The FBI uses handwritten documentation only for the interview process. Agents basically take notes then write up one "memorialized" summary (302 form) from the notes. Goes without saying these could be spun in any direction they wanted later and without a recording it's their word against the person they interviewed -
Old enough to recall when Louis Freeh was made director and basically stated there was no need to move the FBI into the computer age. Then babbled some BS about how they used a system that worked so why change it? Over the years began to see why they've resisted anything that could hold them accountable.
The FBI uses handwritten documentation only for the interview process. Agents basically take notes then write up one "memorialized" summary (302 form) from the notes. Goes without saying these could be spun in any direction they wanted later and without a recording it's their word against the person they interviewed -
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Old enough to recall when Louis Freeh was made director and basically stated there was no need to move the FBI into the computer age. Then babbled some BS about how they used a system that worked so why change it? Over the years began to see why they've resisted anything that could hold them accountable.