Listen to this articleKen Braun, Capital Research Center
For most of the 20th century the FBI has owned the reputation of being America’s police force. The list of the FBI’s “good apple” accomplishments includes crippling Soviet espionage during the Cold War, putting mob bosses in prison, busting thieving politicians, and capturing terrorists. They are doing important work every day. But the FBI has also been deeply involved in many recent abuses of power that recall the days of Director Herbert Hoover, when the FBI was serially perverted into a domestic political weapon.
For most of the 20th century the FBI has owned the reputation of being America’s police force. The list of the FBI’s “good apple” accomplishments includes crippling Soviet espionage during the Cold War, putting mob bosses in prison, busting thieving politicians, and capturing terrorists. They are doing important work every day. But the FBI has also been deeply involved in many recent abuses of power that recall the days of Director Herbert Hoover, when the FBI was serially perverted into a domestic political weapon.
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