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  • From a former FBI agent

    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 20 20:57:55 2023
    and whistleblower.

    "“I think there’s an argument to be made that the FBI has now just become a weaponized apparatchik of the presidential administration,” he added, holding that public trust in the agency has diminished largely as a result of the perception of
    political bias.

    “I’m hoping that this slow drip of surveillance footage is just eventually abandoned, and we just get the whole amount of it,” he said, alluding to the recent exposés aired by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson.

    “There’s no reason why it should be leaked out slowly because that just gives cannon fodder to both sides to accuse the other of cherry-picking their information.”

    As for his views on the events of that day, Friend said he thought the incident involved a “mixed bag” of people who did some “deplorable and abhorrent” things and should be held accountable and those who were just there to exercise their First
    Amendment rights.

    And the Capitol Police, he noted, did appear to give protesters permission to enter the building.

    https://www.theepochtimes.com/fbi-is-now-a-weaponized-apparatchik-of-the-presidential-administration-whistleblower_5129425.html

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Tue Mar 21 08:01:26 2023
    On 3/20/23 10:57 PM, ScottW wrote:
    and whistleblower.

    What was that I was saying about FBI leaks benefiting the right wing?

    If "public trust in the agency has diminished" the "whistleblower" might
    look at the constant attacks from Fox.

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 21 08:48:48 2023
    On 3/21/23 8:01 AM, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/20/23 10:57 PM, ScottW wrote:
    and whistleblower.

    What was that I was saying about FBI leaks benefiting the right wing?

    Yes, “The FBI is Trumpland."

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/03/fbi-leaks-hillary-clinton-james-comey-donald-trump

    If "public trust in the agency has diminished" the "whistleblower" might
    look at the constant attacks from Fox.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/fbi-trump-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecution/673251/

    The way conservatives tell it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a
    hive of anti-Trump villainy, filled with agents looking for any excuse
    to hound the former president with investigative witch hunts. But the
    thing to understand about Donald Trump’s legal troubles is that they
    exist not because federal agents are out to get him, but despite the
    fact that the FBI is full of Trump supporters who would really like to
    leave him alone.

    This morning, The Washington Post reported that FBI investigators
    clashed with federal prosecutors over the decision to search the former president’s residence, where highly classified documents were found
    despite Trump’s insistence that he had none.

    “Some of those field agents wanted to shutter the criminal investigation altogether in early June,” the Post reported, adding that FBI agents
    were “simply afraid” and “worried taking aggressive steps investigating Trump could blemish or even end their careers.” The FBI did not exhibit
    this worry in 2016, when it publicly announced that it was reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified documents,
    an announcement that, even with all the other mistakes her campaign
    made, likely cost Clinton the election.

    End quote.

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 21 14:02:13 2023
    On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:48:50 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/21/23 8:01 AM, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/20/23 10:57 PM, ScottW wrote:
    and whistleblower.

    What was that I was saying about FBI leaks benefiting the right wing?
    Yes, “The FBI is Trumpland."

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/03/fbi-leaks-hillary-clinton-james-comey-donald-trump
    If "public trust in the agency has diminished" the "whistleblower" might look at the constant attacks from Fox.
    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/fbi-trump-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecution/673251/

    The way conservatives tell it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a
    hive of anti-Trump villainy, filled with agents

    More lying BS. The problem is in the exec ranks and DoJ.
    FBI agents have to do what their told....or quit.

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Tue Mar 21 18:15:46 2023
    On 3/21/23 4:02 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:48:50 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/21/23 8:01 AM, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/20/23 10:57 PM, ScottW wrote:
    and whistleblower.

    What was that I was saying about FBI leaks benefiting the right wing?
    Yes, “The FBI is Trumpland."

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/03/fbi-leaks-hillary-clinton-james-comey-donald-trump
    If "public trust in the agency has diminished" the "whistleblower" might >>> look at the constant attacks from Fox.
    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/fbi-trump-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecution/673251/

    The way conservatives tell it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a
    hive of anti-Trump villainy, filled with agents

    More lying BS.

    He makes a good case. That is how conservatives tell it and they've been
    doing it for a while now:

    https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/03/conservatives-fbi-trump-republicans-389076

    "[T]he GOP’s campaign to undermine public trust in the FBI — and even in the Justice Department itself — is so far beyond the historical norm as
    to merit special notice."

    The problem is in the exec ranks and DoJ.

    Those leaks aren't coming from the top and the DoJ hardly leaks at all.
    The FBI director seems to favor Trump.

    FBI agents have to do what their told....or quit.

    And that's, uh, bad?

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 21 21:18:08 2023
    On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 4:15:48 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/21/23 4:02 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:48:50 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/21/23 8:01 AM, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/20/23 10:57 PM, ScottW wrote:
    and whistleblower.

    What was that I was saying about FBI leaks benefiting the right wing?
    Yes, “The FBI is Trumpland."

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/03/fbi-leaks-hillary-clinton-james-comey-donald-trump
    If "public trust in the agency has diminished" the "whistleblower" might >>> look at the constant attacks from Fox.
    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/fbi-trump-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecution/673251/

    The way conservatives tell it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a >> hive of anti-Trump villainy, filled with agents

    More lying BS.
    He makes a good case. That is how conservatives tell it and they've been doing it for a while now:

    https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/03/conservatives-fbi-trump-republicans-389076

    "[T]he GOP’s campaign to undermine public trust in the FBI — and even in the Justice Department itself — is so far beyond the historical norm as
    to merit special notice."

    The FBI and DoJ undermine itself in the eyes of the public.

    I'm sorry you find freedom to big a burden for you to bear.

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Wed Mar 22 10:20:00 2023
    On 3/21/23 11:18 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 4:15:48 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/21/23 4:02 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:48:50 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/21/23 8:01 AM, mINE109 wrote:
    On 3/20/23 10:57 PM, ScottW wrote:
    and whistleblower.

    What was that I was saying about FBI leaks benefiting the right wing? >>>> Yes, “The FBI is Trumpland."

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/03/fbi-leaks-hillary-clinton-james-comey-donald-trump
    If "public trust in the agency has diminished" the "whistleblower" might >>>>> look at the constant attacks from Fox.
    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/fbi-trump-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecution/673251/

    The way conservatives tell it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a >>>> hive of anti-Trump villainy, filled with agents

    More lying BS.
    He makes a good case. That is how conservatives tell it and they've been
    doing it for a while now:

    https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/03/conservatives-fbi-trump-republicans-389076

    "[T]he GOP’s campaign to undermine public trust in the FBI — and even in >> the Justice Department itself — is so far beyond the historical norm as
    to merit special notice."

    The FBI and DoJ undermine itself in the eyes of the public.

    "Stop hitting yourself."

    I'm sorry you find freedom to big a burden for you to bear.

    I have exercised my freedom to reject Fox's lies.

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