I just listened to Michael Shellenberger's interview with Joe Kent, Shellenberger published on his Substack yesterday — Joe Kent Says He Would Testify In Trial Of Charlie Kirk's Alleged Assassin

The American people now find themselves in a very unhappy place because we can no longer trust the leaders of our federal institutions to tell us the truth. The best we can tell ourselves is that maybe they tell us the truth about some things some of the time.

We the People are now akin to a wife who has caught her husband cheating multiple times. He insists that he has seen the light and is now entirely faithful and honest. She tells herself—as Iago counseled Othello—that she should beware of seeing suspicious behavior where none may actually exist. And yet, her doubts and suspicions remain.

Such is the psychological and epistemological catastrophe that ensues when trust is broken.

It seems to me that the top brass at the FBI has zero credibility. I have no doubt that there are field agents who do an excellent job, but they are not in a position to decide how far a lead is followed, especially when it's politically hot.