We are finding out how politicized the FBI and the CIA became under the Obama administration. Two weeks before Obama left office he ordered all secret information be shared between agencies to assure that that information could be leaked without an easy way to find the leaker. They have now confirmed that they were illegally spying on American citizens up to two weeks before the administration left office. The leaks continue to this day, including leaks of British bomber information that caused the British to quit sharing information with our FBI. Leaks are now a way of life in Washington, and our ability to believe or trust these government agencies has been shaken. It will be a long time before they earn my respect again. They have truly become the nonconstitutional secret fourth arm of our government.

John Forman

Albert Lea