CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A former Assistant Director of the FBI who was once the head of the Charlotte FBI office said he was glad the much anticipated memo casting doubt on the intelligence in the Russia investigation was released but said he was very much opposed to the politics behind it.
Chris Swecker who is now a lawyer and consultant in Charlotte said the memo points to a few agents who bent the rules and Swecker blames former FBI Director James Comey for allowing it to happen.
Swecker said Comey, "Did a tremendous amount of damage to the FBI's reputation by not following the rules, allowing bias to creep into the investigation and leaking information because he felt like it was righteous."
In other reaction, Republican Congressman Richard Hudson from Concord said in a statement, "We must continue to work to protect American's civil liberties and make sure any bad actors are held accountable.
Swecker went on to say the memo should not taint the entire FBI
"The actions of a very small group of agents that are depicted in that memo do not reflect the work of the 35,000 men and women of the FBI."