For a nation whose greatest enemy is suddenly within, the FBI has become the Pentagon of the post-cold war world. This means, like the well-protected Pentagon of 20 years ago, virtually no congressional oversight. Any lawmaker who raised concerns risked being flayed as soft on crime. But without accountability, several things happen, all of them bad. Money gets wasted.
Officials get sloppy.
Innocent people go to jail. And cases that should be won are lost. They very regularly report the bumpy landings at National Airport. We do many, many good things every day. Children are saved, explosive devices are defused, pedophiles are arrested, gangs are taken off the streets.