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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,718 posts) Wed Oct 19, 2022, 12:37 PM Oct 2022

Former FBI official says the FBI is facing a 'crisis of credibility' over questions of how much its

senior officials knew leading up to the Capitol riot

Frank Figliuzzi, a former FBI assistant director, says the agency is facing a "crisis of credibility" over conflicting information about what its senior agents knew leading up to the Capitol riot.

During an appearance on MSNBC's "Deadline" on Monday, Figliuzzi said the FBI's most senior leaders are not grasping the "gravity" of the situation. Information is now trickling out about what the FBI's officials knew leading up to the riot, he added.

"And it was a lot more than we thought they knew at the time preceding January 6," Figliuzzi said.

"It's time for complete transparency. It's time to come out and say, 'We dropped this ball, and here's why,'" Figliuzzi added.

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Former FBI official says the FBI is facing a 'crisis of credibility' over questions of how much its (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP

I know Biden doesn't want to look at this but leaving these sympathizers in place at the FBI is onecaliberal Oct 2022 #1

He has so much on his plate but this is critical and will not go away. Boomerproud Oct 2022 #2

Congress could have helped, gab13by13 Oct 2022 #3

It's not all on Biden's plate. He delegates tasks. His staff follows orders. n/t Eyeball_Kid Oct 2022 #4

The rot inside the Federal Government is very real BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #5

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)

1. I know Biden doesn't want to look at this but leaving these sympathizers in place at the FBI is

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 12:44 PM

Oct 2022

A thousand kinds of bad. Wray should have been replaced on day one. He helped to seat a rapist on the Supreme Court. Wray lied to the country when he said the allegations against beer guy were investigated.

Boomerproud

(9,292 posts)

2. He has so much on his plate but this is critical and will not go away.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 12:49 PM

Oct 2022

Being a nice, decent person isn't cutting it and he will be harmed by not addressing the situation.

gab13by13

(32,321 posts)

3. Congress could have helped,

Reply to Boomerproud (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 12:58 PM

Oct 2022

could have called Wray before a committee, under oath.

The IG should be investigating this also.

They don't have to pile everything on Garland but something needs done when an agent refuses to go with his SWAT team to arrest a 1/6 insurrectionist. Yeah, he was suspended, but there are more cases every day.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,604 posts)

4. It's not all on Biden's plate. He delegates tasks. His staff follows orders. n/t

Reply to Boomerproud (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 03:07 PM

Oct 2022

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)

5. The rot inside the Federal Government is very real

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 03:23 PM

Oct 2022

And needs to be dealt with immediately. It’s everywhere thanks to TFG and it is a real threat to our democracy. If it takes a civil war to root it out - so be it.

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