How Do We Regain Trust in the FBI?
American Thinker,
by
S. Christopher Michaels
Original Article
Posted By: DW626,
6/19/2021 7:01:54 AM
Newsmax released an article this week that gives voice to further distrust of America’s once-premiere law enforcement agency. The column was based on a series of questions and concerns presented by Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) regarding the still murky details around the January 6th storming of the Capitol building. Two questions lobbed at the FBI are both haunting and disheartening: “What did the FBI know? And when did they know it?”
The fact that the agency responsible for investigating the lawlessness of that date is itself under scrutiny is alarming.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Venturer 6/19/2021 7:19:42 AM (No. 820275)
The FBI has become a political tool of the Democrats.
They themselves have become lawless.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
minuteman 6/19/2021 7:20:28 AM (No. 820276)
We disband them and anyone who has worked for them is ineligible to work for the federal government ever again.
65 people like this.
Just change the name to RBI... (Republican Bureau of Investigation) ... Where they will only investigate Republicans... Oh wait... maybe have the upper echelon continually lie on TV and demonize American citizens that don't have their Leftist/Fascist views... wait... they already do those things... What about the 2nd Amendment... That seems to be our only realistic option at this point because voting will no longer fix this corrupted institution.
18 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
red1066 6/19/2021 7:26:10 AM (No. 820284)
Most Americans had great respect for the FBI simply because of their reputation built over many decades. Now that rep is shot to hell, and I'm not sure it can ever be repaired since 99% of Americans never have a personal contact with anything FBI.
30 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 6/19/2021 7:29:35 AM (No. 820289)
Rebuild. The agency should be ''tore up from the floor up'' and then follow the direction that #2 suggested. Yesterday!
23 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
Strike3 6/19/2021 7:32:55 AM (No. 820293)
Uh, we fire every last one of them, including the drivers and lawn maintenance guys and start over. They are hopelessly corrupted and dangerous to honest American patriots.
39 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
The Remnants 6/19/2021 7:34:54 AM (No. 820295)
I believe the motto for the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Is Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity and you either have those qualities (especially integrity) or you don't.
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As long as the current crop of criminals inhabit positions of authority, the FBI will continue to be equated with the Black Hand
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
RCFLyer98 6/19/2021 7:50:40 AM (No. 820308)
Until Comey, Wray, Strzok, Page, McCabe and others are perp walked in orange suits, I do not trust the FBI. Also, it's been said there are a lot of really good FBI agents, etc., until "they" step up and blow some whistles, I remain skeptical of that too. I would much add also, most anything Federal is questionable!
34 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
MOAB 6/19/2021 7:51:32 AM (No. 820309)
They all need to be fired and the department disbanded. We can never trust the FBI they are nothing but a bunch of jack booted liberal thugs.
27 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
snapper451 6/19/2021 7:53:32 AM (No. 820313)
Simple answer is never. Louis Freeh, Comey, and Wray have destroyed the institution. It must be disbanded and reinvented under the 2nd Trump term in 2025.
30 people like this.
We don't. Abolish it.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
blueline 6/19/2021 7:59:15 AM (No. 820319)
#12 beat me to it. We. Don't.
Once trust is lost (and it is in this case), it is almost never re-gained.
Disband it & start over.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Californian 6/19/2021 8:03:30 AM (No. 820323)
Regain? Impossible. The FBI and several other agencies are thoroughly corrupt from the top, through middle management and in many cases all the way down.
The FBI can not be saved. Individuals could be rehired at an entirely new organization but forget about saving the FBI.
Start over.
21 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
slipstik 6/19/2021 8:11:46 AM (No. 820324)
The FBI is the spawn of a bad person. It can be no better than he was. We will never get truth from these people, they always follow their own agenda. Disband the organization. Blackball the current roster from federal service. Create a counter intelligence agency to address foreign spying on US soil.
17 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 6/19/2021 8:17:23 AM (No. 820327)
All other abuses and blundering notwithstanding, FBI conduct in the General Flynn matter proved that the bureau is politically motivated, corrupt and dangerous. I would never cooperate with the FBI. If approached, I’d say nothing to agents except to expect a call from my attorney.
16 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
MickTurn 6/19/2021 8:18:28 AM (No. 820328)
Simple, delete ALL Democraps that work there, then we start on the RINO's...
That takes care of at least 65% of the scum...
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
BarryNo 6/19/2021 8:21:28 AM (No. 820335)
We don't.
We dismantle them, and determine which agents and management level have used the FBI to harm the public, and decide if that harm reaches the point of treason.
Then we try them, and if they evidence is there, publicly execute them.
12 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
bpl40 6/19/2021 8:25:32 AM (No. 820338)
Send at least 800 or so out of 8000 to prison - for a long time, for treason and abuse of power. That is a start.
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It needs to be dismantled, not rebranded, renamed and started anew.
State AGs can hire anyone that might be worth hiring.
Even Acorn had to disband.
Their members will certainly cause mischief elsewhere, but without being paid by us and without the power of the office.
11 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
franq 6/19/2021 8:37:13 AM (No. 820350)
Federal agencies are similar to churches. Once they reach a certain size, the "mission" is neutralized.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
udanja99 6/19/2021 8:37:58 AM (No. 820351)
We don’t. Shut it down. Prosecute anyone from Wray on down to the lowliest secretary who was involved in any of the garbage going back to the Clinton reign of error. We still don’t know who gave Shrillary those 900 FBI files.
16 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
smokincol 6/19/2021 8:47:11 AM (No. 820360)
remove the whole top tier of their past and present management, indict them for high crimes and misdemeanors or some other foolish charge (consult adam schiff for advice) and then send them to Fort Leavenworth for an extended stay of detainment, just like they're doing to the people who were arrested for the January 6 stupidity demonstration, by the way are there any Antifa people incarcerated in that jail?
