Yes, it seems "shocking” only because of the complete whitewashing of FBI & CIA's history that has been propagated since 2016.

These agencies have long been corrupt and abusive at their core. The Trump-era propaganda that has hidden all this in favor of hagiography is tragic. https://t.co/Gy1FaiWEAy

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 11, 2019