January 14, 2020

President Donald J. Trump

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

It is with great concern that over the past four years I have watched the uncovering of
biasness, missteps and questionable behavior made by members of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Be it intentionally or otherwise, numerous renditions of this ever-changing saga have
surfaced, and most recently Director Wray admits that he “deeply regrets” FISA court errors in the
Trump-Russia probe. Let me remind you, we are not talking about any old investigation into
criminal wrongdoing. This is spying on American citizens, specifically, a campaign manager of a
candidate for presidency of the United States of America.

I believe it is time to rethink the role of the FBI. When speaking of Directors, they usually
refer to their “law enforcement career”. However, historically, FBI Directors have worked for the
United States Attorney’s Office prosecuting federal crimes, not investigating them. I do not think
my local prosecutors refer to their vocation as a “law enforcement career”. Maybe we should
consider someone who has spent a significant portion of his or her career on the investigative side
of the bureau.

The FBI originated from a force of Special Agents created in 1908 by then Attorney General
Charles Bonaparte. It is well documented that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was responsible for
creating the dynasty that is now the FBI, and this is not the first time the FBI has been accused of
meddling in presidential affairs. The offices of the United States Marshals was created by the first
Congress in the Judicial Act of 1789. It is time to consider reallocating some responsibilities to the
Marshals thereby balancing the investigative power of the FBI and pulling back the curtain of the
all-powerful Wizard.

Do not get me wrong, I think the vast majority of the men and women employed by the FBI
are hard-working, ethical servants of law enforcement. However, as evidenced over the past four
years, their leaders have lost their way.

Respectfully submitted,

Sheriff Richard K. Jones