A good article about the FBI inspections ordered by Wray.  The author is one of my new favorites (I have him in the CH News feed). He's been a federal prosecutor for 22 years and shreds the never-Trump clowns, one of whom used to post on RedState.

Anyway, he's one of those authors you'll be smarter and more knowledgeable after reading.

https://www.redstate.com/shipwreckedcrew/2020/05/23/visits-by-fbi-inspections-division-can-have-real-consequences-heads-do-roll/

QuoteThe announcement on Friday that FBI Dir. Christopher Wray has ordered the FBI Inspections Division to look into the FBI's activity in the investigation of General Michael Flynn was met with quite a bit of skepticism and cynicism.  I made some efforts on Twitter to convince readers that, within the FBI, the Inspections Division is taken seriously, and their arrival at a particular field office is normally a circumstance filled with dread.

Based on my own discussions with FBI agents over the years, the general sentiment from the "rank and file" in the offices subjected to inspections is that they believe the inspection team shows up knowing that certain people have been targeted for "scrutiny", and that a visit from the Inspections Division is really to "collect some scalps".

I think a bit of background on how inspections in the FBI are conducted might help readers understand why I have this view. I welcome various former FBI agents who follow my writing here and on Twitter to weigh in with their views and experiences since they have all been subjected to this process more than once in a 20+ year career.  Inspections of Field Offices are usually scheduled on a rotation, and happen every 3-4 years for each Field Office, although unscheduled and out-of-cycle inspections do happen with some regularity.  Dir. Wray's announcement is an example of the latter.

Who is the author?

The comments don't show much trust in Wray's investigation.   

It's gonna be a long long long long time before the FIB sees any trust from the American people.   If ever.

Quote from: Calypso Jones on May 23, 2020, 02:59:00 PM
Who is the author?

The comments don't show much trust in Wray's investigation.   

It's gonna be a long long long long time before the FIB sees any trust from the American people.   If ever.

The author has 22 years as a federal prosecutor.

Quote from: Calypso Jones on May 23, 2020, 02:59:00 PM
Who is the author?

The comments don't show much trust in Wray's investigation.   

It's gonna be a long long long long time before the FIB sees any trust from the American people.   If ever.

I disagree.  If your kid goes missing, let's say, you're praying the FBI gets involved.

Years ago I was friends with several FBI agents through my work, and one thing they have in common, is they have the personality of a saltine cracker, dry and tasteless.
They have no sense of humor, in fact, I'd even call them AI, they lack emotion, they tend to focus on one thing at a time, almost autistic by nature.

I asked a few of them why they worked with the FBI, and they all said virtually the same thing, they don't care for people much, they see a bigger picture, one referred to people as bugs.
Point is, these people have a job to do, emotions never get in the way and from what I could tell, all were patriots in their own right.

There is a place for everyone in this world and these people fit right in where gathering data is concerned. I guess I really couldn't call them friends, they didn't even have families, nor pets, their family was their job.

Quote from: taxed on May 23, 2020, 03:12:18 PM
I disagree.  If your kid goes missing, let's say, you're praying the FBI gets involved.

not seeing it.

I think they've done quite a bit of damage...to this country and to themselves....wait....not to themselves...they've done pretty well for themselves considering their bank accounts etc.  What they've hurt is the reputation of the bureau and their reputations and character in the eyes of Americans.  Probably the rest of the world knew they were scuzzballs way before we did.

Quote from: Calypso Jones on May 23, 2020, 03:16:53 PM
not seeing it.

I think they've done quite a bit of damage...to this country and to themselves....wait....not to themselves...they've done pretty well for themselves considering their bank accounts etc.  What they've hurt is the reputation of the bureau and their reputations and character in the eyes of Americans.  Probably the rest of the world knew they were scuzzballs way before we did.

How much are their legal bills?

Quote from: taxed on May 23, 2020, 03:46:50 PM
How much are their legal bills?

nothing yet...but I hope it breaks them.

Quote from: Calypso Jones on May 23, 2020, 03:51:47 PM
nothing yet...but I hope it breaks them.

can you post them?