. If this committee focuses solely – or even mostly – on malfeasance that negatively affects Republicans and conservatives, the rest of the country will not view the probes as credible. Most people are aware of the reality that the FBI and intelligence agencies have long had a problem with corruption. Throughout history, their misconduct has harmed Americans on both sides of the political divide – and is likely doing so even today.

The issues surrounding the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago and the way it has approached the abortion issue certainly indicate that the Bureau is biased in favor of the left. This is likely the case with intelligence agencies as well. But the investigations must be geared toward rooting out all corruption regardless of political affiliation.

Additionally, it is also worth noting that even if these investigations reveal smoking guns, it won’t matter if there is no accountability. Indeed, if heads don’t roll, what exactly is the purpose of bothering to investigate in the first place? This is the concern I – and several others – have expressed. It’s not enough to simply expose wrongdoing; the people engaging in these actions must be punished. Unfortunately, we know this is not going to happen. //

Quizzical
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There are two major reasons why the January 6 committee lacked any credibility. That Democrats wanted the committee to exit and Republicans didn't is not one of them. //

If the price of a serious investigation into FBI abuses is that the committee must also look at some government agencies abusing power in ways that offends the left, that's fine. The important thing is to uncover the abuses that have happened and figure out how to prevent it from happening again. If Democrats want to argue that it's okay for the FBI to tell social media companies which Americans to ban for saying things that the FBI disapproves of, then make them put that on the record.