IS terrorism on the rise again. We all w inst and horror when Shamsa Dingebar rammed his truck into a busy New yar As Eve crowd, killing fourteen people in the name of ISIS. President Trump had taken out ISIS terrorism was largely contained, but it seems to be on the rise now under Joe Biden. We all saw the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan when an ISIS a suicide bomber killed thirteen service members. We left billions of dollars worth of weapons in the hands of the Taliban. There. We see erosm take root again in Syria with the fall of Asad. We saw the deadly's attack against Jews since the Holocaust with the Iran backed Hamas attack on October seventh, and then chaos in the Middle East and instability as a result of that. So is this something that the incoming Donald Trump administration is going to have to face again? What do we have to worry about here, particularly considering the fact that we've had open borders and have led you know, who knows how many terrorists into the country throughout the past four years. So we'll get.

IS terrorism on the rise again. We all w inst and horror when Shamsa Dingebar rammed his truck into a busy New yar As Eve crowd, killing fourteen people in the name of ISIS. President Trump had taken out ISIS terrorism was largely contained, but it seems to be on the rise now under Joe Biden. We all saw the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan when an ISIS a suicide bomber killed thirteen service members. We left billions of dollars worth of weapons in the hands of the Taliban. There. We see erosm take root again in Syria with the fall of Asad. We saw the deadly's attack against Jews since the Holocaust with the Iran backed Hamas attack on October seventh, and then chaos in the Middle East and instability as a result of that. So is this something that the incoming Donald Trump administration is going to have to face again? What do we have to worry about here, particularly considering the fact that we've had open borders and have led you know, who knows how many terrorists into the country throughout the past four years. So we'll get.

Into all of that.

Into all of that.

The updates on that investigation of the New Orleans Teror attack, what you need to know about our open borders and how susceptible are we here in the United States to a tarror attack. We'll talk to my friend and colleague, a former FBI agent, Nicole Parker. We'll have her on the show to discuss all of this. We'll also get her take on, you know, how has the FBI fallen and what changes would she like to see. May all of that more with Nicole Parker. Stay tuned.

The updates on that investigation of the New Orleans Teror attack, what you need to know about our open borders and how susceptible are we here in the United States to a tarror attack. We'll talk to my friend and colleague, a former FBI agent, Nicole Parker. We'll have her on the show to discuss all of this. We'll also get her take on, you know, how has the FBI fallen and what changes would she like to see. May all of that more with Nicole Parker. Stay tuned.

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Well.

Nicole, So great to have you on the podcast. I met you recently at an event and pretty instantly I was like, this girl's awesome and so so great to meet you and just you know, appreciate your service to the country and you know, your friendship.

Nicole, So great to have you on the podcast. I met you recently at an event and pretty instantly I was like, this girl's awesome and so so great to meet you and just you know, appreciate your service to the country and you know, your friendship.

So great to have you on the show.

So great to have you on the show.

Thank you so much. The are mutual. You know, it's awesome to meet fellow patriots. There are a lot of us out there, and I'm glad that we finally have a voice.

Thank you so much. The are mutual. You know, it's awesome to meet fellow patriots. There are a lot of us out there, and I'm glad that we finally have a voice.

So well, and we met a you know, an event that was honoring the families of you know, our fallen police officers. So it was a really beautiful event and I know it meant a lot to you. And it meant a lot to me as well, So it was it was nice to bond over, you know, something as important as that as well. Absolutely, you know, no Nicole, obviously, you know, we saw this terror attack in New Orleans and we're still trying to, you know, figure out how someone can go from serving our country, serving the country in the military to uh, you know, carrying out an attack in the name of ISIS. I guess, you know, kind of take us through how does that sort of radicalization.

So well, and we met a you know, an event that was honoring the families of you know, our fallen police officers. So it was a really beautiful event and I know it meant a lot to you. And it meant a lot to me as well, So it was it was nice to bond over, you know, something as important as that as well. Absolutely, you know, no Nicole, obviously, you know, we saw this terror attack in New Orleans and we're still trying to, you know, figure out how someone can go from serving our country, serving the country in the military to uh, you know, carrying out an attack in the name of ISIS. I guess, you know, kind of take us through how does that sort of radicalization.

Happen, you know, take us through that.

Happen, you know, take us through that.

Let's start there, right, I mean, this is foreign terrist organization groups are back and full force, and we are seeing it with this awful, horrific tragedy on New Year's Day in New Orleans. I think for so many years, you know, Trump had really eradicated isasis al Qaeda, and with what's been going on in our administration the last several years, it has not been good in the combating of counter terrorism. And you know, there are different types of individuals that we look at at the FBI, and like you mentioned, this individual was born in unized dates. He's from Texas, but he did he had served in the military, and it is very, very important that the FBI has a close eye on individuals like this, and I could tell you Lisa that you know, these these sleeper cells are very difficult to track down. But this might have ended up being a lone offender based on what the FBI originally said. That original press conference was quite confusing. But initially, on the first day that it occurred, it was very clearly stated that this person was not solely responsible. Then the FBI comes out the next day and says, we do believe that Jabbar acted alone. And so for the FBI to make such contradicting statements early on can be very confusing and I think somewhat premature because it does take a long time to conduct investigations into determining what drove them to their pathway to radicalization, and because it is so early on, it's hard to make those definitive statements. So I like to just be fair and honest. I don't know the exact pathway to radicalization in this instance, but what we are looking at as an individual that was again born in the United States, his family said that he had recently become reinterested in his Islam religion. He had a history recently of having two failed marriages, he had children that based on my understanding, there was some financial stresses and issues, and really looking into this, there is always a precipitating stressor that causes an individual to finally snap. And whether they're bringing radicalized by a foreign terrorist organization group or whether it's a mass shooting. I've worked mass shootings as well. The pathway to violence can be very similar. But in this particular instance with Jabbar, investigators need to look at was he self directed on January first? Did he come up with this idea himself to conduct this terror attack or was he doing this at the instruction of ISIS? And was he radicalized at a mosque, his neighborhood mosque in Houston, or was he radicalized online through someone that found him through different means that they recruit individuals, and the recruiting process can be very complex, but there are different means in which they find individuals. But there's one commonality in the recruiting process is that those that they recruit always have vulnerabilities and these recruiters, these terrorist recruiters, know how to hone in on that. And when we look at this individual and we hear what his brother had been saying about him. He was looking to find his way, he was looking to find his purpose. He joined the army trying to find his purpose. He was suffering from financial stress, he was suffering from relationship stress. These are all things that if you're a recruiter, those are vulnerabilities that you're going to hone in in. So it's very soon to tell, and I pray that the FBI is fully transparent and what actually happened, because you need to look at every single incident that occurs in order for the FBI to be better prepared in stopping the next terrorist attack from occurring.

