James Kallstrom

James K. Kallstrom (born May 6, 1943[1]) is a former assistant FBI 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] 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ MC-LEF has received over 1 million USD from Donald Trump in donations.[10] Kallstrom is not paid for his role on the board. The organization provides $30,000 scholarships for children whose parents have deceased as a serving Marine or federal law enforcement officer.

References

  1. 1 2 "Our People" Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation. Accessed 11 November 2016. Archive URL
  2. 1 2 http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303458-former-fbi-official-clintons-are-a-crime-family
  3. ↑ http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/insiders-of-the-american-mob-jim-kallstrom-supervisory-special-agent-fbi.aspx
  4. 1 2 http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/10/nyregion/fbi-s-kallstrom-head-of-flight-800-inquest-to-retire.html
  5. 1 2 http://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/17/nyregion/wiretap-expert-named-to-head-new-york-city-office-of-fbi.html
  6. ↑ Three who shined after 9/11
  7. ↑ Ciment, James (2015-03-10). World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era. Routledge. p. 585. ISBN 9781317451525.
  8. ↑ http://www.npr.org/2016/11/01/500183744/comey-faces-sharp-criticism-ex-fbi-official-calls-clinton-a-criminal
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ MC-LEF: Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation Accessed 5 November 2016. Archive URL
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ Trump Time Capsule #152: The End Accessed 5 November 2016. Archive URL

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