Brian Shephard had a long and storied career in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. From 1972 to 2006 he worked cases involving both domestic criminals and Soviet spies in the United States. In an interview with WVW TV, Shephard pointed to two FBI raids involving the arrest of Roger Stone in January 2019 and the search of the home of Project Veritas journalist James O'Keefe last week. He discussed the raids with journalist Brannon Howse and both men agreed there could be no legitimate reason for the FBI to conduct such an action against a non-violent person.