Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks Forced Out Over Prostitution Allegations Previously Cleared

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"The same thing that happened to Kristi Noem is now happening to Mike Banks. All of a sudden they pull a rabbit out of their hat and these individuals, you know, oh my gracious, they're the worst thing since sliced bread. That's what I think about what just happened to Mike Banks. As a matter of fact, I think that prostitution thing had been investigated many years ago and he was cleared. So that's what they're not telling you there."

Former Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigned amid allegations of engaging with prostitutes abroad in Colombia and Thailand, but Bovino claims Banks was previously investigated and cleared years ago. Bovino suggested the Washington Examiner story was planted by administration insiders to force out Banks, a mass deportation hardliner. He noted that all hardliners including himself, Noem, Lewandowski, and Banks have been systematically removed from the administration.