GOP Rep Demolishes FBI Flack Over 'Domestic Terrorism' Corruption

Bonchie reporting for RedState 

Is there any federal agency that has lost more of its credibility over the last decade than the FBI? The once storied institution has always had a reputation for pushing the boundaries, but if you had polled the public ten years ago about their perception of the bureau, it no doubt would have earned high marks.

Those days are long gone, though, as the FBI has become hopelessly politicized and weaponized against one side of the political spectrum. One of the starkest examples involves the supposed plot to kidnap and kill Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.

The announcement of that “plot” was made just a month before the 2020 presidential election, providing ample fodder for the left and their media allies to proclaim that Republicans had somehow instigated the scheme. Yet, it became clear fairly early on that something was amiss. Back in mid-2021, I wrote an article entitled “It Sure Looks Like the FBI Basically Orchestrated the Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot,” and once the first trial began, that analysis was quickly vindicated. Two of the defendants were successfully acquitted on the basis of entrapment while two more are awaiting a re-trial.

Despite that embarrassing outcome and the stink of corruption around the FBI’s actions, the bureau has yet to be held accountable, though. GOP Rep. Dan Bishop tried to get some answers on Thursday, grilling FBI flack Matthew Olsen on the details surrounding the Whitmer case.

Bishop goes through things step by step, revealing that an informant was paid $54,000. Taxpayer money was also spent on travel expenses and booze in order to lure people into the plot. Further, the FBI originated the plan to “kill” Whitmer, with agents congratulating each other for successfully putting a group together to carry out the plot. They even provided a “how-to” bomb-making video for those who would eventually be charged.

This was not an organic act of domestic terrorism. It was the FBI using your money to create a plot against a Democrat governor that just so happened to be revealed right before the 2020 election. And Olsen’s response is to claim he can’t comment over and over.

To make matters worse, Bishop dropped another bit of previously unknown news today, which is that the same FBI/informant pairing tried to run the same plot against then Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam.

I’m sure it’s a coincidence that these “domestic terrorism” schemes just so happened to benefit Democrats prior to a major election, right? The weaponization of the FBI is sitting there in plain view, and no one is doing anything about it. Where’s Dir. Christopher Wray? The answer is that he’s off making excuses and “protecting the shield.”

The arrogance shown by FBI officials when any form of oversight is conducted is just disturbing to watch. These are people that believe they are above the law, and more importantly, believe they are above the accountability of voters. Nothing changes until the bureau is completely gutted. Then when we can have a conversation about whether it even needs to exist anymore.