Let's start there, right, I mean, this is foreign terrist organization groups are back and full force, and we are seeing it with this awful, horrific tragedy on New Year's Day in New Orleans. I think for so many years, you know, Trump had really eradicated isasis al Qaeda, and with what's been going on in our administration the last several years, it has not been good in the combating of counter terrorism. And you know, there are different types of individuals that we look at at the FBI, and like you mentioned, this individual was born in unized dates. He's from Texas, but he did he had served in the military, and it is very, very important that the FBI has a close eye on individuals like this, and I could tell you Lisa that you know, these these sleeper cells are very difficult to track down. But this might have ended up being a lone offender based on what the FBI originally said. That original press conference was quite confusing. But initially, on the first day that it occurred, it was very clearly stated that this person was not solely responsible. Then the FBI comes out the next day and says, we do believe that Jabbar acted alone. And so for the FBI to make such contradicting statements early on can be very confusing and I think somewhat premature because it does take a long time to conduct investigations into determining what drove them to their pathway to radicalization, and because it is so early on, it's hard to make those definitive statements. So I like to just be fair and honest. I don't know the exact pathway to radicalization in this instance, but what we are looking at as an individual that was again born in the United States, his family said that he had recently become reinterested in his Islam religion. He had a history recently of having two failed marriages, he had children that based on my understanding, there was some financial stresses and issues, and really looking into this, there is always a precipitating stressor that causes an individual to finally snap. And whether they're bringing radicalized by a foreign terrorist organization group or whether it's a mass shooting. I've worked mass shootings as well. The pathway to violence can be very similar. But in this particular instance with Jabbar, investigators need to look at was he self directed on January first? Did he come up with this idea himself to conduct this terror attack or was he doing this at the instruction of ISIS? And was he radicalized at a mosque, his neighborhood mosque in Houston, or was he radicalized online through someone that found him through different means that they recruit individuals, and the recruiting process can be very complex, but there are different means in which they find individuals. But there's one commonality in the recruiting process is that those that they recruit always have vulnerabilities and these recruiters, these terrorist recruiters, know how to hone in on that. And when we look at this individual and we hear what his brother had been saying about him. He was looking to find his way, he was looking to find his purpose. He joined the army trying to find his purpose. He was suffering from financial stress, he was suffering from relationship stress. These are all things that if you're a recruiter, those are vulnerabilities that you're going to hone in in. So it's very soon to tell, and I pray that the FBI is fully transparent and what actually happened, because you need to look at every single incident that occurs in order for the FBI to be better prepared in stopping the next terrorist attack from occurring.

Well, well, I was going to say, I know, you know, immediately there, we didn't know this was someone who had you know, across the border. Obviously, now we know that, you know, he was a US citizen, But does it still have an impact in the sense of, you know, look, we've let millions of people come into the United States. We know that that has led to an increased terror threat. We've had the you know, former FBI director Christopher Ray, who's you know, obviously Trump's replacing, thank god, but you know, he had previously said that, you know, we're at risk for terror cells here in the United States, So, like, does that increase the likelihood of radicalization of even Americans?

Well, well, I was going to say, I know, you know, immediately there, we didn't know this was someone who had you know, across the border. Obviously, now we know that, you know, he was a US citizen, But does it still have an impact in the sense of, you know, look, we've let millions of people come into the United States. We know that that has led to an increased terror threat. We've had the you know, former FBI director Christopher Ray, who's you know, obviously Trump's replacing, thank god, but you know, he had previously said that, you know, we're at risk for terror cells here in the United States, So, like, does that increase the likelihood of radicalization of even Americans?

Like this?

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Uh jabbar for because absolutely right, because we let more people in with you know, terrorist sympathies into the United States, How is that not going to lead to more radicalization within the country.

Uh jabbar for because absolutely right, because we let more people in with you know, terrorist sympathies into the United States, How is that not going to lead to more radicalization within the country.

Or or more chilling not to sympathies the actual terrorists. Because when you have an open border and you're basically saying, hey, everyone's welcome in here, how much how much more difficult would it be to get on an airplane and have to go through you know, tsa checkpoints and you know, have to put in your ID and see if you're on a terror watch list. You don't even have to do that. You can just show up at the border and just walk across and be one of those got aways. You know. It is absolutely mind boggling to me. Lisa, and I was a witness to the nine to eleven terrorist attacks in New York City. At the time, I was working at Merrill Lynch, so prior to joining the FBI, I actually actually worked on Wall Street, worked in finance, and to witness that firsthand, the absolute terror and we lost almost three thousand Americans that day. And to see that this administration is so you know that they just have no concern for the threats that they are inviting into our country. And it's important to note that before the individuals come into the country, and as they're coming into the country, that's a CBP issue, right, that's Customs and Border Protection. But once those individuals arrived in the United States, and there are potential terrorists within our you know, our boundaries, our border which does doesn't really exist at the moment, that's the FBI's responsibility. It is the FBI's responsibility. They are the primary law enforcement agency who are supposed to stop terrorist attacks. And I know FBI agents who are currently at the FBI who are very concerned because they know that we as a nation are sitting ducks. And it's not even something that they're trying to hide. Like you said, Christopher Ray is testified before Congress on multiple occasions, and he is saying red lights are flashing, all alarms are going off. For Christopher Ray to say that, because he's not very transparent on many things, So Americans, if you're hearing him actually say that, that's a big deal. And the fact that he is even concerned about it when he downplays all the other issues going on in our nation and at the FBI for him to acknowledge and say, this is very serious. It's more serious than we think. And as you're going about your daily life, doesn't really impact you, right, You're living wherever you're living, and you it doesn't really impact you until all of a sudden it does. And that's what happened in New Orleans. So we had this individual again going back to Jabbar, the FBI is doing a full investigation, but you know, I have some concerns in the investigation because of the mixed messaging that came out and the lack of trust in the FBI. I know that you and I were discussing offline. But the FBI went to execute a search warrant at Cha Barr's residence in Houston. They go, they execute the warrant. Okay, no problem, You've got the search warrant. You got the search warran Affidavid, you get the items that are listed on the APPID David, you create a perimeter during the time that you're conducting the search. No one is allowed onto the property during that time, and you do your search as an FBI agent When you're done, you leave the property receipt with the owner of the property. In this instance, I don't know if you owned the property, but you leave, you lock it back down, and you're done. I was alarmed to learn that the FBI, after the media, went onto that premise and did their basic search themselves, which again you have that right to do if the property is open. But the FBI went back after other individuals had gone onto the premise. That is not good. I have never in my time as an FBI agent gone back to a search location that I had just searched to conduct a second search. So they haven't gotten a second search warrant. And my understanding was that there were individuals from the media who were saying that they saw maybe a laptop there or other things that the FBI may have gotten a wind of and thought, hmm, we might need to go back and collect that evidence. In my opinion as an agent a former agent, that is a huge mistake. Who leaves a computer at the home where you're executing a warrant for a terrorist and then to think that you're going to go back and get that computer and think that that computer, you know, again, bar is dead. So Again, Jabbar is not going to trial, so it's important for Americans to understand the legal background on this. But let's say Jabbar has a co conspirator that the FBI did not know about at the time. Okay, let's say that there is one. They don't know of one at this point that they've told us about. But if there is and that individual gets charged, then this case goes to trial. Likely all of that evidence obtained in that second search, if that search location was allegedly you know, a defense attorney would say, Hey, these people tampered with this potential evidence, and we're going to have a suppression hearing, and anything you got on that second search, you're not going to be able to enter that into evidence. We're going to have a suppression hearing, and the judge will make the decision whether that evidence would be suppressed. But I think it's important for Americans to understand the technicalities of how important it is for the FBI to do their job the right way. The first time, I have never gone back to a search location where I executed a search. I have never I've spoken to other agents they have never gone back to a search location. And these are the types of things that when you're thanking, this is the law enforcement agency that it's supposed to protect us from a foreign terrorist attack or any terrorist attack, or any violent federal you know, criminal, and this is the kind of things that are going on. It creates a little bit of discomfort and a lack of trust.

