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It was painful to see the FBI that I proudly served for over 24 years turned into a political weapon by idealists and extremists. Anti-Trump partisanship. Now the FBI faces the prospect of appointing a new director with a mandate to fundamentally change how the FBI exercises its powers. The challenge is to fundamentally reform the FBI without destroying this once-venerated institution.
In 2013 BC (before Comey), the FBI enjoyed Americans' full trust because it focused on the core mission and stayed out of politics. FBI agents dismantled violent gangs such as MS-13, split up powerful Colombian and Mexican drug cartels and virtually eliminated nearly two dozen Mafia families. The FBI in British Columbia has arrested global terrorists and disrupted the espionage activities of foreign intelligence services.
According to a poll conducted by the Rasmussen Foundation, 64% of our citizens believe that The FBI has been weaponized. The FBI simply cannot be effective without the support of the American public. Former FBI Director Chris Wray, who resigned Wednesday, missed opportunities to right the ship. President-elect Trump's pick, Kash Patel, will likely replace him. The new FBI leadership team must restore public trust and restore the apolitical concept of the FBI.
FBI Director Christopher Wray announces his resignation
Much of the FBI's good will has been squandered by its blatantly political investigations into the Trump campaign and its flagrant abuse of four FISA wiretaps on a Trump campaign operative based on an opposition research “dossier” commissioned by the former FBI. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. High-ranking FBI officials running the investigation texted each other about being able to “smell Trump supporters.” He reported intentions to “stop” Trump and spoke of implementing an alleged FBI “insurance policy” against Trump taking office. The FBI leadership team has prepared an outrageously deceptive briefing for the new Cabinet member, respected Army General Mike Flynn, ensnaring him.
Compare two different FBI cases that focused on so-called “foreign election interference.” When allegations surfaced in 2015 that the Russians were trying to influence the Trump campaign, the FBI immediately launched an investigation, but surprisingly did not focus on Russian agents. Instead, they imposed their strict authority on Trump campaign officials.
The FBI infiltrated the campaign using informants, initiated four FISA wiretaps on a Trump campaign aide based on the frivolous Clinton dossier, and targeted Trump appointees and advisers for criminal prosecution. Media leaks by FBI executives were everywhere.
In 2024, when the Iranians were caught systematically hacking into various Trump communications and providing them with information Biden campaignThe FBI was conspicuously silent.
In 1982, as a young lawyer, I joined the FBI to make a difference. There are thousands of skilled and dedicated FBI employees who joined for the same reason. They are starving for new leadership.
Contrast the reluctant investigation into the Clinton email scandal with the gentle investigation into Joe Biden's reckless storage of classified government documents in his garage. Vacation home in Delaware With the FBI's aggressive pre-dawn military raid on former President Trump's private Mar-a-Lago residence, and subsequent indictment by an overzealous, but ultimately unconstitutional, special counsel. The FBI in British Columbia would never have abused its powers by carrying out such an unnecessary intrusion into the private residence of a presidential candidate at the request of his political opponent's prosecutors.
The FBI conducted a similar military raid on pro-life activist Mark Hook, who was later acquitted by a jury. They burned the ground to identify and arrest many of the January 6 protesters who, at worst, overtook the ground.
FILE – Christopher Wray, then-Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
However, in the 2020 riots, Antifa and BLM It committed hundreds of arson attacks on government buildings and police vehicles, destroyed small businesses and took over entire city blocks. They attacked police, obstructed public facilities, and closed important government services. A police station in Portland, Oregon, was attacked and left to rioters to avoid a bloodbath. These crimes against public order were ignored or charges were dropped. The FBI was clearly AWOL.
The FBI constantly warns of right-wing extremists and has opened thousands of such cases, but refrains from left-wing groups such as the destructive and sometimes violent Antifa, which they describe as “just a movement.”
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One of the biggest embarrassments was the FBI's lackluster investigation into the Biden family's influence-peddling and money-laundering scheme and supported the lie that… Hunter Biden laptop It was “Russian disinformation.” At the FBI in British Columbia, the movement of millions of dollars in illicit funds through dozens of offshore shell companies to implicitly or explicitly provide special services to suspicious figures acting on behalf of foreign enemies and activists would undoubtedly have prompted a thorough investigation. In a stunning abuse of its powers, the FBI influenced powerful social media companies to censor any posts that challenged their Russian disinformation narrative.
However, the FBI must be saved. The country needs a federal law enforcement/intelligence agency that is formidable and sets the standard for excellence. Four years of open borders have facilitated the entry of terrorist cells capable of carrying out numerous mass terrorist attacks such as those committed against Israelis. More than 30 thousand young Chinese They entered our country illegally through a network of Chinese-funded safe houses. Many of them are intelligence agents sent to steal important technology and state secrets. South American gangs terrorize entire neighborhoods. Mexican drug cartels have become the richest and most powerful criminal enterprises in the world. We need an FBI that is up to the task of urgently addressing these threats.
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In 1982, as a young lawyer, I joined the FBI to make a difference. There are thousands of skilled and dedicated FBI employees who joined for the same reason. They are starving for new leadership to restore the FBI to its position as the most respected law enforcement/intelligence agency in the world. However, he will not show great leadership simply by tearing down the FBI.
The next leadership team must thoughtfully reform the FBI and drain the FBI swamp created by 10 years of partisan influence without causing irreparable harm. This is what the American people expect and deserve.
