[hinckley buzzard]

I remember well the Church Committee hearings. It was then that a member of Congress characterized the FBI as “jack-booted thugs.” Sen Church was a democrat btw, so I guess it all comes down to which side you’re on. When Bill Clinton re- weaponized the FBI in the 90s to harass and persecute republicans, not a word was said by the media.

[pierrem15]

Yup. The main point of the Church committee was to give free rein to Communist/leftist extremist organizations, and to make sure the bureaucracy understood that these organizations were untouchable.

Basically destroying the US' immune system against Communist extremism.