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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

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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

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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

Deception & Misdirection
Impeach 45 Inc.: The Narrative
Impeach 45 Inc.: The Narrative, a Fundraising Juggernaut, and Congressional Abuse of Power The Narrative | MoveOn, DFA and Comey New House Majority…
by Fred Lucas on November 20, 2020

Deception & Misdirection
Impeach 45 Inc.: MoveOn, DFA and Comey
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) were the first to introduce an impeachment resolution (H.Res. 13) against Trump. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) later did the same. Green…
by Fred Lucas on November 20, 2020

Deception & Misdirection
Impeach 45 Inc.: New House Majority
Despite the pressure, enough Democratic candidates in red and purple districts ran as moderates, vowing to oppose impeachment and many vowing to vote against Pelosi as speaker—two promises that most…
by Fred Lucas on November 20, 2020

Deception & Misdirection
Impeach 45 Inc.: Fourth Time’s a Charm
The anonymous whistleblower complaint about the Ukraine phone call and investigating Hunter Biden’s misdeeds abroad presented another rationale for Democrats. Pelosi and the self-professed moderate Democrats were—for the most part—exhausted.
by Fred Lucas on November 20, 2020