Disband the FBI

Of the four men on trial for plotting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, two were found not guilty on all counts.  The remaining two resulted in a hung jury.  Looking back, it does seem unusual that a major bust by the FBI should happen the month before the presidential election and that it should involve a Democratic governor in an important battleground state.  In the wake of the arrests and the massive reporting that followed, Whitmer blamed Trump and Trump blamed Whitmer for locking down the state.  Soon after, Trump lost Michigan and the election.

After the election, FBI shenanigans were exposed.  A dozen FBI agents and/or informants were involved in the plot, 'observing' every facet of the growing plot.  Those arrested claimed that much of the push toward the plot came from the FBI informants and agents.  That two of the men were found not guilty leads one to think that probably was the case.  I would generally dismiss such conspiracy theories about the FBI, but two of the men charged were found not guilty.  12 jurors voted unanimously against the government case.  Sure, I could see a hung jury with one hold out juror, but a unanimous vote against seems unthinkable.  What evidence did the jurors see that convinced them there was nothing there?  When one considers the role of the FBI in the Russian Collusion Hoax, it becomes all that more believable that agents could perpetrate something like this.

I used to think very highly of the FBI.  As a kid, I used to watch the TV series with Efrem Zimbalist Jr.  I was a big fan of the X-Files, which took the FBI to strange places.  Fringe did much the same.  Now, the FBI always seems to be political.  I'm all for infiltrating violent or would-be violent groups, but where are the big arrests of BLM and Antifa?  Director Comey sent memos to someone outside of government in order to trigger a special counsel investigation against Trump.  His successor, Andrew McCabe was fired for leaking information to the media.  Agent Peter Strzok was fired as well.  FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith was fired for falsifying a FISA document to spy on a Trump campaign advisor.  All these men were deeply involved in the Russian Collusion story, which has since been shown to be false.  The FBI is no longer an unbiased law enforcement agency.  As many black Americans don't believe the testimony of any police officer, I am more and more inclined to doubt any testimony from the FBI, especially if the case has political implications.