The Warning with Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt: Trump’s Abuses Will Spread
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Jan 29, 2026 A sharp look at federal immigration enforcement tactics used in Minneapolis and why they feel like militarization. A critique of officials who gave evasive or hostile answers about agent conduct. A warning that these abuses could spread if the system is not held accountable. A call to view funding decisions as a moral crossroads.
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A Rare Straight Answer Reveals A Deeper Crisis
- Tom Homan answered a direct question clearly, which Steve Schmidt presents as rare in this administration.
- Schmidt uses that clarity to reveal a deeper systemic crisis of corruption and brutality under Trump.
Recorded Payoff Highlights Corruption
- Steve Schmidt recounts that the FBI recorded Tom Homan accepting $50,000 in a calva bag to highlight corruption.
- He contrasts that with broader Trump-era grift to show relative honesty is relative to larger corruption.
Official Rhetoric Enables Impunity
- Schmidt cites Stephen Miller's message granting ICE officers sweeping immunity as evidence of official encouragement.
- He warns this legal posture fuels abuses and shields misconduct from accountability.