Q: When does “just asking questions” turn into an existential crisis at a law-enforcement agency?
A: At 3 pm ET today.
That’s the deadline for all FBI agents to complete an online survey as acting leadership attempts to investigate the scope of resources allocated to the January 6 riot probe. The incoming administration has made clear that they want to depoliticize the FBI, and the best way to accomplish that is to measure how politicized the bureau has been:
Thousands of FBI agents and employees are being asked by Justice Department leadership to fill out a 12-question survey detailing their roles in investigations stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The questionnaire is contributing to a mounting sense of anxiety inside the bureau, as leaders and agents brace for a potential purge of those deemed disloyal to President Donald Trump and his new…
