FBI director Kash Patel says he is making the bureau more accountable. Critics charge him with purging it of anyone not perceived as loyal to President Trump.
- Professor of History, Penn State
Some observers compare FBI Director Kash Patel to J. Edgar Hoover. A better historical match is the politically motivated William J. Burns.
An American pilot. A German aide on Capitol Hill. In the first and second world wars, the FBI effectively uprooted foreign influence campaigns. Today, the agency faces an uphill battle.
An informant gathered information from Trump campaign staffers for the FBI’s Russia probe. An historian writes that informants are one of the most basic ways the FBI and police investigate.
Past presidents have made strange requests of the FBI, some of which were documented by J. Edgar Hoover.
The FBI has long fed Congress secret intel. Trump and Nunes’ fight to release classified information may turn this dynamic on its head.
Hoover abused his power as FBI director to serve presidents’ interests. The reforms that followed were set up to prevent it from happening again.
How will Mueller perform as special counsel? A historian compares his actions with another former FBI director to find out.
Past presidents have made strange requests of the FBI, some of which were documented by J. Edgar Hoover.
An FBI historian tells stories from the agency’s ups and downs over 109 years and four dismissed directors.
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