When Whistleblowers Become the Target of the FBI. Kash Patel, Dan Bongino & the Blunders | 12/18/25

January 6 exposed more than prosecutions. It revealed how whistleblowers inside the FBI are punished for telling the truth.

In this Thursday Deep Dive, Keith Malinak sits down with former FBI agent and whistleblower Steve Friend for a two-hour, unfiltered examination of political prosecution, institutional retaliation, and the slow collapse of accountability inside federal law enforcement.

What begins as a commitment to justice turns into a battle over loyalty, media narratives, and survival. As investigations stall and internal credibility erodes, the line between law enforcement and political enforcement grows dangerously thin.

The conversation explores counterterrorism entrapment schemes, internal power struggles, and high-level legal maneuvering involving figures such as James Comey, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino. Careers are destroyed. Trust fractures. And the central question becomes unavoidable:

Can the FBI be reformed, or has it crossed a point of no return.

Chapters:

• 00:00 The Moment Everything Breaks
• 03:22 From FBI Agent to Liability
• 12:31 How Retaliation Actually Works
• 21:17 Trapped in Legal No Man’s Land
• 28:06 The Lie About Whistleblower Protection
• 39:24 Inside a Bureau Nobody Trusts
• 45:46 Epstein, Silence, and Missing Truth
• 01:01:04 When Law Enforcement Becomes Political
• 01:12:30 January 6 Changed the Rules
• 01:20:28 The Pipe Bomber Mystery Nobody Solved
• 01:31:57 Kash Patel and the Illusion of Reform
• 02:01:13 The Cost of Telling the Truth

If accountability disappears when it’s needed most, what’s left to protect the truth.

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