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Posts by Andrew Bakaj

My client @oliviatroye.com has put her hat in the ring!!!

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Bro — what ya doing to Epstein?

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How Secretary Mullin Can Reform DHS Suggestions from whistleblowers to Secretary Markwayne Mullin on reforming the Department of Homeland Security.

The latest from @andrewbakaj.bsky.social and me through our @wbaidlaw.bsky.social hats about DHS, it's new Secretary and the opportunities to help whistleblowers.

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DOJ OIG declined to investigate new whistleblower claims of unlawful firings despite saying in 2021 that summary dismissal reserved for “extraordinary cases” that “require a strong and swift response” such as “child pornography” & “employee who stole drug evidence for personal use.”

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DOJ Inspector General Declines to Investigate Politically-Motivated FBI Firings, Urges FBI to Investigate Itself - Whistleblower Aid WhistleblowerAid.org Founding Legal Partner Mark Zaid and WhistleblowerAid.org Chief Legal Counsel Andrew P. Bakaj released a statement on the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General d...

Our @wbaidlaw.bsky.social FBI clients filed protected disclosures to DOJ OIG abt unlawful firings. Instead of investigating, OIG declined bc of "limited resources" & wants to send to FBI, i.e., investigate itself.

The oversight system is broken.

My statement:
whistlebloweraid.org/doj-inspecto...

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Thank you @colbertlateshow.bsky.social!

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Noem’s Colleagues Celebrate Her Firing | ICE Whistleblower Testifies | RFK Jr. Attacks New England
Noem’s Colleagues Celebrate Her Firing | ICE Whistleblower Testifies | RFK Jr. Attacks New England YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Really cool to have Stephen Colbert thank our client, Ryan Schwank, on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social last night. We at @wbaidlaw.bsky.social are very Schwankful!
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WhistleblowerAid.org’s response to confirmation that DNI Gabbard continues to block key congressional leaders from seeing – in any form – the underlying, classified intelligence associated with our IC... DNI Tulsi Gabbard continues to block key congressional leaders from seeing – in any form – the underlying, classified intelligence associated with our client’s disclosure. This is by no means surprisi...

Our statement from @wbaidlaw.bsky.social whistlebloweraid.org/whistleblowe...

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Exclusive: ICE whistleblower speaks out, accuses agency of ‘defective’ training | CNN In an exclusive interview with CNN, former ICE attorney Ryan Schwank alleges the agency is “teaching cadets to violate the Constitution” and pressured him to stay quiet about changes to its training p...

Before you watch tonight’s State of the Union, watch this! Thank you Ryan and my colleagues at @wbaidlaw.bsky.social for doing this!

www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/u...

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Coming up next hour on The Briefing!

Sen. Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov
MN AG Keith Ellison @ag.state.mn.us
Andrew Bakaj @andrewbakaj.bsky.social

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It's time to return to Washington and proceed to Congress.

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Empowering whistleblowers to change the world Report Government & Corporate Lawbreaking. Without Breaking The Law. Pro bono support for public interest whistleblowers.

UPDATE: Whistleblower Aid Chief Legal Counsel
@AndrewBakaj -- "Director Gabbard has failed to meet her legal mandate to provide me and my whistlebloweraid.org client with security guidance on disclosing classified information to congressional intelligence committees.

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As a Moynihan alum, it's Moynihan Hall and Penn Station.

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Our whistleblower client is willing to speak, w/appropriate protections, w/Gang of Eight & cleared staffs to provide addt'l details about complaint & address credibility & concerns of politicization, as well as answer questions @odnigov.bsky.social is refusing to address.

We all want the truth.

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You don't hide something for over eight months if you're not afraid of the consequences or knowingly engaging in something that would damage trust. It's deliberate, sustained deception.

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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

Remember when the Fourth Amendment was still a thing?

Great work here by @wbaidlaw.bsky.social and @andrewbakaj.bsky.social

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What did Susie Wiles know and when did she know it? And what did she do with it?!

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Thank you, @muellershewrote.com

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Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”

Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”

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“I can’t look my daughters in the eye and say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics and Asians because of the color of their skin and what they look like. I did not sign up for that.”
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Parents say teens are addicted to social media. Now, a jury will decide. Parent lawsuits alleging social media’s addictive design fueled the teen mental health crisis are heading to trial.

For years, parents alleged that top social media companies had gotten teens hooked on their products with addictive design features.

Now, the first of several high-profile social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, TikTok and YouTube goes to trial.

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BARTIROMO: But how was he threatening Border Patrol? How was he using a gun to threaten? He was filming it

KASH PATEL: That's something I'll let DHS because they are investigating that case

(Notable that even Bartiromo seems to be bothered by this!)

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Klobuchar points out that the Trump administration is simultaneously assaulting the First Amendment, Second Amendment, and Fourth Amendment

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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

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Minnesota’s justice system will have the last word.

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"Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict the accounts of federal officials, who said Mr. Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to 'massacre' them. Video footage shows Mr. Pretti stepping between a woman and an agent who is pepper spraying her. ...

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Another citizen exercising his rights died today as ICE continues to flout the law and the constitution. This follows the secret directive our brave whistleblowers exposed earlier this week instructing ICE agents to break into homes without a judicial warrant. We need accountability for all of it.

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Alex Pretti, who is identified as the man fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, was an intensive care nurse dedicated to treating veterans.

Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV

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