{"id":2253512,"date":"2024-05-26T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sick-fbi-torture-technique-exposed-by-5-year-swat-vet-ex-fbi-operator-defending-j6ers\/"},"modified":"2024-05-26T18:13:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T22:13:28","slug":"sick-fbi-torture-technique-exposed-by-5-year-swat-vet-ex-fbi-operator-defending-j6ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sick-fbi-torture-technique-exposed-by-5-year-swat-vet-ex-fbi-operator-defending-j6ers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-FBI Operator, a 5-Year SWAT Veteran, Reveals Disturbing FBI Torture Tactic Used Against J6 Defendants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsick-fbi-torture-technique-exposed-by-5-year-swat-vet-ex-fbi-operator-defending-j6ers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253512&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In \u200cthe documentary &#8220;Capitol Punishment 2: The War \u2064on Truth&#8221;, sponsored by His Glory,\u200c Ex-FBI agent Steve Friend reveals alarming tactics deployed by the FBI against January 6 defendants.\u200c He describes unnecessary SWAT raids that aim to inflict pain and create fear.\u200d Friend, a 5-year SWAT veteran, \u200bcriticises the forceful methods, \u2062particularly when the individuals\u200b have\u200d shown a willingness to cooperate.\u2063 The documentary further exposes further unjust practices implemented by the\u2064 FBI, contributing to rising concern about the agency&#8217;s conduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sponsored\/\">  Sponsored <\/a> <\/p>\n<h2>Sick FBI Torture Technique Exposed by 5 Year SWAT Vet, Ex-FBI Operator Defending J6ers<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Sponsored Content<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 26, 2024 at 2:00pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p><em>This article is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hisgloryme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His Glory<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Former FBI agent Steve Friend alleges in the new documentary film \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/movies.westernjournal.com\/pages\/thewarontruthmovie\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=warontruth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol Punishment 2: The War on Truth<\/a>\u201d that the agency\u2019s use of SWAT raids against January 6 defendants is unnecessary and intended to inflict pain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe punishment is the process. My job, from my perspective, is to protect the innocent from the bully,\u201d he told filmmakers. \u201cThe FBI\u2019s become the bully, and I need to stand up against that. Why are we using a tactical team, even if it\u2019s felony?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person has told us that he will cooperate with us. And we\u2019re going to reward that two years later by sending a BearCat into his front yard at 6 o\u2019clock in the morning,\u201d Friend stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch this powerful documentary now by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/movies.westernjournal.com\/pages\/thewarontruthmovie\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=warontruth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not what I signed up to do, and I\u2019m a guy who was on SWAT. I did SWAT for five years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-fbi-swat-agent-turns-whistleblower-realizing-manipulation-behind-bogus-jan-6-raids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested alternatives<\/a> to his superiors \u201csuch as the issuance of a court summons or utilizing surveillance groups to determine an optimal, safe time for a local sheriff deputy to contact the subjects and advise them about the existence of the arrest warrant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/three-fbi-agents-security-clearance-revoked-january-6-1801160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended Friend<\/a> in 2022 without pay because he declined to go on January 6 raids.<\/p>\n<p>He then became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-fbi-swat-agent-turns-whistleblower-realizing-manipulation-behind-bogus-jan-6-raids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whistleblower<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qPaBuminyQk&#038;ab_channel=ForbesBreakingNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testified<\/a> before the House Weaponization of the Federal Government Committee last year along with two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/118\/meeting\/house\/115972\/witnesses\/HHRG-118-FD00-Wstate-OBoyleG-20230518.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other FBI agents<\/a>, who had also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/three-fbi-agents-security-clearance-revoked-january-6-1801160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended<\/a> for their objections to the bureau\u2019s treatment of Americans subject to Jan. 6 investigations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cMy job is to protect the innocent from the bully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For three years the federal government has waged a war on truth. Now the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evil-wife-of-j6er-discovers-puddle-of-blood-after-fbi-raid-learns-her-little-baby-is-dead\/\" title=\"Tragic Discovery: Wife of J6 Participant Finds Bloodied Scene Post-FBI Raid, Heartbreakingly Confirms Baby's Death\">truth fights back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Who really died on J6 and why is the Federal Government lying about it to this day?<\/p>\n<p>Who orchestrated and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UphxudKhl4\">pic.twitter.com\/UphxudKhl4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Western Journal (@WestJournalism) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestJournalism\/status\/1793379206182932602?