'This Whole Case Is Outrageous': Greg Steube Decries Deadly ATF Raid On Bryan Malinowski

At last week's House Weaponization of the Federal Government Committee hearing, Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) spoke to Bryan Malinowski's family's attorney Bud Cummins about the deadly ATF raid.
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[@user-ky2sy9lt4l]

They stalked that poor man and then murdered him. I support law enforcement but the ATF is a clown show.

[@daynafortune7925]

It's the current Administrations ATF and the DOJ issues those warrants.

[@FiloYappins]

You shouldn’t support any group who doesn’t have their collective shit together.

[@ABD-pc3jf]

You really shouldn't. They'll be the ones coming to drag you away to gulags under the "just following orders" moniker.

[@hokekeller14]

Why cant they . Whats so wrong? ​@daynafortune7925

[@GarandMan1943]

You can’t be pro gun and pro law enforcement. It’s literally in the name. Law enforcement Even if it’s an unconstitutional law they will enforce it. Very few people in law enforcement have spines to recognize right from wrong, only paycheck versus punishment

[@justa.american8303]

This administration is out of control. Charges need to be filed.

[@nichep1]

This was a hit. Pure and simple.

[@kevinfidler8074]

Why aren't the atf agents in prison yet? Another example of 2 tier justice

[@HaryFeltersnatch-tt3vl]

why are the ruby ridge agents still out why are the wako siege agents still out? its weaponized government they wanted to say we can do what we want try and stop us

[@GuyIncognito-mw8mr]

By the way where is the tax agent ls weapon? Willling to bet it wasn’t surrendered to actual authorities

[@jamescarpenter7161]

Same reason nobody went to jail for ruby ridge or Waco.

[@botiemaster3356]

Oh, well because they have immunity. You can get at them only if the government lifts the immunity. Yeah, we got immunity. Yeah, we can decide to lift it if needed. ... huh? what? Do we feel we should lift it to prosecute the ATF? .... nah not really. We need those guys because reasons. I mean we don't want to overwork normal law enforcement with gun law enforcement. That's why we were made. Sometimes we get antsy when we never see any action because law abiding Americans are lame and boring. You understand when we're TOTALLY SCARED when we elect to use a no knock raid at 6am after cutting the power to a house for a guy we weren't even trying to arrest.

[@NorthGeorgiaMountains]

The ATF purposely murdered this man

[@Bumper776]

I am a retired police officer and usually give law enforcement the benefit of the doubt, but this incident looks like they murdered Mr. Malinowski.

[@theeasternfront6436]

Someone should be in prison for this crap.

[@kaidenhoffman2800]

Yea everyone included in the “raid”

[@ContinuousRefinement]

Our government now puts Republicans on a hit list.

[@starbridge6774]

So terribly sad for his family.

[@terricarson7881]

I wonder what he knew because they sure as hell wanted to make sure he couldn't talk!

[@deniseholler2489]

This is why American citizens need the Second Amendment. I am so sorry for your loss. This was totally unnessary and those involved need to be prosecuted. My prayers to your family.

[@hokekeller14]

Its horrible that we have to answer our doors with a gun.

[@lilmt3gaming925]

and yet we are ALL split into red or blue instead of just coming together like this country needs.

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

This is us outrageous. Our government is no better than the Cartels. This was a hit.

[@FiloYappins]

Allow the people to sue agencies! They do this with impunity!

[@dougsivyer5206]

ATF Brown Shirts

[@FERFER73]

ATF needs to be abolished along with NFA 2nd Amendments states that the people shall not be infringed !

[@NorthGeorgiaMountains]

The agent that covered the camera should be in jail and under investigation right now. Stop investigating from the top, investigate from the bottom up. Any investigator knows this

[@Richard-iu9sf]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@brettnivinski8421]

They murdered him. The question is why? I am not familiar with this case, just stumbled upon it. The question is why? Who was behind it?

[@WJFK480]

Exactly, there is more to this than they're saying in my opinion. You don't bring 10 or so cars to execute a search warrant over a paperwork error, it was probably a hit job or something.

[@brettnivinski8421]

Death Squads in America.

[@TonyHamone]

First guess is the clinton crime family

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

I would bet anything nothing will be done.

[@jamescarpenter7161]

Something will be done about this when something is done about Ruby Ridge, Waco, and others.

