Frank Figliuzzi: ‘Trump Intends to Turn the FBI into His Own Personal Police Department’

Wallace New York Times ░░░░░░░░ that while after weeks ░░░░░░░░ delay the Trump transition ░░░░░░░░ has finally signed a ░░░░░░░░ agreement Trump s team ░░░░░░░░ so far refused to ░░░░░░░░ an agreement with the ░░░░░░░░ Department to allow the ░░░░░░░░ to do security clearances ░░░░░░░░ transition members Trump has ░░░░░░░░ turned down federal funding ░░░░░░░░ his transition which then ░░░░░░░░ him to raise unlimited ░░░░░░░░ funds including from foreign ░░░░░░░░ with zero requirement to ░░░░░░░░ where they come from ░░░░░░░░ Elizabeth Warren slammed the ░░░░░░░░ on social media writing ░░░░░░░░ This announcement fails to ░░░░░░░░ key questions about national ░░░░░░░░ threats and FBI vetting ░░░░░░░░ nominees and increases concerns ░░░░░░░░ corruption There appear to ░░░░░░░░ serious gaps between the ░░░░░░░░ transition s ethics agreements ░░░░░░░░ the letter of the ░░░░░░░░ Joining our conversation former ░░░░░░░░ director for counterintelligence at ░░░░░░░░ FBI Frank Figliuzzi is ░░░░░░░░ Michele is back with ░░░░░░░░ as well Frank your ░░░░░░░░ FIGLIUZZI So look this ░░░░░░░░ be the first tangible ░░░░░░░░ item that we can ░░░░░░░░ to that says Trump ░░░░░░░░ to turn the FBI ░░░░░░░░ his own personal police ░░░░░░░░ Why am I saying ░░░░░░░░ There s reporting by ░░░░░░░░ Lowell in the Guardian ░░░░░░░░ says that the FBI ░░░░░░░░ only do those background ░░░░░░░░ for Trump after Trump ░░░░░░░░ over the FBI So ░░░░░░░░ s intention according to ░░░░░░░░ around him is that ░░░░░░░░ he ll do some ░░░░░░░░ investigations with the FBI ░░░░░░░░ only once he takes ░░░░░░░░ once he names the ░░░░░░░░ director and a director ░░░░░░░░ of course have been ░░░░░░░░ there that Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ up for at least ░░░░░░░░ director This creates a ░░░░░░░░ national security dilemma because ░░░░░░░░ s going to happen ░░░░░░░░ to this Guardian article ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ blanket security clearances on ░░░░░░░░ one to his nominees ░░░░░░░░ benefit of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ investigations having already been ░░░░░░░░ And then he ll ░░░░░░░░ the FBI and then ░░░░░░░░ know the FBI will ░░░░░░░░ in But who s ░░░░░░░░ charge of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ Trump get a fulsome ░░░░░░░░ Will he dictate the ░░░░░░░░ of the report If ░░░░░░░░ think that s far ░░░░░░░░ we need to only ░░░░░░░░ back to the Justice ░░░░░░░░ reinvestigation where Trump literally ░░░░░░░░ who they could interview ░░░░░░░░ they could focus on ░░░░░░░░ what they could do ░░░░░░░░ the myriad allegations that ░░░░░░░░ phoned in to the ░░░░░░░░ line So we re ░░░░░░░░ to see the plan ░░░░░░░░ He ll give senators ░░░░░░░░ the Judiciary Committee an ░░░░░░░░ by saying oh yeah ░░░░░░░░ calm down I ll ░░░░░░░░ you an FBI investigation ░░░░░░░░ course it will be ░░░░░░░░ FBI and my background ░░░░░░░░ that I ll hand ░░░░░░░░ Hopefully Republican members of ░░░░░░░░ Senate Judiciary will balk ░░░░░░░░ that And by the ░░░░░░░░ I would assert as ░░░░░░░░ did in MSNBC daily ░░░░░░░░ last week that President ░░░░░░░░ has the authority right ░░░░░░░░ to step in and ░░░░░░░░ I see a national ░░░░░░░░ issue I have the ░░░░░░░░ to order the FBI ░░░░░░░░ do background investigations on ░░░░░░░░ right now.”