The fall of the FBI : how a once great agency became a threat to democracy

The fall of the FBI How a once great agency became a threat to democracy

Thomas J. Baker

Book - 2022

"An FBI veteran explains how the Mueller-Comey cabal turned the FBI from a "swear to tell the truth" law-enforcement agency to a politicized intelligence organization. Americans have lost faith in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an institution they once regarded as the world's greatest law-enforcement agency. Thomas Baker spent many years with the FBI and is deeply troubled by this loss of faith. Specific lapses have come to light and each is thoroughly discussed in this book: Why did they happen? What changed? The answer begins days after the 9/11 attacks when the FBI underwent a significant change in culture. To understand how far the Bureau has fallen, this book shows the crucial role played by the FBI and its ag...ents in past decades. It was quite often, as the reader will see from these firsthand experiences, a fun-filled adventure with exciting skyjackings, kidnappings, and bank robberies. At the same time, the reader will see the reverence the Bureau had for the Constitution and the concern agents held for the rights of each American. This book is not mere memoir--it is history. From the shooting of President Reagan and the death of Princess Diana to the TWA 800 crash and even getting marching orders from St. Mother Teresa, Baker's story shows how the FBI has played a pivotal role in our country's history." --Amazon.com.

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Subjects
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation > History.
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation.
History.
Genres
History
Published
New York ; Nashville : Bombardier Books [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Thomas J. Baker (author)
Physical Description
xx, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781637586242
  • Author's Note
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1. Rotten Apples or Rotten Culture?
  • Part I. The Good: Sometimes It Is Like the Movies
  • Chapter 2. And So, It Began
  • Chapter 3. Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned
  • Chapter 4. Buried Alive
  • Chapter 5. Marching Orders from A Saint
  • Chapter 6. Bravery Amongst Chaos
  • Chapter 7. Back to the Bronx
  • Chapter 8. The Training Division
  • Chapter 9. American Hustle: the Movie vs. the Real Deal
  • Chapter 10. "The President Has Been Shot!"
  • Chapter 11. A Tale of Two Ambassadors
  • Chapter 12. Lies, Lies, and More Lies
  • Chapter 13. "Bring Me Good News"
  • Chapter 14. Death Over Water
  • Chapter 15. "Turn Over Every Stone"
  • Chapter 16. Death in a Bunker
  • Chapter 17. "That's An Islamist!"
  • Part II. The Bad: Injustice
  • Chapter 18. "Arrest That Woman!"
  • Chapter 19. A Promising Young Life Cut Short
  • Chapter 20. "Do You Have Your Gun?"
  • Chapter 21. Black Mass: the Movie vs. the Real Deal
  • Chapter 22. "It Takes Two, Baby, It Takes Two"
  • Chapter 23. He Died in Chains
  • Chapter 24. A Tale of Two Attorneys
  • Chapter 25. "You Just Keep Digging, Gary"
  • Chapter 26. Life and Death in Iran
  • Part III. The Ugly: The Fall of the FBI
  • Chapter 27. Mueller Changed the Culture
  • Chapter 28. A Tale of Two Conspiracies
  • Chapter 29. Transparency and Institutional Failure
  • Chapter 30. There Was No Obstruction of Justice
  • Chapter 31. The Worst FBI Director
  • Chapter 32. The FBI Was Lucky to Have Bill Barr
  • Chapter 33. The Abuse of General Flynn
  • Chapter 34. Need for Intelligence Reform
  • Chapter 35. Fix The FBI's Broken Culture
  • Chapter 36. Can the Culture Be Won Back?
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: "Morning in America"
  • Afterword
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Appendix
  • Acknowledgments

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