Top DEA official to quit, cites Donald Trump's lack of respect for the law.

Courtesy of MSN: 

The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration will resign at the end of the week, according to law enforcement officials, who said he had become convinced that President Trump had little respect for the law. 

The official, Chuck Rosenberg, who twice served as chief of staff to the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey and remains a close confidant, had grown disillusioned with Mr. Trump. The president fired Mr. Comey in May, and then in July told law enforcement officers “please don’t be too nice” when handling crime suspects. 

Mr. Rosenberg forcefully rejected Mr. Trump’s comment, sending an email to all D.E.A. employees at the time to tell them that they should not mistreat suspects.

“We must earn and keep the public trust and continue to hold ourselves to the very highest standards,” Mr. Rosenberg wrote in the internal email. “Ours is an honorable profession and, so, we will always act honorably.”

I actually don't see how any government official with any ethics can continue to work under Donald Trump. 

I know that some probably see themselves as a necessary bulwark to resist the corruption that is spreading throughout the federal government, but I think they will ultimately find themselves corrupted as well or fired for not being team players.

Donald Trump did not get elected to drain any swamp. That was him projecting the fact that he was planning to install a swamp of his own design.

I would be surprised if by the end of this first four years, assuming he makes it that long, that the number of indicted Trump Administration officials will rival the number indicted, convicted, or subjected to a criminal investigation during the Reagan Administration.

That number by the way was 138.

Shockingly Ted Nugent's assertion in recent CNN interview that he participates in raids with the DEA, ATF, US Marshals, FBI, and Texas Rangers is all BS. What, Ted Nugent lies?

So in that recent interview with Erin Burnett Ted Nugent did a little law enforcement names dropping in bolster his claim that the term "subhuman mongrel" did necessarily HAVE to have racist overtones.

Here is what he said to excuse his word choice: 

"I've been a cop in Lake County, Michigan, since 1982 thereabout. I conduct federal raids with the DEA and ATF and U.S. Marshals and the FBI and Texas Rangers and heroes of law enforcement. 

"And we are re-arresting fugitive felons let out of their cages after murdering and raping and molesting children, carjacking. And we keep going after these guys. 

"The adrenaline is something like you will never experience, I hope you never have to experience it, but when we are done with these kinds of raids, we get together and our hearts are broken that we have to face these monsters. We call them mongrels. We call bad people who are destroying our neighborhoods mongrels."

I know what you're thinking. Can Ted Nugent even spell DEA and FBI, much less join them in a raid?

Interestingly enough the folks over at Politifact wondered the same. So they did a little checking: '

I've been a cop in Lake County, Michigan, since 1982 thereabout' 

Lake County, Mich., is located about 90 miles north of Grand Rapids. It has about 11,500 residents and describes itself as "an outdoor recreation paradise." 

Nugent is a reservist for the county sheriff's office, Sheriff Robert Hilts told us. But, "He’s never joined us for any raids. Fortunately, we don’t have those sorts of problems up here." 

Hilts said Nugent has no authority or official responsibilities. The only activity involving Nugent that Hilts could recall was raising money on behalf of the department and for a local boy who has cystic fibrosis. 

"We’re always searching the woods for a hunter that’s lost or hurt," Hilts said. "He helped us buy a four-wheel drive offroad vehicle so we could reach people faster."

They "don't even have those sorts of problems" you say? Well that's one, but surely he was not lying about all of them, right?

 'I conduct federal raids with the DEA and ATF and U.S. Marshals and the FBI and Texas Rangers' 

Nugent does not seem to be a cop in the way most people would understand that word. The picture was about the same for the federal agencies Nugent named. 

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) told us, "We are not aware of him conducting any raids with us." 

We asked the Texas Department of Public Safety on what occasions Nugent had joined Texas Rangers on raids. Press secretary Tom Vinger said, "In regards to your question about the Texas Rangers, that did not occur." 

Joe Moses, a 22-year veteran special agent at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), told us they have no record or recollection of Nugent participating in any of their operations. However, when there are special projects that involve many federal, state and local agencies, they wouldn’t necessarily know the name of everyone who showed up. 

At the same time, Moses said there are strict standards for who is involved in an actual raid. 

"You would not have someone who didn’t hold the status of a police officer or federal agent participate in such an operation," Moses said. The process of arresting a person or collecting evidence must withstand challenge in a courtroom. It is not a place for the inexperienced, Moses told us.

So not only has Nugent NEVER been included on a raid, he is not even qualified to do so.

Ahh, but not all of the agencies listed went on the record to reveal that Nugent was full of shit.

The FBI said it could neither confirm nor deny Nugent’s participation in a raid.

Which of course is FBI speak for, "Ted Nugent go on a raid with us, what are you nuts?"

The only evidence that in any way supported Nugent's claims seems to be a ride along he did for his reality show with the US Marshals nine years ago. However he was not allowed inside the homes of suspects, and had to wait outside in the car or on the sidewalk.

In other words Mr. Draft dodging poopy pants made the whole thing up in order to distract from his racist remarks.