Shocked that a former agent testified that the FBI has been weaponized?

Former FBI agent Nicole Parker testifies during the first hearing of the Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee. This was the first hearing of the new subcommittee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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She joined the FBI in 2011 and left last October. She has a spotless and exemplary record and yesterday she told the world that the FBI has been weaponized.

Nicole Parker had a lot to say. “Over the course of my 12-plus years of service, the FBI’s trajectory transformed,” she said.

“The FBI became politically weaponized, starting from the top in Washington [and] trickling down to the field offices,” adding that it felt “as if there became two FBIs.”

She continued: "On paper, the bureau’s mission remained the same, but its priorities and governing principles shifted dramatically," Parker said. "The FBI became politically weaponized, starting from the top in Washington and trickling down to the field offices."

There was more: "For many, becoming a special agent was their calling in life, but now, it is merely a dangerous, high-risk job with minimal contentment," Parker said.

"For me, distancing myself from egregious mistakes, immoral behavior, politically charged actions taken by a small but destructive few FBI employees became exhausting," Parker said, adding that she "no longer felt" that she was "the type of agent the FBI valued."

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