A group of ex-FBI agents, with over 20 years of service each, have expressed concerns about the politicization of the agency. They claim that recent statements and positions taken by the FBI show favoritism toward Joe Biden.
“We agree privately and uniformly that [the] FBI is heading in the wrong direction and has been too entrenched with partisan politics, starting from Director Comey and intensified under Director Christopher Wray. We identified with Nicole Parker’s claim that ‘The FBI became politically weaponized, starting from the top in Washington trickling down to the field offices,’ illustrated by inflating domestic violent extremism statistics, directing big tech companies to censor Americans, conducting an unprecedented raid on President Trump’s home while suppressing key details related to the Hunter Biden probe as ‘disinformation’ and so on. We have observed firsthand that too many FBI current agents are suffering low morale and too many Americans have lost trust in FBI,” wrote the agents.
Former Director James Comey investigated President Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn before being fired. Director Wray authorized a search of Trump’s Florida residence in order to recover classified materials. House Republicans claimed in April that Biden’s Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, worked with former intelligence officials to classify Hunter Biden’s laptop as “Russian disinformation” before the 2020 elections.
Former FBI Agent Nicole Parker testified before Congress in February, explaining how partisanship has affected the bureau’s investigations. She gave an example of agents kneeling with Black Lives Matter protestors to show how it has seeped in. Parker also mentioned that changes in FBI recruitment policies have made it difficult for the bureau to find highly-qualified field agents.
The group of former agents reiterated Park’s demand for an extensive clean-up of the FBI starting from the highest levels.
“It is no exaggeration to say that [the] FBI has no longer functioned as an apolitical agency, an agency with no bias. The top two floors of the Hoover building are filled with self-served and greedy bureaucrats, not doers, just talkers. It’s time to clean house, restore public trust and start over. A thorough investigation is justified. Creating a select subcommittee and opening up investigation is a step in the right direction. More FBI agents need to come forward, tell the truth and uncover the extent of the FBI’s weaponization. Change only happens when we fight for it. I believe deeply that we need a reformed FBI. To address and fix the problems, we should first identify the problems,” wrote the agents.