Sad That Some FBI Workers Believe in Trump’s Falsehoods
With the advent of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, I have come to realize some in the FBI are influenced by their political beliefs.
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America’s Disease It Won’t Cure
By Allan Lengel I was in Israel in November when two bombs went off at bus stops in Jerusalem, several miles from where I was renting an apartment for the month. Two people died and about 20 were injured. I happened to be in Haifa, about two hours away, when it happened. When I returned…
Cult Leader’ Donald Trump Should Get Indicted for Insurrection
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…
Trump and the Con Job
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…
More Evidence of Just How Powerful Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Was
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…
Santa’s Helper, a Giant Elf, a Cuban Inmate Uprising and the Salvation Army
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 Greg Stejskal This…
The Michigan Innkeeper Asked if I was ‘Good FBI or Bad FBI?’
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…
Ms. Smith Goes to Washington, testifying truth to power
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…