How One FBI Agent Lived Up to His Oath–And Told the Truth

Author of  “True Blue,” former FBI agent Steven Friend tells Lee Smith he knew something was wrong with the Bureau after he was lied to about the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case. So, can the FBI be fixed or is it game over for the world’s most famous law enforcement agency?

Timestamps:

01:03 Steven Friend, author, “True Blue,” and FBI whistleblower

01:33 From a CPA accountant to a FBI officer

04:55 Most Americans don’t know what the FBI really does 

06:56 What is a day like for an FBI agent?

09:12 FBI corruption and a whistleblower’s story

16:42 Friend was on SWAT team in Whitmer case 

17:31 Friend saw that Whitmer case was fake

18:41 Friend stood by oath and training

20:31 Friend: Many FBI agents are just punching the clock 

22:17 The “Suspendables” are FBI whistleblowers

24:57 Friend backs law to limit FBI reach in red states

25:35 Empowering local law enforcement 

28:56 FBI uses terrorism cases to investigate political opponents

30:34 Friend highlights instances of FBI entrapment

32:31 FBI’s tactics and reform

36:07 FBI wants more crime, local cops want less

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