'Irreparable damage to the bureau': Former FBI agents sound off on James Comey washex.am/2R8evV6
His testimony in June 2017 sickened me. This was an FBI director who shrank in the face of politicized Obama administration Attorney General Loretta Lynch while she ran political cover for the Clinton campaign...
Then melted in front of a newly elected president, who @Comey claims asked him to do untoward things. He somehow couldn’t find the cojones to challenge this neophyte politico to his face. Instead, he leaked FBI memos, through a surrogate, to the cozy confines of the NY Times.
Retired FBI Special Agent Joaquin Garcia, serving 1980-2006:
“James Comey has done irreparable damage to the bureau we love. His conduct, specifically his leaking, has divided the bureau, and it will take years to regain our hard-earned reputation.”
“James Comey has done irreparable damage to the bureau we love. His conduct, specifically his leaking, has divided the bureau, and it will take years to regain our hard-earned reputation.”
Retired FBI Hostage Rescue Team Unit Chief Dave Shellenberger, serving 1987-2014, a legendary HRT counterterrorism operator:
“I wanted to believe Comey was doing the right thing...”
“I wanted to believe Comey was doing the right thing...”
“... but then he stepped in front of those microphones and uttered that infamous statement — 'No reasonable prosecutor would bring these charges,' and we all cringed and said, ‘Why is he announcing that?’”
“Hey, it wasn’t his place, and he damaged our reputation afterward by not accepting responsibility for his actions.”
Bobby Chacon, serving 1987-2014, a well-respected former colleague and retired FBI Dive Team leader in New York and Los Angeles:
“Comey’s book tour and in-your-face public persona since his firing has done irreparable damage to the FBI’s reputation.”
“Comey’s book tour and in-your-face public persona since his firing has done irreparable damage to the FBI’s reputation.”
Stephen Bucar, serving 1991-2014, retired FBI Counterterrorism Section chief:
“@Comey’s arrival at FBI headquarters was originally thought to be a breath of fresh air — a man of integrity and sincerity.”
“@Comey’s arrival at FBI headquarters was originally thought to be a breath of fresh air — a man of integrity and sincerity.”
“But now, his legacy will forever be that of one who played fast and loose with the strict rules that ensure an institution’s character remains intact and is forever respected by the American people.”
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz report:
“While we did not find that these decisions were the result of political bias on Comey’s part, we nevertheless concluded that by departing so clearly and dramatically from FBI and department norms...”
“While we did not find that these decisions were the result of political bias on Comey’s part, we nevertheless concluded that by departing so clearly and dramatically from FBI and department norms...”
“... the decisions negatively impacted the perception of the FBI and the department as fair administrators of justice.”
