[dandiegirl]

What on earth is going on here? This is a Republican administration so why is the DOJ raiding Republicans right before an election?

I was thinking the same thing. What the heck?

[LenS]

You're forgetting that the permanent bureaucrats at the DOJ, CIA, State Dept, DOD, etc. are more likely to be liberal Democrats. They come from the Ivy League (their conservative college bretheren are out making money in the private sector). Also, many of them were hired for diversity, not talent.

If the AG or WH steps in to stop an abusive local FBI office, the Dems will be screaming Watergate. If they don't step in, the local office succeeds in tarring a major FBI critic in the midst of a tough election. They don't even have to waste time with an indictment, the searches are all they need.

This is just another permanent govt. act against the GOP, like all the CIA and State Dept. leaks on the war.