Or or more chilling not to sympathies the actual terrorists. Because when you have an open border and you're basically saying, hey, everyone's welcome in here, how much how much more difficult would it be to get on an airplane and have to go through you know, tsa checkpoints and you know, have to put in your ID and see if you're on a terror watch list. You don't even have to do that. You can just show up at the border and just walk across and be one of those got aways. You know. It is absolutely mind boggling to me. Lisa, and I was a witness to the nine to eleven terrorist attacks in New York City. At the time, I was working at Merrill Lynch, so prior to joining the FBI, I actually actually worked on Wall Street, worked in finance, and to witness that firsthand, the absolute terror and we lost almost three thousand Americans that day. And to see that this administration is so you know that they just have no concern for the threats that they are inviting into our country. And it's important to note that before the individuals come into the country, and as they're coming into the country, that's a CBP issue, right, that's Customs and Border Protection. But once those individuals arrived in the United States, and there are potential terrorists within our you know, our boundaries, our border which does doesn't really exist at the moment, that's the FBI's responsibility. It is the FBI's responsibility. They are the primary law enforcement agency who are supposed to stop terrorist attacks. And I know FBI agents who are currently at the FBI who are very concerned because they know that we as a nation are sitting ducks. And it's not even something that they're trying to hide. Like you said, Christopher Ray is testified before Congress on multiple occasions, and he is saying red lights are flashing, all alarms are going off. For Christopher Ray to say that, because he's not very transparent on many things, So Americans, if you're hearing him actually say that, that's a big deal. And the fact that he is even concerned about it when he downplays all the other issues going on in our nation and at the FBI for him to acknowledge and say, this is very serious. It's more serious than we think. And as you're going about your daily life, doesn't really impact you, right, You're living wherever you're living, and you it doesn't really impact you until all of a sudden it does. And that's what happened in New Orleans. So we had this individual again going back to Jabbar, the FBI is doing a full investigation, but you know, I have some concerns in the investigation because of the mixed messaging that came out and the lack of trust in the FBI. I know that you and I were discussing offline. But the FBI went to execute a search warrant at Cha Barr's residence in Houston. They go, they execute the warrant. Okay, no problem, You've got the search warrant. You got the search warran Affidavid, you get the items that are listed on the APPID David, you create a perimeter during the time that you're conducting the search. No one is allowed onto the property during that time, and you do your search as an FBI agent When you're done, you leave the property receipt with the owner of the property. In this instance, I don't know if you owned the property, but you leave, you lock it back down, and you're done. I was alarmed to learn that the FBI, after the media, went onto that premise and did their basic search themselves, which again you have that right to do if the property is open. But the FBI went back after other individuals had gone onto the premise. That is not good. I have never in my time as an FBI agent gone back to a search location that I had just searched to conduct a second search. So they haven't gotten a second search warrant. And my understanding was that there were individuals from the media who were saying that they saw maybe a laptop there or other things that the FBI may have gotten a wind of and thought, hmm, we might need to go back and collect that evidence. In my opinion as an agent a former agent, that is a huge mistake. Who leaves a computer at the home where you're executing a warrant for a terrorist and then to think that you're going to go back and get that computer and think that that computer, you know, again, bar is dead. So Again, Jabbar is not going to trial, so it's important for Americans to understand the legal background on this. But let's say Jabbar has a co conspirator that the FBI did not know about at the time. Okay, let's say that there is one. They don't know of one at this point that they've told us about. But if there is and that individual gets charged, then this case goes to trial. Likely all of that evidence obtained in that second search, if that search location was allegedly you know, a defense attorney would say, Hey, these people tampered with this potential evidence, and we're going to have a suppression hearing, and anything you got on that second search, you're not going to be able to enter that into evidence. We're going to have a suppression hearing, and the judge will make the decision whether that evidence would be suppressed. But I think it's important for Americans to understand the technicalities of how important it is for the FBI to do their job the right way. The first time, I have never gone back to a search location where I executed a search. I have never I've spoken to other agents they have never gone back to a search location. And these are the types of things that when you're thanking, this is the law enforcement agency that it's supposed to protect us from a foreign terrorist attack or any terrorist attack, or any violent federal you know, criminal, and this is the kind of things that are going on. It creates a little bit of discomfort and a lack of trust.

Well, you know, I think there's you know, a ton of lack of trust in the FBI right now for you know, good reason. I mean, they seem to be able to like track down a grandmother who spent two minutes in the Capitol on January sixth, with like pinpoint accuracy, but now they're like releasing new footage of the DC pipe bomb individual who laid pipe bombs ahead of January six somehow can't find him. We know nothing about that Las Vegas shooter, I think from twenty seventeen, no further information about Matthew Crooks.

Well, you know, I think there's you know, a ton of lack of trust in the FBI right now for you know, good reason. I mean, they seem to be able to like track down a grandmother who spent two minutes in the Capitol on January sixth, with like pinpoint accuracy, but now they're like releasing new footage of the DC pipe bomb individual who laid pipe bombs ahead of January six somehow can't find him. We know nothing about that Las Vegas shooter, I think from twenty seventeen, no further information about Matthew Crooks.

So it's like, you.

So it's like, you.

Know, it seems like they're able to find the information and release it to the public when it suits them, and then there's just a total, a total information void on these other like really critical issues.

Know, it seems like they're able to find the information and release it to the public when it suits them, and then there's just a total, a total information void on these other like really critical issues.

To the country.

To the country.

So I guess is that I mean, obviously it raises suspicions about they just don't want us to know the information, and then that raises questions about like, well, why wouldn't they want us to know that information?

So I guess is that I mean, obviously it raises suspicions about they just don't want us to know the information, and then that raises questions about like, well, why wouldn't they want us to know that information?

You know, Lisa, I love being an FBI agent, and there are a lot of really good FBI agents, but it really did get to the point where I just no longer agreed with the way that things were running at the FBI. And it's not really you know, because they went after these people or you know, it's because there was unequal enforcement of the law and it was so blatant. And although I was not a participant in it because I was working violent crime crimes, gets children, human trafficking, but it was going on all around me, and all of us knew that what was going on. It was just wasn't right. And I would say starting in twenty sixteen with Operation Crossfire Hurricane, that's when things really I had no idea how political the FBI was. When Jim Comy got out there and said, you know, oh, no reasonable prosecutor would charge Hillary Clinton for this, Oh, you know, we're going to spy on the Trump campaign, that was mind boggling to me. But I continue to keep my head low, just keep doing my work. In Miami. That's what's happening in DC. That doesn't deal with me. I'm just going to do my work, protect my victims, help people who are victims of violent crime. But it got so overwhelming over the years, and it just kept getting worse and worse and worse. And Jim Promy obviously was fired rightfully so by President Trump. And then Christopher Ray comes in and we're all hoping he's going to straighten it out. This is going to be an a political organization. Lady Justice is going to be blind again, and we're going to regain the trust of the American people. Belisa, that's not what happened. Not only did he not do that, things substantially got worse. And so what I saw was and again I was in the Miami Division, the same division where the execution of the mar A Laga search weren't occurred. That rate at mar A Lago was in FBI Miami's area of responsibility. I was not there. Of course, I would never have participated, but I saw this firsthand. So I'm watching, for instance, de summer of twenty twenty, the FBI does virtually nothing. Oh you know, we're not going to get involved this is a local matter. Well it's interesting that it's a local matter when you don't want to get involved because of you know, the social ramifications behind it. But yet January six comes along and the FBI's full throttle, like you said, and that is no exaggeration, because I witnessed it firsthand, and it was full force. It was the number one priority in FBI and DOJ history. They said that it was on the one year anniversary of January sixth, So that January sixth of twenty twenty two, Attorney General Merrit Garland held a what we call a town hall for all of DJ which would include FBI, and he went on and on and on about how this was the biggest threat to our democracy and this is the number one priority ever. And I sat there and I thought, but wait a minute. I was there nine to eleven. You're comparing January sixth to nine eleven, and you're telling me that January sixth was worse. But they did. They went full throttle. And I watched as they enlisted our SWAT team literally nationwide swat teams nationwide that would go in for misdemeanors. And again, the use of SWAT is not contingent. SWAT is the special Tactical Team. Just in case your listeners aren't familiar, the use of SWAT is not based on misdemeanor or not misdemeanor. It's based on the level of threat of the individual that you're arresting. And to see them go such full force with SWAT for people that did not appear to be a true threat, it looked like a political statement and almost politically. You know, we are going to intimidate you because of your political position, and like you said, Grandma's walking in with their cell phone and taking a picture. I'm sorry, but in my time at the FBI, we have very limited time and resources. There's only about thirteen thousand agents in the whole world in the FBI. We've never focused on misdemeanors. Okay, we don't have time for misdemeanors. The FBI is there to work complex cases that are genuinely going to impact and save Americans. And I was labergasted to see Field Offices WFO or Washington Field Office all hands on deck for month after month after month on January sixth, where they basically put other, you know, violations to the side so they could focus on this And what's most startling to me is that it's four years later. If you go to FBI dot gov, the FBI website, capital violence is still front and center on the homepage of the FBI. It is still their number one priority. And it's been four years and you've already arrested so many individuals, over one thousand, close to two thousand for misdemeanors. And that's what they did, and they did. They talked about the school board parents. That was not an exaggeration. Then they went after you know, Markalk for the Face Act violation that involves you know, the anti abortion versus the abortion issues. And it was so startling to see if you're pro life, they're coming after you for even the smallest thing. That Mark out case that was denied and declined by locals, the locals and then the FBI and DJ come and sweep up and say, hey, actually we're going to take this case and we're going to revive it. That's been heard of. I've never heard of a case being declined on the local level and the FED sweeping in and reviving it and charging it. And thank goodness, he was acquitted because it was completely political and so I could give you a million examples of really what it was is. It was like, if you're on the conservative political you know, the Republican conservative side of the spectrum, you better watch your back. If you're a Trump supporter, or if you're Trump yourself, you know, Trump himself. But if you're on the liberal progressive side of the you know, political spectrum, you almost got a pass. I didn't see him doing anything to Hillary Clinton, nothing really to Hunter Biden, nothing major the January you know, the summer twenty twenty protesters, writers, nothing. But if you're on the either side, full force.

You know, Lisa, I love being an FBI agent, and there are a lot of really good FBI agents, but it really did get to the point where I just no longer agreed with the way that things were running at the FBI. And it's not really you know, because they went after these people or you know, it's because there was unequal enforcement of the law and it was so blatant. And although I was not a participant in it because I was working violent crime crimes, gets children, human trafficking, but it was going on all around me, and all of us knew that what was going on. It was just wasn't right. And I would say starting in twenty sixteen with Operation Crossfire Hurricane, that's when things really I had no idea how political the FBI was. When Jim Comy got out there and said, you know, oh, no reasonable prosecutor would charge Hillary Clinton for this, Oh, you know, we're going to spy on the Trump campaign, that was mind boggling to me. But I continue to keep my head low, just keep doing my work. In Miami. That's what's happening in DC. That doesn't deal with me. I'm just going to do my work, protect my victims, help people who are victims of violent crime. But it got so overwhelming over the years, and it just kept getting worse and worse and worse. And Jim Promy obviously was fired rightfully so by President Trump. And then Christopher Ray comes in and we're all hoping he's going to straighten it out. This is going to be an a political organization. Lady Justice is going to be blind again, and we're going to regain the trust of the American people. Belisa, that's not what happened. Not only did he not do that, things substantially got worse. And so what I saw was and again I was in the Miami Division, the same division where the execution of the mar A Laga search weren't occurred. That rate at mar A Lago was in FBI Miami's area of responsibility. I was not there. Of course, I would never have participated, but I saw this firsthand. So I'm watching, for instance, de summer of twenty twenty, the FBI does virtually nothing. Oh you know, we're not going to get involved this is a local matter. Well it's interesting that it's a local matter when you don't want to get involved because of you know, the social ramifications behind it. But yet January six comes along and the FBI's full throttle, like you said, and that is no exaggeration, because I witnessed it firsthand, and it was full force. It was the number one priority in FBI and DOJ history. They said that it was on the one year anniversary of January sixth, So that January sixth of twenty twenty two, Attorney General Merrit Garland held a what we call a town hall for all of DJ which would include FBI, and he went on and on and on about how this was the biggest threat to our democracy and this is the number one priority ever. And I sat there and I thought, but wait a minute. I was there nine to eleven. You're comparing January sixth to nine eleven, and you're telling me that January sixth was worse. But they did. They went full throttle. And I watched as they enlisted our SWAT team literally nationwide swat teams nationwide that would go in for misdemeanors. And again, the use of SWAT is not contingent. SWAT is the special Tactical Team. Just in case your listeners aren't familiar, the use of SWAT is not based on misdemeanor or not misdemeanor. It's based on the level of threat of the individual that you're arresting. And to see them go such full force with SWAT for people that did not appear to be a true threat, it looked like a political statement and almost politically. You know, we are going to intimidate you because of your political position, and like you said, Grandma's walking in with their cell phone and taking a picture. I'm sorry, but in my time at the FBI, we have very limited time and resources. There's only about thirteen thousand agents in the whole world in the FBI. We've never focused on misdemeanors. Okay, we don't have time for misdemeanors. The FBI is there to work complex cases that are genuinely going to impact and save Americans. And I was labergasted to see Field Offices WFO or Washington Field Office all hands on deck for month after month after month on January sixth, where they basically put other, you know, violations to the side so they could focus on this And what's most startling to me is that it's four years later. If you go to FBI dot gov, the FBI website, capital violence is still front and center on the homepage of the FBI. It is still their number one priority. And it's been four years and you've already arrested so many individuals, over one thousand, close to two thousand for misdemeanors. And that's what they did, and they did. They talked about the school board parents. That was not an exaggeration. Then they went after you know, Markalk for the Face Act violation that involves you know, the anti abortion versus the abortion issues. And it was so startling to see if you're pro life, they're coming after you for even the smallest thing. That Mark out case that was denied and declined by locals, the locals and then the FBI and DJ come and sweep up and say, hey, actually we're going to take this case and we're going to revive it. That's been heard of. I've never heard of a case being declined on the local level and the FED sweeping in and reviving it and charging it. And thank goodness, he was acquitted because it was completely political and so I could give you a million examples of really what it was is. It was like, if you're on the conservative political you know, the Republican conservative side of the spectrum, you better watch your back. If you're a Trump supporter, or if you're Trump yourself, you know, Trump himself. But if you're on the liberal progressive side of the you know, political spectrum, you almost got a pass. I didn't see him doing anything to Hillary Clinton, nothing really to Hunter Biden, nothing major the January you know, the summer twenty twenty protesters, writers, nothing. But if you're on the either side, full force.

We've got to take a quick commercial break. More with Nicole on the other side. Well, you know Nicole Ron Paul said in I think it was the nineteen eighties that it almost looks like the FBI was designed to spuy on Americans who might be disagreeing with policy. And then you know, you look at a lot of the things you just laid out with parents of school board meetings or we all remember that FBI memo I think it was out of Richmond, Virginia, targeting Catholic churches. You look at the Russia hoax and the Faiza warrants, against Carter Page when he was actually working with the United States, not against US. Or you look at a Department of Justice watchdog report that found that the FBI had at least twenty six confidential human sources on the Capitol on January sixth, twenty and twenty one. So it's like, is the FBI working for us or.

We've got to take a quick commercial break. More with Nicole on the other side. Well, you know Nicole Ron Paul said in I think it was the nineteen eighties that it almost looks like the FBI was designed to spuy on Americans who might be disagreeing with policy. And then you know, you look at a lot of the things you just laid out with parents of school board meetings or we all remember that FBI memo I think it was out of Richmond, Virginia, targeting Catholic churches. You look at the Russia hoax and the Faiza warrants, against Carter Page when he was actually working with the United States, not against US. Or you look at a Department of Justice watchdog report that found that the FBI had at least twenty six confidential human sources on the Capitol on January sixth, twenty and twenty one. So it's like, is the FBI working for us or.

You know, against us? And you know why why would the.

You know, against us? And you know why why would the.

Fb I have confidential sources at the Capitol on January six? I guess I think a lot of Americans are just asking themselves, you know, how much of January six, how much of you know some of these incidents were contrived by the FBI?

Fb I have confidential sources at the Capitol on January six? I guess I think a lot of Americans are just asking themselves, you know, how much of January six, how much of you know some of these incidents were contrived by the FBI?

