Posted on 11/19/2024 6:12:46 AM PST by MtnClimber
It should not come as a surprise to see the same methods deployed against President Trump in 2024 that were used by the FBI in 2016. The difference is now that President Trump understands the full power of his office in the security clearance process and that he doesn’t need the FBI.
In 2016 the FBI used their power to conduct security clearances as a tool to stall and block President Trump appointments. Historically this is one of the ways a very corrupt and political FBI interfere in any system that might be against the interests of the Intelligence Community that controls them. However, in 2024 President-Elect Trump and his transition team have already taken a different approach.
First the report:
WASHINGTON DC – An official at FBI headquarters in Washington is warning that the bureau’s security clearance division is politicized and can’t be trusted to screen President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for top administration jobs.
The allegations of political bias at the FBI’s security division, or SecD, were revealed in a protected whistleblower disclosure sent to the House Judiciary Committee, which The Washington Times reviewed.
The official said the security clearance process has been “contaminated by the political agendas of [security division] officials and other executives in the FBI.” (more)
This is not any earth-shattering revelation. We painstakingly discussed this in a multitude of prior research discussions. The motive of the Whistleblower to come forth now, is likely because President Trump is already working around the problem.
WASHINGTON DC – President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is skipping the protocol of using the FBI to conduct background checks, according to a report.
Instead, the president-elect’s team is turning to private companies to vet administrative appointees, people familiar with transition planning told CNN. Trump has criticized the FBI for its slow investigation process and feared it would delay his ability to roll out his agenda.
A security clearance is needed for some Cabinet positions, such as attorney general, and the process of obtaining one includes an FBI background check.
Dan Meyer, a national security attorney, told CNN Trump’s mistrust of the FBI and the deep state has made him go completely rogue. [They] “don’t want the FBI to coordinate a norm. They want to hammer the norm,” Meyer told CNN.
The Trump transition team’s decision to bypass the FBI background check comes as Trump has nominated former Reps. Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard for attorney general and National Intelligence director, respectively — both controversial picks. (more)
Because President Trump is making civics great again, it’s worth reminding everyone that President Trump has unilateral decision-making authority to grant anyone a security clearance. The President (atop the executive) can give anyone he chooses a top-secret security clearance status, simply by saying this person has top-secret security clearance. Yes, it really is that easy....SNIP
President Trump has unilateral decision-making authority to grant anyone a security clearance.
Trump can give anyone he chooses a top-secret security clearance status,
simply by saying. “ this person has top-secret security clearance. “
Yes, it really is that easy....
True that’s how all Rat presidents of recent vintage back to Carter got many of their “questionable” senior people TSs. People who would never qualify under normal circumstances.
Totally!
If you came to my business or police department and were a former FBI agent you resume/application goes straight to file 13. You have shown who and what you are and that the rule of law means nothing to you.
Judge Merchan, the corrupt judge overseeing the Hush Money Hoax against Trump just suspended the sentencing date. Even Crooked Merchan knows they can’t jail Trump at all.
Bragg’s office now has to file a brief explaining to the court why the case should proceed.
Blue zones please. They need to taste the fruits of their own fascism.
Nah.
First responders to every domestic disturbance call...
If you came to my business or police department and were a former FBI agent you resume/application goes straight to file 13. You have shown who and what you are and that the rule of law means nothing to you.
As I said, blue zones only. Please!
So, for the J6 committee, this is what sedition and subversion looks like.
Almost like an insurrection.
Let’s see if anybody get’s prosecuted or will it go down as “political revenge” . . .
Gee, like we couldn’t tell at the time....
Sounds like their boss, Barry O’Bama, is still busy trying to pull strings up in the Swamp.
>> It also looks like many FBI agents are coming out of the shadows to finally reveal what the corrupt upper management has been doing, now that they’re confident that they won’t be retaliated against.
Answered prayer! Pray for more!
If that is true, the government IS at war with the people.
Oooooh...someone who thinks as I do. Just awesome.
Inauguration used to be in March!
Challenge them to a game of “Bet your Pension”
Trump -- together with the GOP -- are in a unique position to do these things: the District is loaded with Democrat voters, a substantial portion of whom work in the Government. There is therefore no political calculation whatsoever that can justify keeping around the unproductive.
Trump is a single-term President (arguably a 'lame duck' the moment he takes the oath) and he has the entire legislative branch available to him. There are generational changes that need to be made, and neither he nor Musk cares about any consequences -- even if there might be any.
Make 'em do the jobs that the illegal immigrants are doing... those immigrants who won't be around much longer.
If they do this right, then maybe Vance might be in a position to reap the benefits... and he ought to be heavily involved in the process.
And half of them seem to be ex-Democrats.
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