Posted on 11/22/2025 9:18:57 PM PST by paltz
An FBI employee blew the whistle on the unit that investigates counterespionage inside the bureau, accusing it of “gross misconduct, fraud and potentially criminal activities.”
Members of the FBI Senior Executive Service have conspired at various times to ensure they are shielded from internal espionage or counterintelligence investigations, according to the whistleblower disclosure provided to the House Judiciary Committee.
The FBI employee said the “executive exemption” from internal investigations was an unwritten policy and practice of the Internal Counterespionage Cell within the Global Operations Section, which is based at FBI headquarters in Washington.
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The “executive exception” is not a recent practice for FBI brass, the disclosure said. It has been in effect for a long time, spanning several FBI directors, and “protects the families and friends of SES executives.”
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“In effect, FBI SES executives are exempt from the type of counterintelligence investigations that have been conducted against other public officials, including President Donald Trump,” it said. “For instance, the FBI received information that a retired FBI assistant director had classified information at his home.”
The disclosure said a senior counterintelligence official decided not to initiate an operation against the retired FBI executive, and no action was taken.
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“In another instance, ICEC had not opened a counterintelligence investigation against an FBI employee, which caused espionage activity by the FBI employee to go on for years, and caused the loss of multiple millions of dollars because certain technology became useless,” the disclosure to Congress said.
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The disclosure notes that the Internal Counterespionage Cell has not stopped or apprehended any FBI employee involved in espionage since the 2001 Robert P. Hanssen case. Hanssen pleaded guilty to 14 counts of espionage and one count of conspiracy to commit espionage.
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Just (try) to eliminate the inplace practice to cover their assses.That’s what REALLY what needs to be done...
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