People have either forgotten or never knew how the FBI was typically feared/distrusted, thanks to J. Edgar Hoover. Google "FBI black bag jobs."
The trope about his being a cross-dresser became accepted wisdom overnight because he was so hated.
npr.org/2012/02/14/146…
The trope about his being a cross-dresser became accepted wisdom overnight because he was so hated.
npr.org/2012/02/14/146…
Hoover had his guys plant bugs under MLK's bed that they tried to blackmail him with, threatening to play the tapes for his wife unless he committed suicide.
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