As a retired FBI special agent, I worked to protect my family and the American people in a fair and apolitical way. I understood that the public perception of the agency directly impacted the success of our mission. More so, I took to heart the core of that public perception: trust in us by our fellow citizens.
After the Parkland shooting, where my daughter survived and I responded as a first responder, I was deeply disheartened by the FBI’s mishandling of critical leads that could have prevented the tragedy. One failure stemmed from an agent and their supervisor in the Jackson, Miss., FBI Office, while another involved a call-in tip that was mishandled by a contract call taker and their supervisor. The contract employee was fired. The Jackson agent was allowed to retire, yet both supervisors remained in their positions.
Our family has always embraced the concept of the “FBI…
