In February 2021, following former president Trump’s acquittal by the Senate on the impeachment charges emanating from the January 6th insurrection, I wrote a column about a possible theory of criminal prosecution of Trump on the charge of inciting insurrection. The column predates the Jan. 6 Committee revelations which would seem to bolster the case for criminal…
In December 2020, I wrote a column about what I believed was a con job. I thought then-President Donald Trump and others were pushing a falsehood that the election was rigged and that Trump actually won. There was no evidence that the election was rigged or stolen and none has been found in the two…
Last July I wrote a column about the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson before the Jan. 6 Committee. I thought her testimony was consistent and credible. We now know based on recently released transcripts that Hutchinson was encouraged by an attorney hired by Trump loyalists to provide as little information as possible to the committee and to…
By Greg Stejskal A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were in northern lower Michigan for a book talk and signing in Suttons Bay. Northern Michigan tends to be more Republican than the southern part of the state – not something I thought much about in the past. But on this trip, before…
The writer, an FBI agent for 31 years, retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office in 2006. He is the author of “FBI Case Files Michigan: Tales of a G-Man.” By Greg Stejskal During my FBI career, I was involved in the investigation and prosecution of many criminal conspiracies. It was…
The writer, a ticklethewire.com columnist, was an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office in 2006. He has a degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law and is author of a recently released book, “FBI Case Files Michigan: Tales of a G-Man.” By…
This is an excerpt from the book “FBI Case Files Michigan“ By Greg Stejskal This is a Christmas story, but it really began just before Thanksgiving in 1987, at the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. The Cuban inmates had rioted and had taken control of a sizeable portion of the penitentiary. The catalyst for the riots…
By Greg Stejskal The so called “cancel culture” movement has championed efforts to remove statues and the names of certain historical figures from public areas and buildings. I have never understood why military bases and schools are named for Confederate generals who took up arms against the United States to maintain the institution of slavery….
