It is an inevitable devolution of every organization to move from its honorable beginnings to a place of self-serving dishonor.
The FBI was designed to function as national police who protect the nation in the same way the local police protect the local people.
Local police who are directed away from their primary purpose to serve local politics/politicians fail in their charge. National police who are directed away from their primary purpose to serve national politics/politicians fail in their charge.
On the basis of this truth should all employees in every job (private or public) be evaluated and either promoted or let go.
On the basis of this truth should every department in every agency be evaluated and so every agency in every government to determine whether to be continued or to be eliminated.
Lastly, the government should be evaluated on the basis of its charter to determine whether to continue or eliminate it.
The charter of our government is "of the people, by the people and for the people".
We need to assess the mess and end the distress.