FBI, trump's personal police force

Historically, Congress has demonstrated opposition to the idea of the FBI acting as a personal police force for the president. This opposition stems from concerns about maintaining a separation of powers and protecting civil liberties.
Here's why and how this opposition has manifested:

• Founding of the FBI: The creation of the FBI itself had roots in a congressional reaction against the Secret Service loaning investigators to other departments, leading to concerns about potential abuse of power and secrecy.
• J. Edgar Hoover Era: The long tenure of J. Edgar Hoover as FBI Director, and his use of the FBI's powers to gather information on individuals, fueled anxieties about unchecked authority and potential presidential influence.
• Post-Hoover Reforms: After Hoover's death, Congress considered reforms, ultimately opting to establish a ten-year term for the FBI Director to promote some independence from the president, according to Fordham Law News.

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Craig234 said:

When the president, over a century ago, wanted to create the FBI, Congress said no, they don't want to give the president his personal police force.

The president did some maneuvers that let him create it anyway. Hoover was soon the head for decades. That went well, with no violations of civil liberties.

Here's part of Goole AI's info on the topic:



That 10 year term for independence from the president aged well, as trump fired Comey as corrupt political act. It's now trump's personal police fore - with a thousand agents recently scouring the Epstein files to flag mentions of trump, raiding a political opponent's house this morning.

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MAGAnificent said:

So, when the FBI raided Mara Lago including Melania's underwear drawer Biden using the agency as his own police force? And there is that Bolton published classified info in his book during the Bidumb administration.

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MAGAnificent said:

And there is that Bolton published classified info in his book during the Bidumb administration.

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Roadvirus said:

IIRC, i saw somewhere that Bolton had gotten an "okay" in regards to the "classified info" and the publishing of his book.

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