The FBI was literally set up from the get go to be a spying and blackmail operation. It was very well known that Hoover, the director for the first 50 years, used it to target politicians, businessmen, and other people to leverage them. Amazingly, this has been forgotten over time and most people that do know what it was think that the organization has magically changed.

The FBI was literally set up from the ghetto to be a spying and blackmail operation. It was very well known that Hoover, the director for the first 50 years, used it to target politicians, businessmen, and other people to leverage them. Amazingly, this has been forgotten over time and most people that do know what it was think that the organization has magically changed.