The FBI. G Men. Many a little boy of the past dreamed of being such a member of the elite investigative force.

But what of the organization these days? How about, in light of the Inspector General report?

Is the FBI beyond the most ridiculous of foul-ups?

Apparently not:

“Several FBI employees Who played critical roles in the investigation sent political messages,” IG report says.

It cites Lisa Page text to Peter Strzok: “(Trump’s) not ever going to become president, right? Right?!”

Strzok: “No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.”

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 14, 2018

Care to go beyond that? How’s this?

Last week, an off-duty bureau agent was gettin’ down at a nightclub in Denver and had a mishap. 

Chase Bishop was tearing it up on the dance floor.

Oh, wait — that isn’t him. Here he is, dancin’ a jig. Just watch:

This @FBI agent was dancing at a Denver bar on Saturday night. Did a back flip, gun falls. He picks it up and a round is fired, hitting a man (he’ll be ok.) @DenverPolice investigating. #9News pic.twitter.com/MwV1WpNzAQ

— Ryan Haarer (@RyanHaarer) June 3, 2018

Oopsie.

So there ya go — a real-world look at a real FBI agent. They’re not all Scully and Mulder, folks.

Bishop turned himself in to authorities and was hit with one count of second-degree assault. Footloose Barney Fife is subject to further charges, dependent upon determination of his blood alcohol level.

The DA explained the process:

“We are filing this charge now rather than waiting until the BAC report is received, which we understand could take another week. If an additional charge needs to be filed after further evidence is received, we can file those charges then.”

Let’s see that once more, just for fun:

This @FBI agent was dancing at a Denver bar on Saturday night. Did a back flip, gun falls. He picks it up and a round is fired, hitting a man (he’ll be ok.) @DenverPolice investigating. #9News pic.twitter.com/MwV1WpNzAQ

— Ryan Haarer (@RyanHaarer) June 3, 2018

The Federal Bureau of Investigations no doubt boasts some of the smartest, most fantastic professionals the country has to offer. And they do some amazing work. But as the saying goes, “they can’t all be winners.”

So during this age of ridiculousness, when you read about the political actions of those in the FBI, don’t automatically imagine Clarice in Silence of the Lambs or Johnny Depp as Donnie Brasco. Remember — we may be dealing with a cross between this: 

and this:

…which is how we get things like this:

“Several FBI employees Who played critical roles in the investigation sent political messages,” IG report says.

It cites Lisa Page text to Peter Strzok: “(Trump’s) not ever going to become president, right? Right?!”

Strzok: “No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.”

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 14, 2018

Something to think about.

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