Trump's DHS pick to replace Noem faces allegations of federal weapons crime
By Matthew Chapman
Published March 12, 2026 9:59 AM ET
President Donald Trump's new choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), once employed a convicted felon at his personal business who committed a weapons felony on the premises, according to The Washington Post — and may have committed a federal crime himself in the process.
"The employee, Timothy L. Saylor, was previously convicted of felonies, barring him from owning firearms. He said Mullin knew his criminal history but nonetheless allowed him to store the weapons at Mullin Plumbing in Oklahoma," said the report. "'Markwayne knew I was a felon,' Saylor said in an interview with The Washington Post. 'Of course he knew. Because I told him.'"
This incident was known and heavily discussed when Mullin first ran for Congress in 2012, but at the time he claimed to have no knowledge of Saylor's criminal past, and that he hadn't run a background check because Saylor had been an existing employee at a business his company had purchased. Saylor's claims to The Post cast doubt over this.
https://www.rawstory.com/markwayne-mullin-2676088438/
Lock him up and ...............hey to the people of Oklahoma............I never want to hear about law and order BS from you again.................you elected him if it had been someone else other than having a R behind there name you would have been screaming for an inquisition.............
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