[hn_throawlles]

uff, I had been somewhat (worriedly) expecting another american civil war.

what is unexpected about it, that it not going to be California Vs Georgia, or the Virginias Vs Florida (I don't know enough about state-politics within the USA so disregard my specific examples)

the surprise for me is that it will (already is but whatever) be things like this, "department of commerce" Vs "securities exchange comission" or things like this...

the Federal Bureau of Investigation is FIGHTING the Central Intelligence Agency!

wow

[cududa]

This isn't particularly news. It was well known shortly after 9/11 that the FBI and CIA did not cooperate, fought with eachother (they still do), but most of all, by law, they couldn't communicate with eachother. It's not really a particular bombshell.

[dragonwriter]

“My agency” infighting by largely ex-officers based on actions where the leadership of the involved agency were on the same page highlighted because it relates to a issue raised in a court case is... A very different thing than a civil war.

[xtian]

You can’t understand the US government without recognizing it as a substrate for inter-factional conflict between different segments of the ruling class. It’s organized crime and gang warfare all the way down.

[hn_throawlles]

...all the way down to the top.