Briefing with The Chief

John Bolton, a former Ambassador to the United Nations and a former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump, was indicted for the mishandling of classified documents. Bolton has long served the United States and possessed to Top Security Clearance for decades. He was well aware of the importance of properly handling classified material. He has been critical of other senior officials and politicians, including President Trump, in their cavalier attitude towards sensitive information.Ambassador Bolton has been highly critical of President Trump after he left the Trump’s first Administration. Media reports regarding the indictment, suggest the indictment of Bolton is political. I will go over the Department of Justice’s Indictment of Ambassador Bolton. You can decide, is this prosecution political or proper.      

Cece Woods, of the Current Report, returns to Briefing with the Chief with three new explosive scandals involving theft, government corruption and allegations of incompetence. Cece traces stolen homeless grant money from government agencies, to developers, and back to politicians. In a second scandal, Cece found possible conflict of interests, by politicians in lawsuit settlements in the tens of millions of dollars. Finally, Cece uncovered possible incompetence involving the security of the Los Angeles International Airport, LAX.Be sure to join us on Briefing with the Chief.  

On today’s show, I will be joined by Roxanne Hoge the Chair of the Los Angeles County Republican Party. Los Angeles County has a population of 10 million residents. It is critical for the Democrats to keep its stranglehold on California. We will discuss the shifting politics of Los Angeles County, the redistricting Proposition 50, homelessness, supporting Law Enforcement and much more…

In January of 2025, Los Angeles was hit with devastating fires in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Eaton Canyon. Thirty-one people died in the fires and tens of thousands of buildings mostly homes were totally destroyed. Local politicians failed to prevent catastrophic losses of both life and property.Tonia Arey recognized the broad failures of government and in particular her local Board of Supervisor member Lindsey Horvath. Horvath is a very powerful political figure with two million constituents. Supervisor Horvath sensitive to the criticism, compounded these failures by supporting the dumping of toxic waste from these fires into two dumps, Calabasas and Sunshine Canyon, that were not rated to accept toxic waste generated from these fires.As these communities raised health concerns Supervisor Horvath dismissed these concerns and ultimately refused to talk to concerned community members. We will talk with Tonia about her run to unseat Supervisor Horvath.

Robert Lucero is a Democrat, who is running for the 34th District for the United States House of Representatives. Mr. Lucero’s policies are a deviation from the policies of the current far left Democratic Party in Los Angeles. We will discuss his position on Criminal Justice, Homelessness, Water policy, investing in infrastructure including Nuclear Energy and much more.Los Angeles is in a desperate need of young, strong moderate Democrat voices. Robert Lucero may be that fresh voice. 

On today’s episode of Briefing with the Chief, I will be joined by Thomas Speciale a National Security Contractor who was targeted for his political beliefs by the FBI. This targeting also included an effort to separate him from his position in the National Guard. Thomas has engaged in a multi years struggle too clear his name and maintain viable employment. During his struggle we was defamed and he sued. One of the targets of his lawsuit is the campaign of the Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger.Spanberger is involved in a hotly contested race with Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. Spanberger was compelled to give a deposition in the defamation case and tried to suppress its release before election day.This should be a very interesting show. 

Chicago and Illinois leaders for weeks have been in a war of words with the Trump Administration. Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will do everything in his power to resist Federal Law Enforcement deploying to lower crime in Chicago. His comments denigrating Trump directly even after Chicago experienced a deadly Labor Day weekend. Not to be outdone by the Mayor, Governor JB Pritzker rejected an offer by president Trump to work together to solve the violence in Chicago.We will be joined by the Editor and Chief of The Chicago Contrarian, Florian Sohnke, to discuss the actions of dumb and dumber and how these politicians actions actually hurt the Windy City.

It is September is Chronic Pain Awareness month. Our host, The Chief will discuss his on recent journey with Chronic Pain. The Chief will also provide updates on numerous stories previously addressed on the Show, including; the prosecution of Judge Dugan, FBI Whistleblower Steve Friend, Texas, Chicago and much more!

Roman Gaskey of the Roman Recap on Sub Stack and a recent college graduate will be today’s guest. He running to unseat an incumbent in the 66th State House District in the State of Michigan and represents the future leadership for the State of Michigan. The 66th District was the scene of a shooting at the Oxford High School with claimed four victims in 2021. We will discuss school safety, the 2nd Amendment, his support of Law Enforcement and other policy issues as time permits.

On today’s episode of Briefing with the Chief, we will discuss the recent deaths of three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detectives; Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn. All three perished while handle explosives seized earlier during a call out in the City of Santa Monica. The detectives were members of the elite Arson/Explosives Detail.In addition to this tragic event, we will discuss another Gavin Newsom lie, a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi to LA Sheriff Robert Luna demanding cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a recent article by the New York Post which state marijuana can be dangerous! 

On this episode of Briefing with the Chief, we will be joined by Pierce County Washington Sheriff Keith Swank. Washington State is a Sanctuary State and refuses to work with ICE. Swank is challenging the law, stating it is unconstitutional. We will discuss his efforts in Pierce County and get is thoughts on the Trump Administrations efforts to deport migrants, who are in the country illegally.Prior to being election Sheriff of Pierce County, Swank was 33 Year veteran of the Seattle Police Department. While serving as a Captain on SPD, he was charge with dismantling and dispersing makeshift structures and persons who made up the autonomous zone in downtown Seattle call the Chop/Chaz. This was a Cop free zone that developed after the death of George Floyd. It was set up by “protesters” and rioters. 

