Staff Reports
Peter Navarro told listeners flatly what many Americans already suspect: the leadership of the FBI has been weaponized against political opponents and must be held to account. His blistering indictment of career officials and the tactics used against President Trump’s circle was no timid whisper — it was a call for accountability and exposure on a scale Washington elites will resist.
More than rhetoric, Navarro urged Republicans to move aggressively now — to “accelerate the pace” of subpoenas and investigations before another Midterm shuffle can hand the keys back to the other side. He warned that if conservatives wait for political convenience, Democrats will return the favor with a vengeance and weaponize congressional power just as the FBI allegedly has been weaponized. Americans deserve a Congress that acts, not one that polishes its indignation while the swamp takes deep breaths.
Remember how this fight began: Navarro was prosecuted and ultimately punished for defying a congressional subpoena, a rare and controversial sentence that shocked many who believe executive branch aides have some protections. His punishment and the Justice Department’s later rethinking of its position show how politicized these legal fights have become and why conservatives say the system is tilted. The legacy of those prosecutions makes Navarro’s urgency more than bluster; it’s a survival instinct for the rule of law as we knew it.
Navarro didn’t limit his critique to abstract warnings — he named names and detailed the actions of at least one FBI agent he says coordinated partisan operations against Trump allies. Whether you agree with every claim or not, the pattern he describes — selective enforcement, celebrated promotions, and spectacle arrests — fits a dangerous narrative: institutions meant to be neutral have become political instruments. If the American people are to trust law enforcement again, those patterns must be investigated and exposed, not swept under a bipartisan rug.
Republicans who care about constitutional checks and balances should take Navarro’s advice seriously: issue subpoenas, demand depositions, and use oversight responsibly but without delay. The cost of inaction is not hypothetical — it’s a calendar of future retaliation, impeachment threats, and endless hearings that cripple governance while partisan operatives score headlines. Conservatives must be smarter and faster than the bureaucratic machinery that has shown itself willing to play politics with people’s lives and reputations.
This moment calls for courage, not complacency. Navarro’s blunt message is a patriotic wake-up call: defend the institutions, expose the rot, and make the case to the American people that justice means equal application of the law, not selective campaigns. If Republicans want to protect freedom and the next generation from the same weaponization, they will act now and do the hard work of pulling back the curtain.
