Posted on 02/03/2018 5:21:10 PM PST by SeekAndFind
A former FBI agent says in a new op-ed that he has left the nation's top law enforcement agency due to the "relentless" attacks on the bureau from critics such as President Trump and congressional Republicans.
In an op-ed for The New York Times, former supervisory special agent Josh Campbell wrote that "political attacks on the bureau must stop."
After more than a decade of service, which included investigating terrorism, working to rescue kidnapping victims overseas and being special assistant to the director, I am reluctantly turning in my badge and leaving an organization I love." Campbell wrote.
"Why? So I can join the growing chorus of people who believe that the relentless attacks on the bureau undermine not just America’s premier law enforcement agency but also the nation’s security," he continued. "My resignation is painful, but the alternative of remaining quiet while the bureau is tarnished for political gain is impossible."
Campbell's op-ed comes after the publication Friday of a memo allegedly detailing abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by the FBI.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), whose staff compiled the memo, says it reveals "violations of the public trust" committed by the intelligence agency.
“The Committee has discovered serious violations of the public trust, and the American people have a right to know when officials in crucial institutions are abusing their authority for political purposes. Our intelligence and law enforcement agencies exist to defend the American people, not to be exploited to target one group on behalf of another," Nunes said Friday.
Campbell also defended the agency's involvement in the events described in the memo, which alleges the FBI and Department of Justice abused their surveillance powers.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Good. Take more with you.
If he were a better, or even decent, SUPERVISORY AGENT, this wouldn’t have happened on his watch. He’s a failure. F OFF, Josh.
Bye.
Yo, Mr. Agent man - first off, you speak for a small minority, and second, accountability dictates that I inform you that K-Mart has a ongoing bluelight special on Kleenex....get some, kkthx.
The Democrats think the FBI is popular-it isn’t.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.