The FBI created a sting on a politician and held off prosecution for 7 years. Not only that but the FBI lied to him and then charged him with lying to the FBI. What a piece of blackmail the FBI would have held over a governor — if Gillum had been elected.

In this case, the FBI had evidence of what it now calls a crime in 2018 when Gillum almost became governor. No bust was made. The FBI — which has the ability to leak like a colander — said nothing to the press.

Imagine what power the bureau would have had in Florida if it could hold this over the head of a governor. Maybe it does. Who knows what dirt the FBI has in its files?

[This certainly is concerning. Why execute a sting in 2016 and sit on it until 2023? Why sit on it at all? This would be less concerning if it wasn’t for the long history Don cites of the FBI using dirt collected by the bureau to influence politicians in the Hoover era. We seem to be seeing a return to a politicized FBI these days, and we should be very worried about it. — Ed]