About Straight to The Point With Catherine Herridge
Hosted by Emmy Award–winning journalist Catherine Herridge, Straight to the Point draws on extensive sourcing, primary documents, and on-the-record interviews to deliver fact-driven, independent journalism. Each episode will feature in-depth conversations with influential leaders and experts, providing context and clarity on the issues shaping the world today.
Judicial Watch Sues Intel Agencies Over DEW Records
This week on Straight to the Point, I sat down with Chris Farrell, Director of Investigations and Research at Judicial Watch for an in-depth interview on the organization’s new Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the DOJ/FBI,CIA, DoD, Homeland Security and ODNI for Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) records including the reported purchase of a device by Homeland Security Investigations.
Farrell says the intelligence agencies are “stonewalling” the release of information related to Judicial Watch’s February 2026 FOIA requests that followed our team's exclusive investigations with DEW attack survivors. Farrell argues their non-response, combined with years of reported gaslighting of injured government employees and civilians could reveal a coordinated effort to conceal the truth of directed energy weapon attacks – also known as Havana Syndrome or Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) - including questions about foreign technology and why some government personnel may have been returned to the same high-risk locations after being hit.
An ODNI Spokesperson said “As DNI Gabbard told Chairman Crawford during the Annual Threat Assessment hearing in March, she believes the Biden-era ICA on AHIs should be retracted.”
Asked if Gabbard would make unclassified reports public before she leaves, an ODNI official said “She is actively working to declassify information about the COVID-19 pandemic and Anomalous Health Incidents before June 30.”
Asked about alleged CIA spying on Gabbard’s investigative team, an ODNI official said, “We have confirmed that the Intelligence Community Inspector General is aware of the allegations and is working, alongside ODNI and interagency partners, to uncover the truth about any potential wrongdoing.”
A CIA official said the Agency “has been and will continue to be supportive of any IG investigation into past conduct by the CIA on this issue.”
The CIA official also disputed allegations that the Agency had frustrated the investigation by DNI Gabbard’s team: "CIA worked to provide the DIG with access to information responsive to the Executive Orders prior to its disbandment by the DNI.”
On AHIs or Havana Syndrome, the CIA official said the CIA Director “...has been clear, including in sworn testimony before Congress, that CIA defers to ODNI leading an interagency analytic review of AHIs.”
18 May 2026
Inside the Maduro Raid Part II
BREAKING: First Look Inside Maduro Whistleblowers $50 Million Dollar Rewards For Justice
Claim; Detailed Source Intelligence Revealed 20 Miles of Underground Tunnels, Ministry of
Defense Bunker Schematics, Armored Convoy Movements & Route Vulnerabilities, Modified
Escape Plane Cleared for Turkey, and Venezuelan Military Preparedness For Ground Invasion.
This week on Straight to the Point, part II of our exclusive sit down Wesley Tabor and “Mack,”
two former DEA operatives with more than 40 years of combined experience in the global drug
wars. Based on sworn affidavits, Wesley and Mac activated high level sources within “every
node” of the Maduro regime, providing critical intelligence to DEA (Drug Enforcement
Administration) and DELTA that led to the successful capture of the Venezuelan dictator by
American authorities.
We walk through the actual intelligence packet submitted for their $50 million Rewards for
Justice claim. The extraordinary never-before-seen documents include photos and videos of
anti-air defenses, schematics for roughly 20 miles of underground tunnels, detailed Ministry of
Defense bunker layouts, Maduro’s armored convoy specifics, a modified Embraer aircraft with
expanded fuel tanks and clearance to reach Turkey, and more.
Now almost five months since the successful raid that captured Nicolás Maduro, the sources
who provided this intelligence remain in hiding and under threat while the U.S. government has
still given no response on the $50 million reward claim.
We reached out to the DEA multiple times. The DEA did not respond to our questions, including
allegations DEA Administrator Cole has been “bragging” about taking down Maduro and
claiming he was running the sources.
