True Blue

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"A harrowing account of one man's journey to change an agency at the breaking point." -- Dan Bongino, host of <I>The Dan Bongino Show </I>and <I>Unfiltered with Dan Bongino</I> "Stephen Friend hates bullies. He's patriotic and driven to service. He's the prototype of what we all WISH the FBI stood for, but the Bureau's recent behavior has shown us that our wishes are not reality. This book reveals Steve's first-hand whistleblower account of the government's politicized investigation into January 6, and his quality the FBI appears to have lost... integrity." -- Glenn Beck, <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author of <I>The Great Reset: Joe Biden and the Rise of Twenty-First-Century Fascism</I> and nationally syndicated radio host "FBI insider Stephen Friend was ignored and then punished for standing against what he saw as troubling violations of the Constitution committed by the agency sworn to defend it. In True Blue, Friend digs deep to reveal disturbing details of how FBI leaders have become mired in rank political ideology, ambition, and greed. Most importantly, he uses inspiring real examples to remind us of the good the FBI can do. At a time when few dare to step forward, FBI insider Stephen Friend risked everything to tell the truth." -- Sharyl Attkisson, Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter "The FBI is using its expanding and unaccountable authority to target American citizens on the Right. No one inside the bureau is courageous enough to speak out about these abuses-Steve Friend is the rare exception. Friend's terrifying account of what's happening in the most powerful law enforcement agency in the world is a must-read. Regardless of political affiliation, every American should be alarmed at the Gestapo-like trajectory of the FBI." -- Julie Kelly, political commentator, senior contributor to American Greatness, and author of <I>January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right</I> "In one taut memoir, Steve Friend reminds us both why FBI agents were once so trusted and admired, and also why they may have lost that trust. True Blue is an inspiring, intelligent book about the struggle to balance the demands of conscience, citizenship, and work in a fraught political environment. Would that all our public servants took their oaths so seriously." -- Matt Taibbi, author, journalist, podcaster, former contributing editor for <I>Rolling Stone</I> "The truth will set you free-unless you work for the FBI. Then it'll get you in a mess of trouble. Stephen Friend had the courage and integrity to speak up when a once-great police agency started to go bad. He paid the price. Now he tells his story." -- Andrew Klavan, host of <I>The Andrew Klavan Show</I> on the Daily Wire