[@troyhawkins6820]

My opinion it was a damn hit squad

[@ThomasBeltz66]

Isn’t Little Rock where the Clinton Foundation is based?

[@vaughnbluejr5960]

Yep & the Clintons have a history of disposing of people. #bodytrail

[@xone838]

I wondered the same thing. I believe that's where their law firm started also.

[@johnchristian1205]

It's time to disband the ATF and ban the formation of another agency to replace them. Their constant overreact and abuse of power has got to stop.

[@andrewspringer3565]

How about no agency. We just enforce laws on the books in public. No more no knock raids on people that haven't broken any laws

[@vincenorman9291]

They put tape over the door camera which proves premeditated murder. The home owner couldn't see that they were not home invaders which was the obvious intent. This seems beyond a shadow of doubt they intended murder.

[@mynameisnotyours888]

This is why u don’t announce ur life events on social media boys and girls…

[@girlinvt]

57 seconds, how exactly do they know it was 57 seconds? ATF activated the ring doorbell by covering it with tape. It was recording at that time, it had zero view due to the taped camera lens but the audio was still going. They know if they knocked, they know if they clearly identified themselves. So this empty side show hearing will change nothing because all they do is grandstand and talk

[@whartonitec1041]

Lie…lie

[@BeagleBob-zw7wg]

Where is the outrage that George Floyd got? Especially from the media

[@jamescarpenter7161]

There won’t be any. The victim in this case doesn’t fit the liberal lefts anti gun and anti white agenda.

[@francesn33]

I am so tired of all this outrage. What will they do about this travesty. Nothing

[@jamesschmidt9217]

I promise…we’ll have a committee that will investigate this…until the next Congress comes in…

[@francesn33]

@@jamesschmidt9217 Exactly. Nothing

[@ABD-pc3jf]

Nothing can be done until the people responsible for prosecution, the DOJ, is replaced. You're sick of it dont blame Congress they have no authority to presecute. Put the blame where it belongs with the head of the DOJ, Merrick Garland and Biden.

[@ronniecoleman2342]

The murder had northing to do with guns. He was silenced because he saw too much in his airport job to make him dangerous to certain individuals in government.

[@whartonitec1041]

Happened to be the airport director where Bill Clinton was from.

[@ronniecoleman2342]

@whartonitec1041 exactly, he caught Bill, and Hillary returning from ho island and took photos.

[@Richard-iu9sf]

Every agent, every law enforcement officer, and every supervisor with knowledge of this government sanctioned murder should be, at minimum, deposed and questioned. Then the ATF should be defunded and disbanded.

[@schuyler242]

What happened to the dogs? Where were they located? Wouldn't the dogs be alerted to all the commotion?

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

"THEY" created Frankenstein - and now - "THEY" can't stop Frankenstein !! ... god help us

[@ChiefCabioch]

ATF will suffer nothing over this event, if there is a large financial award, the ATF will turn around and hand the Taxpayers the bill...these awards must come from agency budgets, not additional expenses handed to taxpayers...

[@Murraysguns]

GO Steube!!!

[@charlenegranse8376]

He did not know that they were investigating him and an apology from the government doe not bring this man back!!!

[@DJohnsonappraiser4laproperty]

The man was murdered. No if, ands, or buts.

[@craiglongshore3442]

One thing rarely mentioned about this case. It was not an arrest warrant, it was a search warrant. Big difference and could have,,/. should have been handled totally different.

[@brentroscoe9922]

AR has some wierd history look up the Mena connection

[@rickyveron3378]

Who ordered this raid,l want a name

[@frankerickson8346]

The major news agency has done very little to address this, it up to you all to keep this before the American People.

[@buckreidenbach4141]

Where is Governor Sanders in all this mess?

[@darrellepickering8433]

Has anyone followed the chain of command? I would think so but who knows. Bear in mind that airport had a bad rep in years past for smuggling.

[@KrisRogers-ue3nu]

Thoughts on going through peoples gun purchases and scrutinizing their lifestyle and prosecuting over buying a gun after saying you used drugs and not have any drug convictions?

[@frederiquecouture3924]

Merci beaucoup pour votre émission.

[@whatsoutthere6822]

There's more going on. You can bet we'll get more info soon and another connection. The whole thing is suspicious.

[@johnmccarthy6999]

Congress is very concerned, all 8 of them. Oooh and they are sorry took and outraged. Well then all good, carry on.

