The Fall of the FBI How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy

He's an international law enforcement consultant who served as a special agent in the FBI for more than 30 years. And he is author of the new book, The Fall of the FBI, and also gives us an inside look on what transpired that day to the impact it had for years to come.

My my contention is they have to look at and I plead with them to look at what's happened. Why? Why do we have this happening, continuously happening?

He's got a brand new book, The Fall of the FBI, How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy.

So the book is The Fall of the FBI by Thomas Baker.

Yes, and it's very frustrating. Okay, it's sad. It's sad for this country.

Well, I think you're right. It cannot be at least up to this point be called vigorous by any means.

Bill, here's what I wrote the book because I was concerned about the changing culture of the FBI that has led it into all these problems they have today. And this case is another manifestation of it.

They had the laptop. It's almost five years now, but they had the laptop very early on. They have the technical expertise beyond any shadow of a doubt to tell within days, if not within hours, the legitimacy and the accuracy of the laptop and they so determined we know that now for a fact. And yet it was allowed to go by in intelligence offices, including one of Lisa Monaco, who had been the chief of staff to Bob Mueller at the FBI. And now she is the deputy attorney general.

The book is the Fall of the FBI, How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy by Thomas Baker.