My best conclusion, is they do this so they can craft the narrative they wish, without having pesky facts interfere.
You are right and this needs to end now. Everything the FBI does needs to be required by law to be permanently recorded - field actions, witness interviews, internal communications and meetings. Everything. The FBI as it is now constituted cannot be trusted and its refusal to be open in its dealings is an affront and threat to government of, by, and for the People.
“Everything the FBI does needs to be required by law to be permanently recorded - field actions, witness interviews, internal communications and meetings. Everything.”
Better idea: SHUT IT DOWN!
Fire every single person now employed by the FBI and make them ineligible for future FedGov employment.
Level the J Edgar Hoover building and create a memorial park for the victims of the FBI.
Let state and local law enforcement handle the bulk of what the FBI now does.
Let DHS or the US marshals office expand a bit as an information clearing house for interstate crime.
After Waco, Ruby Ridge and LaVoy Finnicum is there anything about this rogue agency that can be trusted?
Not in my book.