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Ex-FBI official says GOP is telling agents: 'If you investigate our party, you are going to pay the price' (www.rawstory.com)

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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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[–] jayrhacker@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tell me you are the party of organized crime without telling me…

[–] elscallr@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Ashyr@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

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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