the Westlake District, downtown L.A. and Paramount, and have escalated to violence on several occasions. A federal law enforcement official tells CBS News that multiple federal law enforcement officers were injured during confrontations with protesters on Friday and Saturday.

#3 Setting fires in southern California is a very foolish thing to do because they can easily get wildly out of control. But some of these violent protesters were “starting fires with accelerants” anyway…

On Saturday, anti-ICE protesters were filmed starting fires with accelerants during the anti-ICE rallies.

You can clearly see in a video making the rounds on X that the protesters are spraying accelerant on the dry brush before they set in on fire. Others are wearing Mexican flags as they stand by and watch.

#4 In the old days, everyone knew that you just don’t mess with the U.S. Marshals Service. They may not have realized it at the time, but the crowd of protesters that “swarmed” a U.S. Marshals Service bus could have very easily gotten shot…

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A crowd swarmed a US Marshals Service bus exiting a nearby freeway, with authorities later closing on and off ramps to keep protesters from taking over the highway.

Smoke rose from burning shrubbery and refuse in the street, and demonstrators kicked at a Border Patrol vehicle.

A boulevard was closed to traffic as Border Patrol agents circulated through the area.

(Read more: Patriot TV, 6/8/2025) (Archive)

June 9, 2025 – Neville Singham funded Pro-Palestinian campus protests; Now tied to Anti-ICE riots

𝑵𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑬 𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑯𝑨𝑴: Funded Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests; Now Tied to Anti-ICE Riots

The LA riots were part of a series of nationwide protests organized by Communist PSL (Party for Socialism & Liberation) taking place on June 7-8.

Several days ago, Neville Singham was identified as the main backer behind PSL.

PSL printed signage and spokespeople not only for the LA riots, but also for San Antonio and other cities. I’ll document Neville Singham’s involvement below:

Anti-ICE protests fueled in part by CCP-linked Communist revolutionary org and a tech millionaire

June 9, 2025 – CNN, MSNBC refer to LA riots as ‘peaceful’ 170 times

LA riots break out due to ICE doing their job. (Credit: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

CNN and MSNBC referred to riots in Los Angeles as “peaceful” 170 times as of Monday afternoon since the violence broke out following a Friday raid by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a Daily Caller News Foundation review found.

President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to deploy Saturday as the riots continued in Los Angeles following a raid by ICE at a Home Depot, with video posted to social media showing an individual wearing a motorcycle helmet throwing rocks at the windshields of vehicles containing ICE agents with the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to that person’s arrest. Despite the videos of fires burning appearing on those networks, they used the term “peaceful” dozens of times, according to a DCNF review of Grabien data.

While the phrase “peaceful protests” did not appear on CNN until Sunday, it has appeared 30 times on the network, with 25 of the utterances taking place Sunday. The phrase has been used 16 times on MSNBC, 12 of them on Sunday.

The term “peaceful protest” was used 124 times from Friday to Sunday on the two corporate 24-hour news channels. CNN used that term 69 times, while MSNBC used it 55 times.

In one instance Monday, MSNBC host Ana Cabrera claimed “vastly peaceful protests” against the ICE raids were occurring in Los Angeles.

“Let’s bring this all back to where it started,” Cabrera said during a segment with , the deputy state director for California for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). “Vastly peaceful protests of ICE operations in the Los Angeles area.”

(Read more: Daily Caller, 6/9/2025)  (Archive)

June 10, 2025 – Pelosi says LA rioters are caught up in the “exuberance of the moment”; Claims she begged Trump for National Guard on Jan. 6

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed that rioters in Los Angeles setting fire to and vandalizing vehicles, looting businesses, and throwing objects at law enforcement officials are caught up in the “exuberance of the moment.”

While speaking at a press conference, Pelosi explained that “when there is a large gathering” of people, anarchists view it “as an opportunity and they move in.” Pelosi continued to claim that images or videos showing a “burned car or a broken window” may be due to “the exuberance of the moment” or from the anarchists.

