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Ch. 17 · DOJ·Proposed·

Ban FBI mis/disinformation work; shrink FBI OGC/OLA/OPA into Main Justice

Mandate would prohibit FBI from combating mis/disinformation by Americans not tied to plausible crimes, eliminate/streamline FBI OGC (~300 attorneys) and separate congressional/public affairs offices into DOJ components, emphasize field offices over HQ, and seek legislation ending the Director’s 10-year term.

Mandate

Mandate Ch. 17 (Justice) — FBI reforms: prohibit FBI activities related to misinformation/disinformation by Americans not tied to plausible criminal activity; streamline/eliminate FBI OGC and obtain legal advice from DOJ components; eliminate separate FBI OCA/OPA; emphasize field offices while shrinking HQ; submit legislative proposal to eliminate 10-year FBI Director term.

Undo plan

1) Restore lawful FBI cyber/foreign-influence missions with First Amendment firewalls—not a blanket ban that blinds agencies to coordinated deception ops. 2) Keep sufficient FBI OGC capacity for FISA/national-security lawyering with IG oversight. 3) Preserve Director term structure that buffers against pure political at-will control; if changed, add removal-for-cause norms. 4) Fund field offices without gutting critical HQ coordination. 5) Verify: FISA compliance audits; foreign-influence case outcomes; HQ/field staffing ratios.

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