FBI

Deception & Misdirection
Steel Dossier Fabulist Was Employed by Clinton, Brookings, and the FBI
The wildest résumé in Washington, DC, now belongs to Igor Danchenko, primary sub-source for the discredited Steele dossier. The list of those who have paid (directly or indirectly) for his…
by Ken Braun on September 14, 2022

Organization Trends
FBI: Trust Us, We Swear We Got It Right This Time!
Five summers ago in August 2017, FBI counterintelligence agents were still working an ill-gotten FISA spy warrant used to investigate former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page. Earlier this month, the…
by Ken Braun on August 24, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #231: Bad Apples
Hello, I’m Michael Watson and this is the InfluenceWatch Podcast. This week, FBI agents conducted a search at the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump. We’ll leave it to…
by Ken Braun, Michael Watson on August 12, 2022

Organization Trends
The FBI’s Bad Apples: The Bureau’s Worst Days Are Worth Remembering
For most of the 20th century the FBI has owned the reputation of being America’s police force. The list of the FBI’s “good apple” accomplishments includes crippling Soviet espionage during…
by Ken Braun on August 10, 2022

Organization Trends
The FBI’s Bad Apples: The Dirty Dossier
The Inspector General found the omission of key information to be “among the most serious” errors in the FISA renewals. While the investigation did not reveal “evidence of intentional misconduct,”…
by Ken Braun on August 10, 2022

Organization Trends
The FBI’s Bad Apples: More Jewells
Several innocent men have wandered into the crosshairs of FBI’s search for terrorists. Steven Hatfill was the FBI’s first suspect in the investigation anthrax attacks after 9/11 that left five…
by Ken Braun on August 10, 2022

Organization Trends
The FBI’s Bad Apples: Mueller and Mistakes
Like all else in the American security state, the FBI and its mission was transformed after 9/11. The entire American political establishment allowed Robert Mueller to stamp his leadership image…
by Ken Braun on August 10, 2022

Organization Trends
The FBI’s Bad Apples: Hoover’s Return
Defenders of the Bureau might point to solutions and reforms implemented after each of its scandals. But one of those reform eras should have begun after the December 2019 report…
by Ken Braun on August 10, 2022

Organization Trends
The FBI’s Bad Apples: Bad Apples
Throughout its history the FBI has had too many “bad apples” for a government agency that controls immense and dangerous power. Not enough has been done to fix this systemic…
by Ken Braun on August 10, 2022

Organization Trends
Critical Race Theory in Public School
Critical race theory has become a flash point in the battle between parents and the teachers unions over control of public schools. Parents have forcefully voiced their concerns, prompting school…
by CRC Staff on December 23, 2021