Briefing with The Chief

Recently Cal Matters, an online publication that serves to improve California Government through transparency, published an article regarding the high and increasing fatalities on California roads over the last 10 years.  We have previously addressed traffic fatalities on Briefing with the Chief and applaud Cal Matters for finally addressing part of the issue.  Some Legislators in Sacramento are c...

On December 4, 2025 Federal Prosecutors stepped in to prosecute Somali National Abdimahat Bille Mohamed for multiple rapes and sexual assaults, against multiple victims in Minnesota. This action occurred after progressive prosecutor of Hennepin County, Mary Moriarty, agreed to a no-prison plea deal with this violent offender.   Moriarty embraces a “Whole Person” approach to determining prosecution...

Thomas Speciale is a National Security Consultant, with decades of experience, including most recently with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Recently, he confronted former Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan, regarding the Russian collusion debacle and the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.  Specifically, he challenged Brennan regarding his role in helping to support th...

Roman Gaskey is running for the Michigan State House of Representatives in the 54th District. Roman, in his early 20s, represents the next generation of Republican politicians. We will discuss the Halloween Terror Plot originating out of Dearborn Michigan. We will also discuss key issues for the State of Michigan including: housing, reliability of the State’s electrical grid, and immigration.

Deep in the heart of a solid blue Democrat Chicago is a scrappy group of Chicago residents who have formed a grassroots organization to flip Chicago red or Republican. The City of Chicago has been a Democrat stronghold for nearly 100 years. The diverse group of citizens demand political accountability of their political leaders, lower crime and supports the Ice raids currently occurring in the Win...

John Bolton, a former Ambassador to the United Nations and a former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump, was indicted for the mishandling of classified documents. Bolton has long served the United States and possessed to Top Security Clearance for decades. He was well aware of the importance of properly handling classified material. He has been critical of other senior officials and politici...

Cece Woods, of the Current Report, returns to Briefing with the Chief with three new explosive scandals involving theft, government corruption and allegations of incompetence. Cece traces stolen homeless grant money from government agencies, to developers, and back to politicians. In a second scandal, Cece found possible conflict of interests, by politicians in lawsuit settlements in the tens of m...

On today’s show, I will be joined by Roxanne Hoge the Chair of the Los Angeles County Republican Party. Los Angeles County has a population of 10 million residents. It is critical for the Democrats to keep its stranglehold on California. We will discuss the shifting politics of Los Angeles County, the redistricting Proposition 50, homelessness, supporting Law Enforcement and much more… 

In January of 2025, Los Angeles was hit with devastating fires in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Eaton Canyon. Thirty-one people died in the fires and tens of thousands of buildings mostly homes were totally destroyed. Local politicians failed to prevent catastrophic losses of both life and property. Tonia Arey recognized the broad failures of government and in particular her local Board of Sup...

Robert Lucero is a Democrat, who is running for the 34th District for the United States House of Representatives. Mr. Lucero’s policies are a deviation from the policies of the current far left Democratic Party in Los Angeles. We will discuss his position on Criminal Justice, Homelessness, Water policy, investing in infrastructure including Nuclear Energy and much more. Los Angeles is in a despera...

On today’s episode of Briefing with the Chief, I will be joined by Thomas Speciale a National Security Contractor who was targeted for his political beliefs by the FBI. This targeting also included an effort to separate him from his position in the National Guard. Thomas has engaged in a multi years struggle too clear his name and maintain viable employment. During his struggle we was defamed and...

Chicago and Illinois leaders for weeks have been in a war of words with the Trump Administration. Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will do everything in his power to resist Federal Law Enforcement deploying to lower crime in Chicago. His comments denigrating Trump directly even after Chicago experienced a deadly Labor Day weekend. Not to be outdone by the Mayor, Governor JB Pritzker rejected an offer...

