In this episode of Whistleblower of the Week, host Jane Turner talks with former FBI counterintelligence agent Jonathan Buma. Buma became a whistleblower after seeing what he calls a serious breakdown of integrity inside the Bureau, even though its motto is “fidelity, bravery, integrity.”
Buma says he tried to hold security briefings to warn that the president’s personal attorney had been compromised, and to let the attorney know the Bureau was watching the threat. However, FBI leaders would not reach out to any high-level people involved. Buma says managers were afraid of looking politically biased, interfering in politics, or breaking constitutional rules. He believes this hesitation let Russia take advantage of weaknesses and led to what he calls “the greatest counterintelligence failure in history.”
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