The ongoing special Justice Department investigation into improper spying on the Trump campaign in 2016 highlights key failings by the FBI's once-storied counterintelligence division.
According to a Justice Department inspector general report, Strzok undermined the FBI by sending text messages to his mistress, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, suggesting he was prepared to use the FBI's formidable counterintelligence power to stop candidate Donald Trump from becoming president.
Bill Evanina, an FBI agent now in charge of the DNI National Counterintelligence and Security Center, has said no action was taken against the Russians before the November 2016 election because of a decision by Obama administration policymaker-even though Evanina nominally is the government's most senior counterintelligence policymaker.
Barr believes any failures regarding the Russia probe likely are limited to a small group of senior FBI leaders, and is not a problem throughout the FBI. Senior FBI Officials Linked to Shortcomings.
Among the senior FBI people linked to the shortcomings is fired FBI Director James Comey and Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, along with Strzok.
Ken deGraffenreid, a counterintelligence expert, said the problem with FBI counterintelligence is that it lacks qualified personnel and a strategic approach to countering foreign spies.
Former FBI counterspy I.C. Smith said Crossfire Hurricane appeared to be launched not by FBI field operatives who the most experienced at doing counterintelligence but from FBI headquarters.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-counterintelligence-is-focus-of-trump-campaign-spying-probe/
According to a Justice Department inspector general report, Strzok undermined the FBI by sending text messages to his mistress, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, suggesting he was prepared to use the FBI's formidable counterintelligence power to stop candidate Donald Trump from becoming president.
Bill Evanina, an FBI agent now in charge of the DNI National Counterintelligence and Security Center, has said no action was taken against the Russians before the November 2016 election because of a decision by Obama administration policymaker-even though Evanina nominally is the government's most senior counterintelligence policymaker.
Barr believes any failures regarding the Russia probe likely are limited to a small group of senior FBI leaders, and is not a problem throughout the FBI. Senior FBI Officials Linked to Shortcomings.
Among the senior FBI people linked to the shortcomings is fired FBI Director James Comey and Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, along with Strzok.
Ken deGraffenreid, a counterintelligence expert, said the problem with FBI counterintelligence is that it lacks qualified personnel and a strategic approach to countering foreign spies.
Former FBI counterspy I.C. Smith said Crossfire Hurricane appeared to be launched not by FBI field operatives who the most experienced at doing counterintelligence but from FBI headquarters.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-counterintelligence-is-focus-of-trump-campaign-spying-probe/
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