Holder

No half assed political rant for awhile,  WSF? Let’s fix that now.

Sordid  Eric Holder, Obama Administration Attorney General and Clinton Administration Assistant Attorney General,  has Presidential ambitions.

His crimes are well documented, not that the (P)regressives care. To me, the most damning misfeasance on his watch was a systemic easing of standards. From the recent IG report:

 We identified numerous FBI employees, at all levels of the organization and with no official reason to be in contact with the media, who were nevertheless in frequent contact with reporters,” said the report. “Attached to this report as Attachments E and F are two link charts that reflect the volume of communications that we identified between FBI employees and media representatives in April/May and October 2016. We have profound concerns about the volume and extent of unauthorized media contacts by FBI personnel that we have uncovered during our review.”

“The harm caused by leaks, fear of potential leaks, and a culture of unauthorized media contacts is illustrated in Chapters Ten and Eleven of our report, where we detail the fact that these issues influenced FBI officials who were advising Comey on consequential investigative decisions in October 2016.”

And

In the report, on page 12 of the Executive Summary, it mentions instances of FBI employees receiving benefits for information in April/May and October of 2016 from media reporters and media representatives, tickets to sporting events, golfing outings, drinks and meals, and admittance to non-public social events.

As the old saying goes, “A fish starts stinking from the head down”. Holder and company set the tone and example. “Hey, if the big boys don’t care, why should we?” goes the thinking.

From what I hear from my LEO friends and relatives, the FBI is full of overbearing assholes. That is not to say they aren’t dedicated patriots, just full of themselves. The problems occur up the chain. From the field reports of Muslims in flight schools prior to 9/11, to the recent Parkland shooter, the local agents were on top of it. Their bosses dropped the ball.

The Bureau’s technical abilities are wondrous to behold. The Bureau has the ability to mobilize resources and massively attack problems. We as a country need them. We don’t need them politically weaponized.

The core value of the FBI seems to be, beyond everything else, don’t embarrass the Bureau. There are rumbles many of the rank and files are itching to testify, to clean up their own nest, and restore the prestige of the institution. Before they do, they want immunity. It is probably they don’t fear prosecution but persecution from within their own ranks. With immunity, they have cover in the sense, “I had no choice but to testify”.

 Then their honor won’t be akin to their headquarters building falling apart and dropping debris on passersby’s, much as their past actions have rained debris on the rule of law.

My bet is, after the midterm elections, they will get it. The political climate will be more favorable.

Perhaps President Trump’s greatest accomplishment will be cleansing the Justice Department and appendages, the heart of the Deep State. With that, the Republic may survive for a few more years.

YMMV