Okay, So that's a good question. And that's something again, confidential human sources is something that the FBI typically does not speak freely about. My understanding, So and this is just an example. Okay, Let's say that I am a confidential human source for the FBI. Okay, So I will go about I live my life. I live my life. I can go to January six if I want, I can go to Hawaii. I can do whatever I want, and it's not at the instruction of the FBI. Right, So I could be a confidential human source for the FBI, but not be living my life in every single thing I do at the instruction of the FBI, or I could be tasked by the FBI and say, hey, you know what, we need you to go do this, and blah blah blah. My understanding is that these individuals there may have been twenty six confidential human sources, but not They may not have been tasked by the FBI. They may have been there in their own free will, not at the instructure nor the request of the FBI. But again, because the FBI is not releasing a lot of information, Lisa, it's difficult to know what was actually going on. And I respect the level of confidentiality that needs to take place for certain investigations because I did. I worked investigations. I worked murder cases where if you put it out to the public, you know you're going to tip off the guy that you're trying to get. I get that. But there are other instances in the last several years where Americans deserve transparency and clarity as to what is going on, and if it's not any you know, like, yeah, why do not tell people what's going on so the Americans are informed?

Okay, So that's a good question. And that's something again, confidential human sources is something that the FBI typically does not speak freely about. My understanding, So and this is just an example. Okay, Let's say that I am a confidential human source for the FBI. Okay, So I will go about I live my life. I live my life. I can go to January six if I want, I can go to Hawaii. I can do whatever I want, and it's not at the instruction of the FBI. Right, So I could be a confidential human source for the FBI, but not be living my life in every single thing I do at the instruction of the FBI, or I could be tasked by the FBI and say, hey, you know what, we need you to go do this, and blah blah blah. My understanding is that these individuals there may have been twenty six confidential human sources, but not They may not have been tasked by the FBI. They may have been there in their own free will, not at the instructure nor the request of the FBI. But again, because the FBI is not releasing a lot of information, Lisa, it's difficult to know what was actually going on. And I respect the level of confidentiality that needs to take place for certain investigations because I did. I worked investigations. I worked murder cases where if you put it out to the public, you know you're going to tip off the guy that you're trying to get. I get that. But there are other instances in the last several years where Americans deserve transparency and clarity as to what is going on, and if it's not any you know, like, yeah, why do not tell people what's going on so the Americans are informed?

I guess my question is if they have twenty six confidential sources, like we look at the Gretchen Whitmer, Uh, you know, canapping plot like it's like in this instant If you have all these confidential sources that are there on January sixth, you have some idea that maybe something is going to go down, Like why not stop it?

I guess my question is if they have twenty six confidential sources, like we look at the Gretchen Whitmer, Uh, you know, canapping plot like it's like in this instant If you have all these confidential sources that are there on January sixth, you have some idea that maybe something is going to go down, Like why not stop it?

Right?

Right?

Like we know that Trump had placed requests for more National Guard, like there was concerns, so why not stop it? Like right, it seems like the FBI, Like that would imply to just you know, obviously I've never worked for the FBI, but that would just imply to like the average listener, that they knew it was going down and they allowed it to happen, as opposed to if it was the worst day in American hiss, you know, if it was all the things that there there's you know, if it was you know, I think they compared it to like nine to eleven, and like pro horrible.

Like we know that Trump had placed requests for more National Guard, like there was concerns, so why not stop it? Like right, it seems like the FBI, Like that would imply to just you know, obviously I've never worked for the FBI, but that would just imply to like the average listener, that they knew it was going down and they allowed it to happen, as opposed to if it was the worst day in American hiss, you know, if it was all the things that there there's you know, if it was you know, I think they compared it to like nine to eleven, and like pro horrible.

I said, it was worse. That's right, it was worse.

I said, it was worse. That's right, it was worse.

Then why not stop it?

Then why not stop it?

Why why allow it to happen? You know?

Why why allow it to happen? You know?

Again that's going back to what did the FBI know before and what did they know after? And that's what I'm saying. If the confidential human sources were not tasked going into that day, then that would have an impact if they were tasked versus weren't tasked. But again, these are technicalities that unless you work there. I'm not sure if it's making a lot of sense, but my understanding was they were not tasked to go there, but they were there on their own free will, their own free time, whatever, you know. But again it goes back to transparency, right because you have all these questions, right and rightfully so I had questions and I worked there. The key is that they need to come out and say, look, this is what we did, this is how many sources were here, this is why they were there, this is what they were doing, this is what they weren't doing. That's when people are going to start trusting the FBI again. But when you no questions are answered, no answers, we're not going to tell you. And then going back to the to the to the the bomber, you know, the people that played the bomb on January sixth of twenty twenty one, what happened to those individuals? And then all of a sudden they have an interest in that four years later. Don't you think that's interesting? Out of nowhere they put out this reward for I believe, like half a million dollars if you have information submitted to the FBI, where have you been the last four years? Like? Why is there a sense of urgency now? And you know why? Because they know that President Trump's about to come back, and they know that leadership is about to change, and they know that Christopher Ray is gone. And I firmly believe that they know that the gig is up and the political weaponization and social weaponization of the FBI, those days are going to be over because it's not going to be tolerated under this new administration. I just don't believe.

Again that's going back to what did the FBI know before and what did they know after? And that's what I'm saying. If the confidential human sources were not tasked going into that day, then that would have an impact if they were tasked versus weren't tasked. But again, these are technicalities that unless you work there. I'm not sure if it's making a lot of sense, but my understanding was they were not tasked to go there, but they were there on their own free will, their own free time, whatever, you know. But again it goes back to transparency, right because you have all these questions, right and rightfully so I had questions and I worked there. The key is that they need to come out and say, look, this is what we did, this is how many sources were here, this is why they were there, this is what they were doing, this is what they weren't doing. That's when people are going to start trusting the FBI again. But when you no questions are answered, no answers, we're not going to tell you. And then going back to the to the to the the bomber, you know, the people that played the bomb on January sixth of twenty twenty one, what happened to those individuals? And then all of a sudden they have an interest in that four years later. Don't you think that's interesting? Out of nowhere they put out this reward for I believe, like half a million dollars if you have information submitted to the FBI, where have you been the last four years? Like? Why is there a sense of urgency now? And you know why? Because they know that President Trump's about to come back, and they know that leadership is about to change, and they know that Christopher Ray is gone. And I firmly believe that they know that the gig is up and the political weaponization and social weaponization of the FBI, those days are going to be over because it's not going to be tolerated under this new administration. I just don't believe.

So, you know, I can hear the frustration in your voice, and I imagine that there are so many FBI agents who you know, you had mentioned you were in finance before you decided to join the FBI. Probably, I mean, I'd love to know to serve your CA and so like I imagine, like it's got to be really frustrating to have signed up for something, to have spent your life doing so much good and then to have you know, some of these bad actors, whether it be Peter Struck or at least a Page or Christopher Raye call me. You know, the list goes on as some of these bad actors that you know have tainted the FBI name. I imagine that's just got to be that's going to be really tough pill to swallow for people like you and so many people who signed up to serve their country.

So, you know, I can hear the frustration in your voice, and I imagine that there are so many FBI agents who you know, you had mentioned you were in finance before you decided to join the FBI. Probably, I mean, I'd love to know to serve your CA and so like I imagine, like it's got to be really frustrating to have signed up for something, to have spent your life doing so much good and then to have you know, some of these bad actors, whether it be Peter Struck or at least a Page or Christopher Raye call me. You know, the list goes on as some of these bad actors that you know have tainted the FBI name. I imagine that's just got to be that's going to be really tough pill to swallow for people like you and so many people who signed up to serve their country.

