Former Intelligence Official Claims FBI Corrupted by Democratic Party Interests
"The bottom line is that the FBI has been thoroughly corrupted by people uh 8 years running people working pretty much for the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party. Uh I can prove that if you just look at the other investigations that the FBI was supposed to make like on Russia Gate, Russian hacking of the DNC. They never did one."
About this episode
In this episode discussing the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the hosts examine footage of the incident and interview Ray McGovern, a former intelligence official, about potential Secret Service failures and FBI corruption. McGovern presents two possible explanations for how a 20-year-old shooter gained access to a rooftop with clear sight of Trump: either catastrophic Secret Service incompetence or a deliberate plot to kill the former president. He suggests local police may have mistaken the shooter for law enforcement because he wore military-style clothing with a US flag patch and carried his firearm openly rather than in a case. McGovern makes explosive allegations that the FBI has been thoroughly corrupted over the past eight years by individuals working for the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party. He cites multiple examples including the Russia Gate investigation, the DNC hacking probe that was outsourced to a contractor, and the case of FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith who falsified FISA warrant documents but received no prison time. McGovern references Senator Chuck Grassley's criticism of the Department of Justice as the Department of "just us" for protecting its own. When asked whether elements within law enforcement or intelligence communities harbor an ideology that would lead them to either look the other way or actively set up Trump, McGovern answers affirmatively and expresses skepticism that the FBI can conduct an independent investigation into the assassination attempt.
Key takeaways
- Ray McGovern claims the FBI has been corrupted by Democratic Party interests over eight years, citing Russia Gate and FISA warrant falsification as evidence.
- McGovern suggests the Trump assassination attempt represents either extreme Secret Service incompetence or a deliberate plot to kill the former president.
- Local police reportedly mistook the 20-year-old shooter for law enforcement because he wore military clothing with a US flag patch.
- FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith falsified FISA warrant documents but received no prison time, according to Senator Chuck Grassley's criticism.
- McGovern confirms that elements within law enforcement and intelligence communities harbor ideology that could lead to targeting Trump.
- The former intelligence official expresses no confidence in the FBI conducting an independent investigation into the assassination attempt.
- The shooter carried his firearm openly rather than in a case, which should have triggered immediate law enforcement response.