Former agent weighs in on Secret Service sex scandal

April 17, 2012

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The Secret Service sex scandal just keeps getting worse and worse. The latest says that some of the prostitues involved were even under age and they may have even compromised the President's schedule! Dan Bongino is a former Secret Service agent who served under both the Bush and Obama administrations. What does he think about the allegations being levied at the world’s premiere protective force? Any chance this actually happened or is a set up more likely? Bongino offered his unique perspective on the scandal to Glenn on radio this morning.

Rush Transcript of Interview:

GLENN: Investigators probing the secret service process substitute scandal are looking into whether the girls involved now were underage. This story gets worse and worse and worse and one of the guys who I have great faith in is a -- is a decent, honorable man. Of course, I've never asked him if he's ever been with hookers -- is Dan Bongino. He is running for Congress in Maryland. He is a guy who -- what?

STU: Senate.

PAT: Senate.

GLENN: And he's -- he's -- was with the secret service, did advance work for the secret service under Bush and Obama. Right, Dan?

BONGINO: That's right, Glenn.

GLENN: Okay.

BONGINO: Thanks for having me.

GLENN: And I'm reading this story, Dan, and I've wanted to talk to you for the last few days. What is going on here?

BONGINO: What a mess, Glenn. I mean, personally for me, professionally, we have been out on this story from the start. You know, we don't only do the good stories, unlike most politicians who go and hide under a rock. We are -- this is a disgrace. I have a brother who was on the trip who has been providing information. Thank God he's not involved in any prostitution component of it, but has been actively involved in it and it is -- it's an embarrassment. It's a disgrace to the secret service and I really hope and, Glenn, you know a lot of secret service agents. We've known each other for awhile, that this does not forever tarnish --

GLENN: So you're saying that all of this stuff is true, that this is --

BONGINO: I don't know about all of it because I don't even know at this point who knows when something else if going to leak out or come out at this point, but, yeah, unfortunately a lot of what's come out is true and --

GLENN: Do you believe that there is any kind of foreign influence that these guys were set up at all?

BONGINO: I can't say. I don't know, but I really can't say for sure, but, you know, certainly, you know, there's always potential for things like that when you get involved of situations of tremendously poor judgment. That may be the understatement of the year.

GLENN: Tremendously poor judgment. Hang on just a second. 11 secret service agents? Is this the kind of behavior that you saw with your comrades?

BONGINO: You know, Glenn, I've always been straight with you and absolutely not. This is a -- on the presidential protection division where I was, I gave a quote to the New York Times that these guys lived like monks and I meant it. I meant every word it. I mean, these guys -- all they -- they used to go to the hotel and they would be (inaudible) to work out.

PAT: Did you ever -- did you ever go on a secret service trip to Columbia, Dan?

BONGINO: Couple of times. I've been to Bogota. I've been to Cartagena, yeah.

GLENN: Have you stayed at that hotel?

BONGINO: No, no. I stayed in the old city, there's a city in the new city and they were in the new city.

PAT: How many hookers were you involved with?

BONGINO: Oh, Glenn.

PAT: Could you even count?

GLENN: That's Pat. I'm not asking that. I want to know how many were underage, but that's a different -- that's a different story. So, hang on just a second. So, I you've never seen this behavior?

BONGINO: No.

GLENN: So, this is a wild aberration?

BONGINO: Yeah, it is.

GLENN: And did you -- did or did you not receive training and instructions that -- that you have to be on the straight and narrow when you're in a foreign country or even in our country because that puts you in a compromised position?

BONGINO: Sure. It's almost to the point -- with the training they give you, you've got to take a lot of the online courses and go to -- you know those courses, just click next, next, you have to read them and take tests with them, that I remember people saying, I can't remember we have to take this course again on expected behavior. The secret service stakes its reputation, I mean, obviously --

GLENN: The reputation --

BONGINO: -- the President of the United States.

GLENN: The reputation of the secret service under this President I contend is being so tarnished. The limo was stuck and bottomed out. I mean, I -- who didn't -- who didn't drive that route in advance? Do you remember that?

BONGINO: Yeah. Actually --

PAT: It was high centered? Yeah.

