When integrity is absent, government weaponization ensues… just ask the FBI
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Source: America Out Loud with Mayor Deb, Unleashed! The Political News Hour, October 18, 2025
Listen to Mayor Deb’s discussion with Retired FBI Special Agent David Baldovin, aka “Baldo” here:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary federal law enforcement agency in the United States, responsible for enforcing federal laws and investigating crimes. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the FBI employs approximately 38,000 people, including special agents and support professionals such as intelligence analysts, language specialists, scientists, and information technology specialists. Their website spells out their mission: “To protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States.” Pretty straightforward, except when integrity wavers.
Integrity, by definition, is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Retired FBI Special Agent David Baldovin, aka “Baldo”, has been very vocal about the lack of integrity within the FBI. Over the 31-year span of his career, Baldo was not shy about calling out the “seeds of corruption” within the bureau. Checklists, numbers games, and caseload padding left him inquiring, “Is this a sales organization?” Sounds as if the FBI’s chain of command may have been compromised.
Furthermore, when Baldo spoke truth to power, he found himself getting knocked down and taken to task, by way of performance rating downgrades and unwarranted transfers to the ‘middle of nowhere.’ Baldo thinks he did some of his best work when he was “banished”. A blessing in disguise.
Baldo attests that the bureaucratic establishment, aka “deep state,” does indeed exist. He asserts, “The deep state is the established bean counters, authoritarians within government agencies, not just the FBI. It (deep state) really runs the country and makes decisions that elected officials are supposed to make.” A clandestine operation at play and a concerning one at that.
Regardless, Baldo believes the FBI can be apolitical and not involved in politics. “All you have to have at ground level is people with integrity, who will stand up to orders coming down from the DOJ (Department of Justice) or FBI headquarters.” Easier said than done. When integrity is absent, the weaponization of the government will ensue, and the nation that our Founding Fathers put forth will cease to exist.
Writer and scholar C.S. Lewis wrote, “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” Undoubtedly, “the seeds of corruption” within the FBI were planted a long time ago and have only grown and metastasized into the type of organization we see today. However, Baldo remains optimistic and states that the FBI is “back on the right track under the current leadership of Kash Patel and Dan Bongino.” America is watching. All eyes on the FBI.
David J. Baldovin, aka “Baldo”, is a retired FBI Special Agent who served from 1969 to 2000. During his 31-year career, he worked and investigated a wide variety of federal criminal statute violations, including white-collar crimes such as bank fraud, public corruption, and government fraud. Baldovin was a member of the SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team for 25 years and is a trained hostage negotiator. He has remained active in discussing law enforcement issues and the integrity of the FBI on various platforms, including podcasts, articles, and social media.
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