comey. frank, this talk about the fbi, the way we re referring to it, the attack it s been under from the president all without precedent. what do you think the effect has been on morale? and let s start with the rank and file. from what i m hearing from inside, the concern is really the perception of the public and the impact that might have on the effectiveness of displaying your fbi credentials in the course of an investigation and getting the support from the public. but i think it s important to say that most people realize, particularly those in the fbi, that it s not the issues within the fbi that are causing it to be perceived as a political entity, but rather how the president keeps portraying it that s causing that politicization perception in the public. that s a deliberate strategy by the president. and now apparently trying to involve the attorney general in that strategy. very disturbing. frank, this does call for wild guess/speculation on your
self-inflicted wound in the midst of this ongoing investigation that is also about obstruction of justice. the obstruction of justice portion which does center largely on the firing of jim comey. frank, this talk about the fbi, the way we re referring to it, the attack it s been under from the president all without precedent. what do you think the effect has been on morale? and let s start with the rank and file. from what i m hearing from inside, the concern is really the perception of the public and the impact that might have on the effectiveness of displaying your fbi credentials in the course of an investigation and getting the support from the public. but i think it s important to say that most people realize, particularly those in the fbi, that it s not the issues within the fbi that are causing it to be perceived as a political entity, but rather how the president keeps portraying it that s causing that politicization perception in the public. that s a deliberate strategy by
it is safe to say that chris wray, in saying he wasn t going to do this and threatening to resign himself, not only did he send a message to the fbi and to the rank and file officers about his respect for the importance of the rule of law and an independent intelligence community and law enforcement agency, he also protected this white house from what would have been potentially another huge self-inflicted wound in the midst of this ongoing investigation that is also about obstruction of justice. the obstruction of justice portion which does center largely on the firing of jim comey. frank, this talk about the fbi, the way we re referring to it, the attack it s been under from the president all without precedent.