By Lee Williams
SAF Investigative Journalism Project
OPINION: Some Democrats still working at FBI, CIA, DOJ, NSA and other powerful federal agencies cannot be pleased that Donald J. Trump was reelected president.
These are all behind-the-scenes players, who are not sharp enough to be known for their politics. They’re likely thinking about how they can impact or even subvert whatever orders are going to come from their new Republican leadership. In my humble opinion, they should resign – immediately – or face massive losses.
Trump is coming. It won’t be pretty for anyone who stands in his way or tries to thwart his plans.
Here’s a quick look at what he should do:
More than 1,100 Americans from all 50 states have been charged with federal crimes related to the January 6, 2021, uprising at the U.S. Capitol. More than 650 have already pleaded guilty. Seven individuals took off and cannot be located. They will face charges if caught.
Every single one of the Jan. 6 defendants should receive a pardon. Any still in custody should be let go. The January Sixers need some restorative justice. Those who were responsible have paid more than enough. It is time to close this segment of American history and move on.
The only possible Jan. 6 defendant left in the country is Liz Cheney, who allegedly destroyed some serious evidence that came before her while she was a member of the Jan. 6 board. This should be investigated promptly, and if true Cheney should be prosecuted.
Also, anyone who is currently working to send Ukraine billions of dollars before Trump is sworn in deserves to be fired immediately.
New York Attorney General Letitia James needs to better understand the Supremacy Clause, which puts any potential state charges against a sitting president on hold until he leaves the White House. Trump’s will be 83 when he leaves office. James is nothing but a typical politician anyway. She’s got nothing, anyway. James was a member of the New York City Council from 2004 to 2013, and before that served five years as the New York City Public Advocate.
No one is going to take her poorly veiled threats seriously.
Guns and ammo
Every gun store in the country should start ordering more guns, ammunition and accessories and selling them as fast as they can. They should hire more staff; maintain a sufficient inventory and make sure they have trainers who can teach first-time gun owners safety, in addition to how to operate their new firearms.
Owning a firearm should never be treated like a crime. Unfortunately, it is in at least 20 states. This needs to stop immediately. Americans have had enough of state firearm laws that are not even constitutional, which treat gun ownership as though it’s something criminal in nature.
Many blue states do not even allow a legal gun owner to store a loaded firearm. It’s actually hard to believe, especially for those of us who live in free states.
The ATF has not offered any help on this. In fact, they are the ones who want a confused customer base. The ATF wants us to believe they’re the firearms authority, even though they can’t disassemble a Glock or answer simple questions.
This too has to stop.
Firearm manufacturer Brandon Herrera has announced he wants to be named ATF Director.
“The ATF hasn’t had a director that actually understood the firearms industry or been a part of the community it’s responsible for regulating since its founding. We have the power to change that,” Herrera said in a Tweet.
“If I were to be considered for Director of the ATF, in my first 100 days I have a plan to hack, slash, and cripple that agency in ways it could never recover from. And when I’m done, I will ask President Trump to disband the agency entirely,” he said in another.
ATF’s current director Steve Dettelbach showcased his complete firearm ignorance in March on CBS’ Face the Nation. Dettelbach was also the first ATF director to say how harmful “assault weapons” were to his mission. He wasn’t able to define an assault weapon, however, telling lawmakers he was “not a firearms expert.”
Perhaps Herrera is right.
Perhaps it’s time for Dettelbach and the ATF to just go.
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