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The FBI still has buildings named after J Edgar Hoover. That should tell you everything you need to know about their institutional respect for justice and due process.


For non-americans, what was J Edgar Hoover known for?


I'm also not an American - but as far as I've read - massive abuse of power in using the FBI to spy on political rivals, illegal wiretapping, illegal surveillance of US congressmen and even presidents, running the FBI while they were doing extremely controversial programs like COINTELPRO and programs and investigations that tried to hinder the civil rights movement, etc.


As a non American, I think COINTELPRO is the single most anti-democratic abuse of power ever done by US government.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO#Range_of_targets

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO#Alleged_methods



Turning the FBI into a blackmail operation.


Being in the pocket of the mob


Cross dressing




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