Former DEA Official Speaks out on Obama Admin Hezbollah Bombshell: ‘It Was Very Strange’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Shannon A ░░░░░░░░ report by Politico alleging ░░░░░░░░ Obama Administration interfered with ░░░░░░░░ federal investigation into how ░░░░░░░░ backed chair groups Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ profits on illegal drugs ░░░░░░░░ weapons trafficking According to ░░░░░░░░ report the previous administration ░░░░░░░░ t want anything to ░░░░░░░░ in a way of ░░░░░░░░ nuclear deal with Tehran ░░░░░░░░ remember we spoke with ░░░░░░░░ investigative reporter who broke ░░░░░░░░ story Federal investigators were ░░░░░░░░ in gathering evidence of ░░░░░░░░ sort of transforming itself ░░░░░░░░ a political power and ░░░░░░░░ organization to one that ░░░░░░░░ trafficking in drugs They ░░░░░░░░ doing it to raise ░░░░░░░░ to help rebuild after ░░░░░░░░ Israel war and help ░░░░░░░░ expansion they were doing ░░░░░░░░ They gathered evidence designated ░░░░░░░░ couple dozen super facilitators ░░░░░░░░ people that were connected ░░░░░░░░ this conspiracy but when ░░░░░░░░ tried to delve deeply ░░░░░░░░ the people they got ░░░░░░░░ down Shannon We are ░░░░░░░░ you an interview with ░░░░░░░░ former special agent in ░░░░░░░░ of the Dea special ░░░░░░░░ division quoted extensively in ░░░░░░░░ political report Great to ░░░░░░░░ you with us I ░░░░░░░░ to read a little ░░░░░░░░ of what he said ░░░░░░░░ said there s no ░░░░░░░░ my mind now that ░░░░░░░░ focus was the Iran ░░░░░░░░ and our initiative was ░░░░░░░░ of like a fly ░░░░░░░░ soup We were like ░░░░░░░░ train that went off ░░░░░░░░ track At what point ░░░░░░░░ you realize all this ░░░░░░░░ you ve you gathered ░░░░░░░░ the millions that Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ laundering even through this ░░░░░░░░ and around the globe ░░░░░░░░ t going to be ░░░░░░░░ I found it very ░░░░░░░░ fit in our backyards ░░░░░░░░ over America they were ░░░░░░░░ used cars back into ░░░░░░░░ Africa to sell and ░░░░░░░░ profits of these used ░░░░░░░░ and drug trafficking money ░░░░░░░░ going to support Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ found it kind of ░░░░░░░░ that we didn t ░░░░░░░░ unity of effort to ░░░░░░░░ it down I found ░░░░░░░░ odd we didn t ░░░░░░░░ leadership in the administration ░░░░░░░░ would enforce and hold ░░░░░░░░ accountable to bring the ░░░░░░░░ to gather to ensure ░░░░░░░░ we can protect the ░░░░░░░░ public Shannon You were ░░░░░░░░ a meeting with attorney ░░░░░░░░ Eric Holder who seemed ░░░░░░░░ be interested in this ░░░░░░░░ were told there would ░░░░░░░░ a follow up they ░░░░░░░░ be getting back to ░░░░░░░░ What happened Eric Holder ░░░░░░░░ very supportive of the ░░░░░░░░ operations division I was ░░░░░░░░ to be in charge ░░░░░░░░ that for almost 10 ░░░░░░░░ at a most every ░░░░░░░░ he approved and was ░░░░░░░░ In this particular case ░░░░░░░░ proved Eric Holder He ░░░░░░░░ alarmed by the findings ░░░░░░░░ this particular investigation investigation ░░░░░░░░ magnitude of money and ░░░░░░░░ moving around the world ░░░░░░░░ Holder was pretty serious ░░░░░░░░ having follow up meetings ░░░░░░░░ national security team members ░░░░░░░░ the briefing never happen ░░░░░░░░ was very strange for ░░░░░░░░ sitting there listening to ░░░░░░░░ attorney general of the ░░░░░░░░ States directing his people ░░░░░░░░ have a meeting to ░░░░░░░░ more information from the ░░░░░░░░ and our interagency partners ░░░░░░░░ this global trade based ░░░░░░░░ laundering scheme and they ░░░░░░░░ t interested Shannon In ░░░░░░░░ meantime the administration is ░░░░░░░░ on a deal with ░░░░░░░░ over its nukes Josh ░░░░░░░░ who did the political ░░░░░░░░ came to this idea ░░░░░░░░ it s possible that ░░░░░░░░ what this is all ░░░░░░░░ They didn t want ░░░░░░░░ go heavy on Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ they wanted to get ░░░░░░░░ nuke deal done Is ░░░░░░░░ your impression Look I ░░░░░░░░ t have any information ░░░░░░░░ what was going on ░░░░░░░░ the scenes on the ░░░░░░░░ new deal Honestly from ░░░░░░░░ perspective you have this ░░░░░░░░ of money and drugs ░░░░░░░░ through our country and ░░░░░░░░ banks that should ve ░░░░░░░░ something our government enforced ░░░░░░░░ accountability on all the ░░░░░░░░ It didn t happen ░░░░░░░░ had significant successes We ░░░░░░░░ tremendous response from the ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney s office ░░░░░░░░ Southern District of New ░░░░░░░░ We did a 400 ░░░░░░░░ civil seizure on the ░░░░░░░░ and 30 businesses We ░░░░░░░░ 30 businesses in this ░░░░░░░░ but there were hundreds ░░░░░░░░ businesses still operating today ░░░░░░░░ going to west Africa ░░░░░░░░ parks are lined up ░░░░░░░░ they are booming The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal article at ░░░░░░░░ end of 2016 talked ░░░░░░░░ how the car parks ░░░░░░░░ exploding all over west ░░░░░░░░ They are coming from ░░░░░░░░ backyards Shannon You are ░░░░░░░░ this is how the ░░░░░░░░ is being laundered It ░░░░░░░░ being laundered They are ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah They are buying ░░░░░░░░ Criminals terrorists are turning ░░░░░░░░ criminal networks for funding ░░░░░░░░ sponsorship is down They ░░░░░░░░ funding to operate to ░░░░░░░░ government officials Drug trafficking ░░░░░░░░ other criminal activities helping ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of millions of ░░░░░░░░ The U N Estimated ░░░░░░░░ trafficking a few years ░░░░░░░░ was generating 400 billion ░░░░░░░░ year on the world ░░░░░░░░ are taking advantage of ░░░░░░░░ opportunity financially They need ░░░░░░░░ money to operate Shannon ░░░░░░░░ want to let you ░░░░░░░░ reply to a couple ░░░░░░░░ Administration officials who had ░░░░░░░░ down She used to ░░░░░░░░ at the State Department ░░░░░░░░ will play her Marie ░░░░░░░░ The Politico stories just ░░░░░░░░ There is no evidence ░░░░░░░░ the story to backup ░░░░░░░░ allegations They quote a ░░░░░░░░ low level ideological sources ░░░░░░░░ clearly don t like ░░░░░░░░ Iran deal Low level ░░░░░░░░ I was head of ░░░░░░░░ special operations division for ░░░░░░░░ 10 years 30 agencies ░░░░░░░░ countries the NYPD That ░░░░░░░░ didn t work on ░░░░░░░░ operations She worked as ░░░░░░░░ bureaucrat in Washington talking ░░░░░░░░ policy and stuff but ░░░░░░░░ wasn t involved day ░░░░░░░░ in the operations She ░░░░░░░░ t see what we ░░░░░░░░ every day on the ░░░░░░░░ of America and in ░░░░░░░░ west Africa and so ░░░░░░░░ have a problem with ░░░░░░░░ referring to the low ░░░░░░░░ sources The folks that ░░░░░░░░ about the story were ░░░░░░░░ involved in every aspect ░░░░░░░░ the case As a ░░░░░░░░ of fact David asher ░░░░░░░░ the expert in the ░░░░░░░░ action against North Korea ░░░░░░░░ helped us put together ░░░░░░░░ Patriot Act in this ░░░░░░░░ to shutdown the international ░░░░░░░░ based money laundering scheme ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for all ░░░░░░░░ your work Thank you ░░░░░░░░ coming in I would ░░░░░░░░ like to say that ░░░░░░░░ particular photo right here ░░░░░░░░ why we were trying ░░░░░░░░ shut this scheme down ░░░░░░░░ We both tweeted out ░░░░░░░░ people know what it ░░░░░░░░ Thank you, Shannon.