The GOP has just issued a 1,000-page report about corruption in the Department of Justice and its Federal Bureau of Investigation. Based largely on the disclosures of 14 whistleblowers, plus what’s in plain sight — what we’ve all been able to see for ourselves over the last several years — the report details “a rampant culture of unaccountability, manipulation, and abuse.”
- To support its political agendas, the FBI has deliberately inflated statistics about “domestic violent extremism” and has diverted resources from legitimate investigations — like those into child trafficking.
- The Justice Department and FBI have averted their gaze from blatant and multifarious wrongdoing by Hunter Biden, son of the president.
- The FBI has “purged” employees who disagree with the left-leaning ideology of top brass.
- The FBI has targeted parents for investigation simply for protesting school board policies.
- Without cause, the FBI has been spying on US citizens, including persons who worked for candidate Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
- Like other agencies, the FBI has worked with Big Tech social-media companies to censor viewpoints that FBI honchos find uncongenial.
- While targeting anti-abortion activists who have perpetrated no violent acts, DOJ and FBI have ignored attacks on churches and pregnancy centers.
To be sure, the recent conduct of these agencies has plenty of precedent; thousands more pages could be produced.
From initial election results (before I got too sleepy), Republicans will have control of the House of Representatives, at the very least, and perhaps a Senate majority. They will have the power to press their investigation further and compel reforms.
The House controls the purse strings … if it dares.
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The House controls the purse strings … if it dares.
It hasn’t the courage. It can have all the investigations it wants to and it will not matter one bit. Reforms will not be passed. Corrupt employees will not be disciplined, let alone dismissed. The GOP establishment is too afraid of Democrats to do anything meaningful for the American people. Their voters mean nothing to them at this point. The establishment of BOTH parties share the same goals: protect their own perks and rule over, not listen to, American voters.
“A rampant culture of unaccountability, manipulation, and abuse” should appear in the dictionary next to the word “government.”