The Influence of Politics in Government Agencies and Decline of Public Trust in the FBI

This chapter explores the impact of politics on government agencies such as the Department of Justice, FBI, and Department of Defense, discussing the placement of political operatives and its effect on their priorities and actions. The speakers also highlight the trend of lawyers from the Justice Department joining the FBI, bringing a political mentality to an agency that was previously apolitical, and mention a decline in public trust towards the FBI according to a recent poll.