Exactly right. I mean, I witnessed the terror attacks on nine to eleven. I ended up applying to the FBI two thousand and nine. I stayed in finance, I worked at a hedge fund, and I just I am a woman of faith. I prayed and I just felt like that morning on nine to eleven, I knew one day I wanted to give back. I didn't know on what capacity, but that horror that I witnessed, I'm like, no, I owe it to my country to serve, and I chose the FBI as a vehicle that I would go back and serve my country. So you're right, Like, I left a job where I was making a lot more money than the FBI, but I did it because I loved this country and because I wanted to serve. So yes, it is extremely frustrating, and Lisa, you can hear it in my voice because I love being an FBI agent. Do you know what I loved? I loved helping victims who were counting on me and others to protect them and save them from a situation they couldn't get out of on their own. I spoke to you at that event that I met you at my very dear friend, closest friend of the FBI special Agent Laura Schwarzenberger. She paid the ultimate sacrifice. She was killed. She took an assault rifle to assault rifle round to her head on February second of twenty twenty one. And you know what she was doing. She was executing a search warrant against a child predator. The last thing Laura and I wanted to be involved in was anything political. In fact, we talked about it. She was killed about a month after January sixth. We were disgusted by it, and we made a vow to each other we are not doing this political stuff. If she could see how bad it's gotten since her passing, she would be absolutely disgusted. You know what, Laura's legacy deserves better the current agents who are trying to do the right thing and do real work. They deserve better. The retired agents deserve better being And who deserves better are the American people, the taxpayers, the FBI. You work for the American people, not the other way around. And like you said, like people are now afraid of the FBI. No, the FBI should be there to protect you. That's their job. When I was an FBI agent, my boss was the tax payers. My number one priority was helping victims. But I'm telling you, Lisa, there are two fbis, and I've set it on Fox and I'll say it here. FBI one are the good, honest, pure in heart agents and staff who have pure motives. They are not in it for themselves. They are literally there to protect the American people, uphold the Constitution, and serve their country. FBI, too, are the bad apples. They consist not just of leadership. I hear that all the time. Oh, it's just a few bad apples at the top. I wish I could tell you that was the case. It's not. FBI two is a mindset and an approach to doing your job. Those that are politically and socially pushing their personal agendas and using their law enforcement power to push their own political and social agendas through the FBI, And it could consist of those on the seventh floor in DC, it could consist of analysts on the ground level and Richmond who are pushing this anti Catholic intel memo that wasn't done by an agent, that was done by some intel analyst. They're not some high powered person, but I put them in the FBI two category because you were using your power through the FBI to push out false information and quote intelligence to really push your own personal opinion and agenda. That is entirely inappropriate. So again, FBI two are those that are not doing the right thing. They're destroying the trust of the American people. They're putting their own preferences and personal needs above the mission of protecting America. But I promise you there are people quietly working behind the scenes who are keeping their heads slow, who are disgusted by what they're seeing, and they are so grateful that a new set of leadership is about to come in because they deserve better and America deserves better.

Exactly right. I mean, I witnessed the terror attacks on nine to eleven. I ended up applying to the FBI two thousand and nine. I stayed in finance, I worked at a hedge fund, and I just I am a woman of faith. I prayed and I just felt like that morning on nine to eleven, I knew one day I wanted to give back. I didn't know on what capacity, but that horror that I witnessed, I'm like, no, I owe it to my country to serve, and I chose the FBI as a vehicle that I would go back and serve my country. So you're right, Like, I left a job where I was making a lot more money than the FBI, but I did it because I loved this country and because I wanted to serve. So yes, it is extremely frustrating, and Lisa, you can hear it in my voice because I love being an FBI agent. Do you know what I loved? I loved helping victims who were counting on me and others to protect them and save them from a situation they couldn't get out of on their own. I spoke to you at that event that I met you at my very dear friend, closest friend of the FBI special Agent Laura Schwarzenberger. She paid the ultimate sacrifice. She was killed. She took an assault rifle to assault rifle round to her head on February second of twenty twenty one. And you know what she was doing. She was executing a search warrant against a child predator. The last thing Laura and I wanted to be involved in was anything political. In fact, we talked about it. She was killed about a month after January sixth. We were disgusted by it, and we made a vow to each other we are not doing this political stuff. If she could see how bad it's gotten since her passing, she would be absolutely disgusted. You know what, Laura's legacy deserves better the current agents who are trying to do the right thing and do real work. They deserve better. The retired agents deserve better being And who deserves better are the American people, the taxpayers, the FBI. You work for the American people, not the other way around. And like you said, like people are now afraid of the FBI. No, the FBI should be there to protect you. That's their job. When I was an FBI agent, my boss was the tax payers. My number one priority was helping victims. But I'm telling you, Lisa, there are two fbis, and I've set it on Fox and I'll say it here. FBI one are the good, honest, pure in heart agents and staff who have pure motives. They are not in it for themselves. They are literally there to protect the American people, uphold the Constitution, and serve their country. FBI, too, are the bad apples. They consist not just of leadership. I hear that all the time. Oh, it's just a few bad apples at the top. I wish I could tell you that was the case. It's not. FBI two is a mindset and an approach to doing your job. Those that are politically and socially pushing their personal agendas and using their law enforcement power to push their own political and social agendas through the FBI, And it could consist of those on the seventh floor in DC, it could consist of analysts on the ground level and Richmond who are pushing this anti Catholic intel memo that wasn't done by an agent, that was done by some intel analyst. They're not some high powered person, but I put them in the FBI two category because you were using your power through the FBI to push out false information and quote intelligence to really push your own personal opinion and agenda. That is entirely inappropriate. So again, FBI two are those that are not doing the right thing. They're destroying the trust of the American people. They're putting their own preferences and personal needs above the mission of protecting America. But I promise you there are people quietly working behind the scenes who are keeping their heads slow, who are disgusted by what they're seeing, and they are so grateful that a new set of leadership is about to come in because they deserve better and America deserves better.

Quick break, stay with us. I want to ask you about how to change the FBI real quick, But.

Quick break, stay with us. I want to ask you about how to change the FBI real quick, But.

I also wanted to.

I also wanted to.

I guess do you think we're getting the truth about the Las Vegas incident with Matthew Libelsburger. Obviously, there's a lot circulating online about you know, potential manifesto raising a whole bunch of concerns. You know, we don't we're you know, the authorities are saying possible PTSD. Obviously he was a Green Beret, he served in Afghanistan. I mean, I don't know what.

I guess do you think we're getting the truth about the Las Vegas incident with Matthew Libelsburger. Obviously, there's a lot circulating online about you know, potential manifesto raising a whole bunch of concerns. You know, we don't we're you know, the authorities are saying possible PTSD. Obviously he was a Green Beret, he served in Afghanistan. I mean, I don't know what.

And again, and you know what, this is the whole problem. When they lose the trust in American people because they keep doing things over and over and over, then no one trusts them ever, Like even if they're doing good work and doing honest work, Americans don't trust them because the trust is gone. So you're you're completely justified and kind of wondering like what's really happening because you don't really know, because you're like, can I even trust these people? So there's because.

And again, and you know what, this is the whole problem. When they lose the trust in American people because they keep doing things over and over and over, then no one trusts them ever, Like even if they're doing good work and doing honest work, Americans don't trust them because the trust is gone. So you're you're completely justified and kind of wondering like what's really happening because you don't really know, because you're like, can I even trust these people? So there's because.

There's there's a leg you know, obviously, you know, the podcaster named Sean Ryan has been you know, there's you know, allegedly there's some manifesto talking about things like drones and government surveillance and US involvement in Afghanistan.

There's there's a leg you know, obviously, you know, the podcaster named Sean Ryan has been you know, there's you know, allegedly there's some manifesto talking about things like drones and government surveillance and US involvement in Afghanistan.

From labels Burger, you know.

From labels Burger, you know.

But then you know, it's we're trying to figure out what's true what's not. And then you know, to your point, sort of this lack of trust, uh, this you know, lack of information leads to but you know, then seeing how the government operates, it's hard to put anything, you know, above what they would do. So, but I don't know where where it is.