A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined to comment. The DOJ has oversight for
the DEA.
The Rewards for Justice Program confirmed receipt of our questions but did not answer them.
TIMECODES:
00:35 Never Before Seen Intelligence From “Every Node” Maduro Regime
02:10 Venezuelan Source Network Hunted Down and Lives at Risk
03:00 Maps, Intelligence Showed Maduro Prepared for US Ground Invasion
04:00 Delta Wanted More Intelligence From Wes an “Mack’s” Sources
05:10 Intelligence Revealed Maduro Missile Batteries/Which Ones Were Not Functional
05:58 Maduro’s 20 Miles of Underground Tunnels, Rat Lines, Schematics
08:00 Maduro Convoy: Delta Snatch and Grab
10:05 Maduro Escape Plans Reportedly Included Turkey
11:10 Maduro Planes, Including ”Decoy Jet” and Pilots
13:10 Potential Destinations Included Turkey, Cape Verde and Iran
13:40 DEA “Controversy”, Pipeline of Intel Remains Open to Delta
14:55 Maduro’s Spiritual Adviser Identified: Potential Tracking and Surveillance
16:20 Reward Claim Should Be Evaluated and Validated
19:13 New Reporting: DEA Administrator Allegedly Taking Credit For Running the Maduro Sources
19:30 DEA Did Not Answer Our Questions or Address Allegations About the Administrator
18 May 2026
The Grand Conspiracy Against President Trump
BREAKING: Former Federal Prosecutor Reveals Obama Prosecution Possible in ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Against President Trump; Says James Comey’s “8647” Indictment Will Likely Survive First Amendment Challenges by Defense Under True Threats Doctrine
This week on Straight to the Point, I sat down with former DOJ official and longtime federal prosecutor Jim Trusty for a wide-ranging interview on the expanding investigations into Obama-era intelligence and law enforcement officials dubbed “The Grand Conspiracy."
Trusty identified 18 USC 242 as the leading statute for prosecutions in the alleged ‘grand conspiracy’ against President Trump and discusses how former CIA Director John Brennan’s TV appearances and recently published book might have restarted the statute of limitations. Trusty also addressed James Comey's recent “8647” threat indictment, possible superseding false statements charges, and whether the root of it all was an effort to undermine an incoming President.
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Responding to the NC indictment, former FBI Director Comey said he is still innocent, not afraid, and believes in the independent judiciary.
John Brennan has called the investigation politically motivated.
Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman has not responded to repeated requests for comment.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Legal Theory Behind “Grand Conspiracy” Against President Trump
01:30 Former CIA Director Brennan Investigation/Indictment
02:15 Florida Courts Are the Battleground
02:52 What is 18 USC 242: Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law
04:30 Brennan Alleged “Abuse of Authority” 2017 Election Interference Report
04:55 Former NSA Director Rogers Critical Witness
05:30 Justice Department Can Get Around Statute of Limitations
06:15 Did Brennan’s TV Appearances, Book “Restart the Clock” on Statute of Limitations?
07:45 Brennan Claims Politically Motivated, Selective Prosecution
09:00 Attorney General Bondi vs Acting Attorney General Blanche
09:40 Comey “Seashell” Indictment Can Survive First Amendment Challenges
11:32 Comey “Forfeiture of Assets”
13:28 Superseding Indictment Comey Case
14:05 Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman Liaison to Media
15:14 FBI Director Patel Declassified FBI Media Leaks Probe Codenamed “Arctic Haze”
16:00 Richman: Potential False Statement to Investigators?
16:50 Violations: Comey Memos About Trump/Russia Collusion Investigations
18:20 Was Comey the Source of Classified Leak?
18:45 President Obama: Trusty “Room for Potential Prosecution”
20:00 Defendants Strategy to Run Out the Clock
21:50 Legitimate Indictments vs. Moral Condemnation
23:10 White House Briefing: Taking the New Media Seat
23:55 Breaking the Legacy Media Hold on Washington DC Reporting
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