I think the trouble is that it IS CIA but then again it ISN’T CIA... You can probably go in there, put “your guys” in charge, all the legitimate work goes on, reports are generated, intelligence is collected analyzed and gisted to principals. But this stuff doesn’t go on any reports. It’s a secret society inside the secrets factory. A riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a mystery.
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The issue is the NONE OF THIS DOMESTIC-POLITICS INTERFERENCE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO EXIST IN THE CIA.
Having a clandestine foreign intelligence service is a necessary evil; but, THE CIA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO FAR OVERSTEP LEGAL AUTHORITY.
They should not be allowed to influence American politicians.
They should not be allowed to influence American media.
They should not be allowed to invest or exercise control, directly or indirectly, in American companies.
CIA officials who have violated their restriction against domestic U.S. operations of any type, should be prosecuted.
It goes without saying: Those CIA officials and agents who attempted to interfere in the 2016 election or its aftermath (i.e., the Trump Presidency) should be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest.
All politicians and media persons who have ever been controlled by the CIA need to be removed from their positions and considered for prosecution for operating illegally as CIA agents against domestic interests within the United States.