GLENN: It was high centered. Ridiculous. They're questioning a little kid up in Oregon in the Seattle area. All kinds of stuff that have happened with the --

PAT: With the unwanted guests at the parties.

GLENN: Yeah.

PAT: That got through security around the President.

GLENN: Dan, how did that happen? How did two guests get into the White House?

PAT: Is this a whole new secret service under Obama or what is going on? How could it have gone so far afield in just the last few years since you've been there, Dan?

BONGINO: As a matter of fact, with the change in administration, some of these agents are the same ones that were with President Bush. I was there for the transition. I didn't (inaudible) Bush administration in two years with President Obama. So, those are problems -- I don't work for the secret service anymore. I haven't been there for a year, but I have (inaudible) campaign to the former secret service agent and it was my responsibility to get out here and say, Yeah, what you're saying is true. They've had some real black eyes and it's unfortunate this black eye cements to be the blackest eye of all and at some point they're going to have to move forward.

GLENN: Is our President in danger, Dan?

BONGINO: No, no, not -- although --

GLENN: Well, if you have 11 -- if you have 11 secret service agents with such bad judgment that while he's in one of the most dangerous countries in the world, that they are -- they're having underage -- possible underage sex with hookers, how can we be -- how can we be assured at all?

BONGINO: I know. This is not a moment where America's proud of our secret service, but I want you to assure you that the guys, a lot of -- I mean, I missed countless birthdays. I mean, my daughter once told me when I came home -- I was on the road 300 days one year -- you know, dad, I hope you sleep good tonight (inaudible) because I was gone so often. I mean, these are guys that have really sacrificed, Glenn. They've sacrificed a lot and they would (inaudible.) And I really hope this doesn't permanently tarnish those guys. These guys fools. They made foolish decisions. Again, one of them (inaudible.) Terrible decisions, Glenn, and no one is apologizing for it, but I really hope that those guys who put in blood, sweat, and tears to keep our President alive and have been successful for decades, since the Reagan incident, I really hope this doesn't tarnish for them. It's embarrassing for them. It really embarrasses me. I don't even work for them anymore. It really stinks having to do these kind of interviews.

STU: It's certainly not something to beat up the secret service and just by the evidence that we've had over the years of talking to so many people from the secret service, this is hard to believe this is anything but an exception.

GLENN: A total aberration. To me it doesn't make any sense, but then I hear this report. This is out today and I'd love to get your comment on this. Your phone is breaking up a little bit. I don't know if you're moving into a bad section, but listen to this audio.

(Audio played.)

VOICE: They don't even insist on regular physical fitness testing or regular firearms requalification testing. Sometimes they will ask agents to fill out their own test scores on these things which is just dishonest. All this culture filters down and I think led to this really scandalous situation.

GLENN: Is that true? Is any of that stuff true?

BONGINO: No. I think he's talking about moments where, you know, if you were at a UN, during a really busy time, United Nations where no one's in their field office, where you go to a gym at the hotel and do a fitness test because there was just nowhere around. I mean, that's how you may have filled it out, but there's nothing unusual about it. That wasn't a big conspiracy. As for the firearms, if you don't -- you have to shoot every month on the presidential detail. If you miss a month, that was it. You were done. (Inaudible.) So, I never saw that.

GLENN: Okay. All right.

BONGINO: But, yeah (inaudible.)

GLENN: All right. That's good news. Help me out on one more thing and, that is, according to NBC news, the incident raised a possibility of potential security breach, telling NBC news that all secret service personnel had been given copies of the President's schedule which they were told to lock up safe in their hotel rooms. If they had hookers in their hotel rooms, didn't that pose a danger to the President of the United States?

BONGINO: You can lock up your paperwork on a secure floor (Inaudible.) The entire floor, every room. That's the code. That's what you do. If you didn't do that, of course -- and I can't say that happened on this trip. From my source, it did not. There was no paperwork. I can't attest to that personally, Glenn, me not being there, but, yeah, that's wrong if that was the case and forget about a hooker. Anyone who is a foreign national who is in your room with the President's itenary, that would be disastrous. I'm hearing that is not the case here, that all the paperwork was properly secured. You know, I hope, but, again, I wasn't there and I'm not privy to the investigation, but I'm speculating on that.