[@jobenmcquaid6842]

And yet Derek chauvin rots in jail for a criminal overdosing on his watch.

[@petersymons9170]

ATF SHOULD BE TASKED TO PROTECT ALL THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOLS.

[@churr406]

Little Rock and those cameras being off. No ones surprised.

[@miller2529]

DOESN'T MATTER...nothing is going to HAPPEN, NO JUSTICE will be served..

[@jamiecurtis2974]

Abolish Qualified Immunity.

[@caseyscruggs9087]

knock plus response time, i cant get up in 40 seconds

[@jamescarpenter7161]

There was no knock. There was a crash when the door was rammed.

[@L0kias1]

I’m with the republicans on this one

[@dixoncider3396]

They took off there body cams so they wouldnt be caught. Obviously

[@johnellison3505]

The ATF waited for him to be home and i think they hoped to kill him. Why else would they do things the way they did.

[@sunriseboy4837]

The people are forgetting, the Gestapo follows its own laws and ideologies. This will all come to nothing. All the people involved will be absolved from any wrong doing, and they will just continue to do what suits them and their purposes. Outrageous corruption. The ATF director talks, and moves, like a snake with three heads.

[@deborahelliott8460]

File Charges, And I so hope this woman gets BILLIONS in a civil suit against the ATF. BILLIONS!

[@whartonitec1041]

The case was tossed out.

[@deborahelliott8460]

@@whartonitec1041 No it wasn't. Its still an ongoing investigation.

[@jamescarpenter7161]

If she gets any money it will come from the tax payers.

[@deborahelliott8460]

@@jamescarpenter7161 it should come from their own stocks and all they have

[@GuyIncognito-mw8mr]

The head of the ATF needs to be told,either the trigger man or you are going to be charged but either way it’s going to happen.it’s not. a threat but a fact all according to law and by the way Law Expert can serve and raid the Little Rick Forkd office for failure to surrender the weapon involved

[@incontruth4116]

They had body cameras on. There’s no way they didn’t. I wonder when the other shoe will drop and a whistleblower says something.

[@whartonitec1041]

Wrong. They wouldn’t have covered the camera and cut electricity if that was the case. Another Clinton hit list ?

[@KrisRogers-ue3nu]

Government access to a form filled out to purchase a gun?

[@rickbii63]

The guy was protecting his own home and was murdered by the ATF for it.

[@mikeh3084]

Found to be justified. Pointless hearing.

[@timhafley5177]

The ATF Doctrine has to change. Alot of policemen go over the Top. Their Drinking to many energy drinks. Taking to many supplements. citizens should have more rights to protect themselfs.

[@stevecook413]

Did he have anything to do with the Clintons

[@jerrybobteasdale]

The Malinowski case was terrible. We paid the salaries of ATF to murder that man. The people making those decisions were so uncaring and incompetent that they should be fired. They should also face criminal charges. Murder is murder. You can argue that it was some version of negligent homicide. Either way, it was criminal. No getting around that.

[@eldeguello9154]

Randy Weaver 2.0

[@barrybarlowe5640]

My wife made a point. ATF could have borrowed body cameras from LRPD. Also... Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport? Did he perhaps know something?

[@whartonitec1041]

No. ATF had local cops not war their bodycam that morning.

[@petersymons9170]

THREAT ASSESSMENT ON THE CEO OFF AIRPORT ?????? HARDLY ALCAPONE LOOKALIKE.

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

at the end of the day - its just another "dog and pony show" ... (yawn)

[@user-vu7hg1sq4y]

State law for currency exchange to marijuana economy has to be the leader to the value of a fair market currency exchange rate to state currency exchange with the Dollar bill as reserved rights to pay in real currency instead of digital currency

[@hokekeller14]

Its funny how these guys are speaking up for this criminal.

[@jamescarpenter7161]

Ok troll

[@hokekeller14]

His wife has to answer the door with a gun? Where does he live?wow

[@libertybell8852]

No, they didn't knock on the door politely. Their door was broken down at 6 in the morning. Its a reasonable expectation that someone might be alarmed enough to grab a firearm.

[@jamescarpenter7161]

His wife didn’t grab the gun he did. His wife was kept in a car without a heater on in her nightclothes in 32 degree weather for four hours and not allowed the use of the restroom. And they didn’t allow her to check on her murdered husband.