On this episode of the podcast Tristan Leavitt, President of Empower Oversight, breaks down the groundbreaking settlements reached between the Department of Justice and 10 courageous whistleblowers. Among them are Garret O’Boyle, Steven Friend, Marcus Allen, Zachary Schoffstall, Monica Shillingburg, and Michael Zummer — FBI agents and employees who faced retaliation and discrimination under the …
Featured guests will be FBI whistleblower Marcus Allen. Also appearing will be Tristan Leavitt, President of Empower Oversight and Jason Foster, Founder and Chair of Empower Oversight; FBI whistle-blower Monica Shillingburg and her husband, Randy; Mike Zummer, FBI Special Agent; and Jerry Dunleavy, Chief Investigative Correspondent, Just the News. The guests will discuss the efforts made by …
Ten FBI whistleblowers punished by the Biden administration for reporting instances of “political weaponization” within the bureau will receive lump sum payments for damages as part of settlement agreements made with the Justice Department, officials announced Tuesday. “These 10 whistleblowers’ brave actions were met with intense bureaucratic blowback that caused severe financial and emotional hardship,” Sen. Chuck …
Ten FBI whistleblowers who say the Biden administration punished them for their “political beliefs” and for disclosing misconduct in the bureau will have their security clearances reinstated and collect back pay, according to a settlement announced Tuesday. “These ten (whistleblowers) collectively suffered 12-years-worth of unjustified suspension time,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate …
The lawyers for 10 FBI whistleblowers announced on Tuesday that they reached an agreement with the Department of Justice regarding their clients. The agents alleged that the Biden administration politicized the FBI and unfairly disciplined them for their views. Several of the agents expressed skepticism regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates or targeting the Biden administration’s political enemies, leading superiors to revoke their security clearances or suspend their pay. …
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has reached settlements with a group of current and former FBI agents who have said they were disciplined for invoking personal and political views, including about the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and the coronavirus vaccine, and for clashing with supervisors about approaches to investigations, their lawyers said Tuesday. Empower …
Ten FBI whistleblowers punished by the Biden administration for reporting instances of “political weaponization” within the bureau will receive lump sum payments for damages as part of settlement agreements made with the Justice Department, officials announced Tuesday. “These 10 whistleblowers’ brave actions were met with intense bureaucratic blowback that caused severe financial and emotional hardship,” Sen. Chuck …
It’s been an interminably long slog, but all 10 longstanding FBI whistleblower disputes being handled by Empower Oversight have now been resolved with the Department of Justice. The firm announced the welcome resolution on X and shared a letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) regarding the settlements. The letter to Grassley, penned by Empower Founder and …
An off-the-record media spokesman for former FBI Director James Comey acknowledged the “not normal” nature of his job with the bureau when pressed by congressional staffers, according to a transcript of the call published Thursday. Columbia University Professor of Law Daniel C. Richman — revealed in documents declassified Tuesday to have acted as Comey’s confidant …
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made his first visit to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as the acting commissioner Thursday, days after President Trump ousted Billy Long from the position. Bessent, who is the tax agency’s seventh commissioner this year, met with the leadership during which he discussed the modernization of the information technology systems within the IRS, a Treasury Department spokesperson …