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Secret Agent Man: The Mysterious Charlie McGonigal

Did a towering ego factor in the wayward path of the former top FBI counterintelligence official? Some former colleagues think so.

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Jan 25, 2023
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A onetime colleague of accused FBI turncoat Charles McGonigal says the former top counterintelligence official was an “egotistical narcissist” who frequently “screamed at subordinates,” resented the successes of underlings and may well have been part of an anti-Hillary Clinton clique in the New York office who helped pressure FBI Director James Comey to…

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