Global Courant 2023-05-20 23:49:41
According to former Special Agent Garret O’Boyle, whistleblowers accused the FBI of using itself as a weapon for political gain — a bombshell claim that “many” agents share but hide for fear of being “crushed” by the government.
Whistleblower and former special agents Garret O’Boyle and Steve Friend further exposed the FBI’s “nefarious” politicization during an appearance on “Fox & Friends Weekend.”
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Whistleblowers and former FBI Special Agents Garret O’Boyle and Steve Friend testified before Congress on Thursday, May 18. ((Alex Wong, Getty Images))
“A lot of people share our beliefs and beliefs. I think they’re just not at the point where Steve, and I, and others have gotten to. Or they’re too scared,” explains O’Boyle. “As we discussed in our testimony, they are too afraid because they know, they have seen our example that we will be crushed.”
“I have taken my oath to this country, and I will keep that oath at any cost,”
Garret O’Boyle and Steve Friend claimed they were subject to retaliation for raising concerns about alleged politicization and arming of the FBI. They testified Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Federal Government Weaponization.
Fellow whistleblower Steve Friend expanded on O’Boyle’s claim by saying he knows there are more people within the FBI who support their allegations.
“The way this hearing went and the way Garrett and Marcus and I were able to resist that fire from the Democratic side will encourage others to come forward now,” Friend argued Saturday.
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Co-host Will Cain followed up on this claim, then asked the whistleblowers, “What was the tipping point?”
“I don’t know if there was a definitive tipping point I can go to,” O’Boyle began. “It was more of a summing up of things, that it was repetitive within the FBI where it was like, this seems wrong, this seems wrong, that seems wrong. And so it got to a point where I just couldn’t sit back and had to just start exposing some of the nefarious things the FBI was doing.”
Since O’Boyle testified earlier this week, his life has been completely turned upside down, as Will Cain mentions.
“I repeat, and I have made my oath to this country, and I will keep that oath, at all costs. And that is all we can do. And I want to urge every American to stand by that oath. We all have a responsibility and a duty to this nation and to each other, and we are the ones responsible for ensuring that our government and our country function as it should,” he concluded.
When reached for comment, the FBI told Fox News: “The FBI’s mission is to uphold the Constitution and protect the American people. The FBI has not and will not retaliate against individuals who disclose protected whistleblowers. .”
Fox News’ Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
Kayla Bailey is digital production assistant at Fox News.
