Go Deep Inside ‘The Fall Of The FBI’ With Former Special Agent Thomas Baker

Federalist Radio Hour

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🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," FBI veteran Thomas J. Baker joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to detail the rapid deterioration of the nation's top law enforcement agency and discuss whether the FBI will ever embrace a culture of constitutionality over corruption.

You can find Baker's new book "The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy" here.

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0:00.0	We're back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.
0:20.5	I'm Emily Gisinski, Culture Editor here at the Federalist.
0:23.1	As always, you can email the show at radioatthefederalist.com.
0:26.7	Follow us on Twitter at FDRLST.
0:29.2	Make sure to subscribe wherever you download your podcasts and to the premium version of
0:33.7	our website as well.
0:35.5	We are joined today by Thomas J. Baker.
0:38.4	He is an FBI veteran and the author of the new book, The Fall of the FBI.
0:43.6	How once great agency became a threat to democracy.
0:47.6	Such an important topic, Thomas.
0:50.3	Thank you for joining us.
0:52.1	Great to be with you, Emily.
0:53.9	I'm so eager to dive into this.
0:55.7	I want to start by asking you to give us a little bit of background on your career.
1:00.9	When did you join the FBI?
1:02.3	Why did you join the FBI?
1:03.9	And what did your time there look like?
1:07.5	Well, Emily, I was in the FBI for 33 years and did a variety of things.
1:14.9	And in the year since my retirement from the FBI, I have stayed very engaged with them
1:19.5	and with law enforcement, with the criminal justice system in general through my consulting
1:24.2	work.
1:25.2	And I served on the board of directors of the Department of Justice, Federal Credit Union
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