Posted on 03/31/2025 8:04:09 AM PDT by hardspunned
Patel and Bongino both fail to understand the severity of the compromise underneath them. Hence the "95% honorable" quote by Patel recently (convo with Gowdy).
The core issue is that institutional corruption is the status of the FBI. That is challenging to deal with and simply cannot be addressed (in any reasonable timeframe, or effect) from the top of the leadership pyramid.
The various downstream field offices of the same institution (there are hundreds) will keep Patel/Bongino flush with busy work and positive investigative outcomes for them to announce on television. [see VA recently] That approach purposefully satiates a reviewing audience yet leaves the process under them without oversight.
Corrupt FBI officials continue operations as needed (influence selling, evidence burying, pay-to-play investigative outcomes, DC monitoring, money laundering, trafficking, drugs and generally willful blindness to their outside group partners) and simultaneously push specific attention-grabbing info up the ladder toward leadership offices in DC.
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That’s not quite how they see it. Here is a recent post by Bongino. https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1906335734836977908
Sounds like is understands exactly your view and what is actually going on.
What is not being done at the FBI?
what they say publicly, what they believe, and how they are operating privately, may all be different things
https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1906693978088493106 (quote tweeting Bongino — https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1906335734836977908)
Read this carefully.
“Transparency” appears to mean the dirty operatives inside and outside the FBI hid—and are still hiding—records and info we want. People demanding outcomes right now truly have no grasp of the deep corruption throughout this 37,000-employee agency with 56 field offices and layers of entrenched, uncooperative bureaucracy. (Keep in mind, every field office was involved in the investigations, raids, and arrests of J6ers.)
Did you really think Chris Wray was just going to leave J6-related records including the pipe bomber on his desk for the next director to have? Or all the materials on the criminal investigations into the Pres Trump and his team? Or the surveillance of conservatives including members of Congress? Or comms between DOJ/FBI and Biden White House? Or Jack Smith’s records?
Even if Wray had placed all the files in a nice stack on Kash’s desk, it takes time to investigate, find new evidence, interview witnesses, bring the case before a grand jury (in Washington, presumably), and obtain an indictment.
My guess is Kash and Dan in addition to the new leadership at DOJ are absolutely blown away by the depth of corruption, criminality, and depravity at the FBI. It is probably nearly impossible to process and even more difficult figuring out where to start.
Exposing what happened at the FBI for more than a decade and holding those responsible will take time—and caution. The American people are not prepared to learn what the country’s top law enforcement agency has been up to in targeting Trump and MAGA—and more importantly, what it was not doing to keep us safe.
I was honored to be at Dan’s 50th birthday party in December. He is beyond blessed with a loving family, loyal friends, thriving business, and a comfortable lifestyle—he did not sacrifice that for now to push papers around or hide the ball. That’s not his style whatsoever.
Be patient and trust those in charge. If in a year from now, we still don’t have some disclosures, you can bitch. Otherwise, appreciate and support the nearly insurmountable task before them.
Bet on it!
The corrupt agents discredit the other 5%.
Those are all great points that our “I want it now” society just don’t want to hear. I made the point on another thread concerning the complaints of “inaction” by Bondi and Kash. That point is, that these same impatient people would complain about the ineptness of the DOJ, if they didn’t do good diligence, went into any case and failed to convict. Like you said, in a year, then maybe you can complain.
Sundance “knows” everything that is happening in the FBI just ask him. Beware of Surrender Monkeys they never stop digging.
Russia, Russia, Russia felons, impeachmentgate felons, stolen election felons, Epstein fiends, Laptopgate, etc., etc., etc., ALL walk free! None have even been questioned under oath! The statute of limitations are running out on all.
All the same DC felons and traitors are doing the same thing over and over again today and still nothing. It’s just like 2020 all over again.
Ever hear of the concept of deterrence? The Trump Administration certainly hasn’t.
Agreed. Just because something doesn’t make the infotainment world doesn’t mean it isn’t happening, and just because the infotainment world is perseverating on something doesn’t mean it is the top priority.
Geesh, stop copying and pasting replies from 2017-2020! I didn’t trust the plan then and I certainly won’t fall for that crap in 2025. Anyone who traffics that same BS line today is a fool.
“Hence the ‘95% honorable’ quote by Patel”
If he actually believes that, we’re so screwed. I wonder if Bongino feels the same. I doubt it.
I don’t think frivolous prosecutions do anything but drain money. Thats something the Democrats planned for. So arrests and successful prosecutions are the real strategy in my opinion.
Do you see this differently?
In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled This is why NOTHING is being accomplished at the FBI, hardspunned wrote: For crying out loud, “95% honorable”! Both those guys have done too many Boom Boom Hannity shows. I don't believe they actually trust that 95% are honorable. They don't want to panic the public by telling them the FBI is malevolent and lodged in the Capitol, trying to take down the country, starting with the patriots Trump put in positions throughout the government.
Civic stability is key to rooting out the toxins infecting our nation - not government collapse. The FBI/CIA and other portions of fallen INTEL are threats to the 'good guys' trying to restore the rule of law; they are basically holding our country hostage. Literally, the lives of patriots in government are in danger; they are essentially working alongside those who want them dead. They need our support and prayers.
Musk, Trump, Bondi and those in INTEL are in danger. The Deep State shot Trump in the head; it's not like he forgot what our priorities are. Trump knows what's going on; he didn't put puppy-eyed ingenues in positions where they need to fight for freedom around the world. Prayers up!
As usual, Mark Bradman pretends to be smarter than everyone else, evidently as a result of his years as a produce manager at Publix.
I can be patient and wait as long as I understand the folks in charge fully appreciate the degree of corruption and are fully engaged in getting results. These tasks are very hard, that takes time. However I benefit from an occasional statement affirming that they indeed have found the rampant corruption and are fully, actively engaged in rooting it out. And, it would be nice to set my expectations, it will take about 6 months before the evidence can be traced to source, and the first arrests. More, quicker after that. Just tell me something vs nothing.
In most jobs, at the level we are talking about here, I imagine an incoming director, will (or should) be given a briefing about what was going on; does this not happen at the FBI or other government agencies? Do Wray, and Comey, still have clearances (I’ve lost track), if yes, why? Why can’t these men be questioned, under oath if need be (or like Gen. Flynn was), about what was happening under their leadership? Should Comey be charged for leaking to his Columbia U friend? Statute of limitation?
Finally, it should not be difficult for Patel and/or Bongino to find out who the hell Ray Epps is, works for, etc., it’d have been on my day one agenda. Furthermore, given what happened to him vs the J6ers, if he was in fact acting as a government asset, this needs to be fully disclosed, period.
They’re a bunch of careerists that will do whatever to get that pension.
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