8 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
Petronius 6/19/2021 8:50:13 AM (No. 820363)
There is no rebuilding, the FBI is so corrupted, discredited and compromised that its reputation is unsalvageable at this point. The only real option is dismantling and abolishment.
20 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 6/19/2021 8:51:37 AM (No. 820364)
The FBI is the legal arresting arm of the democrat communist and Antifa along with BLM are the foot soldiers. The FBI should be dismantled and appear again under a new identity if we are to have any federal law enforcement again. Let the FBI investigate garage door nooses at race car tracks I wouldn't trust them if they knocked at my door.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Namma 6/19/2021 9:03:38 AM (No. 820377)
Bring back
Elliot Ness?
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
reefdiver 6/19/2021 9:21:40 AM (No. 820394)
The question is kind of like "why isn't there term limits for Congress?". Because both FBI and Congress will never allow it. We, the people, have no say in it, and just have to live with the consequences, which seem to be getting quickly worse.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 6/19/2021 9:28:34 AM (No. 820401)
How about they start doing their jobs in a professional and non-political manner? Of course that will never happen because it would mean arresting themselves and thousands of crooked politicians.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
franq 6/19/2021 9:37:39 AM (No. 820410)
That ship has sailed, and fallen off the edge of the Earth.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Rinktum 6/19/2021 10:16:04 AM (No. 820435)
How about the FBI attempting to regain OUR trust? Of course, that would require men and women of integrity and I honestly believe something happens to your soul the moment you sign up to be part of the federal bureaucracy, not to mention the political class. The hazing system they have perfected must one doozy of an effective “get with the program or else” threat because it is extremely effective.
2 people like this.
Reply 31 - Posted by:
Bluefindad 6/19/2021 10:16:18 AM (No. 820436)
The problem seems intractable. If you dissolve the agency you have thousands of highly trained, bitter and cynical people itching to get even in a country where oligarchs freely spend their money for political power. Congressional attempts to bring the leadership to account fail for two reasons. First, the FBI acts in the interests of a party whose voting uniformity is legendary, so any punitive procedure against leadership is impossible. Second, no one except the president can take any action to solve the problem - good luck with that! Even Trump could not solve that problem and installed Wray instead of looking for a man of true virtue.
Oh wait! Maybe the IG can find out what's wrong and bring it to light so the agency can be purged. Oh, that's right - the last time illegal activities were exposed by the IG in using FISA warrants, Faye Wray sincerely assured us that the agency will amend their procedures. Whew! What a relief! Well, I guess everything's OK then.
4 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
Bison65 6/19/2021 10:48:22 AM (No. 820466)
As a conservative veteran I not only don’t trust them I fear them. The only way to reform the FBI is to purge everyone and start over without using politically correct standards.
6 people like this.
Reply 33 - Posted by:
stablemoney 6/19/2021 10:53:32 AM (No. 820471)
Defund and disband the FBI. The only people they are spying and targeting are Republicans. The FBI is a state secret police force. There is no oversight.
6 people like this.
Why is this question being limited to the FBI and not every government agency that is now running amok?
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Laotzu 6/19/2021 11:20:29 AM (No. 820508)
You don't. That was the whole point of the Constitution. Then the Democrats, starting with Roosevelt, started "interpreting" it, rather than reading it.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
DVC 6/19/2021 11:27:24 AM (No. 820519)
Bulldoze the entire operation. Fire everyone down to the last clerk. Then just DON'T replace them, ever.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
jimboscott 6/19/2021 11:32:01 AM (No. 820524)
Only solution is to exhume the corpse of Ephraim Zimbalist Jr. and require that any FBI actions get his verbal approval.
2 people like this.
Reply 38 - Posted by:
cold porridge 6/19/2021 11:32:13 AM (No. 820525)
The FBI was created in a time that there were no easy ways to keep law enforcement jurisdictions alerted to important criminal happenings. There needed to be a way for the nation as a whole to act as one unit to catch the criminals and prevent major crimes. Today our LE state and county departments have several ways to keep abreast of the national criminal element. I say ABOLISH the FBI.
6 people like this.
Reply 39 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX 6/19/2021 11:54:21 AM (No. 820543)
Oh, I don't know... Public executions for their leadership? Ever since the Left handcuffed the FBI in their primary function of infiltrating radical groups they've turned to political espionage within the USA. It's time to blow it up and restructure it. Good luck with that.
1 person likes this.
Reply 40 - Posted by:
DVC 6/19/2021 12:58:39 PM (No. 820602)
Impossible.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
Italiano 6/19/2021 1:13:40 PM (No. 820624)
Reforming al Qaeda would be more doable.
4 people like this.
Reply 42 - Posted by:
hershey 6/19/2021 1:17:39 PM (No. 820632)
Maybe, just maybe, if you get rid of the top 5 levels of management it might, barely, help...I'm sure there are still some reasonably conservative agents working...
1 person likes this.
Reply 43 - Posted by:
Venturer 6/19/2021 2:14:59 PM (No. 820675)
I just thought, The FBI was once well thought of as a place free from corruption.
back then the supervisor(Hoover) was said to wear a dress.
Maybe we should put a Transvestite in the Director's Chair.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
mathman 6/19/2021 3:49:14 PM (No. 820751)
I am with #2. Fired. Permanently disqualified.
Never again.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 6/19/2021 5:28:43 PM (No. 820812)
Regain trust? Why? Get rid of the Obama-Biden Stasi-Gestapo. All 17 agencies must be de-funded, doxxed, dismantled, deleted.
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
broken01 6/19/2021 10:15:24 PM (No. 820960)
WE DO NOT! ‘Nuff said.
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I personally can’t imagine trusting them again in my lifetime. Hope I’m wrong.