But then you know, it's we're trying to figure out what's true what's not. And then you know, to your point, sort of this lack of trust, uh, this you know, lack of information leads to but you know, then seeing how the government operates, it's hard to put anything, you know, above what they would do. So, but I don't know where where it is.

They're good questions, but I think the one thing I absolutely do know and think, well, the email, there was some information that came out a note I believe it was maybe not an E but some writings that the FBI did say these did come from him, and so they're going to need to dissect that see what that's all about. But the one thing that we do know without knowing that because they've got to do a full analysis on it, is that you're right, he had served our country and it is heartbreaking. I'm sure Americans realize that we lose more military members to suicide than we do to the battleground of war. And it's serious and PTSD is a very serious thing and it's very dark and until you've experienced it. I had never served in war, but my heart and my gratitude goes out to all of our veterans and our military members who have served with honor. It is hard, it is dark, it is sad, it is tragic with a witness, and it does take a toll on you. And I can say that his ex girlfriend, who had been a recent communication with him dead and was interviewed and has come out vocally and said, he did tell me about the struggles that he had with depression. He did tell me that he really struggled with losing people that he witnessed. And so that is a one hundred percent of fact it could just a depression suicide incident. To say it's just that, it's not just that that is absolutely heartbreaking, horrific, But the rest of it, I'm going to put my you know, the FBI's got to do the full investigation into that, and but I do believe that there was absolutely PTSD and some serious depression, and that is something that many of our service members have to deal with on a daily basis. And so I just want to again, they sacrifice so much for us, not just physically, but that mental damage, Lisa, it doesn't go away, okay, And even me as an FBI agent, I've worked mass shootings, the things that I've seen, it doesn't go away.

They're good questions, but I think the one thing I absolutely do know and think, well, the email, there was some information that came out a note I believe it was maybe not an E but some writings that the FBI did say these did come from him, and so they're going to need to dissect that see what that's all about. But the one thing that we do know without knowing that because they've got to do a full analysis on it, is that you're right, he had served our country and it is heartbreaking. I'm sure Americans realize that we lose more military members to suicide than we do to the battleground of war. And it's serious and PTSD is a very serious thing and it's very dark and until you've experienced it. I had never served in war, but my heart and my gratitude goes out to all of our veterans and our military members who have served with honor. It is hard, it is dark, it is sad, it is tragic with a witness, and it does take a toll on you. And I can say that his ex girlfriend, who had been a recent communication with him dead and was interviewed and has come out vocally and said, he did tell me about the struggles that he had with depression. He did tell me that he really struggled with losing people that he witnessed. And so that is a one hundred percent of fact it could just a depression suicide incident. To say it's just that, it's not just that that is absolutely heartbreaking, horrific, But the rest of it, I'm going to put my you know, the FBI's got to do the full investigation into that, and but I do believe that there was absolutely PTSD and some serious depression, and that is something that many of our service members have to deal with on a daily basis. And so I just want to again, they sacrifice so much for us, not just physically, but that mental damage, Lisa, it doesn't go away, okay, And even me as an FBI agent, I've worked mass shootings, the things that I've seen, it doesn't go away.

It's so strange because you know, they say he's one hundred percent, you know, Trump supporter. Obviously, you know he was a Green Ray, very very selective.

It's so strange because you know, they say he's one hundred percent, you know, Trump supporter. Obviously, you know he was a Green Ray, very very selective.

He's top of the top.

He's top of the top.

But then, okay, so then let's say they're saying he committed suicide. But then if you're a Trump guy, why do it in a tesla outside of a Trump building in Las Vegas.

But then, okay, so then let's say they're saying he committed suicide. But then if you're a Trump guy, why do it in a tesla outside of a Trump building in Las Vegas.

I wondered the same thing because as an agent, and like you, like you just said, I thought, oh, is this someone who hates Trump and wanted to make a statement or he just wanted to make a big statement and he went to Las Vegas on New Year's Day? If you notice both of these incidents between New Orleans and Las Vegas, because initially I wondered if they were linked, Like what are the chances they both rented for turo, they're both military, they both had you know, had issues in relationships. They don't seem to be linked at this point. But you pose a good question, and I asked the same thing. I thought, Hey, that's interesting he went from Colorado to you know, Las Vegas in a tesla. But again, I'm going to just stick with the facts here. I don't there's no proof for evidence, like you said that that was what happened.

I wondered the same thing because as an agent, and like you, like you just said, I thought, oh, is this someone who hates Trump and wanted to make a statement or he just wanted to make a big statement and he went to Las Vegas on New Year's Day? If you notice both of these incidents between New Orleans and Las Vegas, because initially I wondered if they were linked, Like what are the chances they both rented for turo, they're both military, they both had you know, had issues in relationships. They don't seem to be linked at this point. But you pose a good question, and I asked the same thing. I thought, Hey, that's interesting he went from Colorado to you know, Las Vegas in a tesla. But again, I'm going to just stick with the facts here. I don't there's no proof for evidence, like you said that that was what happened.

But it's like, how do we get it when the FBI is not going to tell you know, I think that's what is challenging and all this is it's like we know we're not going to get the truth, and then whatever the FBI tells us, we can't really trust them.

But it's like, how do we get it when the FBI is not going to tell you know, I think that's what is challenging and all this is it's like we know we're not going to get the truth, and then whatever the FBI tells us, we can't really trust them.

So truth La Vegas. It goes back to Las Vegas and what I love, Senator Kennedy said, I'm sorry, back to New Orleans. What Senator Kennedy said in initial press conference the first couple, he said, look at the eye. I'm going to give you some time. I get it takes some time to do the investigation, but once that's done, we will know everything. Like we're not going to do this thing where you start this investigation and everyone's you know, all you know, everyone all eyes on the investigation. You're being transparent, and then all of a sudden it just disappears. He said, No, we're not going to do that. Americans are going to know everything. And so to the extent possible, I hope that happens in New Orleans I hope that happens in Las Vegas, because that's what Americans deserve. And I hope that this new FBI is about transparency with the American people to the extent that it is possible. And I think there's many moments when they could have been more transparent than they were, and that again, when you've already destroyed the trust. Like Senator Kennedy said from Louisiana, transparency is an absolute must, and we will demand answers because, like you, whatever happened all these other cases that were so you know, at the front of our minds and then it just kind of went off into the sunset. No, like, we want answers to this. And as you have transparency and show us the truth and show us what really happened, then maybe we will start regaining our trust. But you know what, you make your bed. You got to sleep in an FBI. If you wanted to keep them the trust with the American people, you should have done the things that you've been doing. And I can tell you the last four years in particular, were off the rails. And again there were good people doing good work. And please, I cannot understate that because I'm a fair and honest person, I would be lying to you if I told you the whole FBI is FBI too. It's not. There are really good people trying to do good work, but it goes back to the lack of trust. And when we see these, you know, the asac Alithia Duncan coming out on the day of the terrorist attack and saying with such such a definitive statement that it is not a terrorist attack. It completely was. Lisa. I knew that there was an ISIS flag in the car because I had contacts in New Orleans. And I sat there and I watched her on Fox, and I thought, how is she saying this? Is she She's either trying to be politically correct for the FBI or she's grossly incompetent, and either one is unacceptable. And so it was mind boggling to me that that's who they put front and center. And just one more little tidbit on that the FBI needs to get back to hiring the best and the brightest, okay, and promoting the best in the brightest. No one she get a job based on their race, or their religion, or their you know, gender, whatever it might be. No, you hire the best in the brightest period. Can you promote the best in the brightest And I'll just leave it at that.

