Subtitled 'How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy', this book by retired Agent Thomas J. Baker is about the fall from grace of the FBI. Covering three separate periodsvin the history of the FBI, the author describes them as the adventures, then the injustices he has witnessed then the recent dysfunction or, as he puts it, "The good, the bad, and the ugly".
Mr. Baker believes that the weaponization of the FBI against US citizens goes back to a post-9/11 meeting betweek Pres. George W. Bush and Robert Mueller, the FBI head at that time. The FBI did a superb job of running down the 9/11 terrorista-- who they were, where they came from, how they were funded and such-- in only the four days between 9/11 and the meeting at Camp David or somewhere else outside of Washington. It was noted that the FBI is an INVESTIGATIVE organization, or at least was until that meeting where Bush blew up and was apparently angry that the FBI didn't provide a prevention means for such attacks. The CIA head presented his info after Mueller and Bush was happy with the recommendations of "what to do". After that humiliation Mueller initiated FBI changes which have lead to the current situation.
There is a lot more in the book and names are named. I doubt that Mr. Baker is warmly welcomed at FBI headquarters these days.
It's a very good book and well worth reading.
