Posted on 10/08/2016 5:02:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
All through the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private bathroom email server and the exposure of classified information, I tended to take a wait and see attitude and gave FBI Director James Comey significant benefit of the doubt, if not outright praise at times. He was digging up a lot of information and, as I saw it, going out of his way to keep the public informed as to what was being found and the direction the case was taking. Even at the end, while highly dubious about his conclusion, I found myself having at least a bit of sympathy for him when considering the mountain he would have had to climb in bringing charges against a presidential candidate in the middle of a heated campaign, not to mention the potential backlash from the various allies of the Clintons.
Since that time however, we’ve learned more and more about all the maneuvers which took place, largely to the benefit of Hillary Clinton and her staff. Some were truly spectacular in their jaw dropping nature and now it sounds as if at least some of the agents in the Bureau are fed up with Comey’s handling of the case. The New York Post spoke to some of them and describes them as being nearly in open revolt.
Veteran FBI agents say FBI Director James Comey has permanently damaged the bureau’s reputation for uncompromising investigations with his “cowardly” whitewash of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information using an unauthorized private email server.
Feeling the heat from congressional critics, Comey last week argued that the case was investigated by career FBI agents, “So if I blew it, they blew it, too.”
But agents say Comey tied investigators’ hands by agreeing to unheard-of ground rules and other demands by the lawyers for Clinton and her aides that limited their investigation.
“In my 25 years with the bureau, I never had any ground rules in my interviews,” said retired agent Dennis V. Hughes, the first chief of the FBI’s computer investigations unit.
The list of perceived sins which have angered some of the agents is lengthy. One of the most recent (and perhaps worst) was Comey’s choice to agree to destroy Cheryl Mills’ laptop after an investigation into its contents was severely limited. The agents also cite the number of witnesses who were offered immunity in exchange for testimony, including some who might have wound up being targets of the investigation themselves. That’s understandable in many criminal cases because you’re willing to let some of the smaller fish walk if they help nail down the primary target. But as noted in the interviews, the agents were quick to point out that some of these immunized witnesses still suffered critical memory lapses when recounting the events surrounding the handling of the server.
I still find it difficult to believe that the fix was in and Comey intentionally let Clinton off the hook out of some loyalty or lack of objectivity. Perhaps I’m just naive, but the man stood on a long and distinguished record of service before this all began, spanning administrations from both parties. He simply doesn’t strike me as the sort of person who would sell out his integrity that cheaply. But that doesn’t mean that he didn’t turn tail and back off when the job looked too tough to drag across the finish line. And if some of his agents see this as damaging to the reputation of the Bureau, it’s hard to blame them.
No resignations yet, they are complicit.
Hey, “Agents”: Put up or shut up.
I am so glad you posted this again. We need to see this as a nation or we are doomed. We have to have faith in the thousand of honest, effective , and loyal American agents. I DO!! They are fearful of loss of retirement benefits for their families and I understand that. But I have faith. SOMETHING IS ABOUT TOP BREAK LOOSE.
FBI ready to revolt? Put that concept into action.
Some growling around the coffee urn but not much else. Kids to feed.
I’ve heard this “FBI agents are gonna revolt” story before - more like “Pension before honor” ....
In the future, whenever Hillary has to take the stand in court related to her past misdeeds, she should have at least three different brands of polygraphs physically attached to her.
Make that five.
Put up or shut up, indeed.
Friends of Bill and Islam. Weasels all. No better than the BATFE.
FBI....Formerly Best Investigators.
Bingo !!!!
You don;t resign or speak out, confidentiality agreement or not you are as guilty as the rest.
Bull$hit. The entire FB”I” supports the Comey Family
and Clinton Family Racketeering EVEN THOUGH
treason is involved.
"nearly": translation - they're all still part of a Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice.
Which means they're all unprosecuted Federal felons.
Thank your boss, Jimmy "Scummey" Comey...
FBI = corruption
They are all just like republicans-no cajones whatsoever!
Well agents, either put up or shut up and roll around in the weasel feces with your boss. Remember how many FBI agents resigned after the Kennedy assassination after they saw the coverup!
Agents telling the public that they(agents) are trustworthy.
I agree. If they are not willing to put their jobs on the line or several become sources for credible stories then all their supposed hand wring does not mean a thing.
If they care about the country then it is time to open up and take down .Comey. Hillary, and Obama.
“So, if I blew it, then they blew it, too.”
The man just oozes leadership. Out of the back of his underwear.
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