Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi wasn’t happy after watching Republicans grill FBI director Christopher Wray in the House Wednesday. While Democrats questioned Wray for ignoring warnings about Jan. 6, Republicans sought answers to a slew of conspiracy theories and culture war grievances that go a…

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      1 year ago

      Look I’m no fan of Republicans but I’m not about to defend the FBI. They literally gave Philly PD two pounds of C4 to bomb residences in Philadelphia in 1985.

      Let’s not pretend they’re some bastion of democratic values, they’re still feds.

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        Yeah, but that’s not what the Republicans are upset about. The FBI has a long and very checkered past, but they’re not wrong to be investigating the Republican party at this point.

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        8 months ago

        That was almost 40 years ago, it’s doubtful the same people still work at the FBI. A lot of historically bad things happened at that organization under J. Edgar Hoover, but I wouldn’t judge the modern FBI on that either.