Welcome to log off. Today's edition is about the efforts of Donald Trump, who will wipe out the federal bureau of the enemy of his recognized enemy. This is a power struggle with the influence of laws in the United States.
What has happened so far? On a Friday night, the Ministry of Justice moved to dismiss some advanced FBI executives, including the length of the Washington Field Office. In addition, DOJ demands a list of FBI staff who investigated the attack on the parliament on January 6, 2021.
What is next? DOJ says that the list will be reviewed to “judge whether additional personnel behavior is needed”. Increases the possibility of firing some or all of the thousands of FBI staff who have been investigating on January 6. Meanwhile, legal advisors are preparing to appeal to prevent firing when they move forward.
Is this normal? Absolutely not. I asked the two scholars of the FBI history if there were any precedents. Neither said no. After the review, the agents could be fired for corruption or incompetence, but they said the large -scale firing to participate in the survey was unprecedented.
What is the larger context? The dismissal of high -ranking officials may reduce the effect of FBI in important fields such as terrorism measures. In addition, the massive firing of the FBI staff involved in the survey on January 6 will be useful as a warning to the bureau employee about what will happen if Trump's political alliance is investigated, and the institution has executed the federal law. Corrode the independence that depends on what you do.
What are the long -term fears? Both historians mentioned the dominance of the law and the potential long -term fear of citizens' freedom if Trump continues this path. “This looks like an authoritative secret service and an Intelligence report,” said Beverly Gauge, a professor at Yale University, who wrote a book about the FBI. “They are the security building of a man, serving at his request, rewarding his friends and punishing enemies … We have many battles first, but it is a very bad news. “
And that's time to log off …
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