James O'Keefe

Well, I think maybe the number one thing I'd love to see is some updating of what was the Schedule F idea at the end of the last administration. I'm not going to get too deep in the weeds or there are folks who say, well, you actually need to do it slightly differently. But the basic idea behind Schedule F is that we were going to make it so that

Well, I think maybe the number one thing I'd love to see is some updating of what was the Schedule F idea at the end of the last administration. I'm not going to get too deep in the weeds or there are folks who say, well, you actually need to do it slightly differently. But the basic idea behind Schedule F is that we were going to make it so that

The truly senior policymaking civil servants in the government became like political appointees, and I was a political appointee in the last Trump administration, at-will employees. And so that if they were basically defying the administration, which they're not allowed to do, they shouldn't be allowed to do that as part of their policy. their mandate, that they can be removed.

The truly senior policymaking civil servants in the government became like political appointees, and I was a political appointee in the last Trump administration, at-will employees. And so that if they were basically defying the administration, which they're not allowed to do, they shouldn't be allowed to do that as part of their policy. their mandate, that they can be removed.

And I think that bringing that sort of accountability to the policymaking apparatus, I can tell you as somebody who managed thousands of people in the last administration, there are certainly some people who want to do work for you. But if you're in the Trump administration,

And I think that bringing that sort of accountability to the policymaking apparatus, I can tell you as somebody who managed thousands of people in the last administration, there are certainly some people who want to do work for you. But if you're in the Trump administration,

There are also going to be a lot of bureaucrats who are going to try to stop you, even though their job is to help implement the policies of the administration.

There are also going to be a lot of bureaucrats who are going to try to stop you, even though their job is to help implement the policies of the administration.

So I think putting some teeth into something that would really give us the power to hire and fire the true policymaking folks at the top would do a tremendous amount to restore democratic accountability to the system, to go after the deep state. And I would love to see us move very aggressively in that lane.

So I think putting some teeth into something that would really give us the power to hire and fire the true policymaking folks at the top would do a tremendous amount to restore democratic accountability to the system, to go after the deep state. And I would love to see us move very aggressively in that lane.

Thanks so much, Charlie. It's a pleasure to be on as always. Thank you.

Thanks so much, Charlie. It's a pleasure to be on as always. Thank you.

Yes.

Yes.

Well, it's great. You know, we have right now we have whistleblowers inside the government that are very excited to come forward. They feel like there's a new dawn of a new era. And with this new administration, I think maybe they'll be protected. We'll see. And then we also have people in the deep state we're exposing right now.

Well, it's great. You know, we have right now we have whistleblowers inside the government that are very excited to come forward. They feel like there's a new dawn of a new era. And with this new administration, I think maybe they'll be protected. We'll see. And then we also have people in the deep state we're exposing right now.

I think the executive branch of government can be helpful to ensure they're not retaliated against.

I think the executive branch of government can be helpful to ensure they're not retaliated against.

I think it's going to result in 10x, 100x more people coming forward and commitments from the heads of these agencies, some of whom I've had conversations with, and they're going to fire anybody who retaliates against that person. Also, I think the capacity for reform is going to encourage more people to come forward. In fact, we should do the opposite.

I think it's going to result in 10x, 100x more people coming forward and commitments from the heads of these agencies, some of whom I've had conversations with, and they're going to fire anybody who retaliates against that person. Also, I think the capacity for reform is going to encourage more people to come forward. In fact, we should do the opposite.