Biden’s DOJ Holdovers Thrive, Threatening Return of Authoritarian Crackdowns

Under the Biden administration, millions cowered in fear, dreading the thud of FBI boots at their doors—pre-dawn raids targeting so-called "wrongthink" with ruthless precision.

Parents who opposed COVID mandates, journalists exposing government misconduct, and patriots who waved flags on January 6 lived in terror, knowing the Bureau could strike without warning.

Once a shield against crime, the FBI had morphed into a weaponized force. Its $11 billion budget fueled a surveillance state that crushed dissent.

Now, in a stunning betrayal of public trust, the much-lauded FBI reform under Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino, and Attorney General Pam Bondi has crumbled into a hollow spectacle. Whistleblowers, pardoned January 6 defendants, and others targeted by the Biden administration’s weaponized justice system are seething with rage.

Patriots who once demanded the FBI’s abolition now watch in horror as the agency, still riddled with Biden-era holdovers, remains poised to resume Gestapo-like tactics under a future Democratic administration.

As entrenched partisans fester in the Justice Department, America teeters on the edge of authoritarian revival—and time is running out.

A Nation Under Siege

Picture America in 2021: a nation shrouded in fear, where dissent meant persecution. The Biden administration unleashed the FBI like wolves, targeting anyone who defied its edicts.

No crime was necessary; merely questioning mask or “vaccine” mandates sufficed. Refusing to wear a mask on a plane could get you placed on a no-fly list. Breathing freely was only permitted between sips.

Documents obtained through FOIA requests reveal that at least 1,500 parents who protested COVID mandates at school board meetings were surveilled—300 of them secretly labeled as “domestic terrorists” in FBI databases.

At least 25 faced chilling intimidation: midnight visits, subpoenas delivered like guillotines—all without evidence of criminal wrongdoing. The infamous 2021 letter from the National School Boards Association, which spurred the crackdown, was later revealed to be coordinated with the White House. Yet, no FBI agents involved have faced disciplinary action.

A 2022 whistleblower leak exposed the FBI’s “300 Stasi,” a covert unit tasked with targeting conservatives for their faith or Trump support.

Journalists fared even worse.

The FBI raided Project Veritas, seizing phones and laptops over a diary allegedly belonging to Ashley Biden, in which she described taking “inappropriate showers” with her father.

Internal memos— later revealed by FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin — showed the FBI knew Veritas was protected under the First Amendment, but labeled the investigation a “Sensitive Investigative Matter” to justify the raid.

At least 12 other reporters—including staff at the New York Post covering Hunter Biden's laptop and The Gateway Pundit covering election fraud in Fulton County, Georgia —were surveilled, censored or intimidated by the Justice Department. FBI collusion with Big Tech buried these reports.

The Twitter Files later revealed this “umbilical cord” of corruption between federal agents and social media platforms. Still, no agent involved has been fired.

The January 6 crackdown was the regime’s crowning horror.

Over 1,500 Americans—many charged with simple trespassing—were hunted like criminals. The FBI outsourced investigations to “Sedition Hunters,” a network of anonymous online sleuths, some allegedly tied to foreign entities.

This unorthodox operation used facial recognition and geolocation data, raising serious Fourth Amendment concerns. Yet the FBI stands by the program.

Even worse, multiple non-violent defendants died by suicide after facing January 6 charges. Cases like the pipe bomber and Jeremy Brown remain cloaked in secrecy.

“They turned neighbors into spies,” Seraphin warned. “Your tweet could land you in cuffs.”

The Promise of Salvation

Enter Kash Patel and Dan Bongino—firebrand reformers who vowed to slay the beast.

Patel, author of Government Gangsters, promised sweeping personnel changes to purge the FBI's corrupt leadership.

Bongino, who decried the Mar-a-Lago raid on his podcast, called the Bureau “irredeemably corrupt” and pledged to clean house.

New Attorney General Pam Bondi was heralded as the prosecutor who would finally deliver justice. Patriots rejoiced.

Whistleblowers like Seraphin, Garrett O’Boyle, and Steve Friend — who sacrificed careers to expose abuse – saw hope. Pardoned January 6 defendants and terrorized parents glimpsed a light at the end of the tunnel.

But that light has dimmed.

Four months in, Patel, Bongino, and Bondi have delivered a chilling betrayal. The FBI remains a bloated bureaucracy, a viper’s nest, with 70% of DOJ senior staff—Biden loyalists—still entrenched.

Less than 100 of the FBI’s 14,000 agents have been dismissed for misconduct despite widespread constitutional violations. At the DOJ, roughly 30 of the hundreds of January 6 prosecutors were let go—none held accountable. Most of the J6 defendants received draconian sentences for minor infractions.

Worse, controversial figures like Steve Jensen—linked to dubious intelligence operations—have been promoted. Last month, Steve Jensen—former Section Chief of the FBI’s Domestic Terrorism Operations Section was instrumental in establishing the framework for the January 6 witch hunt, coordinating among the agency’s 56 field offices to identify, arrest, and prosecute participants, was promoted to Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.

Senior officials who authorized unconstitutional surveillance remain in power. Whistleblowers and those who were tortured and handed decades in prison for thought crimes are livid.

“They’re just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic,” said O’Boyle, who was suspended without pay for 31 months.

Seraphin’s recommendation to suspend and replace corrupt leadership with field-tested investigators was ignored.

A Culture of Arrogance

Instead of reform, Patel is seen socializing at hockey games with celebrities like Tim Kennedy and Dr. Oz, Bongino reportedly demands a private jet and travels with a 20-agent security detail to rival his podcast-era lifestyle.

The FBI’s $60 million Gulfstream 550 and Boeing 757s serve elites, not justice, while a pilot recruitment campaign mocks reform pledges.

The “300 Stasi” program continues. Agents who targeted “radical traditional Catholics” remain on the payroll.

The Sedition Hunters still operate. Armed with unchecked tech and anonymity, they build cases that destroy lives. Patel and Bongino remain silent.

SWAT teams that stormed J6 homes and raided Mar-a-Lago remain active—and unaccountable

“They’re waiting for a Democrat to flip the switch,” Seraphin warned. “This is a Gestapo on standby.”

A Nation’s Pulse Races

Public trust in the FBI is dead. A recent Rasmussen Reports poll found 64% of voters believe the Bureau is politicized; 55% think it routinely violates the Constitution.

Among Republicans, trust has plummeted from 40% in 2016 to 18%. Independents, by 60%, call for reform or abolition.

“They promised to drain the swamp,” said a pardoned J6 defendant. “But they’re swimming in it.”

The Edge of the Abyss

The fear persists. Every creak of a floorboard, every shadow at dawn, recalls the Biden years—when a tweet or a prayer could trigger an FBI raid.

Whistleblowers, abandoned and unheard, scream into the void.

“We gave them the playbook,” Seraphin said. “They chose jets and hockey games.”

With the 2026 midterms approaching, a Democrat-controlled Congress could impeach Patel and restore power to those eager to resurrect the nightmare.

For now, America stands at a precipice. The Justice Department remains a loaded gun aimed at liberty’s heart—its reform a mirage, and its leaders a bitter disappointment to the patriots who believed in them.