Former CIA operative warns Trumps attacks on the FBI are a bait and switch

[UCmeNdc]

He explained that Trump’s actions reveal several important things to any intelligent agent. First, that any FBI employee must be cautious dealing with anything even remotely political because the agent might get thrown under the bus. He explained this can happen even though it’s the FBI’s responsibility to prosecute federal laws. Second, Mudd cautioned that the White House should think again if it wants the FBI to investigate the Russian collusion while also attacking the FBI.

“Be careful,” Mudd said the FBI might be thinking. “We’re coming at you.” In fact, Mudd said that they might even redouble their investigations because “the president is like a bullfighter holding out a red cape to the American people.”


http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/watch-former-cia-operative-warns-trumps-attacks-on-the-fbi-are-a-bait-and-switch/

[kacekwl]

1. You know this country is screwed bigly when

there seems to be no governmental or law enforcement agencies who can investigate properly crimes against the country and it's citizens.

[NewJeffCT]

4. Time for a special prosecutor

with wide latitude.

Any recently retired Democrats with a law background? Russ Feingold? Deval Patrick?

[cstanleytech]

11. Hillary Clinton? *evil grin*

[NewJeffCT]

12. would be great, but

would be too political - same with Obama or anybody high up in his administration.

[WePurrsevere]

2. This former agent is saying what most semi-sane intelligent people already know...

don't go out of your way to piss off the entire intelligence community.

This behavior shouldn't just be waving a red flag at the IC but all Americans (heck, the whole world). IME most people who are guilty will project, deflect and attack in an attempt to get the heat off of themselves.

[HipChick]

3. This is kinda what my toddler does

blames someone else, even when the cookie crumb trail quite clearly points to him being the culprit.

[WePurrsevere]

10. Uh huh... Trump's basically a 70+ toddler...

but I've seen much better behavior from children then him.

My two, now adults with children of their own, were the same as yours when younger. You learn their 'tells' just as most of us on DU have Trumps.

[janterry]

5. My only hope

This is (seriously) my only hope. There seems to be no check on trump and trumpism. The only check could come from the intelligence community. And, imo, it needs to come fast. T-and his illegal cohorts are intent on staffing even the CIA with their own yes-men. If something is coming, I want it to come fast - before trump/bannon amass any more power.

[Achilleaze]

7. + 1,000

The KGOP must swiftly be eclipsed from the power it is abusing, into history's cesspool of infamy.

[tomp]

8. relying on gov't agencies is progressives' first mistake.

The FBI and the CIA, etc, are not the friends of the people. Period.

Our only hope is relying on ourselves. Relentless mass demonstrations are the answer. We must have an "American Spring."

[HopeAgain]

9. I think we have to rely on the press

Trump has no control over them.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. There really is a there there; otherwise tRump/Bannon would not be so concerned & busy on it. . . nt