Aren’t 302’s just the “personal remembrances” of the FBI agent??? What’s to prevent the “agent” from writing anything at all, truth or fiction, in a 302 -— if not corroborated by a witness or a recording, I would say the 302 is or should be legally useless.
“Aren’t 302’s just the “personal remembrances” of the FBI agent?”
FBI form 302 is used by FBI agents to summarize the interviews that they conduct. It contains information from the notes taken during the interview by the agent. Typically one agent asks the questions, the other takes notes.
If the witness had a lawyer present and/or someone taking notes they could be verified. If not, nothing would prevent agents acting together from falsifying the form.
“Aren’t 302’s just the “personal remembrances” of the FBI agent??? What’s to prevent the “agent” from writing anything at all, truth or fiction, in a 302”
Exactly. That’s another J Edgar thing. There is only ONE reason they utterly refuse to tape an interview. To hide dishonesty.