Scott Ritter on Being "Debanked" by the FBI and Trump's "Deep State" Continuity

Scott Ritter's "Debanking" Experience

• 💳 Scott Ritter details how his bank accounts were suddenly zeroed out and his banking relationship terminated without explanation.
• 🏦 This action was reportedly triggered by Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) generated by the FBI, linked to his trips to Russia for peace and disarmament efforts.
• 💰 Ritter explains that assembling cash for travel expenses, such as renting studios and hiring translators, was flagged as suspicious, leading to his financial de-risking by the bank.
• ⚠️ He characterizes this as deliberate harassment by the U.S. government, impacting his ability to pay bills.

FBI's National Security Division Tactics

• 🕵️‍♂️ Ritter describes the FBI's National Security Division as an unaccountable "deep state" that uses intimidation, surveillance, and financial pressure to silence dissent.
• 📧 He recounts a past warning from a CIA chief of station that resigning would make him a "permanent enemy of the FBI."
• 📄 The FBI allegedly generates SARs by contacting banks, leading to individuals being "debanked," a tactic also reportedly used against January 6th protesters.
• 🗣️ Ritter asserts that the FBI has been trying to silence him for 30 years, including accusations of being a Russian agent and impaneling a grand jury that found nothing.

Continuity of "Deep State" Policies

• 🇺🇸 Ritter argues that both Democratic and Republican administrations, including Donald Trump's, have continued the same federal agency policies, contradicting promises of reform.
• 🤝 He believed Trump might be an ally for peace with Russia, but now views him as part of the "deep state" due to appointments like Scott Besson and John Radcliffe, and alleged actions like authorizing a drone strike against the Russian president.
• 🚫 The continuity between Joe Biden's and Donald Trump's FBI is highlighted, with no apparent effort to dismantle the "deep state" elements within the FBI's National Security Division.

FBI's Historical Intimidation Tactics

• 🚨 The transcript details past FBI tactics, including an agent named Mike Templeton allegedly using threats of sexual violence against a suspect's family to elicit a confession.
• ⚖️ Templeton is also accused of pressuring Ritter's wife during a polygraph examination, threatening her family if she did not cooperate.
• 🎯 Ritter believes the National Security Division of the FBI holds compromising material on many individuals and operates as a law unto itself, with James Comey reportedly clearing Templeton of wrongdoing.

Concerns About Escalating Conflict

• 💥 Ritter expresses fear for the nation and the world, citing his belief that Donald Trump has narcissistic personality disorder and is mentally unstable.
• 💣 He warns against potential U.S. military action against Iran, suggesting it would not end well and could lead to further entanglement in wars.
• 📉 The conversation touches on the perceived lack of curiosity and cover-up regarding the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting incident, with the National Security Division of the FBI reportedly running that investigation.