GLENN: Dan, I appreciate your honesty and, I mean, that's why I called you, because you are a -- you are a guy that I trust. I have seen you in action. I've seen your honor and integrity over the years and I respect you and I respect the guys -- you know how I feel about the secret service.

BONGINO: Yeah. We've had this conversation many times. He's not lying to you. On the air, off the air, he's telling the exact same thing.

GLENN: All right. Thanks a lot, Dan. God bless you.

STU: He's running for U.S. Senate in Maryland. Bongino.com is his website.

GLENN: And if I were living in Maryland and had a guy to vote for, Dan Bongino would be the guy. Did we put the thing up there about all the different people that we're -- that like Dan that I've met with personally? Is that up at glennbeck.com?

STU: I think it is, yeah.

GLENN: People that I've met with -- if you're looking -- and there's only about 10 of them up there. If you're looking for, you know, is this guy good, bad guy, I can just tell you I've met with -- I don't know -- 6 or 10 of these guys around the country and this is a list of people that I say I would feel comfortable with these guys. I think more than comfortable with these guys. And you can find that list at glennbeck.com and Dan is clearly one of them.

Critical theory destroys truth and justice

Editor's note: This article was originally published on TheBlaze.com.

Critical theory once stood out as the absurd progressive notion that it is. Now, its maxims are becoming an integral part of ordinary political discourse. The more you repeat a lie, the more you will believe it, and this is the very dangerous place in which we find ourselves today.

Take this critical theory maxim as an example: If we desire justice, we must sometimes champion what may appear superficially as injustice. It's a necessary evil, if you will, the necessity of “controlled injustice.”

By using truth through fabrication and controlled injustice for justice, we’ll save the republic. We’ll be acting in a noble way.

This definition of justice is defined by the “oppressed,” not the “oppressor.” It is the greatest happiness for the greatest number. To achieve this justice, however, we need to endorse acts on occasion that, while seemingly unjust, serve a higher purpose. It will ensure the stability and the unity of our republic, and this may manifest in ways that seem contradictory to our values. But these are the necessary shadows to cast light on “true justice.”

And isn’t that what we are all after, anyway?

Here’s another critical theory maxim: Sometimes we find the truth through fabrication. Our pursuit of truth sometimes requires a strategic use of falsehoods. The truth is a construct that has been shaped and tailored to promote the well-being of the collective.

We sometimes need to accept and propagate lies designed by "the system” — not the old system, but the system that we’re now using to replace the old to get more justice through injustice and more truth through fabrication.

We’re engaging in a higher form of honesty. When we fabricate, it’s for the right reason. We are reaching up to the heavens fighting for a higher sort of honesty. To fortify the truth, we occasionally must weave a tapestry of lies. Each thread, essential for the greater picture, will ultimately define our understanding and ensure our unity under this infallible wisdom.

The election is coming up. Does this maxim sound familiar? Many think it is imperative that we secure our republic through election control to maintain our republic. Sometimes, we might need to take actions that by traditional standards might be questionable.

The act of securing elections requires cheating. It's not mere deception. It is a noble act of safeguarding our way of life. We're on the verge of losing this democracy, and without deception, we will lose it.

To ensure it doesn't fall into the hands of those we know will destroy it, we may have to make a few fabrications. We're fabricating stories to be able to control or secure the republic through our elections. By using truth through fabrication and controlled injustice for justice, we'll save the republic. Therefore, we'll be acting in a noble way. Stealing an election from those who wish to harm our society is truly an act of valor and an essential measure to protect our values and ensure the continuation of our just society.

If we desire justice, we must sometimes champion what may appear superficially as injustice.

I know it's a paradox of honor through dishonor. But in this context, by embracing the dishonor, we achieve the highest form of honor, ensuring the stability and the continuation of our great republic.

Let this be heard, far and wide, as a great call to patriotic action. As we advance, let each of us, citizens of this great and honorable republic, consider these principles. Not as abstract or paradoxical but as practical guides to daily life. Embrace the necessity of controlled injustice, the utility of lies, the duty to secure our electoral process, and the honor and apparent dishonor. These are not merely strategies for survival. They are prerequisites for our prosperity.

