Chilling: FBI won't investigate white supremacists because it targets the president's base

[kpete]

The FBI won’t investigate white supremacists because their boss, the president, is a white supremacist, and he likes white supremacists. A real conundrum.

“I believe Christopher A. Wray is an honorable man, but I think in many ways the FBI is hamstrung in trying to investigate the white supremacist movement like the old FBI would,” Gomez said. “There’s some reluctance among agents to bring forth an investigation that targets what the president perceives as his base. It’s a no-win situation for the FBI agent or supervisor.”

Link to tweet

[MagickMuffin]

1. I call BS

They can investigate anything they want to. They don't even have to inform the pResident. They can do whatever they want.

The question should be Do they have the courage to act???

[Corgigal]

2. Then FBI agents

need to tell their loved ones to stay out of Walmart, festivals, bars and restaurants, parking lots, schools, malls. Well at least from last week.

I'm sorry they care more about their careers, then they do Americans? Hire better.

[procon]

3. The FBI is apolitical.

If they are allowing themselves to bend to political pressures then they are unable to function. If the longstanding political norms are no longer strong enough to prevent political influences from infecting and corrupting these critical agencies then we need actual laws to reinforce them.

[PSPS]

4. The FBI "was" supposedly apolitical. Barr's appointment as AG effectively "captured" it.

[OregonBlue]

7. My husband and I were saying the same thing last night.

[JohnnyRingo]

5. This doesn't appear to be a fact.

Just the opinion of some guy on Twitter, and he cites no sources for his reasoning.
The details of the post don't support the title.

[hedda_foil]

6. Note the link to WaPo article. It's not just a tweet.

[JohnnyRingo]

8. I overlooked that.

Certainly adds credence.
Too many (others) just post random tweets as news articles. Even here, Sam Adler Bell seems an unnecessary link to the story.

[real Cannabis calm]

9. recommended to publicize

[BlueWI]

10. Action has to be demanded.

Just like during the civil rights movement.