“When — and I say this as a former party chair — when there is a gathering, a large gathering of people, the anarchists see it as an opportunity and they move in,” Pelosi said. “So, [you] always have to be careful, whether you see a burned car or a broken window, or whatever it is. It may be the exuberance of the moment, but it may be the anarchists setting in.”

(Read more: Breitbart News, 6/10/2025)  (Archive)

June 10, 2025 – A federal grand jury returns a three-count indictment against LaMonica McIver

Today a federal grand jury seated in Newark, New Jersey returned a three-count indictment charging U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver with forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers. This indictment has a maximum penalty of 8 years for Count One, an additional maximum penalty of 8 years for Count Two, and a maximum penalty of 1 year in prison for Count Three.

As I have stated in the past, it is my Constitutional obligation as the Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer for New Jersey to ensure that our federal partners are protected when executing their duties. While people are free to express their views for or against particular policies, they must not do so in a manner that endangers law enforcement and the communities those officers serve.

Today’s decision by the grand jury is the next step in a process that my Office will pursue to a just end.

June 10, 2025 – Democrats plan “No Kings” protests/riots across all 50 states on June 14th; Astroturfed chaos funded by billionaires and shadowy NGOs

Patrick Bet-David: (h/t Gateway Pundit)

“They’re losing their minds. It’s great to be on with you here. They’re losing their minds. But here’s the thing—when you look at Gavin Newsom, it’s very interesting how opportunistic he is and what his format is: blame, deflect; blame, deflect; get emotional; play politics; spin a little bit. The guy is such a gifted spinner.

Here’s a challenge that Californians have to be thinking about: California—this is the closest it’s ever been to being red. This is the closest California has ever been to being red in a long time. Now, a lot of the people that voted for Trump—the independents, the libertarians, and the conservatives in California that voted for Trump—they want to see changes in California.

Are you going to fall for this tactic? He’s separating families and their kids and all this… this is all this other stuff. He’s doing all this other stuff. It’s going to be interesting watching how California handles this, because if they succeed in getting everybody else emotional, we know what game they’re playing.

June 14th is President Trump’s 79th birthday—250-year army. You—you got flagged. You got all this stuff that they’re doing with America.

They don’t want to see any of these victories taking place. An Axios article came out talking about 1,500 protests—they’re already planning them in 50 states, funded by 100 progressive organizations and a lot of different NGOs. One of the Walton billionaires, Christy Walton—her name was mentioned in the New York Times. This is a 19–20 billion dollar type of person.

A lot of this money—you hear Soros, all these other things that they’re doing. They’re planning this. You know what they’re looking for? I hate to say this—they’re looking for their next George Floyd. That is all they need. They need one person. They need one massive crisis.

They have no policies. They have no good ideas. I’ve yet to see— I went on ChatGPT. I said, “Can you tell me what solutions Mayor Bass and Gavin Newsom have given to all these protesting?” There are no solutions. It’s meetings. It’s suing Trump. Zero solutions.”

June 11, 2025 – House passes Bill to repeal D.C. law allowing non-citizens to vote — 56 Democrats join Republicans

The U.S. House of Representatives just voted 266–148 to repeal Washington, D.C.’s Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which allowed non‑U.S. citizens, including potentially illegal immigrants and foreign agents, to cast ballots in local elections.

Led by Rep. August Pfluger (R‑TX), the vote drew support from 56 Democrats, proving GOP fears that D.C.’s progressive experiment threatens the sanctity of American elections.

“PASSED: My bill to prohibit noncitizens from voting in DC elections just passed the House!” Pfluger wrote on X.

He added, “It’s common sense: Only American citizens should be able to vote in U.S. elections!”

June 12, 2025 – FBI’s Kash Patel probes far-left NGOs funding anti-ICE riots

The Democratic Party’s rogue network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with Marxist-aligned political ideologies is likely serving as the organizational backbone behind recent anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. These demonstrations, which began as opposition to federal immigration enforcement actions, have escalated into civil unrest involving vandalism, arson, and looting, and now, the FBI has launched an investigation into the funding sources behind the chaos.

