Thread by @DawsonSField

Before you can prosecute dirty FBI agents, you have to first catch the dirty agents in internal affairs.

#ButNothingsHappening

https://twitter.com/MuseScry/status/1498720219451297795

Report is available here.

Someone at FBI HQ assigned a SSA to investigate another SSA that they used to work for. Leading to conflicts in investigating the SSA for various issues & a romantic relationship between the SSA & another senior FBI official.
oig.justice.gov/sites/default/…

SSA's are required to participate in internal affairs investigations prior to promotion, it is also an excuse to not have enough INSD agents as others need to participate to get promoted.
Normally agents are recused if close to the subject or witnesses, but not in this case...

While OIG was investigating agents at FBI HQ, it found that one agent in the department was investigating another agent in the same department. The SSA under investigation was involved in a romantic relationship with the SSA under investigation & outranked the SSA conducting it.

The investigating SSA was also a friend & mentee to the senior FBI official that he was investigating. Placing the investigating SSA in the position of inivestigating peers & higher level officials in the division where they worked.

The senior FBI official had a serious conflict in the case & how it progressed as they were in a relationship with the SSA being investigated.

If investigating agents don't seek guidance from FBI ethics personnel, they may conduct investigations where there is a real or appearance of conflict.