James K. Kallstrom (born May 6, 1943)[1] is a former FBI Assistant Director. He led the investigation into the 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800.[2] He was a supervising agent in the New York investigation of the Cosa Nostra criminal network that resulted in the Mafia Commission Trial of 1985–1986.[3] Kallstrom worked for 27 years at the FBI[4] and has been described as an expert in wiretapping.[5] During his career at the FBI he was a leading advocate of expanding wiretapping power through the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). He is a former Marine captain and Vietnam veteran.[5] He left the public sector for private sector employment in the financial industry beginning in 1998.[4] After the 9/11 attacks, Kallstrom returned to the public sector to lead New York state's public safety office.[6][7] In the 2016 presidential election, Kallstrom supported Donald Trump and has referred to Hillary Clinton and the Clinton family as being criminal-like.[2][8] He called the Clinton Foundation a "cesspool".[9] Kallstrom has established relationships with Rush Limbaugh and Fox News to further his work to promote the Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF), a charitable organization of which he is the Chairman of the Board.[1][lower-alpha 1] On Fox News, Kallstrom accused United States Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, of bias by behaving as if she were part of the Democratic National Committee.[11] Wayne Barrett has written about what he sees as an alliance between Kallstrom, Rudy Giuliani, and pro-Trump supporters in the FBI.[12]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Our People" Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation. Accessed 11 November 2016. Archive URL
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Neidig, Harper (30 October 2016). "Ex-FBI official: Clintons are a 'crime family'". http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303458-former-fbi-official-clintons-are-a-crime-family.
- ↑ "Insiders of the American Mob: Jim Kallstrom, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI". http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/insiders-of-the-american-mob-jim-kallstrom-supervisory-special-agent-fbi.aspx.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Weiser, Benjamin (10 December 1997). "F.B.I.'s Kallstrom, Head of Flight 800 Inquest, to Retire". https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/10/nyregion/fbi-s-kallstrom-head-of-flight-800-inquest-to-retire.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jr, James C. Mckinley (17 February 1995). "Wiretap Expert Named to Head New York City Office of F.B.I.". https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/17/nyregion/wiretap-expert-named-to-head-new-york-city-office-of-fbi.html.
- ↑ "Three who shined after 9/11". http://archive.boston.com/news/education/2013/04/20/three-who-shined-after/cKOTXnHnCMTNPZN2W5ZObI/story.html.
- ↑ Ciment, James (2015-03-10) (in en). World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era. Routledge. p. 585. ISBN 9781317451525. https://books.google.com/books?id=dv8TBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA585&lpg=PA585&dq=james+kallstrom+9/11&source=bl&ots=w8_O8Rk7mZ&sig=lfyJa3STXtnXbjvYFNtRozMEjc4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZgZKygIjQAhVF0iYKHQDVDkg4ChDoAQg8MAY#v=onepage&q=james%20kallstrom%209/11&f=false.
- ↑ "Comey Faces Sharp Criticism; Ex-FBI Official Calls Clinton A 'Criminal'". http://www.npr.org/2016/11/01/500183744/comey-faces-sharp-criticism-ex-fbi-official-calls-clinton-a-criminal.
- ↑ "Clinton Foundation Spent Barely 6 Percent On Charitable Grants In 2014". 16 September 2016. http://thefederalist.com/2016/09/16/clinton-foundation-spent-6-percent-charitable-grants-2014/.
- ↑ "MC-LEF: Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation". http://www.mc-lef.org/.
- ↑ "Former FBI Assistant Director: Loretta Lynch And Her "Minions" Are Working For DNC". http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/11/04/kallstrom_loretta_lynch_and_her_minions_are_working_for_dnc.html.
- ↑ Fallows, James. "The End of Trump?". https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/11/trump-time-capsule-152-the-end/506438/.
External links[]
- Kallstrom Appearances on C-SPAN
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