It is September is Chronic Pain Awareness month. Our host, The Chief will discuss his on recent journey with Chronic Pain. The Chief will also provide updates on numerous stories previously addressed on the Show, including; the prosecution of Judge Dugan, FBI Whistleblower Steve Friend, Texas, Chicago and much more! 

Roman Gaskey of the Roman Recap on Sub Stack and a recent college graduate will be today’s guest. He running to unseat an incumbent in the 66th State House District in the State of Michigan and represents the future leadership for the State of Michigan. The 66th District was the scene of a shooting at the Oxford High School with claimed four victims in 2021. We will discuss school safety, the 2nd...

On today’s episode of Briefing with the Chief, we will discuss the recent deaths of three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detectives; Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn. All three perished while handle explosives seized earlier during a call out in the City of Santa Monica. The detectives were members of the elite Arson/Explosives Detail. In addition to this tragic event, we will d...

On this episode of Briefing with the Chief, we will be joined by Pierce County Washington Sheriff Keith Swank. Washington State is a Sanctuary State and refuses to work with ICE. Swank is challenging the law, stating it is unconstitutional. We will discuss his efforts in Pierce County and get is thoughts on the Trump Administrations efforts to deport migrants, who are in the country illegally. Pri...

On today’s episode of Briefing with the Chief, I will interview Lieutenant Oscar Martinez, a Marine veteran and migrant who is running to be the next Los Angeles County Sheriff. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is the largest Sheriff’s Office in the Country that services a County of ten million residents. There are several National issues that are also issues in Los Angeles County. Lieu...

On today’s show, we will be joined by a Candidate for LA Sheriff in 2026 Mike Bornman. Bornman is a 30 plus year Law Enforcement veteran. He is running to replace the incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna. Los Angeles County is the most populated County in the Country with over ten million residents. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is the largest Sheriff’s Department in the Country. Issues in...

George Soros funded organizations have made an unprecedented investment in Texas to turn the State towards Democrats. This effort has been ongoing for nearly a decade, at the local level in Texas. Large Counties in Texas that include the Cities of San Antonio, Houston, and Austin have progressive prosecutors. Their campaigns were largely funded by Soros backed organizations. These Cities have expe...

I will be joined by Cece Woods the Editor and Chief of The Current Report. Cece is and investigative reporter in the Los Angeles Area. She recently reported on several controversies or issues impacting the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). The LASD is the largest Sheriff’s Department in the Country. Anti-Law Enforcement groups have targets the LASD for over a decade regarding Deputy...

For the last 20 years, Police “reformers” have advocated for the end of a protection of Law Enforcement from civil liabilities, called Qualified Immunity. Qualified Immunity is a doctrine establish by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1967, which protects government employees for being sued in Civil Court for actions taken within the course and scope of their duties. Most of the efforts to...

On April 18, 2025 Judge Hannah C. Dugan knowingly concealed a wife beating immigrant from Federal Authorities who were in possession of a valid arrest warrant for said wife beating immigrant for an Immigration violation. Judge Dugan than corruptly endeavored to influence, obstruct and impede the arrest of the wife beating immigrant! On this episode of Briefing with the Chief, I will review both th...

Two ugly cases of Antisemitism explode out of the Progressive left. Elias Rodriguez, associated with progressive causes, recently murder two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington D.C. One organization Elias Rodriguez is affiliated with the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition. This far left National Organization advocates for the Palestinian Cause.

New Jersey Interim United States Attorney, Alina Habba, has indicted a sitting member of Congress, LaMonica McIver, for assaulting a Federal Officer at a protest of the Delancey Hall Immigration Detention Facility. The May 9th protest devolved into a pushing and shoving match between protestors which included three members of Congress and the Mayor of Newark New Jersey Ras Baraka and Department of...

On the Briefing with the Chief episode, The Left’s Middle Finger to the Voters, we explored the violence by the left since President Trump took office as the 47 President of the Unites States. These protests and violence are continuing. Protestors took over an Engineering building at the University of Washington in Seattle and a library at the Columbia University. Both Universities turned to the P...