"Congress needs to appoint a Church-style committee or commission to reform the bureau. I’m upset by a longstanding pattern of incompetence tinged by what feels like political bias." - Bret Stephens
Post Link Bret: The investigation of Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, which looks like it’s about to fall apart , is an F.B.I. disgrace for the ages. It should force heads to roll. And Congress needs to appoint a Church-style committee or commission to reform the bureau. After the Ted Stevens fiasco, James Comey’s disastrous interventions with Hillary Clinton’s emails, and the bureau misrepresenting facts to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as part of its investigation of Trump and Russia, something dramatic has to change to save the F.B.I. from continuing to lose public trust. Gail: Are you upset by the investigation or the fact that the investigation is failing? Bret: I’m upset by a longstanding pattern of incompetence tinged by what feels like political bias. I don’t like Gaetz’s politics or persona any more than you do. But what we seem to have here is a high-profile politician being convicted in the court of public opinion of some of the most heinous be
