[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.

[cgbg]

The FBI and the CIA had turned into insane renegade organizations.

Commies did not do that.

The FBI and CIA did it to themselves.