Edgar Hoover went after Martin Luther King in a disgusting and despicable way, went after some John Birch Society folks for their political beliefs and a disgusting and horrible way. And We have no political appointees over there [at the FBI]. So it's going to be up to you to, I think, strengthen that tradition. And we heard about the political appointees who are over there now, or I guess they're not officially appointees, but they've been sent by the administration. (01:56–01:59)
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