Former Director: FBI ‘Not a Broken Institution,’ Criticizing It Threatens ‘Rule of Law’

Breitbart ^ | 12/16/19 | JOSHUA CAPLAN

[Enlightened1]

Former CIA and FBI Director William Webster declared in an op-ed Monday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is not a “broken institution” and criticizing it threatens the “rule of law,” in an attempt to quell public outcry over agents’ misconduct during the 2016 election.

Webster’s full-throated defense of the two agencies comes amid the fallout from the Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) report, in which it was confirmed that FBI officials made 17 “significant inaccuracies and omissions” in its submissions to the FISA court to obtain warrants to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page during the 2016 presidential election.

“The rule of law is the bedrock of American democracy, the principle that protects every American from the abuse of monarchs, despots and tyrants. Every American should demand that our leaders put the rule of law above politics,” he added.

Webster then lashed out at President Donald Trump for criticizing the FBI over DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s findings, suggesting his remarks threaten the bureau’s independence. The former official expressed his full confidence in FBI Director Christopher Wray and said the notion that he could be removed from his post, akin to the bureau’s previous director, James Comey, “disturbs me greatly.”

Webster then took aim at the president for referring to anti-Trump FBI officials implicated in Horowitz’s report as “scum” and attempted to cast doubt on Attorney General William Barr’s independence, citing U.S. Attorney John Durham’s now-criminal investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe.

[Little Ray]

Criticizing the FBI threatens the rule of law?

NOT criticizing the FBI has lead to an arrogant, abusive, intrusive organization. It needs to be shut down, EVERYONE fired, then a careful vetting and re-hiring process started.
And this Webster person and any of his friends and associates should definitely be on the “do not re-hire” list.

[Sacajaweau]

Your legacy will be....Putting Martha Stewart in jail for lying to the FBI.

[Lurkinanloomin]

We now live in a banana republic.
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We have since Usurpation Day, January 20, 2009

It was only the presence of the Kenyan from Indonesia in the White House that all of this other stuff came to pass.

[windsorknot]

Just more evidence that POTUS is right over the target.

[af_vet_1981]

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain...
, unless he needs help. He will be 96 next March.

[PGR88]

I am wondering when some candidate for Federal office will make mass firings and shutting down the FBI, at least temporarily while it is reorganized, a key campaign platform.

It should be real easy way to make a name for oneself.

[LIConFem]

The FBI has a history of corruption and murder going all the way back to its inception. And all this BS about the corruption not touching the rank and file agents is just that; BS!

[arthurus]

Perhaps not “broken,” but it is terminally corrupt.

[Shady]

With his blessing.

[bgill]

Broken and in the shop. It’ll take $$$$$ to fix it.

[Grimmy]

Former leader of criminal organizations says criminal organization is not criminal organization and saying that criminal organization is a criminal organization only helps criminals.

Uh huh. Ok. Got it.

[grobdriver]

Every American should demand that our leaders put the rule of law above politics,” he added.

Which is EXACTLY why the FBI (for one) must be raked over the coals.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The history of the FBI is filled with corruption and illegal activity with major scandals every few years. It should have been destroyed years ago.

For a large chunk of that history it was J. Edgar Hoover's private blackmail operation.

[Viking2002]

Spoken like a true Swamp rat.

[windsorknot]

Every American should demand that our leaders the FBI put the rule of law above politics.

[TheNext]

Another head of a Government Organization supporting corruption and hating justice.

Losers all.

[Mr. K]

Do not question the Stasi!!!!!!!!!

Ist verbotten!!!!!!!

[thoughtomator]

William Webster is now a coup suspect.

[Bubba_Leroy]

So does criticizing President Trump threaten our Constitutional Republic?

I seem to recall something about citizens having the right to criticize anyone in the government, but perhaps that was just in my old copy of the Constitution and not in the New and Improved Constitution™ that replaced freedom of speech and the right to right to petition government for redress of grievances with freedom of sodomy and abortion and freedom from religion.

[dgbrown]

I’m still waiting for the 99% rank and file to start speaking up. Only crickets.... shut it down completely. We do not need an agency that watches the terrorists commit their terror and put their energy into harassing our citizens.