FBI Agents Association head supports Pam Bondi's ideas to reform FBI's reputation

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, AG Pam Bondi, will not only radically transform and fix the Justice Department but will also have a profound impact on the FBI.

According to Fox News, despite early issues with Bondi, the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) is reportedly "cautiously optimistic" regarding Bondi's role in fixing the reputation of both the DOJ and the FBI. 

In an interview with Fox News last week, FBIAA president Natalie Bara revealed that she's interested to see if Bondi will hold true to her vow to put an end to the political weaponization of the FBI.

The FBI's reputation took a critical, if not publicly fatal, hit over the repeated political weaponization of the justice system against Trump and his allies.

What did she say?

Bondi had promised that Trump would not create an enemies list and begin targeting them through the Justice Department, though he most certainly could do that and probably receive a ton of support in the process.

Bara hopes that Bondi is being honest about the Trump administration's intention in that regard.

"I'm optimistic about her statements moving forward, in that she has stated that people would not be targeted for simply doing their job," Bara said. "So I think we are optimistic in moving forward."

She added, "There are still real concerns about compiling lists when looking at this stuff and being able to potentially release agents' names."

That was a reference to a recent controversy that included a list of thousands of FBI agents who worked on the J6 investigation. Many believe that such information could be used to retaliate against those agents, including job termination.

Fox News noted:

FBIAA, a voluntary professional association, represents more than 14,000 active and retired FBI special agents. The agency joined nine anonymous FBI employees earlier this week in suing the Justice Department to block access to records of agents involved in the Jan. 6 investigation, citing fears of internal punishment or retaliation, as well as threats to the agents or the agents' families should their names be made public.

Not the purpose

Justice Department acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove attempted to reassure FBI agents that might be on the list that it's not being used for retaliatory purposes.

Fox added:

He stressed in a recent email that the effort was simply to obtain and review what role agents played in the Jan. 6 investigation, and was not intended to be a precursor to a mass expulsion of employees.

Many of the agents filed suit to prevent their information from being shared, for safety reasons and fear of losing their jobs.

Only time will tell how Bondi handles the situation, but it appears as if she has the support for now.