A retired FBI agent has said Attorney General Pam Bondi has substantial grounds to pursue a conspiracy case against former federal agents and prosecutors over their handling of politically sensitive investigations involving former President Donald Trump.
Jonathan Gilliam, a former FBI agent and Navy SEAL, made the comments during an appearance on Just the News, No Noise. He claimed that investigators and prosecutors targeted Trump for political reasons while failing to take similar actions against prominent Democrats, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, despite what he described as significant evidence.
Gilliam cited documents recently provided to Congress by Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, saying that FBI agents were repeatedly prevented from advancing corruption investigations involving Clinton and her family foundation. He also claimed agents were overruled when advising prosecutors that there was insufficient probable cause to search Trump’s Florida residence.
“It’s the same cast of characters every time,” Gilliam said. “We had a tremendous amount of evidence that they were trying to create evidence and falsify evidence to go after Trump. Now we see that they’re trying to stop investigations and get rid of real evidence for the purpose of protecting the Clintons.”
He suggested that the alleged activity could lead to charges such as conspiracy, sedition, or even treason. “I think this really does lead to bigger charges such as conspiracy to overthrow an election, I would say, potentially treason, if you could put that in there, but definitely sedition,” he added.
Gilliam compared the alleged group to a criminal enterprise, suggesting the Justice Department handle them similarly to a mafia or drug cartel case. “This is a group of people that continue to come up in one case of building cases against Trump, falsifying information. But now it shows that the same people were conspiring to do a second overall crime, or second conspiracy to protect the political candidate that they agree with,” he said.
“This is years of individuals working their way up and getting together… so that they could conspire to stop one individual from becoming president and push the other person forward,” he added.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon also indicated in the same week that there may be sufficient evidence to pursue a conspiracy case alleging that federal agents and state prosecutors coordinated efforts to infringe on the civil liberties of Trump and his supporters.
Gilliam emphasized that any case would be complex and extensive, recommending a central coordinator. “We need real investigators under a justice czar to look at these people and criminally investigate and charge them,” he said.
Separate DEA Case Highlights Insider Risks
In a related development, federal prosecutors revealed that a former high-level Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official allegedly attempted to assist a Mexican cartel in moving cocaine into the U.S. and launder millions of dollars.
Paul Campo, who served as deputy chief of the DEA’s Office for Financial Operations before retiring in 2016, and his alleged accomplice, Robert Sensi, were arrested in an undercover operation. The sting involved a confidential source posing as a member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
According to prosecutors, Campo and Sensi began interactions with the undercover operative in late 2024 as part of a larger investigation into cartel activity. Campo served with the DEA for roughly 25 years, illustrating the potential risks posed by insider corruption in law enforcement agencies.
