Eli Lake & How Partisan Politics Hurt The FBI

On this episode, Ben sits down with the Host of The Host Re-Education Podcast and a Fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin, Eli Lake.   Ben and Eli discuss the state of the FBI, not just regarding the Mar-a-Lago raid, but also a larger conversation about why the Bureau has lost some credibility. They lay out how partisanship of some rank-and-file members has affected major decisions involving political actors. Eli gives a background on a history of actions from the FISA warrant on Carter Page, the Steele Dossier, former FBI Director James Comey's handling of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, and the Russia collusion investigation. Later, Ben gives his nuanced outlook on why, at the moment, fortunes look better for Democrats than they did earlier in the summer. Follow Ben on Twitter: @BDomenech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices