FBI AND DOJ CORRUPTION

Federal Subject of Investigation

June 15, 2018 - FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL

Only a third of Americans trust the government to do what's right -- 

and after the inspector general's report on the FBI, you have to wonder how it's that high. 

In what will go down as another dark and sordid chapter for the agency, the evidence makes the most compelling case yet for the poisonous anti-Trump bias infecting the rank-and-file of government.

Former FBI Director James Comey took the brunt of the IG's criticism, which found that he intentionally ignored Justice Department policy in the handling of Hillary Clinton's private email server scandal. The facts, Wall Street Journal's editorial board writes soberly, are "damning."

"They show that Mr. Comey abused his authority, broke with long-established Justice Department norms, and deceived his superiors and the public. While the IG says Mr. Comey's decisions were not the result of 'political bias,' he presided over an investigating team that included agents who clearly were biased against Donald Trump. The damage to the bureau's reputation -- and to thousands of honest agents -- will take years to repair."

Of course, the most obvious examples of bias were in the text exchanges of agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who, this report reveals, went so far as to insist they would stop Donald Trump from becoming president. 

"No. No he won't. We'll stop it." 

And unfortunately, that's just the tip of the prejudiced iceberg. Reading the anti-Trump text messages from several agents makes it look as if the ghost of J. Edgar Hoover is still walking the halls of the FBI. The idea that people within the government were actively working to keep Trump from the White House is astounding, even now. 

These are men and women who abused the trust of the people -- and their power -- to drop the hot leads on the Clinton email scandal, which was a breach of national security and move on to their best hope for damaging the president: the phony "Russia collaboration."

That kind of political bias, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) told me last night on "Washington Watch" is "outrageous in a constitutional republic when you have your law enforcement for political reasons basically trying to scuttle an investigation." 

The takeaway here, he went on, "is that the inspector general is an investigative body. They try to be very objective. They can't recommend criminal indictments or anything like that, but what we see about James Comey is that he was unleashed. 

He had no respect for the role of command. He was out there basically impacting investigations in a way he shouldn't have."

The anti-Trump sentiment the president has been alleging since day one is right there in black and white -- page after jaw-dropping page. 

"The IG report is brutal. Not only does it state that these five agents discussed their support for Clinton, but that they 'appeared to mix political opinions with discussions about the Midyear (Clinton email) investigation.'" They leaked information to the press, used personal emails for official business, changed the law to vindicate Hillary, and on and on.

If anyone comes out smelling sweet in this report, it's President Trump, who ignored Democrats' protests and fired Comey anyway. "The IG Report is a total disaster for Comey, his minions and sadly, the FBI," Trump tweeted early Friday. 

"Comey will now officially go down as the worst leader, by far, in the history of the FBI. I did a great service to the people in firing him. Good Instincts. Christopher Wray will bring it proudly back!"

In the meantime, Americans are still reeling. "This should never happen in a democracy," was the overwhelming opinion of most experts, including the WSJ. "The larger damage here is to trust in institutions that are vital to self-government." 

If there is a silver lining in all of this collusion and self-destruction, it's that none of it succeeded. Donald Trump was elected by the good men and women of this country, despite a thorough and coordinated effort to stop him. In the face of overwhelming opposition -- some of it running deep within the walls of government -- the will of the people prevailed. And based on this report's findings, our country is much better off because of it.

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Tony Perkins' Washington Update is written with the aid of FRC senior writers.

My comments: The fact is that the DOJ and the FBI remain CORRUPT. A case can be made that Asst. AG Rosenstein and FBI Director Wray are Corrupt. We will see if AG Sessions has the Courage to do what is Right and Just.