Kristi Noem Finds the Deep State Rats, About to Bury Them
Noem made the announcement during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” on February 24, noting that several of the leakers have already been fired. The conversation began after Noem provided updates on illegal immigration statistics, border security measures, and deportation operations:
Fox News host Sean Hannity then asked: “Do you have an update? Are we finding any of the people that are responsible for tipping off these gang members or cartel members that are in the country illegally and hence putting ICE officials lives in jeopardy because they lose the element of surprise. Any update in terms of who’s been tipping them off?”
“Absolutely, Sean,” Noem responded. “I have found some leakers. We are continuing to get more. They will be fired. There will be consequences.”
She went on to note that the act of leaking this information wasn’t just protecting criminal illegal aliens from being apprehended, as it also puts law enforcement officers in danger if the criminals are prepared to fight back when they arrive to arrest them.
Noem noted that “when they leak information to the press in order to blow an op, they are putting law enforcement lives in jeopardy. They are risking their lives and putting their families in the position where they have to live without those individuals any further.”
“So, you bet, we have used every tactic that we have,” she added. “If you remember, we talked just last week about how I’m using polygraphs to go after and to really interview these folks. Because we are a national security agency, I have that tool I can use, also looking at their emails, looking at their communications, and it’s amazing how these bureaucrats who have an agenda to stop the work that we’re doing to bring safety to America, how they will sell each other down the river if it’s just to protect themselves.”
“So don’t worry, I am doing everything to find these leakers and to get rid of them so that we can do our work and our law enforcement officers and agents can do it safely,” Noem continued.
Hannity then asked Noem to clarify whether the act of leaking information to protect criminal illegal aliens was a crime.
Noem confirmed that these leakers had committed crimes, vowing that her agency would be “prosecuting and holding them accountable.”