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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI agents grieving, posting pics of Comey on their Facebook pages
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/10/new-fbi-boss-could-be-more-controversial-than-comey....."For the time being, FBI agents are facing confusion, grief, and anger.
Everyone feels like there has been a death in the family, said one counterterrorism agent.
Were basically sitting shiva, said another agent, referring to the Jewish mourning period just after a funeral.
At least a dozen agents posted photos on their private Facebook pages of themselves with Comey (or just of Comey). Some made those their temporary profile picturea gesture agents usually reserve for when a colleague dies in the line of duty.
Another agent was pessimistic that things will get better.
The real impact will be the distrust of the agency under the leadership of the new director, the agent said. No matter who gets the job, there will be a cloud of suspicion because the President is unpopular with much of the population. That bad faith will make it harder to do my job.
A senior-level FBI source was more candid. If Trump has declared war on the bureaus leadership, the source said, then the president should expect nothing less in return......(more)
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FBI agents grieving, posting pics of Comey on their Facebook pages (Original Post)
Tanuki
May 2017
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canetoad
(17,197 posts)1. Now they need to direct their grief
Into well-aimed anger and put their full efforts into deposing this monstrosity.
I was wondering if the new head shuts the investigation down, patriotic agents would leak facts out.
canetoad
(17,197 posts)4. I'm sure they would Kittycow
Don't underestimate the power of resentment.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)3. You shouldn't piss off the FBI
at least the career agents in it. I think Dump just made a terrible mistake.
If Trump has declared war on the bureaus leadership, the source said, then the president should expect nothing less in return.