Michael Weiss
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A lot also, frankly, is going to depend on the president's own feelings about the FBI. So prior to this appointment, I was hearing scuttlebutt and take this with a pinch of salt, but that actually his relationship with the Bureau has improved somewhat because of the assassination attempts on him.
A lot also, frankly, is going to depend on the president's own feelings about the FBI. So prior to this appointment, I was hearing scuttlebutt and take this with a pinch of salt, but that actually his relationship with the Bureau has improved somewhat because of the assassination attempts on him.
A lot also, frankly, is going to depend on the president's own feelings about the FBI. So prior to this appointment, I was hearing scuttlebutt and take this with a pinch of salt, but that actually his relationship with the Bureau has improved somewhat because of the assassination attempts on him.
And I would add to that also because there is not, so far as we know, an active counterintelligence investigation into his activities with various and sundry foreign governments. So he may decide that actually now the bureau is doing a good job. That Egypt money, that Egypt bag investigation is over. And also look, I mean, keep in mind the Iranians are still gunning for Donald Trump.
And I would add to that also because there is not, so far as we know, an active counterintelligence investigation into his activities with various and sundry foreign governments. So he may decide that actually now the bureau is doing a good job. That Egypt money, that Egypt bag investigation is over. And also look, I mean, keep in mind the Iranians are still gunning for Donald Trump.
And I would add to that also because there is not, so far as we know, an active counterintelligence investigation into his activities with various and sundry foreign governments. So he may decide that actually now the bureau is doing a good job. That Egypt money, that Egypt bag investigation is over. And also look, I mean, keep in mind the Iranians are still gunning for Donald Trump.
It's the FBI that's stopping the IRGC from killing him. And Iran he has no love for, as we well know, right? Russia's a different story perhaps. But It's just a terrible appointment for so many reasons.
It's the FBI that's stopping the IRGC from killing him. And Iran he has no love for, as we well know, right? Russia's a different story perhaps. But It's just a terrible appointment for so many reasons.
It's the FBI that's stopping the IRGC from killing him. And Iran he has no love for, as we well know, right? Russia's a different story perhaps. But It's just a terrible appointment for so many reasons.
And again, I mean, I've yet to see the impact day of, but right now I'm getting a real sense of foreboding from people both working in the FBI, but also who have left the FBI and are certainly aware of the culture.
And again, I mean, I've yet to see the impact day of, but right now I'm getting a real sense of foreboding from people both working in the FBI, but also who have left the FBI and are certainly aware of the culture.
And again, I mean, I've yet to see the impact day of, but right now I'm getting a real sense of foreboding from people both working in the FBI, but also who have left the FBI and are certainly aware of the culture.
And QAnon is absolutely the subject of investigation by the FBI, right? So, I mean, this is the problem when you're big upping, when you're amplifying the very enemies of the United States that the agency you are now meant to head is meant to be keeping tabs on and arresting when they commit crimes. I would, too. Yeah. And again, G-men don't like it when you start going after their own kind.
And QAnon is absolutely the subject of investigation by the FBI, right? So, I mean, this is the problem when you're big upping, when you're amplifying the very enemies of the United States that the agency you are now meant to head is meant to be keeping tabs on and arresting when they commit crimes. I would, too. Yeah. And again, G-men don't like it when you start going after their own kind.
And QAnon is absolutely the subject of investigation by the FBI, right? So, I mean, this is the problem when you're big upping, when you're amplifying the very enemies of the United States that the agency you are now meant to head is meant to be keeping tabs on and arresting when they commit crimes. I would, too. Yeah. And again, G-men don't like it when you start going after their own kind.
There is a camaraderie that obtains here, even if there is, as I mentioned earlier, disputes about protocol and practice. And look, I'll give you one data point, which I think is interesting. kind of revealing.
There is a camaraderie that obtains here, even if there is, as I mentioned earlier, disputes about protocol and practice. And look, I'll give you one data point, which I think is interesting. kind of revealing.
There is a camaraderie that obtains here, even if there is, as I mentioned earlier, disputes about protocol and practice. And look, I'll give you one data point, which I think is interesting. kind of revealing.
So because of the aftermath of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, the Mueller report, and then Trump's attempts to not just relitigate this, but dismantle it, dismantle the very premise and raise on debt for these things, which was rooted in legitimate counterintelligence concerns, morale took a beating at the Bureau such that, I mean, I was told that
So because of the aftermath of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, the Mueller report, and then Trump's attempts to not just relitigate this, but dismantle it, dismantle the very premise and raise on debt for these things, which was rooted in legitimate counterintelligence concerns, morale took a beating at the Bureau such that, I mean, I was told that