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A California City Shows What Polarized Policing Looks Like
Under Trump, the FBI and ICE could develop their own partisan constituencies. That can't be good.
There's tension in San Gabriel.
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Which federal law enforcement agency is an imminent danger to the U.S.? The answer, of course, depends on which partisan lens you apply to the inquiry.
Republicans in Congress and the White House are waging war against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, seeking to undermine the agency’s credibility in order to cripple its investigation into President Donald Trump and his campaign. In effect, many Republicans are concerned that the FBI is not only doing its job, but perhaps doing it all too well.