FBI Director Kash Patel told Just the News, “The FBI is investigating any and all monetary connections responsible for these riots.” This comes as a pattern of escalation is consistent with previous color revolution-style mobilizations by the Democratic Party’s NGO sphere.

While experts note that protest funding itself isn’t illegal, the FBI is focusing on the intent behind financial support—particularly if it facilitated criminal activity.

“If you have to watch out for a burnt car, that isn’t a peaceful protest, that isn’t America. That’s anarchy,” acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Fox News.

Among the nonprofits identified as playing a key role in last week’s unrest are the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and Unión del Barrio—a group seen as the Mexican version of BLM, whose manifesto openly cites Marxist and communist ideology. These groups sparked some of the first protests, which quickly morphed into unrest last week and over the weekend.

As civil unrest spreads across Los Angeles, President Trump has ordered the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to stabilize the region. At the same time, nearly 200 NGOs linked to the Democratic Party’s activist network are reportedly coordinating efforts to export the unrest to cities across the country this weekend.

JUST RELEASED: Follow the Money Behind the No Kings Rally

DataRepublican has launched an interactive, open-source map showing how your tax dollars flow to organizations involved in the No Kings rally.

🔍 I tracked funding from federal sources to final recipients, prioritizing direct paths (not via DAFs) whenever possible.
👉 IMPORTANT: most paths still went through Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)—the black box of the nonprofit world. Unfortunately, it’s a common and opaque funding structure that deserves scrutiny.

💥 Explore it for yourself:
Click on “Federal Grant Flow” for any NoKings organization to open any visual flowchart, tracing dollars from origin to destination.
🖼️ Also, you can save any graph as an SVG and take it wherever you need.

📌 I’ll keep updating the database as more EINs come in. Got a group to investigate? Send it my email address with an EIN.

🧠 Let’s shine a light on influence laundering.

Link below 👇

The latest on the Democratic Party’s color revolution operation against Trump, supported and funded by rogue NGOs:

(Read more: Zero Hedge, 6/12/2025)  (Archive)

June 13, 2025 – Riot Inc. exposed: How Arabella dark money funds the protest industrial complex

Soros and Wyss Are Critical Donors: George Soros’s Open Society Network has provided over $8 million in funding to Indivisible; Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss channeled $2.5 million through his political action fund. Soros and Wyss crucial Arabella funders. Wyss is a foreign national and shouldn’t be affecting the US political process.

Force-Multiplying via Federal Dollars: Arabella-backed groups increase their protest impact by supplementing billionaire dark money with federal and state taxpayer money, amplifying unrest through this dual-funding pipeline. They’ve created a professional protest machine with government backing; sustained
not only by billionaires but indirectly by U.S. taxpayers, effectively conscripting public money into partisan activism.

June 13, 2025 – USAID official and three corporate executives plead guilty to decade-long bribery scheme involving over $550 million in contracts

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Four men, including a government contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and three owners and presidents of companies, have pleaded guilty for their roles in a decade-long bribery scheme involving at least 14 prime contracts worth over $550 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars.

  • Roderick Watson, 57, of Woodstock, Maryland, who worked as a USAID contracting officer, pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official;
  • Walter Barnes, 46, of Potomac, Maryland, who was the owner and president of PM Consulting Group LLC doing business as Vistant (Vistant), a certified small business under the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) contracting program, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official and securities fraud;
  • Darryl Britt, 64, of Myakka City, Florida, who was the owner and president of Apprio, Inc. (Apprio), a certified small business under the SBA 8(a) contracting program, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official; and
  • Paul Young, 62, of Columbia, Maryland, who was the president of a subcontractor to Vistant and Apprio, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official.

In addition, Apprio and Vistant, both of which contracted with USAID, have agreed to admit criminal liability and enter into three-year deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) in connection with criminal informations filed today in the District of Maryland. As part of these resolutions, both Apprio and Vistant admitted to engaging in a conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official and securities fraud. The DPAs entered into with Apprio and Vistant require each company to, among other obligations, provide ongoing cooperation with and disclosures to the Justice Department, implement a compliance and ethics program, and report to Justice Department regarding remediation and implementation of these compliance measures.

“The defendants sought to enrich themselves at the expense of American taxpayers through bribery and fraud,” said Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Their scheme violated the public trust by corrupting the federal government’s procurement process. Anybody who cares about good and effective government should be concerned about the waste, fraud, and abuse in government agencies, including USAID. Those who engage in bribery schemes to exploit the U.S. Small Business Administration’s vital economic programs for small businesses — whether individuals or corporations acting through them — will be held to account.”

“Watson was entrusted to serve the interests of the American people — not his own — and his criminal actions for his own personal gain undermine the integrity of our public institutions,” said U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes for the District of Maryland. “Public trust is a hallmark of our nation’s values, so corruption within a federal government agency is intolerable. This office, along with our law enforcement partners, will continue to pursue and prosecute corruption at every level to ensure accountability and protect public trust.”

“The guilty pleas reflect the FBI’s unwavering commitment to holding accountable all those who abuse the authority and responsibility of public service,” said Assistant Director Joe Perez of the FBI’s Criminal Division. “The actions of the defendants in this scheme serve to erode public trust. The FBI is focused on rebuilding this trust and protecting American taxpayers from corruption through investigations such as these.”

“Corruption in government programs will not be tolerated. Watson abused his position of trust for personal gain while federal contractors engaged in a pay-to-play scheme,” said Acting Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Sean Bottary of the USAID Office of Inspector General (USAID-OIG). “USAID-OIG is firmly committed to rooting out fraud and corruption within U.S. foreign assistance programs. Today’s announcement underscores our unwavering focus on exposing criminal activity, including bribery schemes by those entrusted to faithfully award government contracts. We appreciate our longstanding partnership with the Department of Justice in holding accountable those who defraud American taxpayers.”

“Watson exploited his position at USAID to line his pockets with bribes in exchange for more than $550 million in contracts. While he helped three company owners and presidents bypass the fair bidding process, he was showered with cash and lavish gifts,” said Chief Guy Ficco of IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI). “Through its financial crime investigations, IRS-CI works to protect taxpayer dollars and ensure government funds are awarded based on merit — not corruption. In close coordination with our law enforcement partners, IRS-CI helped put an end to their greed and criminal conduct. Now, Watson and his co-conspirators will face justice.”

Overview of Bribery Scheme

According to court documents, beginning in 2013, Watson, while a USAID contracting officer, agreed with Britt to receive bribes in exchange for using Watson’s influence to award contracts to Apprio. As a certified small business under the SBA 8(a) contracting program, which helps socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, Apprio could access lucrative federal contracting opportunities through set-asides and sole-source contracts exclusively available to eligible contractors without a competitive bid process.

Vistant was a subcontractor to Apprio on one of the contracts awarded through Watson’s influence. After Apprio graduated from the SBA 8(a) program and it was no longer eligible to be a prime contractor for new contracts with USAID under this program, the scheme shifted so that Vistant became the prime contractor and Apprio became the subcontractor on USAID contracts awarded through Watson’s influence between 2018 and 2022.

During the scheme, Britt and Barnes paid bribes to Watson that were often concealed by passing them through Young, who was the president of another subcontractor to Apprio and Vistant. Britt and Barnes also regularly funneled bribes to Watson, including cash, laptops, thousands of dollars in tickets to a suite at an NBA game, a country club wedding, down payments on two residential mortgages, cellular phones, and jobs for relatives. The bribes were also often concealed through electronic bank transfers falsely listing Watson on payroll, incorporated shell companies, and false invoices. Watson is alleged to have received bribes valued at more than approximately $1 million as part of the scheme.