So truth La Vegas. It goes back to Las Vegas and what I love, Senator Kennedy said, I'm sorry, back to New Orleans. What Senator Kennedy said in initial press conference the first couple, he said, look at the eye. I'm going to give you some time. I get it takes some time to do the investigation, but once that's done, we will know everything. Like we're not going to do this thing where you start this investigation and everyone's you know, all you know, everyone all eyes on the investigation. You're being transparent, and then all of a sudden it just disappears. He said, No, we're not going to do that. Americans are going to know everything. And so to the extent possible, I hope that happens in New Orleans I hope that happens in Las Vegas, because that's what Americans deserve. And I hope that this new FBI is about transparency with the American people to the extent that it is possible. And I think there's many moments when they could have been more transparent than they were, and that again, when you've already destroyed the trust. Like Senator Kennedy said from Louisiana, transparency is an absolute must, and we will demand answers because, like you, whatever happened all these other cases that were so you know, at the front of our minds and then it just kind of went off into the sunset. No, like, we want answers to this. And as you have transparency and show us the truth and show us what really happened, then maybe we will start regaining our trust. But you know what, you make your bed. You got to sleep in an FBI. If you wanted to keep them the trust with the American people, you should have done the things that you've been doing. And I can tell you the last four years in particular, were off the rails. And again there were good people doing good work. And please, I cannot understate that because I'm a fair and honest person, I would be lying to you if I told you the whole FBI is FBI too. It's not. There are really good people trying to do good work, but it goes back to the lack of trust. And when we see these, you know, the asac Alithia Duncan coming out on the day of the terrorist attack and saying with such such a definitive statement that it is not a terrorist attack. It completely was. Lisa. I knew that there was an ISIS flag in the car because I had contacts in New Orleans. And I sat there and I watched her on Fox, and I thought, how is she saying this? Is she She's either trying to be politically correct for the FBI or she's grossly incompetent, and either one is unacceptable. And so it was mind boggling to me that that's who they put front and center. And just one more little tidbit on that the FBI needs to get back to hiring the best and the brightest, okay, and promoting the best in the brightest. No one she get a job based on their race, or their religion, or their you know, gender, whatever it might be. No, you hire the best in the brightest period. Can you promote the best in the brightest And I'll just leave it at that.

Yeah, And then you know, the local mosque in Houston's telling people not to talk to the FBI and to care.

Yeah, And then you know, the local mosque in Houston's telling people not to talk to the FBI and to care.

It's like the whole thing is.

It's like the whole thing is.

That's a major problem too. And if I were them, that should raise alarms for the FBI. And when you say, hey, we don't want to cooperate with law enforcement, why do you have something to hide? So that should, you know, create some interest in what's going on in that mosque. And so again going back to that, the radicalization, I know we started with it, but there are questions in Americans deserve answers. Was he radicalized online? Was he radicalized in person? Was he radicalized by someone that he met the mosque? Was it someone that he's known since childhood? Was it someone that he went met through a social media site or online? But it does take time to sit through that information. Those five Facebook videos that he posted right before he conducted the attack very telling, no doubt, I mean, this is unquestionable. He was absolutely inspired by isis he said he joined prior to the summer. That summer and you know, we talked about the war between the believers and disbelievers. He was originally going to harm family and friends, but he didn't think that would make a strong enough statement. And that isis flag itself on the car. I mean that is huge. I want to know when did he get that flag? Where did he get that flag? Where do you just buy an ices flag? I mean really, and again, like you mentioned the mosque in the neighborhood and them telling their patrons do not cooperate with law enforcement. Was he self radicalized? Was he radicalized by someone else? Was the act self directed or was he directed by isis to conduct that? Lots of questions and Americans deserve every single answer, you know, before.

That's a major problem too. And if I were them, that should raise alarms for the FBI. And when you say, hey, we don't want to cooperate with law enforcement, why do you have something to hide? So that should, you know, create some interest in what's going on in that mosque. And so again going back to that, the radicalization, I know we started with it, but there are questions in Americans deserve answers. Was he radicalized online? Was he radicalized in person? Was he radicalized by someone that he met the mosque? Was it someone that he's known since childhood? Was it someone that he went met through a social media site or online? But it does take time to sit through that information. Those five Facebook videos that he posted right before he conducted the attack very telling, no doubt, I mean, this is unquestionable. He was absolutely inspired by isis he said he joined prior to the summer. That summer and you know, we talked about the war between the believers and disbelievers. He was originally going to harm family and friends, but he didn't think that would make a strong enough statement. And that isis flag itself on the car. I mean that is huge. I want to know when did he get that flag? Where did he get that flag? Where do you just buy an ices flag? I mean really, and again, like you mentioned the mosque in the neighborhood and them telling their patrons do not cooperate with law enforcement. Was he self radicalized? Was he radicalized by someone else? Was the act self directed or was he directed by isis to conduct that? Lots of questions and Americans deserve every single answer, you know, before.

We go, you know, we'll hopefully see an incoming cash Mattel as the FBI director who has sort of seen the corruption firsthand. You know, he was part of the intelligence committees the Nuns Report raising concerns over the abuse of Faiza Warrens regarding Carter Page when he worked in the House. I think that was in like twenty seventeen or twenty eighteen, if my memory serves me correct, something roughly around that.

We go, you know, we'll hopefully see an incoming cash Mattel as the FBI director who has sort of seen the corruption firsthand. You know, he was part of the intelligence committees the Nuns Report raising concerns over the abuse of Faiza Warrens regarding Carter Page when he worked in the House. I think that was in like twenty seventeen or twenty eighteen, if my memory serves me correct, something roughly around that.

Time when the memo came out.

Time when the memo came out.

And he's been targeted himself as a result of the work that he's done. What reforms would you like to see done to the FBI? Like, how does the FBI regain our trust?

And he's been targeted himself as a result of the work that he's done. What reforms would you like to see done to the FBI? Like, how does the FBI regain our trust?

Okay, so, first of all, new leadership is number one, new FBI director and it's not just the director. Just so you know right now, the FBI is Christopher Raith like the face of the FBI almost but Paula Bait, the deputy director, he's the number two. He actually is pretty much running the show at the FBI. So don't be mistake, akend that it's all Christopher Ray. He's just the person that you see in public. So they need a clean house of all of those upper level positions and put people in who can be trusted. Not only do you look at headquarters in Washington, d C. We have field offices. We have special agents in charge is what they're called. They're the head of each field office. Every single special agent in charge needs to be looked at within each field office, each level of management needs to be looked at. Those that have not been carrying the true mission of the FBI forward. They just need to be looked at, reevaluated, you know, maybe moved moved into other positions. I think another important thing, aside from leadership is headquarters Washington, DC. You need to reduce headquarters drastically. A lot of these political cases were being run out of headquarters. That's not what that's not how you're supposed to do it. That's not how you're supposed to do it at all. You should not be instructed by headquarters what I'm doing in FBI Miami. I should be working the threats in Miami based on the threats and needs of my local jurisdic and under this administration, a lot of it was being led by headquarters. And again they're pushing their political agendas out of headquarters and pushing down the field offices. So you need to take headquarters and reduce it drastically. Send a lot of those individuals up in DC. Send them back to the field, because you know what, they need to work cases, because no one's life is being protected by a bunch of administrative people pushing paper up in DC. The real work is going to be when they're working cases on the ground level. I think also changing the hiring process, the types of individuals that they've brought into the FBI over the last several years, they've changed their recruiting efforts, changed kind of what they're looking at. They've dropped their hiring standards. Raise the hiring standards back up to I'd rather have a lean workforce than a big workforce that's not high quality. And you know, just making sure that people understand there have to be tangible consequences to abusing your law enforcement power. And when there aren't tangible consequences, this cycle continues regardless of who's in the White House, regardless of who is the director is. If those that have been responsible for the failures of the FBI are not held accountable, the cycle continues. So I would say there needs to be true accountability with tangible consequences. And that's just kind of the broad synopsis of reform. But trust me that in and of itself will keep them busy for a long time. There's a lot to do.