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I’d be really curious to learn more about political registration of agents at the FBI more generally but suspect that’s not possible. Andrew McCabe, for instan

I’d be really curious to learn more about political registration of agents at the FBI more generally but suspect that’s not possible. Andrew McCabe, for instance, is a key figure in this thread’s discussion. His behavior was partisan, highly unethical and probably illegal in my opinion. The political affiliation of the Director is far too imprecise a signal alone to determine absence or presence of bias in the organization.

divided 4y ago
I’m glad you brought up Andrew McCabe, because we have public knowledge about his party affiliation! > “I have considered myself to be a Republican my entire life,” albeit “a moderate Republican,” McCabe said. “I’ve voted for every Republican candidate for president in every election, except the 2016 one, in which I did not vote. And I chose not to vote because of the political nature of the work that we were engaged in.” He’s Republican. So was Robert Mueller. And James Comey. And Christopher Wray. And John Durham of course. We might not have overall numbers, but what are the odds that almost every high ranking FBI official you recognize is a Republican, but that the overall leadership structure doesn’t lean Republican? It’s not a far-fetched concept. 90% of police chose Trump over Hillary. The people going into federal policing are not dissimilar from local police. Likely more educated and more urban than your average local officer, so I’d expect them to lean more Democrat than 10%, but it would be a stretch to believe that they dominate the org structure.
- thakoppno 4y ago
  Do you believe McCabe behaved in an unbiased and ethical manner during his time as Deputy Director of the FBI?
- masonic 4y ago
  Your "quote" is meaningless without attribution.
  - divided 4y ago
    Fair enough, although if you doubted its authenticity, a quick search to verify it is trivial to do. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/words-mccabe-claims-firing-part-ongoing-assault-russia/story?id=53807980 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/words-mccabe-claims-firing-p...

divided 4y ago

I’m glad you brought up Andrew McCabe, because we have public knowledge about his party affiliation! > “I have considered myself to be a Republican my entire life,” albeit “a moderate Republican,” McCabe said. “I’ve voted for every Republican candidate for president in every election, except the 2016 one, in which I did not vote. And I chose not to vote because of the political nature of the work that we were engaged in.” He’s Republican. So was Robert Mueller. And James Comey. And Christopher Wray. And John Durham of course. We might not have overall numbers, but what are the odds that almost every high ranking FBI official you recognize is a Republican, but that the overall leadership structure doesn’t lean Republican? It’s not a far-fetched concept. 90% of police chose Trump over Hillary. The people going into federal policing are not dissimilar from local police. Likely more educated and more urban than your average local officer, so I’d expect them to lean more Democrat than 10%, but it would be a stretch to believe that they dominate the org structure.

thakoppno 4y ago
Do you believe McCabe behaved in an unbiased and ethical manner during his time as Deputy Director of the FBI?
masonic 4y ago
Your "quote" is meaningless without attribution.
- divided 4y ago
  Fair enough, although if you doubted its authenticity, a quick search to verify it is trivial to do. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/words-mccabe-claims-firing-part-ongoing-assault-russia/story?id=53807980 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/words-mccabe-claims-firing-p...