We all have to remember that justice is what our leaders define, that truth is what our party tells us. Our republic stands strong on the values of injustice for justice, honor through dishonor, and the fabrication of truths. To deviate from this path is to jeopardize the very fabric of our society. Strength through unity; unity through strength.

We've heard this nonsense for so long. But now, this nonsense is becoming an instituted reality, and we are entering perilous times. Don't be fooled by the narratives you will hear during the march to November. Never let someone convince you that the ends justify the means, that a little bit of injustice is needed to achieve a broader, collective vision of justice, that truth sometimes requires fabricated lies and narratives. If we do, justice will cease to be justice, truth will cease to be truth, and our republic will be lost.

Top 5 MOST EVIL taxes the government extorts from you

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"In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." -Ben Franklin

The injustice of taxation has been a core issue for Americans since the very beginning of our country, and it's a problem we have yet to resolve. This belief was recently reignited in many Americans earlier this month on tax day when the numbers were crunched and it was discovered that the government was somehow owed even more hard-earned money. As Glenn recently discussed on his show, it's getting to be impossible for most Americans to afford to live comfortably, inflation is rising, and our politicians keep getting richer.

The taxpayer's burden is heavier than ever.

The government is not above some real low blows either. While taxes are a necessary evil, some taxes stretch the definition of "necessary" and emphasize the "evil." Here are the top five most despicable taxes that are designed to line the IRS coffers at your expense:

Income Tax

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"It would be a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their income." -Ben Franklin

On February 24th, 2024 we hit a very unfortunate milestone, the 101st anniversary of the 16th Amendment, which authorized federal income tax. Where does the government get the right to steal directly out of your paycheck?

Death Taxes

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"Now my advice for those who die, Declare the pennies on your eyes" -George Harrison

Not even in death can you escape the cold pursuit of the tax collector. It's not good enough that you have to pay taxes on everything you buy and every penny you make your entire life. Now the feds want a nice slice, based on the entire value of your estate, that can be as much as 40 percent. Then the state government gets to stick their slimy fingers all over whatever remains before your family is left with the crumbs. It's practically grave-robbery.

Payroll

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"The power to tax is the power to destroy." -John Marshall

What's that? The nice chunk of your paycheck the government nabs before you can even get it to the bank wasn't enough? What if the government taxed your employer just for paying you? In essence, you make less than what your agreed pay rate is and it costs your employer more! Absolutely abominable.

Social Security

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"We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much." -Ronald Reagan

Everyone knows the collapse of Social Security is imminent. It has limped along for years, only sustained by a torrent of tax dollars and the desperate actions of politicians. For decades, people have unwillingly forked over money into the system they will never see again.

FICA

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"What at first was plunder assumed the softer name of revenue." -Thomas Paine

FICA is the payroll equivalent of Social Security. Your employer has to match however much you pay. It means it costs your employer even more to pay you—again, you'll NEVER see that money. At this point, are you even working for yourself, or are you just here to generate money for the government to frivolously throw away?

5 DISTURBING ways World War III will be different from previous wars

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Has World War III begun?

Over the weekend, Iran launched an unprecedented attack against Israel involving over 300 missiles and drones. This marked the first direct attack on Israel originating from Iranian territory. Fortunately, according to an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, 99 percent of missiles and drones were successfully neutralized by Israeli defense systems. Iran claimed that the operation against Israel had concluded and that no further offensive was planned, although the possibility of another attack is still present.

This has left many people, including Glenn, wondering the same thing: did we just witness the start of World War III?

Glenn recently had a World War II Air Force Veteran as a guest on his TV special, who told stories of the horrors he and his brothers-in-arms faced in the skies over war-torn Europe. This was a timely reminder of the terrors of war and a warning that our future, if it leads to another world war, is a dark one.

But, if Glenn's coverage of the Iranian attack revealed one thing, it's that World War III will look nothing like the world wars of the twentieth century. Long gone are the days of John "Lucky" Luckadoo and his "Bloody Hundredth" bravely flying their B-17s into battle. Over the weekend, we saw hundreds of autonomous drones and missiles clashing with extreme speed and precision over several different fronts (including space) simultaneously. This ain't your grandfather's war.

