Former CIA analyst John Kiriakou accuses Obama and Biden of leading a “cabal of criminals,” exposing Deep State persecution of whistleblowers that President Trump’s administration is now poised to dismantle.
Kiriakou’s Explosive Accusations
John Kiriakou, former CIA counter-terrorism officer, publicly confirmed the agency’s waterboarding of detainees in a 2007 ABC interview. This act made him the first U.S. official to expose the post-9/11 torture program. Under Obama, federal prosecutors charged him under the Espionage Act in 2012. He served nearly two years of a 30-month sentence, losing his job and facing family hardship. Kiriakou recently stated, “We’re led by a cabal of criminals,” directly indicting Obama and Biden leadership.
Obama’s Pardon Betrayal
From 2016 to 2020, Kiriakou appealed personally to Obama for a pardon, citing his whistleblower role. Obama denied the request, instead granting clemency to Chelsea Manning, a leaker of classified documents damaging to national security. This selective mercy protected torture program architects like John Brennan while punishing truth-tellers. Obama’s administration aggressively prosecuted leakers, contradicting campaign pledges to end Bush-era abuses. Kiriakou’s case exemplifies Deep State impunity.
Biden’s Questionable Clemency
The Biden administration finally pardoned Kiriakou after 2021, but he questions the delayed process amid reports of Biden’s cognitive decline. This pardon appeared insincere, following years of whistleblower persecution rooted in Obama precedents. Kiriakou blasts the system for enabling criminals in intelligence agencies. Virginia’s governor later restored his voting rights, a small victory amid ongoing reflections on systemic corruption.
Deep State Russia Hoax Exposed
Recent developments confirm DOJ criminal referrals on Obama-era intelligence fabrications targeting Trump in 2016. Tulsi Gabbard, as DNI, released a 100-page declassified report with emails and memos implicating Obama, Brennan, Comey, Susan Rice, and James Clapper in producing false Russia-Trump collusion intelligence. Ex-FBI official Jody Weis labels it the “biggest political scandal in my lifetime,” demanding indictments. Investigations into Comey and Brennan proceed without confirmed charges yet.
President Trump’s second term empowers these probes, validating his warnings about politicized CIA and FBI. Whistleblowers like Kiriakou suffered under Espionage Act abuses that chilled dissent and eroded public trust in elections and intelligence. Long-term, this could reform pardons, curb agency overreach, and restore constitutional safeguards for individual liberty against government cabals. Conservative values of limited government and accountability demand full prosecutions to prevent future Deep State threats.
