An astonishing article. In 20 years of working cases involving classified information, I never - not once - encountered prosecutors who wanted to get a search warrant and reluctant - even refusing! - agents. The other way around, sure.
wapo.st/3ZavxSl
wapo.st/3ZavxSl
The article points to a damning fear in the FBI stemming from political fear, not from fact.
“The FBI agents’ caution also was rooted in the fact that mistakes in prior probes of Hillary Clinton…had proved damaging to the FBI”
Really? Name one. I’ll wait.
“The FBI agents’ caution also was rooted in the fact that mistakes in prior probes of Hillary Clinton…had proved damaging to the FBI”
Really? Name one. I’ll wait.
“Some of those field agents wanted to shutter the criminal investigation altogether in early June, after Trump’s legal team asserted a diligent search had been conducted and all classified records had been turned over”
How’d that work out?
Oh, right, Trump still had 100+ docs.
How’d that work out?
Oh, right, Trump still had 100+ docs.
Trump, Barr, Durham, and others successfully chilled the FBI’s willingness to investigate anything related to Trump.
The FBI handled Trump with unprecedented kid gloves, afraid to follow the facts for fear of political blowback, delaying the investigation for months.
The FBI handled Trump with unprecedented kid gloves, afraid to follow the facts for fear of political blowback, delaying the investigation for months.
“They also heard from top FBI officials that some agents were simply afraid”
You know what would go a long way to erasing that fear?
Leadership that protected agents from political blowback, allowing them to do their job.
You know what would go a long way to erasing that fear?
Leadership that protected agents from political blowback, allowing them to do their job.
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