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History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda

  • Written by Douglas M. Charles, Professor of History, Penn State
History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agendaFBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War and revelations that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had abused his power to...

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