[Maru]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

The problem as I see it is that agencies such as the FBI have special privilege due to the type of work that they do. It is difficult to hold individuals accountable for their actions due to the secrecy that they work under.

For this reason, such agencies must be seen to be working to the highest moral standards because if they don't, all trust is lost in them. I think there have been many questionable decisions made by members of the FBI in recent times, and they have lost the trust of the people they are supposed to represent. It's a big problem, and it's not going to go away unless demonstrable action is taken to resolve peoples concerns.

That is basically the gist of my concern(s), that any investigation that concludes, it won't be considered "certified" because of the amount of recent troubles surrounding the agency that have yet been addressed.

I think most Americans want to be able to keep these agencies in high regard as we are proud of our system. After all, these institutions are part of our political DNA and are responsible for upholding not only the rule of law, but should hold the entire thing accountable.

My worry is if something is announced so soon, with it being so close to an election, if it is not considered a conclusive result by both sides (generally speaking), then the politics will just resume its course towards insidiousness.