Claim: 71 percent of FBI’s foreign counterintelligence budget diverted to Russia probe

Washington Times ^ | April 24, 2018 | Larry O'Connor

[PJ-Comix]

One of the consequences of the Obama Administration’s unprecedented decision to launch a counterintelligence investigation on the Trump political campaign in 2016 is the drain on Department of Justice resources to chase down the “Russia connection” at the expense of other national security concerns.

Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, a retired military intelligence officer and a Senior Fellow at the London Center for Policy Research says that over seventy percent of the FBI’s current budget dedicated to foreign counterintelligence investigations have been diverted to support the probe’s activities. Shaffer made the revelation on my radio program Monday afternoon on WMAL in Washington DC:

[PJ-Comix]

So they are wasting their money on investigating something dreamed up by the Hillary campaign to nail Trump and treating it like it's legit.

[ClearCase_guy]

End the FBI.

[liberalh8ter]

Completely fraudulent use of taxpayer funding. If only there were a law against such a thing.

[Paladin2]

Fire Comey!

[\/\/ayne]

Probably a lot of mysterious cash payments involved.

[Sacajaweau]

Which is why we’ve had mass shootngs....even though every single one of the shooters had been eyed by the FBI.

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

True fact: The FBI was never officially established by law. Congress did not create it. Ever.

[Mouton]

Transfer the function and reestablish the Army CI Corps.

[libstripper]

Completely fraudulent use of taxpayer funding. If only there were a law against such a thing.

Now we're looking at two new, massive crimes: embezzlement and treason, treason being defined as giving aid and comfort to the enemy, that applies here because of the massive diversion of government funds from their legitimate, legal purpose of running down terrorists to subsidizing the Witch's presidential campaign.

[Peeps47]

That means that they don’t need 71% of their budget. If they can waste that much on a political witch hunt they don’t need it to operate. I wish we had a attorney General with some balls. Sessions was in the swamp too long to do the job.

[t4texas]

Wow! Unbelievable!!!

[circlecity]

And remember, the “Russia probe” isn’t just about Russia. They are spending all this money to conduct a witch hunt to find anything they can on Trump.

[Seaplaner]

Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, a retired military intelligence officer and a Senior Fellow at the London Center for Policy Research says that over seventy percent of the FBI’s current budget dedicated to foreign counterintelligence investigations have been diverted to support the probe’s activities

I can't get my head around that percentage of the budget being so misused.

There must be a huge number of FBI agents who suspect that this is a soviet-style con job, and do not approve of the apparent re-direction (takeover?) of this once-great agency.

Why do they not speak out?

(Where is the FBI equivalent of Frank Serpico?)

[Buckeye McFrog]

WE LIKEY!!!!

[Texan5]

“Wasting their money”-well, technically speaking, they are wasting OUR money...

[FreeReign]

...over seventy percent of the FBI’s current budget dedicated to foreign counterintelligence investigations have been diverted to support the probe’s activities.

McGoo, you've done it again.

[VTenigma]

Wow,I feel safe.

[Cold Heart]

OK, I laughed

[Ken H]

>>There must be a huge number of FBI agents who suspect that this is a soviet-style con job, and do not approve of the apparent re-direction (takeover?) of this once-great agency.

Why do they not speak out?<<

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Because the rank and file is as corrupt as the leaders. Their silence makes them accomplices

[umgud]

So Mueller gets unlimited FBI support to bring down Trump.