On today’s episode of Briefing with the Chief, I will interview Lieutenant Oscar Martinez, a Marine veteran and migrant who is running to be the next Los Angeles County Sheriff. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is the largest Sheriff’s Office in the Country that services a County of ten million residents. There are several National issues that are also issues in Los Angeles County. Lieutenant Martinez supports working with ICE and taking a tougher stance with criminals. I will ask about his positions on these and other issues.

On today’s show, we will be joined by a Candidate for LA Sheriff in 2026 Mike Bornman. Bornman is a 30 plus year Law Enforcement veteran. He is running to replace the incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna. Los Angeles County is the most populated County in the Country with over ten million residents. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is the largest Sheriff’s Department in the Country. Issues in this race are consistent with issues in other large Counties in the Unites States.We will address his platform of issues that include; employee wellness, CCW Permits, Illegal Immigration and jail operations. It is our intention to drill down on such as; Deputy suicides, building a new jail and working with Immigrations Customs Enforcement.Be sure to watch/listen to this show. Captainmikebornman.com.

George Soros funded organizations have made an unprecedented investment in Texas to turn the State towards Democrats. This effort has been ongoing for nearly a decade, at the local level in Texas. Large Counties in Texas that include the Cities of San Antonio, Houston, and Austin have progressive prosecutors. Their campaigns were largely funded by Soros backed organizations. These Cities have experienced an increase in crime and disorder because of these progressive prosecutors.The Lone Star State is fighting back. One of the organizations leading the fight for common sense is the Consolidated Law Enforcement Association of Texas, CLEAT. I will be joined by Jennifer Szimanski the Executive Director of CLEAT. We will discuss CLEAT’s efforts in the States Capital in Austin to reduce the prosecutorial discretion of these rogue prosecutors.

I will be joined by Cece Woods the Editor and Chief of The Current Report. Cece is and investigative reporter in the Los Angeles Area. She recently reported on several controversies or issues impacting the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). The LASD is the largest Sheriff’s Department in the Country. Anti-Law Enforcement groups have targets the LASD for over a decade regarding Deputy Tattoos. We will review a recently filed lawsuit addressing this issue.A Deputy Sheriff, Trevor Kirk was recently convicted in Federal court for serious charges widely seen as not supported by the evidence. The newly installed US Attorney, Bill Essayli, conducted a review of the case, prior to sentencing. He appealed to the US Federal Court to reduce the conviction from a felony to a misdemeanor. We will discuss this case.Finally, we will discuss the increasing number of Deputy involved suicides.

For the last 20 years, Police “reformers” have advocated for the end of a protection of Law Enforcement from civil liabilities, called Qualified Immunity. Qualified Immunity is a doctrine establish by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1967, which protects government employees for being sued in Civil Court for actions taken within the course and scope of their duties. Most of the efforts to end Qualified Immunity have focused specifically on Law Enforcement.On this episode of Briefing with the Chief, I will be joined by Adam Marangell, the General Counsel for the Los Angeles Sheriff Professional Association, LASPA. He has represented Law Enforcement officers for nearly 20 years. We will discuss the doctrine of Qualified Immunity both its legal aspects and public policy implications.

On April 18, 2025 Judge Hannah C. Dugan knowingly concealed a wife beating immigrant from Federal Authorities who were in possession of a valid arrest warrant for said wife beating immigrant for an Immigration violation. Judge Dugan than corruptly endeavored to influence, obstruct and impede the arrest of the wife beating immigrant!On this episode of Briefing with the Chief, I will review both the Indictment against Judge Dugan and the Criminal Complaint written by FBI Agent Lindsey Schloemer. The Criminal Complaint is damming.

Two ugly cases of Antisemitism explode out of the Progressive left. Elias Rodriguez, associated with progressive causes, recently murder two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington D.C. One organization Elias Rodriguez is affiliated with the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition. This far left National Organization advocates for the Palestinian Cause.

New Jersey Interim United States Attorney, Alina Habba, has indicted a sitting member of Congress, LaMonica McIver, for assaulting a Federal Officer at a protest of the Delancey Hall Immigration Detention Facility. The May 9th protest devolved into a pushing and shoving match between protestors which included three members of Congress and the Mayor of Newark New Jersey Ras Baraka and Department of Homeland Security Officials.Much of the confrontation was caught on body camera footage of the Officers involved which serves as the basis for the indictment. We will discuss this indictment on this epserves as the basis for the indictment. We will discuss this indictment on this episode of Briefing with the Chief. 

On the Briefing with the Chief episode, The Left’s Middle Finger to the Voters, we explored the violence by the left since President Trump took office as the 47 President of the Unites States. These protests and violence are continuing. Protestors took over an Engineering building at the University of Washington in Seattle and a library at the Columbia University. Both Universities turned to the Police to clear out the protestors. This of course has led to criticism of Police.These confrontations with Police are expanding in intensity, particularly with the crack down on illegal immigration. The recent arrest of the Mayor of Newark New Jersey, Ras Baraka and the recriminations back and forth shows the left is ramping up the protests. The men and women of Ice and the Department of Homeland Security, are latest pinatas of the Left and their affiliates in the Main Stream Media. We will discuss these issues on this episode of Briefing with the Chief.