The FBI is now claiming in the wake of their raid on the Mar-a-Lago home of President Donald Trump that there has been an increase in “violent threats” against law enforcement, including the threat to “place a so-called Dirty Bomb in front of FBI headquarters” with “general calls” for “civil war” and “armed rebellion.”
Several of the threats are specific, according to the bulletin, which states that “the FBI and DHS have identified multiple articulated threats and calls for the targeted killing of judicial law enforcement and government officials associated with the Palm Beach search, including the Federal judge who approved the Palm Beach search warrant.”
That’s concerning.
According to FBI, so was their response. Just the News.
Just the News heard from a top law enforcement officer that they had asked federal agencies to check social media accounts of political influencers last week for signs of agitation. FBI officials also reached out on social media platforms popular with conservatives following the Cincinnati attack.
They are looking to find crimes, or monitor conservatives.
In a politically charged environment, it was quite unusual to raid the residence of an ex-president. The FBI needs to be transparent and explain how they can bring down tensions. But they’re not doing that.
It’s a real problem when people doubt the objectivity of the FBI. It’s been going on for a long time, since at least 2016 when they gave Hillary Clinton a pass for something that seems to have far exceeded anything Donald Trump is even alleged to have done. Then there’s the whole Russia probe to begin with, with things like FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith giving a false statement to a FISA court judge to get a warrant against the Trump team.
Members of Congress received reports about FBI statistics padding on domestic extremism from whistleblowers even before Trump’s raid. They’re also looking into the politicization of the bureau. We’ve even seen the FBI demonizing things like the Gadsden flag, the Betsy Ross flag, and the Gonzales flag as signs of “extremism.” These are normal patriotic American symbols. You are making patriotic Americans look extremist by demonizing these symbols. While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was questioning FBI Director Christopher Wray about a week and a half ago, he said he was “self-reporting” and he dropped his boot with the Gonzales flag (“Come and Take It”) on his Senate desk in front of him.
There was also the FBI response for parents concerned about their children’s education, objecting to school boards.
Yet there doesn’t seem to be the same attention or announcements regarding things that can’t be twisted toward criticism of the right — like an assassination attempt and very real threats to Supreme Court justices, the firebombing of pro-life centers, or the months of organized BLM/rioting that resulted in many deaths and hundreds injured.
The Congress must use its oversight power to restore objectivity to the bureau. This must be a top priority for the Republican presidential candidate in 2024.
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