\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jan. 6 defendants Mark and Jalise Middleton of Texas are two who received the SWAT treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Jalise told \u201cThe War on Truth\u201d filmmakers that she was coming down the handicapped ramp in front their home with her hands up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/texas-couple-found-guilty-assaulting-law-enforcement-and-other-charges-during-jan-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2021<\/a> when she heard two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-erupts-in-violence-for-second-night-reporters-push-back-after-police-chief-labels-unrest-a-riot\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Erupts In Violence For Second Night, Reporters Push Back After Police Chief Labels Unrest A \u2018Riot\u2019\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ignored-by-media-flash-bangs-were-going-off-at-us-capitol-before-trump-finished-his-speech-antifa-organized-protest-near-us-capitol-before-it-was-stormed\/\" title=\"IGNORED BY MEDIA: Flash Bangs Were Going Off at US Capitol Before Trump Finished His Speech \u2013 Antifa Organized Protest Near US Capitol Before It Was Stormed\">flash-bang<\/a> grenades<\/a> go off behind her.<\/p>\n<p>Mark recounted, \u201cWhen I asked them, \u2018Why did they do that?\u2019 They said, \u2018Washington told them to do it this way.\u2019 What we found out is that every J6er they arrest gets at least one flash-bang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s symbolism,\u201d Jalise concluded. \u201cIf you think about it, they\u2019re accusing us of attacking them. I believe that was their symbolism to give back what they\u2019re claiming we gave them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream \u201cThe War on Truth\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/movies.westernjournal.com\/pages\/thewarontruthmovie\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=warontruth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOW<\/a>. Rent for $7.77 for 48 hours or digitally purchase for $9.99.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mark added, \u201cThey want to make sure that everybody knows that if you get out of line, that they\u2019re going to come after you in a big way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the purpose of the raid is to inflict both physical and mental trauma, which is a form of torture.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Nick Searcy, the producer of the 2021 documentary film \u201cCapitol Punishment\u201d and \u201cWar on the Truth\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actor-nick-searcy-jan-6-fbis-use-armored-vehicles-arrest-protesters-homes-terror-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> the FBI SWAT raids as a terror technique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou would expect them to call. Give him a phone call and say, \u2018We\u2019d like to talk to you.\u2019 Right? But no, they do this on purpose, because they\u2019re trying to terrorize,\u201d he said regarding a 2021 early morning raid conducted on January 6 defendant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/four-men-california-sentenced-prison-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related-jan-6-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derek Kinnison<\/a> of California.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/defendants\/kinnison-derek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did not accuse<\/a> Kinnison of engaging in any violence or even entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/four-men-california-sentenced-prison-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related-jan-6-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol building<\/a> on Jan. 6. Yet during the home raid, the FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/12\/new-jan-6-documentary-sheds-light-on-democrats-war-on-domestic-political-opponents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threw<\/a> a flash-bang grenade and marched he and his 12-year-old daughter out in front of the house so she could watch her father get handcuffed and taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Californian and Jan. 6 defendant, Felipe Antonio Martinez, also got the SWAT treatment completed with two flash-bang grenades, his young teenage daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actor-nick-searcy-jan-6-fbis-use-armored-vehicles-arrest-protesters-homes-terror-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Searcy. The FBI then handcuffed her during her father\u2019s arrest, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/defendants\/martinez-felipe-antonio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not accused<\/a> of engaging in any violence or entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/four-men-california-sentenced-prison-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related-jan-6-capitol#:~:text=Felipe%20Antonio%20Martinez%2C%2050%2C%20of,to%2033%20months%20in%20prison.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy driving these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B6dusvnhYWo&#038;ab_channel=NickSearcy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armored vehicles<\/a> and all these SWAT team members into these little neighborhoods, they are not only terrorizing Derek and his family, they are sending a message to his community, to all of his neighbors, that \u2018This is a dangerous person here,\u2019\u201d Searcy asserted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a terror tactic, and it\u2019s being used on American citizens. It\u2019s being used to silence you, to make you say, \u2018Woah, I better not ever ever speak up against the government myself \u2019cause that might happen to me,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can watch \u201cThe War on Truth\u201d now by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/movies.westernjournal.com\/pages\/thewarontruthmovie\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=warontruth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sponsored content is a service paid for by an advertiser and produced by Liftable Media.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44657\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Graduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law <\/p>\n<p>  Books Written <\/p>\n<p>  We Hold These Truths <\/p>\n<p>  Professional Memberships <\/p>\n<p>  Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Entertainment, Faith <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored: In the documentary &#8220;Capitol Punishment 2: The War on Truth,&#8221; Steve Friend, an Ex-FBI Operator and 5-Year SWAT veteran, sheds light on the unsettling torture techniques employed by the FBI against J6 defendants. His revelation exposes the agency&#8217;s alarming use of SWAT raids. 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