The Associated Press nails the FBI
The Associated Press did something rare in journalism today. It actually broke some worthy news by showing the FBI has major sexual harassment problems that are worsened by coverups.
The AP reported, "An assistant FBI director retired after he was accused of drunkenly groping a female subordinate in a stairwell. Another senior FBI official left after he was found to have sexually harassed eight employees. Yet another high-ranking FBI agent retired after he was accused of blackmailing a young employee into sexual encounters.
"An Associated Press investigation has identified at least six sexual misconduct allegations involving senior FBI officials over the past five years, including two new claims brought this week by women who say they were sexually assaulted by ranking agents.
"Each of the accused FBI officials appears to have avoided discipline, the AP found, and several were quietly transferred or retired, keeping their full pensions and benefits even when probes substantiated the sexual misconduct claims against them."
That is bad, but it gets worse.
The AP reported, "Beyond that, federal law enforcement officials are afforded anonymity even after the disciplinary process runs its course, allowing them to land on their feet in the private sector or even remain in law enforcement."
The ability of the perpetrators to skate through an investigation and go unpunished is unacceptable. Especially from a law enforcement agency.
And especially from a law enforcement agency that seeks federal felony charges if a civilian is not forthcoming when answering questions.
The behavior described in the AP article reflects the poor leadership at the top. When then-director Jimmy the Weasel Comey let Hillary off the hook for violating national security laws, he sent a message to the rest of the bureau that laws don't matter.
The fish rots from the head.
From head to tail, the FBI is rotted.
The Associated Press did something rare in journalism today. It actually broke some worthy news by showing the FBI has major sexual harassment problems that are worsened by coverups.
The AP reported, "An assistant FBI director retired after he was accused of drunkenly groping a female subordinate in a stairwell. Another senior FBI official left after he was found to have sexually harassed eight employees. Yet another high-ranking FBI agent retired after he was accused of blackmailing a young employee into sexual encounters.
"An Associated Press investigation has identified at least six sexual misconduct allegations involving senior FBI officials over the past five years, including two new claims brought this week by women who say they were sexually assaulted by ranking agents.
"Each of the accused FBI officials appears to have avoided discipline, the AP found, and several were quietly transferred or retired, keeping their full pensions and benefits even when probes substantiated the sexual misconduct claims against them."
That is bad, but it gets worse.
The AP reported, "Beyond that, federal law enforcement officials are afforded anonymity even after the disciplinary process runs its course, allowing them to land on their feet in the private sector or even remain in law enforcement."
The ability of the perpetrators to skate through an investigation and go unpunished is unacceptable. Especially from a law enforcement agency.
And especially from a law enforcement agency that seeks federal felony charges if a civilian is not forthcoming when answering questions.
The behavior described in the AP article reflects the poor leadership at the top. When then-director Jimmy the Weasel Comey let Hillary off the hook for violating national security laws, he sent a message to the rest of the bureau that laws don't matter.
The fish rots from the head.
From head to tail, the FBI is rotted.