From EMP strikes to cyber attacks, here are FIVE ways the face of war has changed:

EMP attacks

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The entire modern world, on every level, is completely dependent on electricity. From your home refrigerator to international trade, the world would come to a grinding halt without power. And as Glenn has pointed out, it wouldn't even be that hard to pull off. All it would take is 3 strategically placed, high-altitude nuclear detonations and the entire continental U.S. would be without power for months if not years. This would cause mass panic across the country, which would be devastating enough on its own, but the chaos could be a perfect opportunity for a U.S. land invasion.

Nuclear strikes

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Nuclear war is nothing new. Many of us grew up during the Cold War, built fallout shelters, and learned to duck and cover. But times have changed. The Berlin Wall fell and so did the preparedness of the average American to weather a nuclear attack. As technology has advanced, more of our adversaries than ever have U.S. cities within their crosshairs, and as Glenn has pointed out, these adversaries are not exactly shy about that fact. Unfortunately, the possibility of an atomic apocalypse is as real as ever.

Immigration warfare

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The strategy of strangling an opposing nation's economy to gain the upper hand is a wartime tactic as old as time. That's why the Border Crisis is so alarming. What better way to damage an opponent's economy than by overburdening it with millions of undocumented immigrants? As Glenn has covered, these immigrants are not making the trek unaided. There is a wide selection of organizations that facilitate this growing disaster. These organizations are receiving backing from around the globe, such as the WEF, the UN, and U.S. Democrats! Americans are already feeling the effects of the border crisis. Imagine how this tactic could be exploited in war.

Cyber shutdowns

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Cyber attacks will be a major tactic in future wars. We've already experienced relatively minor cyber strikes from Russia, China, and North Korea, and it is a very real possibility that one of our adversaries inflicts a larger attack with devastating consequences on the United States. In fact, the WEF has already predicted a "catastrophic" cyber attack is imminent, and Glenn suggests that it is time to start preparing ourselves. A cyber attack could be every bit as devastating as an EMP, and in a world run by computers, nothing is safe.

Biological assault

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Don't trust the "experts." That was the takeaway many of us had from the pandemic, but something less talked about is the revelation that China has manufactured viruses that are capable of spreading across the globe. We now know that the lab leak hypothesis is true and that the Wuhan lab manufactured the virus that infected the entire world. That was only ONE virus from ONE lab. Imagine what else the enemies of America might be cooking up.

The government is WAGING WAR against these 3 basic needs

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The government has launched a full-on assault against our basic needs, and people are starting to take notice.

As long-time followers of Glenn are probably aware, our right to food, water, and power is under siege. The government no longer cares about our general welfare. Instead, our money lines the pockets of our politicians, funds overseas wars, or goes towards some woke-ESG-climate-Great Reset bullcrap. And when they do care, it's not in a way that benefits the American people.

From cracking down on meat production to blocking affordable power, this is how the government is attacking your basic needs:

Food

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Glenn had Rep. Thomas Massie on his show where he sounded the alarm about the attack on our food. The government has been waging war against our food since the thirties when Congress passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. They started by setting strict limits on how many crops a farmer could grow in a season and punishing anyone who grew more—even if it was intended for personal use, not for sale on the market. This sort of autocratic behavior has continued into the modern day and has only gotten more draconian. Today, not only are you forced to buy meat that a USDA-approved facility has processed, but the elites want meat in general off the menu. Cow farts are too dangerous to the environment, so the WEF wants you to eat climate-friendly alternatives—like bugs.

Water

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As Glenn discussed during a recent Glenn TV special, the government has been encroaching on our water for years. It all started when Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, which gave the government the ability to regulate large bodies of water. As the name suggests, the act was primarily intended to keep large waterways clear of pollution, but over time it has allowed the feds to assume more and more control over the country's water supply. Most recently, the Biden administration attempted to expand the reach of the Clean Water Act to include even more water and was only stopped by the Supreme Court.

Electricity