Jasmine Crockett spent years screaming about accountability – for everyone but herself.
Now her personal bodyguard is dead, and what Dallas police found is turning into a scandal she can't contain.
Fox News got one answer from her – and it may be the most arrogant response of her career.
Diamon Robinson Used a Fake Identity to Guard a Member of Congress
Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, 39, went by "Mike King" for years.
He built that identity from scratch – fake police uniforms, a replica undercover vehicle with stolen U.S. government plates, and a fraudulent business called Off Duty Police Services that placed real law enforcement officers in off-duty security jobs.
Robinson told those officers he was a detective with U.S. Capitol Police.
He also claimed to work for the "Specialty Dignitary Police" – an agency Dallas Police Deputy Chief William Griffith confirmed does not exist anywhere in the federal government.
Under that fabricated identity, Robinson ran security not just for Crockett, but for banks, hotels, and other organizations across North Texas.
He had been on Crockett's detail for years – including during her failed Senate primary campaign, where photos show him standing at her side at public events.
When Dallas police caught up to Robinson on March 11, he led them on a chase, barricaded himself inside a vehicle in the parking garage of Children's Medical Center Dallas, and refused to come out for over an hour.
SWAT deployed tear gas.
Robinson exited the car, raised a stolen handgun at officers, and was shot and killed.
Investigators found 11 firearms during their search.
How a Convicted Felon With Active Warrants Passed Congressional Security Vetting
The record Robinson was running from wasn't subtle.
Court documents show seven theft arrests between 2009 and 2012, a probation violation, tampering with a government record, two active felony theft warrants from 2017, and a federal investigation for impersonating a law enforcement officer.
He was driving vehicles with stolen government plates – the same plates that flagged him to a Dallas officer who had worked alongside Robinson on a security job six months earlier.
That tip launched the manhunt that ended in Robinson's death.
Crockett's office claims it "followed all protocols outlined by the House to contract additional security" and was "approved to use this vendor." Capitol Police never confirmed whether Robinson was subjected to a criminal background check.
What the process missed – or never ran – was a convicted felon operating under a fake name, fake credentials, and fake law enforcement affiliations, standing next to a sitting member of Congress for years.
This isn't the first time House Democrats skipped the part where they find out who they actually hired.
In 2017, Pakistani immigrant Imran Awan – an IT contractor with access to House Democrats' computer servers – was charged with bank fraud after years of unchecked access to sensitive congressional systems. Democrats hadn't verified who he was either.
Background checks only work when you check the name. Robinson never gave his real one.
Crockett's Answer to All of This
When Fox News asked Crockett directly why her office hired a man with a criminal record, she had no interest in answering.
"I'm going to refer you to my page," she said. "I made a statement and I said there would be no additional statements. You need someone to read it for you? I can find someone to do that."
That statement called Robinson's record "limited" and said her team had been "unable to locate any violent offenses."
Dallas police recovered 11 firearms from Robinson's possession, including the stolen handgun he raised at officers before they shot him.
Crockett also invoked her background as a public defender: "As a former public defender, I've always believed people are more than the worst thing they've ever done. I believe in redemption."
Then she blamed Trump.
"This situation reiterates the need for Capitol Police to provide security for members of Congress, especially under this administration's new normal of inciting attacks on those who dare to speak out."
The woman who spent three years demanding accountability from Republicans just turned her bad judgement into a request for more taxpayer-funded protection – for herself.
Jasmine Crockett won't answer questions about why a convicted felon with stolen government plates and 11 guns guarded her life for years.
She'll just need someone to read her that question again.
Sources:
- Leo Briceno, "Far-left firebrand dodges questions over hiring bodyguard with criminal history," Fox News, March 20, 2026.
- Landon Mion and Brooke Taylor, "Jasmine Crockett defends security guard killed in SWAT standoff despite criminal history," Fox News, March 17, 2026.
- Ayden Runnels, "Crockett confirms security member died in Dallas police standoff," The Texas Tribune, March 16, 2026.
- "Jasmine Crockett Says Its 'Alarming' Gun-Wielding Fraudster 'Somehow' Made It On Her Security Team Despite Vetting," Daily Caller, March 17, 2026.
- "Dallas police release video of fatal shooting involving Jasmine Crockett's security guard," FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth, March 16, 2026.
- "Jasmine Crockett defends bodyguard as nonviolent after he pulls gun in police standoff," Blaze Media, March 17, 2026.