In exchange for the bribe payments, Watson influenced the award of contracts to Apprio and Vistant by manipulating the procurement process at USAID through various means, including recommending their companies to other USAID decisionmakers for non-competitive contract awards, disclosing sensitive procurement information during the competitive bidding process, providing positive performance evaluations to a government agency, and approving decisions on the contracts, such as increased funding and a security clearance.

Apprio and Vistant also agreed to resolve concurrently with the Justice Department in its separate Civil False Claims Act investigations relating to the bribery scheme.

Overview of Vistant Securities Fraud Scheme

According to court documents, in 2022, Barnes and Watson defrauded a licensed small business investment company (SBIC), in furtherance of the bribery scheme, by inducing it into executing a credit agreement with Vistant. Through the credit agreement, Barnes caused Vistant to issue stock warrants that, if exercised, would result in the SBIC having a 40% equity stake in Vistant. The credit agreement also provided for a $14 million loan to Vistant from which Barnes could pay himself a $10 million dividend. Prior to executing the credit agreement, Watson agreed at Barnes’s request to speak with the SBIC about Vistant’s performance as a government contractor on USAID contracts. When speaking with the SBIC, Watson omitted that Barnes had bribed Watson to obtain USAID contracts for years. Watson’s endorsement of Vistant thereafter induced the SBIC to enter into the credit agreement with Barnes.

Overview of Apprio Securities Fraud Scheme

According to court documents, in 2023, Apprio, acting through Britt, engaged in a scheme in which Apprio fraudulently induced a private equity firm, which had an investment pool that was licensed as a SBIC, to purchase from Apprio’s parent company a 20% equity stake in the company for $4 million and simultaneously extend it a $4 million loan secured by shares of Apprio stock. In addition to making false material representations in the stock purchase and loan agreements, Britt intentionally omitted during his negotiations the material fact that he had bribed Watson for years, which was intended to deceive and induce the private equity company into executing the agreements.

Deferred Prosecution Agreements with Apprio and Vistant

The Justice Department reached its resolution with Apprio based on several factors, including Apprio’s credit for clearly accepting responsibility for its criminal conduct, fully cooperating in the investigation and engaging in timely remedial measures. Based on these factors, the criminal penalty calculated under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines reflects a 10% reduction off the bottom of the applicable Guidelines fine range pursuant to the Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP). According to court documents, Apprio agreed that the appropriate criminal penalty based on the law and facts in its case is $51,673,185; however, Apprio also met its burden of establishing an inability to pay the criminal penalty sought. Based on the Justice Department’s independent analysis, it determined that paying a criminal penalty and civil settlement greater than $500,000 would substantially threaten the continued viability of Apprio. Accordingly, the Justice Department determined that the appropriate resolution of this case is a DPA and a payment of $500,000 in a civil settlement.

Similarly, the Justice Department reached its resolution with Vistant based on a number of factors, including Vistant’s credit for clearly accepting responsibility for its criminal conduct and cooperating with the investigation. Although Vistant’s cooperation was initially delayed and limited, Vistant began to fully cooperate thereafter. Vistant also received credit for engaging in timely remedial measures. Based on these factors, the penalty calculated under the Guidelines reflects a 5% reduction off the bottom of the applicable Guidelines fine range pursuant to the CEP. Vistant agreed that the appropriate criminal penalty based on the law and facts in its case is $86,407,740; however, Vistant also met its burden of establishing an inability to pay the criminal penalty sought. Based on the Justice Department’s independent analysis, it determined that paying a criminal penalty and civil settlement greater than $100,000 would substantially threaten the continued viability of Vistant. Accordingly, the Justice Department determined that the appropriate resolution of this case is a DPA and a payment of $100,000 in a civil settlement.

Watson is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 6, and faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. Young is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 3 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Britt is scheduled to be sentenced on July 28 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Barnes is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 14 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

The FBI, USAID-OIG, and IRS-CI are investigating the cases.

Trial Attorneys Matt Kahn and Brandon Burkart of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Kibbe for the District of Maryland are prosecuting the cases.

(Office of Public Affairs/DOJ, 6/13/2025)  (Archive)